"Carl! I don't want to die! Why are these beasts suddenly attacking?" Dylan said in terror.
Carl looked very angry. He really wanted to slap this fool. He had told him to "watch with his own eyes as Daniel was eaten by the shadow wolf." But Dylan had seen a shadow wolf eating Daniel's leg and then left. Otherwise, none of this would have happened.
"Stay quiet! Everyone stay close to me, don't go more than five meters away from me!" Carl glared fiercely at Dylan and said, trying to control his anger. "It's Daniel! It must be him who did this! But this doesn't make sense... how could a common man control so many beasts?"
"It's still possible," an old voice said. "Maybe he got some special ability."
An old man in a gray robe walked out of the shadows. He cast a fifth-level magic — Wind and Fall — and cleared a 300-meter area around Carl, making a vacuum. This man was the family elder of the Howard family, Salior, who Carl had secretly contacted.
"Family elder! You finally arrived," Carl said respectfully, bowing to Salior. His heart finally calmed down.
"I feel an unusual energy. This kid has something strange on him," Salior said, ignoring Carl and talking to himself.
In fact, Salior had been there all along. He had sensed Daniel's strange energy and was watching secretly. He only spoke out when Daniel was about to kill Dylan.
Because of some reasons, Salior had lost his magic power and his life was greatly shortened. He had dropped from a seventh-level great mage to a fifth-level high-level mage. Only the "Fountain of Life" in the Wizard Tower could heal him. And one of the two conditions to get the "Fountain of Life" was to bring a wizard with S-grade talent to the Wizard Tower.
"Strange?" Carl asked, confused.
"The energy on him... it seems like the legendary 'Beast Bloodline'." Salior answered casually. But after a closer check, he said excitedly, "No, it's definitely the 'Beast Bloodline'!"
The second condition to get the "Fountain of Life" was to hand over a dragon's blood or a Beast Bloodline, because the "Fountain of Life" needed a ninth-level great mage to make it using dragon's blood or Beast Bloodline.
Daniel had always been careful about the person who was speaking in his mind. When he confirmed it was Salior, he got very angry and shouted, "It's you, Salior! You came just in time, I'll settle all the scores with you!"
Salior's face turned dark. He hadn't expected that the two conditions for the "Fountain of Life" would come from the same person. Not long ago, the Howard family had asked him to take away Daniel's talent. The family had convinced him with just one reason: that he had helped the Howard family take over Daniel's father's business and indirectly caused Daniel's parents' deaths. There was no way to reconcile between him and Daniel anymore.
"You bastard! Do you really think these weak beasts can help you take revenge? Try again in your next life!" Salior's thin, bony fingers clenched his staff tightly and he laughed coldly, then began to chant a spell. "Let you see the real power of a great mage!"
"Seventh-level magic — Earth Fire Burning the Sky!"
Flames burst from the ground, filling the sky. The heat was so high that the air twisted and bent!
The beasts surrounding Salior were burned away by one fifth. The rest of the beasts backed away in fear and no longer dared to move forward. Even Abraham and Alexander began to feel anxious.
"Gahaha! You little brat! Your parents were just like them — helpless and terrified — and I burned them to death myself!" Salior laughed wildly.
Daniel's eyes turned red, burning with anger. "Shut up! I've had enough of your garbage! I'll make you wish you were dead!"
[System detects intense emotional fluctuation. Emergency mode activated!]
[Special gift: +1 Golden Phrase today!]
[Emergency Golden Phrase is being refreshed...]
[Obtained Golden Phrase: Dragon Roar to the Sky. Effect: Summons a huge dragon phantom that suppresses all non-dragon beings and causes a soul shock.
Note: Cooldown time is 8 hours.]
"Dragon Roar to the Sky!" Daniel loaded the Golden Phrase without hesitation.
In an instant, Daniel was wrapped in golden light. Above his head, a huge dragon phantom appeared in the sky. The dragon phantom slowly opened its eyes!
"Roar..."
The dragon phantom didn't make any other movements except opening its eyes. A dragon's roar suddenly exploded in the minds of all living beings in the Beast Mountains!
