Chapter 496: Yao Yao's Second Evolution! Triple Cultivation!

Chapter 496: Yao Yao's Second Evolution! Triple Cultivation!

The endless flames scorched the ultra-titanium steel alloy mannequin, which had an incredibly high melting point, to the point of deformation.

Beside it, the Fire Essence Orb, absorbing energy, had turned a deep crimson.

Su Ping's gaze remained calm, observing the scene before him with tranquility.

In his mind, he repeatedly reviewed the cultivation process, attempting to filter out any potential factors that might lead to failure.

Neither he nor Zhu Hong, standing beside him, spoke a word.

Despite the questions swirling in Zhu Hong's mind, he couldn't bring himself to ask them at this moment. He could only try to calm the storm within his heart, but to no avail.

What is an external incarnation?

In the world of breeders, external incarnations hold extreme importance.

One could even say that apart from the Five Elements Body, which once again ranked as a Hall Supreme Skill within the year, the most discussed Hall Supreme Skill worldwide is the external incarnation.

And it's the kind that remains at the top.

The reason is simple; traces of external incarnations can be found throughout history in various parts of the world.

In ancient records of beast tamers, external incarnations existed, but who has truly restored them?

After so much time, numerous studies, speculations, and countless breeders have delved into this, searching for any possible clues and potentials.

All this effort was to find the ancient Hall Supreme Skill and reintroduce it to the world, but to no avail.

However, the young man beside him casually mentioned that after completing his external incarnation cultivation...

Did he truly succeed?

Zhu Hong thought of that peculiar green giant wolf.

In his eyes, it seemed like an impeccable external incarnation skill.

No wonder...

So, what insights did Su Ping gain from this external incarnation that could benefit him in this cultivation?

Zhu Hong didn't know, but he understood that this young man was destined to leave a profound mark in the world of breeders.

...

The flames erupted relentlessly.

Simultaneously, Yao Yao, gifted in this aspect, retained her darkness attribute.

After Su Ping's instructions, she understood how to preserve the dark element energy and expel the flame element energy.

Within just ten minutes of this expulsion, the dark red glow on Yao Yao's body dimmed to an unknown extent.

Conversely, the deep blackness that enveloped her entire body at this moment was profound.

Su Ping exhaled, without hesitation, and finally took out the item in his hand, tossing it directly to the little crow:

"Yao Yao!"

"Caw!"

A crisp response echoed as Yao Yao eagerly craned her neck, taking the small bottle containing the Yin-Yang Essence into her mouth. Gently prying it open, the black and white gases directly entered her mouth.

Su Ping didn't waste a moment.

He didn't even have time to observe Yao Yao's current state, instead, he immediately embraced her and rushed to the nearby energy observation laboratory.

Streams of energy aurora enveloped Yao Yao once more, but this time, the little one was already unconscious, her body limp.

At the same time, black and white alternating rays of light continuously emerged from her body.

Not only that, but beneath her feathers, black and white streams of air seemed to envelop her.

Fortunately, these were just energy leaks in the form of misty gases, unable to obstruct the energy probe's inspection.

Soon, Su Ping, through this advanced breeding equipment, witnessed Yao Yao's internal state:

【Flame Element Energy: 7, 7.1, 7.2...】

【Dark Element Energy: 4571, 4572...】

These were Yao Yao's original energy compositions.

It was evident that the flame element energy was nearly depleted, and its recovery rate was significantly suppressed.

At the same time, the dark element energy remained.

However, just three seconds after the inspection began, a third energy bar slowly appeared beneath the other two! Su Ping's clenched fist finally relaxed.

In their direct observation, the slowly emerging energy bar was none other than:

【Light Element Energy: 1, 2, 3...】

Light element! It was genuinely the light element!

Su Ping's eyes widened, fixated on the string of numbers.

Not only him, but even Zhu Hong, standing beside him, breathed a tense sigh.

Although this was just the first step, it was undoubtedly the most crucial one.

Only by fully manifesting the light attribute corresponding to darkness could they achieve the image and concept they envisioned.

