CHAPTER 275: CHAPTER 275: SLAYING THE DRAGON MONSTER, DRAGON PATTERNED SWORD UPGRADE

Johnnie was puzzled. This thing looked a bit like the Dragon monster he had met on the Universe Continent, but it was stronger—at stage 7.

"Hm? Outsiders?"

A startled shout went up as the group of fishmen noticed Johnnie and Nalorin Sylvia. The leader’s face turned cold. "Go! Kill them!"

Whoosh!

The sea roared as the fishmen charged in with their harpoons, shouting.

Johnnie looked down on them. With a thought, Seven Kill flew out and split into seven.

Puff!

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Terrifying damage numbers flashed. These fishmen were no match for Johnnie and were killed in an instant.

[Ding, you killed a stage 7 deep-sea fishman and gained 240 experience points]

System prompts kept popping up. These fishmen were all stage 7, leader-level, even elite-level Demonic Creatures.

But they still couldn’t block Johnnie’s flying swords.

In just a few breaths, a dozen fishmen were slaughtered. Only the leader was left.

Gulp!

He swallowed hard, shot Johnnie a terrified look, and turned to flee into the deep.

Whoosh!

Several vines whipped out and wrapped him tight.

"Spare me, sir! We didn’t mean to offend you!" the fishman cried, pleading.

Johnnie gave him a flat glance. "I ask, you answer."

"Y-yes!" The fishman nodded quickly, not daring to hesitate.

"Where is the Dragon’s Lair?" Johnnie asked. To get the Dragon Pulse, he first had to find the Dragon’s Lair.

The fishman froze, then hurried to say, "Sir, this whole world is the Dragon’s Lair."

Huh?

Johnnie and Nalorin Sylvia were surprised. This entire world was the Dragon’s Lair? Wasn’t that too huge?

The fishman didn’t seem to be lying.

Johnnie asked again, "Do you know the Dragon Pulse?"

The fishman leader paused, then said, "Sir, do you mean Dragon Island?"

"Dragon Island?"

Seeing Johnnie’s confusion, the leader explained, "It’s where the dragons gather. In the past few days, many outsiders have shown up, all heading for Dragon Island."

So the Dragon Pulse was likely on Dragon Island.

Johnnie looked over the vast sea and asked, "Where is Dragon Island?"

The fishman leader pointed into the distance. "It’s a little over three thousand kilometers from here, but you have to cross the Fractured Sea. Storms rage there and lightning is everywhere. Even a Divine powerhouse could die in it."

"Even a Divine powerhouse can’t withstand it?" Nalorin Sylvia asked, puzzled. "Is it because the lightning there is special, or are there Divine powerhouses guarding it?"

"Both."the fishman said, sensing the aura around Nalorin and growing more respectful. "The lightning storms are terrifying, and there are dragon experts guarding it. Even a Domain is no match."

Lightning that even a Divine powerhouse can’t block is probably no weaker than a heavenly tribulation.

Nalorin Sylvia frowned slightly. If this fishman was telling the truth, she and Johnnie wouldn’t cross that storm zone easily.

Johnnie didn’t seem worried. He looked at the fishman and asked, "Are you natives of this world?"

These fishmen were strong, and more importantly, killing them also yielded Magic Cores.

If there were many of them, he wouldn’t let them go.

Sensing Johnnie’s killing intent, the fishman leader panicked. "Sir, I’ve told you everything I know. Please spare me."

Johnnie gave a slight smile. "Relax. As long as you lead me to your clan, I’ll spare you."

"My clan?"

The fishman froze, then his eyes went wide with fear.

This human didn’t just want to kill him—he wanted to wipe out his whole clan.

His clan did have quite a few stage 9 experts, so they weren’t afraid of Johnnie. But the aura on that woman was terrifying—she was clearly a Divine powerhouse. The fishmen as a whole could never stand against her.

"Sir, our clan are nobodies. Please let us go."the fishman leader begged.

Johnnie said coldly, "Then you’re ready to die for your clan?"

As he spoke, Seven Kill appeared. The dark blade gave off a chilling killing intent.

The fishman leader stepped back, panic in his eyes. His gaze darted around, and he hurried to say, "Sir, I know where the Dragon monsters’ clan is. Those things are evil and cruel. They slaughter sea life. If you kill them, you’ll be upholding justice."

"Dragon monsters?"

Johnnie’s eyes lit up.

These Dragon monsters were stage 7 and Sub-Dragon-type Monsters. Killing them also gave Magic Cores and could raise the Dragon Patterned Sword’s rank. They were worth more than fishmen.

"Lead the way." Johnnie dismissed the vines binding the fishman leader. He wasn’t worried about any tricks.

The fishman leader clearly sighed in relief. "Sir, stay close to me."

He dove into the sea and swam fast.

Johnnie and Nalorin Sylvia flew on their swords, close behind.

The fishman was quick in the water, but still slower than the two of them in the air.

Whoosh...

Waves surged.

Along the way, they ran into other fishmen and Dragon monsters. Johnnie cut them all down.

As expected, these Dragon monsters were Sub-Dragon-type Monsters and could raise the Dragon Patterned Sword’s rank.

