Chapter 282 The Experience of the Son of the Holy Dragon

“This is my brother, he looks so handsome!”

Eliade went to heaven for further studies. After completing the first round of learning, he lay on the window eaves, peeking at the young golden dragon sleeping soundly on the golden jeweled couch, his eyes full of eagerness.

Although this younger brother and he are almost identical in dragon form, except that the color of his scales is brighter than his, it is precisely because of this that he wants to touch it even more.

“I wonder when I’ll wake up?”

Stretching his neck and looking for an unknown amount of time, Eliade saw that his brother was still lying motionless on the golden and jeweled couch, with only the sound of his even breathing. The look in his eyes gradually changed from expectation to frustration.

Because he has realized that he cannot wait for his brother to wake up in a short time.

Although he has dragon bloodline and his dragon form is almost exactly the same as his brother’s, he does not need to sleep soundly when he is a hatchling, and he does not even have a sleeping period.

pat!

Elijah jumped off the windowsill. Although he had been given a vacation, it was not long. He could not waste all of it watching his brother sleep. He still had many things to do.

However, after wandering around the places he used to go often, Eliade looked much more melancholy and confused after returning, without the joy and vitality of his age.

He sat on the steps and thought for a long time alone. Under the worried gazes of several angels who followed him to the mortal world, he chose to look for the ruler of this land.

“Father!”

“You look a little confused.”

Noah looked at his eldest son who walked into the bedroom.

Calculating his age, Elijah is already thirty-six years old. If he were among the short-lived species, he would naturally have reached middle age and was in a helpless situation. He is the head of the family, the real pillar of the family, with old people above him and young people below him, and he has to carry a lot of responsibilities.

But as his offspring, Iliad is just a child now. Not even a teenager, because his father is not an adult dragon.

“I just went to look for the friends I used to know, and they have all changed…”

Seeing that his father had not changed much since he was born, except that he had become larger and more majestic, Eliade explained the source of his current state.

Before his mother Ophelia took him to heaven, Eliade had been hanging out in the secular world, so he also made many short-lived friends.

However, when he came back this time and visited these former friends one by one, Eliade found that these people’s current appearance and condition were very different from what he remembered.

If he was not sure that his memory was correct and could not trace it more accurately from the soul level, he would have suspected that there was some existence fooling and playing tricks on him. How could the changes of the short-lived species be so great?

How could such a passionate person become so cowardly and decadent?

The young man who once had a sense of justice was able to turn a blind eye to the injustice happening before his eyes and act indifferent.

The heroic figure who once stood tall and proud no longer had a back as straight as a pine tree. Instead, it was bent like an octogenarian. He also learned to flatter. Such fawning appearance made him disgusted from the bottom of his heart and felt nauseous.

Where are those heroic young men and women who, in his memory, were willing to stand up to uphold fairness and justice and to defend good people?
“It’s because you’ve been away for too long, so you’d be surprised by the changes in them. If you hadn’t gone to heaven, but stayed with me.

Then, you will see with your own eyes what they have been through. You may be able to understand and accept the changes that have taken place in them.”

The pain that comes from the interaction between the immortal species and the short-lived species comes from this.

Those excellent qualities and outstanding characters that shine when the short-lived species are young will be quickly consumed as time goes by, and then in a very short period of time, they will be transformed into an appearance that the long-lived species do not recognize at all, and even hate.

For the short-lived species themselves, they naturally experienced many difficulties. In order to continue living or even survive, they were forced to make choices and changes.

They pay for these things that have no impact on their actual life and survival, are irrelevant, or even hinder them, and then in exchange, they get something in return.

But for the Immortals who knew them and regarded them as friends, this was like a joke of fate. The comrades who were fighting side by side the day before suddenly became the people they had conquered the day before.

“No, there is no way I can accept that.”

Thinking back to the people he once knew and recognized, and their current appearance, Eliade felt a fire of anger burning and boiling in his heart. But he didn’t know who to vent this anger on.

“Really? Are you sure you can’t accept it?”

Noah asked with a smile.

“Yes.”

“Then do you want to experience what they have experienced?”

“Experience?”

Elijah looked confused.

“Give up your current power and identity, and live as a mortal.”

Noah actually wanted to suggest that he could seal his memory and experience it as a mortal, but after thinking about it, he decided not to. He was still too young. If he experienced 10 or 20 years of mundane life, when his memory was unlocked, his worldview and cognition might be completely distorted. By then, it would be a big problem.

“I’d like to experience it, but my mother only gives me ten days of vacation, and I have to go back to heaven soon.”

“Since you are willing, I will go and tell your mother that you don’t have to return to heaven. You can stay here with me.”

Noah hasn’t figured out what kind of education he wants to give his children.

But as a father, Noah naturally wanted to pass on all the knowledge he had to him, and use his own experience to eliminate his shortcomings and deficiencies as much as possible.

In Noah’s opinion, his eldest son had some degree of cognitive impairment.

Although he is closer to ordinary people than himself, he contacts mortals as the son of the Holy Dragon, so there must be a lot of real filth and darkness that actively avoid him.

Everything he sees and touches is beautiful. If he stands too high, his eyes will inevitably be obscured by the clouds and mist, and he will not be able to see the truth.

There is no need to blame your short-lived friends for changing over time. Everything is for the sake of life. According to worldly standards, some people are more mature than they were in the past and do not have as many childish ideas. It can also be said that they are carrying the burden of the family.

What may seem like despicable behavior is actually fulfilling one’s duties as a husband and a father. In life, there are always choices to be made and nothing is perfect.

