Chapter 81: Am I Also a Dragon?

Seeing the blood-splattered figure before the massive dragon corpse, its pupils glowing with a faint golden light, the Execution Department agents present fell utterly silent, as if their throats had been clenched shut.

Faced with a monster who had killed a pure-blooded dragon bare-handed in direct combat, they had no idea what to say.

Or perhaps.

They simply lacked the courage to say anything.

It wasn't until Li Ang spoke up that the atmosphere slightly eased: "The Cassell Academy Execution Department? Arrange me a hotel—this state of mine is making me deeply uncomfortable."

After seeing the newly appeared skill on his panel—【Golden Eyes】—he had already confirmed this was the Dragon Clan world.

So at once, he ignited his Golden Eyes, aiming to attribute all his recent abilities to the power of a Word.

After all, if the bloodline factions in this world learned there was a way for ordinary humans to grow stronger, Li Ang's life would never know peace again.

It was precisely because of this that he had spoken up first, trying to seize control of the conversation.

Upon hearing Li Ang's voice, the team leader snapped back to awareness: ". Alright, Mr., please follow me."

Yet the team leader's willingness to obey Li Ang stemmed not only from being awed by his strength, but also from a desire to keep him under surveillance.

After all, such a massive incident couldn't possibly be ignored by the Academy—they would absolutely send someone to investigate.

Moreover, the man's identity was still unclear; it was better to keep him under the Execution Department's watch.

Li Ang could easily guess the thoughts of the Execution Department agent before him, but he paid them no mind.

Without exposing his identity as a 【Qi Refiner】, interacting with this world's bloodline factions wasn't a bad thing—especially since they possessed some things he wanted.

Soon, under the team leader's guidance, Li Ang arrived at a nearby luxury hotel, where all staff had already been replaced by bloodlines who knew the truth of the world before his arrival.

The power of Cassell Academy—or rather, the Order—was this astonishing.

Arriving at the penthouse presidential suite, the team leader said: "Your Excellency, please make yourself at home. Should you need anything, ring the service bell."

With that, he closed the door and withdrew.

Seeing he was alone in the room, Li Ang exhaled softly, then headed to the bathroom to wash off the lifeless dragon blood coating his body.

After a while, the sound of the shower gradually ceased.

Li Ang stood before the mirror, wiping his damp hair with a pure white towel.

Gazing at his own pupils glowing faintly golden in the reflection, he silently sighed inwardly:

'Dragon Clan.'

Li Ang never imagined his second journey would transport him into the very novel he had secretly read during high school classes.

'If it's August 2009… has Lu Mingfei even enrolled yet?'

If possible, Li Ang had no desire to interact with the original story's protagonist.

In more mystical terms, the karmic ties were too great—he sensed that anyone closely linked to the man ended up with a terrible fate.

Thinking of this, he calmly steadied his emotions; after all, he was already here.

Rather than obsessing over whether he'd be targeted, he might as well first study his newly acquired profession.

And if among the abilities granted by the 【Bloodline】 profession one stood out as most astonishing to Li Ang, it was undoubtedly 【Word: Heaven and Earth as Furnace】.

【Word: Heaven and Earth as Furnace: The user can spontaneously smelt metal within a field centered on themselves and shape it at will into new forms.】

Undoubtedly, this Word was an indisputably powerful skill for nearly all artisan-class practitioners.

Li Ang hadn't expected to awaken such a high-tier Word.

'Was it because I'm an Alchemist? Or because the dragon's bloodline originated from the Bronze and Fire King?'

'Or perhaps… it's tied to both?'

After pondering for a while without finding an answer, Li Ang let it go—after all, awakening a powerful Word was cause for joy, even if 【Heaven and Earth as Furnace】 offered no direct combat power.

With a flick of his will, a field roughly ten meters in radius instantly enveloped the entire bedroom around him.

'The range is decent; increasing my spiritual strength should expand it further.'

'I wonder if one day 【Heaven and Earth as Furnace】 could truly cover the entire heavens and earth.'

Unfortunately, 【Word: Heaven and Earth as Furnace】 had no skill level—it depended solely on Li Ang's bloodline rank and spiritual strength.

To enhance its power, he could only improve those two aspects.

Thinking of bloodline, Li Ang paused, then turned his gaze to the race field on his panel.

【Race: Human, Half-Dragon】.

".?"

Li Ang froze.

He had considered many possibilities—his race unchanged, or perhaps he had become a little dragon-man.

But he had never imagined his race could be plural.

Yet Li Ang quickly pinpointed the culprit.

【Console Player: From behind the wall, the player is woven with the radiance of infinite possibilities.】

'. Just what the hell am I?'

After muttering this inwardly, Li Ang set aside his confusion and continued reviewing the 【Bloodline】 profession details.

【Blood Surge: Weakens human will to strengthen draconic genes, thereby increasing bloodline purity and triggering draconic transformation.】

【Golden Eyes: You may now consciously ignite the Golden Eyes, marking your identity as a bloodline.】

The former was standard for super-bloodlines; the latter was a flashy ability unique to dragons in this world—neither was particularly rare.

With curiosity, Li Ang immediately activated First-Degree Blood Surge; the entry-level surge could only take him this far.

As fine dragon scales surfaced across his skin, his physical strength and Word power received a slight boost.

Clenching his fist, feeling the explosive power within, a thought flashed through Li Ang's mind:

'If I now activate Reverse Birth: Three Layers, could I, like some giant ape, learn Primordial: Splitting Heaven and Earth?'

Thinking of this, he carefully activated Reverse Birth: Three Layers.

Then nothing happened—no conflict, and certainly no body explosion.

Bad news: there was no way to learn the Primordial · Heaven-Opening, Earth-Splitting Art.

Good news: the power of different professions could be made compatible.

Li Ang stared at his own pale-white palm and let out a long breath.

The powerful gust of air instantly whipped the bedroom curtains into fluttering.

'Judging by my current physical strength alone, I'm probably among the best even at the First Energy Level.'

Thinking this, he instantly dismissed both states and looked at the information on the profession panel he hadn't had time to check earlier.

【Dragon Vein Alchemist】.