Chapter 314 The Immortal Garus, The Beginning of the Path to Eternal Death
Time passed quietly, and the sky gradually darkened.
The light from both moons was obscured by dark clouds and snow, so that the border at night seemed to be nothing but darkness, with only the Dragon Valley, where clusters of bonfires were lit, emitting light.
"Garos! Garos!"
The fairy dragon Vera flew over and circled around the red iron dragon, who was engrossed in eating.
"Why...aren't you still full to death?"
Vera tilted her head and asked a probing question, her eyes reflecting the massive, mountain-like body of the red iron dragon as it continuously devoured its food.
Galus, who was focused on eating, suddenly stopped, as if he had been choked by the untimely question.
Immediately afterwards, he tilted his huge head slightly towards the flying fairy dragon, puffed out his cheeks, and suddenly blew out a gust of wind.
He blew the little thing so hard that it tumbled several times in the air.
"Stay away from me, or I might eat you like a dessert."
Because he needs to eat a lot and excrete waste from time to time, he doesn't want other dragons to watch this process.
Galos gulped down a mouthful of thick, black oil and continued to eat.
Finally, after what seemed like an incredibly long period of time, his spirits suddenly lifted.
He keenly sensed that the energy accumulated inside the dragon jade, which pulsed slowly like a miniature sun, deep within his right chest cavity, had finally reached a critical point of saturation.
The energy transformed from the food swallowed at this moment is no longer greedily absorbed by the dragon jade.
Instead, like a stream that has finally found its home, it began to flow truly and continuously into his limbs and bones, nourishing every muscle, every tendon, and every cell. This long-lost, tangible sense of satisfaction made Galos let out a long, satisfied growl.
"From the moment I awoke from my deep sleep."
As Galos chewed on the tough beast meat, he sorted through his feelings over the past few days.
"Because almost all of my energy was drained by this newly formed dragon jade, I was extremely weak, almost equivalent to being seriously injured and on the verge of death."
"But the Dragon Jade automatically replenished my energy at the critical moment, instantly restoring me to a strong state."
"After that, everything I ate—flesh and blood, ores, black oil… the energy they converted was almost entirely absorbed and stored by this dragon jade, like a bottomless pit."
"Only now is it finally full and satisfied."
He slowly exhaled, his chest rising and falling more gently, and his eating speed slowed down. He no longer ate frantically like a starving ghost, but began to eat at a leisurely pace, while his mind raced.
After this period of personal experience and careful introspection, he roughly understood the core effects of the Dragon Jade.
It still maintains a connection with Cold Explosion Scales and retains the ability to absorb damage and convert stored energy.
However, the specific effects seem to have undergone some subtle changes compared to before the evolution, which will only be fully understood through subsequent practical application or specific testing.
However, none of these are the most important.
The most crucial and core effect is that it can accumulate a large amount of energy in normal times and release it when Galus is in a critical state of extreme weakness or even death, achieving a near-resurrection reversal!
This is somewhat similar to the Blood Well skill of the old Aatrox.
In short, this is—a second life!
In Garros's mind, possible future scenarios even involuntarily surfaced:
When a powerful enemy, after going through countless hardships and paying a heavy price, finally breaks through his layers of defense, shatters his bursts of power, and leaves him on the verge of death, exhausted and on the verge of collapse.
The enemy may be grinning like a victor, preparing to deliver the final blow, or ready to enjoy his dying struggle.
At that very moment, deep within his chest, the dormant dragon jade suddenly burst forth with a dazzling light, like the rising sun. A torrent of life energy surged forth like a burst dam, instantly washing over his battered body. All his injuries healed at a visible speed within the light, and his near-death weakness vanished.
Instead, it has become more vigorous and vibrant with vitality and strength than before.
Galos could almost picture the frozen expression on his enemy's face—from ecstasy to astonishment, from triumph to bewilderment, and finally to utter despair, or... numbness and blankness at being mocked.
"This ability was tailor-made for me!"
A look of satisfaction gleamed in Galos's eyes.
For him, who values his life, the Dragon Jade effect brought by this evolution is far more valuable than the further enhancement of the Blood Explosion state.
With this trump card, combined with his already formidable strength and sharp mind, he was able to achieve his goal.
In the future, unless he encounters a terrifying being whose strength is so vast that it is like an insurmountable chasm, Garos will have the confidence to fight back and even turn the tide against any powerful enemy.
He only needed a moment to think, and countless tactical scenarios involving the use of the Dragon Jade instantly came to mind.
For example, he could disguise himself as a reckless and impulsive hothead, deliberately adopting a crazy and foolish, berserk fighting style of trading blows to lure the enemy into a war of attrition.
When both sides were battered and exhausted.
He suddenly activated the Dragon Jade, instantly returning to his peak condition and delivering a fatal blow to the enemy.
For example, he could create the illusion of dying from exhaustion to lure the enemy into lowering their guard and getting close to his corpse to confirm or mock him, and then suddenly launch a deadly attack when the enemy is least prepared.
It was somewhat insidious, but it suited Galos's taste perfectly.
"anyway."
Galos grinned: "My Dragon Jade will surely give those enemies who thought they had victory in their grasp an unforgettable surprise."
Suddenly, a brilliant idea struck him.
"Wait... Now that I have the Dragon Jade, it's like having a second life. Can I start cultivating the path to eternal death as well?"
Galos's thoughts jumped to this point.
The Eternal Dragon, a dangerous path where death is like the wind, always by its side, possesses many powerful skills that Garus envies.
Unfortunately, because its cultivation methods often require getting very close to real death, and its fighting style is too extreme and deadly, the risks are too high. A slight mistake could lead to annihilation, which is why Garos has always hesitated to venture into this area.
