Dota: Becoming a God Starting with Dragon Knight

Veracruz felt very unlucky.

In his youth, he was the pride of the Red Dragonflight. He had devoured legendary human creatures, fought undead, clashed with Titans, participated in the siege of the epic lich, and rendered meritorious service to the dragonflight and the plane of existence.

In his old age, he should have stayed peacefully on Dragon Island like his parents, waiting for his time to come, hoping for the chance to survive and become an ancient dragon.

But one day, he realized that he could not have this opportunity, because only dragons favored by the Dragon God would have this opportunity; he also learned that absorbing the power left by the Dragon God in the Dragon Codex could help him successfully overcome his death.

So he stole the Dragon Codex (Red Dragon Chapter) and came to this secret forest in the heart of the human realm. He spent all his time, except when hunting, hiding on the island in the middle of the lake.

Even though he had kept a low profile, he was still approached by the younger generation of the Golden Dragon Clan.

The one who arrived was the offspring of the Golden Dragon Clan Chief. He was very strong, a fifth-tier legendary figure just like him.

However, after absorbing the energy from the Dragon Codex, his old age weakness had disappeared, so he was not afraid at all and could even overpower the young golden dragon with his years of combat experience.

Unexpectedly, after discovering that he had absorbed the energy of the Dragon Codex, the young golden dragon would burn his bloodline and summon a avatar of the Dragon God.

The result was self-evident: his defenses crumbled instantly when faced with the attack of the dragon god's avatar.

Fortunately, before being hit head-on by the Dragon God's clone's attack, he flung the energy he had absorbed from the Dragon Codex along with the Dragon Codex directly in front of the attack, blocking most of the damage.

Even so, he was severely injured, his body was in a terrible state of disarray, and he had completely lost the ability to move. He could only lie in the pit and wait for his body to recover on its own.

The key issue is that Long Dian has flown off to who-knows-where, and he has exhausted the power of the Dragon God within him, plunging him into a period of old age and weakness.

"Damn Golden Dragon Clan kid, I already said I would return the Dragon Codex later, and he still fought me to the death."

"But he's probably in a much worse situation than me. After his bloodline was burned, he's no longer a pure-blooded dragon. He probably can't even maintain his dragon form anymore!"

"Once I recover, I'll make him pay!"

Feeling his body recover at an unusually slow pace under the influence of divine power, his mood worsened.

Now he needs to get some sleep to regain his mobility and then find the Dragon Codex.

"Luckily, this is a secret realm with a limited area, and I had marked it in advance on the Dragon Codex, otherwise it might have been quite troublesome!"

In his sleep, he felt as if a mosquito had bitten his back, causing a slight itch, but he ignored it.

After a while, a familiar smell reached his nostrils.

"Sniff~ Sniff~"

He twitched his nose, then suddenly opened his eyes, "Dragon Codex!"

As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw a strange red dragon looking furtive in front of him, seemingly wanting to do something to him.

This red dragon appears to be an adult red dragon, but its size is between that of a juvenile and a young dragon, like a half-finished product that failed to evolve due to insufficient nutrition.

However, he didn't delve into it further, because there were more important things to do.

He could smell the scent of the mark he had left on the Dragon Codex on the little red dragon.

"Little one, hand over the Dragon Codex to me, and I can help you complete your evolution, making you a true red dragon."

Because he was unwell, he was unusually gentle and offered very good terms.

Who knew that the useless dragon in front of him seemed not to hear him. As soon as he opened his eyes, it hurriedly ran back.

"Little guy, why are you running?"

A red rope appeared and bound the little red dragon, rendering him unable to move.

"I just came to take a look, don't eat me!"

Little Red Dragon spoke fluent Common Language as soon as he opened his mouth.

Verax frowned upon hearing this. "You don't speak dragon language? A sub-dragon without any lineage?"

"No, the aura is so pure, it is indeed a member of my clan. It seems to be a stupid fool with congenital deficiencies. No wonder he was abandoned in this secret realm and became a cripple."

"Sigh, I'll have to put in a lot more effort."

