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In addition to super-speed recovery, the ability for plant growth had also been upgraded from the first level to the second level.
Since my plant growth talent comes from the green ghosts, these ghosts must have the same ability.
"It's decided. When the ghost plane is conquered, all members of the green ghost clan will be classified as producers and become the logistical support of the Black Wing Lair." I chuckled.
Next, I was still leisurely. I stayed in the base established by Ozzy and other demons, studying psychic martial arts and spells from time to time, and patiently waited for the Green Ghost King.
Although there was no contact information between the two parties, there were many Green Ghost clan members in the forest where I was. After staying here for so long, it was impossible for the Green Ghost King not to know that I was here.
Sure enough, after waiting for another ten days, a dazzling green light flashed across the sky, and the powerful aura was not concealed.
Medici, the Green Ghost King, had arrived.
In mid-air, Medici was suspended in flight, his indifferent eyes sweeping over the base, his face expressionless.
In the base, I opened my red dragon eyes, and my dragon body stepped into any door. The next moment, I appeared in mid-air, opposite the Green Ghost King.
"Where is Dai's soul?" Medici sounded a little nervous.
I didn't play any tricks. I took out the black jar containing the soul and slightly released a ray of breath for the Green Ghost King to sense.
Seeing that Dai's soul was safe and sound, Medici's expression softened slightly. He turned over his hand and took out a trophy space bag captured from an Abyss demon. With a thought, three legendary demon corpses appeared in the air.
I glanced over and recognized the races of the three legendary demon corpses.
The one who was nine meters tall and covered in lava armor was a Balor.
The Balrog was the lower bloodline of the Balor Balrog, and its strength at the same level was much inferior to the Balor.
The second and third bodies were both three-headed dogs of the Abyss, but judging from their size, these two three-headed dogs of the Abyss were probably hybrids, and their bloodline was not much stronger than that of the Balrog.
The pure-blooded three-headed dog of the Abyss was a powerful creature that was not inferior to the Gold Dragon. Its promotion to legend was basically a certainty.
"Here are the corpses of three legendary demons. It's time for you to give me the soul." Medici looked at me closely.
"We both give it at the same time," I said, narrowing my eyes.
Medici nodded slightly, knowing that the other party didn't trust him either. When both parties didn't trust each other, there would only be constant disputes over who gave first.
The black jar was thrown out by me, and Medici also put the three legendary demon corpses into the space bag at the same time, then threw it towards me.
As soon as the two sides made their move, countless thick vines erupted in the air, instantly taking away the black jar containing the soul.
At the same moment, I also caught the space bag in the dragon's claws through the void walk.
The two parties, having successfully completed the exchange, looked at each other, obviously a little surprised that neither had played any dirty tricks.
"Perhaps we can continue to cooperate," I was the first to speak, grinning.
Medici narrowed his eyes and nodded slightly. "If it's to deal with that Abyss Lord, I welcome it."
"Fine, then my subordinates will no longer kill the Green Ghost clan," I said simply.
"All ghosts will avoid this area," Medici said calmly.
Both sides had a good understanding.
But if given the chance, both sides would probably want to butcher each other.
The temporary cooperation was just because both parties were smart enough to realize that the Abyss Lord was the biggest threat.
The demon army and the Black Wing Army led by me had come to this plane. At first, the Green Ghost family naturally classified them as the troops of the Abyss Lord, but gradually, various things happened. This time, through the demon corpse trading incident, the Green Ghost King Medici realized that this black-scaled beast was a third party.
Not related to the Pit Lords.
Maybe the Abyss Lord didn't even know about this guy.
Therefore, Medici chose to be patient and did not intend to make a move over the corpse of a legendary creature, just to test and seek possible cooperation again.
Both parties left their contact information this time, and then the Green Ghost King flew away.
I squinted at the Green Ghost King as he departed and laughed with an unknown meaning.
Soon, I returned to the base, ordered Ozzy to control the demon army under his command, and then went deep into the underground cave, but the dragon shadow disappeared.
This time, I must digest all three legendary demons before they are reborn in the Abyss.
More than ten days later, the feast cooled down to zero, and I devoured two three-headed dogs of the Abyss at once to complete the feast.
As my body size increased, so did the energy requirement for each feast.
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Time flies.
A month passed in the blink of an eye.
I once again woke up from the feast strengthening.
After devouring the three-headed dog of the Abyss last time, I devoured the legendary Balor this time.
At this time, my biological order had reached the high nineteenth order, and I had been promoted by two minor levels in a row.
Standing at the pinnacle below the legend, breaking through again would mean reaching the legendary level.
