After going into the sea, I met the witch lady

Chapter 162: Sublimation of sword skills, the heart of the blade! (A -word chapter, please subscribe)

An extremely wide underground cave.

Fine, gray-white things that looked like windswept sand were flying in the air, like small insects invisible to the naked eye.

The noble and huge figure stepped out gracefully from the gray mist, calmly and unhurriedly.

It was only then that Ryan finally saw clearly the true appearance of this mysterious ancient dragon that lived deep in the rotten miasma.

It is a standard four-legged and two-winged skeleton, with a huge and slender body, lacking obvious muscles. There are barbs on its back, limbs and tail, and what is fixed to the outside of the body by the barbs is a large amount of spliced ​​skin. , the overall appearance is silvery white, giving people a texture that is stronger than gold and stone.

Its head has a pair of yellow light-emitting organs, but these are not eyes. Its real eyes are a pair of red light-emitting organs located in front of the light-emitting organs. In comparison, they are very small.

Its mouth is similar to that of some deep-sea macrostomes, with an inner and outer lower jaw. The inner jaw is small but extremely muscular.

Its wings have curved wing claws and four thick bones with barbs at the top. Perhaps due to long-term activities in caves and not much flying, they have degenerated slightly and the wing membranes appear to be in ruins.

As the true form of Gu Long was revealed, the panel also gave a detailed introduction in front of Ryan.

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Corpse dragons are able to manipulate the microorganisms known as "miasmas" within the rotten miasma, which reproduce by decomposing the corpses within the rotten miasma. The corpse dragon has an organ that stores miasma in its body. It can absorb and release miasma from the gill-like organs all over the body. It uses the energy in the body to activate the miasma around the body, becoming more aggressive and no longer afraid of fire.

But this does not mean that the erosion of "miasma" has disappeared.

However, what made Ryan's pupils shrink suddenly was that this extremely powerful spear could only barely break through the silver-white skin of the corpse dragon's body, and the blood spear itself was still one step ahead in the violent shock that was fed back. It separated and disintegrated into countless bloody fragments, floating in the air.

The corpse dragon feeds on the energy produced by miasma decomposing the flesh of living creatures. It can drain the miasma together with the life energy in the living body from the body of the living thing corroded by the miasma, turning the victim into a mummy instantly, so that it can be used without consuming physical strength. Hunt down.

[[Crown]-Corpse Dragon (Adult): Only in places where miasma and corpses accumulate in large numbers, there is a very small chance of an ancient dragon species being born. Its strength is far superior to other monster species of the same level.

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In its long life, one of its few interests is to watch with its own eyes the weak and overestimating things howling in pain under the "miasma" and finally weakening and dying.

He took out an [Elimination Fruit] from the space ring and threw it into his mouth.

What spreads along with the sound waves is an extremely rich gray-white miasma.

Ryan withdrew his gaze from the introduction on the panel and stared at the corpse dragon emerging from the miasma, feeling unprecedentedly solemn in his heart.

The so-called "miasma" is essentially a cluster of microorganisms. These tiny organisms often have little resistance to fire-type attacks.

Ryan's eyes changed slightly, and he retreated with an arrow, keeping distance to avoid being affected by the first wave of the strongest miasma. In the process, his right hand was filled with blood, and a bloody spiral spear full of magnificent patterns was struck by him. Hold it in your hand.

"clang--!"

The few pleasures could not be satisfied, causing the corpse dragon to let out a shocking roar.

Such a strange effect was no longer comparable to the miasma poison in the rotten miasma environment, making Ryan's scalp numb.

But soon, the corpse dragon's eyes changed - it felt the "miasma" being expelled, and also felt that the "prey" that was supposed to be weak became strong again.

The corpse dragon emerged from the miasma and stared condescendingly at Ryan with its indifferent red eyes.

Its only thought at the moment is to completely obliterate this guy who dares to invade its territory!

