Julie felt like she'd been pricked by a needle.
Her body, limp in Allen's arms, suddenly straightened.
Her face was filled with shame and indignation, and she glared at the headboard.
Through the gauze curtains, she could vaguely see the blue-haired girl, hiding under the covers like a mole, her large eyes gleaming faintly.
"Olivia!!"
Julie couldn't help but scream.
"Didn't you go out with Feilin?"
"Why are you sneaking around in my bed?"
"You little brat, are you trying to scare me to death?"
"Sister Julie! I'm worried!"
Olivia, draped in the covers, sat hunched over the bed.
She pouted, her face full of grievance.
"I was worried you'd be seduced by a philandering guy, so I rushed back."
"And now you're taking my kindness for malice!"
Julie was both amused and confused.
She wanted Olivia to mind her own business, but she was also afraid of hurting her best friend's enthusiasm.
Alan wasn't going to tolerate this nosy little girl.
He lifted the curtain and said to Olivia angrily:
"Get down!"
"I won't!"
"Julie and I are on a date, and you're standing here like a candle. Don't you think you're in the way? Go and cool off!"
"You rascal! I won't!"
Olivia resisted fiercely, wrapping herself in the quilt like a silkworm chrysalis.
"Haha! You little rascal, trying to play tricks on me?"
Alan was amused by her.
"You asked for this. Don't blame me for being violent."
He stepped forward and lifted her up, blanket and all.
"Let me go! You bastard, let me go!"
Olivia struggled desperately.
But he held her under his armpits, unable to break free.
Alan, holding the blanket rolled up, freed his left hand to open the door.
He grabbed a corner of the blanket with each hand and shook it toward the door.
Swish!
The blanket flew away.
Olivia was flung out with him.
She spun in the air like a top, falling.
She finally landed on the sofa with a long, drawn-out cry.
Julie was startled!
She quickly ran into the living room, hugged Olivia, and looked her over.
She breathed a sigh of relief when she was sure she was unharmed.
She turned around and scolded Alan, "Don't be so rough!"
Olivia had been so frightened by Alan that she didn't dare to say a word.
Hearing Julie defend her, she immediately perked up.
"Sister Julie! He bullied me! Sob~~"
She threw herself into Julie's arms, sobbing and wiping away her tears.
Julie had no choice but to hug her and soothe her, whispering softly in her ear.
Olivia nodded reluctantly.
"Since you insist on being with him, I can't stop you."
"But can I stay in the living room?"
"Why?" Julie couldn't help but laugh. "Alan and I were making out in the bedroom, and you were standing guard outside for us?"
"No!"
Olivia smiled shyly through her tears, accidentally blowing bubbles of snot.
She quickly wiped it with a handkerchief, glancing warily at Allen.
"Sister Julie! I'm in the living room, just in case!"
"No... what do you mean by 'just in case'?"
"Just in case this philandering guy forces himself on you and you refuse, just scream for help. As soon as I hear it, I'll rush into the bedroom and beat him up for you!"
"Oh... that's the 'just in case'?" Julie sighed resignedly. "Okay, dear sister! Thank you so much!"
...
After finally getting rid of that clingy little Olivia.
Alan and Julie returned to the bedroom, finally alone.
Olivia's presence made Julie a little uncomfortable.
Alan didn't rush to make any advances.
Pulling a chair beside the bed, he explained to Julie the secret dual cultivation method of "gathering meditation."
The more Julie listened, the more familiar it sounded.
He couldn't help but stare at Allen with his almond-shaped eyes widened in confusion.
"Could this meditation method of yours originate from the Human Demon Cult?"
"This method was indeed invented by the Human Demon Cult."
Alan didn't hide the origins of the Gathering Meditation Method.
"To practice this method, you need hallucinogenic spores and psychic spores."
"The Human Demon Cult is so eager to retake the mushroom garden precisely to obtain these two essential ingredients for cultivation."
"Sister Julie, I've refined this method and it's absolutely harmless," Allen warned. "Don't spread this to anyone, or the Human Demon Cult will cause me trouble."
"Don't worry, I'll keep my mouth shut and won't tell anyone, even if you kill me!"
Julie knelt on the bed, holding Allen's hand, her eyes full of anticipation.
