Chapter 332: Dark Inferno Ancient Crow! The Arrival of Little Flame's Kin!

Chapter 332: Dark Inferno Ancient Crow! The Arrival of Little Flame's Kin!

The last time Su Ping returned from Beiyuan and witnessed the special condition of the Little Crow, he did not release it back into the wild.

Although the Little Crow was not his contracted pet, it was one of the most important pets of the Heart of Ten Thousand Spirits.

Aside from these contracted pets and Old Sha, it was one of the closest to Su Ping.

The Little Crow's condition required supplementation with ancient fire energy from the Fire Nurturing Domain to undergo reversion, so Su Ping kept this little creature in the Beast Space.

Therefore, after witnessing the Little Crow's special situation, Su Ping hurriedly apologized and left ahead of time.

President Liu and Ding Yan did not say anything about Su Ping's hasty departure.

Old Liu prepared slightly and would also come by in the evening, while Ding Yan would stay here to watch a few people complete their assessments before leaving.

In their eyes, Su Ping has always been a fiery and energetic person, and his actions are always full of vigor. Otherwise, he wouldn't have achieved so much at such a young age.

Taking advantage of the situation still being in its early stages, Su Ping naturally wanted to return home and conduct thorough examinations using various instruments for recording, which was the most crucial aspect.

Revert evolution was a brand-new field that Su Ping had never encountered before, and he was curious to see how it differed from normal evolution.

Moreover, Ye Zhou should also be very interested in this aspect.

Hurrying back to the Heart of Ten Thousand Spirits, Su Ping rushed to the laboratory.

He brought the Little Crow, which was undergoing reversion evolution, out of the Beast Space.

After placing it on the instrument platform, Su Ping turned on the camera and aimed it at the Little Crow.

Naturally, Su Ping didn't need to carefully observe and contemplate the usual breeding and evolution process.

However, for reversion evolution, not only Su Ping himself but probably also few breeders in the Dragon Nation had experience in this field.

Naturally, he needed to contemplate it carefully.

"Little Flame, how long has this Little Crow been in this state?" Su Ping asked, looking at the Little Flame that was inseparable from the Little Crow at this moment.

As the Little Flame had said, it was the so-called object of faith for ten thousand birds, and its condensed form was that of a phoenix bird, naturally having a great affinity for birds.

Of course, when it came to affinity, Su Ping always recalled the scene of Ten Thousand Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix. Countless bird-type pets eagerly rushed into the sea of fire, burning themselves to become nourishment for the Flame Sovereign.

What a terrifying scene that was.

However, speaking of it, the Little Crow at that time also had a sense of the Flame Sovereign's appearance and its waves, but it wasn't as fanatical as the other birds. Perhaps it was because of the awakening of its ancient bloodline.

"Hisssss... (It has the qualifications... to become the mount... of the Flame Sovereign... just awakened...)"

A few black lines appeared on Su Ping's forehead.

This little thing was indeed quite narcissistic.

If it could replicate the legendary Three-Footed Golden Crow from ancient times, it might not be weaker than its original body, this so-called Flame Sovereign.

However, regardless of the Flame Sovereign from ancient times or the Three-Footed Golden Crow, Su Ping didn't know enough to judge them.

Thinking of this, Su Ping used his psychic energy to condense, and with the spatial attribute power of the Fire Nurturing Domain, a fire-colored fruit instantly appeared in his palm.

This time, the Little Flame didn't covet this flame fruit. After agreeing to cooperate with Su Ping, Su Ping provided this little guy with an abundance of flame fruits.

Currently, the Little Crow's level had reached the Ordinary Eighth Rank, and its strength had significantly improved and broken through.

As it had said, this Little Flame obviously valued the Little Crow, and the two of them complemented each other.

The flame fruit was subconsciously swallowed by the Little Crow.

For this relatively basic reversion evolution, it seemed that no other materials were needed. When the ancient energy was sufficient, it could proceed.

As expected, when the flame fruit was swallowed by the Little Crow, like water flowing into a channel, the evolutionary light seemed to finally be complete at this moment.

It was no longer intermittent but instantly soared into the sky.

The Little Flame's wings fanned, and as it left the Little Crow's body, the two flames had already stood on Su Ping's shoulders with ease and familiarity. The fire-red little eyes stared intently at the Little Crow's evolution.

Su Ping's eyes narrowed, and he wasn't in a hurry. He even had the leisure to call Ye Zhou.

However, the phone rang for a full two minutes, and when Su Ping redialed, it still didn't connect. Wondering what Ye Zhou was up to, Su Ping shrugged and sent a text message before putting away his phone.