Once humans are eroded by this miasma, they will become extremely weak and lose a lot of physical strength. Without accurate countermeasures, even with recovery potions, they will not be able to return to their peak state, and the upper limit of their vitality will change with each erosion. getting lower and lower. Corpse dragons usually emit miasma continuously during the battle, or directly breathe out the miasma with extremely strong impact to injure their opponents.

After a short period of energy accumulation, the blood spear disappeared from Ryan's hand and turned into a bloody stream of light that penetrated the sky, breaking through the obstacles of layers of gray miasma, and in an instant, it arrived in front of the corpse dragon's head.

Fortunately, it's not all bad news.

Shaking his head slightly, those broken memories were too vague, and the corpse dragon was too lazy to think about it.

The body's immune system instinctively resisted, but with little effect. The vitality began to decrease at a speed visible to the naked eye. It was not until the vitality dropped to about 10% of the upper limit that this erosion stopped briefly. It seemed that the body's immune system and " Miasma” strikes a fragile balance.

It seemed to be adapting and transforming into a deeper method of erosion. Soon, Ryan once again felt that his upper limit of vitality was beginning to decrease.

Ryan frowned slightly. He did not immediately activate the "blood core" and hold up the blood barrier to block it. He wanted to try the specific corrosive intensity of this "miasma".

A series of reactions that seemed like a long time, but actually took less than three seconds.

A feeling of weakness emerged from his heart, and Ryan quickly ran "Gluttony Heart" to replenish the missing part of his vitality.

(When the ancient dragons reach adulthood, they will have the strength of the [highest] peak. It is not difficult for them to break through the [crown]. The reason why ancient dragons are called ancient dragons is not only because their lifespan and strength are far beyond In addition to ordinary monsters, their growth limit is higher than that of ordinary species. [Crown] is not their end!)

In Ryan's sight, a virtual, somewhat blurry crosshair appeared on the body of the corpse dragon in the distance. This was the "locking" effect of the full-blooded "Blood Spear".

The ancient dragon that coexists with the miasma will also destroy all souls with the miasma!

It moved gracefully, and the gray-white miasma around it swarmed forward like countless soldiers surrounding the "King".

The [Crown Dragon-Slaying Great Sword] currently held by Ryan, in addition to its powerful physical destructive power, also has good fire-attribute attacks. To a certain extent, it is the best weapon to defeat the corpse dragon.

The terrifying energy called "miasma" will make those who come into contact extremely weak and lose a lot of physical strength. It is an epic-level enhanced version of the previous poisonous miasma.

Miraculous fluctuations rippled through the body, expelling the invading "miasma". However, the vitality eroded by the "miasma" was not returned.

Just from the large number of introductions on the panel, it can be seen that the strength of the corpse dragon is definitely not comparable to that of special species in the general sense, and it is extremely dangerous.

The speed of this throw broke the sound barrier, and even the corpse dragon had no time to react before the blood spear was accurately inserted between the eyebrows.

As an ancient dragon, its vitality is extremely long. A long time ago, there seemed to be a bipedal creature similar to the one in front of it that came to see it.

A second later, the crosshair became extremely clear, and its center point was directly between the corpse dragon's eyebrows, which meant that the "locking" was completed. The spear thrown next had the effect of an inevitable hit.

The corpse dragon did not launch an attack, but quietly and gracefully stepped not far in front of Ryan, looking at him with interest with its scarlet dragon eyes.

The next moment the gray-white "miasma" reached his body, Ryan felt that his body was covered with countless tiny microorganisms. They invaded his body and weakened the vitality in his body.

Spirituality is surging, and with the blessing of [Tide of Pain], it reaches [Spirituality] of 52.28, making the additional damage of [Brave Strike] reach a terrifying 71%!

Although he had expected the defense of the corpse dragon's body, this scene still made Ryan's heart gradually sink.

