443: Chapter 443 Holy Realm Chapter 9

"It's right up ahead."

The adventurer captain pushed aside the tall grass and saw a golden orchid growing inside a rocky hollow ahead.

This item was the main ingredient for refining Level Three Gold Spirit Potions; not only could it help gold-element mages break through to the second level, but most importantly, it could increase their affinity for the gold element.

Thinking of this, the captain of the Green Snake Adventurer Team couldn't help but feel envious. This was the privilege of those from magical families. Young Master Yin was said to have a four-star gold element affinity. He had already consumed rare potions when breaking through to become a first-level mage to boost his elemental affinity, and now that he was breaking through to the second level, it would increase even further.

Perhaps by the time he reached Level Four, he might even be able to raise his affinity to five stars.

Of course, that had nothing to do with him.

The Green Snake captain steadied his nerves and stared at the massive creature beside the orchid, which looked just like a golden rock.

That was a Golden-Scaled Pangolin. Its defense was terrifying, and it controlled powerful gold-elemental energy; with a single swipe of its claw, it could easily tear refined iron to shreds.

"Get ready. Cast Weakness magic first, then use vines to bind this magical beast. I will strike to injure it and lure it away; you must go and harvest the Gold Spirit Orchid quickly."

"Yes, Captain!"

The mage who knew the second level Weakness Curse began to chant, and as the chanting ended...

A ray of gray light flashed and vanished, quickly sinking into the body of the pangolin beast.

The pangolin seemed to sense it and was about to rise, but suddenly, dense vines grew from the ground, instantly wrapping around it.

At the same time, the rock beneath it turned into mud, causing its limbs to sink in.

The Green Snake captain leaped out, his heavy sword pulsing with fire-attribute battle aura as he slashed down at the pangolin!

Accompanied by a shrill cry, the pangolin's scales shattered, but it broke free and charged toward the Green Snake captain.

The earth trembled, and rows of several-meter-long earthen spikes suddenly erupted from the ground.

A knight's body was inherently stronger than a mage's. Sensing the anomaly in the earth elements, he leaped, instantly jumping seven or eight meters away before running toward the outside.

If he could lure the beast away without a bloody fight, it was naturally better not to fight to the death.

Otherwise, he would suffer serious injuries or even be crippled. The goal this time was just the commission; as long as the Gold Spirit Orchid was harvested, that was enough.

As the pangolin was lured away, the remaining adventurers quickly moved toward the Gold Spirit Orchid.

Some turned stone into mud, others cast sealing spells, and some took out boxes containing gold-element energy. Their movements were fluid and practiced, clearly showing they did this often.

At this moment, the young master from the Yin family was still sitting on his Silver Moon Wolf, leisurely enjoying the scenery.

Suddenly, the shadows around him shifted slightly, and a figure abruptly appeared!

It slashed toward the young master's neck!

The guard nearby changed expression: "Young Master!"

The Silver Moon Wolf reacted first, biting toward the dark shadow, but the shadow had wind beneath its feet. It dodged the Silver Moon Wolf, tapped its toes lightly, and stabbed toward the young master's neck.

Facing this sudden turn of events, the young master was terrified and sat there blankly, not knowing what to do.

Just then, a necklace around his neck suddenly flashed, and a magical light shield enveloped him, blocking Char's attack.

It was a magical artifact.

Char's expression turned ruthless. He didn't retreat; instead, he slashed his poison-coated dagger toward the Silver Moon Wolf's neck.

He didn't believe the Silver Moon Wolf also had a magical artifact for protection.

As a Level Three magical beast, the Silver Moon Wolf was agile, but at such close range, and with Char being a second level mage with seven-star affinity for both dark and wind elements, the Silver Moon Wolf simply couldn't dodge it.

The dagger sliced open the Silver Moon Wolf's neck. To ensure the poison thoroughly entered its system, Char left the dagger embedded in the wolf's neck.

The dagger had been soaked in over a dozen virulent poisons, including several from Level Three poisonous magical beasts. Let alone a Level Three Silver Moon Wolf, even a Level Four magical beast would have a hard time if it took a hit.

