The Natural Empire of the Oceanic Dragon

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Swallowing this mass of liquefied energy crystal, Atlan's only sensation was as if his internal organs were placed on a scorching iron plate, roasted and in extreme pain!

He finally understood why the inherited memories described the process of condensing a Dragon Pearl as 'extremely stimulating,' advising against attempting it unless one could maintain unwavering control under extreme conditions.

The overall tone was somewhat enigmatic, suggesting that the elder Elemental Dragons still hoped future generations would inherit the Dragon Pearl, as it was truly useful.

Regardless of an Elemental Dragon's stage, a dragon with a Dragon Pearl possessed superior combat strength and growth speed compared to those without.

As Atlan had been telling Old Rascal, the Elemental Dragons did indeed travel to the planes governed by the Eastern pantheon under the DND system through the elemental planes.

It's even highly probable that an unknown Elemental Dragon God, in their weaker years, journeyed to the Eastern pantheon's plane and acquired the Dragon Pearl cultivation method.

This led to the Dragon Pearl becoming a part of the Elemental Dragons' cultivation inheritance.

Unlike Western dragons, whose bloodline strength's upper limit is determined at birth—their dragon type—Eastern dragons all evolved from a creature called a Fish Dragon.

What kind of dragon a Fish Dragon could evolve into—powerful or relatively weak, a ruler of a territory, a favored official in the Celestial Court, or a vassal—depended on its cultivation during the Fish Dragon stage, with the Dragon Pearl playing a significant role.

This led to increasing internal competition among the Eastern Dragon race.

The Dragon Pearl was useful, but the cultivation process was genuinely painful, which explained why fewer and fewer Elemental Dragons, who were gradually assimilating with Metal Dragons and Chromatic Dragons, were condensing Dragon Pearls.

Because it really hurt!

The internal competition of the Eastern Dragon race resulted in an intense Dragon Pearl cultivation method.

"Focus your thoughts, diligently forge the Dragon Pearl!"

The Bearman's shout pulled Atlan's wandering thoughts back; as long as he diverted his attention, the pain would lessen. Atlan started to overthink again, which was actually a sign of a breakdown.

As a stream of cool energy surged into Atlan's body, he instantly felt invigorated!

Even though this coolness made him more acutely aware of the pain.

The searing Dragon Pearl had to completely circulate through his body, fully merging with Atlan's magic power, before the magic-heated Dragon Pearl was sent into his heart.

This formed a Dragon Pearl that constantly shifted between solid and energy states with Atlan's heartbeat, refining his energy and bloodline to greater purity: the Ocean Dragon Soul!

"Aaaaargh!"

Painfully guiding the energy throughout his body, the originally fiery red energy transformed into a shimmering blue-green, with the light even visible through Atlan's dragon scales.

Old Rascal, who had been lying motionless on the ground recovering from his electrocuted body, had somehow manipulated earth elements to create an earth chair, leaned back, and narrowed his eyes, admiring Atlan's cultivation.

Even though his body was still almost completely immobile, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, revealing his schadenfreude.

Laboriously forcing the energy into his heart, slowly condensing it into a Dragon Pearl, Atlan had already ground his teeth to dust, which were then slowly regrown under the Bearman's life control.

"Very good, it seems your cultivation during this period has been useful. Compared to the last life transformation, your mental state is significantly better; you can now almost complete the Dragon Pearl condensation without relying on my power."

"You didn't really think you relied on your own strength last time, did you? I just happened to use the power you lacked and cleverly fused it with your own."

"This created the illusion that you completed the life transformation entirely on your own. It's different now; if I contributed sixty percent of the effort last time,"

"This time, I contributed less than twenty percent."

The Bearman nodded in satisfaction.

"Worthy of being my disciple."

Atlan weakly said:

"Master, at least heal me! Master, don't leave me! Master!"

The Bearman left the mountain without looking back.

"Recover on your own. Now that you have the Dragon Pearl, you can try absorbing the lightning energy attracted by the Lightning Pool and convert it into the Ocean Dragon's life magic to regulate your body."

"Learn more from Robert."

Atlan turned his head towards Old Rascal and saw him sitting in the chair.

"It always comes down to you, Old Rascal!"

Pretending to be dead when being laughed at, adjusting your posture to get the best view when laughing at others, huh!

After teasing Old Rascal, Atlan observed his condition through elemental vision and found that he was capturing various elements to heal the injuries caused by the lightning strike.

His method of utilizing elements was extremely similar to Old Rascal's developed Sevenfold Elemental Tempering.

It's just that Old Rascal's spiritual power was incredibly efficient at capturing elements; he had used up all sorts of elements, and Atlan had no water elements to use at all.

"Leave some for me, don't snatch them all!"

"Geyer told you to use lightning elements; you're the one snatching from me."

Forcibly competing with Old Rascal for water elements, Atlan was no match for Old Rascal. Helpless, Atlan could only brace himself and absorb lightning energy.

Atlan spat out the newly formed Dragon Pearl and slowly guided lightning energy, and as a result, the Dragon Pearl's effectiveness in attracting lightning was almost doubled compared to Atlan's previous efforts.

Moreover, it was smoother than eating chocolate.

