Choosing an Advancement Path

Mo Fei selected the boss advancement interface.

Three options appeared.

System Prompt: You have advanced into a World Tier boss. The increase in your tier has evolved your power once again. Please choose your evolutionary path.

1. High Black Dragon Lord. Due to your illustrious reputation, your standing within the Black Dragon Legion has risen further. You have become one of the strongest Black Dragon Lords, gaining the qualification and authority to determine the Black Dragon Legion's strategic direction. If you advance further, you may even become the Black Dragon King and command the entire Black Dragon Legion. Your ambition and power will allow you to obtain even greater authority.

Advancement Reward: Unlock the Black Dragon Legion System.

Black Dragon Mate x1: You may choose a powerful female Black Dragon from the Black Dragon Legion as your mate and begin producing offspring. Your descendants will become your capable subordinates.

Dragonman Warlord x4: As a High Black Dragon Lord, you have the authority to gain the allegiance of more Dragonman Warlords and establish your own legion.

Legion Battle Standard x1: As a High Black Dragon Lord, you may form your own legion and establish a legion-level monster faction.

Promotion Insignia x8: As a High Black Dragon Lord, you have the authority to grant Tier Ascension to Dragonkind of your choosing. Each unit may only use this once.

Exclusive skills gained: Human Form (Transcendent Power), Command Aura (Legion Skill), Summon Dragonman Cluster (Legion Skill), and more.

2. Ancient Black Dragon. After enduring the passage of countless years, you have finally evolved into a higher form of Black Dragon—an Ancient Black Dragon. Your body has grown even more massive, your wisdom deeper, and your will more resilient.

You recalled some secret events from ancient times and regained certain lost Dragon Magic and Dragonkind bloodline abilities.

Advancement Reward: Unlock the Ancient Bloodline System.

Ancient Dragon. As an Ancient Black Dragon, you possess far greater vitality than ordinary Black Dragons. Maximum health increases by 30%. After leaving combat, recover 1% health per minute.

Colossus. As an Ancient Black Dragon, your body has grown even larger, surpassing the limits of the giant category. Body size increases by 30%, and all base attributes increase by 30%.

Archdragon Flame. As an Ancient Black Dragon, you have mastered the power of ancient dragonfire. The power of your dragon breath has greatly increased. Dragon breath damage increases by 30%.

Ancient Dragon Scales. As an Ancient Black Dragon, your scales have become tougher and more durable, making them harder to pierce. Armor increases by 30%, and you are immune to Armor Break effects.

Exclusive skills gained: Human Form (Dragon Magic), Greater Dragon Awe (Bloodline Skill), Ancient Dragon Wisdom (Passive), and more.

3. Dragon God's Kin. During this brutal war, you borrowed the Dragon God's power and thus gained the Dragon God's attention. The Dragon God decided to favor you and bestowed upon you a portion of divine power, making you a dragon blessed by a god.

The god's favor granted you many benefits and allowed you to cast ancient divine arts unique to Dragonkind. However, you also took on the mission of spreading Dragon God Faith.

Advancement Reward: Unlock the Dragon God Faith System.

Divine Blessing Art (Permanent). When you suffer a Critical Strike, you are immune to its effect. This effect may only trigger once per day.

Divine Might Art (Permanent). The power of all your spells increases by 50%.

Divine Energy Art (Permanent). Mana recovery speed increases by 50%, and maximum mana increases by 50%.

Divine Grace Art (Permanent). Magic damage you receive is reduced by 33%.

Exclusive skills gained: Human Form (Divine Art), Dragon Thunder Storm (Divine Art), Dragon God's Prayer (Divine Art), and more.

As Mo Fei looked at the three options before him, he felt both excited and lost. So this was the power of a World Tier boss? Pretty damn impressive.

But he truly could not decide which one to choose just yet.

He needed to think this through carefully. If he chose wrong, he would regret it for the rest of his life.

He had always aimed to become a World Tier boss, but now that he had truly reached that point, he found himself at a loss.

He would wait until he had thought it through before deciding.

At that moment, the sound of footsteps instantly put him on alert.

He turned and saw Princess Catherine crawl out of the tunnel, staring helplessly at the corpses scattered across the ground.

"Useless trash! They failed again! Warriors, heroes, adventurers—they're all useless trash! Why won't you die? So many people came to kill you, yet you still won't die?" As she spoke, she actually began to cry.

"All right, stop crying. We need to leave this place quickly."

Mo Fei said as he packed up all the loot.

"Where are we going?"

"To the Obsidian Sanctum in the Terra Mountains. That's where the Black Dragon Legion is based. Nearly all my subordinates and servants have been killed or wounded. This place is no longer safe."

Mo Fei was now at the end of his strength. Although he had won the story campaign, all his subordinates were dead, and he still had not decided which advancement path to take. If another group of adventurers and heroes appeared now, things would be difficult to handle.

There were barely any cannon fodder left to take hits for him and buy him time.

So, before he chose a path and fully recovered, it was best to hide in the Obsidian Sanctum for a while.

Fortunately, after the story campaign ended, his health had already begun to recover slowly. Dragonkind possessed formidable recovery abilities. In this short time, the grievous wound effect on him had already disappeared, and the injury on his wing had healed. Only his health bar had yet to fully recover.

Several black hatchlings emerged from somewhere. They were the Dark Dragon Nest's only remaining fighting force.

Mo Fei called out to the black hatchlings.

"Varek, while I'm gone, you'll be responsible for guarding the nest. Gather the remaining servants, protect our home, and wait for my return."

"Yes, Lord Murphys." The leading hatchling agreed, looking timidly at the tragic scene around him.

After gathering the loot, Mo Fei grabbed Catherine, exited the dungeon directly, spread his wings, and flew toward the Terra Mountains beneath the cover of night.

The Obsidian Sanctum lay deep within the Terra Mountains, inside a vast valley. As one of the Eastern Continent's largest mountain ranges, the Terra Mountains stretched for over a thousand kilometers. Boundless forests, towering peaks, and countless high-level beasts, magical creatures, transcendent beings, and monster settlements formed a natural defensive barrier for the Black Dragon clan. Any adventurers or royal armies wishing to attack the Obsidian Sanctum first had to cross dangerous regions where monsters endlessly respawned, with scarcely any supply points or safe zones along the way.

Even if they successfully reached their destination, they would still have to face the siege of thousands of Black Dragons from the Black Dragon Legion. The Black Dragon Legion possessed countless powerful members. More than a dozen Black Dragon Lords and Ancient Black Dragons were stationed in the Obsidian Sanctum alone. Not to mention the rumors that several Primordial Black Dragons slept in the deepest part of the Obsidian Sanctum, guarding the Black Dragon clan's most ancient secrets...

Thus, no adventurer had dared risk their life there so far.

However, such a journey was nothing to Dragonkind capable of flight.

When the first ray of dawn shone between the mountains, Mo Fei had already spotted the towering spire amid the majestic peaks.

A colossal thousand-meter-tall sanctuary built from pure black stone rose before him. Countless Black Dragons circled the giant tower on patrol, while elite Dragonkin guards were stationed on every level. The moment they saw Mo Fei approach, several young Black Dragons flew over.

They circled Mo Fei in flight, identifying the newcomer. Only after confirming his identity did they reform their formation and lead him into the skies above the Obsidian Sanctum, half escorting and half watching him.

P.S. I'm still not sure about these three advancement choices for the protagonist, so I'll let the readers decide. Leave a comment under the advancement path you like. Whichever receives the most comments will be chosen.

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