Chapter 1403: An Eight-Clawed Golden Dragon?

Before he could finish purifying the Ancestral Dragon Essence Blood, a momentum suddenly surged violently; Li Zhangsheng took a look and discovered that the Myriad Phenomenon Spirit-Devouring Rat had successfully completed its breakthrough.

Judging by the timing, there was a high probability that the Myriad Phenomenon Spirit-Devouring Rat would reach the Demon Emperor Level directly, rather than the Pseudo-Demon Emperor Level.

On the other side, the Red Luan had already opened its eyes, its momentum and body size having undergone no changes.

Judging from the feedback of his Mental Power, the light spot representing the Red Luan had brightened quite a bit; based on Li Zhangsheng's extensive experience, it was nearing its limit.

Aside from the Lava Origin, Li Zhangsheng naturally still had a few precious resources in his possession to improve quality, but the only ones suitable for the Red Luan were two stalks of Fire Spirit Grass and the Moon Soul Star Snatching Pill.

Ever since occupying the Tianling Empire, Li Zhangsheng possessed resource points that produced the Nether Moon Lotus, so he was naturally no longer lacking in Nether Moon Lotus as he had been in the past; rather, the other two main ingredients were in short supply and required a certain amount of time to cultivate.

During this period, Kailan had refined another fifteen Moon Soul Star Snatching Pills.

Li Zhangsheng threw one stalk of Fire Spirit Grass directly into the Red Luan's mouth, waiting for its reaction.

Very quickly, the Red Luan finished digesting it; the Fire Spirit Grass was, after all, the lowest-grade Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure for improving the quality of Fire Element Demon Pets, so its effect on the Red Luan was not strong, merely making the light spot representing the Red Luan brighten imperceptibly.

"One by one!"

The Moon Soul Star Snatching Pill was a precious resource; to avoid waste, Li Zhangsheng fed them to the Red Luan one by one.

By the time he fed it the ninth pill, the Red Luan finally showed a change; its momentum surged violently, and the light spot representing it became several times brighter than before, making Li Zhangsheng feel as if his consciousness had been "blinded."

"Break through!"

After the Red Luan successfully reached Legendary Quality, Li Zhangsheng left behind one sentence and couldn't be bothered to manage the Red Luan anymore, because the Red Luan would definitely be able to advance to the Demon Emperor Level, which would also save him a precious Fire Rule Crystal.

Li Zhangsheng continued to busy himself, eventually obtaining seven jars of Ancestral Dragon Essence Blood.

The East Sea Dragon Queen had been heavily injured by the Four-Clawed Silver Dragon not long ago, losing a large amount of dragon blood, which resulted in the purified Ancestral Dragon Essence Blood falling short of expectations.

If he added the remaining eight jars of Ancestral Dragon Essence Blood, Li Zhangsheng would have fifteen jars in his possession; he did not know if that would be enough, or if there were other standards, but regardless, he would have to give it a try.

At this moment, both the Red Luan and the Myriad Phenomenon Spirit-Devouring Rat had broken through to the Demon Emperor Level, and the Myriad Phenomenon Spirit-Devouring Rat became the first temporary Demon Emperor Level Demon Pet in Li Zhangsheng's possession.

As a price, the connection between Li Zhangsheng and the Myriad Phenomenon Spirit-Devouring Rat became extremely fragile, as if it were under intense pressure, which meant that the Myriad Phenomenon Spirit-Devouring Rat could break the Temporary Contract at any time.

The Myriad Phenomenon Spirit-Devouring Rat naturally would not do so; after all, without Li Zhangsheng, it could never have reached its current level.

Unlike the Red Luan and the Myriad Phenomenon Spirit-Devouring Rat, the Eight-Eyed Marten's expression was dejected, clearly having failed its breakthrough, and it was comforted by Ning Bizhen.

Li Zhangsheng began to check the Red Luan's data.

【Spirit Beast Name】: Red Luan (Growth Stage. Comprehends Undying Fire; this Demon Pet's Fire Element skills have double the burn probability, significantly increasing the flame's burning duration and forming secondary damage to enemies. Comprehends Endless Wood Rain Undying and the Burning Unquenchable Truth, significantly increasing its own flames' resistance to water and increasing flame burning duration. Absorbs Bing Fire Essence, enhancing Fire Element skill power while increasing burn probability, and automatically comprehends Bing Fire Divine Thunder. Condenses Rule Power, doubling skill power and causing continuous damage to enemies; Rule Protection: exempts partial damage, depending on the opponent's realm)

【Spirit Beast Realm】: Demon Emperor 1st Tier

【Spirit Beast Race】: Mid-level Divine Beast

【Spirit Beast Quality】: Legendary

【Spirit Beast Bloodline】: Phoenix (Great Accomplishment), Vermilion Bird (Vigorous)

【Spirit Beast Attribute】: Fire

【Spirit Beast Status】: Healthy

【Spirit Beast Weakness】: None (Mysterious Jade Ginseng eliminated the attribute weakness)

With the Red Luan advancing to the Demon Emperor Level, it meant that Li Zhangsheng's main Demon Pets no longer had any that were holding him back; if one really had to be mentioned, it would only be the Four-Clawed Yellow Dragon, which was still at the Pseudo-Demon Emperor Level.