There were two Alienated special abilities obtained from the two feasts of swallowing. One was the [Soul Swallowing] talent of the three-headed dog of the Abyss. The effect was that it could swallow the souls of living beings alive, specializing in souls.
The second talent I acquired originated from the Balor —the [Demonic Flame] talent.
Unlike ordinary fire, Demonic Flame was a sinister force, an infernal blaze that clung to its victims with unrelenting fury. Once tainted by its searing touch, escape was nearly impossible—it devoured flesh, soul, and even magic itself, burning with an insidious hunger that defied conventional extinguishment.
Upon assimilating this power, it fused seamlessly with my Flame Body LV 3, evolving beyond its previous limitations.
The original ability vanished from my stat sheet, replaced by something far more potent—Demonic Flame (Pseudo-2nd LV), a step closer to absolute mastery. The transformation was undeniable; the flames that now coursed through me were no longer mere fire but an extension of my very being, a force of annihilation waiting to be unleashed.
The [Soul Swallowing] ability had not been upgraded after eating two three-headed dogs of the Abyss, it was probably because increasing the level of a soul-related ability was more difficult.
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The day was clear and untroubled, yet my course shifted abruptly. I no longer soared toward Schillminster Forest, for pressing matters had arisen—challenges that threatened the expansion of the Underdark. Something demanded my attention, something that could not be ignored.
The next second, I changed my direction and flew toward Dragon Bay because Noah, the Dragon Turtle, had just messaged me.
Just now, a water genie appeared in the space channel at the bottom of the sea, and Noah had already fighting against the other party…
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At this time, in the sea...
A gigantic whale confronted Noah, the Dragon Turtle.
The back and head of the Dragon Turtle, Noah, were exposed above the sea.
The giant whale opened its massive mouth toward Noah as if it intended to swallow him in one gulp.
The giant whale in front of Noah, the Dragon Turtle, was now more than 150 meters long, while the giant whale was twice his size, if not more, and a beautiful coral castle was built on its huge back.
A massive creature with the head of a sea fish stood on the giant whale, looking angrily at the Dragon Turtle, Noah.
He was wearing a slightly weird vest.
There were also many creatures around, such as the triton riding a dolphin and the shark-like murloc riding a huge shark, etc.
The Marid, Namor, did not expect that there would be a space passage leading to the Material Plane near his castle.
This kind of thing was extremely rare. One must know that if one wanted to travel to other planes from the Water Elemental Plane, they usually had to pass through the dilapidated space of the Ether Plane before crossing the Crystal Wall of the Plane to reach the Material World.
Therefore, there were not many opportunities to reach the Material Worlds. There were too many water legends who wanted to enter the Material Worlds, so this space channel was a fortune for him.
After all, there were many valuable things in the Material Worlds, such as humans with special skills, as well as mortal artists and storytellers.
These were extremely scarce on the Water Elemental Plane.
Yes, for the Marid, treasures were second to none, and they were not greedy humans or brutal dragons.
Marids enjoyed hunting within the oceans for sport. Because of their elevated self-worth, all Marids collected wealth in many forms, even if they were not actual nobles. These collected items were often pearls or other treasures from the seafloor, but some even kidnapped skilled human or demihuman craftsmen so they could work on their homes or produce artistic creations. These kidnappings violated Marid law, so they kept their "borrowed" workers a secret to avoid the wrath of the true noble Marids. More malicious Marids would intentionally capsize vessels on the Material Plane to drown sailors.
They were most interested in collecting all kinds of strange things or humanoid creatures with special skills.
So, after sending his subordinates to confirm that there was no danger in the space passage, Namor, the Water Genie, couldn't wait to gather some of his subordinates and pass through the plane passage, intending to explore it.
But he hadn't expected to encounter a Dragon Turtle immediately after leaving the space passage.
Namor's eyes lit up. This Dragon Turtle was a rare find!
It was quite popular on the Water Elemental Plane. After all, building one's own coral castle on the shell of a massive Dragon Turtle was a prestigious achievement among the Water Genies of the Elemental Plane of Water.
But he hadn't expected that this one wouldn't submit and had instead attacked him directly.
Damn this creature!
Ordinary Dragon Turtles would voluntarily submit to Water Genies. As top-tier water creatures, Marids were powerful and majestic genies that inhabited the Elemental Plane of Water. The Water Genie had certain advantages and a natural sense of dominance over other aquatic creatures.
Ordinary aquatic beings would essentially surrender to them.
Just as half-dragons were born to follow true dragons, creatures such as Dragon Turtles also followed Water Genies.
