Chapter 279: Special Divinity, Changes to the Dragon Horn, Annihilation Flame Bolt Cannon

Chapter 279: Special Divinity, Changes to the Dragon Horn, Annihilation Flame Bolt Cannon

Amidst the fierce roars, another serpent head was severed by the obsidian titan's sweeping blade.

Crimson snake blood splattered across the sky and onto the titan's exquisite armor, corroding and melting it, creating countless tiny pits.

The remaining serpent head opened its fangs, revealing a sharp maw, its throat swelling like a balloon, and spat towards the titan.

An incredible amount of crimson flame erupted from its gaping mouth.

The temperature was so high that even Sch Jing, floating at a distance, instinctively raised his hand to shield his face. He felt the surrounding temperature rise sharply, and soon, his skin began to feel scorched.

Even Sch Jing, who was far away, felt the heat, let alone the obsidian titan, which was the direct target of the attack.

The titan rapidly melted, its shadow flame substance first turning into black liquid and then evaporating. Soon, even the energy clone in the 'cockpit' was reduced to nothingness.

This was the first time the colossal snake had used its flame-breathing ability since the start of the battle, and its power exceeded Sch Jing's expectations.

If he had been directly hit by this attack, the only way to survive would have been to retreat into the body of the Non-Existent Beast.

"Interesting... According to legend, the infinite dragon Ananta Shesha can breathe the Annihilation Flame, capable of destroying everything on the ground. This must be a weaker version of that skill..."

Sch Jing's gaze shifted slightly as he watched the colossal snake, now thoroughly listless after spitting fire, seemingly exhausted.

He raised his right hand to the side, opening his palm, and the Nightfall Blade instantly flew towards him, halting in front of Sch Jing and gently placing its hilt in his hand.

"You little snake, you've brought me great joy."

Sch Jing tossed Xu Wen Kui, whom he had been holding in his left hand, upwards, and with a flash, he pulled on the colorful flame, appearing before the colossal snake with only one head remaining.

Despite its listlessness, the snake immediately raised its head and swiftly opened its mouth, swallowing Sch Jing in one swift motion.

Several seconds later...

"Pfft—"

A wound suddenly appeared on the snake's neck, and silver electric arcs and black flames spilled out from within.

The snake let out a painful roar, its body twisting in agony in mid-air.

Then, more gashes appeared on its body, a second, a third, a fourth...

The wounds grew deeper, eventually reaching near the snake's tail, totaling over thirty cuts that nearly severed its body into thirty segments.

As the final wound appeared, a black-clad figure with a long sword emerged from the gash, covered in dripping crimson blood.

The snake, no longer struggling, could only whimper weakly as it fell helplessly towards the ground.

Sch Jing swiftly dove towards the falling snake, the Nightfall Blade in his hand glowing with cold light. He struck the remaining snake head with a single blow, slicing open its mouth, and the blade continued its path, cutting through its brain and body...

Finally, the blade reached the tail, splitting the entire snake in half, revealing its crimson innards and organs.

[Kill a creature with special divinity, Divinity +2882]



[Absorbed special divinity, 'Dragon Horn' underwent some changes]



"Hmm?"

Sch Jing reached out and caught Xu Wen Kui, who had just fallen, as he examined the panel's prompt, his eyebrows raising slightly.

The over two thousand eight hundred points of divinity were within his expectations, as the colossal snake gave him a similar feeling to the True Dragon Cub he had encountered in the Boundary. That cub had provided him with over two thousand five hundred points of divinity.

However, the latter prompt was something he had never seen before.

This was the first time a divinity skill had undergone a transformation similar to Visualization becoming True Visualization, or Energy Transport becoming Dragon Concealed Energy.

"The Dragon Horn was activated after slaying the pure-blooded dragon in the Boundary... Although both are of the dragon and serpent lineage, this colossal snake and the pure-blooded dragon feel like they belong to different lineages, one leaning towards the East and the other towards the West..."

"I thought that if there was an unexpected gain, it would be the activation of a new divinity skill. I didn't expect it to be a link with the Dragon Horn..."

Intrigued, Sch Jing ignored the thousands of ordinary skill and extraordinary skill experience points he had gained, and immediately, with a thought, he activated the Dragon Horn.

A crackling sound of electric arcs resonated on his forehead, and a pair of silver-white lightning dragon horns sprouted from his head.

Instantly, he had a moment of enlightenment, instinctively understanding a new application of the Dragon Horn.

As he focused his thoughts, the dragon horns on his forehead underwent a transformation.

The lightning dragon horns, flashing with silver-white arcs, gradually deepened in color, turning crimson, and the flashing arcs now bore traces of burning flames.

The overall design also changed, no longer resembling lightning but taking on a spiral shape, forming a slightly curved, beautiful crimson dragon horn.

Sch Jing extended his index finger, pointing down at the bisected snake corpse.

Crimson lightning, enveloped in flames, condensed and compressed at his fingertip, emitting an intense blaze of flame and thunder.

"Boom—!!"

The crimson light cannon unleashed a thunderous blast, intertwined with explosions, and sped towards the snake's corpse at an unimaginable velocity.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—"

As if it were burning or struck by lightning, the colossal snake's corpse rapidly charred and disintegrated under the crimson-golden light cannon's coverage, turning to ashes.

