By then, Li Ye had finally realized that the Lion King's gift of Dragon Blood was not as simple as it appeared.
The Lion King was expecting something.
Would he become a Red Dragon, or retain his human form?
Although he could not determine what the Lion King desired, Li Ye knew that she had already pointed out the path.
The choice of the future lay with him.
Li Ye fully understood what the Lion King meant by the complete emergence of the non-human heart and the resolute preservation of human reason.
Whenever he fully activated his Dragon Blood, Li Ye's mental structure changed. The rising of his non-human heart was not merely a change in how he thought; it also allowed him to wield his power more effortlessly.
Though it was called a non-human heart, Li Ye did not feel that it was particularly different.
In Li Ye's view, his normal state before activating the Dragon Blood and the state afterward, when his non-human side gained the upper hand, were both facets of his own mind. The only difference was the way he thought.
Yet the non-human heart seemed capable of causing a permanent mutation in his body.
It was not something comparable to the minor changes he experienced now, but a vast leap at the level of species.
He would ascend from a mortal body to the pinnacle of Phantasmal Beasts—a mighty crimson dragon even among Dragon Kind.
If that day truly came, Li Ye's power would reach heights beyond even his own imagination. In his normal state alone, he would surpass the output he could currently achieve at full power.
It could be called ascending to heaven in a single step.
It would not merely be an explosive increase in strength. After completely transforming into a dragon,