The transformation occurring in Black Shark Tig took Saga by surprise.
Crackling and sizzling, a sphere of lightning had formed, enveloping Black Shark Tig's body in a myriad of electric arcs that dazzled brilliantly, like a miniature sun rising in the still night on a secluded island.
Dark clouds gathered in the sky, thunder roared, and lightning struck incessantly, targeting the spherical lightning.
Unlike the Yellow Crystal Earth Dragon.
After the Dragon Vein transformation, Black Shark Tig didn't seem to inherit the fire attribute of Saga's bloodline.
"Has it gained a significant enhancement in the lightning element due to my electromagnetic force?" Saga mused, eyes narrowed, his golden dragon gaze sharply sweeping over Black Shark Tig, who was undergoing the Dragon Vein transformation. He quietly observed the peculiar changes taking place while using his Force Field to carefully sense Black Shark Tig's condition.
Within the field of Force Field perception, invisible and intangible arcs of electromagnetic force emerged from all directions.
These lines passed through Black Shark Tig's body, causing a multitude of lightning tattoos to form within him, yet only the ordinary power of lightning remained, not the electromagnetic force.
Watching the scene unfold before him, Saga still couldn't comprehend the fundamental reason.
All he knew was that it definitely had something to do with his own electromagnetic force.
Sigh. The Golden Hatchling Dragon flicked its tail, exhaling a breath, silently watching the transformation occurring in its follower.
"Life is truly wondrous. Black Shark Tig was originally a mutated Tiger Shark, a warrior capable of wielding the lightning element."
"Now, after my bloodline transformation, its affinity for the lightning element is approaching an inconceivable level."
"This mutation might also be connected to Black Shark Tig's own abilities," Saga pondered.
The commotion of Black Shark Tig's Dragon Vein transformation was greater than that of the Yellow Crystal Earth Dragon.
This meant that Black Shark Tig could gain more benefits, but at the moment, it wasn't necessarily a good thing.
Saga squinted his eyes, his gaze filled with psychic brilliance, piercing through the spherical lightning to see Black Shark Tig inside, roaring in agony. Its entire body trembled, every inch of skin and bone convulsed, its flesh constantly splitting open, but instead of blood, dazzling electric light flowed out.
The lightning originated from within Black Shark Tig.
It was strengthening him, yet at the same time, it brought immense, torturous pain.
"Tig, stay conscious, fight to survive," Saga said with a resolute gaze and a low voice.
To successfully endure the Dragon Vein transformation, the most important thing was mental willpower.
The process of dragon blood transformation radiated immense pain, but it also supported the subject, preventing death, provided that the creature undergoing the Dragon Vein transformation could endure, could maintain a conscious will, and not give up.
Electromagnetic force penetrated the spherical lightning enveloping Black Shark Tig, carrying Saga's psychic energy into Black Shark Tig's body, amplifying his mental willpower.
The lightning from the sky continued, and the spherical lightning grew ever more radiant.
Black Shark Tig's body curled up, still trembling violently, as if it would melt into the electric light.
But amidst unimaginable agony, it had not lost its senses.
"At your command."
Amidst the crackling of electric arcs, a somewhat distorted whisper came through.
Hearing the firm response, Saga believed that Black Shark Tig had a high chance of pulling through.
Silently observing the mutation, Saga captured all the changes in the electromagnetic arcs, but they were too numerous and complex. He could only note them down, finding it difficult to perfectly replicate them with his current abilities.
"If I can replicate this successfully and reduce the energy cost a bit, I could strengthen my followers in this way on a large scale and create a lightning legion," Saga thought silently.
Before he became powerful enough to negate the advantage of numbers, the strength of his followers was a key concern.
Take the battle at Grayrock Isle, for example.
Without their follower creatures, neither side could have withstood the other. During the war, the Topaz Dragon Lord and the Storm Giant leader were constantly under attack from each other's follower creatures, which affected them to some extent.
The light of the lightning dispelled the surrounding darkness.
The area around the Gem Peak shone as bright as day.
Due to the commotion, Saga's followers gathered to investigate.
The Yellow Crystal Earth Dragon, the large Slime, the little Skeleton, the Demon Warlock Addison, and some elite Tiger Shark warriors.
They couldn't see clearly what was inside the spherical lightning and didn't know if this was an attack or an accident. However, seeing Saga quietly watching the spherical lightning, their tense and alert mood immediately relaxed, and they felt much more at ease.
"The elemental energy of lightning here is so rich; the energy inside this spherical lightning has already surpassed the average level of the corresponding elemental plane," the Demon Warlock exclaimed in amazement.
"My Lord, did you create this?" it asked, looking at the golden dragon reflection on its scales, reflecting the electric light.
"I bestowed dragon blood upon Tig, and he is undergoing Dragon Vein transformation inside."
Dragon Vein transformation?
The Demon Warlock was slightly taken aback. It had heard of Dragon Vein transformation and knew its effects and functions, with the transformed Yellow Crystal Earth Dragon nearby.
