Necromancer: I Am A Disaster

Lin Moyu saw through him but didn’t expose it.

He took the Nine-Colored Dragon Soul Crystal and smiled, “Antares, that’s really impressive.”

Antares snorted proudly, “So-so. I haven’t made a Dragon Soul Crystal in ages, so I’m a bit rusty.”

“Show off. Keep showing off.” Lin Moyu thought to himself, but he didn’t call him out.

What mattered was that he had the Nine-Colored Dragon Soul Crystal in his hands.

The Dragon Soul Fluid inside flowed in nine distinct colors, intertwining yet clearly separate, dazzling and mesmerizing.

One could easily become lost in it.

Lin Moyu murmured, “A Nine-Colored Dragon Soul Crystal that’s never given away… looks like I’m the only one who’s ever gotten one.”

“No, you’re the second.” Antares said immediately.

Lin Moyu froze, “Didn’t you say it’s never given away?”

Antares replied calmly, “A long, long time ago, I gave one away. So long ago that it’s not worth talking about.”

Lin Moyu asked, “How do I use it?”

“The method is simple. Use your soul to leave your mark on it, then pull it into your soul. Talk to it and communicate with it often whenever you have time.”

Lin Moyu was skeptical. Antares had become increasingly mischievous, mixing jokes into serious advice.

Following his instructions, Lin Moyu used his soul force to make contact with the crystal.

A sudden, sharp pain exploded in his soul, like a tiny blade stabbing straight into it.

It was unbearable.

Lin Moyu trembled violently and grimaced in agony.

“Hahahaha!”

Antares’s laughter rang out. Lin Moyu instantly realized he had been tricked.

He had attacked countless enemies with soul attacks, and now it was his turn to be the one attacked in the soul.

And it hurt far more than he had imagined.

Seeing his success, Antares laughed even harder, “That was hilarious. You can be fooled too, brat.”

Lin Moyu struggled to calm the pain, “You damned Dragon… you’ve learned to be bad!”

Antares looked smug, “You become red near cinnabar, and black near ink.”

Lin Moyu fell silent, then changed the topic, “Seriously. How do I use it?”

“That is the way to use it.” Antares replied matter-of-factly, “I didn’t lie. As for the pain, it counts as a little test.”

“Another test? Why do Dragons love tests so much? Everything is a test.”

“Not my fault. Blame the Ancestral Dragon. It’s a tradition they left behind. If you ever meet him someday, ask him yourself.”

“The Ancestral Dragon? Is he still alive?”

“Of course. The Ancestral Dragon is immortal. No one knows where he is now, though. He’s been missing for countless years.”

When he spoke of the Ancestral Dragon, a trace of reverence flashed in Antares’s eyes. This respect came from instinct, engraved deep in the bloodline.

Lin Moyu tried to contact the Dragon Soul Crystal again with his soul.

The moment he touched it, the intense pain returned.

This time, he endured it. He only let out a muffled groan and continued.

Thanks to his experience with the Blueluster Fire, his tolerance for soul pain had grown significantly.

Enduring the torment, his soul began to truly touch the crystal.

The Dragon Soul Crystal showed no visible reaction.

Lin Moyu’s first thought was that Antares was messing with him again, but he dismissed it.

Antares might tease him, but not to the point of sabotaging something important.

“Am I doing it wrong?”

His face twisted in pain as he drew sharp breaths. He glanced at Antares.

Though Antares acted calm, the delight in his eyes was obvious.

This bastard was enjoying it.

Lin Moyu hardened his resolve, “I’ll give you plenty to look at.”

“If small contact doesn’t work, then I’ll wrap the whole thing.”

Before, he had only extended a thin thread of soul force. Now, he increased it a hundredfold.

His massive soul force surged out like a giant hand, completely engulfing the Dragon Soul Crystal.

The pain intensified sharply. It felt like dozens of blades stabbing into his soul.

The agony was multiplied, but he endured it.

With his soul force fully enveloping the crystal, Lin Moyu finally understood why it felt like being stabbed.

The surface of the Dragon Soul Crystal was covered in countless tiny scales.

The scales were as sharp as blades—so fine and densely packed that they couldn’t be felt by touch.

