Nie Yan seemed to see a pet born that was no less impressive than the Golden Earth Dragon.

A piece of mutated energy crystal could lead a pet down a unique and entirely new path of growth.

Nie Yan threw the mutated energy crystal into his backpack and said to the others, "Let's move on to the second target."

The group swept towards the direction where Shui Se Yan Tou was. They locked onto one of the Dark Druids and pounced on it.

Nie Yan and the others flashed around the Dark Druid, continuously using control skills to freeze him in place. The Dark Druid's health steadily decreased, dropping lower and lower.

Soon, another Dark Druid fell to the ground.

While Nie Yan and the others were taking down the second Dark Druid, Lei Su and Cui Can Dao Guang were under immense pressure, facing a dangerous situation. Enduring the attacks of two or three Level 160 Lords simultaneously was indeed a great challenge for them.

"Bei Ge, Xiao Rong, go support Lei Su and Cui Can Dao Guang!" Nie Yan said in the team chat.

"Okay."

Dark Bei Ge and Xiao Rong Bu Shi Wei Wo headed towards Lei Su and Cui Can Dao Guang respectively. Nie Yan and the others continued to deal with another Dark Druid, the whole scene proceeding in an orderly manner.

On Cui Can Dao Guang's side, he was enduring the attacks of three Dark Druids, dodging quickly. He could evade more than 80% of the Dark Druids' attacks with his agile movements, but the damage output from three Level 160 Lords caused his health to drop rapidly. And without any healing, it was naturally very difficult.

Seeing that his health was almost gone, Cui Can Dao Guang took out an Expert Instant Health Potion and drank it, restoring his health to full. Just as one of the Dark Druids raised its crude wooden staff to smash down, he dodged to the side. Unexpectedly, the two Dark Druids behind him attacked in unison. He raised his heavy shield to block.

With a bang, one of the Dark Druids struck him on the back with its staff.

Under normal circumstances, the Dark Druid's attack would have limited damage to him, but something unexpected happened. This attack from the Dark Druid triggered a stun effect, causing Cui Can Dao Guang to enter a stunned state.

Dark Druid attacks had about a 5% chance of triggering a stun effect. Encountering such a low probability event could only be considered bad luck.

The three Dark Druids surrounded Cui Can Dao Guang and attacked frequently. Bang, bang, bang, dense attacks landed on Cui Can Dao Guang's body. During this time, one of the Dark Druids triggered another stun. About seven seconds later, Cui Can Dao Guang was knocked away and fell to the ground.

"Dao Guang is dead," Xiao Rong Bu Shi Wei Wo said in the team chat.

With Cui Can Dao Guang dead, the three Dark Druids lost their target and looked towards Nie Yan and the others. Just as they were about to charge over, Xiao Rong Bu Shi Wei Wo loaded three arrows onto his crossbow, pulled the trigger, and swish, swish, swish, arrows flew out, rapidly changing the direction of his shots.

Puff, puff, puff, the three arrows hit the Dark Druids almost simultaneously. The Dark Druids focused their attention on Xiao Rong Bu Shi Wei Wo and started chasing him.

Xiao Rong Bu Shi Wei Wo immediately turned and ran.

At this time, Nie Yan and the others had cleared the third Dark Druid.

"Let's clear the Dark Druids on Lei Su's side first." Xiao Rong Bu Shi Wei Wo said as he ran. Thieves weren't good at attracting aggro, but he was a War Dancer, with special skills that could completely hold the three Dark Druids.

Nie Yan looked at the situation. Xiao Rong Bu Shi Wei Wo was leading the Dark Druids, escaping calmly. Xiao Rong should be fine. Nie Yan led Sun, Wang Zhe Tian Xia, and the others towards Lei Su's side.

Dai Tou Da Ge Qi Zai, Sha Bu Si De Huai Dan, and the others could only watch from a distance. They couldn't help at all, but fortunately, although there were some unexpected events, the situation was still under control.

Nie Yan and his teammates besieged the fourth Dark Druid. After a while, another Dark Druid fell to the ground.

Then the fifth.

The combat power of Shui Se Yan Tou and Lei Su was released, and they also became the main damage dealers, greatly increasing the speed of killing Dark Druids.

One after another, the Dark Druids fell to the ground.

About twenty minutes later, the ten Dark Druids had all fallen to the ground. They didn't stop and immediately dealt with the remaining Hellhounds.

With the Dark Druids all dead, the remaining Hellhounds were no longer a threat, especially since they couldn't attack from a distance.

Sun and the others casually dealt with one each. Nie Yan bypassed the Hellhounds and noticed that the stone pillars binding the Hellhounds looked very strange, with many demon patterns carved on them. The five stone pillars were equally spaced, and each pillar had an ancient rune engraved in the middle, about the size of a palm. The five runes had different shapes.

