Chapter 206: For Fortune

Chapter 206: For Fortune

After killing Nalan Feng, Xiao Nanfeng finished off Mr. Qi as well. He disposed of the two cultivators' corpses, then checked his spoils.

Mr. Qi's treasures were all ordinary, and Xiao Nanfeng had no interest in them. Nalan Feng had quite a few treasures in his storage ring, but the majority was only of passing interest to Xiao Nanfeng. There were only two treasures of note.

One was a mirror, the back of which was engraved with the words 'Mirror of Truth.' As he infused his qi into the mirror, truth was revealed on its glassy surface.

"No wonder they could find me. If I shine this mirror at my surroundings, the fog all around appears to dissipate!" Xiao Nanfeng played with the Mirror of Truth with growing interest.

The back of the mirror looked as though it had been corroded, but Xiao Nanfeng didn't mind. He stowed the treasure carefully.

The other Immortal relic was the golden orb that had formed a barrier around Nalan Feng.

Xiao Nanfeng carefully inspected the golden orb to discover spots of rust around its surface. It was pitted and filled with holes.

"An Immortal relic, Nalan Feng said? But the strength of this barrier only looks to be around the peak of Spiritsong, if that. No, it's likely because of the corrosion. How strange. Are all the Immortal relics of the draconic palace corroded in this fashion? The pagoda from before was like that too..." Xiao Nanfeng murmured.

He could sense that the golden orb's interior had been badly corroded, and the formations within it were damaged. If he wielded it carelessly, it might even explode on him.

"I have to be particularly careful with this..." Xiao Nanfeng frowned.

As Xiao Nanfeng carefully manipulated it, it began giving off radiant, multicolored light, giving it the appearance of a true relic. nove(l)bi(n.)com

Suddenly, his muscles bunched up. He looked up to see a monstrous creature appearing through the fog—the skeletal dragon that a group of cultivators had been attacking.

The skeletal dragon was drenched with blood and its bones were cracked. It looked as though it would fall to pieces at any moment. However, the fact that it had arrived before him made it evident that it had won the fight against the cultivators, all of whom were either dead or running.

The skeletal dragon glared at Xiao Nanfeng, gusts of killing intent emerging from its nostrils.

The skeletal dragon roared at Xiao Nanfeng.

Xiao Nanfeng frowned. "I haven't bothered you at all! Why are you roaring at me?"

Xiao Nanfeng turned and ran for it, but the skeletal dragon was too fast. It shot toward him within moments, then raked at his back. Xiao Nanfeng blanched as he immediately activated the golden orb to form a barrier around him.

The force of the skeletal dragon's attack, however, had been fully transferred to his body. He smashed into a mountain in the distance, sending rubble all over.

The mountain collapsed and buried him within it. He held his breath and didn't dare move, hoping that the skeletal dragon would ignore him and fly away.

Unfortunately, the skeletal dragon seemed to be fully focused on him. It swiped its tail at the mountain, smashing apart the rocks in the rockslide, as it continued to attack Xiao Nanfeng.

"Are you crazy? I've been trying to hide from you, but that doesn't mean I won't fight! Talisman of Phantasmagoria!" Xiao Nanfeng cried out.

A huge surge of purple light shot toward the skeletal dragon, but as it struck its body, the light was absorbed by its pitch-black skeletal frame. The skeletal dragon was completely unaffected.

"Why didn't it work?" Xiao Nanfeng exclaimed.

Xiao Nanfeng turned and ran, but the skeletal dragon's attention was fully focused on him. It rushed to his back, causing Xiao Nanfeng to activate the golden orb again.

He was sent flying once more. If not for the barrier formed by the golden orb, he would have suffered greatly from the skeletal dragon's last two blows.

"What?" Xiao Nanfeng immediately grew alarmed.

No wonder that skeletal dragon had been eyeing him! It was because he had been protecting himself with the Immortal relic.

"At least you knew to destroy the relic. I'm surprised you weren't killed yourself, though." The green lobster king chuckled.

"I'm new to the draconic palace and know little of its rules. Thank you for the advice, lobster king," Xiao Nanfeng replied, bowing.

"Advice? Haha. Very well. You'll follow behind me as I give you more advice." The green lobster king mocked Xiao Nanfeng, laughing as though it had heard a funny joke.

It flew toward the center of the explosion. Xiao Nanfeng followed behind curiously; the other lobster spirits didn't bar its way.

At the center of the explosion, as the fragments that formed the skeletal dragon dissipated away, were two items: a length of red rope and a longsword glowing with radiant light.

"An Immortal longsword? These skeletal dragons really can produce loot when they die? What's going on? How is this possible?" Xiao Nanfeng gasped.

The Immortal relic had been corroded almost to the point of unusability. The hilt of the sword was entirely gone, and the blade itself was pitted near-completely.

"Another corroded Immortal relic, and to such an extent...?" the green lobster king spat out.

It grabbed the Immortal sword with its pincers, stared at it, then tossed it toward Xiao Nanfeng. "Take it."

"Me?" Xiao Nanfeng was surprised.

He was shocked that the green lobster king would be so charitable.

"Right. Keep it with you. You'll be responsible for luring other skeletal dragons around to attack you," the green lobster king continued.

Xiao Nanfeng: ...

He had clearly thought too highly of the green lobster king, who intended to use him as bait!

"Can I have that red rope instead?" Xiao Nanfeng pointed at the red rope that the Immortal relic had landed on.

The green lobster king seemed taken aback. "You want that red rope?"

"I do. If you don't mind, could I have both of the relics?" Xiao Nanfeng asked.

The green lobster king glanced at Xiao Nanfeng in surprise. "Take them if you'd like. This is the first time I've seen someone dare to provoke the red rope in my few months here."

"What do you mean?" Xiao Nanfeng asked.

Just then, one cultivator that the green lobster king had badly injured began, "Whenever a skeletal dragon is defeated, an Immortal relic and a length of red rope are dropped. Those who claim the Immortal relic will be beset upon by other skeletal dragons, and the majority of those who claim the red rope will be strangled to death. Aren't you aware?"

Xiao Nanfeng stilled. How would I have known? This entire place is weird! However, it was evident that even the green lobster king was rather fearful of the red rope.

"Then I'll thank you for your generosity, lobster king. Red is my lucky color." Xiao Nanfeng took the red rope and cinched it around his waist.

The cultivators all around: ...

The green lobster king: ...

Did he not understand what they said? Everyone avoided these lengths of red rope; he thought they would bring him fortune?