5: The dragon horns snapped, and the Dragon Emperor CPU overheated.
That cautious look of his was exactly like a clumsy new dad from Earth.
Su Jue immediately beamed with joy, hugging that miniature Star Core and starting to munch away again.
[Beginning to absorb 'Juvenile Star Core'...]
['Primary Demonic Dragon Physique' EXP +1%...]
[Gang Qi Realm cultivation is stabilizing...]
Elizabeth watched this scene, the emotions in her golden dragon eyes becoming increasingly complex.
One was the Starry Sky Demon Dragon Emperor, who had lived for billions of years and overawed the universe, now acting like a fool coaxing a human cub to 'eat'.
The other was a human cub born not long ago, as weak as dust, using a Grade Nine Spiritual Material that would make even those in the King Realm envious as a teething stick.
This scene was absurd to the extreme.
She remained silent for a long time.
Ao Yuan thought she was still angry and stood guard before Su Jue warily.
"Elizabeth, I'm warning you..."
"Hand him over to me."
Elizabeth suddenly spoke; her voice was still cold, but the killing intent had vanished.
Ao Yuan was stunned.
"What do you mean?"
"You said he isn't a parasite, then prove it to me." Elizabeth's gaze fell on Su Jue. "There are no weaklings in my Dragon Race; every newborn must undergo the harshest Bloodline Trial."
"You want him to take the trial? No! Absolutely not!" Ao Yuan refused without a second thought.
What was the Dragon Race's Bloodline Trial?
It involved throwing a newborn dragon directly onto a Barbaric Star with a harsh environment, leaving them to fend for themselves!
Survival of the fittest, natural selection.
The survival rate was less than one in ten!
That was a trial prepared for the Dragon Race. Sending Su Jue, a human cub, there—how was that any different from crushing him to death?
"What? Are you afraid?" Elizabeth mocked. "Afraid that your 'genius son' will die on the first day?"
"He's still just a child!"
"Children of the Dragon Race are warriors from the day they are born!" Elizabeth stated indisputably.
Her massive dragon head slowly approached, her golden dragon eyes scrutinizing Su Jue from such a close distance for the first time.
Su Jue also stopped munching and looked up curiously at the face drawing near.
He could feel that this big silver fellow in front of him didn't seem to want to kill him as much anymore.
He reached out a chubby little hand, tentatively reaching toward Elizabeth's dragon horn.
Elizabeth instinctively wanted to pull away.
She was a neat freak and never allowed any creature she hadn't acknowledged to touch her.
But for some reason, looking at that clean, tender little hand, her body... didn't move.
[Unknown Life form detected approaching...]
[Beginning analysis...]
[Target: Life Dragon Emperor (Saint King Realm)]
[Race: Starry Sky Dragon Race (Imperial Bloodline)]
[Realm: Peak Saint King Realm]
[Laws: Life (???), Time (???), ???]
[Danger Level: Extremely Lethal! Host, please do not engage in any provocative behavior!]
The system's notification tones flashed frantically in Su Jue's mind.
Su Jue tilted his head.
Provocative behavior?
Like this?
He grabbed Elizabeth's crystal-like dragon horn and stuffed it into his mouth.
Then, he took a hard bite.
"Crunch."
Crisp.
Loud.
The air fell into a deathly silence once more.
Ao Yuan was dumbfounded.
Elizabeth was also dumbfounded.
Her dragon horns were composed of the purest Law of Life and Time Crystals; their sturdiness even exceeded Ao Yuan's demonic dragon scales.
Forget biting—even if a Twelfth Realm Great Saint struck with all their might using a Top-tier Dharma Treasure, they might not even leave a scratch.
And now... it was bitten by an Infant?
Elizabeth shifted her divine sense to inspect her own dragon horn.
She saw that on the mirror-smooth surface of the horn, a tiny tooth mark had actually appeared.
It was very small.
But it definitely existed.
"You..."
Looking at the little tot who was holding her dragon horn and biting it with great relish, Elizabeth's CPU also fried.
[Ding! Ultra-high-level energy body detected: Life Dragon Horn (Contains the source of Life and Time Laws)]
[Performing emergency analysis...]
[Analysis successful! Obtained 'Law of Life' Affinity +0.01%, 'Law of Time' Affinity +0.001%!]
[Physique has received slight nourishment; cell activity slightly increased!]
Su Jue felt a cool, refreshing energy flow from his gums through his entire body; it was much more comfortable than munching on a Star Core.
He began to bite even more vigorously.
"Hahahahaha!" Ao Yuan burst into earth-shaking laughter again. "See that! My son's bite takes after me! It's got kick!"
Elizabeth ignored Ao Yuan's mockery.
She just quietly watched Su Jue.
A human cub who could digest Saint King Essence Blood, withstand Great Saint Laws, and even bite her dragon horn.
This could no longer be described as a "genius."
This was a "monster."
A monster wearing a human skin.
The disgust in her heart had unknowingly been replaced by an intense curiosity and recognition.
She slowly retracted her dragon horn.
Su Jue, having lost his snack, smacked his lips in dissatisfaction.
"Fine."
Elizabeth finally made a decision, her voice regaining its usual coldness and majesty.
"Ao Yuan, hand him over to me."
"From today on, I will personally oversee his trial."
"I will let him know what kind of price must be paid to become a member of my Dragon Race."
"He will either die in the trial, proving he is just a lucky thief,"
"Or..."
Elizabeth looked at Su Jue, light flickering in her golden dragon eyes.
"I will personally forge him into a true... Dragon!"
Elizabeth's decision was indisputable.
Even Ao Yuan could not refute it.
Because this was an iron law that the Dragon Race had maintained for billions of years.
Every descendant of the Dragon Imperial Bloodline, no matter how noble their blood, must prove their worth through a trial.
This was a pride written into their genes.
"Fine." Ao Yuan was silent for a moment before finally agreeing.
He knew that a greenhouse could not nurture a true powerhouse.
Since Su Jue had inherited his power, he had to learn how to control it and how to fight.
"However, Elizabeth, you must promise me," Ao Yuan said with a solemn tone, "a trial is fine, but it must be appropriate for his stage of growth."
"He is just an Infant right now; you cannot hold him to the standards of an adult dragon."
"Hmph, do I need you to teach me how to do things?"
Elizabeth snorted coldly, but in the end, she didn't argue.
This was a tacit agreement.
With a thought, a silver spatial gate slowly opened behind her.
On the other side of the gate was a magnificent temple floating in the universe.
The temple was forged from an unknown silver metal, carved with countless dragon totems, and exuded an ancient, majestic aura.
"Dragon Fortress."
Elizabeth said indifferently, taking the lead to step into the spatial gate.
Ao Yuan also withdrew his aura, his massive dragon body turning into a streak of black light. He scooped up Su Jue, who was still munching on the Star Core, and followed her in.