If it were the late game, Ke Xiu Si would have unhesitatingly chosen a Mage, after all, being a Mage was no joke.
A well-prepared Mage with a rich background had the confidence to defeat any enemy of the same level, and in the late game, there were powerful sub-classes like Time Mages who controlled the power of time and space.
However, Mages had a fatal flaw in the early game—they needed to copy spells.
Yes, magic, in the eyes of Mages, was a science that needed to be learned.
Only by meticulously understanding how to construct spell models through spell scrolls, mastering the various Arcane Web parameters of spells, and undergoing prolonged study could one successfully acquire a spell.
But the current Ke Xiu Si was dirt poor, with only some magical equipment on him.
He couldn't possibly, in the body of an Evil Dragon, run off to human towns to learn magic, could he?
Was he supposed to go to a magic academy for further study?
But Warlocks were different; their spells were “gifts from above,” though there was a better word to describe it—innate talent.
After a moment of thought, Ke Xiu Si made his choice.
【Choose to advance to Warlock】
【Detecting your Dragon bloodline】
【Automatically selected as Dragon Vein Warlock - Red Dragon Bloodline】
Dragons are powerful magical creatures, naturally proficient in various supernatural phenomena.
Dragons of any age, even hatchlings, can possess Warlock class levels.
Some ancient scholars believed that Warlocks' abilities were inherited from dragons, possibly from intermarriage many generations ago.
More importantly, the Warlock's spellcasting level could stack with the dragon's innate spellcasting level, allowing the Dragon to fully utilize its bloodline, thereby unleashing more powerful effects from the power within its body.
For instance, the famous Ancient Red Dragon Imvarnarok dedicated himself to controlling the power of fire magic, possessing a spellcasting level as high as 40.
【Your Warlock level has increased to 1】
【【Arcane Origin】: Magic itself is an integral part of the Warlock; this latent power permeates the Warlock's body, mind, and soul, waiting to be unleashed.】
【No one can choose the arcane; the arcane chooses you.】
【You gain 4 Cantrips, 2 1st-level Spells】
A rich spell list appeared on the light screen.
【Gained Cantrips 【Mage Hand】, 【Seize the Initiative】, 【Prestidigitation】, 【Minor Illusion】】
【Gained 1st-level Spells 【Cloud Mist】, 【Magic Missile】】
It was still the standard early-game setup.
But in his previous life, when advancing his class, Ke Xiu Si had only received cold display data and had not noticed any difference.
Now, however, he realized the incredible nature of power.
“This feeling...”
One spell after another appeared out of thin air in his mind.
No, this was not out of thin air.
It was more like an innate, natural talent.
This precious knowledge permeated his body, memory, and even clung to his will.
【Mage Hand】
With a thought, an invisible hand appeared out of thin air, picking up a stone from the ground and tossing it away.
Even the lowest-level spell, the simplest action, surprised the Red Dragon.
Because this power did not originate from some magical item or some program, but from himself.
Compared to the scientific rigor of a Mage's spellcasting, a Warlock's spellcasting was more like an art.
It did not require meticulous construction of spell models, nor did it require calculating various Arcane Web parameters; it only required using one's own consciousness to perceive the Arcane Web, and then projecting one's will into reality to make it happen.
Therefore, innately talented Warlocks, due to their ability to easily cast powerful spells, were often envied and scorned by Mages, who jokingly referred to them as “Barbarians among spellcasters” or “Orcs with staves.”
“How marvelous.”
The Red Dragon stepped over the massive, half-eaten remains of the Owl Bear, walking out of the cave with light steps.
He now understood why the spellcasters of Erezergai were so arrogant; this feeling of controlling the real world gave one the illusion of being like a god before ordinary people.
However, the prompt text on the panel had not yet finished.
【【Bloodline Tracing】: The bloodline from the Ancient Red Dragon fills your body with scorching fire power.】
【You gain Fire Elemental Magic Affinity; fire damage will receive a bonus】
【【Breath Weapon (Fire)】 gained enhancement】
【Gained additional Cantrip 【Fire Bolt】】
Burning flames reflected in Ke Xiu Si's golden vertical pupils, his body like an erupting volcano.
