Chapter 555: Wild Shape

Time flies.

As the one-month deadline drew closer, the atmosphere in the valley became increasingly oppressive and cruel.

There were even occasional incidents of theft and private robbery.

If it weren't for the managing disciples suppressing things on the surface, it might have turned into a battle royale.

Because by this time, everyone had a lot of blood paper in their hands, which was exactly when they were wealthiest.

At this time, the paper slaves were trying their best to guard their own wealth while staring red-eyed at the property of others.

The most excessive of them was Xing San's gang!

This day.

Fang Xing took another look at the progress of the Two Perfect Hands and sighed secretly, knowing that he wouldn't be able to master the 'Ten Perfect Hands' in the short term.

He took out a sheet of blood paper and thought with some amusement: "People outside all think I should have ten sheets of blood paper in my hands right now, but they didn't expect... I only have this one."

Clearly, if he didn't run before handing in the task this month, he was dead meat.

But Fang Xing wasn't panicked at all.

According to the progress on the attribute bar, he would definitely be able to promote to a Level 2 Druid before the task day.

"It's time to increase my combat power a bit."

Fang Xing took a deep breath and stretched out his hands, which had become fairer and more delicate.

At this moment, his palms were already very different from before.

His ten fingers flexed smoothly, strong and powerful, continuously pressing on the blood paper.

Blood paper is a specialty of the Blood Shadow Sect, and the finished product is as tough as cowhide, with no marks after a hundred folds.

But at this moment, under the pressure of Fang Xing, its edges actually began to thin continuously, as sharp as a blade.

Fang Xing's hands were like bats, almost shadowless, quickly folding the blood paper dozens of times in a short period, gradually turning it into the shape of a small dagger.

Suddenly!

His expression changed, sensing a rebounding force from the blood paper.

The formed 'paper dagger' carried a sense of being about to shatter into countless paper scraps.

"Sure enough... I still have to take this step."

Fang Xing sighed, then bit the tip of his tongue and sprayed a mouthful of essence blood onto it.

As this mouthful of essence blood containing Vegetation Essence Qi was sprayed out, his face turned pale instantly.

But the blood light on the 'paper dagger' stabilized immediately.

"Success!"

Fang Xing reached out, grabbed the dagger's handle, and sensed it secretly.

The paper dagger looked as if it were carved from white jade, without a single flaw, and a layer of blood light emanated from the blade.

Moreover, although it felt very light in his hand, when Fang Xing let go slightly, the dagger fell to the ground, inserting itself more than halfway into the ground!

Holding it, he could barely feel any weight.

With a light wave, a corner of a wooden board nearby was missing, the cut surface extremely smooth.

"What a divine weapon. Cutting iron like mud, blowing hair and breaking it is nothing more than ordinary..."

"The key is, I vaguely feel it hasn't been refined to the limit yet..."

Fang Xing stroked the paper dagger in his hand, recalling the information he had just sensed.

"I only spent a year or so of lifespan just now to make the originally failing refinement directly succeed... And I have a premonition that as long as I invest more than ten years of lifespan, I can turn it into a real 'magic tool' that has a trace of connection with my mind, allowing me to kill people with a flying sword... If I dare to invest a hundred years of lifespan, the power of this 'paper dagger' will skyrocket... However, once it falls into the hands of others, it will remain ordinary, its power greatly reduced..."

"Pah! What kind of flashy, cheap harlot is this, trying to swindle me out of my lifespan?"

Fang Xing glanced at the attribute panel, and the 22-year lifespan limit made him sober up instantly.

"Cultivating immortality is for long-term freedom, not to be a short-lived ghost..."

Putting the paper dagger into his bosom, Fang Xing walked out of the wooden hut, preparing to go to the cafeteria to eat.

"Heaven-killing..."

Just then, a shrill cry reached his ears.

Fang Xing's face changed, recognizing it as Taohong's.

He immediately came to Taohong's wooden hut and saw Taohong sitting on the ground with disheveled hair, her eyes vacant.

In this situation, one look and you knew what was going on.

"Taohong... you..." Fang Xing stepped forward and helped Taohong up.

"Those bastards, I asked them to pull together, but they just watched me get robbed!"

Taohong had disheveled hair, completely ignoring her image: "It's Xing San, it must be him! I want to report him to the managing disciples!"

At the mention of this, the surrounding paper slaves immediately changed color, and some even took a few steps back, clearly not wanting to get into trouble.

Seeing this scene, Taohong couldn't help but feel desolate. Even though she had relied on her looks to win over a few people, when things came to a head, they were still just a bunch of quails!

"Fang Xing!"

Suddenly, she saw Fang Xing, and her eyes lit up: "Do me a favor, lend me a few sheets of blood paper, and I'll pay you back double next month! Last time you were beaten half to death, it was I who treated your wounds..."

Fang Xing couldn't help but smile bitterly.

He really didn't have any blood paper on him, and besides, his druid perception made him feel several prying and malicious gazes at the edge of the crowd.

"I..."

He pretended to be hesitant, then looked away, seemingly afraid to meet Taohong's eyes.

"Heh..."

Taohong's expression turned gray.

"Heh..."

