Six Months

Some time later:

POV Vesuvius:

More and more of the golden coins lit up in the darkness—devoid of light that was devoured by the dragon's armor—and glowed like stars in the sky.

Ding!

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You have assimilated 1232 golden coins into your domain and soul!

+1 to DIV

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Vesuvius felt the sensation deep within him; the intangible boundaries of his soul seemed to expand and contract, pushed to their very limits.

'85' He stared at his rapidly increasing level of divine energy, feeling in his bones that once it reached one hundred, it would trigger the ignition of his mark.

A melodic, feminine voice shattered the silence. "Ah, you're gaining power! The world will soon tremble before the might of dragons like they did in the past."