Chapter 42: The First Beast Pet

Ten minutes later, the formation was fully copied.

Facing Facing Cang Luo took out a demon core, smashed it into powder, and sprinkled it over the copied formation; fearing one might not be enough, he smashed another one.

The demon core's function was not to provide energy to the formation, but to improve the fusion between the hemp cloth serving as the formation's carrier and the formation itself.

After the demon core powder fused with the formation, Facing Facing Cang Luo pressed his hand onto it, activated the Yuan Wheel to draw Yuan power, and continuously infused Yuan power into the formation; this was the true energy.

Milky-white Yuan power flowed ceaselessly along the dark-red formation patterns, emitting a faint white glow.

Half an hour later, Facing Facing Cang Luo did not know how much Yuan power he had infused; since Yuan power was infinite, he did not bother calculating, feeling only somewhat exhausted.

This exhaustion was caused by consuming Yuan consciousness; Facing Facing Cang Luo gritted his teeth and persisted, deeply fearing his Yuan consciousness was not strong enough.

Another half hour passed, and just as Facing Facing Cang Luo was about to collapse, the dark-red formation suddenly flashed with red light, subtly revealing a strange energy similar to that of the beast-skin scroll.

"Did it work?"

Looking at the Beast Pet Contract Formation he had crafted with his own hands, Facing Facing Cang Luo felt his heart surge with emotion and decided that upon returning to the Sect, he would buy some finished formations and advanced formation instruction manuals to study.

The former was for copying, while the latter was to deepen his understanding and verify an idea of Facing Facing Cang Luo's.

A few days ago, when Facing Facing Cang Luo was charging his phone with Thunder-attribute Yuan power for the second time, he suddenly thought of a possibility.

Could one use Yuan Stones to create a super battery?

In Facing Facing Cang Luo's view, Yuan Stones stored vast amounts of Yuan power, and Yuan power could be converted into electrical energy to charge a phone.

The process was merely troublesome, requiring a Martial Artist to act as a 'transformer' to first absorb the non-attribute Yuan power from the Yuan Stone, then convert it into Thunder-attribute Yuan power, and finally output it for equipment use.

So, could one devise a method to bypass the 'transformer' step and charge equipment directly?

Create a Yuan Power Battery directly?

Or artificially manufacture a 'transformer'?

At that time, Facing Facing Cang Luo could not think of a solution, but after reading "Introduction to Formation Fundamentals," he realized he could use a formation to convert the non-attribute Yuan power within a Yuan Stone into Thunder-attribute Yuan power, and subsequently into electricity...

What constrains the development of Earth's technology?

Energy is undoubtedly the primary factor; consider the miniature reactor in Iron Man's chest, which provides the energy for Iron Man.

It enables him to fly and dive, making him invincible in battle.

Although Earth could manufacture Iron Man's armor, that reactor could never be produced.

This is because Earth lacks an energy source of such small volume yet containing vast energy.

However, just because Earth lacks it does not mean the Yuanwu Continent lacks it!

Is a Yuan Stone not a type of energy stone?

Even if the energy in a Low-Grade Yuan Stone is insufficient, are there not Supreme-Grade Yuan Stones?

Taking a step further back, if the Yuan Stones of the Yuanwu Continent cannot be embedded in the chest of an exoskeleton suit.

Then surely they could serve as energy for a Gundam mecha?

Even if that still fails, are there not cars?

The energy required by cars is far less than that needed for Iron Man's armor or a Gundam mecha; let's call it a Yuan Power Car.

Just thinking about it excited Facing Facing Cang Luo; this was new energy!

Once I return to Earth, I will apply for a patent; how much wealth could this bring me?

Furthermore, new energy would deliver a fatal blow to oil; a plummeting oil price would be the least of it, and it might even trigger a Third World War.

A war sparked by the struggle for new energy!

