novelraw Chapter 194-2: Final Event, Reversion to Draconic Form (2)
Chapter 194-2: Final Event, Reversion to Draconic Form (2)
[You take an Obsidian Venom Ore (Common) into your mouth and activate the Hermit Bloodline Tempering Secret Rite to draw out the faint trace of bloodline within it…]
[Absorbing…]
“As long as I don’t die again, five days should be enough to clear Hidden Canyon.”
The little dragon-man absorbed ore quickly, and it was even faster with Common-grade ore compared to Fine-grade.
He still had the Resting Page beside him to heal indefinitely, so there was no risk of the dragon-man succumbing to poison.
Before long, the ore in his inventory was dwindling at a visible rate.
Lin Xun kept clicking the options, tedious and dull.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up. He manifested the Refined Copper Sand Maraca into his hand.
When he shook the maraca, the blonde girl in the kimono strolled over.
Seeing the Valkyrie looking so docile, Lin Xun launched into his wicked (lazy) scheme.“Come here. Watch closely, first you tap this option, then this one.”
“When the game says I’m out of health, you click the Resting Page. Understand?”
The Valkyrie tilted her head blankly, indicating she couldn’t see the contents on the phone screen.
Lin Xun smacked his forehead. How could he have forgotten that?
His attempt to slack off had failed. He sent the Valkyrie off to the kitchen to make a midnight snack, then resigned himself to continuing the monotonous evolution.
—
By dawn, the little dragon-man’s evolution was finally complete.
[Absorbing…]
[Absorption complete. Your bloodline power has increased by a very small amount!]
[Your bloodline power has reached the critical threshold…]
[You feel searing pain throughout your body. Your skin itches unbearably as scales sprout across your flesh and horns grow thicker on your head…]
[You grit your teeth and endure the excruciating pain of bloodline elevation.]
[…]
[Your shell Hybrid Half-Dragon Who Gazes Upward has advanced to Pureblood Half-Dragon Who Gazes Upward!]
[Your frame has grown larger. Beneath the scales covering your body lie dense, powerful muscles. Your horns have thickened, and the claws on your limbs and the fangs in your jaws have all become sharper.]
Lin Xun exhaled a long breath, feeling at last that the ordeal was over.
The ore in his inventory hadn’t all been used up. Over two hundred Fine-grade ores remained, and none of the Rare-grade ores had been touched.
The little dragon-man still had room to grow further, but evolving the bloodline again would require far more ore than what he had left.
Time was tight now, and Lin Xun dared not delay. He immediately set out for Hidden Canyon.
Riding in the carriage, he opened the shell panel to inspect the little dragon-man.
Its shell quality had risen to Rare. Its level and skill qualities had also improved slightly.
Even more surprising, the pureblood half-dragon had acquired a new skill.
[Reversion to Draconic Form (Rare Skill): The pureblood half-dragon’s bloodline has undergone a qualitative leap, awakening a sliver of ancestral power long dormant.]
[By using this skill, you can briefly transform back toward your draconic ancestry, at the cost of your life force.]
Lin Xun’s eyes widened.
Reversion to Draconic Form! Didn’t that mean he could transform into a dragon?!
But when he saw that the skill’s quality was Rare, he immediately dismissed that unrealistic notion.
If a Rare-grade skill could really let him transform into a giant dragon, the Hermit’s descendants would be invincible, why would they need to pledge themselves to the Radiant Stars for anything?
At this stage, Reversion to Draconic Form probably only turned him into an oversized lizard. He still had a long evolutionary road before becoming a true dragon.
As Lin Xun pondered this, he realized something felt off.
“Wait a second. I came here to inherit the Dragon Knight’s legacy, which means I’m supposed to be riding a dragon.”
“At this rate, what dragon am I going to ride? I’ll end up… tch, I’ll end up being the dragon myself.”
The carriage rumbled out of the town, heading toward the distant canyon.
Even after a night of exhausting work, Lin Xun didn’t feel the least bit drowsy. With his enhanced talent, staying up all night barely affected him; even after several days without sleep, he could remain alert and energetic.
He tossed aside his phone and let the carriage continue toward his destination.
—
[The warm light of the rising sun shines into Hidden Canyon. You maintain your stealth as you step into the gorge…]
It was now the morning of the second day. After a full day and night of anti-addiction cooldowns, Lin Xun had finally returned to Hidden Canyon.
[Compared to your last visit, the canyon’s defenses have grown even tighter. The miner slaves are all clad in leather armor, spears in hand, patrolling the gorge without rest.]
[You silently approach a squad of guard slaves to eavesdrop on their conversation…]
[All the overseer lords have mysteriously vanished, and the ore meant to be delivered to the Dragon Nest has also disappeared without a trace, infuriating the lords within the nest.]
[A new order from the Dragon Nest has suspended mining operations for three days. If the two mixed-blood half-dragons who murdered the overseers are not caught, all the miner slaves will be severely punished…]
[From their chatter, you hear that not a single guard slave feels any joy about the three-day work stoppage. Instead, they keep cursing the two brazen wretches without pause.]
[Your rage flares. Will you slaughter these foul-mouthed slaves, or magnanimously spare them and proceed straight to the Dragon Nest?]
These little dragon-men were all walking experience points. If Lin Xun didn’t need to infiltrate the Dragon Nest quietly, he would have already harvested them all.
“Once I’ve cleared this map, not one of you will get away.”
[You ignore the slaves, still muttering curses, and maintain your stealth as you advance deeper into the canyon…]
[…]
[The closer you draw to the Dragon Nest, the fewer patrols you see.]
[When the colossal structure of the Dragon Nest is only a hundred meters ahead, the road has become utterly deserted, you are alone on this path of pilgrimage.]
[An invisible pressure washes over you again, making each step a struggle, impossible to advance.]
[You realize that with this shell alone, you cannot enter the Dragon Nest…]
[You have possessed the shell Pureblood Half-Dragon Who Gazes Upward!]
[The surrounding pressure suddenly eases. Though a lingering resistance remains, entering the Dragon Nest is no longer an unattainable dream.]
[Resolutely, you stride forward…]