Chapter 438: The Mystery of External Incarnations! Preparing for a Breakthrough!

Chapter 438: The Mystery of External Incarnations! Preparing for a Breakthrough!



Su Ping was truly surprised that this person dared to appear so openly and publicly.

However, upon closer inspection, this matter was agreed upon by the Holy Dragon Legend, and the Skate Saint himself knew of his whereabouts, so it wasn't strange for him to appear? Despite the reason for the previous encounter, Su Ping had no real affection for this person.

But no matter what, if the other party were to truly cause him any substantial harm, it would indeed be unfounded.

So, after the entire living room had been silent for several seconds, as one of the hosts and with Su An Yong clearly unaware of the other party's identity, Su Ping spoke up:

"Greetings to Senior Shui Zun. I welcome your presence here, Senior."

Shui Zun.

Upon hearing these words, Leng Ye and Zhu Hong, who were unaware of the identity of this person, also had their pupils shrink.

Only Li Shu and Jian Yue were slightly bewildered, gazing at this unexpected mysterious guest.

It must be said that the arrival of this person made the originally lively atmosphere slightly eerie.

"Since it's like that, I won't be polite."

The Mermaid Princess casually glanced around and found a seat.

This was a large long table, with Meng Yao and Zhu Hong sitting on either side, and Qin Erlong and Yin Master as their assistants.

Su Ping and Leng Ye, as the current hosts and elders, sat on the left and right at the head of the table.

As for Su An Yong, he sat on the side.

The Mermaid Princess showed no hesitation and sat down with a smile in the empty seat, which was originally Qin Erlong's assistant's position.

The Skate Saint subconsciously stood up, wanting to offer this person his seat, but the Mermaid Princess shook her head with a smile:

"It's already impolite to come uninvited, and if I take a higher seat, it would be too inconsiderate."

Compared to the first time when he was so intimidating, this person's change was quite significant? Su Ping's slightly anxious heart also relaxed.

However, Su Ping thought for a moment and looked at the Shui Zun's incarnation:

"Senior, are there any foods that you should avoid?"

The Mermaid Princess's cerulean blue eyes scanned the long table, and indeed, aside from some ordinary dishes, there were quite a few ingredients from aquatic ferocious beasts. She smiled slightly:

"No problem, no matter when, the law of the jungle is an eternal rule."

Su Ping nodded, but what he didn't expect was that after this person's arrival, and once everyone had arrived, he didn't say another word.

The same went for Su An Yong.

He was very self-aware, and although he didn't get along well with Su Ping privately, now, not to mention the two presidents of Jianghai, there were also two Holy Spirit Rank individuals and two Breeding Masters,

These people gathered at the All-Souls Heart, and they had nothing to do with Su An Yong; it was all because of the son beside him.

Leng Ye, sitting next to him, smiled and teased:

"Su, the great Breeding Master, do you want to say a few words?"

Say a few words?

Su Ping was startled, then thought for a moment and indeed nodded, looking at the various seniors in front of the long table:

"Seniors, most of you here are my seniors and elders.

This time, the majority of you will be spending some time at the All-Souls Heart. If there's anything lacking in our hospitality, please bear with us."

Everyone smiled but didn't say much.

Leng Ye laughed and scolded from the side:

"Alright, you stinker. Why are you spouting all this nonsense? But I won't be staying here for long. Yin Master and the others will be here until the Heavenly Tomb's Origami Beast is bred and brought back to Beiyuan."

Yin Master also nodded:

"This time, we came mainly for the breeding of the Heavenly Tomb's Origami Beast. Su Ping, if you have any instructions, you can say them directly without worry."

Upon hearing this, Su Ping smiled and nodded:

"Regarding the Origami Beast and the upcoming breeding, there are indeed some things..."

The Mermaid Princess's cerulean blue eyes curiously looked at the senior sitting at the head of the table. When the Holy Dragon Legend agreed to help him breed the Heavenly Tomb's Origami Beast, she almost lost her temper.

It was only natural that there were geniuses in this world, but in her opinion, no one could be a genius to that extent.

At the mere age of twenty, being able to compare with others' hundreds of years of breeding experience, wasn't that just nonsense? If it weren't for the Holy Dragon Legend's sense of threat being so strong, not to mention it was just an incarnation that hadn't recovered its strength yet, even if it were the main body, even if the main body were at its peak, it wouldn't dare claim to be able to defeat the other party.

