Unknown Mutation

Inside the gloomy woods.

Soren crouched low and moved quickly forward, while warily scanning his surroundings. Although he had drawn away the Silver Moon Stalker and High-tier Druid, he had encountered a very dangerous creature the previous night. It was a sleek, snow-white spotted leopard, almost larger than an adult Siberian Tiger, conservatively estimated to weigh close to half a ton. It was a very rare Frost Blade Panther.

It is not a primal beast, but a special Magical Beast, a species created due to certain forbidden experiments.

These creatures primarily inhabit the Outer Planes and are said to be experimental products from the Arcane Empire era.

Its CR is 16.

Soren did not engage the dangerous creature. Although both detected each other, they merely exchanged glances from a distance of over a hundred meters. The beast possessed considerable intelligence; after establishing a certain distance, it vanished into the dense forest. Magical Beast, possessing the intelligence of a child between nine and fourteen years old, appeared on a large scale during the Arcane Empire era. During that time, even rabbits could potentially unleash icicles, primarily due to the leakage of Spell energy and various forms of energy radiation, causing widespread mutations in many animals that seriously threatened other intelligent beings. [Note: The total number of Sorcerer doubled during that period.]

What followed was a massacre, with even druids forced to join the fight to exterminate these Magical Beast, as they were not products of nature.

Mutant beasts will disrupt the balance of nature.

A wolf pack could go extinct because of a mutated rabbit; the food chain in nature is being disrupted and could collapse at any moment.

The aftereffects of energy radiation are not limited to these. There are also some more dangerous organisms.

Those things are called ' Evil Creature ', and they have been Destruction Destruction tens of millions of years, and they still exist in some parts of the world to this day.

These creatures, mutated by energy radiation, are beyond the control of even the Deity; the only recourse is to seal them away.

Some of them are found deep in the desert. Soren had seen one of them.

Soren continued along the road.

He hadn't calculated how far he had walked, but suddenly he seemed to sense something and stopped in his tracks.

Soren's heart began to race, an inexplicable surge. It inexplicably rose to Extreme Dash rate, his blood coursing through his veins, causing his muscles to bulge and veins to stand out. His pupils turned slightly red from the blood rushing to his head. This bizarre sensation was completely beyond his control; Soren had no idea what was happening to his body. However, he seemed to sense Vivian's presence, and all these changes seemed to be related to her.

This process lasted for quite some time.

Soren's temples throbbed. His brain ached from the immense pressure, and he gasped for breath as he ran toward the nearby River Goddess. Soren felt incredibly hot; his skin was slightly flushed, and his mouth was parched, as if he hadn't drunk a drop of water for three days and three nights. He longed to drink a whole bucket of water in one gulp.

The skin is becoming increasingly red. The muscles feel swollen and painful.

"Ah!"

Soren couldn't help but let out a scream, stumbled and fell to the ground. The pain intensified, but he gritted his teeth and forced himself to crawl forward, inch by inch, until he reached the riverbank, where he plunged in with a splash.

Sizzle!

A plume of steam rose up, and Soren's skin seemed to be a red-hot iron, evaporating some of the river water.

The rising steam grew increasingly dense.

As Soren's pain gradually subsided and his consciousness returned, he looked down at his palm and discovered a strange tattoo that had appeared on his body. The tattoo spread along his arm, from his elbow to his collarbone, then up his neck, finally stopping below his earlobe.

Soren slowly stood up.

In the river's reflection, he remained the same, but his pupils had turned a deep crimson. His body was now covered in strange tattoos, somewhat resembling the Tattooed Magic Rune etched by Wizard, but more like the innate tattoos of High-tier Demon from the Abyss. The earliest High-tier Demon possessed similar tattoos, which allowed them to resist various forms of damage. Soren's appearance was still largely unchanged; the biggest changes were the tattoos on his skin and his crimson pupils.

My heart is beating faster than before.

Soren's baseline heart rate was increased by about 50%, but the changes in his appearance were not very obvious yet. He was a little confused by this sudden change.

His body temperature has risen significantly!

The first thing Soren felt was the change in his body temperature. The average human body temperature is around 36 degrees Celsius, but his body temperature was now at least close to 50-60 degrees Celsius. His skin was slightly red, and his thin frame was much more robust than before, with bulging muscles all over his body. Small muscles that were not very noticeable before were now exposed, making his clothes look quite bulky.

