Dragon Tamer

Chapter 490: Chapter 492: Doubting Life
 

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“Let me do it,” he said. “I have a dragon that strives for perfection. I have always cultivated it with care, ensuring every part of it is strengthened to the extreme, every innate potential is fully harnessed, each spell is honed to the peak. Although it remains at the Lord Level, it can easily kill demon spirits that have lived for four or five thousand years!” Fan Zhi stepped forward and said.

Ranked fifth, Fan Zhi’s path as a Dragon Shepherd deviates slightly from others.

Though he currently has only one Quasi-Dragon King dragon, even those like Song Lu with three Semi-monarch Dragons can’t match him in the end.

For some, breaking through their cultivation base is just a matter of will; it’s not for lack of resources to break through or because their pet dragons lack the talent or bloodline to advance further. Instead, by perfecting a dragon at every stage, when it enters the next level, it will be far more powerful than others of the same cultivation base!

Take, for example, a dragon’s claws and scales.

Some Monarch Level Dragons may have scales that are only on par with those of Lord-level Dragons, hardly withstanding some powerful attacks.

Some Lord-level Dragons possess ferocious, savage claws that can even tear open the vitals of a Monarch Level Dragon, potentially killing it…

Seeing Han Ke’s disheartened expression, Fan Zhi couldn’t help but smile.

Too many people do not understand this; they blindly chase after higher cultivation bases. The higher the realm of a Dragon Shepherd, the more they will focus on fine-tuning and strengthening when training new Dragons of the Spirit Pact!

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Fan Zhi entered the Great Competition Field and called out his Eternal Frost Dragon, an ice-attribute giant dragon.

Instead of attacking right away, he turned to Zhu Minglang and said, “Someone recently bought a Phoenix Dragon’s Gall from our house for a high price. Those who need a dragon’s gall are looking to strengthen. Your Azure Phoenix Azure Dragon must be more than just High Rank King Level, right?”

Fan Zhi’s approach wasn’t as frivolous and arrogant as Han Ke’s. He took this battle very seriously, and he also mentioned the Azure Phoenix Azure Dragon that had just dominated the others.

Even High Rank King level dragons would need some time to deal with three nearly Monarch-Dragons, but Zhu Minglang’s Azure Phoenix Azure Dragon swept them away like trash…

Therefore, it was evident that the Azure Phoenix Azure Dragon was not just at a high cultivation base but also had been enhanced in many ways; it might already be close to Peak strength!

“Good eye,” Zhu Minglang said with a smile.

Finally, someone who appreciates its true value.

The Azure Phoenix Azure Dragon was not just enhanced slightly…

Little did Fan Zhi know, the Phoenix Dragon’s Gall sold from his house was but a small part of what was exchanged to obtain the Hawk Emperor’s Soul Bead. Zhu Minglang enhanced seven dragon traits on his Azure Phoenix Azure Dragon!

Any enhancement for a Monarch Level dragon is incredibly expensive and most people exhaust all their energy and wealth just trying to raise their cultivation base, rarely focusing on fine-tuning dragon traits. Now financially buoyant, Zhu Minglang is aiming for nothing but perfection to ensure his Azure Phoenix Azure Dragon’s ascendancy to the Dragon King Level is smoother and more formidable!

His dragon needed to undergo Crossing Tribulation and Ascending. If he could not ensure its perfection, it was possible to fall during the process!

Of course, what Fan Zhi didn’t know was that the Azure Phoenix Azure Dragon’s cultivation base was still unstable; it had just undergone a major transformation. With a few more battles against dragons of the same level, it could easily reach the Peak and even stand out among those at the Peak!

“But your Refining Ash Black Dragon has not been refined to perfection. A Lord Level dragon has six dragonic features, and only your dragon’s scales, teeth, and breath have reached their potential— the other three are still lacking,” Fan Zhi continued.

“Refinement?” Upon hearing this, Zhu Minglang showed a hint of surprise.