Hence, the situation was stronger than the person, and naturally, one could only grit their teeth and swallow the blood, pretending to agree.

However, it was also because of this reason that, holding onto the goal of finding the incarnation of the Flame Venerable, the Mermaid Princess still came to Jianghai, wanting to see what kind of person could be so memorable to a legendary peak existence.

Therefore, during her first arrival, she was actually testing.

However, even at that time, she only saw that this young man was indeed extraordinary.

But whether he could complete its request, was still a question.

But what happened next, and the subsequent half-month professional assessment, under her secret observation, she actually reached a shocking conclusion.

The young man in front of her eyes, not only was he indeed as the Holy Dragon Legend said, regarding external incarnations, he had a thorough understanding, and even more so, it was very likely that he had already achieved a stage of results.

That strange blue wolf was like that.

And now, seeing this young lad actually start to command these so-called breeding masters in Dragon Nation, the Mermaid Princess thoroughly acknowledged that this extremely young lad was indeed an extraordinary genius breeding master, even in her chaotic but genius-filled era.

But could this genius breeding master really solve her problem?

In her cerulean blue eyes, a trace of longing appeared,

It was a longing for freedom.

She didn't want to be an incarnation of Shui Zun, but wanted to have a life of her own.

In the end, all eyes were on the genius breeder before them, wondering if he truly possessed the skills to handle this!

The unusual celebratory feast, both a welcome and a congratulatory event, concluded in this atmosphere.

Despite the arrival of the Water Venerable, which made the atmosphere slightly odd, he remained mostly silent from start to finish, and thus, most of the time, he was overlooked.

Late at night.

Beside Su Ping, only Zhu Hong was present.

Under the lamplight, Zhu Hong frowned slightly as he watched Su Ping, his eyes closed, and asked with some concern, "Su Ping, what about the Water Venerable's matter...?"

"It should be fine. The last time, I met him, and Saint Dragon also spoke to me about it."

Su Ping opened his eyes, sensing that his spiritual power was beginning to fluctuate in an unusual manner.

Clearly, the effects of the Dragon Ancient Tree Tea he had consumed a few days ago were still lingering.

"That's good. Regarding Lao Liu's Winter Heart from earlier, what do you think about it?"

Zhu Hong turned to look at Su Ping.

"It's simple. You saw the effect of Winter Heart, which is purely an Ice Element-based Super Rank Skill that acts upon oneself!

Even more so, it can influence the physical form of the Ice Fang White Wolf, and within this, there's likely a corresponding connection with He Na Bai Chuan and Huan Hai Jing!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Hong nodded:

"Indeed. The potential of the Ice Fang White Wolf is not to be underestimated. Lao Liu's research is of great value and significance. So, where do you think this connection lies?"

Zhu Hong's face, which didn't match his age, revealed a hint of scrutiny. Su Ping, however, smiled and said, "You've probably guessed it already. The skill Ice Seal Bloodline is a body-type skill that acts upon the Ice Fang White Wolf's own body!

If the description of the Hall Skill isn't exaggerated, then in my opinion, the cultivation of He Na Bai Chuan should also be based on such a body-type skill, serving as the core Super Rank Skill module for cultivation!"

Zhu Hong smiled and nodded again:

"You're right. After researching at the Four Seas Dragon Palace for so long, I myself have tested this ability for a long time, and what Huan Hai Jing said about the skills that Nie Chuan cultivated in it, they couldn't produce any synergistic effects.

There's definitely a missing key skill here, and this skill is very likely the core skill of He Na Bai Chuan's critical insight, and moreover, this skill isn't even a racial skill of Huan Hai Jing itself!"

However, Zhu Hong soon shook his head helplessly again, "Unfortunately, Huan Hai Jing is truly unable to forcefully stimulate it again. It needs a long period of nurturing, and the time required is too long. The soul's incompleteness due to the soul's fragmentation makes it impossible to recall everything.

Even though I've known about the missing skills for a long time, I've tried asking multiple times, but Huan Hai Jing hasn't been able to provide any clear explanations."

Su Ping naturally understood the difficulty of restoring the Hall Skill He Na Bai Chuan:

"It's not about the number of skills cultivated. The issue isn't that there are too many or too few skills that can directly influence a pet's physique. Rather, it's extremely challenging to cultivate such skills!"

