Chapter 201 – Blood Monster Leader

Having no time to spare for Yan Yunyu’s admiring gaze, after protecting them with the paper puppet skin suit, Mu Lin also began his own actions.

He released the protective barrier of his Mana and the restrictions on his body, absorbing the surrounding blood mist and blood moon radiance.

“Hum…”

A large amount of blood mist entering his body caused Mu Lin’s form to rapidly undergo aberration.

His human body first uncontrollably revealed a half-human, half-dragon dragonkin form.

Then, Mu Lin’s already tall dragonkin body, stimulated by the blood mist, began to swell once more.

“Crack, crack…”

As his bones stretched and flesh grew, Mu Lin soon transformed from a two-meter-tall dragonkin into a terrifying three-point-seven-meter-tall demonic monster.

And as time passed, with the blood mist continuously being absorbed into Mu Lin’s body, his height continued to swell under its stimulation.

Three-point-seven meters, three-point-eight meters, three-point-nine meters, four-point-two meters…

Aside from his size rapidly increasing, Mu Lin’s body also underwent various other changes.

First was his overall form; he still maintained the dragonkin posture, but his burly frame made Mu Lin appear even more imposing and ferocious.

Well… the ferocity was mainly reflected on Mu Lin’s body surface. Originally, it had only smooth scales, but now, sharp and chilling reverse spines grew wantonly all over him.

Especially on his back, the connected row of spikes made Mu Lin resemble a spike dragon.

…

Mu Lin’s Jiao Dragon attribute was originally water, but after absorbing a large amount of lightning, it transformed into Thunder.

Now, Mu Lin’s thunder power remained, but the color of the lightning on his body changed from blazing white to blood red.

The constantly flashing Crimson Lightning carried a sense of destructive fury.

All of the above, though it made Mu Lin appear much more violent and ferocious, was something he could still accept—like transforming from a noble and elegant Eastern dragon into a giant beast like Godzilla.

However, the aberration brought by the Blood Moon was extremely chaotic and disorderly.

Beyond the aforementioned changes, other mutations also sprouted on Mu Lin’s body.

Such as rolling eyeballs, seven hands, eight feet, slimy tentacles, randomly growing mouths, hearts, and so on.

These things, Mu Lin found somewhat unacceptable, and he did not endure them. Relying on the Crimson Lightning’s ability to destroy everything, he incinerated the eyeballs and extra limbs on his body.

“Crackle, crackle…”

“Boom!”

The intense electrotherapy was quite effective. Under the continuous bombardment of the Crimson Lightning, although Mu Lin’s body no longer resembled a human form, it was not distorted.

Of course, the Blood Moon’s pollution and aberration never targeted only the physical body. While Mu Lin’s flesh changed, massive pollution also invaded his Sea of Consciousness.

Fortunately, Mu Lin’s strongest aspect was his Divine Soul. The Vow-Power Heart Lamp, City God Status, Transcendence Trait… the combination of these three allowed Mu Lin to maintain the purity of his Divine Soul.

This free will was also the reason Mu Lin could prune his own body, preventing it from becoming too distorted.

The soul controls the flesh. Because Mu Lin’s soul remained untainted, his true self firmly controlled his own body. Even though the latter underwent extremely terrifying mutations, Mu Lin could still command it.

“Crack, crack…”

As time passed, Mu Lin’s body grew taller and taller. Soon, his size broke through seven-point-two meters.

This was not merely about being tall; he could feel that his body, while towering, was also incredibly resilient, strong, and powerful.

In terms of strength, Mu Lin’s aura had now officially surpassed the Spirit Pool realm and reached the Spirit Sea.

Reflecting on this, even Mu Lin couldn’t help but sigh: “Taboo Power indeed carries many hidden dangers, but it must be said that once one accepts the contamination of Forbidden Power, the improvement in strength is also swift. Under normal circumstances, even with the Majestic Thunder Pool, it would take years for my physical body to reach the Spirit Sea level. Yet now, it has been achieved in a single day.”

Of course, it was only Mu Lin who could elevate his body to the Spirit Sea Realm.

First, his foundation was solid, and he possessed a full six transformation opportunities. Such immense potential was necessary to withstand the massive amount of blood mist, allowing his body to undergo a sudden transformation.

