Ke Xiu Si stretched his wings and soared over the collapsing stone bridge.
But he wasn't fleeing; instead, he flew towards the Storm Giant's remains.
The hurricane tossed him from side to side, flickering lightning arcs pursued him, and bolts of lightning struck down behind him, one after another, carving out charred, deep pits in the ruins.
The Red Dragon desperately dodged in the chaotic airflow, flapping his wings with all his might against the wind and rain, flying crookedly towards the eye of the storm.
The closer he got to the center, the more intense the surrounding elemental reactions became; electric arcs even permeated every inch of the air.
Several breaths passed, and the Red Dragon was already covered in wounds.
Despite the protection of several spells, under such violent elemental reactions, charred scars had already appeared on his body.
His golden scales were also corroded by acid rain, leaving countless small pits, and electric arcs even encircled his body, causing crackling sounds to erupt from him every time he flapped his wings.
Finally, he was only ten meters from the remains.
“Boom!”
Another lightning bolt, as thick as a bowl, struck Ke Xiu Si, so fast that he didn't even notice it.
Spell Invalidation Barrier
An invisible barrier appeared, shattering after barely withstanding the lightning bolt, saving his life once again and leaving Ke Xiu Si with a lingering fear.
He couldn't waste any more time.
“Roar——”
The Red Dragon let out a somewhat childish, long cry, but it was almost a roar, his voice even a little hoarse.
Immediately after, he used all his strength to flap his wings, relying on his powerful body to forcibly resist the increasingly chaotic storm, finally managing to fly close to the Storm Giant's remains.
“I must get there!”
Ke Xiu Si roared.
At this moment, the raging thunder had transformed into a purgatory, completely surrounding him; just one step out would instantly turn him to charcoal.
He had no retreat.
Ke Xiu Si completely ignored the surging thunder, focusing only on the Storm Giant's eye.
The Storm Giant's eye had an amber-like texture, surrounded by dazzling lightning, containing unimaginable terrifying power.
It wasn't just the giant's remains; it was clearly a terrifying magical artifact!
This was the most direct manifestation of the Storm Giant's great power in controlling natural disasters during his lifetime, and also the executor of the Storm Giant's final prophecy—to bring about the most thorough destruction.
It was this that unleashed this terrifying spell.
“Come down for me!”
Ke Xiu Si's muscles bulged as he exerted all his strength.
Just before the thunder was about to swarm and engulf the Red Dragon—he actually forcibly tore the eye from the Storm Giant's eye socket, clutching it tightly in his claw.
“Sizzle—Boom!”
In an instant, the eye of the storm king triggered the surrounding lightning, creating a terrifying vortex of lightning energy in the magic net.
The Red Dragon convulsed, his flesh vaporizing.
Blinding, dazzling lightning shone through the cracks in his claws, making his palms transparent, and even the bones in his body could be seen.
But he still held it tightly, knowing that if he let go, his fate might be to die without a burial place, turned to ashes by the surrounding thunder.
One second.
Two seconds.
Three seconds.
Several breaths passed.
With the Red Dragon's heavy breathing, the light in his claw gradually dimmed.
“Rumble...”
In an instant, the surging thunder receded like a tide, and the rolling dark clouds in mid-air gradually dispersed with the wind.
Meanwhile, the strong storm inside the cave bounced off the walls, slowly losing strength and settling into calm.
Everything returned to darkness and tranquility.
Only, the once majestic tomb had now become a rubble-strewn ruin, like any collapsed cave, no longer showing any trace of the ancient Giant Empire's glory.
“It's over——”
Ke Xiu Si exhaled a deep breath of sulfur-scented hot air.
He carefully opened his claws.
On his thick palm, much of the flesh was charred black, and the scales were melted into ugly lumps, but the Red Dragon didn't care, his eyes filled with anticipation and excitement.
The blue, amber-like “eye” lay quietly in his palm, like a beautiful, crystal-clear gem that could be set into any noble lady's dress.
Only the faintly flickering blue light allowed Ke Xiu Si to barely associate it with the terrifying thunder he had just experienced, and the formidable storm that had shocked him.
【The ancient storm submits to your power.】
【You have obtained the legendary equipment—eye of the storm king.】
eye of the storm king
Quality: Legendary
Creator: Lándétǎ. Hurricane. Algates
Description: Lándétǎ, a legendary druid and Storm Giant elder, once observed the shining stars and deep oceans from the Sky Fortress, seeking all traces and omens left by Anan. Storm Giants could manipulate weather, changing the fate of millions of creatures in an instant, but he deeply knew that many things, even with intervention, would ultimately be futile.
Thus, Lándétǎ buried his life's collection underground, sealing a great power comparable to a natural disaster within his eye, silently waiting for himself and the empire's remains to be sealed and forgotten. Of course, if there were impolite intruders, Lándétǎ wouldn't mind bestowing upon them the most thorough death.
“An enraged Storm Giant will bring more thorough destruction. This is my final prophecy. —Lándétǎ”
Effects:
Vengeance Storm - Charge Release
Weather Manipulation - Once per week
Storm Echo Body: Contact causes additional lightning damage; multiple stacks have a chance to summon lightning, gaining a certain lightning immunity effect.
Vengeance Storm
9th-level Evocation Spell
A churning, swirling dark cloud spreads from a point you can see to a radius of one hundred twenty meters, filling the area with thunder, lightning, and howling winds. All creatures beneath the cloud have a chance to become deafened.
Vengeance Storm will produce different effects based on control: acid rain falls from the cloud, lightning strikes down from the cloud, hail pours from the cloud, and strong winds and freezing rain buffet the area beneath the cloud, causing heavy obscurement in that area. The strong winds in the area automatically blow away all magical or non-magical smoke and other similar phenomena in the area.
Weather Manipulation
8th-level Transmutation Spell
You control the weather conditions within 5 miles of yourself for the duration of the spell. You can freely change precipitation, temperature, and wind conditions, and you can spend a certain amount of time to create extreme weather such as hail, dense fog, and blizzards. When the spell ends, the weather will gradually return to normal.
“This...”
“It truly lives up to being a legendary druid's relic.”
The Red Dragon couldn't help but widen his eyes, his pupils dilated so broadly that one could clearly see his deep orange, flame-like irises within.
Divine artifact.
Ke Xiu Si's evaluation of this equipment was only two words.
Just with this eye of the storm king, his life-risking adventure had paid off. If this item were placed in the black market of his previous life, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to sell it for hundreds of millions of dollars.
Vengeance Storm is a noble 9th-level spell; it's no exaggeration to say that simply casting it can easily determine the outcome of a battle.
Weather Manipulation is also an extremely valuable 8th-level high-level spell, and it has super broad adaptability.
Even the attached Storm Echo Body is a sharp weapon for close combat.
Ke Xiu Si clutched the blue gem tightly in his claw, afraid of losing it, experiencing for the first time what Chimera felt when he was busy transferring gold coins.
“Rumble!”
Huge boulders fell from the dome, narrowly missing the Red Dragon's head, then crashed to the ground, scattering into fragments.
Ke Xiu Si looked up and was horrified to find that the cracks in the cave ceiling were becoming deeper and more pronounced, spreading rapidly like a spiderweb from the center.
“Oh no, this underground world is about to collapse!”
“Run!”
The Red Dragon quickly flapped his wings, flying laboriously to dodge the falling boulders. Fortunately, having undergone agility enhancement, he was far more agile than an ordinary Red Dragon.
On one hand, the joy of acquiring a treasure; on the other, the helplessness of entering danger again. Ke Xiu Si was both suffering and happy.