The light element energy soared rapidly.

Initially, during the energy inspection, the numbers climbed one by one.

But soon, they entered a frenzy.

The increments were so rapid that, towards the end, only the decimal places were visible, frantically jumping.

1000! 1100! 1200! 1300...

With each numerical jump, Yao Yao's flickering black and white radiance and the slowly emerging black and white mist became increasingly solid.

Eventually, the light stopped flickering and formed a black and white energy rendering, completely covering Yao Yao's body.

At the same time, under the gaze of Su Ping and Zhu Hong, the initially stagnant dark element energy began to surge rapidly!

Conversely, the flame element energy, which had been slowly increasing, didn't even budge in the decimal places.

Moreover, it seemed to be on the verge of declining.

Finally, after nearly half an hour, the frenzied pace of increase gradually slowed down.

And simultaneously, the numbers on the energy detector, which had been rapidly rising, began to slow down.

The trend and growth rate gradually stabilized.

Finally, it settled on two numbers:

【Dark Element Energy: 8500!】

【Light Element Energy: 8180!】

The sum of these two numbers already exceeded the total energy of a typical Monarch-level pet beast.

Clearly, although the Yin-Yang Essence didn't enhance the pet's realm, as a Holy Spirit-level resource, it still significantly aided in realm advancement.

However, this wasn't the time to focus on such matters.

As the energy numbers stabilized, the black and white mist surrounding Yao Yao gradually dissipated.

Yao Yao's true form appeared before Su Ping's eyes.

From the outside, Yao Yao's body didn't show significant changes.

Only the originally dark red tail feathers had turned into a faint platinum color.

Apart from that, there were no other changes.

But the real transformation was happening around Yao Yao's body.

After such a long delay, the evolution light on Yao Yao's body had already become extremely dim.

After all, during this time, Su Ping had gone to Dianzang and then spent a lot of time after returning.

So it was normal for the light to dim.

But at this moment, if not for the dimming frequency that appeared after a few breaths, Su Ping might have thought at first glance that Yao Yao had already begun her evolution.

The evolution light contained the greatest mystery of Lanxing's rules.

The power of evolution could condense thousands of years, tens of thousands of years, or even longer evolutionary processes into a short period.

It allowed one's power and form to evolve towards a more perfect state.

At the same time, it could compress the lengthy process required for perfection into a single moment upon evolution's completion, achieving absolute perfection!

This was evolution!

This was the most mysterious and powerful rule on Lanxing!

It was also the most fundamental rule power relied upon by beastmasters.

Breeders should be the ones who utilize this evolutionary rule.

In fact, the last time, when Su Ping completed the breeding of the Fire Seed, according to his experience, the evolution light that flashed indicated that it only lacked energy supplementation.

As long as the absorbed energy exceeded the upper limit of what the body could endure, in other words, consuming a Monarch-level resource might have been enough for Yao Yao to complete her evolution.

However, Su Ping wasn't satisfied with evolving in that form.

Initially, Su Ping's idea was to regress Yao Yao's bloodline and see if there was a possibility of becoming the ancient divine beast, the Three-Legged Golden Crow.

Later, with Fifi's help, he found the mythical story in the Sakura Kingdom and saw another possibility.

At the same time, he developed a great interest and enthusiasm for researching Yin-Yang.

This led to the delay until now.

And now, it was the same.

After consuming the Yin-Yang Essence, the dark attribute and its opposing light attribute were born within, initially forming a Yin-Yang opposition. Simultaneously, the energy within her body increased significantly.

At this point, all that was needed was to use a resource to enhance energy supply, and evolution could be completed smoothly.

But it still wasn't enough!

If she evolved at this moment, she could indeed achieve the desired evolutionary effect.

However, Su Ping's two questions remained unsolved.

Compared to solving these two problems, evolution was insignificant; it was merely a means to solve the issues.

Evolution could indeed resolve the pet's imperfect form, but it also required creating imperfect conditions through other means.

