Breakthrough to level 8, Druid’s Transformation (5200)

She slowly said: "When I found Seraphis and prepared to come back, I encountered an ambush by the Watchers on the way."

"Then, I fought with them and killed one of them."

Cao Xing nodded slightly, already knowing about this matter through the combat information.

"These are the spoils of war I obtained from the guy I killed, for you."

After saying that, she took out a few things and handed them to Cao Xing.

[Obtained: Hero's Heart * 1]

[Obtained: Crimson Cloak (Orange) * 1]

[Obtained: Blood of the Strong * 1]

[Obtained: master-level elemental crystal * 75]

…

Goodness gracious, there is actually another Hero's Heart and a piece of epic equipment.

Cao Xing looked at the Dragon Speaker's eyes, which were filled with a look of appreciation.

This woman is not bad; she knows how to take care of the family.

Dragon Speaker continued: "The corpse of the guy I killed was also brought back, and it is now placed in the basement."

"Besides, when I found Seraphis, an extremely powerful dragon asked me to pass a message to you."

"Hmm? What message?" Cao Xing looked at her in confusion.

"It said that the next place of rule imbalance is the Eternal Frozen Sea."

Hearing this, Cao Xing thought about it for a moment, and a flash of inspiration instantly crossed his mind.

"The place of rule imbalance, the Eternal Frozen Sea…"

"The meaning of rule imbalance is that there may be new True Gods dying next."

"And the Eternal Frozen Sea is Zhuoma's territory."

"In other words, my previous guess is true!"

"The next dragon to die might really be Zhuoma!"

After reaching this conclusion, Cao Xing furrowed his brows tightly, and his gaze also became a bit solemn.

After all, the death of any Ancient Dragon matters a great deal and may even affect the entire world.

The previous death of the Crystal Dragon seemed to have lowered the temperature of this world significantly once more.

Moreover, if Zhuoma is really going to die, will it deepen the impact on this world and make the environment even harsher?

If so, how should Cao Xing choose then?

Of course, he certainly will not help Zhuoma fight against the Six True Gods.

After all, Zhuoma has a feud with his subordinates.

Furthermore, this dragon has been causing quite a bit of damage to the vast Survivors right from the beginning, and countless people died in the Ice Nest Monster invasion.

It can be considered an enemy of all humankind on Blue Star.

After a moment, he shook his head.

"Forget it, why think so much about this."

"Right now, I should start preparing to deal with the Church of Light and cope with the threats of the Blood Legion and the Watchers."

"As for Zhuoma's side, it can be put aside for now."

Thinking of this, Cao Xing turned his head and said: "I know. Your performance this time is very good."

"Take this and absorb it first."

After saying that, he took out 10 Sword Language Stones from his backpack.

Dragon Speaker extended her slender hand and then took them.

After sensing them for a moment, an expression of astonishment gradually appeared in her eyes!

"These stones seem to contain the insights of a powerful existence."

"Absorbing one can boost the strength of my combat skills by a huge margin."

As a knowledgeable existence, she naturally knew the power of this kind of Sword Language Stone.

Just one could increase it by 10%, and 10 could double the burst strength of her skills!

Cao Xing chuckled, "You are right. Inside are the insights of a Sword Master, which works very well for someone like you who uses a sword."

Dragon Speaker solemnly held them in her hand and said: "Thank you."

Cao Xing waved his hand and took out a manual from his backpack again.

"Bing Lan, take a look at this book."

Dragon Speaker took it and asked in confusion: "This is…"

Cao Xing explained: "It is also something from that Sword Master. Inside are various combat skills recorded by him. See if you can learn them."

Hearing this, Dragon Speaker's gaze instantly became solemn. She also knew the importance and preciousness of this manual, which even far exceeded those ten Sword Language Stones.

After carefully flipping through it once, she shook her head.

"No, this manual is not suitable for me."

"My swordsmanship tends to be grand and unconstrained, defeating the enemy at the fastest speed."

"And the various swordsmanship recorded above has too high requirements for techniques."

Hearing this, Cao Xing also felt some regret in his heart. If Bing Lan could not learn it, she wouldn't be able to elevate her strength to another height once again.

