My health recovery is incredibly fast.

"The Frost Dragon's ancestor was the Frost Bone Dragon, a type of celestial demon that frequently appeared near outposts 70 to 80 of the Eastern Continent's Star Defense Line. The Frost Bone Dragon descended to the ground, corrupting the earth, slaughtering living beings, and reconstructing its flesh and blood, becoming the progenitor of the Frost Dragons, also known as the Ancient Frost Dragon. The Ancient Frost Dragon died in ancient times, leaving behind only its bloodline in the frozen snowfields. The vessel for the Frost Dragon's legacy is the Primal Bone Sac."

Rexor held up four fingers. "Disaster-level, Calamity-level, Catastrophe-level, Tribulation-level. These are the four grades of the original bone sac. When a Calamity-level bone sac appears, it means that the monster has completed its ancestral atavism and possesses strength equal to that of the Starry Sky Demon. For a monster like the Frost Dragon, completing its ancestral atavism means evolving into a Frost Ancient Dragon and mastering a Catastrophe-level bone sac."

"Is the way of evolution just to reproduce? Does the bone sac improve a little with each generation until a catastrophic bone sac is born?" Xia Zuo asked.

“No, no. It’s a mutation,” Rexol said.

"Every newborn monster has one chance to mutate at birth, known as the primordial mutation. The primordial mutation can bring a wide variety of special abilities, but only one can be randomly selected. [Improved Bone Sac] is just one of the many mutation abilities, and the probability of drawing it is extremely low. Therefore, monsters must keep reproducing in order to have a chance to revert to their ancestral form."

"Or, they can only be like the Yeti leader, whose emotions fluctuate violently when faced with disasters and threats of death to their tribe, triggering a second mutation. They are extremely lucky to draw the [Improved Bone Sac], which allows the disaster-level bone sac to evolve into the catastrophe-level, thus completing the reversion to their ancestral form."

Xia Zuo rubbed his chin and nodded. "I understand... What about the second type of bone sac?"

"The second type of bone sac, crafted by the Church of the Otherworldly Demons using flesh-and-blood alchemy, is called the [Alchemical Bone Sac]. Its grading system follows the common standards of alchemy, dividing it into four levels: Beginner, Proficient, Expert, and Master. The purpose of the Alchemical Bone Sac is to gradually transform ordinary humans into Otherworldly Demons..."

Rexor explained the principles and uses of the alchemical bone pouch. Shazor listened patiently for a moment and found that it was exactly the same as what he had encountered in Stillwater.

"Um... Master, I have a few questions..." Xia Zuo asked thoughtfully.

"Why are there two types of bone sacs? Aren't they both caused by star pollution? Could it be that the Vasaksat Vanguard has split into two factions? Just like the Temple has four factions..."

“Yes, you’re right.” Rexolton paused. “The two types of bone sacs represent two different factions within the contamination of space. The original bone sac holders aim to destroy humanity, while the alchemical bone sac creators aim to modify humanity.”

"As for why this division occurred, I don't know. But there's a prevailing theory in the temple: stellar pollution has taken over other worlds, transforming the animals and humans there. The animals have become monsters with primordial bone sacs, and the humans have become otherworldly demons that can create alchemical bone sacs."

"So... do you think the Vanguard's lair contains a portal connecting two worlds?" Xia Zuo asked.

Rexol nodded. "Yes."

"Who controls this portal?" Xia Zuo asked.

"Vasaksat".

"Have you ever met Vasaksat? Where did you learn that name?" Xia Zuo asked again.

“I’ve never seen Vasaksat, and nobody in the temple has.” Rexol took a swig of fruit wine.

"The name comes from the Creation Crystal, the enormous crystal placed in the temple's teleportation hall."

"Once you possess an elemental body, you will undergo another loyalty ceremony in the teleportation hall to obtain a second light element. At that time, you will be able to fully understand the origins of Vasaksat."

Xia Zuo found it increasingly strange.

He scratched his head. "Isn't that creation crystal a natural product of our world? How does it know so much about cosmic pollution...?"

Rexor crossed his arms over his thighs. “Listen, Shazo. I know what you’re wondering. The Temple has been researching the Creation Crystal all along. A small group of people believe that it’s not a product of nature. You know what I mean? In their eyes, the Creation Crystal might be a form of stellar pollution, just like the Astral Demons.”

