Chapter 536: Greed

The third天赋法术 Li Mochen obtained was 'Zero Ray', which could release an intangible, formless ray that plunged the target into absolute zero.

Unlike 'Ice Ray', this was an instant-death spell similar to 'Death Ray'. The deep cold of absolute zero would erupt in an instant.

Thus, if the recipient lacked sufficient cold resistance and magic resistance, and failed to dodge effectively, they would be frozen solid the moment they touched the 'Zero Ray'.

As for the fourth, it was 'Time Stagnation', a power equally formidable—some ancestor of the Blue Dragon lineage had apparently also derived from ice abilities the principle of using extreme cold to interfere with time and space.

With his current mana, Li Mochen could now use the fragments of the 'Time Blade' to slow the flow of time around him to 28% of normal.

Of course, mana was still an issue. Li Mochen could only use 'Time Acceleration' for three seconds, and 'Time Stagnation' for about three seconds as well.

These were both area-of-effect spells, so their consumption was exceptionally high.

However, Li Mochen's greatest gain this time was still the two天赋法术 he had obtained earliest: 'Ice Dragon Armor' and 'Solar Spear'. Both of these innate divine abilities had been greatly enhanced during this bloodline strengthening, and had even evolved into divine authority powers under the amplification of his newly acquired 'Bipolar Secret Source Ring'.

These were considered subordinate abilities of ice divine authority and fire divine authority, sub-divine authorities under these two powers, no longer as broad and general as the former two, but with specific forms of manifestation.

Ice divine authority and fire divine authority were prerequisites, and the天赋法术 allowed Li Mochen to master them more conveniently.

The key was that the consumption of these two天赋法术 was much lower than the four he had newly acquired; they were powers he could use routinely.

In addition, some of his职业法术, such as Titan Strike, Titan Eye, Titan Divine Body, Dragon Breath, Dragon Skin, etc., had also been enhanced with the bloodline strengthening.

"Four天赋法术, and two related to time?"

Angela was somewhat envious; she knew some of Li Mochen's background. Adding the two he had previously mastered, that made six. This meant that both of his bloodlines had been elevated to heights ordinary people could hardly imagine.

Moreover, the six天赋法术 Li Mochen had obtained were all immensely powerful, close to the level of laws. Just in terms of the dragon lineage, Li Mochen's blood purity already surpassed hers.

And such law-level天赋法术 were usually the prototypes of divine authority, or seeds of divine authority. They could typically be advanced into divine authority powers with ease.

Angela considered her own bloodline power to be top-notch, but among the three天赋法术 she had mastered, only two had the potential to evolve into divine authority.

"I thought so—"

Hazel thought to herself that this was probably why she had felt a sense of pressure from Li Mochen two hours ago.

She also knew that before the 'Dragon's Enlightenment', Li Mochen had already mastered two天赋法术, one defensive and one offensive, very practical and formidable divine abilities.

And just now, the several天赋法术 Li Mochen had displayed before them were all extremely powerful.

But previously, whether it was her or the Calamity Flame Dragon Maiden Adriana, although they also had天赋法术, they were only ordinary Dragon Breath and Flame Breath Storm. Their lethality was average, with no special characteristics.

Although the Calamity Flame Dragon Maiden was also a pure-blooded dragon, she was only qualified to obtain 'Dragon Breath', the most common seed of divine authority among dragons. She wasn't even worthy of receiving the favor of 'Dragon's Enlightenment'.

Hazel began to imagine just how powerful Li Mochen's combat strength had become. When he was level 12, he could already contend with legends. Now, after entering the top tier of Outlaws and possessing such powerful bloodline strength, how much further would his strength progress?

Legend level 4 or 5?

Li Mochen closed his eyes again, focusing his senses.

He had noticed earlier that in the Bright World, separated by a wall, something seemed to be calling to him.

Especially after he tried to use his bloodline power, the sensation became clearer and stronger.

The location was in the Old Continent, northwest—the Teutonic Republic?

At that moment, an image of a crown appeared in Li Mochen's mind. The crown's two wings were shaped like olive leaves, and in the center were three gems. The middle one was the largest, about half the size of an egg, while the two on the sides were smaller, about the size of a little finger.

The crown itself was pure gold, and the gems were azure, but the color they ultimately displayed was blood red.

The moment Li Mochen sensed this object, he recognized it as the Blood Crown. It was not only calling to him but also eagerly wanting to come to him.

This made Li Mochen's mind tremble. He knew that the blood Conshuri had dripped into the 'Blood Crown' had taken effect.

This mythical artifact had truly recognized him, with astonishing compatibility.

Unfortunately, with his current strength, he couldn't retrieve it from the Teutonic National Museum. Otherwise, he could now merge the 'Blood Crown' with the 'Scarlet Dragon Armor'.

Afterward, Li Mochen sensed that the 'Scarlet Dragon Armor' worn by his secondary body had also undergone some changes.

The curse power on this divine armor had been further weakened, and significantly.

Previously, he could use it freely for three hours; now, even four hours was no problem. Of course, a large part of this was due to the growth of Li Mochen's own soul power.

Correspondingly, when his divine soul touched the 'Scarlet Dragon Armor', he felt an even deeper connection. He was completely fused with the artifact, as if this mythical armor were a part of his body.

In addition, a part of the 'Scarlet Dragon Armor's' abilities, hidden at its deepest roots, had fully opened to him.

Li Mochen was overjoyed. He spent some time on his secondary body to rein in his thoughts. Then he looked into the distance, scanning his surroundings.

"We've been here for three days. It's best not to waste any more time. Let's repair the magic array here first. Angela, you help me."

"Repair?"

Angela was slightly surprised: "I thought you were going to take the 'Dragon's Enlightenment' directly."

She remembered that two days ago, when Li Mochen saw this blood-red crystal, his eyes were shining. The intense desire to possess it had even made Angela uncomfortable.

And once they repaired the magic array here, the 'Dragon's Enlightenment' would gain the ability to teleport and escape.

"There is a saying in the East: 'A gentleman loves wealth but acquires it by proper means, uses it with moderation, and practices restraint.'"

Li Mochen shook his head, his tone calm: "After all, this is the dragon race's heirloom treasure, and treasures belong to the virtuous. We have already obtained what we wanted, haven't we? Repairing this magic array can be considered our repayment, to sever the karmic ties."

The main reason was that during his contact with the 'Dragon's Enlightenment', he found it difficult to control the artifact freely, and its function was relatively singular, hard to use against enemies.

This greatly reduced his greed, and he no longer regarded it as something he must obtain.

Moreover, he was unsure what the consequences would be if he took the 'Dragon's Enlightenment'—the complete collapse of the Dragon Tomb? The anger and pursuit of the entire dragon race?

Treasures belong to the virtuous, and compared to the entire dragon race, he, Li Mochen, was clearly not 'virtuous' enough.

Thus, after weighing the pros and cons repeatedly, Li Mochen suppressed his greed.