Even After Transmigrating into Coiling Dragon, Who Would Still Eat Soft Rice

Even so, Simon mobilized almost all of his soul power to defend himself.

But strangely, the soul attack from Elodi was extremely unique; it directly annihilated the majority of the barrier formed by Simon's soul power and invaded the depths of his Soul Ocean.

Watching the menacing "Light Ray" approach, Simon mobilized his final reserves of soul power to put up a desperate resistance, but in an instant, this last bit of soul power was also completely annihilated. The remaining sliver of the "Light Ray" soul power then struck heavily against Simon's sword-shaped soul.

Having lost all ability to resist, Simon let out a muffled groan and fell powerlessly from the sky.

Seeing this, Elodi prepared to step forward to deliver the final blow.

However, Patriarch Solo, who had been watching closely, erupted with his limit speed, transforming into a hurricane to catch Simon before Elodi could reach him.

"Patriarch Solo, I'm afraid this isn't according to the rules. This is a duel between Simon and me!"

"Hmph, Elodi & Joshua, is it? We lost this battle. You may take the Magic Crystal mines in the Northwest Province."

His voice, infused with Battle Qi, resounded across the Seine River, clearly heard by all the nobles and commoners watching the battle.

This signified that the Herbert Family had conceded. According to the ancient rules of dueling, once one side concedes, the other party is forbidden from continuing their attack or causing further trouble.

After saying this, Solo held Simon and flew straight toward the family estate without looking back.

"Consider yourselves lucky. But after taking my full-strength Soul Annihilation Art, even if this Simon doesn't die, he's finished," Elodi said softly, watching Solo and Simon retreat into the distance.

He then transformed into a ray of light and flew toward the northwest, preparing to take over the Magic Crystal mines.

Chapter 2 Awakening

"It's already been two and a half months. Why hasn't the young master woken up yet?" the head butler, Pete, sighed.

He had been a butler for the Herbert Family for a hundred years and had watched Simon grow up; in his heart, he had long regarded Simon as his own descendant.

Ever since Simon fell into a coma, this old man with completely white hair and beard had not left his side for a single moment.

Fortunately, Pete was a powerful Level 9 Warrior, so he could endure even without sleep or rest for months.

Just like that, under Pete's watchful eyes, a large amount of pale cyan and deep blue Heaven and Earth Elements suddenly began to gather around Simon's body.

This sudden occurrence instantly startled old Pete. Although he was a Level 9 Warrior and could barely be called a powerhouse on the Rayast Continent, he had never seen such a sight before.

In a panic, old Pete could only run immediately to fetch Patriarch Solo.

Solo arrived at Simon's bedside and stared at the strange phenomenon in shock, his heart filled with inexplicable awe. "What is going on? Simon's soul power went from being almost undetectable to a level that even makes me feel alarmed in just a few minutes. What on earth happened?" Solo did not dare to probe Simon's condition with his soul power recklessly.

Pete looked at the silent Patriarch and the unconscious Simon, not daring to make a sound for a moment.

Solo had never seen such a situation before; he hadn't even heard of it. Although his strength had reached the peak of the Saint Realm, with his level of knowledge, he truly couldn't understand what was happening.

But he knew that the best course of action right now was to do nothing at all.

He believed that this most outstanding descendant of the family would surely pull through; after all, he had held on for so long, so a little more time wouldn't hurt.

Inside Simon's Soul Ocean.

The sword-shaped soul was currently trembling violently. With every tremor, the sword-shaped soul grew stronger. At this moment, the pale cyan Wind Element and deep blue Water Element surrounding Simon's body were continuously pouring into him.

Finally, after the sword-shaped soul had expanded to ten times its original size, it stopped trembling, and the elements around Simon gradually dissipated.

From this moment on, the dream shattered, and the illusion became reality.

Simon opened his eyes!

Feeling his current condition, how could Simon not know that his soul had successfully undergone a Soul Mutation?

"I didn't expect that just after transmigrating into the Coiling Dragon World, this first cheat would be delivered right to my doorstep. Well, I suppose I'll accept it without hesitation, hehe."

Having read Coiling Dragon thoroughly in his past life, Simon naturally knew what a soul mutation meant. Although it was only a dual-element mutation, it was already something rare and highly sought after.

