Evolving by devouring from a young dragon

Is it true that as long as one's strength reaches the fifth rank, one can directly break through the shackles and advance to the fifth rank?

However, although Alduin's physique and strength are now comparable to those of the young dragon, the total amount of magic power within him is still too little.

Even though Alduin can continuously increase his mana reserves through his devouring talent, the process is still quite slow.

Therefore, Auduin came up with a shortcut.

That is to swallow all the magic crystals in front of you, so that your magic power reserves will surge instantly and reach the fifth level.

This is extremely risky, and no dragon has ever tried it before, but there are quite a few precedents among humans.

As long as you break through your own limits, your physique and strength can continue to grow...

Although doing so would leave hidden dangers and be extremely risky, Alduin has the talent of devouring.

With the Devouring Talent, one can gradually eliminate the hidden dangers caused by forced breakthroughs after reaching the fifth rank.

Alduin narrowed his eyes, looking at the mountain of magic crystals in front of him, a hint of anticipation flashing in his eyes.

However, he had other things to do before that.

That is to go deep into the swamp to investigate news of fifth-tier magical beasts.

Once you become a young dragon, you can hunt and devour them to replenish your strength and cause your power to surge.

And this is also why he traded hunting rights to his mother and father...

After hiding the items, Alduin flew out of his secret base to carry out his plan...

……

A layer of green miasma permeated the outer perimeter of the Black Barrier Swamp, which bubbled and emitted a foul stench, deterring both magical beasts and humans from easily setting foot there.

At that moment, a middle-aged man wearing a linen robe walked towards them, followed by a young girl.

She was completely shrouded in a white cloak, revealing only her pale green eyes and delicate face, while her pointed, erect ears also betrayed her identity.

She was an elf.

"Lucas, is Roland really dead?"

The elven girl spoke, her voice soft and tinged with sadness.

A flicker of impatience crossed the eyes of the man walking ahead of him, but it was quickly masked by sorrow. He answered patiently in a heavy tone, "The lifeline of the Church has been extinguished, Elune. You are an elf; you should know what that means."

The elven girl's name is Elune Vil. She is an orthodox elf of the elven empire and also serves in the church.

In the continent of Isera, there is only one thing that can be called a church, and that is the Holy Church.

Elune remained silent, but still held a sliver of hope, and said softly, "What if? Maybe Roland's life force is just weak, and he was mistakenly judged dead by the Lamp of Fate. Lucas, you know that such situations do occur."

A shadow crossed the middle-aged man's eyes as he approached the swamp without turning back, saying in a comforting tone, "Elune, of course I know. Isn't that the hope we... came here with?"

His name is Lucas Thorne, and he is a businessman.

His and the elven girl's purpose in coming here was simple: to find their companion, Roland Payne, a paladin of the Holy Church Knights.

However, unlike the seemingly naive Elune, he did not believe Roland was still alive, and even hoped that he was dead.

After all, even if he survived, he would be severely injured and unable to fight again, unable to become a paladin, and his investment would be wasted.

But if he dies...

Thinking of this, he sneered inwardly, his eyes filled with greed.

He could get a large sum of compensation from the church, and if he was lucky, his equipment wouldn't be damaged and could be sold for a good price...

However, the church people were very shrewd; unless they were certain that the paladin was really dead, they wouldn't get a single penny.

He came to find Roland's body.

He turned the silver compass in his hand, and the pointer spun around a few times before pointing in a direction.

The two looked at the direction the pointer was pointing, which was deep in the swamp.

A hint of seriousness flashed in Lucas's eyes. After all, it was deep in the swamp, filled with miasma. He was just a human, unlike Elune, who could rely on her elven talents and magic to be immune to the toxins.

A hint of heartache flashed in his eyes, and then he took out a dark green pill from his pocket, put it in his mouth, and swallowed it.

Elune watched his movements, her brows furrowing slightly, as if she wanted to say something but ultimately remained silent.

Of course she knew what that pill was.

It was a high-grade antidote pill, quite valuable, and its main ingredient was elven blood.

However, the elven blood used in these elixirs is all from wild elves. The Elven Empire never cares about wild elves without legal status, so even if humans hunt them indiscriminately, there are no consequences.

And she has no right to interfere with Lucas.

The two continued walking toward their destination, but soon the compass needle suddenly began to shake violently, causing Lucas to stop in his tracks.

"What's wrong?"

The elven girl asked in confusion when she saw Lucas stop.

"The magic concentration here is too high, interfering with the Eye of God's perception."

Lucas frowned.

The compass in his hand was a special magical artifact crafted by the dwarves, capable of guiding the surrounding sacred magic.

Roland's equipment was custom-made at a high price, containing abundant divine power that even a sixth-tier magical beast could not destroy.

They arrived here by following the guidance of their compass and equipment.

Lucas scanned his surroundings, but there was no trace of high-level magical beasts.

The compass needle is spinning wildly, indicating strong magical interference. What could it be?

He frowned, stopped in his tracks, and fell into deep thought.

The elven girl beside her closed her eyes, clasped her hands to her chest, and seemed to be praying.

A moment later, she opened her eyes, her gaze filled with sorrow, and whispered, "Over there."

Lucas snapped out of his daze, looked at her somber face, and guessed that Roland was dead. He sneered inwardly, but his face showed great grief.

After offering Elune a few words of comfort, the two followed the direction she sensed.

Before long, they arrived at a huge cave.

Lucas took out a long, rectangular object, turned on the switch, and a beam of white light shot out, illuminating the dark cave.

The two went inside.

There were many forks in the road here, and they were full of traps. Looking at the pool of venom in front of him, Lucas wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. He had almost fallen in.

However, greed overcame reason, and they continued on until they came to a place that emitted a faint purple light.

Upon seeing this, Lucas held his breath, his eyes wide, as if he couldn't believe it.

……

After a day of training and exploration, Alduin returned home.

Seeing the magic crystal emitting a faint purple light, his dragon-like sense of treasure made him instantly notice the anomaly.

There are far fewer magic crystals.

"Is this... the aura of holy light?"

Alduin sensed the lingering holy light in the air, and his pupils contracted sharply.

Holy magic, a unique power of the Holy Church, is the nemesis of shadow creatures.

"The Knights...?!"

Alduin's dark golden eyes revealed a look of apprehension; this was not someone he could easily provoke in his current state.

The presence of their scent in the nest meant that they had been discovered.

And they discovered the reason...

Alduin looked at the pile of silver-white armor, which he had just taken from the paladin's corpse that he had found earlier, intending to devour it later.

However, something is missing now.

The slender silver sword and the ring engraved with runes had both vanished...

So that's why they found this place.

Although I don't know why they didn't set up an ambush, I must evolve quickly.

Alduin's premonition of crisis grew stronger, and his desire to grow stronger remained undiminished...

Looking at the pile of magic crystals, its eyes were filled with fervor and desire. It opened its mouth wide, plunged into the pile of crystals, and began to eat...