And now, the three energy attributes of fire, light, and darkness intertwined within Yao Yao's body, light, and darkness intertwined within Yao Yao's body like a tangled mess. Such a significant problem still needed Su Ping to directly control it!

Su Ping exhaled.

He extended his hand, and a special item appeared in his palm.

It wasn't a resource or treasure, and its appearance even startled Zhu Hong.

It was a large syringe!

Indeed!

Its scientific name was an injector.

This item was rarely used.

Especially in Lanxing, in the Dragon Kingdom.

Unless it was for some special pet or beastmaster diseases, it was unnecessary, as ordinary injuries and illnesses could be treated by healing pets.

So, this thing was rarely seen.

And at this moment, Su Ping held it in his hand!

Zhu Hong stared at Su Ping in disbelief:

"Kid, what are you doing? Do you plan to use this to extract the energy substance from this Dark Flame Ancient Crow's body and maintain the absolute balance of the two elements with this thing?"

Su Ping looked at Master Zhu with suspicion, doubting the renowned breeding master of the Dragon Kingdom for the first time.

Maintain energy balance with this?

The energy substance wasn't a liquid, and even if it had a high degree of condensation, could an injector draw it out?

"This thing is obviously for drawing blood!"

"Drawing blood? What are you up to? It's not wrong to preserve the dark energy substance at this time, but what have you been doing?"

In response to Zhu Hong's question, Su Ping shook his head, feeling tense for the first time in his life.

Perhaps to ease this tension, he turned to Master Zhu:

"Master Zhu, how's your research on elementalization going?"

Zhu Hong seemed surprised that Su Ping would bring up this topic at such a critical moment.

But looking at Su Ping's expression, he thought for a moment and replied:

"Elementalization itself doesn't require much research! This ability is a fundamental skill in the beastmaster world. Even human beastmasters have mastered this ability.

Elementalization is the process of transforming one's flesh and blood into various elemental entities, utilizing their characteristics to evade direct physical attacks and significantly reduce the damage from energy attacks.

The reason why elemental pets are several times more expensive than other pets of the same level in the market is largely due to this ability and the power of elementalization! Simultaneously, elementalization can make the use of certain skills more direct and effective, but it also has drawbacks. Elementalized pets and their bodies are relatively weak against spiritual and undead-type enemies. Moreover, the attributes that are countered will become more apparent."

Zhu Hong explained the basics of elementalization.

Su Ping nodded, not surprised, as his understanding of elementalization was not far behind Zhu Hong's.

He glanced at Yao Yao and continued, "You should have used the Illusory Heart, right? And you must have felt what it's like to transform from a human body into an elemental body and then back again."

Zhu Hong nodded, "The principle of the Illusory Heart is different from the elementalization of ordinary pets. Or rather, it's impossible for humans to truly match the elementalization of elemental pets because human flesh and blood require sustenance and circulation. A short duration with the Illusory Heart is fine, but if it's too long, it will cause irreversible damage to both the beast tamer and the pet!"

"Only by becoming a life form that can absorb life-sustaining nutrients through elemental power can one maintain an elemental body indefinitely. Your idea is to transform this Dark Flame Ancient Crow into an elemental life form to satisfy your previous two questions and complete the cultivation and enhancement of those two skills, right?"

Otherwise, there's no reason for Su Ping to bring this up at this time. Moreover, he had asked Su Ping about this before and naturally knew some secrets about the Illusory Heart and how to make a pet become an elementalized pet after evolution.

This was evident from that strange giant blue wolf.

Su Ping undoubtedly possessed such an ability and was quite skilled at it!

If it were elementalization...

Zhu Hong also fell into deep thought, contemplating the connection between elementalization and the previous questions Su Ping had asked.

However, Su Ping shook his head, "No. Elementalization is the process of transforming a pet's flesh and blood into an elemental energy body.

What I'm thinking is to transform the flame elemental energy within Yao Yao into a part of her flesh and blood! I want to use this method to break Yao Yao's flame free from the constraints of elements!"

