This Was Heaven's Gift to Him!

At that moment, Li Wei felt that aside from some lingering dizziness, his body was in better condition than ever—perhaps even a little too good.

If Li Wei's body had only been the size of a puppy when he first broke out of his eggshell, then after this slumber, it had inflated like a balloon to the size of a calf. If those kobolds who had forced Li Wei to flee so miserably before dared stand in front of him again, they would be nothing but little brothers!

Moreover, Bony Horns had begun growing from his temples at a slant toward the back of his head. Sharp Bone Spikes had also started growing from the joints and tips of his wings, as well as the end of his tailbone. His skull was somewhat large, while his entire body possessed a streamlined curve from head to tail, seemingly preparing him for future flights among the clouds.

But unlike other Silver Dragons, his Hindlimbs were noticeably sturdier than his Forelimbs. He did not know whether this was because his human soul had subconsciously affected the secretion of glands within his body.

This development allowed him to maintain a crouching bipedal posture for long periods, freeing up his Forelimbs to do other things.

To some extent, his build actually leaned more toward that of a Red Dragon. If a Metal Dragon saw him, they would probably assume Li Wei's Cheap Dragon Father, wherever he was, had definitely been cuckolded by some Red Dragon.

For one brief moment, Li Wei was inflated with unprecedented confidence, to the point that he entertained the thought of taking revenge without waiting overnight:

"Should I go stew those damned Puppies right now?"

But then he recalled the scene of the Kobold Tribe throwing stone stalagmites like a Cluster Grenade Launcher firing, and he involuntarily shuddered.

He could not help finding it bizarre. Once these kobolds, who were not even as tall as humans, started fighting, they really had something going for them. They were nothing like the Scrawny Kobolds from novels in his previous life, the kind that adventurers fresh out of the newbie village could kill two of with one swing.

Maybe this was the legendary High Magic World.

"Can't mess with them, can't mess with them. Even if I can kill them, who knows whether there's some Powerful Being backing them? As the saying goes, it's never too late for a dragon to take revenge, even after five hundred years. I should lie low and develop first. As long as I can make it to adulthood! Hmph! Mere kobolds! They're all trash!"

After finishing his self-consolation full of Ah Q Spirit, Li Wei shifted his gaze back to the little thing in front of him that kept making "Mwee" sounds.

This slime was translucent silver all over and as large as a basketball. Before falling asleep, Li Wei had initially thought it was just an illusion, but now it seemed that it really was the legendary slime, hailed as nature's Dung Collector, the world's cleaner, and Mobile Experience Points for newbie adventuring parties.

He merely glanced at the cave where Blood Flowed Like a River, and could roughly guess what kind of brutal Dragon Slaying War this bunch of weaklings had gone through.

These guys had actually wanted to eat him. They were A Bit Too Bold. Li Wei's gaze toward it could not help turning evil and teasing.

He lowered himself, spread his wings covered in Fierce Bone Spikes, pressed one claw onto the poor slime's head, then extended his Forked Tongue to lick the corner of his mouth, which was smeared with slime corpse residue. In Draconic, he demanded:

"I am the Silver Dragon Arbiter! Frostwing! Star of Canaan! Lord Above Shadows! Co-ruler of Coriel and the Astral Plane! And you! You dared steal my Sacred Blood while I slumbered! You shall pay the price you deserve!"

"Mweeeeeee~"

Facing the silver giant dragon having a chuunibyou episode, the slime felt that it had never encountered such a terrifying existence in its life. Its jelly-like body rippled continuously under the Chilling Airwave stirred up by the Silver Dragon's words, then Body Fluid began spurting out of it as if it had suddenly sprung a leak.

The slime had been scared pissless.

"Hm, looks like its intelligence is clearly inadequate. There's no way to communicate normally. Then what the hell are you good for? Go play somewhere else first."

Li Wei could not help sighing. Embarrassed, he withdrew from his unbearably cringe-inducing pose, flicking the evolved slime into the corner like a Glass Marble with a "biu." He rubbed the jaw that had begun growing Bone Spikes with his claw as he considered his current Hunting Plan.

