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Chapter 433 Dragon Soul Smash
[Ding! It is found that the host has absorbed the complete Void Dragon bloodline and can be integrated into the existing high-level mutant dragon bloodline. Since only one bloodline can be retained, the fusion is automatically turned on.]
[Ding! Fusion successful!]
[After the fusion, the host will have the special ability of the Void Dragon in the fourth form, "Void".]
[Void effect: consume a certain amount of mental power to make the body virtual. During the virtual period, it is immune to 90% of physical attacks and 50% of witchcraft or other energy attacks.]
[After the fusion, the host will have the special ability of "Dual Head" in the fourth form.]
[Dual Head Effect: In addition to the head of the main body, a Void Dragon head will also grow, which can release Void Breath.]
After the successful job transfer, Ryan felt that his whole body was full of strength because all attributes had been greatly improved, as if there was an ultra-high-power generator in his body, supplying energy to the whole body.
After feeling this physical change for a while, Ryan focused his attention on the system panel.
First, the original Warhammer Wizard (Legend) panel has disappeared, and the Dragon Vein Wizard (Legend) profession panel has appeared instead.
Unlike the blue light of the previous Legend profession panel and the purple light of the epic profession, the Legend profession panel flashes a unique orange light.
This is an orange that flows and condenses like mercury!
The system prompts that are like a screen are even more overwhelming for Ryan.
However, when the system changes jobs, almost every prompt displayed contains important information, which needs to be carefully checked.
So Ryan checked them one by one.
"All attributes have increased by 15 points, and spirit has increased by 20 points!"
"This increase far exceeds the increase of the previous epic profession 'King of Thousand Blades', but compared with the difficulty of the two job changes, it is a match."
"If I hadn't encountered the Void Dragon this time, I'm afraid that the job change to Dragon Vein Wizard would have to be delayed for a long time."
"In addition, the upper limit of the number of panels has increased by one again!"
Seeing the total number of profession panels +1, Ryan was in a good mood!
This also verified one point again, that is, for any profession, after entering a level that has not been reached before, the number of profession panels will increase by one.
This also means that after he chooses a new profession, he can quickly gain a large number of skill points and attribute points, which is very beneficial for mastering new witchcraft and avoids spending a lot of time and energy on practicing witchcraft.
"Huh? Only one core skill? Dragon Soul Smash?" Ryan showed a trace of surprise.
You know, when he changed his job to the epic profession King of Thousand Blades before, he had more than one core skill. How come this time, the more powerful Dragon Vein Wizard profession, only has one core skill?
"If this is the case, then there may be only one answer, that is, this core skill is very powerful." Ryan's mind immediately flashed with a flash of inspiration, and he said.
Sure enough, when he focused his attention on the big new icon 'Dragon Soul Smash', the next second, he was extremely happy!
Dragon Soul Smash Effect: When this skill is turned on, the mental power consumed by your witchcraft will be doubled, but all witchcraft released during this period will be accompanied by some real damage.
(Note: The power of true damage is proportional to the concentration of dragon blood, the strength of mental power, and the power of witchcraft.)
"True damage? All witchcraft?"
"Compared to that, consuming twice as much mental power is nothing! In addition, doesn't this mean that I don't have to be limited to the 'Soul Shattering Hammer' to cause true damage?"
Ryan was naturally very clear about the power of true damage.
You know, in the Meister period, Ryan, who had not yet reached the legendary level, used the 'Soul Shattering Hammer' to defeat the ancient hero 'Monger'.
If he could change his job to a dragon vein wizard earlier, perhaps when fighting against the incarnation of the goddess of the underworld, Hela, he would not need to transform his bloodline at all, and could win by relying on witchcraft alone.
Just as Ryan kept flipping through the system records, he also saw several battle prompts that he had not had time to check before:
[Congratulations, you defeated a strong enemy and obtained 47 gold skill points! ]
[Congratulations, your will (hidden) attribute has been improved! ]
[Congratulations, your King of Thousand Blades (Epic) job level has been improved! 】
【Congratulations, your Warhammer Wizard (Legend) class level has been upgraded! 】
In three consecutive battles, Ryan defeated Lambert, the incarnation of Hela, the goddess of the underworld, and the Void Dragon, respectively, which upgraded the legendary class "Warhammer Wizard" and the epic class "King of Thousand Blades" by one level.
He gained two attribute points and two skill points.
Because he added ten attribute points to restore his physical strength in the last two battles, his remaining attribute points are 4 points, skill points are 3 points, and the gold skill points have reached an exaggerated 203 points.
Name: Ryan Kalan
Occupation: Dragon Vein Wizard (Legend) lv1; King of Thousand Blades (Epic) lv15; Beast Priest (Legend) lv5; Potion Master (Legend) lv6; Great Armor Forger (Extraordinary) lv6; Witch Pattern Tailor (Extraordinary) lv7.