The intense lethality caused Sch Jing to widen his eyes slightly, a hint of surprise in his gaze.

"Wow... What power."

Pure and absolute, without any special effects, this was a skill that pushed lethality to the extreme.

"Annihilation Flame Bolt."

Sch Jing extended his palm and looked down at the crimson-golden flame lightning flowing between his fingers.

(Prototype: Elden Ring, Bel's Flame Bolt, image below)



This was the new ability, or rather, the new transformation of the Dragon Horn after absorbing the special divinity from the colossal snake.

Unlike the silver-white Dragon Lightning that could manipulate gravity, it couldn't be used simultaneously. Instead, it required switching between the forms and colors of the Dragon Horn on his head to use either one.

In terms of sheer instant lethality, this newly acquired Annihilation Flame Bolt seemed to surpass even the Lv10 Shadow Flame.

After all, Shadow Flame had multiple functions and wasn't specialized in lethality.

"That's ruthless, I like it!"

Sch Jing clenched his fist in satisfaction and dispersed the flame lightning from his palm.

He hadn't expected the Dragon Horn skill to have such a powerful move. With this, the priority for upgrading the skill would need to be increased.

Skills that enhanced one's attack power had extremely high returns when upgraded.

However, for now, he would focus on Twin Souls. Creating another Divine Avatar was the priority, as that would be a qualitative change.

He glanced at the current divinity count on his panel.

[Divinity Held: 5052]



The harvest was quite good. In this battle, he had obtained nearly four thousand divinity, pushing the total past five thousand once again.

"Next..."

Sch Jing recalled the Nightfall Blade and the Sword of Oblivion, causing them to pierce the void and be swallowed by the unseen Non-Existent Beast.

Then, holding Xu Wen Kui, who was carrying the red fruit, he flew towards the direction of the Dragon Core Fighter.

...

Sixty kilometers away from the battlefield, high in the sky.

Inside the cockpit, Ning Yuan Tai paced back and forth anxiously, muttering to himself.

"Believe in Brother Sch Jing, he's invincible..."

But precisely because he trusted Sch Jing so much, when he recalled that Brother Sch Jing had seriously said that this ambush was 'very dangerous', he couldn't help but feel anxious.

"Chief Ning, we have a situation!"

Suddenly, a White Raven member in a tactical uniform rushed over to Ning Yuan Tai and reported loudly.

Ning Yuan Tai looked at him and was about to speak when a dull banging sound came from outside the cabin door.

He turned his head and saw Sch Jing floating outside the Hidden Gate, nodding at him through the porthole.

"Brother Sch Jing!!"

Ning Yuan Tai was overjoyed and quickly said, "Open the cabin door!!"

The cabin door slid open with a hiss, and Sch Jing floated in, his feet barely touching the ground. He tossed Xu Wen Kui to the floor and brushed off the slightly disheveled clothes on his body.

"Brother Sch Jing, how is the situation? Are you alright?"

Ning Yuan Tai asked anxiously.

Sch Jing smiled and said, "I'm fine. It's taken care of."

Ning Yuan Tai heaved a sigh of relief and patted his chest, "That's good, that's good."

Even though they were far from the battlefield, he could see various black, white, and red lights and shadows, and the loud noises that reached them gave him a sense of the battle's intensity.

Fortunately, Brother Sch Jing lived up to his reputation, returning victorious as always.

"Who dared to ambush and intercept you? Hmm? Who's this person?"

Ning Yuan Tai looked at Xu Wen Kui on the floor, his brows furrowed in confusion.

Sch Jing glanced at him and casually said, "The Yuancheng Dragon Sect and... Xu Mu De."

Ning Yuan Tai's expression changed, "Xu Mu De?!"

Sch Jing's demeanor didn't change, and he continued, "I don't know the specifics... But according to this person's statement..."

He pointed at Xu Wen Kui on the floor.

"She admitted that she was sent by Xu Mu De to steal the 'Primordial Wind' from me."

"And before this, Xu Mu De did approach me, wanting to buy the Primordial Wind, but I refused. This item is specifically requested by Boss Wu."

Ning Yuan Tai's head was spinning.

It was he who had contacted Xu Mu De to invite Sch Jing to visit Xu Corporation. Could this be related to him?

Could it be that he had harmed Brother Sch Jing?

Xu Mu De dared to steal the Primordial Wind, the item wanted by Miss Wu? What was going on?

"Then what should we do now, Brother Sch Jing?"

Ning Yuan Tai shook his head, looking perplexed at Sch Jing.

Sch Jing sat in the chair, crossed his arms, and said indifferently, "If we let this go, won't we be seen as easy targets? What about Boss Wu's face?"

"Let's return to Yuan City. I need to take care of some business at Xu Corporation."

Ning Yuan Tai's heart skipped a beat at his words.

He knew that when Sch Jing said 'take care of some business', it wasn't just a minor matter.

This was going to be big...

But he couldn't refuse, so he quickly agreed.

...

(Unknowingly, we've reached a million words... Thank you, readers, for accompanying me this far.)

(End of Chapter)

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