Weightlessness! The moment Fang Chen gripped it, he plunged straight into the depths of the sea.
An endless sensation of sinking enveloped him. Yet, when the sea surface suddenly flipped, Fang Chen realized he was actually rising.
Like flying toward an unknown realm, he surged upward. Tearing—his entire body felt as if it were being ripped apart.
And it wasn't a metaphor—it was literal. Fang Chen raised his hand and could see it with his own eyes.
The skin on his hand kept peeling away; his entire body was slowly disappearing.
Boom! As if passing through a membrane, Fang Chen—now disintegrated—suddenly pierced through.
His flesh was gone, but his will had never felt so clear. He looked out at the scene before him.
Like a mysterious cosmic nebula, it unfolded before Fang Chen's sight. Though he had lost his eyes and body, his soul floated, wrapped in a cocoon, drifting in weightlessness.
Moments later, a massive structure came into view, like a floating island suspended in the stars.
Unreasonably large, hovering midair—the sheer size of it made Fang Chen once again feel insignificant. This was...
Fang Chen looked up at the two massive characters at the top—Dragon Palace!
As the glowing letters flickered, dragon roars echoed in the surroundings.
In his final moment of consciousness, Fang Chen's lips curled up faintly.
"Heh, only now passing out? What a tenacious will... I'm looking forward to your future!"
The familiar voice of the Dragon Emperor echoed in his ears. Just before losing consciousness completely, Fang Chen heard the Dragon Emperor's final words.
"Then let me give you one last gift!" Drip! Accompanied by the sound of a falling droplet, Fang Chen fell into a deep coma.
Clack! "Hmm?" Holding Fang Chen's remaining soul, the Dragon Emperor looked curiously at the item that had fallen by his foot.
A card. Under the Dragon Emperor's gaze, the card slowly floated up and hovered before him.
On the card was a strange Armored One—with green eyes and flamboyant pink armor.
Its head bore barcode-like stripes and a crystal atop it. White edges bordered the armor, and the left side displayed mysterious barcodes that looked like identifiers.
"What is this?" The Dragon Emperor narrowed his eyes at the card. Was this fate?
Fang Chen's body had already been destroyed, yet this card had miraculously survived under the Dragon Emperor's protection.
"A very effective power… but since it's yours, I'll leave it with you." With a wave of his hand, the Dragon Emperor casually tossed the card into Fang Chen's soul.
But in the next instant, a massive reaction occurred—something even the Dragon Emperor hadn't expected. This casual act would eventually create a being that defied all logic.
In the darkness, Fang Chen slowly regained consciousness. His physical body had vanished.
In front of him, only the Dragon Emblem that had once rested in the Dragon Emperor's hand remained. He instinctively tried to reach out, and as his will made contact, the emblem began to glow.
Like electric circuits, rows of lines burst forth, lighting up the surrounding darkness.
[System initialization… Congratulations, compatible host! You have obtained usage rights for this system!]
A mechanical voice echoed from the Dragon Emblem.
"These days even Dragonkin have systems? Wait—my voice?" Though he was speaking, it was more like thinking—it didn't make a sound.
[Because the gods bestow systems upon their chosen heroes, Lord Dragon Emperor was troubled by it. But for management purposes, he designed a Parent System. This is a Sub-System, here to guide your path.]
"So… that means even Dragonkin now use systems?" Just imagining that made Fang Chen feel a bit weird.
[No. Most Dragonkin don't use them properly—they simply operate at the default level. What you have is an upgradeable permission-based system. You must grow in strength and contribution to raise your authority.]
"Alright then, what's my current status?" Fang Chen wasn't surprised—after all, the Dragon Emperor had mentioned that the Dragon Palace would arrange a system for him. No big deal—it's just a system.
[You are currently undergoing reincarnation. This system will activate once the process is complete. Now initiating compatibility match for your Dragonkin form.]
The emblem before him began to shift, presenting various dragon types.
A wind dragon entwined in gusts of green… an earth dragon wrapped in stone… a fire dragon ablaze with flames...
Each of them clearly showed a small "Level 2" indicator in the top-left corner.
[Detected that your Dragonkin bloodline is extremely faint. Maximum compatibility level is Level 2. Initiating compatibility scan...]
Fang Chen tilted his head but wasn't surprised—after all, he had been human in his previous life, completely unrelated to Dragonkin.
Reaching Level 2 Lesser Dragons was already impressive.
[Wind-attribute dragon compatibility… Level 4! Level 4: Legendary Pureblood Great Dragon, capable of destroying an entire town alone. Congratulations—your future potential caps at Level 4.]
Though the system said "congratulations," it somehow sounded like sarcasm to Fang Chen.
"Well then, thanks for that… but what's this card about?" he asked, pointing curiously at a card beneath the wind dragon.
[……Initiating analysis……Mystery level……Extremely high! Maximum level unknown!!!]
"So you didn't even realize?" Fang Chen muttered, waving his hand to draw the card closer.
"Didn't expect to see the last thing I bought showing up here. That's rare," Fang Chen murmured, staring at the card with a complicated expression.
He recognized the design clearly—the flamboyant pink-and-white armor, green eyes, the barcode-like code inserted into its head.
It was the only Kamen Rider limited edition card he had ever purchased.
[Analysis complete. Initiating Dragonkin match… None found… Initiating new database… Searching for similar dragon traits—Formless Entity Detected! Phantom Dragon type!]
As the icon shifted again, a new strange marker appeared.
Scales white as feathers, mysterious and ethereal—a beautiful Elder Dragon with rainbow light glowing from its wings.
Then, through layers of illusions, it shifted into an even more unusual form.
[Please choose your reincarnation Dragonkin!]
Fang Chen looked at the two icons before him—one was a brand-new conceptual bloodline derived from the card, the other was the wind dragon with a confirmed max level of only Level 4.
"Well, let me tell you this! Even if it's just a card! It was once my ideal of justice!"
The corner of Fang Chen's mouth curled up instinctively—was there even a need to hesitate? Without a second thought, he clicked on the mysterious dragon species.
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