"Why is your Phantom Beast talent so strong?" In the side hall, King Ares looked at Russell's forehead and spoke with undisguised envy.
He was also a fifth-rank High Phantom Beast Knight and had contracted five Phantom Beasts in total.
Yet not a single one was willing to cultivate voluntarily, nor had they experienced any life-and-death crises, much less advanced into pseudo-dragons. After he advanced to Dragon Knight, the five Phantom Beasts were basically just kept in the Golden Palace.
For daily travel, he rode a contracted Wyvern, and for long journeys, he rode a Scorching Dragon. He had no use for Phantom Beasts at all.
"It was fate's guidance that allowed me to meet companions who shared my aspirations," Russell said with a smile. "Dragon's Gaze, Radiant Light Blessing."
"I have never admired anyone in my life. You are the first," King Ares said. "In the cultivation of the Knight's Path, you surpass everyone. Over five thousand years of the Warm Era, plus five thousand years of the Dark Age, there is probably no one with talent like yours."
After a pause, King Ares added, "Especially when it comes to choosing companions... Tsk, tsk. Of five Phantom Beasts, three advanced into pseudo-dragons, and one advanced into a phantom dragon... Oh, right. Your fifth Phantom Beast was only just contracted, so its future achievements are still unknown."
This man's achievements were unique beneath heaven and earth.
None came before him in ancient times, and afterward... there probably would be none to come.
"How should I put it? I was choosing companions, and my companions were choosing me. Only when both sides ran toward each other could it be a win-win," Russell said with a smile.
Other than Harpy Harpie, for whom he had gone to considerable lengths.
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