Chapter 205 – Dragonkin Form, Another Epic Added

Slurp slurp.

Gulp gulp.

“Another bowl, please.”

At the largest cafeteria in Tianyuan Territory, by a large round table near the second-floor window, Dragon Blood Valkyrie Xiliu placed a thoroughly cleaned bowl—not a single grain of rice or drop of broth remaining—to the side.

There, dozens of identical empty bowls were already stacked into multiple half-meter-high pillars.

Xiliu still looked unsatisfied.

Nearby, several chefs stared wide-eyed. Fortunately, it wasn’t mealtime, or this seemingly unathletic girl alone could have emptied the entire food supply.

Terrifying, truly terrifying.

But since the Lord had ordered that this person must eat her fill, they would spare no effort. They were outstanding chefs selected from over three thousand people in the entire town—they couldn’t be underestimated!

Half an hour later, when Dolai hurried over, it witnessed the spectacular scene of Xiliu having devoured over a hundred bowls.

It licked its lips and glanced at the nearby chefs.

In the end, it restrained its surging appetite. After all, it was General Dolai, Senior Dolai—it couldn’t cause trouble for its own territory.

It rarely ate at the large cafeteria, and on the few occasions it did, it only sampled lightly.

Usually, it hunted and cooked its own prey, sometimes consuming an entire Earthrock Dragon in one meal.

It patted Xiliu and said, “You came at the right time. Next time, let’s go hunting together, and you can taste Senior Dolai’s cooking.”

After eating and drinking their fill, Dolai brought Xiliu to Training Ground No. 3.

Hiss—

As the gate opened, Lord Mu, who had received Dolai’s call, also arrived from the nearby City Lord’s Mansion.

At this moment, the usually carefree Xiliu actually felt a bit nervous.

This concerned her benefits of food and accommodation—how could she not be nervous!

“Relax, we’re just testing your abilities.”

Mu Yuan initially wanted to ask what she was good at but decided against it. Xiliu clearly seemed incapable of much; her specific potential would have to be deeply explored by him, the Lord. Uncovering potential and nurturing subordinates were the duties of a Lord.

He opened Xiliu’s panel.

Xiliu had over ten skills in total. Compared to newly recruited Elite Three-Star units, this was naturally more, but when measured against heroes of the same tier, her skill pool was somewhat lacking.

She only had a few Advanced skills like Flame Breath and Dragonkin Mode and hadn’t mastered any area-type skills. However, her Concept had reached Minor Achievement, and both of her talents were quite rare.

Red Dragon Bloodline and Dragon Roar!

The Red Dragon Bloodline was the foundation of all her abilities, the origin of her Dragon Blood Valkyrie class. This talent encompassed multiple sub-talents like Dragon Fear and Fire Affinity, though her Dragon Fear was far inferior to that of the Bone Dragon Sario.

The Dragon Roar talent was even more peculiar. After reading the description, Mu Yuan’s expression turned somewhat strange.

「Dragon Roar: Dragon Blood Valkyrie Xiliu can absorb the souls of dragons or dragonkin with high-purity dragon bloodlines she slays to gain special powers. Additionally, the more Dragon Roars Xiliu possesses, the greater her lethality against dragonkin lives.」

「Current number of Dragon Roars possessed: 0」

At first glance, she seemed like a Dragon Blood Princess, but in reality, she was a Dragon Slayer!

This talent held immense future potential.On the field, Xiliu and Dolai exchanged blows back and forth. Of course, it was mainly Xiliu attacking while Dolai defended. Dolai didn’t really strike much, instead countering moves as they came, giving Xiliu plenty of room to showcase her skills while thoroughly enjoying its role as the Senior.

This newcomer test finally proceeded without any surprises, gurgle.

Perfect~!

At this moment, Xiliu still had one last skill left to test.

She growled lowly, “Senior Dolai, I’m coming at you now!”

Transformation!

She let out a deep yet still thunderous roar, as if some prehistoric creature was about to awaken. An invisible pressure far more formidable than before spread out, making the entire Training Ground space feel somewhat oppressive.

The next moment, Xiliu—who originally had just a tall but still graceful figure—suddenly swelled up by a full size.

Her slender arms bulged with muscle, her wheat-colored skin gradually turned dark purple, her thighs grew thicker than Mu Yuan’s waist, and her entire body stretched upward by two or three segments.

The somewhat worn dark red armor she wore also creaked and transformed along with her expanding form—it was actually a remarkable piece of Treasure Armor, though it lacked maintenance and repairs.

Horns sprouted from her head, her eyes became vertical like snake pupils, gleaming with a cold, dark red light.

From her back, a pair of massive Dragon Wings with a wingspan of four to five meters burst forth accompanied by the sound of tearing cloth.

With this, Xiliu’s transformation was complete.

The originally 1.7 to 1.8-meter tall girl had now become a nearly three-meter-tall behemoth, radiating an extremely fierce oppressive aura.

“Come on~!”

Even though Xiliu looked quite formidable now, Dolai was the Great Senior after all, so of course it would give Xiliu enough room to perform.

Thus, Senior Dolai did not use any spells but instead condensed its liquid form to shape a several-meter-long alloy giant fist.

It threw a punch.

A dark red giant shadow pounced forward, Dragon Claws streaming with dark red blazing flames.

Senior Dolai was smashed into the wall hundreds of meters away, turning into a puddle of condensed liquid that splattered against it.

“Eh? Ehh!!!”

Xiliu screeched to a halt, wide-eyed and at a loss: On her first day on the job, she had already beaten up the great Senior who was looking out for her—what should she do, she was super anxious!

Dolai, slowly sliding down the wall with a splat, was also questioning its life.

