As a vast amount of enlightenment surged into her mind.
The Dragon Transformation Scripture began to circulate on its own.
Crack—
A faint sound of bones popping echoed.
Jiang Yuechu lowered her head slightly.
She saw that on the back of her fair hands, three-colored dragon scales layered over one another, rapidly covering her originally delicate skin.
At her temples, two imposing jade-colored dragon horns pierced through her skin.
Besides that...
She noticed that at some point, three fist-sized orbs of light had appeared beside her.
One crimson, one white, and one black.
The three orbs did not fall to the ground; instead, like stars surrounding the moon, they slowly rotated and pulsed around her body.
The light flowed, looking quite beautiful.
"What is this..."
Jiang Yuechu frowned slightly.
She reached out a finger covered in scales and touched the crimson orb.
Hum—
The moment they made contact, a violent intent of raging fire surged from her fingertip.
She looked at the other two.
Within the black orb, there was the faint sound of wind and thunder, while the white orb was as deep as an abyss.
"Why does it look like the dragon pearls of the Flood Dragon Clan?"
A strange feeling welled up in Jiang Yuechu's heart.
Immediately, a wave of realization washed over her.
With these three pearls, a single thought would allow her to cast spells of all three elements simultaneously...
With a slight shift of her mind, the phenomena around her slowly faded.
The dragon horns retracted, the scales faded, and her slit pupils returned to their cool, black appearance.
The three-colored orbs surrounding her also turned into streams of light and dove into the Sea of Consciousness between her brows.
Jiang Yuechu sat back on the couch and summoned the system panel once more.
[Remaining Dao Cultivation: 244,955 years]
Although this Crimson Scale Demon Venerable had already undergone dotting the eyes, this final step...
Her obsessive-compulsive tendencies made her feel quite uncomfortable.
"Continue."
"Infuse, Heavenly Accomplishment!"
Rumble—!!!
Her Sea of Consciousness churned once more.
A full 94,110 years of Dao Cultivation, like a broken dam, poured frantically into that scroll.
The Red Flood Dragon roared at the sky, its body constantly reshaping and reshaping within the raging fire.
Until a faint golden pattern emerged upon its crimson scales.
[Successfully upgraded Crimson Scale Demon Venerable to Heavenly Accomplishment, obtained Demon gift.]
[Unlocked Talent: Fire Dragon Incinerates Heart]
[Fire Dragon Incinerates Heart: The Red Flood Dragon lineage is as fiery as a raging blaze, unyielding and unbreakable. Once this talent is activated, it burns one's own blood essence to feed the heart fire. The heavier the injuries and the more depleted the life force, the more terrifying the power of the spells cast. If pushed to the brink of death, it possesses the power to incinerate the heavens and boil the seas, perishing together with the enemy.]
Looking at these lines of text.
Jiang Yuechu raised an eyebrow.
"Trading health for damage output?"
"Isn't this just the mage version of a Berserker?"
"Wait..."
She seemed to have suddenly remembered something.
With a thought, the system panel flipped.
[Reverse Battle: The Black Flood Dragon lineage, born in slaughter and dying in battle. This is a unique Bloodline talent of the Black Flood Dragon Clan. Surviving in desperate situations without dying, growing wilder as one fights in a bloodbath—the heavier the injuries, the more the life force boils, and the more terrifying the strength becomes.]
Jiang Yuechu stared at these two lines, then looked at [Fire Dragon Incinerates Heart].
A strange light gradually lit up in her eyes.
Fire Dragon Incinerates Heart is about actively burning blood essence, artificially creating injuries and depletion to trade for an explosive increase in spell power.
While Reverse Battle means that as long as one is injured, physical strength and power will continue to climb as the injuries worsen.
"This..."
"Isn't this just stepping on one's own left foot with the right, taking off on the spot?"
"With the superposition of these two major talents, just how maxed out will my stats be?!"
"That's too insidious..."
Even though Jiang Yuechu was always pragmatic, she couldn't help but roast herself at this moment.
She was about to close the system panel.
Suddenly, the very bottom of the light screen trembled slightly again.
A line of faint, flickering small text slowly appeared.
