NOVEL NEXT Chapter 73: Dragon Bones at the Lake Bottom? An Unexpected Discovery During the Competition!
Chapter 73: Dragon Bones at the Lake Bottom? An Unexpected Discovery During the Competition!
Xiao Xingyu opened his phone and browsed through the current trending news.
The Heavenly Calamity Ghost Python, Medusa, is a magical beast of the Beast God Body level.
A magical beast of this caliber being captured by a Navy Admiral is destined to be a nationwide sensation.
"The news says that the Navy Headquarters will not immediately execute Medusa."
"After all, if she can be tamed to become a beast under a Beast Master, it would maximize benefits."
Dalu scoffed and shook her head.
"Medusa knows secrets about the Dragon Slaying Battle. How could Shangguan Lan let her live?"
Xiao Xingyu frowned.
"Lulu, are you saying that Medusa is facing nothing but a death sentence?"
Dalu stated confidently, "If I were Shangguan Lan, I couldn't think of a reason to let Medusa live."
"The news headlines have updated!"
In just a moment, the news headlines refreshed again.
"Just as you guessed, the Navy Headquarters announced they will publicly execute Medusa on Icefire Island in three days."
This is clearly Shangguan Lan's decree, leaving no way out for Medusa.
It also indirectly suggests that Shangguan Lan doesn't want the details of the Dragon Slaying Battle from 200 years ago to be revealed, hence the silencing of Medusa.
"I'm curious, why not execute her immediately, but choose to do it in three days?"
Dalu patiently explained.
"Three days later is the night of the full moon."
"The Serpent Clan has a special bloodline. Only if the serpent's head is severed on the full moon night can a complete magical beast core be obtained."
"Otherwise, if killed on any other day, the magical beast core will self-destruct."
A magical beast core of the Beast God Body level is priceless.
Moreover, Medusa's bloodline is of mythological quality, and her magical beast core has great significance.
"So, the deadline for a prison break is three days."
Xiao Xingyu pondered for a while and said seriously, "Lulu, breaking into the prison isn't easy. I need time to think of a plan."
"Please."
Dalu's tone was filled with sincere pleading; she could only choose to trust her Beast Master now.
A two-star Beast Master planning a prison break at the Navy Headquarters, where strong figures abound, sounds like a joke.
Xiao Xingyu couldn't think of a solution for the time being, and he had other matters to attend to.
Knock, knock, knock~
A knock on the door.
"Xiao Xingyu, are you awake?"
"Director Chen, I'm putting on my pants!"
"Be quick, tidy up, and come downstairs. Let's have breakfast together."
After breakfast, there were a few hours left before the team battle between Azure Dragon Academy and White Tiger Academy.
Chen Qinian, acting as coach, gathered the three contestants to formulate a battle plan.
Time flew by, and the competition was approaching.
At noon, Xiao Xingyu and the others took a car arranged by the event organizers to the foot of a large mountain.
This mountain had no sharp peak; it looked as if the top half had been cut off with a giant blade.
The top of the mountain was a large lake.
The water in the lake was bright red, bubbling and boiling, hot enough to scald the skin and flesh of magical beasts.
"The water in this lake looks just like blood, it's nauseating."
Murong Yangshuo stood by the lake, almost vomiting his breakfast.
Xiao Xingyu took a deep breath, his eyes flickering.
"The aura of dragon power! Although faint, my senses aren't wrong. That faint power is at the bottom of the lake..."
With rich experience, Chen Qinian started explaining to the students.
"This lake is called Fallen Dragon Lake."
"Legend has it that during the Dragon Slaying Battle 200 years ago, a giant dragon beast fell here."
"The dragon's blood dyed the lake red, and it has never faded, making the lake water like boiling lava."
After finishing the story, Chen Qinian got back to the point.
"But legends are just legends. Any description of the Dragon Slaying Battle was fabricated by people; no one knows its authenticity."
"In any case, Fallen Dragon Lake has been designated as the venue for the Supernova Competition - Team Battle, which is the stage you'll be on today."
In the center of the vast blood-red lake floated a square platform.
There were no protective measures around the platform, meaning that if you fall, the lake water would burn you.
"This team battle is way too intense; losing means shedding a layer of skin!"
Murong Yangshuo pouted and complained, looking aggrieved.
Meanwhile, the White Tiger Academy delegation also arrived.
Lin Tianci, Zhou Ye, and Yang Heng were the three contestants sent by White Tiger Academy.
On the Azure Dragon Academy side, Xiao Xingyu and the Murong siblings stepped up to the challenge.
This was a small-scale 3V3 team battle in a very unfriendly fighting ground.
Xiao Xingyu estimated that the floating platform in the lake only took up one-fifth of the entire lake.
In such a small combat space, beast battles would inevitably be intense, and the Beast Masters could easily be caught in the crossfire.
The lakeshore was crowded with people.
In the front row were media reporters with recording equipment, and behind them were onlookers standing on tiptoe.
Every year, the Supernova Competition - Team Battle is a highly anticipated highlight.
In terms of spectacle, team battles far exceed individual battles.
The referee announced, "Competitors, please prepare!"
As soon as the words were spoken, two cableways appeared on the lake surface.
The cableways connected the shore to the platform, allowing competitors to board the platform.
With the competition about to begin, both coaches were giving final instructions.
"Kids, remember, the key to winning a team battle is teamwork."
"I'm not concerned about winning or losing, but whether you can show the team synergy you should have in front of the enemy!"
After saying this, Chen Qinian patted Xiao Xingyu on the shoulder.
"Don't forget my special reminder."
"Coach Chen, don't worry, I know what to do."
The teacher and student had a private conversation, the content of which only they knew.
"Alright, get on the platform!"
Chen Qinian watched as the three students stepped onto the cableway.
Crossing the cableway, the three reached the platform in the center of Fallen Dragon Lake.
The three contestants from White Tiger Academy also crossed their cableway and stood on the platform.
Each team stood at a corner of the platform; the battle hadn't started yet, but the air was already tense.
Splash~
Splash~
The two cableways sank below the water surface.
At this point, the platform in the center of the lake lost its connection to the shore.
Only when the match ends will the cableways reappear.
"Xiao Xingyu, the match is about to start, why are you spacing out again?"
Murong Yangshuo nudged Xiao Xingyu with his elbow, but Xiao Xingyu didn't respond, as if his soul had left his body, his gaze vacant, and his body stiff.
At this moment, Xiao Xingyu's heart was like a battlefield drum, beating vigorously.
"This strange feeling..."
Xiao Xingyu clutched his heart, the Devil's Eye activating automatically.
"At the bottom of the lake, there’s something!"
Xiao Xingyu turned, looking at the bubbling red lake surface.
The Devil's Eye endowed Xiao Xingyu with powerful vision, allowing him to see through the lake water and glance at the lake bottom.
"A bone..."
"Dragon bone!"
Xiao Xingyu clearly saw a curved white bone lying at the lake bottom.
This was the bone of a pureblood dragon.
"It seems the legends of Fallen Dragon Lake aren't fabricated; there really was a giant dragon that fell here once!"
About the dragon bone at the lake bottom, no one but Xiao Xingyu knew.
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