The Ancient Dragon

Learning to sink is important, but learning to rise is equally crucial. For example, creating walls requires more than just overall control of force; it demands precise manipulation, akin to mastering Wind Form in Wind Riding Technique. →

The previous stage Taliyah less than a week, but this stage took a full ten days, and it still didn't reach a level of precision.

Given time, she should be able to do it, but we don't have time to continue practicing because news came from Silver City that Jarvan is back!

I asked Taliyah to return to Silver City, but she hesitated. "Master, I... I don't want to go to Silver City."

"Why?"

"I want to stay here and continue practicing, then go back to Shurima. It's been so long since I've been back, I miss my father and the others."

"Oh hahaha, so you're homesick. Well then, take care of yourself!"

After bidding farewell to Taliyah, I returned to Silver City alone. When I arrived at the palace, I found it crowded with people. The four great houses and various local officials had come to pay their respects to the king.

After several days apart, Jarvan had changed quite a bit. His skin was darker, and his aura was much stronger, indicating that he had improved his skills on Zhiyun Island.

Shvana, on the other hand, hadn't changed much; she still maintained an unapproachable demeanor, sitting close to Jarvan's throne.

Since I arrived in the afternoon, the crowd dispersed shortly afterward, leaving only Fiora, Shvana, Lux, and the Lux couple at the dinner Jarvan.

Jarvan first recounted his experience: after we parted, he and Shvana went to a high mountain in the eastern part of Zhiyun Island and found two giant dragons.

Those were two Wind Element Dragons, the absolute rulers of the sky. They clashed with Jarvan and Shvana, and were eventually lured to the ground by the two and defeated together.

Just as Jarvan was about to deliver the killing blow, a little girl suddenly ran over, blocking the two dragons and calling them her parents.

Jarvan's heart softened; he couldn't bring himself to kill a human child, after all, they had no grudge against each other. At the same time, he was puzzled—how could a dragon who always hated humans have a human child?

Then he thought of Shvana beside him. Could this little girl be in the same situation as Shvana?

Jarvan transformed back into human form and asked the little girl questions, unexpectedly learning that if a dragon hatched and grew in the human world, it would take on the appearance of a human, just as Garr had said.

This little girl grew up in a human village and looks like she's in her teens, but she's actually a Young Dragon in her fifties.

The Ionia have always valued harmony with nature, and this was not the first time such an event had occurred. Therefore, after discovering their child, the two Wind Dragons did not cause trouble for the humans, but waited until the child's adoptive parents passed away before taking her away.

As a result, because she was used to human life and didn't like her dragon form, she often remained in human form, which is why this happened.

Having figured out the whole story, Jarvan chose to release the Wind Dragon, because they had never harmed humans, and they wouldn't have been attacked if he and Shvana hadn't actively invaded the dragon's lair.

Just as he was about to leave, the Wind Dragon spoke!

The slightly larger Wind Dragon asked Jarvan's identity in a male voice, assuming he was also a dragon raised by humans.

Jarvan told the Wind Dragon that he had only become like this after bathing in dragon blood. He didn't know Shvana's specific situation, but it was very likely that she was in the same situation as this Young Dragon.

The Wind Dragon was surprised to hear this and invited Jarvan and Shvana to their clan to meet their chieftain—an ancient Wind Dragon.

Jarvan agreed without hesitation. He wasn't worried that the Wind Dragon would harm him, because dragons were proud creatures and would disdain such deceptive means.

When Jarvan saw the ancient Wind Dragon, he was shocked by its aura; this powerful pressure seemed to come from a god.

However, the oppressive aura quickly disappeared, because it was deliberately created by the ancient Wind Dragon to test Jarvan. It was surprised to find that he could withstand it, and at the same time, it transformed into human form and began to talk to Jarvan.

"Wow, what a strong child! You were able to withstand my wind pressure. What's your name?"

"My name is Jarvan, and this is my friend Shvana."

"Shvana, she is a child of the Dragon Race, this scorching aura... it's from a fire dragon."

The ancient Wind Dragon's words confirmed Jarvan's idea: Shvana, like the Young Dragon from before, was a dragon raised by humans.

However, his attention wasn't on Shvana; after briefly stating her identity, he turned the conversation back to Jarvan:

"Your aura is a bit strange; it has both human and Dragon Race blood. Are you a hybrid of human and Dragon Race?"

"Excuse me, sir, I am human. The reason I was able to transform into a dragon is because I once killed an Earth Dragon and absorbed its blood."

"Don't call me 'old man,' my name is Chifralnarto, and I also have a human name, Chiv."

The ancient Wind Dragon introduced himself to Jarvan, then spoke again about his bloodline, "The Dragon Race blood in your veins is not that of Earth Dragon, but that of Light Dragon!"

"A Light Dragon? There are such dragons? I think you've misunderstood. I am a descendant of the Demacian Light Shield family. Perhaps my ancestors had some connection to light!"

"There's no mistake, there's no mistake, the dragon blood in your body comes from the Light Dragon!"

Seeing how persistent Chif was, Jarvan was at a loss for words. He knew his family's history very well and had no idea that the House of Lightshield was connected to the dragons.

Chif insisted that he had the bloodline of Light Dragon, because Light was a very rare attribute, and he couldn't be mistaken!

In addition, Chiff told Jarvan a little-known story about the Dragon Race:

Dragons are different from other animals; they possess advanced intelligence similar to that of humans. Adult dragons can understand human speech, and some can even speak human languages. A small number can even transform into human form!

Dragons have long lifespans, generally living to around 500 years old if they don't encounter danger. Some dragons with powerful elemental forces are "specially blessed" and can live forever unless they are killed by an even more powerful force.

Chiff didn't say what this "special favor" meant, only that he and several of his friends were blessed immortal dragons, one of whom was Light Dragon!

Throughout his long life, Chiff had only ever seen one Light Dragon and had never heard of it having any offspring, which is why he was so interested in Jarvan.

Jarvan knew nothing of these matters; he still believed that Chiff had made a mistake, because the dragon power he used was also Earth Element Power, and that much was certain!

Instead of explaining, Chiff summoned a powerful Wind Blade that sliced open Jarvan's flesh!