Chapter 1548: Open Eyes Daylight, Closed Eyes Black Night (Second update, seeking votes)

Li Zhangsheng did not offer any explanation; he could hardly say it was just good luck, that the Dragon-Hunting Arrow happened to strike the Zhulong's vital point, and that the arrow could also be used as a coordinate for teleportation.

Had it struck any other part, the Zhulong would have at least retained the ability to resist, and Li Zhangsheng would have had to expend quite some effort to finish him off.

"This might be a matter of fortune, merit, and status."

Li Zhangsheng mused to himself; the Zhulong fell short in all three of these areas, and the gap was not small, as Li Zhangsheng was, after all, a peerless existence in the Fairy World in these three aspects.

As for killing the Zhulong of the Dragon Clan, Li Zhangsheng had no intention of expressing regret; the Four Seas Dragon Kings were likely wishing Li Zhangsheng would kill the Zhulong, for who would want an ancestor figure looming over them after they had established their own hegemony, especially one whose strength and prestige surpassed their own?

"I will have to trouble you all here for the time being, but I believe it won't be long before you can return to the Heavenly Court."

Leaving behind these words, Li Zhangsheng couldn't wait to leave the Four Seas Sea Eye.

After killing the Zhulong, he naturally wanted to have the Five-Clawed Silver Dragon replace him and become the new Zhulong as quickly as possible, to ensure the integrity of the Heaven and Earth Status to the greatest extent.

The Four Seas Dragon Kings looked at each other, all seeing confusion in the other's eyes, truly unable to fathom Li Zhangsheng's intentions.

Upon returning to the Heavenly Court, Li Zhangsheng went back to the Secret Realm; he did not immediately inventory the treasures, but instead began to process the Zhulong's corpse.

Under Li Zhangsheng's direction, Adai once again acted as the butcher; aside from the piece of flesh and blood wrapping the Heaven and Earth Status, he processed the Zhulong's corpse as skillfully as a master chef carving an ox.

The Zhulong's Dragon Horn, Dragon Scale, Dragon Tendon, Dragon Claw, and dragon teeth were all top-tier time-related materials; if used to optimize the Time Delay Forbidden Array, he believed the effect of the Time Delay Forbidden Array would be further enhanced.

Of course, there was also the Dragon Pearl!

This Dragon Pearl was naturally to be handed over to the Five-Clawed Silver Dragon to refine, taking its essence and discarding its dross; only what is one's own is the most suitable.

Since it was still warm, the time spent processing the Zhulong's corpse was about the same as that for the Ancestor of the Phoenix's corpse, but it was ultimately resolved by the diligent Adai.

The Demon Refining Pot was once again running at full power, refining the Zhulong Spirit Essence.

After spending some time, Li Zhangsheng obtained enough Zhulong Spirit Essence for the Five-Clawed Silver Dragon to evolve.

The next moment, the Five-Clawed Silver Dragon devoured the Zhulong Spirit Essence, and the concentration of the Zhulong Bloodline rose rapidly.

During this process, the claws and toes of the Five-Clawed Silver Dragon began to increase: six, seven, eight—only the ninth claw and toe were slow to grow out.

This was also within expectations; only by possessing the Heaven and Earth Status could an Eight-Clawed Silver Dragon become a Zhulong.

After the Eight-Clawed Silver Dragon adapted to its new body, Li Zhangsheng did not immediately take out the Heaven and Earth Status, but instead gave the Zhulong's Dragon Pearl to the Eight-Clawed Silver Dragon to refine and merge into its own Dragon Pearl.

Although doing this would waste quite a bit of the Zhulong Dragon Pearl, the potential was greater, and it could be controlled more like an extension of one's own arm.

After some time, the volume of the Dragon Pearl surged by a full factor; regardless of size, luster, or the Pressure it emitted, it far exceeded what it was before.

The next moment, Li Zhangsheng took out the Heaven and Earth Status wrapped in flesh and blood, placed it against the Eight-Clawed Silver Dragon's reverse scale, and slowly merged it in until it disappeared.

The Zhulong's Heaven and Earth Status was right within the reverse scale, which was the reason Li Zhangsheng had kept it in the Secret Realm.

Because very little time had passed, this Heaven and Earth Status was more complete than the Ancestor of the Phoenix's Heaven and Earth Status, likely at ninety-nine percent integrity; once fully absorbed, it would be enough for the Eight-Clawed Silver Dragon to become the new Zhulong.