However, it didn't have much impact. There were quite a few people using swords in Cao Xing's territory; even if Bing Lan couldn't learn it, there were other powerhouses who could unleash the value of this manual.

Cao Xing put this manual back into his backpack and then said.

"It's nothing. Just absorbing the ten Sword Language Stones alone can also boost quite a bit of combat power."

Bing Lan nodded slightly.

Just at this moment, Cao Xing seemed to have thought of something, and then said a sentence.

"Right, Bing Lan, welcome home."

Hearing that last sentence, this woman seemed to have been touched by something, and suddenly stood stiffly in place, not quite knowing how to reply.

Then, she let out a light hum.

"I know."

"I am going to arrange a residence for Seraphis now, as well as absorb the Sword Language Stones, so I won't stay here any longer."

After saying that, she turned around, took stride steps, and walked out of the Lords Castle.

The moment the door closed, a system prompt appeared.

[Due to your generous gift, territory member: Dragon Speaker Bing Lan's loyalty has increased. Current loyalty: 94]

…

Seeing the prompt, a smile appeared on Cao Xing's face.

Obviously, Bing Lan now also has a quite strong sense of belonging to this territory.

Just as Cao Xing said, this is her home, and also the home of everyone in the entire territory.

"Sarah, come over."

This Phantom Assassin quickly came to Cao Xing's side and said softly: "Lord, please give your orders."

Cao Xing took out a dark red crystal,

and then said: "Absorb this Heart of Strength."

"As you command."

Sarah respectfully took it, with a trace of excitement in her eyes.

Because she knew that as long as she absorbed this Heart of Strength, she would most likely possess Hero-level strength!

Cooperatively with the death gods dagger, she would even dare to fight against an existence of the Valkyrie level!

In other words, Sarah could also possess invincible combat power below Legendary.

Even she herself had never thought that one day she could break through to this realm.

She crushed it without hesitation.

"Crack!"

A vigorous aura of power permeated the air, making even Cao Xing not far away feel his pores relax.

And the exuberant power contained within the Heart of Strength was also quickly absorbed by Sarah.

In an instant, rich shadow power permeated from her body, quickly shrouding the entire Lords Castle.

Darkness shrouded everything, causing even Cao Xing to lose his vision.

However, this situation only lasted for a moment.

All shadow auras seemed to have encountered some obstruction, vanishing in an instant.

Then they were absorbed into Sarah's body.

However, there was no system prompt, which also meant that her breakthrough this time failed.

Sarah stared blankly at the scene before her, "Actually… failed…"

"This…"

Seeing this, Cao Xing didn't have much of a thought and said directly: "It's nothing. Your failure this time is normal."

After all, this thing only has a 50% success probability.

And previously he had continuously used various souls and Hearts of Strength, and they had all succeeded.

Moreover, Sarah's failure this time might even be a good thing; it could pave the way for the next few souls and reduce the failure probability of other things.

"Continue, Sarah."

After saying that, he took out another Hero's Heart.

This Dark Elf solemnly took it, secretly vowing in her heart that she would definitely not fail this time.

"Crack!"

As the second Heart of Strength was crushed, the pure power contained within it was absorbed by Sarah.

The familiar dark aura spread, devouring the light of the entire Lords Cabin.

Cao Xing seemed to be placed in darkness, where he couldn't see his own fingers.

However, in this absolute darkness, the body of Valkyrie Malenina still emitted streaks of red light.

Especially her red hair, which was even more eye-catching, acting like a torch of hope in the darkness!

However, Malenina also cast her gaze towards Sarah.

Because she could already feel that this assassin was ushering in an extremely strong metamorphosis!

A few minutes later, an aura with extreme penetrative power suddenly erupted from Sarah's body.

In the room, all the shadow power seemed to have found an outlet, crazily surging into her body.

The darkness quickly dissipated, and Sarah's aura was also growing at a terrifying speed!

…

[Your territory member: Sarah Blade Dance used the Hero's Heart and transformed into a Tier 8 Hero-level creature. Basic attributes increased by 100%, skill attack range increased by 100%]

(Note: After breaking through to a Tier 8 creature, each upgrade will additionally grant a 1,000-point attack power bonus and 10% skill value.)

