Chapter 158

When I open my eyes, I see Asia and Yasaka's heads on my chest. The two of them still sleep soundly. I decide not to move too much as I look at the ceiling above me. Yesterday was wild. We keep going at it from early in the afternoon until the sun is about to rise once again.

Even Asia manages to last that long. It looks like the training we put her in has increased her stamina a lot.

"Ryan?"

I look down and see Yasaka open her eyes.

"Good morning, sleepy head."

After I say that, I can see Asia open her eyes and sit next to me. She rubs her eyes for a second before looking around. However, when her eyes land on me, her face gets red. It looks like she remembered yesterday's activity.

"Good morning, Asia. Do you have a nice sleep?"

She nods her head.

"En. I have a nice sleep."

I sit down and pat her head before my stomach grumbles.

"Anyone hungry? I need to replace my energy from yesterday's activity."

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"Yol Toor Shul!"

I release a massive torrent of fire at Yasaka and watch her match my Thu'um using her Firefox. An orange flame hits the blue flame and fights for dominance. After a few seconds, Yasaka jumps away as my flame beats hers.

When she landed, she looked at me with a smile.

"That was very powerful, Ryan. I think it can even beat my flame when I am in my true form. I think you can now match a fire breath from a Dragon King."

"That is a big praise."

"And it is. It looks like your training gave you a huge result, Ryan. I don't want to brag, but even Yu-Long, one of the Five Dragon Kings, struggles to beat my flame attack. I cannot match their fire breath, but I can make them work to beat mine."

And I already see it in action. She melts a small hill to demonstrate it to me. Luckily, she brought someone who could restore the hill to its original state.

"I also notice that after you use your shout, your speech is different."

Oh! I take a deep breath and calm my Thu'um. I need to be careful after I shout because I fear my Thu'um will cause a problem.

"Sorry about that. After my adventure, I need to watch out for my power from leaking out."

"Yeah. I can feel it. The power from your body is like a raging storm that is ready to wreak havoc."

Yasaka enters her Sage Mode and looks at me even more intensely.

"Your soul gets bigger and brighter. It is like seeing a true dragon's soul instead of a human with a dragon soul."

"Ah, that is because I slowly change into a dragon or at least a humanoid dragon instead of a pure breed dragon."

"I see. And does it affect the way you speak?"

"Oh, yes. Dragon in Skyrim is a creature that rewrites and breaks the laws of reality with their voice. That means their voice can cause a hurricane if they are not careful. It is only for their perfect control over their Thu'um that they can speak without any problem."

"Can you speak without holding back?"

I shrug and nod. I release a huge breath and release my hold over my power.

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|3rd POV|

Yasaka widens her eyes as she feels the heavy feeling wash over her body. She can see the others struggle to stand up when facing this power. It is like a tsunami that forces the others to bow or kneel in front of it.

It is truly like facing against a dragon. An angry dragon.

"How is it, Yasaka?"

When Ryan speaks, his Thu'um creates an earthquake around the area. It creates an earth of four in the Richter Scale.

"Y-You can stop now, Ryan."

"Of course."

After another earthquake from his speech, Ryan holds back his power once again, and slowly, the air around them returns to normal. Even though she knows that Ryan will never hurt her, her body unintentionally releases a sigh of relief.

"How's that?"

Even after putting his power back to normal, his speech is still affected by the residue of the Thu'um.

"That is… scary. As expected of a dragon. They are known as peak predators for a reason."

"Will the others be okay? That earthquake will not cause a problem, will it?"

Yasaka shakes her head and says.

"Japan is known for its earthquakes. We are lucky that you do not say more than ten words. It was quick and not too powerful."

"Yeah. I also hold back a little to test the water."

"Really?"

"Yeah, or the earthquake will be stronger."

Yasaka nods her head in understanding as her mind makes a note of it.

"You know… I think it will be beneficial for you to learn some soul-based techniques."

"Really?"

"Yes. Many techniques in my private library require soul energy to cast, which is why all of them are labeled as a forbidden technique. It requires a lot of soul energy. While it can regenerate, if used too much, you can die. However, you have a massive amount of it. You don't need to worry about the cost to cast that spell."

Ryan looks at her in surprise before saying.

"Can I look at them first?"

"Of course! I am more than happy to show you around. However, I still need you to be careful with all the techniques I will show you. Soul energy is something that can kill the user if they miscalculate, even for a little."

"I will be careful. Don't worry."

Yasaka smiles and says.

"Good. Now, come on. I think I need to explain that small demonstration of yours to the others. We don't want them to think it was an attack."

However, before they can leave the training ground, one of the servants walks toward them and says.

"Excuse me, My Lady, My Lord."

Yasaka looks at the servant and says,

"What is it?"

"A guest is asking for Lord Ryan's presence."

"Oh? Who is it?"

"He is called Zelretch, my lady."

Yasaka looks at Ryan and sees him nod his head.

"Yeah. I know that old man. He is a friend."

"Very well. Take him to the meeting room and prepare some refreshments for us."

"Of course, my lady."

Yasaka looks at Ryan and says.

"Shall we greet our guest, Ryan?"

"Of course."