This change did not last very long.

Just as Soren was about to examine why he had suddenly undergone this change, his accelerated heartbeat gradually subsided and returned to normal. Then, the muscles on his body that had swollen from the rush of blood gradually returned to normal, his scarlet pupils returned to their original appearance, and the tattoo on his arm faded little by little. If it weren't for the slight moisture around him, he would have almost thought that everything he had just experienced was a hallucination, that he had seen such an illusion because he was under some kind of illusion spell.

"What's going on?!"

Soren opened his palm and looked at himself. There was nothing unusual about him. His pupils had returned to normal, and the tattoo had completely disappeared. There wasn't a trace of any of the changes left behind.

A row of documents suddenly appeared:

"An unknown mutation has occurred!..."

"Activating Divine Essence!... Temporarily transforming into Slayer Form!... Slayer Template Activated!..."

"The mutation has disappeared."

"Restore your current status!... Slayer Template canceled!..."

Vivian!?

Soren's expression changed slightly, and he almost immediately emerged from the river, then ran forward. Although he wasn't entirely sure what caused this change, Soren was certain it was inextricably linked to Vivian. The Divine Power of the Fear God Child had been absorbed by Soren, but the Divine Power had transferred to Vivian; the two were still connected. Even though Soren no longer possessed the Fear Divine Power, the essence of the Fear Divinity remained within him.

What he absorbed was not the original, pure Divinity. With his current power, he was not able to purify the absorbed Divinity, Divinity must contain the power of fear.

The changes in Soren may be due to Vivian using the Fear Divine Power.

If Vivian were to mobilize the Fear Divine Power, it was indeed possible that she would actively awaken the divine Fear Divinity within him. The power of Divinity could alter bloodlines, and in the end, it could even transform into a semi-energy Avatar Form. Soren had absolutely no clue about this special transformation, so everything would only be known after he found Vivian. He quickened his pace, rushing towards the location of the Goria Wizard Tower; his intuition told him that something must have happened at Vivian's place!

Land of Ice and Snow.

Arendelle was filled with a festive atmosphere, as it was the day the Princess was crowned Her Majesty the Queen.

The Royal Family court prepared numerous celebratory ceremonies, even inviting Circus from the southern coast. The people of Arendelle were enjoying the festivities, with people everywhere drinking and laughing. The celebratory fireworks had already begun, and Bard occasionally performed amazing magic Cantrip, eliciting gasps of amazement from the crowd. The largest audience was at the central Phantom Circus, Goblin Joker drew gasps of admiration, and Beastmaster directed their beasts in dozens of novel and ingenious acts.

The celebration, which had been postponed for some reason, finally took place again.

The Princess stood atop the castle in Arendelle, overlooking the city before her, watching over everything like Queen high above.

"Elder Sister."

Soft footsteps sounded behind her, and Princess Anna's slightly thinner face appeared behind her. She looked much more haggard than before, and no longer had the innocent and lively appearance she used to have. She appeared more serene and indifferent, like a small white flower in a gentle breeze.

People always grow up.

The girl was maturing day by day, and her demeanor began to subtly change, bearing a faint resemblance to the Princess before her. Ever since her outburst that day that terrified the entire Imperial Palace, Princess Anna had locked herself in her room for three days and three nights. When she emerged, she was much quieter than before, and began to try to help the Princess with the affairs of the kingdom. She was kind and gentle to the officials and guards, and occasionally she would sit on the balcony in the afternoon, lost in thought, playing with some small trinkets in her hands.

"Anna ..."

A hint of pity appeared in the Princess's eyes. She opened her arms and embraced Princess Anna, asking softly, "Are you alright?"

Princess Anna nodded gently, then said, "I want to start learning Spell."

"As a princess of Arendelle, I can't always rely on others for protection; perhaps I should also try to learn how to protect myself."

The Princess pondered for a moment, then nodded gently.

Then she took Princess Anna's little hand and led her towards the high platform at the top of the castle. A court lady beside her made a gesture, and immediately fireworks went off, blooming brilliantly in the sky and illuminating the sky above Arendelle. The people outside the castle looked over, marveling at the beauty of the fireworks, and also seeing the two princesses on the top of the castle.

A roar of cheers, like Landslide or a tsunami, erupted.

Princess Anna was crowned Her Majesty the Queen, and Princess Anna became first in line to the throne of Arendelle.

...(To be continued~^~)