Chapter 352: The New Master

Chapter 352: The New Master



At this moment, the primordial dragon Kolrax was playfully observing Luther, who had been frozen into an ice sculpture by its Ice Flame.

As a legendary-ranked titled knight, Luther naturally had some hidden tricks up his sleeve.

Currently, although he couldn't move, his body emitted a yellowish-brown glow, which was a spell aura that deflected the cold damage of the Ice Flame, keeping it at bay.

However, compared to the power of Kolrax's Ice Flame, this yellowish-brown spell aura seemed like a flickering candle, ready to extinguish at any moment.

Kolrax particularly enjoyed these insects with a hint of resistance, as they provided some amusement without any risk of losing control.

Kolrax intended to let this little insect continue to despair for a while.

As for its next target, it decided to start with the white-bearded elder who had injured it previously.

(Note: Absorbing this dragon gene fragment can significantly enhance the upper limit of the host's dragon bloodline concentration.) This revelation momentarily stunned Ren.

The others, upon hearing this, couldn't help but be shocked.

The three requirements for the 'Drakaline Wizard' class change were finally fulfilled by Bartalof.

And now this guy has arrived.

However, the Ice Bears were different. They were natives of the Ice Plains, numerous, widely distributed, and their sense of smell far surpassed humans, making them the best searchers in the Ice Plains.

But as the dean of Winterfort Academy, Bartalof couldn't bring himself to do such a thing. After all, he had proposed this operation himself.

Transform?

"Trying to escape now?"

Just as Kolrax shattered the glacier wall at the top of the cave with a roar, intending to fly away, it suddenly fell back down.

"Hmm? Is that Ren?" Hearing Melita's words, the two couldn't help but turn to look at Melita, who pointed at Ren, currently engaged in a fierce battle with the primordial dragon. Upon seeing Melita nod, they exclaimed in excitement:

"Eh? Has the opponent's strength also increased?"

Since this wasn't the first time Ren had absorbed Kolrax's genes, this time it was a secondary absorption, and a significant portion of it was likely redundant.

Suddenly, just as Ren was deep in thought, Kolrax abruptly widened its vertical pupils and unleashed a powerful claw strike at Ren. But quicker than its attack, a jet-black stream of light flashed by, and a gigantic lance instantly pierced through Kolrax's lower jaw, penetrating its skull!

The sudden appearance of this young man had already brought them great joy. While the tide of battle couldn't be said to have turned, with the young man's addition, at least the situation wouldn't deteriorate rapidly.

"Actually, the Dragon Knights could also gain the loyalty of the Ice Bears. However, there's a detail here. For the Ice Bears, their loyalty is to the dragon beneath the Dragon Knight, not the Dragon Knight themselves."

At this moment, Bartalof couldn't deny feeling regret.

"Lord Ren, be cautious. Kolrax is extremely cunning." Bartalof shouted from a distance, alerting Ren.

Luther, Bartalof, Velte, and the others looked on in bewilderment as Ren suddenly drew the full attention of the primordial dragon Kolrax, not understanding what was happening.

"Roar!!!"

In just a few seconds, the opponent's injuries had mostly healed.

This intensified Ren's battle intent.

"Great King! Please accept..."

In an instant, time seemed to freeze as Kolrax maintained its ferocious claw-wielding posture, unmoving.

"It's you!"

Fortunately, he had reserves of willpower.

Threat level skyrockets!

As he raised his lance again, a hissing sound filled the air, and a large amount of pale blue dragon blood, like a small waterfall, poured over him.

Interesting, Ren thought, not expecting his Dragonborn General form to also grant him a group of followers.

Serve me as your master? Ren narrowed his eyes.

"Come to me, my servants, and fight to protect your king!"

Wasn't this guy bigger before? Ren wondered, as he didn't recall him being this large.

"Interesting!" As Ren approached, he instantly sensed the change in Kolrax's aura.

[Congratulations! Your Dragon Mutation Bloodline concentration has improved to 'Thick'.]



"I see." Ren nodded.

This caused Kolrax to roar in pain once more and quickly begin to mobilize its internal energy to heal its injuries.

Although Kolrax still held a significant advantage in strength due to its massive size, Ren's smaller size and agility compensated for the difference.

Therefore, at this moment, Kolrax's gaze upon Ren was filled with a greedy desire, as if craving food.

The beautiful Velte smiled and explained from the side.

This left Melita speechless.

Ren's eyes lit up at this revelation.

The situation had reached a point where Kolrax couldn't ignore it any longer.

"Boom!"

Ren's body began to undergo a dramatic transformation! Horns sprouted from Ren's head, a tail grew from his tailbone, and his white wizard robe ripped apart as his muscles expanded like an inflating balloon. Scales covered his body in the blink of an eye, and Ren's size increased several times over.

