Heroes' Prison

Chapter 311 - 305

After killing the Black Wolf, Huang Yi had obtained a batch of such Energy Stones, which were extremely important strategic materials; naturally, the more the better.

Next, Huang Yi looked at the third item. Previously, when he broke world records, the third item had always been equipment, but this time, it was a scroll.

Huang Yi picked up the scroll and unfolded it to see a map with a red line marked with arrow symbols weaving through it, pointing towards a valley. Written atop the map were several large characters: "Earth Dragon Valley Map."

This was actually a map of Earth Dragon Valley. Since Dao Feng had broken the 60th-floor world record, he had also obtained a map of Earth Dragon Valley, which was how he found that place. That valley had now become their exclusive area, with only them knowing the entrance. They also stationed guards there, strictly forbidding outsiders from entering. If not for Huang Yi’s good relationship with Dao Feng, he wouldn’t be able to enter either.

The Earthwalking Dragons inside the valley were a valuable resource, now wholly owned by the Xuanyuan Guild. The high-ranking members of the guild now almost all had their own Earthwalking Dragon, to the envy of others. Anyone else wanting to catch an Earth Dragon from the valley would have to pay a hefty entrance fee of 2 million Gold Coins, which was just the cost of admission without any guarantee of capture.

Regardless, there were still many guild leaders and wealthy players who went in to catch them.

Earth Dragon Reins could be purchased by ordinary players; after surpassing Level 65, the drop rate for reins would be very low, but with countless players taking on the Tower of Pantheons every day and the large base number, naturally, there would be plenty drops. With Earth Dragon Reins in hand, most people intended to use them, a common human instinct. The Earthwalking Dragon was currently the most top-level Mount with formidable strength. Merely its fierce and cool appearance was awe-inspiring, which was why the business of Xuanyuan’s Earth Dragon Valley was incredibly booming, earning a fortune each day, like a hen that laid golden eggs.

In Huang Yi’s hands, this map was of another Earth Dragon Valley, which meant a brand new resource point belonged to him. His Hero Guild would also have an exclusive Earth Dragon Valley to allow some of the high-ranking members with high Contribution Points to go in to catch dragons and improve their strength.

More importantly, he could do business with the Earth Dragon Valley just like Xuanyuan, charging outsiders 2 million Gold Coins for each admission. When the time came, he would get in touch with Xuanyuan, collude together, and jointly monopolize the Earthwalking Dragon Mount market.

This map was invaluable to Huang Yi and would become the Hero Guild’s second-large-scale industry following Dragon City.

Huang Yi carefully stowed away the Earth Dragon Valley map and immediately left the Tower of Pantheons.

"Madman, did you notice? Instakill has broken another world record! He broke the 60th-floor record held by Heavenly Dao; it’s like Instakill and Heavenly Dao are sworn enemies!" As soon as Huang Yi teleported out, he immediately heard some players in the Teleport Plaza discussing the recent record-breaking event.

"I also feel like Instakill has a grudge against Heavenly Dao. Otherwise, when Dao Feng held the world record, Instakill didn’t break it. But as soon as Heavenly Dao had the record, Instakill went and broke it. This obviously seems like something an enemy would do!"

"Wonder if Instakill will break another record next. Usually, one would break it twice consecutively, each time gaining 50% Experience Points, which could lead directly to a level upgrade. But there’s not much reward after breaking the record the third time."

"We’ll find out soon! It’s just a pity we can’t break it ourselves no matter how hard we try, and can’t level up that quickly."

...

Listening to the conversations of these players, Huang Yi smiled mysteriously and continued teleporting to the 60th floor of the Tower of Pantheons.

Indeed, he planned to break the record again, to gain another 50% of Experience Points, the quickest moment to upgrade.

This time, like before, Huang Yi only killed the BOSS without wasting time on the minions. It took him over 30 minutes, but he managed to push the world record forward by a few seconds, and once again received 50% Experience Points.

However, this was his second time breaking the same record. The reward was much less, leaving only Experience Points without any Energy Stones or Earth Dragon Valley map. And if he were to break this record again next time, he would get nothing, no rewards at all.

Now, Huang Yi’s Level had returned to 73, and this was just over an hour after he had been downgraded.

Next, he had to search for that brand-new Earth Dragon Valley.

Huang Yi sent a message to Qin Shiyu; she was currently in the conference hall of Dragon City. Huang Yi decided to send the map to her and let her arrange for people to search for that location.

...

In the northern part of the continent, within a certain forest, lay a large Half-Beast Tribe.

