Chapter 226: Section 14: The Seduction of the Sea Snake Lady
The night was gentle.
The moon hung high in the night sky, pouring down a cascade of light like water.
The sea breeze blew gently, and waves crashed against the white beach in a deep and graceful murmur.
This was a Nameless Island.
The Big Chin and Sea Snake Lady ships were anchored nearby on the sea.
The small island was unsuitable for sea ships to dock, and to prevent running aground, the two ships could only anchor near the island.
A day’s journey away from New Moon Port, the knight youth had ordered a halt here to rest for the night and replenish the fresh water and food that had dropped to the warning line.
The pirates took several small boats to the island in the afternoon, scavenged for a while, and then returned to their ship.
The knight youth, however, stayed behind.
Amid the night, he activated his Blood Core, transforming into his Dragon-man form.
He began to chant.
The language was full of rises and falls, deep and powerful. It wasn’t Universal Language, but Dragonese.
Dragonese Magic—Fiery Dragon Breath.
The next moment, the Dragon-man youth opened his mouth wide, and magic power surged out, transforming into a ball of flames inside his mouth.
Then the fireball expanded rapidly, shooting out into an inverted cone that covered the white sands in front of the youth.
The fire roasted the beach for several breaths. During this time, the youth tried to turn his head slightly, altering the direction in which the flames were spewing.
After the Dragon Breath finished, the beach was scorched black, emitting a pungent, strange smell.
The Dragon-man youth looked at the traces of his Dragon Breath on the sand and sighed, dissatisfied.
Since fleeing Mysterious Monster Island, he had been continuously practicing his Dragon-man form. Without a doubt, it was his strongest power.
The King of Flame Dragon’s Bloodline reached a Legendary Level. Even if he combined all the absorption of the man-made magical beasts on the island previously, it couldn’t compare to this Bloodline.
Putting everything else aside, the memories that came with the Bloodline alone allowed the youth to master Dragonese Magic. He lept from being a magic idiot to a magic genius.
Dragons do not need explicit learning as they grow. These top-of-the-food-chain beings are blessed with envious racial talents.
They only need to eat, drink, and sleep to naturally comprehend various powers during their growth.
The methods to use these powers were rooted in their Bloodline.
And it was this that benefited the knight youth.
“Currently, I have mastered three spells: Dragon Roar, Dragon Power, and Fiery Dragon Breath,” the youth mused.
“The casting times for the first two are half a second and one second, respectively, but the third requires five seconds.”
This was after extensive practice.
When he first began, the spells took even longer to cast.
The first two were already of immense practical value. Dragon Roar allowed the youth to damage magic or special life forms, often leaving the target stunned. Dragon Power was his best weapon against multiple opponents.
As for Fiery Dragon Breath, with its longest casting time, it required seizing the proper moment for use in battle.
That was its drawback.
On the other hand, it possessed advantages that Dragon Roar and Dragon Power did not have.
That is—strength!
The power of Fiery Dragon Breath was immense, virtually unstoppable for Silver Level enemies. Even for those of the Golden Level, it often forced them on the defensive.
If Rou Cang could resist, it was because he too was a formidable one among those at the Golden Level.
“But the Dragon Breath needs more practice.”
“If I could shorten the chanting time, that would be best. Next, I need to use it more flexibly.”
The youth calculated in his heart.
When he now breathed out Dragon Breath, he was too focused. During the process, his body had to stand stiffly in place. This was clearly a huge vulnerability.
Additionally, once he chose a direction to breathe the fire, it was difficult to shift the direction during the process. As seen in the practice just now, any shift caused the Dragon Breath to become unstable, fluctuating in intensity and reducing its suppressive force.
These were the aspects the youth needed to improve.
“You’re practicing that the wrong way,” suddenly a voice came.
In the half-empty space above, a graceful figure gradually became visible.
It was the Sea Snake Lady.
Tonight, she wasn’t dressed in her leather attire but was wearing a blue dress instead. The round neckline was cut very low, revealing a deep valley between her snow-white chest, flanked by her long, wavy hair, becoming even more alluring.
The Dragon-man youth’s pupils slightly constricted.
The invisibility of the Sea Snake Lady was remarkably subtle; had she not deliberately dispelled it, the Dragon-man youth would have been none the wiser.
“What is the wrong way?” the youth inquired.
The Sea Snake Lady descended slowly, lightly landing on the ground, then sauntering towards the Dragon-man youth with a catlike gait.
Her eyes were fixated on the youth, her curvaceous mature body fully radiating her feminine allure, almost like a kind of captivating magic.
The Dragon-man youth’s heartbeat quickened involuntarily.
The Sea Snake Lady approached the Dragon-man youth, stopping only an arm’s distance away, contentedly standing firm: “Magic is different from Fighting energy.”
“Fighters use fighting energy, all of which comes from within themselves. Mages are different, though, when they cast magic, in addition to using some of their own mana, the majority of the mana consumption comes from the outside world.”
The Dragon-man youth’s face showed a thoughtful expression, “Are you talking about spellcasting materials?”
The Sea Snake Lady nodded, taking a slow half step forward, drawing even closer to the youth, “Spellcasting materials provide us with tremendous convenience in casting spells. On one hand, these materials contain magic power. We utilize our spirit to leverage this magic power for our use, which can reduce the consumption of our own mana. On the other hand, the materials themselves contain specific magic structures, greatly saving our mental consumption and time when we construct the Magic Model.”