Xing San heard the report from several subordinates, and a triumphant smile appeared on his face: "Sure enough, now everyone is a fat sheep, and they don't dare to fight for their lives, as long as we don't rob them..."

"If we do a few more jobs, this month's quota will be complete..." "Boss, if we keep doing this, will the sect above...?" The second-in-command had some knowledge and worried.

"What are you afraid of? We give the lion's share to those above, and we aren't robbing openly. As the saying goes, catch a thief with the goods... if they want to catch us, where's the evidence?"

Xing San comforted them, but he knew in his heart that this was actually just fooling ghosts.

The managing disciples were just shepherds; losing a few sheep occasionally was fine, but if the whole flock was about to die, do you think those above wouldn't jump?

'Sorry, brother...'

Xing San looked at his own brother, thinking secretly: 'The way out has been paved, but the price is too high. If we commit crimes so crazily, the proceeds can only send one person away... Brother, you suffer, stay here for a few more months...'

They were all brothers on the road, how could they really be loyal?

Backstabbing twice was the norm!

Two days later.

In the wooden hut.

Fang Xing sat cross-legged, five hearts facing the sky.

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In the void, green photons continuously gathered towards him, carrying a sense of closeness...

Lines of prompts appeared:

【You performed a cultivation session and gained 'Natural Baptism'! You gained some 'Natural Knowledge'! 】

【Druid profession promoted to Level 2! Gained 'Wild Shape'! 】

Boom!

Fang Xing's mind shook, feeling his own strength become more powerful.

The advancement of the druid even drove the Qi-sensing cultivation, making himself stronger and his perception sharper.

Of course, the most critical thing was... he got the 【Wild Shape】 talent!

【Wild Shape: You can transform into a wild animal and gain all its abilities! 】

【Currently selectable forms: Carp, Sparrow, Field Mouse, Owl, Badger! 】

Fang Xing looked carefully, these options turned into animal icons, and he could communicate with his mind to gain certain information.

"Mice and such are directly excluded... Transforming into a bird is indeed pretty good, but it's not suitable right now."

He had long since understood the weaknesses of the paper person technique and chose to escape by river.

At this moment, he no longer hesitated: "Select—Carp!"

【You gained 'Carp Transformation'! 】

The attribute bar was as brief as ever.

But the next moment, a pond seemed to appear before Fang Xing's eyes.

He himself transformed into a black-backed carp, flicked his tail, and fell into the pond.

Splash!

Water splashed open.

While swimming freely, pieces of information emerged:

"Carp transforms into a snake in ten years, a python in a hundred years, a jiao in five hundred years, and a dragon in a thousand years!"

Splash!

The pond rolled, and it seemed that a giant snake tail was stirring up wind and waves in countless splashes.

Then, a strange jiao dragon flew out, soaring straight up, with thunder and rain roaring!

"This is..."

Fang Xing suddenly gained more heritage information about 【Wild Shape】.

"So that's it. 【Wild Shape】 is considered the core skill of the druid animal domain, allowing perfect transformation into a creature... gaining all its abilities."

"After I chose 'Carp Transformation,' although I can learn other transformations in the future, I will definitely take 'Carp Transformation' as the core... This skill, at Level 5, can be upgraded to 'Fish Demon Transformation,' not only increasing in size but also mastering some spell-like abilities..."

"A snake in the water is a hui, on the mountain it's a python... When my druid level reaches 10, I can transform into a water hui or mountain python form..."

"At Level 15, I can master 'Qiu Dragon Transformation.' A Qiu Dragon is a young dragon... and can master a trace of dragon nature..."

"Then there is the legendary stage at Level 20, where I can master 'Jiao Dragon Transformation'... riding the clouds and driving the mist... simultaneously possessing the powerful physical combat ability of a Jiao Dragon. I'm afraid I could slap a 'Dao Foundation Realm' expert to death with a single claw..."

And the so-called 'Dao Foundation Realm' was already the most powerful cultivator the original body knew of.

"It feels a bit like atavism. I wonder what kind of mythical creature template I will advance to if I choose forms like mice or sparrows?"

Fang Xing felt a bit itchy in his heart, as if he couldn't wait to find a river or lake immediately, transform into a carp, and swim in it.

"Something's wrong..."

He was a bit obsessed at first, but then he knew something was wrong.

According to the heritage and natural knowledge he obtained, he immediately knew that although the 【Wild Shape】 ability was powerful, it had certain hidden dangers.

He needed to tame the beast nature as a wild animal, rather than being driven by wild nature and turning into a wild animal.

Fortunately, this was very simple for him.

Fang Xing even felt that with his own mental will, even if he mastered 'Jiao Dragon Transformation' now, he could immediately master it and skillfully transform between human and Jiao Dragon forms.

He glanced at the attribute bar:

【Name: Fang Xing】

【Age: 16/26】

【Profession: Druid Level 2】

【Realm: Qi-sensing Level 1】

【Talent: Natural Affinity, Wild Shape】

【Skill: Ten Thousand Perfect Hands (Introductory 53/100)】

"Very good, the lifespan limit has increased again..."

Fang Xing opened the wooden hut door, looked at the moonlight, and couldn't help but sigh: "A dark night and high wind is the perfect time for killing..."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 556 =====