Wizard: Starting With Synthesized Gems - Chapter 744

Chapter 741 I’m going to eat you all up!

‘Clang~’

The Shepherd Dragon’s claws collided with the Seven-Segment Grass Nails in mid-air, sparks flying, and a sprig of vetiver spontaneously combusted, turning into a ball of flame.

At the same time, Locke gradually grasped the essence of the Shepherd Dragon’s power.

He swung his tail, striking the Seven-Segment Grass Nails, causing them to spontaneously combust one by one.

Locke, like a sun, soared from below into the sky, the Shepherd Dragon’s round belly now radiating golden light, the radiance spreading in all directions like a great sun.

‘I see. The Shepherd Dragon’s power is different from a wizard’s power.’

Locke realized.

‘The reason I was so uncoordinated before was because I was trying to manipulate the Shepherd Dragon’s power using magic, which was awkward and added unnecessary steps. To use this dragon’s power, you only need to use it intuitively.’ “

The Mu Rilong exchanges power by burning its dragon blood.”

“Therefore, I need to control this power in a more direct way. It’s an almost instinctive way of using it.”

Locke realized that this might also be the feeling of many bloodline wizards in battle.

After forcibly changing his skill set and stats, Locke, as a dragon, better understood how magical creatures fought, and realized that he had developed many wrong habits when using bloodline magic in the first stage.

The first was treating bloodline magic like botanical magic.

Thinking back, he had received good inheritances in botany, potion-making, breeding, and even archaeology.

But bloodline magic had always been half-baked, learned piecemeal, and never systematically studied.

Therefore, he had completely misunderstood how to apply bloodlines.

This was perfectly normal.

However, this meant that he had never truly unleashed the power of the Three-Eyed Tiger Cat and the Demon Dragon bloodlines.

Locke unleashed a dragon claw strike at the last two frozen seven-segment grass nails, followed by three molten lava claw marks spreading from his own claw.

Dragon Claw!

The next moment, two lava claw marks swept across the frozen seven-segment grass nails, completely engulfing them, leaving only one lava claw mark heading towards Leader Celt.

The Dragon Claw imprint engulfed him.

Dragon Claw is an innate bloodline spell of the dragon race. This spell-like ability is considered one of the origins of spell models—primitive and crude, but effective. Using it isn’t like solving a sophisticated mathematical problem, but rather like using one’s instincts.

Of course, this means one cannot fine-tune the spell model during combat.

Leader Celt transformed into a fireball, plummeting from the sky and crashing into the Dragon Mountain Range, creating a deep crater.

Seeing this, Locke turned and headed towards where Esther had fallen.

At this moment, Esther was surrounded by numerous dragons and attacked by the Sun Ring Wizards and Moon Ring Wizards of Mount Golden Crown, with no way to escape.

Locke, however, took flight. As a dragon, he held a significant advantage within the swarm; the dragons, sensing his dragon might, scattered and retreated.

Locke could move freely within the swarm, and wherever he went, a large group of dragons would part to make way.

Locke quickly flew above Esther, letting out a dragon roar. The dragons surrounding Esther all scattered, and in that instant, the area around Esther was empty.

Esther herself was stunned, wondering if she had used some kind of summoning magic to control the dragon.

The Sith Wizard, standing on the mahogany tree canoe, also looked at Locke with suspicion, confirming that he didn’t possess any spell models related to the Dragon Taming school of summoning, or any other spell models.

The next moment, Locke lunged at Esther, simultaneously unleashing another almost instinctive, spell-like ability of the dragon race—the Blazing Sun Dragon Breath!

A wave of dragon-language fire enveloped Esther.

At the same time, Locke made a move to swallow her whole.

Esther felt a surge of relief.

‘So he wanted to eat me, using me as prey, and unintentionally helped me.’

‘This is something I can use. If I can make good use of this dragon, I can use the Dragon’s Bane to escape the pursuit.’

The next moment, Locke was astonished to find that only a rose appeared before him, and then he and Esther switched places.

