Chapter Summaries

Xiluo defeated four Frost Giant Eagles and distributed their Magic Crystals, giving two ice-aligned crystals to Allen so they could strengthen his spells. He encouraged Allen to work harder and become a powerful dragon, while Gordon remained jealous and doubtful.

• Xiluo dismissed Gordon's complaint that he had interfered in the red dragon's fight.
• Xiluo cut open a Frost Giant Eagle and extracted its Magic Crystal, which Gordon eagerly swallowed.
• Xiluo dissected the other three Frost Giant Eagles and gave two Frost Magic Crystals to Allen.
• Allen protested that he had done nothing to deserve the crystals, but Xiluo told him they would strengthen his ice spells.
• Gordon called Allen useless, and Xiluo encouraged Allen to study spells and surpass his weakness.

Xiluo, Gordon, and Allen returned to the Green Forest with six Ground Luo Beasts and four Frost Giant Eagle carcasses, astonishing the other Wyrmlings. The gathered dragons began asking to see the Magic Crystals inside the eagles, and Xiluo faced their request.

• Allen gratefully accepted Xiluo's Magic Crystal and vowed to become a powerful Legendary White Dragon.
• Xiluo, Gordon, and Allen ate a Ground Luo Beast, then Xiluo bound six young Ground Luo Beasts while Gordon and Allen gathered four Frost Giant Eagle carcasses.
• The three dragons dragged their haul back to the Wyrmlings' living area, where the other Wyrmlings gathered to inspect the Frost Giant Eagles.
• Gordon claimed he had slaughtered the Frost Giant Eagles, while the Wyrmlings praised his and Xiluo's strength and Alicia brooded over her inability to surpass them.
• A Wyrmling asked about the Magic Crystals inside the eagles, and the others pleaded with Xiluo to let them look.

Xiluo established a pen for six young Ground Luo Beasts and planned to raise them as a future food supply, while he, Gordon, and Allen prepared to move their lairs nearby. In the Mystery Sea, he saw the newly available [Storm Breath] talent and considered how wind affinity could strengthen his combat abilities.

• Xiluo explained that the dragons needed to raise Ground Luo Beasts because hunting near the Green Forest would become harder, and Gordon and Allen agreed to help find more beasts.
• Xiluo made the captured Ground Luo Beasts dig a burrow, hardened its walls with Gordon's fire, and enclosed it with Nature's Vine to create a pen.
• Xiluo fed the beasts weeds and told Gordon and Allen to move their lairs nearby to protect the future food supply.
• Xiluo dug a new burrow beside a tree, went to sleep, and arrived in the Mystery Sea.
• Xiluo saw that [Storm Breath] was available for 30 achievement points and considered how mastering wind could improve his elemental control and fighting options.

Xiluo’s group continued hunting while their Ground Luo Beast herd grew, and Alicia recovered from being rebuked for wanting to prove herself. After a month, Abel reported that humans had entered Green Forest with Barbara and summoned Xiluo, Gordon, and Allen to meet her.

• Barbara refused Alicia’s request to hunt outside Green Forest and told her she could not last 20 seconds against Xiluo or Gordon.
• Alicia left dejected, and Koraman tried to comfort her while Barbara praised Xiluo and Gordon as geniuses.
• Xiluo, Gordon, and Allen returned from an unsuccessful hunt and found Alicia lying blankly on the ground; she recovered several days later.
• Over the next month, Xiluo’s Ground Luo Beast herd grew to more than a dozen, including an adult female, and he planned to find an adult male.
• Abel hurried over and told Xiluo, Gordon, and Allen that several humans had followed Barbara into their territory and that Barbara wanted to see them.

Xiluo and the other Wyrmlings met three human merchants who offered to buy their shed scales, saliva, and feces in exchange for gold coins. The chapter ended as the dragons questioned the low price offered for their valuable scales.

• Xiluo hurried the other three dragon youngsters to the gathering place after Lady Barbara summoned them.
• The Wyrmlings met three human merchants who showed excitement rather than fear at seeing the dragons.
• Gordon Kenneth threatened the humans until Barbara explained they were Green Forest partners bringing gold coins.
• Barbara said the Wyrmlings could earn coins by trading their shed scales, saliva, and feces.
• A human merchant named prices for the materials, and several Wyrmlings objected that a pound of scales earned only twenty silver coins.

