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Chapter 185 Harvest and Return

With the Blazing Dragon's combat power, if it had the Dragon Lantern as its back, even if Fang Ge went all out, it would still have to entangle with it for a while.

Unfortunately, once they leave the dragon lantern and the environment rich in life crystals, they will lose more than half of their skills.

Their mental shortcomings are too obvious, making them even more crippled than regular reincarnators.

Even with energy levels and life rank extremely close to mid-fourth tier, they would still perish against a special attack!
However, in order to preserve its physical vitality, the Zhongzhou team fielded its full strength, a lineup that it could be quite proud of.

[Participate in defeating the Blazing Dragon to receive 1 B-rank side quest and 5000 reward points]

[Complete the side quest to investigate the secrets of the international gene technology company and resolve the anomalies on Sona Island. Reward: 2 C-rank side quests for the entire team, 4000 reward points.]

After half a day of soul-refining torture, Bai Chilong's soul vanished into thin air, but his body remained vigorous and full of life.

The kill reward consisted of only one A-level side quest, which was divided up among the team members.

This battle had a wide-ranging impact.

The research base is now just a large crater with a radius of one kilometer. Due to the Blazing Dragon's wide-range attacks, the area within a radius of one hundred kilometers has been affected... This has almost covered the entire Sona Island.

Countless monsters have died as a result, but unfortunately, none of them will be attributed to the Central Continent Team.

Despite such destructive power, the dragon lantern remained completely unharmed... It's unclear whether the Blazing Dragon instinctively protected it, or whether it was simply mysterious enough to remain unaffected.

"This dragon lantern must not be touched rashly... I will steal it by myself to avoid triggering a side quest, which would deduct points from your accounts if you fail to complete it."

Fang Ge rubbed his temples, indicating to Chu Xuan that he could only study it and not touch it.
"As for catching other ancient dragons... I suggest using dragon lanterns as bait, and we wait for them to come to us."

It was just a Blazing Dragon; it wasn't enough to trigger such a massive global upheaval... Fang Ge was more inclined to believe that its existence was merely a catalyst, and the real culprit was another dragon.

Ancient dragons are unlike ordinary monsters; they cannot be killed by the aftershocks of battle. In addition, their senses are very sharp, and they know how to seek out energy... Now that the Blazing Dragon has lost its light, all dragons in the world are chasing after it, and presumably some daring ones will come knocking on its door.

In this way, the Central Continent Team is considered to be "responding passively" rather than actively triggering a killing spree, thus avoiding causing the main god to temporarily increase the difficulty.

Once the strategic policy was determined, everyone settled down here to keep watch.

With some free time, Chu Xuan immediately began studying the Blazing Dragon, the Steel Dragon, and a special Qilin individual he had seized at the research base.

According to research data from the research base, the energy of the dragon lantern, combined with the dragon jade of the ancient dragon, is sufficient to cultivate the body of an ancient dragon.

This special Qilin is one such achievement.

It cannot develop intelligence normally, but its individual strength is extremely high. Ordinary Qilin are only five or six meters long... but this one is about seven meters long! It is obviously the result of the energy poured into it by the dragon lantern.

The Central Continent Team had a total of ten days to play, and the first day was nearing its end after the great battle.

On the second and third days, no living creatures came to this place.

Strictly speaking, neither Blazing Dragon nor Steel Dragon suffers physical death; even if their souls die, it only happens within their inner world.

The concept of a "pressure zone" should not have been developed.

On the fourth day, a dragon known as the Silverwing Ominous Star cautiously stepped into this [forbidden zone].

It must be the master of the highlands on the island... With its unique flight posture, spewing red dragon energy from its wings, it traverses its hunting grounds at high speed, and its maximum flight speed can break the sound barrier.

Of course, all of this is just speculation. Just like Steel Dragon, the lord of the forest, he was dealt with in the same way by Team Central, adding another corpse to the list.