[Spirit Gathering and Image Derivation materials are ready. Do you wish to begin evolving the Inner Scenery?]
"Huh?"
"It's already collected?"
Jiang Yuechu was slightly stunned.
When she previously evolved Yang Mountain, the System had automatically selected four Demons.
Now for this Yin Mountain...
Since the materials were ready.
Jiang Yuechu did not hesitate.
"Yes."
The moment her thought fell.
Boom—!!!
An unprecedented roar erupted within her Sea of Consciousness.
The Dao Cultivation value jumped frantically.
10,000 years.
30,000 years.
50,000 years.
80,000 years...
Jiang Yuechu's eyelid twitched slightly.
This rate of consumption far exceeded the time when she evolved the Four Evils!
Until—
A full 139,540 years of Dao Cultivation evaporated in an instant!
In an instant.
Jiang Yuechu felt the scene before her eyes change suddenly.
Everything around was gray and hazy, chaotic and unordered.
Splash—
A sound of water came from the depths of the Chaos.
At first, it was just a murmuring stream, but in the blink of an eye, it transformed into monstrous waves, deafening and roaring.
An empty scroll of unknown length slowly unfurled amidst the sky-filling water vapor.
Unlike the previous time with its vigorous brushstrokes and heavy ink outlining towering mountains and ridges.
This time.
Before the brush fell, the ink blurred first.
The first stroke fell.
It was clouds and mist filling the sky, obscuring the firmament.
As the clouds churned, a snow-white Flood Dragon poked out its ferocious dragon head.
It swam through the clouds, its scales like frost and snow, its whiskers and mane fully extended; with one breath, it brought down torrential rain, nourishing all things.
Immediately after.
The brush turned, falling straight into the Nine Underworlds.
The ink color instantly became as thick as lacquer.
In the abyss at the very bottom of the scroll, undercurrents surged.
A jet-black Flood Dragon with barbed spikes on its back coiled up from the bottomless abyss.
Its eyes were scarlet, carrying endless intent to slaughter; every time it turned, it caused lightning to flare around its body.
Finally.
A drop of cinnabar fell into the water.
Boom—!!!
The originally cold ink-wash scroll instantly boiled.
Great rivers and streams instantly turned into rolling boiling water.
A fire-Red Flood Dragon broke through the waves.
Bathed in fire, wherever it passed, water vapor steamed, turning into red clouds filling the sky.
Finally.
The three Flood Dragons gathered in the center of the scroll.
Head to tail, they coiled upwards.
Using the bodies of the three Flood Dragons, with the sky-filling wind, rain, thunder, and lightning, they slowly condensed into a precious mountain.
This mountain was shrouded in clouds and mist, unpredictable and ever-changing.
Its imposing horns were like forests of strange rocks, and its layered scales were like thousands of gullies and ravines.
Roar—!!!
Three dragon roars merged into one.
The scroll trembled, and golden light flared.
[Three Flood Dragons Disturbing the Sea and Covering the Heavens Map]
"Fusion!"
Deep within the Qi Sea.
Beside the originally crimson-black Yang Mountain.
At this moment, wind and clouds surged.
Splash—
As the scroll merged in.
A mountain radiating flowing light, yet also exuding a sense of eerie unpredictability, rose from the sea.
It stood facing the Yang Mountain, which was filled with soaring Evil Qi, steady and heavy.
One Yin and one Yang.
One hard and one soft.
One power and one technique.
Hum—!!!
The moment the two mountains were formed.
Summoning wind and rain, driving thunder and lightning—all were within a single thought.
[Divine Ability: Water Control and Fire Control have fused.]
[Three Flood Dragons Transformation: Dragon God Body: Taking the essence and spirits of the three Flood Dragons to forge the Dharma Body of the Dragon God.]
Jiang Yuechu slowly opened her eyes.
Deep within her pitch-black eyes, clouds and mist seemed to churn, and thunder and fire intertwined.
Yin Mountain, formed!
Now, the twin mountains of Yin and Yang stood side by side.
The vastness of the Qi Sea and the depth of her foundation.
Were already unprecedented and would never be surpassed!