Xiluo calmed Gordon and persuaded the wyrmlings to accept the low price for their scales as a way to repay the Dragon Mother and Barbara. After the trade, the humans offered to buy saliva and feces too, and the chapter ended with the wyrmlings selling their saliva for modest payment.

• Gordon grew angry over the humans’ offer of twenty silver coins per pound of dragon scales, but Xiluo stopped him from attacking.
• Xiluo explained that the Dragon Mother and Barbara had agreed to the price, and Alicia backed him up, persuading the wyrmlings to accept the trade.
• The three humans weighed the wyrmlings’ scales and paid them, with Gordon receiving more than the younger Xiluo and Little White Dragon.
• Clyde suggested killing the humans and taking their remaining gold, but Barbara rebuked him and reassured the merchants that their cooperation would continue.
• The humans offered to buy saliva and feces, and Abel and the other wyrmlings spat into glasses and received around a dozen silver coins each.

The Wyrmlings tried to sell fresh dragon dung for silver, turning the collection into another competition. Xiluo was left mortified when his dung outweighed Gordon Kenneth’s and the others praised him for it.

• Abel tried to sell a pile of old dung from several dragons, but the humans said they only wanted dung passed within the last three days.
• The Wyrmlings took plastic sheets and tried to relieve themselves for money, while Xiluo chased away a human who stared at his dragon butt.
• The humans weighed the fresh dung, and Gordon Kenneth proudly claimed victory with a 1.8-pound pile.
• A human announced that Xiluo’s dung weighed 2.3 pounds, prompting the Wyrmlings to praise him and Gordon Kenneth to complain about losing again.

After earning money by trading droppings, Gordon spent his entire fortune to have Barbara buy blazing flame crystal so he could grow stronger. His assumptions about Xiluo’s strength led him to believe Xiluo was also undergoing a powerful bloodline mutation, leaving Xiluo interested in the Bloodline Refinement Technique.

• Xiluo counted his earnings and reflected that he could rebuild his fortune when the humans returned to buy more droppings.
• When Barbara returned, Gordon climbed to her lair, and Xiluo followed after warning him not to cause trouble.
• Gordon asked Barbara to buy blazing flame crystal, then gave her all his money and an ice element magic crystal to pay for it.
• On the way down, Xiluo tested Gordon with a strange phrase, but Gordon took it literally and criticized Xiluo for not buying extreme thunder crystal to accelerate his bloodline mutation.
• Gordon asked whether Xiluo had awakened the inherited memories of the Bloodline Refinement Technique, and Xiluo realized Gordon thought he was a mutated dragon.

Xiluo sought the Bloodline Refinement Technique to improve his chances of becoming stronger, and he persuaded Gordon that rivals could also be friends who shared knowledge. Gordon agreed to give Xiluo the technique, but only after they fought, leaving Xiluo to face a challenge before he could obtain it.

• Xiluo recalled that the Bloodline Refinement Technique could strengthen mutated bloodlines and decided to pursue it despite the uncertainty of his own ancestry.
• Xiluo admitted to Gordon that his inherited memories had not revealed the technique, and Gordon boasted that his mutation would soon surpass Xiluo's.
• Allen urged Gordon to teach Xiluo the technique, pointing out that Xiluo had shared more spells and food with Gordon than Gordon had given him.
• Xiluo argued that he and Gordon were both rivals and friends who could grow stronger by competing and sharing knowledge, and Gordon accepted his friendship.
• Xiluo also called Allen his friend, then Gordon offered to give Xiluo the technique if they fought, win or lose.

Xiluo and Gordon arranged a supervised duel for five days later, leaving the young dragons arguing over who would win. Concerned about Gordon’s strength, Xiluo redeemed [Sharp Claws and Teeth] in the Mystery Sea and awoke to find his claws transformed.

• Xiluo and Gordon agreed to duel before Barbara in five days, with the other dragons invited to watch.
• The wyrmlings argued over whether Xiluo or Gordon was stronger, while Alicia, Koraman, and Martha watched.
• Xiluo received five achievement points for raising Ground Luo Beasts in the Mystery Sea.
• Xiluo weighed his combat disadvantages against Gordon and redeemed [Sharp Claws and Teeth].
• Xiluo’s old claws shed as new, sharper claws grew in their place.