Without this foundation as support, if Mu Lin forcibly absorbed the blood mist, he would only grow into a chaotic, giant mass of flesh.

Second, and most importantly, Mu Lin’s Divine Soul Realm had already reached the Spirit Sea level.

A matching Divine Soul allowed him to control his body, preventing it from disobeying his commands.

“Unfortunately, Spirit Sea is also my limit. If I continue absorbing the blood mist, my physical body could indeed grow to the Sha Refinement level. However, by then, I would only be able to let my body grow freely, unable to control it.”

“But Spirit Sea is enough.”

Thinking this, Mu Lin, whose body had completed its aberration, stopped actively absorbing the blood mist.

At the same time, he turned his gaze to his paper puppet skin suits and issued his command to them.

“In the name of the Commander, I order you to cease growing!”

The Blood Moon’s aberration was chaotic and disordered. Even Mu Lin’s Main Body had grown uncontrollably, so his paper puppets naturally could not escape this fate.

If Mu Lin did not intervene, his paper puppet skin suits would eventually, under the stimulation of the blood mist, completely transform into living monsters. Yan Yunyu, Ji Xue, and others inside the paper puppet skin suits would also be digested by them.

Fortunately, when creating the paper puppets, Mu Lin had considered this.

Thus, the paper puppets contained Mu Lin’s blood, and in their foreheads, he had placed some flames of the Vow-Power Heart Lamp.

The subordinate Dominion Flame gave Mu Lin powerful control over his paper puppet skin suits.

And the current command was the second form of control.

The infusion of Blood Moon information was not entirely mad ravings; it contained some forbidden knowledge.

When he gazed directly at the Blood Moon earlier, Mu Lin had learned some information about the Blood Moon Demons, including the hierarchy of the monsters.

According to what Mu Lin knew, monsters contaminated by the blood mist were categorized as blood slaves (mortal beings without rank), blood servants (Sensing, Qi Drawing, Spirit Awakening), bloodthirsty ones (Gushing Spring), blood demon monsters (Spirit Pool), blood monster commanders (Spirit Sea), blood generals (Sha Refinement), blood-colored nobility, and blood kings.

Now, Mu Lin’s physical strength had advanced to the Spirit Sea level, and it was achieved under the stimulation of the blood mist, making him one of the Blood Moon monsters.

Having infiltrated their ranks, Mu Lin naturally possessed some of the abilities of a blood monster commander, such as powerful Immortality, the ability to create subordinates, and command over underlings.

At this moment, he used the Dominion Flame of the Vow-Power Heart Lamp, combined with the blood monster commander’s control over ordinary blood demon monsters and bloodthirsty ones, to forcibly command the latter not to undergo severe aberration and not to devour Yan Yunyu and the others inside their bodies.

Under this dual command, he succeeded.

Despite their unwillingness, the revived paper puppet · demon monsters still maintained their Facade identities and did not swallow Yan Yunyu and the others.

Meanwhile, Mu Lin, whose Main Body had transformed into a blood moon monster and concealed Yan Yunyu and the others with the Paper Figure – Facade, was now completely disguised under the blood moon.

“Roar…”

“Hiss…”

Under the blood moon, the monsters continued to roar and slaughter incessantly, turning the entire Cloud City into a blood-colored hell.

However, when the numerous monsters approached Mu Lin and the others, most of them did not attack. Instead, they merely glanced at them, sniffed their scent, and then moved away.

Even some weaker monsters would detour around them.

As for the powerful monsters… Mu Lin was no fool. When a blood general approached, he would actively flee.

Their scent was nearly indistinguishable from that of ordinary blood monsters, and under such circumstances, the blood general would not specifically pursue them.

It could be said that while Cloud City was a blood-colored hell for others, for Mu Lin and his companions, it had become akin to a backyard garden. As long as they remained cautious, they could wander freely.

However, merely ensuring survival left Mu Lin somewhat dissatisfied. Thus, he turned to Yan Yunyu and asked what they should do next.

“With this disguise, our safety is no longer a concern. What else do you think we should do?”

“For example, hunting down Chu Hongxuan and the others?”

As soon as these words were spoken, before Yan Yunyu could respond, the relatives and friends of Yuan Ce, Yan Zhanpeng, and Chu Hongxuan outside trembled and grew anxious in their hearts.

(End of Chapter)