"Swoosh!" The Emerald Witch, transformed into the Forest Sage King's body, subconsciously swung her claws. The sharp nails tore through the air, making a "hissing" sound.
"You can talk?" Tang Zheng's eyes lit up.
"Yes, Master, I can speak normally." The Emerald Witch opened her mouth, making a sound very similar to that of Forest Sage Hamsuke.
"Then can you use your original Magic now?"
"No... I can't cast it."
The Emerald Witch tried to cast Magic as she normally would, but found that she couldn't use it at all. Her originally excited voice became a little panicked.
"Try canceling the transformation."
Under Tang Zheng's gaze, the Emerald Witch quickly canceled the transformation. When she cast Magic again, it was released normally, with no difference in power from before.
As expected!
Tang Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly.
Demon Creatures transformed through Magic Rituals allow the transformer to use the Demon Creature's power after transformation, but they cannot use their own power unless they cancel the transformation.
Back then, when he fought the "Petrification Lizard" transformed by the Forest Gnome, the opponent only used the Petrification Lizard's skills.
In addition!
The Forest Gnome and the other demi-humans he had experimented with before could not speak after transforming, but the Emerald Witch could.
This probably has nothing to do with the Emerald Witch, but rather with the Demon Creature after transformation. Forest Sage Hamsuke himself can speak, so he can also speak after transformation.
"Perfectly inheriting the abilities of the 'Demon Creature' is indeed far superior to the skill effect of Wild Transformation."
After various comparisons, Tang Zheng finally confirmed this. He looked at the surprised Emerald Witch, a gleam flashing in his eyes: "It is precisely because of this 'perfection' that the transformer cannot use their original power. In simple terms, after transforming, they completely become that Demon Creature."
It's hard to say whether it's a good thing or a bad thing.
"Huh, the level has indeed increased!"
"Emerald, test your strength after the transformation." Tang Zheng raised his arm and crushed a Fourth Tier Angel Summoning scroll.
Bang! Holy light bloomed.
The Surveillance Authority Angel, holding a prototype shield and possessing the strongest defensive ability, was summoned and charged towards the Emerald Witch.
"Yes, Master."
The Emerald Witch was also a little excited. She twisted her body and transformed into the Forest Sage King in the blink of an eye, colliding with the Surveillance Authority Angel.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Intense collision sounds exploded in the dense forest.
The Emerald Witch was originally just a Magic Caster, but now, through the ability of transformation, she can actually fight the Surveillance Authority Angel head-on.
*Ninjutsu: Detection!*
Tang Zheng activated the detection ability of Ninjutsu, carefully observing the Emerald Witch, his eyes becoming brighter and brighter.
28Lv!
"Hamsuke's level is above 30, while Emerald Witch's level after transformation is only 28. This is related to the removal of Hamsuke's bones, causing physical deficiencies."
"Perhaps it's also related to the upper limit of improvement." Tang Zheng, through previous experimental comparisons, once again confirmed an important piece of information.
An alternative way to increase levels! This is the second type Tang Zheng has discovered so far. The first was when he obtained the [Cursed Knight], where he increased the Cursed Knight's level by devouring the energy of curses.
The current method involves using a ritual to devour the flesh and blood energy of Demon Creatures to increase the level of the transformer, but compared to the first method, the second has more restrictions.
The biggest problem is the level of the Demon Creature.
Once transformed into a specific Demon Creature through the ritual, one can only ever transform into that one type of Demon Creature, and cannot continue to transform into other Demon Creatures to improve, similar to locking the upper limit.
In addition, there is another small restriction that is not worth mentioning compared to these two restrictions.
When Tang Zheng initially obtained the "Magic Ritual," he was curious about one thing.
Why didn't the Forest Gnome Tribe work together to hunt powerful Demon Creatures and then have their tribesmen transform into Demon Creatures through the ritual to increase their strength?
Why did they insist that the tribesmen of the Tribe had to hunt powerful Demon Creatures alone before they could transform through the ritual?
This could be attributed to the ancient ideas of the Forest Gnome Tribe, but it's abnormal not to use a method that could enhance the strength of the entire Tribe.
And Tang Zheng, through experiments, has come to a conclusion. It must be said that some seemingly ancient and decaying ideas and rules do indeed have a reason for existing.
Because the Demon Creature one transforms into cannot be of a level too high above one's own, otherwise, one's body would be burst apart by the powerful force of the Demon Creature itself.
That's why the Forest Gnome Tribe highly values defeating powerful Demon Creatures with individual strength.
Tang Zheng speculates that the level difference between the Demon Creature and the transformer cannot exceed 7 levels, which may be related to the "Wild Transformation" ability.
The "Wild Transformation" level of the basic class [Forest Priest] is not high. The "Wild Transformation" of the [High-Tier Forest Priest] should be able to increase the upper limit of the level difference.
"Converting Demon Creatures into energy for absorption... If a large number of corpses can be converted into energy for absorption together, perhaps a true alternative way to increase levels can be developed."
Tang Zheng looked at the battle between Emerald Witch and Surveillance Authority Angel in the distance, silently pondering in his heart.
He only has two Magic Rituals, one is the "Magic Rise Ritual" and the other is the "Wild Transformation Ritual." The two are unrelated and cannot be used as a reference.
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Month of Upper Water.
End of January.
The dry and cold air of the Abelion Hills has weakened a lot, and there is a bit of warmth at noon.
As it approaches the end of the month.
After several consecutive cloudy days, a misty, cold drizzle finally began to fall.
In the flat area of the winding hills, a castle whose outline contrasts sharply with the surrounding environment stands on the ground.
