Life is tough, so Honglong resorts to performing?

Chapter 122 Try
"You've already gotten so good at it so quickly, you really are a genius at learning magic."

Late that night, after repeated manipulation and practice, Loren finally mastered the ancient dragon magic.

In order to practice this spell, he used up almost all the debris and rubble inside the Lava Heart.

After all, in sealing spells, there always has to be something to be sealed, right?

"So now, it's time to take on that so-called pseudo-active polymer."

Loren began to recall the words of the chattering creature that resembled a brass dragon.

According to the other party, because the fifty high-level magic crystal blocks that formed the magic crystal heart normally come from different sources, these pseudo-active aggregates do not possess normal consciousness.

When the design of the Magic Crystal Heart was first introduced, these things were still discarded as impurities by the completed dragons, until the crazy guys in the R&D department came up with an idea.

Since these pseudo-active elements can be disguised as the parts we use to strengthen our souls during the initial shaping stage of the Magic Crystal Heart, then conversely, we can also pretend to be them.

They lack a holistic and integrated understanding, so why don't we just borrow one of their ideas?

Guided by this theory, the design of creating clones from pseudo-active components in high-level magic crystal blocks has been gradually developed and perfected over the past two hundred years.

"Fire, wind, earth, thunder, the four elemental seals, activate!"

After taking out a magical item containing water elements and keeping it readily available, Loren cast the Four Elements Sealing Spell on himself.

Under the dragon's command in dragon language, four streams of elemental turbulence composed of magic appeared inside the Heart of Lava. Then, under the little red dragon's close control, they entered a tight state of balance and imbalance, and the little red dragon quickly wrapped up the item that was about to be sealed.

Following the steps the brass dragon described, the best way to make initial contact with that thing is to use the four-element seal, so it's best to learn how to do it...

As a sealing spell without a medium, once the spell is completed, it will form a unique spatial state that is similar to but different from another dimension to store the sealed object.

It was a unique environment where matter and spirit were mixed. High-level spellcasters called it the Beginning, believing it to be a flawed version of the state of the world before creation by the God of Creation.

According to their theory, the entity above the creator god is a fifth perturbation, and now that the fifth perturbation is mixed in with the beginning, one of the four elements that originally constituted the foundation of the world is missing...

In this environment, the boundary between matter and spirit becomes blurred. Only when the pseudo-active substances in those high-level magic crystal blocks are sealed and aggregated by the sealing technique can they mimic the living creatures in the initial state, that is, your appearance, and come back to life in a half-real, half-fake way, so that you can then seize them.

Loren felt the four elements intertwining and sensed the severing of his connection with the outside world.

The surrounding space began to compress and seal off. He suppressed the urge to transform into human form to save space, closed his eyes, and used all his mental energy to carefully feel the sensation of being squeezed and changed.

The boundaries between body and spirit have disappeared, and the boundaries between time and space have blurred. A rare sense of peace, as if returning to the tranquility and chaos of the dragon egg, envelops it.

The little red dragon opened its eyes and saw a dazzling, boundless world before it, with fifty stars of different colors shining and emitting a strange aura that Loren had never seen before.

"No...maybe I've seen it before."

Loren pondered this carefully. Yes, it was the same feeling and atmosphere when crossing the boundary between the city and the wilderness. Although the specific perception should be completely different, intuitively, they might come from different sources, but they should all originate from the same source as the wilderness.

Frankly speaking, this conclusion is not magical and has not been rigorously proven, but that's what Little Red Dragon thinks.

"Fire, wind, earth, and thunder, the four elemental seals, rise once more!"

After swallowing the magical artifact containing the water element and putting it away, Loren cast the Four Elements Seal again, this time targeting the fifty stars in the sky.

As the four-element sealing spell took effect, the fifty brilliant stars seemed to be stirred by an invisible force, beginning to slowly rotate and converge towards the center.

"Reside in my body, feed on my blood, and awaken under my will..."

Loren chanted the Brass Dragon Cult's mystical summoning incantation half-heartedly, though theoretically, the incantation had no effect on him.

The high-level magic crystal block has been corrupted by you since the day it entered your body. At this moment, the boundary between mind and body is blurred, and the sealed pseudo-activity can only learn from you.