The Dragon-man youth looked at the Sea Snake Lady, who was ever drawing nearer, and frowned, “What you’re describing are orthodox spells. My spells come from my Bloodline, which is different.”
The Sea Snake Lady shook her head with a smile, “In essence, they’re the same.”
“Your Dragon Breath, though an innate magic, still consumes magic power and requires a Magic Model.”
“It’s just that this Magic Model is rooted in your Bloodline, so you do not need to construct it with additional mental effort.”
“However, my lord, with your current situation, the last thing you should be doing is practicing these talented magic.”
By the time the Sea Snake Lady finished speaking, she and the Dragon-man youth were face to face, with almost no distance between them.
The Dragon-man youth was puzzled, “Why should I not practice them?”
The Sea Snake Lady bit her lip, sizing up the Dragon-man youth’s face, chest, lower abdomen, and even lower, provocatively. Her voice lowered, becoming lyrical and seductive, “Because, my lord, your Dragon Bloodline is not yet stable. Although the Bloodline has awakened, its concentration is not sufficient.”
“Under normal circumstances, you should maintain the state you’re in now. But you can’t, as you revert to the Human Race’s appearance in normal times.”
“Of course, my lord, your human appearance is also very handsome.”
“So, what you should really be doing now, my lord, is to take specific potions to stabilize and even deepen your Dragon Bloodline. Naturally, practicing a certain Fighting energy technique can also help you achieve the same goal.”
“Please, my lord, do not practice magic excessively. Because casting spells requires the consumption of magic power and the construction of a Magic Model. You do not possess magic power, nor do you need mental effort to build a model, so what you’re consuming is the foundation of your Bloodline.”
“If your Bloodline was stable, you could cast at will, but it is not stable now, and casting too frequently could lead to the degeneration of your Bloodline — and worse, it might even disappear.”
“I believe you would not want to see that happen, my lord.”
Having said this, the Sea Snake Lady pressed herself against the youth’s body.
Although the youth’s chest was covered with Dragon Scales, he could still feel the Sea Snake Lady’s astonishing bust size and the temptation of her softness.
The youth stood rigid, his breathing inevitably becoming heavy.
The Sea Snake Lady, her body pressed against the youth’s stalwart form, leaned in slowly. She whispered seductively into his ear, “My lord, the night is long and dreary. On this little island, there are only the two of us to disperse the loneliness. What we should be doing now is not practicing magic, right?”
The youth only felt a searing flame rising from his lower abdomen, his entire mind buzzing, almost dizzy with the sensation.
Instinct made him unconsciously raise his hand.
His hand had turned into a rigid Dragon Claw.
His Dragon Claw touched the Sea Snake Lady’s back and then slid downward…
The rigid and terrifying Dragon Claw contrasted starkly against the body of the female Mage and pirate Captain, supple and resilient.
But in the next moment, the youth pulled the Sea Snake Lady’s waist away, “Thank you for your advice, Sea Snake Lady, but I’d rather be alone for a while,” the Dragon-man youth said coldly.
The Sea Snake Lady seemed astonished for a moment, and then she smiled. Biting her lip, she gazed at the youth, her eyes exceedingly enticing, “I understand.”
“I’ll come for you again, my young and handsome lord.”
Her body slowly floated up, then kept flying toward the Sea Snake ship far out on the sea, eventually disappearing from sight.
The youth exhaled deeply.
After this interruption by the Sea Snake Lady, he no longer had the heart to continue his arduous training.
Ceasing to mobilize the Blood Core, he reverted to his human form.
His face, identical to that of Zhenjin, was now filled with worry.
The Sea Snake Lady’s reminder was very reasonable, but the youth’s true situation was not as she had thought.
Whether it was transforming into a Dragon-man or casting spells, what he was exhausting was the demon energy accumulated in the Blood Core.
The youth stood on the pristine beach, bathed in the moonlight, staring at his right hand.
It seemed to still retain the warmth of the Sea Snake Lady.
That delicate, slick touch was still reverberating in the youth’s heart.
“This Bloodline brings me not just power.”
Previously, the youth had already felt it. Tonight’s encounter deepened those feelings.
The King of Flame Dragon’s Bloodline was influencing him.
Dragon nature is lecherous.
The youth found himself increasingly unable to resist the opposite sex, especially alluring ones like the Sea Snake Lady.
He had a strong urge just moments ago, his hand even acting uncontrollably, touching the Sea Snake Lady’s waist.
But in the end, his will as a Knight triumphed over the instinctual urge.
Apart from this influence, the youth found himself becoming more and more arrogant.
He began to feel contempt when looking at lower beings, even the Human Race, developing a sense of disdain.
This feeling of disdain seemed innate, similar to how humans view pigs and dogs.
The youth managed a bitter smile while beginning to understand the King of Flame Dragon.
The King of Flame Dragon was supremely arrogant, holding the youth and Zong Ge in utter contempt. It wasn’t until the Blood Core showed the capacity to kill it that the Dragon had to change its attitude.
“I am a Knight, not some Dragon-man,” the youth looked up, gazing at the bright moon in the night sky, silently admonishing himself.