The consistently high popularity of 【Metamorphosis】 in the Wizard domain naturally established McGonagall Professor's Transformation Class as one of the most sought-after courses in the current academy.
Just like the 【Contract Studies】 personally taught by the Principal, due to the extreme scarcity of apprentices in the Mystic Side's Summoning System, Undead Summoning System, and Mediumship System, the course is relatively unpopular.
When Jia Na previously attended the 【Contract Studies】 course, even counting generously, there were fewer than ten apprentices taking the class with her. This included some apprentices who didn't have Summoning talent but just wanted to enrich their knowledge of contracts to facilitate Summoning messengers and had money to spare.
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"Good morning, apprentices."
"Good morning, McGonagall Professor."
Still with her meticulously pinned hair and neatly pressed dark purple wizard robe, Lilith-Meg, holding a magic wand, walked gracefully and unhurriedly onto the podium.
"Last week, I had something urgent come up, so I moved the class to today."
Looking at the packed classroom, Lilith-Meg couldn't help but show a satisfied expression. Immediately, when she saw Jia Na sitting in the front row, she made no attempt to hide her affection for Jia Na, nodding kindly towards Jia Na.
"Besides Jia Na, is there anyone else present who has mastered Partial Transfiguration?"
Upon hearing this, everyone's gaze couldn't help but turn towards Jia Na sitting in the front row. While showing surprise, they did not respond to Lilith-Meg's question.
"After all, it's only the second day of class, and it's indeed too difficult to expect you to grasp the essentials of Deformation Art in such a short time..."
"However, the progress of the course cannot be delayed. Even if you haven't learned it, I will continue to teach you the advanced course today—Low-Level Transfiguration."
For apprentices other than Jia Na, continuing to learn Low-Level Transfiguration when they haven't even gotten started with Partial Transfiguration meant their progress was gradually falling behind. To catch up later, besides practicing repeatedly in private, they could only purchase some 【Telepathy Potion】 to increase the success rate of Deformation Art and assist their practice.
And senior apprentices with rich experience of hitting walls had already prepared 【Telepathy Potion】 in advance this time. Their purpose was to hope to stack the success rate with Lilith-Meg teaching on site.
"The reason I had you practice Deformation Art with Raven last time was also because the Raven's bone structure is simple and relatively easy to simulate. However, I didn't expect some of you to master the essentials of deformation so quickly, so I didn't mention it in the last class."
With that said, Lilith-Meg raised her right hand.
"When initially learning Deformation Art, choosing a simple simulation object is fine. However, if you want to maintain a state of Local Deformation for a long time during your apprenticeship, the simulation object must be a creature with attributes similar to your own."
Like form and illusion, ever-changing. The right hand raised by Lilith-Meg transformed into rock for a moment, then grew feathers, and then was covered in blue scales. Scene after scene of superb deformation techniques left the apprentices below wide-eyed and deeply impressed.
"You can be water, or fire, and of course, undead or zombies are also fine. As long as it is consistent with your own cultivation talent, you can try to start transforming from the most basic parts..."
Having already learned this knowledge point from Grace-Eva two weeks in advance, Jia Na simply nodded upon hearing Lilith-Meg reiterate it, not feeling regretful for having used one opportunity to ask Grace-Eva a question.
After all, by leveraging this time difference, Jia Na quickly got ahead of others in mastering the technique of Local Deformation. It was precisely her proficient mastery of Partial Transfiguration that allowed Jia Na to utilize the advantage of flight in the Mirror Layer Domain and ensure her safety.
Furthermore, two weeks ago, if she hadn't asked Grace-Eva, she wouldn't have gained the ability to fly and complete the daily task assigned by the system at that time on schedule.
"So, if you still couldn't grasp the essentials when simulating the Raven last time, this time, you can try simulating a few new magic beasts."
Saying this, the magic wand gently swiped. Along the path the wand traced, an oval-shaped spatial rift appeared in front of Lilith-Meg.
"It's Spatial System Witchcraft!"
Seeing the spatial rift in front of Lilith-Meg, which was completely different from extra-dimensional space items, Vivian, sitting next to Jia Na, couldn't help but let out a low exclamation.
"So, McGonagall Professor has the rare Spatial System talent... It's truly enviable."
Listening to Vivian's words, Jia Na also couldn't help but nod.
The Spatial System is known as one of the most powerful elemental types in the Elemental System. Any talent linked to space is rated B-grade or above from the start. And the most top-tier S-grade talent on the Wizard Continent—Gate of Time and Space—is the ultimate talent derived from the Spatial System after being influenced by the Law of time.
"Whether it's Deformation Art talent or Spatial System talent, they are both talents that are hard to come by. I didn't expect such powerful talents to be concentrated in one person at the same time... I really don't understand why McGonagall Professor, with such strong strength, doesn't go to a high-level Wizard Gathering Place to develop, but instead chooses to be a lecturer in Turin, a third-level Wizard Gathering Place?"
Shaking her head, Jia Na didn't choose to respond to Vivian's mosquito-like whispers of gossip. Instead, she stared intently at the oval spatial rift in front of Lilith-Meg, curious about what would appear inside.
"These two are elemental creatures I captured in the Mirror Layer Domain. They're perfect for you to try simulating."
Hiss—
As the magic wand swiped again, two magic beasts, each confined in a metal cage similar to a birdcage, flew out of the spatial rift one after another. The two magic beasts, finally out of the dark spatial rift, continuously let out frightened cries.
"The one on the left is a Flame Devourer, and the one on the right is a Snowfield Sparrow. They are both very low-level elemental creatures, and their biological structure is about as simple as a Raven."
Hearing Jia Na, who always got full marks on the written test for the Basic Biology class, quickly state the names of the magic beasts, Vivian next to her nodded, half understanding.
"Then I can try simulating that ice-attribute Snowfield Sparrow."
Looking at the bird-like magic beast in the metal cage, whose feathers were as hard as ice crystals, Vivian, who possessed the 【Flash Freeze】 talent, couldn't help but feel eager to try.
"Of course, if you are not an apprentice with Flame or Ice Frost talent, there is no need to simulate these two magic beasts. You have more options, for example..."
Saying this, Lilith-Meg continuously took out various simple skeleton models, scaly creature specimens, rock-shelled humanoid targets... and even several pots of well-growing potted magic plants from the spatial rift, placing them scattered across different positions on the podium.
"Deformation has no limits. As long as it exists in the material world and is within your cognitive range, you can transform into it..."