Dragon Slaying and Fate Peering
2024-07-16
Chapter 372 (4000) Slaying the Dragon and Peeking at Fate
In the midst of the struggle, Li Mazi seized an opportunity. Taking advantage of the moment when Luo Jun was airborne and unable to dodge, Li Mazi twisted his body and unleashed a powerful Dragon Tail Sweep strike at Luo Jun.
As the massive tail, as large as a train carriage, swept towards him, Luo Jun suppressed the urge to use the dice. He gathered his Gathering Origin Protective Qi in front of him, protected his head and face with his arms, and took the blow head-on!
Boom!
The immense force sent Luo Jun flying backward, but before he could land, the giant dragon twisted its body and chased after him through the air, opening its huge mouth to bite at Luo Jun!
Having learned from his previous experience, Li Mazi was much more careful this time. Instead of opening his mouth directly in the direction Luo Jun was flying from, he turned his head sideways to intercept him, determined to use his sharp teeth to cut Luo Jun in half!
Seeing the two rows of massive teeth, as thick as telephone poles, coming at him, Luo Jun knew there was no hope of dodging. In a flash of inspiration, he took out the Azure Dragon Crescent Blade from his Hundred Treasure Box and held it upright!
The Azure Dragon Crescent Blade was nearly four meters long, and standing in Li Mazi's mouth, it looked like a toothpick. Li Mazi had no idea that such a Murderous Weapon was in his mouth. He bit down with all his might, and immediately the tip and end of the blade pierced his soft gums!
Caught completely off guard by the excruciating pain, Li Mazi roared and immediately opened his mouth wide!
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Luo Jun used his Crescent Moon Blade to push backward, using the momentum to charge towards Li Mazi's throat!
He figured it out: the dragon had thick skin, tough scales, and a natural Body Protecting Qi. Even if he could break through its defenses from the outside, the wounds wouldn't be deep enough to be fatal!
To win, you have to attack from within!
No matter how strong the old dragon's stomach is, it's still an organ, and any damage to it would be a serious injury. Besides, even if the stomach is indestructible, there are intestines behind it; the entire digestive tract can't be made of steel, can it?
However, a sudden sense of crisis triggered Li Mazi's nerves. The old dragon instinctively sensed something, and before Luo Jun could rush in, a strong burst of Fire Elemental gushed out from his throat!
Having experienced the power of a dragon's breath firsthand, Luo Jun knew the difficulty of charging in headfirst. Instead of being reckless, he had a flash of inspiration. He gripped the handle of the Azure Dragon Crescent Blade tightly with one hand and threw out two Storm Turret with the other, which landed right on Li Mazi's two front teeth, simultaneously activating a powerful wind pressure!
The two wind pressures merged into one, directly confronting the spewing Fire Elemental. Although it was overwhelmed after only a moment of resistance, it still managed to squeeze out a gap in the surging breath!
Now!
Dice of Heavenly Secrets!
"Refresh Intermediate Point Correction!"
"Charge into Li Mazi's body!"
"Use Intermediate Point Correction!"
"Ding! Event Difficulty: 85 points; Final Points: 81 + 15 points; Event Success!"
Very good!
As news of his success arrived, Luo Jun pushed his Gathering Origin Protective Qi to its limit, flipped over, stepped on one of Li Mazi's sharp teeth, and kicked off with all his might!
Boom!
The immense force caused the dragon's teeth to move, bleeding from their roots. Luo Jun, using the recoil, transformed into a bullet and pierced Li Mazi's throat!
Puff!
Luo Jun plunged headlong into the surging Fire Elemental, relying on his powerful Gathering Origin Protective Qi, and charged forward all the way, finally breaking through the intense flames and appearing inside the dragon's stomach!
The enormous stomach was filled with strong acid, which, imbued with fire-attribute energy, clung to his body. Even though Luo Jun's Gathering Origin Protective Qi was hissing and smoking, he didn't care at all. He plunged headfirst into the stomach acid and found the exit leading to his intestines!
At this moment, Li Mazi also realized something was wrong. His stomach and intestines spasmed, and his stomach acid churned and refluxed, trying to make Luo Jun vomit. The strong stomach wall churned, and with the acidic liquid rich in vital energy, Luo Jun could not keep his balance. He lost his footing and was vomited back into his esophagus!
Luo Jun struggled to steady himself, bracing his hands against the wall of his esophagus. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck him. "That's right! Why am I twisting my stomach and intestines? Isn't the esophagus also a potential breakthrough point?"
However, the dragon's esophagus is not a simple organ. Food that has been swallowed but not yet digested must first pass through here. In order to prevent being scratched, the esophagus is not only thick and tough, but also protected by segments of cartilage. In addition, as the outlet of the breath, it also has strong resistance to high temperature and acid. It is protected by pure primordial energy, and its toughness is no less than that of the stomach wall!
