The Merit Golden Light lasted for about the time it took to burn an incense stick before gradually dispersing between heaven and earth.
"Boss, I feel... I feel like something inside my body is about to explode!" The moment the Merit Golden Light faded, Lin Yan heard the faintly panicked voice of Lin Er.
"Boss, me too." Lin San swayed his enormous body, indicating that he felt the same way.
"Chief, we feel the same." The Jade Spirit Deer King, Colorful Cloud Sparrow Queen, and Hundred Flower Bee Queen spoke as well.
Lin Yan swept his Divine Sense over them. After a careful inspection, he was overjoyed.
It turned out that, bolstered by the Merit Golden Light, all of their cultivation had soared, and they had reached the verge of transformation. The sensation of something about to burst from within was because their current bodies could no longer contain the shackles binding their transformation.
"Don't panic, everyone. Your opportunity for transformation has arrived. Quickly calm your minds and carefully sense the changes within yourselves. Do not resist."
Among all the living beings of the Earth Dragon Community, only Lin Yan had experience transforming. Even Mo Xuan, who was in the Heavenly Immortal Realm, had never undergone it. Thus, Lin Yan hurriedly told everyone to seize this opportunity and enter a state of insight as soon as possible.
Meanwhile, he took a step forward and arrived at the Array Eye of the Nine Palaces Earth Vein Array in the center of the canyon.
"Xiao Mo, guard me. I'm going to use the power of the great array to help them transform," Lin Yan said to Mo Xuan. At the moment, Mo Xuan was still happily comprehending the many benefits the Merit Golden Light had brought him. His cultivation realm, which had not changed for a long time, seemed to have loosened slightly as well.
Hearing Lin Yan call him, he hurriedly flew into the air and said solemnly, "Don't worry. With this Young Master here, no one will be able to disturb you." Golden light flashed from his jade horn, and an invisible barrier appeared out of thin air, enveloping Lin Yan and those about to transform.
Lin Yan took a deep breath and formed hand seals with both hands. The Kun Yuan Thick Earth Art within him operated at full force. His feet connected to the earth, activating his Earth Vein Resonance divine ability.
With a hum, the Nine Palaces Earth Vein Great Array was fully activated. Complex and profound array patterns emerged across the ground, while nine thick Earth-Yellow Light Pillars rose into the sky from the nine Array Bases.
Immediately afterward, tremendous rumbling erupted from underground. It was the sound of the Earth Vein Power below operating at full force. Countless dense streams of Spirit Qi surged up from beneath the earth and, guided by the light pillar at the Array Eye, gradually formed a massive Spiritual Energy Vortex in the air.
But that was not all. With a thought from Lin Yan, the Primal Chaos Plate that had been floating in his sea of consciousness flew out as well.
"Little fellow, I'll need your help again this time." Over the years, the Primal Chaos Plate had absorbed countless amounts of Malevolent Qi and accumulated an enormous amount of Spirit Qi within itself. Even its intelligence seemed to have improved.
The Primal Chaos Plate trembled gently, expressing its willingness to help. Then, following Lin Yan's instructions, it spewed countless tides of incomparably dense Spirit Qi from the Clear Spirit Space on its Upper Four Layers. At the same time, it told Lin Yan somewhat smugly that this little bit of Spirit Qi was nothing to it now, and Lin Yan could use as much as he wanted.
"Lin Er, Lin San, White Horn, Zhi Nan, Jin Ji, Qing Xin, your opportunity has arrived. Hold fast to your true hearts and prepare to transform. Transformation is a metamorphosis of life's very essence, and it contains enormous risks. Do not let your guard down," Lin Yan transmitted to them.
"Of course, you needn't worry too much either. Do not resist the power within you. Let it circulate naturally. I will use the array to gather Spirit Qi and assist your transformation," Lin Yan added, concerned that they might be too nervous.
Knowing that Lin Yan was protecting them, they all breathed a sigh of relief. They calmed their minds and began guiding the power within them with all their strength to break through the Transformation Barrier.
Soon, lights of various colors began emerging from their bodies, transforming into spiritual mist that enveloped them. Lin Yan knew that their transformations were about to begin.
The first to change was the Clear Heart Bamboo King, who had remained silent all along.
The jade green bamboo, originally thick enough for three people to encircle and a hundred zhang tall, let out soft cracking sounds. Its verdant bamboo skin peeled away in flakes like old plaster from a wall, exposing bamboo flesh within that was as crystal-clear as jade. The fallen bamboo skin did not dissipate. Instead, it became specks of green light dust that merged into the surrounding spiritual mist.