Spirit: 166 (Crystallized 76%)
Although Ryan wanted to try out the effect of Dragon Soul's heavy attack, it was not appropriate at this moment. In addition, after continuous battles and job changes, he still needed to rest for a while.
When Ryan woke up again, he felt hungry. He immediately told the servant at the door and soon enjoyed a hearty meal with ferocious beasts as the main ingredients.
Just as Ryan finished his meal, there was a knock on the door.
"Knock, knock!"
Because Ryan's door was half-closed during the meal, the knock was mainly out of courtesy.
"Come in!"
Ryan looked up and saw General Augustus and Major General Tatia walked in. Seeing this, he immediately stood up and greeted them with a smile.
After some greetings, General Augustus looked Ryan up and down and asked, "Sir Ryan, I want to ask, has your strength reached the epic level?"
This question not only puzzled him, but also puzzled others for a while.
Before Ryan entered the secret realm and fought with the injured goddess of the underworld, Hela, no one thought that Ryan's strength had reached the epic level.
After the fight with the goddess of the underworld, many people had this speculation, believing that Ryan's strength, or to be more precise, the strength after the bloodline transformation, had entered the epic level.
However, there are still quite a few people who believe that the incarnation of the goddess of the underworld at that time was seriously injured by Her Highness Menia, the "Red Queen", before escaping into the secret realm of the Dragon Valley, so her strength has fallen from the epic level.
But even so, after Ryan fought with the Void Dragon, most people in the command hall on the second floor believed that Ryan's strength after the transformation should have reached the epic level.
As for why everyone attaches so much importance to this?
That's because the epic level is an important watershed in the level of strength. If you want to explain the reasons, you can write dozens of details.
Looking at the burning eyes of General Augustus, Ryan thought about it and felt that there was nothing to hide in the general direction, but the degree could be slightly lowered.
He nodded and said, "Well, I only discovered this recently after my bloodline further awakened. The strength after the transformation is stronger than before. It can be regarded as barely entering the epic level."
"Great! It really reached the epic level!" General Augustus slapped his thigh and said happily.
If it was all speculation before, even if there was confidence, there would still be some doubts, but now that it has been positively affirmed by the person involved, there is no doubt.
At least, in the eyes of General Augustus, there is no doubt.
"Sir Ryan, since you were able to defeat the incarnation of the Underworld Goddess head-on, I knew that your strength must have reached the epic level. The subsequent killing of the Void Dragon further proved this point."
Augustus's guess was confirmed, and he couldn't help but laugh happily.
"Congratulations, Sir Ryan, no, Lord Ryan, you are now qualified to become the Guardian of the Empire." The female major general Tatia beside him also smiled and congratulated.
"Guardian?" Ryan was slightly surprised.
He had not expected that he could apply for the title of 'Empire Guardian', which was nominally the strongest force of the Dragun Empire, so soon.
"Yes, although Lord Ryan's strength reached the epic level after the bloodline transformation, it is also a gift. According to past practice, the Imperial Senate and the Royal Family both recognize it."
Tatia explained with a smile.
"That's right. However, although there are many benefits to becoming a guardian, the entire certification process is relatively complicated. At the same time, it is also necessary to inspect and sign a very binding contract." Augustus said with a serious face.
"Oh? Binding contract?" Ryan nodded. He had heard about this before.
When the ancestor of the Drum family, the dragon knight Pantos Kirk, who was named 'Storm', could not attack him, Ryan knew that the dragon knight or the imperial guardian could not attack the imperial personnel below the epic level at will.
Of course, those who actively offended were excluded, and those who were cultists and non-imperial people were excluded, but even so, there were extremely strict constraints.
"Well, but the leading power of this matter does not lie with an individual, nor with the Sword Bearer Headquarters. After the retest of the Dragon Valley Secret Realm is over, the report on this mission will be submitted."
"Mr. Ryan, your contribution will naturally be recorded. It is expected that the Senate and the royal family will send someone to communicate with you after a period of time."
"However, His Majesty the Emperor is still recovering from his injuries, so it is hard to say when someone from the royal family will come. Mr. Ryan, you only need to know that there is such a thing." General Augustus explained in detail.
"Well, I understand." Ryan nodded and said.
He had also heard about this matter. Because of the Emperor's injury, this year's awarding ceremony was not held. According to the time of previous years, his earldom should have been approved last month.
But this year, until now, there has been no news.
Of course, this is also because Ryan did not specifically inquire about the relevant information. Otherwise, it would be easier to find out the situation by asking Marquis Javier who served in the Senate.
"Sir Ryan, you may be the second person to become a Guardian in the Imperial Sword Bearer System in the past few decades. That's amazing!"
"Alas, once you become an Imperial Guardian, there will inevitably be a job transfer. I'm afraid you will have to leave the Sword Bearer System." General Augustus sighed and said with emotion.
"But this is a good thing, a great thing!" Augustus added.
"Thank you, General Augustus. As for me, I have a lot of feelings for the Sword Bearers. I think if the Empire allows, I will stay with the Sword Bearers as much as possible, at least for a while." Ryan said with a smile.