"Alan, let's get started!"
...
In the bedroom.
The doors and windows were closed, and the air was dim.
Alan sprayed the spores, establishing a gathering.
He successfully entered Julie's meditation world.
He first instilled the Soul-Calming Meditation in her to suppress her beastly impulses.
He also helped her eliminate an old enemy!
In the Bloodline Galaxy, the ancestral spirits of the Griffins are rare.
Tonight, Julie did not attempt to fuse with the Griffin spirits.
She continued her previous practice, fusing with the Griffin spirits.
Julie's ancestral spirits dwelled atop the high mountains of the North.
Manticore, the Scorpion King, attacked the Griffin's lair.
Julie's mother and siblings were tragically killed by Manticore's poisonous sting.
Only the female Griffin, with whom Julie had fused, escaped alone.
The Griffin spirit's wish was to kill Manticore and avenge its family!
However, for a young griffon, the Manticore was far too powerful.
Juli had challenged Manticore several times, only to be defeated each time.
In melee combat alone, Manticore was the equivalent of an early-stage fourth-tier brute-force sorcerer.
Juli was no mere griffon!
She could bring the martial arts and magic she mastered in reality into her meditative world.
This was an advantage the Griffin Ancestral Spirit lacked!
With her late-stage third-tier cultivation, challenging Manticore, she had a chance of victory.
However, two factors limited her performance.
First, Julie had temporarily lost the courage and perseverance of a cultivator!
The griffon bloodline peaked at the late-stage third tier.
Even if she defeated Manticore, what would it matter?
The Ancestral Spirit was relieved, but Julie gained nothing.
Working without reward is naturally uninspiring.
Secondly, Manticore possesses a powerful killing move!
The scorpion-tailed lion king can fire the stinger on its tail like an arrow.
It's accurate and fierce, and it also carries a level 5 paralyzing toxin!
Julie challenged Manticore several times, but each time was a step behind and succumbed to the scorpion's stinger.
The griffin is a powerful flying monster.
Its agility isn't outstanding.
Its aerial maneuverability is slightly inferior to that of the Manticore.
Julie isn't skilled in body-building techniques, and her feathers alone can't protect her from the sharp stinger, so she's repeatedly defeated.
Alan couldn't help but laugh as he shared her troubles.
Isn't that a coincidence?
The Manticore king is skilled in poison, right?
Sorry, brother, I just happen to be a master of poison!
Alan didn't plan to personally help Julie deal with her nemesis.
That would be too much of a bully for Manticore!
He would only provide off-site support.
First, give Julie an anti-venom.
Alan brewed it with his own blood, temporarily protecting her from all pathogens and toxins up to level 7.
Then, he cast a spell of "Advanced Invisibility" on Julie.
Done!
"Sister Julie, you've been enhanced. Go fight!"
"Ahhhhhh!"
Julie, transformed into a griffin, roared with fighting spirit.
In the mountaintop cave.
Manticore, upon hearing the griffin's roar, immediately became alert.
He leaped out of the cave, spreading his wings and soaring into the air.
This monster bore a passing resemblance to a griffin.
Its body resembled that of a lion, with wings sprouting from its ribs.
Its tail, specialized into a scorpion-like organ, was covered in dense venomous stingers!
The Manticore soared overhead, surveying its territory, searching for intruders.
Its eyes couldn't detect invisibility.
It only saw Alan standing on the hillside, leisurely admiring the scenery.
A ferocious look immediately flashed in its eyes.
It spread its wings and swooped down at Alan.
Alan yawned, too lazy to bother with the idiot.
As the Manticore swooped to the top of the hill, a powerful gust of air suddenly struck it!
Julie, invisible, took advantage of the Manticore's focus on Alan and swooped down from the side!
Bang!
The two beasts collided violently in mid-air!
Juli's sudden attack succeeded, sending Manticore flying!
Large swathes of fur were ripped from the griffin's sharp claws.
Amidst the wailing, a bloody rain of lion mane and feathers filled the air.
Juli seized the opportunity, leaping onto Manticore's back and madly biting its wings!
Manticore struggled to fight back, but unfortunately lost the initiative and quickly fell to the disadvantage.
The battered wings could no longer support its heavy body.