This was far from Facing Facing Cang Luo's groundless worry; consider a war-torn region on Earth, which was played like a ball by several superpowers precisely because it was rich in oil.

Although the emergence of new energy might alleviate wars in such regions, it could also very likely spark new conflicts.

Facing Facing Cang Luo could imagine the scene where, once the Yuanwu Continent and Earth were connected, nations on Earth would wage war to seize Yuan Stones.

By then, the Profound Tianmen would reap the benefits without lifting a finger, ruling Earth...

Facing Facing Cang Luo believed war was inevitable; the only thing he could do was stand on the winning side, which was the best choice.

Of course, that was for later; at least for now, it was still peaceful.

Currently, what Facing Facing Cang Luo needed to do was master the method of creating a Yuan Power Battery as soon as possible; upon returning to Earth, he would seek partners to develop new energy.

The primary partner would be the State, followed by the nation's several super conglomerates.

Such as Feng Tenglong's Tenglong Group, Feng Yun's Alibaba Group, Wang Jiansen's Wantong Group, Li Yanhong's Baidu Group...

Facing Facing Cang Luo did not seek to monopolize new energy, nor did he dare; he understood the principle that "a commoner is innocent, but possessing a treasure makes him guilty."

He only needed a small amount of patent fees.

"Sigh! In the end, I must still return alive to Earth. Damn! How do I get through this hurdle?

After returning to Earth, if the Profound Tianmen asks why I concealed my phone from them? Did I secretly send their intelligence to Earth?

How should I answer? It's a dead end!"

Facing Facing Cang Luo sighed and stopped thinking about this issue.

Using a flying claw, he cut a small opening on his finger, squeezed a drop of blood onto the formation, then took some blood from the Two-Headed Fire-Devouring Wolf and dripped it onto the formation as well.

With everything prepared, Facing Facing Cang Luo extended his left hand to press on the formation and placed his right hand on the head of the Two-Headed Fire-Devouring Wolf...

"Uh... the Two-Headed Fire-Devouring Wolf has two wolf heads; which one should I press?"

Facing Facing Cang Luo hesitated for a moment, then grabbed one ear of the Two-Headed Fire-Devouring Wolf with each hand and twisted the two wolf heads together.

Will this work? Both wolf heads are touching, right?

Facing Facing Cang Luo did not hesitate much longer and began preparing to activate the formation for capture.

He mobilized his Yuan consciousness, located the appendix within his body, and wrapped it around to serve as the offering.

Then, he mobilized his Yuan consciousness and Yuan power to infuse the formation and the Two-Headed Fire-Devouring Wolf respectively...

A few minutes later.

The Beast Pet Contract Formation blazed with red light, shimmering with flowing colors, as crimson radiance shot out in all directions, enveloping Facing Facing Cang Luo and the Two-Headed Fire-Devouring Wolf.

At this moment, Facing Facing Cang Luo felt two strands of primordial consciousness enter his mind, saying: "Daddy, Mommy, please don't abandon me, I'm so hungry, I want to eat..."

Facing Facing Cang Luo knew these were the heartfelt voices of the Two-Headed Fire-Devouring Wolf; this should be the crucial moment for contracting with it.

So Facing Facing Cang Luo comforted: "Little ones, don't worry. Your parents don't want you, but I do.

Come with me, there's meat to eat. I'll take you back to Earth to eat dog food cans..."

"Dog food cans? What are those?"

"They must be food. Let's go with him?"

The Two-Headed Fire-Devouring Wolf possessed two consciousnesses, two strands of primordial consciousness, chattering back and forth in Facing Facing Cang Luo's mind, arguing whether to go with him.

Calling it an argument, it was actually a struggle with Facing Facing Cang Luo's primordial consciousness, as if trying to devour it.

Facing Facing Cang Luo noticed his primordial consciousness was very weak, caused by drawing the formation earlier, and worried about being backlashed by the Two-Headed Fire-Devouring Wolf's primordial consciousness.

