Chapter 242: Lulansi's Expectations

Regardless of whether Lulansi had mentally prepared himself beforehand, seeing this giant dragon up close at this moment, he was still deeply shocked.

Its massive size, ferocious head, and giant tail like a steel whip gave one a sense of total oppression;

and then there were those dense, ice-blue scales, with red patterns mixed along the edges, as if it were bathed in blood, conveying bloodthirst and violence to the outside world at every moment.

Lulansi had seen many Magic Beasts, both large and ugly, but he had never seen this kind of Magic Beast that was born carrying such pressure and an aura of royalty.

This pressure was not brought about by a gap in strength, but rather a mysterious psychological effect.

It was just like a mouse seeing a cat, easily frightened into immobility.

Of course, for a Meteor Knight like Lulansi who had seen the world, although he was shocked, he could quickly regain his composure, and he was far from being so terrified that he couldn't move.

But his Magic Beast, the Thunder Chasing Beast, was restless at this moment.

It did not know whether it was better to flee or to stand still, and could only let out uneasy low cries, seeking help from its master.

Lulansi gave it a reassuring look, and perhaps due to their soul connection, the Thunder Chasing Beast gradually calmed down.

Kaierluosi glanced at the other beast, "Master, I sensed a very faint trace of giant dragon bloodline aura from this Magic Beast!"

Its tongue couldn't help but flick; such a Magic Beast would surely be delicious, but the other party's master was clearly related to its own master, so it couldn't eat it.

Luoning was somewhat surprised; he hadn't expected the Thunder Chasing Beast to actually have a giant dragon bloodline, as he had thought it was just an external rumor.

Lulansi's gaze flickered; he could tell that the giant dragon was communicating with Luoning, but he could not understand it.

However, there was one thing he was certain of: the achievements of this young man before him would absolutely not be below his own.

"How did you subdue it?"

"At that time, Kaierluosi was relatively weak. I took the opportunity to climb onto its back, and after a series of tossings through the sky and sea, I conquered it while it was exhausted, and then successfully signed the contract."

It sounded understated, but Lulansi heard the thrill of it.

Who among ordinary people would have the courage to climb onto the back of a giant dragon, and be taken through the sky and sea? This was a matter of nine deaths and one life.

"You are very brave, child!"

Lulansi exclaimed, "I am proud of your courage!"

His gaze returned to Kaierluosi.

"Its size is a few circles smaller than the powerful individuals among Griffins, but for a Griffin, reaching Level 6 is already the limit; the potential of your giant dragon should be more than that."

Luoning had seen the Griffin team that escorted Blanche last time; most of those Griffins were at the Level 4 Magic Beast level, and their size was smaller than Kaierluosi's.

However, the Level 5 Griffin belonging to that Deputy Commander Buluoer was about the same size as the giant dragon.

The "powerful individuals" Lulansi spoke of should refer to Griffins that had reached Level 6, only Luoning had never seen such a creature.

"In that case, does Kaierluosi not have an advantage when facing a group of Griffins?"

Lulansi looked thoughtful, and finally shook his head, "Size comparison is only one aspect; specifically, it depends on actual combat."

He looked at the giant dragon's scales, "May I touch it?"

"Of course!" Luoning laughed.

Lulansi approached slowly, reaching out to touch the icy scales.

Kaierluosi had never been close to strange humans, but since its master allowed it, it could only exhale in displeasure and let the other party touch it.

Originally, it didn't care about the old man in front of it, but it didn't expect the other party to flick a finger, and a huge impact force acted upon the scales, making a 'thud' sound; it actually felt a trace of pain.

"Master, he..." Kaierluosi began to complain.

Luoning signaled for it not to be agitated.

Lulansi coughed twice; he had just mobilized some Battle Qi, which made his whole body uncomfortable.

He touched the scale he had just flicked; there was not the slightest trace of a dent.

"The defensive power is quite good; even a Level 6 Griffin cannot compare to your giant dragon. What level of Magic Beast is it?"