At once, the entire Beast Mountains fell silent. All the creatures trembled in fear!
Salior's Earth Fire Burning the Sky was completely destroyed in the Dragon Roar to the Sky. His face turned pale, he staggered back, blood spurted from his nose and mouth, and he looked completely drained!
"No... no... how could this exist... a real dragon phantom?!" Salior held his staff, his eyes wide open, and shouted with anger and frustration.
Everyone present felt a terrifying pressure deep in their souls. Governor Carl immediately fell to his knees, shaking all over! Dylan was so scared he lost his mind and fell to the ground!
The remaining beasts, under the dragon's roar, had their blood boiling! Their fear disappeared, and in its place came a strong will to fight. They all let out loud, powerful roars!
"Is this even a human? It's like a walking dragon!" a nobleman cried out in despair.
Daniel stood on Alexander's shoulder, surrounded by a faint golden light. The dragon phantom circled above his head, just three feet away, like a king ruling the world!
"Now, do you still think I'm a failure?" Daniel said calmly, his words filled with a terrifying killing intent, "Kneel down! Apologize and repent for my parents?"
Under the pressure of the dragon phantom, except for Salior who was still struggling to stand, everyone else's knees gave way, and they fell to their knees begging for mercy!
Governor Carl and Dylan had already fallen to the ground!
"Daniel... I was wrong... I really was wrong..." Dylan forced himself to kneel, constantly bowing to Daniel despite the dragon's power, "Please, forgive me... I'll give back my talent to you..."
"No, you're not sorry — you just know you're going to die!" Daniel kicked Dylan away with one foot and laughed coldly.
"Wait! Daniel! I can help you transplant his talent back!" Salior said, trying to speak despite the dragon power. Seeing Daniel didn't move, he tried again, "If you kill us, there will be no place for you in the Elden Kingdom. How about we stop here today?"
Daniel stopped walking. He turned to look at Salior. His eyes were full of killing intent. He coldly said, "Elden Kingdom? Do you think I still care about the kingdom?"
"Can't we both take a step back? We won't punish you for the killing. Just let us live." Governor Carl raised his head desperately and begged with despair.
"Let you live?" Daniel laughed crazily, full of disbelief. "When you killed my parents and took my family's property, did you ever show mercy? Did you ever let them live?"
Daniel took a step forward. The dragon phantom above his head shone brightly, and the dragon power that touched the soul exploded again!
Daniel laughed with a cruel look. "When they forced my talent away and threw me into the Beast Mountains to die like trash, I swore that if I survived, I would make those who hurt me die in the worst way possible!"
Dylan looked at Daniel coming closer. His heart was in pieces. "Daniel... I... we are friends... please, spare me..."
"Friends?" Daniel's voice turned completely cold. He said with killing intent, "Friends would plan to poison me at a celebration party? Friends would steal my talent? Friends would throw me into the Beast Mountains to be eaten by wolves?"
Daniel didn't wait for Dylan to answer. He hit and kicked him, and finally broke him into pieces. The whole world went quiet.
At the moment Daniel finished Dylan, Salior suddenly attacked!
"You stupid jerk! If you won't stop now, then we'll both die!" Salior quickly made hand signs with both hands. He chanted an ancient melody. A terrifying magical energy burst from his body. "Dark Forbidden Spell — Eternal Destruction of the Soul!"
This spell cost his life and soul. It made him use all his power in a short time, making him stronger than himself. Salior's power rose from fifth-level to seventh-level. After a short pause, it suddenly jumped to ninth-level!
"Everyone, die with me!" Salior laughed crazily and began a new spell. "Ninth-level Forbidden Spell — Starfall!"
The sky suddenly split open. A huge meteor flew toward them quickly. If this forbidden spell was completed, the area within five kilometers of Salior would become a dead zone.
"Crazy! He's crazy! We're all going to die for sure!" Only a few noble youths left were shouting in anger.
Governor Carl's face was pale. He begged Daniel, "Daniel! Stop him! Otherwise, we will all die!"