32 Traits, Dragon Blood Enhancement (Seeking Follow-up Reads)

Chapter 33: 32, Dragon Blood Enhancement (Seeking Follow-up Reads)

(Previous text revised: The territorial scope of Ixialia was mistaken; it is not that large. Instead, it is located between the Miasma Jungle and the Yamalanxin Coast, in the lower right corner of the continent of Shurima, at a certain distance from the Kumungu Mountains, far from human habitation and civilization. Therefore, the Kumungu Mountains, where the dragon-slaying battle took place, have been changed to mountains near the Miasma Jungle. This is mainly a change in geographical location and does not affect the plot.)

Yuan Chen could feel the change in Mordas.

Yuan Chen didn't know if this change was good or bad...

Yuan Chen was not a true prophet, but he could be sure that Mordas was transforming from an idealist into a true revolutionary. And any revolution would be accompanied by disputes, conflicts, bloodshed, and death.

Perhaps because both realized the gravity of the situation, they did not exchange many words afterward. Instead, they each processed their emotions and busied themselves with their respective tasks.

Opening his panel, even after Milio's Healing, Yuan Chen's status on the panel was still Weak.

It was a bit speechless. The Flawless Heavy Blades, which had just been crafted not long ago, were gone again...

Out of the twelve solid and incredibly heavy Flawless Heavy Blades, seven were destroyed in the battle. The remaining five had three broken blades, and the last two were covered in cracks. It couldn't even be used for splitting anymore; one shattered on the spot.

However... it didn't matter.

Yuan Chen didn't feel any heartache. Instead, he gazed at the dragon corpse before him with burning eyes.

The thirty-meter-long Elemental Drake should be at the peak of its adolescent stage in drake ecology, evolving towards adulthood. In this state, its Dragon Tooth, Dragon Claw, and Dragon Bone were all excellent materials.

It's just like Japanese cuisine, no skill required. As long as the materials are up to par, even an idiot can forge a weapon of at least Excellent quality.

Does that sound like an insult to Japanese cuisine?

No... it feels more like an insult to the dragon corpse.

After all, given the weight, swinging a hammer is much harder than swinging a blade.

While Yuan Chen was still thinking, he suddenly noticed that something seemed to have appeared in his Trait column.

Focusing his Attention, Yuan Chen narrowed his eyes. Below the original Epic trait "Demon's Blessing," Yuan Chen saw a new trait.

Dragon Blood Enhancement (Excellent):

Bathed in Dragon Heart Blood, empowered by the strength of a superior being, body hardness, toughness, and magic affinity are improved.

Enhancement-type magic effects are slightly strengthened, casting speed is slightly increased, all elemental resistances are slightly improved, fire resistance is moderately improved, and a bloodline pressure is exerted on lower-level beings.

Seeing this new trait, Yuan Chen was stunned.

The effect of this trait was simple and easy to understand, essentially a comprehensive improvement in physical fitness and combat ability. However, why hadn't he felt this trait?

Thinking this, Yuan Chen glanced at the word "Weak" in his status, and a look of understanding appeared on his face...

As a dancer, Yuan Chen had far greater control over his body than ordinary people. Logically, he should have felt such a change immediately. But he had fainted after the battle.

And after waking up, he was incredibly weak, no wonder he couldn't feel it.

Thinking this, under Mordas's confused gaze, Yuan Chen operated the blade and stabbed himself in the arm. Seeing this, a hint of surprise flashed in Mordas's eyes, and he quickly rushed over to stop Yuan Chen and questioned:

"What are you doing?"

"Just confirming this new trait."

Yuan Chen waved his right hand—though it was somewhat damaged, the craftsmanship of the Flawless Heavy Blade was evident. It wasn't capable of splitting hairs, but piercing flesh and blood was incredibly easy.

But now, on Yuan Chen's palm, the swift and sharp Flawless Heavy Blade only left a shallow white mark.

It was like... wearing an invisible piece of armor.

"This is...?"

Mordas's face was filled with surprise.

In response, Yuan Chen glanced at Mordas. Accompanied by a chilling sensation of being spied upon, before Mordas could ask, Yuan Chen said:

"Dragon Blood Enhancement... Hmm, looks like we were lucky. You got it too, but your body is a bit weak right now, so you might not be able to feel it."