Then, he refocused his gaze on the various instruments.

There was no need to explain what evolution meant.

Living beings evolved over time to adapt to their environment, ensure the continuation of their species, or prevent certain environmental factors. On Blue Planet, there was also the enhancement of energy limits. Simultaneously, the long evolutionary process would be accelerated within the evolutionary light.

Therefore, the essence of cultivation and evolution is to stimulate the pet beast with various resources, allowing it to evolve into different forms under such conditions.

Ancestral Regression, on the other hand, involves the deep-seated original form and abilities of the pet beast resurfacing.

As Su Ping pondered these thoughts, he also recalled some theories that Ye Zhou had studied during the New Year when he was here.

The Dark Inferno Ancient Crow, already known and confirmed to be the ancestral form of the Fire Consuming Crow. But what lies beyond the Dark Inferno Ancient Crow? Initially, Ye Zhou had a few suspects.

After all, this wasn't too difficult to analyze.

Extinct crows or birds that left traces in history.

Fire-type.

However, after the completion of Ancestral Regression, how to find the corresponding bloodline and complete further regression is what Su Ping needed to consider.

Shaking his head, when Ye Zhou graduates, he could come and study together. This guy is a time-type beastmaster, and he is more sensitive to the traces of time.

The light of evolution gradually faded in the lab.

The rules of evolution on the Blue Planet have always been something Su Ping was both curious and respectful about. This rule, which completes the evolution of a normal organism over hundreds of thousands of years within the light of evolution, causing a massive explosion of pet beast species, is extremely mysterious and powerful.

Little Crow's level was not high, so the evolution under the light of evolution was even faster.

In less than fifteen minutes, as the light of evolution gradually dimmed and completely faded, a loud cry echoed in the lab.

Compared to the sharp, piercing cries of other eagle or hawk pet beasts, this sound, though loud, still had an indescribable hoarse tone.

Moreover, this cry matched Su Ping's understanding of the creature:

"Quack, quack, quack!"

Ignoring the excitement in the harsh, unpleasant crow's cry, Su Ping looked at YaYa's transformed body.

Black.

Originally, the crow's feathers were pitch black, as expected, similar to the Dark Inferno Ancient Crow's dark red feathers.

The body had grown larger, comparable to a small hawk in size, and at first glance, it almost didn't look like a crow.

Additionally, on its head was a tuft of feathers, like a flame, also dark red, with a hint of black in the heart of the flame.

This was slightly different from the Dark Inferno Ancient Crow's shadow Ye Zhou had once replicated.

Su Ping's eyes narrowed slightly, focusing on the little crow, Quack.

Instantly, the True Eye was activated, YaYa did not resist Su Ping's gaze, but flapped its wings.

[Dark Inferno Ancient Crow (Wild)]



[Attributes: Fire, Dark]



[Current Rank: Overlord Fourth Rank]



[Racial Realm: Sovereign Seventh Rank]



[Racial Skills: Flame Fireball (Proficient), Flowing Flame Robe (Proficient), Flame Conversion (Expert), Fire Consuming Technique (Expert), Smoke and Fire (Novice), Unextinguishable Flame (Novice), Black Flame Incarnation (Novice)]



Seven skills in total!

A Sovereign Seventh Rank racial ceiling?

The little crow in front of Su Ping far exceeded his expectations, so much so that he hadn't anticipated it.

He checked the records of the Dark Inferno Ancient Crow on the computer again.

In the Breeder Association's records, it was clearly written that the Dark Inferno Ancient Crow was an ancient pet beast of Overlord peak.

Now, the racial ceiling was Sovereign!

Such a significant rank difference clearly couldn't be due to the resources Su Ping used, as even if they were more powerful, the racial ceiling wouldn't break so much.

This wasn't about beastmaster studies.

The only plausible explanation was that the records of the Dark Inferno Ancient Crow were incorrect.

It made sense, in ancient times, the lack of ancient fire energy caused the Dark Inferno Ancient Crow to continuously weaken and eventually degenerate into a basic Fire Consuming Crow.

When people discovered it, they naturally saw it becoming weaker and weaker.

Breaking through the racial ceiling to become stronger is indeed very difficult, but lowering the racial ceiling to become weaker is relatively much easier.

Understanding this, Su Ping nodded in agreement.

Looking at the extremely excited little crow, radiating heat from its body, he realized:

These seven skills, all combat-oriented, were purely energy-based pet beasts.

Simple and brutal,

Even at the Sovereign rank, they were quite impressive.

In the records, the Dark Inferno Ancient Crow only had five skills.

