Chapter 46

Transforming into a dragon, it was now possible to sign a spirit pact.

With the previous bond of the young spirit's soul, the signing of the spirit pact became very smooth. Moreover, with Dahuaya's own willingness, from today on, Zhuminglang could be considered a dragon herder with two true dragons!

After completing the signing, Zhuminglang could more clearly feel the soul connection. At the same time, Zhuminglang felt that something in his mental world had changed, as if his five senses had become more acute, and his insight into the surrounding things had become stronger!

"The spirit power has increased, and the spirit domain can make Baiqi and Heiya grow faster, with one day equivalent to half a month. Moreover, I can now try to use spirit power to extract souls and brew pearls!" Zhuminglang was pleasantly surprised.

Transforming into a dragon, Heiya had clearly undergone many transformations, as if his realm had advanced by a great deal. Finally, he no longer had to be a lazy fish!

Although Baiqi's strength was still far above Heiya's, being a lower dragon general in the growth stage, for some reason, its improvement did not bring much change to Zhuminglang's mental state.

On the contrary, it was Heiya's transformation into a dragon that allowed him to officially enter the threshold of a dragon herder!

"Being a formal dragon herder for the first time, there are still many things to explore. Yes, yes, steady and leaping, moving towards small goals!" Zhuminglang was in high spirits, already seeing the signs of his return to the peak!

To become a strong person in this era, one must have a dragon as a companion.

But thinking of Li Yunzi's realm, Zhuminglang felt that he needed to raise his small goals.

Li Yunzi's displayed strength was at the Master level, so as a dignified man, he should at least reach the Sovereign level to sweep everything away!

Taking Dahuaya away, Zhuminglang found that a certain girl was still lying on the desk, sleeping soundly, completely unaware that a big man and a black dragon had just walked out of the back hall. The only difference was that she had changed her sleeping posture, looking a bit cute and no longer serene...

Zhuminglang didn't want to disturb her. As he was leaving, he suddenly saw a bill hanging at the door, clearly stating the credits he needed to pay, along with the ingredients they had fed over the past few days.

"You ate so much?" Zhuminglang turned to ask Dahuaya.

"Oh??" Dahuaya looked as if he had never been full.

Zhuminglang felt a headache, thinking about the gold and silver in his hands and his pitiful credits.

Fortunately, the Convalescent Pavilion was one of the few places in the Dragon Taming Academy where one could owe money. Otherwise, Zhuminglang would have had to leave Dahuaya here as collateral.

Mentioning dragon food, the previously spirited Zhuminglang fell into deep thought again.

There wasn't much of the Frost Tree Flower Honey left for Baiqi. After advancing, its appetite had increased, and the Frost Tree Flower Honey seemed to be nutritionally insufficient. At least, Zhuminglang hadn't seen Baiqi's Azure Dragon Mystic Art awaken yet...

After Dahuaya transformed into a dragon, his appetite... was no longer something a few baskets of meat worms could solve.

Now, Dahuaya no longer ate cheap meat worms. He ate meat, and it had to be fatty, high-quality, and energy-rich.

The bill clearly stated that Dahuaya had recently eaten seven adult wild black boars!!

However, Dahuaya still didn't feel full.

Dragons indeed eat gold!

Being able to store Dahuaya in the spirit domain made things much more convenient.

Originally, as a true dragon herder, Zhuminglang had the right to move into a private house, but changing residence required credits and money. Zhuminglang thought about it and decided that having enthusiastic classmates around was quite lively!

His house was cleaned spotlessly. When Hong Hao saw Zhuminglang return, he immediately came forward, praising him, which made Zhuminglang feel very comfortable.

"I'm a bit short on money recently..." Zhuminglang had something to ask Hong Hao.

"Ah?? I don't have much savings." Hong Hao was scared, feeling like he was about to be bullied for money.

"I'm not borrowing from you. Why are you so panicked? I just want to ask if there are any good commissions in the academy that can earn high rewards?" Zhuminglang said.

"There aren't many commissions in the academy recently. You can go to the city and look there. There should be something suitable for you!" Hong Hao said.

"Help me find out where there are more wild black boars." Zhuminglang said.

"No problem!" Hong Hao became particularly enthusiastic.

Zhuminglang returned to his house and went to sleep. He hadn't slept for a while and was extremely tired.

He fell asleep immediately, sleeping very deeply. The windows were tightly closed, and the curtains were drawn, letting in almost no light. Occasionally, he would wake up, but Zhuminglang couldn't tell if it was day or night outside.

In the spirit domain.

Baiqi was also sleeping soundly, its feathers gently fluttering with its breath.

