105: Chapter 105 Inner Core Dual Cultivation Method 105: Chapter 105 Inner Core Dual Cultivation Method Leon finally understood why the Blue Dragon’s attitude towards him had changed so drastically all of a sudden.

It turned out that the Blue Dragon saw him as a love rival after hearing of his good relations with Tassera, and as rivals in love meet, jealousy ensues.

For some reason, despite not suffering any loss, Leon suddenly harbored less hatred for the Blue Dragon.

Instead, he found it quite amusing.

He lowered the sword he had raised and used it as a walking stick, planting it on the ground, and chuckled, “You like Tassera?”

“Yes, I do like Tassera.

What about it?” Rocas lowered his body, roaring towards Leon, attempting to dissipate the awkwardness with this approach.

“It’s nothing…

Whether in human form or Dragon Form, Tassera is quite beautiful.

It’s normal to fancy her.”

Leon recalled Tassera’s appearance.

He still remembered the first time he saw Tassera in human form, wearing a black hood decorated with crystal tassels, with her bright blue eyes shimmering, and her delicate face extremely charming…

What was eye-catching was the scale of her astonishingly large chest wrapped in a black chest piece adorned with gemstones, truly dazzling.

Who could blame him for possessing a human soul; he preferred beauties over pretty dragons.

And when combined—the most favored were beautiful Dragon Ladies with large tails.

“No wonder you wanted me to leave the desert…” Leon watched the Blue Dragon chuckle, “You’ve just come of age and want to find a mate, so you see me as a love rival, huh?”

“Isn’t that the case?” Rocas stated as a matter of fact.

“Can’t you see?

I’m a teenage dragon…” Leon laughed heartily, unconcerned, “Teenage dragons don’t have that capability yet.”

“Just because I temporarily lack the capability doesn’t mean I can’t feel affection,” said Rocas.

“Even though she’s a little temperamental, not liking treasures and favoring odd things, she is really beautiful.

She’s like a sapphire.

Who wouldn’t want to claim her in advance, especially the most avaricious Red Dragon among all True Dragons?”

While speaking, Rocas quickly realized the implications contained within the Red Dragon’s recent remarks.

“Wait, what you’re saying is…” Rocas began, “You’re still a teenage dragon, so you don’t have any interest in Tassera at all?”

Rocas thought about it seriously—the Red Dragon was still a teenager and indeed didn’t have that capability.

Besides, the Red Dragon’s astonishing greed was mainly focused on treasures, casual towards feelings…

A normal Red Dragon would have many mates in their life and wouldn’t cling to former ones.

Love makes one irrational, foolish, and impulsive—the stories told by bards were indeed not wrong…

Next time, he would capture a couple more bards to tell stories.

With that thought, Rocas waved his paw towards the Red Dragon, “I get it, you may leave.

I’ll no longer seek you out for trouble.

If you want to stay in the desert, stay; if you want to go somewhere else, then go.”

Leon hesitated, not knowing why, but the thought of Tassera and the Blue Dragon before him cozying up to each other was unsettling.

His smile faded, and he said, “Who do you think you are?

Not seeking trouble with me…

You don’t seek trouble with me, but I’ll seek trouble with you.

Do you really not understand how much trouble you’ve caused me these past few days?”

“I’m just friends with Tassera.

I have no special feelings for her…” Leon licked his lips, “I just want to say, you are a mature Blue Dragon and still can’t beat me—a teenage Red Dragon.

Tassera won’t give you a second look…

From now on, you’re not allowed in our territory, or I’ll twist your head off.”

“But you just said…” Rocas stuck out his tongue, realizing things weren’t so simple after all, “Sly youngling, you really do have intentions towards Tassera.

Give it up, Blue Dragons don’t like Red Dragons.”

“Who she likes is her business, but I’m sure she doesn’t like you,” Leon retorted.

“I have never heard her mention you.”

“Words are useless.” Rocas roared, “Let’s have a fight.

If you win, Tassera is yours; if I win, she’s mine.”

“If I win, Tassera won’t be mine; if you win, she still won’t be yours.” Leon, as a modern man, respected women, but also had no patience for extremism, “Tassera belongs to herself only.

She’ll fancy whoever she wants to…

Although, I think she doesn’t fancy anyone, only interested in spells, astronomy and geography, history, and mathematics.”

Rocas glared at the Red Dragon.

He was already quite displeased with Leon.

The scales of the Red Dragon were indeed too beautiful, and although his body still maintained the proportions of an oversized head and feet, given time, he would grow up to be incredibly handsome…

No, the appearance of the Red Dragon wasn’t necessary to consider; his aura inclined more towards the endless desert, the majestic ocean, even the pervasive magic power.

He was like the Sun—his charm wasn’t about aesthetic but induced envy.

Being an Innate Spellcaster wasn’t something noteworthy, but mastering so many peculiar spells at a young stage, without falling short of a mature Blue Dragon’s capabilities, who knew what heights he would reach in the future?

Was he now even a notch higher in his thinking?

When Rocas heard Leon’s words, he was somewhat taken aback, irate and frustrated, “You speak well, but you definitely can’t do that…

Once I drive you out of the desert, Tassera can only choose me.”

“I was going to let it go, but since you insist, I can’t help it,” Leon intended to thoroughly try out his Catastrophe Blade.

