As the Fire Dragon God's fiery power flooded Vaan's body, rushing through every channel in his system, Vaan raised his head to the skies and let out a mighty roar.
In that instant, the sound wave from Vaan shook the air and made the sand tremble with ripples like a splash in calm water.
It contained deafening volume akin to a dragon roar, something that shouldn't have come out of a human's mouth.
'No! An overbearing force is needed to reforge the body effectively!' Vaan refused the system's advice.
His situation has not yet reached such a critical point.
Vaan forcefully endured the raging power of the Fire Dragon God's blood essence as it rampaged through his body.
His veins and meridians lit up with glowing red light, becoming visible under his skin.
Eventually, the light intensified to the point that his body appeared seemingly hollow, containing nothing light underneath.
Naturally, the pain that followed was extreme as various degrees of burns occurred throughout his body.
But while the Fire Dragon God's blood essence wrecked Vaan's body, his regenerative ability also operated at maximum capacity to repair the damages, slowing down the breakdown.
Nevertheless, Vaan sensed that his body was breaking down faster than it could absorb the power of the Fire Dragon God's blood essence.
As such, he increased his heart rate and entered Lycan form, boosting his natural regenerative abilities by a notch.
At the same time, he took out a few magical herbs with healing properties and consumed them raw. He also received healing from his second spirit, the Wood Spirit, Emerald.
As a result, the increased healing negated the breakdown, allowing the power of the Fire Dragon God's blood essence to be assimilated into the body smoothly.
Nevertheless, the process wasn't completely free of consequences.
The Immortal Lycan Bloodline and the Fire Dragon God Bloodline began to mix and clash, altering the form of his Lycan state.
In addition to his long white hair, which had grown out during the start of his Lycan Transformation, two horns protruded backward from the side of his head.
Several strips of his long hair also turned glowing red as if they had been charged with fire-attribute mana.
At the same time, his flesh cackled like roasted pork belly before blackening, forming hard scales in places his silvery-white fur didn't grow and clashed in areas that did.
Nevertheless, the two bloodlines didn't completely oppose each other.
[Celestial Dragonwolf Transformation (Incomplete) (Low-rank)]
Overview: A mutation of the Lycan Transformation due to the forceful fusion of two divine-rank bloodlines.
Effect: 30% increase in defense, strength, speed, senses, and regeneration.
Effect 2: Dragonwolf Scale Armament (Current level: Mid-level Rank 5 defensive power).
Effect 3: Enhanced Dragonwolf Claw (Mid-level Rank 5 offensive power).
Effect 4: Blessing of the Sun and Moon's effect is increased by 30%.
Limitation: When you end the transformation state, you will enter a weakened state equal to half of your base physical capabilities for the same duration spent in the transformation state.
Restriction: Currently unable to deactivate.
[Blessing of the Sun and Moon (Incomplete) (Low-rank) (Physique-Dependant)]
Overview: A tyrannical divine ability unique to the Celestial Dragonwolf, also known as the Sun-Moon Devouring Tyrant, ruler of the night and day, overlord of the earth and sky.
Effect: Able to draw power from lunar ice and solar fire to boost physical growth, combat prowess, recovery, and comprehension of Ice and Fire Laws.
Effect 1.1: 1% overall increase from moonlight and sunlight.
Effect 1.2: 20% increase from direct icy or fiery sources.
Effect 2: 10% immunity to ice and fire damage.
Restriction: Due to an unbalanced and incomplete fusion, currently unable to gain the benefits of lunar power.
[Vaan Raphna (Vahn Cadieux)]
[Human (70%), Devil (10%), (Dragon (15%), (Spirit (5%)]
[Spatial Bloodline (Heaven-rank)]
[Immortal Lycan Bloodline (Divine-rank)]
[Fire Dragon God Bloodline (Divine-rank)]
[Celestial Dragonwolf Bloodline (Incomplete) (Divine-rank)]
[20 (Body), 31 (Soul)]
[Estimated Lifespan: 1000 – 1200 years]
[Heaven-Swallowing Physique (Heaven-rank) (Upgradeable)]
[Immortal Lycan Physique (Low-rank) (Upgradeable)]
[Fire Dragon Physique (Low-rank) (Upgradeable)]
[Celestial Dragonwolf Physique (Incomplete) (Low-rank) (Upgradeable)]
[Earth Spirit Body (Low-rank) (Upgradeable)]
[Fire Spirit Body (Mid-rank) (Upgradeable)]
[Fire: 70% → 80% (↑10%)]
After the effects of the Fire Dragon God's blood essence subsided, Vaan sighed with relief before checking his status.
Although there were several issues and losses, the result was still better than he had hoped.
At the very least, the improvement and abilities he gained significantly increased—or rather, it guaranteed his chance of passing the fourth stage.
Vaan no longer felt pressured by the heat. Thus, he quickly resumed his advance and passed the wall of flames with little time.
It didn't require much effort, which was completely different from his prior attempt.
However, he didn't have the luxury of celebrating his achievement as there were pressing issues he had to resolve quickly.
He needed to fix the incomplete fusion in order to end the Celestial Dragonwolf Transformation. Otherwise, his life might be in danger.