The young man's strength had greatly increased, and he had been planning to find an opportunity to seek revenge on the Barbarian Tribe and Ren. However, he never expected that his enemies would deliver themselves to his doorstep, a stroke of good fortune that was hard to come by.

Like a kite with broken wings.

Suddenly, the white-furred bear monsters surrounding them flinched and instinctively surrounded them.

"Pfft!"

Ren's eyes narrowed instantly.

After a moment's thought, Ren decided to accept these white-furred bear monsters as his vassals.

But these white-furred bear monsters were naturally intercepted by Bartalof, Velti, and the others.

A greatsword over five meters long pierced through a body over two meters tall in one go, and as it was pulled out, light blue dragon blood splattered all over Ren.

This left the retreating Winterfort Academy's Tier 1 Wizards unable to see the subsequent battle clearly.

"Show me that transformation ability of yours; perhaps it will bring me some joy."

After all, the current intensity of the battle between Ren and Colossus was such that their forms changed at an extremely fast pace. Even if outsiders wanted to cast spells, there was a high risk of friendly fire.

"Great!"

"Wait! Human warrior, I surrender. The great Colossus surrenders and will serve you as his master." Colossus lowered his head, his entire body covered in wounds, and spoke weakly.

"Dean Bartalof, you're too kind. It's normal for you to be busy as the person in charge of Winterfort Academy. Lady Melita's arrangements are also very thoughtful. You don't need to worry."

Colossus's giant claws slammed into the glacier wall, instantly creating a circle of white air mixed with ice chips, and at the same time, a section of the glacier wall was completely shattered.

If even the vassals that Colossus called upon couldn't stop him, then this extermination operation launched by Winterfort Academy would be a joke.

Colossus rolled in pain, and the glacier walls around him collapsed in large areas after being struck.

This was why they chose to submit to the Primordial Dragon Kolrax.

Like a Boeing 787 plane crashing, it fell with a loud boom!

However, Ren instantly dodged the attack with a flash of Shadow Step.

"Huff!"

When Colossus saw who it was, he realized it was Ren, who had previously ambushed and severely injured him. His heart filled with anger, he roared.

Under the splashing of sparks, a wound only a few inches deep was carved.

The opponent's aura was clearly stronger than the last time they fought.

Just like before, Ren instantly felt a surge of scorching heat from his skin tainted with dragon blood, as if something was seeping into his body.

"Sharpness Spell!"

"Boom!!!"

The next second, Ren chose "Yes!"

Instantly, a rumbling sound reverberated within the lair, and ice chips fell from the top of the glacier wall.

At this moment, Ren also deactivated his Dragonborn General Form and returned to his normal state.

But when Colossus struck painfully, Ren, in his transformed Dragonborn General form, had already flashed to his back.

"Dean Bartalof, I'm sorry. The Primordial Dragon Kolrax's vassal, it was Ren who injured him."

Colossus had realized the last time that this person named Ren seemed to have a concentration of Dragon Aura within his body.

"Sharpness Spell!"

"Whoosh!"

"Colossus's right hind leg knee was instantly pierced by a lance, creating a hole the size of a washbasin."

"Forget it, I don't want to think about that now. Currently, Lord Ren is fighting against the Primordial Dragon Kolrax. Let's rescue Lord Luther first."

"Lord Ren is indeed worthy of his name; he's so powerful." Lady Melita couldn't help but praise sincerely upon witnessing this scene.

The battle continued to ebb and flow.

[Congratulations! With the blessing of your bloodline power, you have awakened the top-tier ability 'Swift Regeneration'.]



"Roar!" Colossus roared in anger.

However, Colossus was already lying in a pool of blood.

But the next second, Colossus thought of something and felt secretly pleased.

"Clang! Clang! Ssssss"

To them, they witnessed the rise and slaughter of the 'New King'.

Despite the sparse vegetation in the ice plains, there were indeed special herbs like Icegrass and Snow Cotton that only grew in the tundra, as well as unique minerals like Frost Iron.

From 'large' to 'some', but then, Ren realized.

In fact, Colossus's guess was correct. Ren's Dragonborn General Form could only last for thirty seconds, and with a size multiple times larger and strength several times greater, the energy consumption was especially enormous.

But what did they just hear? Could this young man transform too? Suddenly, Lord Luther and the Winterfort Academy's high-ranking officials were all astonished.

He knew that this time, even if they fought with all their might, it would be difficult to escape alive.

Whenever Ren transformed the weapon in his hand into a sharp blade, it would always be imbued with a Tier 2 'Sharpness Spell', further enhancing its lethality.

Bartalof and Velti exchanged a glance, both seeing the surprise in each other's eyes.

Although Colossus consecutively struck with his claws, he failed to hit Ren, but seeing that Ren could barely cause any harm to himself, he couldn't help but feel relieved, and he jested.