As he lifted the sword, he saw the Blue Dragon begin to dig the ground, swinging its tail, burrowing underground, seemingly preparing to launch an attack from beneath.

Leon resolutely flapped his wings and landed on Crystal Mountain, primarily composed of rocks.

He didn’t believe that Blue Dragon would be able to dig through the rocks.

Blue Dragon didn’t show up, and Leon had no immediate solution.

He dared not to recklessly enter Blue Dragon’s lair because Blue Dragon would collapse its den if invaded, then use its digging ability to escape, leaving the invaders to be crushed and suffocated, returning later to recover everything, including the possessions of the dead invaders.

After some thought, Leon started hacking at the crystals on Crystal Mountain with his sword and then picked and chose, collecting all the passable crystals into the small space of Sleeve of the Universe, planning to decorate his room with them later.

As for the rest of the inferior crystals, he couldn’t be bothered to destroy them.

Leon initially intended to lure Blue Dragon out by destroying the crystals, but he couldn’t stop once he started, completely ignoring Blue Dragon and eagerly collecting the crystals.

However, before he had finished clearing one mountain top, he turned his head to see Blue Dragon staring at him, furious.

“What are you doing?” Rocas roared.

The reason he chose to build his nest on Crystal Mountain was simply because of the beautiful scenery, with no other reasons, such as being close to an Oasis with abundant animal resources or near a trade route for easy robbery.

If Red Dragon destroyed Crystal Mountain and ruined the decor, what was there left for him to live in?

“You finally decided to show up…” Leon casually chopped off a cluster of crystals.

As a refined gold weapon, the Catastrophe Blade made cutting through these things far too easy, no more difficult than slicing through tofu.

“Stop.” Rocas shouted, and with an open mouth discharged a Lightning Breath.

Leon activated Gathering Form and Scattering Energy but was a little late, only grazed by the Lightning Breath without any serious harm.

The only issue was that Blue Dragon quickly burrowed underground, giving him no chance to retaliate.

Leon didn’t care; Blue Dragon couldn’t use Lightning Breath indefinitely.

He continued to collect crystals until he had stripped every Crystal Mountain clean, then strode confidently to the entrance of Blue Dragon’s lair, not entering but taking a deep breath and exhaling a blast of Samadhi True Fire.

“You might as well call your parents and siblings to find me,” Leon said.

“By then they’ll realize that a grown Blue Dragon can’t even beat a teenage Red Dragon.”

“Unless you can kill me,” Leon threatened, “I hope we do not develop an unending enmity, because you definitely cannot afford my vengeance.”

Having said that, Leon, satisfied with his haul, spread his wings and left, leaving behind Blue Dragon staring at the now bare Crystal Mountain, with the crystals behind the lair dulled and discolored from the Samadhi True Fire.

That was Blue Dragon, ranked second among the Colorful Dragons, and a fully grown one at that, not an easy opponent to deal with.

Leon would need to take his time in plotting.

Leon wasn’t worried about Blue Dragon’s revenge.

After all, he stored all his important items in the small space of Sleeve of the Universe.

It wouldn’t matter if Dome Castle over Molten Lava Lake was destroyed, and it wasn’t that easy to destroy anyway, even Efreeti in consort with Salamanders could not easily bully a newly grown Blue Dragon.

If Blue Dragon unscrupulously called his parents and siblings for help, that would be a problem.

Leon wasn’t sure he could handle a group of Blue Dragons…

but with Gathering Form and Scattering Energy at his disposal, escaping shouldn’t be much of an issue, right?

At the same moment.

Rocas was contemplating how to retaliate against Red Dragon.

Unless he called his parents and siblings for help, there really was no good way to deal with that peculiar Red Dragon…

So, was Tassera really worth it?

There were so many beautiful Blue Dragons; it hardly seemed necessary to fixate on just one.

Mainly since he had pursued Tassera in the past but got rejected coldly every time.

Red Dragon’s vindictive nature was so strong, unless he could kill Red Dragon, he’d always have to be wary of retaliation.

That teenage Red Dragon was already so powerful, who knows how strong he would become as an adult, probably a legendary Red Dragon would be the minimum.

Rocas was quite intelligent, and intelligent people know the importance of timing.

Leon was unaware that Rocas was wise enough to be a hero of the times; he only knew that the familiar ding-dong sound had reappeared.

“She’s mine, she’s also mine — expel other potential rivals for mating.”

“Common reward: Inner Core Dual Cultivation Method.”

Indeed, Leon nodded thoughtfully, during the breeding season, animals fight over mates, and in this community, pursuing potential mates can be dangerous since most suitors are seen as dangerous opponents.

Now he had one problem: what on earth was the Inner Core Dual Cultivation Method?

It should be something similar to the Breathing and Exhaling Skill.

Breathing and Exhaling Skill wasn’t an immediate combat power, but it was the foundation of everything, teaching him how to breathe in nature’s spiritual energy and absorb the Sun and Moon Essence, allowing him, in his teenage years, to have the physique of an adolescent, and besides that, turning his sharp teeth and claws into equivalent of a Magic Weapon.

In comparison, improving his looks was useful but not significant.

Wondering what kind of improvement the Inner Core Dual Cultivation Method could bring him?

Leon frowned, pondering how to practice the Inner Core Dual Cultivation Method, while Tassera had already left Crossroads City.