Boiling Beast Bloodline
Chapter 1010 - 253: The Giant Dragon Loses its Pearl, How do We Know it’s Not a Blessing?

Chapter 1010: Chapter 253: The Giant Dragon Loses its Pearl, How do We Know it’s Not a Blessing?

"Hehe, there might actually be a chance of success, sounds a bit far-fetched, but theoretically, it’s not entirely impossible. However, this goldfish is going to suffer, someone will have to be assigned to regularly slit its skin to prevent the wounds from healing too quickly. But well, the water in the tank will certainly turn red with fish blood, haha, that would truly be ’blooming’."

Elder Andulan smacked his lips, nodded, and in the tone of an expert, he said, "Setting aside whether this hypothesis could succeed or not, I must say, Richard does have some guts to think this way. If it were someone else, they probably wouldn’t have thought of this idea."

"Thank you, Elder! I just have something I wanted to consult with you, I’m also eager to know... uh... what is the origin power of a Frost Giant Dragon?" Liu Zhenhan said timidly, his eyes sneaking towards Elder Andulan. As soon as he finished his sentence, the elder’s complexion turned pale instantly.

"Richard! What exactly are you plotting?" Elder Andulan was so furious that his beard twitched; he nearly poked Liu Zhenhan’s nose out of shape again, "You little beast! You actually set your sights on my Dragon Ball? This is utterly preposterous! Let me tell you, that’s impossible! And let me tell you—I’m not so avant-garde as to think about taking out things from my own body for fun! Not at all! And if you’re harboring any thoughts about it, give it up right now! You want the Dragon Ball, you’ll have to wait until I am dead, and when I’m gone you can do whatever you want, but as long as I’m alive, don’t even think about it! If you really want it that badly, I don’t need you to do anything, I’ll find a kitchen knife and end it myself!"

"I was just speaking hypothetically, Elder, please don’t take it to heart," Liu Zhenhan said hastily, seeing the elder truly angered.

Originally, he had planned it well; since the elder had been permanently shaped, his powerful strength sealed away with no possibility of using it, now he was simply a pure Damai, and naturally, the Dragon Ball in his jaw was as useful as ears to a deaf person—a fourth-rank Giant Dragon’s Dragon Ball couldn’t be that bad, could it?

However, Liu Zhenhan seemed to have forgotten one massive barrier that lurked in the shadows: tradition.

Not every Giant Dragon is like Daisy and Ruona, so eager to extract their Dragon Ball to learn magic, likewise, not every Giant Dragon can bear the idea of having their body parts removed and turned into someone else’s collectible.

Seeing Elder Andulan so resolute, Liu Zhenhan couldn’t help but feel disheartened. He originally thought this was a sure deal, but now that hope was dashed, he found it a bit hard to accept. Meanwhile, inside he was grumbling non-stop—taking out the Dragon Ball clearly had nothing to do with health; Elder Andulan was just being way too stingy... Damai and models belonged to the same family, both theoretically long-lived powerhouses with lifespans reaching ten thousand years. When the old man passed away, his own grave would likely be overgrown with weeds, let alone obtaining a Dragon Ball, it would indeed be realistic to ask Elder Andulan to burn spirit money and sprinkle a cup of libation wine on his grave each year after his own death.

"Now that you mention it, it reminds me of something I’ve been contemplating. You say, if the Beryl Dragon Pearl is removed from you, your self-healing ability is lost, then what will you do in the future?" Master Puskash spread his hands, glancing at the elder and then at the two Fairy Dragons, "For a Jade Dragon, the ability to regenerate and heal is a huge asset!"

"I don’t know what to say." Daisy pondered for a moment, blinked her beautiful eyes, and said, "In my opinion, if we Fairy Dragons had our Dragon Balls removed and could thereby learn magic, even if it meant losing our Elemental Immunity, we could still protect ourselves through magic, and hence enjoy the pleasures brought by studying the secrets of magic—I don’t think there would be any loss! The difference between these two lies in how the Dragon views it. Personally, I’d much rather have the ability to wield magical power freely, rather than keeping a Dragon Ball. Ever since I last used ’Emerald Dream’ and extracted powerful mana from someone, allowing me to try the ’Mana Siphon Fire Refinement,’ the satisfaction that comes with freely manipulating magic haunts me at all times!"

"When I cast ’Emerald Dream’ last time, I ran into that Gabriel Demon Butterfly and didn’t get to try any magic. I really missed out! That’s the once-in-a-lifetime golden opportunity for us Fairy Dragons to experience magical power!" said Ruona in a fit of pique, "Nope, I must find out what it’s like to use magic!"

"Daisy, are you suggesting that after losing the Dragon Ball and the ability to regenerate and heal, the Jade Dragon might instead attain a better understanding and study of Plant System Magic, possibly breaking through the bottleneck and advancing again?" Master Puskas’s eyes brightened, "Honestly speaking, from first to third-rank, ordinary Giant Dragons, in terms of magic alone, are barely on par with Magic Tutors. But a fourth-rank Giant Dragon definitely can’t compete with a Magic Teacher in magic. Isn’t this gap that suddenly arises at a certain level a result of dragons lacking sufficient understanding and insight into Homologous Magic, so the higher their rank, the more prominent the difference becomes, ultimately leaving them behind?"

"Exactly!" Elder Andulan said decisively, "This issue has haunted me for a very long time! Due to the existence of origin power, dragons often neglect the Basic Magic they should be studying diligently. Therefore, as they level up, this preexisting gap widens, causing a huge disparity in magical combat power between Giant Dragons and Mages! The reason I started studying Fire Elemental Magic instead of practicing our Homologous Frost Magic was precisely because of this—if the foundation isn’t solid, no amount of practice would make a difference!"