Chapter 521: Dakdemon’s Ultimate Transformation (6k)
The “Transfiguration Spell” before obtaining the transformation data was merely a swirling mist on the card.
Dak held the “Transfiguration Spell,” and his lips moved quickly.
As the usual summoning spell succeeded, that swirling mist emerged from the card and enveloped him in an instant.
His body underwent intense changes within this mist.
Overall, it felt somewhat similar to the shape-changing during “Armed Evolution,” but different.
Dak thought for a moment and closed his eyes, carefully perceiving the changes in his body.
He could feel his body shrinking—this was not strange; most transformation spells cannot break individual size and weight limits, usually making one smaller and lighter rather than larger and heavier.
As his body rapidly shrank, more and more fragmented sounds suddenly entered his ears, and some indistinguishable odors became clearer.
He gradually opened his eyes, his vision piercing through the thinning smoke, seeing many things he usually couldn’t see, even the dark corners became clear.
“Hearing, smell, and sight have all been enhanced.”
This was the convenience of the “Transfiguration Spell.”
Most animals have sharper senses of hearing, smell, and sight compared to humans.
Moreover, wearing the “harmless” skin of a human allows one to gain many conveniences that a human identity can’t provide.
When the smoke completely vanished, the final transformation was complete.
Dak lifted his head slightly and saw the “gigantic” Claire.
He wondered what he had turned into and prepared to ask.
“Miao—”
But just as he opened his mouth, he realized there was no need to ask.
“Could I have turned into a cat?”
Dak frowned abruptly, feeling an extremely bad premonition.
Then he took a big step backward—despite being his first time walking on four legs, that sense seemed imprinted in the genes of this body, allowing him to perform a perfect backward jump smoothly.
Then, Claire grabbed him by the back of the neck!
“Miao!”
Dak let out a miserable cry, childhood shadows instantly surfacing.
Why turn into anything but a cat?
He looked up and indeed saw a predatory gaze from Claire!
Six years ago.
He had torn apart Claire’s books, and in anger, Claire transformed him into a cat on the spot.
From that moment, Claire Kate’s world opened a forbidden window.
Poor little Dak became a pressure relief valve for “Beast Sage” for a long time.
Whenever Claire was frustrated, she would cast the “Transfiguration Spell” on him.
Worse still, Alvaraite, who usually listened to him, formed an alliance with Claire, ignoring his protests and often joining her in “cat petting tea parties.”
Now, past events have become wind, and childhood memories should have dissipated with the wind.
But why did this cursed “Transfiguration Spell” turn him into a cat?
Dak instantly lost the desire to investigate further and vowed in his heart to seal this “Transfiguration Spell” into dust starting now!
At least in front of Claire, he would never use it again!
Afterwards, he immediately tried to remove the “Transfiguration Spell.”
But he failed.
…
“Forget to tell you, your ‘Transfiguration Spell’ is the most basic type, with no option to deactivate it manually. Each transformation only ends when the magic’s effect naturally fades.” Claire said casually.
“Miao?” Dak asked hesitantly.
Claire picked him up and placed him on her knees, pinching his paw and saying, “Thirty minutes, at most thirty minutes. The exact duration depends on the amount of mana you infused during the summoning.”
So it was somewhat controllable.
Dak understood immediately.
Then he spread his limbs and gave up resisting completely.
…
Thirty minutes later, Claire was satisfied and went to wash up and sleep.
Dak left her room, exhausted.
Returning to his room, he told Olivia about bringing Eve and Irina, then went straight into the bath, fully immersing himself in hot water.
A week of intense work had left him very tired.
Now that he had completed a small goal, he needed to relax thoroughly.
By the time he finished his bath and got ready for bed, the cooldown of the “Transfiguration Spell” was finally over.
As expected, the cooldown lasted from the start of the summoning for a full hour.
Dak came to the dressing mirror and used the “Transfiguration Spell” again, turning himself into a cat.
Though he didn’t plan to delve too much into it, he at least needed to know what kind of cat he had become and what it looked like.
In Claire’s room, he had no chance to check, so he returned to his room to do it himself.
“Miao!”
But as soon as he transformed, turning his view towards the full-length mirror, an excited call suddenly came from behind.
Then, the Pixie Eevee flew down from its small bed like it had wings…
Dak’s face darkened instantly, lifting his paw sternly to refuse its approach: “Miao miao miao!”
Pixie Eevee: “Miao miao miao!”