Although there was still plenty of slime left in the cave from the piled-up slime corpses, it had been understandable that he had eaten so much while asleep. Now that he was awake, however, Li Wei still wanted to find something more normal to eat. Even if he had no choice but to live on this stuff, he could not just sit around and eat through his reserves.

But without the protection of a Blood Relative, if he went hunting in the body of a Silver Dragon, some Powerful Being might notice him at any moment. Being eaten would only be the most merciful outcome.

Even worse would be being captured by some psychologically twisted Spellcaster. If he were locked in a cage every day and drained of blood, or forced to become a Dragon-shaped Self-propelled Gun and undergo Breeding Experiments with all sorts of bizarre monsters every day, he would truly go insane.

What concerned him even more were those Twisted Monsters that had appeared in Sylvie's imprint, creatures that even the dragons of the Astral Plane could do nothing about. It made him suspect that some strange upheaval had occurred in this world, only he was still far too insignificant to come into contact with it.

No, perhaps he had already come into contact with some of it.

Li Wei suddenly recalled the countless Information Overload characters that had popped up in his dream as though he had caught some Ghost Virus. Just seeing some of the terms had felt Unclear but Impressive, but they had clearly been in an abnormal state.

Especially that Link Request to requisition the Current Organism! It had instantly made Li Wei's mentality explode, leaving him deeply wary of it.

Who knew what serious consequences would occur if this body were requisitioned by that unknown existence? Fortunately, it seemed to still be acting according to some kind of principle.

No, its Operating Logic also seemed to have serious problems. Those obviously contradictory Command Requests proved it. Thankfully, the link had been disconnected for some unknown reason in the end. He did not want to become a lunatic unable to control himself, used as a puppet every day by some unknown system-like existence, a Tool Dragon.

It seemed danger still lurked everywhere.

In short, until he became stronger, lying low was the right answer.

But how could he carry out his Hunting Plan without attracting the attention of Powerful Beings?

"Ah, right! Sylvie's [True Polymorph]!" Li Wei's eyes lit up as he thought of it.

But he seemed to have only eaten a large number of slimes so far. Did that mean he only had—

As he found the information related to [True Polymorph] in his mind, his cells began changing drastically, as though it were an instinct engraved into his soul. They rapidly shrank and became translucent.

With a splat, an Azure Slime dropped onto the ground.

"Mwee~ (How amazing.)" Having successfully transformed into a slime, Li Wei examined himself with astonished eyes. He had no idea that he had become the first Silver Dragon in Coriel's history to transform into a slime, nor did he feel the slightest shame over turning into such a lowly creature.

As everyone knew, whether they were Metal Dragons leaning toward Good Alignment, Chromatic Dragons leaning toward Evil Alignment, or Gem Dragons that mostly remained neutral, dragons were born with the pride of being rulers at the Top of the Food Chain.

That pride meant that even when they transformed, most of them preferred to choose powerful forms such as Balors or High Elves.

As humans gradually seized a place on the stage of history during the gaps between several successive Crown Civil Wars among the elves, then completely drove the elves off the stage afterward and became the protagonists, quite a few dragons also began choosing human forms. Even so, it was still not mainstream.

Only Silver Dragons, a race naturally fond of playing through life, liked transforming into humans or elves, becoming adventurers and mingling within Human Kingdoms.

But another problem arose: Sylvie's [True Polymorph] required consuming a relatively complete biological body as a prerequisite.

Li Wei believed he had not yet developed such Heavy Taste, so he temporarily abandoned certain ideas.

Just as Li Wei was pondering in slime form, the Silver Slime that had nearly been blasted apart by Li Wei saw him suddenly become a Fellow Creature. Its eyes immediately gleamed as it excitedly wriggled toward Li Wei like a Mating Caterpillar, constantly rubbing against this strong and beautiful Fellow Creature.

Li Wei, whose train of thought had been interrupted, glanced at this clingy weakling. A flash of inspiration struck him. A tentacle extended from his round body and, with a splat, sent the thing flying out of the cave. He himself quickly wriggled after it.

