Chapter 571 – Spell Pronunciation

Vasida had been among the Dragons for many years, and during that time she had consciously collected dragon-tongue magic spells. She had even recorded videos of Dragons casting dragon-tongue magic and sent them back.

But whether it was Vasida or Mo Lan and the others, every attempt to imitate Dragon spellcasting and perform dragon-tongue magic had ended in failure.

The pronunciation was identical, the dragon force kept pace as well, yet the corresponding effects simply would not manifest.

That was why they had speculated that there must be some other casting element in dragon-tongue magic—something they had failed to notice.

Vasida had been investigating for so long without uncovering what they were missing, which was precisely why Mo Lan, after reaching Peak level in Psychic Magic, had conceived the idea of probing a Dragon’s inherited memory.

But now, watching this segment of inherited memory, the casting elements described within amounted to nothing more than Draconic and dragon force—those same two things.

So where exactly was the problem?

Mo Lan carefully studied the first three dragon-tongue magic spells in this memory before she finally understood.

Translated, the three spells were: one called Spark Jet, which could spray a small cluster of flame; one called Scale Heating, which could raise the temperature of one’s scales; and the last called Fear Screech, which could amplify one’s aura to intimidate others.

These were all spells that newly-hatched hatchling dragons played around with for fun. Each spell’s corresponding Draconic incantation consisted of just a single simple syllable, and their effects were roughly equivalent to Beginner-level magic.

For Dragons, these spells were about as effective as a tickle—not even as impactful as a single swipe of a claw. Their only purpose was to let hatchling dragons get accustomed to the pronunciation method used for dragon-tongue magic spells.

That was right—the spells used to cast dragon-tongue magic sounded similar to the Draconic spoken in everyday Dragon conversation, but in reality, the pronunciation method was different.

It required dragon force to assist in pronunciation. Otherwise, the spells would not possess true efficacy.

“So that’s where the problem was!”

Mo Lan finally understood why they could speak Draconic and possessed dragon force yet still couldn’t cast dragon-tongue magic! The issue had been with the spell pronunciation method all along!

She hurried to continue reading, wanting to first sort out the specifics of dragon-tongue magic and get a clear picture in her mind. There would be plenty of time to learn afterward.

Reading further, she discovered that not only did the spells require dragon force to assist in pronunciation, but the dragon force had to reach a certain threshold of magnitude—otherwise it was useless.

The inherited memory even included a special warning: do not frequently attempt dragon-tongue magic beyond one’s current level of strength.

Attempting dragon-tongue magic from the hatchling, juvenile, or adolescent dragon stages prematurely would, given the Dragons’ physical constitution, at most leave one’s throat hoarse for a few days.

But attempting dragon-tongue magic from the young dragon stage and beyond prematurely could scorch one’s throat and cause irreversible damage.

Using the everyday conversational form of Draconic, without this special pronunciation method, carried no such risk.

So in practice, the dragon-tongue magic in this inherited memory was unlocked in stages.

Before the young dragon stage, one could only access the dragon-tongue magic of the hatchling, juvenile, and adolescent dragon stages.

During these stages, the effects of dragon-tongue magic fell far short of the growth in a dragon’s physical capabilities. Dragon-tongue magic at this point was no different from a childhood toy to the Dragons. Its only purpose was to let them adapt to the spell pronunciation method of dragon-tongue magic in advance.

Only after reaching the young dragon stage could a dragon’s dragon force support truly powerful dragon-tongue magic spells.

At that point, dragon-tongue magic became another formidable weapon in a dragon’s arsenal, beyond their already powerful physical abilities.

The dragon-tongue magic from the stages before young dragon would be immediately discarded the moment a dragon reached the young dragon stage, never to be looked at again.

Therefore, the highly destructive dragon-tongue magic known to other races was typically only learnable and usable by young dragons and above.

For Mo Lan, someone learning these spells covertly, the dragon-tongue magic from before the young dragon stage held little learning value either. The effects were simply not impressive enough for someone of her current level—she was better off directly using Mana to cast Witch Magic, which was more convenient, faster, and saved both time and effort.

In this particular inherited memory from Igniwa, the young dragon stage contained three dragon-tongue magic spells: Blazing Breath, Molten Iron Fire Rain, and Lava Scorched Earth.

They could be cast with Peak-level dragon force, yet their destructive power far exceeded ordinary Peak-level fire-element magic.

The adult dragon stage contained three more dragon-tongue magic spells: Volcanic Descent, Blazing Storm, and Ashen Revival.

Essentially, each stage had three spells.

Mo Lan was somewhat uncertain about the adult dragon stage’s dragon-tongue magic—she wasn’t sure whether her Mana level was sufficient to cast them.

After all, adult dragons were generally already at the Beyond Peak level.

Since Mo Lan had never tried this special pronunciation method before, she started with the simple single-syllable hatchling dragon-tongue magic.

She first converted some Mana into dragon force, attached the dragon force to her throat, and then produced the corresponding syllable: “Fuu~”

The moment she produced this syllable, Mo Lan clearly felt the difference—her vocal cords vibrated, and the dragon force vibrated with them!

However, since she hadn’t yet converted the dragon force into fire-element origin force at that point, there was no energy supply, so the spell failed to cast and no small flame was produced.

She quickly converted more dragon force, and as she intoned the spell, she simultaneously transformed the dragon force into fire-element origin force.

“Fuu~”

Mo Lan felt a surge of heat in her throat, and a cluster of flame shot out from her mouth.

The Mo Lan felt a surge of heat in her throat, and a cluster of flame shot out from her mouth.

The 《erta of Village Burning》 in her hand was unharmed, but her sleeve cuffs bore scorch marks.

Although she was currently disguised as merely an Advanced Witch and wearing only an Intermediate Witch’s robe, the little flame that hatchling dragons supposedly played around with for fun had actually damaged her robe.

That was at least Intermediate to Advanced magic-level destructive power!

If anyone dared claim that hatchling dragon-tongue magic was garbage, Mo Lan would be the first to disagree.

It only seemed underwhelming compared to young dragon-level dragon-tongue magic. Compared to other forms of magic, it was more than sufficient.

That said, spitting out such a small cluster of flame consumed roughly as much energy as casting an Advanced-level spell.

In terms of energy efficiency, the cost-effectiveness was slightly lower, but the results were not lacking in the slightest.

Mo Lan tried a few more hatchling and juvenile dragon spells before formally beginning to study the young dragon-level dragon-tongue magic contained in this inherited memory.

The three spells of the young dragon stage: Blazing Breath projected a cone-shaped flame; Molten Iron Fire Rain called down ultra-high-temperature fire rain capable of melting metal; and Lava Scorched Earth caused molten lava to surge up from a patch of ground, transforming it into scorched earth.

Their effects were all singular and straightforward—they couldn’t match the flexible versatility of Witch magic, nor could they rival mage magic in quantity or variety of effects. But every single one boasted tremendous firepower, vast range, lasting effects, and devastating destructive power!

The three spells combined could directly turn a sizable area into a sea of fire. Those running on the ground, flying in the sky, or hiding underground—none could escape. And for particularly powerful opponents, Blazing Breath could still be used for precision strikes.

Correspondingly, however, the Draconic incantations for these three spells were longer, and the pronunciation considerably more difficult.