Dak: “Miao miao miao!”
Pixie Eevee: “Miao miao miao!”
Dak: “Miao… wo…”
Although Pixie Eevee looked like a cat, it wasn’t a cat.
And Dak found he couldn’t understand cat language—even as a cat, his essence remained human.
Thus, they couldn’t communicate at all.
Fortunately, the golems never hid anything from him while he researched, so all the golems knew he was researching the “Transfiguration Spell” and didn’t cause chaos because he suddenly turned into a cat.
He looked at himself in the mirror and sighed.
“Why is it a Stuffed Cat?”
“Even if it’s a cat, it should be a noble Persian cat or a strong Maine Coon, or at least any ordinary tabby cat!”
“Anyway, it’s not a folded-ear cat, which is already good enough.”
The cat in the mirror had long white fur, blue cat eyes like clear lakes, and a V-shaped face like a beauty.
Because of its beauty, Stuffed Cats were often called “Fairy Cats.”
Large Stuffed Cats had long and beautiful fur, with a particularly loose and soft body, resembling a soft toy.
Most Stuffed Cats were lazy, calm, and friendly, also described as gentle and tranquil.
Their voices were very sweet, always making people want to hold them.
The Stuffed Cat that Dak transformed into had black ears, adding to its nobility.
Under Pixie Eevee’s enthusiasm, he supported…
A few minutes later, he noticed that the Grass Cat Plants were also drawn over, causing him to take a deep breath and quickly run into the study room.
Although the study room couldn’t block the Eevee, it could at least isolate the Grass Cat Plants.
After half an hour, Dark resumed his human form and grabbed the Eevee, attempting to retaliate.
However, his retaliation seemed ineffective.
Instead, the Eevee purred comfortably.
This even changed the way Deoxys and other Golems looked at him.
Victory for the Eevee!
…
With the study of the “Transfiguration Spell” completed, Dark temporarily focused all his attention on writing the “Mathematics II.”
He gradually entered a state, and his writing pace accelerated.
“If nothing unexpected happens, I should be able to finish it by August 10th.”
On the night of July 31st, Dark put down his pen with a smile.
From initially writing for credits to now feeling a faint sense of responsibility, it felt like leading an era. He didn’t feel tired while writing.
But tonight, he needed some time for the end-of-month summary.
Due to accumulating too much “Pride” this month, even after extracting a large amount, the “Pride” index remained high.
Additionally, his preference for milk tea and frequent big meals increased his “Gluttony.”
Another thing to pay special attention to was “Wrath.”
Since being affected by the staff “Divine Fire” during the viewing of the “Demon King’s Execution Ritual,” “Wrath” had been increasing and becoming harder to control.
As a result, when Angus Jeffrey challenged him to a second duel, “Wrath” triggered again.
Now, the seven indicators were as follows:
[Pride: 94]
[Envy: 44]
[Wrath: 86]
[Sloth: 66]
[Greed: 93]
[Gluttony: 80]
[Bliss: 93]
The data displayed was even higher than the initial values.
Dark carefully examined the system’s indicators, furrowing his brows.
Then he flipped through his notebook, checking the initial values when the “Demon God System” first activated.
[Pride: 92]
[Envy: 39]
[Wrath: 93]
[Sloth: 71]
[Greed: 72]
[Gluttony: 52]
[Bliss: 72]
“Why does it feel like all my efforts from last year have been wasted?”
Comparing the two lists, Dark couldn’t help but hold his forehead.
Compared to the initial values in early September last year, all seven indicators had grown comprehensively.
If this happened back then, he would have been very scared.
But now, he could face it calmly.
“Only ‘Wrath’ and ‘Sloth’ have managed to prevent further decline.”
“Have I become too lax?” Dark asked himself.
Just as he had initially worried, the comfortable life at home had gradually made him lose urgency.
The ability to reduce 15 points of “Capital Sin” each month also made him overlook the consequences of lack of self-control.
In reality, he was still dancing on the edge of danger.
“I need to sort out my thoughts properly.”
Dark picked up his pen.
“Now, the accumulation of ‘Pride’ has reached 26 points, ‘Bliss’ has 4.5, and ‘Greed’ has 4 points left.”
“Among these three ‘Capital Sins,’ only ‘Greed’ is the easiest to control.”
“If I want to study the other ‘Capital Sins,’ perhaps I should first reduce ‘Greed.'”
