A Little Bit

Hiss~

Upon waking, Lin Lei immediately curled his hand up. For some reason, he felt a slight pain in his hand, as if it was lacking blood flow.

"You're awake, the surgery is complete..."

"Pah, I misspoke. How are you feeling now?"

Lin Lei was taken aback, then looked at Fengyun and Beibei beside him and said, "Brother Yun, you're in too!"

Hearing this, Fengyun spat in disgust. "Don't say such unlucky things, first feel the changes in yourself!"

Lin Lei was initially puzzled by the ominous nature of his words, but upon hearing this, he immediately nodded excitedly, raised his hand and clenched his fist, and then instantly Dragonization.

Golden eyes, dark and fine dragon scales, a dragon tail that sways from side to side with a whooshing sound, and a row of sharp spikes on its back—just looking at it sends chills down your spine.

Feeling his first power boost— Dragonization — Lin Lei felt an inexplicable surge of strength and immediately said to Fengyun, "Brother Yun, let's have a fight!"

Upon hearing this, Fengyun knew that Lin Lei had gotten cocky. He thought to himself, "According to the original story, even after Dragonization, you were only at the early stage of Level 8. Compared to me now, you are still a step weaker."

"So you dare to challenge me now!"

Without saying a word, Fengyun Radiant Battle Qi covered his entire body with his battle aura and directly gestured for Lin Lei to attack first. Lin Lei, whose fighting spirit was surging, attacked without any hesitation.

As the two exchanged blows, each punch landed squarely, and the terrifying sounds of their collisions exploded continuously like firecrackers!

If there were onlookers nearby, those with weaker abilities wouldn't be able to see the two figures clearly, and would only see rubble exploding all around them.

Even the cave ceiling was blasted open in the battle between the two, with several large holes being blown open and rocks falling down continuously.

After a while, the two finally stopped fighting!

Lin Lei plopped down on the ground, panting and laughing loudly, "Brother Yun, I never thought that even after my Bloodline Awakening and transforming into Dragon Blood Warrior, I would still be no match for you."

These words carried a hint of regret, but were mostly filled with joy. The past Fengyun were like a mountain pressing down on him, making it impossible for him to see any hope of surpassing them.

But now, Lin Lei not only sees hope of defeating Fengyun, but he can also clearly feel that as long as he is just a little bit stronger, he can truly surpass Fengyun.

The victorious Fengyun was rather disheartened, lamenting that ten years of hard work were no match for a single mutation!

His current strength is entirely due to painstaking training, the hardships and suffering of which are beyond the comprehension of outsiders. But compared to Lin Lei, who underwent a sudden transformation, he realized that even a hardcore grinder is no match for someone who can just [beep]...

He could clearly sense that Lin Lei was only slightly weaker than him when he went all out, which was definitely not the Level 8 initial strength described in the original work.

Fengyun also figured out the reason: in the original work, Lin Lei awakened his bloodline when his physique was only at level four. After awakening, his physique strength reached level six, and after Dragonization, he had the strength of the early Level 8.

But in the three months prior, Lin Lei had been drinking Body Strengthening Potion without restraint, forcefully raising his physique to Level Five.

Compared to a level four physique, Level Five physical condition allows him to better absorb the benefits of this Bloodline Awakening.

After Dragonization, its strength is definitely at Level 8. Even without Dragonization, if it doesn't reach Level 7, it's probably at the peak of level six.

However, Fengyun's worries only lasted a moment before he immediately cheered up again. After all, Lin Lei was his future pillar of support, and the faster this pillar grew, the better it would be for him.

"Tch, if you had used status magic to boost your speed and strength just now, raising your overall power to another level, you might have been able to defeat me!"

Lin Lei's breathing gradually calmed down, and he shrugged, saying, "Brother Yun, didn't you just fight me using pure strength and speed, without even using weapons?"

"Our soldiers should fight with such exhilaration, every punch landing with a visceral impact!"

"Besides, Brother Yun, you yourself said it's uncertain. If you use your superb blinding technique, I, who am not in good control of myself, will most likely still be defeated by you taking advantage of my weakness."

Fengyun, who had just plopped down on the ground, scoffed and lay back down. Then he suddenly sat up, staring at the ceiling in surprise, and said, "Lin Lei, look up there!"

Lin Lei was taken aback upon hearing this, and looked up, where he immediately saw some extremely complex magic array patterns.

The two exchanged a glance, and together they cleared away the stone layer that was obscuring the magic circle, revealing an extremely complex magic circle with a Purple Sword stuck in the center.

Lin Lei's companion, Doehring, exclaimed as he looked at the incredibly complex magic circle, "What a terrifying magic circle! The power contained within it is so great that even Saint Realm expert would be utterly helpless against it!"

Fengyun carefully examined the sealing array, knowing it was a valuable item, and tried to memorize it as much as possible, but he soon had to give up.

It's too complicated. Although he was studying Alchemy and had some understanding of magic circles, he focused most of his energy on Bloodline Studies.

In terms of magic circles, I can only say that I'm a beginner. I even have trouble crafting some simple magical tools. My most successful Light Shadow Blade was only made possible because I was familiar with the Illumination Spell magic circle engraved on it.

Trying to understand the Sealing Magic Array before them was like asking an elementary school student to understand university-level calculus. It was almost like reading gibberish, only able to grasp the very surface.

Finally, he sighed, giving up on the idea of continuing his research, and said to Lin Lei, "Lin Lei, the energy level of this magic circle is very high, and it seems to be the source of extremely high concentrations of elemental energy in the vicinity. It's not simple!"

Having already learned from the reminder of the old man Doehring who was standing nearby that this magic circle was probably at the Deity Level, and that the Purple Sword in the center of the magic circle was likely a divine artifact from Hell, Lin Lei nodded in agreement and said, "There are some records about magic circles in my family's collection of books. According to my judgment, the power of this magic circle far exceeds that of the Saint Realm, and it has probably reached the Deity Level."

"The Purple Longsword in the center, which serves as the core of the formation, is probably also a divine artifact. It seems to carry an aura from Hell, so it is very likely a divine artifact from Hell."

Then the three people and the rat focused their attention on the Purple Longsword in the center.

Normally, when faced with a benefit of the divine artifact level, one should simply seize it. But given their relationship, Lin Lei didn't hesitate to tell them the information he had obtained from Doehring Wot.

He has already gained enough benefits today, especially the awakening of his bloodline, which makes him very excited and satisfied. Now he is thinking more about Fengyun.