Eren was just two steps away from reaching another significant milestone in his leveling journey. He had already reached level 49, and with two more levels to go, his stats could take another great leap forward.
His stats were already slightly higher than they had been when he first entered the Dungeon, and he looked forward to the day when he would cross the next great threshold, which might finally put him on par with the Overlords.
“Just a little more…” he said under his breath, his eyes fixed intently on his status screen, filled with optimism.
Given his already high level, it had become increasingly challenging to gain experience compared to earlier stages. However, Eren was certain that it was only a matter of time before he crossed the great wall.
In his status screen, he was also able to notice a few minor differences. His dragon bloodline didn’t say that it was the Celestial Dragon Bloodline anymore. Instead, it said that he had the bloodline of the Dragon of the Beginning.
It felt similar to the bloodline that the Celestial Dragon had. Even the Sea Dragon Empress couldn’t find any flaws in it, but only he could see that it was different. It was as if he had gone a step beyond the Celestial Dragon Bloodline
“It is quite strange. When I stole the Sea Dragon Bloodline, it evolved to Celestial Dragon Bloodline. When I stole the Celestial Dragon Bloodline, it evolved to the Dragon of the Beginning.”
“Is Devourer also able to increase the purity and origin of the Bloodline?” He couldn’t help but wonder how this was possible. If it happened one time, it felt like it was a coincidence because shackles were removed, but the second time was more than a coincidence.
He could also see that the Goddess’ Blessing was slightly higher in his status screen. Even though it still didn’t reach a hundred percent, it was much closer to it.
His skills that came with the Dragon Bloodline had also evolved to some extent. His wings had changed to wings of dominance. His Dragon Language had changed to the Ancient Dragon Language.
His Dragon Transformation also had a new name on his status screen. It was called the Absolute Dragon Transformation.
“So much has changed. It seems I will have to spend some time familiarising myself with these new skills.”
He looked back at the Sea Dragon Empress, who was lying on the ground, appearing to be sleeping peacefully. Her aura was not only stabilizing but also becoming stronger as she had also entered a phase of evolution into half Celestial Dragon with the breaking of shackles.
“She would probably take a long time to wake up. I have some time.”
Eren looked towards the ceiling where a giant hole was visible. It was the hole that he had created when forcefully entering the first floor.
He used flight and rose in the sky, leaving the fifth floor temporarily. He didn’t want to disturb the evolution of the Empress when testing his new skills.
He flew through the fourth floor, reaching the third. Finally, he stopped on the second floor which felt like a perfect place to test his skills.
Not only was this floor spacious, but it was also something that didn’t have many obstruction. There was only lava on the floor, but the lava didn’t feel like it could harm him anymore.
As the Dragon of Beginning, he was able to accept the head better. Moreover, what better place to test his skills than the land of lava.
He raised his hand, using only the Ancient Dragon Tongue.
“Freeze.” He only said a single word, but that world itself had a lot of power. It was as if the world was crossing the threshold of the worldly laws
The temperature suddenly dropped to the extreme. The molten lava on the ground started freezing until its movement had completely stopped.
The lava was frozen in place, making no movements at all.
Eren was amused at the power it had. Even though he could achieve the same thing with his Frost Bloodline, being able to use a single word to change the landscape felt like a complete cheat.
The Bloodline into the Dragon of the Beginning had granted him quite a few useful abilities.
He floated above the crystalline landscape he had created, noting the way light refracted off the icy lava, casting beautiful patterns on the cavern walls. The floor was now frozen, making it no different from ordinary land.
“Interesting,” he whispered, his voice barely echoing in the vast chamber.
The Ancient Dragon Tongue had reshaped reality with a mere word. The Dragon of Beginning was certainly an existence that was beyond comprehension of this world.
Eren even wondered if the Dragon of Beginning was even an existence that only appeared in other worlds.
With a deep breath, he raised his other hand, ready to test another aspect of his ability.
“Ignite,” he commanded a small section of the land, and the frozen lava responded immediately.
Flames erupted, dancing across the icy surface, creating a beautiful scenery of fire and ice. The two elements coexisted. Neither the lave melted the ice, nor the ice froze the lava.
Even when Eren changed the spell, the previous spell was still intact. The way he could use the Dragon spells had changed, and so did their duration. As long as he didn’t command the entire frozen lava, it was going to stay frozen.
He allowed the flames to die down, the ice slowly melting back into lava as the duration of the spell ran out after roughly an hour.
The second floor returned to its natural state, but Eren felt changed.
Eren landed softly on the ground, feeling the heat of the lava beneath his feet.
The skills he had just tested were a fraction of what he was now capable of. The Absolute Dragon Transformation awaited him, a skill that promised to amplify his strengths even further.
He took a moment to center himself, closing his eyes and focusing on his inner world. The Dragon of the Beginning bloodline became active within him, urging him forward, as if craving for him to transform into the real form of a dragon of the beginning.