But how should I put it? The mystical spells from the Magic Research Institute have a chance to summon an easier opponent in the initial battle. Anyway, it's free, so I might as well recite them a few times. If I don't, it's not like I'll be the one getting beaten up.

Once the initial seal was complete, the interior of the seal began to exhibit violent fluctuations, and Loren began to wait quietly.

According to the brass dragon, among the fifty pseudo-active beings gathered this time, one or two consciousnesses will be born that successfully imitate the local thought patterns.

Defeating this consciousness means successfully seizing a portion of this group of pseudo-active beings. Their next rebirth will be weaker and weaker, but their methods will become more and more diverse.

Each new consciousness defeated is equivalent to the pseudo-active group, together with Loren, dividing up the last existence of a pseudo-active entity.

Because they were already corrupted the day they were swallowed, it is not necessary to defeat fifty of them. Generally, after defeating four or five, one can seize complete control and refine them.

Time passed second by second. Once the four elemental seals stopped moving and the victor was likely to be chosen, the little red dragon began to skillfully cast buff spells on itself.

A monk never fights a battle unprepared.

As usual, after casting the combined buffs of a cat, eagle, bear, and cow zoo, along with a series of magical protections such as the Mage Armor and the Accidental Spell, Loren took the magical item containing the water element from his abdomen.

He took out a bit of water element from within, flicked it gently, and sent it toward the sealed place.

Transparent water droplets, radiating a magical aura, gently touched the complex seal.

In the blink of an eye, the four elemental energies that were originally tightly intertwined collapsed, and the speed was so fast that Loren's lips twitched slightly.

"Now I understand why this spell was so easily abandoned by the dragon race's predecessors..."

As the seal was broken, what burst forth from it was a twisted monster with a huge head but no eyes, its body covered in dragon-like scales, eight sharp, slender limbs, and a streamlined fish-like body.

"Good luck. Did the spell activate? This looks like a deep-sea item?"

Loren muttered to himself, even if the opponent is incredibly strong, how much of their strength will they have left once they leave their own environment and habitat?

"Om~"

A piercing, high-frequency buzzing sound suddenly filled the space, as two of the opponent's eight limbs vibrated at high speed.

"coming!"

An invisible sense of death suddenly enveloped Loren. He immediately channeled his magic into his wings and accelerated his retreat. Where he had stood, the primordial chaos split open.

"What the hell is that? A spatial slash? Are you related to Ryoumen Sukuna?!" Loren was shocked as he stared at the spatial dragon that had been torn open and then quickly recovered. Was the mystical spell ineffective, or was this the weakest of the bunch?
Is this the level of intensity right from the start?

Before Loren could finish his thoughts, the monster retracted its two limbs into its body again. Then, a pair of insect-like wings covered with a thin membrane pierced through its body and quickly unfolded behind it.

"It's really multifunctional, it can even transform..."

"You actually want to fight me in an aerial battle? I feel like you're underestimating me."

Facing the same winged creature opposite him, Loren felt a pang of displeasure, but at the same time, his competitive spirit was also stirred.

Are you really that arrogant? A mere seafood is planning to fight us in the air?
The red dragon chanted dragon magic, and a large amount of magic power gathered around him. Flames rose, winds raged, and lightning surged. The elements in the initial space were gathered and manipulated under his will.

Spells such as Arcane Missiles, Fireball, and Chain Lightning fly towards the monster on the other side.

Faced with the incoming spell, the creature's wings flapped even faster. Then, Loren sensed a familiar fluctuation. Before his spell could even touch the opponent, it was intercepted and shattered by an invisible force.

"It's a vibration..."

Having observed this phenomenon, Loren had a better understanding of the situation.

Because of his experience with the self-created spells Mind Dragon Shout and Echo, Loren had some knowledge of sound and vibration.

The opponent is most likely a creature whose core power and survival logic revolve around vibration. Its sharp limbs are probably similar to tuning forks. If it really comes down to close combat, its high-frequency vibrations could probably shatter most conventional weapons.

Its large head should also have the ability to receive and emit shockwaves of a certain frequency; the spells I just threw out were blocked by it.

If the other party's living environment is the deep sea, then it is actually normal for them to possess this type of ability.

