Transforming into a Dragon as True History Begins

Chapter Thirteen, Is it poisonous or not? Lacking any means of killing or protecting oneself, one dares to expose one's supernatural abilities in public. The original form is a common food ingredient, and its true nature is a snake with mystical properties. Gods are invulnerable and cannot be harmed. If the protagonist's existence were intangible and incorruptible, I wouldn't complain.

No, judging from the synopsis, if your protagonist travels through history but doesn't change anything, then you've wasted your time traveling. You watch the world descend into chaos, you sit idly by as dynasties crumble, you cower in the Five Barbarian Invasions, and when the times are turbulent and people resort to cannibalism, it's their own fault.

The pacing is too slow. The protagonist doesn't seem to gain anything significant after receiving offerings, and he struggles even to feign supernatural abilities. Even giving him some power to fill the void, even just illusionary abilities, would prevent him from appearing so powerless. It's a very dry read, and it's easy to get carried away.

Even if the protagonist is incredibly powerful, novels about immortality in ancient times can't depict an industrial revolution or ideological revolution. They simply follow historical trends, then write about historical regrets to appeal to literary youth.

Where's the dragon you were promised? It's just a snake less than a meter long! Are you kidding me?

As the true form of a god, it would be best to distance oneself from the mortal world from the very beginning. One should only manifest one's divine power occasionally, offering assistance to chosen forces in times of crisis. This is how one maintains the appearance of a god, avoids unnecessary danger, and retains authority in the eyes of mortals. The distance adds to the mystique. Currently, when one's strength is weak, it is truly vulnerable to being slain by gods or dragons.

If time travel doesn't change history, then what's the point of the protagonist's existence?

Why do you speak so formally? And in classical Chinese, are you a student who traveled from the Republican era?

As the title suggests, the author has few pictures.

Frankly, a few folk songs do elevate the tone, but it's a thankless task for the author; few will appreciate them, and most will just skim over them. Readers of online novels crave mindless entertainment, and that's reality. Giving the dragon a few grand displays of swagger is far better than racking your brains to imitate the Book of Songs. Don't believe me? Check the comments section. 😁