NCCnovel Chapter 323 - 316: Holy Hall-Level Showdown: Shi Ming VS Great Black Heaven Dragon
Chapter 323 - 316: Holy Hall-Level Showdown: Shi Ming VS Great Black Heaven Dragon
At 120 nautical miles, the Grand Fortune could arrive in just ten minutes at its current maximum "hover" speed.
But one should save their strength for when it truly counts.
Even the Lighthouse knew to conserve energy. How could he afford to be extravagant?
He would let that ship experience the power of the Great Black Heaven Dragon a little longer!
...
BOOM!
After relentlessly pursuing them from Fujing Mountain to the edge of the Sea of Soaring Dragons, the Great Black Heaven Dragon’s fury had become tangible! Its attacks were devastatingly effective. The Star Dome Curtain was about to shatter, and the ship that had angered it, along with the countless insects aboard, would be reduced to ash in its wrath.
This was a rage that had been brewing for nine thousand years!
The main head of the Great Black Heaven Dragon possessed intelligence, but its thought process was completely alien to humans, leaning more toward a primal instinct for destruction.
At this moment, its nine brains held only a single thought.
Destruction! Destruction!
And more destruction!
The sky was set ablaze with fire, yet the rain of magma glowed a searing white. Above the King-level Wanderer Ship Lighthouse, a kilometer-long vortex churned. Within it brewed the most terrifying thunderstorms, flames, hailstones, toxic mists, lightning, and magma... The entire vortex pulsed like the Great Black Heaven Dragon’s heart, contracting, expanding, swelling, and ejecting!
Nine different calamities painted the sea into a crimson Hell.
The Lighthouse had gravely underestimated Holy Hall Level Power.
Despair began to spread across the ship.
"Angels! Abyss, Artist, Sinner!"
"Prepare to engage the enemy!"
They were nearing the Sea of Soaring Dragons, but Da Yu’s reinforcements had yet to arrive. The Star Dome Curtain above was already covered in countless fissures, letting out fragile, creaking sounds.
One more hit, and it would shatter completely!
When that happened, how would a million ordinary people defend against this Holy Hall-level Sea Beast? Their only hope was for the four S-rank Awakened to buy them a little more time!
Trellin slumped in his chair.
’Only now did he realize what a mistake he’d made. His decision to heavily rely on the Doctor to research the synthesis of Holy Hall Level Power was truly wrong. The danger of a Holy Hall-level Sea Beast far exceeded his imagination. Even Black Gold was extremely cautious, as if walking on thin ice, when dealing with the Nameless Cocoon, which was ranked third. And yet, he had actually tried to seize such power for himself?’
The price for a wrong decision was enormous.
Especially the mistake of a leader.
The enemy possessed no humanity; it wouldn’t give him a chance to repent. An Energy Meteorite slammed violently into the Star Dome Curtain.
With a resounding CRACK, the Star Guardian Shield shattered completely. The barrier raised by the Lighthouse’s last 1,500 Pure Dome Crystals barely withstood the ensuing shockwave, but the entire ship was now at the end of its rope.
Trellin gritted his teeth and took out a cerulean stone covered in a web-like pattern from the central hub of the King-level Wandering Ship.
This was his final trump card.
It was also the Energy Stone of the King-level Wandering Ship, the very core of an extraterrestrial meteorite. If activated in a special way, a power from "001" would take control of the King-level Wandering Ship through the "network."
But the corresponding price was immense.
"Commander!!!"
"That wanderer ship, it’s flying! Its target is the Great Black Heaven Dragon!!!"
’A flying Golden Ship?’
’It can still fly in the waters covered by my Lighthouse King trait, the Land of Freedom?’
’Impossible, absolutely impossible!’
Trellin shot up from his seat in shock.
On the monitoring console before him, the three-hundred-meter-long Majestic Ship was indeed streaking toward them like an arrow loosed from a bow, carrying an unimaginable momentum as it charged from the distance!
The young man standing at the ship’s bow had his upper-body clothing already turned to ash.
The Right Arm Red Pattern was brilliantly distinct.
The Nine-Headed Dragon Pattern was brazenly displayed, as if in mockery!
Shi Ming!
’How could Trellin not recognize this man! This was the rival, the enemy who had once killed two of his most capable subordinates, the one he hated so much it kept him up at night!’
’And now he was their savior?’
’How is that possible!’
...
The nine heads of the Great Black Heaven Dragon seemed to have sensed something unbelievable!
The Nine-Headed Dragon Pattern!
Another source of destruction?!
In the eyes of the Great Black Heaven Dragon, the Nine-Headed Dragon Pattern was filled with a destructive aura that resonated with the source of destruction within its own body. Its effect was comparable to a Taunt Stone of the highest caliber, instantly enraging the newly awakened dragon to an unparalleled degree.
Blasphemy!
The ultimate blasphemy!
The Grand Fortune moved so fast that before the Great Black Heaven Dragon could even turn all nine of its heads, it was rammed and sent flying. The King’s Judgment, a strike that concentrated the power of 20,000 Pure Dome Crystals, didn’t cause it significant harm, but the impact sent its kilometer-long body hurtling back nearly a thousand meters!
