The Mighty Dragons Are Dead-Chapter 656 - 0653: The Fruit’s Owner (Second Update)
Chapter 656: Chapter 0653: The Fruit’s Owner (Second Update)
“Brother, have you and Leo finished your training so soon?” Ach, deep in thought, noticed Liszt had returned earlier than expected and asked curiously.
Liszt replied with a restrained smile, “I didn’t train, but I have successfully ridden a dragon and become a true Dragon Knight!” He had planned to express his excitement with loud laughter, but he held it back and shared the news with an air of nonchalance.
“Ah!”
Ach exclaimed with surprise all over his face, “Brother has succeeded in dragon riding, that’s wonderful, Brother is a true Dragon Knight, at the top of the world!”
“Keep it down, keep it down. Leo is still young, and the training of a Dragon Knight requires exploration. We must continue to keep a low profile for now,” Liszt gestured with his hands.
Then he asked earnestly, “Ach, now that I have succeeded in riding a dragon and become a true Dragon Knight, it is time to separate from the Tulip Family. What do you think would be the best surname to take? Most dragon knight families take dragons as their surname, like the Sapphire Duke who uses Sapphire as his surname.”
Ach tilted his head, pondering for a while, “How about calling it Flame?”
“Flame is too vulgar and does not match the dignity of a Dragon Knight.”
“What about Blazing Flame?”
“Still doesn’t feel prestigious enough, how about Flame Burning Sky, what do you think, Ach?” Liszt suggested his idea, but quickly dismissed it, “Although Flame Burning Sky is sufficiently prestigious, it doesn’t quite fit the image as it’s a verb.”
In this world, the rule for naming surnames primarily involves nouns.
Sapphire, Tulip, Golden Wheat Sheaf, Immortal Arrival, Eagle Sword, Black Knight, and so on, are all nouns used as surnames or represent certain gemstones, plants, and objects.
Considering Liszt had already given his Blood Servant the surname “Dawnbreak,” it wouldn’t be strange to come up with “Flame Burning Sky.” However, he decided to stick to traditional rules and choose a noun for his surname, which would be passed down in the Dragon Knight family.
“Magma? Volcano? Burning? Scorching?”
He tossed and turned over different options but failed to come up with something better, ultimately revisiting Ach’s earlier suggestion of “Blazing Flame”: “Let’s tentatively settle on Blazing Flame for now; the news of the Dragon Knight must be kept under wraps anyway. We can decide on the official surname when we formally separate from the family.”
Liszt Blazing Flame thus made the decision.
Afterward, he took out two servings of juice from the Gemstone Space, handed one to Ach, and sipped the other himself, “Ach, join me in a little celebration.”
“Mhm.”
“Cheers, to my success in dragon riding, and to Ach’s advance to Archmage!”
After drinking the juice and briefly discussing his experience with dragon riding, he asked Ach to point out any oversights. It was pretty much certain that the Dragon Knight’s dragon “contract” required a Mind Battle. Only by achieving harmony and unity in the Mind Battle, could the knight share breath and fate with the dragon.
The condition to trigger the Mind Battle with the dragon, apart from climbing onto the Dragon Tooth Platform, probably required Complete Advanced Level Dou Qi.
The rest of the details needed to be savored slowly.
So, putting aside their glasses, Ach continued to ponder the Magic Web, while Liszt sat on the rocks reflecting on the dragon riding venture: “Without the Bewildering Dragon Mind Fruit, I don’t know how long it will take to resolve Leo’s hostility, gain its recognition, mount the Dragon Tooth Platform, and engage in the Mind Battle.”
The outcome of the Mind Battle was also an uncertainty.
“The difficulty of the Mind Battle is too high. I have two Bewildering Dragon Mind Fruits left, which means I have two more opportunities to ride dragons. Should I keep one for the Formless Dragon and one for the Smoke Dragon?” Liszt thought for a while; the Formless Dragon, although an acquired taste, held tremendous strategic value.
