However, Fang Hong glanced at the little girl sleeping in his Mind World and roughly guessed that this might be related to Nini.
He seemed to have absorbed part of the power from the Dragon's Heart, his physical condition improved almost visibly. Although he hadn't become a muscular man, he was noticeably healthier than his previously frail frame.
He glanced at his system and found that his Constitution rating, which had previously reached Level 20 at E+, had directly climbed to D+, improving by a full five rating levels, saying it was like a rocket-like improvement would be modest.
In terms of Combat Artisan's attribute distribution, his Constitution rating was equivalent to around Level 40, or akin to a Supreme One after Level 25, which was considered a terrifying attribute rating for a craftsman.
This made him think of Scroll, the former Ten Kings of craftsmen, also born a Supreme One, who had signed a contract with an ancient existence and received the bonus of Soul of the Martial, gaining a huge boost in Agility and Strength attributes.
With this enhancement, the opponent dominated among top-notch Combat Artisans and undisputedly earned the title of Ten Kings craftsmen, holding that position for seven years until his retirement.
Still, Fang Hong thought a bit greedily; unfortunately, the Constitution attribute didn't quite match a craftsman. If it was Agility, Perception, or Intelligence, he feared he would soar immediately, becoming a Ten Kings craftsmen in no time.
With only Constitution, it merely increased Survival ability.
But as he looked down, he almost blacked out.
Below the Constitution attribute, there was a line of tiny gold text:
'Guardian of the Ancient Oath, bearer of the Dragon King's Curse—'
"!?" Fang Hong was shocked; he had been through so many tasks related to the Dragon's Witch, how could he not know what this was—Dragon Slayer drinks the Blood of the Demon Dragon, guards the ancient oath, wields a sharp blade, and opposes the Dark Giant Dragon.
But as the Giant Dragon falls, the ancient evil will return to the world one day.
One day, heroes will become their former enemies—
Isn't this the Dragon's Curse?
Does it mean that by absorbing the power of the Dragon's Heart, he equated to drinking the Blood of the Demon Dragon? Fang Hong suddenly slapped his forehead; Dragon Blood itself is an external manifestation of the power contained in the Dragon's Golden Eyes and the Life Force of the Dragon's Heart.
Since he bears the power of the Dragon's Golden Eyes and has absorbed the Life Force of the Dragon's Heart, doesn't this equate to drinking Dragon Blood? Moreover, this Dragon Blood is extraordinary, as normal Dragon Blood is merely a manifestation of Dragon's Power and Giant Dragon's Life Force.
Instead, he directly absorbed the source of Dragon's Power—a part of Dragon's Golden Eyes—and now took in half of the Giant Dragon's Life Force—half a Dragon's Heart, the combination of which far surpasses the power brought by Dragon Blood.
But this power is not something he's pleased to see, just looking at this line of golden text makes it evident—a normal person undergoes Dragon's Curse, but he is under the Dragon King's Curse. He naturally didn't know what the Dragon King's Curse entails.
But seeing the Dragon's Witch, he knows this isn't something good.
The only thing that slightly comforted him was that he is an Invoker, and the Dragon Knight System can detect the 'Dragon's Curse,' suggesting this matter is still within a controllable range. As for how to lift it, what effects it will have, it can only proceed step by step.
Fang Hong never thought he would become entangled in this ancient curse. For a moment, he was at a loss for words.
But would Eve know about this?
He then shook his head; Eve is another facet of Nikopolas, her understanding of the ancient Dragon Blood curse should come from her own experience. She only gained the power of Dragon's Golden Eyes after becoming the Dragon's Witch, not the other way around.
Therefore, she might not know the details here.
After all, how many would think ahead about the interaction between Dragon's Golden Eyes and Dragon's Heart?
Fang Hong felt slightly more settled, looking at Atira worrying beside him, he silently shook his head, indicating he was fine. After all, with the 'Dragon's Curse,' others couldn't help him either, and he didn't want to let the Elf Miss, who always cared for him, worry too much.
"The Dragon's Heart is obtained," he said, "Next, let's go back to find Eve, Miss Atira."
"Ade?" Atira asked worriedly, "Just now?"
"Nothing," Fang Hong replied, "Just washed by the Life Force contained in the Dragon's Heart, and it counts as a blessing in disguise giving me considerable benefits."
Atira quietly looked at him for a moment, then nodded.
Only then did they return outside the sealing, with no change outside, the Elf Miss became more silent than before. Fang Hong worried that she might notice something amiss, so he asked, "By the way, Miss Atira, did you see any people from the Descendants of Flor when you came in?"
"Descendants of Flor?" Atira hesitated, "I didn't see anyone from Jiefulite Red Cloak Team, aren't they Dragon Worshippers?"
"So Miss Atira really encountered those guys."
Fang Hong felt a bit surprised internally, while explaining to her that the Descendants of Flor were not merely the Jiefulite Red Cloak Team but a broad alliance comprising over ten large Guilds of Summoners.
The small and medium Guilds were countless, and it is one of the two largest Summoners' forces in the China Competition Region, excluding the Super Competitive League itself. Atira and Reed coming from Giant Tree Hill, not knowing the details was quite normal.
Atira listened and then nodded and replied, "It is chaotic outside now, I'm not sure if it's these people, but indeed, I saw those people. Later they disappeared in the hall. I thought they left, but they entered this place."
"Wait," Fang Hong was a bit surprised; previously, Tianlan spoke incoherently and his encounter with Atira distracted him from noticing this matter. Now hearing Atira bringing it up surprised him, "What's going on with it being chaotic outside?"
...