Chapter 267 What They Were Truly After


    "You dirty beast! Give us your blood essence and we''ll show you mercy by at least giving you a decent


    death!" The eight men shouted ferociously in response to the skeleton dragon''s ear-splitting roar. Even


    though they were all at the ninth grade of Bone Reinforcement, that fight was no easy job for them.


    They all had to steel their resolve as they called out their battle cries.


    Boom!


    The sts from the collision of the two sides'' attacks continued. The blows were producing deafening


    sounds. When thest wave of explosions backfired, both sides were thrown back and onto the ground.


    The eight warriors vomited mouthfuls of blood as they were struggling to get up onto their knees. For a


    moment, the wind was knocked out of them and their ears were ringing.


    Their injuries were not really serious though. After a while, they managed to catch their breath and


    stood back up. Soon, they had adjusted themselves and were confident that they could fight at 90


    percent of their potential if the skeleton dragon was still not defeated. The energy they used in the


    head-on collision just then was from eight demi-immortal orbs instead of themselves after all. The


    backfire was no big deal for them as long as they made sure to preserved enough strength to fight


    back.


    Things sadly looked different for the Skeleton Dragon, however.


    Its huge body was flung into the air before being mmed back onto the floor. A crater was formed in


    the ground where its body struck. Neither the ground nor the crater could stop its suffering. It was


    forced to roll across the ground by the force of the st. It broke one thick tree trunks and another as it


    rolled over them on its way down before its tumbling ceased.


    No one moved for a few seconds. When the dragon finally gathered the strength to moan and tried to


    move, the eight men noticed that it was already covered all over in wounds. Its two rtively small fore-


    paws were broken off, and one of its hind legs was broken. Worse still, nearly all of the sword-like bony


    tes on its back and tail were shattered, leaving horrible scars that went all the way down to its


    bones.


    Its once powerful maw that had dagger-like teeth was now twisted and unable to snap at its enemies


    like before.


    Of course, the most fatal wound was an unseen one. After dozens of years, its internal injury had


    eventually mounted in severity and was killing it. Once re-opened by the strike, the old injury was what


    finally killed it.


    By then, it might already be toote, even if it was willing to refine the Great Dragon''s blood essence.


    "It seems like it''s all over now. I could only expect that thepetition between those eight would be as


    fierce as possible," Ricky grumbled from inside the Chaotic Fire Zone, clearly a bit unsatisfied with


    what had happened.


    If things didn''t work outter, he would have to take the risk and exposed his two powerful zones.


    Just then, loud whines came from out in the distance.


    Seeing that the fearsome Skeleton Dragon had been brought down, the other fierce beasts in the area


    were terrified that they would be next. So one by one, they fled into the depth of the mountains without


    even looking back.


    The Great Dragon''s blood essence was undoubtedly something that they craved, but they cherished


    their lives more. It seemed that flight was the best policy for them after witnessing the Dragon''s defeat.


    As soon as the beasts fled the area, the eight advanced Bone Reinforcement warriors went to examine


    the in Skeleton Dragon.


    "Give us what we want, beast, and you may receive a quick death. We can only promise you that you


    will be brought back to the Chaotic Region where a painful death awaits you otherwise!" Zarlyk gloated


    with killing intent in his sharp and cruel eyes.


    The same look could also be seen in the other seven men''s eyes.


    The Skeleton Dragon growled up at the sky upon hearing his words. With itsst bit of strength, the


    dragon raised its head and seemed to be bringing something from deep inside it out.


    The next moment, a drop of red blood shot out from its gnarled mouth and into the distance!


    The moment the blood drop touched the air, the Fire Dragon Egg in Ricky''s Chaotic Fire Zone shook


    violently, and the resonance he felt became incredibly stronger.


    ''The Great Dragon''s blood essence!'' This was the first thing that crossed Ricky''s mind when he caught


    sight of the bright red drop.


    The men from the eight Forces recognized the blood essence at once as well. Still in shock, they all


    made a beeline and rushed in the blood drop''s direction.


    "It''s the Great Dragon''s blood essence! Someone get it!" The eight Bone Reinforcement warriors


    shouted out loud, scrambling for the blood drop because they were all hoping to make it their own.


    They truly wished they could fly at that moment!


    But just when they got nearer and nearer to the treasure, they came to a halt all of a sudden.


    Ricky noticed it and was both surprised and confused.


    It didn''t take him much time to figure out what had happened. In the next instant, the Skeleton Dragon


    convulsed in a strange way and roared again in a different direction thanst time. As it howled with all


    strength, it spat something else out.