At the same time.
The Imperial Capital Tamriel.
In the Second Prince's Mansion on the left side of the Imperial Palace.
A middle-aged noble with a mustache was standing respectfully beside a blond man with a feminine face but elegant temperament, reporting something:
"Your Highness, the informant just sent urgent information that Ryan has returned from the secret realm. More importantly, he got the blood essence of the young void dragon that you arranged Barnes and the other two to get."
"Has he returned so soon? According to the time, only a few hours have passed. There is still more than half a day before the end of the 24-hour secret realm re-examination."
Hearing this news, the second prince Everton, who had originally had a calm face, put down the documents in his hand, looked up at the wall clock on the study, and asked in confusion.
"That's right, the informant doesn't know the specific reason, but it is certain that the other party has returned. Many people in the lobby on the first floor of the Astrologer Platform have seen it."
"Also, the informant's information said that the size of this young void dragon is a bit large, suspected to be an adult void dragon." Buchanan added.
"Oh? Is it big? It should be a young dragon that is close to adulthood and infected by the void beast. The value of this blood essence is even higher." The second prince Everton thought for a moment and said.
Although the intelligence said this, neither Buchanan nor the second prince Everton thought that this so-called "void dragon" was an adult void dragon.
After all, the dragons living in the secret realm of Dragon Valley are young dragons and adolescent dragons.
In fact, including Ryan, the situation of encountering a void dragon was not expected before.
In addition, there is the problem of the informant himself. As a servant of the Astrologer's Platform, he was born as a great knight and did not know much about void creatures. Therefore, he was more cautious in choosing words, often using words like "suspected" and "seemingly".
"Well, by the way, how did the informant determine that Ryan had obtained the blood essence of the void dragon?" Everton asked again.
"Confirmed! Because the corpse of the young void dragon is currently on the first floor of the Astronomical Platform, and Ryan extracted the essence of the other party's blood in front of everyone."
"Huh?" The second prince Everton, with blond hair, was also stunned when he heard the news.
Extracting blood essence in front of everyone?
"No one mentioned it at the time. Although the corpse of the young void dragon was Ryan's trophy, shouldn't such a rare item be distributed by the empire?"
"No."
"It seems that it should be because of the intervention of the high-level Sword Bearers. Where is Ryan now?"
"Still on the second floor of the Astronomical Platform. It is said that he suffered heavy losses in the battle and is resting. By the way, Your Highness, there is one more thing. The informant said that it seems that the extraction device used by Ryan has a five-color scale mark on the surface of its box." "
I was thinking, shouldn't this be the mark of the Dragon Scale Brotherhood? Where did this Ryan get it? It can't be..." Buchanan did not continue.
"Hmm?"
Upon hearing this, the second prince's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and his face immediately became serious. He stood up from behind the luxurious mahogany desk, looked at Buchanan, and asked seriously: "Are you sure?"
"Almost certain."
"Well, I understand, Barnes and the other three are likely to have encountered an accident. But the other party has just finished the battle, so they must not be able to use the blood essence immediately, but it's hard to say in a few days."
According to the intelligence, the second prince Everton basically outlined the general outline of the whole thing.
For example, Barnes met Ryan alone who was fighting with the void dragon. Therefore, Barnes, who was planning to launch a sneak attack, did not wait for Reagan and Bronson to make a move, but was directly overturned by Ryan.
Or after Barnes and the other two gathered together, they found Ryan, but failed the mission. However, in this case, it is necessary to pay more attention to Ryan.
The above two situations can well explain why the extraction device of the Dragon Scale Brotherhood fell into Ryan's hands.
As for why Ryan came back early?
This is a better explanation. Since the intelligence shows that the void dragon is very large, it is estimated that it has some special abilities, such as being able to easily tear cracks in some weak places in the secret realm, causing Ryan to fall in during the battle.
"Immediately let the informant keep an eye on the movements of this Ryan. Once he leaves the Astrologer Platform, you must communicate with this Ryan immediately. Even if you have to pay a little more, it doesn't matter. Make sure he trades the blood essence of the young void dragon to us."
"As you command, Your Highness. But what if this Ryan firmly disagrees? It's probably not easy to do it in the imperial capital." Buchanan thought for a moment, frowned slightly, and said.
The second prince Everton smiled and said:
"Haha, it doesn't have to be solved by action. You let Quinna stand by nearby. If communication fails, let her take over. With the blood of the shadow dragon, it is relatively easy for her to take a box without anyone noticing."
"Your Highness, wise, why didn't I think of that." Buchanan smiled and complimented.
Buchanan had only seen Quinna once, but that time left a deep impression on him.
That time, he needed to enter the secret room of a noble mansion to take an important item, but the secret room was extremely solid and had a first-level protective magic array, so the task was quite difficult.
But Quinna seemed to have entered the subspace, walked in easily, and took the item.
The several-meter-thick granite and the witch array protection were all useless.
(End of this chapter)