Chapter 1137: Chapter 887: Picked Up!
Back in the Human Realm, Long Yi had a series of methods to enhance the White Dragon, and these methods were still applicable now. After learning that the Giants did not intend to make things difficult for him, the White Dragons were excited. Despite having gone through an agonizingly difficult period of time, they had not like the Dragon Clan of the Human Realm suffered through a hopeless cycle of reincarnation for ten thousand years, so their feelings toward the Giants were essentially still the same as ten thousand years ago. This was also why Long Yi felt more at ease. Of course, before that, Little Zi had already performed enough checks on all the dragons.
Since both parties were not very familiar with each other, Long Yi did not plan to be too aggressive at the beginning. After all, this was not the White Dragon Empire, and those White Dragons had a natural affinity for Humans. Therefore, Long Yi decided to start with the White Dragon’s Dragon Breath, to enhance its power first.
For this reason, Old White Dragon specifically selected two Dragon Warriors to participate in the experiment with Long Yi. These two Dragon Warriors were very excited but also a bit nervous, as this was indeed the first step in lifting the curse.
However, Long Yi did not plan to conduct the experiment within the cave alone; he made those White Dragons form contracts with him. Initially, the White Dragons were somewhat puzzled, why were contracts necessary? But when they discovered they could switch to a miniature body that hardly consumed any energy, they immediately became overjoyed. The massive size of the Dragon Clan brought astonishing energy consumption, forcing them to enter a state of suspended animation to avoid the frequent need for food, and now this shoulder-plopping rest state was simply too perfect!
In Long Yi’s view, these dragons were clearly afraid of starvation, having already agreed to follow him, yet still getting excited over such a matter.
After bidding farewell to the Emperor, Long Yi took a ship full of little dragons to an uninhabited planet. There were huge caverns underground, ensuring they would not be discovered.
He then asked the two White Dragon Warriors to enter the battle state.
"Aim at the rock wall in front of you and unleash your Dragon Breath at full force, let me see what you can achieve," Long Yi said.
"Okay!" The two White Dragons separated by a great distance, then fiercely unleashed their Dragon Breath. Immediately, a dazzling light illuminated the dim underground cavern substantially, and the rock wall in front of them was hit by the Dragon Breath and blasted open into a big hole, which kept deepening and expanding with the continuation of the Dragon Breath!
Three seconds, one round of Dragon Breath ended. A gigantic cavity tens of meters high and a hundred meters deep was left on the rock wall in front!
"Sigh, after waking up, I’m as weak as a young dragon," lamented one White Dragon Warrior helplessly.
"Don’t worry, the Giant will help us!" Another White Dragon Warrior went over to comfort his friend.
Meanwhile, Long Yi felt like his eyes were almost popping out.
Are you saying that this Dragon Breath is weak? That’s simply nonsense! Those White Dragons in the Human Realm were enhanced by Long Yi time and again, and only barely managed to achieve this, right?
Long Yi realized he had made a mistake; his memory of the White Dragons in his head was still of how they were in the Human Realm. Now these White Dragons were not bound by contracts; this was their true strength.
"Not bad, I will help you!" Long Yi covered up his surprise with a thick-skinned face.
"Because I’m not sure if my methods are equally effective for you, for now, my plan is to further enhance your advantages, to improve the range and power of your Dragon Breath and to increase the Dragon Power storage in your lungs. If it’s successful, I will proceed with the next step of lifting the curse. Is that okay with you?" Long Yi asked.
Is that okay?
The White Dragons looked at each other; what was there to agree or disagree about? We don’t understand, isn’t it all up to you anyway?
"Okay, since you have no objections, then I’ll begin."
Following a familiar routine, Long Yi easily helped these White Dragons increase the range and power of their Dragon Breath. When these White Dragons realized their Dragon Breath had become stronger, their first instinct was naturally excitement. Ever since they were cursed, they had been continuously weakening. And this time, they actually experienced an increase in strength! Although they still could not use Mana or Fighting Aura, this was definitely a good sign!
Especially after seeing Ai Lin, the Dragon Power throughout her body continuously transformed into Mana, a sensation incredibly envious to the dragons!
Long Yi then told the White Dragons that he had only lifted part of the curse, and that some time was needed to observe and prevent any adverse reactions. The White Dragons didn’t understand what "adverse reactions" meant, but since the Giant said so, they accepted it.
At that moment, in the upper Plane, Dragon Star.
The huge Golden Dragon opened its eyes once more, and its gaze, gleaming in the darkness, lit up the endlessly dark underground world. Nestled atop the Golden Dragon’s head was a cute little girl, who Long Yi would immediately recognize as looking almost identical to the Divine Envoy girl if he were there, except her smile was even more insane.
"A Pioneer of the Giants has awakened the slumbering Dragon Clan! You know what you must do, right? My little toy?" said the girl, who seemed to be the Divine Envoy, to the Golden Dragon below her. The Golden Dragon’s eyes suddenly shot out a series of Runes, and immediately, a fierce roar came from the distance.
