Hong Yi instinctively tried to dodge, but unfortunately, he found he had nowhere to go. Huo Lian moved too quickly for him to react.
Huang Xiao was startled. He had not expected the Patriarch to strike so suddenly, and by the time he registered it, it was too late to intervene.
But once the Patriarch released his aura, Huang Xiao realized that he bore Hong Yi no ill will.
At the same time, Huang Xiao also sensed a powerful aura emanating from Hong Yi.
Is this the Dragon Qi contained within the Dragon Crystal? Huang Xiao wondered.
It seemed somewhat similar to the First Clan Chief's aura, but even more powerful.
The Dragon Crystal was, after all, the dragon race's supreme treasure, a condensation of their essence. It was far too powerful.
Huang Xiao now roughly understood. The Patriarch was helping Hong Yi absorb the Dragon Crystal's aura faster. Such methods were beyond him.
His strength might be close to catching up with the Patriarch's, but his knowledge and experience in martial arts still fell far short.
He was still too young. He had a long road ahead of him in martial arts, and a thousand years was not a gap that could be bridged overnight.
Hong Yi soon calmed down as well, realizing that Huo Lian was helping him.
Without hesitation, he hurriedly began circulating his internal power to absorb the Dragon Crystal's aura.
He found that he was now absorbing it at least several dozen times faster than before.
Only after an hour did Huo Lian withdraw his hand.
Huang Xiao could clearly sense that the Patriarch's aura had weakened somewhat. Evidently, what he had just done had consumed a considerable amount of his internal power.
Hong Yi's aura, on the other hand, had grown considerably stronger.
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