Sea Beast Division.
Lin Sheng frowned when he saw the half-dead Long-toothed Lacquer Fish in the pond.
With his perception, he could naturally clearly feel that the Long-toothed Lacquer Fish’s condition was quite dire.
Its vitality was draining, and it was extremely listless.
Judging by its appearance, if he had come a few days later, this Long-toothed Lacquer Fish might have truly died.
This was even with Wang Degui and others using many rare medicines; otherwise, the Long-toothed Lacquer Fish would have likely perished long ago.
Clearly, even with the assistance of the dragon blood pearl, breaking through the Bloodline shackles and entering a higher Realm was not an easy task.
On the contrary, compared to human martial Dao cultivation,
the Bloodline potential of a Yao Beast is basically Innate at birth.
It is extremely difficult to break the upper limit Acquired; it is no exaggeration to say it’s a nine-deaths-one-life situation.
For this Long-toothed Lacquer Fish to break through once and enter the ranks of Spirit Beasts was already a huge Opportunity; wanting to enter the Advanced Spirit Beast Realm was even harder.
“Director Wang, thank you for your care during this period. It is this Long-toothed Lacquer Fish’s Opportunity not arriving that it couldn’t Breakthrough. Since things have come to this, I will take it away.”
Lin Sheng’s eyes flickered, and after a long while, he slowly spoke.
“This… Brother Lin, there are highly skilled animal trainers who might be able to barely sustain its life. How about…”
Hearing this, Wang Degui subconsciously said.
He felt quite apologetic for letting the Long-toothed Lacquer Fish, which Lin Sheng valued, end up in such a state, and wanted to try to make amends.
“No need to trouble yourself.”
Lin Sheng shook his head slightly.
Seeing this, Wang Degui said no more. He immediately ordered someone to retrieve the Long-toothed Lacquer Fish, place it in a special water tank, load it onto a carriage, and return to Wanghai City with Lin Sheng.
For convenience, Lin Sheng had already instructed Bai Can to rent a courtyard in the city in advance.
In the quiet room.
Lin Sheng looked at the listless Long-toothed Lacquer Fish in the water tank.
He naturally had a plan for bringing this large fish back.
Since the dragon blood pearl couldn’t make it Breakthrough, then the Void Realm Beast essence blood might not be impossible.
The few drops of Void Realm Beast essence blood he had left could just come in handy.
After a slight deliberation, he took out a drop of blood pearl as deep as a ruby.
This was one of the two drops of Void Realm Beast essence blood from the Thousand-hole Squid.
The quality of these two drops of essence blood was slightly lower than the essence blood found in the jade bottle in the cave.
But that was only relative to him.
Compared to the drop of essence blood from the Purple-Patterned Spinefish back then, it was still quite superior.
This Long-toothed Lacquer Fish was just an Intermediate Spirit Beast.
He thought this one drop should be enough.
As the Void Realm Beast essence blood appeared in Lin Sheng’s hand, it immediately emitted an inexplicable fragrance.
In the water tank, the weak Long-toothed Lacquer Fish suddenly opened its eyes.
Its eyes first showed extreme terror and fear.
But soon, as if it had reacted, its eyes widened, staring intently at the blood pearl in Lin Sheng’s hand.
“Indeed, the flesh and blood of the Ink Sea Dragon Horseshoe Crab is an irresistible wonder for Sea Beasts.”
Seeing this scene, a smile appeared at the corner of Lin Sheng’s mouth, and he flicked his finger.
The blood pearl in his hand had already fallen into the Long-toothed Lacquer Fish’s mouth.
The Long-toothed Lacquer Fish’s eyes widened to the extreme, and its listlessness quickly faded.
It struggled frantically and twisted in the small water tank, as if it had swallowed a burning hot red iron, making the water tank hum.
“Is the intensity still too great? This Sea Fish simply cannot digest it.”
Seeing the Long-toothed Lacquer Fish in such a state, Lin Sheng frowned.
He didn’t want it to explode itself before refining the Void Realm Beast essence blood.
That would be a loss.
Just as Lin Sheng couldn’t help but want to intervene, he saw the frantically struggling Long-toothed Lacquer Fish suddenly stop, its long body straight as a spear, motionless at the bottom of the water tank.
