Chapter 423 - 244: The Orange Fate Grid Opponent and the Dragon’s Might Pool

Chapter 423: Chapter 244: The Orange Fate Grid Opponent and the Dragon’s Might Pool

The strongest offensive ability for all Dragon Species Creatures is, in fact, their Dragon Breath.

When Jin Zhan attacks an opponent with his Dominating Dragon Breath ability, the breath’s area of effect expands if the target is killed.

This transforms what would be a small-area Dragon Breath into a powerful, wide-area-of-effect lethal ability.

Unleashing Dominating Dragon Breath consumed a significant amount of Jin Zhan’s Energy.

Jin Zhan wouldn’t unleash an ability like Dominating Dragon Breath right at the start of a fight.

He would wait until he had drained some of his opponent’s energy and left them heavily wounded.

Then, a single blast of Dominating Dragon Breath would be enough to finish them off, expanding the breath’s range to spread toward other enemies in the vicinity.

If a blast of Dominating Dragon Breath failed to kill the target, it wouldn’t expand, but it would increase the damage the target subsequently took.

This made it easier for Jin Zhan to finish off his target!

After grasping the details of Jin Zhan’s abilities, Zhong Yi thought to himself.

’Hong Ji and Ice Glaze both received immense power-ups when they advanced to the Extraordinary Tier. But defeating a prodigy like Jin Zhan with just the two of them would still be very difficult. Hong Ji and Ice Glaze’s greatest strengths are in close-quarters combat, which happens to be Jin Zhan’s forte as well.’

Zhong Yi decided to send two more opponents after Jin Zhan to wear him down further.

Soon, a duo traveling together was sent by Zhong Yi into Jin Zhan’s location.

Jin Zhan had long since realized he was in a trap and had been carefully observing his surroundings.

But he hadn’t found a way to break free!

Now, two more contestants had suddenly appeared beside him.

This made Jin Zhan’s fury even harder to contain.

Jin Zhan’s attacks could only be described as sweeping and powerful.

Against Jin Zhan’s overwhelming offensive, the two contestants, even working together, didn’t last five minutes before he killed them.

Jin Zhan didn’t appear to have any obvious injuries because he had been fighting in his Dragon Transformation state the entire time.

A large portion of his wounds had been healed during the Dragon Transformation.

For the moment, Zhong Yi had run out of opponents to throw at Jin Zhan.

At this, Jin Zhan roared in fury.

"You must be the one in second place on the leaderboard, aren’t you!?"

"I don’t know how you managed to orchestrate this whole situation, but I think it’s about time we met face-to-face."

Jin Zhan wasn’t a particularly detail-oriented person, but he was certain about the identity of the mastermind.

He was sure because he had killed four contestants in a row, with his points rising and the contestants dropping most of their collected resources after each kill.

But under these circumstances, his score had somehow been surpassed by the person in third place.

Just as Gong Lei and Qiao Shuyu knew of Jin Zhan...

...after so many days exploring the Secret Realm, Jin Zhan also knew of them.

But this one person... Jin Zhan had never once encountered him in the Secret Realm.

Zhong Yi had already laid the perfect trap using the people influenced by Lan Po’s Weaving Dreams.

More and more people in the Secret Realm would be drawn here in search of great treasures.

Zhong Yi couldn’t afford to waste too much time on Jin Zhan.

For now, Jin Zhan hadn’t discovered how to break out of the illusory scene.

But because the scene was constructed from Endless Wood, an inconspicuous wooden stump existed within each one.

This stump was the core of the illusion; destroying it would cause the scene to vanish.

If Jin Zhan were left in the scene created by the Endless Wood Demon for too long, he would eventually discover its secret.

’It really is time for me to meet Jin Zhan.’

’However, a few members of Jin Zhan’s group are still holding out.’

’That guy with the Purple Fate Grid has already killed four contestants in a row.’

Zhong Yi left them for Hong Ji and Ice Glaze to deal with.

Meanwhile, Zhong Yi, holding Lan Po in his arms, appeared in the pocket dimension where Jin Zhan was trapped.

Zhong Yi looked at Jin Zhan with an appreciative gaze and said with a smile.

"To defeat eight contestants in a row like that... you’re very strong!"

