148: Dragon Scepter

Moonlight sliced diagonally through the arched window, bisecting Lion Black's reflection in the dressing mirror.

On the left was a sapphire blue, gold-embroidered gown that draped to his ankles, while the right half still showed the outline of a coarse linen shirt, as if the ten-year-old boy was being torn between two destinies.

Against the backdrop of the gown, the boy's appearance seemed even more handsome.

He was nearly half a head taller than he was two months ago in the forest, and with the newly made gold-embroidered high-heeled shoes—which Lion Black had designed based on his impression of Western kings' high-heeled shoes from before his transmigration—his height was boosted to nearly 1.5 meters.

The Water Sprite's cloak was worn beneath his deep red velvet greatcloak, its magnificent edges still gleaming brilliantly.

While the tailor and his apprentices were threading needles on the twenty-foot-long train of his velvet greatcloak, adorning it with fragments of Pearl Dragon hide, the young man was checking the Dragon King's transformation information.

At this moment, the Dragon King had returned to Lion Black's side.

It had been less than an hour since it departed.

When it found the twenty-six-meter-long Pearl Dragon corpse at the bottom of the Treasure Sword Sea, other deep-sea magical beasts were already gnawing on the giant beast's body.

The invisible Dragon King instantly transferred the massive dragon corpse into the system space corresponding to the Wizard Town. The enormous dragon turtle-shaped magical beast, which had been enjoying the dragon meat, let out an angry roar but couldn't find the thief's whereabouts.

The fragments of dragon hide now being sewn onto the velvet greatcloak were from the area around the wounds where it had been gnawed.

Lion Black took another item from George's hand, a delicate wooden box containing something Koudor had personally crafted for him—a golden scepter.

He peeled off a small section of hide from the tip of the dragon's tail from the system space and brought it out for the maids to wrap around the scepter's shaft.

Additionally, from the massive amount of treasure the Dragon King had devoured from the Pearl Dragon's nest on a small island, he selected a white pearl the size of an adult's fist, its surface shimmering with multicolored light, and embedded it into the scepter's head.

Next, eight draconic teeth were encased within the golden leaves that wrapped the scepter's head.

After a burst of shimmering light, with the system's involvement, the scepter underwent a significant transformation in its form—

【Dragon Might Scepter】

This is a magnificent 4-foot-long golden scepter crafted by the shield dwarf Kordor Ironanvil at the request of his lord, the then Grand Duke of Gorebest, Lion Black.

The shaft is forged with intricate patterns and the Black family crest, and its surface is also carved with a relief resembling an enlarged version of the Dragon King.

Near the scepter's head, three sapphires are inlaid, and at the very top, a sitting black panther crafted from polished obsidian sparkles with brilliant starlight.

On either side of the black panther, multiple golden leaves unfurl, together forming a full scepter head.

After Lion Black obtained the Pearl Dragon's corpse and all its treasures, he wrapped a section of Pearl Dragon hide around the shaft and inlaid a colorful pearl the size of an adult's fist into the top of the scepter's head.

It is said that eight draconic teeth are also encased within the golden leaves of the scepter's head.

A non-magical scepter thus transformed into a scepter possessing powerful magic.

The transformed magic scepter: The shaft emits a pearlescent luster, the black panther made of obsidian at the top is lifelike, and the large pearl on its head emits multicolored light, like a bright moon. Eight draconic tooth-shaped golden branches guard them in the center, surrounded by a dense circle of golden leaves, each leaf's edge inlaid with a circle of diamonds, and the tip of each leaf inlaid with a pearl of a different color.

