That intense pain came quickly and left just as fast.
As the last sliver of the tyrannical Dragon Flame power merged into his bone marrow, Luomiu’s senses finally found a moment of peace.
*Crack.*
*Sizzle.*
Faint sounds reached Luomiu’s ears, yet he perceived them with absolute clarity.
Over 10 meters away, a campfire was burning.
He could hear the wood cracking as it dried, the light sizzling of burning resin, and even the air currents shifting as the flames danced. Even though there was a tent between them, it was as if everything was being presented right before Luomiu’s eyes.
‘Is this Dragon Ninja?’
Luomiu slowly opened his eyes.
Inside the dark tent, everything was visible down to the finest detail. He could see every fiber of the tent’s fabric and the tiny dust motes floating in the air. It was as if he had become the ruler of this small space. Even if a single ant were to crawl in under the cover of night, Luomiu would easily detect it.
Most importantly…
‘This fitness effect! It’s even more extreme than the Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin!’
He moved his body, and his bones let out a series of crisp *cracks*, like a slumbering dragon finally stretching its limbs. His physique, which had already been refined several times, now possessed lines that were smoother and more explosive. His muscles weren’t exaggeratedly bulging; instead, they were slightly restrained—as if he truly had undergone decades of training and had woven the path of the ninja into his very life.
Steel-like abs!
Rock-hard biceps!
Bodybuilding pros would cry with envy seeing this talent, and netizens would ask if it was all natural!
The cost, however, was that the experience cards in his system storage—saved for his next advancement—were almost entirely wiped out.
With a thought, Luomiu pulled up his status panel.
[Status Window]
Name: Luomiu
Passive Skill: Charisma Aura
Class: Dragon Ninja (Tier 4)
Talent: Dragon Vein Perception (Passive)
…
Talent Points: +4
“What a cheat!”
Just looking at these few skills made Luomiu want to raise his hands and offer his loyalty to the system! This was too powerful!
If he hadn’t hoarded so many credits and prepared a large stack of experience cards during the exam preparation stage, it really would have been impossible to break through so easily. Making money and saving it truly was the kingly way of development!
While Luomiu continued to study this branch, a notification suddenly popped up from the system storage.
[Tier 4 · Dragon Sword has been deposited.]
“It even gives a signature weapon?”
Luomiu opened the storage and immediately saw that “sword.” It was indeed a sword, but… an Eastern blade, a katana.
“Sigh… the person who designed this event has way too much of a Japanese obsession!”
Luomiu couldn’t help but shake his head. Wasn’t a “night-traveling brocade robe” cool enough? This production team’s aesthetics really needed improvement!
“Wait, this isn’t right. The Dragon Sword in the game was much brighter than this, and it had a Dragon Jade embedded in the hilt, didn’t it?”
“Damn it, it’s a censored version!”
Disdain aside, Luomiu began to examine the weapon. The Dragon Sword was about 3 fingers wide and 1 meter long. The hilt was wrapped in an unknown leather that felt like it wanted to fuse to his skin the moment he touched it.
“It’s definitely a good item, but…”
Luomiu gave it a test run and immediately realized the problem. This weapon looked light enough, but the blade was exceptionally heavy.
“An Eastern blade this heavy? It’s probably at least 20 kilograms… what kind of material is this made of?”
If his body hadn’t just been strengthened, Luomiu definitely wouldn’t have been able to use this weapon!
40 catties?!
How many catties did the Green Dragon Crescent Blade even weigh? Did the production team just pull these numbers out of thin air, or was this thing a masterpiece of material science that became a divine artifact simply by being built with zero regard for the user’s physical limits?
Before Luomiu could finish complaining, he saw his talent tree panel reacting to the presence of the Dragon Sword. Another new bud grew out from beside [Dragon Ninja].
[Forging]
Good grief, yet another thing that required grinding! Luomiu understood perfectly. This was once again aimed at his credits!
A single class branch was already divided into [Taijutsu], [Ninjutsu], and [Forging]…
‘Lower-tier Dragon Scale… I need dragon materials to break through?!’
Oh no! Luomiu froze.
Silvia’s face jumped out from his memory!! Dragon materials were not easy to get! Was he really going to be stuck forever with that woman whose mental state was “sane” and whose logic was “clear”?
If he forcefully ordered her to give him dragon materials, wouldn’t the Valentine family hunt him down and kill him the moment he graduated?
‘Then again, isn’t the probability of me beating their family to death higher?’
Closing the [Forging] tab, Luomiu didn’t plan on looking at the weapon’s panel for now. It was heavy, but what was the best part about the Dragon Sword? No durability loss! It was sharp enough!
As long as it met those two criteria, Luomiu wouldn’t care even if it looked like a kitchen cleaver—it would still be far better than any other weapon!
‘Relying solely on Ninjutsu is a dead end. I need more Taijutsu points—being able to tank, hit, and dodge.’
Luomiu wasn’t the type to get confused by a new class. On the contrary, he knew exactly how to play a “wheelchair” class! To play a Dragon Ninja with style, he had to prioritize maxing out Taijutsu so he could take on many enemies at once and dance through the crowd like a swimming dragon!
With that, Luomiu immediately opened [Taijutsu] and, following the most rational distribution, selected four skills:
[Tier 2 Gale → Tier 3 · Flying Swallow Slash]
Effect: A high-speed aerial lunging slash. Quickly closes the distance to the enemy while piercing through magical defenses and evading projectiles.
[Tier 2 Stealth → Tier 3 Shadow Vanish: Dragon Breath]
Effect: In a stealth state, the next attack will apply “Armor Break” and “Silence” effects.
[Tier 4 · Nin法 · True Dragon Exploding Flame]
Effect: Condenses the power of Dragon Flame to create a guaranteed-hit area-of-effect fireball that locks onto up to 5 enemies.
[Transparent Mind’s Eye]
Effect: Your perception connects to a sliver of the world’s origin, greatly enhancing your insight into magic flow, life signatures, and potential threats.
The moment the skill points were assigned, the passive skill [Transparent Mind’s Eye] began to take effect. Luomiu’s consciousness seemed to extend from his body, gathering and summarizing all information within a 100-meter radius. It compiled into a massive, dynamic map that slowly unfolded in his mind.
‘I can feel it. It’s right there!’
Luomiu’s gaze shifted toward the deeper parts of the jungle. There, a massive surge of magic was slowly awakening. That magic was violent, chaotic, and filled with the scent of destruction.
A Tier 5 monster!
From the looks of it, everything was on the right track… if it weren’t for those other presences. From another direction, they were flanking toward the high-level area where he was located. Their movements were swift, but their posture was anything but subtle.
‘Capital nobles… truly predictable.’
By the time Luomiu realized this, his body had already slipped out from under the covers.
Was it instinct? Or some other change? Luomiu couldn’t quite tell. But feeling this reborn body—incredibly light yet bursting with power—gave him a familiar sensation. The last time he felt this way was probably using a Challenger-rank skill to smurf in a Silver-rank match!
‘My Player wisdom tells me it’s time to use my super power!’
Of course, this wasn’t a case of the Dragonborn’s instincts taking over his body due to the class awakening. Because right now, Luomiu felt incredibly clear-headed!
If he killed them, wouldn’t he get a portion of their dropped Legacy Items?
Then what else was there to say?
Battle… feels good!