For its next upgrade, the Dragon Patterned Sword needed ten thousand Sub-Dragon-type Monsters slain.

On the Universe Continent, finding that many would be hard. But in the Dragon’s Lair, they were almost everywhere.

Johnnie followed the fishman leader, slaughtering his way forward. He spared no strong foe, including many powerful fishmen.

The fishman leader felt a bit uneasy, but he didn’t try to stop it. These fishmen were his kind, but not his own clan—in fact, they were rivals.

He only wanted to stay alive. He didn’t care about those innocent fishmen. Plus, Johnnie killing them would indirectly help his own clan.

Soon, a huge island appeared on the vast sea.

According to the fishman leader, this was where the Dragon monsters lived. The strongest there was only stage 9, a so-called Land Dragon. Johnnie could handle that.

"Sir, this is the place. If there’s nothing else, I’ll be going."the fishman leader said nervously.

Johnnie nodded and didn’t make things hard for him.

Splash!

The fishman leader dove into the sea and disappeared fast, as if afraid Johnnie might change his mind.

Roar!

As soon as Johnnie stepped onto the island, a dozen Dragon monsters rushed over. "This is dragon territory. Trespassers die!" they snarled.

They lunged at him.

Johnnie was unimpressed. With a thought, the Dragon Patterned Sword flew out and began a pitiless slaughter.

Slash!

Blood sprayed and damage numbers flashed. Most of these Dragon monsters were stage 6 or stage 7. They were weaker than the fishmen and couldn’t withstand even one strike from Johnnie.

Sadly, to upgrade the Dragon Patterned Sword, the kills had to be made by that sword, so the pace wasn’t very fast.

"Master, do you want me to help?" Nalorin Sylvia asked, seeing more Dragon monsters pouring out of the forests.

"No. You handle the cleanup."Johnnie said, refusing without hesitation.

Right now, the Dragon Patterned Sword was stage 4. It needed ten thousand Sub-Dragon-type Monsters for the next upgrade, and higher ranks might need even more.

He had to use this chance to push the sword’s rank as much as possible.

Buzz...

Sword Intent hummed and cold light flashed. Dragon monsters fell one after another.

Even though the Dragon Patterned Sword couldn’t use area skills, Johnnie’s overwhelming damage still made the slaughter very fast.

Nalorin Sylvia was busy cleaning up the field and collecting Magic Cores.

Roar!

Angry roars echoed. The Dragon monsters pouring out of the forests kept getting stronger. There were even stage 9, epic Dragon monsters. But in front of Johnnie, they still couldn’t last—he killed them in two strikes.

Johnnie didn’t get tired of it. At this pace, the Dragon Patterned Sword would advance again in at most half a day.

But as he kept killing, the number of Dragon monsters clearly dropped.

It wasn’t that he had almost wiped them out here. They were scared and didn’t dare show up in large groups.

Only some weaker stage 6 and stage 7 Dragon monsters still charged in without fear.

[Slaughtered a stage 7 Dragon monster, gained 420 XP]

[Ding, killed 10,000 Sub-Dragon-type Monsters. Dragon Patterned Sword upgraded to stage 5. Stats increased]

Soon, night fell, and system prompts popped up. The Dragon Patterned Sword finally advanced.

Happy, Johnnie quickly cut down the nearby Dragon monsters and checked the sword’s new stats.

[Dragon Patterned Sword: divine artifact, stage 5 (growth, bound). Physical damage +700, Magic damage +500, four basic stats +700, attack speed +10, luck +5 (sword spirit bonus), crit +2, penetration +1]

[Dragon’s Authority: Dragon Patterned Sword skill. When activated, increases overall stats by 15%. Consumes 1000 Mana per second]

[Dragon Soul Storm: special skill; can be cast by the sword spirit]

[Kill 100,000 Sub-Dragon-type Monsters to reach stage 6]

Johnnie looked over the upgraded stats and felt a bit disappointed.

Both the base stats and the Dragon’s Authority bonus went up, but there were no new skills or effects. For Johnnie, this small boost was almost nothing.

Buzz!

Energy surged, and the Dragon Patterned Sword turned into The Red Carp.

"Master." Sensing Johnnie’s doubt, she explained, "All the dragon power the Dragon Patterned Sword absorbed has gathered in me. I can feel that if the sword upgrades one more time, I can break through to stage 10."

"Land Dragon?!" Nalorin Sylvia gasped in disbelief. "You can break through to stage 10?"

For cultivators, stage 9 is the peak. To go further, they must trigger the godhood heavenly tribulation and enter the Domain realm. Stage 10 is something they can only dream of.

Nalorin Sylvia looked at The Red Carp, full of envy.

Johnnie was puzzled and asked, "Sylvia, what’s special about stage 10?"

Coco had warned him not to trigger the heavenly tribulation, but he still felt that entering the Domain realm was stronger.

Nalorin Sylvia nodded and said, "Master, after becoming a god, your stats increase a hundredfold. After that, it’s very hard to improve—you can only train through special means. But some peerless geniuses can break through to stage 10 or even higher. Their stats keep growing on top of that hundredfold boost, so their power is much more terrifying."

A hundredfold boost!