"...What are you talking about? What Dragon Blood Enhancement?"

Hearing Yuan Chen's words, Mordas scratched his head, looking somewhat curious.

"It's an enhancement gained from bathing in the magical energy of Dragon Heart Blood. You've been to the human kingdoms of Valoran, so you should know those knightly novels often have stories about bathing in dragon blood to become stronger."

"And this isn't entirely fiction, it's just that the requirements are quite strict."

Yuan Chen cast Scout Skill on the several barrels of Dragon Blood filled nearby and said thoughtfully:

"The birth of dragons is very special... In specific circumstances, bathing in the blood of a dragon can indeed effectively enhance the user's physical fitness and abilities. Of course, this also has requirements for the dragon blood itself."

Hearing this, Mordas stared at his own hand, looking left and right. However, having only woken up recently, he was only slightly ahead of Yuan Chen. After hesitating for a moment, he picked up a knife and pressed it against his fingertip.

As expected, the sharp hunting knife didn't cut his finger. Instead, it felt as tough and resistant to cutting as well-tanned thick cowhide.

Realizing what he had gained, a hint of pleasant surprise appeared on Mordas's face, and he said:

"Then what about these bloods? Can they still be used?"

Mordas pointed at the barrels of Dragon Blood nearby. In response, Yuan Chen shook his head and said:

"You're thinking too much... The reason we were able to obtain this is because we endured the direct impact of the Dragon Heart's self-detonation. The blood from the Dragon Heart and the blood from other parts of the dragon's body are completely different matters."

"The concentration of the blood in these barrels isn't enough... but if it's refined, it should be possible to create some lower-level ones."

Yuan Chen said, stroking his chin.

"The Dragon Blood Enhancement for the two of us is of Excellent quality. After refining, it should reach either Normal or Fine quality. If we use it, we can probably create about twelve or thirteen warriors with Dragon Blood Enhancement?"

"Then what are we waiting for?"

Upon hearing Yuan Chen's words, Mordas's spirits lifted. During the past period, he had come to understand that even the Normal quality traits Yuan Chen spoke of represented talent far exceeding ordinary people in some aspect.

"Then let's hurry up and refine it!"

"Let's wait, no rush."

Yuan Chen shook his head and said:

"Adding other materials during the refining process can improve the quality of the finished product... I can distinguish the general effects of herbs, but asking you to pair them so their medicinal properties create an effect where one plus one is greater than two is asking a bit too much."

Yuan Chen could directly determine the medicinal properties using Scout Skill, but his experience learning Herbalism from Nedeli made him realize something.

That the nature of the herbs themselves was one aspect, but the influence of the environment and the elemental magic imbued in the ground of the natural world was another.

Combining two beneficial herbal materials could actually result in a terrifyingly potent poison...

Yuan Chen could now roughly distinguish which herbs could be used in combination, but handling high-end materials like Dragon Blood with his Herbalism skill, which was only between level 2 and level 3...

You're underestimating the value of an Elemental Drake quite a bit.

"Then we..."

"Let's wait for Nedeli."

Yuan Chen gestured towards Nedeli in the distance, who was undergoing a life Ascension, and said:

"She is the true master of Herbalism. Let's ask her after she wakes up. We'll just need to pay some compensation, but it will absolutely be worth it."

"Mm."

Mordas nodded in agreement. After the Dragon Hunt battle, Mordas was now completely convinced of Nedeli's strength.

Damn, I have no choice but to respect her. If it weren't for her spear breaking through the Dragon's defenses, Milio and the others would probably be preparing a memorial service for us right now.

"But let's make one thing clear first." Seeing Mordas's excitement, Yuan Chen decided to pour some cold water on him—

"Lupe and the village also helped a lot, so the final number of people who get to bathe in Dragon Blood cannot all be Meat-toothed Beasts."

"I know, I'm not that greedy."

Mordas nodded understandingly.

"After all, if it weren't for Lupe's spells and the ballistae operated by those artisans, we might not have even been able to reach the Dragon..."

Seeing this, Yuan Chen also nodded.

The work of dismembering the dragon took a long time.

Actually, it wasn't complete dismemberment, but rather cleaning and preparing the corpse--

It was absolutely impossible to completely dismember this dragon in a short period.