Not knowing what these runes meant, Nie Yan passed through the pillars and walked to the treasure chest.

It was a very old treasure chest, covered in thick dust. The chest wasn't large, but it was exquisitely crafted, made entirely of molten gold metal, and inlaid with many different colored gems. If the dust were wiped off, it would definitely be a dazzling chest.

Nie Yan took a look and saw that the chest was locked.

A Level 160 Legendary chest. Nie Yan looked at the lock and saw that his Lockpicking Expert level was high enough.

System: Treasure chest opening... 3%... 6%...

Not knowing what would be inside this legendary treasure chest, Nie Yan's heart was filled with tension and anticipation, and he felt that time was passing especially slowly.

Watching Nie Yan open the treasure chest, the team members also discussed it.

"I wonder what Guild Leader Nie Yan will get," Sha Bu Si De Huai Dan said, rubbing his hands with excitement.

"We're exploring a new map, so the stuff shouldn't be too bad, right?"

"I think so too."

"The stuff these Dark Druids dropped wasn't bad. Guild Leader Nie Yan actually got a Mutated Energy Crystal, and two gems that reduce level requirements by 10. The other equipment is also good."

As they were discussing, they saw the legendary treasure chest in front of Nie Yan open with a click.

Everyone felt their hearts tighten.

Finally opened. Nie Yan let out a breath of turbid air, smiled slightly, and reached into the treasure chest. He took out a roll of parchment, which was quite old and very tattered. He looked at it and saw many symbols on it, similar to the runes on the stone pillars. He didn't know what they meant. Below was a line of text. These words were from an unknown race, very strange hieroglyphs that he couldn't recognize.

Never mind, I'll study it later. Nie Yan put the roll of parchment into his backpack and continued to search in the treasure chest. He took out a magic ball the size of a fist.

Magic Ball!

Seeing this shape, Nie Yan was shocked and couldn't help but feel ecstatic. He checked its attributes and confirmed that it was indeed the legendary item, Magic Ball.

Good stuff!

It was an Earth-element Magic Ball.

This Magic Ball was made entirely of crystal, very clear, in the shape of a sphere. In the center, some earthy yellow magical elements were constantly changing shapes. Touching it gave a feeling of indescribable weight, as Earth-element was known for its weight and toughness.

Magic Ball (Earth Element): Legendary Item.

Attribute Description: The holder of this item automatically learns all Earth-element magic, does not occupy a skill slot, reduces magic consumption by 60% when casting magic, is dropped after death, and can be traded.

Synthesis: Elemental Ball, requires seven Magic Balls, bound after synthesis.

Restriction: Requires Magister to use.

There were a total of seven Magic Balls, including Earth, Fire, Ice, Water, Lightning, Light, and Darkness elements. There was a legend about the Magic Balls. It was said that the Elemental Goddess created an Elemental Ball, a powerful artifact. The Elemental Goddess died in the war of gods, and the Elemental Ball split into seven Magic Balls, each representing an element. Holding a Magic Ball of that element allowed one to learn all the magic of that element. The number of Earth-element magic was relatively small, but there were still more than five hundred, including twelve forbidden spells. Other elements had even more magic. One could imagine how tempting the Magic Balls were to Magisters. Owning a Magic Ball of that element was equivalent to becoming a scholar-level mage of that element, and even being able to create magic. Moreover, legend had it that if one collected all seven Magic Balls, they would become a true all-element mage.

Not a bad haul. Nie Yan looked around in the treasure chest, but found nothing else.

"Anyone interested in the Magic Ball?" Nie Yan asked in the team chat.

Sha Bu Si De Huai Dan, Xia Chong Yu Bing, Mu En, and the others exchanged glances.

"Let's give it to Sister-in-law," Sha Bu Si De Huai Dan said.

Xia Chong Yu Bing, Mu En, and the others all nodded.

Nie Yan looked at Xie Yao. Xie Yao quickly waved her hand and said, "Let's give it to Huai Dan and the others. If I take this Magic Ball, my equipment will be useless. My equipment all boosts Light-element magic attacks."

Sha Bu Si De Huai Dan and the others also declined.

Nie Yan knew that they really wanted something like the Magic Ball. Even if they didn't use Earth-element magic, the -60% spell consumption was a very tempting attribute. But none of them were willing to take it.

"How about this, let's put this Magic Ball in the guild warehouse. Whoever needs it can take it for a while, and then trade it to the next person," Nie Yan said. There was only one Magic Ball, so there weren't enough for everyone. This was the only way to distribute it. If they could find other Magic Balls, it would be easier.

"Does anyone recognize these words?" Nie Yan spread out the parchment he had just obtained and asked his team members.

They looked at it and shook their heads.

"I recognize it, it's the language of the Koradin Minotaurs," Xie Yao said after a glance.