Su Ping's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and then he smiled.

Indeed, he recalled this point because when he had chatted with Chen Zhan, they had discussed it.

At that time, Chen Zhan's Feng Lei Zhi Yi, through the fusion of the Hurricane Element Spirit and the Thunder Element Spirit, was combined with the still flesh-and-blood Azure Dragon, transforming into the Wind Thunder Wings.

This was a unique combination skill, and Chen Zhan had mentioned that the difficulty lay in the combination of the wind and thunder elements with the Azure Dragon's physical body.

Although the Ice Fang White Wolf and Xiao Qing had passed through the skill and transformed into such special elemental bodies, abandoning their original flesh-and-blood forms, it was extremely challenging for ordinary pets to undergo such a transformation through cultivation!

At that time, it was also because Chen Zhan's Azure Dragon had awakened to both wind and thunder elements, and additionally, the Dragon Clan's special physique made it possible.

However, flesh-and-blood and elemental bodies are fundamentally two different concepts.

Nevertheless, for Su Ping, this was a challenge but not an insurmountable difficulty. He smiled and looked at Zhu Hong, "Zhu Hong, in this aspect, you can focus your research on this. I can give you a reminder! In the Pingyun Company that I co-founded with Dong Muyu, there's a special medicine called 'Illusion Heart'!"

"Illusion Heart?"

Zhu Hong frowned and then suddenly brightened, "That's right, it's that special potion you created, allowing pets and beastmasters to transform into elemental bodies for a short time, right?"

Su Ping nodded:

"You can research in this direction. Who knows, you might be able to cultivate several unique physique-type skills that have never existed before! Later, I'll give you the specific cultivation resource formula for this direction."

"Great! Coming to Linzhou this time was indeed the right decision! Su Ping, if He Na Bai Chuan can be revived, and even further, if it can be cultivated on other pets beyond Huan Hai Jing, you'll be the one with the greatest contribution!"

Zhu Hong excitedly rubbed his hands together.

Su Ping smiled and handed over the secret formula for Illusion Heart to Zhu Hong. Finally, he thought for a moment and reminded him, "Zhu Hong, when you research later, look into the direction of merging the elemental body with the flesh-and-blood body!"

Zhu Hong, who was examining the resource usage ratio on the formula, heard this and slightly frowned, then smiled and nodded:

"You still can't forget about Chen Zhan's Azure Dragon's skill, huh? That skill is quite interesting.

I'll look into it later and see if I can delve deeper in this aspect."

After sending off the satisfied Zhu Hong, Su Ping heaved a sigh of relief.

However, just as he prepared to rest, a figure suddenly appeared in the room without any warning.

The entire study became incredibly damp.

Su Ping looked at the arriving Jiao Ji: "Why is it so humid?"

Jiao Ji chuckled, "Little friend, are you still upset about the previous matter? Don't be so petty. It's a big deal for us, so we had to come and test you out.

Su Ping shrugged, "Since Saint Dragon has spoken, I'll naturally do my best when the time comes. No need to worry, Senior."

The Mermaid Princess looked at Su Ping before her.

Su Ping's eyelids twitched. Although this thing was human-shaped, in essence, it should still be a type of ferocious beast, right?

Even in this world where pet breeding and beast taming were mainstream, there were indeed some taboo literature with such content. But Su Ping had never imagined that one day, it would happen to him!

Looking at the smug expression on the young man before her, the Mermaid Princess furrowed her brows, and a black line appeared on her forehead. After a moment, she said, "Little guy, how did you use your limited understanding and perception of external incarnations to perfect your external incarnation?"

As soon as these words came out, Su Ping's eyebrows slowly furrowed.

The Mermaid Princess spoke with great certainty, making Su Ping unable to tell if she was testing him or if she had already confirmed that she had seen through him, realizing that Xiao Qing's external incarnation was the complete version.

Seemingly noticing Su Ping's wariness, the Mermaid Princess shook her head, "Rest assured, this matter only brings benefits to me, and I won't disclose it to outsiders. Moreover, in the Dragon Nation, who here can harm you?"

Her words were straightforward, and Su Ping's furrowed brows relaxed as the Mermaid Princess continued, "Little guy, do you feel that the abilities of the external incarnation are relatively inferior, even compared to your other skills?"

As soon as these words came out, Su Ping was stunned again, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "The external incarnation is not a combat-oriented skill, and the Five Elements Body is indeed stronger."

