Boiling Beast Bloodline-Chapter 1303 - 363: Wealth Forces One’s Hand_3

"Then why don’t you show us the accompanying skill, ’Nai’aozu Heart-Piercing Spike,’ that comes with this earring?" Ibrahim was rummaging through the treasure chest frantically, his gaze floating as he lifted his head.

"Look sharp!" Liu, who always loved to show off, naturally could not miss this opportunity either, lifting his finger, a trail of dark swirling qi energy zipped across the earring, and like a dragon, shot straight up his finger.

The black swirling qi energy quickly coalesced in the air into a sharp spike as thick as a wrist, slow at first then spinning rapidly as it broke through the air, whipping up a howling dust cloud and streaking towards the distant wall like a bolt of lightning.

There was no expected loud explosion, the thick spiral spike touched the wall, then vanished in a flash, disappearing from sight.

Liu was stunned, just about to curse out loud, when a loud "bang" came from behind the wall, followed by a series of "crackle" sounds of wooden groaning, and the coconut palm tree behind the wall, as thick as one could wrap their arms around, slowly toppled over like a drunkard, landing "clang" on the wall, the branches snapping and crashing with a loud "pitter-patter."

"Obischillaci! Isn’t this the Panta Warriors’ ’Strike Across Mountains’ technique? No wonder it’s called a ’Heart-Piercing Spike’!" Liu chuckled, having not expected that the "Death Overlord Earring" would have such a sneaky skill.

"The earring’s main utility is just to save magic power, any magic below the level of Mage, when cast, it saves sixty percent of the mana! This ’Nai’aozu Heart-Piercing Spike’ is optional, with a cooldown time of two hours, which is too long," said Master Aymar with a chuckle.

Before Liu had a chance to laugh, something happened that made him want to cry.

"Richard! This is mine!" Ibrahim, who had been sifting through the treasure chest, wiped his nose and quickly scooped a wooden box into his chest.

"Damn! Not possible!" When Liu saw the box, he nearly fainted with urgency, a thief within the family, and it had happened to him.

The content of this box had been Liu’s greatest loot these past few days—the "Thunder Diamond" and the "Mana Cloning Pearl"; losing either of them would cost Old Liu his life!

During the great plunder of the Zoroastrian Main Temple, the Beamon raiding party found two hundred forty-two "Thunder Diamond" badges made out of metal in the auxiliary hall.

Those "Thunder Diamonds" were either trafficked from the Aegean Continent by the Mulan traders or were local products. Either way, their effect was consistent: once enchanted, they could unleash a "Chain Lightning," with a cooldown time of half an hour. Depending on the diamond’s color, the lethality increased, comparable to a flash lightning scroll that could be cast instantly.

On the Aegean Continent, such Thunder Diamonds are only produced by the magical beasts of the Thunder Mountain Range, the "Electric Elemental Lizards," and even then only by ancient ones with deep red skin, making them extremely precious.

At the time, Liu was puzzled as to why the Zoroastrian Temple had so many "Thunder Diamond Badges" yet kept them strictly in the auxiliary hall, and did not distribute them to the Imams for use. Wouldn’t that be the number one foolish thing to do?

After capturing an Imam and interrogating him, Liu learned that these badges were the identity symbols of high-ranking Imams, the equivalent of the Beamon priests’ Medusa Badge.

After the high-ranking Imams passed away, their badges would be sent back to the Zoroastrian Main Temple to be enshrined in the "Hall of Brilliance" to inspire and encourage the young Imams.

Upon hearing this explanation, Liu had sighed long and said, "Bureaucracy kills people..."

This practice was nearly identical to that of the Beamon Temple! Inside the main hall of the Beamon Main Temple, the biographies of high-ranking priests were inscribed on the floor tiles, and their Medusa Badges were deeply buried underneath as a sign of mourning. No Beamon priest would be arrogant enough to request to wear the badge of the Dragon Priest Kochis, and naturally, no Mulan Imam would dare to claim the badges of their predecessors.

The two hundred twenty-four Thunder Diamonds had ended up as a windfall for Liu.

The "Mana Cloning Pearl" was even more remarkable.