Dahuaya was in another corner, snoring loudly, and it was getting louder. Every time his snoring reached a peak, Baiqi's tail would sweep across the sky, creating a strong wind that hit Dahuaya's face in the spirit domain.

"Oh??"

Dahuaya half-woke up, rubbed his face against his nest a few times, and then fell back asleep, his snoring gradually getting louder. Until a strong wind swept from a distance, the spirit domain would have a brief moment of peace.

It seemed that Baiqi finally couldn't bear the black dragon's snoring and woke up. He left the spirit domain and, as usual, folded his wings, coiled his tail around himself, and curled up on Zhuminglang's bed like a small cat.

Zhuminglang opened his eyes groggily, still very sleepy. But when he saw a small white dragon nestled on his bed, occupying a spot, he carefully turned to the side, not daring to pull the blanket, so part of his body was almost exposed. Even though he was shivering from the cold, he didn't want to disturb the small white dragon...

...

Overcast, cold autumn.

North of the Lichuan Dragon Taming Academy, there was a vast, lush forest. The nearby area was mainly composed of fir trees, and deeper in, there were mostly tall, ancient pines.

Zhuminglang was in this forest because Hong Hao had strongly recommended it as a good hunting ground. Many dragon herders who raised carnivorous dragons would come here from time to time to hunt, maintaining the dragons' bloodlust and wild nature!

Walking into the fir forest, the soil was covered with many leaves that had fallen recently, making it very soft to walk on.

Of course, it was soft for Zhuminglang. When Dahuaya took a step, large footprints appeared on the soil, and the surrounding fragile young fir trees would tremble.

Going deeper, there would be black boars in the forest, but they weren't as common as sparrows. Zhuminglang searched for a long time but didn't see a single wild boar!

The most difficult part of hunting wasn't how to kill the prey but how to find it. In such a large forest with many trees, even without the low shrubs obstructing the view, finding a fierce wild boar wasn't easy.

Fortunately, Zhuminglang had done some preparation. Tracking the footprints of a certain creature was a skill that most dragon herders needed to master.

With his greatly enhanced perception, Zhuminglang could now sense the residual aura of certain creatures within a certain area. Closing his eyes, the aura would be like a scented wind, lingering in a certain place and then moving in a fixed but somewhat vague direction, which was likely the direction the creature had left...

Of course, the aura could dissipate due to environmental interference, and many spirits knew how to hide, mislead, or erase their aura to avoid being found by their natural enemies.

"Over there."

Zhuminglang pointed in a direction.

Sitting on Dahuaya's back, Zhuminglang felt much more relaxed, moving much faster than before.

"No, no, that seems to be a wild deer. It's this way, this time it must be right." Zhuminglang pointed in another direction.

The Black Dragon turned very flexibly, as it had powerful hind legs and could even walk upright like a Tyrant Dragon...

Zhuminglang had already identified Dahuaya in the academy, confirming that he had the bloodline of a Tyrant Dragon and a Dark Dragon, a very pure ancient dragon.

Tyrant Dragons and Dark Dragons were the rulers of land and sea, respectively, so Dahuaya had extremely strong combat capabilities on land.

"Roar~~~~~~~~~"

A howl came from ahead, and Zhuminglang immediately stopped Dahuaya, making him wait in place.

Dahuaya was too large, and his presence as a Tyrant Dragon was very strong. Sensitive ordinary spirits would scatter before he even got close.

The black boars in the forest were the same. They couldn't fight an ancient dragon and would immediately flee at the slightest sound.

Zhuminglang didn't want to miss this wild boar, so he walked ahead, following the sound.

Dahuaya stayed in place, moving very slowly if he wanted to proceed, but his large size made it difficult to move stealthily.

"Wait here. I'll go check first. Don't scare away our first prey." Zhuminglang instructed.

"Oh!"

"Shh~~~" Zhuminglang quickly made a gesture for Dahuaya to be quiet.

Dahuaya suppressed his energetic roar, his large nostrils puffing out heavily!

Zhuminglang quickly walked forward.

He noticed many fir nuts on the ground, but most of them were not fully eaten.

These were likely bitten by black boars. They didn't have the dexterous front teeth of squirrels or rabbits, so they would swallow the fir nuts whole and then spit out the inedible shells.

Passing through this area covered with fir nuts, Zhuminglang saw a huge wild boar with thick, long fur all over its body!

The black boar's fur was almost dragging on the ground, and its size was comparable to some wild yaks. This boar was much older than those captured in the academy.

In a few more years, this black boar would likely become a spirit!