"Hehe, Su Ping, the external incarnation was the ability that the original body most wanted to master. As you said, this isn't a combat-oriented skill, and you haven't discovered its mysteries yet."

"Mysteries?"

Su Ping acknowledged that he had indeed developed a combination skill for Xiao Qing and his external incarnation.

He thought for a moment and said, "I've looked up some information and prepared a combination skill for Xiao Qing and the external incarnation."

But the Mermaid Princess shook her head, "The power of these skills is naturally crucial in the initial stage, but after reaching a certain stage, a part of them will become similar.

Legendary-level or even above, the power of skills and abilities naturally play a significant role in combat, but more importantly, is the application of rules.

Of course, it's a bit early to tell you these things now, but I don't want to watch as, after countless years, in the era after the myth, the external incarnation reappears, and I don't want to miss this opportunity."

Su Ping looked at her with suspicion. What else could this external incarnation do?

The Mermaid Princess smiled, "Among the humans of your era, mastering a skill to the pinnacle is called transcending the mortal realm. Only by reaching this realm can one truly grasp the power of the rules through the skill itself.

Of course, there are also some special advanced skills that can achieve this at relatively low proficiency levels.

However, for some exceptionally talented pets, while controlling the initial levels is challenging, it is still possible. But for some exceptionally talented pets, while controlling the initial levels is challenging, but it is still possible. However, the 'transcending the mortal realm' level is so high that perhaps one might not be able to break through to this level in a lifetime.

Speaking of which, I didn't expect your origami pet to break through a gold-type skill at this stage.

But the owner of the external incarnation is different..."

As soon as these words came out, a gleam of insight flashed in Su Ping's eyes.

Indeed, even a living being like the Mermaid Princess, who was so concerned, perhaps it was because of the external incarnation that the Saint Dragon Legend abandoned his plan to enter the Endless Sea.

The mysteries of the external incarnation indeed ran deep.

Transcending the mortal realm with a skill was an extremely high level, and the reminder from the Mermaid Princess made Su Ping realize something.

The Mermaid Princess didn't keep him guessing but continued, "The external incarnation's incarnations are completely real, unlike me, whose original consciousness exists but was forcibly assimilated. Those incarnations can also be cultivated and learn!"

Indeed!

Su Ping pursed his lips, and his eyebrows furrowed slightly, "But this has nothing to do with..."

"Perhaps you, little guy, want to say that even if you cultivate those incarnations and then cultivate the original body, what's the difference? Little guy, I tell you, the difference is huge!"

The Mermaid Princess spoke, revealing Su Ping's surprise.

"Even if you're a genius breeder, you're still human, and you can't fully grasp the feelings of pets. In fact, in the eyes of humans, pet skill cultivation and skill level improvement are relatively abstract concepts.

Humans can't understand the feelings of pets at this time.

However, in fact, every time a skill is successfully cultivated, and the skill level is improved, it's an invaluable opportunity for pets, a chance to deeply understand the skill's power.

And if the external incarnation is cultivated separately, the insight gained from this cultivation will be three times more, and even subsequent level improvements will be three times more.

For pets, the possibility of breaking through to the 'transcending the mortal realm' level for that skill will also be three times more! At the same time, the skill's proficiency level will improve much faster than other pets! Not to mention, the external incarnation itself can quickly accumulate proficiency through practice."

Su Ping's pupils dilated.

So, there was such a secret?

"Of course, if talent is insufficient, perhaps even with this, one can't improve to the 'transcending the mortal realm' level, but don't forget, your external incarnation itself can continue to improve in level.

After the skill level is improved, the number of external incarnations will naturally increase, so, little guy, your little pet can't cultivate skills at will in the future! Choose carefully before acting!"

The Mermaid Princess smiled.

Unexpectedly, the advice from the person before him was indeed invaluable to Su Ping.

He cupped his hands and bowed to this ancient being for the first time:

"Thank you, Senior, for your guidance!"

He didn't need to doubt anything because he would know once he tried it.

"Hehe, it's nothing. Since you've made it this far, you'll definitely be able to sense it in the future. It's just a matter of time. But I never expected that you could truly recreate this external incarnation skill from the ancient times!"

The Mermaid Princess shook her head, not adding anything further. She glanced at Su Ping, and only then did she finally speak:

"Little guy, it seems you've been busy lately, and you probably don't have time to keep our appointment. However, with your abilities, these matters at hand will likely be resolved soon."

