Chapter 201: Mysterious Demon Phantom Form—Thunder Beast! (Seek Monthly Ticket!)

Yao Shou Shijie.

Since being frightened by that Fourth Level demon beast in the snowfield last time, Yunhe has been shrinking back on Huanhu Dao for several years without going out.

By now, he can almost be certain that the Fourth Level demon beast will not pursue him, or is unable to pursue him.

Otherwise, with the ability of a Fourth Level demon beast comparable to a Yuan Ying Stage cultivator, if it had found his trail, there would be no need to wait so long.

"Hu—"

Yunhe let out a long breath.

He stretched out his claw and took out a deathly still, heavy demon beast egg.

The Cultivator Body felt a hint of palpitation from this demon beast egg.

And as a Demon Beast Body, the feeling was even more obvious.

Although it wasn't palpitation, it also made him involuntarily swallow saliva.

His instinctive demon beast intuition told him that if he ate this demon beast egg, he might gain considerable benefit.

"No wonder the Crimson Shadow Golden Winged Bees just eating the shells can accelerate the metamorphosis process; the Demon Beast Body perhaps"

Screech!!

Just then.

Outside Huanhu Dao, a loud, clear long whistle suddenly sounded.

He extended his Demon Sense, swept it simply, and immediately identified the source of the movement; his eyes brightened slightly, then a faint earthen hue flashed across his body before he vanished into the cave dwelling.

On the medicinal field of Huanhu Dao, atop the wutong tree.

A bird covered entirely in blue feathers had large amounts of light cyan flames surge over its body.

The wutong tree beneath it also burst into large patches of flame, merging with the Azure Phoenix, and its momentum continually rose as the flames intertwined.

Screech!!

Another long whistle rang out, and the Azure Phoenix's momentum surged to its peak, evidently reaching Second Stage.

The little azure bird is a Nirvana-born body.

Although the conditions were rather crude, and it had been a formation spirit for a long time, it had forgotten and lost too much.

But these cannot conceal its innate identity as an Azure Phoenix, nor the fact that it cultivates the "Phoenix Twelve Nirvana" technique, nor the accumulation it had before becoming a formation spirit.

Therefore, breaking through to Second Stage for it is not difficult at all.

Not only will it go smoothly for it, but it will also be fast—much faster than an ordinary demon beast cultivating from scratch.

"Yunhe!!"

After successfully breaking through to Second Stage, the little azure bird's size increased considerably, its head sprouting three long, thin feathers; it no longer resembled an ordinary blue-feathered bird, now bearing a strong resemblance to an Azure Phoenix.

Most importantly.

After breaking through to Second Stage, Qing Yao's consciousness seemed to have recovered somewhat; seeing Yunhe's eyes suddenly brighten, she flapped her wings twice and then flung herself onto him joyfully.

"Looks like the recovery is going well."

Yunhe seeing this appearance also couldn't help but smile.

After flapping her wings twice, Qing Yao directly stepped onto Yunhe's rugged turtle back, leaning in affectionately to rub against his neck.

"Mm, I've recovered a bit, although there's still a lot I haven't remembered, but I feel that as my Cultivation Base recovers, I might recall some things I previously couldn't."

Xiao Qing Yao twitched her nose twice, sniffing around Yunhe's body.

"How?"

Seeing her act like a little dog, Yunhe couldn't help but laugh and ask.

But a hint of doubt appeared in Xiao Qing Yao's eyes as she muttered:

"Strange."

"What's strange?"

Qing Yao shook her head, "No, I just feel there's a slight strange smell on your body."

"A strange smell?"

Hearing that, Yunhe couldn't help but stare.

"Could it be the aura of that Fourth Level demon beast? No, that's not right—I haven't even met that Fourth Level demon beast face to face. Moreover, so much time has passed; even if Qing Yao were a 'Howling Celestial Dog,' she couldn't possibly smell it; it must be some other scent."

Suddenly, Yunhe seemed to think of something and reacted.

He lightly tapped his storage bag.

A dull, grayish-white demon beast egg appeared in his hand.

Seeing this demon beast egg, Qing Yao's eyes lit up again; she flapped her wings twice, looking somewhat excited as she said:

"This is it! This is it! This is"

But when it came to saying what it was, its voice cut off abruptly, replaced by contemplation.

Qing Yao recognized this demon beast egg?

It knows what kind of demon beast this egg belongs to?

However, Yunhe remained silent, just waiting quietly.