"Mwee, mwee~ (Pipim! Let's go!)" Li Wei excitedly experienced the body of a New Species and eagerly began his first journey as a Hunter in the Different World.

"Mwee~" The poor little slime let out a pleading scream.

Using his extended little tentacle to whip his newly acquired slime teammate along the way, Li Wei brought him to the wasteland not far from the riverbank, found a low bush to crawl into, then kicked his slime teammate out with one tentacle.

It was Pipim's first time venturing so far from the riverbank. Fear of dehydration and the sense of danger from being discovered by a predator made it continue trembling. Whenever it tried to burrow into the bushes or flee back toward the riverbank, a tentacle would extend from the bushes and drag it back, making it cry out endlessly in a voice full of "weak, pitiful, and helpless" despair.

But there were simply too few creatures living near the riverbank. Pipim was nearly dehydrated before it finally managed to attract a Hunter.

An Underground Koutao Fishman.

The Koutao Fishman had traveled over, only to discover that it was merely a nearly dehydrated slime. He spat in disgust, revealed a look of disdain and revulsion, then turned to leave.

His tribe had originally been "driven" out of their riverbank habitat after the ecosystem had been ruined by these suddenly proliferating slimes. They had been forced to make a living in the surrounding wasteland, so every so often they had to return to the river to replenish water. Otherwise, they might turn into homemade Salted Fish Jerky while walking around.

He was not particularly hungry at the moment, so he had no interest in food like slime, which was all water with a single bite.

"Damn it, useless trash. Looks like I have to do this myself!"

Seeing the hard-won prey about to turn around and leave, Li Wei sent the useless fellow flying with one tentacle, then leaped out of the bushes. His Figures twisted in midair, transforming into a Sawfathead Fish with a mouth full of sharp teeth, which landed on the barren ground with a splat.

"RUARUARUA!" Rolling his eyes, he kept flopping atop the Barren Rock like a salted fish about to dehydrate.

"Guga?" Hearing the commotion behind him, the Koutao Fishman suddenly turned around and saw the slime lying on the ground twitching, along with the Sawfathead Fish that had abruptly appeared not far away.

The Koutao Fishman's limited brain could not understand how this plump Sawfathead Fish had appeared here. Perhaps, with his meager intelligence, he assumed the slime had dragged it ashore only for it to escape!

In any case! This was heaven's gift to him!

"Guga!" The temptation of food made the Koutao Fishman abandon all thought. Holding his Coral Fork, he charged at the salted fish on his two short little legs!

Just as the Koutao Fishman leaped forward.

"RUA!!!" The Sawfathead Fish, which seemed extremely salty, suddenly transformed. In the blink of an eye, it expanded into a silver beast the size of a calf. It directly grabbed the Koutao Fishman's tail with one Dragon Claw while he was in midair, swung him through a complete half-circle, then smashed him heavily against the hard Barren Rock with a crisp splat using the momentum.

"Guga? Guga guga! (A Silver Dragon? Heavens! Tiamat! Hurry and send down Divine Power to strike this shameless, despicable dragon dead!)"

The Koutao Fishman, his head split open and his entire body riddled with fractures, let out the final curse of his life. He had no idea that he should really have called upon the Platinum Dragon God Bahamut, or Tamara, known as the Mother of Silver Dragons and the Merciful Lady, to eliminate this disgrace among Silver Dragons.

Though it probably would not have done any good anyway.

Seeing that the fishman was somehow still breathing, Li Wei picked up the poor fishman and smashed him against the ground twice more. Mm, he had finally stopped breathing.

"Mwee~ (Pipim! We're done here, let's go home!)" The Silver Dragon snapped the Dragon Claw smeared with filthy blood and transformed back into a highly deceptive slime.

With his left tentacle, he dragged the dead-eyed Koutao Fishman; with his right, he dragged the utterly hopeless Pipim. He wriggled all the way back to the riverside nest.

But the moment he entered the cave, Li Wei was stunned by the sight before him.

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