"In my Water Heart, if you have any matters, you can also find me at any time, including the matter you and that human mentioned about the flesh and elemental bodies."

"Hehe, in this aspect, I have quite a say! Take this, and whenever you want to talk, just give me a call."

The Mermaid Princess didn't say more.

On Su Ping's desk, she placed a rainbow-hued conch shell, which then turned into rainbow-colored foam and disappeared into the midnight study.

Su Ping was caught off guard by this sudden action.

However, after thinking about the exchange with this person tonight, it seemed that they were merely expressing goodwill and friendliness.

Unconsciously, he picked up the rainbow conch shell from the desk.

The next second, his eyebrows rose again.

This conch shell seemed to be a spatial tool, and it could also connect with this Water Venerable.

Through spiritual sensing, he quickly saw what was inside the conch shell.

A large cluster of Flame Venerable's fire spirit was placed within, apparently captured during this period.

Wow, had the Flame Venerable's split fire spirit become a trade resource? Su Ping's lips twitched; both were ancient water and fire venerables, and their totems were at the peak of legends. Why did it feel like the Flame Venerable had been unlucky from ancient times to the modern era?

Thinking of this, Su Ping helplessly shook his head and then placed the item into the Beast Taming Space. Simultaneously, his consciousness merged with it, and he looked towards the current situation.

"Sssss (Su Ping... I... digested it...)"

The little flamelet emitted a sizzling sound, conveying its thoughts at that moment.

Earlier, the Sacred Dragon Legend had given a large amount of the Flame Venerable's split fire spirit.

However, the little flamelet's size was too small, making it impossible to completely devour and digest it.

Therefore, to ensure his own spiritual intelligence and safety, Su Ping's intention was to eat it slowly.

Now, this little guy was also eagerly anticipating another feast.

After devouring it once more, it should reach the Overlord level.

Su Ping looked at the little guy and thought, "Little thing, I want to ask you, when you saw the Flame Venerable's original body's memories, did you notice that the Flame Venerable had some control over rootless fire?"

"Sssss? (Rootless... fire?)"

The little flamelet seemed to not understand this concept.

Su Ping's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and then he thought, "Little guy, it's the ability to burn without energy control, and precisely because of this, it's a very powerful flame control!"

"Sssss (No need... control... flame...)"

The little flamelet murmured and then fell into deep thought.

Even Su Ping himself felt that it seemed somewhat unlikely.

After all, the last time he wanted to ask about the Flame Venerable's understanding of energy cultivation, he didn't get any feedback.

In this relatively more abstract situation, how could there be any response?

However, what Su Ping didn't expect was that just as he was about to directly comfort the other party and let it consume and digest the remaining Flame Venerable's fire spirits, suddenly, the little flamelet became active: "Sssss (I remember! The original body... seems to have... but it failed... and the memories... are many!)"

Hmm? Su Ping's pupils contracted sharply. Indeed, as the peak of elemental pet beasts and the totem of the fire element, how could it not have thoughts about continuous burning?

But from this meaning, did the Flame Venerable research it and even fail?

However, just as Su Ping wanted to continue pondering, the little flamelet's words made him freeze in his tracks: "Sssss (The original body... the path to ascend to divinity... failed...)"

"The path to ascend to divinity?"

Su Ping blinked.

Then, the little flamelet shook its body again: "Sssss (Don't know... couldn't see the specific content... it's blurry... but it's important!)"

Su Ping exhaled, digesting this information a little.

This ability was important? Was it related to the Flame Venerable's original path to ascend to divinity? Thinking of this, Su Ping slightly concentrated, and regarding this flame-burning trait, he became more attentive.

But looking at the somewhat dazed little flamelet, Su Ping continued, "Alright, you devour and merge first. If there's more information in this regard, don't forget to tell me first!"

After leaving his consciousness from the Beast Taming Space, Su Ping finally merged his consciousness with himself.

At that moment, Su Ping had been suppressing himself, but now, after Su An Yong's return today, Su Ping also obtained the most important space characteristic resource for promotion.

So, now he didn't need to suppress himself anymore.

Yes, at this moment, Su Ping finally began his promotion to the Overlord Beast Taming Master!

Nearly 8,000 characters in this chapter, making up for yesterday's absence.

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