Mr. Jinli had mentioned this term before.

Because Mr. Jinli is always sleeping and forgetting things, Zhu Minglang’s knowledge of dragon rearing was incomplete. For example, concerning the strengthening of various parts of a dragon, Zhu Minglang only knew to spend money as requested by Mr. Jinli, without clear instructions on other aspects of dragon training.

So that’s what ‘refinement’ means.

Strengthening is just a general term. The process of increasing a dragon’s power is called strengthening, while focusing on a specific dragonic feature is called ‘refinement.’

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But Zhu Minglang still had one question.

“Why are there six features at Lord Level?” Zhu Minglang asked, puzzled.

“One feature for a Dragon Son, three for a Dragon General, six for a Dragon Lord, and nine for a Dragon King. A dragon is called a dragon precisely because it possesses dragon traits. The more features it has, the higher its bloodline is considered to be. While cultivation can enhance and strengthen these features, not every feature necessarily transforms. At this time, a Dragon Shepherd needs to refine them to perfection,” explained Fan Zhi, who didn’t mind sharing this information, given that people who cared about refining a dragon’s traits were becoming scarce these days.

Since Zhu Minglang was already summoning a Dragon Lord Level Black Dragon to fight in such circumstances, wasn’t his purpose also to refine it?

In Fan Zhi’s view, Zhu Minglang was a kindred spirit.

“I see, so the Azure Phoenix Azure Dragon must still have two features left to refine to the extreme,” Zhu Minglang murmured as he stroked his chin.

“What, your Azure Phoenix Azure Dragon has already refined seven features??” Fan Zhi was entirely astonished upon hearing this!

Every time a feature is refined at the Monarch Level, it would cost a fortune equivalent to a gold mine.

Zhu Minglang has already refined seven features??

For his Azure Phoenix Azure Dragon to face other Dragon Kings that hadn’t undergone refinement was like stepping on cockroaches!

“No, that’s not right. My Azure Phoenix Azure Dragon has more than nine features,” Zhu Minglang said.

“The dragons with higher bloodlines have one or two additional features. The standards I mentioned are the minimum number of traits a dragon of each level should have. Of course, dragons that are special cases or Disabled Dragons might have less than that standard,” Fan Zhi explained.

Zhu Minglang immediately understood.

Dragons with higher bloodlines would have one or two additional dragon traits on top of the basic ones, and these features would increase as their cultivation improved.

Each additional dragon trait was akin to gaining an extra ability.

So how many features did a Dragon King have?

Zhu Minglang recalled his Heavenly Slaughter Dragon.

This guy seemed to perform a new ability he hadn’t seen before every time he fought… like the last time’s Dark Form and Tail of the Underworld Lamp.

“I get it now. I thought the Azure Phoenix Azure Dragon was already at full strength, but it turns out there are four features left to refine. Hmm, yes, it can get even stronger!” Zhu Minglang mused aloud to himself.

Of course, only Zhu Minglang and Fan Zhi could hear this conversation. After all, the Great Competition Field was vast, and the surroundings were too noisy.

“Eh, the match hasn’t even started yet. Why do you look so pale?” Zhu Minglang snapped back to reality and glanced at Fan Zhi.

“Let’s start. At the Lord Level, I couldn’t possibly lose to you,” Fan Zhi no longer wished to continue the conversation with Zhu Minglang.

Show off to this degree, and who could maintain a good mood!!

That Azure Phoenix Azure Dragon, High Rank King Level, seven features refined!

With such capabilities, it could probably bully even those at the Peak!

In terms of true strength, he was leagues apart from Zhu Minglang. If he didn’t establish the rules, he wouldn’t even qualify to be his punching bag!!

And still have the nerve to ask why someone looks pale, someone with a slightly weaker mental state might just start crying and question their life.

(The neighbors are renovating; it’s been affecting my sleep recently. Small adjustment, I’ll update a little less today and yesterday, but will return to three chapters tomorrow~~~)