Chapter 463 - Sudden Death King’s Second Evolution! The Legendary Meteor Dragon (Part 2)

The Divine Turtle’s shout prompted Lu Ran to nod and hurl the Bloodline Dominance Trait Crystal at Sudden Death King.

Boom!

Simultaneously, a drop of the dragon god’s blood, carrying the weight of the heavens, fell onto Sudden Death King’s scales. As the blood and trait crystal entered its body, it felt its blood ignite. Then, golden and dark-red light engulfed it completely.

“

ROAR!

”

“It’s not enough!” Lu Ran echoed Sudden Death King’s words while eyeing the remaining nine drops in the sky.

The Divine Turtle gritted its teeth and let another golden drop fall. Sudden Death King began fusing with the second drop mid-evolution. Although the drops were identical in quality, Sudden Death King started feeling the strain. Despite its peak defense, intense pain wracked its body.

“Die, Die! Die, Die!”

From within the evolutionary light, Little Circle’s voice occasionally emerged. In its armed attachment mode, it could sense the mounting pressure on Sudden Death King and grew worried. However, thanks to Lu Ran’s usual harsh training, whether it be the meteor training or ninetyfold energy compression training, Sudden Death King was no stranger to such pain.

With a roar, it urged the Divine Turtle to go harder.

“

ROAR!

”

Is this all? Chaos Dragon God, you’re nothing.

It even mocked the Chaos Dragon God’s blood to psych itself up. Sudden Death kept fusing with it, its aura and bloodline level shifting dramatically.

***

At this moment, in a distant secret realm, a colossal tiger suddenly opened its eyes.

“The Chaos Dragon God?”

Sensing a presence similar to the Chaos Dragon God’s, the Battle God, one of the Chaos Dragon God’s three remaining subordinates, awoke. Had Lu Ran been there, he’d have recognized this tiger as the one that nearly killed them in the ascension realm.

“No... It’s not the dragon god. After the battle with the Divine Tree, the dragon god was severely wounded. Recovery will take time. Who... Who dares?”

The Tiger God realized someone was defiling the dragon god’s scattered blood, trying to evolve with it. As the Chaos Dragon God’s subordinate, it had a bloodline connection with it that put immense pressure on it.

If it were the dragon god itself, fine. However, another lifeform attempting to fuse with its bloodline was just unacceptable. Although the fusion was partial and posed no threat, the Tiger God couldn’t tolerate it.

Yet, when it tried tracing the bloodline fluctuations to locate the evolvers, it found the spacetime obscured, making tracking impossible. The Tiger God angrily stormed out of its secret realm, determined to scour the world for the culprits.

***

Back on Turtle Island, Sudden Death King continued fusing with the blood. By the fourth drop, blood seeped from its scales, and its body was nearing explosion. However, its resolve to grow stronger remained unshaken. This was mainly because it hadn’t reached its limit yet.

After the sixth drop, even its organs, like its draconic heart, began to fail. Its consciousness blurred as it entered a near-death state.

The Divine Turtle clicked its tongue. Even with the Bloodline Dominance Trait amplifying the blood’s effects, Sudden Death King had fused with six drops. Even without the trait, it would not have managed all ten.

Although it only fused with six drops, the results far surpassed fusing with ten without the trait. Sudden Death King wasn’t done evolving, but the Divine Turtle already sensed Legendary potential.

It most likely wouldn’t just be Low Legendary, either. Once evolved, it might have a one-in-ten-thousand chance of reaching Intermediate Legendary. Any probability, no matter how slim, was a future worth anticipating for a Legendary.

Just as the Divine Turtle thought Sudden Death King had hit its limit, a surge of alcoholic mist wafted from the evolution light. Unconsciously, it activated Drunken Dragon Mode, which further unlocked its physical potential. Its injuries healed at an astonishing rate.

Unfortunately, during its evolution, Lu Ran couldn’t use the Flame of Life to heal it. Foreign energy interference risked disrupting the evolution. This was why finding a matching Legendary’s blessing was crucial.

Having a Water-attribute god assist a Fire-attribute familiar’s evolution would backfire, unless the Fire familiar was weak enough for the Water god to reshape it into a hybrid. However, for one at Sudden Death King’s level, even the Divine Turtle could only assist through the dragon god’s blood and not through direct intervention.

With Drunken Dragon Mode active, Sudden Death King’s physique strengthened enough that it could handle the seventh drop. Upon seeing this, the Divine Turtle and Lu Ran understood that this was it.

“This should be the absolute limit. Although three drops remain, you can fuse them with Sudden Death King later. The effects won’t be as potent as during evolution, but they’ll still help. If you’re patient, you can save them for its third evolution. Or you can use them to nurture other Dragon familiars, like that shield. They won’t go to waste.”

