Chapter 979: The White Night Dragon Body Takes Form

“Could this possibly be too coincidental?”

Dorothy couldn’t help but think so.

Although her rational analysis concluded it truly did look like coincidence.

After all, the White Night Dragon is first and foremost beauty, so requiring high aesthetics and the ability to manipulate appearance is normal.

Second, the White Night Dragon has the trait of illuminating the night, turning darkness into white night—so possessing the rank of a sun or moon deity of light is only natural.

Then, it is a dragon, so it naturally requires a dragon’s physique and beastly nature—this is a prerequisite shared by all dragon templates.

Finally, a heart that refuses to yield.

Hmm, beauties are only possessed by the strong; a free beauty must herself be strong, and must never yield to anyone.

“Forget it, I can’t keep making this up—this thing is clearly written from my ID. There’s definitely something wrong here.”

The House Witch gave up on self-deception.

Leaving aside the wild, frantic inspiration already surging, even her own reason simply couldn’t ignore such an obvious coincidence.

Not good, very not good—Dragon King is the last sane Witch King in my heart. Please don’t let your lore collapse, or I’ll really start doubting the value of the Witch King title.

Dorothy silently prayed this.

She began to suspect the relationship between the Dragon King and Emora.

She had assumed they were merely a simple reincarnation link—the Dragon King didn’t acknowledge Little Fat Dragon’s entirety, so naturally wouldn’t show her special favor due to her past-life connection with Emora.

But now—

A custom-made evolution template, a lavish, bustling birthday banquet, an almost indulgent “whatever you want, you get” attitude—

Something’s off, really off—the Dragon King seems to be a little hungry for me too, and she’s been pretending not to be, which is even more dangerous than Good Sister or Arti, who don’t even bother pretending.

The House Witch broke into a cold sweat.

But—

“So… do I still take this template?”

She asked herself.

Then nodded without hesitation.

“Of course I do.”

After all, it’s a Dragon King–crafted template—something others beg for and can’t get. How could she refuse?

Moreover, if her suspicion proved true, it would actually be more reassuring—just as Dorothy never believed Good Sister would harm her, she wouldn’t think Emora would hurt her either.

We’re all family—what bad intentions could we possibly have? At most, we just want to invite her down to the basement to check out some nice things.

Thinking this way, Dorothy relaxed. She no longer had anything to fear.

Right then, she directly began evolution using the White Night Dragon template.

All prerequisites were met; the evolution was truly effortless. She didn’t even need to brew a special evolution potion—just a thought, and she summoned her Witch blood to evolve step by step according to the “White Night Dragon Transformation Technique.”

First up: the White Night Dragon’s core ability—White Night Dragon Dance.

【White Night Dragon Dance (SSR): As the most beautiful dragon, the White Night Dragon’s flight through the sky resembles a dance—a dragon’s step, the most primal and natural beauty. Your charm receives massive correction; your control over charm receives massive correction.】

For an ordinary Witch to evolve this talent, she’d first need extremely high aesthetics and charm, and ideally mastery over freely manipulating her own charm—or else she’d need to expend enormous mana to force the evolution.

Here, Dorothy first applied Divine Face, then Heavenly Demon Dance, and then—

The evolution proceeded smoothly; the White Night Dragon Dance talent was acquired effortlessly, and the House Witch didn’t even feel her mana deplete.

Fine, another free talent. She figured if evolved talents could refund mana, her mana might’ve even spiked.

Next was the White Night Dragon’s signature talent—Light Scales and Feathers.

【Light Scales and Feathers (SSR): The White Night Dragon’s feathers are a uniquely special scale type—soft in appearance, yet genuine dragon scales that emit an untainted, sacred light. Wearing these scales and feathers, your defense receives massive correction, your mana resistance receives massive correction, your resistance to dark magic receives double correction, and your light and purification magic power receives massive correction.】

This talent is what allows the White Night Dragon to illuminate the night.

Dorothy added nothing yet, estimated the mana required for forced evolution, and winced.

“Damn, 500k mana? Are you kidding?”

She mentally ranted.

Though the Light Scales and Feathers were indeed powerful, if she had to pay full price, she simply couldn’t afford to spend 500k mana on it.

So now, let’s try haggling.

