The Post Sky Tipping Era
Chapter 701 - 497: World Dragon_2

Chapter 701: Chapter 497: World Dragon_2

But it was precisely this corner of firelight that ignited everything, melting and destroying all.

"Not good." Li Yi quickly flipped his palm and took out the Xuanhuang Seal. He then infused mana into it, causing the seal to rise above his head and descend lines of talismans. These talismans enveloped him, shielding him from the terrifying heat wave and protecting him from being scorched dry.

Even so, he was not comfortable. It felt as though the entire world was melting. If the golden flames did not extinguish, he would be in great danger once his mana was depleted.

Yet, this was merely the residual force.

If that group of golden flames were to spew forth, Li Yi doubted he would melt instantly, given that he was currently unable to fully unleash the power of a top-level Dao Artifact.

"This dragon’s strength is definitely not inferior to Xuan Yuezi. If it weren’t parasitized by the Golden Apple Tree, its peak state might surpass Xuan Yuezi." Feeling the imposing force, a thought flickered in Li Yi’s mind.

However, the awakened dragon seemed not to be targeting Li Yi; rather, it seemed to be aiming at the dark sky above. The golden flames seemed to want to burn the darkness in the sky, but being trapped, its body parasitized, it was powerless and unable to do so.

The dragon kept roaring and struggling, but its strength was weakening. No matter how hard it tried, the golden flames couldn’t melt the blood-red veins. In the end, it drooped its head in exhaustion, its massive body once again sprawled across the ground like a mountain, breathing heavily.

"Kill, kill that savage thief! Hurry and find him. He must not be allowed to survive." Meanwhile, the Tree Spirit Elder of the Golden Apple Tree continued to give orders, shaking its body, pulling at the dense blood-red roots, stimulating the dragon with pain, causing it to roar angrily once again.

The sound wave came, turning everything to dust.

Seeing this, Li Yi hurriedly infused his mana, once again allowing the Xuanhuang Seal above his head to release several talismans.

Fortunately, the attack from the sound waves was successfully blocked.

But his position was exposed as well.

Because there was simply no place to hide in this place. With such a wide-range attack coming, unless you could escape from here, you were bound to be exposed.

"There he is, found that thief! Kill him, and I can lessen your ten years of painful torment."

The Tree Spirit Elder made a piercing screech, an unbearable sound like steel needles jabbing into the ears, simultaneously squirming the other half of its roots, pulling the dragon, seemingly trying to control it in line with the elder’s intentions.

The dragon’s head emitted a low, subdued growl at this moment, shaking its body. Though unwilling, the immense pain forced it to twist toward another direction.

And in this twist, it aimed directly at Li Yi’s position.

The dragon’s eyes locked onto Li Yi.

Oddly, one of the dragon’s eyes was not the usual black vertical pupil but a golden vertical pupil. The expressions from the two eyes were vastly different—black eyes cold and sinister, revealing unrestrained brutality, while the golden vertical pupil showed pain and torment, revealing a humanistic helplessness and fatigue.

"Quick, spit out dragon flame, melt this despicable thief completely, leave not even his bones. He stole my Golden Apple, and I want him to pay with his life." The Tree Spirit Elder loudly issued the command while releasing part of the blood-red roots, allowing some space to appear in the dragon’s sealed mouth for the dragon flame to spew out.

The dragon’s throat once again lit up with a scorching glow, that mass of solar-like golden flames manifested once more.

"Bad news." Li Yi’s hair stood on end at this moment as he felt a terrifying crisis unimaginable.

No time for anything else.

Beneath his feet, auspicious clouds suddenly soared, transforming into a crimson glow darting far away, pulling back distance with utmost speed to avoid being engulfed by the golden flames while also retrieving the Purple Gold Gourd.

If the golden flames approach, he would immediately hide within the Purple Gold Gourd, using this Dao Artifact to avoid the fate of being melted.

Hope the Purple Gold Gourd can resist the dragon flame then.

"Hurry, what are you waiting for?" The Tree Spirit Elder pulled at all the blood-red roots, causing pain to the dragon’s entire body and even its soul.

"Roar!"

In the next moment, the dragon’s roar erupted, and its mouth corner sprayed the golden flames unexpectedly, far more terrifying than Li Yi’s Wind Summoning Technique, instantly covering everything in the distance, burning the sky into a massive pupil, moreover, countless sparks fell, and the ground began to melt.

Li Yi thought he was about to be hit, intending to enter into the Purple Gold Gourd, but then noticed the golden flames had spewed to another side, not aimed at him.

"Damn fool, you sprayed in the wrong direction." The Tree Spirit Elder reprimanded loudly.

The dragon then shook its head, moving its body, the spewing golden flames not stopping, starting to shift toward Li Yi’s direction.

But the movement was slow.

For some reason, Li Yi felt the dragon did not intend to kill him.

Otherwise, there’s no way such a creature that has sprayed fire all its life would shoot wrong on the first try, like an elderly tiger that hunted all its life chasing a rabbit but instead leaping onto a stump due to poor eyesight—absurd.

The entity genuinely wanting him dead was the Tree Spirit of the Golden Apple Tree.

This dragon seemed to be controlled, unable to be free.

Yet facing the approaching golden dragon flame, Li Yi dared not gamble and abandoned escape, choosing instead to use the Purple Gold Gourd to absorb himself into it.

With Li Yi’s disappearance.

The next moment, the golden dragon flame arrived with a rush, swallowing Li Yi along with everything nearby.

"Good, very good, haha, this vile thief, now he pays the deserved price for his greed and stupidity." The Tree Spirit Elder laughed upon seeing this: "World Dragon, you’re becoming more obedient, that’s excellent. You can sleep well for the next decade, that’s my reward to you."

The gigantic creature known as the World Dragon then rapidly retracted the dragon flame, its enormous body slowly crouched once more, one golden vertical pupil looked toward the distant Purple Gold Gourd engulfed by lava, then let out a breath, stirring a storm, causing the lava to surge and engulf everything.

However, at this moment.

Inside the Purple Gold Gourd, Li Yi dared not let down his guard, staring at the walls already burnt red, his heart raced with fear, afraid the Dao Artifact might melt.

But thankfully, this scenario did not transpire.

The temperature inside the Purple Gold Gourd rapidly dropped once more.

Clearly, the dragon flame outside soon ceased to spew.