Heroes' Prison

Chapter 1015 - 960: Magic Dragon Wings

"I never expected that in my lifetime, I would have the chance to see a Divine Artifact!" The White Dragon King widened its dragon eyes, staring intently at the Pillar of Sea God, as if trying to memorize every inch of its appearance in its mind.

It couldn’t resist stretching out its dragon claw, slowly reaching towards the Pillar of Sea God, gently touching it.

At that moment, its enormous body trembled slightly, as if its entire soul had been baptized: "I can feel the boundless power of the ocean. Our White Dragon Clan ancestors were once the Sea Dragon Clan of the ocean. I can feel the origin of our ancestors..."

Thunder God smiled faintly and generously handed the Pillar of Sea God to the White Dragon King, allowing it to touch to its heart’s content.

The White Dragon King, trembling, grasped the Pillar of Sea God, its dragon claws carefully caressing the exquisite patterns on it, feeling the divine brilliance radiating from it, even holding it to its ear to listen to the distant sound of the sea waves. After touching it repeatedly for a long time, it sighed with emotion: "This is a top-level treasure! Even among The Seven Archdemons, only those eight Magic Instruments can compare to it!"

"Eight Magic Instruments?" Thunder God was momentarily stunned, curiously asking: "Isn’t it The Seven Archdemons? How come there’s an extra one?"

"The extra one is actually both a Divine Artifact and a Magic Instrument, which is the treasure of the Dragon Clan God Enveloper of the Eternal Ancient Era—the Dark Demon Dragon, Mo Li’s [Magic Dragon Wings]." The White Dragon King said wistfully, glancing at Huang Yi, "All along, the King of Hell has wanted to cultivate the eighth Archdemon. The God of Slaughter should have deep experience with this, as the King of Hell once enshrined him as the [King of Slaughter], but he ultimately did not join the Demon Clan. In fact, the God of Slaughter was not the first to be enshrined as the eighth Archdemon by the King of Hell; there have been several precedent cases in history, but none succeeded! One instance was in the Distant Ancient Era, where the ocean in The Second World was ruled by the Sea God Palace, left behind by the Sea God. When the Sea God Palace passed down to the fifty-seventh Palace Master [Tide Monarch], the Great General of the Sea God Palace, [Crab Emperor], was tempted by the King of the Fallen to rebel and seized the position of Sea God Palace Master, imprisoning the Tide Monarch in the Thunder Sea. Crab Emperor was an unparalleled genius, reaching the top-level demigod realm in a short time and obtained the Dark Demon Dragon, Mo Li’s Divine Artifact [Magic Dragon Wings], ready to break through to the Deification Realm. The King of Hell valued Crab Emperor greatly, especially enshrining him as the eighth Archdemon and assisting him in reversing [Magic Dragon Wings] into a Magic Instrument! From then on, the ten Great Artifacts of The Second World turned into nine, while The Seven Archdemons under their command had eight Magic Instruments! However, this matter was highly controversial. Some believed [Magic Dragon Wings] still belonged to the Divine Artifact category, while others thought it belonged to Magic Instruments. Both sides debated endlessly, with no conclusion."

"So, it is related to Sea God Palace!" Thunder God was slightly startled, "After the Sea God founded the Sea God Palace, it went through over a hundred Palace Masters, and later disappeared, with its historical process being very convoluted. I am considered the current Palace Master now, but it wasn’t long ago that I found the long-sealed Sea God Palace, and there is still much history I don’t understand. You just mentioned that the then Palace Master of the Sea God Palace, Tide Monarch, was imprisoned by the Crab Emperor; what happened afterward?"

"Afterward follows a poignant love story!" At this moment, Huang Yi suddenly interjected, narrating warmly: "I happen to know this part of history! After Tide Monarch was imprisoned in the Thunder Sea, he met the Thunder Empress, who was imprisoned there by the King of Curses, and they fell in love. To help Tide Monarch reclaim the Palace Master position, the Thunder Empress went as far as to sever her own arms, lifted the curse, left the Thunder Sea, and used her Divine Artifact [Thunderbolt Staff] to kill the Crab Emperor. However, the Thunder Empress didn’t fare well either; before dying, the Crab Emperor infused Demonic Qi into the Thunder Empress’s body. Henceforth, the Thunder Empress underwent a long period of corruption, ruling Sea God Palace tyrannically. Fortunately, she eventually succeeded in deification, becoming the ninth God Sealer in The Second World, breaking free of The Seven Archdemons’ influence!"

After finishing, Huang Yi raised his own arm, a dense "zzzz" sound of thunder appeared, forming a pair of bracers, "This pair of bracers is called Thunder Guard Bracers, an Epic Equipment. They are the severed arms of the Thunder Empress, which were later crafted into bracers by a Goblin blacksmithing master."

Thunder Guard Bracers were Huang Yi’s first encounter with Epic Equipment. Originally, there was only Thunder Left Hand, at a Legendary Level. But after going to the Central Continent, he acquired the other Thunderous Right Hand, forming this Epic Equipment, which he later refined into his body.

