Chapter 382: Chapter 377: Ancient Dragon’s Astonishment Chapter 382: Chapter 377: Ancient Dragon’s Astonishment “I have some speculations,” said Prince Mureya, eyes narrowing slightly. The Lockman Kingdom was now teeming with emerging geniuses amidst increasing disasters. Although his arrival had turned these disasters into non-issues, the series of events was still suspiciously abnormal when pieced together.

The arrival of the Wind King Hawk hinted at a looming significant event. The six giant beasts vaguely represented the World Will, and their descendants were the extensions of this will.

“Shall we go in for a visit?”

“Let’s go in and take a look.”

“If this Wind King Hawk is unwilling to communicate with us, we will retreat. Don’t engage in any conflict with it and draw trouble.”

“Understood.”

Neither Prince Mureya nor the seven Ancient Dragons intended to fight the Wind King Hawk. They simply planned to ask: “Why have you trespassed on my territory? What is your purpose?”

Especially for Mureya, who had had real encounters with this special group of giant beasts, he was more cautious. He still remembered the story that Ashibian, the tiny Land Emperor Turtle, had told him. After all, a deity had been chilled to the core and became a cautionary tale due to these beasts.

Following the coordinates provided by Ebute, the Cloud Giant leader, Prince Mureya located the Cloud Island where the Wind King Hawk was sleeping. It was a miniature floating land at the very center, surrounded by other Cloud Islands.

“Escape possible?” Standing on the Central Cloud Island, Prince Mureya gazed at the giant egg in front of him, which was slightly aqua-colored due to the numerous swirling hurricanes and comparable in size to the surrounding mountains. He turned to the Ancient Golden Dragon Basde and asked.

“Yes!” A golden spirit light radiated from the hand of the Golden Dragon, who had transformed into a kindly old man with a white beard. Then, he reached his hand into the giant egg-shaped Wind Barrier—his contact with it produced a teeth-gritting friction noise.

This was a giant egg formed purely by countless hurricanes. Because of the whirlwind’s tremendous speed, it appeared as if it were a solidified giant egg.

Once the Ancient Golden Dragon Basde’s hand entered it, the layer of spirit light covering his hand came into contact with the numerous minute hurricanes. The spirit light was visibly shaved thin and shattered, turning into specks of dust-sized golden lights, which then got carried away by the hurricanes and scattered across the whole giant egg. It was a magnificent sight.

“Strong defense,” observed the Golden Dragon Basde, astounded as he saw how his spirit light was shaved to near disappearance by the numerous minute hurricanes within moments.

“If you are a legend, you can break through with some effort—but if you are Soul Intent, you basically…” The Ancient Golden Dragon Basde, who had about to continue speaking, suddenly choked on his words upon catching sight of Prince Mureya. Most Soul Intent beings could not break through the Wind Barrier, but it was different concerning Prince Mureya. As a being possessing the Dragon King Bloodline, he naturally transcended the capabilities of mere mortals.

“Let’s go in!” Having learned about the power of the Wind Barrier, Prince Mureya showed anticipation. Very little was known about the Wind King Hawk—it was only briefly described in the heritage memory of the Dragon Race, with no recorded images. Prince Mureya was very curious about this creature.

“Can I clear the way for you, Lord Mureya?” A Bronze Ancient Dragon, who had transformed into a green-haired knight, offered with a smile.

“I think I won’t be needing your help as long as I can break through the Wind Barrier by possessing the power of a legend,” Prince Mureya politely declined the offer from the Bronze Ancient Dragon. He then took a step towards the Wind Barrier.

The moment he lifted his foot, a faint layer of Golden Dragon Flame ignited on Prince Mureya’s tall and straight figure, which was clothed in a magnificent royal cloak. One after the other, circles of Soul Intent, infused with Thunder and appearing to have the swirling of the hurricanes as well as intricate and profound spirit patterns, manifested behind him.

“Hisss!” Seeing Prince Mureya release all his Circles of Soul Intent, an Ancient Silver Dragon couldn’t help but gasp. After witnessing Prince Mureya casually breaking through the Wind Barrier to step into the Wind Egg, the dragon wore a look of shock and couldn’t help exclaiming: “Ninety-six Circles of Soul Intent? Even for a descendant of the Dragon King, that number is too outrageous, isn’t it?”

“Ahem, look closer. The first forty-five of his Circles of Soul Intent are different from the ones that appeared later. Besides the color difference, they also give me a sense of instability.”

“He probably ingested some treasures to forcibly boost his power in a short span. No worries, just needs some time to settle.”

“His Majesty is really rushing things a bit too much. Sleeping a few times, passing a few hundred years would do the trick. Why ingest such precious treasures? What a waste!”

“As a descendant of the Dragon King, how can he be compared with us old chaps who sleep all day? You are overthinking it.”

“His Majesty may be young, but his experiences should be numerous. Judging from his demeanor, he must have encountered something that made him so eager to enhance his powers.”

“He’s still too young.” An ancient dragon shook his head in regret. He was lamenting for the Elemental Hearts that Prince Mureya had swallowed down. One could imagine their value based on the fact that these treasures could enhance the power of the descendants of the Dragon King.

“We should go in now and not keep Lord Mureya waiting too long.”

After a brief discussion about Prince Mureya’s surprisingly large number of Soul Intent Circles, the seven Ancient Dragons proceeded to break through the Wind Barrier one after another and entered the Wind Egg.

Then, they saw the magnificent Wind King Hawk that Prince Mureya was staring at—a huge bird with pure white feathers sleeping soundly. They also saw the Crystal Mine formed beneath it due to an abundance of wind elements.

“How many cubic Elemental Crystals must there be?” Once they entered the Wind Egg, the Ancient Dragons’ gazes fell on the wind’s nest right below the Wind King Hawk after just one glance.

“No less than a million!” The Ancient Golden Dragon Basde estimated based on the Wind King Hawk’s size.

“I’ve never seen crystals that were so pure…”

“These were formed by the Wind King Hawk’s power…”

Hearing the discordant comments from the Ancient Dragons behind him, Prince Mureya, who was closely inspecting the majestic Wind King Hawk, couldn’t help but twitch the corner of his mouth. The old lot’s focus was truly full of the style and characteristic of the Dragon Race.

Even for a giant beast that many nearly eternal deities had never seen, their focus had astonishingly shifted to its nest after just one glance, leaving Prince Mureya at a loss for words.

“Sigh!” Prince Mureya heaved a sigh, and then his levitating body flew towards the sleeping Wind King Hawk.

“Your Majesty!” Seeing Prince Mureya’s movements, the Ancient Dragons who were arguing about the worth of the Wind King Hawk’s nest immediately reacted and hastily intervened.

“No worries.” Prince Mureya waved his hand, his expression calm as he landed on the eagle’s nest made of sky-blue Elemental Crystals. Then he walked towards the head of the Wind King Hawk and stretched out his hand to gently touch its beak, which gave off a metallic texture.

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