I am a wicked dragon, and you want me to fall into goodness?

Eight years later.

"Today's harvest was good."

At this moment, Puse is secretly mining deep within a mine tunnel in the gold mine.

He personally dug out the mine tunnel bit by bit over the past eight years, taking advantage of the red dragon beast's slumber and hunting breaks.

There are tunnel entrances that started dug from the northern mountains, and there are also locations where excavation began from the southern mountains, and the distance between them is still quite far.

It's impossible for that single red dragon beast to guard all the excavation tunnels.

Today we're visiting the southern mine tunnel, which is a maze of excavation tunnels.

However, all of them had only one goal: to reach the heart of the richest vein in the gold mine.

Puser's dragon claws gently stroked the shimmering gold dust on the rock wall, a look of satisfaction appearing in his vertical pupils.

"The deeper we dug into the mountains, the gold dust turned into gold nuggets. Although they were still small, they added up to more than two meters high."

The nourishment from gold nuggets over eight years, along with the silver nuggets supplied by goblins, caused a dramatic change in Puse's physique.

Now he is eleven meters long, and his dark blue scales, like carefully polished cold iron, cover his entire body in layers.

"Eleven meters..." Pu Se muttered to himself, a hint of satisfaction flashing in his vertical pupils.

Compared to eight years ago, its scales are more than three times thicker, making them difficult for even Green's sharp claws to tear easily.

His dragon claws grew thicker and stronger.

With just a gentle dig, five deep marks can be left on the hard open ground, increasing digging efficiency several times over compared to when it was young.

Beneath the dark blue scales, the muscle fibers are becoming more knotted and twisted at a visible rate.

The wing membrane also expands accordingly.

When fully extended, it spans twenty meters in width, and the magical energy flowing within its veins makes the wing membrane far more resilient than ever before. Even when rapidly traversing narrow mine tunnels, it will not be scratched by sharp rocks.

Puse flicked its four-meter-long tail, the bone spikes at the tip of the tail acting like a spear, easily smashing a boulder stuck in the mine tunnel to pieces.

He could clearly feel that his strength, speed, and control over magic had increased exponentially compared to eight years ago.

"Soon, I will be able to completely break free from the shackles of a young dragon and enter the stage of a teenage dragon."

Lately, Puse has noticed that his appetite is getting bigger and bigger.

Previously, a single meal of a giant arapaima could sustain him for three days, but now he has to consume an entire adult demon bull every day, yet the hunger in his stomach still lingers.

That is the awakening of the dormant power within the dragon's blood, a harbinger of the young dragon's transformation into a teenage dragon.

He needs more energy.

It contains far more than just the gold element in the gold nuggets; it also contains the flesh and blood of the prey, the essence of magic crystals, and even exotic flowers and herbs with unique effects.

"I need more food, both before and after I fall asleep."

Pu Se muttered to himself, a hint of urgency flashing in his vertical pupils. As a young dragon transforms into a teenage dragon, the more nutrients stored in its body, the better.

"At least we can't end up like that red dragon beast, suffering from stunted growth due to irregular eating habits."

As soon as he finished speaking, the magic mirror floating beside his neck suddenly trembled.

The golden vein image that was originally reflected in the mirror instantly distorted, turning into a crimson light and shadow. The red dragon beast had come out to inspect its territory again.

"Great master, I must remind you that the Red Dragon Beast has left the volcano lair and is patrolling the southern mining area. It is expected to arrive at its current location within an hour."

As the magic mirror's notification sound faded, Pu Se remained completely calm.

He slowly turned around, his blue vertical pupils sweeping over the mountain of gold nuggets, then opened his mouth and began to devour them, bite by bite.

"Gold nuggets taste better than silver nuggets."

The mine tunnels shimmered with gold, and the height of the gold nuggets piled up decreased at a visible rate.

Puse swallowed the ores containing pure gold elements by swallowing them whole.

The gold nugget melted rapidly in his stomach, transforming into streams of warm energy that flowed throughout his body.

He could clearly feel his power slowly increasing, and the power within his dragon blood was being further awakened.

As the last gold nugget was swallowed, Puse slowly closed his mouth.

Without further hesitation, Puse pushed off the rock wall with his hind legs, and his eleven-meter-long body shot out of the mine like a dark blue arrow at incredible speed.

The wing membrane suddenly unfolded the moment it burst out of the cave entrance, and the twenty-meter-wide wing surface brought up a gale, swirling the rubble at the cave entrance into a whirlwind.

Just as his figure was fully exposed to the sunlight, a crimson giant shadow appeared on the horizon of the mine.

Its crimson vertical pupils were fixed on Puse, who had emerged from the mine. It snorted hot breath from its nostrils and flapped its wings as it swooped down.

"The timing is perfect."

"Everything is so perfect."

Poseidon's wing membranes suddenly burst open high in the sky, magical energy surging through his veins and pushing his speed to the limit.

Its eleven-meter-long dark blue body, like a bolt of lightning piercing the sky, instantly soared to a height that the Red Dragon Beast could not reach.

The red dragon below roared angrily, its huge wings flapping wildly, and scorching flames spewed from its mouth as it chased after Puse's figure.

But the fiery breath was a step too slow, leaving only a scorching afterimage in the air behind Puse, without even touching his wing membrane.

This was still because Puse was teasing him.

The Red Dragon Beast was much larger than Puse, but because it lacked magic, its wing flapping speed was far slower than Puse's.

It could only watch helplessly as the dark blue figure flew higher and higher, farther and farther away, constantly spewing flames. Pillars of fire shot into the sky time and time again, but were always skillfully dodged by Puse.

The flames fell on the mountains, igniting the forests and melting the rocks, but posed no threat to Puse.

Poseidon hovered high in the sky, looking down at the furious red dragon beast below.

The red dragon continued to chase below, roaring and spewing flames.

But its speed slowed down, and its wing flapping became weaker.

Clearly, the long chase had exhausted it.

But Puse remained full of energy. His wing membranes gently opened in the high sky, carrying him slowly towards the northern mountains.

"Next time we meet, I will return as the young dragon and take back everything that belongs to me."

Pu Se muttered to himself, ignoring the red dragon beast below. His wings suddenly flapped open, increasing his speed once more, and he quickly disappeared into the horizon.

The red dragon below could only let out angry but powerless roars at the empty sky.

After flying some distance toward the silver mine, Puse keenly caught a strange look in someone's eyes.

That gaze, filled with awe and hostility, was hidden in the folds of the high-altitude clouds, neither daring to get too close nor willing to leave completely.

He slightly folded his wings, slowed his speed a bit, and his dark blue vertical pupils swept across the cloud before he suddenly exhaled a breath.

The clouds were ripped apart by lightning, and a golden and white figure hurriedly flashed out.

A golden griffin in its youth.

Its golden feathers are as if forged by sunlight, its white body has smooth muscle lines, and its sharp claws are as if crafted from refined gold.

"Leora, you want to challenge me again?"