novelraw Chapter 299: Within the Bud — Advancing to Legend!
Chapter 299: Within the Bud — Advancing to Legend!
Deep within the Dragonflower Archipelago.
The pale sky's flames gradually weakened, dyeing the horizon orange-red, slowly transitioning to the deep sea and crimsoning the ocean before them.
Accompanied by a dimensional rift's roar, the Ghost Ship burst through the rift gate, reappearing upon the great sea.
The Ghost Ship's deck creaked and groaned, numerous cracks spreading beneath the trio's feet.
Chen Qi shielded his eyes from the sunlight, busily looking up to survey the ocean before him and the dazzling nameless island under the sun:
"Twilight falls, night approaches."
Boom! Burry urgently manipulated the 'button' to halt the ship, yet the Ghost Ship's momentum was too great—it still crashed onto the shore of the nameless island, sending a tiny red crab basking in the sun flying.
Fortunately, the Ghost Ship's barrier was strong enough; it could activate its spatial engine one more time.
This is too intense... Burry's hair was disheveled, his hands trembling uncontrollably.
He, a mechanic who had stayed in school since childhood and long worked in logistics, had actually carried out such a terrifying mission.What kind of ship had he boarded!
Fen looked at the island ahead, her mood heavy, and asked:
"Qi, what was that pitch-black dragon shadow just now?"
"A sea dragon I tamed in the coastal waters using a contract card..."
Chen Qi replied quietly.
During the journey to Moonstone City, his most important task had been to tame a Coastal Apex Predator with the Dragon Contract Card and strengthen it with Dragon's Blood from the Cup.
To his surprise, due to extremely high affinity, the contract signing took only an hour.
And once the contract was signed, he, as the master, could issue clear commands remotely with just a thought.
Chen Qi hooked his finger, commanding the Coastal Apex Predator to surge toward this sea.
The Coastal Apex Predator possessed incredible speed in the ocean, serving as his ultimate life-saving trump card.
"..."
Tamed a sea dragon? Fen blinked; she had grown accustomed to the secrets surrounding Chen Qi, then leaped lightly down from the ship.
Chen Qi also docked the ship in a relatively hidden spot and used Melanie's concealment card to hide the vessel.
Then, he took out the Backpack Card, retrieved three prepared cases of Supernatural Bait, and poured them into the sea.
After handling these matters, the trio ascended the nameless island and, following the plan, headed deep into Moonflower Island.
Their footsteps lightly crunched over fallen leaves, and soon they reached the island's center. Under the dim twilight glow, the Ice Witch's towering statue once again appeared before everyone.
Gazing at the Moon Island Flower in the Ice Witch's hand... Fen took a deep breath, her expression grave as she said:
"Teacher, thank you..."
Then, she opened her Backpack Card and took out a special small vial.
Inside the vial, within emerald-green potion, it was as if a blooming sea of flowers existed, with blossoms and butterflies dancing within the bottle.
Only one final legendary ingredient was missing—the Philosopher's Stone Potion needed for advancement could then be completed!
Fen fixed her gaze on the Moon Island Flower in the Ice Witch's hand:
"Qi, this is where my teacher once resided. After defeating the golems below and plucking the Moon Island Flower, I can complete the Flower Witch advancement here. However, this might take some time. I'll trouble you with what comes next."
"No problem."
Chen Qi crossed his arms and nodded:
"But try to be as quick as possible. If the Dragon Tamer King and Tiger Shark General finish their battle, it'll be troublesome."
"Mm."
Fen nodded gently, then leaped onto the statue's hand and pulled out the Moon Island Flower.
Boom! Crash!
The Moon Island Flower's roots connected to the entire island!
In an instant, with rumbling and crashing, earthen statues growing rare medicinal herbs emerged from the ground, marching with heavy steps from all directions, charging toward Chen Qi.
Their numbers were so vast, like a mecha battalion; each step the earthen statues took caused the island to tremble.
Fen's hair danced in the wind as she used her slender hands to pull the Moon Island Flower upward.
Then, as if performing a dance, she spun lightly and, at some point, flung out countless petal-like droplets of potion from her hands.
Flower Shower · Poison Rain!
The tiny potion droplets fell upon the numerous statues like branding irons on ice. Merely touched by a single drop of the liquid, these towering earthen golems instantly began to melt, collapsing one after another.
For these golems composed of earth and plants, Fen had brewed a special potion to dissolve them during these past days.
Taking advantage of the earthen golems' weakened state, Chen Qi and Burry joined the fray. After a fierce battle, they destroyed every earthen golem on the island.
Once all the golems had fallen, Fen fiercely pulled the Moon Island Flower out by its roots, then rubbed it with her hands, crushing it into powder, which she gently sprinkled into the unfinished Philosopher's Stone Potion.