Manticore spiraled and plummeted.
Juli relentlessly pursued him!
The Manticore King wasn't about to die in such a miserable fall!
At this critical moment, he unleashed his signature move!
With a flick of his tail, he unleashed his poisonous stinger!
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!
Accompanied by a piercing whistle, more than a dozen poisonous stingers shot out simultaneously.
Even the space they could dodge was blocked by the stingers!
Juli knew she couldn't escape, so she simply took it head-on!
You fight your way, I fight mine.
Determined to fight to the death, they bit the Scorpion Lion King with all their might!
The scorpion's stingers were equivalent to a Level 2 enchanted weapon.
Juli's body alone was clearly no match for them.
The stingers didn't penetrate too deeply.
The real killer was the Level 5 paralysis toxin!
Under normal circumstances, the poison would take effect within ten seconds.
Parasylsis lingered throughout her body, leaving her paralyzed.
However, Julie was no longer the same!
The anti-venom provided by Alan made her completely immune to Manticore's poison.
The scorpion's tail sting only caused her minor wounds.
At this point, the outcome was decided.
The once-arrogant Manticore, the Scorpion King, ultimately met a tragic end at Julie's claws!
Julie fulfilled her ancestral spirit's long-cherished wish and achieved perfect meditation!
Using this as a driving force, she successfully awakened her Griffin bloodline, breaking through a bottleneck and reaching the fourth level!
Physique bonus +3!
Agility bonus +1!
Physique, agility, and natural armor are comprehensively enhanced!
Griffins can also "transform into beasts."
In addition to their normal human form, they can also transform into Griffin form, as well as a half-human, half-Griffin hybrid.
Alan was more interested in Julie's fourth-level atavistic form.
Julie herself was quite curious.
Activating her atavistic form right in front of Alan!
She was already much taller than an average girl.
After the atavistic transformation, her height was even more exaggerated!
From head to toe, she was a full ten meters!
The top of her head suddenly reached the ceiling!
Frightened, she quickly bent her knees and lowered her waist to avoid hitting her head!
Alan had seen many forms of atavistic beasts.
However, Julie's image still caught his eye.
A tall, voluptuous giantess with a pair of astonishingly long legs!
Vast expanses of skin were covered in a layer of soft golden fur.
The magnificent peaks of her breasts were quite smooth.
Unlike griffins, griffonfolk, like lionfolk, gave birth to live young and nursed their young, rather than hatching from eggs!
Julie's neck bears a majestic eagle's head.
A pale golden beak scimitars.
Sharp eagle eyes sparkle with brilliance!
A griffon giant's most striking feature...
Of course, it's the pair of broad golden wings behind it!
It has perfectly inherited the griffon's exceptional flying talent.
Mainstream beastmen, with the exception of batmen, can't fly.
Griffons can only envy them with envy!
Allen activated the system and, through a mental link, checked the various bonuses Julie gained in her atavistic state.
Attribute bonuses are the same as those of a fourth-level lionman.
Constitution +12!
Agility +4!
Natural Armor +8!
In her atavistic state, taking into account the terrifying physical bonus...
Julie's physical attributes reached an absurd 40 points. Since crossing over, Alan had never seen a stronger woman than her!
An ordinary man was as fragile as paper in front of this strong woman!
Hugged and clung, her whole body was shattered!
Objectively, reproductive isolation already existed.
But on second thought, Alan himself, without reversion, had a 43-point physical attribute in his normal state...
So, Julie's physique didn't seem that exaggerated.
Like a mainstream fourth-level beastman, Julie had also awakened the racial talents of "Beast Armor" and "Rapid Self-Healing."
The beastman virus Julie carried was quite special.
Infected individuals had a high probability of becoming lionmen.
So, what was the probability of mutating into a griffonman?
Alan used the system to perform calculations.
The conclusion he came to was... only one in ten thousand!
The same polarization is also reflected in genetics.
Julie's future baby will likely awaken the Lionman bloodline.
However, having a Griffin baby is incredibly difficult!
The probability is less than one percent.
The Griffin bloodline is genetically inferior.
The more powerful Lionman bloodline has usurped the opportunity to be born.
Perhaps this is why Griffins are so rare.
This fact indirectly illustrates a pattern.
