Heroes' Prison

Chapter 150 Thunder God and Dao Feng

"If I evolve into the White Dragon, then the homeland of the White Dragon Clan would naturally become my homeland, too. Guarding one’s homeland is a matter of duty," Huang Yi nodded. He had always been clear-cut about gratitude and grudges, and since the White Dragon King had shown him kindness, he naturally wanted to find a way to repay it.

"I’ll go take care of this drop of essence blood now, so I won’t disturb the time you spend with your sister," said the White Dragon King, recalling the drop of milky essence blood from Huang Yi’s hand, then flapping his wings and diving into the dark depths of the lake.

"Meow~" At that moment, Little White Cat started acting coquettishly again, her small body writhing in Huang Yi’s arms, both playful and adorable.

Little Wang also seemed very happy, looking up at Huang Yi, sticking out his tongue, and wagging his tail.

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In the following three days, Huang Yi stayed by the secluded Bai Long Lake. He didn’t have to face any pressure and lived like a pure casual player, enjoying the scenery every day, holding Little White Cat and taking Little Wang around Bai Long Lake for a stroll. Now he understood why Yun Sihai, even as the deputy leader of the Xuanyuan Clan, didn’t like competing in level grinding but preferred wandering around; this kind of life was indeed very enchanting.

That day, Huang Yi logged on early as usual and went to the forum first, as he always did.

The first thing he looked at was still the voting post for the annual grand ceremony. In the list of nominees for the Best Newcomer Award, his support rate that day was 18.22%, still ranking first, while Thunder God, the second place, had 14.26%. The gap between the two was significant.

The two of them could be considered long-term rivals, with the support rate you chase me stuck for quite a while. At the beginning, Huang Yi was ranked 8th, and Thunder God 9th, with nearly identical support rates. Later, after Thunder God conquered Sun Island, triggering a system announcement, his support rate skyrocketed to first place, far ahead of Huang Yi. But soon after, Huang Yi saved Dragon City and quickly overtook Thunder God, taking the first place. As the heat of that event faded, their support rates had been closely biting at one another’s heels, not first then second, neither able to shake off the other completely. It was only after Huang Yi broke the world record in the Tower of Pantheons’ 30th floor that his support rate finally pulled away from Thunder God, gaining a noticeable advantage.

However, this advantage was temporary. Thunder God was definitely competing in secret, preparing for a new major move. Their competition was far from over, and it was impossible to tell who would win until the award ceremony.

Huang Yi returned to the homepage and continued looking at other posts.

"Breaking news! Competition heats up for the 50th floor of the Tower of Pantheons! Thunder God finally joins Dao Feng’s team!" At that moment, Huang Yi spotted a hot post, which was surprisingly related to Thunder God; he immediately clicked to read further—

"Currently, the competition for the 50th floor of the Tower of Pantheons has entered a fierce stage! This floor contains a super reward, which is very likely the legendary Legendary Equipment! This has attracted the attention of powers from all over the world, and currently, the progress of four teams is the fastest. The rankings are as follows—First place belongs to Heavenly Dao’s Heavenly Group from Japan, with the latest data showing that their best achievement was accomplished last night; they reduced the first BOSS’s health points to 9% last night; second place is the Angel Legion under the Pope’s lead from the United States, with their best achievement being reducing the first BOSS’s health points to 11%; third and fourth places belong to the Yanhuang Legion under Dao Feng from China and the Mummy Legion under the Pharaoh from Egypt, respectively, with both their best results being reducing the first BOSS’s health points to 14%!"

Having written thus far, the player posted a screenshot of the Tower of Pantheons ranking progress, showing the progress of the four teams to be indeed very close, nearly neck and neck.

Next, an excitement began to emerge between the lines of this player’s words, "A friend of mine has an incredibly strong brother who is one of the 5000 members of the Yanhuang Legion under Dao Feng! According to the information he provided, last night, Dao Feng personally introduced a new member to the legion, and that new member is none other than Thunder God, who is on par with Instakill! However, Thunder God is currently only invited to join the legion temporarily and is not there to stay permanently. It seems that he has reached an agreement with Dao Feng, and it’s more of a cooperative help."

Following that, the player expressed their own opinion on this matter, "I personally think this cooperation is a win-win situation that will have a significant impact on the four top awards of the annual grand ceremony. For Dao Feng, having a super expert like Thunder God join, the progress on the 50th floor of the Tower of Pantheons will inevitably accelerate, directly threatening the Heavenly Group, which is ranked first in progress! Once they achieve the world’s first kill on this first BOSS, Dao Feng will have a huge advantage for the top three awards of the annual grand ceremony—Best Individual, Best Guild, and Best Team! And for Thunder God, there are also benefits. Ever since Instakill broke the world record for the 30th floor, he has been steadily outpaced in the support rate for the Best Newcomer award. If he can help Dao Feng take down the first BOSS on the 50th floor, he will become an important bargaining chip, adding to his chances of winning in the end..."

After reading this post, Huang Yi still felt some urgency. He had never underestimated Thunder God, who, although also a newcomer, had basically grown up now, and the gap between him and people like Dao Feng and Dragon Spike had narrowed considerably. In comparison to Thunder God, however, he still was a bit too green. After all, he hadn’t had as much time to grow, and his strength was still far behind.

Now, Huang Yi also needed to quickly make some achievements to increase his bargaining chips for winning the award, which was extremely important to him, and he couldn’t not strive for it!

And at the moment, his bargaining chips were still too few, not holding an absolute advantage!

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Half an hour later, Huang Yi returned to The Second World, appearing on a small leafy island in Bai Long Lake.

"Meow~" As soon as he logged on, Huang Yi felt a small creature jump into his arms, and without looking, he knew it was Little White Cat.

Little White Cat would always stay obediently at the place where he logged off, not going anywhere, just waiting for him to log back in. As soon as he did, she would immediately pounce into his arms and stretch out her fluffy little paws to hug his neck. Many times, when Huang Yi logged off, he would still think about her, because he knew that in that virtual world, there would be a little cat quietly waiting for him at the place where he logged off, no matter how long or what happened, she would always wait for him to return.

Huang Yi held her tightly, feeling her dependence on him, and his heart filled with tranquility.

"Instakill, after these past few days of effort, I’ve managed to extract some of the Talent Blood from this drop of essence blood that is useless to you. Now, this drop of essence blood has been greatly weakened, you should try it again!" Just then, the immense voice of the White Dragon King suddenly came from afar, followed by its huge figure flying over from the horizon.