A beam of light shot from Verax's eyes and landed on Li Ming, and the magic—Language Proficiency (Dragon Language Version)—took effect.

"Let me go, let me go, I don't taste good!"

"Shut up!"

Li Ming suddenly understood the old red dragon's roar, paused for a moment, then realized what was happening and obediently stopped struggling.

"You little brat, hand over the Dragon Codex, and I can help you evolve and become a true red dragon."

"Dragon Codex? What is the Dragon Codex? I have no idea!" Li Ming was completely bewildered. The Dragon Codex sounded very important, but what did it have to do with him?

A glint flashed in Verax's eyes, and a phantom book shimmering with rainbow light appeared out of thin air.

Li Ming looked closely and realized that this was the booklet he had picked up earlier that had been absorbed by the system.

"Ah—I saw it before and wanted to pick it up, but I fainted and it wasn't in my hand when I woke up." He told the truth. As for the changes after he picked up the booklet, Old Long didn't ask, so he didn't need to say.

"Gone? Could there be other dragons here? With the protection of the Dragon God's power, even if other races see it, they won't be able to access the Dragon Codex."

"That's impossible... I've been in this secret realm for so long, and I haven't sensed the presence of any other dragons."

"That's not right!" Verax looked at the little dragon in front of him. "I can't sense him either!"

"Come closer, let me check you out!"

Li Ming naturally objected, as the Dragon Codex was still lying dormant in the system shop!

Unfortunately, reality did not allow him to back down; the red energy rope binding him pulled him right in front of Verax's nose.

Veracruz took a deep breath, inhaling the scent emanating from Li Ming.

"This smell...is coming from his body! You little brat, you dare lie to me?"

A glint flashed in Verax's eyes, and the red rope wrapped around Li Ming suddenly tightened, pulling him toward Verax's slowly opening mouth.

"Once I swallow this little red dragon, it will be equivalent to finding the Dragon Codex. With the blessing of divine power, my injuries will heal quickly."

"But this kid is really talented. He has such great strength even without any inheritance. It's a pity."

Facing Veracruz, Li Ming used all his strength, desperately resisting the pull of the red magic rope, his legs grinding a groove in the hard ground, while loudly demanding:

"What are you going to do?"

"Didn't you say you were going to get it checked?"

"Let me go!"

"Didn't you want the Dragon Codex? I'll go find it for you!"

But no matter what he said, Verax ignored him and just kept channeling energy into the red energy rope to increase its pull.

"That old dragon must have discovered that I have the Dragon Codex!"

After waking up, Li Ming saw the missing Dragon Codex in the system shop, but its price was extremely high, amounting to millions, so he had no way to hand the Dragon Codex over to the old dragon to save his life.

Li Ming knew that Lao Long would never let him go, so he had no choice but to take a gamble.

With a flick of his tail, "smack!" it struck the old red dragon's mouth, and the old red dragon immediately stopped moving.

Dragon Knight Skill - Dragon Tail Sweep: Strikes the target with the shield, stunning and damaging them. In dragon form, the casting range is increased, and the skill will also affect enemies around the target.

"Hey~ It works, let's try again!"

Li Ming's tail slapped the old dragon's mouth again, while he struggled to break free of the ropes binding him.

"Little guy, you're quite capable!" a sinister voice rang out.

Li Ming's movements froze, his neck stiff as he turned to look in front of him. Seeing that Old Dragon had regained his mobility, he chuckled sheepishly, "Hehe, I was just kidding, yes, just kidding!"

But inside, a roar erupted: "Damn it, my skills are on cooldown!"

"Just kidding, right? Little one, come here obediently!"

Verax exerted his strength again, the red magic rope tightening continuously, pulling Li Ming towards himself.

Li Ming looked at the old dragon's wide-open mouth and had an idea. Since the skills have a cooldown, he would use up all the energy at once!

The energy within his body continued to gather, a surge of heat rushed to his throat, and then a burst of scorching flames shot out, shooting into Verax's wide-open mouth.

Dragon Knight Skill - Flame Breath: Sprays a ball of flame in front of the Dragon Knight, scorching enemies it touches and reducing their attack power.

Skill activated!