I've Become the King of Villains in the Game-Chapter 784 - 483: The Treasure Old Man

"Mr. Jack, this..."

Carmen’s old face immediately wrinkled into a frown, betraying his discomfort.

"Don’t get me wrong, Mage Carmen, I just ascended to the Holy Rank and am somewhat curious about the Mythical Creature Forms of other high-ranking beings. I mean no offense or prying intent,"

Chen Lun said with a smile.

"Sigh... I can see you mean no harm, Jack, after all, you saved this old life of mine, but..."

Carmen let out a sigh and fell silent.

Chen Lun’s eyebrows raised.

He muttered to himself that the old fellow was quite restrained.

"Mage Carmen, just now... it seemed like you were peering at my Mythical Creature Form?"

He mentioned it seemingly without intention.

Carmen’s face changed slightly and he quickly waved his hands, explaining:

"Absolutely not..."

"However, my perception has undergone a qualitative enhancement after my transformation... just now, there clearly was a gaze that swept over me. Was it my illusion? Or is there someone else in this Mural World besides you and me?"

Chen Lun stroked his chin, speaking slowly.

Carmen coughed, feeling embarrassed.

He didn’t subjectively want to pry into the young man’s transcendental transformation process, but the commotion on the other’s side was too great just now and he inadvertently caught a glimpse of the fleeting pale giant shadow.

In a sense, he was indeed in the wrong.

"Well... you wouldn’t want Miss Fleurette to know that her student secretly peered into someone else’s secrets and then blatantly denied it, would you?"

Chen Lun chuckled, delivering a heavy blow.

Carmen was taken aback at first, then his face turned dark.

He now realized that this young man was only polite on the surface, but inside he was dirty, stopping at nothing to achieve his goals... even using this to threaten an old man like him.

"Alright, alright..."

He sighed deeply.

Then, Carmen tossed his backpack and pointed hat aside.

His bony body suddenly began to deform, and in the blink of an eye, it swelled to a height of eight or nine meters. His originally normal skin turned into a gray-black stone surface, engraved with dense mysterious patterns, flickering with blue light.

A "giant statue" equivalent to the height of a three-story building abruptly appeared before Chen Lun, but Chen Lun, looking up, had a particularly odd expression on his face.

The statue had a beautifully mature face, which bore a seventy to eighty percent resemblance to Miss Fleurette, with eyes tightly closed and a smile on its face. It had four arms covered with dark green crystals, all clasping a massive "staff hammer."

Only this "staff hammer" was human-shaped, a naked young man with arms crossed in front of his chest, his face somewhat resembling Carmen, like his younger self.

’No wonder the old fellow was reluctant... his Mythical Creature Form turned out to be like this; if Miss Fleurette knew, it would probably be quite embarrassing...’

Chen Lun thought to himself.

A powerful mythical aura spread from the statue, causing the ground around it to tremble... if an ordinary person, or even a low Sequence Transcendent stood here, they would likely be contaminated and lose control just by a single glance!

Such is the terror of a high-ranking being revealing their true form.

However, Chen Lun had also ascended to a high rank by now, and his Mysterious Resistance had undergone a transformation, the mythical aura was like a spring breeze on his face, having no effect on him.

’It’s time to make a move...’ Chen Lun thought to himself.

Without any sign, he suddenly appeared beside the statue, quietly reaching out his hand and opening his five fingers.

[You have cast the skill "Animal Mimicry LVMAX+5"!]

[Detected Mythical Creature "Carmen’s" trait—"Enlightening Skull"!]

’It can still be mimicked...’ Chen Lun felt pleased.

When he had just awoken from his transformation, he briefly checked his condition and was surprised to find that not only had the contamination he suffered from Clarence disappeared, but it had also turned into a Mythical Creature trait that he could use. freeweɓnovel.cѳm

What’s more, another trait called "Strings of Sorrow" had been added. After checking the panel records, he was thoroughly shocked, as it was a trait obtained from the old man Bankroth...

Through recollection and deduction, Chen Lun guessed that the yellow-robed clay figurine’s tombstone in the painting could likely borrow the power of other high-ranking beings from past historic lines. Coincidentally, while he was replenishing energy for the painting and although he managed to rescue Carmen, it also "revived" and attacked him.

If it had not been for his transformational state during ascension, he might have had a hard time escaping death.

’Because my consciousness was unconscious at the time, the panel autonomously optimized, expelling two Supernatural Creature traits from me... ’Splitting Resurgence’ and ’Blood of Decay’ are gone, making room for ’Crystallization Cells’ and ’Strings of Sorrow’.’

Chen Lun did not feel regretful about this, for these were Angel and Deities level Mythical Creature traits! Without tremendous opportunity, obtaining such rare traits would be a fantasy!

