The Spark

The war outside still raged, but the violent tremors shaking the earth from that battle of the ages slowly receded.

The Thunder Titan and the Primordial Blue Dragon King had clearly moved away from this area as they fought.

Jiang You poked his head out of the small lake and surveyed the fighting around him.

The two mighty kings had just fought here. Though devastation covered the ground, no creatures ventured near.

That gave Jiang You time to look at the water's surface.

The reflection showed an Eagleman unlike any other.

His beak had fallen off, replaced by a finely shaped, handsome nose and mouth like those of the humans in his previous life. Some of the gray-black down on his face had fallen away too, revealing refined contours.

The gray-white hair on his head had become a blend of silver and gray, with a brighter sheen.

His eyes were the most striking change. His original Eagleman slit pupils had vanished, replaced by violet eyes that shone like stars.

Beyond that, many of the feathers on his body had fallen away. His hand and foot talons no longer resembled their former eagle claws; they had begun to look fleshy.

They were becoming more like hands and feet.

And the wings on his back, once gray-black, were now interspersed with white feathers.

Those white feathers had all grown in recently and still looked tender and fresh.

He had evolved, just as his ancestors had.

He opened his panel. The figures were completely different now.

[Name]: Jiang You

[Race]: Eagleman (bloodline mutating)

[Age]: 16

[Attributes]: Strength 10, constitution 10, spirit 13, agility 11, charisma 5.

[Level]: Locked (sealed; unlocks after the game launches)

[Skills]: Throwing (proficient), Spear Technique (proficient), lightning power (transcendent)

[Skill points]: Locked (sealed; unlocks after the game launches)

[Talent]: Champion's Will (You possess exceptional perception and reflexes, with combat awareness second to none.)

[Quest system]: Locked (sealed; unlocks after the game launches)

[Game launch countdown]: 3,646,486 days, 5 hours, 35 minutes.

Looking at the panel, Jiang You found that all his attributes had risen considerably. His whole body brimmed with strength.

His eyes could see much farther.

Although his level did not appear on the panel, he knew he had entered the transcendent realm!

Titan and dragon blood had given him the chance to become transcendent, and he had seized it.

Next, he needed to prepare to make it back safely from this war.

He picked up the bronze sword. Transcendent power surged, and wisps of lightning coiled around the blade.

If he faced a Two-Headed Flying Dragon again, he would be able to fight it head-on.

He walked out of the small lake and looked at Little Turtle on the blue stone, whose eyes were beginning to glimmer with intelligence. He planned to take both turtle and stone with him after the battle.

Reaching the shore, he spread his wings and was just about to take flight when an agonized cry rang out between heaven and earth.

"Yateli, you dare kill me!"

"Arillethos, today, you're dead!"

The Thunder Titan's voice struck the countless living beings below like thunder crashing down from the heavens.

"No!"

Jiang You looked up, and his heart lurched!

In the nearby forest, the towering Thunder Titan gripped the blue dragon's head and neck with all his might, his hands seeming to hold a billion volts.

Riiiip!

He tore the blue dragon's entire head off, leaving a horrifying, bloody mess!

With a thunderous crash, the blue dragon's headless body collapsed, and blood flowed into the forest like a river.

The victorious Thunder Titan raised the Blue Dragon King's head high, sending the creatures of the Dragon King's faction fleeing.

Throughout the Vast Sea Forest, the intelligent races belonging to the Titan faction erupted in cheers.

"The war is over! We've won!"

But at the sight before him, Jiang You's thoughts erupted like a volcano!

This battle was actually the one that sparked it all! The death of Arillethos, son of the Dragon Emperor, set off a war between the Titans and dragons that engulfed the entire world!

Even heaven and earth were shattered in the fighting! Every race suffered devastating losses!

I need to find my people first. After this battle, I'll have to consider how to preserve our race through this great war.