Golden Dragon: Six Thousand Years of Empire.

Chapter 105 The Dark Dragon Shadow that Shrouds Life

"Uncle Noah!"

Urnos took a few steps back, looking at the giant golden-scaled dragon in front of him with some caution. His primitive instincts honed from crossing the primitive mountains and forests were giving him a warning.

Although it was not a disaster that could threaten his life, nor was it a disaster that could leave him paralyzed, Urnos was certain that this uncle had bad intentions.

Little Bean trusts his intuition.

Even if we use normal thinking to infer, this uncle should not be so enthusiastic towards him. The last time they met, he acted like the lord of the mountains and rivers and took away his God-given weapon, even though he gave it away voluntarily.

"Why are you so late? I've been waiting for you for a long time."

Noah was totally unable to restrain his abnormal enthusiasm. God had pity on him. His adoptive father really didn't treat him as a human being. Although he was indeed a dragon, he was too cruel.

Now that he finally saw the little guy who could replace him, how could Noah bear it, not to mention that this training was aimed at him.

At the beginning, he was clearly just a little dragon watching the show on the side, but when he was not paying attention, his adoptive father saw through his true identity and realized his nature as a super genius of the dragon clan, so he forced him to practice.

The intensity was so intense that Noah was helpless. The most annoying thing was that his body could still withstand it and adapt to this hellish training.

The intensity of his training doubled every once in a while. In the end, his adoptive father couldn't help but get itchy when watching him practice, so he came up to practice with him.

Who can stand this?
It’s no wonder that Noah was so excited and almost burst into tears when he saw his little nephew finally arrive at the foot of the mountain.

"Have you been waiting for me for a long time?"

Xiao Douding's expression suddenly became even more confused.
"Shouldn't it be my grandfather who is waiting for me?"

"Oh, yes, you are right. Your grandfather has been waiting for you for a long time. Come with me up the mountain and start training. Don't delay any longer. Time is running out."

Noah stretched out his dragon claws, ready to take little Ur, who had completed the initial test, up.

"I can climb up by myself."

Urnos avoided the golden dragon's grasp and insisted on completing the last step on his own, climbing the steep mountain that had no path.

"Okay, ambitious little guy."

Noah looked him up and down, then smiled. Of course he still had some patience. He had already endured so many days, so a little more patience wouldn't matter.

"Uncle, Ur has arrived."

Jinlong could hardly wait to report the good news to his adoptive father.

"Okay, got it. Just continue practicing and ignore him."

Cassius's reaction to the arrival of his grandson was extremely indifferent, and this change in attitude made Noah feel disappointed.

As expected, his expectations were dashed. Urnos's arrival did distract his adoptive father's attention a little, but it did not relieve the pressure he was under as he had hoped.

The priorities were completely reversed. This training ground was clearly established for Urnos, but now Noah had become the main trainee, with Urnos serving as a foil.

Cassius, who was in charge of training, also put most of his energy and attention on Jinlong. As for his grandson who made him give up all invitations from the outside world, he only gave him occasional guidance and let him practice on his own.

As for sparring, that was naturally impossible. No matter how warlike Cassius was, he couldn't possibly attack his grandson who had just turned one year old.

Therefore, Noah was very helpless to find that the arrival of Urnos did not relieve the pressure and pain he had to endure, and nothing changed.

Therefore, Jin Long could only endure it silently, but he has now gradually adapted to his adoptive father's rhythm. The only thing he needs to face during sparring is his adoptive father's ruthless crushing.

Ignoring the pain, Noah could now actually get some pleasure from it and enjoy the fun of fighting.

The warlike nature of dragons is deeply rooted in every part of their blood. Even creatures with the thinnest dragon blood are extremely bloodthirsty.

However, the golden dragon often gives people the impression of being elegant and noble, which is not a bad impression, but it can only represent one side of the golden dragon.

How could a dragon, who likes to engage in phishing enforcement and intervene in regional and even national conflicts according to his own preferences, not like fighting?

Noah now has confidence that he may be the most capable young dragon of the same age in the golden dragon clan. If this strength can be maintained, even if he becomes an ancient dragon, Noah estimates that he will still be among the most powerful.

Compared to the golden dragon who had already accepted the reality and got into the state, Urnos, who had finally passed the test and arrived at the trial site and was able to receive personal guidance from his grandfather, was feeling very depressed.

In the primeval forest, the ferocious and bloodthirsty beasts and monsters could not scare him; the rugged mountain roads and the jungle where he had to clear his own path could not stop him.

But after going through many hardships and dangers and holding great expectations, he met his grandfather and found that everything was different from what he had imagined.

He did get the training and teaching he wanted, and every day he could feel his tremendous progress and improvement, but this did not satisfy him. Instead, he felt empty and extremely uncomfortable.

Because his grandfather's eyes rarely stayed on him, but mostly on Uncle Noah. But even with this pitifully small amount of attention, Urnos could feel a sense of disappointment and sigh.

Such a look made little Wuer feel a little frightened and uneasy, as well as a great deal of confusion. He didn't understand why his grandfather was unhappy with him. He had clearly done everything, and had done his best to the best of his ability.

He came here from thousands of miles away without any praise or appreciation. During the training, he made great progress and Uncle Noah often praised him, but his grandfather never affirmed him.

Everything he did seemed to be as it should be. Even though his performance was outstanding, in his grandfather's eyes, it was just ordinary, mediocre and nothing to praise.

In contrast, Uncle Noah often received praise and admiration from his grandfather. The undisguised admiration and praise made Urnos extremely envious.

But such gazes would never fall on him, and that was the recognition that he could never reach.

