Heroes' Prison

Chapter 273 - 268 Black Wolf’s Den

Suddenly, his level dropped from Level 61 to Level 60, and the 9th Stage of the Defense War Soul was successfully awakened, increasing his defense points by 10%, and he also awakened the Defense Mystic Art, which could add an additional 20% to his defense once activated.

However, only one Mystic Art can be activated at a time, and he was currently using the Life Mystery, so there was no need to switch.

Thus, Huang Yi’s journey toward the perfect War Soul had more than halfway completed, with only one Attack Spirit left!

His total War Soul Layers had reached 15, with no more room for improvement, which meant that he needed to dispel the first 6 layers of the Defense War Soul, freeing up 6 slots.

But removing the 6th Layer would consume 60% of his experience, and his Experience Points were already tight; continuing would mean dropping to Level 59, which would prevent him from wearing his Level 60 equipment. This would be more loss than gain, so he decided to wait for a while and work hard to gain some experience before considering this.

...

For the next two days, Huang Yi was on the move.

His incarnation was hurrying toward the seaside, preparing to build a sub-territory by the coast.

Meanwhile, his main body was on its way to Dragon City to meet with Overlord. Together, they would search for the remaining 98 hearts of the Sand Thief King.

This long journey only intensified his desire to acquire a high-speed mount like a Velociraptor, to save time on the road.

Unfortunately, his equipment was still lacking, preventing him from fighting for the Earth Dragon Reins.

That day, after a long trek, Huang Yi’s main body finally arrived at Dragon City.

By now, there was not a single skeleton outside Dragon City, nor could any bones be seen; the Sand King probably took care of them somehow. Inside Dragon City, there was a free and lively atmosphere. The city was waiting to be revitalized, and members of the Hero Guild were working hard repairing the city walls and reconstructing damaged houses, restoring some of the basic public facilities.

"Guild Leader, you’re here!"

"Hello, Instakill Brother!"

At this moment, those Guild members recognized Huang Yi. Many were his fans who had joined the Hero Guild. Now, they looked at him with admiration.

"Who’s in charge here?" Huang Yi asked a teenager who appeared to be about fifteen or sixteen.

"It’s Miss Luo Luoran." The teenager seemed pleasantly surprised and added in detail, "She’s helping at the Teleportation Circle."

"Thank you!" Huang Yi nodded and headed straight for the Dragon City Teleportation Matrix.

As he made his way through Dragon City, many places had been renovated, restoring much of its past splendor.

Soon, he arrived at the Dragon City Teleport Plaza, where several players were intently scribing a Magic Circle on the ground. At the core was a woman in her 20s with short hair, diligently working on the central area of the Teleportation Circle, while the other players were scribing around the edges.

"After you finish scribing over there, remember to sprinkle twice the amount of magic rock powder. This is a City Teleportation Matrix, not the same as ordinary Teleport Circles, and requires more," said the woman player as she wiped off sweat and turned to instruct the other players.

When she turned her head, she immediately saw Huang Yi and, after a brief pause, stood up, patted the dust off her hands, and said, "Instakill Brother, you’ve arrived."

"Yes, Luo Luoran, you’ve been working hard. Dragon City’s construction is looking good!" Huang Yi said with a slight smile.

This woman player was the formidable Array Master previously mentioned by Qin Shiyu, skilled enough to repair a City Teleportation Matrix. She was also one of the top Life Class Players Qin Shiyu had brought in.

"Not hard at all. Just thinking that our efforts could benefit a million people makes us feel a great sense of achievement," Luo Luoran said with a joyful smile.

"How much longer will it take to fix the Teleportation Circle?" Huang Yi asked.

"About three more days! Repairing is quicker. If we were to make a new Teleportation Circle like this, it would take a very long time," Luo Luoran answered.

"Great! You’ve been working hard!" Huang Yi nodded.

Just then, he suddenly felt something strange under his feet and looked down instinctively.

At this moment, there was a scorpion at his feet, climbing up his body.

The scorpion was none other than the Sand King, the king of scorpions. Every scorpion within the Dragon City territory acted as its spy, with a presence in almost every corner; nothing that happened within the territory escaped its eyes.

Soon, the small body of the Sand King had clambered onto Huang Yi’s shoulder, brandishing its pincers as it said, "Instakill, just now one of the scorpions spotted someone with a rather unique aura entering our territory. Should I go kill him?"

"Could it be the Overlord has arrived?" Huang Yi immediately thought of the Overlord, a Soul Manipulator with a truly unique aura, "I’ll have a look myself. This city was built for people to come to; as long as they cause no trouble here, there’s no need for you to take action."

Next, Huang Yi went to Dragon City’s only intact city gate and patiently began to wait.

