Full health is the kill threshold, no matter if you're a god or a demon!

For a moment, Liu Nian felt the world go quiet.

He felt as if his body was glowing.

It wasn't the kind of outward, flamboyant light that comes from skill effects, but rather a warm, restrained pale golden glow that emanated from the depths of one's bones. That light flowed like mercury through every vein, every inch of muscle, and every bone.

The system notification sound became distant and indistinct, as if it came from across a thousand years.

[Inheriting the Dragon Lord's legacy...]

[Upgrading in progress... 10%... 50%... 100%]

Liu Nian's consciousness was pulled into a strange space.

There was no sky, no earth, only an endless sea of ​​golden clouds.

Deep within the sea of ​​clouds, a colossal, indescribable five-clawed golden dragon slowly swam by, each of its scales as dazzling as stars, each strand of its whiskers as long as the Milky Way.

It lowered its eyes.

He glanced at Liu Nian.

That single glance held seven thousand years of loneliness, the tragic grandeur of sacrificing the entire clan, and a protection that would last until death.

Then it disappeared.

Transformed into countless golden rays, they fell like spring rain, merging into Liu Nian's limbs and bones.

Upgrade complete!

[Young descendant of the dragon, you have acquired the Eternal-level talent: Law of Heaven and Earth.]

Liu Nian opened his eyes.

He subconsciously looked down at his hands.

The hand was still the same hand, with clear palm lines and distinct knuckles, and a faint golden blood vessel flashed beneath the fingernail.

He knew something was different.

He opened the character panel.

The "Race" section has been removed from the list of races.

Instead, three words were used—

[Dragon Descendant]

Liu Nian silently repeated these three words.

He felt subtle changes happening in his body.

His skeleton seemed to have been meticulously sculpted by an invisible hand, tightened, lengthened, and made smooth and graceful. His shoulder width remained the same, but his waist narrowed by half an inch, and his overall silhouette transitioned from "powerful" to "agile."

He has grown taller.

It extended evenly and harmoniously by ten centimeters, slightly raising his field of vision and making his gaze farther away, making the world appear more expansive in his eyes.

A very faint golden halo appeared on the surface of the skin, as thin as a cicada's wing.

He looked at his attribute panel.

He received a 300% bonus to his base stats, but with the Heart of Steel talent, this 300% bonus might be a game-changer for other players, but for him it's just so-so.

Due to the influence of the job template, Liu Nian cannot allocate attribute points himself, and his basic attribute growth is not particularly exaggerated.

Taking health points as an example, his base health points growth per level is 100 points. With a 3x growth, he received 19800 points in compensation this time.

It's better than nothing, to say the least.

The attack power is 990 points, and the other stats like armor, magic resistance, and ability power are about the same.

But Liu Nian was not disappointed.

Because he knew that the true value of ascension lay not in these numerical values.

First, they will break away from the human camp on Earth and no longer be affected by the Ascension War.

Secondly, there is the Eternal-level talent!

[Talent: Law of Heaven and Earth]

【Quality: Eternal】

[Consumption: Consumes 5000 energy per second after transformation]

Cooling time: 1 hour

[Effect 1: Upon activation, your size, attack power, and defense power increase by 5000%, and the equipment you wear and the weapon you wield during transformation also receive the same amplification effect;]

[Effect 2: During this period, you can only use basic attacks, but all damage will be true damage;]

[Effect 3: When you activate this ability in dragon form, the true damage from Effect 2 becomes absolute damage. (Note: Absolute damage is higher than true damage and will penetrate invincibility effects.)]

Liu Nian stared at the line "Penetrate Invincible Effect" with his eyes shining!

This mechanism... is truly amazing.

Even the invincible can't withstand it! Next time we encounter the trolls, their group invincibility effect will definitely shock them.

Fortunately, this effect did not occur when Long Zhuhuang fought him, otherwise Liu Nianzhen would have been in a tragic situation.

In addition, becoming a descendant of the dragon grants two transformation forms.