If nothing else, the hardness of the dragon's corpse alone was not something ordinary people could handle.

Therefore, the villagers and hunters were currently only collecting the broken Scale Fragments, meat scraps, and blood. The actual dismemberment work would likely have to be done in the Prefecture later--

There, they had better cutters and blacksmiths, and a one-stop service would save a lot of trouble.

Also, compared to presenting a dragon dismembered into pieces as a gift to the Prefecture, a complete dragon was clearly more suitable as a gift and more fitting to be seen by everyone.

Even so, even just performing simple processing on the dragon, such as peeling off some Scale Fragments that had lost their Mana Circuits, it still took everyone a full day and night to barely complete.

At noon the next day, with everyone's concerted effort, the thirty-meter-long dragon corpse was entirely moved onto a massive cart.

This cart was extremely large, made of stone and wood, and was built by Element Artisans overnight, dismantling ballistae and other hunting facilities in conjunction with the Yuan Chu Axiom.

If nothing else, just to maintain the cart's stability required over a dozen Element Apprentices to constantly perform reinforcement and enchantment work.

In comparison, the dragon itself didn't require much work, only draining its blood and cleaning its wounds.

This was because even a dead dragon still contained a large amount of solidified mana, and before this solidified mana completely dissipated, the dragon would not decay.

"Get ready to go... What are you going to do?"

Mordas was packing his things, preparing to return to the camp near the village to rest, but then he saw Yuan Chen had no intention of leaving at all.

"Waiting for someone."

Yuan Chen glanced at Nedeli, who was enveloped in flames, and said:

"Her share of the prey hasn't been distributed yet... I have to wait until she completes her Promotion."

Upon hearing this, Mordas also glanced at Nedeli, who was enveloped in flames--

He had to admit, Nedeli was incredibly beautiful right now.

She was completely different from the previous agile, tanned, athletic beauty. Now, Nedeli was surrounded by a crystal-clear, snow-white radiance, with a hint of pink flesh color subtly revealed.

Her black hair had transformed into a brilliant golden yellow, and Heavenly Power had left solidified Heavenly Power on her cheeks and forehead.

Accompanied by flowing starlight, the surrounding flames reflected dots of star rivers, making her look like a celestial maiden descended to earth.

"She should wake up in about three days. That's just enough time for the villagers to pack up their belongings."

Yuan Chen said without looking back at Nedeli:

"In three days, we'll set off for the nearest Prefecture.

It'll take about a week to get there. You can then exchange for some supplies you might need when you return to the tribe."

Hearing Yuan Chen's words, Mordas nodded in understanding.

While he didn't fully grasp everything, he could sense Yuan Chen's importance placed on Nedeli.

Especially now that Nedeli had become a Dawn Bringer, and might become his ally in the future, Mordas didn't want Nedeli to suffer any accidents.

He felt a bit envious, actually... She awakened such a legendary profession after using Azure Starfire just once.

And himself? He used it a full seven times...

Recalling how Nedeli, after only initially mastering some of her power, was able to throw that decisive blow, Mordas now felt nothing but intense envy...

At the same time, he understood why Yuan Chen had shown such a complex expression of regret, waste, and heartache when he told him he had used it seven times...

A complete spendthrift.

Following the caravan, Mordas and the other hunters of the Meat-toothed Beasts headed towards the Village.

After they had all left, Yuan Chen casually made his way to the small hillside where Nedeli was.

It wasn't far, only a few hundred meters.

Watching Nedeli's continuously healing body and growing aura, Yuan Chen couldn't deny his envy.

Dawn Bringer sounded so much better than Demon's Lackey.

And it was truly powerful.

Thinking this, Yuan Chen stuck the Earth Vein Spear he held into the ground beside Nedeli.

During its previous use, the Earth Vein Spear had been strengthened by Nedeli.

It was no longer the Earth Vein Blade, but a true Earth Vein Spear.

Heavenly Power had fused the Earth Vein Blade dagger with its wooden shaft into a single entity, and the weapon's quality had also been elevated from Excellent to Epic!

Just like now, the moment the Earth Vein Spear landed beside Nedeli, the surging Heavenly Power enveloped it as well, continuing the reinforcement enchantment that hadn't been fully completed.

When one person achieves enlightenment, even their pets ascend... Now, even weapons were no exception.

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