A jolt went through the scaled dragon when it heard Darryl's words. "How do you communicate with me?" it asked quizzically. It did not know that Darryl could only communicate with it because he had the beast taming loop.
Darryl smiled and said, "There's no need to be surprised. I know a little beast language."
The scaled dragon thought about it for a minute, its eyes flashing sinisterly. "Even if you did not mean to disturb me, it doesn't change the fact that you have intruded on my territory. You'll have to pay for disrupting my cultivation."
Its tone was definitive. One final step and it would have become a real dragon. That was why it was absorbing moonlight essence when Darryl came crashing down. It would have to wait another ten years before the same opportunity came again. Raging, the scaled dragon did not want to waste its breath on Darryl, so it swept its long tail at him.
Darryl cursed and said, "Wait! I can help you to become a real dragon!"
Darryl could tell that the scaled dragon had reached a bottleneck and was at the final step of becoming a real dragon when Darryl interrupted it. He would not have made such a promise if it was three years ago, but he possessed the Power of Bird Ancestor. Helping the scaled dragon break through its bottleneck would be a breeze for him.
"What a load of bullsh*t! I've been cultivating for thousands of years and went through just as many hardships. What makes you think I will believe your words? I think you're just stalling for time so that you can find an opportunity to escape!" the scaled dragon said sinisterly.
Darryl chuckled and said, "I do not make promises lightly, nor would I ever lie to anyone. You should have sensed by now that I'm no ordinary human—I possess a fairy soul and the Power of Bird Ancestor!"
He raised his hand, and a flaming blood-red bead appeared floating on the palm of his hand. It was the Power of Bird Ancestor. "Still think I won't be able to help you?" he asked arrogantly.
The scaled dragon trembled with shock; its blood-red eyes never left Darryl for a moment. 'The human isn't lying! He does possess the Power of Bird Ancestor! Legend has it that the Power of Bird Ancestor contains infinite power. I can't believe it's now in the hands of a human!'
"Fine, I'll believe you just this once!" the scaled dragon finally said.
"There's no need to rush. You'll need to help me before I can help you. I took the Fairy Soul Suppressing Pill, and the effect still hasn't completely worn off. So you'll need to stay guard beside me to make sure no one disturbs me while I recover."
The scaled dragon nodded without hesitation at his request. Immediately, Darryl sat down in a cross-legged position and purged the Fairy Soul Suppressing Pill.
Meanwhile, Veron was getting up from her meditation. 'It's been two hours. He should be dead by now. But it's a little odd that I heard nothing.'
She activated her internal energy and then jumped down into the hole.
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