He appeared on the mountaintop where Esther had stood, while Esther appeared in mid-air where he had been.

She reached out and grabbed a dragon king, using a dodder-like magical plant. The plant was then placed on the dragon king’s head, which was under the influence of a ring of ultimate magical pressure. The dodder quickly spread across its head, transforming into reins within moments, binding the dragon king’s body.

Although the dragon king hadn’t lost its independent will, its body was controlled by the witch Esther, forcing it to fly with her.

Esther then held onto the dangling part of the dodder, suspending herself beneath the dragon, and commanded it to move away quickly.

Moreover, because she controlled the dragon king, most of the dragons ceased their attack on her.

Seeing this, the Sith wizard, no longer concerned with dealing with the dragon Locke was disguised as, immediately turned his boat around and gave chase.

“Estelle, any wizard who betrays His Majesty the Throne must die.”

“You have numerous contracts with Mount Golden Crown, you cannot leave.”

“While you still have a chance to turn back, you can return. If you apologize to His Majesty the Throne, perhaps you can atone for your sins. For the sake of our centuries-old friendship, this is my final act of mercy.”

The Sith wizard chanted a spell, and a locust wood sword that had been attacking Locke (their positions had switched) suddenly vanished and reappeared in his hand.

The Sith wizard looked at the locust wood sword in his hand. ‘The attributes of the Sun-Shepherd Dragon conflict with my locust wood sword. If it had landed just now, it could have instantly killed that wretched dragon.’ ‘

However, with the dragon’s blood splattering, the power of my locust wood sword would be affected.’ Esther must have intended this. This locust wood sword is connected to my ultimate magic; my ultimate magic will be unstable, and my magic pressure will decrease.’

The Sith wizard gritted his teeth.

‘Estelle, after all, has presided over many large-scale wizard wars; she is experienced and skillful. Indeed, this is troublesome.’ How could someone like this betray the throne?

At this moment, Locke, atop the mountain, noticed an invisible sword made of locust wood just three inches above his dragon head. Had the Sith wizard not actively recalled the magical plant, he would likely have been instantly severely injured.

‘Sun Ring wizards… among the second ring, they are indeed the most unique.’

Locke felt immense pressure.

Even as a second-ring wizard, he was so vulnerable before a Sun Ring wizard.

However, being at the second ring level, through a series of coincidences, he had the right to intervene in the battle between the second-ring wizards.

On the other side, the Celtic wizard flew out from the flames, his body shrouded in layers of water and cloud barriers, dreamlike and ethereal, seemingly serene and gentle.

The Celtic leader looked displeased in Locke’s direction.

“That damned dragon.”

“I don’t know where it came from. There’s no sign of any wizarding spells on it, it’s just a wild dragon.”

“But as we fought, its movements seemed to become more coordinated, and I was at a great disadvantage.”

The Celtic leader hurriedly shouted to his colleagues at Golden Crown Mountain, “You all go after the witch Esther. I’ll handle this silly dragon that suddenly barged in.”

At this moment, the wizards of Golden Crown Mountain all used their respective spells to chase after the witch Esther, who was trying to escape with the help of the Dragon King.

The Celtic leader opened his left hand, and a vetiver appeared in his palm. In an instant, one after another, a grassland appeared in his palm.

In an instant, his magical pressure rose to its peak, and all the dragons around him seemed to feel fear, and they all began to retreat and avoid him.

Only under the suppression of the special plane dragons hanging upside down in the sky did they not turn around and run away, but continued to approach the Celtic leader, only at a much slower speed.

This was the Celtic leader’s ultimate magic, Tranquil Grassland.

He originated from the Tranquil Garden, a small wizarding organization in the Cloud Marsh Wetlands. After Tranquil Garden was destroyed by the Twin Demon Realms, he worked his way up to Mount Golden Crown. However, his ultimate magic had already been established, so it was still based on the Tranquil Grasslands. The

Tranquil Grasslands was based on the Vetiver Assault Storm spell.

