Chapter 115 Battle to the Death
The blazing sun hung high in the sky above the wilderness, showering the earth with light and heat.
After sleeping for ten days, Hong Tielong slowly opened his eyes, revealing a pair of black pupils. He then shook his body to shake off the dust that had settled on him over the past few days.
"All of my injuries have healed."
Galos turned to look at his own body.
Those previously shocking wounds have now mostly healed, the new skin is more resilient, and the scales are a bit harder than before.
Sleep after an intense battle.
It is the most effective way to stimulate the growth and development of dragons.
"No, it's not fully recovered yet."
Garus raised his paw and touched his head, discovering that a section of his broken dragon horn had not fully grown back.
"The dragon energy failed to awaken."
Carefully sensing the magical energy flowing through his body, Red Iron Dragon gently shook his head, but he was not discouraged.
"The battle against the diamond giant was something I carefully prepared and planned before I took action."
"Although the process had some ups and downs and certain risks, I always maintained the initiative and there was no fatal danger. It was not a life-or-death struggle."
It's normal not to awaken earlier; there's no need to be disappointed.
A battle fought with one's life on the line. This is the most crucial condition for awakening the dragon's energy ahead of schedule.
According to the tradition, only by disregarding life and death and squeezing out all one's demonic and life energy can one have the opportunity to sublimate and merge with each other into dragon energy at the limits of life and death.
"Find a powerful target for a life-or-death battle?"
"For example, forcibly breaking into the oil field where the Black Rock Dwarfs were stationed."
"With my talent, I am certain that I can awaken my dragon energy at the crucial moment, win the battle, become stronger, defeat all the fools who challenge me, and ascend to the throne of the wilderness!"
Galos was restless and unable to contain his emotions.
He narrowed his eyes, stopped thinking, and then took a deep breath and slowly exhaled.
After taking several deep breaths, he gradually suppressed his restless and arrogant thoughts, and his mind returned to calm and rationality.
Having defeated such a powerful enemy as the Diamond Giant, Garus's arrogance began to fester, a fact that he keenly recognized.
Whenever Garus makes a significant evolutionary breakthrough or defeats a powerful enemy.
Those belonging to the dragon bloodline, especially the red dragon bloodline, will experience a wild and unbridled increase in arrogance and conceit, becoming increasingly robust.
Because most dragons are promiscuous, they actually have quite a few offspring, but most of them die young before they can grow up. Less than one-tenth of the dragons live to adulthood.
The period with the highest infant mortality rate is not actually infancy, but rather adolescence.
At this time, the dragon's strength increases rapidly, and it begins to subdue its followers and has its own territory. It becomes extremely arrogant, believing itself to be the best in the world, and then dies from arrogance and conceit.
However, Galos's mental will is also growing stronger, but this is within a controllable range.
He can quickly suppress his negative emotions.
"A life-or-death battle without regard for the consequences is too risky."
"Unless they are forced into a corner and have no other choice, they would only do such a thing if their brains were eaten by cannibals."
"Earn up your strength through honest training and practice."
"With my training intensity, I will most likely awaken my dragon energy before adolescence, but I can't awaken it now."
Galos pondered in his heart.
I took a closer look at my body.
Beneath his scales, within his flesh, the electric-like tingling sensation became even more pronounced.
Galos flexed his muscles, trying to capture those tiny electric currents, trying to manipulate and control them.
Sizzle sizzle sizzle.
Arcs of electricity leaped out from between the gaps in his scales.
Swaying, shimmering.
It is especially concentrated around the back and neck.
At first glance, it looks like a mane woven from lightning.
The only drawback was that the quantity was too small, scattered, and Galos did not feel any obvious effect.
The evolution related to lightning is still ongoing, and it is unknown when it will be completed, but he estimates that it should not take too long, and the evolution should be completed around the time the dragon officially becomes a young dragon.
During this period.
He needs to do more targeted adaptation training.
A sudden feeling of hunger arose in his stomach; ten days without food or water left Galos's body in dire need of replenishment.
If there's nothing else around, the young dragon will eat dirt to stave off hunger.
Galos doesn't need it.
He has something better.
He picked up a jar of black oil stored in the cave and took a sip, letting the rich, fiery energy of the black oil fill his body and temporarily dispel his hunger before crawling out of the cave.
The bright and intense sunlight filled the field of vision.
Temperatures exceeding forty degrees Celsius scorched the earth, forcing many creatures to seek shade, but Galus felt just right, looking up directly at the blazing sun that resembled a giant fireball.
"Garos, Garos."
"You're awake!"
The fairy dragon Vera flew over, fluttering her butterfly-like wings, blocking Garos's view.
Its own color is purplish-red with a touch of blue iridescence, but under the blazing sun, its body reflects dazzling seven-colored light spots, almost like a flashing spell, making Garos squint.
The fairy dragon was clutching something in its claws, and it was showing it off to Garus's nose like a treasure.
"Smell this! I've found something good! It'll refresh you."
It said enthusiastically.
Galos sniffed.
The intense aroma of strong musk immediately filled the entire nasal cavity.
But the taste is secondary.
It felt like invisible little fingers were tickling his nasal cavity, causing his nose to twitch a few times. He couldn't help but tilt his head back and let out a huge sneeze, spewing thick sparks from his nostrils.
The fairy dragon had anticipated this and dodged to the side beforehand, a smug smile playing on its lips.
But what it didn't expect was...
Galos sneezed several more times, each time aiming directly at it. Sparks rained down on the fairy dragon's small body. It screamed and tried to dodge, but it was still hit. In the end, the entire dragon was covered in smoke and fire.
There was no injury.
Although it was small in size, it was still a dragon, and the sparks that Garus spewed from its nostrils did not cause much harm.
"It's a bit ugly."
Garus touched his nose and commented on the fairy dragon's current appearance.
"You definitely did it on purpose."
The fairy dragon said angrily, and the smile on his face disappeared.
"Of course."
The fairy dragon's smile shifted to Garos's face. He nodded in agreement naturally, then sniffed again, tilted his head back slightly, and pretended to sneeze. This startled the fairy dragon, who covered his head and fled in panic, quickly flying away.
Galus's life revolves around survival and growth.
Except when he was sleeping, he was mostly focused and rarely relaxed. Occasionally teasing the innocent and playful fairy dragon, or disciplining Samantha by understanding the dragon's personality, was a way for him to relax and have fun.
(End of this chapter)
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