It is true that the [Holy Relic·Blood Embrace], which is only "preliminarily awakened", has limited power and is unable to face monsters at the [Grand Level] level. However, the previous shattering was at least due to the strongest parts of the two crown level monsters. The collision, and now, even a relatively weak area like the center of the eyebrow cannot be broken, which is beyond Ryan's expectation.

Although this blow failed to cause any substantial damage, it still made the corpse dragon feel extremely angry.

It stretched out its limbs, and its huge body moved at an alarming speed. The distance of tens of meters passed by in an instant, and the raised dragon claws shot towards Ryan.

As the dragon's claw fell, there was an extremely rich gray-white miasma accompanying it, and even the air seemed to be drained of life under this claw.

Ryan's expression was solemn. He did not dodge, but took the initiative to bump into it.

A bloody glimmer exploded on his body surface, and the terrifying power caused dense cracks to appear on the surface of the "Hegemonic Blood Demon", but at least it was not directly broken, which made Ryan feel a little relieved.

As long as the "Hegemonic Blood Film" can withstand the next blow, the chance of winning this battle will not be 0.

The blood flowed back, helping Ryan to directly complete "a period of energy accumulation". Just when he was about to launch a slashing attack, the claws of the corpse dragon in front of him directly pressed to the ground. In an instant, the miasma wrapped in the dragon claws was like an expanding ball. The incoming air mass violently impacted the blood barrier.

In less than 0.1 seconds, the "blood barrier" took on a strange gray-white color and dispersed like flying ash.

Without the barrier of the "blood barrier", the miasma directly impacted Ryan's body, not only interrupting his attack rhythm, but the miasma also violently eroded his body, causing his vitality to begin to decrease at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The decrease in vitality is not simply a decrease in "blood volume", but an all-round weakness in a person's physical and mental condition.

Affected by the miasma, Ryan's body became slightly sluggish.

And in this gap, the dragon claws swept across.

Without time to think, Ryan instinctively slashed out the sword in his hand, using offense instead of defense, trying to block the blow.

"Boom-"

A low vibration sounded, and a circle of air ripples exploded where the dragon's claw and the sword touched.

Ryan's body seemed to have been hit head-on by a high-speed train, flying backwards for hundreds of meters. Even after landing, a gap several meters long was opened on the ground, and the force was barely relieved.

Ryan's hands holding the sword were torn apart. If the [Dragon Power] hadn't been upgraded to "Mastery" and the strength judgment increased, it would not have been so simple for him to resolve it after receiving this claw.

Ryan's eyes fell on the claws of the corpse dragon that had just attacked him in the distance.

I saw the gray-white miasma around the silver-white dragon claws, constantly flickering with red halos. This was the intense fire attribute damage attached to the [Crown Dragon-Slaying Great Sword], which caused a devastating blow to the microorganisms that constituted the miasma.

It's a pity that the fire attribute damage attached to the great sword is rootless water after all, and it quickly disappears when submerged by a large amount of miasma.

It was precisely because of the sudden impact of fire damage that the corpse dragon failed to pursue the victory.

"This time, it's really hard to handle..."

Ryan whispered to himself.

Just the initial confrontation made him realize the huge gap in strength between himself and the corpse dragon.

Specifically, the [Grand Rank] Sword-Slaying Dragon and [Grand Rank] Explosive Dragon that Ryan had defeated before were considered to be "Grand Rank One Star" in strength, while the Corpse Dragon only had the physical strength and ability to control miasma that it had shown so far. Its ability is enough to bring its level of danger into the realm of "Top Two Stars", it can even be said to be the pinnacle of "Top Two Stars".

The gap between each star is very big between [high ranking], let alone [first rank].

The strength of the "Two Stars in the Championship" can easily beat the "One Star in the Championship" without any pressure.

"call……"

Taking a deep breath, Ryan knew that he had almost no chance of success in this crusade. What he needed to do now was to test out the corpse dragon's methods as much as possible before death and prepare for the subsequent crusade.

