CHAPTER 274: CHAPTER 274: LEAVING THE DESERT, HEADING TO THE DRAGON’S LAIR

Seven days is fine.

The Dragon Pulse has just opened. Many strong people have already gone in, but claiming it won’t be easy.

"No problem."Johnnie said. "In the next few days, I’ll keep killing Monsters and gathering Magic Cores."

The others nodded in agreement.

"Kid, one more thing." Skye turned to Johnnie. "Pitiless should know where my head is. You could subdue her and ask where it’s kept."

"Subdue Pitiless?" Johnnie was speechless. "Senior, are you joking?"

With his current strength, he wasn’t Pitiless’s match. He’d be lucky to run, let alone subdue her. That would be suicide.

"Heh." Skye chuckled, amused. "You really are special. If I’m not wrong, that woman has feelings. You’ve become her love tribulation—either she kills you, or she falls."

Johnnie’s eyes widened. "Senior, do you think that’s possible? She cultivates The Unfeeling Way, cuts off love and ties. How could she fall for anyone?"

"Didn’t you notice she was hit by the Passion-Severing Mantra?" Skye said.

Johnnie paused, then remembered how Pitiless had acted strangely just now, and her injuries worsened after the Passion-Severing Mantra.

If she were truly unfeeling, the mantra shouldn’t have affected her.

Could she really not resist the Passion-Severing Mantra?

Johnnie still didn’t want to believe he was Pitiless’s love tribulation. That would be even more dangerous.

For someone like her, it was clearly easier to kill him than to fall.

"If she really knows where your head is, I’ll figure something out."Johnnie said. He didn’t plan to subdue Pitiless, but once he grew stronger, he could force the answer out of her.

"Cecilia, stay here for now. I’ll keep hunting Demonic Creatures and find a way to revive the ancient Life Tree."Johnnie told her.

The Map of Heaven and Earth is rich in Life Force, and many strong experts are here, so she’s very safe.

"Okay." Cecilia nodded obediently.

"Johnnie, go straight into the Dragon Pulse."Aureon reminded him. "There are more monsters there. And killing dragons can also drop Magic Cores."

Dragons inside the Dragon Pulse?

Johnnie’s eyes lit up. In that case, he could also upgrade his Dragon Patterned Sword.

He nodded, then led Nalorin Sylvia and the unicorn out of the Map of Heaven and Earth and returned to the endless desert.

As for Benz, he would release him after they left the desert and entered the Dragon’s Lair.

This desert is special. It’s easy to lose your way, and flying is impossible. With the unicorn, they could leave faster.

The unicorn resisted, but it was no match for Johnnie. Faced with a threat to its life, it had to obey.

"Snowy, make me your master and follow me from now on. How about it?"

Johnnie wanted to tame this beast. He also needed the unicorn’s help to unlock his third class.

Neigh!

The unicorn glared at him, unyielding. It would rather die than submit.

It had only one Master—Pitiless. It would never recognize this human.

Johnnie didn’t mind. With the unicorn in his hands, it couldn’t escape. He could pressure it slowly later.

"Let’s go. Take us out of this desert. Don’t try any tricks, or I’ll kill you." He gave a warning, then jumped onto the unicorn’s back. He reached a hand to Nalorin Sylvia and said, "Sylvia, come up."

"Okay." She awkwardly grabbed his wrist, jumped up, and leaned against his chest, her body stiff.

Whoosh!

The unicorn spread its huge wings and shot into the sky. The wind howled, lifting clouds of yellow sand as it sped into the distance.

Johnnie gently put his arms around the soft body in his embrace. Nalorin Sylvia trembled a little. She wanted to pull away, but she also couldn’t bear to.

She didn’t resist him at all. Instead, a small sense of satisfaction rose in her heart.

Maybe she didn’t need any title. As long as she could stay by Johnnie’s side, she was happy.

Seeing her thoughts, Johnnie said, "Sylvia, you don’t have to do this. I won’t let you be wronged."

"Mm." Nalorin Sylvia answered softly. Feeling the hot, masculine heat behind her, she went weak all over.

Johnnie pulled her closer, pressed his cheek to hers, and kissed her neck and earlobe.

Nalorin Sylvia shivered. She only struggled a little, then let Johnnie have his way.

She wasn’t affected by the Passion-Severing Mantra right now, but she was still moved.

You rascal.

She sighed in her heart. Her thin veil slipped down, and she tilted her head back, responding to Johnnie with growing passion.

They tangled together, kissing each other greedily.

Nalorin Sylvia grew bolder. She turned and sat right on Johnnie’s lap, answering him with fiery enthusiasm.

Their breathing grew faster. They were no longer satisfied with this and wanted to go further.

