Chapter 40: Nothing new. Waste of time (your time)

Coming from the inner side of the forest, a gigantic Dragon appeared between the tree. The creature was tall, higher than ten meters and one hundred meters long. Four five-clawed feet, a long tail, a wingspan of twenty meters and red scales. His eyes, green like emerald, were fixing them.

While he approched them, Yuhao studied him a moment before smiling.

"Senior Brother, Senior Sister, calm down." He said before starting to walk toward the dragon.

"Hello, mister dragon."

Stunned, the red-scaled stopped his walk. He observed the tiny human in front of him for a moment before

"Young human, are you not afraid of me?"

"Afraid? No. Sure, you can kill us but you are a prideful dragon. You will not kill inferior creatures if they don't disrespect you first, right?"

"Our races are enemies and this from even before I was born, isn't this enough reason to kill you?"

"That true...but what if I tell you that there is a means to end the conflict between human and spirit beast?"

"Even if there was one, I'm not interested."

"Well, you are dying so you don't want to waste your time, right?"

"Oh~ You seem really good with your head."

"Thank for the compliment."

"Now you can die in peace."

The dragon lifted his front-right leg letting the sun being reflected on his claw and swiped toward Yuhao that didn't move.

"I can save you."

The claw stopped just before touching him but the air pressure created a wind blade that cut him a little, letting a drop of blood going out.

"I can save you and even giving you a chance, not high, super low, to achieve Godhood."

"...Hahahahahaha~ Human, you realy know how to amuse me. While I know that healing me from this damned spider poison is still possible, why are you talking about something that his clearly impossible."

"It's not impossible, just that you don't know how to."

"Oh~ Then tell me."

"Healing you isn't healing. It will need you to coordinate yourself with my energy and let me guide you in the process. Your body will become pure energy and you will become my senior brother's third ring while your consciousness will be preserved inside his mind sea. This process will make you be a part of him, not dying, so if he ever achieves Godhood, you will achieve it too."

"Hahahaha~ so you are telling me to become a soul ring?"

"No."

"Hum?"

"Not just one. You are a one hundred thousand years old soul beast so you should be strong enough to give two or even three rings."

"You are an interesting human, but how can I know that you are saying the truth?"

Yuhao smiled.

"Easy, look into my eyes."

The dragon, curious, looked at them and saw himself being moved somewhere else.

"Where is it?"

"Calm down your overgrown lizard, this big brother is sleepy."

The dragon looked at the origin of the voice and saw a big worm.

"You!"

"Yes, me! What my host said to you is real as you can see, we are in his mind sea were I now reside. The boy he wants you to merge with has the holy dragon spirit, so merging with him his a good bet. You will survive, let two others of our brethren live, and will have a chance to become a god. Well, if you don't want to try, they will just kill you."

"Three little humans? Kill me?"

"Yes. They can. You are really weakened after being poisoned by that spider that they killed earlier."

"..." The dragon was still hesitant.

"Is it your pride?"

"Yes."

"Sumiting to the one that killed your killer isn't shameful, even more, when that gives you a chance to achieve the dream of all spirit beast."

"...You are right. I lived so long already. I'm near my second tribulation and I know that even if I heal the poison, I will not live that much longer. I decided, I will try my chance and trust the little human."