Lei Mo took out a drop of magical beast essence blood and handed it to Cairne.
Cairne took the drop of essence blood, which radiated a dark aura, and stared at it, stunned. He stared and stared, until the essence blood disappeared.
"Ah—"
Cairne let out a scream.
The other young Tauren at the campsite ducked their heads and hurriedly pretended to go to sleep, silently repeating in their hearts:
"Chieftain, don't beat me! Don't beat me! I was wrong. I shouldn't have made fun of how short you are."
Ignoring the Bloodhoof Tribe youths' malicious guesses, Lei Mo quietly watched Cairne.
Cairne's face was contorted, the corners of his mouth twitching as dark energy radiated from his whole body.
"Bang—"
Cairne's left hand turned into a huge, furry paw, followed by his right hand. His legs and feet became beastly paws, and the dark aura around him surged and boiled.
Long black fur sprouted across his already hunched back. His horns slowly melted away, and his nostrils shrank.
"Boom—"
Cairne's entire head turned into a leopard's, and he rolled over onto the ground.
A pitch-black leopard, over ten meters long and more than three meters tall, appeared before Lei Mo.
"Try sneaking!"
Lei Mo ordered.
Cairne padded around Lei Mo, circling him without making a sound.
Slowly, his form grew fainter and fainter, until he finally vanished.
In Lei Mo's Divine Sense, the leopard Cairne had turned into was slowly moving away from the tent, as if trying to sneak off.
"Where are you going?"
Lei Mo's voice reached Cairne's ears.
Cairne reappeared and awkwardly shook his leopard head.
Suddenly, the black leopard rose onto his hind legs and shook his fur, turning back into a naked Cairne.
"Put on a robe!"
Lei Mo tossed Cairne a huge robe