Bloodlines with exceptional talent aren't necessarily genetically superior.
Geniuses combine, and the resulting baby...
It's likely to be just an average child.
Objective laws, unaffected by individual will.
Ancient sorcerer families have long since discovered this law.
The solution: simple and ruthless.
Cast a wide net, using quantity to make up for a lack of quality.
As long as there are enough children, a phoenix will always hatch from a henhouse!
The root cause of the chaotic and dissolute private lives of warlock families, with their numerous wives, concubines, and male favorites, lies here.
After her bloodline merged, Julie's spellcasting talent also increased.
She awakened two spells at once.
The 3rd-level "Eagle Eye" spell releases a detector at a distance.
Similar to a hidden camera.
This device allows observation and eavesdropping on distant situations.
Next, there's the 4th-level "Monster Summoning."
Many monsters can be summoned.
However, the most unique among them is the Griffin!
Other warlocks, when casting this spell,
can only summon one Griffin.
Julie, when casting this spell, can summon twice as many Griffins!
This is the added bonus provided by the Griffin bloodline.
Julie's atavistic form was too tall.
Howling hunched over in the mushroom hut, she felt quite cramped.
After Alan had seen enough, she immediately transformed back into human form.
Finally, she could straighten her back and stretch her limbs.
She sighed in relief.
Then she noticed that Alan was looking at her
A strange look...
"Huh?!"
Julie looked down, stunned.
Transforming into a giant griffon came at a heavy price!
Her short-sleeved top and pretty skirt were torn to shreds!
Her black stockings were also torn and had holes in them...
She barely managed to hang them around her legs, transforming them into fishnet stockings.
"Excuse me, I need to change!"
Julie smiled shyly at Alan and ran to the closet.
Alan followed, wrapping his arms around her waist from behind.
His left hand slipped through the hole in her stockings.
Julie's body trembled, her whole body limp.
After that,
the two of them rolled around in bed, shamelessly rubbing the sheets.
The only flaw was that the venue for their tryst was too shabby.
Julie's screams were truly devastating!
The sound waves penetrated the door and reached the living room.
Alan loved to hear them, but there was someone waiting outside.
If word got out, it would be a laughingstock.
"Sister Julie, keep your voice down a bit."
Alan hugged his sweaty partner and reminded her to tone it down.
"Olivia's in the living room. If you do that... she'll hear you."
"I can't help it!"
Julie pouted, aggrieved.
Alan saw it, his heart warming, and he kissed her.
Thus began the second round.
As their passion deepened, Julie became even more unbridled.
Alan couldn't help but suspect she was doing it on purpose...
Another full hour went by.
Despite her strength, Julie couldn't hold out any longer and begged for mercy. Seeing that Allen was still unsatisfied, he couldn't help but feel a little guilty.
"How about... I call Olivia in to take over my shift?"
"Sister Julie, don't joke like that!"
Julie saw that he was genuinely angry and quickly gave her an apologetic kiss.
Alan kissed Julie back and offered a warning.
"Stinky sister! I'll forgive you this time. If you say something like that again, I'll spank you!"
After tonight's battle, their conversation shifted from the flirty talk they'd used to excite him in bed to discussing Feilin's unrequited love for Olivia.
Julie rested her head on Allen's shoulder and whispered in his ear.
"Actually, I asked Olivia if she knew Feilin had a crush on her, and she said she had a vague feeling."
"I asked her if she'd accept Feilin's confession. Guess what she'd say?"
Alan shook his head.
"She said she only sees Feilin as a good friend, not a romantic partner."
"If accepting Feilin's confession would relieve a bit of worry for me, her older sister, then I'd agree."
"All men are the same in her eyes anyway; there's no feeling."
"As for Feilin, at least she knows him well and he's a good person."
"Olivia, this girl, is so enthusiastic about other people's affairs, yet completely indifferent to her own life. Isn't that strange?"
Alan pondered for a moment, then speculated, "Is there a possibility that Olivia is actually a barren woman..."
Julie pinched him unhappily.
"Stop it! I often bathe with Olivia, and she's in great health!"
"Perhaps she's still too picky, but too embarrassed to say it directly, so she's jokingly rejecting Feilin politely to avoid damaging ties and ending up with no friends."