Vetiver was also the main research area of Tranquil Garden.

Unlike large wizarding organizations, these small wizarding organizations, in order to utilize limited resources and gain the ability to publish journals and apply for grants, did not research too many fields, but focused on one or two.

Tranquil Garden’s main research area was vetiver.

Even so, the vetiver of Tranquil Garden was not as good as that of Mount Golden Crown, because vetiver is a type of forage grass, so Mount Golden Crown also had a vetiver garden that focused on researching this plant.

The Celtic wizard always felt that he was relatively lucky. After joining Mount Golden Crown, he gained access to a lot of cutting-edge research related to vetiver, and gradually, he used this research to perfect his ultimate magic.

At this moment, his immense magic caused the vetiver grass in the Tranquil Grassland to grow wildly, heading towards Locke’s attack.

All the surrounding dragons were bound by this grass; it transformed into terrifying chains, immobilizing any dragon creature caught in the grassland!

Locke opened his dragon’s mouth, releasing blazing dragon breath, a torrent of flames erupting and landing on the vetiver grass meadow.

Under the dragon fire, the vetiver grass meadow, though ablaze, suffered minimal damage.

Locke was stunned for a moment, then realized that while the vetiver grass meadow was primarily composed of vetiver grass, it was mixed with more than a dozen other types of grasses, including some awnless bromegrass from the grass family.

This first-ring magical plant possessed powerful fire-resistant properties.

In addition, there were some sun-shining alfalfa, a plant that could convert solar energy into light energy and was considered an apprentice-level magical plant.

Although it was peripheral vegetation of the Tranquil Grassland, it was playing a crucial role at this moment.

Moreover, when the Sunshine Clover turns to ash, it releases various natural magical structural components, which in turn cause Vetiver to flourish, creating a chain reaction.

Locke was immediately stunned.

‘As expected of a second-circle wizard who has been at Golden Crown Mountain for many years, this Great Spell, even if it wasn’t particularly perfect at the beginning, has been gradually modified and refined by the Celtic leader over the years.’

‘Even if the Great Spell is difficult to rebuild and can only be patched up, over the years, his Great Spell has overcome many weaknesses.’

‘It has become very perfect.’

Although its energy dissipation is extremely high compared to the massive spells within the Silent Grail,

the entire Tranquil Grassland wastes a great deal of energy, and its energy compatibility is only average, with the instantaneous magic pressure amplification being the worst.

The Tranquil Grassland’s offensive magic is insufficient, hence the serious problem with instantaneous magic pressure amplification.

The Celtic leader’s idea is to optimize the ecology of the Tranquil Grassland, making it more like a truly vast, pristine grassland, thereby reducing energy dissipation and improving energy compatibility.

This is the only way he can compensate.

A swarm of vetiver grass broke through the flames, heading towards Locke’s dragon body.

Locke used a dragon claw to shatter some of the grass, then turned and flew into the sky, but at this moment, more and more magical grass, mainly vetiver, followed behind him, spreading continuously.

Grasses don’t win by quality, but by quantity.

Locke turned and tried to exhale another dragon breath; the blazing dragon breath, like heavenly fire descending, covered the Celtic leader’s massive spell, and for a moment, it seemed as if the entire grassland was ablaze.

A raging fire scorched the magical grass.

But as soon as it stopped spewing dragon breath, the fire suddenly subsided, and within a short time, the flames ceased completely.

Locke looked back and exclaimed, “Wow, is Team Leader Celt really that powerful?”

Team Leader Celt smiled at this scene, “If it were twenty years ago, when I first entered Golden Crown Mountain, and this clumsy dragon had spewed such a torrent of spittle at me, my ultimate magic would have been severely damaged. But I’ve spent twenty years on Golden Crown Mountain, acquiring a wealth of cutting-edge ecological knowledge.”

“Though weeds are weak, they can extinguish fire. While pasture grass isn’t exactly a combat magical plant, it can now seal your power.”

