As a vampire, she had no need to breathe. However, when she was swept into the Sea of Life, Leticia felt the suffocating sensation of a human drowning.
She clutched her throat and made gurgling sounds as the consciousness in her mind gradually faded.
The only thing she heard was Tiamat's song beside her ear—
"AAAAAAAaaaaaaaa——"
The melodious song cleansed her soul, while the ocean that gave birth to all life transformed her body.
Indescribable agony surged through Leticia's entire body. While maintaining the abilities of a vampire, she also gained the characteristics of a dragon.
Leticia wanted to cry out in pain, but as soon as she opened her mouth, the Sea of Life poured into her nostrils and throat.
She could only force herself to endure the intense pain, pain that seemed to tear even her soul apart.
"Pray, Leticia Decrea. Pray to me, pray to the dragon. Become a believer of dragons and serpents, and only then can you obtain dragon scales and enter this Tree of Evolution."
Roy's voice suddenly echoed in Leticia's mind.
She instinctively followed Roy's words and began to pray.
She prayed to Roy and prayed to Tiamat.
As her spirit drew closer to Roy, closer to the Mother of Life, the agony gradually lessened until it disappeared.
An indescribable comfort spread through Leticia's soul, as if she had returned to her mother's embrace.
Leticia could feel her physical body undergoing a transformation, while something seemed to have been stuffed into her soul, causing her power to surge tremendously.
She knew that it should be the spiritual essence of Cain, the "first vampire." Having gained a portion of dragon attributes, she could now bear the spiritual essence belonging to the teachings of Christianity.
As she obtained Cain's spiritual essence, her body also began