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Chapter 688 The Ancient Dragon Couple of the Dragon's Crystal Land
There are still 3 unlockable effects left for the Sun Mask, but they can only be triggered at 50%, 80%, and 100% progress.

The 42% fragment amount was not enough to cause Cheng Tian to undergo another qualitative change, whether it was the mask or his talent.

However, derivative abilities such as Solar Fist, Light and Shadow Serpent, and Punishment Arrow have received a few minutes of cooldown reduction and a single-digit damage increase.

With the change of ownership of the Sun God Gem fragment, the scorching heat that had affected the entire sand dune dissipated almost instantly, and even the name prefix and characteristics on the panel hanging above its head changed accordingly.

Cheng Tian looked at the Flame King Dragon, which was in a state of drooling stiffness.

The prefix "烈阳之" and the description of "烈阳" in the unit characteristics have both turned completely gray.

It doesn't seem to have completely disappeared; if we can obtain new fragments, there should still be a chance to reactivate it.

...In other words, his wife should also have some fragments.

However, at that moment, the guide bugs on Eileen and the Grand Commander's waists all changed from red, which indicated they were in combat, to green.

The Teostra, drooling all over the place, turned around somewhat unsteadily, flapped its wings, and took off, ascending to a higher altitude.

The Teostra, whose health is still quite good, actually chose to run away!
The holes pierced through its fleshy wings have begun to heal and scab over, which is a fairly standard self-healing ability for a life form of the Ancient Dragon level.

The reason it ran away is quite simple—

It's impotent.

The reason why this Teostra became a walking natural disaster that had a huge impact on the surrounding environment is partly due to the Sun God Gem fragments.

If it were a normal tempered Teostra, even if it affected the ecosystem, it wouldn't cause such a large-scale impact. It was the gem fragments that enhanced its abilities, causing its heat to surge to a level that the environment and ecosystem could not withstand.

In the Elder's Recess, it's not so bad; the already harsh mountain environment makes no difference whether it's there or not. But in areas like Wildspire Wastes and Ancient Forest, it's particularly prominent.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that Teostra itself has not yet fully become familiar with this foreign power, which is a result of the power leakage due to its lack of complete mastery and control.

Besides hissing, laziness is also part of the underlying code of felines. Expecting a big cat at the top of its ecological niche to work hard to master its power is less desirable than expecting a Deviljho to learn to brush its teeth.

However, if given more time, even without any targeted training, and spending his days either sleeping or getting beaten by his wife, Teostra would eventually be able to fully master this power.

Unfortunately, Cheng Tian arrived, bringing with him 30% of the fragments.

Unlike Luna, Cheng does not possess a high degree of compatibility with solar-related talents. This is mainly because he uses the Mask of the Sun as a medium for control, which allows the power of the gems to be well confined to a suitable dimension.

Furthermore, Cheng Tian gradually increased his total amount by acquiring and enhancing the gems from a very small initial quantity, which allowed his body room to adapt. This enabled Cheng Tian, ​​who was less talented than the Teostra and had a larger number of fragments, to better control the power of the gems, instead of having a situation like pouring hot water into a cold glass and causing it to explode.

Logically speaking, even without the gem fragment, Teostra still has a fighting chance. However, as everyone knows, the feeling of gaining and then losing something is a greater blow to the mind than to the body. Rather than retaliating in a fit of rage, Teostra needs comfort now.

Although he was always beaten by his wife and was even afraid to go home because he was exploited every day, when faced with this level of mental and physical double blow, the first thing Teostra thought of was his wife.

"Don't shoot! Let it go!" Cheng Tian stopped her as soon as he noticed that Eileen had drawn her bow and aimed again.

At this moment, the guild leader carrying the crystal jogged over and asked.

"You let them go?"

"Fishing~"

Cheng Tian replied, watching the Yan Wanglong disappear into the distance.

Among the ancient dragons that migrated from the Old World to the New World, only the Teostra and Lunastra were a couple and their reproductive behavior was clearly recorded. Moreover, previous hints stated that the two were currently infertile. Cheng Tian strongly suspected that this was the reason why the Teostra was kicked out of the Dragon Crystal Land by the Lunastra.

Therefore, there is a very high probability that Teostra is returning to the Elder's Recess. In order to complete the previous plan, not only Cheng Tian and his group, but also the Grand Master must set off together.

Although somewhat confused, the guild leader still blew his whistle, summoning all three small pterosaurs that the guild kept at a nearby small camp, preparing to fly over with them.

In fact, the hunters of Starry Stronghold also raise dragon beasts. Some herbivorous dragons with gentler habits, as well as small pterosaurs that can carry people in flight, are the main means of transportation for the Hunter Guild. However, due to their differences with the Monster Knights, they are not able to tame larger and stronger dragon beasts.

Perhaps deep down they don't believe it either.

And so, the Grand Master carrying the crystal was suspended by ropes beneath the three pterosaurs, Cheng rode Bazett on a Primal Pterosaur, and Eileen rode Mina on a Mighty Pterosaur, following the Teostra across the terrain.

Perhaps due to the ancient dragon's inherent aura, we encountered almost no wild flying units along the way. The scenery below changed constantly, eventually leading us to a strange region filled with turbulent energy fluctuations, bursting lava everywhere, and towering, mountain-like crystalline formations covering the ground. The ground was primarily composed of cooled basalt.

The Crystal Land of Dragons.

As the Crystal Land of the Dragon, which connects all regions of the New World and is also the end point of the ley lines, it is a place where only the strong dare to stay, with a more dangerous living environment than any other region.

The strong survive, the weak perish—this natural law, commonplace in all adversaries, is particularly evident in this desolate landscape filled with unknowns.

As Teostra gradually healed itself through flight, it was almost entirely focused on getting there, completely ignoring the pursuers behind it, and landed straight in the area where the lava eruption was most concentrated.

Her overall appearance is similar to that of Teostra, but her fur is more bluish. She looks more elegant, while also possessing a touch of inexplicable ferocity. She raises her head and quietly looks at her disheveled husband.

But soon, its gaze fell on the scar on its husband's forehead.

The gurgling sound coming from her throat seemed to be questioning, "Honey, where did the treasure on your head go?"
Teostra's mouth trembled, and for a moment he didn't know how to answer.

However, at that moment, an unknown object fell from the sky and landed right between Gu Long and his wife—

Therefore, the crystal of radiant light!
Moreover, it was because no one owned it anymore, which led to the energy out of control of the light crystal!
A beam of light, seemingly pointing the way to another world, burst forth from directly above the rampaging Crystal of Light!

At this moment, the spatial barrier of the Monster Hunter world was forcibly torn open!
(End of this chapter)