Infinite Sun in the East China Sea

Chapter 310 Dragon Slaying Tutorial

After Smaug fell into the golden giant hand, he struggled incessantly, spewing out thousands of meters of scorching dragon flame.

But it only made the sky a little brighter.

The golden giant hand pinched the dragon's wings with its middle, ring, and little fingers, while its thumb and forefinger gripped the dragon's neck. Under this restraint, Smaug's vitals were fully exposed, and his mouth could only face the sky, unable to even retaliate.

The dragon's breath was merely a display of impotent rage.

Xu Feng bred a large number of dangerous, meat-producing dragon-shaped creatures in the world of "Akame ga Kill!".

Under his influence, that world has come to regard dragon-like dangerous species as high-grade meat, forming an industry chain.

While ordinary dragon-like dangerous species are not as large as Smaug, they are still enormous compared to humans. In order to consume that high-grade flesh, humans have developed a systematic way of killing dragons, which can safely and efficiently utilize every inch of dragon-like creatures.

Xu Feng was using that method at that moment.

"Dragon blood is a very important resource. Ordinary people will experience a significant increase in strength after being injected with dragon blood; even strong individuals can benefit from the genes contained in dragon blood," Xu Feng said with a smile.

"Dragon blood essence can also help people unlock their genetic potential, making it an extremely important resource."

"Moreover, dragon blood is also a good food. If a vampire were to completely absorb the blood of this giant dragon, their bloodline would definitely be raised to a good level."

The golden giant's other massive hand transformed into a sharp blade, gently slicing across Smaug's carotid artery.

This dragon has an indestructible barrier on its body; ordinary swords and blades will be blocked by the energy barrier when they are still several meters away from it.

But the energy barrier was as thin as paper under the golden blade, having no effect whatsoever.

Smaug's carotid artery was immediately slashed, leaving a deep and long wound.

A large amount of fresh blood gushed from the blood vessels.

The blood fell precisely into the giant golden bowl made of the Swallow Fruit, without any waste. This was a giant dragon that was over three hundred meters long, and it had so much blood in its body that it could fill several bathhouses.

Smaug tried to control its own cells and retain the blood in its body, but its efforts were futile under the pressure of the golden giant hand.

As the blood continued to drain, the dragon felt its body gradually grow cold.

It wanted to beg for mercy, but the sounds it made were just hoarse hissing, which couldn't convey its meaning at all.

Realizing he could not beg for mercy, Smaug attempted to self-destruct.

Even if we cannot survive, we cannot allow humans to desecrate us like this.

But as soon as the thought arose, its energy became chaotic under the pressure of the giant golden energy hand.

The dragon crystal, which contained most of the energy, vibrated continuously within his body.

In my dizziness, I couldn't even manage to self-destruct!
"We can't let it die too soon. If Smaug really dies, we'll have to deal with it somewhere else. That would diminish the significance of slaying the dragon."

After Xu Feng extracted 90% of Smaug's blood and most of his essence, he replenished him with some nutrient solution.

Immediately, driven by the Swallow Domain, a large amount of water appeared on Smaug's body, washing him thoroughly.

"Dragon scales and dragon skin are also very important materials. They can be smelted into high-strength alloys with extremely high magic resistance, which can be used as carriers of extraordinary energy to create magic scrolls or Taoist talismans..."

With a flick of his golden fingers, Smaug's scales fell off one by one.

Then came a complete dragon skin.

Xu Feng continued, "Then there's dragon meat... Hehe, back when I was just starting out with the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill, I relied on dragon meat to cultivate quickly. I have quite a connection with dragons."

The 300-meter-long dragon was extremely heavy.

Dragon meat is cheap at the main god's place, but Smaug has plenty of dragon meat of decent quality. This dragon was no match for Xu Feng, but it was a powerful being capable of destroying a country. The combined forces of the Lonely Mountain dwarf army, the Mirkwood elf army, and the Vale human army were all easily defeated by Smaug.

This quantity of high-grade dragon meat would be worth a large number of reward points to the main god.

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Changhu Town.

The commotion caused by the golden giant capturing the dragon was immense. The flames spewed by the dragon as it struggled and its deafening roars greatly shocked the humans and dwarves of Lake-town, and even the elves in the distant Dark Forest began to be on guard.

The slaughter lasted a long time; the bloodletting of the more than 300-meter-long dragon alone took more than two hours.

During the slaughter, the Lonely Mountain Expedition team stared at the scene not far away, their mouths agape, too shocked to say anything.

