The other ratings remained unchanged.
His level was still 9 (Excellence-).
Xiluo was not surprised by this at all.
He had only just reached level 9 (Excellence-). How could advancing be that easy?
But he could genuinely feel that he had grown considerably stronger again this time!
At the very least, he had widened the gap that Gordon had closed with Armoring!
That Red Dragon Whelp had considerable potential.
As a Blue Dragon, Xiluo was naturally inferior to him.
As for the innate abilities he currently possessed-
[Strength] [Rapid Growth]
These improved his strength most directly, but they merely erased the original racial gap between the two, even allowing him to pull slightly ahead.
Most of the advantage granted by [Sharp Claws and Teeth] had been canceled out by the other's Armoring.
[Rapid Healing] was not a combat talent and could not give him an advantage in a fight.
[Breath Enhancement] was certainly quite useful.
As for [High-Speed Casting], its effects were not particularly obvious in one-on-one combat.
Thus, despite Xiluo's many talents, the Red Dragon Whelp was a naturally mutated dragon, a born genius, and a year older than Xiluo. These talents really had not allowed him to open much of a gap.
Not until his Mutated Bloodline reached Thunderfall Dragon (30%).
This made him inwardly offer a moment of silence for the Dragon Cubs who kept trying to catch up to him.
However talented you are, you're only a mutated Red Dragon.
You have a mutation, and so do I.
And I can use other cheats too.
How are you supposed to catch up to me, kid?
He looked at his body.
His Earth and Stone Armor had already fallen away.
His scales had become an even more lustrous azure, their watery shimmer more pronounced, with