Evil dragon has a warm heart
Chapter 538 - 538 536 Fourth-layer Senior Phantom Beast

Chapter 538: Chapter 536 Fourth-layer Senior Phantom Beast Knight Chapter 538: Chapter 536 Fourth-layer Senior Phantom Beast Knight “Lord Russell, eh!”

“Yes, truly, being chosen by the Shadowflame Dragon, he is watched over by the dragon wherever he goes.”

“I thought Young Master Mel was excellent enough, but it turns out the Grand Duchy could produce someone like Lord Russell, a real prodigy.”

As night fell, a few knights gathered in a tent beside the rocky path of the Black Horse Snow Forest, indulging in a couple of drinks of ice-burnt liquor.

And they casually chatted, “The emergence of Lord Russell is unfortunate for Young Master Mel, but it’s a great fortune for Shadowflame Grand Duchy. The nation in peril, both the dragon and the Red Castle need a knight’s support!”

“Indeed, fortunately, Young Master Mel and Lord Russell have a close relationship. No matter who rises to power, it’ll be good for us.”

“Yes, I wouldn’t want to see Kunsley, or that Augustus take power.”

“Come, let’s raise our glasses, let us wish that Lord Russell may soon ride the dragon and wish Young Master Mel a successful marriage!”

“To victory!”

“To victory!”

The knights had a few drinks and then dispersed, some to their guard posts, others to rest. In another tent, Uncle Saisiluo, Cousin Mel, and Russell also finished their ice-burnt wine and warmed up.

“It’s getting late, Russell, Mel, I’ll go rest now; you should rest soon too,” Saisiluo said as he stood up.

“Uncle, you go rest, I’ll chat with Russell a bit longer,” Mel waved his hand.

Once Saisiluo left, Mel spoke, “Russell, you weren’t serious this afternoon, were you? The Torrential Flood Dragon has taken a liking to you too? So the reason you’re not proactive with the Shadowflame Dragon is that you have options?”

“Just a joke,” Russell shook his head, “Whether the Torrential Flood Dragon has taken a liking to me, I don’t know.”

Mel muttered, “That doesn’t sound like a joke. Without a dragon’s gaze, how could one have such good fortune? And as the old saying goes, many truths are spoken in jest. Who knows, maybe you were stating facts through your joke.”

“Cousin, you’re overthinking it; it was just a simple joke,” Russell said.

“I don’t believe it anyway.”

“With so many dragons in the world, why only focus on the Shadowflame Dragon and Torrential Flood Dragon? Expand your horizon; all dragons without knights are up for the taking, right?”

“Please!” Mel scoffed, “There may be many dragons without knights, but the ones you and I can access are just the Shadowflame Dragon and Torrential Flood Dragon. Even if you expand the horizon, could a dragon from Pyro Lykin Kingdom take notice of you and me?”

“Ah,” Russell stretched lazily, “Anyway, I have plans. Someday I’ll definitely visit the Pyro Lykin Kingdom, meet King Debuloye Firelight, and who knows, seeing how handsome I am, he might decide on the spot to marry me to his great-great-granddaughter… no, his granddaughter.”

King Debuloye Firelight has lived a long life, and his granddaughters might already be grandmothers.

Mel gave him the middle finger as an expression of his feelings.

But somehow, he vaguely felt that Russell’s words weren’t completely boastful. With Russell’s charisma, if King Debuloye were to see him, he might indeed be moved to marry a forgotten granddaughter to Russell.

“Less handsome than me by a bit, demeanor almost alike, slightly overpowering me in talent…” Mel squinted his eyes and thought, “If I were King Debuloye, I might also want Russell as a husband for a forgotten granddaughter.”

Russell was unaware of Mel’s thoughts.

He stood up, “Alright, Cousin, I’m also going to rest.”

“Go on, then,” Mel waved his hand.

After Russell left the tent, he did not immediately return to his own tent but rode the Pseudo-Nightmare Beast Dragon Senbula, wandering in the dark Snow Forest.

