255. Mysterious Person
Ixialia Crystal are not elemental minerals native to Ixialia, but rather energy crystals that Qiyana accidentally created after becoming the mythical Elemental Lord.
This crystal is purer in elemental energy than common magical essences. Although it doesn't accelerate mana regeneration through absorption like magical essences, it can be completely absorbed by elemental mages in an instant when the elements match—essentially increasing the upper limit of a particular element's energy.
During this process, the elemental mage's Spellcasting ability will also be enhanced by Elemental Dominion. However, this Elemental Dominion is at most of excellent quality.
Even so, its ability to instantly restore mana, enhance damage, accelerate cooldowns, and speed up Spellcasting already proves its superiority.
Well, although he didn't have time to take anything else, Yuan Chen still managed to take quite a few things he could before leaving.
After briefly explaining the usage and effects to Taliyah, Yuan Chen and Kassadin began preparing for tonight's events.
Yuan Chen goes without saying, while the Kassadin family packed up their valuables in advance, ready to run away at the first sign of trouble.
Kassadin can't be blamed for making that choice. After all, he was facing the Void, and Kassadin was just an ordinary human. And in the face of the Void, not to mention ordinary humans, countless Ascended known as demigods have perished.
As night fell, in the tent belonging to the Kassadin family, Yuan Chen had changed into his nighttime attire—basically, he had swapped his light-colored cloak for a black bodysuit.
In the past, Yuan Chen would have been somewhat reluctant to part with his epic armor set. He would rather risk being exposed during infiltration than change out of it.
It's not that Yuan Chen couldn't distinguish the key points of the mission, but in most cases, that set of dragon scale leather armor was enough for an ordinary assassin to complete an "assassination" head-on.
Unfortunately, the dragon scale armor was shattered beyond repair during the battle of Ixialia. In addition, he left in a hurry, so the cloth armor Yuan Chen is wearing now is only of excellent quality and has not even been enchanted.
Therefore, Yuan Chen changed into a set of jet-black night clothes, took a deep breath, and immediately entered the state of the Dragonmancer.
A layer of dark blue dragon scales appeared all over its body. With each breath, these dragon scales, which originally shimmered with a deep blue Shimmer, gradually dimmed and disappeared into its body.
As the dragon scales dimmed, the defensive power provided by the divine dragon's strength gradually weakened. In return, Yuan Chen's aura also gradually diminished. In the end, it felt as if he didn't exist at all.
At the very least, if it were an ordinary warrior or mage, even if they used a targeting skill or magic, they might not be able to pinpoint Yuan Chen's presence even if they saw him in person.
"Apprentices must be compassionate, for the dragon nurtured the first pure land and bestowed warmth and life." -- Dragon's Scale.
"Apprentices must listen attentively, for the dragon has unleashed its primal roar, bestowing magic upon our immature minds." -- Dragon's Claw
The former, representing the power of Dragon's Scale and healing, and the Dragon's Claw, representing the power of spirit and magic, are two doctrines.
Unlike the traditional Dragon's Discipline, Yuan Chen did not reverse the Dragon's power through the remaining Dragon's power, but directly observed the Dragon hidden among the stars.
Although Yuan Chen only saw a fragment of the divine dragon, it was far more complete than any conjecture in the Dragon's Discipline. Among these, the image of the divine dragon hidden among the stars, one with heaven and earth, and inseparable from itself, was the most vivid impression Yuan Chen had during his contemplation.
Similarly, if the Dragon's Discipline also have special strengths, then the Divine Dragon that Yuan Chen contemplates is one of stealth and concealment.
Although this is a specialty, it is, after all, a direct visualization of the real dragon or a close relative of the dragon, so even in other aspects, it is more prominent than the original Dragon's Discipline.
After all, the other Dragon's Discipline are at most a specialized warrior or mage class, and can only be considered as simulating supernatural power with mortal strength, rather than Dragonmancer truly and directly masters supernatural power.
Meanwhile, watching the dragon scales disappear into Yuan Chen's black robes, Kassadin was certain that his gaze hadn't wavered for a moment. But even with such a fixed stare, Yuan Chen still vanished from his sight.
Then, it seemed as if a gust of wind blew, and the tent flap was blown open. Although it was just a guess, Kassadin was somewhat certain that Yuan Chen had left.
On the other side, Yuan Chen, hurrying through the night, didn't see many pedestrians.
Although Bel'Veth is a bustling commercial city, it doesn't have a particularly vibrant nightlife. Despite its proximity to the coast, Bel'Veth suffers from extreme temperature variations between day and night due to its desert climate. Typically, the streets are deserted after 7 p. m.
In contrast, the port is busier due to the smuggling ships coming and going. But that's only true for the port. Once you leave the port, the once vibrant Tent City, bustling with activity during the day, will only have a few scattered sandcastles of dignitaries with torches lit.
With no one around, Yuan Chen's travel speed was greatly increased.
The Sun Temple is not hard to find because it is one of the few sandcastles built in a civilian area and open to civilians.
It also differs from the sandcastles built by other dignitaries. Simply put, its style is more grand, but not ostentatious. It lacks the enormous statues commonly used by wealthy merchants and tycoons; it is simply a large temple with a slight Greek influence, constructed primarily of beige sandstone, which makes it appear grand and mysterious.
But when Yuan Chen arrived at the entrance of the Sun Temple, he did not go in, but stopped in his tracks.
The moment Yuan Chen arrived at the door, he felt an incredibly strong yet incredibly familiar aura of the Void.
But this aura wasn't the wild, savage will of the Xer'sai Beast; it was more like rational thought... as if it were summoning like-minded people.
Without entering the gate or attempting to climb over the wall, Yuan Chen simply stood quietly in front of the temple. After a moment, seemingly unable to contain himself any longer, a figure draped in a black cloak emerged from the temple gate.
The cloak wasn't very large, and in the evening desert wind, one could vaguely see the outlines of spikes and armor.
The newcomer removed his hood, revealing a head covered in symbiotic armor.
The words were filled with noise.
"How is Ixialia?"