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Chapter 454: The Forming Flame Seed! The Conditions of the Flame Supreme
Chapter 454: The Forming Flame Seed! The Conditions of the Flame Supreme
"Ga!"
The piercing shriek echoed through the skies above the Phoenix Heart, causing the countless birds circling above to become restless.
These birds, whether wild or semi-tamed, frantically circled above the little crow Yaya, their anxiety palpable.
However, the terrifying flame protection barrier prevented them from getting any closer, no matter how agitated they were. They could only express their concern for their temporary king through incessant chirping and squawking.
After all, these birds were incredibly weak.
Most of them were wild, low-level birds that were difficult to capture and contract, such as gray sparrows and southern swallows—common low-level beast companions.
Even some of the elite-level birds had little value or potential for cultivation.
The only exceptions were the two Blue Flame Sparrows brought back by the Flame Sovereign's divine sense, which were also left in the Heart of Ten Thousand Souls due to being consumed by the Flame Seed.
These were the top-tier battle forces of the Phoenix Heart.
In a sense, the Phoenix Heart was the biggest makeshift group within the Heart of Ten Thousand Souls.
Bird-type beast companions were difficult to restrain, and if they flew away when free-range, the loss would be significant.
The current situation was the best possible outcome. The Heart of Ten Thousand Souls only needed to provide some low-value bird feed to barely sustain these creatures, while the Hundred-Bird Parasol Tree above the Phoenix Heart offered an attractive residence.
Su Ping didn't pay much attention to Yaya's little siblings. His focus was entirely on Yaya's condition after her piercing howl.
Unfortunately, since he didn't have a soul connection with Yaya, he could only observe her situation through the Divination Eye.
Through his spiritual sense, he could clearly feel Yaya's life force rapidly changing.
Su Ping sighed.
The fact that he personally named her was proof that Yaya was a beast companion he acknowledged.
In fact, before they began, Su Ping had asked Yaya if she wanted to try the cultivation now.
Yaya agreed without hesitation, a sign of her absolute trust in him and her eagerness to transform.
The cultivation of beast companions in the Heart of Ten Thousand Souls was incredibly fast.
Not only that, but even the Hundred-Bird Parasol Tree in the Phoenix Heart had broken through to the Sovereign rank just a few days ago.
The Heart of Ten Thousand Souls had too many powerful beast companions.
The little crow, Yaya, felt immense pressure. She vividly remembered that during the New Year's Eve, the Heart of Ten Thousand Souls would hold a grand gathering for its beast companions.
As one of the earliest members, if she were surpassed by the newcomers, it would be a loss of face for the little one. She wasn't like the Water King, the lazy mascot of the Water Heart, who lay around all day.
When Su Ping asked Yaya if she wanted to try the cultivation, she didn't even ask about the potential risks. She resolutely agreed to his experimental cultivation.
Su Ping had also prepared a relatively foolproof measure for the little crow—a Sovereign-rank protective glue called the Necrotic Glue, which could temporarily restore the soul's vitality.
This was the only additional safeguard he could provide.
Of course, if something unexpected happened, having Cold Lord, the Saint-rank cultivation master who manipulated souls, in the Heart of Ten Thousand Souls would prevent Yaya from dying on the spot.
However, if the cultivation failed, Yaya would likely suffer a severe setback, and whether she could continue her cultivation progress would be uncertain.
Thus, this cultivation attempt remained a risky endeavor.
Su Ping dared not even blink.
Even his enhanced Divination Eye felt slightly acidic, and when the flame barrier enveloped the flame seed and the magma heart, fusing them into a peculiar grayish-black object the size of a walnut, he didn't have the heart to observe further.
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Chapter 454: The Forming Flame Seed! The Conditions of the Flame Supreme
"Gaah!"
The piercing shriek echoed through the skies above the Phoenix Heart, causing the countless birds circling above to become restless.
These birds, whether wild or semi-tamed, all hovered anxiously around the little crow Yaya, their concern palpable.
However, the formidable flame protection barrier prevented them from getting any closer, no matter how agitated they were. They could only express their worry for their temporary king through incessant chirping and squawking.
After all, these birds were incredibly weak.
Most of them were wild, low-level birds that were difficult to capture and contract, such as gray sparrows and southern swallows—common low-level beast companions.
Even some of the elite-level birds lacked the potential for significant cultivation.
The only exceptions were the two Blue Flame Sparrows brought back by the Flame Sovereign's divine sense, which were also retained in the Heart of Ten Thousand Souls due to being consumed by the Flame Seed.
These were the top-tier battle forces of the Phoenix Heart.
