Giant Dragon Lord: Starting from Daily Intelligence-Chapter 66: Promotion to Great Knight

The morning sun streamed through the window lattice, spilling onto the wooden floor and casting a gentle warmth.

Raylo’s gaze fell to his feet.

Moonlight was curled up there, breathing evenly.

Lately, almost all the Magical Beast Meat from the hunts in their territory had ended up in Moonlight’s stomach, especially the choicest parts from several Tier Three Magical Beasts.

The immense energy contained within the flesh and blood of High Tier Magical Beasts was undoubtedly the best nourishment for a Giant Dragon in its Growth Stage.

Raylo could clearly feel the life force connecting him to Moonlight growing more powerful by the day. Far from slowing down upon entering its Growth Stage, its development was accelerating rapidly.

Pulling his thoughts back, Raylo refocused his attention on himself.

He stood up and stretched, his joints letting out a series of soft pops.

The Fighting Spirit within him flowed like a babbling brook through his meridians. All it needed was a single opportunity to break through its confines and forge a new path.

"Someone."

An attendant responded, pushing the door open and entering with a respectful bow.

"What are your orders, my lord?"

"I will be entering a period of seclusion," Raylo said.

"Until I emerge, no one is to enter my room or disturb me. If there are any urgent matters in the territory, have Ed handle them temporarily."

A shiver went through the attendant. He quickly replied, "Yes, my lord! I understand. I will guard the door and ensure no one disturbs you."

Raylo gave a slight nod. After the attendant withdrew and closed the door, he walked to an empty space in the center of the room.

Moonlight seemed to sense something and lazily opened its eyes.

Sitting cross-legged, Raylo regulated his breathing, his consciousness gradually sinking into his body.

Fighting Spirit—the fundamental power upon which Knights depended for their very survival.

The Seed of Fighting Spirit, located in his Qi Sea, was originally like a hard seed, emitting a soft glow.

Raylo guided the potent Fighting Spirit within him, washing over the Seed of Fighting Spirit again and again along a specific path.

Slowly, under the assault of the Fighting Spirit, faint cracks began to appear on the Seed of Fighting Spirit.

Each impact widened the cracks and sent a tearing pain through him.

But mixed with the pain was an indescribable ecstasy—the sign that his power was on the verge of transformation.

Time slipped by unnoticed.

Outside the window, the sunlight grew more intense, shifting from an angle to shining directly down.

After an unknown amount of time, just as the impacts of Fighting Spirit in his body reached a critical point, he suddenly heard a crisp crack from within his Qi Sea, like shattering crystal!

CRACK!

The Seed of Fighting Spirit, the source of his power, finally shattered completely at that moment!

But this was not the end. It was a new beginning.

The shattered Seed of Fighting Spirit didn’t dissipate. Instead, it dissolved into countless tiny points of light. As if drawn by some invisible force, these points began to rotate at an astonishing speed.

They attracted and merged with each other, forming a tiny Vortex.

The Vortex was still fledgling at first, its rotation relatively slow. But as more and more fragments of the broken Seed of Fighting Spirit integrated into it, and as Fighting Spirit from his body continued to pour in, it began to grow at a visible rate, its spin becoming faster and more powerful.

A stream of Fighting Spirit—purer, more condensed, and more immense than ever before—gushed forth from the center of the Vortex, surging through Raylo’s limbs and torso like a flood bursting through a dam.

Every inch of his muscle and every bone in his body seemed to moan with pleasure as they were nourished by this new Fighting Spirit.

The fatigue in his body was swept away, replaced by an unprecedented sense of fullness and power.

If his previous Fighting Spirit was a stream, then this new Fighting Spirit was a raging river!

Raylo could clearly perceive that this newly formed Vortex of Fighting Spirit could not only store a far greater amount of Fighting Spirit than before, but also recover and purify it at a much faster rate.

This meant that both his endurance in battle and his explosive power would take a qualitative leap.

Great Knights were the backbone of the Knight Order.

He slowly opened his eyes, a sharp glint flashing through them before vanishing.

The room was still quiet, with only the sound of Moonlight snoring.

On any other day, the gluttonous little fellow would have already gone to the kitchen to "supervise" the cook, Marlin, as she prepared a grand meal.

Perhaps sensing that Raylo was at a critical stage of his breakthrough, the little guy had stood guard in the room all morning, offering silent support.

Sunlight shone through the window, bathing the entire room in a clear, bright light.

「Noon.」

Raylo rose to his feet. Feeling the surging power within him, the corners of his mouth lifted into a smile.

’A Tier Two Great Knight... I’ve done it!’

Raylo felt the Fighting Spirit rushing through his body. It was like taming a wild, ferocious beast, filling him with the thrill of control.

Just as he was basking in his joy, a strange energy, completely different from Fighting Spirit, emerged without warning from the life pact that connected him to Moonlight.

This energy was cool and slightly numbing, like a fine electric current, and it swiftly spread through his limbs and torso.

"Hm?"

Raylo frowned slightly and looked inward.

He could clearly "see" that the strange energy did not originate from his Qi Sea, but came directly from Moonlight.

It seemed that at the moment he advanced to Great Knight, the Silver Dragon’s bloodline power had resonated with his soul on a deeper level, due to the Soul Contract between them.

Immediately after, a flood of countless complex and arcane runes and information rushed into his mind.

This information wasn’t in the form of words. It was more like an instinctual understanding, as if he was born knowing it.

It was just like the Talent Abilities that slowly awaken within a Giant Dragon’s bloodline as it matures.

Mastery of Thunder Magic!

Upon advancing to Knight, Raylo had gained dual physical and magical talent enhancements from Silver Dragon Moonlight.

Now, upon advancing to Great Knight, he had awakened a mastery of Thunder Magic!

He could feel that his affinity for the Lightning Element had reached an astonishing level, as if the crackling arcs of electricity were extensions of his own body.

From now on, learning Lightning Magic would be twice as effective for him.

"Awoo?"

As if sensing the sudden appearance of a familiar yet foreign aura on Raylo, Moonlight, who had been curled up and fast asleep in the corner, lazily lifted its eyelids.

A flicker of confusion passed through its pale golden dragon eyes. Then, as if understanding something, it tilted its large head and studied Raylo with great interest.

With a thought, Raylo tried to mobilize the nascent Power of Thunder and Lightning.

CRACKLE!

A slender, silver-blue arc of electricity leaped from his fingertip, making a soft crackling sound.

’It worked!’

A look of pleasant surprise flashed in Raylo’s eyes. Not only had he awakened a talent for Thunder Magic, but three new Magic Skills he could cast immediately had also appeared in his mind out of nowhere.

The first was "Lightning Strike."

He raised his hand and aimed at a seldom-used coat rack in the corner of the room.

He focused his Spiritual Power slightly, and the Thunder Energy in his body rapidly gathered in his palm.

BZZZT!

A bolt of lightning several times thicker than the previous one shot out from his palm, striking the coat rack with perfect accuracy.

In an instant, splinters of wood flew everywhere. A fist-sized, charred hole was left in the coat rack, its edges still crackling with faint arcs of electricity and emitting a pungent, burnt smell.

MEOW!

Moonlight was startled by the sudden commotion, its furry tail puffed up. It seemed it hadn’t expected its master to be able to conjure a power so familiar to it.

Raylo himself was a bit stunned. The power was even stronger than he had expected.

If used as a surprise attack, an ordinary Earth Knight would likely find it difficult to block.