No Unextinguishable Flame or Black Flame Incarnation!

Undoubtedly, from the names of these skills, these abilities should be considered the most powerful of the Dark Inferno Ancient Crow.

Thinking this over, Su Ping glanced through the list again.

As expected, the earlier abilities were straightforward.

Flame Fireball was an evolved version of the Fireball technique, and Flowing Flame Robe was a defensive fire skill.

Flame Conversion was relatively special, allowing the transformation of flame form and temperature, and Fire Consuming Technique was the racial skill of the Fire Consuming Crow, restoring energy and accumulating for firing by consuming fire.

The Smoke and Fire technique was a brand new skill that Little Crow had mastered after its evolution.

It was a fire-based skill, but it didn't directly attack with flames. Instead, it released a massive amount of dense, rolling smoke.

Not only was it extremely choking, but it also came with extremely high temperatures.

This skill could cause enemies to suffocate, become blind, and other status effects. If used in combat, it would undoubtedly unleash remarkable results.

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What was truly worth mentioning, without a doubt, were the two skills that followed, which were not recorded in the Breeder Association:

【Unextinguishable Flame (Entry-level): A skill that completely fuses the terrifying flame with the darkness attribute, releasing a black fire that cannot be naturally extinguished, unaffected by water, ice, and other attributes. It cannot be extinguished by conventional means! This skill can be combined with other Dark Inferno Ancient Crow skills, allowing all released flames to become Unextinguishable Flames!】

As expected, the black flame seemed to always have such an effect.

Was this the Heaven Illuminating Flame? Su Ping scratched his head, feeling that it was both practical and powerful.

From the demonstration of this skill, it was virtually unbeatable in combat.

However, the specific manifestation of this skill remained unknown, and it required thorough experimentation.

Was it immune to water-based attacks?

Did this mean that the flame could even be used underwater?

Su Ping's heart stirred, but he turned his gaze to Little Crow's other skill.

【Black Flame Incarnation (Entry-level): Allows the user to briefly enter a state of black flame energy, ignoring fatal injuries. Physical contact with the flame will cause the Unextinguishable Flame to ignite. The black flame will not extinguish until the user's own flame is extinguished.】

This skill didn't require much explanation. The Unextinguishable Flame and Black Flame Incarnation complemented each other.

It was as if the user's body had become an embodiment of the flame element, but the element in question was the dark flame, not an ordinary flame element.

Nevertheless, these two skills set Little Crow's Dark Inferno Ancient Crow apart from other fire-type beasts.

This was likely another research breeding result that could place in the top three at the Breeder Competition.

Su Ping nodded in satisfaction.

Little Flame was also delighted, leaping onto Little Crow's body.

The two had become quite close during this time.

"Caw caw caw!" Little Crow cawed again, and after Su Ping's gaze returned, it perched on his shoulder, now standing taller than Su Ping.

Su Ping rubbed the feathers of Little Crow, which had turned from pitch black to a dark red, flowing like flames.

Just as Su Ping was about to take Little Crow to find a place to test its newly evolved abilities, Little Flame, which had transformed into a small firebird, suddenly let out a series of hissing sounds!

Su Ping's eyebrows furrowed slightly as he looked at Little Flame.

As expected, Little Flame seemed extremely agitated and anxious, perched on Little Crow's body.

It even leaped off Little Crow's body, but its anxiety and agitation showed no signs of abating.

"Hiss! Hiss!"

The entire laboratory was filled with the strange hissing of the small creature.

Su Ping's eyebrows furrowed slightly as he mentally communicated with it: "Alright, alright, what's wrong? You were fine just a moment ago."

Little Flame calmed down a little and returned to Little Crow's body. As expected, it became anxious again:

"Hiss... Hiss... (It's here... I can sense it... It's here!)"

"Here? What's here?"

Su Ping's eyebrows furrowed.

As expected, there was a connection between Little Flame and Little Crow. As a small spark of the Flame Sovereign, Little Flame had an innate connection with birds due to the Ten Thousand Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix. Had this little guy sensed something?

"Hiss... Hiss... (Flame... A fellow flame, a fellow flame, within the range of perception...)"

Hmm? Su Ping's eyes lit up.

There was no need to explain what Little Flame's fellow flame was.

Previously, Su Ping had learned from Little Flame that it wanted to regain its full power by consuming other flame sparks.

After the Ten Thousand Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix, the scattered flames that turned into meteor showers were each a part of the Flame Sovereign's life force.

The Flame Sovereign's resurrection required the consumption of these flames, ultimately completed by a single flame.

