Visiting Nethertrace Order

A high-level crystalline lifeform connected to Elan...

The first thing Ian thought of was Elan from the Swarm Path, whom the Swarm Sovereign had transformed into a Hive Crystal Dragon.

It had to be said that Ian had great confidence in his own design skills and aesthetic sense.

The altered Elan possessed both the beauty of strength and an exceptional design. Not only did he have immense potential, but he also perfectly suited Elan's psychic talent. The moment he awakened, he could reach the Third Energy Level—truly both powerful and formidable.

But on second thought, that was impossible—he himself could not directly wield the power of the Swarm Path and still had to painstakingly trade technology with it through the Guiding Star's abilities.

So Ian quickly thought of another possibility.

A Crystal Dragon egg!

"Elan."

Ian lowered his head and whispered softly into his younger brother's ear. It looked like nothing more than an elder brother's usual affectionate greeting. "Have you been going to the seaside to play a lot lately?"

"The water-type Origin Matter on you is a little dense."

"Yes!"

Elan did not find the question strange at all. He nodded happily. "After every training session, I go to the seaside to play with Sha Sha..."

"Before, when Uncle Azure Tide and Brother Scott were around, I often went with them to the nearshore sea to fish and catch fish!"

I really can't sort out your generations.

That was Ian's first thought. Azure Tide and Scott called each other brothers, and both called him boss, yet to Elan, one was an uncle and the other a brother... They could only each go by their own reckoning.

Speaking of which, although Ian had complained about it many times, as Hilliard's disciple, his theoretical seniority in the Empire was truly