Atlan felt the tingling lightning nourishing his dragon body and looked suspiciously at the Dragon Pearl.

"Impossible, even if Master personally took action using the materials I provided to forge the Dragon Pearl, the effect shouldn't be this good."

Originally, absorbing lightning energy should have caused Atlan to grimace in pain, but now, the lightning entering his body felt tingly, like a relaxing electric massage.

At this moment, Atlan discovered an additional inherited memory in his mind that he hadn't had before.

The process of refining a Dragon Pearl is painful for Elemental Dragons at any stage. The stronger the strength, the more the energy needs to be purified to the corresponding level when forging the Dragon Pearl, which may cause even greater pain to the dragon body.

Therefore, every dragon that successfully forges a Dragon Pearl has unwavering willpower, and such Elemental Dragons are qualified to compete for the position of clan leader.

The Elemental Dragon God left treasures for the clan leader in the corresponding elemental plane. The Dragon Pearl is the key to opening the treasure's door. By passing the trials left by the Elemental Dragon God, the Elemental Dragon will transform into an Elemental Dragon King!

Becoming an Elemental Dragon King will amplify the bloodline power possessed by the Elemental Dragon.

Nurturing a Dragon Pearl is a method of enhancing bloodline power; the Elemental Dragon God's divine power will further enhance the bloodline power.

If an Ancient Ocean Wyrm with a Dragon Pearl could fight two Ancient Dragons, then an Elemental Dragon King who passed the Dragon God's trial could easily defeat at least four Ancient Ocean Wyrms.

And Atlan is a natural Elemental Dragon King candidate.

A dragon can only enter the Dragon God's trial once in their lifetime, unless you can obtain a second Elemental Dragon Soul that meets the quality standards.

For example, the Purgatory Dragon Soul in the Great Southwest Desert. If Atlan could perfectly integrate the Purgatory Dragon Soul into his dragon body, then he could go to the Fire Elemental Plane and start the second Dragon God trial.

But obviously, this is impossible.

It is more likely that Atlan's magic power would be disturbed by the Purgatory Dragon Soul, eventually leading to a conflict between the Purgatory Dragon Soul and the Ocean Dragon Soul, causing a violent explosion within his body.

Inherited memories told Atlan that before going to the Dragon God's trial, the stronger the dragon body's bloodline and the stronger the Dragon Pearl, the stronger the amplification effect of the trial.

Moreover, the trial has a death index. If you die in the Dragon God's trial, the dragon body, Dragon Pearl, magical tools, and other items you leave behind will become rewards for the next passer.

The recommended level for the Ocean Wyrm's Dragon God trial in the inherited memories is 30. This refers to the challenge level, while the challenge level of an ordinary Ancient Ocean Wyrm is 25.

Even with a Dragon Pearl, Atlan estimates that an Ancient Dragon without a profession would only be around 28 or 29, so Atlan believes that the Dragon God's trial was originally designed only for the internally competitive Elemental Dragons.

Fortunately, Atlan fully meets the conditions to challenge the Dragon God's trial.

He has a profession, Druid, and a Dragon Pearl, Ocean Dragon Soul, and he is a natural Elemental Dragon King candidate.

Because the title of Elemental Dragon King is obtained by gaining the allegiance of the corresponding Elemental Dragons after passing the Dragon God's trial and being crowned, Atlan can only be called a candidate because he has this talent.

Of course, this also indicates that Atlan is very likely a descendant of an Ocean Wyrm King.

Ordinary Ocean Wyrms can live for three or four thousand years, and the lifespan of an Elemental Dragon King is even tens of thousands of years, easily advancing to the existence of a God-Sealing Dragon. How could they lose a dragon egg?

Atlan didn't understand! He really didn't understand!

Only today did he realize that he once had the opportunity to become a rich second-generation dragon.

But what happened?

A prince lost among the people still has to start all over again.

Atlan then thought that if his Elemental Dragon King ancestor died, it would be normal for him, the prince, to be lost among the people. Every time a dynasty collapses, princes and nobles will not have a good ending.

His parents abandoning him at the edge of the Marsh Wyrm's territory was also fortunate for him.

And his parents have most likely already passed away.

The new inherited memory also mentioned a method of disguising one's aura using the Dragon Pearl.

An Elemental Dragon King does not immediately possess a powerful force above challenge level 50 upon leaving the trial ground; they still need time to digest the gains in the trial field.

In order not to have the rewards of the trial snatched away, disguising one's aura is very important.

And a natural Elemental Dragon King, if they don't cultivate the Dragon Pearl, would not know the method of hiding their bloodline talent. If they are noticed by evil dragons, they would most likely be enslaved or even killed by jealous dragons.

Not cultivating the Dragon Pearl means there is no value in nurturing them. Such Elemental Dragons are better off dead, Atlan faintly discerned this meaning from the inherited memories.

He suddenly felt that the Elemental Dragon God, who had already faded into history, was actually more strict with the Elemental Dragons than the Bearman was with him, even though the Dragon God left many treasures for the Elemental Dragons.

Fortunately, he was naturally cautious and also met such a good master as the Bearman.

He understood why the supreme secret art inherited by the School of Life was Life Control!

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