’Now the Attributes on my panel have reached a terrifying level, and my Mysterious Resistance has also been transformed, ’Skin of Curse’ is not much use to me anymore, I might as well get rid of it.’

Chen Lun then discarded this Supernatural Creature trait and replaced it with the Mythical Creature trait from Carmen.

[You have learned and mimicked the trait—"Enlightening Skull" from the Mythical Creature "Carmen"!]

Chen Lun suppressed the joy in his heart and tried to cast "Animal Mimicry" again on the huge statue before him.

[You have cast the skill "Animal Mimicry LVMAX+5"!]

[Detected Mythical Creature "Carmen’s" trait—"Golem Life"!]

’There’s more!’

Surprise flashed through Chen Lun’s eyes.

’Truly a treasure, this old man...’

This time, he chose to remove the supernatural creature trait "Spirit Breath" and replace it with the new mythical creature trait "Golem Life." Chen Lun didn’t look closely at the description, and after a brief glance, he reached out again, intending to continue taking advantage of the old mage’s generosity.

However, this time it failed.

Although Chen Lun was slightly disappointed, he was actually quite satisfied.

’Getting two traits from Carmen is already good enough... I just wonder what my limit is now? Can I replace all ten memory slots with mythical creature traits...’

He speculated secretly, planning to try again when he had the chance.

By now, he already possessed four mythical creature traits. Although he hadn’t done a detailed study or development, he was very clear that this was a significant boost to his own strength, not just a small one.

As for how strong he actually was now, he had no idea.

Boom...

Accompanied by a muffled boom, the statue began to shrink, reverting back to the withered form of the white-haired old man.

"Jack, what did you just do?"

Carmen slowly approached, frowning and asking in a deep voice.

Chen Lun knew his actions couldn’t be hidden from the other party, so he said with an honest face:

"Learning."

Carmen stared at him, waiting for an explanation.

"After ascending, I realized that the mythical creature form of higher beings is a physical manifestation of their accumulated great power... Even just observing it from a close distance allows one to glean many valuable insights."

Chen Lun said earnestly.

"Oh? What have you learned from me?"

Carmen asked, feigning curiosity.

"Nothing at all."

Chen Lun shrugged.

The white-haired old man’s eye twitched.

"The time was too short, naturally I couldn’t see anything... How about you show it again, perhaps with further study, I might make some breakthroughs."

Chen Lun proposed with a smile.

"Forget about it."

Carmen shaken his head in refusal.

He was actually very aware that the youngster in front of him probably had some secrets, but he wasn’t interested in probing... The actions just now didn’t have any adverse effect on himself, so he simply didn’t bother it any further.

"Mr. Jack, please keep this matter secret."

He said gravely.

"Of course."

Chen Lun nodded his head.

"Although I have only just ascended to Holy Rank, I am well aware that the mythical creature form is a profound secret of the higher beings... I assure you, I will not reveal this to a third party, mm, especially Ms. Fleurette."

"You don’t need to emphasize that!"

Carmen said somewhat frantically.

The white beard on his face trembled, and after a few breaths, he turned to pick up the backpack and pointed high hat on the ground, then suggested it was time to part.

"Thank you once again, Jack, but I’ve been trapped here for a long time... I want to go back to Meteor Tower and check on things. See you again sometime in the future."

With that, the old mage turned and left hurriedly, unwilling to linger for a moment.

"Eh, Mage Carmen, please wait a moment."

Chen Lun quickly called out to him.

The old man looked back with a face of resignation.

After all, he was his lifesaver, and he couldn’t bring himself to be cold. Besides, now that the other party had also risen to a high position, a fellow Saint, Carmen didn’t want to create bad blood.

"Please leave a token so that I can contact you later... when I’m free, I’d like to ask you about magic knowledge."

Chen Lun said with a light chuckle.

This was a Magic Saint after all, and his affinity had increased considerably after the rescue, with another wave of increases expected after the mission summary... With such a powerful connection, how could he let him go so easily?

The old man sighed, rifled through his backpack, and pulled out an emerald green glass orb the size of a fingertip and handed it over.

"My messenger can be a bit picky; when sending a message, it’s best to provide an energy crystal as compensation..."

Having said that, he didn’t wait for Chen Lun’s response and, escaping as if, transformed into a translucent spirit body and immediately disappeared on the spot.

Chen Lun fiddled with the glass orb in his hand, raising an eyebrow.

’I’m not some devil, why is the old guy running off so fast...’

He shook his head and put away the token.

He then turned and cast one last glance at the ruins before following in Carmen’s steps, leaving the Mural World.

He had just returned to the Dark World.

Chen Lun immediately received a pop-up notification from his panel—

[Mission completed: Gatekeeper’s Concerns!]

[Reward for mission completion: 500,000 Experience Points, 20 Attribute Points, 10 Special Attribute Points, increased affection from Fleurette and Carmen!]