"Everyone says that your Spined Iron-Armored Dragon clan is extremely proud and won't tolerate the slightest insult. Even when death is certain, you still hold your heads high and fight your opponents to the death. Now that I've seen it for myself, I can say it's true."
Lin Feng sighed. Seeing the Spined Iron-Armored Dragon's "unyielding in the face of force" side made him feel a little despicable. Of course, he wasn't about to give up on his reason for coming here. He still wanted to put his silver tongue to use and try to persuade this stubborn dragon.
"Spined Iron-Armored Dragon, those who understand the times are wise. True heroes know when to yield and when to stand firm. As a member of the Dragon clan, you have your pride, but as a Saint Realm powerhouse, I have my own arrogance. The strong are respected. You're weaker than me, so you should obey me."
"Knowing you're going to die and still fighting back is called courage, if you want to put it nicely. Put less nicely, it's just foolish."
"Once your life is gone, everything is gone. Your dignity and pride will all cease to exist."
"Your Spined Iron-Armored Dragon clan is exceptionally gifted. The reason it's so hard for you to break through to the Saint Realm is that you're too proud to see which matters more: dignity or life. With that kind of fixation, how can you ever break through?"
Lin Feng spoke from the heart. When he'd read Coiling Dragon, he'd been deeply moved and impressed by the Spined Iron-Armored Dragon's refusal to yield, even in the face of death. At the same time, he'd thought the dragon was too stubborn and inflexible. That was why he couldn't help saying a little more now.
To his surprise, after hearing Lin Feng's words, the Spined Iron-Armored Dragon's eyes first flashed with brief confusion. Then it closed them, and rings of black light began to shine from its enormous head.
Beibei, who had just witnessed Lin Feng's breakthrough, immediately shouted when he saw the Spined Iron-Armored Dragon's condition.
"Big Bro, this is bad! The dragon's about to break through. Hurry and kill it, or you won't get another chance!"
Lin Feng was a little taken aback. As a Saint Realm powerhouse, he could naturally sense that the Spined Iron-Armored Dragon was on the verge of a breakthrough. He hadn't expected a few words of reflection from him to help a dragon that had spent who knew how many years stuck at the peak of the ninth rank break through. It was completely beyond his expectations. Only when he heard Beibei's warning did Lin Feng come to his senses. But he didn't attack the Spined Iron-Armored Dragon while it was breaking through. Instead, he transmitted a laugh to Beibei. "No need. I think my words made it reach a state of enlightenment. Otherwise, it wouldn't be breaking through. I think when it wakes up, it won't attack me. It'll thank me instead."
Lin Feng's confident words silenced Beibei.
A moment later, the black light around the Spined Iron-Armored Dragon's head gradually faded. Its eyes opened just as the light completely disappeared.
Lin Feng could sense that the Spined Iron-Armored Dragon had now crossed the peak of the ninth rank and, like him, entered the Saint Realm.
"Mr. Spined Iron-Armored Dragon, congratulations on entering the Saint Realm. From now on, you'll be one of the strongest figures in Yulan." Lin Feng chuckled, beating the dragon to the congratulations.
"Human, why didn't you take the opportunity to kill me earlier? Weren't you afraid I'd kill you after breaking through?" A clear voice came from the Spined Iron-Armored Dragon's mouth.
Lin Feng froze, staring at the Spined Iron-Armored Dragon with wide eyes and an incredulous look.
He knew that magical beasts gained the ability to speak when they entered the Saint Realm, so he wasn't surprised that the Spined Iron-Armored Dragon could talk.
"You're female?" After looking the Spined Iron-Armored Dragon over for a long while, Lin Feng finally managed to get those four words out.
Lin Feng finally experienced the enormous gap between reality and imagination. Whether he was reading the original Coiling Dragon or watching the Spined Iron-Armored Dragon before it spoke, he'd naturally assumed it was male. He'd never imagined that this fiercely proud and arrogant Spined Iron-Armored Dragon, which had even done something as insane as fighting the Purple-striped Black Bear to the death in the original story, would be female. It was as if the heavens were playing a joke on him.
"Human, my name is Sadius. I've been female ever since I was born three thousand years ago. Do you have a problem with that?" The killing intent in Sadius's eyes had long since faded, and a mischievous expression had appeared on her face. Yes, a mischievous expression.
Lin Feng was a little stunned. It was hard to imagine that a Spined Iron-Armored Dragon with such a fearsome appearance could look mischievous. It was truly unbelievable.
