The Natural Empire of the Oceanic Dragon

Attilan quickly waved his hand in refusal. He dared not accept such sudden kindness, for fear that there might be poison hidden beneath the honey, which would surely spell his doom.

"No, no, I'm already swamped with dealing with the affairs of this world. I wouldn't have the energy to get involved in the battle for the Water Elemental Lordship."

"Besides, even if you gave me another hundred years to grow, those lords vying for the Water Elemental authority could still crush me with a single finger."

The Water Elemental sized Attilan up and down playfully, feeling a chilling mental force sweep through his body. Attilan remained still, while Audrethys angrily transformed back into her true Ocean Dragon form.

She aimed a lightning breath attack directly at the Water Elemental!

The Water Elemental raised a hand and summoned a shield of water, easily blocking the breath attack. The shield even surged with a jet of water, countering back towards Audrethys.

Attilan quickly cast a spell, forming a Sea Dragon Water Shield in front of Audrethys.

However, the water pillar stopped before touching the Sea Dragon Water Shield, then scattered into a cloud of water droplets.

"See? Your reaction is so nimble. It's clear you're not a dragon who likes to sleep. Dragons who don't like to sleep must have great ambitions hidden in their hearts."

Attilan's body went limp, and he subconsciously asked:

"Why do you say that?"

The Water Elemental smiled, and suddenly his body began to swell, transforming into a water giant nearly twenty meters tall. Seeing this imposing giant, Audrethys obediently landed beside Attilan.

"Because the Elemental Dragon God was like that back then. I personally witnessed the Elemental Dragon God, who hadn't yet been consecrated, not closing his eyes for a single day in five hundred years to study a spell."

Attilan weakly said:

"Is it possible that it's because he didn't need to sleep anymore, and I just don't like sleeping too long? After all, I take a short rest every night."

The Water Elemental looked at him with a half-smile.

"Then, would you like me to teach you the secret art that, once learned, eliminates the need for sleep and continuously enhances your power?"

Compared to the secret art used during hibernation to enhance strength, Attilan preferred this secret art that replaced sleep and enhanced strength.

The Water Elemental's tone was reminiscent of the past.

"This secret art was created by the Elemental Dragon God. Because I observed the entire process, he still passed this secret art on to me, even though we Elemental Juggernauts don't really need to sleep."

Attilan frowned and asked:

"The Dragon God spent five hundred years just to create a secret art to replace sleep?"

"Uh... of course not. He was researching how to nest a complex sub-dimension he created into the Elemental Plane, as if it contained some kind of trial he created for you Elemental Dragons."

"He was worried that his actions would cause a devastating blow to the Elemental Dragons, so he left a way out for the Elemental Dragons. You can go to that sub-dimension to find the treasures he left behind."

"As long as you pass the test, you will gain the power to protect yourself and even protect other members of your race."

Attilan excitedly asked:

"Senior, do you know where that sub-dimension is now?"

The Water Elemental deflated like a punctured balloon, suddenly shrinking back to a form less than two meters tall, the excess water surging and flowing towards the west.

"The west is too dry. I'll help you send more water over there."

Attilan's misaligned channel opening, with the Water Elemental's adjustments, not only faced west but also doubled the water output.

Attilan looked at everything in front of him, puzzled.

"Senior, why are you helping us?"

"Maybe it's because I like the look of you, you remind me of the Elemental Dragon God back then."

As he spoke, the Water Elemental circled Attilan, revealing a look of surprise.

"You know what, you really do look alike."

The Water Elemental suddenly shook his head again.

"It's a pity, he doesn't have just one color of scales like you. The Elemental Dragon God I saw had colorful scales, a bit like the rainbow you guys just conjured up."

Audrethys frowned in disgust and said:

"Colorful dragon scales, how could that look good? Isn't it said that the Elemental Dragon God is the most beautiful of all Elemental Dragons?"

"If it's like kobolds with mixed bloodlines, causing the scales on their bodies to look like they've been splashed with dye, then the Elemental Dragon God's dragon scales should have layers of colors gradually progressing and emitting a unique glow."

"Just one look would make you be captivated by his charm."

The Water Elemental nodded in agreement.

