Nie Yan felt like he was witnessing the birth of a pet whose growth potential rivaled that of a Golden Earth Dragon.

A mutated energy crystal could set a pet on a unique and entirely new path of growth.

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

The group rushed towards where Shui Se Yan Tou was, targeting one of the Dark Druids and pouncing on it.

Nie Yan and the others constantly flashed around the Dark Druid, their continuous control skills freezing him in place. The Dark Druid's health steadily decreased, dropping chunk by chunk.

Soon, another Dark Druid fell to the ground.

While Nie Yan's group was taking down the second Dark Druid, Lei Su and Cui Can Dao Guang were under immense pressure, in a precarious situation. Enduring the attacks of two or three Level 160 Lords at the same time was indeed a huge 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's positions separately, while Nie Yan's group continued to deal with another Dark Druid, the whole scene unfolding in an orderly fashion.

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

Seeing his health about to run out, Cui Can Dao Guang downed an expert-level instant recovery potion, restoring his health to full. Just as a Dark Druid raised a thick wooden staff to smash down on him, he dodged to the side, but the two Dark Druids behind him attacked simultaneously, and he raised his heavy shield to block.

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

Under normal circumstances, the Dark Druid's attacks would have caused limited damage to him, but an accident occurred. The Dark Druid's attack triggered a stun effect, causing Cui Can Dao Guang to fall into a stunned state.

The Dark Druid's attacks had about a 5% chance of triggering a stun effect. He could only consider himself unlucky to encounter such a low-probability event.

The three Dark Druids surrounded Cui Can Dao Guang, attacking frequently. Bang, bang, bang, dense attacks landed on Cui Can Dao Guang's body, and one of the Dark Druids triggered another stun effect. After about seven seconds, Cui Can Dao Guang was sent flying 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's death, the three Dark Druids lost their target and looked towards Nie Yan and the others, preparing to charge over. Xiao Rong Bu Shi Wei Wo nocked three arrows onto his crossbow, pulled the trigger, and with a whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, the arrows shot out, and while shooting, Xiao Rong quickly changed the direction of his crossbow.

Puff, puff, puff, the three arrows hit the three Dark Druids almost simultaneously. The Dark Druids' attention was focused on Xiao Rong Bu Shi Wei Wo, and they stepped forward to chase after him.

Xiao Rong Bu Shi Wei Wo immediately turned and ran.

At this time, Nie Yan's group 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 while running. Thieves weren't very good at attracting aggro, but he was a War Dancer and had special skills that allowed him to hold the three Dark Druids.

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

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 a few accidents, the situation was still within control.

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

Then the fifth.

Shui Se Yan Tou and Lei Su's combat power was freed up, and they also became the main damage dealers, speeding up the killing of the Dark Druids.

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

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

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

Sun and the others casually took on one each. Nie Yan bypassed the Hellhounds and noticed that the stone pillars binding the Hellhounds looked very strange. They were carved with many demon patterns. The distance between the five stone pillars was the same. Each stone pillar had an ancient rune imprinted in the middle, about the size of a palm. The five runes were all different in shape.

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

This was a very ancient treasure chest, covered in thick dust. The chest wasn't big, but it was very exquisitely made. It was made entirely of molten golden metal and inlaid with many different colored gemstones. If the dust were wiped off, it would definitely be a sparkling treasure chest.

Nie Yan took a look. The chest was locked.

A Level 160 Legendary Chest. Nie Yan looked at the lock. His lockpicking skill 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 particularly slowly.

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

"I wonder what Guild Leader Nie Yan will get out of it," Sha Bu Si De Huai Dan said, rubbing his hands, feeling a little excited.

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

"I think so too."

"The stuff these Dark Druids dropped was pretty good. Guild Leader Nie Yan actually got a mutated energy crystal, plus two gems that reduce level requirements by 10. The other pieces of equipment weren't bad either."

As everyone was discussing, they saw the legendary treasure chest in front of Nie Yan click open.

Everyone felt their hearts skip a beat.

Finally opened. Nie Yan exhaled a breath of stale air, smiled slightly, reached into the treasure chest, and pulled out a roll of parchment. It was quite old and very tattered. He looked at it. There were many symbols on it, similar to the runes on the stone pillars, not knowing what they meant. Below was a line of text. The text was from an unknown race, very strange hieroglyphs that he couldn't recognize.

Oh well, I'll study it later. Nie Yan put the roll of parchment into his bag and continued to rummage in the treasure chest, pulling out a magic orb the size of a fist.

Magic Orb!

Seeing this shape, Nie Yan's heart shook, and he couldn't help but feel ecstatic. He checked its attributes, and it was indeed the legendary item Magic Orb.

A good item!

It was an Earth-element Magic Orb.

This Magic Orb was made entirely of crystal, very clear, in the shape of a sphere. At the center, some earthy-yellow magical elements were constantly changing into various shapes. The place where his fingers touched had an indescribable sense of thickness. Earth-element was known for its thickness and toughness.

Magic Orb (Earth Element): Legendary Item.

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

Synthesis: Elemental Orb, requires seven Magic Orbs, bound after synthesis.

Restriction: Requires Magister.

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

A good harvest. Nie Yan searched the treasure chest and found nothing else.

"Who's interested in the Magic Orb?" 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 Sister-in-law use it," Sha Bu Si De Huai Dan said.

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

Nie Yan looked at Xie Yao. Xie Yao quickly shook her head and said, "Let Huai Dan and the others use it. If I take this Magic Orb, my current equipment will be useless. All my equipment is for 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 Orb. Even if they didn't use Earth-element magic, the -60% spell cost alone was a very tempting attribute. But none of them were embarrassed to take it.

"How about this, this Magic Orb will be put in the guild warehouse. Whoever needs it can take it to use for a while, and then trade it to the next person after they're done," Nie Yan said. There was only one Magic Orb, and there were too many people, so this was the only way to distribute it. If they could find other Magic Orbs, it would be easier.

"Does anyone recognize these words?" Nie Yan spread out the roll of parchment he had just obtained, asking the team members.

They all shook their heads after scanning it.

"I recognize them. It's Koradin Tauren language," Xie Yao said after taking a look.