Dragon Blood

Sulu's head was spinning, and his body felt as hot as a branding iron.

His only rational thought, however, compelled him to keep leaping over walls and fleeing into the city.

"There's only one outer wall left, but it's okay! Although it's tall enough, it's useless!"

He unleashed his full [Shadow Warrior] abilities, his figure almost becoming a black line, nimbly weaving through the gaps in the buildings, using various obstacles to dodge crossbow bolts and pursuers, leaving a group of knights to follow behind, eating dust and roaring in frustration.

In the blink of an eye, Sulu arrived at the highest outer wall of the palace and ran up it in a flash.

As long as you escape outside the palace and hide in any slum, even a city-wide manhunt tomorrow won't help.

With Philetrin III's strength, he was simply incapable of thoroughly investigating the transient population of Dragon City, not to mention that Sulu possessed the divine skill of the Crow Mask.

He ran up the city wall, when suddenly a flash of Inspiration alerted him, and he abruptly turned back.

Puff!

A sword light appeared, condensed to the point of being only a single line, leaving a long and deep mark on the city wall.

If Sulu hadn't dodged, he would surely be beheaded.

"In the Royal Capital, very few can dodge my sword. You've already earned my... seriousness!"

A young nobleman walked over.

He wore a magnificent purple robe adorned with violet patterns, had a handsome face, and looked very young, but his eyes held a sense of vicissitude. He held a simple, unadorned longsword in his hand.

As soon as he finished speaking, a bright flame of battle aura erupted from his body, half silver and half gold!

This was none other than a Gold Knight who had already broken through the third-tier barrier and was transforming into a fourth-tier warrior!

Near-Master Level Professional!

Viscount Violet!

He drew his longsword and thrust it lightly.

A crescent-shaped golden beam of light appeared and swept towards Sulu.

Three Thaumaturgy Card appeared in Sulu's hand:

-- "Fireball"!

--"Lightning Shock!"

--"Wood Shield"!

The explosion of fire Lightning only slightly dimmed the crescent-shaped sword light, which then struck a makeshift Wood Shield.

"A high-level Wizard?!"

Viscount Violet frowned, then leaped forward, her elegant longsword gleaming with a dazzling light, as if transforming into a blooming rose. "Sword Skill - Bloom!"

Pfft!

The Wood Shield, already at its last gasp, undoubtedly turned to dust, revealing the two Sulu behind it.

They laughed loudly and ran in different directions, leaping directly from the edge of the city wall.

"A clone?"

Viscount Violet leaped forward without hesitation, his golden battle aura blazing. "Sword Technique - Shadow Split!"

Two identical sword lights slashed towards Sulu and his clone.

Sulu took a deep breath, and his feet seemed to step on some kind of step, rising up strangely, changing direction and rising higher in mid-air to dodge the deadly light blade, then strangely turning and accelerating into the dark river.

Air Dance Step, Triple Step!

'Are you stupid? I can fly!'

On the other side, Viscount Violet landed on the ground, staring at the Shadow Clone that had been pierced and disappeared in mid-air, a look of surprise and delight appearing on his face. "An interesting opponent!"

Splash!

The river flowed gently, and suddenly, an arm emerged from the water.

Soaked to the bone, Sulu waded ashore, gasping for breath. "If it weren't for my condition... a mere near-fourth-tier cultivator wouldn't have been able to do anything to me!"

He stared at the Attribute Panel and realized that his recent 'venting' seemed to have inadvertently fulfilled one of the ritual's requirements.

The radiant symbol, representing the Dragon Blood Baptism, has completely stabilized.

[You have undergone ' Dragon Blood Baptism ' (mutation), Strength +1, Constitution +1! Gained Passive: Dragon Blood Baptism!]

[Dragon Blood Baptism LV1: Increases skin defense, increases fire resistance, and grants basic spell immunity! This passive ability cannot be improved with experience points!]

Sulu checked his passive abilities and found that one had indeed been added, and his strength and constitution attributes had also been boosted.

The Dragon Crystal that had been in his hand had vanished.

"As expected of the Dragon Blood Baptism, my strength has increased dramatically in one go. And I even have immunity to low-level spells?"

Sulu had used the Evil Spirit Knight Card and experienced the effects of mid-level physical and magical immunity, so he had high expectations for it.

"What a pity... If those God of War [Warrior] professionals saw this, I wonder how envious and jealous they would be."

For Sulu, this passive ability only increases his strength and resistance.

But it's different for [Warrior] class. The ' Dragon Blood Baptism ' ritual is a prerequisite for becoming a [Dragon Warrior].

And the Great Dragon of the Main World? They have been extinct in the Old Continent for countless years.

"And... it can't be improved through experience points? This is the first time I've seen this."

Sulu roughly understood that to upgrade the level of the Dragon Blood Baptism, the only option was to obtain more and stronger dragon blood!

In the Main World, this would probably be a lost cause, but in this world, there's still a chance!

"There's no dragon blood, but there's Dragon Crystal, the essence of Great Dragon, which might be more suitable... and also so much experience."

Sulu licked his lips and looked at the Experience Bar:

'XP:[2900]'

An experience that filled him with surprise and delight emerged.

"Is this what a fifth-tier legend is?"

At the same time, there's a sense of awe. "Even after thousands of years of loss and erosion, it still possesses such immense energy..."

He had a premonition that the gap and difficulty between the fifth and fourth tiers would be even greater than he had imagined.

"But it's alright, I've already met the requirements for advancing to a fourth-tier profession..."

Sulu felt a surge of heat rising from his body, automatically drying his clothes. He returned to the hotel as if nothing had happened and climbed into his room through the window.

He examined his skin and found that although it was very fair and delicate, if he tried to prick it hard, it would feel like he was pricking cowhide, and the prick would be resisted by a supple force.

Of course, that's all; you can still cut it if you really try to cut it with a knife.

'The defense increase from the Dragon Blood Baptism is roughly equivalent to wearing a full suit of leather armor?'

Sulu sat cross-legged, brought up the Attribute Panel, and two fourth-tier professions appeared:

[Ding! Tier 4 Job Information - Dream Master! Requires Tier 3 prerequisite jobs: Thaumaturge, Spirit 10.0, Constitution 5.0, Soul Projection LV6!... Requirements met! 3000 experience points required to start the job!]

[Ding! Tier 4 Job Information - Dimensional Walker. Requires Tier 3 prerequisite jobs: Shadow Warrior, Agility 6.0, Constitution 5.0! Agile Footwork LV4... Requirements met! Requires 2500 experience points to complete!]

"I've advanced to the fourth tier. In this world, all extraordinary beings are suppressed, so my experience penalty isn't that severe..."

"Furthermore, our strength is insufficient to acquire the Dragon Crystal."

"I must advance to the next level as soon as possible, even becoming a legendary [Planeswalker], to have any chance of leaving this world!"

Gate of Otherworlds are probably unlikely to appear in this low-magic world.