The item description of this equipment just happened to record the entanglement history among Tide Monarch, Crab Emperor, and Thunder Empress.

However, the legacy of the Thunder Empress was not acquired by Huang Yi but obtained by the super-first master Pope in the United States. The Pope’s renowned Half Staff is part of the Thunder Empress’s Divine Artifact [Thunderbolt Staff].

"You all are remarkable successors!" The White Dragon King fondly caressed the Sea God Pillar in its hands, sighing, "You have all obtained historically renowned equipment, connecting with those great figures. Speaking of which, the legendary and epic equipment from our White Dragon Clan’s history is also about to emerge, although not comparable to a Divine Artifact like the Pillar of Sea God, they are still powerful equipment!"

"Why is it surfacing recently?" Thunder God asked.

"It’s related to you all too!" The White Dragon King glanced at Huang Yi and Thunder God, "After you killed the Queen of Agony’s avatar, you initiated the Heaven Sent Era, altering part of the world’s rules. Treasures, relics, tombs, and legacies from various periods, races, and heroes in history will all emerge competitively, awaiting the fated ones. Even the eighth Great Demonic Instrument [Magic Dragon Wings], which vanished after the Thunder Empress killed the Crab Emperor, now, with the advent of the Heaven Sent Era, is very likely to reappear."

As the White Dragon King spoke, it reluctantly returned the Pillar of Sea God to Thunder God, saying: "In the history of our White Dragon Clan, five heroes appeared. They all had their own legacy equipment, and there are also the tombs of previous White Dragon Kings’ ancestors, which will soon surface, becoming a tiny part of the numerous opportunities in the Heaven Sent Era. But even I have no leads to help you obtain them; everything depends on fate! Besides, you guys already have Divine Artifacts, so you might not even care for such opportunities from our White Dragon Clan!"

Huang Yi and Thunder God indeed had no desire for the legacy opportunities of the White Dragon Clan. For ordinary players, these opportunities might represent a step to heaven, but for masters like Huang Yi and Thunder God, ordinary opportunities hold no further assistance. Their current prowess surpasses that of many historical heroes.

"The story has ended, didn’t you mention shipping Bai Long Island? Let’s take action now! I’ll go notify my dragon descendants to get ready!" The White Dragon King said, swiftly swimming away.

...

An hour later.

The entire White Dragon Clan, young and old, was finally ready. Thunder God released the Ancient Godship, entered the cockpit, and began the operation to ship Bai Long Island.

Bai Long Lake has a wide White Dragon River leading to the ocean outside the continent, and the Ancient Godship sailed along this great river, stirring up massive waves.

Huang Yi stood on the deck, gazing at the lands ravaged by the Demon Clan on both banks, his cloak fluttering in the wind, rustling loudly.

The place was filled with deathly blackness, forming a stark contrast with the vibrant scenery in his memory.

Huang Yi recalled the times when he was just born, utterly powerless, when the mother cat brought him to wander in this forest.

Back then, on those afternoons, warm sunlight filtered through the leaves, the forest was filled with the chirping of insects and birds, tranquil and peaceful, he and the mother cat lazily napped amidst the woods...

On those nights, the bright moonlight flooded the forest, he carried his younger sister, the Little White Cat, darting and leaping among the branches, playing and frolicking...

His life was simple at that time, no friends around, the Seven Archdemons were merely distant legends, there was no need to face the oppression they brought.

As he thought more, Huang Yi suddenly remembered Thornbush City, where he had once spent a wonderful period of time.

And that city was right in this forest, not far from him.

Huang Yi simply spread his wings and flew in the direction of Thornbush City.

Not long after, a ruined city appeared at the edge of his vision, it was unmistakably Thornbush City.

From afar, the city walls of Thornbush City had long since collapsed, the high towers and city buildings inside were dilapidated, turned into rubble, completely dead silent, seemingly unable to escape the devastation of the Demon Clan.

Huang Yi sped up and flew over the city. His eyes scanned back and forth, carefully searching among the ruins, barely recognizing the familiar streets and alleys in his memory.

Before long, his gaze paused when he saw a broken garden, withered and wilted flowers in the pool, long benches toppled slantingly on the ground.

This garden was exactly the Sally Garden he frequently visited in the past.

Huang Yi immediately landed, quietly treading through the ruins, step by step reaching the depths of the garden, arriving at a broken carved bench, and sat down.

He looked up, towards a nearby residential building, wanting to see the silhouette of the girl from that window just like before.

But now, it was completely empty, only a heap of ruins, the building had already collapsed.

Many nights before, he would come to this Sally Garden, quietly observing the girl’s silhouette on that window. The garden was filled with blooming roses, young boys and girls having their tender talks, Bards singing melodious tunes.

Those days seemed like just yesterday, yet in the blink of an eye, they had completely vanished.

Huang Yi just sat there dumbly, staring at the heap of ruins, the surroundings completely silent, with nothing but his flowing memories...

You liked to stand at that windowsill,

Waiting for a long time, but never came again. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, welcome to Starting Point (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation and monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)