Chapter 679: Qiaotelejiao

Seeing that dozens of these items had a value even higher than that of ordinary lower-tier divine artifacts, with a few being immortal objects at the level of higher-tier divine artifacts, Donald showed no signs of urgency. After taking a quick glance, he said to Qiaotelejiao, “I wonder how you plan to conduct this transaction. Although your collection contains many valuable items, they’re not of much use to me!”
Qiaotelejiao grew impatient upon hearing this.
“How can they be of no use? Look at this divine artifact, Fury of the Earth—it’s the pinnacle among medium-tier divine artifacts, with offensive and defensive capabilities second only to higher-tier divine artifacts. And then there’s this realm anomaly: the Annihilation Crystal, created from the collapse and destruction of a realm. Just adding a small piece to a divine artifact can make it as durable as a higher-tier divine artifact…”
Donald cut him off with a single sentence, “Can these compare in value to my divine artifacts?”
With that, the Book of Truth and the Book of Doom, two divine artifacts, appeared before Donald.
Upon seeing these two higher-tier divine artifacts, Qiaotelejiao was speechless, feeling utterly frustrated.
“How can modern true gods be so wealthy? Even a lower-tier deity can possess two higher-tier divine artifacts. Have I really fallen behind after being separated from the world for so long?”
He also realized why he hadn’t been able to deal with those Faeani over the years, only to have them easily taken care of by the other party. If he had just one higher-tier divine artifact, he could have dealt with those Faeani without any trouble.
Ignoring the Time Dragon’s confusion and gloom, Donald, seeing the other party’s expression, knew the timing was right. So he stopped there and spoke up, “Actually, a transaction is not entirely impossible. After all, I still have several relatives and subordinate deities who need good materials and divine artifacts. But you must know the value of Faeani, and they’re extremely rare. I doubt I’ll encounter such abominations again in my lifetime. So for an ordinary Faeani, I need one of your collectibles in exchange. For a semi-divine Faeani, three are required! I wonder if you can accept such terms?”
Hearing Donald’s words, Qiaotelejiao’s heart immediately filled with joy, and his earlier disappointment vanished. He nodded repeatedly and said, “I can accept it! Of course, I can accept it!”

In fact, he was willing to give up all these collections in exchange for just a few Fainis. Though these were extremely precious treasures in the outside world, they held little value for Qiaotuilejiao himself. As powerful Time Dragons, they were born at a legendary level and could traverse the river of time. They had few natural enemies or threats, and their lifespan was endless—closer to eternity than even some immortal gods. They could be considered among the most powerful ancient creatures in the universe.

Although Qiaotuilejiao was only at the level of a lower god, even if he encountered a higher god—as long as that god wasn’t the master of the time realm—he was confident he could escape. Moreover, even higher gods found it difficult to track them as they moved through time, so they didn’t even need to use any divine artifacts in the face of danger. Thus, such artifacts held little appeal for him.

Now, this god proposed a deal: one collection in exchange for one Fainis. No matter how he thought about it, Qiaotuilejiao felt he was getting a good deal and developed quite a favorable impression of this god, Donald.

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Donald didn’t trouble the Time Dragon any further. He immediately selected over a dozen items and, aside from keeping one Fainis for future research, traded the rest with Qiaotuilejiao.

After the transaction, both sides were very satisfied with what they had obtained. Then Donald said, “Additionally, I have a small request. I wonder if Lord Qiaotuilejiao would be willing to agree to it?”

“What is it? As long as it’s not difficult, I can agree!” Qiaotuilejiao, feeling he had taken advantage of the other party, naturally wasn’t stingy about a small request.

“I want a drop of your dragon blood!”

“My dragon blood? I wonder what Lord Donald plans to do with it?” Qiaotuilejiao’s expression turned slightly unfriendly. All dragons strongly disapproved of other races using their bodies as materials to craft equipment or potions.

Donald explained, “It’s for my companion. He is now a Bronze Dragon King at the semi-god level and has some control over time, but it’s nothing compared to that of a true Time Dragon. I think if he could obtain a drop of blood from a true time master, it might help him transform into a truly powerful Dragon God!”

Upon hearing this, Qiaotu Leijiao’s expression immediately softened. He was very satisfied with Donald’s care for his dragon companion, as many powerful beings of other races were usually greedy for dragons, especially some true gods who preferred to enslave them. True gods as kind to dragons as Donald were extremely rare; even after living for so long, Qiaotu Leijiao had seen only a few such ones. His goodwill toward Donald grew even more, and he promptly said, “This is easy. Take it!” Then he used his sharp dragon claws to pierce a gap in the scales on his forearm, drawing out a drop of bright red blood that emitted a charcoal-gray glow. Upon seeing this, Donald was overjoyed, for the drop of blood contained a trace of Qiaotu Leijiao’s soul energy and source of power. For ordinary people, it was merely more valuable than ordinary dragon blood, but for someone like him who possessed the Book of Truth, its benefits were enormous—perhaps it could even be used to create a true Time Dragon! In fact, Qiaotu Leijiao was so generous because he had heard that Donald’s companion was a bronze dragon at the demi-god level and was moved by their friendship. Once that bronze dragon obtained his blood, it would be one step closer to becoming the third Dragon God and would also rule over the realm of time—a fortunate outcome for all dragon races. Although dragons were naturally powerful, they were, strictly speaking, a race on the verge of decline or even extinction. With low fertility, they usually produced offspring every hundred years, and those offspring would take centuries to grow into adult dragons. Their value also made them targets for many powerful races; dragon slayers were common in the main world, and even in various material planes, true gods and demons coveted their valuable materials. If dragons could become stronger among the true gods and gain more influence, they could change this situation to some extent, preventing many innocent young dragons from being persecuted before they even grew up. Considering these factors, Qiaotu Leijiao generously contributed a trace of his soul energy and source of power, so that the bronze dragon that absorbed this blood might gain stronger time powers—after all, he knew well that bronze dragons did possess a very weak lineage of Time Dragons.