Team Leader Celt produced a vetiver in his hand.

Hundreds of years ago, vetiver was merely a type of wild magical plant, considered a semi-weed. But recently, it has been developed for various uses, whether as pasture grass, as a raw material for magical potions, for making perfumes, as plant-based threads, or for some special void warships and war machines. This grass can be used for all of these.

Therefore, research on vetiver advances along with its rising economic status.

A fierce glint flashed in the eyes of the Celtic leader.

“Kill this silly dragon. The most valuable parts of this Shepherd Dragon are its blood and dragon pearl, which can be used to make…”

The Celtic leader had already calculated the price of all the materials Locke possessed.

He was just waiting to hunt it down and recoup some of his losses.

He happened to be due to repay a loan of one million magic stones to the Fairy Bank, and the appearance of this silly dragon was like a godsend.

Locke glanced in the direction of the Witch Esther, who, thanks to his two previous assistance, had successfully escaped the encirclement and seemed to be making a permanent escape.

He needed to shake off the Celtic leader and follow her to ensure he could completely complete the private task assigned by the Witch Catherine.

Locke looked up and saw a vast expanse of vetiver grass stretching out before him, completely enveloping the dragon, which radiated light and heat, in an instant.

Strands of vetiver grass caught fire, turning to ash. This ash was then absorbed by the vetiver grass, growing back into even denser pastures.

Locke instantly realized the basic principle: using plant ash to grow denser vetiver grass seemed illogical.

However, by utilizing the apprentice-level magical plants within the grassland—one-ring magical plants turning to ash—the natural magical components released could potentially achieve this locally.

In this way, the Tranquil Grassland acted like a sealing spell, capable of sealing his power.

Simultaneously, Locke felt the dragon power within him becoming increasingly difficult to flow.

Not only were the vetiver grasses increasing in quantity, but their wrapping around him solidified his power, even extinguishing the flames on his dragon scales.

Locke’s magical pressure began to decrease, but his soul power became more active, constantly increasing.

Seeing Locke completely immobilized, the Celtic leader immediately reached out and cast a second-level spell model—[Grass and Wood Divine Weapon Spell].

A vetiver appeared in his hand; it was a first-level vetiver, but under the enhancement of the second-level spell model, it resembled a green sword.

The Celtic leader, holding the vetiver sword, stood before Locke, watching him surrounded, the flames growing weaker, and his magical pressure decreasing. He coldly snorted.

“Damn stupid dragon, because of you, things have become so complicated. You’ve caused us so much trouble.”

“You should have some spell-like abilities that could allow you to learn human language, right? Aren’t you going to say something?”

He slashed through the dragon scales on Locke’s chest with his sword.

“Tell me, why did you help the witch Esther several times? Who ordered you to do it?”

“Did you want to do it yourself, or was it a high-ranking wizard who ordered you to do it?”

At this moment, Locke sensed a fleeting fluctuation of magical pressure around him, but in an instant, the magical pressure vanished.

Clearly, the Celtic leader hadn’t noticed, and Locke was able to detect it not because he was more powerful, but because the Three-Eyed Tiger Cat possessed a very high-level eye technique, allowing him to capture this instantaneous change in magical pressure.

‘Someone is observing this place remotely using magic. It seems I’ve revealed too many clues, making people suspicious of my identity.’

‘My teacher told me I absolutely mustn’t reveal my identity, so I have to cover it up.’

‘Moreover, I don’t know who’s observing this place right now. But if the Celtic leader didn’t notice, it means the other party is a high-ranking wizard.’

‘No, no. If it’s a high-ranking wizard, then why would I be able to detect the change in magical pressure? Intentionally?’ ‘

Yes, this is also a test.’ Locke

reacted instantly, thanks to his extensive experience fighting dark wizards and his innate talent for combat due to his dragon bloodline. His superhuman intuition allowed him to immediately grasp the opponent’s intentions. As a naturally

born second-ring creature, the Sun-Shepherd Dragon’s perception and related stats far surpassed those of a second-ring wizard of ordinary human origin.

