Trafford's Trading Club

Chapter 1363: Chapter 90: Crisis of the True Dragon?

Still the villa’s living room.

When the true dragon of the Divine Land vanished before our eyes, the little butterfly monster instinctively rubbed her eyes, then looked towards Boss Luo’s screen used for… observations, and immediately spotted Long Xiruo’s figure in the chaotic square.

“Wow! Sister Long really went over! Boss is amazing!” The little butterfly monster looked on with eyes full of admiration.

Always felt that the boss was amazing.

Protecting her the first time she broke out of her cocoon to become a butterfly, making the shop owners laugh when they left the bun shop… always, always, always.

She didn’t understand why Sister Long was so unfriendly to the boss… Even though when asleep, she would still mutter the boss’s name, truly a dishonest fellow.

As her knowledge grew more abundant from having passed the adult examination, her understanding hadn’t changed much since leaving the bun shop.

Those two kind elderly people were to her like a second Grandpa tree monster who raised her, an influence that will last a lifetime.

Remembering the elder lady once said, if you like someone, you should say it out loud. At that time, she loudly told the boss that she liked him, though it seemed she misunderstood the elder lady’s meaning.

Human liking has such a narrow meaning… Obviously, they created words, and they bestowed liking on things as well.

Like… admire, look up to, respect, worship, joy, they are all liking, the dictionary clearly explains so many… but why must it be infatuation and love?

What is love anyway?

She didn’t know, just instinctively felt that when the boss saw her, he also liked, like the way she liked… liking should be good enough.

“Miss Pianqian, here’s freshly brewed rose honey.” The maid appeared from somewhere with a sweet drink.

It was just flower tea a moment ago…

This felt like a reward… utterly defenseless against sweetness, the butterfly monster, who had never considered quitting sweets, instantly forgot the true dragon’s warning, and without a second thought, raised it to her lips, inhaling… the fragrance was delightful!

The maid suddenly asked, “Miss Pianqian, you don’t seem worried about Miss Long at all.”

“Hmm?” The little butterfly monster thought and said, “Because, Sister You Ye and the boss are watching, aren’t they?”

The maid chuckled lightly, “Sending Miss Long over was a free service, but if we act again, there will be charges… Miss Long seems to dislike trading with us.”

The little butterfly monster opened her mouth, looked instinctively at the boss, and said, “Then… then can I help pay for Sister Long? But… but I don’t know if it’s enough. All my mother left me is that jade token, which was used last time…”

“Don’t worry, your Sister Long will be fine,” Luo Qiu said to her, “And… remember one thing for the future.”

“What is it??” The little butterfly monster blinked.

Luo Qiu softly said, “Only when you’ve tried your very best and still can’t achieve something, and feel sad, troubled, or even pained, and can’t find any help, should you consider asking me to step in… remember that.”

The little butterfly monster instinctively nodded, “Mm, I will remember!”

“Fill her up again,” Boss Luo smiled, instructing the maid to serve more.

A cup of rose honey was swiftly drained by the little butterfly monster in the course of the brief conversation—she just stuck out her tongue, “Then, then I’ll have one more cup and stop.”

Amidst the conversation and ensuing smiles, the screen showed… the true dragon amongst a multitude of strange creatures, rampaging and tearing through them in an impressive display.

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“Pianqian, that child, is probably watching with a tense face, worrying about me now…”

As she moved amidst the battle, thinking about how that treacherous merchant was live-streaming her every action, the true dragon of the Divine Land felt like her home was under surveillance, someone lurking behind the screen while she bathed, making her whole body feel uneasy.

The only solace was the thought that, luckily, the little butterfly monster was watching with concern for her from behind the screen.

One Prometheus turned to ash in the hands of the true dragon of the Divine Land—even a powerful cell regeneration ability couldn’t withstand being directly reduced to dust by the true dragon.

From her teleportation arrival until now was a mere short span, and she had already taken out over twenty Prometheuses.

As one of the combat measurement units frequently mentioned by the maid in Sub-world, the true dragon of the Divine Land in terms of power could completely disregard these peculiar creatures—especially given her incredible speed, rendering the {Non-Humans} on the plaza unable to clearly see her form.

No {Non-Humans} linked the sudden savior to any oriental true dragon that had several times wreaked havoc on the {Non-Human} domain.

Witnessing this mysterious and formidable woman join in, instantly wiping out dozens of monsters, the previously disorganized {Non-Humans} quickly began organizing themselves.

