[Race Dragonoid begins evolution challenge]
[Evolution successful. Race 'Dragonoid' evolves into 'True Dragon']
[Acquired exclusive race Star Dragon King]
[Special Skill Dragonoid Transformation evolves into Dragon God Transformation]
[Commencing magicule enhancement…]
"Has the bloodline of the Star Dragon King been activated?"
Noir was the first to assess the situation. "This cataclysmic surge of magicules is the hallmark of the great dragon!"
True Dragon typically possessed magicules exceeding 80 million.
Even across the entire original story, those reaching this level were exceedingly rare, among the strongest echelon.
Yet now, Damien's magicules surpassed this threshold and continued to climb.
"Is this… reasonable?"
"Why is it still increasing?"
Jaune was utterly stunned, standing amidst the magicule storm, feeling as if she might collapse.
Boom!
The ceiling above was torn away, and the surrounding matter began to disintegrate.
This phenomenon clearly exceeded their understanding of a Demon Lord's awakening process.
"Even if our master carries that one's bloodline, he is not that one himself."
"Merely awakening the bloodline and transforming into a True Dragon shouldn't unleash such terrifying power."
This was Violet's judgment. Among the Primordial Daemons, she was the most familiar with the material world.
Even so, Damien's situation defied logic.
As the new fourth True Dragon, Damien's magicules could, in time, reach 80 million, rivaling Velzard or Velgrynd.
But right after awakening, 20 to 30 million should have been the limit.
What shocked Violet even more was that Damien's body showed no visible changes.
Had he transformed into the Star Dragon King before their eyes, they wouldn't have been so astonished.
The problem was, Damien, in his humanoid form, had elevated his magicules to this horrifying degree.
"As expected!"
Unlike her three peers, Blanc's face was alight with excitement and zeal. "This power is precisely why you are fit to be king!"
The Ultimate Skill Lord of End was being completed, becoming Damien's strength, propelling him toward a higher throne.
"No, it's more than that!"
"Our lord harbors ambitions we can't even fathom."
"A second Ultimate Skill is taking shape…"
As Blanc noted, Damien's magicule surge was extraordinary.
Beyond awakening Veldanava's bloodline and becoming a True Dragon, the key factor was Violet amassing magicules to forge a new Ultimate Skill for Damien, laying the final groundwork.
Rumble!
A towering pillar of magical light shot skyward, but thanks to Violet's containment, the disturbance was confined within the Jura Forest, preventing the outside world from detecting Damien's awakening ceremony.
However, this containment only blocked the spread of magical fluctuations outward.
For the majins already within the Jura Forest, there was no concealment.
In an instant, countless majins felt as if their minds had been struck by a hammer, leaving them dazed and disoriented.
"What… what's happening?"
"My head hurts…"
Shizue Izawa struggled to steady her mind, but the chaos in her internal magicules caused her immense discomfort.
Fortunately, the oppressive sensation lasted only a moment.
Huff… huff…
Finally recovering, Shizue Izawa still felt lingering fear.
"What just happened?"
Sensing her magicules flowing normally again, her unease grew. "Such a terrifying aura… Is there really such a fearsome majins in the Jura Forest?"
Through her magicule perception, Shizue tried to locate the source of the terrifying aura but couldn't pinpoint it.
"For now, I'd better find a place to hide."
The feedback from her magicules indicated that the majins and beasts in the forest were collectively thrown into disarray.
Shizue wasn't afraid of them.
But if that oppressive sensation struck again during a fight, even she risked perishing here.
"My king, what was that just now?"
Meanwhile, in the distant southern forest, the Orc General asked the Orc Lord with an uneasy tone.
"I don't know."
The Orc Lord gazed toward the source of the terrifying aura.
Thanks to the shock of Damien's magicules, the Orc Lord regained clarity of mind for the first time in days.
"Tell them to stop devouring. Everyone, hold back for now."
Even the frenzied, hunger-driven Orcs halted their actions temporarily due to Damien's aura.
Their instincts warned them not to cause a disturbance now.
Otherwise, they'd be devoured by an even more fearsome majin in an instant.
As for the Lizardmen…
Aside from the dim-witted Gabiru, most Lizardmen cowered in their nests, trembling.
"Could this be… Veldora-sama's legendary aura?"
The Lizardman chieftain thought of Veldora. "But why does it feel different from before?"
He could sense the True Dragon aura emanating from Damien's transformation.
But Veldora's dragon might and Damien's were distinctly different.
Unable to comprehend, he ordered his kin to hide and wait out the cataclysmic disturbance.
"Hurry, faster, move!"
The majin Gelmud, wearing a raven mask, frantically manipulated his crystal ball, trying to contact his master, Clayman.
But a barrier within the forest severed all communication with the outside world.
"Damn it!"
"Damn it, damn it, damn it!"
Gelmud hurled the crystal ball to the ground, stomping on it fiercely. "What's going on with this forest?"
He'd been gone for just a month, and upon returning, everything had changed.
The Ogres he'd planned to subdue had vanished (hidden away).
The weak Goblins had relocated to who-knows-where.
Today, Gelmud had intended to meet the Orc Lord he'd named and guide him to attack the Lizardmen's territory.
But without warning, an indescribable oppressive force slammed into him, crushing him from body to soul.
Unlike others, Violet had singled out Gelmud for special treatment, severing his link to Clayman and using Damien's aura to utterly overwhelm him.
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