However, the scale of this Dragon Vein transformation seemed a bit off, a little too grand.
It looked up at the silver serpentine lightning falling from the sky, thinking to itself.
"Gaga, I suddenly thought, what if I am reborn as a Storm Giant and then receive your Dragon Vein transformation, my Lord?"
It pondered and said with some excitement.
Saga's gaze shifted slightly, and he mused, "A Dragon Vein Giant? That seems feasible, and unprecedented."
The enmity between dragons and giants stemmed from wars, a deep-rooted racial feud, but there was no inherent opposition between the bloodlines of dragons and giants. Dragon Vein transformation could grant other creatures some abilities of a True Dragon, and theoretically, it could also be applied to giants.
The reason there were no Dragon Vein Giants before was mainly that giants took pride in their own bloodline. Even though it couldn't compare to that of a True Dragon, giants were unwilling to have their bloodline tainted by that of their enemy race.
If they captured a True Dragon, they wouldn't use its blood for their own transformation.
Conversely, if forced into servitude by a dragon and compelled to transform, the proud giants would rather die during the process than become a Dragon Vein creature.
"Great, if I have the chance in the future, I want to try to become the first Dragon Vein Giant!"
The Demon Warlock chuckled strangely, speaking with anticipation.
"That's worth a try," Saga nodded slightly.
***
As time quietly passed through the night.
A hint of fish-belly white rose in the distance, the rising sun shy like a maiden, the sea forming a veil that partially covered her face, yet still casting out rays of dawn light, shining and spreading across the world.
After the night.
Saga, perched atop Gem Peak, folded his wings and swooped down, arriving at the site of Black Shark Tig's Dragon Vein transformation.
The spherical lightning had disappeared.
Only Black Shark Tig remained, curled up on the spot.
Its eyes were tightly shut, its face somewhat contorted, twitching occasionally as if still immersed in unimaginable torment. Meanwhile, between its shiny black fur, strands of electric arcs danced with life, and silver-white lightning patterns crisscrossed beneath the fur, with a layer of scales barely visible underneath, something it hadn't possessed before.
Additionally, what stood out was a sharp, twisting, skyward spiral horn that had newly sprouted on Black Shark Tig's forehead.
After a night's time, Black Shark Tig had completed its Dragon Vein transformation.
The process was shorter but more intense. Any creature with weaker willpower would have turned to ash by now.
"Wake up," Saga said calmly, his voice resonating directly within Black Shark Tig's mind.
With a slight tremble of the eyelids, Black Shark Tig's contorted face gradually calmed, and a pair of naturally fierce eyes slowly opened.
The newly reborn Black Shark Tig awoke, the first thing it saw was the resplendent golden dragon reflection.
Taking a deep breath, Black Shark Tig stretched out its curled body, then knelt on one knee, its ferocious shark head bowed, saying, "I have not failed your gift."
Saga extended his arm, a sharp talon flicked out, touching Black Shark Tig's head, whispering, "Use the power you've gained to continue serving me, until death concludes."
A trace of electromagnetic force followed Saga's talon, circulating through Black Shark Tig's body.
There was no trace of electromagnetic force, but its body was filled with currents, with free-floating lightning elements, now possessing a high affinity for the lightning element.
"As you wish, this is also what I have been looking forward to," Black Shark Tig said.
"Go, try out your newfound power," Saga retracted his dragon claw, his gaze sweeping over Black Shark Tig.
After the Dragon Vein transformation, Black Shark Tig had advanced a tier, now becoming a fifth-tier lifeform, but this overt breakthrough was not its main gain.
The key was that Black Shark Tig's potential had been enhanced.
The Tiger Shark clan had produced legendary warriors, but throughout their history, there had only been one legendary Tiger Shark. The upper limit of this species was not high, and those who could reach a high position were already considered exceptionally talented individuals. With Black Shark Tig's original potential, it might have only reached a high position.
But now, the situation was different.
Black Shark Tig was reborn, transformed, its limits vastly expanded.
Electric currents surfaced on Black Shark Tig's body.
It showed a look of joy, testing its power.
In the next instant, Black Shark Tig suddenly disappeared from the spot. A flash of electric light zapped through the air, and it reappeared a hundred meters away.
Its face gradually excited.
More currents wrapped around Black Shark Tig's limbs, boiling with its movements.
It started to run, with electric light trailing behind, pulling out afterimages, moving at an incredibly fast speed. It seemed as if several Black Shark Tigs appeared in the air simultaneously, performing different actions, dazzling to the eye.
"Such speed, it has received a unique enhancement in agility."
"Goodness, if it continues to develop like this, won't it become a lightning speedster, or rather, a Flash Shark?"
Even Saga showed a look of surprise.
With the superior dynamic vision of dragonkind, it was somewhat difficult to keep up with the full-speed burst of the fifth-tier Black Shark Tig. Only after using Force Field perception could Saga accurately control Black Shark Tig's actions.
"My mutated bloodline… seems to be even stronger than I imagined," Saga thought silently.
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