Actually, they were caught off guard at first… because aside from the ten thousand {Non-Human} petitioners blocking the Magician’s Association Headquarters, there were quite a few magicians within the Association—and when the attack occurred, many were still asleep.

Seeing the Association’s magicians begin rushing out in teams from the high tower, and among the {Non-Human} petitioners, some reputable non-human leaders started organizing a counteroffensive… in a matter of moments, the situation reversed, and Long Xiruo felt a bit like she’d swallowed a rodent.

Honestly… would it have made a difference if she hadn’t come?

She shook her head, stomping forcefully on the ground, her body shooting up to the upper levels of the high tower—this time mainly because of the crisis involving Dazzle that she had rushed over; truth be told, these {Non-Humans} she barely cared about at all.

In fact, these foreign {Non-Humans} dying in greater numbers wouldn’t be all that bad… Who knows, among those who perish, there might emerge future threats to the Divine Land.

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Magician’s Association, two-hundredth floor.

Silk threads tightly wound around Dazzle… or rather, Dazzle’s mental projection, making him appear extremely strained even in moving his magic wand.

The Thunder Tower Master watched with little joy on his face, instead slowly saying, “Once the mental body is damaged, it leads to irreparable harm. Dazzle, your goal is the ultimate magic, right? Yet if your mental body is damaged, it equates to your soul being wounded, which is not beneficial for your ultimate goal.”

“I’ve got it under control, no need to worry, Mr. Ares,” the Luminous Tower Master forced a smile, attempting to break free from the silk threads, but seemingly without much success.

“A pure spirit body cannot break free from these threads.”

At this moment, Thunder Tower Master calmly said, “These threads are specially crafted; they can continuously absorb the target’s magic power… the more you struggle, the stronger the magic power that feeds back into me… more than a spirit body? This will only make the magic I obtain even greater.”

“I see… Mr. Ares, is this the reason you’ve regained your power?” Dazzle suddenly looked stunned, “These things… they probably won’t stop until they’ve completely absorbed the target’s power, right?”

Thunder Tower Master laughed and said, “Just as you thought, after you abolished my magic power back then, I’ve been climbing my way back up from Hell step by step. To this day, I don’t even know how many I’ve captured… this is thanks to the free magician license system you implemented, Dazzle.”

He suddenly asked, “What’s your purpose for returning this time?”

Thunder Tower Master smiled easily, spreading his arms, “Dazzle, why not return to my side once again? Back then, during the association’s internal chaos, I never resented any of you for anything… on the contrary, I even felt an unprecedented joy. I never imagined that the ignorant child under my tutelage would one day grow to surpass me… you’re like a treasure, and I’m seeing so much potential in you. So… come back to me, and let’s explore the ultimate magic together. I will open a door to a new world for you, showing that apart from this world, there are many different versions of you, with many different life paths. You will leave this narrow box and enter a truly vast world.”

“It seems, these years Mr. Ares has had some enviable adventures.” The Luminous Tower Master suddenly gave up struggling against the restraints of the threads, relaxing his entire spirit projection body, “If possible, I’d really hope to sit quietly with Mr. Ares and discuss all kinds of difficult problems.”

“Oh? It seems you’re not planning to embrace me just yet, child.” Thunder Tower Master… Ares suddenly sighed with regret, “Dazzle, opportunities don’t wait… I’m also not used to giving too many chances.”

The threads entwined around the spirit body suddenly contracted sharply, as if trying to completely tear the spirit body apart… But at that moment, the expression of the Luminous Tower Master grew more solemn, and a ray of light burst from inside out.

“Are you planning to detonate your spirit projection?” Ares immediately felt something amiss… also finding it somewhat incredible that this protective amulet didn’t care about soul damage?

At the instant the radiance of the spirit body reached its peak, the threads designed to entwine the spirit body suddenly slackened… Ares’ pupils slightly contracted.

He saw someone who shouldn’t have appeared here… someone who, since the beginning, regarded him like a passing stranger, never paying much attention.

Just like in the past, this gaze… even after a hundred years, still hasn’t changed in the slightest.

“Oh, Ares, long time no see… so many years have passed, and you don’t seem to have learned much?”

“Teacher?” The radiance of the spirit body momentarily paused, and Dazzle looked surprised at the valiant figure standing in front of him, “Why are you…”

The true dragon of the Divine Land at this moment didn’t turn back, “Anything to say, speak after we deal with this old bastard… I wonder why you’re so weak, turns out your soul’s out? Aren’t you afraid of dying?”

