"Your subordinate Alatreon greets the great Master!"
No smaller than Crimson Fatalis, the Alatreon whose entire body was covered in overlapping angular scales willingly lowered its head, pressing it against the icy ground that gave off wisps of cold air.
In this world, hunters called it the "King of Darkness," the "Black Sun," the "Nether Star That Shines in the Dark Night," and even the "God Who Releases Black Light."
The Wycademy's records described it as "the strongest elder dragon, feared even by gods."
Or as "the symbol of destruction, capable of controlling every natural disaster and taking all life."
Below the Super Danger Beasts, it was one of the few elder dragons capable of matching Crimson Fatalis.
Yet now, it bowed in worship before a tiny human standing atop Shantien's head and looking down at it.
Because Alatreon believed it had encountered a true god.
And this god had even freed it from endless pain and torment!
Yes.
It had already learned the Rondel Meditation Method and successfully converted part of the energy within its body into magic power containing dragon-element properties.
This greatly eased the burden on its body. Moreover, unlike having its power drained away by Safi'jiiva, it had not lost any strength.
The converted magic power merely enhanced its massive dragon body, relieving the pressure within while further increasing the body's strength.
This was why magical dragons were more powerful than ordinary dragons.
But it was not enough.
It had to convert all its energy into magic power before it could be considered to have completed the first stage.
The second stage was the complete magical transformation of its dragon body.
From then on, whether it generated energy itself or absorbed energy from outside, it would automatically turn into magic power.
Only then would it be