A Dragon against the Whole World

"Galos, why are you asking so much about Alina? She is my princess, and you are not allowed to compete with me for her. If you like a princess, wait for the Federation unrest and go after another kingdom’s princess."

Iron Dragon Gordon said cautiously.

Hearing such foolish words, Red Iron Dragon chuckled lightly, "What I’m interested in is not the princess herself, but the interests she represents. Gordon, don’t reveal our presence to Princess Alina just yet."

Gordon relaxed significantly.

Galos thought for a moment and said, "Your current task is to play your part well and try to please Princess Alina, so she trusts you more and feels the steadiness and reliability of the Dragon Race."

"When the time is right, I will inform you what to do next."

The Federation is on the brink of chaos; the tensions between nations are tightening but haven’t yet snapped. Under these circumstances, directly approaching Princess Alina for cooperation might not earn enough attention.

It’s better to wait for the flames of war to ignite, when heroes rise together, and internal chaos becomes inevitable.

Then, timely handing Princess Alina a ’knife,’ and providing her with a fuse to set ablaze the entire field—even if she has to pay a high price for it, she will most likely seize the chance without hesitation.

Moreover, the Molten Iron Tribe is currently located in the border area, a far-off district that nations care little about.

Wishing to grab a share during the Federation unrest is not quite feasible yet.

"At the very least, one must become the King of the Borderland and reclaim the Sel Wilderness."

Galos mused.

It has been more than ten years since being forced from the Sel Wilderness to the Border Area by the Federation.

Although there is no real affection for the wilderness nor an obsession to develop there, from a resource-rich perspective of the wilderness, it is beneficial to return there rather than remain hidden in the Border Area.

The Red Iron Dragon’s eyes slightly narrowed, ambition flickered within his pupils.

Enduring covertly, isn’t it all about revealing your fangs at the right moment?

The internal chaos of the Federation will be the best opportunity to realize grand ambitions.

By then, Galos suspects that not only he, but many powerful creatures harboring ambitions will choose to reveal their strengths, seize interests amid chaos, and grab Federation resources.

For instance, Galos’ Red Dragon Father.

A chaotic and evil mature Red Dragon, as long as he’s alive, upon learning of the Federation’s unrest, with a vengeful temperament, he will certainly seize the opportunity to strike back at the Federation fiercely.

And there are many such creatures who once feared the Federation and had to endure.

"I need to quickly take down other tribes."

"Once the flames of war begin, I need to be thoroughly prepared."

Galos calculated in his heart.

"I promise to complete the task!"

At the same time, Iron Dragon Gordon said confidently.

After instructing Gordon on some details to pay attention to, Ignas and his siblings chatted for a few more minutes before the psychic energy consumption of Solrog was too much, temporarily ending this ’group chat’ meeting.

"Solrog, go to the Poison Tail Tribe as soon as possible and gauge their attitude."

"The Border Area is just our starting point. For future development, we must take it over early and can’t delay any longer."

Galos’ solemn and deep voice echoed in Solrog’s mind through the Bloodline Chain.

Like before, using himself as a node to facilitate multiple Bloodline Chain communications was quite consuming, but single-line communication does not consume much spiritual energy, which Solrog can now bear.

"Alright, leave it to me."

Solrog responded.

Galos nodded gently, ending the bloodline conversation.

"Both are Iron Dragons, but the difference in temperament between Solrog and Gordon is like two different species."

He mused with some sentiment, thinking, "The individual differences are significant; perhaps the collective impression passed down has some truth, but it should never be fully trusted, otherwise one is bound to suffer."

Galos had never been comprehensive; he acknowledged that he might have oversights, make mistakes, and at times be careless.

For instance, earlier he was deceived by the Silver Dragon’s smiling face and nearly got beaten up.

However, Galos’ strength lies in his ability to summarize and reflect on his own problems, rather than, like other dragons or most intelligent beings, blaming the external world and stubbornly refusing to admit his flaws, remaining stagnant.

"I’ve rested enough."

The Red Iron Dragon stretched his body; a sound similar to metal colliding echoed from him.

He turned his head to look at Deborah, seeing the Red Silver Dragon sleeping on the cliff’s rocky surfaces, her long tail dangling in the air, gently swaying side to side with no intention of getting up.

He glanced at the sun hanging high in the sky.

Galos prepared to start a new round of training, but just as he took a step, he suddenly felt a swelling sensation inside his body.

He stopped and carefully sensed his body, discovering that his Dragon Qi had reached 3.9 levels.

This meant his martial arts level is now 3.9, the Great Perfection of Level 3, just a half-step away from Level 4.

"3.9 levels of Dragon Qi... I need to choose a branch path for the Martial Dragon."

Galos contemplated.

Logically, upon reaching level 3 in the Martial Dragon level, he needed to choose a specific path, but he had no concrete idea, so he temporarily set it aside.

The branch path is also the subsequent advanced route.

If it were an ordinary Martial Monk, the available paths after Level 3 would be many.

The Destiny Flow Sect, which can quickly heal oneself.

The Sun Soul Sect, where the whole body’s energy burns as fiercely as the sun.

Imitating the demeanor of the Dragon Race in the Divine Dragon Sect.

The Four Symbols Sect harnesses and manipulates elements through ’Qi’.

The Sanda Sect develops combat techniques to the extreme.