"After all, my cousin's family background is vastly different from hers."
"The Russell family elders wouldn't allow a gifted girl to marry into a humble family!"
Alan partially agreed with Julie's analysis.
He had a vague feeling that the hurdle Feilin faced in pursuing Olivia might be more than just the difference in family background.
As he pondered this, a magical wave suddenly erupted beside the bed.
A small ball of light emerged.
Alan's secret mark flickered within it.
Alan grasped the communication ball and read the message.
Seeing his face darken, Julie asked with concern, "What happened?"
"Pamela, let me go see her now."
"It's getting dark. I'm afraid it's not to catch up with you this late."
With her womanly intuition, Julie sensed something bad was going to happen!
Alan pondered for a moment, then whispered, "Actually, this afternoon in the cafeteria, something strange happened to me that made me very uncomfortable... Sister Julie, I'm telling you this secret only to you."
Julie's face changed after hearing him.
There was a long silence.
She couldn't tell whether she was terrified, angry, or sad.
"Sister Julie, I don't want to see her. I'll write back and say I'm with you and have already gone to bed. Okay?"
Julie looked up and smiled bitterly.
"Silly brother, that's Miss Pamela! Who dares to disobey this tyrant?"
"If you ignore her, you can leave the mushroom garden and return to Silvermoon Island at any time. What will happen to Felin and me?"
"How could we, my sister and I, and our Griffin family, dare to offend her!"
"Of course you know Pamela is both a genius and a lunatic!"
"If she goes crazy, it wouldn't be surprising if she took any ruthless revenge!"
"I'm sorry, Alan, I don't want you to go, but... I'm scared!"
"Sister Julie, I understand."
Alan hugged her and kissed her gently.
"What I said just now was just an angry remark. For the sake of the overall situation, it's necessary to have a frank talk with Pamela."
"After all, I'm still counting on her to get news about Angel."
Alan left the mushroom hut.
Olivia immediately sneaked into Julie's bedroom.
"Julie! Are you okay?"
"I'm fine..."
Julie sat on the bed, getting dressed, forcing a smile.
"But you screamed so miserably just now!"
Olivia looked terrified.
"I almost wanted to kick the door down!"
Julie couldn't help but laugh.
"Thank goodness you didn't barge in, otherwise..."
What else would have happened? She didn't dare to say it.
"Why did Allen leave? Shouldn't she have stayed to whisper sweet nothings to you and sleep in your arms?" Olivia teased again.
"He had something to do, so he left first."
"Haha! I'm afraid he's going out to meet another lover?" Olivia sneered.
Julie frowned, her face darkening.
"Sister Julie! You're just a love-brained person!"
Olivia snuggled into Julie's arms, found a comfortable position, and grumbled at her.
"That boy, Allen, has been flirting with other women since the academy. He's not loyal! Don't blame me for being a pessimist, he's bound to cheat sooner or later!"
"I don't care about that kind of thing." Julie smiled a bit bleakly. "Aren't all male sorcerers like that?"
"My dad, besides his wife, has twelve mistresses, one of whom is my mother."
"If they really cared about status and monogamy, I, as an illegitimate child, shouldn't have been born."
"We're a humble family, and even that's the case, let alone the wealthy and powerful?"
"Are the men of your Russell family loyal?"
Olivia was speechless.
Her parents, on the surface, seemed to treat each other with respect, teaching their daughter to be chaste.
However, her parents' private lives also didn't hold up to scrutiny.
Their words and actions didn't align.
As for the uncles, aunts, and cousins in the family, most had chaotic private lives, with numerous lovers and illegitimate children.
Olivia couldn't stand it, but she had to admit that such behavior was commonplace in sorcerer families.
The elders condoned, even encouraged, promiscuous relationships between men and women.
They sought to enrich the family and enrich the bloodline.
The more Olivia thought about it, the more helpless she felt, and she couldn't help but feel sad.
"Sister Julie, you have a boyfriend now, and you no longer need my company as your best friend. And you think I'm in the way. How about I move out?"
Julie laughed.
"Silly sister, what are you thinking?"
"You're not a man, what's there to be shy about?"
"Even if we get married in the future, we'll always be best friends!"
Hearing her say this, Olivia's smile returned.