The "crash, crash" of waves hitting the reef splashed crystalline white spray several feet high.
The waves surged onto the shore, gently caressing the fine sand.
In the distance, a few seabirds flew low, touching the seawater before rapidly ascending again.
Lin Yu and Lin Fan stood on the beach, gazing at a colossal creature before them.
It was a gigantic, dragon-like being with wings.
Indeed, it was a Western dragon of mixed blood!
It possessed a strong body, a long, thick neck, a horned or frilled head, sharp teeth, and a long tail.
Its four limbs were powerful, and on its back were a pair of bat-like wings. Its entire body was covered in scales, providing protection.
Its eyes had four eyelids, and its ears could open and close.
Its teeth were sharp and pointed, and its scales were hard and smooth, reflecting a dazzling light.
Its overall color was blue, but its tail was black, indicating its impure bloodline.
It was a full hundred meters long, and even when lying down, it stood ten meters tall – a true behemoth.
Yet, this colossal creature was now prostrate before humans, its face filled with fear as it gazed at the minuscule figures.
Lin Fan, his eyes gleaming with excitement, looked at the behemoth and chuckled, "Brother, will we have a mount from now on?"
Lin Yu replied, "A mount? I don't need such a thing. If it weren't a dragon, I would have killed it."
Lin Yu's casual tone, heard by the blue dragon, made it cower even more fearfully on the ground, not daring to move, lest it be killed.
Lin Fan asked curiously, "Brother, then what do you want to do?"
"Refine pills!"
"I have a pill recipe, called the Dragon Blood Pill."
As he spoke, the blue dragon looked at Lin Yu with a terrified expression.
*No way?*
*I've become a refining material?*
A storm of shock surged within the blue dragon, causing it to tremble uncontrollably.
It was a ninth-tier blue dragon!
Even a mixed-blood dragon was still a dragon. Its dragon blood granted it inherited memories from birth, allowing its strength to soar without much cultivation.
Therefore, it had always considered its bloodline noble, until it encountered this human.
It had no choice but to submit!
It was a dragon, wasn't riding a dragon magnificent?
Why be a refining material?
This was a waste of heavenly resources.
It wailed inwardly in despair.
Lin Fan, displeased, interjected, "Brother, perhaps we should keep it as a mount. Look, this dragon is huge, but it probably won't yield enough for many batches of pills."
His personality was the polar opposite of Lin Yu's.
Lin Yu preferred to be low-key; he would never do something like riding a dragon. But Lin Fan was different.
He loved doing high-profile things; the more ostentatious, the better it satisfied his vanity.
He was unrestrained, while Lin Yu was reserved and steady.
Lin Yu chuckled, "That's acceptable, but it doesn't prevent it from providing dragon blood."
Lin Fan sighed, "Alright, as long as it's not killed!"
Lin Fan gave the blue dragon a helpless look, indicating he had done his best.
The blue dragon whimpered, feeling utterly miserable.
It only needed to provide dragon blood, but now it had to be a mount as well.
How could its fate be so miserable? A dignified ninth-tier dragon reduced to this.
A slight curve appeared at the corner of Lin Yu's lips as he looked at the blue dragon and asked, "Do you want to do it yourself, or shall I?"
The blue dragon let out a mournful cry and raised a claw, drawing a cut on its hind leg.
Instantly, blood flowed out. Lin Yu quickly instructed a clone to collect the dragon blood.
Soon, a full bucket of dragon blood was collected. The blue dragon, having lost so much blood, began to tremble.
If it continued to bleed, it wouldn't survive.
Lin Yu stopped the bloodletting and, carrying the bucket of dragon blood, ordered the hundred clones to refine Dragon Blood Pills.
The Dragon Blood Pill recipe had been purchased from the Battle Merit Shop. At the time, he hadn't had the time or materials to refine it.
However, in his leisure, he had thoroughly studied the recipe.
Dragon Blood Pills could enhance physique and were rare body-tempering elixirs.
Most importantly, there was no limit to the number of Dragon Blood Pills that could be consumed, though their efficacy would decrease with each pill, eventually becoming ineffective.
Coincidentally encountering this blue dragon, and feeling bored, he decided to refine some pills.
He felt he was on the verge of becoming a fourth-tier alchemist. After breaking through, he would refine more fourth-tier Flesh and Blood Pills for later use.
Flesh and Blood Pills not only aided him in using Life Siphon to enhance his physical and spiritual power but were also prepared for the young humans.
He also had a dream: to rely on Flesh and Blood Pills and other pills that permanently increased potential to enhance the potential of the young humans.
This would not only earn him money but also boost his reputation.
Reputation had little use now, but it might become very useful once he broke through to the divine level.
He was planning for the future.
The clones, carrying a bucket of dragon blood, descended.
Lin Fan approached the blue dragon, his face filled with sympathy. "Alas, my brother can be very ruthless. Don't provoke him. Oh, here, have some supplements to replenish your blood."
Saying this, he took out a small bag of third-tier Flesh and Blood Pills.
As soon as the Flesh and Blood Pills appeared, the blue dragon's stomach began to rumble.
"Haha, hungry, aren't you? Here!" He placed a pill in front of the blue dragon's mouth.
The blue dragon's tongue flicked out, rolling the pill into its belly.
As the pill entered its stomach, its eyes lit up.
Such pure flesh and blood energy!
After digesting one pill, the blue dragon looked at the bag in Lin Fan's hand expectantly.
Lin Fan, seeing this, chuckled, "From now on, as long as you behave, not only will there be third-tier Flesh and Blood Pills, but even divine-tier ones!"
These words made the blue dragon incredibly excited.
Lin Fan, seeing the effect, began to paint a rosy future for the blue dragon. By the end, the blue dragon felt its future was incredibly bright.
All resentment vanished, replaced by a sense of gratitude for becoming Lin Fan's mount.
If not for becoming a mount, how could it possibly consume such delicious and filling Flesh and Blood Pills?
Moreover, it would get to eat divine pills in the future!
Lin Fan inwardly rejoiced, never expecting the blue dragon to be so easily fooled.
Since the pills were effective, he had found a way to control this blue dragon.
First, give benefits, then paint a grand future. In his free time, he would cultivate a bond with the blue dragon.
Once there was affection, would the other party still hold any resentment?
Of course not!
At this moment.
In the vast ocean, over a thousand clones were relentlessly slaughtering, their experience points increasing rapidly.
The bodies of countless dead sea beasts drifted to the surface, forming a dense, seemingly endless expanse.
Lin Yu saw this and ordered some clones to drag the sea beasts ashore.
Once they were brought over, Lin Yu summoned another hundred clones and instructed them to refine Flesh and Blood Pills.
Lin Yu himself sat on a large reef, taking out Flesh and Blood Pills one by one and using Life Siphon.
Soon, a pill was consumed, sending a warm current through his body.
Although it only increased his strength by a tiny bit, it would accumulate over time. Consuming a few Flesh and Blood Pills whenever he had free time would lead to a significant improvement in the long run.
Furthermore, as his strength increased, the urge of gluttony had also weakened considerably, and he could now control it completely.
After absorbing another Flesh and Blood Pill, his strength increased further.
Suddenly, a dragon's roar echoed from not far away.
Lin Yu's heart leaped in surprise, and he quickly looked in the direction of the sound.
Lin Fan's voice, filled with joy, exclaimed, "Brother, great news! The Dragon Blood Pills are ready!"
So soon?
Lin Yu was somewhat surprised.