However, Li Zhangsheng believed that it wouldn't be long before the Four-Clawed Yellow Dragon became a true Demon Emperor Level Demon Pet; for this reason, Li Zhangsheng specifically handed the East Sea Dragon Queen's Dragon Pearl to the Four-Clawed Yellow Dragon to absorb the essence of the Dragon Pearl and shorten the time to reach the Demon Emperor Level.

Soon, the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon, having just finished absorbing the Ancestral Dragon Mysterious Jade, began to devour the Ancestral Dragon Essence Blood, and the Ancestral Dragon Bloodline Imprint within its body was increasing rapidly.

Li Zhangsheng paid close attention to this process; he had always been unable to understand why the East Sea Dragon King, who possessed the Ancestral Dragon Crown, a treasure inherited by the Dragon Clan, had not become an Ancestral Dragon.

Li Zhangsheng had roughly looked through the few memories of the East Sea Dragon King and East Sea Dragon Queen absorbed by the Original Light, and there were not many memories related to the Ancestral Dragon.

According to Li Zhangsheng's estimation, it was possible that the required Ancestral Dragon Essence Blood exceeded imagination, or perhaps the Ancestral Dragon Crown could not refine Ancestral Dragon Essence Blood, or there were other restrictions to becoming an Ancestral Dragon.

Whether the Ancestral Dragon Crown could purify Ancestral Dragon Essence Blood was, logically speaking, easy to conclude, but unfortunately, the Ancestral Dragon Crown required a pure-blooded Dragon Clan member of the Emperor Rank.

To reach a conclusion, he would likely have to find the other three Dragon Kings, and they might not necessarily be willing.

Not long after, the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon finally showed a change, mainly in its claws and toes; the claws, which originally only had five toes, began to enlarge and split, and a slender, delicate toe began to grow on each claw.

By the time this toe grew to a point similar to the other toes, the Dragon Claw split again, and another slender, delicate toe grew out.

Before long, an eighth toe grew out.

However, just as Li Zhangsheng was looking forward to the growth of the ninth toe, the change abruptly ceased, and it was unknown whether it was because the Ancestral Dragon Essence Blood was insufficient or for other reasons.

It was just that there was no such existence as an Eight-Clawed Golden Dragon in the Dragon Clan.

After a while, the Eight-Clawed Golden Dragon opened its Longyan, and Li Zhangsheng immediately engaged in mental communication with it.

Once the communication was finished, Li Zhangsheng obtained the answer: it was not that the Ancestral Dragon Essence Blood was insufficient, but that after growing the eighth toe, the Eight-Clawed Golden Dragon felt an obstacle that it could not break through no matter what; it was even Firm as a Rock, and by the time the Ancestral Dragon Essence Blood was fully digested, it remained motionless.

Under Li Zhangsheng's command, the Eight-Clawed Golden Dragon tore open a small wound, leaving behind dragon blood for Li Zhangsheng to collect and examine.

Soon, this bit of dragon blood became viscous, and Li Zhangsheng began to use the Vision Potion to check the composition of the dragon blood.

"There is still a redundant bloodline imprint; how could it not have been expelled?"

Li Zhangsheng was completely baffled; perhaps this was why the Eight-Clawed Golden Dragon had not truly transformed into an Ancestral Dragon.

The next moment, Li Zhangsheng began to operate, using the potion to attempt to eliminate this final type of Spirit Essence.

"Huh!"

Li Zhangsheng felt he had even more questions; originally, he thought the potion would likely be unable to eliminate the final bloodline imprint, but it had eliminated it easily.

What was going on here?

From the Eight-Clawed Golden Dragon's feeling, the Ancestral Dragon Essence Blood should have been sufficient, but it just could not expel the final bloodline imprint and could not split off the ninth toe.

Yet, the potion was able to strip away the final bloodline imprint.

The problem was, unless he slaughtered the Eight-Clawed Golden Dragon, even if the Eight-Clawed Golden Dragon left behind more dragon blood, it would be impossible to eliminate the final redundant bloodline imprint.

Li Zhangsheng had too many questions in his mind, but he was not disappointed; after all, if it were so easy to obtain a unique Divine Beast, then the East Sea Dragon King, who controlled the Ancestral Dragon Crown, should have been able to do it easily.

Furthermore, even figures of brilliant talent like the Heavenly Emperor, Star Emperor, Spirit Emperor, Empress Xuan, and Human Emperor did not have unique Divine Beasts, and Li Zhangsheng had never heard of any Monster Tamer who possessed one; he felt there must be a problem here.

To obtain the answer, besides asking Wendi and Wudi, Li Zhangsheng was also prepared to ask the three Dragon Kings.

Besides that, there might also be answers in the Star Emperor's inheritance.

(End of chapter)