A faint smile appeared on Long Feng’s face.
"Good."
The next moment, Long Feng moved. His hands formed a series of seals. The purple Hell Python Flame suddenly erupted.
"Ahhh!"
But the next moment, he began to regret his words. His body violently shook as the flames entered his body.
They didn’t burn his flesh. Instead, they surrounded the poisonous energy within him, channeling it to his dantian.
Long Feng’s expression became serious.
The Myriad Beast Fusion Art!
He began guiding the energy of the Nether Poison Spider, the beast’s blood essence, its core, its poisonous organs.
Everything was gradually being broken down. Then, the fusion began.
"Arghhh!"
Patriarch Wang let out a painful roar. His body violently trembled. The energy of the Fifth-Rank beast began merging with his flesh.
His bones cracked, his muscles twisted, dark veins appeared beneath his skin. The poisonous energy spread through his body.
Long Feng’s hands moved rapidly.
The Hell Python Flame continued burning its hard tissues. Every time the beast’s energy threatened to destroy Patriarch Wang’s body, the purple flame immediately burned through it.
Purifying, refining, then fusing it again.
"Hold on!"
Long Feng shouted at him. His voice contain faint aura, affecting his mind.
Patriarch Wang’s eyes were turned bloodshot.
"AHHHHH!"
His scream echoed inside the sealed room.
His body was being transformed piece by piece. The bones of the Nether Poison Spider merged into his own skeleton.
Its blood essence entered his veins, its poisonous energy was absorbed into his meridians. The beast’s physical power slowly became part of his body.
Patriarch Wang felt as though his entire body was being torn apart and rebuilt countless times.
He wanted to scream, he wanted to stop, but there was no turning back.
The alchemy room was completely soundproof. No matter how loud he screamed, not a single sound escaped.
Outside the room, several Wang Family elders stood guard. They could vaguely feel the violent energy fluctuations coming from inside, but they couldn’t hear anything.
Inside the room, Long Feng continued controlling everything.
Sweat slowly appeared on his forehead, his spiritual energy was rapidly being consumed, but he didn’t stop.
The Myriad Beast Fusion Art was far more difficult to perform on a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator than he had expected.
If he made even one mistake, Patriarch Wang would die.
It’s not that Long Feng would feel regret upon his death, but it would be troublesome to find another fat sheep.
Thinking about it, Long Feng’s eyes became extremely focused.
"Refine!"
The Hell Python Flame erupted once again, the remaining impurities were burned away. Then, it merged into Patriarch Wang’s body.
Boom!
A terrifying wave of energy suddenly exploded.
Long Feng immediately retreated several steps.
Patriarch Wang’s body was suspended in the air. His eyes were tightly closed. His body was completely covered by a strange cocoon-like structure.
Layers of spiritual energy wrapped around him, the cocoon slowly grew larger. Inside it, Patriarch Wang’s body was undergoing a complete transformation.
Long Feng stared at the scene.
For the first time, he allowed himself to relax. He had succeeded. At least, the risky stage had succeeded.
Now, everything depended on Patriarch Wang.
If he could successfully break out of this cocoon, then Long Feng would finally have his first successful result of the Myriad Beast Fusion Art.
He wiped the sweat from his forehead. A faint smile appeared on his face.
"Let’s see..."
"Just how powerful will you become after this transformation?"
Long Feng didn’t have to wait long. Just about ten minutes later, a familiar voice came in his mind.
[Task: Successfully perform the Myriad Beast Fusion Art on a cultivator.]
[Ding! You have completed your task. Reward issued...]
Long Feng’s eyes immediately lit up. He turned his attention toward the cocoon.
There was still no movement and the blood cocoon remained at his place, completely sealed by layers of spiritual energy.
But he understood that the transformation was finished. Now, it was only a matter of time before Patriarch Wang came out.
Since he had nothing else to do, Long Feng decided to check his reward.
[One Cultivation Technique chosen randomly...]
A familiar scene appeared before him. Several images flashed on the scene, a burning palm, a finger tearing the sky, a saber cutting the mountains and many more.
A few moments later, the changing screen stopped and the image showed a sword splitting the sky. He could feel a terrifying sword intent, seemed to radiate from the image itself.
Long Feng’s eyes widened slightly as the technique information appeared.
[Selected: Heaven Cleaving Sword, Peak-Tier Earth Rank Technique]
"Although it’s not a Heaven Rank, but still good."
He didn’t possess a single Earth Rank Technique, so gaining a peak Earth Rank Technique made him extremely happy.
With his current cultivation, a technique of this level was more than enough.
Besides, Long Feng had always used a sword. The moment he received the information, countless insights immediately flooded his mind.
The mysteries of the sword technique, the circulation of spiritual energy and its sword intent, everything was deeply engraved into his mind.
Earth Rank Techniques were far more complex than Profound Rank technique. If it’s not system’s help, it would take more than a month just to take it entry level mastery.