Therefore, the level of magical pressure change he had just witnessed was imperceptible to the Celtic wizard, a botanist.

However, for the true Sun-Shepherd Dragon, it should have been just right, barely perceptible.

But what if he wasn’t the real Sun-Shepherd Dragon at all?

Then there were two possibilities.

First, he wouldn’t have noticed it.

Secondly, they might have noticed something but pretend not to.

So, Locke roared, “Damn wizards! I was sleeping, and you woke me up! I’m going to eat you all! Leave no one alive!” “That witch was

the noisiest, I’m going to eat her. And you, I’m going to eat you too. Eat you!”

The Celtic leader hesitated. Locke tried to unleash his dragonfire, but the dense grassland surrounded him, the flames blocked by the vetiver grass, instead burning him instead.

The Celtic leader thought to himself,

‘Looks like nothing’s wrong. Dragons are naturally more volatile. Could it really be a coincidence?’

The next moment, the vetiver grass spontaneously combusted, turning into tiny flames that fell to the ground.

Locke broke free in an instant, like a rising sun. Behind him floated a dragon ball, like the sun itself—the very ball that had ignited the vetiver grass, allowing Locke to escape.

The Celtic leader instantly sensed his magical pressure becoming unstable. “What’s going on? How is this possible? How can a dragon that fights with brute force break my ultimate magic!”

“That’s… a Dragon Ball. Damn, what a troublesome dragon! How can there be such a powerful dragon among dragons with this kind of magical pressure?”

The next moment, Locke’s dragon tail struck him, sending him flying.

The Celtic leader screamed in agony; he had actually been slapped on the rear by a dragon and sent flying by its tail.

What a humiliation!

However, he was right; the Shepherd Dragon’s skill set and stats were indeed difficult to escape ultimate magic.

As second-circle creatures with similar magical pressure, ultimate magic was simply more powerful than the innate abilities of dragons.

Therefore, Locke used the Moon of Evolution to fully enhance the vetiver grass, making it flourish before quickly withering, thus breaking free from the shackles of the Tranquil Grassland.

It was just that because of the Dragon-Eating Beast, even when he used the Moon of Evolution, it looked like he was using the Shepherd Dragon’s Dragon Ball.

Meanwhile, Locke, flying through the air, didn’t immediately give chase, but instead looked as if he wanted to devour the Celtic leader.

The Celtic leader was stunned and hastily retreated, but unable to shake off Locke, he had no choice but to head towards Esther and the Sith wizard, hoping to reunite with the wizards of Golden Crown Mountain.

This way, Locke could continue chasing Esther in a perfectly legitimate way, even under the possible surveillance of the Rose Council wizards.

Locke chased after the Celtic leader menacingly.

“Wizard, I’m going to eat you! Slow down!”

The next moment, the Celtic leader ran even faster, allowing Locke to increase his flight speed and catch up with the witch Esther more quickly.

Locke thought to himself, ‘The Celtic leader is indeed the second kindest wizard to me in Golden Crown Mountain. Without his help, I would have found it difficult to complete the task my teacher gave me in this operation.’ “

Actually, if the group leader were to continue fighting me, the outcome would be uncertain, after all, he has 2000 more magic pressure than me. It’s just a 40/60 split, me 60/40. But he seems to be in a state of shock right now, so he doesn’t dare to fight me.”

The main reason is that my ultimate magic is structurally superior to his, and my ultimate magic is a botanical internal war god-tier spell.

The Celtic group leader’s ultimate magic, Tranquil Grassland, cannot directly confront my Evolutionary Moon.

At this moment, Locke once again sensed an abnormal change in magic pressure around him. Locke mentally calculated and realized that this was magic pressure that a normal, ordinary Shepherd Dragon could not detect, so he completely ignored this change in magic pressure, pretending not to notice it at all.

“Wizard, you wait for me. I’m going to eat you all!”

(End of Chapter)