The entire outer wall is completely piled up with boulders, and the edges of the stones are uncarved, full of roughness and primitiveness. The overall style of the castle is also full of weirdness, with some places being too high and others being flat.
It gives people a strange and bizarre style.
At this moment.
On the rubble ground outside the castle.
Lizardman Kuruche carefully walked to the center of this familiar "Magic Rise Ritual".
This was a powerful ritual passed down from the legendary Lizardman Hero of their Lizardmen Tribe, their trump card.
Now seeing humans skillfully arrange and use it.
"Sigh." Lizardman Kuruche sighed softly in her heart, a sense of melancholy and helplessness rising within her.
"Begin."
"Yes!"
Lizardman Kuruche quickly suppressed the emotions in her heart and respectfully opened her mouth.
Whoosh! The Magic Ritual activated.
Tang Zheng stood within the Magic Ritual, mobilizing the Mana within his body and injecting it into the magic circle.
"Fourth Tier Magic—Cloud Manipulation!"
Lizardman Kuruche raised her arms, pointing them high towards the sky, the white, finely scaled face unusually serious and earnest, activating the Magic according to the information recorded by the Priest Elder.
The magic circle began to emit light, a powerful Mana fluctuation in Lizardman Kuruche's perception was released from her body.
In an instant! A large amount of Mana was drawn from her body as if by a pump, in just a single breath.
Lizardman Kuruche felt the Mana in her body being emptied in one breath, a feeling of weakness and suffocation surged into her chest, her eyes darkened, and she seemed about to faint.
Buzz—
Just before she fainted from the emptying of Mana, a terrifying torrent-like Mana surged into her body along the magic circle.
"Ah—"
Lizardman Kuruche subconsciously let out a moan-like groan, her slender white tail tilted upwards.
She had never felt such a powerful and overbearing force, the powerful Mana filled her body, quickly filling the emptiness that had just been drawn out.
It made Lizardman Kuruche feel as if she was in the embrace of a powerful Mana-formed force, an unprecedented sense of security surged into her heart.
Cloud Manipulation! The Magic activated.
An invisible force was released from Lizardman Kuruche's arms, and in the blink of an eye, it surged into the dark clouds in the sky.
The drizzling cold rain began to stop.
The dark clouds above the castle vibrated and spread like waves, gradually the black clouds in the gloomy sky dispersed, and the Sunlight shone down through the openings in the clouds.
The warm and bright Sunlight, like a pillar of light, was projected onto Tang Zheng and Lizardman Kuruche below, then gradually expanded its range to encompass the entire castle, and continued to spread outwards.
Mana continues to be consumed—! Even with Tang Zheng's Mana injection, waves of weakness still surged from her body, making her stagger slightly.
"Continue to expand the range." Tang Zheng's indifferent voice came.
"Yes!"
Lizardman Kuruche gritted her teeth and persevered.
As the Magic continued to activate, the area of the sky where the dark clouds dispersed became larger and larger, until it spread to the size of a small town before it completely stopped and could no longer continue to spread.
"It seems this is the maximum range."
Tang Zheng gazed at the sky, still shrouded in pitch-black clouds above, with only the area where they were located having a clear, cloudless sky, illuminated by Sunlight.
From other perspectives, it looked quite astonishing.
"Climate Manipulation-type Magic, I thought it would be like normal Magic, but I didn't expect it to be the type that continuously consumes Mana."
Tang Zheng stopped injecting Mana, and the Magic Ritual also stopped, the vibrating Mana completely dissipating and stabilizing.
Lizardman Kuruche's body went limp, and she collapsed to the ground, panting rapidly, "Haa, haa~"
"Good work."
Tang Zheng glanced at the figure lying on the ground, and spoke indifferently, his red mage robe swaying as he turned and returned to the castle.
Lizardman Kuruche slightly raised her head, her eyes with long eyelashes looking forward, her red pupils reflecting Tang Zheng's back.
Tap, tap!
Her white tail unconsciously tapped the ground, making soft sounds.
During the process of entering the castle.
Tang Zheng's mind flickered, and he consumed a Skill Point.
[Skill Point: 65 → 64]
He had mastered the Fourth Tier Magic, Cloud Manipulation. Next, he would use Magic Rise to master the Sixth Tier, Climate Manipulation.
Just from the names of the Magic, one could feel the difference between these two Climate Manipulation-type Magic. One could only control clouds.
The other could manipulate weather and climate changes on a large scale.
In addition to these two Climate Manipulation-type Magic, the more advanced one was the Super-Tier Magic, World Transformation.
It could completely change the climate of an entire region, and the effects were even continuous.
It could also be used to eliminate the special negative effects carried by some special areas, and create a climate environment that was beneficial to oneself.
Inside the castle.
The White Mist Witch, who had been waiting for a long time, saw Tang Zheng walking in, and happily hurried forward, her eyes full of admiration.
"As expected of Master, you can even change the weather, it's amazing." The White Mist Witch excitedly began.
Tang Zheng gently shook his head, his gaze slightly condensed, "Remember, it is Lizardman Kuruche who is manipulating the dark clouds to change the weather, not me, not now, and not in the future."
Climate Manipulation-type Magic was a faith-based Magic power.
The identity he was currently impersonating was that of a Mana-based spellcaster powerhouse, so naturally he could not use faith-based power.
"Hehe, I understand." The White Mist Witch said.
The plan was going more smoothly than expected.
He didn't expect that Lizardman Kuruche could actually use Cloud Manipulation through Magic Rise. Reviving her was a good move.
"Now there's no need for Plan B." Tang Zheng thought to himself, and asked the White Mist Witch, "How is it over there?"
The White Mist Witch excitedly said, "Master is truly amazing. Someone from the Holy Kingdom has already secretly contacted us."
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