Chapter 150: Can't Carry Them

These three phantoms were merely faintly visible and indistinct at first, until the Spirit Power between Heaven and Earth surged in madly, only then did the three beast shadows gradually condense and solidify.

Waves of pressure unique to Spirit Beasts grew increasingly fierce; the phantoms solidified, the beast shadows roared — they were exactly the likenesses of the Red Tempered Snake, Cai Xing, and the Golden-Winged Great Eagle, lifelike, spreading wings as if to fly.

Yu Zhangsheng was slightly startled, reached out to touch one, and discovered they were not merely phantoms — they felt like flesh and blood to the touch; if one did not examine carefully, one might not realize these were condensed by a Spell.

Whether aura or appearance, even their breathing — all were imitated with exquisite precision, vivid and true.

Yu Zhangsheng pondered, his Divine Sense covering the phantoms, splitting into three Divine Sense seeds and slowly planting them into the phantoms; the next second the beast shadows flashed with light, and as they roiled their spirituality deepened further.

With a thought, relying on his powerful Divine Sense, Yu Zhangsheng commanded these three beast shadows as easily as his own limbs, able to make them perform all manner of actions; he even understood that these three beast shadows each truly possessed a portion of his own Spirit Beasts' power and divine abilities.

But the cost was that this divine ability consumed not only his own magical power, but even more so his Divine Sense power — the demand on the latter was far higher than on the former.

"No wonder this method is hard to master; without Divine Sense a layer deeper than one's Cultivation Base as support, I fear even if one comprehended this divine ability, using it would be quite strenuous."

Yu Zhangsheng was filled with emotion; the power of his Divine Sense had let him reap benefits once again.

"After my Cultivation Base rises, I'll raise the Refining Spirit Technique a level as well."

Three streaks of light flickered; with a thought from Yu Zhangsheng, Cai Xing, the Red Tempered Snake, and the Golden-Winged Great Eagle were summoned out from his Inner Landscape by Yu Zhangsheng.

Hiss! What's this? The Red Tempered Snake slapped the ground with its tail, a pair of curious large eyes looking at its own Red Tempered Snake beast shadow.

This beast shadow — whether appearance or build — was exactly the same as the Red Tempered Snake itself, and the Red Tempered Snake could also sense an invisible fluctuation connecting them through the Spirit Beast Contract Chain.

Cai Xing curiously nudged its own beast shadow Cai Xing; Yu Zhangsheng's expression unchanged, his intent moving with his heart, the beast shadow Cai Xing also nudged Cai Xing back.

"This is a divine ability I newly comprehended; now you all hold back a bit, probe and spar with each other."

Yu Zhangsheng coughed twice, explaining to his three Spirit Pets.

The Red Tempered Snake flicked its tongue, then immediately lashed out at its own Beast Tamer beast shadow without mercy, delivering a heavy, powerful tail strike.

The Red Tempered Snake beast shadow, in pain, lost its footing and dissolved into countless motes of light.

Yu Zhangsheng felt his mind suddenly stabbed as if by a needle, a sharp sting; the Divine Sense seed inside the Red Tempered Snake beast shadow collapsed along with it.

Yu Zhangsheng: "..."

"Go easy! They're just beast shadows, they don't have real bodies!" Yu Zhangsheng said irritably.

The Red Tempered Snake's head shrank back slightly, its tail swaying gently.

After resting a while, the Red Tempered Snake beast shadow was condensed once more. And this time, the Spirit Pets all held back their strength, attacking the beast shadows cautiously.

"Cheep cheep cheep!"

Poison fire spread, black wind swept, a tree sea stood dense; within this small area, sand and stones flew, a shocking upheaval.

Two identical Red Snakes entwined each other, tearing and biting as poison fire spread over their bodies, the air scorching hot.