Data Info:

Type: Melee/Ranged Weapon (Requires attunement)

Rarity: Extremely Rare (Legendary)

Damage: One-handed 1d6 Two-handed 1d8 + 2 (Bludgeoning), additional Cold or Lightning damage 2d6 (6 to 22 damage points)

Attack Speed: 4

Weapon Proficiency Category: Cane / Scepter / Staff

Usage Category: Two-handed

Equipment Abilities:

- Aura of Dominion: Charisma +2, advantage on negotiation checks with draconic creatures

- Pressure Amplification: Immune to fear effects with a DC below 15, and can counteract low-tier draconic fear auras

- draconic Resonance: Can understand and speak draconic, can cast "Command" (DC18) once per day

- Deep Sea Protection: AC+3 when fighting underwater, and can breathe freely

- Tidal Rebound: When a melee attack hits a shield, the target takes 2d6 Cold or Lightning damage (attribute chosen by wielder)

- Tidal Dominance: Immune to Fire, Cold, or Lightning damage, can absorb Ice, Fire, and Lightning spells to convert into temporary hit points (Absorption amount = Spell level × 5)

- draconic Intimidation: 3 times per day, as 1 action, unleash a 30-foot radius fear aura (DC15 Wisdom saving throw, on a failed save, target is frightened for 1 minute)

- Dragon's Breath Dominance: Once per day, as 1 action, unleash a 60-foot cone of dragon's breath (DC18 Dexterity saving throw, on a failed save, target takes 12d6 damage; on a successful save, damage is halved.)

- Roaring Impact: Once per day, unleash a 60-foot cone of sonic attack (DC16 Constitution saving throw, 5d6 Thunder damage + deafened effect)

- Dragon's Scale Curse: If the wielder's hit points fall below 10%, the scepter automatically bursts a pearl, releasing a 60-foot 360-degree freezing attack (DC16 Constitution saving throw, on a failed save, target is frozen into an ice sculpture; on a successful save, target takes 8d12 Cold damage)

- Shadow Traverse: Once per day, as 1 action, unleash a 30-foot shadow domain (friendly creatures within the area can collectively enter the shadow plane, maintaining it for up to 1 minute.)

- Panther Soul Awakening: Consumes 1 diamond (worth at least 500 gold), summons a phantom of an adult magical panther to assist in combat for 10 minutes

- Dragon Soul Awakening: Consumes 1 pearl (worth at least 500 gold), summons a phantom of an adult Pearl Dragon to assist in combat for 10 minutes

- Ultimate Deterrence: Consumes 1 pearl (worth at least 10,000 gold), has a chance to summon a phantom of an ancient dragon to assist in combat for 1 minute, all hostile creatures within the area have their speed halved and attack rolls at disadvantage

Requirements: Strength 5

Usage Restriction: Only usable by Lion Black himself and his bloodline descendants.

Special Abilities: Self-Repair (Even if this scepter is shattered into dust, as long as it is within the area enclosed by the host's constructed wizard tower, it will eventually self-repair to its original state; lost diamonds and pearls can be replenished with new materials), Form Change (The wielder can change its form into a weapon form they are proficient with, as needed, requires attunement)

...

Even the Lion Black from before his transmigration had never seen such a powerful scepter in games.

The system is going against the heavens!

This only inherited part of that dragon's abilities; another part of its magical abilities came from the magical items in its treasure hoard.

To put it bluntly, this dragon corpse and all its treasures were stolen by the Dragon King. If it were a face-to-face battle, Lion Black couldn't imagine what kind of person would have the ability to slay a dragon.

At this time, the fragmented dragon hide on the greatcloak had also been sewn, and Lion Black's current attribute status was:

Strength 8, Dexterity 13 (Gown penalty -2 = 11), Constitution 10, Intelligence 16 (+3 Otherworld Knowledge System = 19), Wisdom 12 (Gown penalty -1 = 11), Charisma 13 (Water Sprite's Cloak bonus +2, Gown bonus +2, Scepter bonus +2 = 19)

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Over this period, Lion Black's sudden growth in height, noticeably stronger physique, and even more handsome appearance led the system's statistics to default to an increase of 1 point each in his Strength, Constitution, and Charisma.

And the 6 points of Charisma bonus from the three pieces of equipment boosted his Charisma attribute to a high of 19 points.

His successful styling in terms of appearance made him more confident about his performance at tomorrow's ceremony.