"Ten thousand Black Dragons? Aren’t you being too stingy? After all, Dragon Star is home to millions of slumbering Dragon Clan members, and they’re not all going to die out, so why fear? When you were cursed, I generously helped lift a bit of the curse for you!"
The girl kept talking, but the Golden Dragon had already closed its eyes.
"Alright, alright, ten thousand it is. But I guess that’s about right, after all, that place is not the restricted Human Realm, those dragons are not completely cursed, hehe, it somehow feels like I’m bullying them!"
After saying her piece, the girl happily nestled on top of the Golden Dragon’s head and fell asleep.
Long Yi returned to the Sanctuary Empire with two hundred White Dragons. When Emperor Saint Danze of the Sanctuary Empire saw Long Yi coming back with a group of little dragons, he felt like his tears were about to fall.
These were dragons! These were freaking dragons! Even if they were young dragons, they were still dragons! Even if they were cursed and lost their power for betraying the Giants back then, they were still dragons!
At that time, in the dining room, everyone had already left, and the entire dining room was filled with the aroma of various meats. Over two hundred little dragons, now in their rest state, were launching a ferocious attack on all kinds of meats.
The greatest advantage of a young dragon’s body is that it can easily become full without consuming too much food. That massive innate form of theirs, Long Yi had already found a rich, uninhabited planet to feast on during his return journey, and now, he was merely eating out of craving.
"So I said, why provoke the Giants? Just look at those poor Black Dragons, still trembling in their sleep, while we are already enjoying the good life! Hahaha!" A White Dragon lay on the dining table, speaking to another White Dragon beside it.
"Yeah, yeah, uh... I feel like I haven’t eaten anything this delicious in ten thousand years!" The other White Dragon also lay on the dining table, holding its belly and speaking out blissfully.
"Nonsense, of course it’s been ten thousand years, we’ve been asleep for almost ten thousand years! Hahahaha!" The White Dragon beside it said.
Not far away, Saint Danze stared dumbfounded at a group of young dragons making various noises. He couldn’t understand a word, but he had Long Yi by his side!
"Hehe, Mister Long Yi, where did you find these dragons?" Saint Danze approached and asked cautiously.
"Picked them up." Long Yi said, which was a heartfelt truth. He really had just found them.
"Hehehe, Mister Long Yi must be joking." Saint Danze sensed that Long Yi obviously didn’t want to tell him, but he still didn’t give up. "Then, Mister Long Yi, can you give me a young dragon? I also want to raise one..." Saint Danze, endowed with the status of an Emperor, asked hesitantly.
"Of course not." Long Yi refused.
"But you have more than two hundred of them... I just want one..." Saint Danze persisted.
"Actually, here’s the thing."
Long Yi called over a White Dragon and shouted, "Combat form!"
Boom!
The fifty-meter-long huge White Dragon instantly filled the not-so-spacious dining room.
"Rest form!"
The huge White Dragon reverted back to its resting state and continued to eat, not yet fully satisfied.
"See, I didn’t bring them here to be pets but for battle," Long Yi said.
Saint Danze was flabbergasted.
"Are all of these, adult dragons?"
Even if it was just for a moment, the sight of the crushed dining room furniture was not imaginary.
"Of course they are." Long Yi said.
"How could that be..." Saint Danze was genuinely stunned this time.
"How could it not be?" Long Yi replied with a smile.
"Ever since the Dragon Clan lost their power, they disappeared without a trace. Where did you find them?" Saint Danze’s curiosity was purely innocent this time.
"After I’ve defeated Elma, if you’re still interested in this question, I’ll tell you. But for now, while I trust you, I think it’s better for you not to know about this, considering Elma’s omnipresence," Long Yi said.
Saint Danze nodded. Indeed, everything was for victory, and any other issue could be addressed later.
After Black Dragon’s defeat, Zulal returned to the Ancient Mage Tower and relayed the entire process to Elma. But after hearing it, Elma merely smiled lightly and said, "Being able to defeat those warriors is enough. I never expected him to defeat Long Yi."
Zulal was confused: "Weren’t you preparing to deal with Long Yi?"
Elma laughed heartily: "Of course, I am preparing to deal with Long Yi, but do I have to defeat Long Yi in order to deal with him? Look how strong Long Yi is. Why doesn’t he charge into my Ancient Mage Tower himself? Why does he still need to train such powerful forces for the Divine Auffa Empire and the Sanctuary Empire?"
Elma walked ahead while Zulal followed behind without responding.
"Because Long Yi knows that even if he were to attack, even if he killed me, he might not obtain the key to the Teleportation Gate and Landers’ memories, so he can only play defense, waiting for me to make a move, waiting for me to reveal my weakness," Elma continued.
"Then if we do nothing, doesn’t that mean we are already in an invincible position?" Zulal asked.
"That’s right, Long Yi can’t do anything to me if he can’t find me. That’s not a bad idea. Are you suggesting that I should act like a scared turtle?" Elma asked with a smile.
"I wouldn’t dare!" Zulal quickly bowed his head deeply. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)