This time, the Central Continent team didn't even kill it completely, but only weakened its soul to a point where it could be annihilated at any moment. The reward points were saved... Since no new side quests were acquired, the difficulty wouldn't increase.

The tragic disappearance of Tianhuilong only silenced the covetous eyes for less than two days. This shows just how powerful the allure of the dragon lantern was.

On the morning of the sixth day, the temperature inside the inner city dropped significantly.

Outside the inner world, not only did the moisture in the air freeze into ice due to the low temperature, but it also inexplicably started snowing!
Fang Ge knew that the Lord of the Ice Plains was the second unlucky one to fall for the trick.

"So beautiful..." Zhao Yingkong couldn't help but lick her lips when she saw the newcomer.

The Velkhana is very similar to the Kushala Daora in physical characteristics. It has a beak-like mouth, dark blue skin covered with ice-blue carapace, and a pair of backward-curving horns on its head.

Its tail tip is like a rapier, and its broad wings are covered with a layer of sharp ice crystals. It is very beautiful in both appearance and posture.

Led by the young girl, the team fought a fierce battle, and the Lord of the Icefield became the fifth collectible of the Central Continent Team. Just being near it brought a cool, icy feeling, like being in a freezer.

The Velkhana's ability to modify its environment is extremely strong. The snow outside took three days to melt, and therefore... the next visitor was delayed.

It wasn't until the tenth day was drawing to a close that the two rather discordant travelers arrived at the location of the dragon lantern.

After the cold air arrived, another heat wave followed.

The Flame King Dragon that Fang Ge had been longing for had arrived at the location of the dragon lantern...

Teostra resembles a large feline in appearance. The phosphorus powder adhering to its fur can be spread by flapping its wings. When ignited by the Teostra's teeth, it causes a large-scale explosion, and the high temperature generated is enough to evaporate any living organisms within the area.

Therefore, he was called the Flame Emperor and Lord of Purgatory.

Of course, now that he had the Blazing Dragon, he no longer cared about the little Flame King Dragon and decided to give it to Li Shuaixi!
"I wonder what kind of flame can be nurtured within the crimson jade of the Flame Dragon..." Li Shuaixi rubbed his hands together, his face filled with anticipation.

Unfortunately, he was unable to directly observe the power of the flames from the Teostra.

Before the Central Continent Team could even make a move, the Nergigante, known as the Ancient Dragon Slayer, arrived in pursuit. After a series of demonstrative roars, the two sides engaged in a fierce battle.

This is a...predation.

Nergigante is a typical Elder Dragon with a large horn on its head and its body covered in thorns. It has very strong muscles, a skin structure that allows it to adapt to any terrain, and outstanding regenerative abilities.

Leveraging these advantages, it can rely on its powerful physical strength and self-healing ability to fight against other Elder Dragons year-round, and directly prey on the defeated ones!
Teostra, a mage-like creature, is being fought face-to-face by Nergigante, a melee creature... which is obviously not going to end well.

I watched a battle between characters from the classic Chinese novel *Gu Long*, which was a real treat for the eyes.

The Central Continent team, having reaped the benefits without lifting a finger, only made a slight move at the last moment and acquired two new collectibles.

It's like... finding it for free.

Fang Ge almost thought that the main god had changed his personality and even gave a gift to the Central Continent Team!

Of course, if it were another team, defeating a low-level fourth-tier monster would only yield rewards of around two B-rank side quests... They'd probably jump up and yell, "God, fuck you!"

The Central Continent Team's combat power far exceeds the evaluation, and after capturing them alive, they are not killed, which does not conform to the process of scoring points and increasing strength... Perhaps even the main god is a little at a loss.

In short... with just a little bit of time left, the Central Continent team harvested all the corpses of the ancient dragons, and hearing the reward points and side quests pouring into their pockets, they felt a strange sense of satisfaction.

Afterwards, they returned to the Main God Space with their spoils.

(End of this chapter)