It had messed up in front of a newcomer again—what should it do, it was super anxious!

…

With Dolai as a reference, Xiliu’s strength could be intuitively assessed.

In one word: strong.

After entering Dragonkin Mode, Xiliu’s combat power had explosively increased. Although Dolai’s failure was due to carelessness…

Xiliu still had many untapped potentials.

By delving deeper into her Red Dragon Bloodline, awakening one or two Advanced skills wouldn’t be difficult. Given Xiliu’s Outstanding Three-Star rank, self-learning some basic ordinary skills would also be quite feasible.

Not only could her skill pool be expanded, but Xiliu, having wandered for so long, was actually still underdeveloped. As long as she ate more, drank more, and exercised more, her physical fitness could experience another sharp rise.

Mu Yuan was satisfied with Xiliu.

The only regret was that she couldn’t transform into a giant Dragon.

But since Xiliu could transform into a Dragonkin, it meant that as long as her Bloodline advanced further, there was a possibility she could become a Dragon soaring through the skies.

Achieving this possibility required just one small evolution.

And Xiliu…

Mu Yuan gazed intently, as an invisible power of evolution began to spread.After a moment, he confirmed that Xiliu could evolve! The evolution points she required were somewhat special—both human race and dragon race evolution points could fulfill her evolution needs.

Dragon race evolution points? Mu Yuan didn’t have a single one, but he wasn’t lacking in human race evolution points.

「Human Race Evolution Points: 5586」

He could evolve another human epic.

Although Mu Yuan was curious whether the Dragon Blood Valkyrie could transform into a true dragon after evolution… Xiliu was, after all, a newcomer who had just joined. Ahead of her were veterans like Lu Liu, Sophia, Seventeen, and others. There was no way he would use the precious evolution power directly on Xiliu.

Even heroes had to wait in line.

The next candidate for evolution was Lu Liu, followed by Sophia, and then…

Mu Yuan hesitated between Seventeen and Xiliu.

He felt somewhat apologetic toward Seventeen. He would decide later when the time came.

…

One of the cultural traditions in Tianyuan Territory was observing evolutions.

Witnessing the evolution miracles of senior generals could effectively inspire latercomers to strive harder. This was why Isloria embarked on the path of becoming a versatile tool, and why the Bone Dragon Sario had recently transformed into an obsessive workaholic.

Dragon Blood Valkyrie Xiliu was a newcomer.

Although she showed none of the arrogance typical of high-level heroes and stated she would execute any task as long as food and shelter were provided…

Enthusiasm was important.

So Mu Yuan had Dolai take Xiliu to observe the evolution. This would also help the various department generals become familiar with each other and coexist harmoniously.

“Look, that’s today’s main character, General Lu Liu.”

Lu Liu didn’t have any illustrious battle achievements and rarely actually fought, but you could see his presence everywhere in the territory.

When refugees arrived, Lu Liu personally registered and received them.

When construction teams built structures, Lu Liu personally led them.

During patrols of various defense zones, Lu Liu constantly inspected and made daily improvements.

He also frequently served as an instructor for the training of Imperial Guard Halberdiers.

His tasks might not be grand, but he was like a brick that could be placed wherever needed. Moreover, Lu Liu handled everything meticulously—even something as minor as weapon wear among guard soldiers would receive his attention.

This was the seemingly unimpressive, taciturn, yet mountain-like reliable defense general—Lu Liu.

“I will definitely not waste this opportunity! I will burn all my potential during evolution to comprehend more skills!”

He declared with great spirit.

Similar to the evolutions of Rakshasa and Red Robe, Lu Liu had adjusted his condition to peak state and used some auxiliary treasures to make his mind clearer and thoughts more active.

The next moment,

The glow of evolution enveloped him, and strands of purple light drifted over from the horizon’s end.

The miraculous glow lasted for over a hundred seconds before finally fading.

「Prompt: Lu Liu has comprehended the field skill ‘Entrapment Battlefield’ during evolution.」

「Prompt: Lu Liu has ignited his will’s radiance during evolution, and his Unshakable Will talent has been enhanced.」

「Prompt: Lu Liu has awakened the epic skill ‘Fearless Great Mountain Divine Venerable’ during evolution.」

His eyes remained closed, still in a mysterious state.

Yet he couldn’t help but draw the spear from his back and began practicing moves.

Two moves, ten moves, twenty moves.

When Lu Liu’s moves reached a certain level, his aura suddenly transformed dramatically. A massive, mountain-like blurry shadow emerged behind him, following his movements as it swung a giant spear dozens of meters long.

Boom—The earth trembled, dust exploded, and a massive trench over a hundred meters long gradually revealed itself amidst the swirling dirt.

At that moment, Lu Liu abruptly jolted awake.

Lord Mu stood with his hands clasped behind his back, nodding in satisfaction.

Lu Liu’s Epic Skill was quite remarkable, and the self-comprehended terrain skill, Entrapment Battlefield, was particularly unique—it could even be considered a minor strategic skill.

This was the impressive aspect of Epic Evolution.

Generals like Niu Si, Asun, Bone Two, and Sario, while envious, strengthened their resolve to exert every ounce of effort and fight to the death.

Everything was for evolution.

Ah, no—everything was for the Lord.

Charge!

The Dragon girl Xiliu joined the others in applauding and celebrating, then turned to Dolai and asked, “Big Sis Dolai, after evolving, can you eat more and have a bigger appetite?”

Mu Yuan: “???”

You witnessed such a grand and magnificent evolution miracle, and all you grasped was this?

Didn’t you think about striving harder? Being a bit more competitive and proactive?

All you think about is eating, eating, eating.

This must have been influenced by Dolai.

First update…

(End of chapter)