Heroes' Prison

Chapter 302 - 297 Python Blood (Seeking Monthly Tickets!)

But Huang Yi had waited so long, and the python still had not made a move, as if it were merely watching the excitement. This made him worry. If the swordsman incarnation could not be killed and remained in this world, then it would be very difficult for him to clean up the aftermath.

"Useless trash, go die for me!" Just then, the python suddenly let out a cold huff, its tone revealing a murderous intent.

Right after, Huang Yi suddenly felt a dazzling brilliance emanating from the underground palace, as if a small sun had risen, illuminating the entire place.

And this blinding light, surprisingly, was radiating from the Black Serpent’s body!

"Ah! Master, why, why do you want me to self-destruct? I am your faithful servant!" At this moment, the Black Serpent screamed in terror, but it couldn’t control itself. Its body still became brighter and brighter, as if a sun was burning inside, casting a blinding light that obscured everything.

Hearing the Black Serpent’s hysterical scream, Huang Yi was momentarily shocked. He hadn’t expected the python to not take action itself but instead forced the Black Serpent to self-destruct!

The Black Serpent was a Holy Domain Warrior, and a self-destruction of a Holy Domain Warrior—how powerful could that be? Huang Yi himself had self-destruct skills, namely the Agile Cat Form’s "Life Sacrifice", and he understood deeply how powerful a self-destruction could be. It grew stronger as his level increased, always his ace in the hole. None of his attacks could come close to the power of self-destruction, and his was merely the self-destruction of a Spirit Cat, incomparable to that of a Holy Domain Warrior!

"Master, you’re so cruel!" At this moment, the Black Serpent let out its last scream in life, and its body violently exploded, as if a sun had burst inside the underground palace!

In that instant, Huang Yi’s vision was filled with white, unable to see anything, and his ears heard no sound, as though he had arrived at the moment of the universe’s birth, in chaos, silent and breathless, without light or dark!

This was the first time he had witnessed the self-destruction of a Holy Domain Warrior, and its power far exceeded his expectations!

With the Black Serpent’s self-destruction, the entire underground palace immediately suffered an unprecedented blow. The magic engravings on the surrounding walls shattered at a visible rate, the whole palace expanded and cracked outward, and the ceiling was blown open.

From above the Desolate Sands, the ground where the underground palace was situated suddenly exploded, the earth was lifted, countless sand and stones were shot in all directions, and the area of the underground palace became a huge deep pit!

Gradually, the light faded, the noise subsided, and Huang Yi finally saw his surroundings clearly. It was daylight around him now, the warm sunlight pouring in transparently, the ground a mess, as if it had been hit by a small asteroid, and he was right in the middle of that deep pit.

The entire underground palace had been completely destroyed by the Black Serpent’s self-destruction, only the area at the entrance to the palace remained intact, where the entrance to the Heroes’ Prison was suppressing it. Even such a strong explosion could not destroy the prison entrance.

Huang Yi patiently waited for a while and did not reveal his figure from the Void State. After a long time, he detected no movement. The swordsman seemed to have been blasted to death, and the python had also vanished without a trace, seemingly reduced to ashes by the explosion, leaving the deep pit utterly silent.

After waiting for ten minutes like this, Huang Yi multitasked, his main body still maintaining the Void State, while his incarnation entered the deep pit and ran directly toward a section of ruins, frantically digging.

After digging for a while, a piece of Black Skin emerged from beneath the debris!

This Black Skin was not tainted by any dust; it seemed as if the dust would automatically avoid it after contact, appearing quite extraordinary.

Huang Yi grabbed the Black Skin and yanked forcefully, instantly pulling out a black cloak!

This black cloak had a great texture, with tiny, fine scales all over it, looking somewhat like leather but also containing the hardness of metal, made from some unknown material.

Under the sunlight, the fine scales on the black cloak reflected the light, clearly a treasure!

"Another Legendary!" Huang Yi revealed a happy smile!

This cloak was none other than the only piece of Legendary Equipment of the Black Serpent!

His Treasure-sniffing Ability could clearly sense its location, and with this, he dug it out.

Huang Yi took a deep breath, excitedly caressed the cloak and checked its attributes.

[Black Dragon’s Hide] (Legendary, Armor — Cloak)

Physical Defense: 500

Strength +800

Magic Defense +15%

Critical Hit Rate +10%

Health Points +15%

Evasion Value +30%

Borrow Light: Can freely enhance a certain attribute by borrowing the glow of the Yellow Star in the sky. One can switch to various attributes that need enhancement, with a one-minute cooldown for switching. The current effect of Borrow Light is: Strength +700. At night, the effect is twice as much as during the day.

Attached Skill:

[Absolute Invisibility]: Upon use, it renders the user in a state of absolute stealth, undetectable by normal revealing methods. This state lasts for 5 minutes, and the stealth is automatically canceled if the user makes an attack or receives damage. Each use consumes 3% of Health Points, with a 5-minute cooldown.