As the saying goes, don’t advise others to be good without experiencing their suffering. Noah thinks we can add another sentence: don’t laugh at others’ humbleness without experiencing their suffering.

With the same identity and similar suffering, can you make a different choice and stick to your previous beliefs? If you can’t do it, what qualifications do you have to mock?

Of course, even if his offspring really held on, Noah wouldn’t think it was a big deal, after all, he still retained his memory.

Even if Elijah lost his power and identity and experienced the sufferings of mortals, he knew that this was just an experience and would eventually end.

This was enough to allow him to endure many hardships. However, even with such an imperfect experience, it could make him, the eldest son, much more mature and not so naive.

“Please ask my father to arrange it for me!”

Eliade, who had witnessed and felt the horror of time and years, said immediately.

He wanted to challenge the difficulties that distorted his memory of his friends.

“It’s ten years. During this period, unless your life is in danger, I will not interfere with you. Even if your mother wants to release you early, I will stop her.” “Ten years? Okay.”

The noble Son of the Holy Dragon agreed immediately, and then, the characteristics inherited from the ancestral dragon began to disappear one by one from his body. He lost his scales and horns, his wings, and even his body began to shrink. In the end, there was only a black-haired boy who looked about thirteen or fourteen years old, standing in the hall, looking a little at a loss.

“Is this what it feels like to be a mortal?”

All of Noah’s powers were sealed away, and Eliade felt empty inside. Without any strength to support him, he felt weaker than ever before, and began to feel anxious.

“How insignificant!”

Elijah looked up at his father, and the feeling was completely different from just now.

Because he couldn’t even see his father’s appearance clearly, all he could see now was a golden sun hanging in the palace, emitting a blazing light that filled every inch of his vision.

“Experiencing mortal life in my territory can be said to be the easiest challenge in the current world!”

Noah stretched out his dragon claws and gently scratched. A space crack appeared and swallowed Eliade, who had not yet adapted to the mortal body. Before being swallowed by the space crack, the son of the holy dragon heard his father’s request.
“You will face the survival challenge of a mortal. Live well and live like a mortal. Don’t let me down, Iliad.”

When the darkness that enveloped his vision faded away and light reappeared before his eyes, Eliade found himself in a narrow and dark alley.

The foul-smelling air, the sewage flowing in the corners, and the crawling unknown insects made the Son of the Holy Dragon, who had just returned to the hall, frown.

Although he felt very bad, Elijah did not have any regrets in his heart, let alone the thought of giving up. He walked out of the alley with a shaky step and came to the crowded street.

Even though he had lost his power, Eliade still possessed a lot of knowledge. Although this knowledge was basically useless now, the language could be used.

He quickly found out where he was. He was still in his father’s territory, but it was located on the border of the territory, in a town close to the mountains, with adventurers as the main population.

“Do I have to practice again?”

Eliade raised his fair, even tender hands and felt it was ridiculous.

Gululu~
An evening breeze blew, and intense hunger and cold swept over him at the same time. Obviously, as a mortal now, what he should worry about is his own food, clothing, housing and transportation.

As Eliade struggled to survive in the border town and worked hard to become an apprentice adventurer, Ophelia, who discovered that her son was missing, unsurprisingly came to Noah.

“Where’s Eliade?”

“He’s undergoing a trial?”

“Whatever trial he is undergoing, he should stop going to class now. The teacher I invited for him has arrived.”

There was a hint of anxiety in the Archangel’s words.

“Let your hired teacher wait for ten years. I will let him go after he has completed his training.”

Noah said lazily, not caring.

“Where did you arrange for him to go?”

“It’s a secret that cannot be told.”

Noah refused to reveal.

“Noah, do you know who the teacher I hired for him is?”

Ophelia’s anger was successfully aroused.

“I don’t know. I think he is not as good as me. I am his teacher now. You have taught Iliad for twenty years. I will take over from now on. Is there any problem?”

“Are you a child?”

The angel was so angry at the golden dragon that he laughed.

“Yeah, don’t you know? I’m not even an adult yet.”

Noah said confidently.

“…”

The Archangel stared at Noah, was silent for a while, and then said something shocking:
“You’re not sending Eliade to hell again, are you?”

“How is that possible? Why would I send my son to hell?”

“Of course I’m going to see your adoptive father. Do you think I still can’t figure it out and don’t know anything?”

“If you know, then you know. I didn’t intend to hide it from you in the first place. Why are you so excited?”

Noah was slightly startled, but he remained calm and composed.

“Although your adoptive father is very special, his identity as the Lord of Hell is irrefutable. My son, the descendant of Seraphim, must not be allowed to have any contact with the Lord of Hell. Do you understand?”

“It’s just the elders taking care of the younger ones.”

“Every piece of equipment your son brought back from hell has a history. Although your adoptive father snatched them from other hell lords, don’t you think that these are gifts…”

“very suitable.”

Noah made additional explanations as appropriate.

“Noah, I’m not kidding you. I’m not messing with you. My father has already met with your adoptive father.”

“What did your father say?”

Noah shifted his position to become more comfortable.

“Nothing was said.”

“Are you kidding me?”

“No, my father only gave one comment.”

“what?”

“Where is Eliad?”

“I can assure you, he’s not in Hell.”

Seeing that Ophelia was determined not to give up until she achieved her goal, Noah had no choice but to give in.
“It’s on my territory.”

“My father said he was a very pure and excellent fighter.”

(End of this chapter)