After a while, at the far end of his vision, a figure appeared: an elder dressed in a grey robe, with a white band tied around his head. He looked extremely frail, merely skin and bones, as if he were a skeleton wrapped in a layer of skin. At this time, leaning on a cane, his steps were not slow at all and quickly moved towards this side.

Before long, the elder arrived at the city gate, looked at Huang Yi, and cracked a faint smile, "Instakill, sorry to have kept you waiting. I am the Overlord." With that, he handed over a business card to Huang Yi.

Huang Yi exchanged business cards with the Overlord and immediately took out the wolf claws, saying, "Next, let’s go trouble the Black Wolf. These are a pair of its claws. Can you use this scent to find out where it’s hiding?"

"Sure!" The Overlord nodded, reached out with his withered palm to touch the wolf claws, and then closed his murky eyes, singing a strange melody.

The melody, composed of unknown notes and words, sounded as if ghosts were singing, which reminded Huang Yi of something.

He immediately took out the "Soul Prelude" from his storage ring. He had never been able to fully understand the sheepskin scroll, but the Overlord specialized in soul abilities and might be able to unravel the secrets of the "Soul Prelude."

A minute later, the Overlord concluded his eerie song, opened his eyes, and stared intently towards the west. A purple light flashed in his cloudy eyes as he hoarsely said, "I’ve found it, around 70 kilometers to the west, there’s a presence similar to this one."

Huang Yi turned to look in the direction of the west too. A distance of only 70 kilometers indicated that the Black Wolf had likely chosen a nearby place to heal, for with only a breath of life left, it couldn’t have gone too far.

The two of them immediately set out on their journey, quickly making their way westward.

"Overlord, take a look at this," Huang Yi said while passing the sheepskin scroll to the Overlord as they walked.

Interested, the Overlord took the scroll and upon unfolding it, his gaze swept over the strange symbols inscribed on it. He abruptly looked solemn and exclaimed, "These are Soul Scripts!"

"What are Soul Scripts?" inquired Huang Yi, turning to him.

The Overlord’s withered finger traced the tadpole-like symbols on the scroll, saying, "Soul Scripts are well-known; they were invented by a demigod named Sky Flute during the Primordial Era, but almost no one in later generations has learned them. It is said that each character in Soul Script represents the soul of a living being. To understand Soul Script, one must determine which creature’s soul each character represents, and this requires melodies similar to those used in soul-summoning tunes."

"Sky Flute? I’ve never heard of him," Huang Yi shook his head. However, he did understand the meaning of ’demigod’—a half-god, one of the most powerful beings in the mortal world. Sky Flute must have been a formidable figure who dominated the world in the Primordial Era.

"You’ve heard of Bards, haven’t you?" the Overlord cast a look at Huang Yi, "That profession was created by Sky Flute. He was the first Bard in history."

"The founder of a profession?" Huang Yi marveled at the revelation that Sky Flute was the creator of a profession! It was even more rare that the profession he created was among the top 100 common classes, spread across the world, truly passed down to the present. Moreover, based on such a scale of dissemination, as long as The Second World existed, the Bard profession would continue to be passed down without interruption.

"Among all Bards, Sky Flute is considered a god. Since this sheepskin scroll is written in Soul Script, it is likely some sort of treasure he left behind. My profession happens to specialize in soul research, and I believe that after some study, I’ll be able to unlock the secrets within it," the Overlord said, caressing the sheepskin scroll lovingly.

"You keep the Soul Prelude, it’s of more use in your hands anyway; I was unable to figure it out," Huang Yi said, waving his hand dismissively.

...

After a while, the two eventually reached a spot 70 kilometers away.

At that point, the Overlord turned towards Huang Yi and said, "Finding a general direction is easy, but now, we need to pinpoint the exact location, which requires much effort to discover the Black Wolf’s precise hiding spot. This will take some time, so please be patient as I do this," swinging his cane, he was about to employ another skill.

"No need!" Huang Yi immediately stopped him, turned his head to look in the northwest direction and said with a slight smile, "Just follow me from now, I know where it is. It seems we’re in luck; there’s a piece of Legendary Equipment there too."

What Huang Yi relied on was, of course, his "Treasure Sniffing" ability.

After evolving into the Treasure-Sniffing Cat, he could find treasures within a 10-kilometer radius. Just now, he discovered that around 9 kilometers to the northwest there was a piece of Legendary Equipment, and since Guifu Heilang (Ghost Axe Black Wolf) was a Holy Domain Warrior, it was very likely to be one of his treasures. Moreover, not long ago in Tiantai City, he saw the Black Serpent, one of the other generals under the Sand Thief King, equipped with a piece of Legendary Equipment. Black Wolf and Black Serpent being two of the three great generals under the Sand Thief King should both possess a piece of Legendary Equipment to maintain status equality. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, we welcome you to come to Starting Point (qidian.com) to cast your Recommendation Ticket and Monthly Tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)