On the outskirts of North Wind Castle, the Iron Dragon Wing Palace.

Cassius lay quietly on the ground, his huge dragon body rising and falling with his breathing, and sulfur-smelling smoke filled the palace.

The length of the red dragon from head to tail is now nearly forty meters. Even the palace, which was built to be exceptionally spacious, is still a little narrow for him now.

"call"

"We're finally going to advance, this is a great time to reap the rewards."

Cassius yawned and exhaled a puff of white smoke with a sulfur smell. Then he slowly climbed up using his strong limbs and tail to support the ground.

The red dragon stared at the panel in front of him, a hint of joy in his light golden pupils.

[You gain 200xp]
[You gain 100xp]
[You gain 900xp]
Since the opening of the experience store and the Undead Research Institute, Cassius's experience has increased exceptionally rapidly, and hundreds of thousands of players across the empire are continuously handing in experience to him.

Although the amount each time is very small for him, the base is large and the frequency is high.

In addition, he devoured many fire giants in the fire elemental plane, killed two emirs, and even killed a pasha with his own hands.

Only a few months had passed, and even with the Ancestral Dragon template, which could be called an "experience black hole", Cassius had accumulated enough experience for the next upgrade and was about to undergo the next enhancement.

[You gain 900xp]
[Your total occupation level is increased to 19]
[Your current occupation is——True Dragon Warlock 15/Blood Scale Berserker 3]
Cassius made his choice without hesitation. Even without considering the curse, the True Dragon Warlock would have a precious opportunity to improve his attributes at level 16.

[You choose to upgrade [True Dragon Warlock] to level 16]
[Since dragons are born to cast spells, your current caster level is: 21]
[When you reach level 16 in this profession, you gain 2 legendary attribute points (which can increase attributes by 20 or more), and you can increase the value of any attribute of your choice.]
Suddenly, Cassius's breathing became a little rapid.

In fact, in the process of defeating the Fire Giant, he also received several new achievements, such as [Fire Giant Devourer] and [Notorious].

But those few [Red Copper] level achievements are insignificant to him now, and can't even make up a complete attribute point.

With Cassius's current level, it is extremely difficult to improve even a little bit, even to the demigod level.

And now, he can finally improve again.

[You choose to improve: Charisma]
[Charm: 33 → 35]
The caster's level and the ability to influence external output were improved at the same time, which brought about effects far beyond his imagination.

The surrounding magic webs seemed to be trembling, resonating, and cheering the birth of this new high-level controller.

In an instant, Cassius seemed to see the phlogiston sea outside the crystal wall, and the material planes that were like bubbles floating on the sea, and felt the source of magic that was far greater than the magic network.

“Original.”

"This universe is much bigger than I thought. This is another level."

Even in the previous life, no player could achieve such a terrifying single spellcasting attribute and reach such a high caster level - but Cassius did it.

But soon, the greedy dragon came back to its senses from its distant and grand reverie, staring at the panel with its pale golden eyes, praying for the high-level spell that was about to appear.

The source of magic?
The secret of the universe?
He is not a wizard who explores mysteries, he is just a magic barbarian. These illusory things are not as important as the spells he has obtained.

[You obtain the 9-ring dragon spell - [Dragon's Magical Plunder]]
Dragon Reaving

9th level abjuration spell
[Mages always laugh at warlocks for using the method of dispelling magic, but they don't know that tens of thousands of years ago, dragons created this spell in order to kill annoying Titan priests.

This spell is similar to greater dispel magic, in that the caster can transfer the effect of a dispelled or countered spell to himself, as if he had cast it himself.]
"Remove the magic?"

"What a good start! I actually pulled out a high-level defensive spell like this."

For dragons that have no shortage of energy output, most Shaping spells are useless, and Necromancer spells are only useful against special dragons like Shadow Dragons.

The functions of protection, spells, transformation, and illusion are much greater.

In high-level, single-target spell battles, large-scale spell exchanges between the two sides rarely occur. For example, the cost-effectiveness of a tsunami versus a meteor explosion is extremely low.

To use a common joke in the past life, both sides often "I invalidate your spells, I remove your invalidation, and I use magic to counter your removal", which is the ultimate nesting doll.

Cassius was particularly satisfied with this [Magic Plunder of the Dragon]. "So, what about the second one?"

[You obtain the 7th-ring dragon spell - [Dragon Shadow Simulacrum]

Dragon's Simulacrum

7th level illusion spells
[Consume a certain amount of materials and experience to create a copy of a creature. This copy has half the overall strength of the original, the same abilities, is absolutely obedient to you, and can share senses and memories with you.]
"Pseudo-direction technique!"

Kaixiu's eyes suddenly widened, his expression filled with joy.

If the God of Destiny really exists and is not in this crystal wall system, he might have been personally favored by him today.

The art of pseudo-direction is also a very versatile spell.

Able to create a copy with half the strength of the original, with the same abilities and shared consciousness.

Finally he doesn't have to do everything himself!

——Although this red dragon was not diligent in going there, he would rarely intervene unless it was something that his followers could not solve.

A familiar feeling came, and vast magical knowledge suddenly flooded into my mind.

For Cassius now, even learning the nine-ring spell is just a matter of a few breaths.

Cassius first created a flaming ball and placed it in front of him, then he stretched out his sharp claws, making it flash with the light of magic, and cast the new nine-ring spell.

【Dragon's Magical Plunder】

"Shh-"

An invisible force appeared on the flaming sphere, and it suddenly became dim and then dissipated.

And the magic ball reappeared in the palm of the red dragon.

“Is this plunder?”

"Then try the simulacrum again."

Cassius stretched out his claws, tore through space, took out a large amount of gold coins and elemental ores from his treasure house, and then easily cast a spell.

【Dragon Shadow Simulacrum】

A glimmer of light shone, and suddenly, a figure exactly like Cassius appeared behind him - except that the figure was much more illusory, as ethereal as a mirage.

Then, Cassius felt his power being "transmitted" or more precisely "copied" into this phantom.

“It’s a wonderful feeling to have a copy of yourself.”

The red dragon looked at the figure that was gradually becoming solid, and at the same time, he was also observing his own body through the perspective of that figure.

It is clearly one consciousness, but it can be shared in two bodies, and even copies can be created - those dragon sorcerer ancestors can be said to be the originators of the Mechanicus' concept of "consciousness uploading".

Cassius withdrew that thought, and the simulation returned to its "robot" form, without any other movements except obeying orders.

He did not complete this simulation technique, but only input one tenth of his original strength into it, which would dissipate in a few months.

This is just an experiment.

"But this simulacrum cannot be wasted, so let's send it to find the demon in the Anstica Mountains."

The red dragon simulacrum received the order, walked out of the palace, flapped its wings hard, and flew towards the Anstika Mountains in the south.

——This greedy red dragon is even oppressing its own shadow. (End of this chapter)