One form is a half-dragon, resembling the half-dragon ghosts found in the ruins. It grows to about 2.5 meters tall, with fine, pale golden scales appearing on parts of its body. Its eyes transform into vertical pupils, the irises a fiery gold. Short, powerful dragon horns, about 20 centimeters long, sprout from its forehead, their tips pointing backward. Its fingers become dragon claws, the nails sharp and horny. A pair of ink-wash style dragon wings made of energy can selectively unfold from its back. These wings have no actual combat power but can be used for short-distance gliding and to avoid fall damage.

In this form, armor and magic resistance are increased by an additional 200%, and health regeneration speed is increased by 500%.

All existing skills gain a 10%-30% power boost (depending on the transformation level: Mythical/Legendary/Eternal).

Basic attacks deal additional true damage based on 1% of maximum health.

It will also have a [Dragon's Might Suppression] effect: it creates a natural deterrent effect on enemies, reducing all their attributes by 5%-15% (depending on the transformation level).

The second is the Divine Dragon form, which is similar to Liu Nian's transformation skill. In this form, the health points will be increased according to the level of the transformation. For example, Liu Nian's transformation is: the maximum health points are increased by 500%, magic immunity is granted, the movement mode is changed to flight, and the skills "Elemental Breath" and "Celestial Manipulation" are gained.

However, Liu Nian's skill is a transformation skill that lasts for 10 minutes and has a 24-hour cooldown.

However, these two transformations of the Dragonborn are innate skills with no time limit, but their strength is correspondingly slightly lower.

The transformation into a dragon also varies depending on the level of the dragon descendant. Mythic level provides a 100% bonus to all attributes, Legendary level provides 200%, and Eternal level provides 300%. It also grants the ability to breathe elemental energy and fly, but does not include the ability to manipulate celestial phenomena.

Regardless of how you look at it, this template of the dragon descendant is far superior to the original template of the human race on Earth.

Let's take stock of the attribute panel that hasn't been listed in a while:

Name: Liu Nian

[Level: LV.99]

[HP: 2,572,211,979]

[Energy: 34650]

Attacks: 83,523,120

[Faqiang: 11428]

Armor: 22664

[Magic Resistance: 11602]

Life Steal: 69%

[Shield: 1,028,884,791]

Armor penetration: 51%

Physical damage reduction: 25%

[Magic damage reduction: 60%]

[Fire Damage Reduction: +15%]

[Damage over time reduction: 70%]

Evasion: 35%

[Block: 861]

[Heart of Steel: 2465 floors, provides 1,237,126,674 health points]

[Soul Drain Strike: 2399th floor, provides 12084 damage]

[Hellish Curse: 11428 stacks, grants 11428 armor, magic resistance, and ability power]

[The Fang of Malice (+Victor's Gem): Converts to provide 123,730,944 health.]

[Ring of Paradox (Fang of Malice): Transformation grants 61,857,818 Attack Power]

[Golden Skill Stone: 1]

Silver Skill Stones: 11

Skill Points: 16

[Unused Body Tempering Attempts: 8]

[Titles: Slayer of the Fungus, Lord of Anaxiasim, Reshaper of the Landform, Scourge of the Goblins, Boundary Breaker, Mastermind Behind the Exiled City]

[Bonds: Spore Symbiosis, Microbial Resonance, Shared Suffering, Trinity, Oath of the Two Kings]

[Pets: Arachne, Charmander, Echo]

【Demonic Servants: Giant, Little Blue】

Mount: Ironjaw Tyrannosaurus Rex

[Important Gems: Psionic Core, Tier 2 Ember Core Fragment, Hyperion Heart Fragment]

[Important Artifacts: Heart of Deception, Gift of the Shadow Queen, Cup of Gluttony (has already consumed 7 legendary items)]

[Important Equipment in Warehouse or Backpack: Mega Bomb Rocket Launcher, Hell Engine (Incomplete), Immortal King Set (7 pieces), God Hunter (1 piece), Boundless Fury (1 piece), Bloodthirsty Royale (1 piece), Crowned King (Troll Crown)]

[Skill books to be learned: Twin Casting, Intangible Weapon]

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