But Luo Jun had no other choice. He channeled his Gathering Origin Protective Qi, pointed his fingers like knives, and thrust them into the crevice of the esophageal cartilage!
Against the dragon's thick esophageal walls, Luo Jun's chop was like a small fishbone stuck in its throat—the damage was minimal. But Luo Jun's goal wasn't to kill, but to stabilize his own body!
Although the segments of cartilage in Li Mazi's esophagus were hard, they also provided Luo Jun with gripping points to stabilize his body. He gripped the gaps in a segment of cartilage tightly with both hands, firmly fixing his body in place and resisting the monster's vomiting.
Damn it, this monster's body is full of soft organs that it can manipulate flexibly. Wherever I step, it's soft and yielding, and I can't get any leverage at all... If only I had my master's Cloud Stepping Shoes, with his current strength of tens of thousands of tons and his fourth-level Yuan Gathering Origin Protective Qi, as long as he could exert his strength without restriction, let alone charging in, it wouldn't be impossible for him to give this old dragon a skewer of candied hawthorns!
But complaining now is useless. I heard that once you reach the Ascension Realm, you can fly through the air and will no longer be restricted by the earth!
Just as Luo Jun was envisioning the future, Li Mazi stopped vomiting. It seemed that constantly refluxing like this was uncomfortable and he needed to take a break.
Great opportunity!
Taking advantage of this moment, Luo Jun firmly grasped the cartilage with one hand and gathered a large amount of Gathering Origin Protective Qi in the other. The qi, which was originally attached to the surface of his body like armor, continued to grow stronger under his full force and finally formed a Armor-Piercing Cone attached to his fist!
Luo Jun raised his right fist, slowly retracting the Armor-Piercing Cone and activating the Sky Dice by aiming it at the gap in the cartilage!
"Pierce the esophagus!"
"Ding! Event Difficulty: 66 points; Final Points: 61 + 15 points; Event Success!"
Having received confirmation of success, Luo Jun mustered all his strength and threw this punch. At the same time, the retracted armor-piercing cone suddenly shot out, and with double acceleration, it pierced the crevice of the cartilage with lightning speed!
*Pfft! Luo Jun's fist, and even his entire right arm, were completely submerged in the esophagus. As for the ejected armor-piercing cone, it extended to a length of over one meter, piercing through the dragon's esophagus in one fell swoop. The pain made Li Mazi roar to the sky, instinctively gathering a strong burst of Fire Elemental again, intending to blast Luo Jun away!
Sensing danger, Luo Jun immediately altered the shape of the Armor-Piercing Cone, flattening and widening it into a sharp Gang Qi Wrist Blade. With a forceful slash, he cut a gash along the gap in the cartilage and squeezed through!
At the same time, the surging Fire Elemental also rushed into the esophagus. The surging power had nowhere to go, so it rushed out through the newly opened opening, instantly widening the original cut which was only a little over a meter long, and almost severing the esophagus!
"Awoooooo!"
Li Mazi roared to the sky, his Flame Breath shooting upwards. At the same time, due to the damage to his esophagus, Fire Elemental leaked out of his body, scorching his internal organs!
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Luo Jun didn't sit idle. He charged out of the esophagus and rampaged through everything in his path, slashing and smashing whatever organs he encountered with his internal energy. He beat Li Mazi so badly that he couldn't even maintain his flight and crashed to the ground, rolling around in agony!
Finally, having broken through some unknown organ and covered in slime, Luo Jun arrived in front of a beating organ, which, needless to say, was Li Mazi's heart!
"Kill Li Mazi!"
Luo Jun used the last die for his final, decisive blow!
"Ding! Event Difficulty: 26 points; Final Points: 91 + 5 points; event Great Success!"
Just as Luo Jun had predicted, the heart was right in front of him. Killing Li Mazi wouldn't be too difficult, but what he didn't expect was that he rolled over 90 points, resulting in Great Success!
Full of confidence, Luo Jun immediately mustered all his strength and charged towards the dragon's heart. But just as he was about to hit it, Li Mazi outside suddenly opened his dragon eyes, and an unprecedented power burst forth from his body. His heart instantly accelerated, gathering all the dragon blood in his body!
Luo Jun sensed the massive energy flow and realized that the old dragon probably had some backup plan. Despite his Great Success throw, he did not dare to be careless and unleashed his full power to attack!
Boom!
Luo Jun's attack struck Li Mazi's heart, instantly unleashing a massive burst of energy. The entire dragon's body swelled and straightened due to this force, the unreleased energy spewing from its mouth, eyes, and nostrils. The mountain peak facing the dragon's head was instantly melted by the violent energy, turning into a boiling lava pool...
