Skinwalker Belle – Chapter 134 – Dragon Clan Bloodline

The world spun.

Lin Fan felt as if her body had been stuffed into a tumble dryer.

Her internal organs were churning.

Her mind was a complete blank.

The only thing she could do was cling desperately to the body of the equally unconscious half-dragon beside her.

She couldn’t let go.

Absolutely not.

She remembered what Chu Chen had said—crossing the Rift from their side would randomly teleport you to any corner of the other world.

An entire squad had lost contact just like that.

If she let go and got separated from this half-dragon, she would be completely lost in the other world.

And this half-dragon was her only lead.

So.

Even though her Mental Strength was depleted to its absolute limit.

Even though every cell in her body was breaking down.

She gritted her teeth and poured the last shred of her strength into her fingers.

An unknown amount of time passed.

“Boom!”

A dull thud.

Lin Fan felt her back slam hard onto the dirt.

Excruciating pain.

It spread from her spine throughout her entire body.

She opened her mouth, wanting to scream, but no sound came out.

The weakness from her fire elemental form being forcibly dispelled, coupled with the tearing of the spatial turbulence from crossing the Rift, had brought her body to the verge of collapse.

Her vision gradually blurred.

The only sound in her ears was the rustling of wind through leaves.

And… in the distance, the low growl of some kind of beast.

Where… is this?

Lin Fan struggled to open her eyes.

What greeted her was a massive canopy of trees that blotted out the sky.

Ancient, towering trees with trunks so thick it would take more than a dozen people to encircle one.

The leaves were an unreal shade of green, as if they were glowing.

The air was filled with a damp, primordial scent.

This is…

A primeval jungle?

She struggled to sit up.

But her body wouldn’t obey.

Her Mental Strength was exhausted.

Her stamina was overdrawn.

On top of that were the internal injuries caused by the spatial turbulence.

Her current state was no better than her original, disabled body.

“Damn it…”

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Lin Fan gritted her teeth and, using all her strength, finally managed to prop up her upper body.

She looked down.

She found herself completely naked.

In her fire elemental form, her clothes had long since been burned to ash.

Not far away.

The half-dragon was also unconscious.

Her massive Dragonization form had faded, reverting to her original slender, half-human form with long, dark green hair.

Her body was covered in wounds.

Her chest rose and fell faintly.

Still alive.

Lin Fan stared at her, a cold glint flashing in her eyes.

This was her spoil of war.

“If only… Sun Jing were here right now…”

If that sweet, simple-minded healing-type Evolved being were here, she would probably be seventy or eighty percent recovered by now.

A pity.

Now, she could only rely on herself.

She took a deep breath.

She began to move her body with great difficulty.

Every movement pulled at her wounds, bringing heart-piercing pain.

But she didn’t stop.

She had to find a safe place as soon as possible.

To deal with this half-dragon.

And then… perform Skin Crafting.

Lin Fan crawled over to the half-dragon and grabbed her by the ankle.

She began to drag her.

The damp earth scraped beneath her.

Leaves and gravel scratched her broken skin.

Blood oozed out.

But she didn’t care.

Survive.

Get stronger.

This was the belief she had carved into her very bones since the first day of her rebirth.

After dragging her for who knows how long.

Lin Fan finally found a naturally formed hollow at the base of an ancient tree.

The entrance wasn’t large.

But the space inside was enough to hold two people.

And it was hidden.

From the outside, it was almost impossible to spot.

Perfect.

She dragged the half-dragon into the depths of the tree hollow.

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Then she crawled in herself.

Lying on the damp earth.

Gasping for breath.

After resting for a moment.

Lin Fan propped herself up and looked at the unconscious half-dragon.

She raised a hand.

And placed it on the other’s forehead.

“System.”

Her voice rang out in her mind.

“Scan target.”

[System Notification: Scanning…]

[Target: Long Ningshuang]

[Race: Collateral Branch of the Dragon Clan (Half-dragon form)]

[Status: Deeply comatose, near death]

[Meets conditions for Skin Crafting]

[Estimated crafting time: 1 hour]

[Begin crafting?]

