Chapter 673: Dragon Rider Resonance

The smoky mission made Liszt raise his head slightly.

Glancing at Acheronides, who was lost in thought nearby, he understood that she must have gained some insights while studying the Dragon Knight training methods. The next step would be connecting to the Magic Web.

As for how to connect to the Magic Web, he had no particular advice to offer, so he chose not to disturb Acheronides.

Soon, the smoky mission issued a new task.

"Mission: Perhaps you have long neglected the black dragon thrall Parris, but now that you have become a Dragon Knight, deeply understanding the power of dragons and capable of wielding it for battle and training, why not help Parris purge the corruption by the Light Dragon's magic power and restore her normal body? Reward: Parris's path of training."

"Hmm," he mused.

Liszt suddenly felt ashamed: "I almost forgot I still need to help Parris resolve the corruption from the Light Dragon's magic power. Logically speaking, both the Light Dragon and the Fire Dragon are Elemental Dragons. If the Light Dragon can create special entities like dragon thralls, the Fire Dragon should be able to as well. It's the perfect time to confirm the transformation method of dragon thralls with Parris."

Humans have never had dragon-hybrid individuals.

Because the power of dragons corrodes everything about humans, this corrosive force is called "spirit" by magicians. Once corrupted, humans die, but through certain rituals, they can be transformed into spectral "white dragon wraiths." Liszt believes white dragon wraiths are similar to the Undead Yuchou, a type of undead.

Apart from white dragon wraiths,

the spirit's power can also transform humans into black dragon thralls, which is Parris's current state.

Originally, the great magician of the Maple Duchy's royal court intended to transform Parris and other rats into white dragon wraiths. However, a thief stole the notes and devised a reversal method. They voluntarily sacrificed everything to become living white dragon thralls, succeeding in this endeavor and began calling themselves black dragon thralls.

Though they retained human bodies, prolonged exposure to the Light Dragon's power would eventually turn them into part of the Light Dragon's magic power.

Now, Liszt's task is to extract the Light Dragon's power and restore Parris's original body.

"But first, let me master the new Dragon Knight training method before attempting to help Parris recover." Liszt dismissed the smoky mission and continued reading.

After absorbing all the content, he got up and left the seaside villa.

Riding his chocobo Loki to a wilderness area, he summoned the Fire Drake Leo: "Leo, we're about to start a new training method. Are you ready?"

"Rrrawr!"

"Great, let's begin!" He leaped onto Leo's Dragon Tooth Platform, instantly achieving perfect mental sync. Then, man and dragon took to the skies.

Guided by Liszt.

They initiated Draconic Resonance between mind and magic power—though "resonance" is merely a metaphor. This training method differs entirely from physical resonance. Liszt prefers to call it "Draconic Resonance," recording it in "Liszt's Complete Dragon Knight Training Manual."

It became the new training method following Draconic Qi Cultivation, Dragonfire Forging, Dragon Essence Channeling, Draconic Pulse Code, and Dragon Blood Infection.

Progress was far quicker than Liszt expected.

He initially thought this method involving mind and magic power would be extremely challenging, as even the slightest mental misstep could lead to vast errors in magic power circulation. However, perhaps due to the potent effects of the Milon Mind Fruit, Leo's malice was purged, leaving only pure intentions.

Guiding Leo was effortless—like imprinting on fresh clay.

"That's it, Leo, maintain focus!"

Their mental frequencies rapidly merged, becoming one consciousness, their thoughts perfectly synchronized. Through this mental fusion, Leo's magic power and Liszt's mana merged inextricably.

At this moment, he was overcome by the sensation that he had become a dragon—his wings beating powerfully, wind roaring past his ears.

His vision also became that of a Fire Dragon. The world seen through dragon eyes was infinitely sharper and more vivid than what humans perceive.

If his human sight was standard definition, then Leo's vision was like 8K HDR.

Not only could he see such a clear and colorful new world, but he could even faintly perceive the ambient magic in the air—a soft blue-white glow above the sea, a faint gray-yellow glow enveloping the mountains, and a light cyan glow when the wind flowed.

Liszt was so engrossed that he unconsciously activated his mana technique—Magic Eye.

Then, something unexpected happened. Within the dragon’s vision, he clearly activated Magic Eye, and the world instantly transformed. Everything was composed of magic power, entirely different from the crude magical world he had observed before. Now, in his eyes, the world was nothing but magic.

Whether it was matter itself or magic power, everything was defined by magic.

The sea was flowing water-attribute magic power—the thick, viscous magic was the seawater itself, while the radiant magic was the energy within the water.

The radiant magic floated as shimmering particles, slowly flowing through the heavy, solidified seawater.

At the same time, the radiant magic seemed to subtly solidify into tangible seawater, while the tangible seawater also gradually released radiant magic.

"So, ambient magic and physical matter have no strict boundary—they are constantly transforming into each other. Does casting magic simply accelerate this transformation process?"

Swish!

With a powerful flap of his wings, Liszt shot straight into the clouds, mist swirling around him.

The clouds contained wind-attribute magic, water-attribute magic, and primarily untamed chaotic magic. Everything was dynamic, endlessly transforming—even wind-attribute and water-attribute magic converted into each other. Through the dragon’s wondrous eyes and the powerful effect of Magic Eye,

he observed that as the water-attribute magic rotated with the Fire Dragon’s body, some of it shifted—its glow morphing directly into that of wind-attribute magic.

"What allows them to change their nature so freely?"

"Perhaps it’s not the magic itself, but the ‘motion’ of the magic that alters its properties?" Liszt felt a sudden epiphany, like being struck by inspiration. "Then why does a knight’s mana have distinct attributes? Maybe the initial, basic mana lacks obvious ‘motion,’ while the more advanced the mana, the greater its capacity for ‘motion’?"

To the point where a sky knight’s high-level mana, due to its intense motion, could propel them skyward.

He looked down.

What he saw were Leo’s claws—or rather, his *own* claws—composed of red fire-attribute magic. "Then what kind of powerful ‘motion’ ability must a dragon’s magic, especially its draconic will, possess?"

Unfortunately, before he could figure it out,

a wave of exhaustion swept over his entire body. The next moment, he had already left Leo’s vision and returned to his own. Just moments ago, the roughly ten-minute-long dragon-rider bond had collapsed—his mental and magical connection with Leo was still unstable, requiring further training and refinement.

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