Chapter 218: Chapter 195: The Heaven-Defying 3rd Attribute, the Mystery of Darkness

’I have to find a place to go underground!’ Gao Neng quickly came up with a plan. He had no desire to sprint through the forest; not only was it dangerous, but he could also be caught at any moment.

There were high-rank individuals in the alien army behind him.

Without the speed boost from Angel’s Wings, he definitely couldn’t outrun a high-rank opponent relying solely on his Ghost Foot Realm abilities.

However, there was one small problem with going underground...

The Super-Duper Earth Dragon was gone!

Gao Neng and Fang Tangtang had agreed that after the Earth Dragon dropped her off, he would summon it back. But he had underestimated his speed with the Angel’s Wings boost.

To put it simply, the Earth Dragon was controlled by his Spiritual Power, but because he had run too fast, it was now far outside his range.

The natural result was...

Super-Duper Earth Dragon Number One, offline!

He had to manifest another Earth Dragon.

"What a pity. Earth Dragon Number One had already evolved to the Pig Iron-grade, and its two scythe-claws were even starting to turn into steel. If I manifest a new one, I’ll have to start all over again," Gao Neng sighed.

He’d lost his Earth Dragon while running for his life.

’I hope Fang Tangtang doesn’t get buried underground and end up stuck.’

Gao Neng shook his head and stopped thinking about Fang Tangtang. He was the one in real danger now and needed to manifest another Earth Dragon as fast as possible.

’Focus!’

’Imagine...’

’Imagine!’

’The form of the Super-Duper Earth Dragon!’

CRACK! The high-dimensional capsule used to store various energies was crushed.

Gao Neng moved extremely quickly. Taking advantage of the moment he plunged into the forest, while the aliens behind him couldn’t see him, he rapidly gestured and condensed the energy.

In less than five seconds, the embryonic form of the Earth Dragon had materialized.

"Come forth, Earth Dragon Number Two!" Gao Neng shouted softly. Immediately, a figure began to slowly materialize before him.

But it was somewhat different from when he’d manifested Earth Dragons before.

This figure seemed to be stepping out of darkness itself.

And as the figure appeared, the sound of an eggshell cracking, incredibly distinct, seemed to echo in his mind.

’What’s happening?’

Gao Neng was a little dazed.

’Something doesn’t feel right...’

Just as he had that thought, the Earth Dragon before him revealed its true form.

It stood a full three meters tall!

It still had two sharp, scythe-like claws, but now the blades had new, serrated edges.

Furthermore, the Earth Dragon’s lines had become extremely fluid. Its original eight legs had become twelve, and its hindmost pair of legs had noticeably bulging muscles.

It gave off a sense of explosive power.

That wasn’t all...

The Earth Dragon’s body was now covered in strange, silver patterns. They felt ancient and exuded a peculiar aura.

Most importantly, a carapace had appeared on its back. The carapace was slightly open, and two huge wings stretched out from within.

The two wings spread wide.

They spanned a full ten meters.

This Earth Dragon hovered in mid-air, its two blood-red eyes glowing.

"The Super-Duper Earth Dragon changed? Wait, I was thinking of a Super-Duper Earth Dragon... so why did I manifest this thing? What the hell is it?" Gao Neng was genuinely stunned.

This was just absurd.

’What the heck...’

’It just evolved?’ 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

’Wait!’

’Evolution?!’

’The Super-Duper Earth Dragon evolved!’

A possibility suddenly struck Gao Neng. He quickly opened the system’s Attribute Panel and looked at the third attribute.

Sure enough, the third attribute had changed.

The egg that was originally shrouded in darkness... was gone.

In its place was an icon identical to the Earth Dragon right in front of him.

And it had a new name.

Flying Earth Dragon! (Evolved from Super-Duper Earth Dragon. Speed +200%, Strength +200%, Defense Power +200%, Attack Power +200%. Capable of flight!)

"The third attribute is evolution! Does this mean that from now on, anything I manifest can be evolved by the third attribute?! Wow, this third attribute is kinda heaven-defying!" Gao Neng was ecstatic after seeing the new name and description.

’It can actually evolve manifested species?’

’This is fucking awesome!’

"Ding! Flying Earth Dragon evolution complete. 1,000,000 Alliance Coins have been deducted!" a mechanical voice announced.

"I’ll kill you, you dumbass!" If the dumbass system could be manifested into a person, Gao Neng would absolutely kick it without a second thought.

’Serves you right for being so cheeky!’

’A million Alliance Coins, you think you can just deduct that whenever you want?’

’Whatever.’

’A Flying Earth Dragon...’

’It really is worth a million.’

Gao Neng was more or less used to it by now. This dumbass system was powerful, but at some point, it had developed a greedy streak.

It charged him for everything.

"Flying Earth Dragon, burrow!" Gao Neng already had an escape plan in mind. Now, with the Flying Earth Dragon, his chances of success were much higher.

He connected his Spiritual Power.

The Flying Earth Dragon took off swiftly and grabbed Gao Neng from behind.