Instantly, Ren understood his opponent's intentions and rushed towards Colossus, whose rough dragon claws were now covered with a set of bladed brass knuckles.

"You two didn't give me a chance at all!"

Ren immediately used Shadow Step to change positions swiftly, and before Colossus's attack arrived, Ren dodged to his abdomen, transforming his weapon again, and in an instant, it became a massive axe.

"Die!"

"Then, let's see if there's a chance to help Lord Ren," Bartalof quickly clarified what needed to be done.

For a moment, ice chips flew, and white ice mist filled the air.

Colossus felt that if he swallowed Ren, his strength would likely increase further.

But when Colossus looked at Ren, there wasn't a trace of joy in looking at food; instead, his eyes were filled with intense fear! He had to escape! He couldn't continue fighting like this.

"Hiss~ I still can't believe it. White-haired Ice Bears are actually willing to pledge loyalty to a human. What a surprise!" Melita, seeing this, gasped and muttered to herself.

Facing Colossus's relatively soft abdomen, Ren unleashed an axe technique, an ultimate secret art, and directly performed a surgery similar to 'Laparotomy' on Colossus.

The energy stored from consuming his kin, Diam, in the previous battle was completely exhausted in this fight, and even so, he couldn't defeat the 'monster' before him.

Ren's figure flickered, and he unleashed several slashes at different parts of Colossus, but to little effect.

"Armor Piercing Strike!"

Luther, having just escaped from the ice sculpture, saw this and felt a surge of emotion.

"Yes, such strength is among the top in the entire young generation of the Imperial Capital. This time, we were quite rude, and I'm afraid Lord Ren will have quite a few complaints about us at the Winterfort Academy." Bartalof nodded in agreement.

If the main force isn't strong enough, then so be it.

When the Primordial Dragon Kolrax's vertical pupils stared at Bartalof, this wounded Tier 3 Crystal Mage felt a sudden chill in his heart.

Just as Ren was about to deliver a fatal blow to Colossus, he heard Colossus begging for mercy.

"Not bad, finally, the Dragon Bloodline has been enhanced to meet the requirements for the 'Drakonic Wizard' class change." Ren thought to himself.

"Sharpness Spell!"

Ren's hand instantly transformed into a large double-edged sword, activating Weak Point Control, and struck Colossus's side abdomen with a heavy blow. "Sssss~"

Very obediently, a portion of it quickly rushed towards Ren.

So big! A big one and a small one, they immediately started fighting, and for a moment, the entire nest was filled with deafening roars and flying ice chips, making it impossible to see the combat situation of the two giant beasts.

Whether out of absolute loyalty or intimidated by Colossus's long-standing might, the Ice Bears, who were counterattacking the Winterfort Wizards, heard Colossus's call.

Just as Ren's eyes narrowed, thinking they were about to swarm him, hundreds of Ice Bears suddenly dropped their weapons and knelt before him.

Unless he had the Winterfort Academy's people cover him from behind.

But Bartalof, Velti, and the other Winterfort Academy leaders looked at each other for a moment, then quickly regained their senses and stepped forward, saying:

"Mentor, I didn't want to do this earlier."

It seemed like some kind of ultimate move was used, and just as Colossus's body surface was wounded by Ren's strikes, regardless of size, pink flesh buds grew, and it was similar to the effect of swift regeneration.

And after recovering, the giant Primordial Dragon Kolrax, who had been causing trouble in the Iceplain and Frostwind Tundra, finally fell at Ren's feet.

Just kidding.

Her gaze towards Ren was filled with even more admiration.

This was like a fight between a human and a cat. Although the cat's claws were sharp, humans generally wouldn't be particularly worried, at most they'd get scratched, but now this cat suddenly grew to twice its size, becoming a lynx, and the situation would be different.

"I don't believe you can maintain this transformation for long. When you're exhausted, it'll be your end!"

Ren waved his hand, and just as he was about to speak.

"Rapid Slash!"

Seeing this, the Primordial Dragon Kolrax could only quickly flap its flesh wings and take to the air, intending to break through the nest's ceiling and fly away.

In their centuries-old bloodline, the will to worship the strong, especially the dragon race, was engraved.

And the system prompt sounded again:

Especially when Ren held the five-meter-long, double-edged sword, forged with Tempered Radiant Stone, the Primordial Dragon Kolrax's vertical pupils narrowed.

After this battle, he understood that survival was the most important.

As Ren added a point to his mental attribute, a warm current flowed from his heart and quickly spread throughout his body, and instantly, Ren felt his body filled with strength again.

The Dragonborn was a master of combat, and no one could stop him.

Primordial Dragon Kolrax began summoning Ice Bear Monsters, its vassals, to help defend against Ren.

