Dragon Tamer

Chapter 45 - 45: Hei Ya, Azure Dragon Bloodline

Chapter 45: Chapter 45: Hei Ya, Azure Dragon Bloodline

Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales

Having completed his mission, Zhu Minglang naturally should return to the Dragon Taming Academy. After all, he was a qualified spectator in this catastrophe!

“Brother Zhu, are you leaving? I was preparing some modest gifts for you to express Rong Valley City’s gratitude for your righteous rescue,” said Zheng Yu, hastening to catch up as he saw Zhu Minglang was about to leave.

“It’s just a trifling matter; we can skip the gifts,” Zhu Minglang said, somewhat embarrassed.

“Let it be a gift between friends,” Zheng Yu insisted.

Zheng Yu was very persistent. In his view, the fact that someone was willing to help was a mark of their nobility, and expressing gratitude was an ethos befitting a gentleman’s character!

“Then I shall respectfully accept. Weren’t you organizing the townspeople to mine the vein? If you come across any silver iron with a verdant luster, please collect some for me. I want to forge a very satisfying piece of Dragon Armor for my dragon,” said Zhu Minglang, bringing up this matter.

“It sets my mind at ease to be able to do something for Brother Zhu. In a few days, I’ll send someone to the High Court with them, and I’ll trouble you to convey my sincere thanks to both teachers,” said Zheng Yu.

“Teacher Ke Bei, I’m afraid…” Zhu Minglang sighed deeply, then recounted the incident of their ambush on the road and Teacher Ke Bei’s passing.

Upon hearing this, Zheng Yu was even more shocked, with a look of extreme guilt and shame on his face. He bowed solemnly to Zhu Minglang and said, “I will definitely come in person to offer my thanks and pay my respects on a chosen day.”

Upon leaving Rong Valley City and laying eyes on the Blue Water Silver Wave Lake, Zhu Minglang felt a sense of relief. After passing through the forest of vibrantly hued maple leaves, he went by his own quarters, but instead of stopping, he headed straight for the Rehabilitation Pavilion.

The Rehabilitation Pavilion was on the opposite shore of the lake, and everything was very quiet when Zhu Minglang walked in.

A woman with soft hair, using flower branches as hairpins, was laying with her head on the table, breathing softly, asleep in the bright and gentle afternoon, undisturbed by Zhu Minglang’s footsteps.

This must be Little Pear, the old master’s disciple.

Teacher Duan Lan had already been taken away by her family, and the Zhan River Dragon was no longer in the healing pools.

“Little Black Tooth,” Zhu Minglang called softly.

After searching several healing pools and not finding his large Black Crocodile Dragon, Zhu Minglang decided to walk deeper into the Rehabilitation Pavilion.

In the back hall, there was a large pharmacy with big stoves for decocting medicine and large pots for cooking therapeutic food. Just as Zhu Minglang thought he was in the wrong place, a huge black shadow began to move slowly from the large medicine stove.

The Rehabilitation Pavilion served not only the Dragon Shepherds but also provided care for wounded dragons, which meant that all the stove and furnace equipment was massive, some as tall as low courtyard walls.

Yet, the space in the stove where all the firewood was stacked could barely accommodate the dark culinary thief. Half of its tail was sticking out, wagging and threatening to knock over the surrounding stoves, while its plump dragon rear wriggled as it voraciously gobbled up the food!

As unsightly as the eating was, this black dragon seemed to possess the Azure Dragon Bloodline, exuding an imposing majesty and fierceness from tail to body, showcasing a hint of extraordinariness!

“Whose unruly charcoal dragon is this? It may be imposing, but it has no manners, stealing food like this,” Zhu Minglang said with a helpless shake of his head, deciding to pretend he hadn’t seen anything and continue looking for his Black Tooth.

“Oh?” The wild charcoal dragon seemed a bit slow to react, but after a while, it turned its large head and spotted Zhu Minglang, who wore a look of disdain. Overwhelmed with “Dragon Heart’s great joy,” the dragon abandoned its food and excitedly lunged towards Zhu Minglang.

Zhu Minglang was stunned.

This ill-mannered black dragon, not satisfied with stealing kitchen food, was about to taste him too?

Moreover, the creature looked truly ferocious, its black dragon skin like wrought iron, to say nothing of its powerfully built physique. His own frail body would probably not even suffice for an appetizer!

“Don’t come any closer, I am… Ahhh!!” Zhu Minglang hadn’t even had the chance to cry out to Bai Qi for help when he was pounced on and brought to the ground by the black dragon.

Soon, Zhu Minglang saw the large, black, ferocious fangs of the dragon, feeling that not even an ancient millennia-old crocodile could match the terror and fierceness of this dragon.

Just when he thought he was really about to be eaten, a sticky, soft tongue suddenly swept over him, baptizing Zhu Minglang thoroughly.

Seemingly realizing Zhu Minglang had no reactions, the black dragon licked him several more times until Zhu Minglang, with a hint of doubt, asked, “Big Black Tooth?”

The black dragon’s large head nodded heavily several times, nearly smashing the nearby Yan Yong to smithereens.

It was then that Zhu Minglang hurriedly quieted his mind to sense the faint spirit bond with Black Tooth…

Soon, there was a response from the black mad dragon in front of him, surprising Zhu Minglang so much that he couldn’t speak for a good while, only able to stare wide-eyed at this “unrecognizably transformed” Big Black Dragon!

Transformed into a dragon????

His Juvenile Spirit had actually transformed into a dragon!!

Most importantly, he had perfectly missed the moment it leaped through the Dragon Gate!!

“Big Black Tooth! It really is you!”

“You… You transformed into a dragon!!”

Zhu Minglang was stammering as he spoke.

How did it transform into a dragon!!

Could it be that the fierce battle in the cold pond completely awakened the Dragon Bloodline inherent in Black Tooth’s bones, enabling it to cross the final threshold and transform into a dragon!!

This is such a big, big, big surprise!!

By now, Black Tooth had grown to seven or eight meters in size, and that was just because the kitchen space was limited. If you included its thick, massive crocodilian tail, it would probably be close to ten meters long.

Its hind legs had become even more robust than before, and its forelimbs, complete with dragon-muscled arms, while its whole body retained its original crocodilian shape, no longer just a wild giant croc, but a fierce dragon-croc physique.

Its skin was still not rough or bumpy but had a sleek look, giving the impression of toughness and solidity as if it was clad in a suit of black iron armor.

The crown horns on its head had fully grown out, covering from its forehead to the back of the brain, adding a touch of true dragon majesty to what was once a cute and clumsy-looking Big Black Tooth!

It really is the Azure Dragon Bloodline!!

The Azure Dragon is one of the Ancient Dragons, similar to crocodiles and lizards, often active in shallow waters. Like crocodiles that dwell mostly in swamps, wetlands, rainforests, lakes, and river shallows, the Azure Dragon is also called the top predator in the ocean.

They not only prey on the behemoths in the depths but also ferociously leap from the shallow reefs to bite powerful creatures that wander near the sea. Even the tyrannical dragons on land have to give way to them!

In this transformation, Little Black Tooth had thoroughly awoken the Azure Dragon’s bloodline; with its unparalleled physique, it was likely unafraid of any dragon species in close-combat battle!

Of course, in the water, it would be even closer to being unstoppable!

Zhu Minglang’s face was filled with smiles.. Just when he needed a swift transformation, Black Tooth’s evolution into a dragon came at the perfect time, giving Zhu Minglang the confidence he needed, even if he were to face that bastard Luo Xiao again!