(Note 2: The 10% skill value is not just damage; depending on the attributes of the skill, it can increase healing ability, amplification ability, etc…)

…

The moment the prompt appeared, a look of pleasant surprise emerged in Cao Xing's eyes.

"It succeeded!"

"Finally, I personally cultivated a Tier 8 hero, haha!"

Sarah was also continuously taking deep breaths at this moment, suppressing her surging emotions and skyrocketing power.

Breaking through to Tier 8 was also an extraordinary event for her!

She respectfully came to Cao Xing's side and then said: "Thank you very much for the lord's cultivation."

"You have always been so good to me."

Cao Xing smiled and said, "It's nothing. You are my personal bodyguard, after all. Making you stronger will also allow you to better protect me."

Sarah nodded solemnly, saying, "You are right, my Lord. I am the Lord's most loyal shadow."

"As long as my body can still move, I will not let anyone harm the Lord!"

Her gaze was incomparably solemn, as if she were reciting some kind of oath.

Seeing her serious look, Cao Xing felt a bit playful. He reached out and pinched her pair of pointy ears, causing the Dark Elf's body to tremble slightly.

The expression on her face vanished instantly, turning into incomparable shyness.

"L—Lord…"

"Mmm…"

Cao Xing laughed heartily and did not continue teasing her.

Then, with a feeling of anticipation, he glanced at Sarah's attributes.

[Phantom Assassin: Sarah Blade Dance]

[Race: Dark Elf]

[Level: Level 70, 0 million / 20 million (Tier 8 Dominator-level Creature)]

[Detailed Attributes: Click to View]

…

Powerful! Beyond imagination powerful!

Having just broken through, her attack reached 51,000. Coupled with a 100% critical strike rate and an additional 100% critical damage, any casual slash now would deal at least 150,000 damage as a baseline!

Adding a few random equipment special effects, along with her terrifying attack speed, Sarah's DPS could reach a baseline of 800,000!

Of course, that is on the premise that the enemy is under crowd control.

If the enemy can fight back, that damage will be greatly discounted.

However, the upcoming monster siege would be a great place to acquire experience points.

Sarah's level would experience rapid growth, and her attack power would skyrocket by another notch.

Cao Xing sighed endlessly, "This is so comfortable…"

"In this way, there are already three Hero-level units in my territory!"

"Oh wait, counting Bing Lan's dragon, that makes four."

Thinking of this, he felt much more confident in dealing with the Blood Legion and the Watchers.

Cao Xing smiled.

Then he took out 3 drops of [Blood of the Strong] from his backpack and looked at the Valkyrie beside him.

"Malenia, see if you can absorb this kind of blood."

The Valkyrie stepped forward, sensed it for a moment, and nodded slightly.

An ethereal voice came from beneath the golden mask, "Yes, Master."

"I can feel that this blood can further enhance my lethality."

Hearing this, the corners of Cao Xing's mouth couldn't help but curve upward.

Malenia already had an attack power of over 80,000.

These 3 drops of blood could easily push her attack power to 100,000.

Coupled with the many status buffs Cao Xing hadn't applied to her yet, her limit attack power could even stack up to 110,000!

By then, casting [Lotus Sword Dance] would mean instantly killing anyone she crossed paths with!

Cao Xing sighed repeatedly.

With a wave of his hand, the 3 drops of blood flew over.

"Start absorbing them, Malenia."

"Yes!"

As the words fell, the woman directly extended her left hand.

Guided by her, the 3 drops of blood containing pure power merged into her palm.

Bringing a few touches of bloody color back to her pale skin.

"Hum!"

Auras containing lethal force emerged one after another.

[Your territory member: Malenia has absorbed the Blood of the Strong, base attack power increased by 10%, remaining uses: 2]

[Your territory member: Malenia has absorbed the Blood of the Strong, base attack power increased by 6%, remaining uses: 1]

[Your territory member: Malenia has absorbed the Blood of the Strong, base attack power increased by 3%, remaining uses: 0]

…

Three consecutive prompts directly increased her base attack power by 19%!

Cao Xing clicked his tongue in praise.