The Shadow Sect pursues the path of concealment and stealth.

Researching death, with the most lethal fighting style, the Eternal Death Sect.

The Drunken Fist Sect’s combat skills are strange and unpredictable, elusive.

Condensing an invisible incarnation of Qi, fighting with a substitute of Qi in the Star Me Sect.

As for the Martial Dragon.

This profession, derived from Martial Monks, like the Divine Dragon Sect, Destiny Flow Sect, Drunken Fist Sect, lacks these subsequent paths.

Four Symbols Dragon, Sun Soul Dragon, Sanda Dragon, Shadow Dragon, Eternal Dragon, Star Me Dragon.... Galos needs to choose among these six paths for specialization and development.

"I want them all, but unfortunately, biting off more than one can chew."

Simultaneously practicing multiple paths will only result in stagnant martial levels, making it extremely difficult to advance.

Choosing one path first, and when the level is sufficiently high, and unable to progress further, then considering practicing other paths, is the correct approach.

The Dragon Race with its long lifespan.

Those Ancient Dragons, Ancient Dragons, Ancient Dragons.... commonly hold multiple roles, and each profession practices different paths, thus they almost always crush those short-lived creatures in combat with the same life level.

Returning to the main topic, the six paths of the Martial Dragon each have their own characteristics.

It’s not that once chosen, you can only walk one path till death, but at least for a long time, focusing on this way; Galos needs to comprehensively assess his current situation and future planning, making the most suitable choice cautiously.

"The main options before me now involve two directions."

"One is to enhance my combat skills, increase my stats, and push this aspect to its limit."

"The other is to enrich and expand my methods, choosing a path with mechanisms."

Galos pondered in his heart.

After deep reflection, he believes choosing a path with mechanisms is better.

His stats are already high enough, and with his training, they continue to grow, yet, given his Current Evolution Talent, it’s difficult to evolve special ’mechanisms.’

Combining professional mechanisms and inherent stats might produce some sort of marvelous change.

With this thought, his mind became clear.

"Prioritizing mechanism expansion, then it’s a choice among the three paths of Four Symbols Dragon, Eternal Dragon, Star Me Dragon."

The mechanism of the Four Symbols Dragon is most straightforward—using Qi to control elements to create effects similar to Elemental Magic; Four Symbols Martial Dragon also possesses the most ornate and numerous skills.

Breath of Cold Winter, Chaotic Thunder Claw, Mountain Protection, Wind-Climbing Step, Clear Stream Whip, Gale Charge, Flame Strike....

Unfortunately.

Even manipulating elements, most of the Martial Dragon’s skills reinforce its attack or defense with elements, inherently still a continuation of melee tactics.

However, being able to govern the four major elements means facing any enemy attributes, providing a certain degree of countermeasures, allowing Galos’ skills to become quite comprehensive.

Unlike the Four Symbols Dragon, the skills of the Eternal Dragon and Star Me Dragon are few but extremely powerful.

"The Eternal Martial Dragon—can be summarized as, death is like wind, always accompanying me."

"The skills mastered are all related to death."

"Rebirth Spell, extracting life energy upon killing a target, temporarily raising life limit, essentially adding another layer of defense."

"Mastering life and death, can grasp a moment of life and death; when life points hit zero, as long as Dragon Qi remains, it can convert Dragon Qi into life, and burst power once more."

"Eternal Touch...when attacking, it carries death energy, instant death upon contact for creatures with life intensity below a certain degree."

The skills of the Eternal Dragon are very strong in effect.

The problem is, to grow stronger on this path, merely through training and brutal combat isn’t sufficient; it requires being infinitely close to death, understanding the essence of death, to maximize the skill effects.

Undoubtedly, this is a very dangerous road.

Galos is tempted by the skills of the Eternal Dragon, yet he is well aware he won’t recklessly engage in death battles, infinitely close to death...an unguarded moment could lead to true death.

"Star Me Dragon...this path is rather intriguing, akin to substitute attacks."

"Star Me Dragon can initially condense a Star Self Arm invisible to the naked eye, a substitute arm for Dragon Qi, able to launch a furious assault unexpectedly and can overlap the Dragon Qi arm with the main body arm for an immediate increase in burst power."

"At level 6, can obtain Star Self Form, granting real vision, attacks become more precise, and all aspects of perception fully enhance."

"Additionally, Star Self Body, can adhere to oneself like Invisible Armor, deflecting even bouncing back when facing strong acids, freezing, flames, force fields, lightning, thunder...various types of damage."

"Upon reaching level 17, Dragon Qi can condense a complete substitute, can operate separately, or enhance the main body in combat."

Four Symbols Dragon, Eternal Dragon, Star Me Dragon.

These three paths each have unique mechanisms; Galos pondered for a moment but didn’t finalize the decision.

"It’s unnecessary to be too anxious, time is on my side, I will eventually master all these different path skills; currently, it’s just choosing one to focus on."

The Red Iron Dragon thought: "There’s still some time before reaching level 4; during this period, make the final decision between Four Symbols Dragon and Star Me Dragon."

Inherently cautious and desire to preserve life, Galos first eliminated the Eternal Dragon path.

If choosing this road, it wouldn’t merely be Martial Dragon but Death Battle Dragon.

After regaining his focus, the Red Iron Dragon used Alchemy Tools to activate the Super Heavy Field State, starting a new round of training under the sunlight.