However, although Su Ping had promised to help, he hadn't actively sought them out, as it was indeed a conspicuous task. But judging by the situation, it seemed that the flame sparks were coming to him instead.

But why hadn't Little Flame sensed it earlier?

Su Ping glanced at Little Crow, who also seemed confused, and realized what Little Flame had meant earlier.

"Your mount?"

In other words, these Flame Sovereign's flame incarnations all require corresponding bird-type companion beasts to support them and ensure their early-stage devouring of other flames' power?

At the same time, after obtaining this advanced bird companion beast, can it also increase the range of perception, allowing it to sense the appearance of its fellow kind within a certain distance, and then proceed to devour and fight them?

How interesting!

Su Ping licked the corner of his mouth, revealing a look of interest.

"Little guy, don't be afraid. You've forgotten what we said before. We're partners now."

"Hiss... hiss... hiss... (Partner... yes! Partner! I and this human are... partners! Human, will you help me defeat my fellow kind and let me devour them?)"

Little Flame suddenly found a savior and gradually calmed down. It perched on top of the little crow again, its fiery red eyes staring intently at Su Ping.

"Of course, that's what a partnership is. However, what do you need to offer in return? If you don't want to be my companion beast, then it's unreasonable for me to help you for free, right? Of course, I'm not trying to make things difficult for you. This time, I can help you for free, but if there's a next time, you need to think about what you'll do for me in return?"

Su Ping smiled slyly, clearly conveying the idiom 'taking advantage of the situation.'

This time, Little Flame didn't hesitate:

"Hiss... hiss... hiss... (I... will offer something, but I can't be a human's companion beast! I'll find a way to compensate you! Human! Help me, and I'll repay you!)"

Su Ping smiled and nodded. Then, his mood suddenly became excited.

He didn't care that the sky was already tilting towards the west and directly asked:

"Little Flame, can you sense the direction of your fellow kind? There's no time to waste, let's set off now! By the way, can you sense their strength?"

Compared to Little Flame's devouring instinct, Su Ping himself was also extremely interested in devouring this creature.

"Hiss... hiss... hiss... (It's in... the northern direction... I can't sense its strength, but it should be more powerful than me. It's locked onto... its mount should be strong too... but... it's limited...)"

Little Flame conveyed the meaning in a disjointed manner.

Su Ping nodded and didn't waste any more words. Since Little Flame thought the other party was stronger, Su Ping didn't hesitate.

He called over Old Sha, who was still practicing number combinations every day on the side, and together they left the All-Spirit Heart, heading north.

In a research laboratory at Magic Capital Academy, several figures had already emerged.

An elderly man with a sly smile said to Ye Zhou beside him:

"Little Ye, the Youth Beastmaster Examination is about to begin. It's a grand event this year! As the outstanding student of Magic Capital Academy, you don't need to focus solely on the breeding research room. You should also put more effort into beast battles!"

"This year, there are many talented young beastmasters who are eager to show their skills in front of the entire nation!"

Ye Zhou smiled and replied, "Professor Wang, your research is also very beneficial to my beast breeding, especially the previous results!"

"It's a pity that the ancestral regression of the bloodline you proposed earlier is also very interesting, but these ancestrally evolved beasts have already disappeared for many years, making it difficult to provide them."

Professor Wang opened his mouth with regret, shaking his head helplessly.

However, Ye Zhou didn't seem to mind:

"It's just a direction. There's no need to rush. We can take it slowly."

After speaking, Ye Zhou picked up his silent phone and looked at it. He was slightly startled when he saw several missed calls, all from the same person.

Su Ping?

Ye Zhou tapped the screen but didn't pay much attention. However, when he scrolled down and saw the clear text message after several missed call notifications, his eyes widened:

"So fast? How is that possible?!"

"What's wrong?"

Professor Wang was surprised to see this usually mature, reserved, and extremely calm young student in such a state.

"Su Ping says that his fire-eating crow has completed ancestral regression and seems to have evolved into a Dark Inferno Ancient Crow."

"Oh? Then you should call and ask."

Ye Zhou didn't waste any words and quickly returned the call.

However, this time, the silent phone on the other end didn't receive a response.

The old and young men squatted in front of the research room, repeatedly calling.

They waited for the phone to be answered.

However, on the other end of the call, Su Ping's phone was left alone in the laboratory, while he had already disappeared to an unknown location.

After ringing for over ten times, a voice came from the phone's speaker, none other than Chubby:

"Who is this? Can't you wait a bit before calling again? Alright, I'll put it on silent... and wait for the master to return."

(End of Chapter)

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