In the low sky, bursts of clear cries that pierced metal and cracked stone resounded through the clouds, wild winds rose, one black wind blade after another clashed and annihilated, turning into wisps of clear breeze descending to the world. On the other side, giant trees uprooted and rose from the void, towering, endless vines spreading, forming a huge cage, at times like sharp blades ruthlessly entwining each other; beneath the tree sea, two Cai Xing's antlers glowed, resisting with all their might.

And Yu Zhangsheng sat cross-legged in place, his mind split three ways, one mind three uses, overseeing the whole situation while controlling the beast shadows to continuously launch attacks.

For a time, there was actually a sense of being evenly matched.

Of course this was all because the three Spirit Pets weren't truly going all out; if they were, ending the battle would take but an instant — after all, they were ultimately phantoms, condensed from magical power and intent; although they possessed certain Spirit Beast characteristics, compared to real Beast Taming there was still no small gap.

Being able to achieve this step was enough to show how astonishing this divine ability was.

Half a double-hour later, Yu Zhangsheng ended this trial, opening his eyes slightly fatigued, his spirit somewhat weak.

Simultaneously controlling the beast shadows with his mind split three ways for such a long time — if not for his powerful mind and spirit, an ordinary person would have been unable to endure long ago.

He yawned, stretched thoroughly, then Yu Zhangsheng stood up, regulated his breath, a faint smile hanging on the corner of his mouth.

"Now I finally have a passable divine ability Spell; caught off guard, this beast shadow can almost serve as my fourth Spirit Beast!"

Amidst surging emotions, Yu Zhangsheng took out the Yun Beast Small Pills refined by Gongsun Yang, feeding one to each of the three Spirit Beasts.

【You successfully nurtured the Red Tempered Snake, consumed one Two-Grain Yun Beast Pill (Small), gained 2000 Essence!】

【You successfully...】

Accompanied by the system's prompt sounds, another 6000 Essence was obtained, which surprised Yu Zhangsheng a little — such Yun Beast Small Pills, used as daily Spirit Nurturing before a realm breakthrough, could actually harvest this much Essence? After a brief pondering, Yu Zhangsheng understood the reason.

"Probably because these Pills are all of very high quality, reaching the rare Two-Grain level."

And the three Spirit Beasts that ate the Yun Beast Small Pills did indeed all have their Cultivation Bases advance somewhat, and at the same time their essence, energy, and spirit, which had been consumed in the sparring just now, recovered to their peak.

"According to the Pill Formula introduction, the Yun Beast Pill can not only raise Cultivation Base, but also has the effect of recovering injuries, and can gradually open a Spirit Beast's Constitution, raising its potential until finally Breaking Realm."

Yu Zhangsheng pondered: "Since it's like this, I'll Spirit Nurture for a period first, and I'll also take this chance to familiarize myself with refining the Yun Beast Small Pill, completely mastering the use of Void Fire, then I'll refine the Yun Beast Large Pill, to break through to Second Rank Spirit Beasts."

Generally speaking, when a Beast Tamer's Cultivation Base breaks through, especially a major realm Advancement, if the Spirit Beast's potential is sufficient, it will also break through along with it. Conversely, when a Spirit Beast breaks through, it will also drive the Beast Tamer's own Cultivation Base breakthrough.

The two are mutually bound, mutually assisting.

Therefore this is why so many people especially value Spirit Beast potential; a good Spirit Beast — it's not the Beast Tamer nurturing the Spirit Beast, the Spirit Beast is also nurturing the Beast Tamer.

Some orthodox sect disciples, second-generation Beast Tamer disciples, quite a few who don't want to work hard and just give up, will be Contracted powerful Spirit Beasts by their parents, letting the Spirit Beasts do the hard work while they just lie flat and provide Resources...

This is being born into a good life — a Beast Tamer Family.

And for Yu Zhangsheng, he had already Contracted three Spirit Beasts at Qi Refining; even if his Cultivation Base breaks through to Foundation Establishment, he probably can't make all three Spirit Beasts advance together — can't carry them...

(Chapter End)