Rrrip!
Embiid's body swelled rapidly, growing stronger and more muscular.
His clothes tore apart, exposing the changes to his body for all to see.
His legs swiftly took on a beastlike shape, sprouting pale yellow fur marked with black spots.
The tail growing behind him told everyone at once what he was turning into: a cheetah.
But why a cheetah?
A few people suddenly remembered that Embiid had eaten a cheetah just before attending the auction.
It seemed the rumor that the direction of the transformation could be guided was true.
That information would not stay hidden for long. It was far too valuable to the various factions.
News that could be sold was bound to spread.
Next came Embiid's upper body. His hands became claws, while cheetah fur spread across his arms and back.
His eyes turned into tawny beast eyes, and parts of his face changed as well.
But what drew the most attention was the Silkworm Baby between Embiid's legs, evolving at an astonishing speed.
At last, Embiid's transformation was complete. It was nearly perfect.
He looked much like a Zoan Cheetah Fruit user in Human-Beast Form.
He remained humanoid overall, rather than becoming some alien-looking monster.
No one knew how much stronger he had become, but his physical changes suggested a considerable boost.
Embiid woke, and his body visibly shrank, like a punctured balloon.
He dropped to all fours like a cheetah. His eyes lost their clarity, and he snarled, consumed by animal instinct.
Had it failed?
The change made people frown. If this was the price, Monster Blood would only lose value.
Only Typhon knew the experiment had succeeded. The transformation had consumed so much energy that hunger had robbed Embiid of his reason, leaving the newly awakened instincts of a beast in control for