My health recovery is incredibly fast.

Chapter 116 Advance

The next morning.

Xia Zuo woke up from deep meditation, sat cross-legged on the bed and let out a long sigh, then brought up his character template.

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[Vitality] 300

[Health] 1100/1100

[Health Regeneration Speed] 230 points/hour

[Usable Blood Patterns] 40

[Negative Status]

Highly Toxic Crystal Poisoning (Level 50): Reduces maximum health by 100 points and reduces health regeneration rate by 50 points per hour.

[Non-Attribute Power] 150

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Xia Zuo spent an entire night using the [Poison Crystal] meditation method to contain 50 elements and stack his attribute-less power to 150 points.

The trade-off is a 50-point reduction in health regeneration rate per hour, a 100-point reduction in maximum health, and...

150 points of non-attribute power is enough to support 3 interference curses, allowing Shazo to simultaneously block the bloodline connection of 3 Frost Dragons.

As for the energy consumption that the interference curse increases over time... Xia Zuo didn't think it was a problem. With the identity of a pure-blood mage, he could use [Blood Sacrifice Spellcasting] semi-publicly, using life force instead of energy.

Everything is ready.

Xia Zuo opened the door and went out to join the mage army.

...

Deep within the frozen snowfield, a forward base for the temple has appeared out of nowhere.

A fierce blizzard raged, relentless day and night. The raging wind and snow masked the sounds and beams of light from the teleportation crystal. Figures appeared amidst the flashing white light. The energy released by the teleportation spell was immediately collected by the high-ranking mages guarding the crystal and stored in empty energy storage crystals to prevent any leakage that the Frost Dragon would detect.

As soon as Shazo landed, he saw Rexor waiting there.

“Come with me. You will stay in my tower until this operation is over.” Rexor pressed down on Shazo’s shoulder.

Xia Zuo felt the scene before him flash and change a few times in a second or two, and in the blink of an eye, he arrived at the foot of a tall tower.

“Go in. It’s quite spacious inside, but the decor isn’t great. After all, I rarely use towers for ranged spellcasting.” Rexor waved his hand, and a blue magical portal appeared on the tower wall. “You’ll be safe inside. Stay put.”

“Yes, Master.” Xia Zuo glanced around.

The tower is located in the center of the forward operating base, which is indeed very safe.

Xia Zuo stepped into the magical portal.

A simple and empty stone platform came into view, with only two pieces of furniture: the tower's control panel and a comfortable-looking recliner.

"It really is... poorly decorated..." Xia Zuo muttered to himself: It's like there was no decoration at all.

He walked over to the control panel and took a look.

There are probably dozens of buttons on it, most of which are not bound to any function, and only a few of them have an effect when pressed.

Next to these buttons are several slots for inserting magic array disks, similar in function to the USB flash drive slots of Xia Zuo's previous life. Inserting the magic array disk into the slots will generate the corresponding magic array inside the tower.

To the right of the magic circle slot is a small teleportation crystal suspended on a velvet base, used to teleport smaller items, such as dragon blood.

A complete tower control panel should also include a map module constructed from an illusion array, an observation window that allows real-time viewing of the scene outside the tower, and control levers for several alchemical devices mounted on the outside of the tower, etc.

There was nothing on Rexol's control panel.

It seems he rarely uses his tower and neglects to maintain it.

What an unconventional mage... he doesn't even like tall towers... Xia Zuo shrugged slightly and took out a pre-prepared magic array plate, inserting it into the slot.

A magic circle pattern appeared on the surrounding walls.

The cheat system sent a message reminding Xia Zuo that he was being affected by the positive effects of the magic circle, with increased casting speed and reduced energy consumption.

Xia Zuo lay down on the recliner and switched to the Blood Servant's perspective. The view was filled with white snow, so he guessed that Rexor was on his way.

...

The mage army has been assembled.

Apart from the mages guarding the forward base, everyone else donned cloaks with anti-detection effects and, led by their respective squad leaders, flew to various corners of the mountains ahead.

The overall commander of this dragon-slaying operation was a high-ranking mage from the Warriors' Guild named Dalivic Wildhammer.

Dalivic was a native of the Wildhammer Kingdom, said to possess royal blood. He had a face full of flesh and a black beard, prominent brow bones, and two red eyes set in deep sockets like red diamonds in a ore. His head was covered with thick, short, dark red hair, and his sideburns were also dark red; he looked every bit the fierce warrior.

Dalivik, Rexor, and a man with a mechanical device on his head flew straight up to the highest peak of the mountain.

If Xia Zuo recognized it through the perspective of the Blood Element Servant, the person whose head was half covered by mechanical devices was none other than Mars' mentor—Master Tyson.

Master Tyson's entire body is covered in skin-friendly armor plates made of Mimar alloy, allowing him to move freely in the snow without any protective spells.

As he flew, he activated the mechanical device on his head. The mechanical skull shifted to the right, revealing a rapidly functioning alchemical brain.

A barely perceptible red ray shot out from the alchemical brain's eye, pointing towards the cave on the mountain peak.

“The Frost Dragon is unaware of our movements; it is sleeping peacefully in its cave.” Master Tyson deactivated the beam and looked at Dalivik. “Inform the mages to take their positions and set up the large barrier as planned.”

Dalivik nodded and placed his right hand on the red gem on his left glove.

"Let's go get its dragon blood first." Tyson called out to the bald man, then sped forward, his figure quickly turning transparent and disappearing into the snowstorm.

"Dalivik, wait for my message." Rexol also entered stealth mode and disappeared into mid-air.

A hazy white mist rose around Rexor, as if he had cast some kind of flight spell with a camouflage effect.

