Chapter 41 Awakening · Pseudo-Dragon"Freeze... time and space

Sengoku murmured and repeated Zefa's words, then fell into contemplation. Indeed, apart from the explanation of freezing time and space, he couldn't think of any other abilities.

Animal-type phantom beasts, which are rarer than natural-type fruits, each possess strange special abilities.

"Phoenix" Marco's regeneration characteristics are similar to the shock characteristics of his own Buddha form.

If this is the case, then Loya's ice dragon fruit, which has the ability to freeze time and space, doesn't seem so strange... a ghost!

This is frozen time and space! What a terrifying ability once developed!

Without further ado, as long as Loya can freeze a powerhouse of the Four Emperors level for just one second, Warring States would dare to venture into the new century to regain lost ground.

What kings go down to the Qiwuhai? The worst revolutionary army would all be sidelined. If you don't agree, I'll bring Loya and Kizaru here. For just one second without any defense, I could beat you half to death without even killing you.

Warring States excitedly shared his thoughts with his old friends, then suddenly sighed: "But it seems that Loya hasn't mentioned that he has reached that level. I'm afraid... he doesn't even know he has this ability."

"Of course..." Zefa picked up the photos on the table. "Otherwise, we wouldn't be able to take these photos. With that kid's slick temper, this kind of trump card would definitely be hidden very deep. Besides, even if he is not afraid of exposure and can use it at will, he should have directly frozen the time of the Great Silverback Ape, killing it with one punch."

Speaking of this, Zefa reminded Warring States: "However, judging from the situation in the photo, the object whose time has been frozen by the ice dragon is not affected by external influences. I don't think your idea can be realized."

"Hey! That's right." Warring States sighed, stroking the head of the goat beside his feet. "Anyway, it's too early to say this; whether Loya can develop to that level is still unknown... Before Loya takes that step, who knows how much trouble he will cause me! Do you have any idea how many anonymous letters I received last month complaining about Loya? There are even instructors among them!"

"Ha ha..."

In the face of his old friend's complaint, Zefa remembered what Loya had done last month, and the corner of his mouth curled into a smile as he contemplated.

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At this moment, Loya didn't know how many "legends" he had left on the island. He truly didn't notice the freezing of time and space.

In that fierce battle, he was distracted by a stone at his feet that posed no threat to him; how foolish must he have been?

The fist of the Great Silverback Ape is no joke.

The problem he was worried about now was... what should he do if his military uniform was torn and couldn't be sewn? The urgency of the situation was pressing.

"Hey~ I forgot again, this is my last outfit!"

Just now, after the blue energy submerged into Loya's body, the dragon pattern on his body immediately began to beat uncontrollably, and the light blue dragon scales loomed on his skin along with the rhythm.

Loya was stunned for a moment, then reacted immediately.

When he was about to take off his clothes, the dragon scales had already broken through his body. After all, it was a step too late. His trousers and T-shirt had been cut by the sharp dragon scales, leaving a big hole in the back of his shirt, and a pair of bat wings were stubbornly unfurling in the air.

Because he was distressed about Bailey and his cultivation problems, Loya, in a daze, initiated the upgrade without taking off his clothes.

As the power of the dragon in his body boiled and the dragon scales grew, Loya's first reaction, caught off guard, was: hold the grass!

Don't blame Loya for not having enough vocabulary; when happiness, sadness, excitement, and sorrow can all be described with a single phrase, why say more?

The problem arose.

One must know that the uniform belongs to the image project of an army, reflecting the military and political nature of that army, and is the most serious military configuration.

The Navy has always had extremely strict requirements regarding the dress of soldiers. No matter how individual the suits of the three generals may be, in formal occasions, the cloak of justice is always indispensable.

This reflects the strictness of the Navy when it comes to uniforms.

For ordinary soldiers, the Navy stipulates that when a uniform is damaged due to non-combat, they must run around the fortress shirtless while picking up a new uniform, shouting, "I'm wrong!" as an example.

Due to being stunned for a second, Loya's movements were a little slower; you can imagine what Loya's schedule would be tomorrow.

"Hey~ why are you so unlucky!" Loya sighed, picking up the torn cloth strips on the ground and putting them away.

Reopening the panel, Loya checked the upgraded attributes.

Name: Christopher Loya

Energy Stage: Second-order six-layer

Energy Value: 0/1000

Mana: 9000/9000

Mana Recovery Speed: 850/m

The magic value still increases at a rate of 1000 points per layer, which is basically fixed. Loya guessed that unless he transitioned from the second-order to the third-order, his magic value wouldn't increase explosively.

After reviewing the attribute panel, he noticed that on the skill panel, the body of the dragon and the power of the dragon had not changed. However, next to the ice modeling magic, a new icon extended from the power of the dragon, slightly exuding a golden fluorescent light that indicated it was usable.

"This is... a new skill!"

Loya looked at the icon in surprise. He was sure that there had been no icon there before; it wasn't in a gray state indicating it couldn't be used, but rather there was simply no icon at all!

This was a real new skill!

He quickly clicked the icon to view the properties.

Awakening·Pseudo-Dragonization: After using the power of the dragon, the power enters a low-concentration awakening state, temporarily increasing the fit of the dragon's body to a stage, stopping before the second critical point. Increases the recovery speed of mana, enhances the strength of dragon-slaying magic, consumes 30 mana per second, and increases the awakening degree of dragon power according to the duration after the state ends.

From this passage, Loya keenly grasped two key points.

First of all, he had always thought that the body of the dragon was improved from scratch through his training, allowing him to withstand more and more dragon power and increase the percentage. But now the skill's interpretation proved him wrong.

It is not because his physical fitness has become stronger that he can endure more dragon power. On the contrary, it is because his body has become stronger as he adapts to more dragon power.

Since the dragon's body emphasizes the degree of fit, and since it is a fit, there is always a master and a deputy in that relationship.

So it is Loya who aligns with the existing dragon power, not cultivating to improve it.

Thinking this through, the system clearly stated that the body of the dragon is the degree to which the Dragon Slayer Mage adapts to the power of the dragon. Since it is adaptation rather than endurance, it is obvious that he has been going in the wrong direction from the beginning.

The power of the dragon and the body of the dragon—one is the power, and the other is the body.

The power of the dragon and the body of the dragon should naturally fit perfectly, but because Loya is human, even if his body is transformed by dragon-slaying magic, he cannot inherit that power perfectly. Thus, he needs to slowly adapt to the power of the dragon.

He's not building a house from scratch; he's climbing stairs.

This discovery pointed out the direction for Loya's future cultivation, which would save him a lot of time.

The second point Loya discovered was that the moves he developed could actually affect the system in reverse.

The skill "Awakening·Pseudo-Dragonization" was never included before, and the system had not acknowledged it. But now it has appeared, and it has become a usable state.

Loya thought about his behavior during this period, and there was only one answer: he had developed a big move—Shijie.

The effect after the transformation of the first solution is self-evident. Although it can't catch up with the true awakening mode of Natsu in the later stage of the original work, it is still much stronger than the state of the dragon scales on his body when he was in the Tower of Paradise.

It was because Loya completed and used this move that the system acknowledged it as he leveled up, similar to a software update where new functions are added after an upgrade.