"What? Not satisfied? How about this: if any of you can kill Valko, I'll grant him an additional reward." Betty leisurely tapped her enticing lips with a lovely fingertip. She looked utterly charming and adorable at that moment, but Luo Ao felt only a chill in his heart.
Indeed, in a Material Plane, this planar overseer was practically invincible. However she chose to play among mortals, no one could resist her.
Earlier, she had stopped him and Lawson from saving someone; now, she was deliberately inciting others to kill Valko. Perhaps all of this was merely a mildly interesting game in her eyes, except that they had now become her toys.
"Miss Betty, if I kill him, will you really not hold me accountable, and even grant me a Divine Spark?" Hearing Betty's sudden addition, Lawson felt a sliver of hope rise in his heart again.
But whether he wanted to avenge his friend or coveted the Divine Spark was something no one could say for certain.
"Hehe, don't worry. I come from the Radiant Divine Realm and have no connection to the dragons of this Boya Plane. If you really can kill Valko, I'll think more highly of you. But can you manage it?" Betty turned to Lawson, her azure eyes utterly captivating.
Her tone was quite light, but Luo Ao caught a trace of contempt in her seemingly frivolous gaze.
Clearly, he did not believe Lawson had the strength to kill Valko, who was likewise at peak Saint-level.
In fact, the Frost Dragon's innate abilities were not particularly powerful, so the main reason Valko had managed to kill Wayne just now was that his mastery of the Laws was truly formidable.
That profound mystery should be the profound mystery of Sharpness of Ice. Luo Ao knew that the profound mystery Valko had comprehended was very likely one of the rare mysteries within the Water Law that greatly enhanced attacks, making it far more terrifying than ordinary Low-level Profound Mysteries.
Moreover, since he could Ice Seal Wayne in an instant, Valko had probably already reached peak Saint-level in his comprehension of the Laws as well.
"I want to try!" Lawson held his breath and flew into the battle area above the gorge, while the Frost Dragon Valko stood motionless in the air, showing no sign of panic.
"Your name is Lawson, isn't it? I've heard of you. I hope your flames will be a little more interesting." Valko's tone was deeply contemptuous. The profound mystery he had comprehended was far more powerful than those of ordinary Saint-level experts. Of all the Saint-level experts present, Echidna was the only one he regarded as an opponent.
"I'll make you feel the power of flames!" The white-haired Lawson was clearly truly enraged this time. Right from the start, he transformed into flames and became one with his spear in a lethal killing move. Even Luo Ao would have to take the power of this move somewhat seriously, but against Valko, Luo Ao did not favor Lawson's chances.
"Is that all you've got?" The Frost Dragon Valko unleashed his attack without haste. This time, an enormous Frost Domain actually formed around his massive body, freezing everything within it completely, including the air.
"Oh? This move is rather interesting." Even Betty was somewhat surprised by Valko's move.
Is this a domain? Lawson, who had charged into the Frost Domain, was also horrified. Though he had not been frozen outright upon entering it, his body had stalled, unable to advance, and even his flame energy was suppressed until it could barely remain around the surface of his body.
It had to be said that Valko truly was a genius. For ordinary Saint-level experts, imitating God's Domain was entirely a thankless endeavor, but the characteristics of the profound mystery of Sharpness of Ice he had comprehended were perfectly suited to techniques of this kind.
Moreover, his comprehension of this profound mystery had already reached its limit. The suppressive power of this Frost Domain was probably second only to God's Domain. Some weaker Saint-level experts would likely be unable to withstand even the domain itself and would be frozen solid.
Right now, even Lawson, a peak Saint-level expert, had at least thirty percent of his strength stripped away after venturing into the Frost Domain alone.
"Is this all the strength you have? You're still a long way from killing me!" Hearing the Frost Dragon Valko mock him so brazenly, Lawson burned with fury.
"Then take this next move-Flame Lion's Rage!" Throwing all caution aside, Lawson transformed into a blazing lion and charged at Valko, but however desperately he fought, his opponent easily drove him back time and again.
Bang! Bam! ...
Again and again, Lawson was blasted away and driven back, only to charge at Valko once more.
"Eldest Senior Brother!" ...
The Thunder God's other disciples watched helplessly, their eyes scarlet, as though hot tears were evaporating within them.
"I... admit defeat." Finally, after being driven back who knew how many times, Lawson clenched his fists until his knuckles turned white, but ultimately chose to admit defeat.
At that moment, he finally recognized reality. He could not possibly be a match for his opponent. If he kept fighting so desperately, he would certainly be the one to die.
"Who else?" The Frost Dragon Valko looked at the Human Race's Saint-level experts with insufferable arrogance. Though every one of them was furious, they could only let him swagger.
"Mr. Luo Ao, are you confident you can defeat Valko?" Lawson could only turn an expectant gaze toward Luo Ao.
Luo Ao responded with silence.
Without exposing his secrets, he was only a little stronger than Lawson. Even if he went up there, he would merely last a little longer.
As for exposing his own secrets to kill Valko?
Had no Deity Level expert been present, he naturally would not have minded doing so. But with Betty here, did he dare expose his secrets? Besides, her behavior today clearly favored the dragons. Even if Betty failed to see through his secrets, what if killing Valko enraged her?
Then, at best, he would be banished to the Planar Prison; at worst, she would slap him to death outright.
Take such an enormous risk merely to avenge Wayne, whom he had only known for a few days? In all honesty, he was not that selfless.
But this time, it was Wayne, someone he barely knew, so he could endure it and hold back. If his parents or loved ones encountered something like this next time, could he still endure it?
The root of all sin lies in the weakness of those involved. For the first time since coming to the Coiling Dragon World, Luo Ao yearned so intensely for strength, yearned to become a deity!
"Sorry. If I went up there, I'd probably only last a little longer than you. I can't kill Valko." Faced with Lawson's expectations, Luo Ao could not describe what he felt, but he still refused decisively.
"Is that so?" Lawson nodded, then looked at the dragons scattered throughout the valley and at Miss Betty, the planar overseer who stood high above, looking down upon everything. At last, he uttered the words, "We admit defeat."
"They're admitting defeat just like that?" High in the sky, the Lava Dragon and the mysterious dragon looked toward the group as the Human Race left directly under Lawson's lead.
The battles that followed would be duels among the dragons themselves. In the past, they would certainly have wanted to watch such spectacular fights.
Now, however, they were in no mood for it.
They had arrived full of confidence, chatting and laughing, but on their return, every face was somber, and they even looked somewhat bedraggled.
I was far too complacent, traveling the continent with merely Saint-level strength. This time, I'll go back and enter secluded cultivation until I become a deity. Luo Ao had originally thought that with Saint-level strength, there was nowhere under heaven he could not go.
But he had forgotten that the Boya Continent had deities. Though these Deity Level experts rarely showed themselves, that did not mean they truly refrained from interfering in worldly affairs.
Until he became a deity, before these Deity Level experts, he, Luo Ao, was ultimately nothing more than a slightly larger ant.