Namor thought that it shouldn't be a problem to subdue a Dragon Turtle with his strength and noble status.
But he hadn't expected the Dragon Turtle in front of him to ignore him completely and even mock him.
Namor was a member of the Hemel family, an ancient noble lineage—how could he tolerate such insolence?
However, Namor had seen other Dragon Turtles before, and he instinctively realized that this one was different from the others he had encountered.
Having such a creature would greatly enhance his prestige, so he suppressed the anger in his heart and said, "Dragon Turtle, I will give you one last chance. Follow His Highness Namor, and I will forgive your previous offenses!"
"Hehe! In fact, it's not that I can't follow you!" Noah seemed to sense something as his hideous head turned toward the Water Genie before him.
"What do you mean?" Namor sensed that something was wrong.
"I already have a master, and if you want me to follow you, then you must kill my current master first!" Icicles began to form around Noah, the Dragon Turtle. After undergoing the Void Seed transformation, his body had become much, much stronger, and the magic power within him had grown denser and purer.
He could now cast even more spells.
"Then call your master out and let me see how powerful they are!" Namor said indifferently.
He had great confidence in himself. He was simply curious about the owner of this Dragon Turtle.
Suddenly, Namor felt an overwhelming sense of dread.
A powerful dragon roar echoed from the distance.
"Roar!"
Namor looked up in shock, only to see a 70-meter-long Black Dragon hovering above them.
This is… a dragon!?
So big?!
Namor's entire body tensed as he realized he was face to face with a dragon!
A blue light flashed in his hand, and a massive trident appeared as he instinctively prepared for battle.
But then, excitement flickered in his eyes—this was the endless sea.
On the sea, this was the home ground of the Water Genies!
Although the Black Dragon could use water magic, it was certainly no match for the Marids.
And if he could capture this Black Dragon and bring it back to the Water Elemental Plane, keeping it in his coral castle…
What a magnificent sight it would be! Those other nobles would be consumed with envy. If he polished some epic legends around this feat, Namor would undoubtedly become famous far and wide.
As I landed on the back of the Dragon Turtle, I silently gazed at the Water Genie in front of me.
I had been thinking about finding high-grade water-type ingredients, but I hadn't expected such a large one to deliver itself to my doorstep.
For other elemental ingredients, where was the spirit element?
The Water Djinn before me was larger than the previous Air Djinn, and the magic energy it emitted was even more potent, meaning it must be even more delicious.
However, this opponent was much stronger than the previous Air Djinn.
But it shouldn't be too difficult to kill him. With equivalent strength, demonic flames could deal double damage to the Water Djinn.
My fire spells were quite good, and abilities such as Atomic Breath and Demonic Flame Body were the Water Djinn's natural nemesis. Killing him wouldn't be hard even if he was a legend.
The only issue was that genie spirit elements disintegrated upon death. For example, when a Water Genie dies, its body would dissolve into water and foam, leaving only the clothes or equipment it had worn.
Thus, the most valuable thing about genie spirit elements was their essence, not their equipment.
I didn't want to fight for half a day only to be left with a pile of foamy clothes.
Moreover, I suspected that consuming water and foam wouldn't provide me with any new abilities, so if I wanted to use this as an ingredient, I had to capture and eat him alive.
But the feast was still a few days away, and my body was still adapting to its changes. It would be best if I could seal this guy.
I had the sealing magic in my mind, but I hadn't practiced the spell model yet. I wasn't sure if it would work on such a powerful Water Djinn.
The main reason is that it is useless!
Only then did I realize the truth: when magic is used, there is less hatred.
The water djinn Namor and the Black Dragon had their own agendas, so there was no conflict in the first place, which left the men on both sides, who were ready to fight, a little at a loss.
"Master, this Marid has malicious intentions..." Noah the dragon turtle said in a low voice.
"Of course, I know!" My thoughts were interrupted. I hadn't figured out how to capture the other party alive yet. I had to find a way to stabilize him first and then wait for the feast time to directly kill him.
And Namor, the water djinn, also had a new idea.
"Hahaha, Your Majesty the Great Dragon, the Marid Namor from the Hemel family sends you greetings!"
"Namor, the water genie, hello, I am the true dragon Barbatos!" I said calmly.
Namor was very happy when he heard this. It was not in vain that he had been using smooth talk to increase his affinity. At first, it seemed that the other party's feelings toward him should be good.
And whoever said that black dragons are sinister and cunning skeleton dragons? The black dragon in front of him was quite polite. It seemed that those guys still had little knowledge.
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