The sharp-edged talisman hung down, scratching the fingertips, and blood smeared across the sword body, further increasing its weight.

Ryan took the initiative to charge towards the corpse dragon. In the process, the spirituality surging on the surface of his body was like a strong torch, and the color changed into a mixture of green and blue.

This is a sign that the [Storm Battle Body] is activated.

On the blade of the great sword, the black dragon soul shines, and [Eating War·Sword-Slaying Dragon's Sorrow] gives Ryan even faster speed.

His hands were filled with blood, actively absorbing the blood from his body, causing Ryan to enter the strongest "third stage".

Unlike previous battles, Ryan, who knew he had no hope of victory, directly entered his strongest posture in order to test out the corpse dragon's methods as much as possible.

At this moment, the sense of threat brought by Ryan's soaring momentum even made the corpse dragon have a serious look in its eyes.

It no longer regards Ryan as a "poor creature" that can be manipulated at will, but as a "prey" worthy of serious treatment.

The air became thicker at this moment, and Ryan's figure was like a black phantom, arriving in front of the corpse dragon in a very short period of time.

"Roar--!"

The thunderous dragon roar resounded, and the billowing gray miasma swept across all directions.

This time, Ryan stopped retreating.

Two "blood cores" appeared on his shoulders, opening up a "blood barrier" full of blood to resist the erosion of miasma.

The sword is placed on the shoulder, and the energy accumulation begins.

"Thum-thum-thum!"

The three levels of energy storage were completed in a very short period of time, but before Ryan could accumulate the "real energy", a slender dragon tail swept out from the gray miasma.

The miasma bursts and the air wails.

The dragon's tail threw off the blood barrier, causing cracks to appear on its surface, and then exploded.

The dragon's tail, which remained unabated, continued to sweep towards Ryan.

The seemingly slender silver-white tail is actually more terrifying than the sweeping tail blade of the [Crown] Stegoslayer. Even if Ryan is wearing Crown Armor, he will most likely be seriously injured and die on the spot if he takes this blow.

In the moment of life and death crisis, Ryan did not panic at all.

The bloody shimmer appeared again, and [Special Sword Skill - Attack Collision] was used. The protection of "Hegemonic Blood Demon" prevented Ryan's charging process from being interrupted.

A blood hole exploded on the silver-white dragon's tail that was slightly rebounded, which was the counter-injury caused by the [Happy Thorn Light].

"kill!"

With a loud shout, the power and spirituality accumulated to the extreme exploded. Ryan slashed out with the big sword in his hand, and the spiritual flames extended from the sword, even dragging it several meters long.

The "True Sword" loaded with buffs accurately struck the corpse dragon's head.

"Boom!"

The ground cracked, and smoke and dust swept away the miasma.

Under the influence of the counter-shock force, Ryan's sword rose upwards, and his body involuntarily took several steps back. Each step left deep footprints on the ground.

Green dragon blood flew out, accompanied by the roar of a frightened and angry dragon. Ryan had just stabilized his body when, in the smoke and dust, silver-white dragon claws flew towards him.

"boom!"

Ryan, who had just completed a full blow, was caught off guard by this claw. He had no time to make any defense, and was slapped hard on the chest by a claw.

"Crack!"

That was the sound of cracks in the breastplate.

Ryan's body flew out, sprinkling bright red blood along the way.

"Cough cough..."

A hundred meters away, Ryan was half-kneeling on the ground. At this moment, blood was constantly flowing out of the gaps in his armor all over his body.

Even if the "Gluttony Heart" is running wildly, it will be difficult for him to recover for a while.

Raising his head and looking at the corpse dragon walking out of the billowing smoke, Ryan fell into a long silence.

I saw a long and narrow gash on the corpse dragon's head. Although it successfully broke through the defense, the injury was considered a minor injury at best.

And this is already Ryan's full blow...

The gap is really too big.