Seeing Zhong Yi appear so suddenly, Jin Zhan subconsciously assumed this youth was no different from the eight contestants he had just killed.

But after hearing what Zhong Yi said, Jin Zhan didn’t act rashly.

Instead, his eyes narrowed as he sized Zhong Yi up.

The youth was dressed in a simple, moon-white robe with no adornments.

The only decoration was a single rose-red pin fastened at his collar.

It made his neck look exceptionally fair and slender.

In his arms, he was cradling a cat with stunningly vibrant eyes.

He looked less like someone fighting for their life in a Secret Realm and more like the pampered young master of some great faction, out for a leisurely stroll with his pet.

The more relaxed and carefree the youth appeared, the more Jin Zhan dared not underestimate him.

Judging by the cat in his arms, the youth was a Guardian Beast Master.

A corner of Jin Zhan’s mouth twitched.

"My name is Jin Zhan. Why don’t you tell me yours, you little spider?"

Zhong Yi paused for a moment, surprised by the nickname.

Then he understood. ’Jin Zhan is certain I’m the one who set this trap.’

’My actions were basically the equivalent of weaving a web and waiting for prey to fall into it.’

"My name is Zhong Yi. I didn’t have to reveal myself."

"I came to meet you because I want to invite you to team up with me."

"Team up with me, and I can guarantee you’ll take second place!"

As he spoke, Zhong Yi summoned the Resurrection Celestial Lord.

He had the Resurrection Celestial Lord cast a Recovery Enlightenment on Jin Zhan.

Zhong Yi didn’t use the Core of Resurgence, but as the Resurrection Celestial Lord possessed the Rule Authority, Eternal Life Reformation...

...even its Basic Skills had incredibly potent healing effects.

This Recovery Enlightenment was Zhong Yi’s way of showing his sincerity in recruiting Jin Zhan.

It was also a contingency, a way for Zhong Yi to restrain Jin Zhan should he suddenly attack.

Jin Zhan felt the Healing Energy wash over him and was shocked to find that his body’s ability to produce blood was rapidly activated.

Many of the internal injuries that his Dragon Transformation hadn’t been able to fix began to show signs of healing.

’The cat this youth named Zhong Yi is holding doesn’t seem to have any offensive ability.’

’And this Human-shaped Guardian Beast he summoned possesses a complete Healing Rule.’

’And with just these two Guardian Beasts, he dared to set up such a massive scheme!’

In Jin Zhan’s experience, a Second Level Beast Master could contract three or four Guardian Beasts at most.

When a young prodigy like Jin Zhan encountered peers with potential equal to his own...

...he mostly felt a sense of appreciation!

But this youth before him had caused the team he’d assembled in the Divine Wood Secret Realm to completely collapse.

He himself had been attacked by eight contestants in a row; one could only imagine the fate of his teammates.

Zhong Yi’s recent surge in points had been paid for with the lives of his teammates.

Jin Zhan had his pride; there was no way he would cooperate with Zhong Yi under these circumstances.

"I can’t accept your invitation."

"Even though my team in the Secret Realm was just temporary, I still have a responsibility to them."

"Since you’ve shown yourself, let’s have a proper fight!"

Hearing this, Zhong Yi gently shook his head and didn’t give Jin Zhan a chance to say anything else.

To ensure that the Destructive Energy accumulated within the Withered Oasis would land squarely on Jin Zhan...

...and that he wouldn’t be able to dodge it, Zhong Yi said to him.

"In that case, you’ve just used up a lot of Energy, and you’re badly injured."

"Let my Guardian Beast heal you. Once you’ve fully recovered, we can have a fair fight!"

With that, Zhong Yi had the Resurrection Celestial Lord walk toward Jin Zhan.

Jin Zhan was a veteran fighter and knew perfectly well that all’s fair in war.

Sneak attacks and tricking an opponent to secure victory were common tactics.

Under normal circumstances, Jin Zhan would have struck without a moment’s hesitation to kill the Human-shaped, Healing-type Guardian Beast.

But for the sake of a fair fight, Zhong Yi was actually sending a Healing-type Guardian Beast right up to him to heal him.

For some reason, this sent a ripple through Jin Zhan’s heart.

A feeling of being deeply moved began to stir within him.