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Chapter 230 - 230 229 Escaping into Gloomy Dreamland (Extra

Chapter 230: Chapter 229: Escaping into Gloomy Dreamland (Extra, Seeking Monthly Pass) Chapter 230: Chapter 229: Escaping into Gloomy Dreamland (Extra, Seeking Monthly Pass) Russell rode Unicorn Polly through the dense swamp forest at such a rapid pace that the surrounding scenery was nearly a blur.

This was both an outlet for the boiling emotions after his promotion and a way to experience the fresh “Prime Breath” through flight.

The term “Prime Breath” originates from “Dragon Breath.”

Dragons can exhale, releasing Dragon Breath of immense power. Although Prime Breath isn’t as formidable as Dragon Breath, it is still tremendously powerful.

Most importantly, Prime Breath can be used to cast Prime Breath Greatsword Skill, that is magic.

By nature, Phantom Beasts can cast elemental energy spells. After forming a contract with a Phantom Beast Knight, the elemental energy merges into Prime Breath, enabling the release of Prime Breath Greatsword Skill spells. This also allows the Contracted Knight to gain the ability to cast Prime Breath Greatsword Skill spells.

That is to say, after a Knight is promoted to a Phantom Beast Knight, he effectively becomes a part-time mage.

However, most magic are innate and fixed skills of Phantom Beasts, generally limited to one or two types.

Unicorn Polly possesses two fixed magic abilities—Wind Walking Skill and Wraithwalk.

Some Phantom Beast Knights may develop new magic on this foundation, but most cannot.

“No rush on developing new magic, Polly, let’s try out the fixed spells!” Russell thought to himself.

The next moment, Polly’s voice echoed in his mind, “Okay, Russell.”

After his promotion to Phantom Beast Knight, he gained not only Prime Breath but also the ability for psychic communication between Knight and Fantasy Beast. This is clearer than the psychic communication with a Contracted Elf or an Amber Worm, almost akin to having a conversation.

Of course.

The higher the intelligence of the Fantasy Beast, the clearer the psychic communication.

The closer they are to each other, the clearer the communication; the farther apart, the less clear it becomes. Beyond a certain distance, only a vague sense remains.

“Wind Walking Skill!” Russell yelled as he leaped from Polly’s back.

Then he felt a current of air supporting him, preventing him from falling, and he could also manipulate this current with his thoughts, making himself rise higher or descend slowly.

“Cool!” Russell shouted.

Then he plummeted down. In a moment of distraction, he lost control of the Wind Walking Skill. Luckily, Polly gently leapt and rushed through the void to catch Russell again, even beginning to impart to him the intricacies of the Wind Walking Skill.

“Let it come naturally, that’s the trick.”

“Alright, I’ll try again.” Russell nodded.

He could confirm that Polly’s intelligence surpassed any other Fantasy Beast and was even on par with humans.

Such logically clear communication, infused with hints of philosophy, proved it.

Russell was also quite perceptive. After Polly shared her experiences, and after several falls, he successfully mastered the Wind Walking Skill.

Standing still, he naturally walked into the air, then as if carried by the wind beneath his feet, he slowly stepped onto the void.

Flying shoulder-to-shoulder with Polly.

“This is really cool!” Russell laughed heartily, patting Polly’s horn, “I’m just now realizing the strength and wonder of being a Phantom Beast Knight!”

“Hnng,” Unicorn Polly snorted, responding telepathically, “My strength has increased too with Prime Breath, it’s quite remarkable.”

“This is a win-win,” Russell said as he mounted Polly again, “Next, let’s experiment with the second fixed magic, Wraithwalk in Gloomy Dreamland!”

This skill was Unicorn Polly’s natural ability, and Russell had no idea how to initiate it; he could only assist Polly in using it.

The next moment.

He felt the Prime Breath inside Polly’s body quietly dispersing, and his own Prime Breath also dispersed quietly along with it.

Suddenly, all the sounds of the wind and insects around them ceased, leaving only boundless silence.

He and Polly landed on the ground, as the Wind Walking Skill’s magic had ceased to work.

His vision remained unchanged, still in the real world, but he saw his body no longer solid but outlined by Magic Light, as was Unicorn Polly beneath him, delineated by Magic Light.

“Is this Wraithwalk?” Russell tried to speak but no sound came out.

“Yes,” Polly responded in his mind.

