Dylan Escapes, Linley Gets a Sword

Linley, who was being dragged through the air by Lei Lin, finally felt a little more comfortable after transforming halfway into a dragon.

He asked curiously, "Big Brother Lei Lin, what exactly happened..."

Before he could finish, he suddenly heard a tremendous commotion coming from the cavern behind them.

In just that short time, Lei Lin had already carried him an unknown distance away.

Linley only saw several enormous beastly silhouettes appear near the cavern!

Since even Linley had noticed the commotion behind them, Lei Lin had naturally sensed it too. His speed increased even more.

Only after confirming that the danger behind them wasn't pursuing them did he finally relax a little, knowing the two of them had escaped!

Though Lei Lin felt somewhat relieved, he didn't slow down at all, continuing to flee rapidly toward the edge of the Magic Beast Mountain Range.

After all, Dylan was a magical beast, and one that had just escaped from a place as hellish as the Gabad Plane Prison.

In the original story, when he escaped, he had spotted Linley and realized that Linley was the reason he and his children had been given the chance to escape the plane prison.

Dylan had no intention of harming Linley and had even acknowledged that he owed Linley a favor.

In theory, Lei Lin didn't need to drag Linley away in such a hurry.

But Lei Lin wouldn't dare take that chance. If he could run, he had to run—lest he make one careless mistake and get trampled to death like an ant.

Only when they were almost out of the Magic Beast Mountain Range, far from the Misty Valley, did Lei Lin finally feel at ease.

Seeing Lei Lin at last relax after desperately dragging him along, Linley tugged at his collar and took a deep breath of fresh air.

Rubbing the bloodied marks around his neck, Linley asked with lingering fear, "Big Brother Lei Lin, what exactly happened just now?"

"And I think I saw several enormous figures. What were they...?"

Lei Lin sighed. "I still can't understand that magic array, but I can make a rough guess about what it does. It's a sealing array."

"Think about it, Linley. It's a sealing array, and just the elements it leaked..."

"Or rather, the elements it gathered to keep itself running, were enough to raise the elemental concentration in that cavern to a hundred times what it was outside."

"It gave rise to a Purple-Striped Black Bear, a Saint Realm magical beast, and made rare dragons like the Spine-backed Iron-Armored Dragon fight over it."

"Take a guess~"

"What level of being do you think the array itself was sealing?"

Linley swallowed involuntarily.

The environment created by the array alone had given rise to a Saint Realm magical beast. He couldn't even imagine how terrifying the being sealed by such an array must be!

For some reason, Linley remembered the enormous beastly silhouette he had glimpsed.

Thinking of that, he looked at the Purple Sword in his hand and asked, "Big Brother Lei Lin, could this sword be...?"

Lei Lin took the Purple Sword from Linley. "This Purple Sword should be the magic array's core!"

Feeling the sword's flexibility, Lei Lin infused it with battle qi, and it straightened until it was as rigid as steel.

"What a fine sword!" Feeling the keen edge, Lei Lin couldn't help but exclaim.

At the same time, he thought to himself, Sigh, not understanding beast language makes it so difficult to communicate properly with Beibei!

Or maybe this was simply fate!

He had originally thought that with him there, Linley would never get the chance to draw the sword.

As long as the Violet Blood Soft Sword serving as the array's core remained undisturbed, nothing would happen to the magic array.

If nothing happened to the array, Dylan wouldn't escape back to the Magnolia Continent.

If Dylan didn't escape to the Magnolia Continent, the Day of Destruction wouldn't happen!

That way, as long as he didn't tell Linley the truth about what would happen later regarding Hogg's death, the peace they had now could continue indefinitely.

He would have enough time to grow stronger!

But who could have known that while he was wholly focused on checking the magic array's completeness, Beibei would draw the Violet Blood Soft Sword while Linley was roasting meat?

He had clearly warned Beibei that the Purple Sword was sharp!

"Uh..."

Lei Lin's body shuddered as he suddenly realized that Beibei had probably drawn the Violet Blood Soft Sword because he had told him it was sharp. Linley had been struggling to cut the meat, after all.

Even though he had already cut the Purple-Striped Magic Bear and Spine-backed Iron-Armored Dragon into large chunks, Linley was still having a hard time handling them without their fur and scales for protection.

"I'm such an idiot... Sigh."

Lei Lin sighed again, a trace of regret welling up inside him, but he immediately forced it away.

After all, regret was the most useless thing in the world!

Looking at the Purple Sword, he said, "It's a fine sword. You're worthy of it, and it won't be disgraced in your hands."

"Bind it to yourself with your blood!"

Linley was taken aback. "Bind it with my blood?"

Lei Lin nodded. "Yes. Try dripping some blood on it first."

Linley was a little confused, but he didn't hesitate in the slightest. Lei Lin would never harm him!

Then Linley felt a connection form between himself and the Purple Sword. For some reason, the sensation seemed familiar.

His gaze involuntarily shifted to the Coiling Dragon Ring on his hand!

Looking at Linley's expression, Lei Lin said, "Looks like I was right. This Purple Sword should be a divine artifact!"

Linley was instantly stunned. "This is... a divine artifact?!"

Meanwhile, Doehring's furrowed brow relaxed, and a look of understanding flashed in his eyes. He had already guessed that the Violet Blood Soft Sword was a divine artifact!

Lei Lin explained, "That's right, a divine artifact. After all, the magic array was so powerful. As its core, the sword had to be a divine artifact!"

Linley said, "Then, Big Brother Lei Lin, why are you still..."

Lei Lin drew his Judgment. "I already have a weapon!"

"For me, the Judgment I designed and forged myself is the best fit."

"Besides, the Judgment is the signature magical item of my Zi'ao Family. If I don't use it myself, who'll want to buy it when they see that?"

As he spoke, he took out the Purple-Striped Magic Bear's Saint Realm Magic Core and said, "I'll take this Saint Realm Magic Core, then. That should make you feel better."

"Don't be so fussy!"

"You've awakened your bloodline and are now a true warrior. You ought to have a weapon that suits you. A Flat Chisel isn't appropriate anymore!"

"I hope you won't let this sword's brilliance be dulled!"

"Don't let your bloodline's brilliance be dulled!"

Lei Lin's words immediately filled Linley with enthusiasm. Feeling his connection to the Violet Blood Soft Sword, he didn't refuse again.

He nodded solemnly. "Big Brother Lei Lin, I'll never let this sword's brilliance be dulled, and I'll never bring shame to the name of Dragonblood Warrior!"

Lei Lin patted Linley on the shoulder and smiled. "Good. I know you can do it."

"And don't show off this sword. Otherwise, you'll inevitably attract covetous eyes. After all, it's a divine artifact!"

Linley said, "Yes, Big Brother Lei Lin!"

Then Linley asked in confusion, "But, Big Brother Lei Lin, if someone used this sword as the core of a magic array, wouldn't its original owner..."

The sword's owner must have been a Deity. Linley was worried that its former owner might catch him!

Lei Lin laughed. "Linley, it has no owner. Or rather, its owner is dead."

"Otherwise, you wouldn't have been able to bind it to yourself with your blood!"