After sending the giant dragon flying, the Grand Fortune hovered in midair.
Shi Ming’s icy voice broadcasted through the ship’s systems, reaching every corner of the King-level vessel.
"Trellin, today, you’ve truly run into a Grand Fortune."
"My assistance isn’t free."
"Afterward, you will need to pay me a satisfactory price. With interest."
This wasn’t a negotiation.
It was a declaration.
Trellin collapsed back into his chair. He watched Shi Ming, who now seemed capable of going toe-to-toe with the Great Black Heaven Dragon. He let out a breath of relief, only to hold it again, a storm of emotions washing over him amidst the raging chaos.
Regardless, it seemed the Lighthouse—this King-level ship carrying a million people—was saved.
...
A gust of wind blew past.
Everyone on the Lighthouse felt as if they had left the Endless Ocean and stepped onto a solid place called "land."
Many had been born and raised in the Wandering Era and had never seen what real land looked like. But now, the sensation of the deck beneath their feet transforming into soil awakened a sense of déjà vu deep within their genes.
’This is... land?’
Strange plants took root and sprouted from the soil, growing slender stems. Their leaves quickly withered, and crimson flowers bloomed from the branches.
Other Shore Flowers.
The Chaotic Divine Country.
As the master of the Fallen Sanctuary and the controller of Chaos, Shi Ming could grant certain creatures a corresponding damage immunity, preventing the nearly one million ordinary people from decaying in the Chaotic Divine Country. However, the physical sensation of slowly being suspended upside down was unavoidable.
The world began to tilt.
Shi Ming stepped out of the Grand Fortune, which hovered in midair. He walked across the soil where the Other Shore Flowers bloomed as if on solid ground, and pulled the Blade of Chaos from where it was embedded in the crimson earth.
This was a Holy Hall-level blade, capable of disintegrating matter and shattering rules.
The Blade of Chaos shimmered, reflecting Shi Ming’s eyes under the moonlight, along with the silver lightning in the sky and the flowing magma and molten fire.
Today,
it would be a Dragon-slaying Blade.
Wielding the three-foot blade, Shi Ming leaped directly from the sea of flowers into the air. The Blade of Chaos in his hand instantly enlarged, unleashing a ghastly white light as he slashed toward the point where the Great Black Heaven Dragon’s nine heads diverged, intending to kill it with a single strike!
The Blade of Chaos was the Holy Hall-level superior version of the "Third Law."
Naturally, it possessed Extreme Cold Power.
WHOOSH~
The light from the blade coalesced into a glacial river, reflecting the Great Black Heaven Dragon’s tyranny and arrogance. Shi Ming’s hand on the blade was steady and resolute as the Right Arm Red Pattern progressively lit up.
Empowered by ten times his strength, a single slash was enough to shatter heaven and earth.
"ROAR!"
At the same time, the Divine Hall of Time descended. With the help of the "Codex of All Nations" from the Lighthouse, Shi Ming once again exploited a glitch, acquiring the time-stopping power of the mightiest Titan!
The first strike!
The blade’s light streaked across the sky, and three dragon heads flew into the air!
Due to the immense size difference, this strike—a "greeting gift"—only managed to lop off three of its heads!
To sever all nine heads at once required a specific opportunity.
An opportunity during stopped time!
Torrents of thick blood sprayed forth. The Great Black Heaven Dragon’s remaining six heads let out roars of shock and fury. Below the flame-spewing head, a coiled head opened its eyes. It was the Regeneration Head. In an instant, the three severed heads turned to ash, and three new ones grew from the wounds!
The Regeneration Head!
At the same time, a powerful suction force suddenly appeared, making it difficult for Shi Ming to maintain his position. He felt as if he were being swept away, about to be pulled into a dragon’s maw!
The Devouring Head!
Steam with a temperature comparable to the Three-Eyed Golden Crow’s signature skill, the Great Sun Wheel, rushed toward him.
The Steam Head!
The eyes of one dragon head locked onto Shi Ming, but it made no other move.
The Perception Head!
Shi Ming weaved and blinked between the nine heads.
With the Black Tortoise Shield and the Twin Mirror, he had a significant margin for error!
He had come prepared!
A top-tier Hunter never fights a battle he isn’t prepared for!
As he blinked and dodged, his movements were condensed to their absolute essence. Every muscle in his body exerted the perfect amount of force. The Blade of Chaos in his hand analyzed power and weaknesses with pinpoint precision. His eyes were as calm as an old well, yet every strike was fatal!
Fallen Sanctuary vs. Nine-Headed Sanctuary!
The Great Black Heaven Dragon’s Main Head, Lava Head, Poison Smoke Head, Rock Spike Head, Steam Head, Earthquake Head, Devouring Head, Perception Head, and Regeneration Head rarely acted in unison, but now their nine powers began to converge and fuse.
’It’s coming?’
’I was waiting for this move!’
The red pattern on Shi Ming’s right arm flashed.
The right arm that dominates all things! The conqueror of all powers!
The Arm of Conquest!
’Your power is now mine!’