Long Feng’s smile became wider.
Although the system’s random rewards were sometimes unpredictable, this time, it had given him exactly what he needed.
"With this technique, my combat strength can increase considerably."
Just as Long Feng was enjoying his new reward—
Crack!
A faint sound suddenly came from ahead, attracting his attention.
Long Feng immediately turned his attention toward the cocoon who surface filled with crack.
The entire cocoon began to tremble as the surrounding spiritual energy became chaotic. Then—
Boom!
The cocoon exploded and a terrifying figure stepped out from within.
The figure was nearly seven feet tall. His arms and legs were thick and powerful, while strange purple scales covered his skin.
But that wasn’t the most shocking change.
His face had completely transformed. It was no longer human. His features had become twisted and beast-like, resembling the terrifying appearance of a Nether Poison Spider.
Behind his body, six long spider-like limbs extended outward. They curled toward the front of his chest like enormous claws.
Each limb was covered in sharp spikes. His arms had also become longer. His fingers were thin and elongated, resembling the legs of a spider. At the tips were sharp, needle-like claws.
A sinister purple aura surrounded his entire body.
Feeling the terrifying pressure, Long Feng’s expression became serious.
"Is this..."
Patriarch Wang?
The beast-like figure suddenly turned his head, six purple eyes stared directly at Long Feng. A terrifying aura instantly erupted within him.
Long Feng’s body became tense. He immediately prepared himself. If this creature attacked him, he would have to react.
’This system would take his life sooner or later!’
However, things didn’t go bad as he imagined. The beast moved, but he didn’t attack him. Instead, its enormous body began shrinking.
The purple scales slowly disappeared and the six spider limbs retreated behind its back. The beast-like face gradually returned to normal.
In just a few breaths, the terrifying creature disappeared and Patriarch Wang stood there once again.
Long Feng’s eyes flashed.
That was one of the advantages of the Myriad Beast Fusion Art.
The cultivator could retain their original appearance while gaining the abilities of the fused beast. And when necessary, they could transform into the beast form.
"So you can change between your human and beast forms?"
Patriarch Wang looked at his own hands, he clenched his fists, feeling the terrifying power within them.
He was no longer wearing his previous robe. The transformation had completely destroyed it, only a pair of heavily tattered pants remained on his body.
Patriarch Wang lowered his head and looked at himself.
His expression became complicated. As he raised his head, his eyes fell on Long Feng. For a moment, anger flashed through them.
Long Feng had made him suffer an unimaginable amount of pain.
The process had almost felt like death.
If he had been given the opportunity, Patriarch Wang would have gladly attacked Long Feng right now.
But Long Feng remained completely calm in front of him. He wasn’t afraid at all. Instead, he simply said:
"Why don’t you check your cultivation first?"
Patriarch Wang’s eyes narrowed. He immediately released his spiritual sense. The very next moment, his expression changed greatly.
He could clearly sense the change.
Before the fusion, Patriarch Wang had been at the Second Level of the Nascent Soul Realm.
His cultivation had remained stuck there for many years, his talent had already reached its limit. He had almost no hope of advancing any further.
But now, he was at Fifth Level of the Nascent Soul Realm!
Yes, he had crossed whole three minor realms in one go!
Patriarch Wang stood frozen, as he couldn’t believe it.
"That’s only what you can see on the surface." Long Feng looked at his shocked face and smiled faintly.
"If you transform into your beast form, even a high-level Nascent Soul Realm cultivator might not be able to defeat you."
Long Feng wasn’t exaggerating.
The Myriad Beast Fusion Art didn’t simply increase one’s cultivation. It fused the cultivator with the physical characteristics of the beast.
Patriarch Wang had inherited the Nether Poison Spider’s terrifying strength.
His physical body had become far tougher, his speed had increased. His six spider limbs gave him additional methods of attack.
And most importantly, he had inherited its poison.
Patriarch Wang remained silent. He slowly looked down at his hands, then he clenched his fists.
A terrifying power surged through his body. The anger he had felt toward Long Feng slowly disappeared, what replaced it was excitement.
He had spent countless years trapped at the Second Level of the Nascent Soul Realm. He had already accepted that his cultivation might never advance again.
Yet now, he had directly reached the Fifth Level.
Patriarch Wang looked toward Long Feng. His expression became complicated.
"Alchemist Long, I have to thank you for this matter."
"There’s no need to thank me." Long Feng shook off his head lightly. "However, you still have to complete your side transaction as our agreement."
The smile disappeared from Patriarch Wang’s face. He understood immediately meaning behind his words.
But his silence last for moment, before he smiled again. He didn’t hesitate and began to walk towards outside.
"Follow me."
However, Long Feng didn’t notice the strange glint that flashed through Patriarch Wang’s eyes.
Long Feng followed behind him, as they walked through the Wang Family residence, deeper into the Wang Family residence.