“Having three ‘Capital Sins’ exceed 90 points is already very dangerous; it’s best to keep them below three.”
“Now, the research on ‘Greed’ is almost complete. With 93 points of ‘Greed,’ I can extract twice and combine it with the remaining 4 points, making a total of 7 points.”
“After using these 7 points to cultivate the ‘Greed Fruit,’ I can use them to refine the ‘啃果虫’ again.”
“Next, I need to control ‘Greed.'”
“The next new research subject will be chosen between ‘Wrath’ and ‘Gluttony.'”
“In short, at least 3 points of ‘Greed’ and 4 points of ‘Pride’ must be extracted in August.”
“One ‘啃果虫’ is enough. If the refinement succeeds, the next one might use the ‘Bliss Fruit,’ otherwise, it would be a waste.”
“Moreover, refining more ‘Bliss’ Golems is beneficial for the combination with ‘Moon Goddess Armed.'”
“So, I’ll extract ‘Greed’ twice, ‘Pride’ three times, and ‘Bliss’ twice, totaling seven times, with an additional three times.”
“In short, let’s start with the extraction of ‘Greed’!”
…
Dark wrote down his August plan on his notebook, then put down his pen and pondered carefully.
In August, there were many things he needed to do.
First, he needed to complete the entire “Mathematics II.”
Second, he needed to refine two Golems.
Third, he needed to conduct an experiment on “Pride IV.”
Even if he knew it would fail, he had to try once!
Without trying, this obstacle would never be overcome.
Apart from that,
Alvaraite had mentioned that she would take him to the “Ares Tower” at the beginning of August.
The Ares Tower, also known as the War God Tower, was the holy land of armed duels.
But currently, it seemed unlikely that Alvaraite would find the time.
And Dark wasn’t particularly interested in the Ares Tower either.
Rather than summoning fists for attack, he preferred mana duels.
Moreover, his Chakras had stopped progressing after opening three of them, and even with daily practice, it was unclear how long it would take to open the fourth.
With just three Chakras, even with the best “Armed Cards,” it would be hard to stand in the Ares Tower.
Furthermore, among his “Armed Cards,” only the “Moon Goddess Armed” was somewhat useful, and its duration was only fifteen minutes.
Therefore, after careful consideration, he decided to indefinitely postpone the visit to the War God Tower.
As for Alvaraite’s opinion…
Dark clearly understood her purpose—she was afraid he would become a “Hero” and bear the “Hero’s Fate,” so she trained him.
But only he knew that anyone could become a “Hero,” except him.
Thus, Alvaraite’s concern was unnecessary from the start.
But from his perspective, it was difficult to explain this clearly. Despite his interest in physical training and “Armored Conjure,” he had cooperated with Alvaraite’s plan.
But now, it was time to stop.
Dark picked up his pen and turned it around.
Not wasting time in the Ares Tower, he could better allocate the remaining time.
Yes, apart from these matters, there were many other things he needed to do!
After August 10th.
, it was truly the beginning of a busy time!
…
Before long, it was August.
The weather in the Capital City remained hot, showing no signs of transitioning into autumn.
Dark found some time to seek out Alvaraite, citing the need to write the “Mathematics II” as a reason to avoid the trip to the Tower of War God.
After two nights of absorption, he finally gathered seven points of Greed once again.
But this time, his mindset was calm, so he did not start the炼成 of the mana spirit golem that night. Instead, he first cultivated the “Flower of Greed,” then waited until the next morning to cultivate the “Fruit of Greed.”
Afterwards, he plucked the “Fruit of Greed (Dragon)” from the top of the Dragon Grass and cut down the remaining “Stem of Liking,” storing them safely. Then, during the break between classes, he summoned “Huhu” and pressed the “Fruit of Greed (Dragon)” to extract its juice.
Once everything was prepared, Dark began the炼成 of the “啃果虫” (Kengguochong) once more.
First, he subjected the “Dragon Bug Fruit” to “extermination” treatment.
Then, he used special means to activate the mana within the “Dragon Bug Fruit.”
This time, Dark summarized his failed experiences and decided to use both the remaining green and red “Dragon Bug Fruits.”
The “啃果虫” is a special Pokémon that can evolve into “Piplup” when fed with “Sour Apple” and almost into “Milotic” when fed with “Sweet Apple.”
When considering the炼成, Dark divided these two evolutions, believing that using the green “Dragon Bug Fruit” as the core could produce a “啃果虫” that evolves into “Piplup,” while using the red “Dragon Bug Fruit” as the core could produce a “啃果虫” that evolves into “Milotic.”
