Mythical Creature Form

The essence of the divine pathway is to transform Beyonders into deities. At Sequence 4, we can assume our own Mythical Creature Form, albeit incomplete. For those below Sequence 4, merely witnessing this form can inflict harm. They might even lose control.

Aurore Lee to Lumian Lee
On Circle of Inevitability, Chapter 73

Mythical Creature Form (神话生物形态, Shénhuàshēngwù Xíngtài) is a transformation and a species category introduced in the Lord of Mysteries. Every demigod, including Saints and Angels, have their own Pathway's Mythical Creature Form. A Mythical Creature is the divine form of a Sequence 4 or higher Beyonder. Beyonders at Sequence 4 and 3 only possesses an incomplete Mythical Creature Form; only at Sequence 2 and above does a Beyonder become a true Mythical Creature.

Description

He just needs to reveal his Mythical Creature Form to make you lose control and become a lunatic.
The chances of you getting your revenge are zero!
This is the qualitative change that godhood brings.

Pallez to Leonard about his chances against Ince Zangwill
On Lord of Mysteries, Chapter 906

A Mythical Creature Form is not something that could be described superficially or in three-dimensions, as apart from quantitative terms like length, width, height, they're also a potpourri of complex knowledge, godhood characteristics, and secret symbols. Ordinary people and Beyonders below Sequence 4 will suffer tremendous damage from simply glancing at a Mythical Creature, without any godhood they will be corrupted by the spirituality, having their minds thrashed. A common outcome would either be death on the spot or going completely mad. And as the demigod grows in strength, the damage only grows more potent and irresistible. Therefore, creatures at this level have to constantly control themselves to not expose this form, or just from their very existence alone, it can bring about a catastrophe to their surroundings. However, if they can control themselves they can expose this form without it impacting people around them and their surroundings.

Demigod Beyonders that can utilize their Mythical Creature form are capable of suppressing Beyonders from the same pathway and from the same sequence.

The insanity and mutation from witnessing a Mythical Creature not only produce the symptoms of losing control of one’s pathway, but it also comes with the traits of the other party’s Sequence.

• For example, observing the Mythical Creature Form of a Beyonder from the Sun Pathway will cause the observer to combust, and observing a Beyonder of the Demoness Pathway will cause the observer to become a Demoness.

However, those who survive the impact from witnessing the Mythical Creature Form directly can learn corresponding potion formulas and understand the Beyonder powers of this existence.

Form Differences

The Mythical Creature Form of Saints (Sequence 4 and 3 Beyonders) is incomplete. They only possess some racial characteristics of their Mythical Creature Form. Only Beyonders at Sequence 2 and above possess a true Mythical Creature Form.

Before becoming a complete Mythical Creature, a Saint will still be hungry and thirsty, but for a Sequence 3 demigod, it is bearable for half a month without supplementary food and water. As for the complete Mythical Creature Form, eating is just a hobby rather than a necessity.

A complete Mythical Creature can die of old age, but rarely, such as exhibited by Sequence 2 Discerner, Edefana.

Ince Zangwill's mixed mythical creature form (Illustration from Taiwanese Edition)

When Beyonders switch their pathway, their Mythical Creature Form will adapt to combine their former and current pathways. For example, the Mythical Creature Form of Ince Zangwill was the combination of the Darkness and Death pathway forms: a strange monster with eight legs and white feathers, it was a spider or some deformed feathered wolf. The Mythical Creature Form of Hawick was the combination of the Twilight Giant and Death pathway forms.

According to the author, those who reach Sequence 0, can change the Mythical Creature Form of "Their" respective pathway. For example, the Death Pathway, which changed from the Phoenix to the Feathered Serpent. Changing the Mythical Creature Form of "Their" Pathway would take time.