This Half-Beast Tribe was like a kingdom, ruling over the forest. Scattered throughout were wooden houses, with many half-beastmen living peacefully here. At the center of this forest was an area enclosed by tall fences, surrounded by watchtowers with lit torches, where vigilant half-beastmen patrolled. Their eyes were sharp, their muscles well-built, and their gear superior, far beyond that of ordinary half-beastmen.

Inside the fence stood a gigantic wooden house, reaching five or six stories high, every piece of wood made from solid iron trees over a century old. Hanging around the perimeter of the house were large animal bones, and at the entrance, an imposing Tyrannosaurus Rex skull adorned the door. In half-beastmen custom, hanging a skull at the door signified the homeowner’s proudest hunting trophy. Thus, the presence of a dragon skull indicated that the person living inside had once slain a Tyrannosaurus Rex.

It was deep into the night, and inside that house, flickering flames suggested a secret meeting was taking place.

"Respected Chieftain, Thunder God has tracked down Instakill again and killed him. However, Instakill’s strength is growing stronger with each passing day, and despite numerous kills, Thunder God can hardly prevent his rise to power. As a result, he’s demanding an increased bounty," a man’s voice emanated from within the house—if Huang Yi were secretly listening, he would immediately recognize the voice as Feng Zhi’s.

"Feng Zhi, you’ve let me down this time! I sent you leading our tribe’s 200,000 Half-Beast Warriors to conquer the Despair Plains. Black Barbarian even took ’Soul Prelude’ to aid you, hoping for a victorious battle to plunder some resources. Yet with so many men, you couldn’t even reach the Despair Plains before being utterly annihilated, and not even Black Barbarian survived. Our tribe’s treasured ’Soul Prelude’ has now completely fallen into enemy hands!" A commanding voice resounded, tinged with a flavor of authority that could make someone involuntarily submit.

"Chieftain, I’m truly sorry for all this. I hadn’t anticipated how vile Instakill could be; his strength is too great for me to match. On this entire continent, there are only a few who can kill him. We sought out Thunder God as a last resort since he and Instakill are archenemies," Feng Zhi hurriedly explained.

"Have you never considered why, after Thunder God killed him so many times and claimed so many bounties, Instakill’s strength has continued to increase? Could there be a secret behind this?"

"No, that’s impossible! Thunder God and Instakill are mortal enemies, as are Dao Feng and Dragon Spike—they would fight to the death upon sight. The reason Instakill keeps getting stronger is that his power naturally increases rapidly. No one has ever been able to stop him. If it weren’t for Thunder God’s intervention, he would be even mightier by now, heaven knows to what extent!" Feng Zhi affirmed without doubt, his voice betraying his unwavering faith in Thunder God. "Also, someone like Thunder God wouldn’t deceive me; someone of his top-level caliber is not to be doubted but befriended. If he were to take offense and stop cooperating with us, we would have a hard time finding another partner as powerful."

"Those are your concerns; I only demand results. If you retrieve ’Soul Prelude,’ everything can be discussed; fail, and you will face my ruthless side!" The authoritative voice was now filled with murderous intent.

"But what if we kill Instakill to the point of Reincarnation, and he still refuses to hand over ’Soul Prelude’?" Feng Zhi said, disheartened.

"How can you be sure he won’t hand it over if you haven’t even driven him to Reincarnation yet? One Thunder God is not enough; you need to get in touch with more powerful figures. Make every day of Instakill’s life a battle for survival against various top fighters, and we will see if he still refuses!"

"Right! I’ll contact the major powers right away and have them take action against Instakill. But once ’Soul Prelude’ is in our hands, I hope you will grant me the chance to undergo the trial at the Half-Beast Holy Land in the Central Continent..."

"As I said before, if you bring back ’Soul Prelude,’ all requests can be negotiated."

...

A week flew by in the blink of an eye.

During this week, a dedicated team from the Hero Guild, equipped with Huang Yi’s map, tirelessly searched for the Earth Dragon Valley. However, the continent was so vast that even with a map, it was tough to find a specific place in the middle of mountains and wilderness, with some regions being practically impassable.

Today, the Hero Guild finally found the entrance to Earth Dragon Valley within an uninhabited mountain range and immediately notified Huang Yi.

Huang Yi sent his Incarnation there, who, riding a Velociraptor and traversing mountains and valleys, took a considerable amount of time to reach the location.

The entrance to Earth Dragon Valley was hidden in a valley within the Giant Tree Forest, where trees soared hundreds of meters high, nearly piercing the clouds. The small valley, concealed among them, would have been undiscoverable without a map. The valley was overgrown with wild vegetation, but a path had been cleared by hand, which Huang Yi followed.

Upon entering the valley, Huang Yi saw over twenty people standing guard outside a cave. (To be continued. If you like this work, please go to Starting Point (qidian.com) to cast your Recommendation Tickets and Monthly Tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)