"Hey, can you not do that kind of thing on my back?" A cool female voice suddenly rang out.

"Ah!" Nalorin Sylvia yelped, instantly tense, eyes alert.

Johnnie also jumped. "You can talk?"

The voice had come from the unicorn.

"Hmph!" The unicorn snorted and went silent again.

Johnnie felt annoyed. With this interruption, the mood was gone.

"Snowy, how about my offer earlier? Make me your master and follow me."he said, patting the unicorn’s neck.

"In your dreams!" the unicorn snapped. "My master is Lord Pitiless. And I can feel she’ll recover soon. She won’t spare you then."

"Is that so?" Johnnie didn’t care much. He thought of what Skye said.

Pitiless had feelings. He was her love tribulation.

She was a Core God expert, very strong. If he could subdue her, that wouldn’t be a bad choice.

But with Pitiless’s nature, she would rather kill him and pass the tribulation.

Johnnie stopped thinking about it. Holding the soft body in his arms, he tried to calm the fire in his chest.

"Right." He remembered something and asked, "Snowy, can you still find that passage under the quicksand?"

That corridor was the entrance to the ancient battlefield ruins. He was too weak now, but once he got stronger, he would go explore it.

"I can find it. You want to go in?" the unicorn asked, a hint of excitement in its voice.

Clearly, it wanted to throw Johnnie and the others into the ruins to get rid of them.

"Don’t try anything."Johnnie warned coldly.

He thought of the Divine and Demon Fishing Rod. It was a special artifact that could move through space and fish up treasures.

Before, Maiev had fished up a lot of good things from the God-Burial Realm inside the Map of Heaven and Earth.

Maybe he could use the Divine and Demon Fishing Rod to fish from the ancient battlefield ruins too.

But to use it, he still needed to enter that passage. There were blood-feeding worms inside, and he couldn’t handle them right now.

He had to give up.

The wind howled, lifting walls of sand.

The unicorn flew at full speed. After half a day, they finally left the desert and entered the forested mountains.

The stifling heat faded. Johnnie and Nalorin Sylvia both let out a breath. It hadn’t affected them much, but it was still uncomfortable.

"Human, you’ve left the desert. Can you let me go now?" the unicorn spoke again.

"No. We go to the Dragon’s Lair first."Johnnie said. He had no plans to set it free.

"Hmph!" The unicorn snorted but didn’t refuse. It knew Pitiless would also enter the Dragon Pulse Secret Realm. As long as it found Pitiless, it could be saved.

The Dragon Pulse Secret Realm had long been open, and its location wasn’t a secret.

Soon, the two of them reached the entrance.

"Master, is this really the Dragon Pulse Secret Realm?" Nalorin Sylvia looked around, doubtful.

It was a barren mountain forest, rocks everywhere, nothing special—totally different from what they imagined the Dragon Pulse would be.

Johnnie was puzzled too. He looked around and didn’t see anyone else.

"I’ve been here before. No mistake."the unicorn said. "Once you cross this mountain range, you’ll be teleported into the Dragon Pulse."

Johnnie nodded, then with a thought put the unicorn into the Map of Heaven and Earth.

He wouldn’t let this thing go easily. At the very least, he needed to learn how to unlock his third class.

"Let’s go." Johnnie didn’t linger and headed into the mountains with Nalorin Sylvia.

Like the desert, a special force here suppressed them, so they couldn’t fly.

Even the unicorn couldn’t fly here.

The range wasn’t large, and they soon crossed it.

Buzz!

Space rippled, and without warning, Johnnie and Nalorin Sylvia appeared in an unknown place.

Blue sea and sky—this place was actually an ocean.

[Ding, you have entered the Dragon Pulse Secret Realm]

A system prompt popped up.

Johnnie stared at the endless water and frowned.

This was probably no less than a small world.

Splash, splash...

Waves crashed. They stood on a reef only a few dozen meters across. There was no other land in sight.

Nalorin Sylvia looked confused too. "Master, could the Dragon Pulse be under the sea?"

"Maybe." Johnnie nodded. He thought so as well.

Splash!

Suddenly the sea churned. A thunderous boom followed, raising towering waves.

Roar!

With a furious bellow, a monster burst out of the water, and behind it came a group of harpoon-wielding humans.

Fishmen?

Johnnie looked them over. They were somewhat human, but still had aquatic traits—scales, gills...

And they weren’t weak. Every one of them was stage 7 or higher.

Splat!

Blood sprayed as a shrill scream rang out. A few of them cut the monster down.

Crimson blood stained the sea.

Johnnie studied the slain creature. It had sharp horns and looked a bit like a dragon, but it was chubby—not a true dragon.

Dragon monster?