"Mr. Jack, this..."
Carmen's old face suddenly wrinkled into a ball, revealing an embarrassment.
"Don't get me wrong, Mage Carmen. I have only just ascended to the holy throne. I am somewhat curious about the mythical creature forms of other high-ranking people. I have no intention of offending or exploring them."
Chen Lun smiled.
"Alas... I can see that you have no ill intentions, Jack. After all, you saved my life, but..."
Carmen sighed and fell silent.
Chen Lun raised his eyebrows.
I thought to myself, this old guy is quite reserved.
"Master Carmen, you just... seemed to have spied on my mythical creature form?"
He said it intentionally or unintentionally.
Carmen's face changed slightly, and she quickly waved her hand to explain:
"Absolutely not..."
"But my perception has been transformed and has been qualitatively enhanced... I clearly saw a line of sight just now. Was it an illusion? Or is there someone else in this mural world besides you and me?"
Chen Lun stroked his chin and spoke slowly.
Carmen coughed and felt embarrassed.
Although he did not want to spy on the young man's extraordinary transformation process, he had no choice but to catch a glimpse of the fleeting pale shadow because the other party made too much noise just now.
In a sense, I was indeed in the wrong.
"Well... you don't want Ms. Frederic to know that your student secretly peeped into other people's secrets and then denied it in the end, right?"
Chen Lun chuckled and delivered a powerful blow.
Carmen was startled at first, then her face turned dark.
He now understood that the young man in front of him was only polite on the surface, but he was dirty inside and would do anything to achieve his goals... He even used this to threaten an old man like him.
"Okay, okay..."
He let out a long sigh.
Then, Carmen threw her backpack and pointed hat aside.
His skinny body suddenly began to deform, and in the blink of an eye it expanded to a height of eight or nine meters. His originally normal skin turned into a gray-black stone surface, engraved with densely packed mysterious patterns, and flickered with a blue glow.
A "giant statue" as high as a three-story building suddenly appeared in front of Chen Lun, but Chen Lun looked up and his expression became particularly strange.
The statue had an exquisite and mature face, which was similar to Lady Frederic, with eyes closed and a smile on its face. It had four arms covered with dark green crystals, holding a giant "staff hammer" together.
However, this "hammer" is in the shape of a human, a naked young man with his hands clasped across his chest. His face is similar to Carmen, like what she looked like when she was young.
'No wonder this old guy is so reluctant... It turns out that his mythical creature form looks like this. If Lady Frederic knew about this, it would probably be very embarrassing...'
Chen Lun thought.
A strong mythical aura spread out from the statue, and the ground around it trembled... If an ordinary person, or even a low-sequence extraordinary being stood here, even if they only took a look, they would probably be contaminated and lose control on the spot!
This is the terrifying thing about those in high positions revealing their true colors.
However, Chen Lun has now reached a high position, and his mysterious resistance has been transformed. The opponent's mythical aura is like a spring breeze and has no effect on him.
'It's time to act...'
Chen Lun said secretly.
Without any warning, he appeared next to the statue and quietly stretched out his hand with five fingers spread out.
You used the skill "Animal Imitation LVMAX+5"!
Characteristics of the mythical creature "Carmen" detected - "Skull of Enlightenment"!
"I can definitely imitate you..."
Chen Lun felt happy.
When he just woke up from the transformation, he briefly checked his condition and was surprised to find that the pollution that had originally been caused by Clarenso on his body had not only disappeared, but had also turned into a characteristic of a mythical creature that he could use.
Not only that, there was also a new mythical creature trait called "The String of Sadness". After looking through the panel records, he was shocked. It turned out to be a trait obtained from the buried old man Bankrotf...
After recalling and inferring, Chen Lun roughly guessed that the tombstone in the yellow-robed mud man's hand in the painting could probably borrow the power of other high-ranking people from the past historical lines. Coincidentally, he replenished the power of the painting, and although he rescued Carmen, he also made her "alive" and attacked him.
If he had not been in a state of transformation and promotion, he might have really died.
'Because I was unconscious at the time, the panel was optimized automatically, removing two extraordinary biological characteristics for me... 'Split Resurgence' and 'Blood of Decay' are gone, leaving the space for 'Crystal Cells' and 'Strings of Sorrow'. '
Chen Lun did not feel sorry about this, because this was a characteristic of mythical creatures at the level of angels and gods! Without a great opportunity, it would be a foolish dream for him to obtain such a rare characteristic!
"Now that the panel attributes have reached a terrifying level, and my mysterious resistance has also undergone a transformation, the 'Cursed Skin' is no longer of much use to me, so get rid of it."
