Xiluo sensed something, and his consciousness slowly drifted within it.
In an instant.
The world spun, and white light flashed.
A stretch of sea appeared.
Over ten thousand bizarre marine creatures crowded the waters. A single glance at them was enough to make one's heart quail.
These monsters opened mouths bristling with sharp teeth and let out piercing screeches.
At the center of the sea.
An azure dragon with a slender body, a watery sheen covering his skin and scales, and demonic horns atop his head roared.
In an instant, dark clouds filled the once-clear sky. Bean-sized raindrops fell, turning into sharp swords that engulfed the entire stretch of sea!
The swords formed from rain pierced the bizarre creatures' bodies, drawing shrill howls.
Emerald blood seeped from their wounds.
They surged madly toward the beautiful dragon in the center, seemingly intent on attacking him.
But the dragon merely swayed his tail.
Waves hundreds of feet high rose, hurling all the bizarre creatures into the sky. Then lightning blazed within the clouds! Sheets of Lightning Serpents crashed down!
The entire world seemed to light up at that moment.
Screams tore across the sea.
When everything stopped, only countless mangled, charred corpses drifted in the water, trailing thick smoke.
The dragon screeched, then plunged into the sea.
But just before disappearing, the dragon seemed to glance at "Xiluo."
That very glance jolted Xiluo awake.
He opened his eyes, having left the Mindscape World.
He glanced outside the lair. The sky was still dark.
Xiluo blinked. Many unfamiliar memories now filled his mind.
These memories were all about the dragon he had just seen.
That was a Thunderfall Dragon!
A mutated dragon that developed from a Blue Dragon, wielded both lightning and water, and lived year-round in seas and other bodies of water!
Historical records stated that, in ancient times.
Some humans living by the sea often worshipped Thunderfall Dragons as sea dragon gods, hoping to receive their protection.
Of course, some humans had also angered Thunderfall Dragons. Torrential rain had submerged their homes, and lightning had destroyed everything, so some also called them sea demon gods...
Throughout the hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of years of the Astral Realm's history, Dragon Breeding had appeared only a handful of times.
In rarity alone, they were no less rare than Legendary Dragon Species!
And on Domirank Star, a Thunderfall Dragon still lived in the world's largest strait, the Blowwell Strait. He had claimed the strait as his territory, and every maritime merchant passing through had to pay him tribute.
He was the true overlord of the Blowwell Strait.
A Legendary party had once set out to slay this overlord, but ultimately returned empty-handed.
Instead, even more maritime merchants had suffered...
This Thunderfall Dragon was therefore also known as Browell Deathshadow, the Sea Fiend.
Understanding dawned on Xiluo.
A Thunderfall Dragon! That was his hidden Mutated Bloodline! An exceptionally powerful and beneficial Mutated Dragon Species.
He also understood how to strengthen his hidden Mutated Bloodline.
Xiluo could not help grinning and letting out a soft chuckle.
"Just as I thought... a genius dragon like me naturally has a Mutated Bloodline!
All the thought I put into getting the Bloodline Refinement Technique from Gordon wasn't wasted.
And neither was tricking the Wyrmlings out of their gold coins! My efforts have finally paid off!
Next, I'll have Barbara buy some Tidal Crystals for me. Those are one of the key items for strengthening the Thunderfall Dragon bloodline mutation.
And as my bloodline gradually mutates, I'll naturally grow stronger and stronger!
Little Gordon, oh, little Gordon! I'm truly sorry... the gap between your strength and mine is destined to keep growing."
He murmured softly, feeling thoroughly at ease.
He quietly savored that pleasure. A long while later, Xiluo suddenly remembered the fork he had encountered at the end of the Bloodline Stairway in the Mindscape World.
He had chosen the left path then and encountered a bloodline gate. What if he had gone right? What would he have found?
Xiluo paused, curiosity stirring within him. It prompted him to lie down again and close his eyes.
Back at the fork in the Mindscape World, Xiluo "headed straight" down the right path.
When he reached the end, he actually saw another strange bloodline gate. Without hesitation, he charged inside.
This time.
He saw a dragon shrouded in endless lightning.
A single blue horn crowned the dragon's head, drawing in lightning elements from a hundred meters around him.
His eyes were blazing white, with countless faint sparks of lightning flickering and flowing within them.
With every breath, wisps of lightning continually streamed from the dragon's mouth and nostrils as he exhaled.
Every inch of the Dragon's flesh and every scale radiated arcs of lightning.
He trod across the land, destroying swathes of forest and grassland, even turning the worst-affected areas into deserts. Every creature that dared approach him was reduced to charcoal and drifting ash amid the lightning!
This was an Extreme Thunder Dragon!
It was a variant that strengthened the Power of Thunder to its utmost limit, possessing the Power of Thunder capable of destroying all things!
They were even rarer than Thunderfall Dragons.
They were known as walking natural disasters! Lightning destroyers!
The towns, cities, and peoples they had destroyed were beyond counting.
Dragon Breeding was almost never seen on Domirank Star. Most lived in chaotic star regions.
That was because whenever Dragon Breeding appeared, countless powerful individuals would besiege it and drive it away!
The powerful individuals of Domirank Star had no desire to see their beautiful planet ravaged by an Extreme Thunder Dragon!
"To think I actually have two hidden Mutated Bloodlines... that's exceedingly rare among all dragonkind, let alone two powerful Mutated Bloodlines!
Gordon, oh, Gordon, you really are my lucky star! I'll definitely make you my number one subordinate in the future! You'll stand beneath one dragon and above ten thousand! I'll let you live the good life!
But that aside, which of these two bloodlines should I prioritize mutating?"
Xiluo murmured, narrowing his draconic eyes in thought.
Although he had gained some memories and knowledge about these two dragon breeds, he still could not judge which was stronger.
After all, these two kinds of dragons had never truly fought each other.
Besides, he was still young, his experience and knowledge were incomplete, and his judgment of strength was even less precise.
How could someone as weak as him judge the strength of beings who were at least Legendary, and powerful even among Legendaries?
But there was one thing he could confirm.
As an Extreme Thunder Dragon's bloodline power grew denser and approached its ultimate limit, the Power of Thunder within him would probably become increasingly difficult to control.
The lightning that leaked out inadvertently, the environments it destroyed, and the creatures it killed all proved that.
Although this also indirectly demonstrated the Extreme Thunder Dragons' power.
But this proved even more clearly that they struggled to perfectly control their own Power of Thunder, let alone spells of other elements.
Extreme Thunder Dragons were dragons of lightning alone, pure and singular.
But no Spellcaster would allow themselves to master spells of only one element.
That went against their ideal of pursuing truth and was also a boulder barring their path to greater strength.
Thunderfall Dragons, on the other hand, were a breed that perfectly controlled their power, and a precious dual-element breed at that.
As long as he chose the Thunderfall Dragon, he would also gain mastery over water.
All things considered, prioritizing the Thunderfall Dragon was the right course.
Once he grew stronger and his understanding and command of spells became more refined and profound, perhaps he could begin mutating his Extreme Thunder Dragon bloodline. By then, he would also be more confident in handling the rampaging Power of Thunder.
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