Fortunately, the Two-Headed Fire-Devouring Wolf's primordial consciousness wasn't very strong either; the two sides' primordial consciousnesses fought, pushing and blocking each other.

As long as Facing Facing Cang Luo's primordial consciousness could suppress the Two-Headed Fire-Devouring Wolf's, he could tame them, or make them voluntarily give up resistance.

So Facing Facing Cang Luo quickly tempted: "Yes, delicious food, enough to last you a lifetime..."

The moment Facing Facing Cang Luo finished speaking, he felt the Two-Headed Fire-Devouring Wolf's primordial consciousness give up resistance. Slowly, Facing Facing Cang Luo's primordial consciousness followed the wolf's into its two brains...

Suddenly, Facing Facing Cang Luo felt a slight pain in his abdomen. Looking inward, he saw his appendix had vanished, the wound still bleeding. Facing Facing Cang Luo quickly mobilized his infinite primordial energy to heal.

At the same time, Facing Facing Cang Luo discovered something indescribable had appeared in his Lower Dantian; he knew that was the beast-pet space.

The next moment, the blood-red light enveloping Facing Facing Cang Luo and the Two-Headed Fire-Devouring Wolf vanished without a trace, and the beast-pet contract formation on the burlap cloth lost its energy as well.

"Is it done?"

Facing Facing Cang Luo rejoiced, stopped injecting primordial consciousness and primordial energy, and discovered a portion of his primordial consciousness had permanently remained in the Two-Headed Fire-Devouring Wolf's brain.

Looking at the now-calm Two-Headed Fire-Devouring Wolf, Facing Facing Cang Luo felt an immense sense of closeness, a special connection, and could sense the other's current mood.

"Whine... whine..."

The Two-Headed Fire-Devouring Wolf's two mouths were bound by vines, so it could only growl lowly at Facing Facing Cang Luo twice from its throat, two pairs of ghostly-blue eyes revealing a pitiful look.

Facing Facing Cang Luo understood: they were saying, "Let us go, let us go."

Facing Facing Cang Luo quickly untied the Two-Headed Fire-Devouring Wolf. The moment the vines were loosened, the wolf pounced on Facing Facing Cang Luo and licked him frantically, scaring Facing Facing Cang Luo into nearly unleashing the Thunder Rush Palm.

"Stop stop stop! Stop stop stop!"

Facing Facing Cang Luo pushed the Two-Headed Fire-Devouring Wolf away, wiped the foul-smelling saliva from his face, and commanded: "Remember this, from now on you are not allowed to lick me."

"Awoo! Awoo!"

The Two-Headed Fire-Devouring Wolf howled softly, seemingly understanding, and sat on the ground panting out hot breath.

Facing Facing Cang Luo nodded in satisfaction, rubbing his hands: "Let me recall you into the beast-pet space and take a look."

Having said that, Facing Facing Cang Luo mobilized his primordial consciousness to activate the beast-pet space in his Lower Dantian, and saw the beast-pet space frantically absorb the primordial energy within his Lower Dantian.

Only now did Facing Facing Cang Luo truly understand why Wu Shi-realm martial artists were unsuitable to possess beast-pets.

Because just now, the beast-pet space in Facing Facing Cang Luo's Lower Dantian had drained all the primordial energy within it in just two seconds.

If Facing Facing Cang Luo didn't have infinite primordial energy, whether the beast-pet space could even be activated would be a question.

After the beast-pet space activated, silver light flashed before Facing Facing Cang Luo, and a silver formation over a meter in diameter slowly emerged.

Facing Facing Cang Luo instinctively drove his elemental wheel to speed up the formation's formation, and even imitated Seeing Xuan Qingqing summon the Purple Feather Thunder Eagle by pressing two fingers together and waving them about, but unfortunately it had no effect.

Half a minute later, the formation fully formed, standing before Facing Facing Cang Luo and slowly rotating, continuously consuming his primordial energy.

