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Chapter 1215 - Chapter 1215 Chapter 1217 Bloodthirsty Dragon Lizard Beast

Chapter 1215: Chapter 1217: Bloodthirsty Dragon Lizard Beast Chapter 1215: Chapter 1217: Bloodthirsty Dragon Lizard Beast Guided by the hints on the task map, Song Jian moved quickly and soon secured the second Soul Crystal.

It was another torture device similar to the previous one, where destroying the device would free the prisoner’s soul trapped inside, thereby yielding a high-quality Soul Crystal.

“Just one left!” Song Jian thought to himself. At that moment, he could hear the roar of monsters nearby, along with the flashes of magic casting its luminescence.

The Death Lord, now a mechanized flesh-and-blood Puppet Beast, made a lot of noise during combat. Even from a great distance, Song Jian could sense it and felt somewhat relieved. He was lucky to have arrived earlier; otherwise, he might have run directly into the Dwarf Priest, Situ Kaiss.

The Dwarf Priest had now fallen and became an Abyss Priest. Although she couldn’t use many of the holy light abilities, an Abyss Priest possessed many powerful offensive skills, and along with the Death Priest and the Shadow Priest, they were dubbed the three most terrifying priest classes.

Fortunately, Situ Kaiss did not have the exact locations of the remaining two Soul Crystals. She had to search through the entire Dark Prison slowly, which greatly benefited Song Jian. After obtaining the second Soul Crystal, Song Jian retreated from the direction of the battle noises and headed towards the location of the third and final Soul Crystal.

Along the way, Song Jian kept his Stealth Skill active to avoid battling the monsters in the prison. These monsters had not tasted fresh flesh for hundreds of years and would fight to the death if they detected Song Jian’s presence. Moreover, once a battle commenced, the number of monsters would continue to increase, making it difficult to escape.

Upon reaching the third Soul Crystal location indicated by the task map, Song Jian looked around but did not find the torture device. Instead, he found a boss creature of dominion-level locked in a cage.

This boss resembled a giant lizard, its body covered with Dark Gold scales, looking somewhat like the evil dragons of Western legends. At that moment, the creature was sound asleep, and on its forehead shone a purple crystal with a faint glow.

Song Jian’s eyes flickered, and immediately the attributes of the sleeping creature appeared before him. Embedded on its forehead, the crystal was the very item Song Jian was searching for, the Soul Crystal.

“A Bloodthirsty Dragon Lizard Beast, with the Soul Crystal actually set into its forehead?” Song Jian was somewhat surprised. Soul Crystals were considered man-made treasures, but now it seemed to be part of a creature’s body, prompting thoughts about what kind of story had unfolded.

For a moment, Song Jian felt this was a tricky situation. To obtain the last Soul Crystal, he would probably have to fight this immense creature. Time was of the essence, and Situ Kaiss might have noticed that the second Soul Crystal had been taken and could appear at any moment. If she found Song Jian, they would inevitably clash over the Soul Crystal.

Standing in front of the cage, Song Jian stared at the Soul Crystal on the creature’s forehead, hesitating. Just then, the Bloodthirsty Dragon Lizard Beast’s nostrils fluttered, and its eyes suddenly shot open, revealing a terrifying glint within its Dark Gold pupils.

“Roar, roar…” An ear-splitting roar erupted from the creature’s mouth. The previously prone beast suddenly stood up, spreading its flesh wings, which made its figure even more massive.

Although it couldn’t see Song Jian, the Bloodthirsty Dragon Lizard Beast sensed his presence. Its Dark Gold eyes flashed with a bloody glow. It immediately opened its mouth wide and spewed a Dragon Breath, characteristic of the Dragon Clan, from the cage.

Like a flamethrower spraying scorching Dragon Breath in a 120-degree arc, even though it didn’t know Song Jian’s exact location, it could still determine the rough direction he was in.

Glorious golden flames instantly engulfed the iron bars of the cage.

As the bloodthirsty Dragon Lizard Beast opened its huge mouth, Song Jian had already alertly backed away five or six meters. The creature before him was about the same size as the Black Dragon, and the action it took while spewing Dragon Breath was identical to that of the Black Dragon.

The Dragon Lizard Beast, already a level one-hundred dominating boss, wielded a Dragon Breath far more formidable than the Black Dragon, who only had the strength of a level-fifty-something lord. In just a moment, the surrounding iron bars had turned red-hot, radiating high temperatures.

Yet, what surprised Song Jian was that the temperature, which easily reached several thousand degrees, would normally melt ordinary steel into molten iron, but the iron bars in front of him showed no sign of softening.

Moreover, the red-hot glow quickly cooled down within a few seconds, reverting to black. This rate of cooling was definitely not normal!

“It looks like these prison bars also have a magical array!” thought Song Jian to himself.

Each cell within this Dark Prison was equipped with a corresponding array, tailored to the creature it contained. For the immensely powerful Abyss Death Lord, the cage that confined it had an array that could counter-attack automatically, releasing Charging Bullets and an Everlasting Array to maintain the cell’s integrity.

The cage before him definitely had a fire-resistant array of some sort. Otherwise, it would not have remained intact under the blistering Dragon Breath.

The monsters that had escaped from their cages had done so only after the corresponding restraining arrays had failed, allowing them to break free.

Such a sturdy cage not only prevented the Dragon Lizard Beast from getting out but also stopped Song Jian from getting in, making it impossible for him to remove the Soul Crystal from its forehead.

“What a pity, the Key of Oblivion has already been used up. Otherwise, I could have opened the cage from the outside!” Song Jian looked at the tightly closed cage door and felt a tinge of regret.

As Song Jian was thinking of a solution, he suddenly heard a series of heavy footsteps coming from a distance. He instantly frowned and hid in a dark corner.

Soon, a massive figure appeared before Song Jian. The nearly recovered Death Lord was carrying the Abyss Dwarf Priest Situ Kaiss and slowly walked over.

“What a creature with a unique bloodline!” exclaimed Situ Kaiss, her face full of wonder. Having completely turned into an Abyssal creature, Situ Kaiss began to show black, fine scale patterns on her body, and strange patterns also emerged on her cheeks. She controlled the Death Lord, slowly approaching the cage of the bloodthirsty Dragon Lizard Beast, observing the creature carefully.

The Dragon Lizard Beast, sensing Song Jian’s presence, was pacing restlessly within its cell. However, Situ Kaiss did not suspect anything, thinking it was her arrival that caused the creature’s agitation.

“It’s a shame. If I had encountered you before the Death Lord, perhaps I could have created an even more powerful mechanical flesh golem!” Situ Kaiss said with some regret, “But it’s not a big deal. To create a mechanical flesh golem, I only need your strong body; whether you’re alive or not doesn’t matter.”

Having said that, Situ Kaiss jumped off the Death Lord, pointed at the cage of the bloodthirsty Dragon Lizard Beast, and gave the order, “Destroy this cage, kill the creature inside!”

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