His heart beat strongly, pumping this fire elemental energy throughout his body, and his bloodline pulsed with the heat and flow of molten lava.
【Tracing your bloodline inheritance...】
The Red Dragon closed his eyes, and an illusion appeared in his mind.
It seemed to be an unknown ancient battlefield in an outer plane, with magnificent metal city walls hundreds of meters high in the distance.
An Ancient Red Dragon flapped his massive wings, stirring up a gale, and the winged celestial army beneath him was sent sprawling.
He opened his gigantic maw, spewing forth terrifying flames beyond the imagination of mortals, and the air was scorched and twisted.
The sturdy city walls melted in an instant, creating a huge breach, and the metal turned into scorching liquid, slowly flowing down.
Arsen Angels with dragon heads and human bodies wielded staves to cast divine spells, and several celestial giants tens of meters tall leaped high, pouncing towards the Ancient Red Dragon above, while silver-haired Balani Angels simultaneously drew their bows and loosed arrows into the sky.
However, compared to the entire grand battlefield, even this Ancient Red Dragon seemed insignificant.
“Roar—”
Further in the distance, a terrifying monster with five hideous dragon heads let out a long roar to the sky, spreading its wings that blotted out the sun, and slowly ascended into the heavens.
Immediately, hurricanes surged and dust flew.
A black shadow enveloped the land, as if the end of days had arrived.
Ke Xiu Si in the illusion couldn't help but look up at the sky.
However, he clearly saw that among the heads looking down upon all beings, there was a Red Dragon head very similar to his own, gazing down at him from above, and a slight curve seemed to appear at its hideous mouth.
That head slowly spoke: “My child.”
The voice seemed to come from the depths of his soul, and the Red Dragon immediately felt a strong pressure from his bloodline.
This terrifying power made him involuntarily want to bow down and kneel, to submit and surrender beneath this divine might.
“She saw me!”
Alarm bells rang in the Red Dragon's heart.
The next moment, the sky of the illusion cracked like shattered glass.
Whether it was the Ancient Red Dragon, the celestial giants, or the terrifying five-headed figure in the sky, everything in the illusion shattered.
“Hoo, hoo.”
“Hoo”
Ke Xiu Si barely escaped from the suffocating pressure, gasping for breath, his whole body stiff and trembling.
The Red Dragon looked at the game panel in front of him, his eyes filled with astonishment. He suddenly found that the panel was updating information frantically, as if it had been infected by a virus.
【Warning!】
【Warning!】
【Warning!】
【You have been observed by the deity 【Mother of Evil Dragons Tiamat】】
【Mind shielding system activated】
【You have directly faced the deity 【Mother of Evil Dragons Tiamat】; unpredictable changes may occur to you.】
Ke Xiu Si watched the data scrolling across the panel, feeling lingering fear but also helplessness.
“Is this the power of a deity? It's truly terrifying.”
“Ancient planar battlefield...”
“Did I see Tiamat's true form?”
In Erezergai of his previous life, even when players' power Upper limit had reached the legendary level (which was level 21), the power of the gods remained a mystery, and almost no one had ever witnessed the true form of any deity, not even a weak one.
As for the so-called “god-slaying,” it was pure fantasy.
A powerful player once said, “As long as they show a health bar, even a god can be killed for you to see.”
But in reality, the power level of deities was completely unimaginable to mortals; in the setting, they were beings with “no health bars.”
This was the power of a deity; merely gazing upon Her true form in an illusion could lead to terrifying consequences.
But for him, a fledgling young Dragon, the Ancient Red Dragon, interplanar wars, and even Tiamat, all seemed too distant and too grand.
If a powerful being truly had designs on him, he was currently powerless to resist.
Therefore, instead of worrying about deities in the outer planes, it would be better to steadily improve his strength and make plans for the future.
“However, since I've already been noticed, as a Red Dragon, I should still offer incense to Mother of Evil Dragons Tiamat in the future.”
“Don't want to be held a grudge against.”
Ke Xiu Si lightly leaped up, flapping his strong wings, and gradually spiraled into the air.
“Next, it's time to grind some experience.”
The Red Dragon gazed at the endless forest and the distant mountains, and couldn't help but let out a long roar, his slightly immature voice already carrying some of the majesty of a Dragon.