Qing Yao's memory is fragmented; whether she can recall it, Yunhe also doesn't know.

In fact, before Qing Yao underwent Nirvana, she often saw things that seemed like she had figured something out, but after thinking it over, she could never voice the result.

This time, it's probably the same.

But just as Yunhe thought it was that, Qing Yao suddenly became excited again and shouted:

"I've remembered! It's the aura of a Thunder Beast!"

"A Thunder Beast?"

Yunhe suddenly furrowed his brows, tense and somewhat surprised, asking: "A Kui Ox?"

In his understanding, the Kui Ox is the legendary Thunder Beast.

"The Kui Ox is only one of the Thunder Beasts, the Thunder Beast is—" it got stuck halfway through saying.

This time he really couldn't remember.

"The Kui Ox is only one of the Thunder Beasts?"

As for that, Yunhe really didn't know.

"But this egg is strange." Qingyao shifted her attention to this lifeless egg.

"How?"

Qingyao jumped down and circled the egg twice.

"Speaking of which, the creature inside seems to have been— been, what's the word— forced to grow, like being pulled up, and in the end it still didn't manage to transform successfully."

"This might be why it couldn't survive."

Yunhe also showed a thoughtful expression.

Does the other egg on the altar, broken who knows how long ago, signify that it successfully transformed and hatched again?

He didn't speak, just listened as Qingyao continued:

"Right, Yunhe, this eggshell is kinda active, uh. It's not really an eggshell; it's a seal, a catalyst that can stimulate the demon beast's transformation process. But for you, its effect should be minor."

"Huh?"

"Not an eggshell, but a catalyst?"

Yunhe looked at the little guy: "You know quite a bit."

Hearing that, Xiao Qingyao lifted her head, a bit proud, saying: "You didn't see where I came from as a formation spirit; in effect, it's similar to the Wash Demon Pool."

Upon hearing that, Yunhe realized.

But doubts arose anyway.

"How could an eggshell with an effect similar to the Wash Demon Pool appear in the cultivation world, in the Cloud Upper Realm? Could it be that the Cloud Upper Realm was truly invaded by the Thus line: Yao Shou Shijie before?"

If we really follow his guess, it's barely plausible.

There could be so many Cloud Beasts in the Sea of Clouds, especially in the Outer Cloud Realm, perhaps related.

He suppressed the endless doubts in his heart.

Next, Yunhe suddenly seemed to think of something; under Xiao Qingyao's gaze, he flicked the egg lightly with his claw.

Crack crack crack—

Instantly, fine cracks appeared on the eggshell.

As the eggshell shattered layer by layer, pieces fell away, revealing a fully formed but lifeless demon beast underneath.

Quite obvious.

Just as Qingyao said, the eggshell is merely a seal; this creature inside is not at all a demon beast hatched from the egg.

Its dense fur, sturdy limbs, round head, and drooping ears clearly indicate it is a.

"A bear?!"

"Bears aren't oviparous."

"However, according to Qingyao, the bear might just be its skin; essentially it may not be a bear."

"It's well preserved; maybe we can actually try."

"Try what?" Qingyao wasn't really surprised by the creature's appearance inside the egg.

"Nothing; you'll find out later."

Saying that, Yunhe flicked his claw, collecting the eggshell and the lifeless little beast.

Then he told Qingyao: "First get used to your body; I'll go into seclusion."

As his words fell, he returned to his cave abode again.

Feeling the abundant spiritual energy in his cave abode, looking at the motionless little beast before him, Yunhe narrowed his eyes.

He quickly formed a seal, his mouth slightly opening.

From his demon core flew a black little scroll bearing the image of Yunhe's demon beast body.

Intercept Immortal Strategy!

Exactly.

He wanted to try to extract demon beast essence blood from this little beast's body!

Although according to Qingyao, this little beast failed in its attempt to become a Thunder Beast, yet it made her instantly think of a Thunder Beast, showing its transformation, though unsuccessful, had indeed undergone some change.

Then its essence blood would certainly meet Yunhe's requirement for the Intercept Immortal Strategy.

Fixing his gaze on the scroll and the little beast, he condensed his eyes, performed a seal, and his demon power immediately began circulating along the route of the Profound Demon Intercept Immortal Strategy.

Clatter clatter—

The scroll unfurled.

Immediately he opened his mouth again, exhaling a mouthful of Profound Demon Purifying Fire, wrapping the little beast, which slowly floated up into the air.