“But how do you explain the relationship between crystals and the laws of elements?” Xia Zuo scratched his head. “The untamed elements wandering in the wild are octahedral crystals, and the docile elements contained in the ocean of the mind are also octahedral crystals. The light element given by the Creation Crystal is still an octahedral crystal. Elements are equivalent to crystals. If we are to consider crystals as pollution of the starry sky, then aren’t the laws of elements also like that?”

“You’re right. That’s why it’s hard to convince others of this kind of skepticism towards the Genesis Crystal,” Rexol said, shrugging.

"Moreover, according to the Temple's research, the Creation Crystal is not a living thing. It is more like a bridge for communication between humans and nature. Information about the Starry Sky Demons is presented through the Creation Crystal after being purified by nature. The Creation Crystal is more like a library or database. Only those who have gained the approval of the elemental laws and mastered the element of light can access it to learn more profound elemental knowledge and understand the origin and weaknesses of the Starry Sky Demons."

Xia Zuo rubbed his scalp, which he had scratched so hard. "We don't really have a choice, do we, Master? Let's assume that the Creation Crystal is also a form of stellar pollution. If we put it together with the Starry Sky Demons, we can only choose the Creation Crystal. The research done by the Temple, in the end, is just finding reasons to convince themselves to believe in the Creation Crystal. You agree, don't you?"

Rexor took a deep breath, feeling utterly helpless. "Phew, that's how it is. We have no other choice."

Just then, a gray light flashed from the corner, and a figure appeared on the teleportation array.

“Am I coming at the wrong time? You all look so somber.” Serites approached, wearing a red ribbon headscarf.

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"Good day, Master. We were discussing matters concerning the Creation Crystal." Xia Zuo rose and greeted him.

"Oh, no wonder. Leto wasn't worried like this even when facing an attack from the Otherworldly Demons. Only the question of the origin of the Creation Crystal could make him so troubled."

Serites patted the bald man on the shoulder and said:

"If you ask me, even if the Creation Crystal really did originate from the stars, it's not necessarily a bad thing."

"Are you going to spout your 'mutual exploitation' theory again?" Rexol took a swig of fruit wine.

"Don't you think what I said makes a lot of sense?" Serites said, arms crossed.

"Whether it's the Starry Sky Demons or the Creation Crystal, the fact that we humans are still here means that we possess what they need. In that case, we might as well make good use of the elemental laws and obedient elements that the Creation Crystal has given us."

Serites shook his head. "Of course, I'm saying this on the premise that the Creation Crystal is also a form of cosmic pollution. If it were truly a creation of nature, then that would be a different story. We would absolutely support it unconditionally."

"Let's leave this topic at that, business is more important." Rexol finished his last sip of wine and tossed the bottle into his alchemy pouch. "Let's go, let's rejoin the main force and try to take down the third dragon today."

"Take care, masters." Xia Zuo watched the two leave and sat back down in his chair.

He took out a bottle of sparkling water from his alchemy pocket, took a few sips, and used the satisfaction brought by the happy water to sweep away the gloom in his heart.

Let's put the question of the origin of the Genesis Crystal aside for now.

Xia Zuo opened the spellbook beside him and continued to study [Enchantment].

Time flew by as I read.

From the perspective of the Blood Servant, Rek'Sorcerer's voice suddenly rang out:

"Get ready, Xia Zuo, the blood of the third dragon is coming."

Xia Zuo jumped up and walked to the control panel to take over the Dragon Blood.

A few seconds later, a crystal container filled with scalding dragon blood appeared on the workbench.

Xia Zuo grasped the crystal container, activated [Blood Sacrifice Spellcasting] and [Bloodline Curse], and precisely cast a disruptive curse on the No. 3 dragon.

The information that came to his mind momentarily stunned him:

"Warning! The interference curse cast by the host through [Bloodline Curse] has been resisted. Since [Bloodline Curse] has reached level 10, the backlash caused by this failed spell has been exempted."

There's something wrong with Dragon #3!

Xia Zuo summoned double the amount of Obedience Element and unleashed a 100-point Interference Curse on the No. 3 dragon.

This time it worked.

Shazo took out his communication ring and sent a message to Rexor, who was flying, informing him of the abnormality of the third dragon.

...

The mountain range where the No. 3 dragon is located.

While Rexor returned to the tower to bring Ceretus, the commander of the mage legion, Dalivik, was also busy.