Su Ping ignored Zhu Hong's incredulous gaze.

What is the flame that, ever since cultivating the Little Flame and the Little Crow, he had been thinking about almost every moment?

It was the lifelong pursuit of the Flame Sovereign, the ancient Flame Lord.

The so-called flame, transcending elemental energy, and the fire seed formed within fire-attributed pets, what is it?

Just before this, Su Ping had found an answer.

The fire seed is an essential part of the life of fire-attributed pets.

It is a condensation formed by the special 'Flame Soul'!

In other words, the fire seed is the soul of fire-attributed pets, one of the sources of their life.

But how do you ignite this special soul fire seed and make it burn and sprout?

In the introduction of the fire seed skill, it is stated that the use of resources, enhancement of the skill, and even the taming method can all influence the way the fire seed is ignited.

Perhaps, there is only one way.

But at this moment, Su Ping firmly believes that for pets, or for any non-undead life forms, the perfection of the soul requires the support of the physical body!

How can the flame of energy touch the soul?

To envelop the soul in flames, it must be the fire of the physical body!

So, how can the flame of energy be transformed into flesh and blood?

This seems impossible.

However, Su Ping firmly believes that since humans and any pets can briefly transform into elemental bodies through the Illusory Heart, a magical elixir, or even innate abilities, it's logical that elemental bodies can also be transformed into flesh and blood through some form of interference.

As for the method...

Su Ping had already thought of it.

It's right now!

Flesh and blood are called so because of the first character, which is sufficient to explain.

Blood is the source of life.

The term 'blood transfusion' sounds a bit unreliable, especially when using a large syringe for a physical blood exchange.

However, after searching through a lot of information and even consulting with a treatment-specialized Saint Breeder before, Su Ping's answer is quite reliable!

Blood flows through various flesh and blood tissues and organs, mobilizing the body's life force. Insufficient blood energy means a weak life force.

Therefore, to perform such a transformation, the first thing to cultivate is the blood!

Yao Yao's evolution light gradually stabilized, and Su Ping, holding the large syringe, adjusted the angle and aimed at the base of her wings, which were still mutating.

He drew only half a tube of dark red blood from the wing root into the syringe.

Blood is merely a medium for transformation, and he wouldn't draw out all of Yao Yao's blood. Even if the evolutionary power is strong, it's impossible for Yao Yao to survive in such a state, let alone complete the special cultivation purpose.

In Yao Yao's dark red blood, there seemed to be a few scattered sparks.

He had already tried this experiment before coming to Zhu Hong for the real cultivation attempt.

Even earlier, in the imperial capital, a month ago, they had conducted experiments on pet blood modification cultivation plans.

It was only natural for Zhu Hong to know about this.

Because when they were researching the Ocean-Embracing skill in the imperial capital, both of them had wondered if it was because the Ocean-Embracing Whale had undergone such cultivation.

Even the adult body of the Ocean-Embracing Whale was found, and its blood was analyzed.

Of course, the final result showed no progress.

Moreover, at that time, Su Ping's interest in Ocean-Embracing was not particularly high.

However, some of the research and cultivation processes on the whale's blood could now be applied to Yao Yao.

The prepared resources were taken out from Su Ping's Beast Taming Space.

Looking at the array of bottles and jars, Zhu Hong realized that Su Ping must have planned this all along.

A powder to keep the blood from coagulating and enhance vitality.

A juice made from Blood Spirit Grass to increase the absorption of blood.

And most importantly, two crucial items:

First, the special treasure that had previously absorbed flame energy: the Fire Essence Orb.

Second, the highest-level resource used, in addition to the Yin-Yang Essence, was the Blood Centennial.

The function of the Blood Centennial was simple yet remarkable; it could restore severed limbs and regenerate new ones, even for permanent injuries.

After all, recovery skills that could fix severed limbs were relatively rare.

Most importantly, the Blood Centennial was not a one-time-use resource that would be wasted after a single use.

While not a Beast, the Blood Centennial possessed a powerful plant-like vitality, allowing it to quickly heal itself by absorbing energy.