Just like items such as the Heart of the Tree of Life, the effect of the first use was the best, while subsequent uses would continuously suffer diminishing returns, until after the third time it completely lost its effect.

However, this was already very good.

At the very least, Malenia's attack power had risen from 86,000 to just over 100,000.

Once various status buffs were added later, a fully-formed killing machine would take shape.

Cao Xing nodded with satisfaction, "Alright, Sarah, go rest for a while first."

"Malenia, you should also go have my wife arrange a room for you."

Although the Valkyrie was just a corpse, she had her own consciousness and could think and fight.

In Cao Xing's heart, she was a normal person, so naturally she deserved adequate treatment.

"Yes."

The two women responded simultaneously and then left the Lords Castle.

Cao Xing glanced at the time; it was 16:32 in the afternoon, and it was almost getting dark.

He was pondering how to distribute the other three souls in his backpack.

Obviously, out of the two Commander-level souls, one of them should be given to Andrew.

After all, according to the order of joining, it should be his turn.

Speaking of which, because Andrew had the two blessing skills [Life Bloom] + [Thorns], he could also share in everyone's combat experience.

His level had also reached Level 70.

As for the other Dominator-level soul, it remained to be considered.

After all, there were many Commander-level powerhouses in his territory, and each one of them was very important.

Every Commander-level creature awakened a different domain after transforming into a Dominator.

Such as Sarah's Assassination Dominator Domain, and Malenia's Valkyrie Dominator Domain.

But no matter which kind it was, these Dominator domains were the most compatible with themselves.

Especially for output-type classes, a domain could increase damage by at least 40%.

Coupled with a 30% increase in base attributes.

It could be said that any Dominator-level creature was far stronger than a Commander-level creature.

Shaking his head, Cao Xing decided to think about this matter later.

Let Andrew use this Commander-level soul first.

Thus, he pressed the communication device on his ear and asked.

"Andrew, come to the territory center to find me."

A serene voice came from his ear.

"Nature will heed your call, my Lord."

After a while, a stalwart figure walked over.

"My Lord."

Cao Xing glanced at him; this druid had also long since upgraded to Level 70.

Without saying much, he directly took out that Commander-level soul and tossed it to him.

"Andrew, use it to break through."

The druid took it in a daze, but quickly reacted.

He said gratefully, "Thank you very much, my Lord!"

Finishing his words, with an excited mood, he slapped the soul into his body.

He had been looking forward to breaking through to the Commander level for a long time!

"Hum!"

Along with a wave of soul fluctuations emerging.

Andrew's body began to undergo continuous changes.

For a moment, soft white fur grew, his limbs became incomparably thick and sturdy, and sharp claws grew out.

Then gray feathers grew on his body, his head became sharp, and a pair of avian pupils stared ahead.

After a while, dense leaves grew on top of his head, and his body rapidly grew taller.

These were the various forms Andrew had activated all along.

It seemed as if he was mobilizing some kind of power, and all these forms were demonstrated once.

And just at this moment, jet-black, shiny fur grew on Andrew's body again, and his limbs began to degenerate, gradually shrinking into his body.

Only a pair of pitch-black legs remained outside.

Then, a pair of black wings gradually grew on his back.

Seeing this scene, Cao Xing was filled with amazement.

"Eh? Is Andrew's new form after transforming into a Commander an avian creature?"

"And it looks like it even comes with flight capabilities."

Andrew's new form was actually not bad either; being a Commander-level ability after all, it certainly wouldn't be bad.

However, just as the wings on his back grew halfway, a special change suddenly occurred.

His body began to tremble violently, and a powerful aura of magic surged out from within him.

All the black feathers dissipated instantly, and his skin gradually became rough and heavy, changing its color from the original cold white to a deep earthen brown.

His body began to swell rapidly, his muscles expanding like an inflated balloon, making a bone-chilling 'creaking' sound.

His limbs became thick and powerful, and his fingers and toes grew blade-like claws, easily slicing open the brick floor beneath his feet like cutting tofu!

"Roar…"

A low roar was expelled from Andrew's mouth.

At this moment.

Throughout the entire territory, all the powerhouses sensed an aura originating from ancient times.

Savage, violent, and terrifying!

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