Chapter 346: Transformation Spell and the Boy
A figure flashed as Li Meng darted toward the ground, speeding westward.
For a moment, above the dark clouds, a streak of white light shot across the sky.
Meanwhile, on the blackened earth, the Skeletal Dragon King roared repeatedly.
In the east, seven floating fortresses came to a halt.
"We can't get any closer!"
"The Skeletal Dragon King has been provoked."
"Who was that?"
"An angel? I could feel the power of holy light."
Several voices echoed in the void.
Each voice came from a different floating fortress.
"It carries the power of holy light, but that's not the aura of an angel."
"Angels are void creatures; they have a foul stench from beyond the domain."
"Did it leave?"
"I sense a powerful presence heading west."
"I feel it too. It's strong."
"Could it be a Holy Spirit powerhouse?"
"I heard that before Holy Spirits die, they perform grand heroic deeds, spreading their stories to inspire faith, transforming themselves into true deities. Maybe that's why it fought the Skeletal Dragon King."
"Foolish. How could a mere Holy Spirit be a match for His Majesty the Dragon King?"
"Heh, it gave up, didn't it?"
"At least it's not stupid to the point of no return."
"Watch out!"
At that moment, a startled cry sounded in the void.
Far off in the sky, streaks of white light suddenly pierced through the clouds, descending from the heavens.
Their trajectory unmistakably pointed to the black fortresses.
The seven fortresses shone with a crimson magical glow.
The crimson magic erupted and spread outward, forming a blood-colored magical barrier.
The instant the barrier formed—
Seven white streaks of light crashed to the ground.
They struck the crimson barrier of the fortresses one after another.
"Boom!"
At the moment of impact—
The seven fortresses were pierced through by the white light.
The crimson magical barrier shattered like tofu.
The white light that pierced through the fortresses didn't stop and slammed into the ground.
The earth suddenly bore seven bottomless pits.
The hovering black fortresses plummeted toward the ground.
Meanwhile, in the western sky—
A beam of light streaked across the sky above the clouds.
Li Meng glanced behind him.
"Hmph, I'm petty like that."
Li Meng snorted coldly, muttering under his breath.
Those bastards were loud enough as it was.
And they had the audacity to speak ill of him behind his back.
If he hadn't heard it, he wouldn't have cared.
But since he did, he naturally had to teach them a lesson.
The owners of those black fortresses were likely the rulers of the Undead Nation—"Vampires."
The barrier surrounding the fortresses was probably blood magic.
Blood magic, a spell manipulating blood for attacks, was exclusive to vampires.
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In the Kingdom of Ground Dragons, Tarafa City—
Harvey and Sophia had been standing on the city wall for a long time.
"Harvey, did you see that?"
"Yeah, I saw it."
"What do you think happened over there?"
Moments ago, flashes of white light appeared on the western horizon.
Even though it was far away, Harvey could sense the power of holy light.
"I felt the power of holy light."
"Holy light? Was a great sage of the light element fighting over there?"
"I don't know."
He had only sensed the power of holy light.
There was no telling what was actually happening.
"Harvey, do you think it could be related to that streak of light that passed through the sky earlier?"
Sophia's reminder made Harvey furrow his brow.
Not long ago, a streak of white light had flashed across the sky above Tarafa City, disappearing toward the west.
"Could it be the legendary angel?"
Among light-element creatures, only angels and holy dragons had the ability to fly.
Other light creatures lacked this capability.
Although angels were void creatures from beyond this domain, those descending into this world were adept at using holy light.
"An angel? Harvey, have you ever seen one?"
Harvey shook his head.
"These days, Heaven is humanity's protector. You'd probably only see angels on the southern continent."
"Sophia, it's getting late. Let's head back."
Guessing wouldn't yield any answers.
To uncover what happened in the west, they would need scouts in the Undead Nation.
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Southern Continent, Irisis Principality—
On the eastern border, at the Garrison Fort—
Ever since the demon army's invasion, subtle changes had taken place in the Garrison Fort.
What had once been a thriving settlement was now evolving into a purely military fortress.
Residential areas were gradually being converted into military barracks.
The districts near the high walls underwent militarization.
A secondary wall had been constructed behind the main one.
Even if the main wall were breached, there would still be another line of defense to protect the fort.
It was already afternoon, and the sun shone brightly over the Garrison Fort, which remained bustling.
On a main street, a boy walked leisurely.
He wore black combat attire, with short black hair and black eyes.
The boy appeared to be about 20 years old.
"Xiao Bai, are you sure I won't get caught?"
Walking down the street, Li Meng asked Xiao Bai again.
"You won't. Only someone with stronger soul power than you can see your true appearance."
The fact that he was a goblin had always been a sore point for Li Meng.
Although he had come to terms with it, his goblin appearance made it inconvenient for him to operate in the world.
To travel freely, he had to keep a low profile.
On his way back to the southern continent, Li Meng had whimsically asked Xiao Bai if magic could alter his appearance.
Xiao Bai's response had been a pleasant surprise.
In this world, magic was all-encompassing.
Naturally, there was magic to change one's appearance.
Although it consumed a lot of magical power and couldn't be maintained indefinitely, this wasn't a problem for Li Meng.
Li Meng touched his handsome face.
How to describe it? Magic was truly miraculous.
It was like the celestial techniques described in novels from Huaxia.
There was nothing impossible—only the unimaginable.
Li Meng glanced at the white band on his right hand.
It was a magical artifact he had crafted using cloth strips.
Inscribed on it was the spell "Transformation."
Xiao Bai had said that Transformation was a natural ability of dragons.
It was why dragons could shrink their massive hundred-meter bodies into human form.
While similar to the shapeshifting spell, Transformation had more precise control.
Transformation allowed one to turn into anything they desired.
Shapeshifting, on the other hand, could only enlarge or shrink one's form.
"Is my soul power really that strong?"
"Yes, very strong. You're the most powerful soul I've ever encountered."
"That's good. From now on, I can travel as a human."
How to describe it? Using a human form for the first time felt pretty nice.
At least it didn't attract attention like his black-robed appearance.
Watching the bustling street filled with adventurers, Li Meng squinted his eyes.
"Looks like Sandra is determined to make trouble for me."
The Garrison Fort was gradually becoming more militarized.
Though, to be fair, it was already a military fortress.