Game of Thrones: The Red Dragon Lord.

Chapter 231 Balerion
Gavin lightly clicked on the advancement button, and at that moment, the young dragon suddenly roared, the sound was sharp and loud, as if it was a response to some unknown power.

It began to struggle violently, trying to break free from Gavin's control. Seeing this, Gavin let go of his hand, and the dragonfly flew into the air after being freed.

Chiying also noticed the abnormality immediately, and its huge eyes stared at the young dragon, revealing doubt in its eyes. The young dragon kept flying and roaring in the dragon cave. Its figure was like a black lightning, quickly shuttling in the narrow space, bringing up a whistling wind.

Suddenly, the dragonfly seemed to be driven by some powerful force and rushed towards the boiling magma lake. Gavin didn't even have time to make any movement to stop it, and could only watch the dragonfly fall straight into the magma lake.

As the dragonlet fell straight into the lava lake, something magical happened.

The magma lake that was originally rolling and boiling, as if an invisible big hand pressed the stop button, began to slowly stop rolling and gradually fell into calm. The hot magma bubbles no longer emerged crazily, and the entire magma lake seemed to be tamed in an instant, returning to its former tranquility.

Watching the young dragon disappear into the lava lake, Gavin's heart instantly rose to his throat. He stared at the lake without blinking, revealing a trace of worry in his eyes, after all, the young dragon's resistance to high temperatures was not very high.

He just stood there quietly, and time seemed to become extremely long at this moment, passing by every second.

However, there was no sign of the baby dragon coming out, and apart from a few ripples caused by the baby dragon falling into the lake, there was no other movement.

Gavin couldn't help but frown, his worry growing stronger. If the panel hadn't shown that the young dragon was still advancing, Gavin would have worried that something had happened to it.

At the same time, Gavin keenly noticed that the concentration of magic power that originally filled the dragon's cave began to decrease.

This decline is extremely subtle, just like the fine sand in an hourglass, leaking out slowly one grain at a time.

A trace of doubt arose in his heart, wondering whether the decrease in magic concentration was related to the young dragon entering the magma lake.

Seeing that the lava lake had calmed down, the Fiery Shadow raised its huge head and let out a low roar. The sound echoed in the dragon's lair, conveying to Gavin that it was eager to return to the lava to continue healing.

Gavin walked gently to Chiying and stroked its neck gently. He nodded slightly.

Seeing this, Chiying slowly walked towards the lava lake until the hot lava gradually submerged its body, leaving only half of its body still soaking on the lake, like an island standing in the lava lake.

Gavin found a place to sit on the side of the dragon's lair, waiting for the young dragon to advance and Blazing Shadow to recover. His thoughts gradually turned to the problem that had been bothering him before - the inability to increase the strength of his bloodline.

Now, a magical tide has erupted in the world, magic has begun to return, and the dragon cave environment where he is will not restrict his improvement.

Gavin's eyes were fixed on the part about bloodline improvement on the panel. Before, no matter how hard he tried, the improvement of bloodline always stagnated and could not reach 90%. But now seemed to be a rare opportunity.

The next day, Gavin finally increased his bloodline strength to 95% after he had used up all his energy points.

At this time, Gavin was forced to sit back on Belleris's dragon bone. While trying hard to absorb the magic power emanating from the dragon bone, he tried to continue to increase the strength of his bloodline.

However, the speed of absorbing magic power was too slow, far less than the speed of consumption, which made him feel helpless.

Gavin slowly opened the panel and checked the bloodline column:
Bloodline:
Blood and Fire Dragonborn (developed 95%): Blood of the Dragon King, possesses the ability to control dragons and flames, has fire resistance, and has the heart of the dragon.

He found that up to now, apart from a certain improvement in his physical fitness, no new abilities had emerged.

Gavin couldn't help but guess that perhaps new abilities would only emerge after the bloodline was raised to 100%.

Suddenly, Gavin felt the keel he was sitting on began to shake violently. He was startled and stood up to check the situation. He saw that the magma lake also began to fluctuate significantly, the lake water continued to boil and roll, and the hot magma bubbles emerged crazily, making a "gurgling" sound.

