To others, it was just a legend, but Lin Li did not dare to belittle it at all. That should have been the last battle before he got the Stars of Fury. He faced the Elemental Wyrm's projected avatar in the Well of the Sun. Even though his Hunter skill was already at the maximum level, and he was fully equipped with the best equipment, as well as various high-level potions and scrolls, it was still very difficult for him to win.
It was just a projected avatar of the Elemental Wyrm, and it could instantly cast all spells below level-15. Its mana was almost inexhaustible, and it was like a multi-barreled magic cannon that did not have to worry about ammunition. In the overwhelming magic storm, even more than a dozen of Lin Li's high-level magic-defense accessories were destroyed. The high-level magic defense that was recorded on the scroll could not even last a second in the magic storm. It was as fragile as glass in front of a Gatling gun.
Even now, Lin Li still had a lingering fear when he thought about that battle. In the face of the endless magic storm, Lin Li only felt one thing, and that was extreme powerlessness. He had taken out a trump card full of hope, but it was destroyed in the blink of an eye. At that time, he even had the thought of giving up and drowning himself in the magic storm.
Lin Li did not think of the Elemental Wyrm at first, because the cute little thing in front of him was too different from the domineering figure. However, after going through all the wyrms that he had seen in his mind, only the Elemental Wyrm, which was an anomaly among the ancient wyrms, could be associated with the little thing in front of him.
With that thought in mind, Lin Li took out some of the characteristics of the Elemental Wyrm in his memory, and compared them with the pocket-sized wyrm in the depths of the halo. The more he compared, the more certain he was of his guess. Lin Li had a deep memory of the Endless World. If it were anyone else in Anril, even the most knowledgeable mage would probably not be able to recognize that this little thing was the legendary Elemental Wyrm.
After confirming that the little thing was an Elemental Wyrm, Lin Li's heart couldn't help but race. A legend that had been circulating in the Endless World for a long time surfaced in his mind.
Legend had it that wyrms did not have soul inheritance, and all their worldviews were determined at the moment they opened their eyes. That was because they were the oldest creatures in the world, and were born from nothingness together with the Titans. Although they were classified as magical beasts by humans, they were actually very different from magical beasts. Even prehistoric magical beasts were determined by their soul inheritance. However, it was different for dragons. A dragon was like a piece of white paper. After breaking out of its shell and opening its eyes, it could write everything on this piece of white paper.
In other words, if a person was lucky enough to encounter a newborn dragon without any relatives or friends, then that person would most likely gain the young dragon's approval. Even if they weren't treated as family, they would at least gain the dragon's friendship and have an extremely close relationship with it. This was also why there were so many legends of dragon knights in this world. Tutankhamun in the Blackstone Mountains was a vivid example. As the descendant of the Dragon of Destruction who was hatched by the Immortal King, he did not seek revenge on the Immortal King because of the death of the Dragon of Destruction. Instead, he treated the Immortal King as his own father.
Under normal circumstances, Lin Li wasn't too interested in becoming a dragon knight. For a Legendary-mage, although a wyrm was terrifying, the help it could provide was not irreplaceable. Besides, the growth cycle of wyrms was extremely long, and it would be a long wait for a young dragon to truly develop combat power.
Besides, Lin Li already had a Humerus Crimson Dragon. Although the Humerus Crimson Dragon was still an Undead creature, it had the body of a Crimson Dragon and the Heart of the Fallen given by Sendros. Hence, the combat power of the Humerus Wyrm was not inferior to that of a real Crimson Dragon.
However, the Elemental Wyrm was different. Its special bloodline meant that its development potential was unlimited, and it was destined to become a powerful existence like the Dragon of Dream, which was far from what ordinary ancient wyrms could compare to. One had to know that even among the five Dragon Aspects, the Dragon of Dream was one of the most powerful. If he could befriend an Elemental Wyrm, wouldn't it be equivalent to befriending an existence like the Dragon of Dream when it grew up?
It was a good idea, but Lin Li wasn't sure if the Elemental Wyrm had just hatched. He had initially thought that it was a young dragon because the Elemental Wyrm had the standard size of a young beast with a large head, a small body, and short limbs. However, for an Elemental Wyrm, that size could not be the standard, because an adult Elemental Wyrm would still have the same size. Lin Li had seen the projected avatars of Elemental Wyrms, but he had never seen an actual young Elemental Wyrm. At this moment, he couldn't tell if it was a young dragon that had just hatched or an adult Elemental Wyrm that was pretending to be cute.