However, this bit of consumption meant nothing to Facing Facing Cang Luo, who possessed infinite primordial energy.

"Haha!"

Facing Facing Cang Luo looked at the formation and laughed happily, saying to the Two-Headed Fire-Devouring Wolf: "You, you guys... wait, let me give you names first."

Facing Facing Cang Luo felt calling them "you" or "you guys" was a bit distant, while calling them "Fire-Devouring Wolf" or "Two-Headed Fire-Devouring Wolf" was a bit inconvenient.

Looking at the wolf's two heads, Facing Facing Cang Luo frowned in thought.

"Got it. Two heads means 'Er'. Seeing how you've been panting hot breath, let's just call you 'Erha'. You guys call me Boss."

Facing Facing Cang Luo made the final decision, pointing at the formation and telling Erha: "Erha, get in."

"Awoo!"

The Two-Headed Fire-Devouring Wolf, named Erha by Facing Facing Cang Luo, howled in unison, then rose and leapt toward the formation.

Unlike Seeing Xuan Qingqing recall the Purple Feather Thunder Eagle—where its body shrank before jumping into the formation—Erha simply sank directly into it. Because Erha wasn't large, the formation could just barely contain it.

Erha disappeared before Facing Facing Cang Luo. Facing Facing Cang Luo could sense it within his Lower Dantian, and its mood was very good.

They told Facing Facing Cang Luo there was a lot, a lot of primordial energy inside, and they wanted to stay and absorb it.

Facing Facing Cang Luo let them be; his primordial energy was infinite, use it as you wish.

Ignoring Erha, Facing Facing Cang Luo turned his attention to the formation that hadn't yet disappeared, curiously circling it to observe.

The formation was flat like a mirror.

Facing Facing Cang Luo couldn't resist reaching out to touch the formation. His arm didn't vanish; instead, it passed straight through.

Facing Facing Cang Luo picked up a pebble and tossed it at the formation; it still passed through.

"Looks like this formation only lets beast-pets pass through." Facing Facing Cang Luo was a bit disappointed; he had thought it could serve as a storage space.

"Wait, can I have Erha carry something in its mouth when it enters?" Facing Facing Cang Luo had a sudden idea. Thinking it, he did it, immediately commanding Erha to come out of the formation.

"Awoo..."

Erha reluctantly jumped out of the formation, sat on the ground, and panted hot breath at Facing Facing Cang Luo.

"Boss, we want to go back, we want to go back!"

They were having a great time in Facing Facing Cang Luo's beast-pet space, possessing inexhaustible primordial energy.

At this moment, Facing Facing Cang Luo suddenly realized he could communicate directly with Erha through his mind, without needing to open his mouth and speak.

"Is this telepathy?"

Facing Facing Cang Luo's face was full of shock; he remembered Xuan Qingqing saying that even with one's own beast pet, one needed the cultivation of Wu Wang to transmit sound.

In the end, Facing Facing Cang Luo attributed his ability to transmit sound to the Erha to the satellite......

Anyway, anything he couldn't explain, abilities without rhyme or reason, he just dumped them all onto the satellite.

Patting the Erha's two heads, Facing Facing Cang Luo took a pebble and told it to bite down on it before entering the formation array once more; Facing Facing Cang Luo wanted to see if he could use this method to place things inside the beast pet space.

However, even if it worked, it still couldn't hold anything big; it was just Facing Facing Cang Luo's curiosity acting up.

The Erha unconditionally obeyed its master Facing Facing Cang Luo's command, bit down on the pebble, and made to leap into the formation array.

But just then, the Erha's two pairs of ears suddenly stood erect, and at the same time its two pairs of pupils revealed a fierce glint, warily looking toward the depths of the dense forest.

Then, the Erha used its childish voice to transmit sound to Facing Facing Cang Luo: "Boss, there are three things that look just like you sneaking up on us......"