This was the manifestation of the ability she had awakened during this slumber.
"Ara ara? ~ Moshikashi, is this watashi wa's cheat code?"
Gazing at the ice-blue clock before her, she could hardly conceal her inner excitement.
She had already investigated and understood the Dragon Language Magic and new talents awakened during this slumber; first and foremost was this ice-blue clock, which was the greatest harvest of this trip.
Leading the way were the three most basic time abilities: Time Stop, Time Acceleration, and Time Reversal.
"These names are too tacky. From now on, I've decided: Time Acceleration is officially renamed [Weekend], Time Stop is [Eternity], and as for you... I'll call you [Looking Back]."
Jona Velli nodded with satisfaction, very fond of the new names she had given, and then began to browse carefully.
[Weekend]: Can accelerate one's own flow of time. The higher the flow rate, the faster the mana consumption. (Upgradable).
[Eternity]: Casts a time stop within a certain range centered on oneself. However, if the difference in strength is too great, there is a risk of it being forcibly broken, and the larger the gap, the lower the impact of the stop. (Upgradable)
[Looking Back]: Can reverse time within a certain range. However, the stronger the target and the higher their status, the lower the effect, or it may even be impossible to reverse. Furthermore, you can choose whether to retain the memories of the person being reversed based on your will. (Upgradable)
[Dragon Fear]: Absolute majesty originating from the dragon bloodline. It works through mental intimidation, aura suppression, and transcendent pressure. The lower the target's race/strength, the stronger the suppression. Dragons of the same level can cancel each other out, while high-tier Dragon Fear can crush other species.
Special Dragon Fear combined from White Dragon and Silver Dragon: Within the range of the Dragon Fear, bone-chilling cold will be felt, causing freezing slowness, a 10% decrease in agility, and the ability to purify curses and corruption effects. (Upgradable)
[Child of the Sky]: As a dragon, the sky is your home. You can soar freely in the sky, reducing your flight consumption and increasing your flight speed, making it easier for you.
[Elementalization] (Incorporeal Elementalization): You can choose to transform your body into ice crystal elements, becoming an aggregate of elemental particles, immune to all physical attacks.
(Corporeal Elementalization): You can also choose to transform your body into solid ice, significantly increasing defense and physical resistance.
Note: Elementalization can significantly increase the power of ice element abilities, but it will cause damage from counter-elements like fire to increase manifold. (Upgradable)
Dragon Language Magic—[Mystic Frost Ice Armor]: Can condense ice crystal armor on the body, significantly increasing defense, but will be countered by the fire element.
Dragon Language Magic—[Ice Spirit Blast]: A massive explosion will occur at the point of impact.
Dragon Language Magic—[Transformation Art]: Can transform into the appearance of other races.
Of these three Dragon Language Magics, only Transformation Art was actively learned by Jona Velli.
After seeing the improvements brought by this slumber, Jona Velli really wanted to jump up on the spot and shout "Holy shit!" and yell, "Who else is there?!"
After all, this was just short of writing "invincible" on her face. Time, the power of time, was so intoxicating; it was a power that even the gods of this world had not mastered.
Moreover, her previous talents had also been strengthened to varying degrees during this slumber.
"Forget it, I'll go take a look first and see how the outside world has changed over these five years."
With the power of time, Jona Velli was exceptionally sensitive to the flow of time, which explained why she had been able to know how much time had passed for no reason before.
In the pitch-black cave, a pair of crystal-blue dragon eyes slowly opened. The scene that met her eyes made Jona Velli pause.
"This height..."
Turning her dragon head, Jona Velli found that her perspective had improved by more than just a little bit, which meant she had grown taller!
Looking at her dragon body, her entire body was covered in pure White Dragon scales, which also shimmered with a silvery metallic luster.
And after this slumber, Jona Velli had changed from her original chubby physique to a graceful streamlined shape. Her body length was estimated to be at least sixteen meters, and her height when crouching reached three meters.
Spreading her perception, Jona Velli also found that her dragon horns had become thicker and longer. While smooth and pure white, they were covered in fine spiral patterns, and they had grown from one pair to two.
White keratin growth like ice spikes appeared around the dragon head, making it look more ferocious and majestic.
Feeling her changes, Jona Velli cracked a grin with her dragon mouth.
"According to dragon aesthetics, I should be considered a proper beautiful dragon, right? After all, the looks of Silver Dragons are top-tier."
However, the cave was too small, and Jona Velli's entire body was squeezed inside, making it difficult to move.
With a thought, she immediately cast [Transformation Art].
Blue and white light flashed for a while, and Jona Velli's entire dragon form was covered in white light.
As the light gradually faded, a little girl about 1.4 meters tall appeared.
She was about seven or eight years old, with a tender white face tinged with an ice-and-snow-like pale pink.
Her eye color was crystal blue, like lake water hiding crushed ice. Her eyelashes were long and thick, a noble pure white.
Silver-white long hair like a waterfall draped behind her as she stood naked on the ground.
Jona Velli stared wide-eyed at the changes in her body, feeling her nose get warm.
"WTF, this... is this really me? *Sizzle*—I'm so damn good-looking. Just going out like this, won't I charm thousands of young boys and girls? As expected, things get better once you grow up, ehehe~"
Unconsciously, a signature silly smile of a White Dragon appeared on her exquisite and tender face. A warm liquid flowed out involuntarily, which finally brought Jona Velli back to her senses.
Jona Velli haphazardly wiped away the nosebleed and coughed twice.
"Ahem~ It's only human nature."
With a thought, the bright red blood turned into ice crystals and shattered completely with a little effort.
Looking at her naked body, Jona Velli still retained a bit of humanity; at least she should wear a piece of clothing in front of others.
Then, using her own mana, she condensed an ice crystal gown. Although not very ornate, it better highlighted her elegance and purity.
"But why does it feel like there's an uncomfortable tightness? As if my whole dragon self is being stuffed into this tiny shell."
"Whatever, I'll go out and take a look. And I'll have a good meal while I'm at it; I'm starving to death."
After sleeping for five years, the first thing that greeted her upon waking was a hunger that rushed straight to her brain.
Jona Velli slowly rose and floated out of the cave barefoot.
Feeling the warmth of the sun, Jona Velli, who hadn't seen the light of day for a long time, squinted her eyes, but the powerful adaptability of a dragon allowed her to recover quickly.
"It's really a fine day."
Scanning the surroundings, the changes on the right side of the Sam River caught Jona Velli's attention.
A medium-sized City-state had already been built there, but that wasn't the most important thing. The most important thing was that a Black Dragon was flying over that city.
Feeling a gaze peeking at him, Gris was taken aback. He turned his head toward the Dragons Lair and instantly locked onto Jona Velli, who had just flown out.
"Who is it? Who dares to peep at the great Gris!"