As the Moon Island Flower merged into the potion, the liquid instantly turned deep blue. The butterflies within the bottle shimmered like a vast starry night sky, and an unimaginable spiritual energy emanated from the bottle's mouth.
The scalding Philosopher's Stone Potion seemed to contain boundless spiritual energy, attracting all the spiritual creatures of the island. Even Chen Qi, standing nearby, couldn't help but swallow hard, his body growing feverish and thirsty.
Philosopher's Stone Potion · Complete!
"Thank you, Qi!"
Fen turned her head slightly, lifting the petals on her face to reveal tear-filled, brilliantly colored eyes.
Since leaving the Goldenfinch Kingdom and arriving at this Witch Sea following her teacher's will, after countless days and nights, she had finally reached this step.
Once she advanced to Flower Witch, she would no longer be a weak Alchemist but a true 'legend'—the Flower Witch!
She had broken her teacher's vow by not relying solely on herself, but without Chen Qi, she absolutely could not have brewed the Philosopher's Stone Potion at this time.
Fen placed her hand on her chest, then gently raised her head and drank half of the Philosopher's Stone Potion.
Gulp, gulp—
The azure potion flowed past her lips, over her crimson tongue, down her throat, and throughout her entire body.
Then, with a light flick, she took out the 'Flower Witch' profession card from her Backpack Card.
As the critical advancement task was completed, the Flower Witch profession card gradually melted, transforming into a seed that fell upon the soil.
In the earth, the seed quickly took root and sprouted, drawing power from the entire island, then growing into vines adorned with crimson thorns.
The crimson thorny vines gathered like a rose bush, crawling over her limbs, cutting bright red wounds.
Drip! Drip!
Blood fell to the ground.
Finally, at Fen's feet, a gigantic flower bud suddenly appeared, enveloping her entirely within it.
Inside the flower bud, Fen was like a flower bud herself. Amid the pain of the thorns, her clothes gradually all shed, falling away as petals.
Blood drops fell, transforming into flowers!
A continuous stream of floral aspect power condensed and bloomed within the flower bud.
Fen set aside all fear, closed her eyes, and greedily absorbed the power from this island, from the Philosopher's Stone Potion, from the Flower Witch!
Her blood turned into flowers, her inspiration sublimated, her Spiritual Core was advancing toward an unprecedented realm.
Advancement begins!
"..."
Chen Qi watched the flower bud before him; it was his first time witnessing the Flower Witch's advancement ceremony.
"Legendary..."
Chen Qi murmured. His own advancement had been too rapid, his foundation unsteady, his power not fully digested—he was still some distance from legendary.
"Next, it's about waiting for Fen to complete her advancement..."
Chen Qi thought silently.
He cast Ember's Touch, igniting a bonfire near the enormous flower bud to prevent Shadow Demons from interfering with the Flower Witch's advancement.
Boom!
Suddenly, a thunderclap struck!
"Does the Dragon Tamer King want to capture the Flower Witch..."
Chen Qi slowly turned around, looking through the forest leaves toward the sky.
Wyverns were crying.
Chen Qi remembered the look the Dragon Tamer King had given him before they left—like a beast starved for far too long.
"It's time to show those pursuers what we're made of!"
Burry clenched his fists together, cracking his knuckles.
"Let's go, Burry."
Dragon Tamer King... Chen Qi gripped Flesh Cleaver Bone Breaker, heading toward the island's beach, gazing at the sky.
Boom!
A low, drawn-out dragon roar echoed from deep within the clouds. Amid countless howling sounds, numerous wyverns descended like a dark cloud pressing down from the sky.
Upon the dark cloud, wyvern pirates bared their fangs, gazing hungrily at the two figures on the island.
Burry counted.
"One, ten, a hundred—wait, are you kidding me, this is the pursuit force..."
Burry's face instantly turned pale. Just the wyverns within his sight numbered over a hundred, plus dozens of third-tier Beast Tamers and ninety elite wyvern pirates.
This wasn't a pursuit force at all—it was a major contingent under the Pirate General's command!
What kind of joke is this? To chase us, the Pirate General mobilized half his forces, deployed a major unit!
A full hundred wyverns, over ten third-tier Transcendents, and special weapons to deal with various high-level Transcendents!
Are the three of us worth it?
"We're surrounded, surrounded..."
Burry hurriedly took out the 'Navigator's Eye,' trying to contact the Ice Demon Pirates, but the Navigator's Eye showed no response.
He could only tremulously look up at the nearly hundred pairs of beast-like crimson eyes in the sky.
The sea breeze carrying the scent of blood drifted across the ocean; the sound of wyvern wings beating echoed like death's knell, playing high above!
Burry's rare fighting spirit turned into pure terror as he took a step back.
And there were only two of them, which meant each would have to face fifty wyverns and fifty elite wyvern pirates alone!