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nAs soon as Dante made it 80% of the way up the mountain, he finally couldn't stand it anymore and was forced to the floor.

nBut Dante wouldn't allow himself to end it all here. His pride wouldn't let him fail here!

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"Dragonification!

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"boom!

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nInstantly, blood red scales began to grow out of his skin while a pair of twisted black horns formed on his forehead.

nDante had now released the soul of The Red Dragon, the most ferocious and violent of all the Dragon species.

nWith rage filled eyes, Dante just wouldn't submit under the pressure practically crawled his way up the mountain.

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"crack!

"

nYet just desire wasn't enough.

nBones started to creek all over Dante's body under the pressure of the mountain.

nbut regardless of his terrible physical state, Dante didn't seem to care anymore.

nAll reason had left his mind, he l was only moving off pure instinct and desire.

nFor Dragons, Pride was the thing they would be willing to die for and Dante, this was no different.

nA Dragon's pride must never be humiliated!

nIf his pride meant that he would die on this mountain, then so be it!

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"Dragonification!

"

nIn his madness, Dante did something he had only theorised before.

nStimulating his two Dragon souls, Dante finally underwent two Dragonified states at the same time!

nInstantly, Dante's whole body seemed to shiver as a blinding silver gleam burst from deep within his chest.

nThis silver light quickly coated Dante's body, causing a silvery metallic sheen to be added to all his scales

nBut Dante's transformation wasn't over just yet as the signature Crystalline horns of the silver Dragon grew out his head. Maybe it was because Red Dragon horns were already there, but instead of growing out of his forehead like usual, Dante's crystal horns actually grew out the side of his head.

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"ROAR!!

"

nWith blood pouring out every single orifice, Dante and his Dragon souls all let off a Draconic roar that seemed to shake the sky.

nThrough sheer stubbornness and pride, Dante managed to muster the strength to break through the last step!

nHe had done it!

nHe had done the impossible and scaled the mountain of will!

nAs soon as Dante reached the top step, the mountain seemed to shake.

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"Rumble! Rumble!

"

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"ROAR!

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nA blinding Chinese dragon composed of pure golden energy, coiled around the mountain before shooting into the sky.

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"The coiling dragon. The symbol of the Hidden Dragon Academy... He really did scale the Mountain of Will..

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ncometed an Onlooker in pure awe.

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"Hahaha!

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nseeing the Dragon in the sky, Dante burst into a mad bout of laughter.

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"I've really done it!

"

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" I've scaled the mountain!

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nHigh on the feeling of succes, Dante sneered at the mountain beneath his feet.

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"Hahah! Eat **!

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nafter taunting a mountain like a madman, Dante suddenly felt lightheaded and quickly rested on the ground.

nAs Dante sat down he quickly checked himself out.

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"Fuck!

"

nSeeing his body completely drenched in his own blood Dante couldn't help but exclaim.

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"How did I even bleed that much!

" Said Dante in disbelief

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"Shit! This definitely needs to be checked out!

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nLuckily, as Dante was preparing to come down he could see the flying figures of Grandfather Jarred and Rebecca rushing to come check up on him.

nKnowing that he was finally safe, Dante gave into his exhaustion and slumped onto the ground.

nif you looked closely at Dante, you could see him snoring on the ground with a proud smirk on his face.

n...

nA day had now passed since Dante's awe inspiring spectacle at the Mountain of will.

nThe news of Dante's achievements had spread through the capital like wildfire.

nAnd this was the ultimate confirmation all the clans needed,

nThe last confirmation that a new generational talent was truly born!

nWith his new achievement came an overwhelming number of visits of various clans and patriarchs, all offering gifts to try and build a good connection with Dante.

nOf course, the greedy nature of a dragon did not allow for him to refuse any treasures presented his way.

nso Dante had no other choice than to greedily accept anything presented his way!

nDante was currently in the largest hall of his new residence.

nIt's just that now, the room was very different from its original state when Dante first got it.

nOpen Chests filled with gemstones and gold coins lay sprawled throughout the room. Whilst luxurious paintings and weapons were stacked and hung on the walls of the room.

nDante was slouched lazily in a completely golden chair embedded with gems, with the gigantic Moonlight Sword leaning against him.

nDante was playing with a ruby by rolling it in between his fingers as he stared at the beautiful treasure, seemingly mesmerised by it.

nBeside him sat Rebbeca in a much more modest chair with a displeased look in her face.

nRebecca had just come to be a watch over Dante as he accepted the gifts.

nDante was still new to the capital and as such, he wouldn't see the plots and schemes of all the clans that came to visit.

nRebecca there to prevent Dante from doing anything stupid and ensure that he wasn't tricked into making any stupid decisions.

nbut instead of doing her job, she had instead been forced to watch this spectacle...

nDante seemed to be obsessed with treasure to a dangerous extent.

nHe would accept almost any and all treasure presented his way, but not just accept them.

nDante seem to hoard every single treasure he got, displaying it all in obvious places just to look at and admire.

nIf it was not for her constant scolding, Rebecca was sure that Dante wouldn't even be sitting in his chair. He would instead be on the ground, laying down on his pile of treasure!

nBut What Rebbeca did not know was that Dante's obsession with treasure was not entirely his fault.

nAs a bearer of a dragon soul, Dante's actions will, whether willingly or unwillingly, be influenced by a dragon's nature.

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