Even so, Daenerys was completely captivated by the horn. She could feel it was an attraction that came from the depths of her soul.
According to the original text, this horn should be called the Dragonbinder. As the name suggests, it was used by the Dragon Kings to control dragons. Daenerys was the last Dragon King among the Valyrian remnants.
She reached out and touched the horn. Daenerys could clearly feel the immense magical power emanating from it, as well as something even more stirring within it.
However, at this moment, an even more chaotic commotion arose. Daenerys looked up, then her gaze froze completely on Barristan's hands. For in his hands lay a dragon egg.
"By the true dragon above, blood and fire are of the same origin. Your Majesty, the future will be yours." Even the rational Barristan was somewhat overwhelmed by the immense joy at this moment. To outsiders, a dragon egg is merely an expensive collectible. But to Daenerys, it might mean a fourth dragon.
With trembling hands, Daenerys slowly took the dark golden dragon egg. The fine, dense scales gave it a cool, delicate feel. It was this very feeling that, from the moment she touched it, Daenerys knew it was just a real dragon egg. She could even vaguely sense a faint, flickering soul within it.
Without the slightest hesitation, she suddenly unleashed a burst of intense flames from her hands. The surrounding guards, accustomed to such sights, still gazed at her with awe and anticipation. They were expecting a great miracle.
Daenerys could sense a pleasant emotion emanating from the soul within the dragon egg. It was faint, but undeniably real. She instinctively increased the flow of the flames, but at that moment, Lu Xuan interrupted her.
"What are you doing?" Daenerys was furious and almost lost her temper.
"That's the question I should be asking you. Are you planning to hatch a dragon here? Isn't there any other way to hatch a fourth dragon?"
Daenerys snapped back to reality. Indeed, she had been too hasty. Hatching a dragon was no easy task. She herself had spent a whole day and night in flames.
"Sorry, I got too excited. Let's take everything and go back."
It's unclear what kind of changes Euron would bring to the world in the original story. But in the hands of someone like Lu Xuan, who seems to have cheat codes, he can only be a gift-giver. Over a decade of accumulation is all given to Daenerys and Lu Xuan in a single day.
However, he wasn't dead yet, and Lu Xuan didn't kill him immediately. Because this guy possessed extremely valuable intelligence: the sea route to the Valyrian ruins. You see, since the fall of Valyria, countless expeditions had tried to reach those ruins in search of treasure. But no one had ever returned unscathed.
Although Lu Xuan felt that Youlun's safe return was likely due to his status as a chosen one of the Drowning God, the route itself was undoubtedly valuable. Youlun, naturally, wouldn't speak up easily. He considered himself a tough guy, capable of enduring hardship and using that as leverage in negotiations. Therefore, Lu Xuan could only slowly recall some of the tricks used by the Ming Dynasty's Imperial Guards and gradually experiment on Youlun.
Daenerys returned to her palace and immediately placed the entire castle under lockdown. She then chose a secret chamber to begin incubating the dragon egg. Lu Xuan wasn't particularly interested in the dragon egg; he had no interest in the Western dragon design. What intrigued him, however, was the Dragonbinder's Horn.
After obtaining Daenerys's consent, Lu Xuan decided to study this thing in more depth.
Lu Xuan first tried to blow it. It wasn't easy; he tried his best, but it wouldn't make a sound. Clearly, it couldn't be made by brute force.
Afterwards, he mobilized his inner energy to activate the device. This time he succeeded, but the effect left him speechless.
It was a sound like the chaotic roar of millions of people. Those who heard the horn felt their bodies burning, as if their souls were being scorched by flames. The runes on the horn suddenly turned crimson, then white, flashing back and forth. This gave Lu Xuan the feeling of a mechanical malfunction.
In just a few seconds, the wind nearly knocked all the surrounding guards to the ground. The crucial point was that Lu Xuan himself also had to endure this soul-level attack. This left him utterly speechless.
It seems like this thing requires the magic of this world to activate. I guess Daenerys should be able to.
But the Dragon Binder was far more than that. Lu Xuan used his mental power to explore the deepest part of the horn. After traversing countless incomprehensible arrays of runes, Lu Xuan finally sensed the core of the horn.
Deep within the Dragonbinder, Lu Xuan sensed an immensely vast soul. More precisely, a dragon soul. Compared to this dragon soul, the power of Daenerys' three dragons was like three infants compared to a Captain America-level giant. The difference was almost indescribable.
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Chapter 269 Origin
The Horn of the Dragon Binder—what method was used to bind the dragon? Lu Xuan never understood.
Because he had experienced the power of dragons up close. Although in TV dramas, these creatures were portrayed as incredibly weak, easily killed with a single arrow from a heavy crossbow, after close encounters, Lu Xuan was almost certain that this thing represented the pinnacle of life in this world.
Just considering the unique, law-level magical power within them, it's practically the pinnacle of magic in this world. No wonder Dragon Flame in the story is the nemesis of almost all magic.
However, the Valyrian Dragon King of yesteryear was able to control dragons using the Dragon Horn. The Dragonbinders were among the best of them. This made Lu Xuan somewhat incredulous. Could they so easily suppress the dragons' law-level magic?
It wasn't until he delved deeper into the Dragonbinder's Horn that he finally understood. Sealed within the Dragonbinder's Horn was a dragon soul—a powerful and astonishingly potent dragon soul.
Daenerys's three dragons were all in their juvenile stage. Lu Xuan wasn't very familiar with them and couldn't judge their future potential. But without a doubt, they were absolutely no match for the dragon soul before him.
The moment Lu Xuan came into contact with the dragon soul, he sensed its will. This creature was completely different from the three beast-like dragons under Daenerys's command. It possessed a human-like will. Although it appeared frail and extremely weak, it still retained a complete consciousness.
"Human?" came the question from the other end.
"Who are you?" Lu Xuan asked the other party.
"Who am I? This question comes far too late; I've already forgotten my name. Human, are you the new Dragon King?"
Dragon King was a title used in Valyrian times to refer to a great wizard who could tame dragons.
“Unfortunately, I am not. Besides, the Valyrian era has passed. Now, only the last Dragon Aspect remains in this world, and she is a descendant of House Targaryen.”
"Targaryen? Never heard of them. Are they some kind of offshoot? What a shame. For a moment, I really thought they were completely extinct!"
"You don't sound like you much."
"Like them? They killed me and sealed my soul here. How could I like them? Do you know how this thing I exist, what you call the Horn of the Dragonbinder, truly intimidates dragons?"
"Deterrence? This thing is called a Dragonbinder. I thought it could control dragons?"
"Control? Hahahaha, control... You think you can control a dragon with these mediocre runes? Hahahaha..."
The two were in a state of spiritual communication, and Lu Xuan was able to immediately sense the immense sorrow and hatred hidden deep in the other's consciousness.
"Do you know what those runes outside are for?" the other person asked. Lu Xuan had a vague guess in his mind, but he didn't say it out loud.
"It's normal that this is unexpected. In reality, very few people know this secret. Even among those so-called Dragon Kings, very few know it. The runes on this horn are essentially designed to torment me!!!"
Although Lu Xuan had some vague suspicions, he was still shocked when he heard the other party's answer.
"Nothing has ever been able to control dragons. But some things can instill fear in them, like me. As the first dragons, we can intimidate our descendants. Of course, I wouldn't do that. So, they created this horn. To imprison my soul within it."
Whenever I blow this horn with magic, the runes are activated, and I am subjected to unimaginable pain. Then I scream in agony. And that scream is the source of the Dragon Horn's power. All dragons whose bloodline is weaker than mine are terrified by my roar; this is a suppression of power originating from the very soul.