Gavin did not dare to delay at all. He quickly came to the shore and stared at the lava lake. He secretly guessed that the young dragon should have completed its advancement and would soon come out of the lava.

At this time, the magic power in the dragon cave was less than half of its original strength.

As Belleris's magic power weakened, its deterrent effect on monsters continued to decline. Gavin could even clearly hear the roars of monsters outside. Those monsters had already entered the volcano, but because there was still some breath left in the dragon's lair, they did not dare to approach here easily.

Suddenly, the surface of the lava lake seemed to be pressed down by an invisible giant hand, and the surface of the lake sank suddenly.

Then, a black dragon emerged from the lake like a flash of black lightning. It was the dragon that Gavin had hatched before. Its appearance had changed dramatically. It was now more than ten meters long, a world of difference compared to before.

Its scales were as black as ink, gleaming with a mysterious luster in the dim dragon's lair, as if condensed from the deepest darkness. Its wing membranes were even more blood-red, and that bright color was like burning blood, which was terrifying.

After it emerged from the lava lake, it let out a huge roar towards the top of the dragon cave. The sound was like a thunder, echoing in the dragon cave, shaking the surrounding air slightly. Then, a stream of black dragon flames spurted out from its mouth. The black dragon flames were like a roaring black beast, with unparalleled high temperature and powerful force. Wherever it went, it seemed that even the space was distorted.

Seeing this, Chiying slowly moved his huge body and circled around it. He looked at the black dragon with doubts in his eyes. He could clearly feel that this was the little guy from yesterday, but he didn't expect that the other party would suddenly become so big.

"Come here!" Gavin ordered loudly, his voice echoing in the dragon cave, drowning out the roar of the black dragon. The sound startled the black dragon, which was venting its emotions, and it immediately stopped spraying dragon flames, and then slowly crouched towards Gavin in obedience.

Although its movements were huge, they seemed very well-behaved. When the black dragon approached, Gavin gently stroked its dragon snout with his hand. At that moment, a familiar connection appeared in his heart. This connection was different from the tacit understanding between him and Chiying, but a new and vibrant connection, as if there was a special bond between him and the black dragon.

Gavin's mouth curled up slightly, revealing a relieved smile. He quickly opened the panel and eagerly checked the status of the black dragon.

Type: Dragon (unnamed)
Level: Intermediate (Advanced)
ability:

Black Flame (extremely hot dragon flame that can fuse steel and rock)
Gluttony (eating can speed up body growth)

Black Scale (Dragon Scale Defense Enhanced)
Looking at these abilities on the panel, Gavin couldn't help but sigh at the Black Dragon's power after its advancement. Although it doesn't have the ability to bathe in fire and possess like the Blazing Shadow, its enhanced abilities are more inclined towards combat. Stronger dragon flames, a larger body, and stronger defense all give it a great advantage in combat.

Gavin speculated that when it reaches the size of Blazing Shadow, even the Dragon Hunting Crossbow would not be able to penetrate its scales, and it could continue to advance, so its future potential would be limitless.

The black dragon flame reminded Gavin of the Black Death "Balerion" in the records. The appearance of the black dragon was very similar to the former Black Death Balerion, whether it was the black scales or the huge body, it seemed like the reincarnation of the Black Death Balerion.

After thinking for a moment, Gavin said with a firm look: "From today on, I will call you 'Balerion'."

"Hiss"

Balerion responded to Gawain with a deep roar that evidently accepted the name, and the sound echoed through the dragon's lair, as if announcing its new name to the entire dragon's lair.

Suddenly, a strange cry was heard from a cave. The sound was sharp and piercing, echoing in the cave, making people feel nervous.

Those monsters are coming in! Before Gavin could react, Blazing Shadow and Balerion responded with roars.

Blazing Shadow's roar was low and powerful, like thunder coming from the depths of the earth, with an irresistible majesty; Balerion's roar was more immature, but full of wildness and fighting spirit, like a fledgling but unafraid little beast.

