Golden Dragon: Six Thousand Years of Empire-Chapter 211 - 153: Destiny Legend, Tidel Erupts_2

But now Noah understood, it wasn’t his adoptive father, Casius, who replenished his vitality, making him look younger. The root of the problem was the Titan Bloodline.

It can indeed grant a person immense combat power beyond ordinary comprehension, but the burden and constraints on the bearer are equally unparalleled, beyond imagination.

Naturally awakened, and through his own efforts and struggles, Casius, who underwent several bloodline revivals, could adapt to the powerful Titan Bloodline, using it smoothly without any problems.

However, Tidel, who only awakened a weak Titan Bloodline with almost no effect, paid a heavy price when he tried to fuse with the Titan Blood Crystal stripped from his father using their father-son blood relation.

This was a power that did not belong to him, forcibly fused. Holding such power that transcends all beings means having to bear pressures and pains unbearable to ordinary people.

"What do you mean by ’I see,’ don’t let your imagination run wild; I’m in very good condition right now."

"Good?"

Noah sneered, his words sharp with sarcasm,

"Standing next to Edith, I’m afraid no one would take you two for a couple anymore. Those who don’t know might guess you are father and daughter."

"No one would think that."

Tidel’s retort seemed very weak in the face of Golden Dragon’s veiled words.

"If you don’t want me speculating wildly, you better come clean with me."

Noah stared at the man in front of him, far stronger than he was,

"I suppose you’ve thought about hiding your face, but unfortunately, the spell that can conceal your appearance must be cast by a Legendary Mage.

But since your mother is not around, you can’t cover up the abnormalities on your body. Since it can’t be hidden, why not come clean?

If there’s a problem, don’t keep it hidden. Let’s figure out how to solve it together before it reaches an unmanageable point, then it’s too late for regrets.

Only those low-life minstrels concoct such disgusting story plots, so don’t let such things materialize in reality."

Noah’s words were extremely sharp because he was indeed incredibly angry. The guy in front of him had such a major issue but held it in for years without saying a word. Now, when he couldn’t hide it anymore, he still tried to act cool and change the subject.

"I didn’t intend to hide anything. As you can see, my father’s power is a heavy burden for me, so I can’t act rashly.

Acquiring this power didn’t require sacrificing my vitality; it just makes me look older. Paying this little price to become stronger, isn’t that great?"

Tidel seemed completely nonchalant, but Noah didn’t believe a word of it,

"You still won’t tell me the truth? Have you forgotten what kind of Dragon I am? No being can lie in front of a Golden Dragon."

Noah was bluffing Tidel with these words. A Golden Dragon learns the Lie Detection Technique at a very young age, which is a talent magic inherent to Golden Dragons. Every Golden Dragon is a walking lie detector.

However, no matter how special a Golden Dragon is, it can’t break basic rules, which means it can’t determine whether a being stronger than itself is lying.

Every spell has its limitations, even the supposedly impressive-sounding Wish Technique, which has limits and can’t accomplish things beyond its magical power range.

"Under normal circumstances, I won’t have issues, but if I go all out, my vitality will be consumed by the Titan Bloodline."

Eventually, Tidel confessed the longstanding flaw he had hidden. He used a clever way to gain power that transcends all beings and naturally had to pay a heavy price for wielding this power.

"Going all out depletes your lifespan? Again with this."

Noah’s expression turned somber.

The side effect of fusing Titan Blood Crystals was merely life consumption, which sounded reasonable.

Back then, Casius lost a lot of vitality in a battle that exceeded his limit, even shattering his Life’s Extreme Intent.

However, the life force Casius expended wasn’t due to going all out but because he fought with a Divine Calamity, a monster that exceeds the rules of the Material Realm, which caused that problem.

But now Tidel had to expend life even when going all out, falling far short of the past Casius, especially as the problem has grown enormous in today’s times, enough to be fatal.

Under normal circumstances, he could maintain stability, but in the tumultuous times following the outbreak of Hell’s calamity, Tidel, with strong responsibilities, couldn’t possibly hold back.

"Again?"

Tidel grew curious.

"Your father faced similar issues back in the day."

"How was it resolved?"

"Sever the bloodline and then consume treasures that can replenish vitality."

This could be the best solution, equivalent to starting life over again.

The damages suffered by a legend with a Titan Bloodline were too difficult to repair with external means due to the high life level. But once the Titan Bloodline was severed, falling in rank, many treasures could be used.

"I can’t abandon the bloodline now; this land needs me, needs this power."

Hearing this, Tidel shook his head without hesitation, knowing more about the territory’s current situation than the newly returned Golden Dragon.

"After this event ends, you must follow my arrangements!"

Of course, Noah couldn’t argue with Tidel and could only advise him as such. He was involved in the entire process of his adoptive father abandoning his bloodline, so he felt he could try to replicate it.

Although he wasn’t comparable to a Legendary Mage, Tidel was also far inferior to his father.

"No problem!"

Tidel agreed very straightforwardly, then extended his hand to Noah,

"I remember you still have two Blood Crystals, give them to me."

"You still want them?"

"My power is not strong enough yet."

Tidel’s face appeared distinctly resolute,

"I need more strength to protect the territory."

"Can you continue to fuse them?"

Even now, Noah didn’t question matters of life consumption during fusion, because compared to life depletion, whether one could survive in turmoil was the more critical issue. As long as they could endure till the end, there would be opportunities to restore depleted vitality later.

But the problem was the Titan Blood Crystal wasn’t some perfect tonic. Only Tidel, who had a paternal link with the original master, Casius, could use it, and even so, the backlash wasn’t small.

"It wasn’t possible before, but now I can try again."

Tidel gazed into the distance, at the city stretching out to the horizon.

At this moment, it seemed like his aura connected with the land beneath his feet, giving off an ancient and profound aura.

"Hmm?"

At this moment, Noah remembered the legendary green serpent he’d seen, the strongest Natural Guardian he had encountered,

"Hiss?"

The Golden Dragon whipped its head towards the city below. The arrival of disaster hadn’t made Elisium desolate; the influx of many refugees had, instead, injected more vitality into the city, bringing even greater wealth, along with chaos and panic,

However, the city’s rulers still had ample force to maintain order, and any who dared to stir trouble in this city would meet rightful retribution,

"This land is giving me continuous support."

After the man’s words fell, Noah circled Tidel and got a general sense of things,

"Spirit of Nature?"

Finally, he understood why the man in front of him immediately gave him such a complex feeling upon their reunion. Too many things were mixed up in this guy.

He had grown stronger not just because he fused the third Blood Crystal but more importantly because of the factors enabling him to fuse the third Blood Crystal.