Yet the soul’s perception far exceeded the body’s, and it was pierced instantly.

The trick was that these scales had no with or against the grain. No matter the angle, any contact meant being stabbed.

Antares’s voice echoed in his ears, “Do you feel it? Scales are one of our natural weapons. Mixed-blood Dragons don’t count, but as long as it’s a pureblood Dragon, every single scale surpasses mythical-grade weapons.”

Lin Moyu remembered the words firmly; they might be useful later. Still, he gave a cold snort.

“Great. Now tell me what I’m actually supposed to do.”

Antares laughed, “Beg me, and maybe I’ll tell you.”

“Beg my ass.” Lin Moyu shot back.

His soul force spread out like countless invisible eyes, scrutinizing the Dragon Soul Crystal.

He saw the countless razor-like scales, yet still couldn’t fight the right approach.

Lin Moyu could tell Antares wasn’t lying—he did need to make contact with his soul. He just hadn’t found the correct method yet.

Under his soul’s perception, the crystal expanded infinitely in his senses. He searched it inch by inch.

Then he caught something strange.

“This is… the mouth?”

He noticed that the mouth was slightly open—a tiny gap between the jaws.

The gap was unimaginably small, completely invisible to the naked eye.

Only by using the soul to observe, magnified countless times, could it be seen.

The instant he spotted it, Lin Moyu formed a guess, “It must be here!”

His soul force drilled forward, slipping through the gap and spreading toward the interior of the Dragon Soul Crystal.

Suddenly, there was a snap, and a piercing, unprecedented pain exploded.

This time, Lin Moyu couldn’t hold it in and let out a miserable cry.

Antares’s laughter echoed in his ears again. He clearly had anticipated this.

Lin Moyu felt as if his soul had been bitten—a piece torn ripped away.

And that was exactly what had happened.

The mouth on the Dragon Soul Crystal slammed shut, and the portion of his soul that had entered it was bitten off completely.

After devouring a fragment of his soul, the Dragon Soul Crystal began to shine brilliantly.

Lin Moyu felt a strange connection form between himself and the crystal.

The Dragon Soul Crystal turned into a stream of light and shot into his body, appearing in his spirit world in the next instant.

There, it transformed into a Divine Dragon, swimming and circling around his soul.

From time to time, it exhaled a Dragon Breath toward him.

That Dragon Breath contained vast, pure soul force, rapidly repairing the part of his soul that had been torn away.

Lin Moyu’s entire body began to glow, wrapped in a nine-colored halation.

He closed his eyes and carefully sensed the power of the Dragon Soul Crystal.

His soul recovered instantly, and even became slightly stronger.

The Divine Dragon periodically released Dragon Breath, continuously strengthening the rank of his soul.

Now, when he actively touched the Dragon Soul Crystal with his soul, there was no pain, only a profound, mysterious power radiating from it.

It was the power of laws.

At his current level, Lin Moyu couldn’t comprehend it.

It required time, insight, and a far higher level.

He wasn’t greedy. He could take it step by step.

Antares’s laughter finally faded, “Feels good, right?”

Lin Moyu felt his soul slowly strengthening, “It feels great.”

Antares said proudly, “That is the Nine-Colored Dragon Soul Crystal, one of the supreme treasures of the Dragon race.”

“Even among Dragons, very few are qualified to obtain it.”

“You, brat, are unbelievably lucky.”

The grade of the Nine-Colored Dragon Soul Crystal was astronomically high, far surpassing anything even close to a mythical-grade treasure.

Obtaining such a treasure could no longer be described as mere luck.

Lin Moyu said sincerely, “Thank you.”

Antares shook his massive head, “No need. Once your soul is strong enough, you can begin to comprehend the laws.”

“But don’t rush. Forcing comprehension now would only backfire.”

Lin Moyu nodded to himself.

“Antares, why have you stayed in this world for so long?”

Antares made a surprised sound, “Why are you suddenly asking that?”

Lin Moyu replied, “I was just curious. With your power, this world is far too small for you.”

Antares chuckled, “What if I told you I’m here hatching an egg? Would you believe me?”

Lin Moyu stared at him blankly, “…You’re female?”