“Damn it!”
Seeing this, Lin Sheng couldn’t help but curse, and just as he was about to pull the Sea Fish out, he suddenly stopped his action.
“Not dead!?”
He narrowed his eyes, closely watching the Long-toothed Lacquer Fish’s reaction.
Although the Sea Fish’s aura was extremely weak at this moment, it was recovering at a visible speed.
A strong vitality was emanating from its body.
“There’s a chance!”
Lin Sheng’s heart settled.
Soon, the time it takes for an incense stick to burn passed.
At this moment, although the Long-toothed Lacquer Fish was still motionless, it was clear that the scales on its body were slowly shedding.
And a thin layer of purplish-blue scales was growing on its skin.
Lin Sheng was not in a hurry; instead, he waited by the side, quietly observing its changes.
Two hours passed.
Outside, the sun was setting in the west; it was already dusk.
And the Long-toothed Lacquer Fish’s transformation in the room was also nearing its end.
All the original scales had already shed.
To be precise, the entire outer skin had peeled off.
A Sea Fish quite different from an ordinary Long-toothed Lacquer Fish appeared in the water tank.
Its body was a size smaller than before, but its overall shape was more streamlined and slender.
The purplish-blue scales on its body shimmered with specks of light, looking quite eerie.
However, what surprised Lin Sheng the most was that another eye, a blood-red eye, had grown on the head of this Long-toothed Lacquer Fish.
This reminded him of the Ink Sea Dragon Horseshoe Crab’s three eyes.
Although the two were far from comparable, they bore a slight resemblance at first glance.
After sensing that the Long-toothed Lacquer Fish’s aura had completely exceeded the scope of an Intermediate Spirit Beast, a smile finally appeared on Lin Sheng’s Face.
“It’s done!”
Without hesitation, Lin Sheng took two steps to the water tank and reached out to grab the Sea Fish within.
And the Long-toothed Lacquer Fish seemed to sense something, suddenly erupting its upper body, shooting towards Lin Sheng’s Face like an arrow.
“It seems that after becoming an Advanced Spirit Beast, its intelligence has also improved significantly.”
Lin Sheng’s expression remained unchanged, and he steadily pinched the Sea Fish’s head with his outstretched hand.
His fingers, like hooks, directly embedded into its skin.
At the same time, a series of information had already appeared on the panel.
“Beast Name: Three-Eyed Qi Yu (Lacquer Fish) (Spirit Beast)”
“A Sea Fish evolved under the catalysis of Void Realm Beast blood. Affected by its Bloodline, its temperament is fierce and tyrannical. Although it fortunately succeeded in reaching an unprecedented height for its species, it ultimately cannot withstand the effects brought by the Giant Beast’s blood; this is a short-lived Advanced Spirit Beast, whose Physical Body will collapse and completely dissolve within a few days.”
“Ingestion Requirement: Physique 8”
“Ingestion Effect: Agility increase 10, Physique increase 10”
“Talent: Mimicry (Advanced)”
“Talent: Ji Hai Magic Blood”
“Only a few days of lifespan? As expected, it can’t withstand the Ink Sea Dragon Horseshoe Crab’s blood.”
Seeing the information about the Three-Eyed Qi Yu (Lacquer Fish) on the panel, Lin Sheng was not too surprised.
After all, the Purple-Patterned Spinefish back then couldn’t fully refine the Ink Sea Dragon Horseshoe Crab’s blood and would eventually suffer the fate of Physical Body collapse.
What’s more, the drop of essence blood he fed to the Long-toothed Lacquer Fish was of higher purity, and the impact it received would undoubtedly be correspondingly greater.
“A few days are enough.”
Lin Sheng’s palm, gripping the fish head, instantly tightened.
With a snap.
The head of the Three-Eyed Qi Yu (Lacquer Fish), which had just broken through its shackles, had already shattered.
“Ingest Three-Eyed Qi Yu (Lacquer Fish).”
With a thought, he had successfully ingested it.
Cultivating the Long-toothed Lacquer Fish was for the Mimicry Talent.
