Chapter 1264 - 1012: The Truth

These Half-Dragon Men truly possess astonishing strength. Of course, if there were only ten or eight of them, Long Yi would not have taken them seriously, but after all, there were fifteen thousand! Although Long Yi was confident in his own strength, he was not confident enough to believe he could withstand such an extraordinary number of the Dragon Clan. In fact, even in the past, when it came to individual combat power, a mere ten Giants might not necessarily be a match for one Giant Dragon. When in the Human Realm, due to the strict protection of Giants, no creature could exhibit its original strength there, which is why the standards of the Dragon Clan in the Human Realm absolutely could not be applied to the current situation. Just for this reason, Long Yi had to choose to temporarily evade their sharp edge, and first, he needed to figure out what exactly these Black Dragons’ divineness was all about.

Above the sky of The Divine Auffa Empire, within the grand explorer vessel, Long Yi’s Giant strength was continuously being infused into the Giant tablet, and the analysis regarding the Half-Dragon Men was about to be produced.

Ai Lin sat quietly not far behind Long Yi, watching him in a daze.

"What are you thinking about?" Little Zi came over and asked.

"It’s nothing, just spacing out." Ai Lin shook her head and said.

"You have a look of sympathy for Brother Long," Little Zi said.

Ai Lin was startled for a moment; at that time, she didn’t know what was on her mind, she was just lost in thought. But with Little Zi’s reminder, wasn’t it sympathy!

"I just feel Brother Long has it quite tough. The entire Giant race is so powerful, yet he can only rely on himself. If he had the strength and knowledge of the Giants from the beginning, that would be one thing, but he’s actually a Pioneer with not too much power. If he had the strength of a Giant, where would those Dragon Clan members dare to trouble him?" Ai Lin said, hugging her shoulders.

"But, if he had all that power, he probably would never have met us," Little Zi said with a giggle.

"That’s true..." Ai Lin also laughed.

"If Brother Long had been a Giant from the start... First of all, he would have become this big!" Little Zi gestured expansively with her hands, "Then, when the Dragon Clan of the Human Realm came looking for trouble, he would just cough, and instantly all the Dragon Clan in the entire Plane would die. Right after that, he would tear apart the Plane, directly enter the higher Plane, and wipe out everyone who bullied Elsa, and so the two would live a life entirely unimaginable to normal people."

"Unimaginable to normal people?" Ai Lin didn’t understand at first, but then she started to laugh softly. She gently tapped Little Zi’s nose: "You, now a goddess, what are all these thoughts in your head?"

"Me? A goddess?" Little Zi jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, "Stop joking! If it weren’t for these Divine Powers inexplicably merging with my soul, I would give all the Divine Status to you right now."

Ai Lin immediately giggled, Little Zi was just Little Zi, always so playful. However, after a little frolicking, the inexplicable melancholy that had been weighing on Ai Lin had also dissipated.

Just then, there was a ’ding’ from the Giant tablet in Long Yi’s hands, indicating that the analysis of the two Black Dragon samples had been completed.

All this time, Long Yi had been concentrating on monitoring the progress on the tablet and hadn’t paid any attention to the girls’ frolicking. Now that the progress was complete, Ai Lin and Little Zi came over and actually startled Long Yi.

"How did it turn out?" Ai Lin asked.

"The cross-comparison is undergoing, but I estimate that my previous guess was correct," Long Yi said.

A few minutes later, the comparison results were out.

"Human life chains detected."

A line of small print followed by a series of data precisely indicated the positions of those human life chains.

"Just as I thought!"

Long Yi breathed out in relief, seemingly reassured.

"So?" Ai Lin and Little Zi came closer, as Long Yi hadn’t come to a conclusion yet.

"Just as I previously thought, there’s actually no such thing as lifting the curse. The reason why these Dragon Clan members now possess powerful strength is entirely because they were collectively subjected to a powerful magic spell: ’Human Blood Reincarnation’."

"A modified version of Dragon Blood Reincarnation?" Ai Lin asked, surprised.

"Right, Dragon Blood Reincarnation involves layering the power of the Dragon Clan onto a human body, while this spell forcibly inserts human life characteristics into the Dragon Clan’s body," Long Yi explained.

"But where would they get humans from? All the humans are in the Human Realm..." Little Zi began to say, but then her eyes widened suddenly.

"It’s Divine Power!"

"Yes, it is Divine Power," Long Yi nodded.

"Someone with powerful Divine Power cast this spell, TA might have created a human out of thin air; I analyzed the inserted human genetic material, it’s actually incomplete, but sufficient for the Dragon Clan to exhibit some human traits. And because of this, these Dragon Clan have become Half-Dragon Men. Their original constitution is weakened, but their control over energy skyrocketed!"

"So, it’s not about lifting a curse at all, right?" Ai Lin said.

"Not at all." When Long Yi uttered these words, even he seemed to feel a sense of relief. Because, as a Giant in this multiverse, the greatest threat to him was the Dragon Clan, and if any of the Dragon Clan were freed from the curse, honestly, it would almost mean that Long Yi, the Pioneer, had reached the end of his mission. He would no longer be a match for the Dragon Clan, no matter what tricks he used.