In a sense, the Phoenix Heart was the biggest makeshift group within the Heart of Ten Thousand Souls.
Bird-type beast companions were difficult to restrain, and if they flew away when free-range, the loss would be significant.
The current situation was the best possible outcome. The Heart of Ten Thousand Souls only needed to provide some low-value bird feed to barely sustain these creatures, while the Hundred-Bird Parasol Tree in the Phoenix Heart offered an attractive residence.
Su Ping didn't pay much attention to Yaya's little siblings. His focus was entirely on Yaya's condition after her piercing shriek.
Unfortunately, since he didn't have a soul connection with Yaya, he could only observe her situation through the Divination Eye.
Through his spiritual sense, he could clearly feel Yaya's life force rapidly changing.
Su Ping sighed.
The fact that he personally named her proved that Yaya was a beast companion he acknowledged.
Before they began, Su Ping had asked Yaya if she wanted to try the cultivation.
Yaya, trusting him implicitly and eager to transform, agreed without hesitation.
The cultivation of beast companions in the Heart of Ten Thousand Souls was incredibly fast.
Not only that, but even the Hundred-Bird Parasol Tree in the Phoenix Heart had broken through to the Sovereign rank just a few days ago.
The Heart of Ten Thousand Souls had too many powerful beast companions.
The little crow, Yaya, felt immense pressure. She vividly remembered that during New Year's Eve, the Heart of Ten Thousand Souls held a grand gathering for its beast companions.
As one of the earliest members, if she were surpassed by the newcomers, it would be a loss of face for her. She wasn't like the Water King, the lazy mascot of the Water Heart.
When Su Ping asked Yaya if she wanted to try the cultivation, she didn't even ask about the potential risks. She readily agreed to the experimental cultivation.
Su Ping had also prepared a relatively foolproof measure for Yaya—a Sovereign-rank protective glue called the Necrotic Glue, which could temporarily restore the soul's vitality.
This was the only additional safeguard he could provide.
Of course, if something unexpected happened, having Cold Lord, the Saint-rank cultivation master who excelled in soul manipulation, in the Heart of Ten Thousand Souls would prevent Yaya from dying on the spot.
However, if the cultivation failed, Yaya would likely suffer a severe setback, and whether she could continue her cultivation would be in question.
Thus, this cultivation attempt remained a risky endeavor.
Su Ping dared not even blink.
Even his enhanced Divination Eye felt slightly acidic, and when the flame barrier enveloped the flame seed and the magma heart merging into a peculiar grayish-black object the size of a walnut, he didn't have the heart to observe.
(End of Chapter 454)
If it weren't for the observation of the Divination Eye, and the little crow's vitality was still present, still in the so-called 'severely wounded' state, Su Ping would probably have already been unable to wait and used his backup plan to ensure the little crow's safety.
But now, after several hours, it still hasn't concluded.
This made Su Ping somewhat uneasy.
The little flame, at this moment, had already shifted its attention from the little crow in the distance back to Su Ping.
Even the fully condensed Flame Seed couldn't attract its slightest attention.
The little flame's 'gaze' was completely fixed on Su Ping's cheek, who was intently staring at the little crow.
It hovered above Su Ping's shoulder.
It also sensed that Su Ping's current cultivation experiment was something special.
Logically, it should have been the most concerned about the progress of this cultivation.
After all, this feeling was similar to the cultivation its original body had done in its memories.
However, at this moment, it still couldn't help but focus its gaze on Su Ping.
The Su Ping before its eyes gave it a very special feeling.
This feeling was rarely seen or felt in its original body's memories.
In that era, the humans of that time, even when facing Soulbound Beasts, mostly treated them as inferior servants.
After all, while human soul contracts were relatively equal, the fact that humans could contract multiple beasts meant that the contract relationship was inherently unequal in a certain sense.
This inequality led to a disparity in status between the two parties, resulting in an unequal relationship.
Su Ping's treatment of his contracted beasts was one thing, but in this modern era, the little flame also noticed that humans' treatment of their contracted beasts had indeed improved significantly.
The master-servant relationship from ancient times seemed to have transformed into a so-called partnership.
The little flame relatively approved of this kind of relationship.
However, the little flame didn't understand why Su Ping was treating a 'mount' like this.
Indeed, in the little flame's inherited memory from the Flame Sovereign, such low-level fire-type birds were only used as mounts during their growth.
Su Ping already had so many powerful beasts, and even those peculiar beasts that it was wary of, so why was he so concerned about such an insignificant creature?
Furthermore, the last time, when they encountered that guy's clone...
Although the little flame didn't participate in that encounter, it felt the tension in the Beastmaster's Domain.