Now that the goal had been achieved, other things naturally became unimportant.
With a surge of power, he completely shattered the Long-toothed Lacquer Fish’s body.
Only then did Lin Sheng begin to feel the changes brought by the Advanced Mimicry Talent.
Before long, under his command, Bai Can had already returned with an ape-like Spirit Beast.
In the room, looking at the white ape baring its teeth at him, Lin Sheng grabbed it in the Void Realm, and the force shattered its body.
Under the traction of the force, a wisp of blood mist directly drilled into Lin Sheng’s mouth.
Then he began to activate the Mimicry Talent.
Soon, Lin Sheng felt an itching sensation all over his skin, and then layers of thick white fur began to grow.
“Indeed, the effect of the Advanced Mimicry Talent is much stronger than that of the Intermediate one; both efficiency and simulation degree have significantly improved.”
His heart filled with joy, he knew that his idea this time had a high probability of being realized.
“Intermediate Mimicry can only simulate up to Advanced Spirit Beasts, but Advanced Mimicry should be enough to simulate Yao Beast-level Yao Beasts.”
For him now, Advanced Spirit Beasts were no longer of much use.
Only Yao Beasts could catch his eye.
Therefore, the target of the third Realm of his Heavenly Serpent Bone Exchange, Blood Devouring, was naturally Yao Beasts.
“To see if it works, I should find some Yao Beast Materials to experiment with.”
Lin Sheng mused, having already made a decision.
Yao Beast Materials are extremely important Materials for any force.
They generally do not easily flow into the market.
Wanting to purchase them solely with money, especially in this Southern Qi, naturally offers little chance.
But if someone else were to do it, it would be quite simple.
He immediately wrote a letter and had Bai Can deliver it to Wanghai Villa.
Yao Beast flesh and blood might be extremely difficult for ordinary forces to obtain, but for Lingyu Princess, it probably wasn’t a difficult matter.
At nightfall.
Outside Wanghai City, in a cave on an uninhabited low mountain.
A nearly tangible cold aura suddenly emanated, directly enveloping an area of nearly a thousand meters in radius.
Some birds and beasts within the range, sensing something amiss, tried to escape, but after being infiltrated by the cold aura, they quickly fell to the ground, lifeless.
In the cave, Lin Sheng’s eyes were tightly closed, his Face as calm as an ancient well.
Black patterns on his back emitted a black glow, and a large number of black patterns continuously surged on his body.
In the Realm of consciousness.
A large amount of demonic Qi, like willow catkins in March and April swept by a strong wind, frantically surged towards the dry corpse figure sitting cross-legged on the ground, submerging into its body.
Due to the sheer quantity, only a very small amount of demonic Qi was absorbed into the body, while a large amount of demonic Qi quickly accumulated on its surface, soon completely enveloping and burying it.
At the same time, on the other side.
In Wanghai City.
In a luxurious courtyard.
More than a dozen graceful, scantily clad beautiful courtesans were swaying and dancing gracefully.
And Moyunzi, seated at the head, watched this scene expressionlessly.
Soon, as if he had lost patience, he slammed the teapot on the table to the ground.
“A bunch of common harlots, get out.”
The courtesans retreated as if startled, a hint of resentment on their Faces, and soon scurried away.
Watching this scene, Moyunzi snorted coldly.
He valued beauty above all else, but after playing with these self-offering courtesans a few times, he lost interest.
As the Young Lord of the Sea King Sect, women meant nothing to him.
Only women with powerful identities and cultivation could pique his interest.
At this moment, a Disciple of the Sea King Sect ran in from outside the courtyard.
“Young Lord, Lingyu Princess has returned!!”
“Hmm!?”
Hearing this, Moyunzi, who was about to get angry, raised an eyebrow.
A wicked smile appeared on his Face.
“This bitch has finally returned.”
“What about that kid!?”
“Reporting to the Young Lord, the Dark Star person has also returned with her and is now in Wanghai City.”
The Sea King Sect Disciple quickly said.
“Very good.”
Hearing this, Moyunzi sneered, a sinister look on his Face.
As if sensing something, the silent Elder Hai, who was standing beside him, suddenly spoke.