The value of the Space Gem far exceeded that of any other gemstone, it could be seen as both the Sacred Dragon and the Gemstone Dragon. And with his good relationship with Liszt, it could be considered as good as in his pocket.
“As for the Smoke Dragon… Whether it exists or not, I’m still not sure. Did it infect me with the Power of Destiny, or did its power cling to me after death in hopes of reviving through me? If it’s the former, am I something like a Dragon Wraith similar to Paris?”
Not quite.
White Dragon Wraiths are in a state of specter, transforming only after the person’s death; while Black Dragon Childe are constantly infected by Dragon Magic Power, their bodies at risk of being eroded at any time.
Though he possessed the Power of Destiny, he showed no sign of being eroded. He could still practice Dou Qi, he could still smoothly ride dragons: “Perhaps the Smoke Dragon wants to use my power to revive. Once it revives, having spent so much time together, I should be able to manage without the aid of Bewildering Dragon Mind Fruit.”
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Besides, the Bewildering Dragon Mind Fruit is drawn by the Power of Destiny, it wouldn’t make sense for the Smoke Dragon to sabotage itself.
“Let’s put aside the Smoke Dragon for now. Whether or not it’s trying to revive is still uncertain… So, which dragon should receive this third Bewildering Dragon Mind Fruit? Right, I need to contract a dragon to obtain the identity of Dragon Domain LandLord, it should be a young dragon… If I could find the life-representing Immortal Dragon and directly contract it, wouldn’t I have hope for eternal life?”
The Immortal Dragon certainly exists.
If the Formless Dragon and the Smoke Dragon exist, it’s impossible that it does not. However, finding it would likely be extremely difficult. With the aid of the Power of Destiny, there might be a chance to locate it.
“Therefore, I will allocate this third Bewildering Dragon Mind Fruit to the Immortal Dragon. If I encounter other dragons along the way, I will attempt to ride them using my own strength — it can’t be that all dragons require the Bewildering Dragon Mind Fruit to be ridden, otherwise every kingdom would mass-cultivate Mind Fruit Trees and allow their offspring to ride dragons at will!”
He thought of the Fire Dragon with its Evil Dragon Attribute, proud, brutal, and wicked, which is why the Mind Battle required one to overcome the Evil Dragon.
If it were a Gemstone Dragon, a Metal Dragon, the nature of the Mind Battle would probably be quite different. Perhaps it would be merely an assessment and adjustment of each other’s temperaments. The dragons would likely need to select their most suitable knights through the Mind Battle.
“Phew!”
Having allocated the use of the Bewildering Dragon Mind Fruit,
Liszt let out a long breath and dived into the sea for a refreshing swim, washing away the stench of sweat — his body had gone through an intensification during the recent completion of Advanced Level Dou Qi, expelling a lot of waste. It left his body smelling foul, which was quite uncomfortable for his slight obsession with cleanliness.
“Cheerpi.”
Rainbow Whale Rose swam over, ready to be ridden by Liszt.
But Liszt patted its back, indicating it should go play. He planned to dive underwater himself to see just how strong his body had become.
Complete Dou Qi, successful dragon riding.
Although his strength had made a leap, his physique clearly couldn’t match that of a dragon’s—perhaps one day he could switch between his flesh and Dragon’s Intent just as dragons do. Only then would he be able to completely disregard physical strength and roam without constraints.
Practicing swordsmanship in water, quite a struggle.
He succeeded in testing the strength of his physique.
The enhancement was over double. An ordinary Sky Knight’s ultimate move would probably only inflict mild damage, and not affect internal organs. Nonetheless, an attack from a Sword Saint would still deal a severe injury. His physique was about equivalent to ordinary steel, and a casual punch without using Dou Qi should be able to kill a Low-Level Magical Beast.
“Rose, take me diving. Let’s see how deep I can go now!”
“Cheerpi!”