"So what do we do now?" Ai Lin asked Long Yi.

"Now that we know they haven’t been freed from the curse, we can go ahead and develop a battle strategy. In fact, I’ve been considering, if they really were freed from the curse, where we would have to flee to," Long Yi said with a smile.

Ai Lin and Little Zi smiled, but the two intelligent girls understood that Long Yi’s words just now might not have been entirely in jest.

"However, before that, I must first go and find Berick. These White Dragons definitely need comforting, and besides, I need to consider whether I should go all in," Long Yi said.

What Long Yi called going all in meant completely lifting the curse of the White Dragons. Once the curse of the White Dragons was fully lifted, these powerful beings would help Long Yi sweep away all enemies.

In theory.

But Long Yi dared not. He did not have the same confidence in these White Dragons as he had in Ai Lin and Little Zi. The pact between them was extremely simple, and Long Yi hardly had any control over them. If they were obedient after the curse was completely lifted, it would be fine; if not, there would certainly be serious trouble.

"It’s best not to," Ai Lin, who seldom expressed her opinion, unusually shook her head this time.

"It’s too risky; we cannot take this chance," Little Zi also said.

"Makes sense; I’ll take your advice," Long Yi replied.

When Long Yi arrived at the dwelling of the White Dragons, these resting little White Dragons were filled with unrest, and Berick was making strenuous efforts to calm them. They were communicating through dragon language and mental power, and Long Yi did not know what they were saying, but even relying on conjecture, he could guess.

"Mr. Long Yi, you’ve finally arrived. If you hadn’t come sooner, this place would have descended into chaos," Berick said helplessly.

"Yes, I’m here, but before I start speaking, can you tell me why you were about to descend into chaos?" Long Yi countered.

Berick immediately gave a wry smile.

It turned out that the White Dragons had also felt the fluctuations that had swept through the entire plane earlier, but those fluctuations had not affected the White Dragons at all. Instead, they had left behind a message saying that because the White Dragons had sided with the Giants in the past, their curse would not be lifted.

At first, the White Dragons thought it was just a psychological ploy by the Black Dragon side, but not long after, news came that the Black Dragon’s curse had been partially lifted, and their strength now far surpassed that of the White Dragons!

It was precisely because of this that the White Dragons began to grow nervous. After all, more than fifteen thousand Black Dragons now occupied The Divine Auffa Empire, while only a little over two hundred White Dragons stood with Long Yi, making the massive disparity in numbers a major cause for concern for the White Dragons.

"I understand, but this is not at all an issue. Now that I have arrived, I have come precisely for this matter," Long Yi said.

Immediately, all the White Dragons gathered around. The White Dragons had naturally been allies of the Giants, and they instinctively trusted them.

"When I heard that the curse on the Black Dragons was partially lifted, I immediately conducted an analysis," Long Yi said as he pulled out the Giant tablet. It displayed complex data. "These data prove that the curse on those Black Dragons has not been lifted, but rather a magic spell has been cast on them collectively. Through this spell, human characteristics were implanted into those Black Dragons, allowing them to utilize their own Dragon Power to a certain extent. Of course, the price they paid was the transformation of their originally strong bodies into relatively weaker Half-Dragon Man forms."

Long Yi explained the data to the White Dragons bit by bit. Of course, these White Dragons actually did not understand at all, but with this data as evidence, their initially restless minds gradually calmed down.

"But no matter what, they are still stronger than us, right?" one White Dragon voiced the concern of all White Dragons.

"Yes, I have to admit, it is a fact—they are indeed stronger than you are now," Long Yi acknowledged.

"But you must have a plan," Berick couldn’t help but interject.

"Of course," Long Yi smiled. "If I didn’t have a plan, the first thing I would have done when I came here was tell you to quickly surrender to the Black Dragons, so why would I waste time explaining?"

Long Yi attempted a joke, but unfortunately, the White Dragons were in short supply of humor cells, and not one of them laughed.

"Ahem, well, now I still need to make sure that all of you are standing with me, right?" Long Yi asked.

"Naturally, since the war in the past, we White Dragons have always been on your side," Berick affirmed.

"In that case, I have two strategies, and you can choose one," Long Yi said.

"Which two strategies?"

"First, you can imitate the Black Dragons and cast a spell that allows you to explosively increase your strength in a short period. The price is, you will become Half-Dragon Men," Long Yi explained.

"And the second?" asked a White Dragon.

"The second, I have developed a new strategy, but because this strategy takes longer to take effect, I have been continually improving it. However, it seems that there is no more time to keep improving it now. This strategy is the true means to lift the curse. There will be no changes to you, but the downside is that it’s a bit too slow."

"How slow is it exactly?" Berick asked anxiously.

"Hmm, when I say slow, I mean it’s far from completely lifting the curse. But once you use this strategy, you can also gain immense strength in the short term. Don’t worry, you’ll be able to handle those Half-Dragon Men," Long Yi assured.

"So that’s how it is!" Berick immediately felt relieved.

Which to choose?

There was no need to think about such a matter; all the White Dragons chose the second strategy. (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)