"Knowing its capabilities makes things easier. As a pseudo-active remnant, it should only be able to retain vibration as its primary combat method..."

"But it's still a bit nauseating..."

Loren thought to himself that in the past he had always used the properties of echo to annoy others, but this time he encountered a true expert whose core combat concept was vibration, and he was immediately disgusted.

"Om~"

The high-frequency sound of limbs vibrating rang out again in the air. Loren quickly began to dodge, but just as he dodged one attack, a new buzzing sound rang out again.

The surrounding space was torn open again and again, and after several quick movements, Loren had already developed injuries.

"What the hell? Doesn't this kind of move require charging and recovery? Even the Human Soul Nuo has to swear an oath to use it!"

Although these wounds healed quickly in this environment and with the dragons' powerful self-healing ability, Loren was still somewhat annoyed and surprised. Wasn't this a bit too much?
Can something like a spatial slash be used casually as a minor skill?

"Something's not right, there's something seriously wrong..."

While organizing spells to exchange attacks and defenses with the opponent, Loren circled the strange object, pondering and studying it.

"It's a pity I'm not a real monk, otherwise I could have used my qi to envelop his vibrating weapon and then twisted his head off in close combat..."

After another somewhat clumsy dodge, Loren's gaze towards the monster now held a hint of anger.

Under the opponent's dense, space-like slashes, Loren was unable to cast large-scale spells. He could only use simpler, shorter spells to counter them, and these spells were all within the defenses of the opponent's large head.

"Restriction spells won't work either. It also uses vibrations to destroy the subtle parts of the spell's structure. In terms of using vibrations, this guy is a master. It's really difficult to kill him..."

"As expected of someone who can survive in high-level magic crystal blocks, they are indeed extraordinary..."

After yet another failed spell attempt, Loren began to worry about whether he could reseal the guy using the Four Elements Seal. What if it accidentally cuts through my sealing spell with a single shockwave?

"How about we try to fight this thing in close combat?"

A thought surged into Loren's mind and became hard to suppress; there was no point in continuing like this.

Even if you are actually killed by the other party, as long as you don't think you are dead, you are not considered dead in this space where the physical body and the spirit meet, just like the guy on the other side is not considered alive.

Thinking this, Loren began to accelerate, charging towards the monster.

During the battle, several slashes from the opponent inflicted considerable damage on the little red dragon. Its scalding dragon blood mingled with its dark red scales, obscuring their once distinct boundaries.

Loren approached the creature, raised his dragon claws, and assumed a fighting stance, ready to clash with it head-on.

Then, the little red dragon died.

"What's the point of playing this game?!"

When Loren was resurrected in the distance, he was still shaken by the fleeting glint of light from the blade.

It was too fast, an extreme speed, even more unexpected than those sudden spatial slashes. One strike and he was cleaved in two.
Loren thought that because of the vibration, being cut by that guy's body blade would be as painful as being cut by a chainsaw!
In an instant, he barely realized he had died!
"Should we stop and try again next time...? After all, this guy has already slashed me once."

Loren pondered, if those clean and crisp slashes were the opponent's strongest combat ability, then what about these buzzing spatial slashes?

What's causing this vibration?

Although it possesses pseudo-activity, as a remnant, according to the brass dragon, this thing should only retain its strongest combat methods and combat intelligence!
"Something must be wrong, unless some things... aren't entirely considered its combat methods..."

While pondering, Loren dodged the ranged attacks coming from his opponent.

Finally, after narrowly dodging another attack, the little red dragon's eyes lit up.

He finally figured out the crux of the problem.

"It's the medium, it's the environment here that made it special..."

When in the deep sea, the opponent's ability to emit and receive vibrations is most likely used to communicate with its companions. This is not a means of combat, but a component of its survival. The close-range blade light is its means of combat.

However, the environment here is an initial space where the boundaries between spirit and matter are blurred. The opponent is able to use the special nature of this space to perform abilities similar to spatial slashes and defense. It is precisely because of this that he has two combat methods!

"It's almost like instinct. It was able to use the special properties of space to fight me, a local, to this extent in such a short time. I really don't know what kind of monster it was originally..."

Loren thought to himself that he understood why the brass dragon said he couldn't beat it in one go. If everyone was this strong, he would be fighting for ages!
(End of this chapter)