During the day of storming the Zoroastrian Temple, leading the charge was the "Ripper Black Jack" Tyrant Chainsaw and the golems, with Liu and a group of elites cutting through, facing very little resistance; only after breaking into the inner hall did they encounter a deeply powerful old Imam who desperately held them off for a few seconds. Because he was so formidable and conspicuous, he was immediately engaged by Liu, the Netherflame Tyrant, three Divine Archers, and others—resulting in a swift death.

The Beamon soldiers found a pearl on the old Imam’s body, a pearl which even an ogre could feel was mighty due to its Elemental Fluctuation.

It was a "Mana Cloning Pearl"!

This name was later squeezed out of captured Imams during interrogation, and just hearing the name indicated its potency!

According to the captured Imams, the "Mana Cloning Pearl" was a crystallized pearl formed by a Super-level Warcraft, the prehistoric giant clam capable of creating "Mirages of the Desert" in the Taklamago Desert. Wearing this pearl would enable any magic used to have a synchronized cloning effect—if given to a clumsy Mage it wouldn’t be much, but if used by Master Puskas, a single Forbidden Magic barrier would become two! What a concept!!!

Even Master Puskas could not help but be moved by the rarity and value of this "Mana Cloning Pearl"!

Though the magic pearl could only be used once with a cooldown of seven long days, its ability to synchronize and clone magic was absolutely "Heaven-Defying Premium Quality," possibly the most suitable magic pearl for a Saint Level Great Magician in the entire world!

Liu was probably too shocked to have ever dreamed that someone would dare to target him for theft.

The Seven-Colored Dragon Ibrahim had long been eyeing those shiny treasures. The dragon clan’s intense craving for precious gems was unparalleled and unimaginable by any other race!

When he rummaged through the treasure chest and saw those dazzling "Thunder Diamonds" and magic pearls again, the upper-class dragon just couldn’t suppress his overwhelming desire to own them!

After all, it belonged to his son-in-law, so taking it without asking was like taking something for free! As soon as Ibrahim found this excuse, he didn’t hesitate anymore and stuffed the box into his arms.

His plan was to talk things through and then immediately fly away, forcing his will like an overbearing ruler.

Of course, Liu wouldn’t allow it! What a joke!

Do you know what so many Thunder Diamonds signify? It meant that, besides the "Tears Arrow," the four Chekin priests could add a large number of electric elemental spells to the "Pearl Seven-Stringed Harp"! It meant that Moer, the head mage of the Elves, could transform overnight into a Great Mage specializing in electric magic!

A sole "Chain Lightning" wasn’t much; its power and range were ultimately limited.

But what about a barrage of one or two hundred "Chain Lightnings"?

Using this against ordinary soldiers without magical defenses could result in casualties of two to three thousand at least!

Moreover, Moer was naturally adept at electric elemental magic, having consumed a "Singing Crystal," and could communicate with the cloud and lightning spirits!

There was no need to mention the magic pearl; not even beheading Liu could convince him to part with it!

Before the old rogue could act, one of them had already slammed the table and stood up. Yet there were others even quicker. Three swift shadows had already started to scuffle with the Seven-Colored Dragon Ibrahim.

"Let go!"

"Release it, or I’ll bite you!"

"Reptile! You dare to steal from the Astonvila family, the ice dancers!"

Andulan’s elder, together with Ruona and Daisy, swooped down like bandits robbing a path, seizing the dragon’s collar. His actions lacked the typical slowness and dullness of the Damai clan, and his loud rebuke woke up those who were sleeping in tents around them, one after another.

Liu and the others watched, sweat dripping from the back of their necks, while their mouths twitched involuntarily.

The Dragon Clan’s obsession with shiny jewels, with possessions that belonged to them, was truly...

"No reptile has ever managed to steal treasures from the hands of Astonvila!" thundered Andulan’s elder, waving the wooden box with majestic fury.

A large number of blurry figures on the field, rubbing their sleepy eyes, could hardly believe what they were witnessing.

They actually saw the physically strongest Seven-Colored Dragon of the Aegean Continent, dejected and restrained by the neck by an old Damai.

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