Chapter 187

Adam could sense an almost imperceptible aura of higher energy. It was easy to tell. With Lina's strength, it was impossible for her to continue absorbing elemental energy in Adam's Elemental Vacuum. Extraction must be a type of energy that was higher than elemental energy.

Adam even felt that it was on par with magic power.

But this was not normal. If the Dragon Slayer Organization or any other race in the Dragon Plane could cultivate such a high level of energy, even if the efficiency was slow, it would not be limited by the bottleneck of the supernatural.

Unless this energy was not used for cultivation at all. Lina's so-called bloodline enhancement was just a small side effect, or even an illusion caused by the rapid circulation of her bloodline.

Lina was in great pain. Not only was her body in pain, but the Extraction spell was also accompanied by great pain. But without her master's orders, she did not dare stop.

Adam stared at Lina, feeling the energy. After countless comparisons, he finally came to a conclusion that even he himself could not believe.

Extraction did not refine the bloodline, but the origin of the Dragon Plane.

"What terrifying knowledge, what shocking methods!"

Adam was shocked. He did not expect the Dragon Slayer to have such a method to subtly weaken the origin of the Dragon Plane. The shrinking of the boundary and the fluctuation of the Crystal Wall could be explained. The origin of the Dragon Plane was constantly being corroded by the maggots!

On the other side of the laboratory, Sophia woke up. She seemed to have forgotten her fear and curiously looked at Adam from afar.

She did not disturb him, so Adam did not chase her away. After all, after she fell into Adam's hands, he had no intention of letting her go. Even if she knew what Adam was doing, she would not have the chance to tell anyone.

An hour later, the continuous cultivation of Extraction took a great toll on Lina's body. Her body and blood vessels were showing signs of collapsing. Adam had already recorded the route, so he said to Lina, "You can stop now."

Lina let out a sigh of relief. After her will was weakened, she felt an overwhelming pain. She had never cultivated Extraction for such a long time. Before, she only dared to complete it once a day, and then she would stop because of the pain and weakness.

After temporarily cutting off her pain nerves, Adam asked, "Are you sure you can feel the purification of your bloodline after cultivating?"

Lina no longer had the strength to speak, so she blinked her eyes to express her affirmation.

"However, from what I've observed, you haven't become stronger. Instead, you've consumed a large amount of your life force to cultivate the Refining Technique …"

Adam suddenly paused. He thought of the reason. Refining might be a secret technique that consumed life force to erode one's source. The reason why Lina didn't improve was probably because her life force was too fragile. Before she could truly reap the benefits, she would lose her life.

Adam asked, "After cultivating, do you feel tired? You're clearly absorbing energy, but there's an indescribable tiredness?"

Blink.

"After the cultivation, do you feel very weak? Do you need to rest for a long time or eat a lot of food to recover?"

Blink.

"After cultivating, did you become more explosive in battle, but your endurance decreased?"

These two words were unfamiliar to Lina, but it wasn't difficult to understand. She blinked her eyes.

"As expected …" Adam muttered to himself.

In the final battle of the last invasion, the powerful beings of the Dragon Plane had paid the price of their lives to close the dimensional rift, causing the invasion to end in failure. The failure of the Dragon Plane wasn't without a price. It no longer had enough power to open another dimensional rift, so the remaining forces chose another method to erode the Dragon Plane's source. Perhaps when the source was weakened to a certain critical point, the Dragon Plane would invade again.

However, this invasion was different from the Planar War in the Sorcerer Plane. It seemed to want to merge the two planes together. Or rather, the Dragon Plane's forces wanted to occupy and merge with the Dragon Plane, using their own source to replace the Dragon Plane's source.

"That's unnecessary. Unless the Dragon Plane is facing a disaster that's enough to force them to abandon their homeland. That place is no longer suitable for survival, so they want to find a new world." Adam felt that he was getting closer and closer to the truth. If that was the case, he could try to speed up the process and let the two planes converge earlier. He could even try to find a way to sneak into the Dragon Plane a second time.

During this time, Adam gradually felt that the value of the Dragon Plane wasn't as high as he thought. Instead, the knowledge of the other plane was more attractive to him.

Although he didn't know why the Dragon Slayer Organization didn't spread the news of the Origin Erosion, but instead restrained themselves and schemed in secret, there were probably two similar reasons. First, they were afraid that the alliance's races would retaliate if they were exposed, causing all their efforts to go to waste. Second, the *&& Plane wasn't ready for a second war.

However, Adam didn't have such concerns. He could spread the Refining spell. If the allied races retaliated and started a massacre, it would be easier for him to stir up trouble in the muddy water. If the invasion really happened earlier, he could take the opportunity to sneak in and complete the exploration mission while the two planes were at war. The Fifth Elemental Holy Tower would definitely be interested in this interesting phenomenon.

Although the danger existed, it wasn't difficult to avoid it. On the contrary, the benefits of doing so were irresistible.

"Dragon, are you going to eat this bad person?" Sophia couldn't help but ask quietly. "She's very bad. She always gives me bad things to eat."

"Sophia, do you recognize this thing?" Adam asked as he pointed at the energy circuit of the Refining Spell in Lina's body and the fine Origin Energy around her.

"I do. I know how to do it too." As she spoke, the Origin Energy around her was far stronger than Lina's.

Adam's eyes shone brightly.

"Do you know what it is?"

Sophia nodded seriously. "I do. The legacy said that it's a way for dragons to become stronger, but I don't like it. I'm always tired after training. I really want to eat and sleep. After leaving my mother, Sophia hasn't had enough to eat. It's so sad."

"Is your mother the same?"

"Yes. She eats more and sleeps longer. But she said that when I grow up, I can sleep and train at the same time. Then, it won't be so uncomfortable. Instead, it'll be very comfortable. But when can I grow up?"

Sophia looked at Adam cautiously and said, "No, no, no. I'll grow up very soon. When that time comes, I'll be able to mate with you, Dalong. So, please don't chase me away, okay?"

Lina blinked her eyes.

Adam waved his claw and made Sophia fall unconscious again. He felt like he had discovered the secret of the dragons' continuous betrayal and incomparable laziness.