NOVEL NEXT Chapter 372 Transformation
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On the edge of the Tager Desert, not far from the mountain peak where Yun Shan was refining the exotic flame, was a hidden mountain cave.
Green vines almost covered the entire entrance of the cave, with Cloud Tiger and Moon Wolf guarding the entrance on either side.
A slender young man, dressed in a black classical robe and wearing a pointed soft cap, sat cross-legged on a smooth rock inside the cave.
The space ring on his right index finger flickered with a faint light, and a fist-sized jade box appeared in his hand.
As he slightly opened the jade box, a rich medicinal fragrance immediately permeated the air. If he hadn't already sealed the cave with Dou Qi, this fragrance would likely drive all the Magical Beasts mad.
This was the Transformation Pill, snatched from Pill King Gu He.
Generally, Magical Beasts need to reach the seventh rank to transform autonomously, but this pill has the effect of seizing the creation of heaven and earth, allowing them to gain this ability prematurely.
Amon scraped a bit of powder from the pill with his fingernail, fed it to a Worm of Spirit, then closed his eyes and carefully experienced its effects through his mental connection with the Worm of Spirit.
It wasn't that he suspected the pill had an issue, but rather that even the same pill could have different effects on different creatures.
For some common pills, the effects on most Magical Beasts and humans were similar, but there were also a few exceptional races.
Amon belonged to a unique race, and the effects of different medicinal materials and pills on him were an unknown, as there was no prior experience for him to reference.
He had to try it himself to know the result!
However, he currently couldn't obtain a second such high-value pill, so he could only roughly determine whether its effect on him was good or bad by first tasting a bit of powder.
After initially confirming that the effect was leaning towards beneficial, Amon decided to consume it.
His body split open, and his skin began to roll back, transforming into translucent worms with twelve rings and starlight-like colors.
These worms scattered, making way for his true form.
Soon, only the Worm of Spirit with the strongest aura remained on the smooth rock.
It arched and crawled like a caterpillar onto the dragon-eye-sized pill, coiling around it like a python and beginning to refine it.
The translucent worm curled into a ball, with a small black dot faintly visible at its center.
Black and gray mist emerged from the worm's body, and the small black dot enveloped by it grew smaller and smaller until it disappeared.
A powerful medicinal energy flowed through Amon's limbs and bones. This medicinal energy surged through his meridians like a great river and flowed through every cell of his body like a trickling stream.
A pure light illuminated as Amon's true form, the Worm of Spirit, continuously grew larger, developing a human head and limbs.
The head was just a smooth sphere, without facial features, and the limbs were merely simple lines, only outlines.
As time passed, these lines became more complex; facial features grew on the head, and fingers and toes appeared on the limbs.
Flesh and blood constantly wriggled, collapsed, and deformed, finally transforming into a thin-faced young man with black eyes, black hair, a broad forehead, and thin lips.
Amon successfully transformed!
Unlike before, when he formed a human shape by having Worms of Spirit clump together, this change was not just external; when he transformed into a human, the meridians within his body were also human.
Unlike ordinary Magical Beasts that only have one form after transformation, Amon's human form's appearance can be changed at will. This was an ability originally brought by the Nine Headed Bloody Crimson Bat King Spirit Bone in Douluo, and because it fit the rules of the Dou Po World, it was retained as a latent talent.
This was an ability that Amon should have awakened along with "Transformation" only after reaching the seventh rank, but due to the Transformation Pill, he now possessed it ahead of time.
Taking out a set of classical black robes from his space ring and putting them on, Amon looked at his palms. Having not had a human body for a long time, he was slightly unaccustomed to such a structure.
This unfamiliarity lasted only a few short seconds before disappearing.
He tried to breathe and refine the energy of heaven and earth with his human body, and found that it was several times faster than with his previous Magical Beast body.
And this was without any cultivation technique!
Amon pinched his monocle and muttered softly:
"Hmm, I've finally endured this uncomfortable stage. Not having a human body is ultimately inconvenient.
"Not only does my main body have the ability to transform and reorganize flesh and blood, but the newly separated Worms of Spirit also possess it.
"However, the Worms of Spirit that split off before don't have this ability. I'll have to make them Aggregate into a new Worm of Spirit to 'upgrade' them."
He walked out of the cave, and a Corpse Dance Crow flew over and landed on his shoulder.
As he passed Cloud Tiger and Moon Wolf, Amon extended his right hand and dug out the Magical Cores from their heads.
Two streaks of starlight, carrying the souls of the two Magical Beasts, merged into his body.
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Monster Mountain Range.
Xiao Yan's recent days had been very fulfilling. He had obtained the Earth-rank low-grade Dou Technique "Flame Divide Wave Ruler" from Yao Chen and practiced diligently every day under the waterfall, using the force of the water to temper himself.
On this day, Xiao Yan, who was about to practice under the waterfall as usual, suddenly stopped.
A white ape suddenly appeared in front of him, raised the stick in its hand, and made "Ha Hu Ha Hu" sounds at him.
"Senior, are you inviting me to spar?" Xiao Yan asked.
The Ape Elder did not answer, but attacked Xiao Yan directly, using its stick as a sword.
After dodging a thrust, the latter took out his black ancient ruler from his space ring and counterattacked.
He said with a smile, "Since Senior has such an elegant interest, this junior will certainly accompany you."
"Ha Hu Ha Hu…" The Ape Elder cried out strangely, approaching Xiao Yan with an extremely peculiar gait.
It jumped left and right, sometimes advancing, sometimes retreating, making its intentions unpredictable.
Xiao Yan's ruler technique was wide and open, with very tight offense and defense.
However, his combat experience was still somewhat lacking, and the white ape was always able to find flaws in the transitions of his ruler technique.
After being disarmed several times, Xiao Yan gradually discovered his shortcomings and continuously improved.
He grew rapidly in such sparring, progressing at a speed that even Yao Chen was astonished by.
"This kid is truly a genius, not only in Dou Qi cultivation but also in combat…" Yao Chen sighed.
After Xiao Yan was exhausted, the Ape Elder quietly departed.
Xiao Yan lay on the ground, a genuine smile on his face. Although he still couldn't last many moves against the Ape Elder, who had suppressed his strength, he could clearly feel that he was much more adept at advancing and retreating.
"Hehe, a Dou Spirit-level sparring partner, I must be the first in the Jia Ma Empire to have one." Xiao Yan chuckled foolishly.
Yao Chen's figure emerged, smiling as he said, "Indeed, that ape is a very good sparring partner for you. The pressure it puts on you is just right. Even in the Central Continent, some large families' instructors specifically responsible for teaching the next generation don't have this level."
"Huh?" Xiao Yan showed surprise. "Is Ape Elder… that powerful?"
"Although its strength is not particularly strong, at least in terms of teaching, it is indeed very powerful," Yao Chen replied with a serious expression.
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