"Just entered Level 6."

Luoning did not hide it, "It was only Level 5 when I subdued it."

"To have such powerful defensive power just after entering Level 6, it is worthy of the legendary giant dragon race!"

Lulansi couldn't help but sigh; Magic Beasts are truly favored by the heavens. They do not need cultivation or tempering, and in some aspects, they are born stronger than humans.

"I wonder where its upper limit is; it should be able to reach Level 8 or 9, right?"

A Level 9 Magic Beast is an existence comparable to a human Great Magus or a Blazing Sun Knight; Lulansi had never seen one with his own eyes.

Should a legendary giant dragon have such a level?

It was just that his assessment was still a bit too conservative.

Luoning said, "According to Kaierluosi's inherited memories, it should be the descendant of a Legendary Giant Dragon; logically, it should have the potential to become Legendary."

Lulansi's pupils contracted. Legendary!

He looked at the giant dragon before him in disbelief, his expression even more surprised than when he first saw the giant dragon.

Above Blazing Sun is Legendary, but this level is only a legendary concept.

As far as Lulansi knew, in the more than 900 years of clearly recorded history on the Orland Continent, it seemed that only the First Emperor of the empire was said to have reached the Legendary level.

From the fall of the First Emperor until now, it seemed no more Legendaries had appeared on the continent.

And this giant dragon actually had the possibility of becoming a Legendary creature!

Lulansi looked at Luoning, his gaze more earnest than ever before.

"Do you know what Legendary level means?"

Luoning focused, "What does it mean?"

Lulansi chuckled, and said with a meaningful tone, "It means you can establish a country."

He quickly denied this statement, "No, it should be an empire!"

Luoning's eyes flickered, "Legendary level, just how powerful is it?"

Lulansi shook his head; he was only a Level 7 Meteor Knight, and although he had stepped into the ranks of the strong, he only had a vague concept of just how powerful a Blazing Sun Knight was.

The main reason was not that he was ill-informed, but that the number of Sun-level powerhouses was so small that he had never even come into contact with one.

"It is said that a Blazing Sun Knight can still be killed by the combined efforts of lower-level Knights, but once one ascends to Legendary, there is a heaven-shaking and earth-shattering change, and they can no longer be defeated by simple encirclement."

Below Legendary, numbers can change the outcome of a battle;

once it rises to the Legendary level, the advantage of numbers becomes dispensable.

Hearing this introduction, Luoning's heart surged with excitement; he really wanted to experience just what level the peak martial power of this world had reached.

"What you lack right now is time."

Lulansi said: "What you lack is the time for your dragon to grow to Legendary."

Hearing this, not to mention Luoning, even Kaierluosi felt somewhat awkward.

"Grandfather, you might not know, but Kaierluosi is already over two hundred and sixty years old; waiting for it to grow to Legendary will likely be a matter of seven or eight hundred years from now."

Lulansi was stunned, "The growth period of a dragon is that long?"

The time it takes for a Magic Beast to grow from birth to the peak of its strength varies.

Shorter ones require a few years, while longer ones can take over a decade.

Lulansi knew of the dragon's extraordinariness and estimated that a few decades or a hundred years should suffice.

Judging by Luoning's aptitude, living for over a hundred years without any accidents would be no problem.

But he had not expected that the growth period of a dragon would actually require several hundred years.

"It is my ignorance, then."

Lulansi sighed, secretly thinking it was a pity.

Seven or eight hundred years—let alone him and Luoning, Luoning's children and grandchildren would likely be gone by then.

"However, with a Level 6 dragon guarding the territory, I no longer need to worry about your safety."

He put away his look of regret and regained his anticipation: "What you need to do now is steadily improve, manage your territory well, and expand your influence; I believe that in the future, your achievements will definitely not be lower than mine!"

Lulansi was in the twilight of his years, yet his gaze was full of anticipation for the future; he seemed to see the day when a Duke would be born to the Wushan family. (End of chapter)