Druid

Lei Mo requested a significant amount of Torista's blood, prepared the necessary liquid reagents, and completed the preparatory work in short order.

He took out a stone disk already etched with a solidified Transformation Rune; by tracing it with the mixture made from Torista's blood, it should yield the same effect.

This was the method Lei Mo had devised to mass-produce Druids, and it was his first experiment.

The Transformation Rune only took effect when inscribed by Lei Mo; if he did not find a shortcut, he would eventually work himself to death.

As the liquid reagent saturated the solidified Transformation Rune:

"Hum—"

The Transformation Rune activated automatically, shifting into a new combination of runes.

A vortex slowly formed within the rune cluster, hovering and detaching itself from the stone disk.

"Whoosh—" It vanished into Torista's soul.

Torista sat cross-legged, her expression solemn, as if she were comprehending something.

Back then, Lei Mo had received a stream of information, learning both the name of the Transformation Rune and its function.

Half an hour later, Torista awoke.

"My Lord! Is this called a Transformation Rune?"

Torista asked.

"Did you not receive all the information regarding this rune?"

Lei Mo was quite puzzled.

"No, My Lord! There was only a name—Transformation Rune!"

Torista replied.

Lei Mo produced a drop of essence blood from a Wind Leopard.

"Follow your instincts and try to refine this drop of essence blood!"

Lei Mo instructed Torista.

"Yes, My Lord!"

Sitting cross-legged, Torista held the drop of Wind Leopard essence blood in her hands, stared at it for a moment, and then closed her eyes.

The essence blood suddenly vanished. Gradually, gentle breezes began to stir within the room, growing stronger until the books and papers on the desk were sent flying.

The wind intensified, eventually evolving into a gale that raged within the small room.

Torista remained with her eyes closed, her beautiful silver-white hair whipping about.

"Ah—"

With a cry of pain, cyan fur sprouted rapidly across Torista's entire body.

Her hands were the first to transform into leopard claws, followed by her legs and feet; her back arched as she flipped over to crouch on the floor.

Finally, her head shifted, and in the blink of an eye, a sleek, cyan Wind Leopard appeared in the room.

The Wind Leopard that Torista had transformed into was a Level 6 Magic Beast; lacking the ability to speak, she could only stare at Lei Mo with wide, astonished leopard eyes.

Lei Mo took a massive mirror out of his ring—this mirror alone had not been cheap.

Torista paced in front of the mirror with an elegant gait.

It had to be said, she was quite well-suited for this transformation.

She lifted a front paw, looked at the mirror, looked at her paw, and then looked back at Lei Mo.

"Alright, I'm heading out! You have spare clothes, right?"

Lei Mo exited the room and closed the door.

A while later, the door opened, and Torista had already changed into a new set of clothes.

"You should have felt it; once you transform into a Wind Leopard, you are a true Wind Leopard. You can also cast wind-element magic; this can be considered a form of cultivation."

"If my calculations are correct, a peak Level 6 can refine and absorb the essence blood of a Level 7 Magic Beast, though the absorption might be slow."

"Once successfully absorbed, you will become a Level 7 Druid, possessing the ability to transform into a Level 7 Magic Beast."

Lei Mo continuously explained his results, along with a few of his hypotheses.

"Thank you, My Lord, for your grace!"

Torista knelt down slowly once more, and inexplicably, Lei Mo felt a mental connection form.

Could it be that the Transformation Rune I inscribed allowed Torista to establish a connection with the Soul Space?

What if I were to spread this rune further?

Would the space be effectively signing countless souls in advance, just waiting for their eventual return?

Lei Mo could not help but let his imagination run wild.

This was a good method to compensate for the shortcoming of the eight Totem Pillars being fixed in one location.

"Can anyone become a Druid?"

Lei Mo thought that Bill the Divine Wind Bear simply wouldn't work; oh, it wasn't a human, so this required further experimentation.

"Go find a few family members with Level 6 strength. Does anyone else in your family have Elf bloodline?"

Lei Mo instructed Torista, then asked in passing.

"No, My Lord! The family's talent has withered. I am the one in charge now, and an uncle of mine handles the miscellaneous chores."

Torista felt an inexplicable sense of worship and reverence toward Lei Mo.

My Lord is too incredible! To think he could create an entirely new cultivation system! What a magnificent achievement this is!

Torista thought to herself, completely unaware that her worship was a bit excessive.

"Do people from the Coriti Clan still come to harass you?" Lei Mo asked.

"Ever since you, My Lord, appeared publicly at the Minair family and have been seen around the city, no one from the Coriti Clan has come again."

Torista replied respectfully.

"Alright, go and prepare. There is no rush; just have it ready within a few days."

With this series of changes and developments, Lei Mo needed to calm down and think.

Does the creation of this school of thought pose any harm to me?

Since this was something everyone could learn, at worst, he would just have to engrave more Transformation Runes and spread them out; he still needed to see what limitations there were for the practitioners.

Inside the main hall of the Minair family, Lei Mo took out a massive piece of bluestone and an ordinary steel dagger. As he circulated his battle qi, the sharp glow on the dagger flickered, and he carved the bluestone into a cube, imitating the shape of a magic cube.

He engraved the Sturdiness Rune on five of the faces, using the blood of a Level 9 Earth-type Magic Beast.

On the final face, he engraved the patterns of the Transformation Rune, activating it—but without adding any blood materials.

After the Sturdiness Runes on the five faces were activated, waves of light flowed, and the already hard bluestone turned a dark cyan.

At this moment, the bluestone cube was many times harder than steel, likely second only to a divine artifact!

Torista brought over eight Level 6 warriors. Lei Mo took blood from each of them, added medicinal powders and other materials, and prepared eight portions of liquid.

Using a beast-hair brush, he traced them one by one. The first person—failure. The second person—failure. The third person—failure. This continued until the seventh person.

Just as Lei Mo thought it was impossible for human bloodlines to become Druids.

"Hum—"

The Transformation Rune that had just been traced on the bluestone platform floated up, slowly transforming into a new combination of runes, and a vortex formed within the rune combination.

With a "whoosh," it submerged into the seventh person's soul.

The seventh person sat cross-legged, his brows furrowed as if he were experiencing some kind of dream, his eyeballs rolling rapidly.

After a while, he stood up and bowed respectfully to Lei Mo.

"Thank you, My Lord, for your grace!"

Lei Mo sensed a mental connection at the right moment; it seemed that using the Transformation Rune to become a Druid was equivalent to comprehending the runes on Franklin.

Thinking of this, Lei Mo took Franklin and went to the Minair family garden, planting it into the ground. Franklin instantly grew to a hundred meters tall.

He stared at the position of the Transformation Rune on Franklin, wanting to see if he could gain any new insights into this rune.

"Ah—where is the Transformation Rune?"

Lei Mo's brain stalled for a moment; he had long since grown accustomed to the uniqueness of this rune.

Even when he had no comprehension of this rune, he had already engraved it into his mind.

But what happened? Where was the rune? Lei Mo could not accept this reality for a moment; he still wanted to dig deeper into the capabilities of the Transformation Rune!

"Franklin! Franklin!"

Lei Mo shouted loudly in his heart, shocked and anxious!