“Begin.”

Lin Fan didn’t hesitate for a second.

[Skin Crafting initiated]

[Countdown: 59 minutes 59 seconds]

The half-dragon’s body began to glow faintly.

That was the system’s power at work.

Lin Fan leaned against the wall of the tree hollow and slowly closed her eyes.

One hour.

She needed to use this hour to recover as much stamina as possible.

She took a spare yoga outfit from her Storage Space.

Black and white.

A tight-fitting design.

It was her favorite.

She put it on with difficulty. The soft fabric clinging to her body gave her a slight sense of security.

Then.

She began to eat ravenously.

Compressed biscuits.

Chocolate.

Beef jerky.

Mineral water.

She stuffed any food that could quickly replenish her energy into her mouth.

She didn’t care about the taste.

Nor did she care about her image.

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She just needed energy.

She needed to recover her physical fitness and Mental Strength as quickly as possible.

Time ticked by, second by second.

Outside the tree hollow.

The sounds of some creature passing by could occasionally be heard.

Heavy footsteps.

Low, heavy breathing.

And the “crack” of a branch being broken.

Each time.

Lin Fan would hold her breath.

Ready to fight at a moment’s notice.

But luckily.

None of those creatures seemed to have discovered this hidden tree hollow.

They just passed by.

Then disappeared into the depths of the jungle.

[System Notification: Skin Crafting complete]

[Congratulations, Host, on obtaining a new Skin: Long Ningshuang]

Lin Fan’s eyes snapped open.

She looked beside her.

The half-dragon Long Ningshuang’s body had disappeared.

In its place was a complete… human skin, emitting a faint fluorescent glow.

Long, dark green hair.

A slender yet powerful body.

Dark gold scales were faintly visible at key areas.

And that pair of small Dragon horns.

Everything had been perfectly preserved.

Lin Fan reached out.

She picked up the Skin.

It was warm to the touch.

Soft in texture.

Yet it possessed a hint of toughness.

She took a deep breath.

“System.”

“Display Skin attributes.”

[Skin: Long Ningshuang]

[Race: Collateral Branch of the Dragon Clan]

[Quality: Epic]

[Physical Fitness: 2175]

[Innate Ability: Low-level Dragon Clan Bloodline]

[Low-level Dragon Clan Bloodline: Allows for Dragonization, greatly increasing physical fitness and defense, and granting Dragon Clan-exclusive abilities such as Dragon Breath and Dragon might]

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Lin Fan stared at the numbers on the panel.

Epic.

As expected.

A being who could fight her to a mutual loss in her fire elemental form had to be at least Epic-grade.

But what interested her more was the innate ability.

“Low-level Dragon Clan Bloodline…”

Lin Fan murmured to herself.

She recalled the terrifying power Long Ningshuang had displayed during their battle.

A mere “low-level” bloodline was already rated as Epic.

What about a “mid-level” one?

A “high-level” one?

Or even…

The legendary, pure-blooded divine dragons of the East?

A crazed desire flashed in Lin Fan’s eyes.

The system’s highest rating was “Mythic.”

In that case.

Would the Skin of a pure-blooded divine dragon break that limit and reach… a level beyond Mythic?

She forcibly suppressed the agitation in her heart.

Now was not the time to think about such things.

Surviving.

That was the first priority.

Lin Fan looked at the Long Ningshuang Skin in her hands and began to consider her next move.

According to the intelligence Chu Chen had given her.

Most of the creatures in the other world were humanoid races evolved from animals.

Werewolves.

Cat people.

Snake people.

And so on.

And the Lei Li Skin she was currently wearing, while powerful, was… too ostentatious in appearance.

Walking down the streets of the other world, she would definitely become the center of attention.

Therefore.

She needed a disguise.

Lin Fan looked at the Long Ningshuang Skin in her hands.

A half-dragon.

Although Long Ningshuang’s appearance was also beautiful, it was at least not as exaggerated as Lei Li’s.

More importantly.

Long Ningshuang’s identity as a member of the Dragon Clan might make it easier for her to integrate into the other world.

To gather intelligence.

“It’s decided.”