"Hoo..."
At this moment, Qin Fan took a deep breath to calm his racing heart.
Finally, his turning point had arrived.
Now it all depended on whether this Divine Fire Jade Essence could truly increase the success rate of taming.
The reason Qin Fan was so determined to transition into a combat profession was simple: he wanted to protect the rundown orphanage.
Although his foster mother hadn't told him, he had long since discovered that the original benefactor funding the orphanage had passed away two years ago.
The benefactor's children were unwilling to continue supporting the orphanage financially.
For the past two years, his foster mother had been secretly working three jobs just to barely keep the orphanage afloat.
If this continued, her health would inevitably deteriorate.
Without her sheltering them, the orphanage's children would face even harsher circumstances.
So...
It all came down to this moment!
Qin Fan retrieved a scorching hot dragon egg from his system's inventory.
The moment he brought it out, the egg gave a gentle shake, as if complaining about being left in the dull, silent warehouse space for so long.
Then, he brought out a bottle of Divine Fire Jade Essence.
Gently uncorking the bottle...
Whoosh!
A surge of incomparably pure fire elemental energy burst forth, washing over him!
The waves of heat even drew the surrounding fire elements into a gathering frenzy!
"As expected of the S-rank natural treasure, Divine Fire Jade Essence!"
Qin Fan couldn't help but exclaim inwardly.
Such pure essence—if absorbed by a fire mage, it would likely grant a terrifying boost to their fire attribute damage!
As the pure aura of the Divine Fire Jade Essence spread out...
Thump, thump!
The unhatched dragon egg suddenly bounced twice in excitement, seemingly expressing its uncontrollable desire.
"Want a taste? Behave and let me tame you, and I'll let you have it!"
Qin Fan smiled warmly, setting the Divine Fire Jade Essence aside. He then gently cradled the egg, which was trembling slightly as if showing off its proud and stubborn attitude, and spoke softly:
"Don't worry. Once you're tamed, this whole bottle of Divine Fire Jade Essence will be yours!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, the restless dragon egg suddenly fell silent.
Finally, Qin Fan resumed using his one and only skill, Dragon Taming Art, on the egg!
"Congratulations! Taming successful!"
What?!
It worked on the first try?!
No way!
This little dragon hatchling must be a foodie. It completely surrendered the moment it saw the Divine Fire Jade Essence!
Of course…
The SSS-tier talent, Beast Affinity, played a crucial role as well.
After all, aside from already domesticated low-tier dragons like ground dragons and wyverns, high-tier draconic species above sub-dragon level were notoriously cold and hostile toward humans.
Yet this dragon egg didn't put up any resistance when Qin Fan held it in his hands, all thanks to the passive effect of Beast Affinity.
Buzz!
At that moment, Qin Fan's body became covered in intricate fiery red patterns of light.
The glowing patterns spread from his fingertips and began to coil around the crimson dragon egg.
Simultaneously, the fiery red patterns merged with the golden patterns on the surface of the egg.
Qin Fan could feel his consciousness establishing a profound connection with the egg, as if he were communicating directly with the little dragon hatchling inside.
He could even sense its overwhelming eagerness to drink the Divine Fire Jade Essence, as well as the warmth and friendliness it now felt toward him.
As the light patterns from both sides intertwined more deeply...
Buzz!
At this moment, the dragon egg suddenly radiated a dazzling light!
Crack!!
Within the radiant glow, Qin Fan could clearly hear the sound of the egg shell breaking.
This could only mean one thing…
The dragon egg was about to hatch! The true Blazing Sacred Dragon hatchling was about to be born!!
Whoosh…
The brilliant light faded away like a receding tide.
When Qin Fan looked down again at the dragon egg cradled in his hands…
He discovered that the eggshell had completely disappeared. A small, adorable dragon hatchling extended its tiny claws, gripping the bottle of Divine Fire Jade Essence, and tilted its head back to gulp it down eagerly.
"I finally have a dragon companion…"
At this moment, overwhelmed with joy and excitement, Qin Fan carefully examined the dragon hatchling in his hands.
Its entire body was covered in crimson scales, shimmering mesmerizingly under the morning sunlight, like a small, blazing fireball.
Its wings, adorned with golden patterns, slowly unfurled.
Its golden, slit-pupil eyes narrowed slightly, exuding an expression of pure bliss, as if it were savoring an unparalleled delicacy.
Although it was as small and adorable as a kitten, the waves of power emanating from its movements made even Qin Fan, its master, feel a chill down his spine!
On its chest, a golden flame-shaped mark flickered faintly with its breathing, as if declaring its identity as the Sovereign of All Flames!
The contract was complete.
This little dragon hatchling had become Qin Fan's dragon companion, bound by life and death, inseparable.
Without even needing the Appraisal Eye skill, Qin Fan simply focused his thoughts, and detailed information about the hatchling appeared before him.
[Dragon Companion: Blazing Sacred Dragon (Master of Infinite Flames)]
[Name/Nickname: None]
[Gender: Female]
[Age: Less than one month]
[Level: 1]
[Base Attributes: Strength 300; Intelligence 300; Constitution 270; Agility 270] (Unaffected by buffs, equipment, or items)
[Skills:1. Fire Immunity (S): Passive skill. As the Master of Infinite Flames, completely immune to 100% fire attribute damage.
2. Flame Breath (S): Active skill. Spews a fiery dragon breath forward, dealing massive fire attribute damage to all enemies within range.
3. Divine Fire Scales (S): Passive skill. The dragon's scales serve as the ultimate armor, reducing the power of any attack blocked by the scales by 70%.
4. Destructive Flame Claws (A): Active skill. The dragon's claws ignite in blazing flames, striking fiercely forward and dealing damage to all enemies in a fan-shaped area ahead.]
Terrifying!
Absolutely terrifying!
What kind of absurdly overpowered attributes are these?!
And out of the four innate skills, three are S-tier, and one is A-tier!!
In a world already starved of resources, even a C-tier skill book is incredibly rare, let alone an A-tier one!
If a C-tier skill book were to be sold on the market, it would fetch a minimum of 10 million Dragon Coins!
And even then, you couldn't just buy one whenever you wanted.
But this dragon hatchling was just born and already came with four overpowered skills!!
No wonder dragons stand above all others!
No wonder no beast tamer has ever successfully tamed a high-tier dragon to this day!
Your life's peak might not even measure up to their starting point!
Thinking back to the sneers and schadenfreude of his classmates during the job-changing ceremony…
Qin Fan couldn't help but let out a cold laugh.
Weakest profession?
I'm the strongest profession now!