"Bzz—"
The Nether Portal outside the Star Dou Dragon Palace suddenly rippled with intense purple waves.
Then, two figures swaggered out of the glowing portal.
Black smoke rose from their bodies, and their armor still carried the residual heat of Nether lava.
"My liege! We have fulfilled our mission!"
Di Tian strode into the Dragon Palace hall, then grandly dumped two full stacks of scorching golden Blaze Rods onto the quartz floor before Gu Yuena with a clatter.
"Those fire monsters in the Nether may be quite devious, but before my Diamond Sword, they're nothing but fodder waiting to be cut down!" Di Tian smugly wiped away sweat that did not exist, hoping to establish his towering image as a God of War before the Silver Dragon King.
"Boss, you were clearly howling when three Blazes focused their fire on you. If we hadn't drunk the Fire Resistance Potion Qiuer gave us, we'd probably still be running around the Nether right now..."
Scarlet King, following behind him, tactlessly whispered his rebuttal.
"Shut up, you stupid dog!" Di Tian kicked Scarlet King flying.
Gu Yuena paid no attention to the two clowns.
Looking at the pile of Blaze Rods still radiating heat on the floor, a satisfied smile appeared on her face.
"Very good."
Gu Yuena turned toward the other side of the hall.
There, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong sat collapsed on the ground with huge dark circles under their eyes, like two laborers who had been worked dry.
Before them lay more than a dozen Ender Pearls, each giving off a faint purple glow.
To obtain those pearls, the two of them had run across the plains for an entire night, getting teleported up to and slapped in the face by Endermen more times than they could count.
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