Chen Lun immediately eliminated this extraordinary biological characteristic and replaced it with Carmen's mythical biological characteristic.
You learned and imitated the characteristics of the mythical creature "Carmen" - the "Skull of Enlightenment"!
Chen Lun suppressed the joy in his heart and tried to imitate the animal again on the huge statue in front of him.
You used the skill "Animal Imitation LVMAX+5"!
Characteristics of the mythical creature "Carmen" detected - "Golem Life"!
'besides!'
There was a flash of surprise in Chen Lun's eyes.
'What a treasure old man...'
This time he chose to remove the extraordinary creature characteristic "spiritual breath" and gave it to the new mythical creature characteristic "golem life". Chen Lun did not read the description in detail. After a rough glance, he made another move, intending to continue to fleece the old wizard.
However, this time it failed.
Although Chen Lun was slightly disappointed, he was actually quite satisfied.
'It's enough to get two characteristics from Carmen... I just don't know what my current limit is? Can I replace all ten memory cells with the characteristics of mythical creatures...'
He speculated secretly and planned to try again when he had the chance.
So far, he already possessed four characteristics of mythical creatures. Although he had not undergone detailed research and development, he was very clear that this would greatly enhance his own strength.
As for his current strength, he has no idea.
Boom…
With a dull roar, the statue began to shrink and turned back into the skinny figure of a white-haired old man.
"Jack, what did you just do?"
Carmen walked over slowly, frowned and asked in a deep voice.
Chen Lun knew that his actions could not be hidden from the other party, so he said frankly:
"study."
Carmen stared at him, waiting for an explanation.
"After I was promoted, I discovered that the mythical creature forms of high-ranking people are actually the embodiment of their great power... Even if you just observe them up close, you can learn a lot of valuable things from them."
Chen Lun said seriously.
"Oh? So what did you learn from me?"
Carmen pretended to be curious.
“I learned nothing.”
Chen Lun shrugged.
The white-haired old man's eyes twitched.
"The time is too short, so naturally I can't see anything... Why don't you show me more? Maybe I can do more research and get some results."
Chen Lun suggested with a smile.
"Forget it."
Carmen shook her head in denial.
He actually knew very well that the boy in front of him was probably hiding some secrets, but he had no interest in finding out the truth... The other party's little action just now did not cause any adverse effects on him, so he simply didn't bother to pay any more attention to it.
"Mr. Jack, please keep this matter confidential."
He said in a deep voice.
"certainly."
Chen Lun nodded.
"Although I have just ascended to the holy throne, I also know that the form of mythical creatures is the deepest secret of the high-ranking ones... I promise not to tell this to a third party, um, especially Ms. Fredetri."
"You don't have to stress!"
Carmen said somewhat angrily.
The white beard on his face trembled, and after taking a few breaths, he turned around, picked up the backpack and pointed hat on the ground, and said goodbye.
"Thank you again, Jack, but I have been trapped here for a long time... I want to go back to the Meteor Tower and see you again someday."
After saying this, the old wizard turned around and left in a hurry, not wanting to stay for a moment.
"Hey, Master Carmen, please don't leave yet."
Chen Lun quickly called out to the other party.
The old man looked back at him with a helpless look on his face.
After all, he was his savior, so he couldn't treat him coldly. Moreover, he had been promoted to a high position and was a saint of the same level as himself, so Carmen didn't want to be enemies with him.
"Please leave a token for us to contact you in the future... When I have some free time, I would like to ask you for advice on magic."
Chen Lun said with a chuckle.
This is a magic saint. His favorability increased a lot after rescuing him, and there will be another wave of favorability improvement after the mission is completed... With such a good network of support, how could he let him go so easily.
The old man sighed, rummaged through his backpack, pulled out a finger-sized emerald green glass ball, and handed it over.
"My messenger is a bit picky. It's better to give him energy crystals as a reward when delivering the letter..."
After saying this, he no longer waited for Chen Lun's response. He fled and turned into a translucent spirit, disappearing on the spot.
Chen Lun played with the glass ball in his hand and raised his eyebrows.
'I'm not a devil, why is this old guy running so fast...'
He shook his head and put away the token.
He immediately turned around and took one last look at the collapsed ruins, then followed Carmen's footsteps and left this mural world.
Just returned to the dark world.
Chen Lun then received a pop-up prompt on the panel—
Completed A-level mission: The Gatekeeper's Concern!
Obtain mission rewards: 500,000 experience points, 20 attribute points, 10 special attribute points, and the favorability of Fredetri and Carmen!