"Be careful!"

Kolrax's vertical pupils stared at the transformed Ren, and he too showed a look of astonishment.

"Pathetic sneak attacker, is this all you've got?"

"But Lord Ren's transformation ability is what makes the Ice Bear Monsters believe that Lord Ren is actually a human transformed from a dragon. So, their loyalty is to Lord Ren himself."

Ren, in his Dragonborn General Form, took a step forward and swung his sword, opening a large gash nearly a meter deep on Kolrax's body, causing light blue blood and other bodily fluids to spurt out instantly.

If ordinary people were to search or mine here, it would be a thousand times more difficult. Aside from the immense manpower and resources required, the countless beasts and ferocious creatures of the Ice Plains alone would be enough to bankrupt this plan.

Immediately, a declaration of loyalty echoed throughout the nest, reverberating within.

At this moment, the system notification rang out: "Ding! Host detected as having received the blood baptism of the giant Primordial Dragon Kolrax, with fragments of dragon genes found. Absorb?"

Because he had become stronger too!

As for who killed Kolrax, it was no longer as important to him now.

However, her beautiful eyes lingered slightly on Ren's distinctive pleated shorts.

Primordial Dragon Kolrax, perish! After so many battles, Ren's rich experience made him cautious of Kolrax.

Ren's claws danced rapidly, raising a whirlwind of claw shadows. He directly tore off Kolrax's right meat wing, leaving only a few slender wing bones.

"Has there ever been a human who gained the loyalty of the Ice Bear Monsters? Can't even the Imperial Dragon Knights do it?" Anna couldn't help but ask curiously.

This might be worth considering.

"Too late!"

In an instant, a huge pit was smashed into the ground inside the nest, and white air waves swept through.

Furthermore, Lord Ren's strength was evident to all, and who would dare compete with such a powerful individual for the title of Dragon-Slaying Warrior? Only a fool would do that! All the Ice Bear Monsters, including the Ice Bear Priestess, looked at Ren, who held a giant sword and stood at eight meters tall, exuding a powerful dragon aura. They instantly felt a mix of awe and admiration.

Seeing Kolrax's angry expression, it seemed that his hatred for Ren had reached its peak.

The Whitebeard Elder had arrived today.

"Roar!!!"

"Lord Ren, thank you for your kind assistance in rescuing the Winterfort Academy from crisis," said Lady Velti, a beautiful middle-aged woman, as she approached and performed a wizard's salute.

"Oh? Then I shall grant your wish!" Ren narrowed his eyes and spoke in a deep voice.

Alas! If only he had been more cautious. Suddenly, Kolrax's massive dragon body roared, and his vertical pupils looked past Bartalof and the beautiful middle-aged woman, Lady Velti, and several Tier 2 Liquidation Wizards.

Today was indeed a day of great joy for Kolrax! "Pathetic sneak attacker, this time, I will devour you!" Primordial Dragon Kolrax roared softly.

Everyone tensed up, as the Ice Bear Monsters were not weak, and if a fight were to break out, it would be quite troublesome.

Because this time, the situation had changed.

At this moment, Melita arrived with Anna and Lagrela, and she finally spoke the words she had been holding back for so long!

Primordial Dragon Kolrax took the initiative to launch an attack. This time, he struck out with a claw, and his strength was even greater than when he had attacked Luther.

After Ren's fourth skill point addition, the energy stored within Kolrax seemed to be running out, and his wounds were noticeably slower to heal.

"Hmm, your defense has increased quite a bit!"

Immediately, Ren maintained his Dragonborn General Form, continuously unleashing top-tier ultimate arts, and fought fiercely with Primordial Dragon Kolrax.

"Melita, why didn't you tell me earlier?" Lady Velti exclaimed in surprise.

For Primordial Dragon Kolrax, who had nearly half a meter of thick hide even at his weakest point, this attack was like a drizzle.

Now, more than twenty seconds had passed, and logically, he should be running out of energy and returning to his original form.

"Great King! We offer our loyalty, and the Ice Bear Monsters of the Ice Plains are willing to serve you as our master!" The Ice Bear Priestess led the way, prostrating herself.

When Ren rushed to Kolrax again, his body had already swelled to around eight meters tall, still significantly smaller than Kolrax, but it was enough to be impressive.

"Good! I accept your loyalty, all of you, rise!" Ren nodded and spoke loudly.

At this moment, Ren's peripheral vision caught sight of the Primordial Dragon's corpse, still flowing with light blue blood. A flash of insight crossed his mind.

Suddenly, he thought of something. The third requirement for the 'Drakonic Wizard' class change was 'a complete essence of dragon blood'. The Primordial Dragon before him was exactly that!

As for whether the system would recognize this dragon blood essence, he would have to try it to know.

(End of Chapter)

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