It took Morris about a week to prepare the twelve Skeleton Dog.
At the same time, he also conveniently transformed the Unicorn corpse into an undead creature.
The result was as he expected. The soul of the Undead Unicorn had dissipated, and it was similar to a first-tier Skeleton Dog, dull and stupid, only able to barely understand the most basic commands.
In addition, to prepare for the Guantou process, Morris would draw some of his own blood almost every day and store it in a special way for later use.
One night in mid-July.
Morris arrived at the back mountain of a nearby ordinary wizard village, preparing to perform an advancement ceremony for his pet.
This is a moss-covered clearing, rarely visited by people.
While he was setting up the magic circle, Guantou remained very excited, staying close to Morris's feet and jumping around.
"Stay away from me, Guantou... Don't pull my robe, I know you're happy."
Meow~~
Meanwhile, Yanhua lingered in the sky, serving as a warning of any disturbances in the surrounding area.
Finally, the magic circle was completed.
This advanced magic circle is quite special; it is entirely composed of Morris's blood, which he has stored for many days.
The dark red blood fell onto the moss, but did not congeal; it gleamed with an eerie, viscous sheen under the moonlight.
"Alright," Morris lightly kicked the Guantou's rear end. "Get to the middle, you stupid cat."
The Guantou have already undergone an upgrade process and are well-versed in it.
After receiving permission, it immediately trotted to the very center of the magic circle, obediently lay down, its eyes full of excitement and anticipation.
The comeback begins today!
As Morris chanted, the magic circle lit up, and blood began to flow slowly.
If a passing wizard were to witness this scene, he would undoubtedly be horrified, mistaking it for a dark wizard's spellcasting.
Morris took out the energy crystal he had prepared beforehand and put it into the crystal.
In an instant, magic filled the entire magic circle.
He noticed that in the past, Gap Energy Crystal into a white mist.
This energy crystal, formed from the magic power of the Philosopher's Stone, is completely different. It has transformed into something invisible and colorless, which should be the purest form of magic power.
But regardless of the type, it will eventually turn into grayish-black mist.
In other words, it's a catalyst that allows undead creatures to advance.
The ceremony went very smoothly.
After the magic circle was fully charged, it unleashed a powerful gust of air, and the gray-black mist swirled and churned, penetrating deep into the Guantou.
This absorption process was exceptionally long.
It took almost an hour for the gray mist to be completely absorbed by the Guantou.
"There should be some changes this time," Morris nodded.
Although outwardly Guantou still looks like the same ghost cat, he doesn't believe it hasn't gained new abilities after absorbing such a massive amount of energy.
At that moment, the Yanhua in the sky also flew down and landed on a rock nearby, carefully examining their colleague.
The Guantou looked blankly at Morris, "Meow?"
"Um?"
Morris paused, then frowned slightly. "What do you mean you didn't have any special feelings?"
The Guantou itself seemed confused. It looked down at its paws, flicked its tail, and finally let out a dejected whimper.
Morris remained silent for a moment.
Well, he's wasted another opportunity for an advancement ceremony.
But then again, where does all the energy that the Guantou absorb go? Is it eaten?
The Yanhua display nearby let out a gloating shout.
Clearly, it felt quite pleased to see the undead cat, which always went against it, getting its comeuppance.
"Awooo!" The Guantou suddenly turned its head and glared fiercely at the Yanhua.
We're all the same undead creatures, so why do you get to so easily acquire amazing abilities? And why do you always act so superior?
That's unfair!
This mixture of resentment, anger, and intense jealousy instantly ignited the Guantou.
Morris suddenly sensed a strange magical fluctuation emanating from the Guantou.
Then.
"Laugh"
A strange sound suddenly rang out.
Morris turned his head and saw that a cluster of flames had suddenly sprung up on the left wing of his owl.
The Yanhua suddenly bounced off the rocks, hastily flapping their fiery wings.
Morris immediately waved his wand, " Aguamenti."
A stream of water gushed from the tip of his wand, precisely extinguishing the flames on the Yanhua' wings.
Morris stroked his chin and looked at the Guantou.
Is this the power of Guantou?
That's it?
Aside from its somewhat abrupt appearance, it looked like just an ordinary flame no matter how you looked at it.
At this moment, the Guantou was filled with joy.
Even if its abilities are weak, it is no longer an ordinary cat!
Hands on hips.
Unfortunately, an angry owl immediately manipulated the shadows, suspending it in mid-air and forcing it to confront the harsh reality.
Morris stopped the commotion, waved his wand, summoned a dry twig as thick as an arm, and placed it in front of the Guantou. "Try it," he said, "And see if you can light this."
Meow! (Yes, ma'am)
The Guantou immediately perked up and went to the dry branch, staring intently at it.
A minute passed.
The branches remained unchanged.
"Meow!?"
No, no, it must be that its method is wrong.
The Guantou kept circling the branch, but the branch still showed no sign of catching fire.
Seeing this, Morris shook his head.
It seems that even with such a weak ability, the Guantou cannot be used reliably.
"Alright, alright." He patted the Guantou's head. "Accept reality and go play somewhere else. Anyway, I never had any hope for you."
Guantou:"!!!"
Morris set up the advancement ritual magic circle again.
With time running out and the task at hand, he planned to complete the Yanhua ' advancement ceremony as well.
Yanhua progress much more smoothly than Guantou.
Instead of using the remaining Philosopher's Stone energy crystal, Morris used the Gap Energy Crystal he had saved up at Hogwarts.
Just as he had guessed, the second advancement ritual for the Yanhua required at least three times more Gap Energy Crystal than the first, completely depleting his reserves.
However, Morris was still very satisfied with the result.
The original ability to Shadow Manipulation in Yanhua has been greatly enhanced, not only increasing their intensity but also adding new functions.
Modern Yanhua can summon multiple clones made entirely of shadow.
The clone can provide the main body with additional vision, and there are no restrictions on its existence. As long as the Yanhua are not actively canceled, it can remain in existence indefinitely.
This is a very useful skill.
With this ability, Morris could have several pairs of eyes watching his surroundings at the same time.