Chapter 639: The Seventh Sky Castle
Lin Li, of course, wouldn’t leave any dangers by his side. His confidence was what allowed him not to be worried about the rebellion of these two soul imprints. As for the power that he could fully grasp, obviously the stronger, the better. Lin Li could not wait to see if these two soul imprints could really reemerge as the horrible Double Death Dragons after absorbing enough power.
After putting Gloomy Dark away, Lin Li began to count the gains from this battle. Previously, Lin Li had wanted to secretly reap the benefits. After all, the strength of the Dracolich was too terrifying. Unfortunately, the Double Death Dragons did not save Lin Li any face at all, and instead forced him into becoming an armed robber. Now that there were only a few soul imprints left, Lin Li would be letting them down if he didn’t excavate the dragon graveyard completely.
Dragon skeletons were a rare find, and plenty of necromancers and Liches could never ride them. However, Lin Li managed to obtain more than 20 of them all at once. Although it was said that those that died in the dragon graveyard might not be powerful wyrms, there were indeed some high-quality skeletons among these 20-odd ones. Moreover, even the weakest wyrm was of Legendary level; hence, the skeletons wouldn’t be too shabby.
Lin Li was dazed by the numerous dragon skeletons. Ever since he arrived in Anril, he had scoured and obtained some treasures, but it was his first time collecting so many wyrm skeletons in one go. Even the Throne of Darkness and the Lord of Darkness, the projected avatar of the Dragon of Destruction, could not find so many skeletons despite having been in the Abyss of Tharlen for so long.
Lin Li clenched his fists and thought about how these dragon skeletons could be used, but there were countless possibilities. He decided to forget it and put them away for now since there were too many things he could do. He decided to figure it out slowly after he returned.
In the dragon graveyard, those dragon skeletons might be eye-catching, but they were definitely not the most valuable. The dazzling Legendary dragon crystals were actually much more outstanding and mesmerizing. Lin Li was actually surrounded by bottomless pits that consumed magical crystals rapidly. In addition to Xiao Hua who treated magical crystals like candy, he also had the Dragon of Destruction’s dragon crystal waiting to hatch. His subordinates in the Tower of Dusk had to set up huge magical crystal cannons, and he also had plans to get the people from the Dwarf Kingdom to recreate the Sky-breaker, which had once shot down a Sky Castle.
Lin Li had no idea if the 20-odd Legendary magical crystals would be enough, but he was sure that he couldn’t let Xiao Hua go hungry. Hence, he hurriedly grabbed Xiao Hua and shoved two level-25 magical crystals into its mouth before stuffing it back into Dream Garden, ignoring its refusals.
Lin Li discovered another surprise among the dragon crystals—there were two crystals that gave off an identical aura and magical wave. Clearly, the two Legendary magical crystals used to belong to the Double Death Dragons.
Each of the two Legendary dragon crystals were much stronger than the rest in terms of mana, but together, they were much more valuable than the rest. The two dragon crystals were completely in sync, and they would exude ma.s.sive power if used together with high-level mageweaths.
After Lin Li placed all the dragon crystals in the Ring of Endless Storm, Ujfalusi handed him two Dragon Soul Herbs. They were the greatest gain in Lin Li’s opinion, though they might be useless for anyone else. Taking into account the previously collected ones, Lin Li now had nearly 20 Dragon Soul Herbs. As a pharmaceutics Guru, he definitely could concoct amazing Master-level potions.
However, despite such a huge gain, Lin Li was somewhat dissatisfied. Following the outbreak of Holy Light, the dragon souls wandering in the dragon graveyard were completely purified. The only dragon soul that Lin Li had obtained was the one that had been captured by Ujfalusi previously, which made Lin Li feel rather frustrated.
After searching the dragon graveyard, Lin Li took his two Undead servants, and walked towards the Teleportation Portal. He wondered how furious the Green Dragon King would feel when he returned and saw that this graveyard had been cleared out.
Lin Li and the others walked and took occasional rests in between. When they finally reached the Teleportation Portal, their wounds seemed to have healed. If anyone were to see them drinking the Master-level Recovery Potions like they were drinking water, they would definitely be criticized. However, Lin Li was a pharmaceutics Guru. Besides, he didn’t have any idea as to where the Teleportation Portal would lead them to. All he could do was to adjust and adapt as well as he could so as not to have any regrets.