    The thing shot out at a high speed through the air. It was fast enough to even travel through different


    spaces. Its incredible speed had made it impossible for Ricky to see it clearly. Trying his best, he could


    only figure its color out; it was bronze.


    "Ha ha ha! Now there are two treasures waiting for you guys. Let''s see you make a decision over which


    to chase!" The dragonughed, and those were itsst words. It then drew itsst breath and its head


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    fell heavily to the ground.


    Its final strategy worked. The eight warriors all changed their direction without a second thought and


    went after the bronze object. If it was greed that had filled their eyes when they saw the blood drop,


    then it could be said that it was strange craze that could be seen in their eyes now.


    "So, the bronze thing is what they are truly after?" Ricky was suddenly enlightened. It couldn''t be more


    obvious that the bronze object was something much more valuable than the Great Dragon''s blood


    essence. The eight men''s reaction spoke volumes for that fact.


    Ricky activated his Chaotic Fire Zone immediately, but instead of making for the bronze thing, he aimed


    for the blood essence.


    It didn''t mean that Ricky had given the seemingly more valuable bronze object up. It was just that he


    thought the right timing was also very important under those circumstances. Given that all the powerful


    warriors were now focusing on that bronze object, he stood little chance of getting it, even if he


    exposed his two zones.


    So, he adopted a different strategy. He would go for the Great Dragon''s blood essence first, and when


    he got it, he believed that the eight warriors would have been weakened by each other in the scramble.


    Then, he might be able to seize the chance and snatch the bronze thing.


    The Great Dragons blood essence was flying like an arrow. It was spat out by a demi-immortal beast


    with everyst bit of its strength before its death and the power inside was not to be underestimated


    after all.


    Fortunately, with the help of his Chaotic Fire Zone, Ricky could act more quickly than the men from the


    eight Forces. Ricky was able to get to the blood drop much sooner than they would have.


    Two hourster, Ricky caught up with the Great Dragon''s blood essence. At the same time, he found


    that he had arrived at the top of a grand and gaping canyon.


    Without hesitation, he reached out to grab the blood drop with his bare hand. It was not as easy as he


    had thought it would be. The Great Dragon''s blood essence was no ordinary thing, as after years of


    refining and evolving, it had condensed arge amount of energy within itself. It was a powerful force


    that a warrior at the second grade of Bone Reinforcement like Ricky could hardly stand. Ricky closed


    his eyes and turned his face away to avoid the explosion of energy. He could feel the air and even his


    blood shaking from the blood drop''s incredible force.


    To resist the power, he activated both of his zones. With great effort, he finally suppressed the Great


    Dragon''s blood essence into his Devourer Zone. He didn''t choose to put it in the Chaotic Fire Zone


    because he feared that the Fire Dragon Egg would swallow it all up when he wasn''t watching it.


    He would like to take a share of such a valuable thing after all.


    After acquiring the blood essence, Ricky hastened to travel back the way he''de using the Chaotic


    Fire Zone. His mind was back on the bronze object. He had to catch up with the eight warriors as soon


    as possible and watch for his chance to get the bronze thing.


    "Come on, I think that the Great Dragon''s blood essence went and dropped into this huge canyon!" It


    was no sooner that Ricky had left the canyon that the men from the eight Forces arrived. They rushed


    into the canyon like a swarm of bees, jostling against one another without the slightest idea that they


    were actually looking for nothing. .


    Another two hours had passed and Ricky went back to where the body of the Skeleton Dragony.


    With no hesitation, he drew its body into his Devourer Zone as well.


    For him, even though it was dead, the body of a demi-immortal beast contained great dragon blood and


    was no less precious than whatever treasures it produced.


    Then, wasting no more time, he headed in the direction which the bronze object had previously gone.


    Meanwhile, he searched for the eight Bone Reinforcement warriors using both of his zones.


    After about two hours, he found them. He had not only found the eight warriors, but had also seen the


    bronze thing for what it really was. It was a bronze key that was as long as one yard!


    As a casting master, Ricky could feel how intricate and delicate its patterns were when he set eyes on


    the Bronze Key. He could sense the superb technique that had made it. He even could tell what


    philosophy had been cast into it. He knew instantly that the thing was much more significant than it


    looked.


    Vaguely, he somehow perceived the power it released. He could tell that the Bronze Key was in fact a


    kind of spiritual weapon. Whatever it was, its level was definitely not low.


    It seemed that the price of the high level weapon had been partly paid already. Of the eight advanced


    Bone Reinforcement warriors, four had been killed by the others, while the remaining four were all


    covered in blood. They were lying on the ground, barely alive. The Bronze Key was ced quietly in


    the middle of the four dying men, with no one having the strength to crawl over to it and seize it.