Chapter 201: Mountain Sea Divine Beast (Thanks to Xiao Xiao Feng for the idea)

Reward 1: Pet item +1

Reward 2: Bloodline mutation potion +1

Pet item?

Su Sheng opened his backpack with a hint of surprise.

He saw an item resembling a freshly captured wild horse, but it was a Golden Lion Head statue.

Pet item (Golden Lion)

Description: Use to obtain the pet Golden Lion

(Note: Profession‑bound pet)

Golden Lion?

He looked at the golden lion icon.

It's the binding reward for the Lion Knight profession; Su Sheng had expected a lion mount, but it turned out to be a pet.

Yet Su Sheng felt conflicted; his original plan was to get a bird‑type auxiliary pet.

After all, there was still a bird‑type pet evolution bloodline item in his warehouse.

Moreover, his front‑line combat ability isn't weak, and as a lone wanderer, having a supportive "healer" pet would be much more comfortable.

But this Golden Lion is a bound pet and cannot be traded, which left Su Sheng a bit depressed.

Huh? The pet item has another detail.

Su Sheng immediately clicked to view it.

Golden Lion (Pet)

Growth potential: 4‑star

Description: A golden lion; when it grows up it will be absolutely majestic.

Su Sheng's eyes brightened slightly; 4‑star growth.

Apparently, the highest growth for mounts and pets is 5‑star, right?

Thinking of that, Su Sheng opened the mount tab and checked the wild horse's stats.

Wild Horse (Mount)

Level: 30

HP: 8000

Growth potential: 2‑star

Mounted State (Out of combat): Speed bonus 300%

Mounted combat bonuses:

HP +30%

(Mount's HP, now eight thousand can share 2400)

Speed bonus 50%

(Rider's own speed)

Corresponding skill form changes.

(Note: After death returns to mount tab, can be summoned again after 30 minutes)

Su Sheng's eyes lit up, not because of the wild horse's 2‑star potential, but the 3× speed boost for traveling.

The mounted combat bonuses are also decent, sufficient for temporary use.

Summon~

Heh…

The reddish‑brown wild horse that just appeared beside Su Sheng now had a saddle on it.

He flipped onto the horse…

Ride~

The wild horse immediately started galloping.

So fast…

Su Sheng nodded with satisfaction; no longer needing to rush on the ten‑route bus.

Evolved to four‑wheel drive.

Afterwards, Su Sheng's gaze returned to the pet item; after all, it's a profession‑bound pet, better to use it first.

He immediately tightened the reins and dismounted from the wild horse.

Then Su Sheng chose to use the pet item.

Obtained pet: Golden Lion +1

Opened the pet tab.

Golden Lion (Pet)

Level: 1

Attack: 15

Defense: 15

HP: 1000

Skill: Bite

Stage: Cub (adult can be mounted)

Growth potential: 4‑star

Description: Golden Lion clan cub

Sure.

Su Sheng's eyes lit up slightly at the attribute; a Level 1 with such exaggerated attribute, and it's a cub that can be ridden when it matures.

No wonder there was no lion mount for me; it was waiting here, and ordinary pets don't have this rideable attribute.

Summon…

A golden Xiao Jia Huo appeared beside Su Sheng.

Awoo~

It let out a baby‑like whimper, sniffed the air, then bounced over to Su Sheng's feet and rolled around.

Su Sheng couldn't help but crouch and patted it a few times.

Not to brag, but it feels nice.

Although it's only Level 1 and has little combat power, sharing experience while staying by my side can raise its level.

However, the experience goes to the pet, so my own experience gain is reduced.

Su Sheng checked the pet experience ratio setting and immediately set it to fifty percent, temporarily boosting its level for now.

Oh right, it seems there was also an item given.

Su Sheng recalled the quest reward item and hurriedly checked the inventory.

A bottle of pitch‑black potion.

Bloodline Alteration Potion (unknown).

Description: Can be used on a pet or mount to alter the bloodline.

Alteration direction unknown.

What is this thing?

Su Sheng looked gloomily at the reward item, bloodline alteration.

But it doesn't say whether it's good or bad, unlike the Wutong Branch in Su Sheng's storage, which clearly states it can evolve the bloodline.

So Su Sheng was a bit conflicted for a moment.

Who should it be given to?

Wild Horse, perhaps?

Whether it's good or bad is unknown; giving it to the Wild Horse seems most suitable, since its attributes are average, and if the alteration is poor, we can just replace it.

If the alteration direction is good, the Wild Horse's evolution won't be a loss.

With that in mind, Su Sheng planned to use the alteration potion on the Wild Horse.

But then he thought, this thing came as a reward together with the Golden Lion; maybe the Golden Lion is more suitable?

For a moment, Su Sheng was conflicted.

Finally, Su Sheng glanced at the golden Xiao Jia Huo rolling at his feet and gritted his teeth.

Use…

Select…

Pet Golden Lion.

Swish~

With the item used, the Golden Lion cub returned directly to the pet space.

Open pet tab…

In the Golden Lion cub's avatar, three large characters "Bloodline Alteration in Progress" appeared.

Countdown: 5 minutes

The summon option is greyed out, clearly requiring the alteration to finish before it can be summoned.

Five minutes.

It's unclear whether this alteration effect is good or bad.

Su Sheng can only wait quietly.

Five minutes, fleeting.

Su Sheng opened the pet tab, then his eyes widened sharply.

"WTF!"

Su Sheng couldn't help but open his mouth and curse.

lion-like beast (pet)

Level: 1

Attack: 80

Defense: 100

HP: 10000

Skill: Fireworks Blessing

Stage: Juvenile (rideable when adult)

Growth Potential:???

Description: Dragons have nine offspring, each different; Suan Ni is the fifth son of the dragon, resembling a lion, also called the Fearless Lion.

"This..."

What is this thing? Mountain Sea Divine Beast, Suan Ni? This attribute, Level 1 with ten thousand HP? Are you kidding me?

Su Sheng quickly summoned it.

Its appearance changed considerably; overall it still resembles a small lion, the originally golden Xiao Jia Huo turned slightly reddish.

Moreover, it now has a single horn on its head, and a pair of tiny wings on its sides.

Su Sheng directly reached out and gave it a rub, discovering a layer of scales; it didn't feel very pleasant, at least the texture wasn't as good as the previous fluffy creature.

Xiao Jia Huo tilted its head to size up Su Sheng, seemed to confirm that Su Sheng was its master, then its four legs tensed and it flapped wildly, trying to take off.

Obviously, it's still too small to fly; the little wings don't seem to have much power.

Su Sheng quickly reached out to support it.

Even though it has over ten thousand HP and can't be killed by a simple fall, its clumsy, cute demeanor makes Su Sheng think it might get broken.

Then the little one struggled, crawled up from Su Sheng's hand onto his shoulder, and with a rub ended up on Su Sheng's head.

And then it settled down calmly.

???

Su Sheng looked bewildered; it's said that the Fifth Son of the Dragon likes to perch on incense burners, but his own head isn't an incense burner, hey.

Then Su Sheng remembered the little one's skill.

Fireworks Blessing

Grants the target a shield.

The shield value equals 30% of the Suanni's HP, lasting 30 seconds.

Cooldown: 1 minute.