The Blood Servant's perspective was briefly blurred, then cleared up again after about two minutes. Its view transformed into a vast cavern filled with icicles.

The ice servants created by the Frost Dragon hung upside down from the cave ceiling like sleeping spiders. They resembled human hands, had five limbs and a plump body, and moved in a manner similar to crawling spiders.

The lair of the Frost Dragon is riddled with traps. The passageways leading in and out are covered with hidden magic arrays constructed using dragon magic. Even Rexor had to slow his pace and proceed cautiously. If he encountered a section of the path that was truly impassable, Tyson, who was traveling with Rexor, would intervene to disrupt the magic arrays.

We traversed an almost vertical underground passage, descending deeper into the cave.

In a vast, empty underground space, a colossal, frost-white dragon, resembling an ice sculpture, lay prostrate on the ground. Its body was curled up, its eyes closed, its lungs contracting and expanding in its sleep, emitting rumbling and wheezing sounds. Countless tiny ice crystals floated in the air around the dragon, the last barrier against intruders.

Rexor stood at the outermost edge of the ice crystal cluster, gazing up at the enormous dragon head. The air around him was turbulent from the dragon's breath. Compared to the three-story-high dragon head, his figure appeared minuscule.

Rexor said in a barely audible voice, "Prepare to receive the dragon blood, Shazo."

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Chapter 117 Slaying the Dragon

Upon hearing the bald man's words, Xia Zuo immediately sat up from the recliner and walked to the control panel to stand guard.

Rexor pulled a hollow, blood-red crystal from beneath his leather armor. He mounted the crystal on a specially made hilt, using it as a blade.

Rexor gripped the hilt of his sword and forced his way through the ice crystals at incredible speed, plunging the crimson crystal deep beneath the scales on the dragon's neck.

The ice crystals shattered, transforming into sharp ice spikes that pierced Rex's invisible protective barrier, exploding into ice shards. More and more ice crystals exploded, the ice spikes attacking with incredible density, and Rex's protective barrier quickly showed signs of cracking.

The frost dragon awoke as its neck was pierced, and its head was immediately bound by several magical chains. Tyson appeared beside it, his hands gripping the ends of the magical chains tightly.

"Quick, Shazo." Rexol retrieved the crimson crystal, now saturated with dragon blood, and placed it into the glass container he carried with him.

The next second, the crimson crystal appeared on the tower's control panel.

Xia Zuo grasped the crimson crystal, activated [Blood Sacrifice Spellcasting] and [Bloodline Curse], located the Frost Dragon's position, mobilized 50 points of non-attribute power to seal the dragon's bloodline connection, and casually sent the bald man a secret message: "Successfully cut off the dragon's call for help."

Let's look at Rexorna's situation.

He and Tyson joined forces to cast a teleportation spell, teleporting to the skies above the snow-capped mountains before the Frost Dragon could spray white frost, where they reunited with Dalivic.

Rexor took out the cipher ring and looked at it. "The dragon's bloodline connection has been successfully sealed. Make your move, Dalyvik."

Dalyvik touched the gem on the back of his hand.

A magical barrier, built around the mountain peak and pointing towards the sky, rose from the ground, and surging energy waves emanated from the barrier, defiantly drilling into the dragon's lair.

"Roar~~~" A high-pitched dragon roar came from the cave entrance on the mountaintop. This angry roar was blocked by a magical barrier and failed to reach other mountain ranges.

In the forest surrounding the mountains, ten clusters of towers shed their jungle disguise, and surging energy flows rapidly between the towers.

These towers are meticulously arranged, with the towers of high-ranking mages forming a ring around the towers of grand mages, transmitting energy to the grand mage tower located in the center of the ring.

The Grand Master's tower stood out from the crowd, towering more than ten meters above the surrounding towers. Above the tower's top, ball lightning, crackling with arcs of electricity, rapidly converged, and an invisible magnetic field pushed away the wind and snow, creating a brief, windless and snowless zone around the tower.

The crackling sound of electricity grew stronger and stronger, the blue ball of lightning turned purple, and then shot out with a whoosh, landing at the entrance of the mountain cave.

One after another, ball lightning bolts pierced the cave entrance, pushing the earlier ones deeper into the cave. The booming explosions echoed across the mountains, completely drowning out the blizzard's roar.

An avalanche followed, and the earth shook violently.

Strange things happened.

The two sides of the magical barrier presented completely different scenes.

Inside the barrier, the ground shook violently, and snow rushed down the mountainside, crushing the forest.

Outside the barrier, the wind and snow continued to swirl, without any tremors or explosions, only the eternal howling of the wind. It was as if the two sides of the barrier were two separate worlds.

The tower complex was well-prepared for the oncoming avalanche.

They all rose into the air, hovering tens of meters above the ground. More than a dozen magical chains extended from the archmage tower, binding the surrounding high-level mage towers and maintaining the circular formation that gathered elemental energy.

After wave after wave of ball lightning, a large portion of the mountaintop was sheared away, exposing the vertical passage to the dragon's lair like a severed bamboo tube.

The frost dragon, battered by the ball lightning, emerged haphazardly from the vertical passage. Its battered body plummeted from mid-air before it could fly even a few dozen meters, spraying out large spurts of scalding blood, leaving steam and gruesome bloodstains on the snow.

Standing high above, Dalyvik had a panoramic view of the entire situation.

He saw the Frost Dragon's exhaustion and its body covered in wounds.

Dalivic Mossau touched the ruby ​​on the back of his hand and said to the two masters beside him:

"Master, please cover the Wild Hammer Alchemist team as they enter the field. We need to collect the fresh entrails of the dragon."