Lesser Dragon Blood Potion

Among the many wizard potions, Dragon Blood Potion was an especially unique one.

Its effect was to strengthen the human body.

It was effective even on Formal Knights.

It was considered special because the gap between the lowest and highest grades of Dragon Blood Potion could be enormous.

Low-quality Dragon Blood Potion did not even have a rank and could only be considered a Tier-Zero Potion.

Yet high-quality Dragon Blood Potion could even reach Tier Three, enough to tempt even formal wizards.

The rank of a Dragon Blood Potion mainly depended on the quality of its primary ingredient, dragon blood.

The higher the quality of the dragon blood, the better the potion's effects and the higher its rank.

However, let alone genuine dragon blood, Sunan currently had no way of obtaining even the blood of a slightly stronger Sub-dragon.

But that did not mean there were no substitutes.

The ancestors of the Blackscale Lizardmen had once been descendants of the Dragon Clan tens of thousands of years ago, and Dragon Clan Bloodline flowed within them.

Although the Dragon Clan Bloodline in the Blackscale Lizardmen had long since grown incredibly faint after being passed down to the present day, it still contained Great Dragon Blood.

Sunan's goal was to extract dragon blood from the Blackscale Lizardmen's blood that met the material requirements for Dragon Blood Potion.

Patting his cheeks, Sunan pulled himself together and prepared to begin.

Yet merely moving the heavy lizardman corpse onto the operating table left him panting for breath.

"Once I make the Dragon Blood Potion, I'll definitely drink it first and improve my physique!"

After steadying his breathing, Sunan picked up a scalpel and began dissecting the corpse to collect blood.

These Blackscale Lizardmen had not been dead for long, and their corpses had been preserved with medicine. The blood in their bodies had yet to clot, making the collection process very smooth.

It took over an hour to extract all the lizardman blood before Sunan began the Bloodline Extraction process.

Completed one blood purification. Biological Modification learning progress +0.01%

Completed one blood refinement. Biological Modification learning progress +0.01%

Completed one Bloodline Extraction. Biological Modification learning progress +0.03%

After repeated purification and refinement, an entire large barrel of blood was reduced to just over three liters.

Looking at the thick crimson blood in the glass cup, as viscous as jelly, Sunan's eyes flickered slightly.

Dragon Lizard Blood, purity 35.68%. Blood containing Dragon Lizard Bloodline. After injection into the human body, there is an extremely small chance of mutating into a Dragon Lizard Body and an extremely high chance of a rejection reaction. Severe cases may result in death. The stronger the physique, the higher the mutation success rate and the lower the rejection reaction.

"With my current skills, this is already the limit of what I can extract."

Sunan sighed.

Bloodline Extraction and refinement were part of Biological Modification.

He had not even mastered the Biological Modification skill yet, so naturally, his techniques were limited.

Fortunately, he still had the cheat that was the Synthesis Cube.

"One Dragon Blood Potion requires eighty milliliters of dragon blood."

Sunan separated two eighty-milliliter portions of Dragon Lizard Blood and placed them into the cube. The corresponding information soon appeared on the synthesis interface.

Dragon Lizard Blood, purity 51.59%. Blood containing Dragon Lizard Bloodline. After injection into the human body, there is a small chance of mutating into a Dragon Lizard Body and a high chance of a rejection reaction. Severe cases may result in death. The stronger the physique, the higher the mutation success rate and the lower the rejection reaction.

"Still not enough."

Sunan added more Dragon Lizard Blood one portion after another.

The purity of the synthesized product steadily increased, but the improvements became smaller and smaller as he went on.

Only after adding the eighth portion of Dragon Lizard Blood did the synthesized product finally undergo a qualitative change.

Subdragon Blood, purity 1.12%. Blood containing Dragon Clan Bloodline. After injection into the human body, there is an extremely small chance of mutating into a Subdragon Body and an extremely high chance of a rejection reaction. Severe cases may result in death. The stronger the physique, the higher the mutation success rate and the lower the rejection reaction.

"Finally, it worked."

