After forming the Dragon-Ghost Pact, not only had Gauss's physical body been strengthened, but his magic had been enhanced as well.
The very same spells would likely wield twice the power in his hands now.
A wonderful feeling that everything was under his control surged into his mind, as though he had become omnipotent.
Of course, he knew perfectly well that this was merely an illusion brought on by his sudden surge in strength.
His appearance had changed drastically.
If, in his human form, his temperament had been handsome with a trace of majesty, then his current form carried an added oppressive force that bore down on others.
Standing over two meters tall, beneath his broad robe was a clean, sleek pattern of streamlined muscles. Small horns sprouted from his forehead, and his white hair and skin had quietly lost their color, becoming even paler. At the same time, a layer of fine, translucent Dragon Scale patterns densely covered the surface of his body.
As he stretched slightly, a pair of energy wings pierced through his robe and unfurled from his back.
It could be said that even after transforming, his body was still tiny compared to the three young dragons in the distance, but in terms of aura, the situation had completely reversed.
The aura flowing from his small body instantly suppressed the dragons' draconic might.
It forced it back around their bodies, and even the forest green spores floating in the air seemed to be flung away by some invisible force!
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The blasted-away spores collided with one another, exploding into corrosive poisonous mist in midair.
The next instant, Gauss vanished from where he stood at a speed nearly impossible for the naked eye to follow, so fast that a flickering afterimage remained in his original