Senbula’s night-vision ability was exceptionally strong, and Russell’s night-vision was not weak either, making the surroundings visible with the scant light from a few sparse stars.

A man and his horse traveled slowly, allowing the cold wind to cleanse his soul.

It’s worth mentioning.

Unlike Unicorn Polly, Senbula didn’t have any issue with being a horse; in its mind, it was a horse.

“Senbula, where were you born? Take me there,” Russell said.

Immediately, Senbula galloped through the Snow Forest, and like the Nightmare Specter Horse, it could not fly, but it was incredibly fast.

Shortly after, they arrived in a depression in the middle of the Snow Forest.

In the center of the depression was an ice lake, with a thick ice cap forming around its edge, surrounded by tall Snow Fir Trees that completely shielded the area.

“Rush,” Senbula called gently.

“Is it here?” Russell dismounted, his Dragon Breath dispersed and seeped into the ground as he tried to sense the Magic Power of the place.

After a moment, he furrowed his brows, “This isn’t Pseudo-Dragon Cold Spring Point. There’s no warm Magic Power… Senbula, are you sure you were born here?”

Senbula nodded.

Russell turned his gaze to the ice lake, which wasn’t very large, covering about a thousand acres, “Could it be that Pseudo-Dragon Cold Spring Point is inside this ice lake? Senbula, are there others of your kind in this part of the Snow Forest?”

Senbula shook his head.

“Alright then,” Russell didn’t explore further and rode Senbula back to the camp.

The following day, as soon as it was bright, he decisively deployed the Fighting Spirit Chains, piercing them into Senbula’s body. Blood acted as a mediator, their minds overlapped, and the bond of hearts was instantly forged.

Senbula was highly intelligent, and the bond was mutual, so there were no setbacks, and the contract was completed in one attempt.

“Russell!” Senbula called in his mind.

“Senbula!” The experienced Russell wasn’t surprised at all, “From now on, we are partners in life and death! Come, feel the Yuan Breath formed by the fusion of Yuan Force and Fighting Spirit, and embrace your new power!”

“Okay,” Senbula closed its eyes, silently feeling its newfound strength.

Russell too concentrated on feeling his power, which displayed a unique concentric structure. The outermost layer was enveloped by Dragon Breath, the middle layer by Unicorn Polly and Harpies Hape’s Pseudo-Dragon Yuan Breath, all entwining, opposing, and fusing.

The innermost layer initially only had the Ouroboros’s Phantom Beast Yuan Breath but now, there was also Senbula’s Phantom Beast Yuan Breath.

These two Yuan Breaths also intertwined, opposed, and fused like the Pseudo-Dragon Yuan Breath.

“Five kinds of power, closely intertwined in a concentric structure, inseparably bound under the cover of Dragon Breath,” Russell clenched his fist, as new power poured in, making his Dragon Breath even stronger.

This sensation was extremely refreshing.

“Fourth-layer high-rank Phantom Beast Knight, today I made it!” Russell rode on Senbula’s back, with the Mark of the Thunder Lord on his forehead.

“Congratulations, congratulations,” Mel, riding an Iron Winged Grey Crane, came closer, “Fourth-layer high-rank Phantom Beast Knight, huh, Russell!”

“Haha,” Russell laughed heartily, “I’m not even sure if I still qualify as a Fourth-layer high-rank Phantom Beast Knight. In fact, I only have two Phantom Beast companions. After the fusion of Yuan Breaths, I haven’t yet felt the limits.”

“No way, are you saying you could still contract more Phantom Beasts?” Mel was astonished.

The limit for a Phantom Beast Knight is the Fifth-layer, which means forming contracts with five Phantom Beasts, the maximum to maintain mental balance.

Up to now, no one has broken through the Fifth-layer limit.

“I don’t know if the Fifth-layer is my limit, I’ll explore it after I advance to Fifth-layer high-rank Phantom Beast Knight,” Russell finished, riding Senbula as he chased after the group ahead, “Senbula, let’s see your speed limit!”