Then, a monster slowly crawled out of the shadow of the cave and entered the dragon cave. This monster was the same as the one that attacked Chiying before, but it was less than half the size of Chiying, but it still looked very ferocious.

As soon as it entered the dragon's lair, it pounced on Chiying without hesitation, obviously considering the injured Chiying as its primary target. It crawled very fast, raising a cloud of dust on the ground.

Seeing this, Chiying was about to spit out dragon flames, but saw Balerion pounce on him like a black lightning.

It mistook this monster, which was twice its size, as its prey. After all, it had not eaten anything since it hatched from its shell yesterday, and it was extremely hungry at the moment.

Balerion's movements were swift and decisive. He opened his huge mouth and bit the monster's neck, his sharp teeth deeply embedded in the monster's flesh. His teeth were like black steel needles, tightly locking the monster's vital parts, making it impossible for the monster to break free.

The monster let out a scream of pain that echoed through the dragon's lair, making people's blood run cold as it struggled desperately to break free from Balerion's grasp.

It swung its claws and grabbed Balerion's body. Its claws flashed cold light in the air, and with great force, it scratched several bloody marks on Balerion's black scales.

Although these bloodstains did not cause any substantial harm to Balerion, they also showed the monster's ferocity.

Balerion was not afraid at all. He shook his head vigorously and threw away the monster, which was twice his size.

The monster fell heavily to the ground. The moment it landed, the ground shook slightly and raised a cloud of dust. Before it could stand up, Balerion pounced on it again, and his claws grabbed the monster's back fiercely, crushing the monster's scales.

Its claws were like sharp blades, easily piercing through the monster's scales and piercing into its flesh. The monster roared in pain again, its body trembling under Balerion's attack, blood flowing from the wound, forming a small pool of blood on the ground.

At this time, Gavin saw that although Balerion was brave, he was still young and might be injured.

"Chiying, go and help." He immediately ordered Chiying to help.

After receiving the order, Chiying quickly moved to the side of the monster. It opened its bloody mouth and a stream of hot dragon flames gushed out. The dragon flames were like a roaring beast, sweeping towards the monster. The temperature of the flames was extremely high, and the air was distorted wherever it went. The monster was instantly wrapped in the dragon flames, and its body was quickly burned in the high-temperature flames, and it let out a shrill scream. Its body kept moving in the flames, trying to escape from the terrible flames. But the dragon flames covered too much, and it could not get rid of the shackles of the flames, and could only suffer in the flames.

Balerion took the opportunity to attack again. He bit the monster's abdomen and tore it hard. His teeth bit the monster's flesh tightly and pulled it hard to both sides. Balerion tore a big hole in the monster's abdomen, and internal organs and blood flowed out of the wound. Under the joint attack of Blazing Shadow and Balerion, the monster quickly lost its ability to resist and fell to the ground and stopped moving.

Balerion immediately tore off the monster's flesh and began to devour it. It ate with relish, its eyes sparkling with satisfaction, and it was completely immersed in the joy of eating.

Gavin felt the magic power around him, which was still slowly decreasing, like sand in an hourglass, flowing away unstoppably. He knew in his heart that he might not be able to stay in the dragon cave for long. Moreover, he did not bring much food with him. If he continued to stay here, he would not only face the danger of running out of magic power, but also the possibility of starvation.

Chiying seemed to sense Gavin's intention to leave, and it slowly crouched towards Gavin, its huge body lying on the ground, motioning Gavin to go up. Gavin walked over, gently hugged Chiying's dragon kiss, closed his eyes, and carefully felt its state. He found that although Chiying's injuries had not recovered much, the magic power in his body had recovered a lot, and he could barely take a bath in fire. Gavin's heart immediately settled down. He knew that as long as Chiying could take a bath in fire, all his injuries could be healed in an instant.

He immediately ordered Chiying to bathe in fire without hesitation. After a while, Chiying finished bathing in fire, and the broken scales and wounds on its abdomen disappeared. Its breathing became steady and powerful, but it seemed to be a little exhausted, so it could not bathe in fire again for a short time.

(End of this chapter)