What made it even more difficult for Urnos to maintain his mentality was that Uncle Noah did not care, but was quite distressed. He even secretly guided him and taught him how to practice fighting skills to attract his grandfather's attention.

In a trance, Urnos had an illusion that the situation should not be like this, and his grandfather's eyes of approval and affirmation should have fallen on him.

However, because of Uncle Noah's existence, he became an unappreciated marginal figure. Everything he did did not exceed his grandfather's expectations, and even disappointed his grandfather.

This feeling of great sadness and loss was because Urnos accidentally saw Uncle Noah practicing with his grandfather in the back hill of the training ground.

Every blow from the figure with both human and dragon features swung the weapon, making little Ur's heart tremble. Then, Urnos fell silent. He finally felt the huge shadow that was cast on him, completely covering him and making him unable to see any light of life.

"Uncle Noah!"

Urnos, hiding in the shadow of the grass, clenched his fists. He finally understood why he could not get the recognition of his grandfather.

Because Uncle Noah, who is a dragon, is better at practicing techniques than him, who is a human and has inherited the blood of the Titans.

So much so that after teaching Uncle Noah, it was hard for Grandfather to take him seriously again, because everything he did was not beyond expectations.

After seeing a sparring match, the usually quiet little Ur suddenly fell silent and trained even harder. However, his hard work only attracted his grandfather's glance for a moment, and then he turned his head away and still did not recognize him.

"Little Wuer, you should pay attention to the combination of work and rest during training, so that you can achieve twice the result with half the effort. Excessive exertion will only lead to more losses than gains.
Don't forget, you are still growing up, and you are still a long way from your growth and peak period, so you should take a good rest when it's time to rest."

Noah couldn't bear it anymore and tried to persuade the little guy.

His every move on the mountain could not escape the eyes of him and his adoptive father. He could see that the little guy was deeply shocked after seeing him sparring with his adoptive father, so he fought desperately.

Compared to Noah's reluctance, Cassius had no intention of counseling at all. In his eyes, if his grandson couldn't even bear this little setback and pressure, he was not qualified to carry the bloodline of the Titan.

"Yeah, okay, I'll take a good rest."

At this moment, little Ur's gaze towards Uncle Noah also underwent a huge change. Compared to his distant and untouchable grandfather, this Uncle Golden Dragon was also a mountain that he could only look up to and was difficult to climb.

"Hey!"

Seeing that the little guy only responded verbally but his body had no intention of executing it, Noah could only sigh.

A very strange relationship has now formed in the training ground on the mountain. Cassius teaches the golden dragon without reservation in every sense, and the "favored" golden dragon often guides Urnos.

To some extent, Cassius was also guiding his grandson in disguise, except that there was a golden dragon with extraordinary talent in between.

"Noah, we're done here."

Cassius put down the axe in his hand and looked at the exhausted golden dragon beside him. The golden dragon, which had already revealed its true form, collapsed on the rocks. Although its golden scales were dim, there was not a single damage, let alone bleeding.

"Aren't you going to play today?"

Noah asked lazily. At this moment, he felt an indescribable sense of accomplishment, because this was the first time he had defended himself in a sparring match with his adoptive father without getting hurt, and in his true form.

He indeed did what his adoptive father said, absorbing the essence from human techniques and applying them to the dragon body, forming dragon fighting skills that best suited himself.

"You don't have to continue anymore."

Cassius looked at the golden dragon with a mixture of amazement and regret.

The growth of dragons is really too slow, not to mention that his adopted son has shown characteristics of atavism. The growth rate of his strength is so slow that it is almost non-existent in his eyes.

Even though his fighting skills had improved by leaps and bounds under his guidance, he had reached the limit of what he could teach. This adopted son could no longer bring him more surprises. This was not due to his talent, but the limitations of his dragon bloodline.

"I have nothing left to teach you, and you don't need my guidance anymore."

"Ok?"

Noah suddenly raised his head and looked at his adoptive father in disbelief. Then he found that this usually serious man was looking at him and smiling. His smile was full of relief and a kind of ease, as if he had unloaded some burden and felt relaxed.

"No more practice?"

"You already have your own path. It's up to you to decide how to go on. I can't help you. After all, I'm not a dragon."

"That's it!"

When Noah heard his adoptive father's words, he felt a huge surprise in his heart. In his eyes, the hellish technical training was finally over.

But the joy soon subsided, and Noah felt a huge emptiness and loss in his heart, and he didn't know where it came from.

"I'm ready to leave, Noah. From now on, everything will be left to you."

"Give me all? What about Ur's training?"

At this time, Noah only heard the second half of the sentence and ignored the first half. Jin Long had no idea what his adoptive father's declaration of leaving meant at this time.

He subconsciously thought that it would be the same as before, accepting the request for assistance, leaving the territory of the Augustus family, and fighting the legendary monster that invaded the territory of civilization.

"You can teach him."

"Uh, uncle, didn't you say you were here to take care of it?"

"Among the techniques I have mastered, is there anything else you haven't mastered?"

Casius smiled more clearly. Although his smile was very cold, Noah could feel that his adoptive father was in a very good mood at the moment.
"Besides, aren't you a very good teacher? I've seen his great progress. I didn't have such an excellent and patient teacher back then."

"Ah this..."

Noah was speechless, because if you really want to be picky, after Urnos went up the mountain, he did teach more than his adoptive father, especially in the later period, he was basically the one teaching, and his adoptive father just watched occasionally.

"You teach him well, and when I come back, I will bring you a gift that will not be worse than what Selina gave you, only better."

Cassius made this promise to the golden dragon, not knowing whether it was to comply with the dragon clan's principle of charging money for work, or to motivate Noah.

“I’m looking forward to it now.”

"You should expect me to meet a stronger opponent who is worthy of my all."

(End of this chapter)