Fortunately, ever since arriving in Coiling Dragon, Lin Feng had seen countless unbelievable and outrageous things. His ability to accept the unexpected had grown stronger and stronger. After only a brief pause, he said, "Hello, Miss Sadius. I have a name too. I'm Lin Feng Baruch, but you can just call me Lin Feng."
This was the first time Lin Feng had called a monster "Miss." It felt very strange.
"Lin Feng, why didn't you take the opportunity to kill me while I was breaking through?" Sadius repeated her earlier question.
"I thought we might become good friends someday. You helped me break through to the Saint Realm, and I repaid the favor by guiding you into it too. Why talk about killing each other? That would only hurt our friendship." Lin Feng smiled at Sadius, rubbing his hands together as he added, a little sheepishly, "But, um, could you lend me a little blood?"
With Lin Feng's current strength, he could easily kill ninth-rank dragons and even those newly arrived in the Saint Realm. But he'd set his sights on the Spined Iron-Armored Dragon's blood because of its terrifying speed and its mysterious tail and sharp spines.
In the original story, Lin Feng used the blood of a ninth-rank Spined Iron-Armored Dragon to awaken his Dragonblood Warrior bloodline, and he was already so powerful after transforming. If I use the blood of a Saint Realm Spined Iron-Armored Dragon to awaken my bloodline, just how strong will I be after transforming?
A thought stirred in Lin Feng's mind.
Hearing Lin Feng make the same request again, Sadius didn't immediately grow angry this time. She pondered for a moment, then nodded. "It's not impossible for me to give you some blood, but you have to agree to one condition."
Damn, when did magical beasts learn to bargain? Looks like there's some truth to the saying that high-level magical beasts are at least as intelligent as humans! Lin Feng thought, but aloud he said, "Tell me what it is first."
"I'll give you my blood, but you have to take me to the human world to see the sights and make sure I'm safe," Sadius said, laying out her terms.
"That's it?" Lin Feng was laughing inside. He hadn't expected this female dragon to ask for such a simple thing. It was nothing but a benefit to him: not only could he get her blood and awaken his Dragonblood Warrior bloodline, he'd also gain a Saint Realm super-magical beast companion for free. Although she wanted him to protect her, with her Saint Realm strength, she could practically do as she pleased in the human world as long as she didn't offend one of the few people who mattered. Who'd be foolish enough to pick a fight with a Saint Realm Spined Iron-Armored Dragon? Only someone tired of living—and even then, not in quite that way.
Sadius nodded her massive head firmly.
"All right, we have a deal!"
As soon as Sadius nodded, Lin Feng agreed.
Once they'd settled the deal, the rest was simple. For a creature as large as Sadius, standing three meters tall, giving Lin Feng a little blood was nothing.
Taking the Dragonblood Sadius handed over, Lin Feng began gulping it down without a second thought.
As the Dragonblood entered his stomach, Lin Feng felt his whole body seize up and start trembling.
Pain—agonizing pain!
He'd been prepared for it, but he still nearly passed out from the pain.
Damn, Saint Realm Dragonblood really is fierce. If I had the strength of the original Lin Feng— a fourth-rank warrior and a Level Seven Mage—I'd probably be burned to ashes by this blood!
Fortunately, Lin Feng had already entered the Saint Realm, and his willpower was far beyond ordinary. Forcing himself to resist the urge to faint, he took a handful of Blue Heart Grass from his Space Ring and shoved it into his mouth.
The Blue Heart Grass went down, and Lin Feng felt a cool sensation spread through his body. The burning, stinging pain rapidly eased.
After finishing that handful, Lin Feng grabbed another without hesitation and stuffed it into his mouth, swallowing it quickly.
Lin Feng immediately sat cross-legged. The secret method for using Dragonblood to awaken the Dragonblood Warrior bloodline, described in the Dragonblood Secret Manual, surfaced in his mind on its own. He activated the Dragonblood within his body. As he practiced the secret method, the Dragonblood Warrior bloodline hidden in his blood finally began to reveal itself.
"Success."
According to the family records, using the blood of a Saint Realm Dragon to awaken the Dragonblood Warrior bloodline had a one hundred percent success rate, so there was no reason for Lin Feng to fail.
"Hiss, hiss"—the Dragonblood within Lin Feng's body was refined bit by bit, finally transforming into streams of Dragonblood Battle Qi.
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