That's Smaug, the one who destroyed the kingdom at the foot of the mountain!
Now we're being slaughtered like chickens!
Could that golden giant be Vera?
Draining dragon blood, scraping dragon scales, skinning dragon, cutting dragon flesh, pulling out dragon tendons, dismembering dragon bones...

The entire dragon-slaying process was meticulously detailed, with each scene taking one or two hours to complete; the visuals were extremely bloody, yet possessed a peculiar beauty; of course, this was only for outsiders to see, as the dragon itself would not find the scene appealing, and recording it would likely terrify countless baby dragons.

Thorin the dwarves, Bard the humans… these powerful characters in the story stared intently at the scene of the dragon being slaughtered.

In their eyes, this was a tutorial on how to kill a dragon.

Slaying a dragon as easily as a chicken, like the golden giants, requires immense strength, which they cannot achieve. However, their techniques in wielding the blade are worth learning. The kind of swordsmanship that strikes the dragon's weak points with every strike and easily dismantles the dragon can be considered a 'high-level martial art'.

During the process of the golden giants killing the dragon, they also revealed many of the dragon's weaknesses. If they can master these weaknesses, they will have the opportunity to slaughter dragons in the future... Smaug is the strongest dragon in the Middle-earth in this era, but he is not the only one. Dragons also live in the Grey Mountains not far from Lonely Mountain and in the wasteland north of the Grey Mountains.

This knowledge is also very important.

Smaug survived even as his body beneath his head was completely disintegrated.

Until the moment the borneol turned into fragments.

A silent wail sounded, only to be drowned out by the sound of a long sword cutting through the air. The giant fire dragon vanished without a trace, completely turning into supplies for the East Sea Team.

At the moment of Smaug's death, several figures vanished, and several others were annihilated into nothingness.

Team East China Sea completed the mission assigned by the main god and ended the team battle with Team East America.

The East American team was wiped out in this team fight.

However, the East Sea team, which won the team battle, lost two points due to the death of a rookie. Therefore, three more rookies died from the annihilation of the main god.

The main god space.

Xu Feng trembled all over, clutching his forehead and taking deep breaths to ease the pain he felt during the teleportation back to the Main God Space.

I felt extremely uncomfortable, both in my soul and body.

Even the Pure Land realm is somewhat unstable at this time.

Despite the immense pain, he wore an exceptionally bright smile.

"Is it most suitable to practice the Amitabha Sutra during teleportation?"

Xu Feng reminisced about his experience returning to the Main God Space from the world of "The Hobbit". He made special preparations before returning, because he had already experienced it once, and this time his perception was clearer and his understanding was more profound than when he entered the world of "The Hobbit".

He closed his eyes, recalling his feelings during the teleportation:
"Buddhism seeks... emptiness. This 'emptiness' is not absolute. Compared to the world within the world, the 'void' outside the world is essentially closer to 'emptiness'! Therefore, that state is more suitable for practicing Buddhist techniques!"

This round of teleportation is equivalent to more than half a year of cultivation.

"But this kind of 'emptiness' is different from the 'emptiness' in Buddhist scriptures. The 'emptiness' in Buddhism is the 'emptiness' in the mind, while what I see is the 'emptiness' that actually exists."

"To comprehend the essence of Buddhism from the actual existence of 'emptiness' is a shortcut."

Xu Feng grinned and said, "Coincidentally... I love taking shortcuts."

"This kind of shortcut cannot theoretically reach the upper limit of the Sixteen Contemplations Sutra of Pure Land. It may even hit a bottleneck at the thirteenth contemplation. Reaching the last three contemplations will require a greater price and a longer period of practice."

"But...why not just change your cultivation method?"

"The Sixteen Contemplations Sutra of Pure Land is an S-level cultivation technique. Mastering thirteen contemplations is equivalent to the strongest level four in the Gene Lock realm. This level is definitely not weak in the Main God Space. It's enough for me to earn more side quests and buy double S-level or even triple S-level cultivation techniques. Those techniques have a higher ceiling. I guess I should change cultivation techniques before I've completely mastered the Sixteen Contemplations Sutra of Pure Land!"

If we correspond to the gene lock system, the first and second contemplations of the "Sixteen Contemplations of Pure Land Sutra" each constitute a major realm, serving as the foundation for cultivation; the third to sixth contemplations constitute a major realm, firstly involving the detailed construction of the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, and secondly involving elevating the physical body to its limit in the process; the seventh and eighth realms constitute a major realm, firstly involving contemplating the method of suppressing inner demons, and secondly involving condensing a golden body image like the embryonic form of spiritual light; the ninth, tenth, and eleventh realms involve the comprehensive development of personalized spiritual light, while the twelfth and thirteenth contemplations represent yet another realm.

