Chapter 217: 217
Draco pondered over his choices carefully before going with the second option .
"I would rather suffer now and increase my tolerance passively, as opposed to doing it bit by bit over a long period of time . "
Loving Aunt pursed her lips at this and sighed . "You truly are your father's son . Masochism runs in the family . "
Her face became serious after her tease . "Since you have chosen this path, I shall spend the next 5 days taking you through the basics of all the Serpent God Inheritance techniques that are universal . The rest will depend on your own training . "
Draco nodded . Even 5 days seemed like a lot to him, as he expected everything to take three days or less . All Loving Aunt would need to do would be to show him how to execute the techniques themselves .
Once Draco could do so himself, or as long as he had learned the relevant theories, he would have to spend the rest of the time practicing on his own to fully grasp it . That would take time, and it wasn't something that Loving Aunt needed to be around for .
"There are 5 general techniques in the Serpent God Inheritance that we have developed over the centuries to their optimal states . "
Loving Aunt began by explaining the general knowledge of the techniques as well as how much they would cost .
"The first is the Basic Manifestation Technique . This is something I've already explained and it's something you can already use so we'll skip that . "
"The second is the Advanced Manifestation Technique, and you have experienced that one with my help during the fight with the Metal Dragon . This technique allows us to temporarily summon a full-body version of our Serpentine Familiars into the world . "
"We would have to provide a hefty amount of bloodline energy for this summon, and the control required is extremely high . This surpasses the mere visualization needed for the Basic Manifestation Technique, as one would need to give life and will to their familiar . "
"Only the most talented members of our lineage can use this . Most just stick to the Basic version . Who else but you could claim to possess a living incarnation of their Serpentine Familiar who is able to control themselves, my dear nephew?"
"The third is the Basic Transformation Technique . This involves transforming a part of your body to mimic your Serpentine Familiar . It could be your hands into claws, your eyes into sclera, or your legs into a tail . "
"However, the Basic Transformation Technique has limits . Your transformed body parts only exhibit the physical effects of the transformation, not the spiritual or supernatural elements . "
"In other words, if you use the Basic Transformation Technique to turn your head into that of your Black Dragon, you would only be able to chomp people to death, but be unable to breathe fire . "
"Like the Advanced Manifestation Technique, the Advanced Transformation Technique has very few users due to the sheer difficulty of changing one's body at a fundamental level . Not to mention that the energy drain is truly horrific . "
"The fifth and final technique is the Ability Bond Technique . This allows you to display some of the unique powers of your Serpentine Familiar permanently . "
Loving Aunt paused here and seemed to ponder a bit, adding: "Actually, if we put it in Boundless' terms, you could say the first four are like active skills and the last one is a passive skill . "
"Only that before you can use it, you would have to 'activate' it and 'configure' it . This naturally depends on your Serpentine Familiar's nature and power, as well your own control over your bloodline and your available bloodline energy . "
"Do you have any questions?" Loving Aunt asked as she settled down after that long explanation .
Draco mulled over her explanation and found a point of interest for himself . "Earlier you said that those are the techniques which were developed into their optimal states, so are there any techniques that haven't yet been verified for general use?"
Loving Aunt's expression changed and she seemed to hesitate for a split second, before shaking her head with a bitter smile .
"This is normally reserved for the upper echelon in the Lineage, but I cannot really withhold it from our prodigy . After all, information like this should be known to your little wife through her own family . "
"There are three techniques that have been developed, dating back to the times of those genius ancestors who were blessed with the Serpent God Array major . Since then, the most promising clan members have tried to further improve on them, but this is easier said than done because they have stringent requirements for practice and failure to use them could cripple or kill the user . "
"We'd certainly love to empower our people, but teaching them those techniques would be simply sending them to death . " Loving Aunt answered with a bitter smile .
"The first is the Ultimate Manifestation Technique . This is the most powerful version of the manifestation techniques . It allows us to summon our Serpentine Familiars into the world… permanently . "
"The second is the Ultimate Transformation Technique . This is also the most powerful version of the transformation techniques . It allows us to transform into a humanoid version of our Serpentine Familiar at will, emulating all of its power when we do so . "
"The third and most outrageous of them all was discovered recently, and it even has to do with you and your little wife . " Loving Aunt smirked as she looked at Draco strangely .
"It is the Atavism Technique! This is an advanced version of the Ability Bond, and it allows the user to emulate the full aspect of their Inheritance . This is not exclusive to the Serpent God Inheritance, so the Horned Demon and the Dark Angel inheritances have it as well . "
"These three are techniques no one in our Lineage is able to practice, but it might be possible for you to…" Loving Aunt said uncertainly .
"Not to doubt you or your prowess my darling nephew, but I've seen many harmed while simply practicing these techniques, so I approved that they have been declared banned . I know that you are our prodigy and, given your bloodline purity, you are probably the only one who can do it, but…"
Loving Aunt seemed to deflate a little . "I just don't want anything to happen to you . "
Draco's heart warmed in that instant as he felt his aunt's intense care and worry for him . He smiled and shook his head . "Do not blame yourself, Aunt Fyre, I am thankful I have a great aunt like you who worries for me . It makes me feel safe in your presence . "
It has to be said that Sublime Notion and Maria's training in Draco's past life has simply been too potent . Even on his aunt, the fellow sub-consciously used top-tier fuckboy lines that could capture even Aphrodite .
As such, Loving Aunt's eyes became a little moist and her chest felt hot as she gazed at her darling nephew with love .
Draco, realizing that things weren't looking good, immediately brought the matter somewhere else . "So, which one should we start with?"
Loving Aunt suppressed her surge of emotions and got back to business . "First, I need to know which of these you can already use . "
Draco cast his mind back to all the times he used the Serpent God Inheritance, especially in the real world . He then explained what happened each time and what he did, as well as how he felt when he was doing it .
By the time he was done, Loving Aunt shook her head with a dejected expression . She looked up to the sky and sighed .
"Do the heavens really despise the idea of me spending time with my darling nephew?"
Draco watched her antics with a confused expression . "What's wrong, Aunt Fyre?"
"Well, you have used every verified technique except Ability Bonding . As for our taboo techniques, I can only presume that your Dragon friend has allowed you to use the Ultimate Transformation Technique, so there are only the Ultimate Manifestation and Atavism left to teach you . " Loving Aunt said with a wry expression .
"The small 5 days I had hoped to spend teaching you might only amount to two days now . That is why I feel like whatever entity controls our fates just wants to get things over and done with . "
Draco could only shake his head . If his aunt had been the trainer for either the Horned Demon or Dark Angel Inheritance, she might have been able to spend weeks with him in training, but when it came to the Serpent God Inheritance, his achievements were too great due to his natural inclination .
He could instinctively use the Basic and Advanced Manifestation Techniques, the Basic and Advanced Transformation Techniques, and had even performed the Ultimate Transformation Technique without realizing it was supposed to be so difficult .
As such, all he had to do was spam those techniques as many times as possible in a day to train his tolerance and increase his proficiency the hard - and painful - way .
This left only three techniques for Loving Aunt to teach him, and even then, they weren't as time-intensive as the ones he had already grasped, except maybe the Ultimate Manifestation Technique .
"Whatever, let us begin then . " Loving Aunt declared with an air of resignation .
"The Ability Bond Technique is a passive one that allows us to display the characteristics of a serpent . For example, my recent molting is a result of this technique . "
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