“Teacher… this is called spirit projection.” Dazzle instinctively corrected.

The true dragon of the Divine Land replied, “Whatever it’s called, it’s basically the same thing… I’m not in the mood to discuss these details with you, little brat. Right now, I just want to beat people up… just can’t stand it anymore!”

Regardless… avoiding the need to self-destruct the projection is naturally good, even though he possesses methods to mitigate soul damage, it’s certainly not without cost… saving what can be saved.

He stabilized his spirit projection once more, and once freed from the threads, the Luminous Tower Master was able to move, he directly swung his magic wand—only to see that at the topmost point of the Headquarters of the Magician’s Association, a giant stone orb suddenly broke open, followed by flowing light like water spilling out of the orb… In an instant, it covered the entire Association High Tower.

“This is meant to defend against external attacks… but now, it can also be used to limit internal destructive dispersal.” The Luminous Tower Master solemnly said, “Teacher… if you don’t mind, please cause a big ruckus.”

The true dragon of the Divine Land showed a brilliant smile, directly cracking the knuckles on his hands with audible pops, “You understand me, far better than that sly merchant… I won’t hold back then!”

With that, he swung his fist.

Seeing this, Ares swiftly crossed his hands, layers upon layers of translucent, crystal-like shields directly stacked in front of him… in a flash, ten layers were stacked, considered advanced defensive magical shields by magicians.

“Without magic technique engravings… truly worthy of Mr. Ares.” The Luminous Tower Master couldn’t help but be amazed.

This was using minimal magic to stack defenses comparable to the highest level defenses… furthermore, the speed was faster, more suitable for practical application in combat.

But…

“Like paper!”

But under the fist of the true dragon of the Divine Land, these ten layered shields shattered from the first to the last even faster than they stacked!

It’s acknowledged that Ares, a talent in carving magic techniques that even the Luminous Tower Master felt ashamed in comparison, didn’t possess the sufficient reaction speed to handle the true dragon of the Divine Land, an entity that could be considered a mobile artillery at a distance, and a solid blockade up close.

The fist directly smashed into Ares… Thunder Tower Master’s face!

His face instantly twisted into a spiral pattern, and then his body, bearing the force of impact, crashed directly towards the wall behind him!

Boom, boom, boom——!!!

With one punch, Ares was directly smashed through all the walls of the High Tower of the Magician’s Association from one side, crashing into the barrier on the other side.

—Satisfying! Just one word!

Like having eaten a Ginseng Fruit… At this moment, the true dragon of the Divine Land had temporarily forgotten the image of the merchant in his mind, simply intending to have an enjoyable battle.

The Thunder Tower Master’s office was now completely destroyed… the two hundredth floor of the Magician’s Association was also completely destroyed.

For this… the Luminous Tower Master, who already regretted his earlier words, managed a faint smile, “As expected of the teacher…”

Looks like after this, he’ll have to develop and sell several types of insurance products…

At this moment, at the barrier on the other side… the Ares who crashed into it didn’t fall—his body, or rather the body of the Thunder Tower Master, twitched for a moment, his sunken face recovering bit by bit like an inflating balloon… and with the already shattered two hundredth floor, he looked towards the true dragon of the Divine Land, loosening the muscles in his neck.

“Truly worthy of the Oriental True Dragon, after all these years, the power of this punch hasn’t diminished at all.”

“Oh, quite durable.” Long Xiruo sneered walking slowly over the ruins of the two hundredth floor, “The warm-up isn’t done yet… don’t be too weak.”

Ares suddenly said, “Just as strong as before… In other words, all these years, you haven’t made a bit of progress, meaning… your power has been solidified since the beginning, with no potential to grow.”

“Heh.” Long Xiruo tilted her head slightly, actually holding back a bit during that punch… if it weren’t for the fact that this was the Thunder Tower Master’s body, she clearly could have been more aggressive.

“Actually… you shouldn’t have left the Oriental lands.” Ares smirked lightly at this point, “Though I’ve never found a way to kill a true dragon on the Divine Land, from outside China, the approach… has long been conceived.”

Looking at Ares’s gaze at this moment, the Luminous Tower Master suddenly felt an ominous foreboding… The sky turned gloomy, yet the weather in the Unhuman Domain should have been managed by his constructed system.

Suddenly, above the Headquarters of the Magician’s Association in the Unhuman Domain, a massive fracture ripped across the sky.