Then, the main stalk began shrinking from top to bottom. A hundred zhang, ten zhang, two zhang... The emerald radiance grew increasingly brilliant. Finally, when it had shrunk to the height of a person, the light flashed fiercely.
As the green light faded, a green-robed elder appeared where it had stood.
The Clear Heart Bamboo King was the first to transform successfully.
Almost at the exact moment Qing Xin completed his transformation, the other clumps of spiritual mist began churning violently as well.
A clear deer cry pierced through the spiritual mist and echoed through the canyon. Within the mist, White Horn's enormous deer body continuously rolled and shrank, while his jade-white antlers actually detached from his head and floated quietly to one side.
When the spiritual mist dispersed, a handsome youth in a moon-white robe appeared, holding a pair of delicate antlers in his hand.
At the same time, a young girl in a Seven-colored Feather Garment stepped out from the spiritual mist surrounding the Colorful Cloud Sparrow. However, a pair of enormous wings formed from Seven-colored Spiritual Light grew from her back. With a gentle flap, specks of spiritual light scattered down.
Not long afterward, Jin Ji, the Hundred Flower Bee Queen wrapped in golden spiritual mist, also revealed her true form. She transformed into a slender, elegant Middle-aged Beautiful Woman, though the three pairs of nearly transparent golden light wings behind her gave her a rather strange appearance.
Thus, Qing Xin, White Horn, Zhi Nan, and Jin Ji successfully transformed.
As for the remaining Earth Dragon brothers, Lin Er and Lin San, there was still no movement from them. Only low roars could vaguely be heard from the earthy yellow spiritual mist surrounding the two of them.
Lin Yan's heart tightened, and he could not help worrying. He could sense that Lin Er and Lin San were not in good condition. The pain brought by transformation had made them wish they were dead, and breaking through the constraints of their race was not something that could be accomplished simply by enduring pain.
Among the countless races of the Prehistoric World, the Earth Dragon Clan was truly far from outstanding, whether in heritage or strength. Before Lin Yan had arrived in this world, those Earth Dragon subordinates had been nothing more than ordinary primordial creatures.
Therefore, after so much time had passed and after Lin Yan had fed them countless Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, the strongest among them, Lin Er and Lin San, had only barely gained an opportunity to transform with the aid of the Merit Golden Light.
Yet what he had not expected was that, after Lin Er and Lin San had finally endured long enough to reach transformation, the process would still be so difficult.
Seeing his two younger brothers still rolling and struggling within the light clusters, Lin Yan truly could not bear to watch any longer. After pondering for a moment, determination flashed through his eyes.
He raised two fingers like a sword and pointed them at his brow. Two strands of dazzling Milky White Flame, like Little Suns, were forcibly stripped from his body—the Spirit Awakening Fire Seeds condensed through the System Function [Civilization Inheritance Fire Seed].
Moreover, this time, he had nearly exhausted all the Divine Soul and Origin Power he had only recently recovered. The fire seeds he condensed were far stronger and purer than those he had previously given to White Horn and the others.
The instant the two strands of fire seeds appeared, all the Spirit Qi within the Array Eye region began to leap with joy, as though it had gained intelligence.
"Lin Er, Lin San!" Lin Yan, his face somewhat pale, shouted in a low voice as he sent the two Spirit Awakening Flames flying into the spiritual mist surrounding them.
"Boss!" Lin Er and Lin San sensed the intelligence contained within the Spirit Awakening Fire Seeds, as well as that exceedingly familiar origin aura. How could they not understand that this was a gift from their boss, Lin Yan?
"Focus your minds and guide the fire seeds into your Seas of Consciousness!" Lin Yan's voice carried a trace of exhaustion, yet it was exceptionally firm.
Lin Er and Lin San did not dare delay and immediately did as instructed. The fire seeds entered their bodies and instantly became warm currents that merged into the origins of their souls. In that instant, countless profound insights surged into their minds. Their consciousnesses, which had already begun to blur, immediately cleared, and their minds became as lucid as pearls wiped clean of dust.
At the same time, Lin Yan waved his hand, sending out two Earthen Spiritual Crystals the size of pigeon eggs. Entirely dark yellow and radiating dense Wu Earth Origin auras, they flew respectively toward the spiritual mist surrounding Lin Er and Lin San.
After absorbing the Earthen Spiritual Crystals, the two clumps of spiritual mist suddenly began shaking violently, like two enormous hearts beating powerfully.
Then, the churning spiritual mist began contracting inward with tremendous force.
Boom! Boom!
After two muffled explosions, the two clumps of spiritual mist vanished almost simultaneously, revealing two tall, burly figures within.
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