The Mighty Dragons Are Dead

This chapter is an additional reward for the "dadadsdsd" bounty.

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The giant seashell fell onto the floor of the house, and Nami flew up, wanting to call Ach out quickly.

But the seashell did not open.

Above the seashell, the air also rippled like water, and soon countless blue and white lines densely sketched out, gradually outlining Ach's silhouette. This time, below Ach's ankles were no longer streams of water, but actual feet.

A pair of small and delicate feet.

Ach was only one hundred and fifty-five centimeters tall with a slender figure, yet where it should bulge, it bulged, and where it should curve, it curved, making a very perfect silhouette. The biggest difference from humans was the transparent fin-like ear flaps slanting upward and the pair of transparent fin-like wings on the shoulders.

Beyond that, there were no other differences.

Just like that, from the blue lines slowly sketched out the shape of blue and white crystals, then the crystals gradually took on color, restoring Ach's usual snow-white and tender skin. Several water streams still wrapped around the key parts, hiding the points of intense curiosity and leaving nothing but purity and temptation combined in beauty.

"Jigu!" Nami was very happy, its sea monster Miss had come back.

The new Ach gently landed on the seashell with both feet.

This was her first time standing on solid ground; she couldn't help but lower her head to look at her own feet, the snow-white of her feet, the cute toes, and the sparkling toenails. Originally thinking it would take ten or more years to develop feet, she had now leveraged the power of the Magic Web to reshape them in stride.

She was very satisfied with this transformation in her heart.

Without feet, a sea monster cannot walk on land.

With feet, she could stay by Liszt's side, explore many beautiful landscapes, and live on land. This was the life she had longed for these past two years, and today it had finally become reality, making her feel even more thrilled and excited than advancing to an archmage.

She extended her hand, signaling Nami to stand up with her.

With another gentle wave of her hand, the seashell beneath her feet quickly shrank until it was as small as a matchbox, falling into her other palm.

Curious, Nami flew over, picked up the seashell, and laughed non-stop: "Jigu."

"I'll let you play with it later."

"Jigu."

Nami obediently released it, and Ach gently picked up the seashell and clipped it into her azure blue hair, like a small and delicate hairpin.

The water stream connected right onto the seashell hairpin.

"Nami, let's go to the sea. Ach can hardly wait to try out the strength of an archmage. Brother has become a Dragon Knight, and Ach can't lag too far behind. Surely as an archmage, I can help brother, assist him in accomplishing the little goal of founding a nation!"

Without the seashell, Ach still swam incredibly fast.

Especially when her body subtly emitted a blue and white light, it seemed to merge instantly with the seawater; with every movement of her feet, she could appear dozens of meters away at another spot.

The Rainbow Whale Rose originally wanted to follow, but within a few seconds, it had been left behind by Ach.

It had to return to the seaside castle, chirping and yelping, where a special pool had been built for it on the beach to enjoy the most delicious herring—In the Thorn Castle's Tonghai Canal, it could also indulge in delicious well-fish, with dedicated staff to feed it.

Before realizing it, within a few breaths, Ach had already left Coral Island, reaching the nearby waters of the Coral Reef.

She plucked the seashells from her hair and tossed them onto the sea surface, where they instantly transformed into giant scallops. Then she released Nami from her hand and gestured for Nami to stay inside the shell.

That's how she stood quietly on the sea surface, where there was seawater she could stand as if on level ground.

With a light wave of her hand, she immediately cast an advanced water magic - Whirlpool Convergence. The next second, the distant sea surface exploded with a bang, lifting a huge wave.

Just this casual strike alone was dozens of times more powerful than any Whirlpool Convergence she had previously cast.

The key was that the consumption of magic power was almost nonexistent. Ach was able to sense the existence of the Magic Web at any time and draw from it to replenish her expended magical power.

Which meant her magic power was almost inexhaustible.

After several experiments, she found that even the most basic water magic - the Water Arrow Technique - in her hands could exert the power of advanced magic. Ever since she had touched the Magic Web and undergone elemental shaping, she felt a qualitative change in her internal magical power, which was different from ordinary magic power.

"Could it be the 'Extreme Nature Magical Power' that brother mentioned, similar to the 'Dragon's Intent' in magic power?" Ach shook her head, feeling it wasn't quite the same, but a specific assessment required further research.

So, following that, the sea area around the Coral Reef suffered quite a beating.
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Although Ach was limited by her body and found it difficult to cast magic of other elements besides water, she had mastered too many water magics, including many she created herself and the Necrofish Ugly magic that Virginia had recorded. She could cast them continuously for over ten minutes without repeating any.

After bombarding with water magic for two solid hours, Ach smiled with satisfaction, having gathered enough data to verify the magic power from the Magic Web after elemental shaping.

Subsequently.

She continued to experiment with her innate abilities. As a Sea Serpent, she had the power to control seawater, and after elemental shaping, this ability did not vanish. Instead, it greatly improved.

She stood as the seawater below whirled slowly, lifting her up. With the seawater continually rising, it was as if a Water Tornado was ascending from the ocean, reaching a height of a hundred meters, which was Ach's limit. She pointed her finger, and the Water Tornado tilted forwards at great speed.

Next, she performed like a water-acrobat as various Water Tornadoes carried her around with flair,

then she continued to control the emergence of new Water Tornadoes. At most, she could manipulate ten at once. These Water Tornadoes rolled over the sea, churning it upside down. The whole ocean roared like a tsunami scene, with waves towering one above the other, howling as they spread around.

"Brother said an Archmage could fight a dragon one-on-one. Ach feels that now she too has the capability to contend with a dragon, although she can only release water magic, but at sea, she's really powerful!" Ach clenched her fist, and all the Water Tornadoes burst into raindrops in an instant, filling the sky.

Having had her fill of fun.

And having tested out her brand new abilities.

Only then did she pick up Nami again, retrieved her shell hair clip, and returned to the seaside castle in a flash, like a beautiful mirage through the sea, reaching the shore in just a few breaths' time.

Before, Ach's speed was a hundred kilometers per hour; now, it was likely close to five or six hundred kilometers per hour.

Going from Coral Island to the mainland would be just a matter of two or three hours of travel, truly allowing her to roam the seas freely and unhindered. Aside from the Water Dragon among the Elemental Dragons, there probably wasn't any creature in the sea that could threaten her, and it wasn't certain that even a Water Dragon could harm her.

With this speed alone, no creature could catch up.

Back in her lab, Ach strived to calm the exhilarating emotions from her playful experiments, and after several deep breaths, she returned to her serene demeanor.

She began to stoop over her desk, writing and drawing on heavy parchment.

A pair of fair little feet paddled in the water, as if unsure where to rest, dabbling to the left, dabbling to the right, then stacking one on top of the other.

"Long legs feel so good."