The House Witch first tossed up her Sun God rank—she had originally been born as the Sun God in her first cycle. Though now in her second cycle, she’d discarded this rank, but since her little sun still hung in the sky, the Sun God rank remained intact.

Perfect—immediately slashed 300k mana. Now only 200k mana was needed.

But the House Witch tossed up Little Five again.

Little Five was a genuine Moon God—with believers and a cult.

Unfortunately, perhaps because both were light-deity ranks, their effects overlapped and diminished—this time only reducing 100k mana. Now 100k mana remained.

Dorothy didn’t stop. She tossed up her existing “Dragon Scales” talent.

Hmm, since Light Scales and Feathers are dragon scales, and she already possessed dragon scales, she should get a discount.

Indeed—another 50k mana cut.

“Tsk, so stingy. Even though I got the Dragon Scales talent for free via Dragon’s Breath, if I’d evolved it directly, it’d have cost at least 100k mana—why are you only counting 50k?”

The House Witch clicked her tongue, dissatisfied.

But whatever—she had a full belly of mana. She’d be indulgent and not care so much.

Yet just as she was about to pay the mana cost, she suddenly had a thought—and three artifacts flew out from within.

A mirror, a pair of magatama, and an ancient iron sword, rusted and worn.

These were the Three Sacred Treasures she’d acquired from the Eastern Isles: Yata no Kagami, Yasakani no Magatama, and Kusanagi no Tsurugi.

Of course, these artifacts were no longer particularly powerful—having deteriorated over time, their spirits long gone. Their greatest use now was as vessels for the Heavenly Books.

Within them lay the Divine Chapter of the Three Heavenly Books of the Eastern Isles:

“Dongjun,” “Yueshen,” and “Yunzhongjun.”

During her free time, Dorothy had studied these three Heavenly Books extensively—but how to put it? They simply didn’t suit the local conditions. In the Eastern Universe, they might’ve propelled her to fly hundreds of times over—but here in the Western Universe, they were barely useful as reference texts for magic, requiring translation to even manifest minor supernatural effects.

Originally, Dorothy planned to wait until she grew stronger and then replicate several forbidden spells from these texts. But now, a sudden inspiration struck: could the Witch’s evolution power consume these three Heavenly Books?

“Hmm, let’s try. After all, trying costs nothing.”

Dorothy thought this, then tossed the three artifacts into the evolution.

And—

Well, the House Witch didn’t know exactly what happened, but the three Heavenly Books seamlessly merged into her bloodline, and Light Scales and Feathers formed instantly.

“Huh? Already done? Where’s the mana cost? Did I just get another freebie?”

Dorothy scratched her head in confusion. She still felt no mana depletion. She lifted her sleeve and examined her arm.

Where her arm had once been covered by invisible mana-formed dragon scales, it was now adorned with feathers. She could sense these mana-feathers were even more resilient than her previous scales.

Moreover, the feather tips shimmered with a cold, icy glow—like sword qi.

“Seems different from the original Light Scales and Feathers, but it looks like an improvement.”

The House Witch briefly sensed it, then moved on—this wasn’t the time for deep analysis; other talents still awaited evolution.

“Next: Ten Thousand Forms Dragon Body.”

【Ten Thousand Forms Dragon Body (SSR): The White Night Dragon’s body is uniquely special. Its base stats aren’t exceptionally strong, yet it possesses growth potential unimaginable among other dragon breeds. Your all attributes receive massive correction; your transformation talent receives massive correction; your talent and specialization adaptability receives massive correction.】

Hmm—this was the White Night Dragon trait Dorothy valued most: the extreme freedom to choose any specialization.

But then she saw the evolution cost.

Oh, 800k mana? Seriously?

The House Witch doubted this was genuine.

Eight hundred thousand mana—enough to drain most peak Witches dry. But which peak Witch would spend all her mana evolving such an early talent? Their strength already lets them suppress most opposing specialization side effects.

Indeed, it’s useless—those who need it can’t afford it; those who can afford it don’t need it.

Whatever, let’s haggle.

First, the Dragon Remnant Body talent—this freebie from Dragon’s Breath now, with Dorothy’s rapid mana growth, had unlocked nearly all dragon body parts. It was truly a full Dragon Body now.

Though ordinary Dragon Body differed greatly from Ten Thousand Forms Dragon Body, it should still merit a discount.