Of course, realm is realm, and strength is strength.

The improvement brought about by just unlocking the gene lock and by training for decades with the gene lock, pushing all conditions to the limit, and fully mastering the gene lock are two completely different levels.

In Xu Feng's view, the vast majority of reincarnators in the Main God Space have not developed their gene locks to the fullest extent. They have to enter the next stage in danger not long after they have just unlocked their gene locks. They survive only because of their talent.

The first thirteen contemplations in the "Sixteen Contemplations of Pure Land Sutra" are merely visualizations; the essence of the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss is the Pure Land in one's mind.

The latter three views are about 'rebirth' into the true Pure Land.

Cultivating to this level requires not only resources, enlightenment, and time, but also intangible things like merit and sincerity.

A normal practitioner's past cultivation process determines the level at which they initially enter the final stage of their worldview, and determines what 'fruition' they can attain at that time.

The method of cultivation through divine empowerment is the best method of cultivation, which includes the method of advancement from the lowest to the highest fruition, namely the method of achieving the Sixteen Contemplations.

"In theory, with the side quests paid for by the other members of the team, and one normal reincarnation team battle, I can get about two S-level side quests! It will take two or three, or three or four, reincarnation world battles to get another team battle, and by then I can probably get a higher-level cultivation technique."

"From this perspective... using shortcuts to practice the Sixteen Contemplations Sutra of Pure Land is perfectly fine!"

"A single teleportation to gain insight into 'emptiness' is equivalent to more than half a year of cultivation, while the process of exchanging for a return to the cycle of reincarnation allows for a round trip, which is equivalent to more than a year of cultivation under normal conditions!"

"Every detail in the operation of the Main God Space is extraordinary!"

"Moreover, Mahayana Buddhism is all about 'expedient means,' so as a reincarnator, one should naturally do whatever is convenient... However, this kind of shortcut has its limitations. In the end, my strength in my normal state is far from enough to keep me conscious when the main god teleports me. I can maintain my rationality entirely because of the explosive power given to me by the materialization illusion technique in reality."

Xu Feng carefully checked his own condition again.

The process of being teleported by the main god is extremely unpleasant, and enduring that kind of pain requires a sufficiently high level of spiritual cultivation.

He wanted to gain some insight during the teleportation process, so he had to resort to a shortcut.

"This burst of power consumes a lot of energy. It takes at least ten days to half a month to recover after each teleportation. In other words, how long I can cultivate using this 'convenient' method depends entirely on the reward points I earn myself. It's difficult to get help from my teammates in this regard."

During each cycle of reincarnation, a reincarnator can only redeem once for a teammate, and the time limit also includes redeeming the time for a teammate to return to the reincarnation world.

Having teammates redeem points once per round doesn't extract enough reward points to compensate for the lack of points accumulated through personal effort.

It would be better to let teammates use reward points to exchange for items or materials.

"In theory, once you reach the eleventh perfected stage of cultivation, you no longer need to unleash skills. After reaching that level, even in normal circumstances, I can endure the pain during teleportation and remain conscious during the process."

"If one reaches the Thirteen Views, or even higher... one can enter that realm for comprehension without the need for teleportation from the main god."

Xu Feng was planning his future.

In general... we still need reward points, and more and more reward points.

Only with more reward points could he continue to improve through various tricks... After reaching his level of strength, the resources required to advance to each realm were far too many. Compared to those reincarnated gods with profound backgrounds, he could only rely on tricks and the resources provided by the main god to continue improving.

After regaining his senses, he looked up at the main god again, and after a brief connection with the main god, he confirmed the reward points and side quests he had received.

The side quests were pretty good.

Balrog, Smaug, Zhao Zhuikong, Hirobum... these people or monsters that he casually killed all provided side quests.

However, the reward points are a bit few.

In this team battle, not only did each member of the East China Sea team not receive any extra reward points, but each person also lost 4,000 points.

"Are there two new people returning this time?"

Xu Feng glanced at the two newcomers beside him, a man and a woman. They had accumulated enough reward points along the way to escort the Lonely Mountain Expeditionary Team, thus avoiding being wiped out by the Main God.

Compared to reward points and side quests, the resources he obtained in "The Lord of the Rings" were quite valuable, such as the dragon glass he was holding, which was the most important part of Smaug's body.

In the last second before returning to the main god's space, Xu Feng took this treasure out of Smaug's body and naturally held it after returning to the main god's space.

(End of this chapter)