Upon learning from Tyson that his opponent might be hiding his true strength, Dalevik immediately sent a secret message to the outer palace requesting reinforcements.

He summoned his archmages and set up a temporary teleportation array, welcoming 50 high-ranking mages who had answered his call.

The moment Rexor and his two companions appeared high in the mountains, the lightning strikes from the tower complex began.

"Be careful, the third dragon is hiding its strength," Rexor said to Dalyvik, glancing at the cipher ring.

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As if in response to what the bald man had said, of the dozen or so ball lightning bolts launched from the tower group, except for the first few that exploded, the rest returned to their original paths and crashed straight into the tower group.

“It’s [Projectile Reflection]. I didn’t expect this dragon to have mastered this spell.” Dalevik watched the ball lightning explode above the tower complex, appearing very calm.

A seasoned mage knows how to deal with spell backlash. Backlashes caused by external forces, such as projectile reflection, have long been on mages' lists of spellcasting accidents that they must be particularly wary of.

The ball lightning struck the invisible magical barrier surrounding the tower complex, exploding like fireworks, with countless twisted electric whips lashing against the tower's outer shell.

These raging currents within the tower complex are drawn into the towers by a force and stored through energy circuits in alchemical batteries specifically designed for electrical energy.

A terrible spellcasting accident vanished in an instant.

"Roar!" A furious roar resounded through the sky as the No. 3 dragon flew out of the cave, followed by a large group of ice and snow servants.

The ice servants withered in the wind, quickly turning into howling ice and snow whirlwinds that swirled around the dragon. Two or three seconds later, the ice and snow condensed into a complete set of chilling frost armor, covering the dragon's body.

The ruby ​​on the back of Dalivik Mosso's hand issued a new attack command.

The formation of the tower complex has changed.

The original planar circle has been transformed into a three-dimensional cone. At the top of the cone formation stands the Archmage's tower, with the other towers arranged downwards around the central axis.

The tower at the next level transmits energy to the tower at the next level. The tower at the next level receives the energy from the tower at the next level, adds its own energy, and then transmits it to the tower at the level above that.

The power of the spell increases by 1% with each level you pass.

Finally, when the magical energy converged at the Archmage Tower at the tip of the formation, the magical power reached a terrifying 1000 points.

"Buzz buzz buzz..." More than a dozen crimson [blazing rays] shot out from the top of the tower, staining the white snow on the mountaintop red.

The intense heat rays focused on a single point, instantly melting and penetrating the dragon's snow armor.

"Bang!" It exploded. The dragon's head exploded, and boiling blood and bone fragments rained down on the ground. The dragon's roar in the wind stopped abruptly.

The frost dragon, which had been roaring and ready to fight back against the mage legion, didn't even get a chance to utter a final whimper before falling from the sky as a headless dragon corpse.

"Losing a few alchemical materials is a minor matter; it's better than letting it cause trouble." Tyson smiled, having long anticipated the dragon's fate.

Dalivik rubbed the gem on the back of his hand again.

The towers released white [traction rays], slowing the dragon's corpse's descent—the dragon had flown a bit too high before it died, so its descent speed had to be manually reduced, otherwise its internal organs would be smashed to pieces.

The only awkward thing was... because it died so high up, Xia Zuo could only watch helplessly as a large mass of life force dissipated in the wind and snow...

When the corpse of the third dragon gently and softly fell onto the snow stained red with dragon blood, the kill mission was completed.

The Wild Hammer Alchemist team enters the field to collect alchemy materials.

Lister received instructions from Master Tyson, and he led his men into the dragon's body from its belly, directly locating the bone sac located at the spine.

This time, the bone sac was twice the size of the last one, requiring two alchemists to use their Wind Hands together to lift it out of the dragon's corpse.

Tyson saw the black lines on the bone sac and said confidently:

"Black lines are a sign of bone cyst mutations."

"If the mother of the No. 3 dragon possesses a catastrophic bone sac, then during inheritance, the No. 3 dragon's bone sac should be a calamity-level bone sac without black markings."

"The black patterns on the bone sac of the No. 3 dragon indicate that its bone sac mutated from a calamity-level bone sac, rather than being inherited. In other words, the No. 3 dragon's mother did not have a calamity-level bone sac, and the hidden crisis within the Frost Dragon has been resolved."

Rexor nodded. "Yes, I think so too."

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