"Enduring this pain is the first step of special training."

When Andrew heard Dean Charlie say this, his body not only trembled, but his teeth also began to chatter uncontrollably. Emotional stability and body control are strengths of the Water Magic Lord. Andrew's loss of composure was due to the pain being so sudden and intense.

Fortunately, after Dean Charlie's Fire God Mecha "ambush," the tension that had instantly reached its peak slightly relaxed.

Not long ago at the Warm Fire Temple, the confrontation with Capella's strength seemed to have only yielded intelligence results with no immediate increase in power. However, it actually allowed Andrew to enter a complete "wartime state" before reaching the Royal Court.

So despite the pain, Andrew had already prepared a "Long-range Water Needle" in his hand just now!

Andrew truly believed for a moment that the Warm Fire Commerce Association might have arranged for Dean Charlie to kill him for some reason. And Andrew did not intend to sit idly and wait.

Upon hearing Dean Charlie's words, Andrew temporarily put away the "Long-range Water Needle" and calmed down a bit.

The good news was: the other party didn't truly intend to kill him.

The bad news was... wasn't it almost the same as trying to kill him?

The intense burning and pain were just one aspect.

The crux was Dean Charlie's method of not explaining in advance and directly creating a fait accompli, which made Andrew instantly realize: this special training is not right! It's definitely harder than he thought, much harder, possibly to a deadly extent!

This is what's called the first step of the "impossible, not to be passed" special training?

The Fire God Mecha vanished silently after injecting the "Dragon Awakening Potion" into Andrew. This method was extremely covert because it technically wasn't magic, so there was no magical fluctuation and didn't trigger any prior alerts or precautions.

Dean Charlie looked at Andrew, who was half-kneeling on the ground, gritting his teeth to endure the pain but unable to stop his teeth from chattering. A flash of reluctance flickered in his eyes.

But he quickly steeled his heart again and said sternly: "The purpose of the first step, 'Dragon Awakening,' is to integrate power, to condense into a whole all of your magic power, physical strength, spiritual power, willpower... every strength you've ever intentionally or unintentionally enhanced.

The integration method is to use every strength you can muster to combat the pain you're currently enduring.

'Dragon Awakening' is a name coined by the president. The prototype of this step in the special training is actually the 'Blood Refining Plan' of the Magic Guild, which attempted to allow Flame Warriors to acquire the Eight Strange Fires.

'Blood Refining' has a mortality rate of over ninety percent, with most survivors suffering from insanity.

'Dragon Awakening' is a president-modified version of 'Blood Refining,' not as dangerous, but still has only about a thirty percent success rate."

Finally, Dean Charlie revealed the true difficulty of the first step of special training.

As he spoke, he raised his hands, palms flatly facing forward.

On each palm appeared a magical puppet, formed by condensed crimson flames.

It was actually the "Puppet Fire Series Magic" that Earth Fire Mages of the Magic Guild would focus on!

Many Fire Magic in this world can be practiced by both Warm Fire Mages and Earth Fire Mages. Most magic is only "more suitable for Warm Fire or Earth Fire Mages." Only a few magic series are exclusively for one type of Fire Mage.

The Puppet Fire Series Magic was a magic series that the old mage Humboldt had focused on, with a core of condensing puppets with flame, using them as scapegoats to avert disasters.

Humboldt once used this magic series to rescue Lisa, who had been killed once by Andrew. He also deepened his understanding of the Puppet Fire Series to prolong his own life after suffering from Earth Fire backlash.

As a Warm Fire Mage, Dean Charlie couldn't fully unleash the effects of the Puppet Fire Series.

But as a Tier Nine Mage, the Puppet Fire Series magic he wielded wouldn't be weak.

The reason for using this magic series at this moment was simply: "Just in case Andrew can't withstand the potency of the 'Dragon Awakening Potion,' I can at least use this Puppet Fire Magic to ensure his survival. But as for any possible aftereffects, I cannot guarantee. So, if possible, try to endure it, Andrew! Don't let me have the opportunity to use these two Puppet Fire Runes..."

The sudden attack with the Fire God Mecha, injecting Andrew with the "Dragon Awakening Potion" – this was the result of Dean Charlie acting strictly according to President Beiru's orders.

The current Puppet Fire Magic was a personal decision by Dean Charlie and was not pre-arranged by President Beiru.

Silence temporarily filled the practice room.

Only the sound of Andrew's labored and irregular breathing remained.

Andrew clenched his teeth tightly, preventing them from chattering further.

At the same time, he fully circulated his magic power, activating the "Water Spirit Technique" at his brow to keep from fainting from the pain.

Although he no longer had the strength to speak or make a sound.

But Andrew still clearly heard Dean Charlie's words.

"...'Dragon Awakening' is actually derived from 'Blood Refining'?"

Andrew continuously told himself to stay calm, to remain composed.