"That's right, the reason I'm willing to help you is because the light emitted by the dragon horns on your head is somewhat similar to the cyan dragon scales on the Elemental Dragon God's body."

"Senior, were you good friends with the Elemental Dragon God?"

The Water Elemental took out a blue gemstone from some unknown place.

"The reason I have the strength I have today is not because of my father's sudden affection, but because I received guidance from the Elemental Dragon God. His understanding of water elements even surpassed my father's."

"If he had been willing to spend some time, I believe he could have taken the authority of the Water Elemental Plane, and even the other three Elemental Planes, he could have conquered."

"If he had chosen to take the authority of the four major planes back then, his plan might have really succeeded."

Audrethys curiously asked:

"You keep saying 'plan,' 'plan,' what exactly is the Elemental Dragon God's plan?"

The Water Elemental suddenly became impassioned.

"The Elemental Dragon God wanted to merge all the planets, planes, and outer planes into one vast plane so that everyone could live together."

"Moreover, the abundant energy provided by this vast plane would benefit all the living beings residing within it, and the universe would not be as full of loopholes as it is now."

"Once the primordial world he imagined is formed, then the world is the universe, and a thick barrier will form outside the world. Other universes' gods and demons wouldn't be able to invade us as easily as they do now."

Attilan frowned and asked:

"Have we been invaded?"

The Water Elemental shook his head playfully.

"It seems you really don't know what you're fighting against, not even knowing who your opponent is. How can you win the final victory like that?"

Attilan had a flash of inspiration, his eyes darting as he asked:

"Senior, do you mean that someone, no, some god, is colluding with gods and demons from other universes, exchanging the interests of our world for their own lofty position?"

"Mm."

With just that simple "Mm," Attilan's mind felt like it had exploded. He finally understood why the Council of Nature wanted to create a god of their own.

This god would not belong to the Council of Nature, but to this universe, fighting for the future of the universe.

Audrethys excitedly said:

"So we are not the source of chaos in the mouths of the gods, we are the righteous ones, they are the traitors!"

The Water Elemental smiled, waving his hand to push the water flowing out of the channel further west into the desert.

"Save it, justice isn't something you can say with your mouth. Whoever has the stronger power has the right to claim they are justice."

"So, strive to become stronger, I'm going to the southern sea to sleep."

The water elemental's transformation into a giant wasn't just to intimidate Attilan and the others; it was to scout the distribution of water elements in this world.

Although there was a lake full of water elements not far to the north, the water elemental sensed trouble within it; the ocean to the south, while somewhat bland, was at least safe.

The water elemental tossed the sapphire directly to Attilan, then transformed into a stream of water, naturally merging into the Southwest River; Attilan couldn't even sense which direction he went.

Only his final words echoed in the wind.

"The sapphire contains the secret techniques that the Elemental Dragon God taught me. As for whether you learn them or not, that's your problem."

Looking at the sapphire in his palm, Attilan inexplicably felt it was burning him.

When in doubt, ask the teacher!

The magic circle still needed someone to maintain it, so he couldn't leave.

"Ever-reliable Hedwig, it's up to you."

Hedwig was suddenly summoned to the distant Great Horn Town. When she saw her surroundings clearly, she suddenly felt her wings were a bit weak.

She looked at Attilan with tired eyes, as if to say, 'What do you want now?!'

"Don't worry, I just need you to deliver this note to the Wine Woman; they should be on their way to Great Horn Town now. You should be able to meet them on your way back."

Attilan had a flash of inspiration and took a piece of candy filled with wind element from his dimensional bag and stuffed it into Hedwig's mouth.

"Is this good enough?"

Feeling the power of the wind element in the candy, Hedwig nodded in satisfaction. She had never tasted this candy before, and it gave her a feeling of floating like an immortal. In a word, it was energizing!

Hedwig immediately flapped her wings and flew leisurely towards the forest.

Since it wasn't urgent, she would deliver it slowly.

Having followed Attilan for five years, Hedwig hadn't learned much else, but she had learned seventy or eighty percent of her master Attilan's tricks. It really was a case of like master, like pet.

"Your pet is quite interesting; she even knows how to bargain with you."

Attilan proudly raised his head.

"That's right!"

The reason he valued Hedwig wasn't just because of her high颜值; it was her cleverness that Attilan liked most.