Simultaneously, it could not only perfectly repair itself by absorbing power but also master the corresponding elemental power within a short time.

This was an incredibly mysterious resource.

Valued among the highest in the Imperial Rank, it could be considered a family heirloom, and it was no wonder that Su Ping had spent a considerable effort to obtain it.

A piece of the Blood Centennial was cut off, and its crimson blood seemed to wriggle like a living creature.

Su Ping's eyes remained steady, and he completely infused the flame belonging to Little Crow from the Fire Essence Orb into the Blood Centennial.

He mixed it with all the resource materials and the half-tube of blood extracted from Yao Yao's body, combining them together.

The dark red blood, like boiling water, surprisingly formed bubbles within the syringe.

The gurgling sound made Su Ping's heart race once more.

Although such experiments typically wouldn't endanger the Beast's life, even if they failed, and at most, the Beast would suffer some injuries, if a step in the process failed, the perfection he sought would be unattainable.

Because this time, Yao Yao had to evolve.

Whether the evolutionary power could produce the desired effect, as in the case of elemental evolution cultivation, was still unknown.

However, Su Ping was confident that he had done his best.

Doing his utmost, even if he failed, there was nothing more to say.

With this thought, Su Ping's eyes became determined, and he took out a strange little green fruit from his pocket.

This was the Vital Essence, which could, in dire situations, save Little Crow's life.

It was also a precaution Su Ping had made in anticipation of the worst outcome.

Yao Yao's eyes watched Su Ping.

She had already awakened when Su Ping finished drawing her blood.

However, the energy coursing through her body, along with the strange energy she had never controlled before, made Yao Yao feel a bit fearful and unfamiliar.

Su Ping noticed this fear.

He patted Yao Yao's little head:

"Don't worry, I've got this!"

"Ga!"

After receiving a response, Su Ping glanced at the blood that was still bubbling but had significantly fewer bubbles than before, and finally, he no longer hesitated.

He aimed at the other side of Yao Yao's wing root and smoothly inserted the needle into her vein.

Compared to drawing blood, Su Ping's movements this time were much gentler and slower.

After all, among the things he was injecting, there were some special additives.

Initially, Yao Yao didn't react, as such pain was not significant to her.

However, as Su Ping injected the last drop of blood into Yao Yao's body, the little one seemed to become a bit restless.

Su Ping turned on the nearby testing machine again, this time primarily monitoring Yao Yao's vital signs.

As expected, at this moment, Yao Yao's vital signs exhibited an extremely bizarre fluctuation.

Her heartbeat, breathing, and life force readings fluctuated wildly, causing Su Ping's emotions to follow suit.

However, after just one minute, Su Ping knew he couldn't wait any longer.

Because from the outside, one couldn't discern any changes,

Except for the continued fluctuations in Yao Yao's vital signs, but as he had previously told Zhu Hong, without the power of evolution, it was difficult to permanently change Yao Yao in this state.

Just as with elemental evolution cultivation, if a Beast was severely injured and then consumed the resources from the Illusory Heart, could it immediately comprehend elementalization? Obviously not.

Evolution required more.

The final resources prepared by Su Ping:

Flame Pattern Date, Galaxy Light, Shadow Incense, and the special Yin-Yang Magnet that Su Ping had kept until now!

The first three were Imperial Rank resources for energy supplementation and the final key to evolution.

The Yin-Yang Magnet would help Little Crow stabilize the dark and light energies during this evolution, forming the Yin-Yang Taiji as the final key.

Everything up to this point had been in preparation for this moment.

Even the restless Little Crow seemed to understand this, and she swallowed the three energy resources whole.

Then, under Su Ping's guidance, she stepped on the positive and negative poles of the Yin-Yang Magnet, his body surrounded by the flashing light of evolution and the slowly forming black and white energy waves.

At this moment, the surging energy finally erupted.

The long-suppressed light of evolution could no longer be contained and soared into the sky!

(End of Chapter)

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