Ten days had passed since the Nine-tailed Fox's forced period ended.
This was the longest interval between transformations he had ever experienced. Previously, both the elf and Nine-tailed Fox transformations had lasted only seven or eight days.
"Finally, I transformed. I almost thought there wouldn't be another new transformation..."
Just as Lan Mu was about to kill Bai Ze, the transformation arrived. Blazing flames spread across his entire body. No, more accurately, he himself had become the incarnation of fire and lava.
The flames roared furiously, yet Lan Mu could control them as easily as his own limbs, entirely at his will.
However, the first thing he sensed upon transforming was not control over the flames, but a string of troublesome and complicated names.
"Miriel."
This lengthy name was innate to him, branded into Lan Mu's heart the instant he transformed. He could not forget it even if he wanted to.
"A true name as a weapon? I understand."
Lan Mu's true name could be used to form contractual transactions with humans. The contract bound both parties equally, and neither side could go back on it. Once the two parties stated their desires and agreed to each other's conditions, the ritual was complete.
A contract could not be reneged on. Once one party fulfilled their end, the other would inevitably obtain what they desired.
"A demon's contract... You're lucky, Bai Ze!"
When Lan Mu came back to his senses, Bai Ze had already jumped into the sea to escape. The fishing boat had also been incinerated by the lava, and Lan Mu naturally fell into the seawater.
Yet he felt no discomfort whatsoever. Seawater inflicted negligible damage on him; it could not even make him feel pain.
He calmly stepped across the volcanic rock and walked straight onto shore. Bai