But—

Damn, only 50k?

Feeling the discount from her Witch blood, Dorothy fell silent.

But then again, there was mana aggregation—more mana meant stronger mana, meaning more equivalent mana. Reducing 800k to 750k wasn’t just cutting 50k—it was cutting 50k of peak mana, which might equal dozens of thousands of ordinary Witch mana.

She understood the logic, but the sheer mana gap still felt terrifying.

Fortunately, she could keep haggling.

“Hmm, enhanced transformation talent—same-type talents can trigger chain discounts. So…”

Dorothy tossed up her title talent: Thousand Faces Joker.

Ding—50k mana discount.

“.”

The House Witch paused, then dumped all her talents and specializations into the system at once, seeing if any synergies remained.

And it worked.

Mana Control—a universal talent—discounted 20k. Multiple Thinking—discounted 30k. Other miscellaneous talents added another 50k.

Perfect—now only 600k mana remained.

Dorothy paused, then tossed up the Trickster Spirit power.

Hmm, if the Divine Chapter of the Heavenly Books could work, why wouldn’t the Ghost Chapter, which embodies the path of Demon-Buddha, work too?

As proven, the Saint’s products are truly powerful—this strike truly cut the major artery.

The Demon-Buddha body was formed from the convergence of a hundred ghosts, and it does seem to share a similar principle with the Thousand-Change Dragon Body; both possess extreme adaptability, capable of embracing all rivers and accommodating all laws.

Thus, after the Demon Girl’s blood absorbed the demon power of the Slippery Ghost, the evolution cost instantly rose to 100,000.

Dorothy finally smiled.

“Just a small amount, give—wait.”

As she prepared to pay the mana for evolution, she suddenly stopped.

A flash of inspiration crossed her mind.

“Wait a minute—this White Night Dragon’s evolution threshold, besides high beauty, is high status. I already used up the beauty, so what about the status?”

She remembered this.

So, she tentatively tossed up a Saint’s Mandate.

Then

The Demon Girl’s blood paused, then silently canceled the payment request. It flowed at lightning speed, flooding Dorothy’s entire body, causing her witch form to shudder—and then she clearly felt her body had become much lighter.

The Thousand-Change Dragon Body—achieved.

“Ah, this…”

Dorothy clicked her tongue.

Good thing I caught it in time—otherwise, I’d have just wasted 100,000 mana.

Of course, only sufficient status can suppress everything. Magic demands equivalent exchange; it cannot create something from nothing. Such an overpowered ability as the Thousand-Change Body must have a cost—so this is how the status threshold is meant to be used.

Perfect—I scored another freebie.

As for the last one…

【Crown of Peace (SSR): The White Night Dragon is the Dragon of Peace. Legend says no war or conflict shall arise near its dwelling. All beings who behold its form will grow calm. You gain the Halo of Ceasefire: most creatures will gladly grant you face and temporarily lay down their disputes. Of course, if someone remains obstinate, your dragon horns are still useful—the Halo of Ceasefire will transform into the Halo of Suppression.】

Dorothy nodded in satisfaction as she read this final talent.

In fact, this talent was the very reason she had decided to choose the White Night Dragon template.

She was a person of peace—if she could avoid fighting, she very much preferred not to.

To be honest, she was genuinely surprised such a miraculous peace talent still existed in this brutal Western Universe, given that the Western Universe always upheld the law of the jungle.

So, what was the cost of such a powerful talent?

Dorothy checked the evolution price—and fell silent.

Wonderful—it only cost 999.

999,000 mana.

Wait, are you kidding me?

If I had 999,000 mana, I’d be among the strongest beings below a god—of course everyone would grant me face. No wonder my surroundings are so peaceful.

The Witch suddenly had a whole bellyful of complaints she needed to vent.

But for now, let’s hold off on complaining—let’s see the discount.

Dorothy thought for a moment. The only thing left she could still use for discounting was one item.

Heart for heart.

She tossed up the ancestral secret technique, the Heroic Legacy bestowed by Adam himself, and the Covenant of the Heart.

And then…

In a hazy state, the Witch felt someone placing a crown upon her head.

Thus, the White Night Dragon Body—achieved.

The Witch is evolving.

Qian Bao: Do you even know what true divine legacy means? Show some face—I’m Adam’s daughter.