At this moment, there were only four "Gospel Marks" superimposed on the corpse dragon. Even if Ryan wanted to detonate them, he couldn't do it.

To stack five layers of marks, he must either successfully hit the corpse dragon once more, or the corpse dragon's attack will fall on him again.

The former, with Ryan's current physical condition, is simply impossible to achieve, and the latter... if he takes another blow from the corpse dragon, he will definitely die in his current physical condition. Even if he stacks five layers of marks, he will not be able to detonate them.

The feeling of despair emerged from Ryan's heart.

With such a huge gap, even if he discovered some of the corpse dragon's methods and information, it would not be of much significance.

At present, the level of his travel clone is stuck in an embarrassing situation. There are no powerful monsters and a huge amount of experience, making it impossible for him to upgrade. But at the moment, there are only corpse dragons and "dark green loofah" on the mysterious island. .

Everything seems to be in a deadlock.

In the distance, the corpse dragon raised its head high, and a large amount of miasma began to gather toward its mouth. It was foreseeable that after a short period of time, the breath composed of highly compressed miasma would be spit out.

And Ryan's travel trip will also come to an end.

Ryan gritted his teeth.

He was not reconciled.

But the gap in strength cannot be overcome by mustering up courage. If you can't beat it, you can't beat it. In reality, it is impossible for a sudden "violent seed" to increase your strength.

"Is it over..."

Ryan lowered his head and thought to himself.

But at this moment, out of the corner of his eye, he saw the medal glowing with azure light deep in the crack of his broken breastplate.

Is that, [Holy Relic-Azure Medal]?

An inexplicable realization emerged in Ryan's heart.

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[You have successfully completed 100 special sword skills, and the [Weapon-Great Sword] derived skill tree unlocks a new sword skill - [Special Sword Skill·Blade Center]]

[Special Sword Skill·Blade Heart]: Use special skills to consume "blood energy" to condense two "Blade Hearts" in the body. You can use the "Blade Heart" to enhance the original special sword skills [Attack Collision] and [Defense Collision] , making it break through the limits and show new postures and effects...

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Surprise, excitement...complex emotions flashed through Ryan's eyes.

After so long, he had somewhat forgotten this [Weapon-Great Sword] skill tree.

Unexpectedly, in this critical moment, a new special skill was unlocked.

In the introduction of the panel, there was a lot of text after "Postures and Effects", but Ryan no longer had time to read it.

Because the corpse dragon in the distance has completed the accumulation of miasma, and emits a breath that corrodes all things.

Regardless of anything else, Ryan used a blade core to enhance [Special Sword Skill - Crash Attack].

Because he had just obtained them, the two "Blade Hearts" did not need Ryan to condense and existed directly in his body.

"Blade Heart" is a very special existence that cannot be observed with the naked eye, but can be clearly perceived by Ryan's soul.

This is a sublimated thing condensed from blood and spiritual will.

With the use of "Blade Heart", the originally familiar [Special Sword Skill - Collision Attack] has undergone unprecedented changes in Ryan's feelings.

[Special Sword Skill - Collision Attack] The original effect is to rush forward a short distance. As long as you are hit by the enemy's attack during this collision, a "hegemonic blood film" will be condensed to prevent the enemy from attacking you. influence to avoid being interrupted in the charging process.

But now, the distance of this collision has been extended to an exaggerated level.

This is no longer a collision, but...

--charge!

"Ding!"

The bloody figure turned into a stream of light, and in the blink of an eye, it spanned a distance of hundreds of meters. At a speed exceeding the speed of sound, everything on both sides of Ryan's body became blurred.

The miasma breath from the corpse dragon's mouth has lost its target, and it can only choose to spit it below the body, turning into layers of miasma circles that spread to prevent the enemy from approaching.

The "Special Sword Skill - Collision Attack" blessed by "Blade Heart" has a thicker "Hegemony Blood Film". Even under the erosion of layers of miasma, it only keeps ripples and shows no sign of being broken. .