As the Divine Turtle spoke, Sudden Death King’s aura grew terrifying. Its sheer draconic pressure cracked Turtle Island’s ground like a spiderweb. The surrounding space was fragmented, teetering on collapse.

At the final moment, Lu Ran’s heart raced. His other familiars watched through his eyes, equally tense. All of them prayed for Sudden Death King’s success, including Captain Doofus. If it evolved too weakly, bullying wouldn’t be fun.

At last, the evolution light faded, and the Divine Turtle’s voice rang out in disbelief.

“Impossible. Absolutely impossible. Even with the dragon god’s blood, how could it... How could it...?”

Lu Ran looked at Sudden Death King and understood the Divine Turtle’s shock. He took a deep breath and looked at the colossal figure before him. The light dissipated, revealing Sudden Death King’s new form.

Among the dragon species, some walked on four legs, and others on two. Previously, Sudden Death King, with its lizard origins, could adapt to both. Now, its bipedal traits were more pronounced to better wield its shield. Its body was muscular and its head regal, with red pauldrons and kneepads on its shoulders and legs.

The most striking change was its signature feature, which was the shield-like wings that once folded into a massive barrier. Now, the black-and-crimson wings were replaced by four new ones. They resembled crystalline rock, and yet were as ethereal as light. They were adorned with swirling nebula patterns, much like Baby Cloud’s nine tails.

Despite fusing with the Primary Divine’s blood, another power had surged forth, suppressing the dragon god’s bloodline. This was likely why the Divine Turtle was shocked.

[Species: Star Vortex Dragon]

[Attributes: Star, Dragon (Lightning, Rock)]

[Species Rank: Quasi-Legendary (Low Legendary)]

[Level: 60]

[Evolution Talent 1: Star Dragon Shield Spirit (When empowered by the Star Shield kin, the species ascends to its complete form.)]

[Evolution Talent 2: Star Vortex (The Star Vortex Wings are organs that generate star power, enhancing strength and defense with unparalleled compatibility, able to use any attribute.)]

“What is this...?” Lu Ran was stunned.

Star attribute?

It wasn’t a composite attribute, but a new addition alongside the Dragon attribute. Also, Sudden Death King wasn’t the only one to evolve. As its kin, the Star Dragon Shield Spirit had also transformed. Although its appearance remained the same, its species rank and attributes had skyrocketed.

[Species: Star Dragon Shield Spirit]

[Attributes: Star, Mechanical, Undead, Dragon]

[Species Rank: Superior Overlord]

Now, with the Star attribute, Little Circle truly lived up to its name.

The Divine Turtle was awestruck by the Vortex Star Dragon’s Legendary strength. “Legendary Star Power! Level 60! Did it leap from Intermediate Overlord to Legendary in one go? No, wait. It's not a complete Legendary yet, but its combat power rivals one! Kid, those Nine-Colored Meteorite Fragments you mentioned are absurdly high-quality, surpassing even the dragon god’s blood! That meteorite’s origins are no joke...”

***

A talent similar to Captain Doofus’ Sword Sovereign? Shield Sovereign?”

Lu Ran grinned at Sudden Death King’s Low-Legendary species rank. Now, his team had two Legendary combatants. Although, reaching Low Legendary in base form was still tough. Even with Sudden Death King’s prep, it hadn’t crossed that threshold.

Can Captain Doofus do it?

Meanwhile, Sudden Death King marveled at its new form, stroking its body and shield with satisfaction.

“Seems the meteorite fragments were the biggest boost to this evolution...” Lu Ran mused.

Was the Nine-Colored Meteorite really something Limitless City tossed onto Blue Planet? Whatever. Mission accomplished.

Lu Ran smiled at the Divine Turtle. “Thank you, Divine Turtle!”

The Divine Turtle was silent.

This dragon no longer has a one-in-ten-thousand chance of reaching Intermediate Legendary. It is a full-fledged candidate for Superior Divine status. What kind of messenger did the Divine Deer recruit?

“Don’t thank me. Your own efforts made this possible.”

Lu Ran turned to Sudden Death King. “How do you feel?”

The Vortex Star Dragon, Sudden Death King, roared.

Captain Doofus is old news. I’m fighting Six-Path Flower next!

Even Six-Path Flower was stunned. It knew Sudden Death King would grow stronger, but with its kinship, it had reached Legendary combat power.

This guy is getting ahead of itself. Does it really think evolution makes it invincible?

“Look at you, so impatient. If you want to challenge a higher level, at least wait until that dog evolves too and you beat it first,” Six-Path Flower said, maintaining its aura of superiority.

Captain Doofus silently added another grudge to its list.