He lay in the newly dug pool.
Xiluo took out the Tidal Crystal worth 325 gold coins.
This one was substantial, almost as large as a human head. Water elements and certain special energy particles constantly seeped out of it.
After admiring it for a while, Xiluo deftly placed it in his mouth, chewed it up, and swallowed it.
The foreign energy erupted like a tide, washing through his entire body.
It filled his body with an unprecedented sense of comfort.
He had no idea how much time passed.
The cells throughout Xiluo's body began to cry out, and an intense thirst swept through him.
He opened his eyes and discovered that the water in the pool around him was actually being drawn into his body through the gaps between his scales!
After a long while, all the water in the pool had been absorbed.
Even then, his thirst had not disappeared.
Xiluo hurriedly cast the Water Condensation Spell, conjuring more water inside his lair.
One, two, three... over two hundred first-tier spells depleted more than half of Xiluo's mana.
Only after filling the entire pool several times did he finally satisfy that peculiar thirst.
He closed his eyes and felt the changes in his body, experiencing an unprecedented sense of fullness, then gazed ahead.
[Strong mutated Blue Dragon Wyrmling] Level: 7 (Excellence-) Status: Average Mutated Bloodline: Thunderfall Dragon (26.8%), Extreme Thunder Dragon (7%)
"The Tidal Crystal worth 325 gold coins raised my Thunderfall Dragon bloodline concentration from 10.2% to 26.8%, an increase of 16.6% in one go.
"That's still quite a bit less than expected... with every small increase in bloodline concentration, the cost of further improvement keeps rising.
"Just how many gold coins will it take to raise it to 100%?"
Xiluo sighed a little.
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