Pov Meilin:
"What horrible weather," I complained.
We dragons are not used to protect our bodies with aura like humans do, so we inevitably feel the weather of our surroundings. Unless you're an ice dragon or its cold derivatives, you won't like these cold-as-hell environments. We prefer tropical climates, where we feel more comfortable due to our cold blood.
Back to that strange Draconian aura, I was inside a city which, by the way, had good building and ambiance. I could notice low-level spirit trees planted to enhance the atmosphere for mortals and aspiring human cultivators.
"Whoever did this surely wanted this place to be filled with cultivators."
Unfortunately, it's not the best climate to come in, especially if you're an aspirant.
"I can get details of that strange aura now."
The aura we dragons give off is a unique identification with which an experienced dragon like me can tell some aspects, such as gender, age and approximate strength of your lineage. Obviously, you would also know the race, as red giant dragons have a warm tinged aura and forest dragons have an earth or wood tinged aura.
But the reason I didn't mention it is that I have no idea which clan this aura belongs to, and the truth is that the details I got confused me more.
It is male, which is normal, but the rest puzzled me.
It is about 16–17 years old. However, here's the catch:
He's a Stellar sage pinnacle, but not just any sage. This particular one has a huge amount of accumulated energy, almost rivaling the Dao Lord realm.
To understand my puzzlement, you have to know a few things about dragons.
First, a pure dragon has two ways to be born.
The first and most recommended is to be born in egg form. This way, you can be completely protected by your mother and, at the moment of birth, you will have already reached the initial Earthly Disciple realm at least, which already gives you strength to defend yourself from small threats.
The only disadvantage you might have is that your birth takes time, since you are born in dragon form and the development of our special organs takes time.
The second form is that your mother gives birth to you in human form. When you are born this way, you have no way to defend yourself and you are very dependent on your mother, which delays the formation of your specialized organs. You will have to wait until you reach adulthood before you can transform into a dragon, although this varies depending on how talented you are.
The advantage of being born this way is that you will be just as fast as a human, which is better for those powerful dragons who want to see their offspring as soon as possible, compared to waiting decades or centuries.
There is also a third form, which is extremely difficult to manifest and grants the benefits of both forms mentioned above. It is called Sleeping Dragon and refers to a dragon that was born from a human mother, but inherited a bloodline powerful enough to be considered a dragon.
When you are born like this, you do not have to wait as an egg and are born directly into human form with specialized organs already formed, but dormant. You don't show any hint of your bloodline until someone stimulates your bloodline in some way, but by having a strong bloodline, your path in cultivation will be much smoother, and you can easily reach the Earthly Disciple Realm.
It is not known for sure how such a dragon can be born, but there are some clues, such as the gestating mother having done some bloodline purification procedure or either parent being a dragon with royal-level bloodline and the fetus having inherited a large amount of it.
As for hybrids or bloodline holders, it is easier to identify them. The former demonstrate some Draconian characteristic, such as horns or scales, and there are even some that are born with a dragon heart, but they are very rare.
For a hybrid to become a full dragon, it must go through the atavism process, which purifies its bloodline to the maximum. When stimulated, the bloodline creates mutations in the hybrid's body until, if you are lucky, you become a dragon. This process is very painful and, if your habits as a hybrid were lousy, your power will inevitably be lower than that of an average dragon.
As for bloodline holders, there's not much to say, other than you're lucky enough to have a dragon ancestor, or you discovered an inheritance from some dragon or mythical creature who wanted to leave their legacy, and you got it.
In both cases, both hybrid and possessor, your Draconian aura has mediocre strength and also has anomalies that give you away as a hybrid.
So these two are ruled out, as your aura has no anomalies and is strong enough to sense even from here.
Considering that your age is 16-17 or so, you can't be a dragon hatched from an egg and your realm is very high for your age, so the second form can be ruled out. Even if you are a super genius dragon, you could not reach that level.
For reference, I am the most talented dragon of my generation, and it took me about 100 years to reach the initial Dao Lord realm.
(it should be noted that a full dragon is much more powerful than a human in the same growing realm).
That's why I think this guy was lucky enough to be born in a dormant dragon state.
Taking flight, I quickly advanced towards the location of this aura, entering a kind of forest that had slightly better spirit trees than in the city.
There I saw the owner of this aura.
He was a young man with silver hair and eyes of the same color, sitting on a kind of bench, looking curiously in my direction. Scared?
"I guess your instincts are pretty good," I thought, and approached until only a few feet remained.
Examining his Draconian aura closely, I became convinced that this young man was a sleeping dragon, as his aura exuded royalty.
Although I can't tell which clan he belonged to, since I had never sensed a similar aura, but I guess he is a lucky dependent of some clan that was lost in the immortal war millennia ago.
I removed the cloak that covered my appearance and faced this young man.
Curiously, this young man stepped forward before I could speak.
"Greetings, your highness, what brings you here?" the young man said.
Hummm, I guess your senses are also exceptional, since you recognized my royal aura.
I said nothing and moved closer to examine him more closely.
Surrounding him, I could notice other auras on his body as well, but the Draconian one was the strongest.
Almost Lord of Dao, royal bloodline, though he belongs to an unidentified clan. This alone gives him flamboyance; his physical appearance is quite good… Did I meet my match?
"I guess traveling that far was not in vain. I even ran into the best specimen you can find, even in the empire." I pondered in my mind and immediately thought of my next action.
I won't deny that it gave me an urge to take him to the Dragon Empire right away. As for his opinion? It doesn't matter, I am a female, I am a princess and all you need to do is obey.
These are the laws of the dragons. If you are weak, you only have to obey the strong, and I am much stronger than this young man.
But my instincts told me that this young man is sure to have more hidden surprises, and the golden rule of dragons is:
Trust your instincts.
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Pov Illios:
"..."
I had no words to describe my bewilderment.
[ Bloodline: Absolute Dragon is being stimulated ].
[ Star Demon has detected a powerful presence discreetly stimulating a host bloodline. Escape is recommended.]
Upon seeing this message, I immediately woke up from my reflective state I was in.
But it was too late because I saw a silhouette floating looking in my direction.
[ Star Demon can create an emergency portal to escape, but it will lose many of its functions. It is recommended not to conflict with that entity. ]
"System, buy the most potent poison you have on the list," I said that and set out to poison this guy to death if he turned out to be a threat to me.
[ It is recommended to check the status window for vulnerabilities. ]
"Do it."
[ Analyzing…]
[ Status Window – Native to the Immortal World ]
[ Name: Meilin Azure ]
[ Age: 700 years old ]
[ Cultivation: Earthly Emperor – beginning ]
[ Aptitude: Fire, Metal, Physical (Draconian)]
[ Body: Azure Power Dragon ]
[ Bloodline: Azure Dragon – Royalty ]
[ Constitution: N/A ]
[ Talent: Dragon of Conquest ] ]
[ Destination: Requesting Information from the heavenly Dao… ]
[ The heavenly Dao observes the situation with bewilderment. ]
[ The Heavenly Dao updates the fate information. ]
[ Fate: Second Princess of the Blue Dragon Empire, destined to meet Fate's son and become interested in him, becoming a valuable ally both for her power and her identity... How did she get there, what have you done?]
"I swear, I don't know how I got his attention, I have my aura completely under control."
[ The Heavenly Dao warns you not to hurt her. ]
"Damn, how did I end up like this?" I asked myself and remembered what I did some time ago.