This meant that even if Simon only had an ordinary human body, his mutated potential was already no less than those gifted Divine Beasts. Furthermore, his soul was more powerful—a strength at the very essence of life—which, in terms of cultivation, meant that his speed in deducing and comprehending laws would be faster, and his ultimate potential would be higher.

Moreover, after a brief experience, Simon felt that his comprehension of the laws was much clearer than before, and his soul seemed to feel more refined and agile.

After the perfect fusion of the soul, even my cultivation aptitude seems to have evolved, Simon thought to himself.

It could be said that he was now a true darling of this world.

"Soul mutation, infinite potential!"

And it was a Water and Wind mutation, which was a very complementary combination, allowing him to possess both the speed and offense of the Wind Element and the defense and healing of the Water Element.

"Coiling Dragon, here I come!"

Immediately, Simon opened his eyes, and what met his gaze were the anxious expressions of Patriarch Solo and the old butler, Pete.

Seeing Simon wake up, both of them revealed expressions of relief.

"It's good that you're awake, it's good that you're awake," Solo said with a long sigh of relief.

"I'm sorry, Patriarch, for making you worry."

Simon said sincerely.

In that seemingly long dream, Simon had truly felt the love and care the entire Herbert Family had for him, especially the old Patriarch before him, who could be called the heaven of the Herbert Family, its true pillar of support.

The old Patriarch had risen from the military, tempered himself between life and death, and relied on the crudest Battle Qi Manual to grow stronger step by step. Eventually, he broke through to the Saint Realm, was enfeoffed as a Duke by the Empire, and was granted the Northwest Province as his fief. Over the next thousand-plus years, Solo focused on cultivating the younger generation of the family, successfully adding two more Saint Realm experts to his family.

The area of his fief had slowly expanded to the current three provinces, and under his leadership, the entire family's atmosphere was upright. They valued martial strength but were not violent; there were rarely any arrogant or extravagant individuals. Most were diligent in their cultivation, and for those without the aptitude for cultivation, Solo did not force them, instead assigning them to various family industries to continue contributing. As a result, the entire family continued to thrive, presenting a prosperous state.

This also made Simon regard the Herbert Family as his true home, and from the depths of his heart, he was proud to be a member of the Herbert Family.

"Let everything from my past on Blue Star be buried; if there is a chance, I will naturally return there one day," Simon said silently.

"Silly child, what are you apologizing for? It is the clan that failed you. I shouldn't have let you agree to that damned challenge in the first place."

"Don't say that, Patriarch. No one could have expected that the once unremarkable Elodi was hiding so much. We all underestimated him."

"Sigh, it is my fault after all. Alright, Simon, you have been unconscious for so long, we won't disturb you any further. You should rest and recover."

With that, Solo and Pete exited Simon's room.

Inside the spacious and magnificent room, Simon lay quietly on his bed, sensing the changes within himself.

"My state has never been better!" Feeling the massive soul power in his mind, Simon couldn't help but reveal a joyful smile.

With the foundation of his current dual-element soul mutation talent, coupled with his once-again evolved cultivation talent, Simon felt a sense of heroism, as if even if the Coiling Dragon World were fraught with danger, he could go anywhere from now on.

The world is vast and wide, and I am free to roam!

With such cultivation talent and potential, he could finally pat his chest and say what he couldn't in his past life: "A real man should rely on himself. Who would still want to be a kept man after transmigrating?"

After a long while, a calmed Simon began to review his battle with Elodi.

He realized he had still made the mistake of underestimating his opponent. If he had consistently utilized his advantages of strong defense and high speed to kite Elodi, never giving him the chance to release that soul attack at close range, he wouldn't have lost so miserably.

But then again, if he had seen that things were going south and fled or surrendered immediately, he wouldn't have had the chance to transmigrate, nor would he have successfully achieved a soul mutation.

Every action has a consequence; destiny always has its set path.

But this good luck doesn't mean he will have it next time.

"I must be more steady in the future. If I were strong enough, had successfully entered the Law of Wind, or broken through to the Saint Magus realm, I could have released a Dimensional Blade from far away to kill him in one hit. There would have been no need to lose so miserably."

Simon felt that he must be more cautious from now on. He would not strike unless necessary, and if he did, it would be a kill shot. At the very least, he must fully ensure his own safety.

After his review, Simon felt that his mental energy—that is, his soul power—was indeed about ten times stronger than before. It had completely reached the threshold required for a Saint Magus, and he could now control the fusion of wind-attribute Battle Qi and water-attribute Battle Qi, as well as the fusion of wind-attribute magic power and water-attribute magic power.

