"Ahhh~~~~"
Linley, who had already lost all his strength, suddenly let out another scream.
"Shhk, shhk~"
Scales began to grow out from the flesh of Linley's cheeks.
In just a moment, Linley's entire body was covered in golden scales.
But it wasn't over yet.
Five bumps slowly began to bulge from Linley's head.
The one on his forehead was the largest. It eventually became a golden, spiral-shaped dragon horn about three inches long.
The other four bumps were smaller, and eventually turned into smaller dragon horns as well.
From a distance, Linley looked as if he were wearing a golden crown.
"Hah... hah..."
After the transformation ended, Linley lay on the ground, breathing faintly.
The next moment, countless scales began to shrink and fade away.
The dragon horns on his head, the wings on his back, and his tail all disappeared completely.
Linley lay naked on the ground.
"Grandpa Doehring." Linley struggled to open his eyes and look at Doehring. "I'm so tired. I'm going to sleep for a while. Don't let anyone disturb me..."
Before Linley could finish speaking, he fell into a deep sleep.
Before long, the sound of Linley's steady breathing filled the cave.
Doehring released Bebe, who had been under his control, and looked at Linley in utter confusion.
Who exactly was Linley?
That transformation definitely wasn't something an ordinary human could do.
Could it be that the Baruch Clan were descendants of God-level beings who had once come from the Higher Planes?
After all, Doehring had never heard of a race in the Yulan Continent that could transform like Linley.
In fact, aside from Magical Beasts, the only intelligent race on the entire Yulan Continent was humanity.
Historical records did say that the Yulan Continent had once been home to beastmen and elves.
But even in the era when Doehring had been active, more than five thousand years ago, the elves and beastmen had already gone extinct.
As a Saint-level powerhouse, Doehring considered himself fairly knowledgeable.
But he had truly never seen anything like Linley's transformation.
"What was that potion?" Doehring's mind was now completely filled with questions. "The secrets Linley is hiding..."
While Doehring pondered,
Lin Ke watched the sleeping Linley in the System Space, a smile on his face.
"The Ultimate Warrior Transformation is simply too outrageous for the Material Plane!"
Lin Ke couldn't help shaking his head.
Before drinking the Dragon Blood and transforming, Linley hadn't even been a Rank 1 Warrior.
But after drinking the Dragon Blood and transforming,
Linley had reached Rank 3 as a human, and was already close to Rank 4.
And after his Dragon Transformation, he had reached Rank 7.
Certainly, aside from breaking through to Saint-level, cultivating as a warrior was always much simpler than cultivating as a mage.
But that still took time.
In particular, there were no shortcuts in a warrior's cultivation. Only day after day of hard training could lead to progress.
But what about Linley?
He wasn't even nine years old yet.
A nine-year-old Rank 7 Warrior.
"Rank 7, and he can cultivate the Dragonblood Secret Manual." Lin Ke slouched on the sofa, rubbing his chin. "Now I can give Linley some missions to kill Magical Beasts."
At the thought, the corners of Lin Ke's mouth lifted slightly as he began designing the missions.
Linley's Dragon Transformation lasted a full twelve hours.
Meanwhile, in the heart of Wushan,
"Roar~"
A Bloodthirsty Wild Boar, two meters tall and nearly four meters long, its entire body a deep red, turned its bloodshot eyes toward a certain direction.
The smell of blood.
A powerful smell of blood.
And to the beast, that smell was incredibly enticing.
Perhaps if it devoured its source, it could break through and become a Rank 7 Bloodthirsty Wild Boar.
"Oink, oink~"
The Bloodthirsty Wild Boar scraped its hind hooves against the ground twice.
Then, with a body like a truck, it smashed through the trees and charged toward the source of the blood smell.
Elsewhere,
Linley felt as if he'd had a dream.
A very, very long dream.
His nose felt a little damp, and Linley slowly opened his eyes.
Bebe was perched on his chest, licking his nose with its front paws wrapped around it.
"Mm~"
Linley casually lifted Bebe off himself, sat up, and stretched.
"Ah, that feels great~"
Linley had never felt so refreshed.
His mind was incredibly clear, and his body seemed to have endless strength.
"Linley!" Doehring's voice rang out. "You're finally awake. Is anything bothering you?"
Doehring floated out of the Coiling Dragon Ring, looking at Linley with concern.
"Don't worry, Grandpa Doehring!" Linley shook his head, stood up, and clenched a fist to show off his muscles. "I've never felt this good before."
As he spoke, Linley silently thought, Open the System Panel.
Name: Linley Baruch Age: 8 Energy Points: 8 Constitution: 4700 (5,000,000) Spiritual Power: 4.7 Battle Qi: 0 Magic Power: 49 Elemental Affinity: Earth Element (Super), Wind Element (Super), Destruction (High), Fire Element (Medium), Water Element (Super, Hidden) Law Comprehension: None Battle Qi Manual: None Meditation Method: Pu'ang Royal Meditation Method
"Big Brother Lin Ke." Looking at his attributes, Linley couldn't help blinking. "You didn't get my stats wrong, did you?"
Linley sounded a little unsure.
His sudden increase in strength meant he had no accurate sense of just how powerful his body had become.
He only knew that he was strong.
Stronger than before.
But he didn't know exactly how strong.
Still,
weren't the numbers on the Attribute Panel a little too outrageous?
"No, they're correct." In the System Space, Lin Ke shook his head slightly. "Each time a warrior or mage advances, their attributes increase tenfold."
As he spoke, Lin Ke waved his hand, and a screen appeared before Linley, displaying the differences between the various levels of strength.
"A Rank 1 Warrior's physical strength and Battle Qi both max out at 5 points. By Rank 2, the limit is already 50." Lin Ke paused before continuing, "Before your transformation, you were already close to Rank 4. After transforming, you reached the peak of Rank 7. You just haven't cultivated the Dragonblood Secret Manual yet, so you don't have any Battle Qi."
Lin Ke's explanation made Linley nod slightly. Then, an excited expression began to spread across his face.
It wasn't just that his warrior rank had increased.
Most importantly, his spiritual power had also broken through.
It had reached forty-seven times that of someone his age.
And his magic power was already close to the peak of a Rank 2 mage.
In other words, he only needed to meditate a little over the next few days to become a Rank 3 mage.
At the thought, Linley's breathing grew heavier.
"Be careful, Linley." Doehring looked at the grinning Linley and warned him, "A Magical Beast is approaching. It's a Rank 6 Bloodthirsty Wild Boar."
The moment Doehring finished speaking, another system notification appeared before Linley.
[Mission: Kill a Magical Beast] [Mission Reward: Depends on the strength of the Magical Beast killed] [Note: This is a long-term mission]
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