However, he ended up炼成ing a “Little Cubone”!
Despite this being due to the randomness of the “Basic炼成Method.”
But probability, without sufficient data as a sample, is essentially just guessing.
The true cause of the deviation in the炼成 likely lies in the core material.
The “啃果虫” is essentially a Pokémon similar to “Eevee,” possessing two potential evolutionary paths.
If it were separated from the beginning, it would be like stripping away one of its potential evolutions.
Such a炼成ed “啃果虫” would certainly be incomplete.
That is, Dark made an error in his approach.
In this second attempt, he reorganized his thoughts and decided to use both “Dragon Bug Fruits” together for the炼成.
With ample preparation, Dark quickly began the official炼成experiment.
He did nothing superfluous.
Apart from using an additional “Dragon Bug Fruit,” the entire炼成process was identical to the previous one.
Within half an hour, he completed all the炼成steps.
As the final material was added, the glow emitted by the Number One炼成array shifted from its peak to a steady state in an instant.
After the mana spirit card was enveloped in the light cocoon, Dark patiently waited five minutes until the reaction inside the cocoon ceased. Only then did he pick up the mercury knife and slice the cocoon along its midline.
The mana light shooting out from the slit made him squint involuntarily.
Like most mana spirit炼成, the impurities not absorbed by the card turned into black liquid and were expelled.
Dark had already prepared towels to quickly wipe away the sticky liquid.
Then he wrapped his right hand with a towel and picked up the mana spirit card, rinsing it under the faucet.
As the black substance stuck to the mana spirit card was washed away, a faint orange glow emerged from within.
This meant that the card was not a gold card but merely an orange card.
Dark did not feel disappointed.
Gold cards typically mean that one of the four ultimate skills is a super-powered skill.
But this does not mean that orange cards cannot have similar ultimate skills.
Moreover, “啃果虫” (Kengguochong) is practically useless before evolution—if the炼成is successful.
So usually, one should expect its evolved form.
At least currently, using “Greed III” will definitely make it evolve.
It’s just not known what form it will ultimately evolve into?
…
While pondering, Dark gave the mana spirit card one last rinse.
Once the dirt on the card was washed away, it finally revealed its lineup.
There was no mishap this time; he had indeed炼成ed a “啃果虫” (Kengguochong)!
A glimmer of excitement appeared in Dark’s eyes, but he quickly controlled his emotions.
He first dried the water off the mana spirit card before carefully sitting down to examine it.
In the vast laboratory, he was alone.
Unfortunately, there was no one to share his joy with.
Dark couldn’t help but reminisce about the little imp beast that always accompanied him.
It was good that the mana spirits were dedicated to their studies, but as their master, he sometimes felt lonely.
Dark closed his eyes, and after half a minute, opened them again while injecting mana into the mana spirit card.
Then, bits of information started to flow back from within the mana spirit card.
[Image: Kengguochong]
[Card Name: Kengguochong]
[Type: Elemental Card]
[Level: ?]
[Race: Plant Type]
[Attribute: Grass/Dragon]
[Mana: 500]
[Attack: 0]
[Defense: 1000]
[Ultimate Skills: Glutton, Scare, Retreat into Shell]
“A one-star mana spirit elemental with a defense of 1000!”
Dark blinked, looking directly at the card to confirm he hadn’t missed any zeros.
Indeed, one-star, attack 0, defense 1000.
For a one-star mana spirit elemental, these three attributes were incredibly strong, making it quite shocking.
As for the race, this mana spirit elemental with dragon attributes was classified as a plant type.
This suggests it belongs more to the plant category than the dragon category.
“Perhaps it might change its race after evolving.”
Dark pondered briefly before looking at its ultimate skills.
The first ultimate skill is “Glutton,” which is undoubtedly a manifestation of “Greed.”
According to Dark’s memory, “Glutton” is not a particularly useful trait.
It generally means that when a Pokémon’s HP drops to a certain level, it automatically eats a fruit.
This clearly doesn’t apply to reality.
Therefore, in this case, the effect of “Glutton” is likely to change.
Curiously, Dark injected more mana to check further.
[Glutton: When the mana spirit’s mana value falls below half, it can replenish mana through continuous eating.]
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[Triple Combination 6100+]
[139/233]
[The month is ending, don’t waste your moon tickets! Heart-wrenching!]
