Through his avatar’s live stream, Han Wu navigated around one contestant squad after another and slipped into the next Sin Lord’s territory.
The contestants had learned their lesson from the events in the ruined city. This time, none of them intended to enter a Sin Lord’s territory without a solid plan in place first.
This domain was inhabited entirely by dragon-type Digital Sprites. Han Wu brought the Pseudo-Machinedrasprite and Yinglong with him and blended in among the residents.
To his surprise, the Digital Sprites there showed no hostility toward him despite his status as a member of the Divine Civilization. Instead, every one of them focused on Yinglong. They could sense its Dragon Bane skill. Among dragon-type Digital Sprites, one that possessed Dragon Bane was considered pure-blooded dragon nobility.
News of Yinglong spread quickly. Before long, an ultimate Heavyarmor Raptor arrived to greet Han Wu.
“The Tyrannosprite King requests your presence.” The Heavyarmor Raptor spoke in a human tongue.
Curious about the nature of this Sin Lord, Han Wu brought Yinglong and the Pseudo-Machinedrasprite with him and followed the Heavyarmor Raptor to a palace. A long row of stone sculptures lined its entrance, each depicting a different dragon-type Digital Sprite in perfect detail.
Han Wu examined them and asked the Heavyarmor Raptor, “Did your Tyrannosprite King carve these stone sculptures?”
The Heavyarmor Raptor replied, “Yes, though carve isn’t quite accurate. He petrified the originals. Every one of them was once a living ultimate Digital Sprite.”
Han Wu was stunned. The rows stretched into the distance, containing at least eighty stone sculptures of varying sizes. Every one of them had once been a living ultimate Digital Sprite? The Tyrannosprite King’s power was on an entirely different level.
Remaining vigilant, Han Wu followed the Heavyarmor Raptor inside. The moment he entered the throne hall, he saw it packed with ultimate dragon-type Digital Sprites. At the far end of the hall, seated upon a raised throne, sat a black-armored figure. It opened its eyes, and its cross-shaped pupils glowed with purple light.
Han Wu quickly checked the Digital Sprite’s stats.
[Pride Dark Tyrannosprite King, Sin Lord of Pride (Subcosm rank). Skills: Dark Gaia Force, Dragon Bane, Dark Battle Tornado, Dark Courage Shield, King of Tyrannosprite Kings. Description: An absolute ruler among dragon-type Digital Sprites, with overwhelming authority over all dragon-type Digital Sprites.]
[Dark Gaia Force: Concentrates the world’s negative emotions into a single point and hurls it at an enemy as an energy sphere.]
[Dragon Bane: All attacks and skills are especially effective against dragon-type Digital Sprites.]
[Dark Battle Tornado: Spins at high speed, transforming into a dark tornado that drills toward enemies.]
[Dark Courage Shield: Uses the Dark Courage Shield on its back to block incoming attacks.]
[King of Tyrannosprite Kings: Possesses every skill available to the Tyrannosprite line, and holds absolute dominion over all Tyrannosprite Digital Sprites.]
After reading the descriptions, Han Wu felt numb. Powerful. Incredibly powerful. How could anything be this powerful?
He had every reason to believe that if the Pride Dark Tyrannosprite King wanted him dead, it could do so by raising a hand. Even if Han Wu released every Digital Sprite under his command, he doubted he could withstand a single attack from this creature.
As Han Wu was reading the stats, the Pride Dark Tyrannosprite King was examining him in return. It glanced at Yinglong and the Pseudo-Machinedrasprite, then spoke. “Too weak. You, from the Divine Civilization, I know you have more than two Digital Sprites. Bring out everything you have.”
Han Wu was in no position to argue. He opened his Microcosm and released all of his ultimate units. Out came the twelve War Saint Locustmen, led by Stinger, the Iron Abyss Bug without its Armor Evolution, the Gluttony Heavenly Dog, the Greed Neo Vamdesprite, and the Lust Umbral Demoness.
The display stunned every dragon-type Digital Sprite in the throne hall. The Pride Dark Tyrannosprite King, however, paused only briefly when its gaze landed on the Lust Umbral Demoness. It barely acknowledged the rest of Han Wu’s lineup.
“Is that all?”
Assuming it was evaluating whether his strength met some requirement, Han Wu summoned every non-ultimate Digital Sprite from his Microcosm as well.
The Pride Dark Tyrannosprite King didn’t even spare them a glance. “Is that all?”
Thinking his display still wasn’t sufficient, Han Wu spent another 100,000 energy points and summoned one more ultimate Nuclear Locust. Although it was individually weak, its Self-Detonation power was formidable. At the very least, it was another ultimate he could present.
Only then did the Pride Dark Tyrannosprite King give a single nod, finally acknowledging that Han Wu’s strength had met whatever threshold it had in mind.
“I need you to do something for me,” it said.
Han Wu found the request baffling. Such a powerful being needed his help? The very idea sounded absurd. Nonetheless, he was the weaker party here and had little choice but to listen.
“What kind of help?” Han Wu asked, desperately hoping that it wouldn’t amount to a death sentence.
“Go to the World Tree and pick a ripe fruit for me,” the Pride Dark Tyrannosprite King said. “I won’t ask you to do it for free. Consider this your advance payment. I’ll give you more once the task is complete.”
As it spoke, it tossed something toward him. Han Wu caught it and read the description. His eyes widened.
That item was invaluable to him. With it in hand, Han Wu might even be tempted to challenge the Pride Dark Tyrannosprite King right now. After all, what he was holding was a Fusion Chip.
If one were to place the chip on two Digital Sprites that shared a deep bond, they could undergo a Fusion Evolution. The resulting power increase was comparable to gaining an entirely new ultimate evolution.