At the same time, he analyzed Dean Charlie's words in his mind: "Barbara once talked to me a few times about that 'Blood Refining Plan.' If I remember correctly, there's a theory: Blood Refining is actually a process of refining the body with blood. However, the blood of the unknown entity used for body refinement was so overbearing that very few could endure it."

Andrew recalled that when he first heard this theory, he didn't take it seriously, as it was merely speculation without any verification.

However, now, feeling his internal state, enduring the pain, Andrew found himself somewhat believing: the idea that Blood Refining was indeed a body-refining process with blood, somewhat akin to the stories of Dragon Slayer Knights using dragon blood for self-refinement that he had heard about in the world before crossing over.

After Andrew slightly adapted to the level of pain, he quickly discovered that the "Dragon Awakening Potion" injected into his body had actually transformed into numerous miniature dragon-like creatures.

These countless miniature "dragons" rampaged throughout his body, causing the current pain he was enduring.

What surprised Andrew the most was that these miniature dragons seemed very familiar.

From their form to their aura, they involuntarily reminded Andrew of the phantom behind the Saintess Capella from the Magic Guild he had seen not long ago!

Even amidst the intense pain, Andrew couldn't help but find this discovery slightly amusing.

He thought to himself that the reason he was undergoing this special training was precisely to confront Capella.

To focus more on the special training, he had deliberately set aside all thoughts of Capella for the time being.

Yet now, in this special training, he encountered this dragon shadow related to Capella again!

A thought flashed in his mind: "Could it be that the 'Blood Refining Plan' which uses blood to refine the body, including the components of this 'Dragon Awakening Potion', actually originate from the existence represented by that phantom? Could it be that within the Flame Realm and the inner circle of the Magic Guild, there actually exists a dragon? And whether it's the Blood Refining Plan or the Dragon Awakening Potion, including the old and new versions of the Dragon Transformation Combat Technique, they all actually originate from... a dragon?"

Of course, it's not the Eastern dragon from the world before crossing.

But rather the evil dragon resembling a giant lizard with a pair of wings from Western mythology!

Compared to the phantom behind Capella, which exuded a strong pressure and seemed to possess some spirituality, the miniature dragons within his body at this moment were more ferocious but seemed to have lost most of their spirituality.

This made Andrew think of vaccines from the world before crossing.

If the "Blood Refining Plan" involves directly using the virus (dragon blood) on people, and those who survive acquire the antibodies (Eight Strange Fires), then this Dragon Awakening Potion, in essence, is a vaccine that is partially inactivated but still retains a considerable active part!

The source of the pain and burning sensation he must endure and confront now comes from the part of the potion that was not inactivated.

——Andrew finally gradually understood the true essence and nature of the Dragon Awakening Potion injected into his body!

His body still hurt.

Strangely, his mind gradually regained clarity, even more clear and organized than ever before.

It was as if the pain in his body was temporarily separated from his rational mind, each existing independently, unaffected by the other.

This wasn't just due to the various visible and hidden vocational advantages of being a Water Magic Lord.

It was also driven by an "instinct".

The instinct of wanting to extinguish any evil fire seen since coming to this Flame Realm.

"When I saw the phantom behind Capella before, I felt more of a 'pressure', not the 'power attribute'." Andrew mused, "But now, it's reversed; I only feel the power's attribute and can't sense any pressure."

By observing and experiencing the miniature dragons within his body, it was easy to confirm their power attribute.

It was the power of fire.

More accurately, it was the power of the "Earth Fire" unique to the Magic Guild.

"Fire, huh..."

Andrew pondered.

He could feel the Principal Charlie looking at him, watching to see if he could truly "endure" the pain brought by this Dragon Awakening Potion.

Both Principal Charlie and President Beiru, who instructed Charlie to treat him this way, probably wondered whether he could "withstand" this pain?

Andrew, having withstood the first wave of the most intense pain and seeing the true nature and attributes of the rampant potion within, was driven by the fire-extinguishing instinct. But what he thought of was not "defense", not "endurance", not "withstanding".

Instead, what Andrew thought of was "attack", and his eyes read "counterattack".

His entire body language conveyed: "Nothing else but to extinguish it."

At this moment, Andrew suddenly had a deeper understanding and acknowledgment of his title "Andrew Xifa Lin" as the Fire Extinguishing Saint Son.

This title actually represented a profession.

Not the profession of a "professional" in this Flame Realm.

But more like the concept of a profession from the world before crossing, which means a "job".

The Fire Extinguishing Saint Son is actually his job in this Flame Realm!

When the instinct to extinguish fire merged with his very being, Andrew suddenly realized that, without realizing it, he had gained the most important thing for a worker, which is "professionalism".

Whether he would become an excellent enough Water Magic Lord after the special training, Andrew didn't know. He was still unsure if he could complete the special training.

But Andrew was now very pleased to confirm: at least he was already a qualified Fire Extinguishing Saint Son.

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