The Profound Demon Purifying Fire comes from the Profound Demon Intercept Immortal Strategy; it's called "purifying fire" because it's used to refine and purify demon beast essence blood, thereby obtaining purer essence blood to meet the Intercept Immortal requirement.

Poof poof poof!

Under the scorching of the Profound Demon Purifying Fire, the little beast's body withered at a visible speed.

Moreover, as the demon body shrank, within the black flames, arcs of electricity actually leapt and flickered.

Seven days later.

Within the Profound Demon Purifying Fire, a strand of purplish-dark red essence blood remained unmoving.

Quite obvious.

This is already the purest strand of blood extracted by the Profound Demon Purifying Fire.

"Profound Demon, Sever Immortal!"

Yunhe's tightly shut eyes suddenly opened, a strand of profound black light shot out and plunged into the "Immortal-Seizing Strategy".

And on the "Immortal-Seizing Strategy" a strange suction arose, especially on the opened first page, which directly absorbed the refined essence blood.

Hum—

With a soft tremble of the "Immortal-Seizing Strategy", on the bone‑like white pages, purple‑red intertwined patterns gradually emerged.

These purple‑red lines depicted a ferocious‑looking demon beast with a violent aura.

Its form indeed resembled a burly bear covered in blue‑purple fur, crackling with lightning, its pair of bear paws enormous—far from the clumsy paws of an ordinary bear, they were somewhat like Yunhe's present dragon claws.

The demon beast's outline on the page had taken shape; although somewhat blurry, at least its kind could be discerned.

Once the drawing was complete, the pages closed with a rustling sound.

And as Yunhe absorbed this strategy into his Qi Sea dantian, storing it back in his inner elixir, his inner elixir began to spin at great speed.

Immediately afterwards, the surging demonic power within Yunhe also began to flow freely, like wave after wave of mighty demonic force repeatedly striking his meridians.

Sensing the change within, Yunhe's expression shifted slightly.

He barely managed to activate the secret technique, then vanished into his cave abode.

When he reappeared, he found himself upon a barren plain.

Yunhe immediately ceased suppressing the nearly violent demonic power within him.

"Profound Demon Phantom Form!"

He clenched his teeth and gave a low shout.

The next moment.

Yunhe's original massive black‑tortoise form changed, and as profound demonic power enveloped him, his body underwent a transformation.

The thick profound demonic power enveloped him like an egg, resembling a black egg.

"Roar!!!"

Suddenly.

Two thick, sturdy bear paws thrust out from the profound demonic power, clenched into fists, and the demonic power dissipated with a boom under the surging force.

Revealing a gigantic bear covered in blue‑purple fur!

Arcs of lightning plasma continually leapt across his body.

Feeling his transformation, Yunhe, now truly a Thunder Beast Bear, couldn't help but let astonishment show in his eyes.

This is the true "Profound Demon Immortal‑Seizing Strategy", the true "Profound Demon Phantom Form"!

"Although this is my first transformation and I'm not yet familiar with it, and though that strand of essence blood is fairly pure, its amount is indeed a little lacking. Even so, it has at least increased my bodily strength by twenty percent!"

"You should know."

Yunhe's demon beast form was already very powerful among peers; gaining another twenty percent on top of that shows how mighty the "Profound Demon Immortal‑Seizing Strategy" is.

"Moreover, once I become more familiar with this method, perhaps I could increase it by thirty percent or even more."

He spread his bear paws.

Lightning surged in his palms.

"Most importantly, it has given me far greater and stronger control over lightning!"

"Since he bears the title of Thunder Beast,"

"Obviously, the power of lightning is the strongest ability this phantom form ought to possess."

"Indeed worthy of the 'Profound Demon Immortal‑Seizing Strategy'—using its immortal‑seizing opportunity on oneself. When Xiao Qingyao recovers to a certain extent and sends a strand of essence blood over, could I also transform into an Azure Phoenix?"

"That would truly grant the ability to fly."

"Wait a moment."

Yunhe rubbed his chin.

"Could I possibly extract true dragon essence blood from my own essence blood?"

"No, no, no—even without extracting it, I can still transform into a dragon turtle."

"I just don't know—if a cultivator's body also possessed the 'Immortal‑Seizing Strategy', could one cultivate the 'Profound Demon Immortal‑Seizing Strategy'? After all, humans can barely be counted as a kind of demon beast, right?"

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