Chapter 103: Full

"Another Magical Girl? Uh, Young Lady Purple Miss Zi Qiangwei, your companion?"

Li En asked subconsciously, but upon actually seeing Purple Miss Zi Qiangwei, he froze instantly.

Her cold pupils transformed into snake shapes, a cold aura overflowing from her petite body, her small fists clenching with a crack.

Since meeting, this was the first time she had lost her smile.

Noticing Li En's gaze, she instantly showed a smile again.

"How about I send you back first? Heh, just kidding. Purple Miss Zi Qiangwei will handle everything. But you can consider it too."

Saying this, she waved her small fist, seeming very confident.

But Li En sensed her seriousness, even seriously considering this proposal.

A mature Magical Girl is not weaker than a Legendary Mage; two Legendary Mages starting a war? Li En indeed had to consider the possibility of dying from an unknown AOE.

At this moment, Purple Miss Zi Qiangwei was obviously more serious, no longer in a tourist mindset.

Then, she stepped right onto the Shadow Dragon's head.

"Come on, tell everything you know to this old lady!" Her small leather boot with flowers stepped again and again, seemingly acting spoiled, but every single step brought out heaps of flesh and blood.

Too lazy to act, Purple Miss Zi Qiangwei directly started the interrogation; Li En didn't find it strange, he never thought Purple Miss Zi Qiangwei was truly a little white flower.

Now closing the social distance and revealing part of her true personality, it actually seemed more intimate.

And the poor Shadow Dragon suffered misfortune.

As a native of this region, under the threat of the violent Magical Girl's iron fist, it could hide nothing.

Some things were as expected; the master of this local city was indeed a believer of the "Shadow Mirror Woman," with her church and sects inside the city.

They found this unlucky one, forcing it to fall into the Shadow Realm to become a Shadow Dragon; this was roughly ten-plus years ago.

It is hard to say whether this is an enhancement or a weakening; Black Dragon breeds aren't considered good at fighting either, but even counting the Shadow Dragon as a True Dragon breed, it is the weakest, having lost the elemental power of the natural world, embracing the shadow element, which in a certain sense cuts off its foundation and Dragonborn privileges.

This world, due to its long history, has too many lives, civilizations, and kingdoms falling into the Shadow Plane, making it quite powerful, but this has nothing to do with the little dragon before them; it lost the essence of its own command over elements.

The Black Dragon's elemental talent is actually quite mixed; it has some water element, acid element, and plant-related abilities, and can also master sorcery and shadow magic to a certain extent.

It is also for this reason that most dragons, especially Black Dragons constantly targeted by the Shadow Pantheon (Black Dragons naturally have weaker shadow affinity), hate this transformation the most; once it really happens...

"They... wanted to kill me."

This Shadow Dragon was injured, and there were obvious dragon claw marks.

The Black Dragon that seemed to have injured it was at least a size larger than it.

And the "they" in its mouth naturally referred to its original kin.

"Clearly, before, I was the elder leading them."

Before the "Snake" Witch, secrets cannot be hidden; the young Shadow Dragon, having opened its floodgates of speech, revealed many secrets.

And looking at the big dragon before him begging for mercy like a "wild dog," Li En's awe for the Dragon Race shattered into pieces.

Perhaps it is truly as Purple Miss Zi Qiangwei said; the gap between dragons is greater than the gap between humans.

From the situation revealed, it actually cannot be called a complete True Dragon either.

"We were all born around that seal. But while inside that building, we were in a state of confusion all day. Like having no reason, no self, just instinctual beasts. So I was the first to leave."

Fearfully, the danger level of that underground seal needs to be re-evaluated; it can even mass-produce Black Dragons.

But from this Shadow Dragon's account, these mass-produced Black Dragons clearly have congenital deficiencies; True Dragon hatchlings possess reason and self shortly after birth (except for the shameful White Dragons), while the little black one before them, even at over ten years old, was still a beast, only gradually gaining reason and self in its twenties.

Its theoretical age should be over forty now, but Purple Miss Zi Qiangwei said it looks at most twenty, considered a young dragon just having left the hatchling stage, and its growth rate is also abnormal.

But this reality is still too terrifying.

If it really let dozens of dragons hoard underground and they burst out mixed with a beast tide upon reaching adulthood, the entire Radiance City probably couldn't withstand it.

After adventuring outside, it used its power to awaken two bloodline compatriots, forming a Black Dragon family of one big and two small.

It even planned to wait until adulthood decades later to breed its own descendants.

The result was that it was found by a Shadow Priest among the Dark Elves, finally becoming a pitiful Shadow Dragon.

Then, the two little Black Dragons naturally turned on each other; everyone was at a similar stage, but after transforming into Shadow Dragons they actually became weaker; under a surprise attack, they almost killed this unlucky one.

Although this is bad news for this fellow, for Radiance City it is good news; if it really is that Shadow Lady's city, it is much better than other Dark Elf gods. Not that the city of this deity can be negotiated with, but the other gods are completely not worth considering for negotiation; just start fighting.

"As for the Dark Elves, I don't know; I just saw some beastmen wearing one-eyed masks going to that city. Traveling with them was also a Magical Girl; her deer antlers made me fearful, I dared not approach."

One-eyed masks? That Beast Cult again? This is an old acquaintance of Li En.