The Silver Moon Wolf's neck began to rot rapidly, and a purple-black color spread through its veins across its entire body.

Char slipped into the shadows and vanished.

The Level Three mage nearby was furious. A Level Three spell rose in his hand, and a scorching light crashed down, but there was nothing on the ground.

At this point, the young master regained his senses and screamed frantically: "There's an assassin! Grandpa Kairo! Kill him for me, kill him!"

Gu Yuan, observing from the shadows, decisively changed his strategy. The Soul-Shattering Curse he had been charging for a long time, fueled by a sufficient infusion of magical power, had already become terrifyingly potent.

The Soul-Shattering Curse was released, but the target wasn't the young master; it was the old man, the Level Three mage.

The old man was terrified: "Soul-Shattering Curse!"

He hurriedly cast a mental protection spell, but unfortunately, the Soul-Shattering Curse was once the signature magic of the Dark Mages. Relying on its sinister and ruthless nature, it could even assassinate mages a level higher than the caster. Caught off guard, how could the old mage resist?

His mental shield shattered, and the old mage didn't have the money to purchase a mental-type magical artifact.

"Aaaah!"

The old mage let out a heart-wrenching scream. The adventurer who had finished harvesting the Gold Spirit Orchid and was preparing to come over saw a scene that would haunt him for the rest of his life.

The Level Three late-stage mage was bleeding from his seven orifices, his eyes bursting like crushed lychees, and immediately after, a Burning Body Curse appeared!

Terrifying, high-temperature flames instantly engulfed the old mage, and his screams became even more intense.

The old mage still wanted to resist; he cast Light Healing magic and tore open a Water Curtain Protection magic scroll.

But the Burning Body Curse was too fierce; even though it was extinguished, the old mage had already been burned to the brink of death.

Just as the old mage was preparing to take a potion, another Burning Body Curse struck!

Then! A third Burning Body Curse!

A fourth Burning Body Curse!

The old mage could no longer make a sound, and finally, he turned into a charred corpse lying on the ground.

The young master was filled with terror.

The adventurers' legs were trembling. The clever one among them, thinking the hidden mage was just after the treasure, dropped the box containing the Gold Spirit Orchid and turned to run.

As for worrying about the Yin family's retaliation? To hell with that—if they didn't run now, they'd die right now!

That Burning Body Curse was being cast like it was free. One had to know that such a high-consumption spell could drain half the magic power of an ordinary Level Three mage!

"Come back! You trash! Get back here! I order you to protect me!"

The young master was terrified, furious, and helpless. At this moment, his Level Three magical beast mount was foaming at the mouth, its limbs twitching.

No matter how many magical artifacts he had on him, he was still just a first-level mage.

"Who are you! Do you know who I am! I am the most talented young master of the Yin family! My grandfather is a peak Level Four mage! If you dare to kill me, my grandfather will definitely kill you!"

A Burning Body Curse came flying over.

Another magical shield appeared on the young master's body.

It blocked the attack.

Seeing this, the young master laughed arrogantly: "See that? I have a Level Four magical artifact on me! Just by yourself, don't think you can hurt me! My grandfather will be here soon, and then, no matter who you are, you will die! No, I'm going to extract your soul and turn it into a Soul Lamp!"

At this moment, another Soul-Shattering Curse came flying over.

The Soul-Shattering Curse attacked the soul, but the young master seemed to have a mental-type magical artifact as well.

"Damn, why is this bastard so hard to kill? Boss, what do we do! His grandfather will likely be here soon!" Mars cursed angrily.

Gu Yuan's eyes held a cold glint. "Tie him up and throw him where the Gold Spirit Orchid was just growing. We'll take the Gold Spirit Orchid and leave."

"That's right, damn it. If we can't kill him, we'll let that Level Three magical beast eat him!"

Mars cast nature magic, a Level One Vine Curse, directly binding the other party. Then he threw him to the spot where the Gold Spirit Orchid had originally grown and finally retrieved the iron box.

Throughout the entire process, no one had seen the three of them.

As for the items on the old mage, they didn't dare to touch them.

"Let's go! Don't go back to the town; I'm heading straight to the Gloomy Swamp!"