Above The Sky
Chapter 221 - 221 210 The Origins of Yisen Gard 34

221: Chapter 210: The Origins of Yisen Gard (3/4) 221: Chapter 210: The Origins of Yisen Gard (3/4) “Ah, sorry, I should have told you earlier.”

But Ian never expected that Yisen Gard was not sensitive to this matter at all.

He even apologized before starting to explain directly to Ian, “The Eclipsing Light Refining Dragon is actually not a ‘dragon,’ but a unique half-gaseous life form that lives within thunderclouds.”

“It appears as a dense, pitch-black mist, maintaining its form with faint currents of electricity, sustaining itself by absorbing the energy of sunlight, lightning, and strong winds.”

The blonde youth raised one hand, with a small tornado flowing in his palm, similar to but tinier than Master Gossay’s, faintly marked by sparkles that appeared and vanished within it.

Gazing at the Origin Quality in his palm, Yisen Gard said softly, “If that were all, it would be nothing more than an ordinary gaseous life form…

However, the special feature of the Eclipsing Light Refining Dragon is that it can ‘symbiotically’…

or, should I say, ‘parasitically’ live with other life forms.”

“The most powerful Eclipsing Light Refining Dragons will try to attach themselves to birds or even dragons that are often airborne…

Some attempts fail, but others succeed, and those creatures that succeed in being parasitized or symbiotically living with it, become a truly complete ‘Eclipsing Light Refining Dragon.’ They enhance the physical condition of their hosts, improve their ability to refine Origin Quality, and might even acquire the ability to control the Origin Quality of fire, wind, and lightning.”

“The parasitized creatures become exceptionally powerful, and even the most ordinary Winged Sub-Dragon can rise by about one Power Level…

These dragons were known as Refining Eclipse Dragons in ancient times because they can refine the host creature’s greatest potential but also erode their life, leading to the host’s death after a period of surpassing vitality.”

“But in reality, the Eclipsing Light Refining Dragon doesn’t die—it merely grows larger, then divides, or finds another host.”

With a sigh, the blonde youth said, “It sounds powerful, but in fact, the Eclipsing Light Refining Dragon caps at the Fourth Energy Level, and no matter how much it improves, it can’t break through the Fifth Energy Level’s boundary.”

“Unless some individuals are exceptional geniuses, or they find a heavily wounded body at the Fifth Energy Level, or the host actively accepts them.”

——A fascinating creature, it’s like a sort of special biological weapon for assistance.

Upon hearing ‘can symbiotically bind to a body,’ Ian nodded slightly, seeming quite interested.

Unlike other Terra People who might fear the special and frightening aspects of the Eclipsing Light Refining Dragon, he somewhat realized, “So, does that mean your family’s Aether Armament ‘Dark Brilliance’ is, in some sense, a biotechnological creation of your own, capable of further symbiosis and assistance as a ‘man-made Eclipsing Light Refining Dragon armor’?”

“Or should I say, a completely controlled Eclipsing Light Refining Dragon?”

“Yes, that’s right, but it’s man-made,” Yisen Gard confirmed Ian’s guess: “Actually, the reason Aether Armaments are symbols of the great Nobles is that they are essentially the crystallization of each related family’s full effort in Bloodline and technology.”

“It’s our man-made vessel for Bloodline, and also a tool for various Noble families to explore how to further enhance Bloodline.”

——I see, using Aether Armaments as ‘concrete virtual machines’ that can be repeatedly modified and disassembled for experiments…

indeed, that makes sense.

Ian nodded earnestly, he figured the Nobles wouldn’t give up on any means to enhance their own power and Bloodline.

The Aether Armament isn’t just the highest symbol of a family’s power, it’s also a condensed essence of core technology.

However, he didn’t have to worry too much about this—the Silver Chip could perfectly replace the Aether Armament as a body for experimentation, and even surpass it significantly.

As for that Elf Pirate…

In Ian’s mind, the image of the Elf Pirate, now curled up at the side, weeping, emerged: “Yisen Gard’s blood is essentially part of the hands and feet he can control.

