The fourth transformation of [Ninecarp Transformation], the dragonturtle, gave off a sense of overwhelming authority, a large part of which emanated from the tablets on its back.

The fifth transformation's qilin possessed a type of genetic energy that seemed to go against all the tenets of usual frameworks. The energy took the form of a burning pyre, but Zhang Lie knew that, despite its exterior appearance, it was actually an evolution of his water-attuned genetic energy.

The effects...