This time, Lin Li didn’t hesitate anymore, and took his Undead servants directly to the Teleportation Portal. After loading it with a few magical crystals, he activated the Teleportation Portal, which emitted a dazzling ray of light that immediately engulfed Lin Li and his servants.
However, during the teleportation, Lin Li suddenly sensed that something was amiss with the Teleportation Portal.
Lin Li was not an alchemy ignoramus. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to set up the Alchemy Array that he’d used to defeat the t.i.tan Spirit. Although he had yet to set up his own Teleportation Portal in Anril, he was rather familiar with the operation of Teleportation Portals.
Generally, the Teleportation Portal used the power of s.p.a.ce in crystals and mageweaths or Alchemy Arrays to carry out the teleportation. Hence, the person being teleported usually hardly felt anything during the teleportation.
However, the Teleportation Portal that Lin Li had just activated was completely different from the ones he knew. After activation, he did not complete the transmission instantly or reach his destination immediately.
Perhaps one minute might not feel like anything extraordinary normally, but to Lin Li, one minute felt longer than a lifetime. During this minute, time and s.p.a.ce were constantly intertwined, reminding Lin Li of the unforgettable journey from the Endless World to Anril.
A long journey such as this was definitely not an ordinary transmission! However, at this moment, Lin Li couldn’t do anything except suppress his fear and wait for the end of the teleportation.
Indeed, when Lin Li sensed that something was appearing beneath his feet, everything around him had become different.
An ancient city was right in front of Lin Li at this moment. The city exuded a mysterious vibe, and he stood rooted to the ground in shock.
The towers were tall, the houses were neatly lined up, and the streets were paved with spotless moonstone. A rainbow-like ray of light hovered above him in the sky, and through that layer of light, lightning and rain could still be seen. Lin Li knew that it was the legendary Nether Storm.
It was said that lethal Nether Storms were rampant in every corner of time and s.p.a.ce. Even a strong figure of the Sanctuary-realm would be torn to pieces in a flash when he got caught up in a Nether Storm.
However, the terrifying Nether Storm seemed to have been blocked by that rainbow. Although it looked horrifying, it was not dangerous at all. In fact, it turned into a beautiful and natural scenery of the city.
Lin Li looked around in awe, and his gaze began to turn clearer. Staring at everything in front of him, an unbelievable answer formed in his heart.
It was a Sky Castle!
The Seventh Sky Castle!
It was the Seventh Sky Castle that’d disappeared in the battle that overwhelmed the entire Anril and determined the fate of the High Elves and all human races during the Dark Age!
More than 1,300 years had pa.s.sed, and most of the events of that year had become legends. In that year, along with the last High Elves, the Seventh Sky Castle broke into the cracks of time and s.p.a.ce and left the world of Anril with a legend that would go on forever. However, the Seventh Sky Castle which let everyone’s imagination run wild seemed to have been destroyed.
There was a dead silence in the entire city, and there were no sounds of breathing or heartbeat at all. It was as if even time itself had died. Lin Li snapped out of his trance, looked around vigilantly, and wondered if other people also came here through the Teleportation Portal.
Lin Li’s worry was not uncalled-for. If it were an ordinary Teleportation Portal, the entrance and exit would of course be fixed. However, that one was obviously not an ordinary Teleportation Portal. Would an ordinary teleportation last for one minute? Ordinary Teleportation Portals would not directly flow through the cracks of time and s.p.a.ce. Who knew if there was another exit…
With doubts in his heart, Lin Li took out a map of the Sky Castle and compared it to the surrounding buildings. He quickly found his position and continued to walk towards the middle of the Sky Castle while following the directions on the map.
When he’d got the map of the Sky Castle, he had just reached the boundary of the Legendary-realm, and this Sky Castle that was drifting in time and s.p.a.ce was still a bit ethereal for him.
However, that did not mean that Lin Li had not taken the map seriously. After all, he had also obtained the key to the Sky Castle from Geresco. Hence, after returning from the Blackstone Mountains, Lin Li had spent plenty of time studying the map. Not only had he consulted a lot of scholars who were proficient in High Elves’ language, he also wrote to the old Apophis who had partic.i.p.ated in the war to ask about the Sky Castle. Lin Li’s understanding of the map was much better than in the beginning. Hence, it was clear to him that the tower in the middle was the hub of the entire Sky Castle.