After replacing his claws and teeth, Xiluo devoured about two thousand pounds of stored food and tested his improved weapons. The next morning, Gordon accused the other young dragons of stealing food, and Xiluo tried to defuse the confrontation, leaving Gordon feeling betrayed.

• Xiluo’s new teeth and claws grew in, leaving him ravenous, and he ate roughly two thousand pounds of the dragons’ stored food.
• Xiluo tested his sharper claws on a wooden wall and concluded that his new weapons gave him a close-combat advantage over Gordon.
• Gordon woke to find food missing and accused the other young dragons of stealing it, claiming they were jealous of the extra silver coins he and Xiluo earned.
• Xiluo hurried to the gathering, told the dragons he would investigate the missing food, and urged them to disperse before Lady Barbara saw them.
• The other dragons praised Xiluo and mocked Gordon, who angrily asked whether Xiluo believed them over him.

Xiluo convinced Gordon and Allen to keep quiet about his food theft and claimed his mutation had advanced, then enlisted Allen to organize betting on his duel with Gordon. Allen began recruiting the wyrmlings, who gathered to hear his more unusual wager.

• Xiluo calmed Gordon after the other wyrmlings accused him of stirring up trouble, and the dragons dispersed.
• Xiluo privately told Gordon and Allen about his food theft; Gordon guessed Xiluo had grown stronger, and Xiluo let him believe his mutation had progressed.
• Xiluo asked Allen for help, and they spoke for more than an hour.
• The next morning, Allen offered to take bets on Xiluo and Gordon's duel, drawing a crowd of wyrmlings.
• Koraman and the other wyrmlings discussed betting on the duel's winner, but Allen said he had a more interesting wager and showed them something.

Little White Dragon Allen set up bets on the fight between Xiluo and Gordon, with Barbara agreeing to witness them. After Allen mocked Koraman for wagering only ten silver coins, Koraman lost his temper, then bet all his money on Xiluo winning after ten minutes.

• Allen showed the wyrmlings odds for different outcomes of Xiluo and Gordon's fight and offered his valuables as collateral.
• Koraman questioned whether Allen could pay the bets, but Barbara arrived and agreed to witness them.
• Koraman bet ten silver coins on Xiluo defeating Gordon after ten minutes, and Allen mocked him by targeting his insecurities.
• Koraman lunged at Allen, but Barbara restrained him with vines and warned him against another outburst.
• After noticing Alicia's disappointment, Koraman wagered all his wealth on Xiluo defeating Gordon after ten minutes.

The Wyrmlings placed bets on Xiluo and Gordon’s duel, while Xiluo arranged the wagers to win gold by defeating Gordon quickly. As Barbara’s starting time approached, the rivals prepared to fight in the Green Forest clearing.

• Allen provoked Alicia into betting on Xiluo to defeat Gordon within ten minutes, and Barbara gathered the Wyrmlings’ stakes in leaves.
• Allen told Xiluo about the bets, and Xiluo praised him for helping set up the plan to win the gold coins.
• Four days later, Xiluo and Gordon faced each other in a clearing as the other Wyrmlings cheered for their chosen fighter.
• Barbara projected a Heaven Clock and explained the duel’s rules, including the ban on attacking vulnerable areas and the option to surrender.
• Gordon challenged Xiluo to fight at full strength, and Xiluo vowed to prove he was stronger as both dragons readied themselves for the duel.

Xiluo fought Gordon at 9:40, using his speed and sharp claws to wound the Red Dragon hatchling before Gordon revealed his Molten Earth Armor. Their fight became a close physical struggle, and Gordon noticed something strange about Xiluo’s expression as they grappled.

• Xiluo charged through Gordon’s Wall of Fire and slashed him, leaving three deep wounds.
• Gordon covered his scales with Molten Earth Armor, reducing the damage from Xiluo’s next attacks.
• Xiluo repeatedly dodged Gordon and struck him until Gordon caught one of his claws.
• The two hatchlings grappled and kicked each other, trading blows at close range.
• Gordon glanced toward their lower bodies and his expression changed when he noticed Xiluo’s strange look.

Xiluo defeated Gordon in their fight for the title of strongest Wyrmling, leaving Gordon unconscious and bloodied. The watching Wyrmlings quickly affirmed Xiluo’s status, while Little White Dragon feared becoming his next opponent.