Then, Gao Neng saw a crystalline shield appear in front of him and the Seventh Princess, enveloping them both.

PLOP! With a soft sound.

The Flying Earth Dragon dove underground.

’Thankfully, after evolving...’

’It didn’t lose its burrowing ability.’

...

Less than five seconds after Gao Neng dove underground, the pursuing aliens arrived.

"Where did he go?!"

"That Celestial Race member is fast. He must have run ahead!"

"No, there’s no movement up ahead. He probably hid. He must be trying to use the trees for cover. Everyone, split up and search!"

"Look... there’s a hole here!"

"A hole?! The Celestial Race can dig holes...? That guy is trying to escape underground! What a joke. How fast can a Celestial burrow?"

"When it comes to burrowing, leave it to us, the Lizard Race!"

Soon, several aliens with pointed heads that resembled lizards stepped forward. Without any hesitation, they dove into the hole.

"He’s heading back!" a voice called out from inside.

"Heading back?!"

"What a treacherous bastard! Quick... back to Elf City!"

The alien Princes quickly turned around.

Their goal wasn’t to help the Dark Night Elf Clan defend some line; their target was the Seventh Princess. Naturally, they would go wherever the Seventh Princess was.

Besides, with the Lizard Race scouting underground, they weren’t worried about Gao Neng escaping.

Several thousand aliens had chased after him in a massive horde.

Now, that same massive horde was running back toward Elf City.

This was the first step of Gao Neng’s plan.

’Lure the army back!’

Only by luring the army back could the people from the Military Department escape danger.

Of course, Gao Neng’s original plan had relied on the Super-Duper Earth Dragon’s speed. Now that he had the superior Flying Earth Dragon, he was naturally even faster.

After chasing for two minutes underground, the Lizard Race members felt that something was wrong.

Their target was too fast.

They had been relentlessly chasing through the tunnel for two minutes without even catching a glimpse of their target’s tail. Moreover, the tunnel ahead was getting deeper and deeper.

"What’s going on? The Celestials have an expert burrower like this? Could it be a high-rank?" The dozen or so Lizard Race members were all a bit shocked. Then, one cursed under his breath, "To actually send a high-rank to snatch the bride, and then try to return to Elf City... this trick... it’s utterly shameless!"

As they continued the chase...

There was a commotion on the surface.

An army was charging out from Elf City.

Their bright armor, sharp daggers, and the longbows slung across their backs all proved one thing: this was a well-trained Dark Night Elf Army.

And at their head was none other than Elf Queen Una.

"Where is Ding Xiang?! Where did my daughter go? Why are her guards dead? The Seventh Princess... where in the world is my Seventh Princess?!" Elf Queen Una’s royal robes billowed as she spoke, her face filled with rage.

The Princes, who were following the Lizard Race’s lead back, were momentarily stunned. Then, one by one, strange expressions appeared on their faces—a mix of disdain, anger, and contempt...

"Doesn’t the Queen know what she herself has done?"

"Exactly!"

Two of the more straightforward Princes spoke up.

"What did you say?! I’m asking you, where is my daughter, the Seventh Princess!" Elf Queen Una’s brow furrowed. If she hadn’t heard the Seventh Princess Wu Dingxiang’s cry for help, she wouldn’t have pursued them so quickly, nor would she have lost her queenly composure in front of these Princes.

"She was kidnapped, of course!"

"Kidnapped? Who?! Who kidnapped the Seventh Princess!"

"Why does the Queen feign ignorance? Wasn’t it you who colluded with the Celestial Race to deliberately have the Seventh Princess kidnapped as she left the city?"

"What are you talking about? The Celestial Race kidnapped the Seventh Princess!" The Elf Queen clearly hadn’t processed what they were saying.

"We all saw it!"

"Yes, we clearly saw two members of the Celestial Race kill the Seventh Princess’s guards, kidnap her, and now they’re fleeing back toward Elf City!"

"That’s right, Queen. You need to give us an explanation for this!"

The Princes all nodded in agreement.

"Nonsense!" Hearing this, the Elf Queen could finally no longer maintain her noble bearing. Being accused by a group of Princes of arranging her own daughter’s kidnapping?

How was that possible?

’How could the Celestial Race possibly be the ones to snatch the bride!’

She had clearly planned it with the Celestial Race: use the Seventh Princess as bait to attract suitors from the other clans, and then deal with the elites from the human Military Department together.

So why would the Celestial Race kidnap her?

But if it wasn’t them...

...why were all the Princes saying the Celestial Race had kidnapped the Seventh Princess?

"Whether we’re talking nonsense or not, the Queen should know perfectly well in her heart. Are you deliberately blocking us here to stop us from catching that Celestial?"

"Does the Queen need to be so obvious?"

"Do you really take us for fools!"

"Even if it’s an act, could you at least make it a little more convincing? We were in hot pursuit, and you just happen to show up... and block our path? Does it have to be such a coincidence?"

The Princes had been chasing for a long time.

While they respected the Elf Queen, they were Princes themselves. Having been aggravated like this, it was impossible for them to just hold their tongues and say nothing.