In the evening, Xiao Jie went to Chen Tianwen’s place again. This time, he wanted to experiment with the newly learned spell—Gray Wolf Transformation.
Although it could also be performed on Huqiu Mountain, he felt that it would be safer at Chen Tianwen’s place.
Chen Tianwen had grown accustomed to such requests and directly ushered him into the formation.
Xiao Jie looked around and saw nothing but endless ice and snow scattered with tall pine trees. The snow reflected the sunlight, making it glitter brilliantly, and even the icicles on the treetops looked as real as anything.
He felt as though he was truly standing in the midst of an icy plain; miraculously, he could even feel the biting cold air and the rich texture of the snow under his feet, which creaked with every step.
It must be said that Chen Tianwen’s formation was becoming more and more astonishing.
"Are you ready?" Xiao Jie asked solemnly, standing amidst the snowy forest.
"I’m ready," replied Chen Tianwen.
"I’m ready too," added An Ran.
"Then I’ll begin. If anything goes wrong—"
"Don’t worry, with us here, nothing will go wrong," assured An Ran confidently.
Xiao Jie made a sound of agreement, pinched his fingers in the magic formula, and cast the spell—Gray Wolf Transformation!
In an instant, a warm current surged wildly within him.
This was the power of Mana.
The warm current swiftly traveled through his entire body, surrounding him and transforming him.
This demon transformation was a completely different sensation from the Essence Soul Transformation.
The Essence Soul Transformation involved using one’s own flesh and blood to reorganize, allowing him to feel every single detail of the change personally.
In contrast, the demon transformation was purely the effect of the spell acting on the body, instantly completing the transformation. The transformation was entirely the effect of the spell, not only making his body identical to the target form, but even his clothes could automatically transform along with him.
It was incredibly magical, the underlying principles of which he could not comprehend,
In the blink of an eye, a massive wolf, two to three meters in length, appeared on the snowy ground. Its fur was an unusual blue-gray color—a result of the transformation of Xiao Jie’s clothes.
The fur on its front paws looked normal, but its hind paws were black—due to the black sports shoes he was wearing.
Xiao Jie crouched on all fours on the ground, feeling in that moment that he was truly a wolf.
Looking at the snowy ground in front of him, a desire to run wildly in the wilderness emerged leisurely in him; to hunt, to feed, to wander through the wilds...
Xiao Jie savored this impulse within him, well aware that it should be the effect of the Gray Wolf Transformation, as a wolf’s instincts and habits were influencing him.
It was similar to what An Ran had faced before.
It was rather similar to the aftereffects he had once felt from the lingering thoughts of a Demon Spirit.
"How are you feeling?" voices called from the sky.
"I feel a bit like eating meat, but it’s just a bit," Xiao Jie said calmly, his voice coming hoarsely through the wolf’s throat.
An Ran outside sighed with relief; being able to speak human language was basically a good sign.
Xiao Jie ran and jumped around in the snow, gradually getting used to the wolf’s body and movements. He could feel that this Gray Wolf’s body was somewhat stronger than his original body.
That was the magical thing about the Transformation Technique. Although the appearance changes, it does not cause a loss of original attributes, and as long as the transformation is successful, properties are generally enhanced, to some extent. Although the attribute enhancement of Gray Wolf Transformation was much less compared to Jiao Long Transformation, it still represented an improvement based on his original attributes.
Although he looked like a wolf, if it came to a fight, he reckoned he could hold his own, maybe even against a tiger.
However, there were downsides to the transformation too; he couldn’t use most of his skills. A few Demon Arts still worked, like—
A Tiger Roar that shockingly caused the snow on nearby trees to fall, though it was somewhat strange to hear a tiger’s roar coming from the mouth of a wolf, and the power seemed to be somewhat diminished.
Xiao Jie noted these differences.
The body of the wolf could only accommodate skills that its physical structure allowed, including some Demon Arts.
Human Martial Arts couldn’t be used, nor could weapons Equipment be used. Thus, in total, the combat capabilities after transformation could be said to be diminished rather than enhanced.
The only advantage was that, due to having four legs, he could run faster.
And the Gray Wolf had several useful skills.
Xiao Jie recalled the specific effects of Gray Wolf Transformation from the game in his mind.
[Gray Wolf Transformation (Third-tier Demon Skill)
Usage: Transform into a giant Gray Wolf. Duration (Unlimited).
Skill Consumption: 150 Mana points.
During the transformation, you can only perform actions and use skills compatible with the creature. After transformation, you will receive the following attribute enhancements:
Constitution increase: 30%, Strength increase: 20%, Endurance increase: 40%, Agility increase: 40%.
Basic Skills: Enhanced Bite, Flying Pounce, Choking, Frenzy.
Special Skills: Wild Howl, Summon Wolf Pack.]
The basic skills were normal, with nothing particularly remarkable, typical of a wild beast’s combat style.
However, the special skills were quite interesting.
Wild Howl could provide a BUFF to nearby friendly units, temporarily increasing Strength and Agility.
Summon Wolf Pack was more intriguing; this skill could only be used where there were wild wolf packs, temporarily turning wild wolves into allies.
Xiao Jie moved around in the snow, gradually getting used to the wolf’s body and movements.
It was a pity he couldn’t test out the combat abilities.
"Do you want to find an enemy to fight?" Suddenly, Chen Tianwen’s voice came from the sky.