However, this vomiting became Li Mazi's swan song. After vomiting, his swollen and taut body quickly deflated, like a punctured balloon, and collapsed on the open field.
This giant serpent, which had been coiled on the Black River for thousands of years, probably never imagined that it would perish here so soon after transforming into a dragon. The withered dragon corpse remained silent for a while, then suddenly a small bulge appeared on its back. After a few wriggling movements, the dragon skin was suddenly cleaved open by a sharp burst of energy, and Luo Jun, covered in filth, emerged from it, holding a bead the size of an apple that emitted a warm glow.
"I didn't expect Li Mazi to unleash such power at the end, and even condense such a wisp of true essence in an attempt to escape." Luo Jun chuckled, fiddling with the bead in his hand. "Luckily, I was quick enough to grab it, otherwise that old serpent would have really escaped and Borrowing a Corpse to Return the Soul."
"Speaking of which, is this the reward for Great Success?" Luo Jun examined the Dragon Core in his hand. With his senses, he could perceive the immense power contained within it. This thing was definitely a treasure that was many levels higher than the rare and precious heavenly materials and earthly treasures he had collected!
This thing exudes an enticing aroma. Luo Jun took a sniff and found it refreshing and invigorating, and his internal energy felt much smoother.
How do you use this thing? Do you just swallow it?
Since it wasn't a magic weapon and there were no instructions on how to use it, Luo Jun licked his lips, feeling the surging power within, but still resisted the urge to swallow it whole.
Instead, it brought up the panel for the Dice of Heavenly Secrets.
With Li Mazi's death, Luo Jun's mission was also completed, earning him 900 chips and less than 3,000 Experience Points points. Although the mission was highly Severity Coefficient and difficult, only about half of the twelve dice rolls were successful, resulting in a relatively small amount of experience.
With over a thousand points short of the upgrade and all his dice rolls used up, Luo Jun decided to wait until tomorrow's refresh before using the dice to deal with the Dragon Core.
He carefully put away the Dragon Core and then focused his gaze on the chips section below the dice panel.
With this additional 900 chips, the total number of chips has reached 3050, enough for another draw of the Super-Large Lucky Bag!
This is a really good reward! Luo Jun immediately spent three thousand coins to choose to draw a prize.
As a pleasant melody played, a lucky bag was opened in front of Luo Jun, emitting a purple light.
The Super-Large Lucky Bag is at least purple epic quality, but correspondingly, the probability of getting a purple item is more than 50%, so it's not that you're unlucky, it's just normal performance.
As the light faded, a monocle appeared in Luo Jun's hand.
Name: Fate Peering Glasses
Tier: Epic
Effect 1: Glimpse into Fate: When worn, it allows you to preview the difficulty of a specified event. It can be used up to three times per day.
Effect Two: Change Fate: A one-time effect that reduces the difficulty of a specified event by 50 points upon activation. The Fate Peering Glasses will be consumed after use.
Note: When you gaze at fate, fate also gazes at you.
This is indeed a good thing; it allows you to anticipate the difficulty of a given event, meaning you can obtain more information before making a decision.
As for the second effect, changing one's fate, directly reducing the difficulty by 50 points, it is undeniably powerful. However, the problem is that it's a one-time skill; once the glasses are used up, they're gone, which makes it somewhat of a loss.
With all the skills Luo Jun currently possesses, there's actually not much need to lower the difficulty level; this skill is practically nonexistent...
Looking at the monocle in his hand, Luo Jun rolled his eyes, placed the lens on his eye socket, and then summoned the Dice of Heavenly Secrets.
Although I've run out of attempts and can't determine the event, it doesn't say I can't specify an event! I can specify an event to check the probability, but I won't determine the outcome, so it should be fine, right?
With this in mind, Luo Jun began to choose his words.
Absorb the power of the Dragon Core.
After confirming the event, he did not issue the instruction to roll the dice, but instead examined the event using his Fate Peering Glasses.
Through the lens of Fate Peering Glasses, the difficulty of this event is... 0 points!
Luo Jun's eyes widened. This proved two things: first, the Fate Peering Glasses could indeed be used when the dice were all used up.
First, the Fate Peering Glasses can only show the difficulty of success, unlike dice which can predict Mandatory Event!
Because events with zero difficulty will always be shown as Mandatory Event in the dice roll, but it won't tell you whether it will definitely succeed or fail!
From this perspective, the Fate Peering Glasses are indeed a convenient tool. Not only can they reveal the difficulty level, but they also prevent secondary waste caused by Mandatory Event to some extent!
This judgment prompted Luo Jun to once again bring out the Dragon Core.
Since success is guaranteed, it means that swallowing this thing is the correct move, so there's no need to wait for the dice to refresh tomorrow; we can eat it now!
(End of this chapter)