The Overwhelming Racial Talent: Seven Elements and Dragon Might!
After being playfully tormented by Keqing,
Lin Yuan finally returned to his cradle.
Just as he sighed in relief and prepared to drift off to sleep,
the door to the room was violently kicked open.
"Yahoo~"
Hu Tao kicked the door wide and swaggered up to Lin Yuan.
Without caring if Lin Yuan was sleeping, she grabbed him with both hands.
"Hey, as the lucky charm of our Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, can you bring in some clients?"
Hu Tao's big eyes were glued to Lin Yuan's face.
In the past few days, while many had come to see Lin Yuan,
none were actual clients; they were just there to gawk.
Hu Tao felt that her business had even declined recently.
Although Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, with the support of the Seven Stars, was no longer facing financial trouble,
as the 77th head of the parlor, Hu Tao never forgot her duty to serve the deceased.
Lin Yuan glanced at Hu Tao, a hint of understanding in his eyes.
Though he was a auspicious beast, he couldn't ensure the parlor's success.
Rather, in a funeral home like Wangsheng,
with a head as eccentric as Hu Tao,
even a true luck-bringing beast would likely be of no help.
"Have you forgotten who hatched you?"
Hu Tao seemed to sense Lin Yuan's subtle disdain and shook him vigorously.
Suddenly, she felt something was off and exclaimed,
"Eh? You've gained weight again; how did you grow so fast?"
In just a few days, Hu Tao felt Lin Yuan had noticeably grown each day.
Lin Yuan understood; with the help of that magical milk bottle,
his growth rate had accelerated immensely.
He wouldn't need to take millions of years like other dragons to mature.
Hu Tao scrutinized Lin Yuan again,
noticing he had indeed grown bigger,
and his little bumps were starting to take on a horn-like shape.
"Oh dear, if you keep growing like this, taking you out will surely attract attention in Liyue!"
Hu Tao said with mock seriousness.
Currently, rumors about the parlor raising a dragon were met with skepticism by the public.
Even those who witnessed the event were unsure,
as the Millelith had kept them at a distance and could not confirm Lin Yuan's identity.
If Lin Yuan were to grow horns, anyone who saw him would surely be shocked to find the Archon in their midst.
Hu Tao stroked Lin Yuan's cool scales, satisfied,
then decided it was necessary to give the rapidly growing Lin Yuan a little lesson.
She placed him back in the cradle, wrapped her arms around herself, and took on the air of a head of the parlor to teach him:
"Though you are now a little divine dragon true monarch, remember, you will always be our Wangsheng's silly boy."
Lin Yuan shook his head firmly while sitting in the cradle.
He would never want to be called "silly boy" if he grew up and took human form like Zhongli.
Hu Tao, frustrated, lightly tapped Lin Yuan's head with her fist and said,
"You're a dragon, not an ungrateful creature; how can you not show gratitude?"
Looking at Hu Tao's tiny fist, Lin Yuan reluctantly nodded,
temporarily appeasing her.
Satisfied, Hu Tao lowered her fist and said,
"Good! Don't forget to chant every day in your heart that our parlor's business flourishes, understand?"
Lin Yuan nodded helplessly.
Since being identified as a lucky charm capable of attracting fortune,
Hu Tao had insisted Lin Yuan chant a thousand times daily for the parlor's business to thrive.
She believed that with Lin Yuan, the auspicious beast, doing so, their clientele would surely increase.
However, Lin Yuan had no idea if it worked,
because he hadn't followed Hu Tao's advice even once.
Let alone a thousand times, he hadn't even done it once.
Why not sleep in instead?
Seeing Lin Yuan nod repeatedly, Hu Tao felt her teaching was very successful and hummed a tune as she cheerfully left the room.
After being disturbed by three people,
Lin Yuan lost all desire to sleep.
He simply sat in the cradle, extending his claws, and began to channel the power within him.
Having consumed the milk from the magical bottle, he felt he could sense the elemental forces of the world.
Now was a good time to see which element he could manipulate.
Lin Yuan focused, intently staring at the tips of his claws.
Soon, a plume of flame emerged from his dark golden claws.
I can use fire elemental power?
Just as Lin Yuan thought he was a fire user,
the other elements suddenly surged around him.
The flame at his fingertips flickered and disappeared,
replaced by a crystalline shard of ice.
Ice element?
Before Lin Yuan could react, the ice element vanished again.
Next, rock element, lightning element, wind element, and so on—the seven elements all took turns appearing.
Lin Yuan's eyes were wide with disbelief.
Holy moly? The seven elements of Teyvat, I can seemingly use them all?
This was a bit terrifying!
Could this be a racial talent?
Looks like being born well beats anything else; I truly hit the jackpot…
Just imagine, when I grow up, having seven elemental phenomena swirling around me in battle; how impressive would that be?
After fantasizing for a moment, Lin Yuan shifted his focus to another ability.
That was the power that had repelled the immortals that day.
Lin Yuan was very concerned about this power,
let's tentatively call it "dragon might."
This thing was way more useful than elemental power.
He didn't even need to concentrate to channel elemental forces; with a sweep of his will, he could send immortals tumbling.
In the room, Lin Yuan tried a few more times.
Compared to the last time he inadvertently unleashed dragon might,
he could now release it smoothly.
Moreover, he had gained better control over it.
However, this dragon might had an effective range; currently, it wasn't very broad,
and the further away the target, the weaker the effect.
Based on that day's usage, this dragon might only affected those Lin Yuan deemed as enemies.
Those not recognized as enemies wouldn't be suppressed; in fact, they could even be healed.
It was simply a powerful battle buff.
Lin Yuan had higher hopes for dragon might than for the seven elemental powers he had grasped.
Used correctly, this ability could create favorable conditions for him in battle.
Moreover, dragon might was unique to them as dragons;
currently, only he and Zhongli could wield it, making it quite rare.
Although its current effects were still weak,
Lin Yuan knew that as he continued to grow,
the suppression effect, healing effect, and effective range would all strengthen!
Such a skill, capable of protecting allies and suppressing foes, would definitely be a game-changer in team battles.
Lin Yuan suddenly gained some clarity,
so this is what it means to be an auspicious beast…
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