Lin Li didn't dare to get close to it so recklessly. If it was an adult Elemental Wyrm, he would be greeted by an overwhelming magic storm. That was the most powerful existence among the ancient Wyrms. As the king of the ancient Wyrms, the power that a Dragon Aspect possessed was definitely not something that a small Legendary-mage like him could contend with.
Back then, it was only a projected avatar of an Elemental Wyrm, but it had already put Lin Li, who was a Hunter at the maximum level, in a perilous situation. It was as if he could die at any time. That was just a game, after all. Even if his character died, he could just start all over again. However, he only had one life now. If he died, it would be over for him. Lin Li didn't dare to take the risk with his life.
However, the temptation of this Elemental Wyrm was too great for anyone. Was he going to give this opportunity to someone else? Lin Li definitely didn't want to miss this opportunity. This was an Elemental Wyrm that could grow to the level of the Dragon of Dream.
To Lin Li, this was a huge gamble. If he won, he would definitely gain a lot, but if he lost, he would probably lose his life. Lin Li was very conflicted about whether he should take the gamble or not. If he had known earlier, he would have looked for an Elemental Wyrm's young in the Endless World to study it.
After hesitating for a long time, the mental strength that Lin Li was controlling also showed a slight loosening. However, after the slight loosening, a rare smile suddenly appeared on Lin Li's face. Sometimes, a little bit of distraction didn't seem to be a bad thing.
In the beginning, Lin Li had to put all his energy into controlling that wisp of mental strength. After all, Geresco's skills were not something that he could use at this stage. The long hesitation and inner conflict caused his mental strength to loosen a little. Simply put, he was distracted. The result of this distraction allowed him to sense some of the situation around him outside of the halo. The magical elements around him were surging towards the halo at an astonishing speed.
Lin Li acutely noticed this change, and after calming down and thinking about it carefully, he immediately had an answer in his heart. The abnormal changes in the surrounding magical elements were because the Elemental Wyrm that had just broken out of its shell would continuously absorb the magical elements around it. It would only open its eyes when it had accumulated enough mana.
At the thought of this, another question that had been buried in Lin Li's heart seemed to have been answered. Why did the adventurer team that was formed by the three major forces still encounter a large number of high-level magical beasts after entering the depths of the Haiga Mountain Range according to the best route designed in the adventurer's notebook?
Besides, Lin Li also noticed that the magical beasts that attacked the adventurer team were temporarily formed by various species. The magical beasts that were originally unrelated to each other and would even fight each other to the death when they met appeared in the same group of magical beasts. Lin Li had once guessed that there might be a more powerful force behind the scenes, just like the Black Current that had appeared in Anril. However, it now seemed that the greater possibility was that it was caused by the Elemental Wyrm.
The large-scale fluctuations of the magical elements even caused the magical elements in the Haiga Mountain Range to thin out for a certain period of time. This was easily noticed by the sensitive magical beasts, causing them to mistakenly think that it was a sign of some kind of catastrophe. In the face of a possible catastrophe, the only way for the magical beasts to deal with it was to migrate to a place that might be safe.
The thinking of the magical beasts was very simple. They would seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. Anything that stood in their way would be attacked by them. The adventurer team of the three major forces could only be said to be unlucky to have been treated as an obstacle.
Although Lin Li, Cheyenne, and Borg were all Legendary-mages, and were rather sensitive to the fluctuations of magical elements, they were not born and bred in the Haiga Mountain Range. However, they were not natives of the Haiga Mountain Range, so they did not know what the original magical waves of the Haiga Mountain Range were like. Besides, the Haiga Mountain Range itself had an extremely special environment, so the magical waves were naturally treated as normal.
Now, Lin Li was in the center of the magical waves. After confirming that the Elemental Wyrm was in the depths of the halo, and sensing the flow of the magical elements, he naturally understood this.
However, Lin Li couldn't be bothered about that now. Judging from the current situation, there was an 80% chance that this Elemental Wyrm, or rather, a baby Elemental Wyrm, had just hatched, and had yet to open its eyes.
A tender Elemental Wyrm was just waiting for him to take it. Even though Lin Li had already reached the Legendary-realm, he could not help but feel excited at this moment. However, it was this excitement that caused the wisp of mental strength that he was controlling to fluctuate slightly.
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