This counts as an unexpected yet reasonable development; perhaps they are the ones who most desire the Beast Revival.

Looking at the trembling dragon head before him, Li En felt something was increasingly wrong.

It was his first time seeing a real dragon type, yet he felt quite disappointed.

That shadow-like body was indeed huge, muscles and dragon claws met expectations, and that skull-shaped head also revealed treachery and cunning.

But he always felt something was wrong; what exactly is this...

"Fake Dragon. Heh, a completely uncunning stupid fake dragon." Lord Lord Lord Kuku gave an answer.

"You mean..."

"They have no inheritance! No Dragon Inheritance! Just fakes!"

Now, Li En understood.

Dragons are rare "knowers from birth"; they can inherit memories, knowledge, and abilities within their bloodlines; many Dragonblood Mages can obtain memories and power from their bloodlines.

Among these are not only spells and combat techniques, but also the culture and history belonging to dragons; a dragon's color often indicates its style of conduct, and it is because this "You Sect" is universal and effective.

It is said that White Dragon cubs always appear as beasts because the Dragon Inheritance of their branch has problems.

"Real Black Dragons! Even if they become Shadow Dragons, they will be very cunning! Very cunning!"

"It actually spoke honestly! How can an Evil Dragon be so honest! Even if there is no hope left, it will use its life to set a death trap for you and mislead you!"

"Too stupid, too stupid, shameful, dragon-shame!"

And Lord Lord Lord Kuku, also a Dragonborn, looked down on the Evil Dragon before him.

The black dragon was a typical evil dragon, not just the traditional kind that kills your whole family for the flimsy excuse of "looking for fun."

In many stories, they are the joy-bringers who transform and infiltrate adventurer parties, stirring up conflict until the adventurers kill each other.

But the creature before him was foolish; it looked imposing, yet possessed only the skin of a dragon.

It probably couldn't even use its innate abilities properly, had no tactics or strategy, naturally wouldn't open its path to evolution, and wasn't even up to par in physical growth.

"That's all I know."

That dragon was actually panting heavily; Li En covered his face, unable to bear looking.

Was this some family's Husky? Stupid beyond belief; Li En already knew what would happen next.

"Splat!"

When he opened his eyes again, sure enough, the dragon's brains were splattered all over the ground.

You idiot, do you have any idea how valuable you are? Just because someone says they won't kill you, does that mean they really won't?!

"Uh, I was worried about that underground ruin; if we can still control it, eliminating these dangerous creatures is also saving ordinary people," Purple Miss Zi Qiangwei said, hesitating for a moment before finding a reason, having acted too quickly.

Perhaps she was worried Li En would think she was cruel or untrustworthy.

"Hmm, hmm, hmm." Li En pretended to believe it.

"Good material! Good material!" Kukku suddenly jumped out, breaking the silence.

Although it lacked the Dragon Inheritance, this body was one hundred percent a true dragon, so it could naturally be used as material.

Watching Kukku gather materials, Purple Miss Zi Qiangwei was not at all surprised; she simply approached with a smile, offered a greeting, and voluntarily helped identify and divide the materials.

Within a few sentences, she determined that the little creature before her was no ordinary familiar; it was likely the great alchemist behind Li En.

But considering the dragon-scale material, it seemed unnecessary to worry too much.

If Li En didn't want to use them, others could use these shadow-type materials; if Talia could digest them, she could surge forward by a huge margin.

"Eh?"

Li En saw a phantom black shadow rise from the corpse; its posture mimicked a dragon, yet it looked very young.

【Detected evolution material: Inferior Young Shadow Dragon Soul (Diamond). Absorb?】

Li En indeed could not absorb it, but the Heroic Soul Codex could! Back then, it had devoured that Inferior Dragon Soul of the Volcanic Roar; this one, after all, was a true dragon!

"Absorb."

At that moment, the dragon soul vanished without a trace.

【Strength increased, Constitution increased, Spirit increased.】

【Acquired Magic Projection (Shadow).】

Uh, eating just one pseudo-dragon back then yielded so many abilities; this one was far too weak, wasn't it?

He didn't have shadow power himself, so this ability was basically useless, right?

But after checking the specific details, Li En was instantly satisfied.

【Creature Grade: Raw Stone, Status: Strength 10, Constitution 11, Agility 6, Spirit 10 (22)】

Strength, Constitution, and Spirit all increased by 2 points! Just the Strength increase was equivalent to equipping an extra Ogre Gauntlet!

This comprehensive boost was terrifying; even with a relatively low baseline, it amounted to a crushing attribute increase.

The Spirit value increased, but the cap did not grow, because this increase was negligible for Kukku's Heroic Soul buff.

Yet in reality, this was the most precious qualitative change; equipment that enhanced internal spiritual power was extremely rare and expensive, and its effects were extremely poor.

Li En reached out his hand; he could even feel that perceiving elements had become easier.

It seemed there were also some invisible, fundamental improvements that were not recorded.

This Spirit attribute increase didn't feel like a temporary buff from a Heroic Soul possession; Li En even felt that constructing and analyzing magic models had become easier.

But he felt even more "thirsty"; a single dragon soul was not enough; perhaps more "materials" were needed.

His gaze turned northward; there seemed to be the "delicacy" he needed right there.

(End of Chapter)