Epic of Ice Dragon: Reborn As An Ice Dragon With A System

Chapter 2186: Ascending

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"Alright, which ones should I choose this time?" Drake wondered. "It’s now asking for five too, not three like before..."

Drake wanted to offer the new Divinities and Divine Abilities he got from the Primordial Dragon Mothers, but after thinking about it, he decided against it, as he preferred to gather all of them before doing anything with these Divinities and Divine Abilities.

"For now, let’s choose the Divine Abilities... Hmm, I’ve got quite a lot now. Alright..."

After a few minutes of thought, Drake quickly choose his five choices for Divine Abilities:

[Divine Yggdragon’s Claws (SSS)]

[Earthy Harvest (SSS)]

[Heavenly Aura of Yin & Yang (SSS)]

[Heavenly Divine Spirit Metal Creation (SSS)]

[Divine Dragon Venerable’s Breath of Creation (SSS+)]

All of these were Divine Abilities that he wasn’t going to use that much, and that he would appreciate if they got an upgrade, or if they merged into something even more wonderful.

They could also elevate their primary powers... well, he used the breath of creation all the time, but giving these to the Core didn’t mean they disappeared, as he can use them as always later.

FLASH!𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

All five spheres rushed into the Divine Ability Core, who voraciously absorbed them, assimilating them and then glowing very brightly.

Then, the next sphere rushed towards him, the Divinity Core, which also asked for five offerings... Drake had already made his decision regarding those, offering them quite quickly.

And he chose:

[Main Divinity: Essence of Heaven and Earth (SSS+)]

[Main Divinity: Great Divine Spirit Soul (SSS)]

[Main Divinity: Yggdrasil’s Divine Protection (SSS)]

[Auxiliary Divinity: Fruitful Harvest (SSS)]

[Auxiliary Divinity: Yggdrasil’s Spirit Domain (SSS)]

All five Divinities emerged like glowing spheres of pure power, absorbed by the Core of Divinities, whose aura continued growing larger, and so did its size, reaching immense heights of over a hundred meters.

"And... lastly, this!"

Drake quickly moved the Divine Treasures he planned to offer for the last Core, the Core of Divine Treasures.

And they were...

[Root’s Divine Spirit Core Heart Fragment & Branches]

[Soul Onyx Dragon Diamond]

[Golden Starry Soul Tree]

[Chaos’ Abyssal Soul Curse]

For some reason, all items belonging to Root counted as a single one, so Drake had to choose a fifth.

And then, as he saw the Core absorbing everything, his eyes widened.

If anything he gave to it, it would become assimilated and part of his powers... and evolve even further then...

"Right, I haven’t thought outside the box as much lately..." Drake smiled, as his eyes blazed with conviction.

"Drake?" Andromeda was confused. "Please don’t tell me you’re planning something weird again!"

"We are at the end game, Andromeda... I can feel it in all of my bones, some really big battles are coming really soon," Drake said. "The fate of this world will be at stake... I cannot lose, I need to make sacrifices, and gamble."

"Eh?"

Andromeda then saw something horrifying.

CRASH!

Drake pierced his chest with his claws, tearing off something out of it!

"Drake?!"

BA DUM!

BA DUM!

BA DUM!

It was enormous, and still alive, beating rapidly and releasing black blood everywhere.

It was black and red, with a crimson eye and sharp jaws, and long tentacle-like arteries.

Indeed, this was his Demon King Heart with the Demon King Seed of Gluttony inside of it.

"Nnnghhh...! Oof, this is...! Hahah...!"

Drake looked at his own heart, if he wasn’t immortal, he wouldn’t have ever dared to do something so stupid.

But Drake was not done yet.

He used his claws once more, digging deep into his own soul!

And with them, he tore apart two parts of it.

"DRAKE?! STOP!"

Andromeda panicked, thinking he had gone mad or something...

But this was all part of the plan.

What he tore apart were three large, heart-shaped jewels...

His Divine Titan Soul Heart, shining brightly with Ice and Flame Auras.

His Spirit Core, glowing with Rainbow Colors.

And his Yin and Yang Heart, one side gold, the other purple.

"Aaaannnd...!"

Drake was going insane due to the pain, his soul and body bleeding constantly as these things he took out weren’t going to regenerate unless they were destroyed.

But offering things don’t destroy them, they simply are absorbed and elevated to new levels, combining to create something new, which also becomes part of him.

Therefore...

"You, go!"

He summoned his Doppelganger Spirit, kicking him into the glowing core, alongside all four of his hearts!

"Drake! You’re doing something insane again! T-This better works! No, we have to make it work!" Andromeda cried, using her powers to force the core to absorb everything, while keeping Drake from losing consciousness.

Drake felt billions of Ascendancy Law being drained rapidly, his big reserves quickly going down with each passing second.

FLUOSH!

The energies concentrated, as the Ascendancy Law Rings absorbed the cores, spinning around one another, as something new started to emerge, a sixth...

And then a seventh ring!

The Divinities, Divine Abilities, and Divine Treasures melted away to create these rings, as Andromeda gasped.

"Two rings?! Incredible!"

Last time, Drake created three rings, but he made two this time was still big!

Venerables for the most part only made one at a time, but Drake’s growth speed was astonishing and almost completely ridiculous.

"Aaah!"

Drake gasped, as he saw the light of his Ascendancy Law consumed him the moment it absorbed all the things he offered, including his own contracted doppelganger spirit, and his hearts.

FLAAASH!

He felt consumed by the light completely, as the power of his rings rapidly flowed into his hollow chest and soul, filling it up with something new.

This essence, born from the combination of what he offered, melted together and evolved even further, rapidly crystalized.

Into a single new heart, which both existed within his body and soul at the same time.

Several energies constantly merged together, including Zipangu’s Essence of Heaven and Earth!

As this happened, Drake’s entire body evolved, the new rings floating around him and spinning rapidly, fusing with his body.

His true form, the Shenlong dragon, grew even larger and more majestic, with glittering golden armor around its glowing body, long blonde hair and jewels that seemed to have been made out of nebulas themselves.

And Drake felt like he was truly ascending, his power elevating even higher than before...

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