After a simple test, Simon discovered that whether he used martial arts or magic with the fused energy, the power was ten times greater. This was an increase in strength brought about by the strengthening of his base energy, which matched the power boost brought by soul mutation in the original work.

"I'll go out to see my parents and clansmen first to put their minds at ease, and then I will go into full seclusion to strive for the breakthrough to the Saint Magus realm."

In the Coiling Dragon World, powerful strength is the foundation of everything.

Afterward, Simon went out to see the Patriarch, the elders, his parents, and others. After thoroughly reassuring them, he announced his seclusion, vowing not to emerge until he had broken through to the Saint Magus realm.

Following this great battle, the bottleneck for Simon's breakthrough to Saint Magus had already been surpassed due to his soul mutation, as his mental energy was far beyond the requirement. All that remained was to refine enough magic power.

Seeing that the former cultivation fanatic had returned and seemed to be in even better condition, everyone felt completely relieved and dispersed to attend to their own affairs.

Only the old Patriarch looked at the door where Simon was secluded and pondered.

This legendary Saint Realm expert, who had weathered many storms, could not see through what had happened to Simon at this moment. "Perhaps it is a good thing. If Simon is willing to speak about it in the future, he will; if not, I won't force him. Children and grandchildren have their own fortunes."

After returning to his usual place of seclusion, Simon sat cross-legged, adjusted his state, and quietly devoted himself to refining magic power.

Thanks to his superior elemental affinity, Simon's speed in refining magic power was extremely fast.

In the blink of an eye, half a year had passed, and Simon, who had been immersed in the process of refining magic power, suddenly opened his eyes.

"It is time to break through."

After half a year of accumulation, Simon had now stored his magic power to the limit of a Level 9 Magician.

What was missing now was simply to mobilize all his mental energy to compress the magic power to the limit, turning the liquid magic power into a solid state.

This step required extremely powerful mental energy to achieve.

But because of the soul mutation, Simon's current mental energy made completing this step easy.

As for his realm, Simon had long since reached the Momentum of Heaven and Earth.

Everything was ready.

Unsurprisingly, with a soft sound, the barrier that had blocked Simon for years as a Saint Magus was broken through with ease.

At this moment, the Magic Crystal Core formed inside Simon's body after compressing his magic power shone brightly, with pale cyan and deep blue light reflecting off each other.

This solid Magic Crystal Core also signified that Simon had officially stepped into the Saint Magus realm. After the successful breakthrough, Simon's soul grew more than ten times stronger again.

"My strength is now more than a hundred times stronger. If I were to fight Elodi again, I could kill him instantly with my most basic 'Spirit Storm'!" Simon said confidently.

With a soul that was ten times stronger after the mutation and another ten times stronger after breaking through to Saint Magus, combined with his evolved talent, Simon's speed in comprehending and deducing laws accelerated significantly. In the next few days, he truly entered the Profundity of Speed.

He even had vague perceptions of other profundities of the wind element, as if he could enter them at any moment. This powerful talent left Simon stunned.

The only downside was that although he had been in the Saint Realm for quite some time, he still hadn't figured out the specific time period.

All he could be sure of was that the Sovereigns had likely all been born, as various magic religions of different elements could be found on the Rayast Continent. What he wasn't sure about was whether Linley had been born yet. This was something he needed to find a way to verify, as it related to whether he had a chance to compete for those few opportunities.

"If I don't go to the Supreme Plane, it will never be enough," Simon thought to himself.

The qualitative change in mental energy brought about by breaking through to the Saint Magus realm made Simon's comprehension of the laws increasingly clear.

The Profundity of Speed, which he had been unable to enter before, was naturally comprehended under the support of his surged mental energy after the breakthrough.

After truly comprehending it, Simon discovered that the Profundity of Speed represented the extreme of speed within the Law of Wind. Integrating it into speed meant extreme speed; integrating it into attacks meant a great increase in attack speed. The specific degree of amplification depended on the level of law comprehension and the method of application.

Simon estimated that just entering the Profundity of Speed could increase his original maximum attack power by about three times, and the increase in attack speed was similar. If he reached the peak, it should be able to reach ten times. Of course, this was only the basic bonus of the law, not counting racial bonuses and other circumstances.