Not only did Su Ping treat the other beasts in the Heart of Ten Thousand Souls this way, but all the beasts in the domain shared this sentiment.
These emotions were incredibly complex.
Just like the situation before its eyes.
The little flame was indeed experiencing this for the first time with a human.
It even had an indescribable feeling.
If it had encountered a different human, what would have happened?
The first outcome: the weak little flame would have been extinguished.
The second outcome: it would have been devoured by its first encounter with a fellow flame.
The third outcome: even if it was lucky enough to become powerful, it would still only become another original body.
Because if it hadn't met Su Ping, it wouldn't have met that peculiar existence and gained self-awareness.
So, in a certain sense, meeting Su Ping was its destiny.
Not the destiny of the Flame Sovereign, but the destiny of this individual, whom Su Ping called 'Little Flame'.
And now, for some unknown reason, these two flames appeared on the youngster's body.
Su Ping didn't think much about it, as the Divination Eye already provided an answer.
At the same time, the anxiety in his heart was completely dispelled.
Amidst the feedback from the Divination Eye's observation, the special skill finally appeared, the same as the Little Flame's:
【Flaming Soul (Special): A special skill with unknown effects.】
There was no description of its abilities, just like the Little Flame's when it first appeared.
Initially, Su Ping didn't pay much attention to it.
After all, the Sword Soul of the Thousandth Paper Man was the same at first, but now, he understood what this skill truly meant.
He directly looked at the little crow and spoke softly through Mind Link:
"Ya Ya!"
Ya Ya, who already knew about this cultivation step, didn't hesitate at all.
In the moment the Flaming Soul succeeded in merging, Ya Ya opened her eyes and regained consciousness.
Then, her peculiar eyes, now turned entirely red, caught sight of a special object within the barrier, the size of a walnut, releasing terrifying scorching waves.
That object was the Flame Seed!
A genuine Flame Seed, simple to the extreme.
Although it was just in its initial form, its value was unimaginable and immeasurable for some beasts.
Although Su Ping didn't quite understand why such a precious yet not actually rare cultivation method had been interrupted, and why even the Flame Supreme hadn't found a Flame Seed, he now had the first step of cultivating the Phoenix Blaze, a legendary skill, in the final stage of Flame Seed cultivation.
Seemingly sensing Su Ping's excitement, the flames on Ya Ya's body enveloped the Flame Seed.
These flames, seemingly emanating from her soul, ignited the Flame Seed.
Feeling the familiarity of the flames, the Flame Seed quickly rushed towards the little crow's body.
On the little crow's body, the flames gradually formed a phantom firebird figure.
It seemed to be Ya Ya's soul itself.
And the Flame Seed, upon the appearance of this figure, merged with her like a baby swallow returning to its nest.
These two seemed destined to be together.
Almost instantly, another crisp crow caw reverberated through the sky.
Although the caw was oddly described as crisp, that was indeed the sensation at this moment.
Countless flames, accompanying this moment, instantly vanished, all merging into the little crow's body.
The flames, at this moment, seemed to have become a special entity, no longer just a dispersing energy.
The terrifying control over elemental flames displayed by the Little Flame at this moment left Zhu Hong stunned.
But what stunned Zhu Hong even more was the True Eye, activated together with Su Ping, looking at the little crow's body, where a brand-new special skill slowly formed:
【Ultra Flame Seed (Special) (Entry): After transcending elemental energy, a Flame Seed is formed within a fire-attributed beast's body, signifying unparalleled potential! It is also an essential prerequisite for the Flame Supreme.
Ignition (Special): Depending on the beast's self-improvement abilities, resources, combat methods, etc., the way the Flame Seed's flames are ignited, their attributes, and their capabilities will be determined. Simultaneously, each time the Flame Seed is enhanced, this skill's level will increase, and upon reaching perfection, it will complete the ignition, entering the next stage.
Flame Seed (Special): In its basic form, the flames are stable, and attack skills won't consume the beast's energy. Flame energy can be used for cyclic attacks, but requires a certain 'cooling' and 'recharge' time.】
A special skill, an ultra skill.
Even without the subsequent ignition effect, the Flame Seed's capability alone is a qualitative change for fire-attributed beasts.
Such a skill, has it truly been cultivated? Zhu Hong turns his head to look at Su Ping, and at this moment, he has only one thing to say:
"Su Ping, I might have to give you the title of Element Cultivation Master."
Compared to everyone else, only the Little Flame, perched on Su Ping's shoulder, is trembling with flames at this moment.
Finally, she feels the aura of the Flame Supreme from this 'mount' of hers.
(End of Chapter)
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