To this pirate, it’s like having his organs grasped in Yisen Gard’s hand; no wonder he’s being firmly controlled.”

“However, if one is on guard, even an Ordinary Apprentice who has just congealed the Primordial Seed would hardly fall victim to this method stealthily, because after all, Yisen Gard’s blood is ‘water without a source,’ and would quickly be neutralized by a fully operating Self Source Essence.”

“Unless one is completely unconscious and the source essence within hardly moves.”

As Yisen Gard narrated, the true nature of the Eclipsing Light Refining Dragon gradually became known to Ian.

As a semi-gaseous, semi-spiritual life form, the Eclipsing Light Refining Dragon’s greatest strength actually lies in its ability to convert and adapt to various Source Quality energies—it can absorb and freely control the energies of the light, wind, and thunder elements, making it one of the few Bloodline True Forms capable of controlling three types of Origin Quality inheritances.

However, unless one reached the Fourth Power Level, a Sublimator could at most choose one main element to specialize in; the other attributes could only serve as support.

Yisen Gard had chosen ‘fire’ as his main element with ‘wind’ as his auxiliary.

And Patrick had chosen ‘thunder’ with ‘wind.’

“Everyone thought that uncle wasn’t skilled in combat…

I didn’t expect him to actually be very strong…”

Yisen Gard muttered to himself somewhat desolately, “What exactly does he want to do…”

—What’s so surprising about that?

Seven or eight years ago, everyone thought Viscount Grant was just a decadent Noble who only knew how to enjoy the company of beauties and fine wine…

Although now, there’s not much difference, except he doesn’t pretend to be decadent anymore.

Ian wasn’t surprised; if Patrick could be acknowledged as a friend by Viscount Grant, it was impossible for him to be a mere wastrel, no matter how lacking.

Rather, these two men actually had similarities, both being quite capable but previously well-concealed, able to act decisively when it mattered.

“Patrick…”

At this moment, Master Gossay had also recovered a bit of strength—he was still seriously injured and unable to use Source Quality, but there was no problem for him to sit up and talk.

The old man slowly opened his eyes; his voice was tired and carried a hint of loss, “I had noticed from the beginning that he was not unintelligent, but he only aimed for ‘satisfactory’ in everything…

He didn’t like to expend energy on things with little return, just like when he knew his brother, your father Yisen, was an Alchemy Genius, he became too lazy to continue studying because even if he tried hard, what would be the gain in being equivalent to the Marquis in Alchemy?”

“He didn’t have a strong competitive desire and apart from childish games with Els, playing ‘competitive games’ among friends, he usually wouldn’t pay the price for overly arduous tasks.”

“So the internal competition within the Ellen Family ended quickly, precisely because Patrick supported your father Yisen; the two of them easily defeated all other competitors together, and Marquis Ayrin reciprocated the favor by making this younger brother his right-hand man…

even entrusting him with your cultivation.”

“This was the Marquis’s recognition of his brother.”

Listening to these words, Yisen Gard hugged his knees tighter.

He bit his lower lip and said softly, “Uncle is indeed very indifferent…

truly very indifferent.

He doesn’t indulge in the company of women or men, and besides work, he just reads books and watches plays…

Although uncle is somewhat harsh and even severe, always skeptical of others’ achievements, he actually pays very well, and as long as the results are good, he is never stingy with bonuses.”

Indeed a good person.

Ian nodded slightly, what’s the fuss about a boss who is hands-off?

As long as the wages are fair and bonuses are given on time, what’s a little quibble worth?

Especially in the context of the present era of Terra Continent, such a superior is almost the dream of every worker.

“On festival days, he also remembers to send me gifts.

The presents may not be expensive, but I like them very much; they are thoughtful.”

Even though he was severely injured by a sneak attack, Master Gossay still gave an objective high appraisal, “As for why Patrick would want to make a move against Yisen, against me…”

He shook his head slightly, “I do have a guess.”

“It has to do with Yisen’s origins.”