• Gordon, enraged by how much worse his injuries were than Xiluo’s, tried to match Xiluo’s breath attack and was struck by lightning.
• Gordon engulfed them both in flames, but Xiluo threw him away and chased him up a tree with Lightning Flash.
• Xiluo seized Gordon’s tail, bit it, and used electric current to weaken him as Gordon repeatedly slammed Xiluo against the tree.
• Xiluo dragged Gordon from the tree and repeatedly slammed him into the ground, then battered his head until he passed out.
• Xiluo declared that he was still the strongest Wyrmling, and the watching Wyrmlings—including Alicia—hastily agreed.
• Little White Dragon watched in terror and worried that Xiluo might someday beat him the same way.

After defeating Gordon, Xiluo collected the winnings from the other wyrmlings’ bets and left them howling over their losses. When Gordon woke at night, Xiluo tried to talk with him, but the other dragons’ complaints prompted Xiluo to chase them off so Gordon could recover.

• Barbara healed Gordon and praised Xiluo for becoming the strongest wyrmling in Green Forest, while Xiluo credited her spell lessons.
• Barbara revealed the gathered betting valuables, and the wyrmlings wailed after losing their money on Gordon’s defeat.
• Xiluo signaled for Little White Dragon to collect the coins and leave as the furious bettors begged for their money back.
• Gordon woke at night, learned that Xiluo had beaten him, and fell silent as he recalled the one-sided fight.
• When the wyrmlings’ howling interrupted Xiluo’s conversation with Gordon, Xiluo charged off and chased them away, restoring peace to Green Forest.

After defeating Gordon, Xiluo explained how he had used deception and strategy to win, then learned the Bloodline Refinement Technique from him. Xiluo entered the Mindscape World and reached a strange gateway he suspected was the source of bloodline mutation.

• Xiluo told Gordon that careful planning and exploiting Gordon’s mistakes had decided their fight, making Gordon furious.
• Xiluo persuaded Gordon to postpone their rematch until they were young dragons, and Gordon agreed to teach him the Bloodline Refinement Technique.
• Gordon explained the technique to Xiluo while Little White Dragon listened, and Xiluo memorized the instructions.
• Xiluo returned to his lair and used the Bloodline Refinement Technique to enter the Mindscape World.
• Xiluo followed the Bloodline Stairway through the strange world and reached a gateway wrapped in ribbons and dark-red objects.

Xiluo discovered that he had two powerful hidden Mutated Bloodlines: Thunderfall Dragon and Extreme Thunder Dragon. After weighing their strengths and drawbacks, he decided to prioritize strengthening the Thunderfall Dragon bloodline.

• Xiluo awoke from a vision of a Thunderfall Dragon destroying sea monsters and learned that the dragon breed was his first hidden Mutated Bloodline.
• Xiluo resolved to ask Barbara to buy Tidal Crystals to strengthen his Thunderfall Dragon bloodline.
• Xiluo returned to the mindscape and explored the right path, where he saw an Extreme Thunder Dragon and discovered a second hidden Mutated Bloodline.
• Xiluo considered the Extreme Thunder Dragon’s difficult-to-control lightning and the Thunderfall Dragon’s mastery of both water and lightning.
• Xiluo chose to prioritize mutating his Thunderfall Dragon bloodline and leave the Extreme Thunder Dragon bloodline for later.

Xiluo discovered signs of a strong Extreme Thunder Dragon bloodline and gained achievement points, while the Little White Dragon Allen awakened a Frost Dragon bloodline. Allen vowed to grow strong enough to help Xiluo become the strongest dragon.

• Xiluo noticed his status listed a 7% Extreme Thunder Dragon bloodline and wondered whether his innate abilities had affected his body.
• In the Mystery Sea, Xiluo saw faint phantoms of Gordon and Abel beside Allen and received two achievements that brought his total to 20 points.
• Xiluo woke with slightly increased mana, checked on the sleeping Gordon, and left without disturbing him.
• Allen told Xiluo that he had awakened a Frost Dragon bloodline, and Xiluo encouraged him to develop it and grow powerful.
• Allen rejected the idea of becoming like Mad Dragon Baichuan but promised to become strong enough to help Xiluo become the strongest dragon.