novelraw Chapter 23 – Explosive Draconic Form
Chapter 23 – Explosive Draconic Form
```
[Anna Hathaway Affection +5, Current Affection 55 (Close)]
Uh, this...
Su Nian, held by Anna, was a bit bewildered. He thought Anna would be annoyed with him for reading those kinds of books, but unexpectedly, his affection points increased.
Indeed, even if she's just a little elf girl, as long as she's female, they're hard to understand.
A woman's heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea, as Master Kongzi said!
Being affectionately embraced by Anna, Su Nian had no inappropriate thoughts.
Mainly because the atmosphere wasn't quite right. He nuzzled Anna's soft, tender cheek, repositioned her on his back, and then spread his wings, flapping them a few times to rescue the kobolds buried in the dirt.
"Cough, cough! Phew... Merciful master, please remind your poor followers next time..."
Polikri crawled out of the sandpile, covered in dirt, with a mouthful of sand.
The Black Dragon's digging speed was just too fast; before it could react, it was buried under a heap of dirt along with the other kobolds.
Honestly, it was an unpleasant feeling, almost suffocating!
"Enough with the nonsense, for now, return to the lair to rest and recover. Take your spoils of war; I need a quiet cave to comprehend the changes brought by this inheritance!" Su Nian said mysteriously:
"Once I'm ready, we'll reclaim the lair occupied by the Itt Monsters!"
Su Nian's serious command infused the kobolds with immense courage, and they cheered "Woof woof woof," their sorrow for fallen comrades dissipating with the wind.
In the survival-of-the-fittest Silvermoon Forest, creatures die at every moment, and sorrow is just a mournful refrain.
Only battle is the true main theme!
Moments later, Su Nian was quietly settled in a private space provided by the kobolds.
On the way back to the kobold lair, Su Nian had roughly decided on the direction for his next modifications.
First, the [Basic Dragonbreath Accumulation] is definitely essential, as his main attack methods are still dragonbreath and melee combat.
However, currently, his dragonbreath cooldown is too long, even with the help of Intermediate Devour, it still takes a minute to fully charge once.
This is mainly because he's just a Juvenile Dragon; in reality, once dragons reach adulthood, their dragonbreath is almost like a basic attack, firing every ten seconds with ease, and their main attack method becomes Draconic magic.
Su Nian had an idea.
Looking at the long Dragonbreath Upgrade Tree, it seemed like he could enhance this basic attack skill to its peak, like while other dragons spew Molten Flame, he could unleash an Annihilation Ray?
Just thinking about it is awesome!
Secondly, Su Nian wanted to modify his appearance.
Currently, the Black Dragon's body is rather slender, lacking aesthetic appeal.
In his understanding, dragons should be those muscular behemoths, not a mosquito flying in the sky!
"System, I want to modify the Basic Dragonbreath Accumulation."
[Ding! 1000 System Points deducted, Basic Dragonbreath Accumulation begins solidification, please prepare yourself]
This modification still had a bit of a painful sensation, but it was far less uncomfortable than modifying the Basic Forge, a kind of ache within a bearable range.
After the modification was complete, Su Nian raised his dragon head, a "gurgling" sound emanating from his throat, the green-blue glow on his throat growing brighter, and at its peak, a ghostly green dragonbreath spewed from his mouth, quickly filling the entire cave.
This flame was highly corrosive; the surrounding rocks were not only scorched by the Molten Flame but also emitted a "sizzling" sound.
It felt comparable to the Fel Flame from Hellfire.
Su Nian was very satisfied with his new dragonbreath; it finally had the essence of a dragon, retaining the advantages of acidic dragonbreath while adding burning damage.
Moreover, he could feel that the accumulation speed of the dragon breath liquid had doubled, now taking just half a minute to fully charge a breath.
"Next is the body modification..."
Su Nian pondered, recalling the dragon bosses he encountered in games from his past life, with Deathwing Neltharion being the top choice, a classic Black Dragon image.
A demonic, fierce dragon head, armor-like scales, a sturdy neck, muscles knotted all over its body, a crack emitting Molten Flame light starting from the neck, running through the dragon's belly and extending to the tail, spreading like leaves, seemingly containing terrifying energy.
The second reference could be the Despair Dragon, Nidhogg.
The big shot that gnawed at the roots of the World Tree, also a cataclysmic existence.
Its body was covered in shiny black scales, its back bristling with menacing spikes, its wings shrouded in dark energy, blocking out the sky, with starlight seemingly twinkling within.
Compared to the muscular dragon Neltharion, Nidhogg was closer to the traditional Black Dragon image, but equally much stronger, appearing quite mysterious and elegant.
However, Su Nian preferred Deathwing Neltharion, that kind of physique was the true dragon, the ultimate expression of violent aesthetics.
With this thought, he eagerly transmitted the memory images of Deathwing to the custom modification system.
If he could transform into something like Deathwing, even as a Juvenile Dragon, he could probably scare an Adult Dragon senseless.
[Ding! Calculating the modification cost for the host's transmitted template]
[Calculation complete: Appearance modification requires 20,000 System Points, other organ modifications require 1,000,000 System Points, host's System Points insufficient, modification failed]
"Uh, this..."
Su Nian was speechless. He knew it would be expensive, but he didn't expect that just modifying his appearance to resemble Deathwing would cost 20,000 System Points.
Previously, he thought he had struck it rich, but now it seemed that little bit of System Points was far from enough.
The revolution is not yet successful, the Black Dragon still needs to strive.
Su Nian sighed, about to give up on appearance modification and look at other modification projects when the system suddenly popped up a prompt:
Explore the extended edition on pawread.com.
[Insufficient System Points, would you like to initiate the Stage-by-Stage Modification Plan?]
"What is the Stage-by-Stage Modification Plan?"
Su Nian was a bit confused.
[Ding! The system divides the host's modification plan into multiple stages based on the provided modification direction, with each stage requiring a portion of the modification cost]
"Not bad, not bad, isn't this just installment payment?"
Su Nian was overjoyed, the corners of his dragon mouth curling into a sinister arc.
This system was quite considerate, allowing installment payments, and without interest, truly deserving to be called his good son, only slightly less than his SSR Anna darling.
"Initiate the Stage-by-Stage Modification Plan!"
Su Nian waved his dragon wings, standing tall and proud once more, his scarlet dragon eyes filled with anticipation.
[Ding! If only modifying appearance, the modification is divided into four stages]
[First Stage "Explosive Draconic Form" requires 1500 System Points, involving overall modification of the host's physique and muscle distribution]
[Second Stage "Advanced Scale Density" requires 5000 System Points]
[Third Stage "Advanced Scale Strength" requires 5000 System Points]
[Final Stage adding new organ "Heart of Molten Flame" requires 7500 System Points]
......
[Host's System Points sufficient, would you like to start the first stage of modification?]
"Begin! I've been waiting for this!"
Final form of the protagonist's modification
Power up, power up (*꒦ິ⌓꒦ີ)
```