The instant the Golden Young Dragon let out a mournful cry, its body spanning over a hundred meters swayed and crashed to the ground with a thunderous boom. Then the entire cavern fell into an unprecedented silence.
"We did it!"
"We actually did it!"
Everyone stared at the fallen Golden Young Dragon, each letting out a deep, heavy breath. Their eyes brimmed with excitement and elation that words simply couldn't capture.
Because in this very moment, they had truly created a miracle — they had completed a dragon-slaying battle. It was only a Tier 4 young dragon, perhaps, but it was still a genuine dragon slaying.
Before anyone could even recover from their joy, several brilliant flashes of light erupted from their bodies. Their experience bars skyrocketed at a frenzied pace, the sheer volume of experience far exceeding anything any previous Legendary boss could offer.
Even Shi Feng himself gained three consecutive levels before his experience bar finally slowed, eventually stopping at Level 140 with 32%. As for the others, their level gains were even more dramatic.
Lionheart Boiling Blood jumped straight to Level 141, while Yuluo surged to Level 139. Jing Wuming and Gu Jiuji, who had only been at Level 127, were bathed in continuous golden light, climbing all the way to Level 138 before finally stopping — leaving even these two, who had always been slow to level up, completely stunned.
Killing a single Level 140 young dragon could cause the entire team's levels to spike this wildly…
Among the group, only Shi Feng and Lionheart Boiling Blood weren't particularly concerned about the level gains. As veteran Tier 4 Class holders, they knew full well that leveling up was easy for them — they could reach Level 150, the watershed for attempting a breakthrough to Tier 5, in less than ten days.
But Tier 5 wasn't something you could advance to simply by gaining levels. It depended entirely on the player themselves — whether they could create a powerful Mana Body suited to their own abilities. The moment a player achieved that, they were already a Tier 5 Class holder. Level was merely a formality.
Compared to the level gains, what Shi Feng cared about far more was the Golden Young Dragon's loot.
After all, this Golden Young Dragon had been slain in the truest sense of the word — not one of those drastically weakened versions found on the Divine Realm's continent. The experience gain alone made that painfully clear; the two were worlds apart, as if they weren't even the same kind of creature.
After the Golden Young Dragon had been dead for a good while, a beam of sacred light descended from the cavern's ceiling, enveloping the entire space. At the same time, ethereal melodies echoed through everyone's minds.
"It looks like the effect of Divine Grace has triggered." Shi Feng gazed at the shimmering golden orb of light overhead, feeling a deep sense of relief wash through him.
True, Divine Grace could boost his Luck attribute considerably. But at the Upper Legendary stage, the incremental effect of additional Luck had already diminished significantly — and that was especially true against a creature like a Tier 4 young dragon.
To have triggered the Sacred Resonance… their luck really was exceptional.
Of course, it might also have been because they were the first group to slay a dragon in the Ancient Divine Realm.
As the sacred light descended, a system notification chimed in everyone's ears.
System: Congratulations on killing the Tier 4 Golden Young Dragon. You have received the Dragon Slayer title. World Fame +100. Reward: one Golden Legacy Chest.
"Holy crap! There's even a bonus like this?" Bloodedge Gui couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement at the system notification.
They had originally thought they were doing all the hard work for nothing on Shi Feng's behalf. Who would have thought that slaying a dragon together came with such terrifying rewards?
Even Lionheart Boiling Blood felt a flicker of surprise.
The rewards were genuinely generous. Setting aside the Dragon Slayer title — which was recognized across the entire Divine Realm, conferring status equivalent to a great noble of any major city, perhaps even greater influence, approaching that of a lord — there was also the permanent 20% boost to base attributes and vitality when facing dragon-type monsters.
As for the Golden Legacy Chest, it was something countless Tier 4 Class holders dreamed of obtaining.
Inside a Golden Legacy Chest, there was a considerable chance of receiving a Legacy Tome, which granted a massive number of Legacy Skill Points. Beyond that, there was a high probability of obtaining a Tier 4 rare magic skill, and even a small but real chance of receiving Legacy Guidance for reaching beyond Tier 4. It wasn't something that weapons, equipment, or magic crystals could even begin to compare with.
In truth, a single Golden Legacy Chest was every bit as valuable as a Legendary-grade item fragment — and for some people, it was worth even more.
Apart from the system's reward notification, Shi Feng, Jing Wuming, Gu Jiuji, and Yuluo heard a second system alert ring in their ears.
System: Warning! The Divine Realm world has detected your existence as an outsider. You will be forcibly expelled from this world in one natural day.
"As expected — it worked." Shi Feng read the system warning and let a faint smile cross his face.
If killing the Golden Young Dragon had altered the historical trajectory even slightly and prevented them from leaving the Ancient Divine Realm, that would have been a genuine headache. After all, he had already accomplished his purpose in coming here. Back on the Divine Realm's continent, he had far too many matters to attend to and no time to spare lingering in the Ancient Divine Realm. As for earning various resources, that had always been a long-term endeavor — something that required patience and steady effort over time.
Moreover, the quantity of resources he could acquire depended entirely on the strength and reach of the Heavenly Flame Adventure Team. That wasn't something that could be built overnight.
"Thank goodness! I can finally go home!"