Durability: 0/1500

Required Level: Can be upgraded along with the player’s level, currently Level 70

Equipment Score: 980

Item Description: Black Dragon, my dear companion, I’ve always worn your hide but I can never morph into you.

This was Huang Yi’s third piece of Legendary Equipment!

This powerful Legendary Equipment was suitable for both offense and defense, greatly catering to the needs of warrior-type classes!

However, Huang Yi couldn’t wear it now because this piece of Legendary Equipment had been severely damaged in the self-destruction of the Black Serpent. Its Durability had dropped to 0, making it unwearable and relegating it to being stored away in the storage ring.

In the future, unless Huang Yi found Dragon Beast Skin and entrusted it to a top tier tailor, there was a chance for this cloak to be repaired.

This is a helpless aspect of Legendary Equipment: above Legendary, durability can’t be restored by ordinary means. Once durability reaches 0, only precious materials like World Stones, Flowing Cloud Fabric, or Dragon Beast Skin could potentially restore it.

Currently, Huang Yi had never seen Flowing Dragon Beast Skin, only heard of it mentioned by forum players. However, he could find World Stones; the Heavenly Pit where their stronghold was located contained World Stones, albeit in small quantities. Each continent had only a finite 1000-ton reserve of World Stones, and once depleted, there was none left except to invade other countries’ continents and plunder this resource. Materials like Dragon Beast Skin and Flowing Cloud Fabric were equally precious and in limited supply; using some meant having less.

At that moment, Huang Yi’s gaze settled on the item description—"Black Dragon, my dear companion, I’ve always worn your hide but I can never morph into you."

Seeing that line, Huang Yi could guess at something: the "Black Dragon" mentioned must be the third general under the banner of the Sand Thief King. He had previously encountered the Black Wolf and the Black Serpent, but had never met the third general, which was strange in itself.

Black Dragons had strength comparable to White Dragons, and the hides of the Dragon Clan were with them for life, not shed like a serpents’. Therefore, it was very likely that the Black Dragon had died, for only then could its hide be skinned and made into this Legendary Cloak, worn by the Black Serpent. Judging from the tone of the item description, Black Serpent and Black Dragon seemed to have a close relationship, further confirming that they were likely part of the Sand Thief King’s forces.

With this, all three of the Sand Thief King’s great generals had fallen, with both Black Wolf and Black Serpent perishing at the hands of Huang Yi, each contributing a piece of Legendary Equipment. The Sand Thief King himself was trapped at the location of the Golden Holy Dragon’s treasure, and once Huang Yi’s strength increased further, he could go there to slay it. Surely, more good things would drop then.

Huang Yi’s incarnation tucked away the Legendary Cloak and scoured the surroundings for a bit. Seeing no other items, he immediately took out the Earth Dragon Reins, summoned the Velociraptor, mounted it, and quickly left the area, soon disappearing into the distance of the desert.

All that remained was a pile of ruins. The desert wind blew, stirring the sand and stones in the rubble, contributing to the desolation.

Just then, the ruins suddenly trembled, and a snake’s head burst forth violently!

This snake was none other than that Python from before!

At this moment, it flicked its forked tongue, gazing in the direction where Huang Yi’s incarnation had departed, murmuring quietly to itself, "Who exactly is this person? To think he could devise a plan to kill the Black Serpent. What a pity, the host I had nurtured for so long blew up like that, even causing me to get injured. Now, I have to look for a new host."

Then, the python slowly crawled out from among the ruins, bearing several wounds on its body.

Quickly afterward, it slithered swiftly toward the distant desert, eventually disappearing into the vast expanse of the Desolate Sands, leaving its next destination a mystery.

The moment the python left, Huang Yi, who had been lurking for a long time, immediately materialized from the air, finally canceling his Void State.

Gazing in the direction the python had taken, Huang Yi said softly to himself, "What exactly is the story with this python? A self-destruct from a Holy Domain Warrior only inflicted minor injuries on it. And just now, it hid rather than strike at my incarnation, indicating it does not wish to attack. What plans does it have? Why does it seek a host?" His mind was filled with questions.

However, thanks to his cautious concealment, the python unknowingly revealed a few of its secrets. Huang Yi had remained hidden considering the python might not be dead, as it was surrounded by an air of mystery and had deliberately instigated Black Serpent’s self-destruction, which suggested it was confident of its survival.

Setting a trap of his own, Huang Yi exposed his incarnation, feigning departure from the area. Sure enough, this drew the python out of hiding to be observed by his true form.

Now, though, he would not seek trouble with the python, to avoid spooking it.

Right then, Huang Yi walked toward the ruins where the python had concealed itself, staring at the ground there. The corners of his mouth slightly lifted.

On the ground lay a few drops of the python’s blood (to be continued. If you enjoy this work, I welcome you to Starting Point (qidian.com) to cast your Recommendation and Monthly Tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)