Chapter 17

After the preliminary construction of the underwater dragon nest was completed, the three hatchling dragons returned to their peaceful daily routine.

Sleeping, fishing, digging burrows.

The originally narrow and oppressive dragon nest became spacious as it expanded day by day.

Lai Ang had an extra daily routine compared to Ai Di and Sai Jia: practicing the visualization method.

Between the two ways of cultivating spiritual power, meditation method and visualization method, Lai Ang ultimately chose the visualization method that suited it best.

The visualization method can select any object or living being for visualization; the more complex and powerful, the more outstanding the cultivation effect of the visualization method.

Of course, the difficulty will also increase accordingly.

And the object Lai Ang chose to visualize was itself.

In terms of strength and complexity, visualizing natural entities like the sun, earth, and starry sky, if successful, would definitely yield an extremely strong effect on spiritual power cultivation.

But Lai Ang felt that taking such a step was a bit too big.

Mainly, it lacked confidence to get started; if it couldn't even get started, the visualization method couldn't turn into runes to gain an idle slot boost.

And for something too powerful and complex without confidence, or too weak that even if cultivated successfully it wouldn't mean much, Lai Ang ultimately thought of itself.

Among beings cultivating the visualization method, this choice is not uncommon.

Because choosing one's own image as the core of the visualization method has two advantages.

First, one can always closely observe the details of one's own body, which effectively aids the cultivation of the visualization method.

Second, as one's own strength increases, with changes in body and spirit, the cultivation effect of the visualization method also becomes stronger.

Therefore, beings daring to choose themselves as the core visualization image often possess extremely strong self-confidence.

Firmly believing they can become strong.

As a giant dragon, Lai Ang also possessed a unique and powerful cheat-level talent, so it was naturally extremely confident.

In the mental world.

Lai Ang used spiritual power as ink and intention as the brush, beginning to "carve" itself.

First, it simply "carved" its outward appearance.

Then, it continually filled in the details.

Lai Ang began the "carving" from the dragon scales that were easiest to observe.

In the idle slot, the experience value of Second Rank zero-level Black Water Battle Energy was also slowly increasing.

Time, in such a fulfilling yet monotonous day, slowly passed.

During this period, the dragon mother did not appear.

The green dragon teacher named Rad did not appear either.

The group of little dragons in the dragon fort, however, had been seen from afar several times while fishing and hunting.

Red dragons, blue dragons, green dragons, black dragons, and various mixed-blood dragon breeds.

They fly up to the high sky to play, or fight on the ground, honing their combat skills, appearing quite leisurely and carefree.

On this river side, besides black dragons and little dragons with black dragon blood who approach, other little dragons basically do not come near.

Especially red and blue dragons; the former likes lava environments, the latter likes dry desert areas, and both are quite averse to water.

Therefore, when Lai Ang and the two others came to the Emerald Academy and had spent over a month there, the little dragons of the dragon fort did not discover their presence.

However, this situation obviously could not be concealed forever.

The thirty-fifth day after arriving at the Emerald Academy.

Sai Jia, who was fishing in the river, encountered two black dragons from the dragon fort. "Lai Ang! Lai Ang!"

In a vague way, Lai Ang seemed to hear someone calling it.

Upon waking from sleep, Lai Ang instinctively glanced at its current panel information. - 【Black Dragon】: Lai Ang Xi Er Wa Na Si

【Dragon Race Level (Biological Level)】: First Rank

Mastered class skill: Dragon Might (First Rank 0 level) - 【Caster Level】: First Rank

Mastered spells:

First-circle spells: Water Shield (0 level), Mage's Eye (0 level), Breath Barrier (0 level); Zero-circle tricks: Small Water Ball Technique (max level), Minor Power Boost (max level)

Black Dragon Visualization Method: First Rank 1 level (1/20) - 【Warrior Level】: Second Rank Black Water Battle Energy: Second Rank 1 level (3/50) - After several dozen days, the Second Rank Black Water Battle Energy rose from level 0 to level 1.

The visualization method was successfully initiated, and under Lai Ang's own visualization cultivation, it broke through to level 1 yesterday.

Compared to the cultivation efficiency without the visualization method, the First Rank 1 level Black Dragon Visualization Method roughly increased spiritual power cultivation speed by about one thirtieth.

The increase seems not large.

However, a caster's spiritual power cultivation is calculated in years; each point of increased efficiency, over time accumulating, will make this difference extremely huge.

Moreover, the Black Dragon Visualization Method has just begun cultivation; once the rank and level keep rising, the effect on spiritual power cultivation will naturally grow as well.

"Unfortunately, the idle slot cannot currently be used to raise the level of the Black Dragon Visualization Method." Lai Ang felt some regret.

Because a crisis was pressing upon it, Lai Ang could only first use the idle slot to boost Black Water Battle Energy, which could strengthen its strength in a short time.

After closing the panel, Lai Ang looked toward Ai Di, who had rushed into the dragon nest with a somewhat anxious expression.

"Lai Ang big brother, I just saw Sai Jia fighting with two black dragons!"

Ai Di didn't waste words, directly stating the reason.

"Let's go." Lai Ang said bluntly.

Sai Jia is now its little brother, being besieged by other dragons; naturally it couldn't stand by and do nothing.

Lai Ang also didn't want to keep hiding in the underwater dragon nest! "The river's prey has become much scarcer; it's also time to go seize what rightfully belongs to me." A cold glint flashed in Lai Ang's pale yellow dragon eyes.

During the dozens of days Lai Ang lay low in the Emerald Academy, it was not truly oblivious to outside affairs.

It was also observing various information about the twelve dragon forts.

Then it discovered that every three days, some monster servants would bring large amounts of meat from outside into the twelve dragon forts.

Among these meats, ranging from ordinary beasts to magic creatures full of energy and nutrients, everything is present.

Lai Ang's so-called struggle is just fighting over this food, which belongs to it, as well as to Ai Di and Sai Jia—the food of these three dragons!

One after another, two black dragon hatchlings rushed out from the underwater dragon nest, turning into black arrows that darted toward the north-facing river.

Soon, Lai Ang and Ai Di saw Sai Jia.

Sai Jia was now in a sorry state, as two black dragons not smaller than it jointly tore at it, ripping its scales until they were bloody.

However, Sai Jia was also extremely ferocious, ignoring the black dragon attacking it from behind and focusing only on the one in front, madly clawing, tail-whipping, and biting that black dragon hatchling, leaving it covered in wounds.

The arrival of Lai Ang and Ai Di drew the attention of the three black dragons engaged in the melee.

However, even faster than their gaze turning toward them was—a small water ball merging into the water.

Accompanied by a muffled grunt, the black dragon that had been tearing at Sai Jia's back suddenly let out a pained cry.

Its left dragon wing seemed to have been blasted with a large hole by some round object.

Roar! (End of chapter)