“Young Lord, the military is very focused on cooperation with Dark Star. It’s best not to touch this child. After all, he won’t be staying in Southern Qi for long and shouldn’t affect the Sect’s grand plan.”
“Hmph!”
Hearing this, Moyunzi clenched his fist. He clearly understood this logic and still let out a cold snort.
“Fine, he’s just an insignificant small fry. Since Elder Hai has spoken, then I’ll spare his dog life.”
“As for Lingyu, that bitch, Elder Hai, send someone to deliver a formal invitation to me. I don’t believe that bitch will truly give no Face to my Sea King Sect.”
Three days later.
The sun hung high, its golden, scorching light falling upon the earth, making the ground feel like a baking oven.
On the low mountain, centered around the cave, an area of several hundred meters was still enveloped in a chilling aura.
However, at this moment, this Soul-piercing cold sensation was rapidly weakening.
Half an hour later, the cold sensation finally disappeared completely.
In the cave, Lin Sheng also opened his eyes at the opportune moment.
Blackness surged in his eyes, but quickly returned to normal.
“Hoo…”
Exhaling heavily, Lin Sheng’s Face was filled with fatigue.
The amount of demonic Qi accumulated during this demonic Qi surge far exceeded the previous one.
It could be said that it had completely reached its limit; even a tiny bit more might have made it impossible to suppress the terrifying backlash.
“I imagine that after shedding the demonic remains this time, there should be a significant improvement.”
He murmured, although this time he was exhausted and even a bit disheveled, the gains should not disappoint.
“Next is to wait for the natural transformation.”
Lin Sheng recuperated for a while before standing up.
Much of the fatigue on his Face had recovered. He then walked out of the cave and looked at some wild beasts and birds that had died from the backlash. He flicked his finger, and a burst of force scattered, shattering all the corpses.
After clearing the traces, he didn’t linger and headed straight for Wanghai City.
Today was the day he had arranged to meet Lingyu Princess, and fortunately, he hadn’t been delayed.
Half an hour later, Lin Sheng had arrived in Wanghai City. After a simple tidying up, the military carriage was already waiting outside.
An hour later.
Wanghai Villa.
A man and a woman stood in the villa.
“Lin Sheng, be careful. I can’t fully control this sword strike yet.”
Lingyu Princess, dressed in a snow-white training uniform, held a long sword.
The sword’s hum rose like a Dragon’s roar, and the next moment, a sharp and dazzling Dragon-shaped force erupted from it. In an instant, the terrifying force had reached the tall figure opposite her.
Facing this sword strike, a solemn expression appeared on Lin Sheng’s Face. He took a deep breath, crossed his hands in front of his chest, and black force condensed, like a large shield suspended before him.
With a clang, amidst the crisp sound of metal clashing.
Lin Sheng retreated several steps, and the large shield condensed from black force shattered with a crash.
A cut also appeared on his right arm, but it quickly healed as before.
“This sword strike is very powerful. The Princess’s strength is indeed impressive; even Linsheng Pavilion needs to be careful.”
Lin Sheng withdrew his hands and stood, praising with a smile.
“Unfortunately, it still can’t compare to you.”
Lingyu Princess sheathed her sword. Seeing that Lin Sheng was not seriously injured, she finally relaxed. Hearing Lin Sheng’s praise, a smile also appeared on her Face, but remembering the brutal scene where he punched and exploded that Merman Yao Beast, she still sighed lightly and said,
“Actually, the Princess’s strength is not much different from Linsheng Pavilion’s; there’s no need to belittle yourself.”
Lin Sheng smiled and shook his head.
In his opinion, Lingyu Princess’s strength was indeed very strong; among the younger generation he had seen, she could basically rank first.
She was much stronger than Dark Star seeds like Gong Wei and Yuan Fang.
“Alright, Brother Lin, no need to comfort me. The banquet is ready, let’s go. Also, the Yao Beast flesh and blood you asked me to find has arrived. See if it’s suitable.”
As they spoke, the two chatted as they walked towards the front hall.
Meanwhile, on the long street.
A crimson giant ox pulling a palace-like carriage was approaching Wanghai Villa.