A Dragon against the Whole World

Chapter 427 - 331: Death Curse? For Me, Galos, It’s a Blessing!

At this moment, on the face of the Lich condensed from negative energy, only the purest, most extreme hatred and madness remained.

It let out a roar and a howl twisted beyond recognition of a human shape, filled with malice and spite.

The phylactery was controlled by another, and it fell into the hands of a long-lived, immensely powerful, and avariciously stingy Evil Dragon! The remnants of Phillips’s consciousness saw not a glimmer of hope for escape.

His path of revenge had only just begun, and it was forced to end completely.

The twisted heart of the Lich transferred and poured all his overwhelming hatred for Luo Sern Saint King and the Federation onto the Red Iron Dragon in front of him.

Moreover, the last pride belonging to a Legendary Powerhouse within him would never allow him to grovel, to serve as a slave or servant.

At this moment, the only thought left in his remaining consciousness was one.

To make the damnable Red Iron Dragon in front of him pay a price! To make him feel torment and regret day and night for his actions!

"Damn you, Giant Dragon! I curse you! I curse you with my fully dissipating soul!!"

"From this moment on, your scale armor will become increasingly fragile! Your body will continuously weaken! Your life will accelerate in decay... you will endure this soul curse endlessly, day and night!!"

Crack!

Accompanying these extremely venomous words of the curse, the warm Soul Pearl at the center of the phylactery shattered into pieces, turning into the finest powder.

At the same time.

The twisted Lich face, condensed from negative energy, suddenly shot out of the phylactery, like an arrow leaving the string, aiming at the Red Iron Dragon’s face just inches away.

Whiz!

Galos reacted quickly, the end of his wings surged with air, and his massive body soared skyward with agility that defied his size, attempting to dodge this final counterattack.

However, the Lich face seemed to have locked onto the essence of his soul, and did not dissipate after missing.

It merely flickered slightly, dissolving in mid-air, and in the next second, it reappeared above Galos’s broad back, then slipped beneath his thick scale armor like an illusory ghost, disappearing from sight.

"Such lock-on curses, which come at a great cost, are as hard to dodge as ever."

The Red Iron Dragon’s movements in mid-air noticeably paused.

The curse cast by the Lich was more powerful and malignant than the Snake Dragon’s Death Curse from before, and with Galos’s current curse resistance, it couldn’t be exempted.

Various negative states took effect simultaneously, and an indescribable weakness, coldness, and sluggishness swept over him instantaneously, causing Galos to feel extremely uncomfortable all over.

He circled in the air to adjust his posture, then slowly descended back to the ground.

Shire immediately took a few steps forward, gazing worriedly at the Red Iron Dragon.

However, to his surprise, he did not see any anger or annoyance on the grand face of the Red Iron Dragon.

On the contrary.

The corners of the Red Iron Dragon’s mouth were slightly rising, finally splitting into a wide grin, revealing a smile akin to pleasure.

Could someone still smile after being struck by such a vicious curse?

Could it be a smile born out of extreme anger... or had he gone mad? Shire wisely chose to remain silent and refrained from asking.

In fact, his assumption was completely wrong.

The smile of Galos was genuine and heartfelt.

Day after day, year after year of almost self-torturous, intense training and honing had tempered him to the point where what ordinary people perceive as pain was to him, to an extent, a pleasure and nourishment for further honing himself.

The negative states brought by the Lich’s curse did indeed cause Galos discernible discomfort.

But to him, it was merely temporary.

His will and body would quickly adapt to this curse.

His mind would become more tenacious and unyielding because of it, his scale armor would become increasingly robust in resisting the curse’s erosion, and his life force would grow more vigorous and boundless in the fight against its decay... until one day, his curse resistance would be high enough to completely immune to this Lich curse.

He even hoped the curse would linger a little longer.

A curse?

No, in Galos’s eyes, it was the greatest trial, a blessing from his enemy!

If all resistance can be visualized as data, Galos had no doubt that his strongest resistances at present should be to fire, physical resistance, and an on-the-verge-of-reaching-a-new-height curse resistance!

"Aside from the blessing, there’s this phylactery as well."

"It can automatically absorb and store surrounding negative energy, condensing souls into Soul Pearls."

"Even though the Lich who created it has completely perished, I can still use the negative energy it gathers to continuously wash over myself, further enhancing my negative energy resistance, and the Soul Pearl’s property of preserving the souls of the deceased might bear fruit on another front through deeper research."

Galos fixed his gaze on the opened phylactery in his hand.

As it continued to contact the outside air, the soul dust left behind from the shattered Soul Pearl inside the phylactery was gradually dissipating, becoming dim.

This dust, containing the essence of a Legendary soul, was also of great value and not to be wasted.

So, after a short and careful observation, Galos closed the lid of the phylactery and held it firmly.

ps:

The last couple of days, the maternity nurse just left, but before departing, she taught me some baby-care techniques. After learning a few tricks, I felt full of confidence and ready to put them into action.

The result proved that I overestimated myself.

The little one used the skill of crying incessantly, like a magical sound enveloping my ears, and I tried my hardest but couldn’t stop it. All the skills I learned were rendered ineffective, leaving me sleepless and mentally drained. Writing and updates have been severely impacted, and so I had no choice but to hire another maternity nurse. She should arrive the day after tomorrow, and by then, I hope to resume updating once a day.

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