Merlin's treatment progress: 61%
The conditions for obtaining the reward have been met, and you can randomly draw Merlin's divine power again.
Merlin's treatment is more than 50% complete, and he can temporarily leave the Gods' Mental Hospital...really!
The moment Lin Qiye saw this notification, he felt excited. Patients in the hospital could leave the hospital and move around after 50% of their treatment had been completed.
More importantly, Lin Qiye has been given a second chance to extract Merlin's power. With a great calamity looming, having more power means having more hope of survival.
Lin Qiye's gaze fell on the mysterious rotating disc floating in the void, and he slowly spoke:
"Extraction capability."
The next moment, Merlin's ability wheel began to spin rapidly, the pointer sweeping across one ability after another: mastery of fire magic, mastery of spatial magic, mastery of abyss magic, mastery of dark magic...
Finally, the pointer stopped on a line of small text.—Mastery of Transfiguration Magic!
Upon seeing those words, Lin Qiye raised an eyebrow.
The illusory characters floated in the air. The moment Lin Qiye reached out and touched them, a mysterious power flowed into his body through his fingertips.
Immediately afterwards, a few lines of small characters appeared in front of Lin Qiye.
"Transformation Magic Mastery (Phantom Demon Ruins):
You can use magic to perfectly transform yourself into any creature or object you have ever seen, and mimic their abilities and characteristics to a certain extent (the degree of similarity in ability mimicry is related to your understanding of that creature/object)."
Lin Qiye's eyes lit up with surprise as he scanned the line of text.
This time, what he extracted was another ability containing divine power, namely the Divine Ruins. From this point, Lin Qiye began to realize that the patterns of these three ability extractions were not the same.
When the treatment progress reaches 1%, the ability to be extracted is completely random, and all sorts of miscellaneous abilities can be selected.
When the healing progress reaches 50%, you will inevitably draw an ability containing divine power, such as Nyx's Darkest Erosion and Merlin's Transfiguration Magic.
So, when the treatment progress reaches 100%, how will the process of extracting abilities be different?
Lin Qiye shook his head, temporarily setting aside the idea, and began to carefully study the transformation magic.
He stood in the courtyard, a blue light appearing in his eyes. A deep blue magic circle flashed beneath his feet, and in the next moment, he perfectly transformed into Li Yifei's appearance.
Messy hair, slightly chubby body, light blue caregiver uniform, and name tag on the chest... even every fold of the clothes is exactly the same.
Li Yifei stared blankly at the other version of himself in front of him, his mouth agape.
"Qiye...you, you, you, you..."
He glanced at Lin Xi Chen and, seeing her eager expression, Lin Qiye attempted to shift his appearance. A brilliant golden magic circle materialized beneath his feet, but it instantly shattered; he was unable to transform into Lin Xi Chen.
Lin Xi Chen looked at Lin Qiye with disappointment and pouted, but then she seemed to realize something, causing her to stare intently down the hospital corridor stretching out before her.
"Hmm...?" Perhaps the fact that Lin Xi Chen was an agent of two gods prevented the magic circle from replicating her true form? Not dwelling on it, he proceeded with the transformation.
A magic circle flashed beneath Lin Qiye's feet, and he transformed back into A'Zhu, short in stature, with gray hair, and the spiderweb-like patterns on his face perfectly matching A'Zhu's appearance.
If I had to pinpoint the difference, it would be that his gaze was far sharper than A'Zhu's innocent, naive demeanor.
Azhu's eyes widened, and she exclaimed in surprise.
Immediately afterwards, Lin Qiye transformed into Hongyan's appearance again.
Li Yifei glanced at the real beauty, then at the fake one, swallowed hard, and said, "Qi Ye, I have a bold idea..."
"No, you didn't." Lin Qiye glared at him, then reverted to her original appearance.
He knew these three caregivers all too well; perhaps he could try others besides them…
Lin Qiye hesitated for a moment, and the magic circle beneath his feet unfolded again. The difference was that this time the magic circle was several times larger than before, almost covering the entire courtyard.
A flash of light, and Lin Qiye's figure had vanished, replaced by... an enormous frost dragon!
Everyone looked up at the enormous, exaggeratedly shaped frost dragon, their jaws nearly dropping to the floor in astonishment.
This is the frost dragon that Lin Qiye caught a glimpse of while traveling through other planes. Although he only had a vague impression, Lin Qiye filled in the gaps with his imagination, resulting in the scene before him.
It seems that the size and race of the transformation can be chosen at will.
The frost dragon raised its head, opened its massive jaws, and a deafening roar echoed throughout the entire hospital. It turned its head, gathering its power, a faint blue light brewing between its mouths, and then it unleashed its power...
He spat out a mouthful of phlegm.
Lin Qiye:...
Why can other people's dragons breathe dragon breath, but it can only spit phlegm?
Perhaps it was because his understanding of the Frost Dragon was not thorough enough. After all, he had only glanced at the dragon briefly, and although he had transformed into the form of a dragon, he was still a human at the "Pool" Realm. To think that he could leap several major realms and unleash dragon breath was nothing short of a pipe dream.
But when Lin Qiye transforms back into A'Zhu, he can shoot out a few strands of spider silk like A'Zhu. However, the length and flexibility of this spider silk are far inferior to A'Zhu's. It's fine for sticking up insects, but it would probably be a bit of a stretch to use it as Spider-Man.
Ultimately, he can indeed possess some of the characteristics after transforming, but only if his cultivation level is lower than his own.
Lin Qiye then tried to transform into Mumu, Hongying, Chen Muye, Baili Pangpang, Cao Yuan... Li Yifei and the others sat on the ground with snacks, watching the performance as if it were a show. Whenever Lin Qiye transformed into someone else, they would clap and cheer enthusiastically.
Once Lin Qiye had fully mastered the transformation magic, he left the mental hospital.
Lin Qiye walked around the office but didn't find Chen Muye. After hesitating for a moment, he pushed open the door and went out.
The once bustling and lively Hepingqiao Street is now eerily quiet. Most of the shops have closed their doors, with only a few still open. There are no private cars to be seen on the street, and occasionally a couple of military vehicles will speed by.
With the support of the government and the military, the residents of Cangnan are now being evacuated in an orderly manner. However, with such a large population, it is impossible to evacuate completely. Most of the residents who are still waiting to be evacuated are required to stay at home and are no longer allowed to participate in group activities.
This city, which should have been vibrant and energetic, suddenly became desolate.
"Huh... Do you feel it's kinda cold today....?"
"Mm..."
Lin Qiye and Lin Xi Chen walked through the deserted streets to the Peace Bridge, his gaze following the canal's flow into the distance, lost in thought.
Suddenly, he froze, squinted at the distance of the canal, and rubbed his eyes.
Upstream on the canal, a carriage was speeding along, its wheels churning the water. Just as it was about to cross the Peace Bridge, the carriage mysteriously rose into the air, made a sharp turn, and stopped in front of Lin Qiye.
On the wide, deserted bridge, only the carriage and Lin Qiye stood there.
"You are Lin Qiye and Lin Xi Chen?" An old man's voice drifted from inside the carriage.