Hedwig left, and looking at the sapphire in his hand, Attilan's heart ached like a cat scratching it. He always wanted to use his mental power to explore what was recorded in the sapphire.

"Audrey, did that water elemental cast some kind of bewitching spell on the sapphire? Why am I so curious about its contents?"

Audrey glanced at him indifferently.

"I think you're just too greedy. Why am I not tempted by the knowledge inside?"

Attilan rolled his eyes at her. Although he hadn't spent much time with Audrey, he already fully understood her personality.

"If you say I'm greedy, then you're just lazy! Have you mastered all the ocean dragon knowledge and secret techniques that Godfather taught you?"

"You said you were interested in my transformation techniques, but you only practiced for five days. After mastering the skill of using Dragon Magic in the High Elf form, you actually stopped practicing."

"If you were as proficient as me, would you need to transform back into a dragon to breathe?"

Audrey glared at him.

"Of course, a dragonkin can breathe, but is a dragonkin's breath the same as a dragon's?"

Attilan opened his mouth and unleashed a dragon breath towards the distant river. This lightning breath flew straight for thirty-five meters, accurately landing in the Southwest River.

Audrey widened her eyes and questioned:

"Why is your breath so far?"

In her dragon form, her farthest breath was only thirty meters, but Attilan's breath in dragonkin form suddenly reached thirty-five meters, and the power at the end of the breath was even stronger than her thirty-meter breath.

"A little trick of amplifying magic, and from the beginning of the dragonkin transformation, I designed how to make my breath more powerful. After all, breath is the most practical weapon for us dragons."

"How to increase the attack length and range of the breath, how to shorten the spray interval of the breath, there's a lot of knowledge in it. Just learn it, and you'll be silent after learning it."

He had to thank Life Mastery. The more he studied this signature secret technique of the Life School, the more he realized that there was no end to this secret technique.

Life Mastery starts from comprehensively enhancing the life force of the body, and after going deeper, it begins to enter the realm of enhancing the soul.

In theory, the power of the body and soul can be enhanced indefinitely through Life Mastery. Each life transformation will temper the body and soul.

Strictly speaking, continuous Life Mastery can transform into a Desolate God!

It was through Life Mastery that Attilan discovered the training knowledge to enhance the power of his breath.

The power of a dragon's breath is not fixed either. The higher the dragon's body strength, the higher the power of the breath.

Attilan sensed the energy pathway for spewing dragon breath. He enhanced the power of the dragon breath by improving the channels for energy absorption, energy aggregation, and energy spraying.

Attilan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It seems that the water elemental didn't cast a spell on the sapphire."

"Why?"

"Precisely because I have mastered a lot of knowledge, and through this knowledge, I have enhanced my strength, so I am curious about the knowledge in the sapphire, while your brain, which has not been polluted by knowledge, will not be curious about knowledge."

Audrey narrowed her eyes, revealing infinite killing intent.

"Are you saying that I'm uneducated?"

"Of course not! What I mean is that knowledge is actually a poison. For some intelligent beings, the more they understand, the more they want to understand, and the power hidden in some knowledge will eventually cause the beings who know it to lose their lives because of this knowledge."

"Ah?"

Audrey looked at him in great confusion.

Attilan said with murderous intent.

"Isn't there a saying, 'You know too much, you must die.'"

The sapphire spun in Attilan's hand. He took out a bag of magic candy from his dimensional bag and kept stuffing it into his mouth, one after another.

His anxious appearance made Audrey frown.

"If you really want to see it, just look. With me watching beside you, you won't die!"

Attilan shook his head.

"In the future, some knowledge also has magic power. Knowing it will be affected by the seven types of magic power. Especially when it comes to the Dragon God, I even want to ask Godfather to come over."

The Vine Woman didn't make Attilan wait long. He had only eaten two bags, more than a hundred candies, when the Vine Woman teleported in front of Attilan and asked unhappily:

"What happened again, you kid? You can always come up with something new. What fell out of the water element plane?"

"A water elemental giant elder, and the Elemental Dragon God's secret technique that he gave me."

The Vine Woman was directly stunned.

"Dragon God secret technique? Can this kind of thing be given away casually?"