Known Mythical Creature Forms

Standard Pathways

Pathway	Mythical Creature Form
Lord of Mysteries
Fool	Tentacled spiraling vortex of Worms of Spirit. A Worm of Spirit looks like a transparent maggot with three-dimensional patterns.
Error	A Worm of Time composed of twelve knot patterns. A Worm of Time looks like a strange worm with about 8 circles, the transparent rings of has many three-dimensional patterns as though time is swirling through them.
Door	Huge humanoid figure composed of balls of light formed by Worms of Star and constructed by layers of Doors. A Worm of Star looks like an insect formed from resplendent starlight, its body is bent into a semi-circle, forming a magical glow that resembled illusory doors.
God Almighty
Visionary	Golden-Eyed Dragon with Gray Scales, known as a Mind Dragon.
Hanged Man	Black shadow and writhing flesh.
Sun	A Sunbird wreathed in golden flames, appearing like a sphere of light.
Tyrant	A gigantic octopus-like being with thick, terrifying tentacles, surrounded by silver-white lightning.
White Tower	Illusory Bookshelves. In different places of the bookshelves, there are pools of black, liquid shadows hidden.
Eternal Darkness
Darkness	Demonic wolf, with four limbs covered in short black fur growing from its ribs and waist. Eight-legged Demonic Wolf. Can stand upright and act as a six-armed humanoid wolf.
Death	White-yellow Feathered Serpent; The former form was a black-pale Phoenix. Feathers are covered in an oil-waxy substance.
Twilight Giant	Cyclops, a one-eyed giant with black and blue skin. At Sequence 1, the right hand becomes a hand of Divine Twilight.
Calamity of Destruction
Demoness	Gorgon, a woman with snake hair.
Red Priest	Flaming Calamity Giant, a dark-skin giant of flame and other atmospheric disaster phenomena, as well as covered with a purple flame-clad iron-black skeleton.
Demon of Knowledge
Hermit	Countless cold, eyelash-less eyes on the body.
Paragon	∅
Key of Light
Wheel of Fortune	Scaleless Silver Snake covered with various mysterious patterns and symbols.
Goddess of Origin
Mother	A mass of flesh and blood covered with various reproductive organs, golden ears of wheat, mushrooms, vines, and soil
Moon	A humanoid creature with a phantom Moon on its back, bright red eyes, and bat wings. "They" look as if "They" were the embodiment of Beauty.
Father of Devils
Abyss	∅
Chained	Various Curses Collection, "Their" true Mythical Creature Form is invisible and intangible. The common outward manifestation of it depends on "Their" own self-awareness and choices made during "Their" advancements from Sequence 4 and above.
The Anarchy
Black Emperor	Curly Haired Baboon, a black curly hair primate with an exposed bottom.
Justiciar	Giant brass pillar mixed with some other characteristics/features on it.

Non-Standard Pathways

Pathway	Mythical Creature Form
Eternal Aeon	Three-headed, six-armed giant. The heads show different states of time: the Past of Sins, Present of Suffering and Future of Redemption.
Chaos Primogenitor	Colossal winged female composed of stacked reproductive organs.
Patriarch	Gigantic, humanoid tree with chaotic, scale-like bark. Its surface is adorned with various objects symbolizing desires. High up on the tree are two heads, a closed-eyed, male visage, and a beautiful female with green hair.
Chaos Mist	Uncertain and shifting fog.
Tail-Devourer	Dark vortex with revealing bared white teeth and chaotic liquid encompassing all colors—much like an abstract, living stomach.
Condenser	Massive fusion clusters composite being, with its core also consisting of countless fusion clusters. The being is capable of taking forms such as a giant, a dragon, or even an indescribable shape.
Everlasting	Pure consciousness and spiritual entity.
Second Law	A colossal, highly decomposed body composed of countless pathogens, often appearing swollen and blackish-blue, oozing yellowish-green pus.
Sublunary Eye	Dimensional Shadow, a shadowy figure traversing different dimensions.
Eternal Edict	Three bodies standing side by side; the left one has no eyes, weaving fate; the middle one has no arms, gathering fate; the right one has no head, judging fate.

Exchanged Pathways' Combinations

Pathway	Example Beyonder(s)	Combined Mythical Creature Form
Death+ Darkness	Ince Zangwill, Hela	Sequence 4: A spider or some deformed feather wolf. It had ink black eyes, additional four skinless arms covered in white feathers, and sharp long teeth. The body seemed to be embedded with numerous blurry, tiny faces. A strange monster with eight “legs” and white feathers.
Twilight Giant+ Death	Hawick	Sequence 3: A nearly four meters tall body with long limbs. It was covered in white feathers that were tainted with faint yellow oil.
Darkness+ Twilight Giant	Dabomachie	Sequence 1: A dozens of meters tall Giant with elongated limbs, grayish-blue skin, and a single vertical eye on the forehead. The right hand seemed to be made entirely of glowing orange twilight.
Red Priest+ Demoness	Lumian Lee	Sequence 2: Calamity Giant with long blood color hair in form of venomous snakes, some rotating black and white eyeballs at the top, others opening jaws with venomous fangs.