The big sword was raised from the bottom up and hit the corpse dragon's chin. With the blessing of supersonic speed, even if this sword was just a sword without any charge, it still had terrifying power.

The corpse dragon's head was knocked upwards, and the miasma breath spewed from its mouth was spitted to the top of the cave as its head turned.

The big sword landed on his shoulder smoothly, and Ryan immediately started to accumulate power.

Although the smashed corpse dragon didn't know why the enemy's speed suddenly became so fast, its body instinctively began to erupt miasma shock waves in all directions.

The powerful impact force fell on the body, but was blocked by the "Hegemonic Blood Film". Not only that, the [Special Sword Skill·Defensive Collision] under the blessing of "Blade Heart" used the "blood energy" fed back to help Ryan directly complete the attack. "Two stages of charging".

The sudden change caused the corpse dragon to flap its broken wings behind it and try to fly up.

At this moment, Ryan whispered: "Explode!"

The five layers of "Gospel Seal" were detonated, and the "happy explosion" caused the corpse dragon's body to be covered with purple light stripes.

After receiving this heavy blow, the corpse dragon's flying movements stopped abruptly, and its body began to fall.

"Thum~thum~thum-thum!"

At this time, Ryan's three stages of charge + true charge have also been completed.

He stepped back, adjusted his posture, and slashed out with his sword, striking the corpse dragon's falling head with great precision.

"Boom--!"

There was a sudden roar, and the corpse dragon's head was deeply broken open, and the pale skull inside could even be seen clearly.

The blade of the great sword left a clear crack on the skull.

"Roar!"

The roar of the furious dragon sounded.

The highly activated miasma spurted out from the corpse dragon's flesh and blood, directly pushing out Ryan's sword.

At this moment, the surrounding space of nearly a hundred meters was filled with activated miasma, forming another kind of space.

Without the protection of the "blood barrier", in this field, Ryan's vitality began to plummet at an exaggerated speed, so much so that his skin began to turn gray and the flesh and blood inside shrank.

Two consecutive special sword skills blessed by "Blade Heart" consumed a lot of Ryan's physical strength, and the influence of "Miasma Field" further affected his condition.

Ryan's body became sluggish, and even his consciousness was a little blurred due to the rapid passage of life force.

Amidst the furious roar of the dragon, the silver-white dragon claws came down heavily.

And Ryan's vision was completely plunged into darkness at this moment.

Before he died, there was a smile on his lips under his helmet.

Because, having learned the [Special Sword Skill - Blade Heart], he finally saw a chance to defeat the ancient dragon - Corpse Dragon!

In the cave, the roar of the ancient dragon spread in all directions, causing the stalactites above to fall.

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Inside the hotel room.

Ryan slowly opened his eyes.

Feeling his complete body, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Every feeling of death was unforgettable to him.

Without getting up, Ryan lay on his back on the bed and silently opened the panel.

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[With a weak body, you fight against the ancient dragon. Even if you die, your sword still leaves scars on the ancient dragon that cannot be concealed. Your impressive record makes your body and mind feel the ultimate joy...]

[[Tide of Pain]’s “joy after pain” is perfectly achieved! Obtain 75% career bonus for compatibility: spirituality +3, physical fitness +3 (cumulative)]

[Acquire the following permanent gains: Special skill [Dragon Power (Mastery)] - When performing actions, including but not limited to jumping, attacking, blocking, etc., the strength judgment +3 (there is a level judgment, one level higher than the owner) Levels can only be effective for half of the time, and will be completely ineffective beyond two levels)]

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Looking at the prompt in front of him, Ryan had no surprise in his eyes.

In fact, he already knew it when he completed the "joy after pain" in the places he traveled.

The prompts on the panel now only clearly show this change.

"Next time, or the next time, I will win..."

In the room, the young man's firm voice echoed softly.

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