CHAPTER 550: CHAPTER 536: MYSTERIOUS PAINTING

Nidhogg, the Dragon God, is the lord of the Dragon Race and the only being in the history of the Rafam Continent to surpass divine level strength!

When people break through to level 85, they enter the divine level and possess their unique power of domain.

Under normal circumstances, level 85 is the limit humans can achieve, making it difficult to advance further.

Of course, there are exceptional talents who manage to break the shackles of level 85 and reach levels like 86 or even 89.

Each step forward during this period represents a world of difference, with strength growing tens of times over.

Kalsa once reached level 88, becoming the most powerful divine-level native of Rafam Continent, with strength surpassing the level 87 Guardian of the Endless Tower.

Despite being so powerful, Kalsa still couldn’t escape the fate of death.

One may wonder, then, what is this so-called super divine level?

Currently, super divine level is recognized by all as level 90.

Throughout ancient and modern Rafam Continent, only Nidhogg the Dragon God has reached such heights.

Since his appearance, calling him the strongest on the Rafam Continent is no exaggeration.

Yet, an overlord-level strongman at the pinnacle like this was played by a necromancer?

Lin Yi found it hard to believe!

Nidhogg’s dragon cave is located atop the highest peak in the center of Dragon Island, and with careful observation, one can discern its uniqueness.

This peak is not only high, but even its cave is several times larger than an ordinary cave.

When Lin Yi entered the cave, the first thing he noticed was a painting hanging on the wall opposite the entrance.

Then he saw the interior of the cave in disarray, with collapsed shelves and books and miscellaneous items strewn about.

It was clear there had been a disturbance here before.

Lin Yi, having just entered the cave, spoke to everyone:

"Everyone, be cautious and see if you can find any useful clues."

Everyone answered in agreement, and then they began to search diligently but found nothing.

Lin Yi stood puzzled in the vast cave, frowning:

"How can there be nothing at all?"

The rest, including Tian Ci, searched the scattered items on the ground but still found nothing.

Shuai Diao Zha suggested:

"Could it be that we’re missing something? Let’s search again."

Xiao He said wryly:

"We’ve already turned everything over."

Shi Yu wondered aloud:

"Could the clues not be here after all? The whole Dragon Island is so vast."

Zhan Chen, for once, spoke in agreement:

"Should we all split up and look around?"

Lin Yi didn’t reply to Zhan Chen’s suggestion but instead carefully observed the cave.

Surely, as the former lair of the Dragon God, there must be some clue here?

Lin Yi suddenly turned to Isabella and asked:

"Do you know if there’s any hidden passage or something here?"

Instinctively, Lin Yi felt that as a Dragon God, his abode couldn’t be this simple.

However, the answer from Isabella came as a denial:

"I don’t know."

Although Isabella had often come here, she’d never heard of or seen any mechanisms or hidden passages.

"You don’t know?"

Lin Yi was utterly dumbfounded!

If that’s the case, how is one supposed to continue?

Xiao He couldn’t help but complain:

"No wonder it’s at an overlord level, even the missions are this difficult."

For Lin Yi, this indeed was the most powerless task he had encountered so far.

Without any clues, it means there’s no effort to be focused.

Just as everyone was at a loss, Lin Yi once again noticed the painting hanging on the wall.

For it’s facing the cave entrance, easily seen upon entering.

The painting’s content depicts a fiery red sun hanging over the sea.

It looked like a sunset, yet also like a sunrise with morning glow.

The existence of this painting seemed too abrupt for Lin Yi at this moment.

Moreover, aligning it with a strong figure like the Dragon God felt too discordant.

Everyone knows dragons love shiny gold coins and gems, and they also like collecting legendary weapons or the like.

But a dragon liking paintings has never been heard of.

Art in Rafam Continent is quite a niche thing, in this survival of the fittest world, not many appreciate such artistic stuff.

Unlike Earth, where everyone lives in peace, using artistic things to embellish themselves to appear extraordinary.

Earlier when Lin Yi and others entered the cave, they had noticed the painting.

Lin Yi had also looked at it and finding nothing amiss, hung it back.

Shuai Diao Zha casually flipping through books scattered on the ground, joked:

"I didn’t think dragons were like us, they like reading too!"

Books also exist in Rafam Continent to record events, but the books here are nearly one-of-a-kind.

Because unlike Earth, with copy machines, here they cannot be printed in bulk.

Books here are mostly handwritten, containing various bards’ notes.

Also, many folk tales and myths would be recorded within.

In Rafam Continent, books are neither cheap nor expensive.

Isabella nodded and said:

"Other than sleeping, my father likes reading these books he found from among the Hundred Races."

At this moment, Lin Yi asked Isabella:

"Do you know about this painting?"

Almost every area here had been turned inside out, and even the books had been checked. They were indeed common books in Rafam Continent, nothing special.

Now Lin Yi had a strong curiosity about the painting; he felt this seemingly discordant painting must hide something.

If there’s anything else suspect in this cave, Lin Yi believed the painting definitely posed a problem.

However, for the moment, Lin Yi couldn’t figure out the connection and could only ask Isabella, the daughter most familiar with the Dragon God.

Isabella looked at the painting, a hint of confusion passing over her tear-stricken little face:

"In my memory, my father doesn’t seem interested in human paintings!"

"Moreover, it’s my first time seeing this painting; I don’t know why it’s hung here."

"You don’t know either?"

Lin Yi was a bit surprised, then muttered to himself:

"Did I misjudge?"

Tian Ci went up and took the painting, looking at it from all sides:

"This is just an ordinary painting, nothing special!"

At this moment Lin Yi suddenly asked:

"Can you tell from this painting if the sun is setting or rising?"

This question stunned Tian Ci, who then carefully examined it, hesitating:

"It’s probably sunset, right? See, there are red clouds in the sky."

At this point, Shuai Diao took it and laughed:

"This clearly looks like morning; who said only evening has red clouds?"

"Have you heard ’morning glow between Bai Di and the colorful clouds’?"

"Uh~"

Tian Ci scratched his head, curious:

"Does it matter if it’s sunrise or sunset?"

Right then, Lin Yi seemed to have a realization, took the painting from Shuai Diao Zha, and went outside the cave, holding it to his eye.

The surprising result for everyone was that the scene in the painting exactly matched the view from the cave entrance towards the distant sea!

Lin Yi pondered and said:

"I feel this painting is deliberately left for us as a clue."

Standing atop the nearly a kilometer-high peak, Lin Yi gazed at the distant sea, thinking to himself:

’Is this truly the case?’

However, Lin Yi simultaneously had a premonition rising inside:

’I should be very close to the truth.’

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