A delighted smile appeared on Sunan's face.

Subdragon Blood was the minimum-standard material for refining Dragon Blood Potion.

Considering that this was his first time making a potion and that the failure rate might be rather high, Sunan thought it over and decided to prepare a few more portions of material instead of continuing to synthesize.

In the end, the more than three liters of Blackscale Lizardmen blood yielded five portions of Subdragon Blood.

Sunan did not immediately begin making the potion. Instead, he meditated once to restore his energy to its peak before starting his first attempt at potion making.

The most important ingredient in Dragon Blood Potion was dragon blood. The other materials were not difficult to find, and Sunan had prepared them long ago.

He lit the alcohol lamp, set out a beaker, then added water and placed in the ingredients in order.

The entire process was much the same as refining Silver Moon Flower, except for an additional step at the end.

Under the bright candlelight, Sunan flicked a finger, and a speck of blue-violet radiance instantly sank into the beaker.

At the same time, his lips moved as he softly uttered a string of strange syllables, sometimes sharp and high-pitched, sometimes deep and faint.

As his voice rose and fell, the scarlet liquid in the beaker transformed into all manner of shapes.

For a true potion, even a Tier-Zero Potion, Spirit Power had to guide the production process. Otherwise, failure was inevitable.

That was the source of wizard potions' mystery and power.

More than ten minutes later, the scarlet liquid gradually calmed down, and its volume slowly shrank.

But at one moment, the liquid suddenly boiled violently again, releasing a great deal of green smoke. With a bang, it turned into a lump of charred black powder.

Completed one potion-making attempt (failed). Potion Making proficiency +4

"Even a failed potion-making attempt grants far more proficiency than extracting Silver Moon Flower."

Not the slightest hint of discouragement showed on Sunan's face.

He had never expected to succeed on his first attempt at making a potion.

After resting for a while, Sunan continued with his second potion-making attempt.

However, this attempt also ended in failure.

The third attempt that followed likewise failed.

After summarizing the lessons from his three failures, Sunan finally succeeded on his fourth attempt.

Completed one potion-making attempt. Potion Making proficiency +12

Lesser Dragon Blood Potion (Tier-Zero/Low Grade). Strengthens the physique after consumption. The exact degree of enhancement depends on the drinker's physique; the weaker the physique, the stronger the effect. Repeated consumption weakens the effect.

"Only a Lesser Dragon Blood Potion?"

"Well, the purity of the Subdragon Blood is simply too low. It's already quite good that I managed to make it successfully."

Without another word, Sunan poured the potion into his mouth.

The instant the potion entered his stomach, a surge of heat exploded within him and instantly spread through every limb and bone.

Sunan felt as though his entire body had been immersed in scorching magma. Amid the intense pain was a faint, indescribable thrill.

It took a full four or five minutes for the agony to slowly fade.

Sunan was drenched in sweat, as though he had just been hauled out of water. Even his clothes were soaked through.

Yet at that moment, he felt brimming with energy, as though he had endless strength coursing through his body. The previous feeling of weakness and frailty had vanished completely.

Taking off his shirt, Sunan lowered his head to inspect his body.

His formerly thin and frail frame, where his ribs had been plainly visible, had now become far more muscular and robust.

When he pressed lightly against his abdomen, he could clearly feel his abs beneath the thin layer of fat.

When his hand clenched into a fist, distinct muscle lines immediately emerged along his arm.

Sunan opened his panel and was delighted to discover that his physique had risen from 0.7 to 2.6.

An increase of a full 1.9!

"A physique of 2.6 is roughly equivalent to an Apprentice Knight who has trained for four or five years."

Sunan was filled with amazement.

A single bottle of potion had turned him from a weak ordinary person into a powerful Apprentice Knight.

This was the power of wizard potions!

And this was merely a low-grade Tier-Zero Potion.

If it were a ranked Dragon Blood Potion, it might even allow an ordinary person to advance directly into a knight!

"Ranked potions are still far too distant for me. For now, Lesser Dragon Blood Potion is enough to get by."