Chapter 2234 — A Contract Spirit Beast?
The Blossom Guardian · Page 1 of 3
The Great Fire Lion knew perfectly well how much true qi and spiritual power it took to upgrade a spirit beast—far more than a human cultivator would ever need. How much of Wei Zhao's own true qi would it drain to upgrade the little Fire Lion?
The Great Fire Lion understood that Wei Zhao had been moved by the Fire Lion clan's warmth and their wish to repay a debt of gratitude, and that he wanted to give something back in return. But there were many ways to repay a kindness—surely there was no need for this? Everyone knew that true qi was cultivated through bitter, unrelenting effort.
To simply give it away for nothing—would that not send one's own strength plummeting by several grades at once?
At this thought, the Great Fire Lion wanted to intervene, but then it recalled that Wei Zhao was at that very moment earnestly channeling true qi into the little Fire Lion. The slightest mishap could mean all his efforts wasted, or worse, a deviation of his inner qi running amok. So the Great Fire Lion did not dare disturb him.
Meanwhile, the little Fire Lion had already crossed into the Profound Rank, becoming a spirit beast of the early Profound Rank!
And that was not the end of it. Wei Zhao kept pushing its strength higher without pause!
Peak early Profound Rank, mid Profound Rank, peak mid Profound Rank, late Profound Rank... only at last, at peak late Profound Rank, did Wei Zhao finally stop. He let out a long breath and set the little Fire Lion down beside him.
Painful as it had been for the little Fire Lion to break through its rank each time its armband was upgraded, the Fire Lion clan was born with formidable willpower—otherwise it could never have fought those three Yellow Rank experts to the bitter end, unyielding, when they had surrounded it.
"My abilities are limited—this is all I can do. Peak late Profound Rank is the utmost I can raise it to," Wei Zhao said, looking at the dumbstruck Great Fire Lion.
"This... Mr. Lin, you've channeled all your power into the little Fire Lion, so you..." The Great Fire Lion regarded Wei Zhao hesitantly.
"Ha, I'm fine. A little rest and I'll be right as rain," Wei Zhao said. "Mother Lion, this time it's your turn!"
The Mother Lion was an ordinary lion. Had Wei Zhao never appeared here, whether it could even reach the Yellow Rank would have been a question—let alone advance further! Put plainly, it came down to her bloodline. She had no ancient spirit beast blood flowing in her body. Even if she ate precious fruits of heaven and earth as her daily food, reaching the Yellow Rank in this lifetime would already be a remarkable feat!
Spirit beasts were not like humans: once they reached the Yellow Rank, their lifespans could be extended indefinitely. The Great Fire Lion had set its heart on seeing the Mother Lion step into the Yellow Rank, but strength was not something one could command at will. After all, every ancient spirit beast had been passed down generation after generation, its bloodline accreting and evolving bit by bit—it took far more than one or two generations to become an ancient spirit beast. Hampered by her bloodline, the Mother Lion's cultivation progressed slowly to begin with; if she could not be brought into the Yellow Rank within a few decades, then she could only fade away in sorrow. That was not something the Great Fire Lion was willing to see!
So when the Great Fire Lion heard Wei Zhao's words, it was beside itself with excitement and astonishment.
"She... can she do it too?" The Great Fire Lion looked at Wei Zhao hesitantly and reminded him, "She doesn't have the bloodline of an ancient spirit beast..."