“Compared to Gloomy Dreamland, Wraithwalk seems a bit… crude. If Gloomy Dreamland is like a door, then Wraithwalk is more like having half a foot stepping through the door, with the rest of the body still remaining outside,”

“I don’t understand.”

“If I get the chance, I’ll take you for a stroll around Gloomy Dreamland,” Russell comforted Polly in his mind.

The pair moved silently through the woods.

It was then that the power of Wraithwalk became apparent; the small animals quietly appeared, and all around the duo busily searched for food and played and tumbled about, completely oblivious to their presence.

“When I perform Wraithwalk, no animal can see me, not even your humans’ Bipedal Flying Dragons,” Polly said in her mind.

“Cool.”

With this skill, Russell believed that as long as he executed it, he could swiftly flee any battlefield. It was no less impressive than the Red-eyed Rat King Jerry’s Bloodthirsty Blink.

Even more powerful.

“I could combine Fantasy Beast Whisper and Wraithwalk, oh, and Quiet Dream Gaze, to capture any Fantasy Beast!”

“Why capture so many Fantasy Beasts?”

“For development, Polly, after all, you know I have a Great Dragon to nurture.”

“Great Dragon!” Polly exclaimed, “Does that terrifying creature need you to take care of it?”

“Terrifying creature?” Russell wanted to laugh but stopped himself, “Yes, that terrifying creature. It lies in slumber within a volcano, but its Primordial Spirit can awaken in Gloomy Dreamland to hunt and grow with me.”

“It sounds like you’re making fun of me.”

“Not at all. Don’t be so sensitive, Polly,” Russell consoled. “After eating two Ice Soul Pearls, it has been sleeping these past few days… Um!”

They were communicating telepathically.

Suddenly, Russell felt a burning sensation in the palm of his left hand. He flipped it over and saw that under the state of Wraithwalk, the M-shaped mark wasn’t visible. However, there was no doubt that the mark was burning at this moment, as if the Little Dream Dragon had sensed someone talking about it behind its back.

“Russell!” Polly suddenly called out urgently in his mind, “Something feels wrong with my body.”

“What’s wrong?”

“My body, no no no, it’s the power inside my body. It’s as though something has been infused into it!”

“I feel it too!” Russell realized belatedly, and he recognized the power being infused as something very familiar.

As familiar as something he experienced daily.

“It’s… Dragonflame!” Russell’s eyes widened in shock, “This is the Dragonflame spat out by Ice Cream, the Original Dragon Flame!”

Previously, the Little Dream Dragon had done exactly this—spitting its Original Dragon Flame at both Birch Spirit Insects and the Youguangxun Mushroom Bugs—helping the Birch Insects successfully breed and the Mushroom Bird Rosy to evolve, laying the foundation for the territory’s soaring success.

It was completely unexpected that, at this moment, the Little Dream Dragon’s Dragonflame would naturally emanate from the M-shaped mark and flow into Unicorn Polly’s body.

“Polly!” Russell, after his shock, exclaimed joyfully, “My Great Dragon, Ice Cream, it seems to like you!”

“That terrifying creature… likes me?” Polly said, astonished.

Once the Dragonflame had been wholly infused into her and merged with her Prime Breath, Polly suddenly said in her mind, “I feel it, this power, this Great Dragon’s Original Dragon Flame. It has merged with my fixed magic.”

“Is it Wraithwalk?”

“Yes, I can perform the next phase of Wraithwalk now.”

“Then try it!” Russell watched eagerly.

Polly swiftly performed the next phase of Wraithwalk, and in an instant, a surge of overwhelming power burst forth from her Prime Breath.

Walking on the ground, Polly’s hooves shone brightly and she began to fly again, “It’s Wind Walking Skill, but not quite. Russell, I can fly again while in the state of Wraithwalk!”

“Awesome!” Russell was thrilled. Clearly, the Little Dream Dragon had used its Original Dragon Flame to unlock one of Gloomy Dreamland’s shackles for Polly.

If Wraithwalk was like having half a foot through the door, then now, it was as if an entire leg had stepped into the door of Gloomy Dreamland.

“Wraithwalking in Gloomy Dreamland has become flying in Gloomy Dreamland. It’s like using Gloomy Dreamland to perform some kind of escape skill…” Russell rode swiftly on Polly through the forest, “So let’s call it Ethereal Dream Escape Skill, plunging into Gloomy Dreamland!”