Chapter 159: Conditions of the Legendary

Red Dragon Di Luo Na Ou instantly turned hostile, depriving Yu Long of any chance to flee; facing this pseudo‑legendary red dragon, he had no thought of challenging him at all.

"Great Di Luo Na Ou, what are you doing?" Yu Long forced a smile.

Red Dragon snorted, sparks flaring from his snout: "What am I doing? Of course I'm confirming whether your master is actually an adult Juan Ce Long."

He threatened: "Notify him now, tell him to come over immediately, and say this deal is too big; I need to meet him in person!"

Yu Long's face darkened: "I can't do that; I have taken a divine oath."

"No need to worry," the red dragon said with a cunning smile, "I'll help you."

Di Luo Na Ou's vertical pupils turned into a vortex, radiating a captivating light; the powerful magic shattered Yu Long's mental barrier.

Three-circle Enchantment Spell — 【Suggestion Technique】

As an elderly red dragon, Di Luo Na Ou possessed a respectable Spellcasting Ability, equivalent to an 11th‑level Sorcerer, and was innately master of 【Suggestion Technique】, a spell that can bewilder the mind.

Under the spell's effect, Yu Long's gaze grew vacant; subconsciously he believed the red dragon's words were true, that summoning his master would lead to a better transaction.

Subjectively, Yu Long no longer intended to harm his master's interests, and the red dragon exploited this opening, confident that the other side need not keep the oath.

This is the flaw of a divine oath: unless one acts directly against the other, the judgment of breach often hinges on subjective intent rather than objective outcome.

Yu Long quickly regained his senses, chuckling awkwardly: "My apologies, esteemed Di Luo Na Ou, I was merely notifying my master; he'll be delighted to hear you're willing to trade."

The instant‑message spell swiftly delivered Yu Long's message to Naimi Xisi, who was idly lying on a bed of gold coins in a cave, eyes closed in relaxation.

"What? You want me to go there for a meeting?" Naimi Xisi frowned impatiently.

He sensed something amiss, because Yu Long's letter had already informed him that the master behind the mine was an Extreme Elder Red Dragon.

"Heh, what meeting, you really just want to rob them, don't you?"

Naimi Xisi sneered; he holds no moral expectations for any red dragon and doesn't believe that one truly wants to do business.

He probably wants to lure me over to see if I have the skill to devour him.

If I don't go, the other side will assume I'm scared and will try to pry my position from Yu Long and the others.

"Since that's the case, I'll have to make a zero‑price purchase," Naimi Xisi said, standing up as his massive body lumbered out of the cave.

Now his strength had long surpassed his former self; even without Divine Spell, the spell amplification from his Power Gem alone allowed him to crush any being below Legendary Level.

If that red dragon were a pseudo‑legendary Spellcaster wielding the Nine‑Circle Spell, I might still worry about being outmaneuvered, but an Extreme Elder Red Dragon's power mainly stems from its breath, physique, and decent spells combined.

For ordinary beings, an Extreme Elder Red Dragon is far tougher than a 20th‑level Mage, yet for Naimi Xisi the latter poses a slightly greater threat than the former.

Nevertheless, Naimi Xisi was not careless; before leaving, he cast countless protective buff spells over his entire body.

With the Power Gem's amplification, these auxiliary spells grew far stronger— for example, 【Power of the Ox】 and other six‑attribute spells, which under normal conditions could only temporarily raise a target's attributes by 4 points.

However, at a 20‑fold boost, Naimi Xisi's six dimensions of attributes increased by 80 points!

The surging power coursed through his body; he felt his physical strength now nearly matched that of the wolf‑serpent demon that had once approached Legendary Level.

The boost to intelligence and other three mental dimensions also rose dramatically, temporarily raising Naimi Xisi's spell points greatly, yet he sensed many of the added attributes were wasted.

Logically, his mental three dimensions should have broken the 100‑point mark, but in reality they remained at 99 points.

"Is this the limitation of the Legendary?" Naimi Xisi mused.

One hundred points is the hallmark of a mortal's metamorphosis into Legendary; for most warrior‑type classes and Monsters, crossing the Legendary threshold means having a single physical attribute reach 100 points.

Yet a mortal's innate talent is limited; in most cases many remain blocked at the 100‑point attribute barrier for life.

Only by forging the body and refining the bloodline can one hope to glimpse the Legendary threshold.

The 18th, 19th, and 20th pseudo‑legendary levels are the stages mortals prepare for ascending to Legendary; the gap among these three is small, and the Frelen call them collectively the 【Pseudo‑Legendary】 level.

Old‑age red dragons and Extreme Elder red dragons are typical examples; their strengths differ little, and size growth is minimal, because both lie within the pseudo‑legendary tier.

If one insists on finer distinction, it's essentially a 19‑level versus a 20‑level difference.

!

Only by passing the Extreme Elder Dragon Stage and entering the Ancient Dragon phase can red dragons undergo a qualitative change, for then they are Legendary‑level warriors with over a hundred points in strength and physique.

This breakthrough method, in the Juan Ce Long's memory inheritance, is also called — 【Legendary Path】.

Accumulate the source, break the hundred‑point attribute barrier, and obtain a transformed body.

Legends forged this way all possess superhuman strength, or a terrifying constitution that can regrow a severed head within minutes, even moving across a city in the blink of an eye.

Of course, there are other paths to Legendary; after all, Spellcasters cannot rely on the scarce mental three‑dimensional attributes to surpass 100 points.

In fact, most Legendary Spellcasters cannot even push their mental three dimensions beyond 60 points.

For them, the path to Legendary is called — 【Mystic Path】.

By probing the essence behind the Magic Net and invoking the powers of the cosmos and deities, whichever method, once Spellcasters master power beyond the Nine‑Circle Spell, they automatically become Legendary warriors.

And that power is also known as — 【Legendary Spell】.

At this moment, Naimi Xisi's attributes hovered at the critical point; though merely a temporary spell boost, the terrifying power was enough for him to grapple an elderly red dragon without any spells.

Naimi Xisi let out an excited roar into the sky, his figure flashing and vanishing instantly.

After a 20‑fold amplification, his mind‑transfer range allowed each teleport of 20 km; after twenty‑something jumps, Naimi Xisi reached the edge of the Temawa Forest.

He spread his wings and surged; his near‑100‑point agility turned him into a fleeting afterimage in the air, producing a massive sonic boom.

(End of Chapter)