The Eight-Clawed Silver Dragon gradually felt the pain of merging with the Heaven and Earth Status, feeling waves of tearing pain coming from within its body, which were gradually deepening.

As before, once the Eight-Clawed Silver Dragon's own healing speed could no longer keep up with the rate of destruction, Li Zhangsheng used the Three Lights Divine Water to reach a new equilibrium point, keeping the Eight-Clawed Silver Dragon's recovery speed and destruction speed in balance.

Li Zhangsheng remained vigilant; after all, the integrity of this Heaven and Earth Status was even higher than that of the Ancestor of the Phoenix, so logically, the pain the Eight-Clawed Silver Dragon endured was greater, even if only by a little.

Perhaps that little bit would be the final straw that broke the camel's back, not to mention that the willpower of each Spirit Beast differs.

If it truly could not hold on, Li Zhangsheng would have no choice but to artificially sever its pain nerves; if that still failed, he would have to forcibly remove the Heaven and Earth Status.

Time flowed slowly, and before long, the backlash of the Heaven and Earth Status reached its peak; the Eight-Clawed Silver Dragon's massive dragon body arched entirely, and it began to shake its head and tail in pain on the ground.

Li Zhangsheng sighed helplessly and had to use the baleful aura of the God-Slaying Spear to sever a portion of the Eight-Clawed Silver Dragon's pain nerves, alleviating the pain it was enduring.

At this moment, the Eight-Clawed Silver Dragon could not help but heave a sigh of relief; it was clearly feeling much better, and its large dragon eyes regained their clarity.

The subsequent process went without incident; the Eight-Clawed Silver Dragon successfully endured the most intense stage of the backlash, and the rest was naturally stable, with the Heaven and Earth Status successfully completing its fusion with the Eight-Clawed Silver Dragon.

By this time, the Eight-Clawed Silver Dragon's size had surged, its aura was magnificent, and its claws and toes had undergone another change, going from eight to nine, successfully becoming a Zhulong.

Li Zhangsheng suppressed his excitement and began to check the Zhulong's data.

【Spirit Beast Name】: Zhulong (Growth Stage, absorbed Xuanqiong Five-Colored Glazed Fruit, significantly strengthening the foundation of Five-Element Spirit Beasts and comprehensively increasing this Spirit Beast's physical constitution by twenty percent. Absorbed Kui Water Essence, enhancing the power of Water Attribute skills, weakening the speed of enemies hit by Water Attribute skills, and comprehending Kui Water Divine Thunder. Absorbed Divine Dragon Dragon-Pattern Jade, comprehensively increasing this Spirit Beast's physical constitution by thirty percent and increasing the purity of Dragon Might. Comprehended Great Dao Origin, power surged; Great Dao Protection: exempts a portion of damage, depending on the opponent's realm.)

【Spirit Beast Realm】: Emperor Rank 3rd Tier

【Spirit Beast Race】: Unique Divine Beast

【Spirit Beast Quality】: Legendary

【Spirit Beast Bloodline】: Zhulong (Perfect)

【Spirit Beast Attribute】: Water + Time

【Spirit Beast Status】: Healthy

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

There were no surprises; following the Ancestor of the Phoenix, Li Zhangsheng now possessed his second Unique Divine Beast.

As for which was stronger or weaker, it was truly hard to say; in any case, they had firmly become Li Zhangsheng's two most powerful Spirit Beasts.

Soon, Li Zhangsheng completed his communication with the Zhulong and understood the changes from other aspects.

There was no need to mention the Bloodline Inheritance Skill; it had directly acquired all the skills possessed by the Zhulong, though there was a high degree of overlap, making it less varied than the changes in traits.

In addition to the originally possessed Call Wind and Summon Rain, Dragon Might, and Dragon Concealment traits, two additional traits were added: Dragon King and Open Eyes Daylight, Closed Eyes Black Night.

The Dragon King trait goes without saying; it is equivalent to the Phoenix Clan's Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix trait, yet it is clearly inferior to the Ancestor of the Phoenix's Ancestor of the Phoenix trait.

There was no help for it; the Zhulong was not the first dragon in heaven and earth, and the unique racial trait of being able to command the entire Dragon Clan and even the Water Clan belongs to and only belongs to the Ancestor Dragon.

(End of this chapter)