But now, everything is different.
He possessed the Dragon Jade, and thus gained a second life.
Having the ability to repeatedly teeter on the brink of death with a high probability of recovering! This perfectly solves the biggest concern about pursuing the path of eternal death—if you go too far, you really will die.
The current Garoth is almost perfectly compatible with this dangerous branch of the path.
"Even the most foolish and slow-witted dragon should know what to choose by now."
"We must also cultivate the path to eternal death!"
Galos's eyes burned with determination.
Whew! Whew!
Just then, the sound of heavy dragon wings stirring up the air came rapidly from afar.
Garros looked up and saw the familiar figures of the Iron Dragon Sorog and the Red Dragon Samantha gradually becoming clearer through the swirling snow.
Like him, his two blood brothers have also gone through a long period of slumber.
Those who appeared before him at this moment were all young dragons who had entered their youth.
Samantha was already over sixteen meters long, and thanks to the innate talents of the red dragon race, her body appeared exceptionally strong and powerful, with her scales shimmering with a dark luster.
Sorog is about the same length as Samantha, but looks slightly smaller than her overall, yet he exudes a steely resilience.
Soon, both landed next to the red iron dragon.
"Garos, you're finally awake."
Iron Dragon Sorog's gaze swept over Garros's even larger and more imposing body, and he said, "The Ironforge tribe has been lying in wait for your return for far too long."
"Now, we can finally show our claws to the wilderness, to a wider world, and make our grand plans!"
Since completing his evolution and awakening, the Iron Dragon Sorog's desire for conquest has never subsided, and he yearns every day to lead his tribe to expand its territory.
But his increasingly mature, calm, and composed thinking allowed him to forcefully overcome his primal impulses.
He knew that only by waiting for the true leader of the dragons, Garos, to awaken and return, could the entire tribe's strength be united into the most powerful fist. Therefore, he chose to wait patiently until this moment.
Unlike the excited Iron Dragon.
After landing, Samantha, the red dragon, first carefully looked Galos up and down, then looked down at her own strong body, and then let out a hearty laugh.
"Haha! My dear brother, look! I've finally become as strong as you!"
She wagged her tail happily and said in a loud voice, "Although you are still bigger than me, if we put aside the length, we look to be about the same in terms of strength."
"This means that if I increase the intensity of my training to another level, I have a good chance of catching up with you, or even—surpassing you."
At this moment, although Garos was full of Dragon Jade energy, his body had not yet fully recovered from his long slumber to its peak state. The size of his muscles did indeed look quite similar to Samantha's current robust state.
This led her to some wonderful misunderstandings.
"Um."
Looking at the red dragon's spirited and confident appearance, Galos's lips curled up slightly, revealing a smile. He did not reveal the truth, lest he dampen Samantha's rare enthusiasm and desire for challenge.
"I'll wait and see."
An hour later, the sky was completely shrouded in darkness.
Outside the valley, the wind howled and snow flew everywhere; the harsh environment seemed poised to swallow the entire world.
However, Dragon Valley, protected by this barrier of wind and snow, as well as the distant Black Iron Plains, Fertile Plains, various frontline outposts, mines and pastures, and all other strongholds belonging to the Ironforge, were all enveloped in a warm and jubilant atmosphere.
The entire tribe cheered wildly for the return of their leader, like a blazing fire in the dead of winter.
The spacious forecourt on the first floor of the Burning Steel Fortress has been transformed into a temporary banquet venue.
Galos, Deborah, Sorog, and Samantha—these four majestic young dragons were undoubtedly the most eye-catching focus of the arena.
Next are the mature white dragon Therese, four dragons who have entered adolescence—blue dragon Heriam, red dragon Cahill, black dragon Serafina, and green dragon Ludwig—and a few other young dragons and baby dragons whom Garoth was not very familiar with and who were taken in later.
The dragons of the Ironforge tribe have gathered here.
Among these dragons and monsters, whose styles range from majestic to ferocious, there is one particularly striking exception.
A young human with extremely handsome features and dazzling blond hair was singing and dancing in the center of the field, holding a training sword and performing a magnificent sword dance, attracting the curious gazes of many relatives around him.
This is Alberto, the golden dragon who appears in human form.
Galos invited him with a touch of wicked humor, but to his surprise, he readily accepted.
"Alberto, I remember you once vowed to hone your skills diligently without the slightest slackening. How come you have time to practice swordsmanship now?"
Galos couldn't help but ask.
Alberto stopped his dance with a swift, sword-drawing motion, a radiant smile spreading across his face, and replied, "After a long period of insomnia... uh, deep thought! I've finally come to understand a crucial truth."
"Proper relaxation and mental rest can make the subsequent exercise more effective and efficient."
"True strength should not be bound by rigid ideas, but rather by insight into their essence."
Although he can sometimes seem a bit stubborn, he is by no means a fool.
After Galus fell into a deep sleep and could no longer be helped to fall asleep through physical methods, he suffered from painful insomnia for a considerable period of time. Finally, one morning while staring blankly at gold coins, he had a sudden realization and understood that his previous extreme ascetic practices had gone astray.
Alberto remains incredibly hardworking in honing his skills, but he has learned to allow himself necessary rest and relaxation time, such as attending celebrations like tonight.
"However, after the banquet, I hope to challenge you. I hope we can make a calm comparison."
Alberto added, "..."
"No problem, I can spar with you for free once."
Galos generously said that he also needed to test his attributes and status in all aspects after awakening, and Alberto was a good candidate.
PS: I've been quite busy lately, so I'll try to update before 8 PM whenever possible. If I don't post a separate chapter, I'll update.
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