Chapter 393: The Strongest Trait—Eternal Indestructible Body (Begging for everything)

Li Zhangsheng was clearly stunned for a moment; he had not expected such an accident to occur, and he subconsciously wanted to have Kailan heal Adai's wounds.

"Stop!" Before Kailan could heal him, Li Zhangsheng hurriedly shouted to stop, because changes were appearing on Adai's body once again.

Adai's massive body was covered in thousands of wounds; some were so deep that one could faintly see the pulsing internal organs and bones.

The most bizarre part was that even though the blood vessels had burst, not a single drop of blood flowed out.

From the feedback of his Mental Power, Li Zhangsheng 'saw' it very clearly: the flesh and blood at these wounds began to squirm spontaneously, healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Hiss— Hiss—

But before they could fully heal, some wounds tore open again, and a large number of new wounds appeared, only to be immediately healed by the squirming flesh.

This process lasted for a full half hour; during this time, Li Zhangsheng never relaxed his vigilance until Adai's wounds had completely disappeared.

"Regeneration trait? Or Limb Regeneration trait?"

Seeing the strange change happening to Adai, Li Zhangsheng subconsciously associated it with the two major traits that have extremely strong recovery effects on injuries.

The Regeneration trait is a trait of the Three-Headed Snake, which can quickly heal wounds; because the Three-Headed Snake possesses the bloodline of the Nine-Headed Snake, it has more or less inherited some of the Nine-Headed Snake's abilities, possessing the ability to regenerate secondary brains, though the main brain does not possess such an ability.

The Limb Regeneration trait is equivalent to an advanced version of the Regeneration trait, with a faster healing speed; even if a limb is severed, it can quickly regenerate, including fatal parts like the main brain and heart. The Nine-Headed Snake, Nine-Tailed Snake, Nine Infants, Ghost Chariot, Xiangliu, and Nine Phoenixes all possess such a trait.

"However, although the Limb Regeneration trait is excellent, it still feels a bit inferior to the strongest trait!"

While Li Zhangsheng was lost in thought, Adai finally opened its eyes. Unlike before, its eyes had changed from earthy yellow to gold, which was the only change that appeared on its exterior.

Immediately, Li Zhangsheng used the mental channel with Adai to communicate mentally.

"Adai, how do you feel?"

"Better than ever, as if I have inexhaustible strength!"

"You touched that largest golden star?" Li Zhangsheng was full of anticipation, fearing that Adai had failed.

"Yes, I succeeded! I obtained a trait called the Eternal Indestructible Body!"

"Eternal Indestructible Body trait?"

Li Zhangsheng was completely baffled; this was the first time he had heard of this trait, and there was absolutely no description of the Eternal Indestructible Body trait in the *Complete Collection of Traits*.

This was highly likely a new trait!

"I will transmit the information about it to you!" Utilizing the convenience of the mental channel, Adai shared the information about the Eternal Indestructible Body with Li Zhangsheng.

Of course, Li Zhangsheng paid a large amount of Mental Power again, which made his face turn slightly pale; from the moment he adventurously broke into the Dragon Lair until now, more than half of his Mental Power had been depleted.

Yet, while receiving this content, Li Zhangsheng's heart could not remain calm for a long time.

This trait is very monstrous!

Eternal Indestructible Body trait (Primary): Can evolve, divided into three major stages: Flesh and Blood Derivation, God Race Undying Body, and Eternal Indestructible Body.

The Flesh and Blood Derivation stage is similar to the Limb Regeneration trait; it can quickly recover from injuries while slightly strengthening defense and strength.

The recovery speed of the God Race Undying Body stage is faster; even if only a piece of flesh remains, as long as there is enough energy, it can fully recover, and it can significantly strengthen defense and strength.

The final Eternal Indestructible Body stage is even more exaggerated; it can achieve instant recovery from injuries and even the ability to regenerate from a drop of blood, and it can massively enhance defense and strength.

Monstrous, too monstrous!

Li Zhangsheng had never seen such a monstrous trait; the several recognized strongest traits in the *Complete Collection of Traits* felt more than a notch inferior in front of this trait.

The only pity was that it was the complete version of the Eternal Indestructible Body trait, while Adai was currently only at the Flesh and Blood Derivation stage.

To reach the God Race Undying Body stage, one needs to comprehend the Mystery and reach the Demon King level; needless to say, the Eternal Indestructible Body stage can only be activated upon reaching the Emperor Rank.

Lower Rank, Middle Rank, Upper Rank, Elite, Leader, Overlord, Demon King, Demon Saint, Demon Emperor, Emperor Rank—these are all the known realms of Spirit Beasts; as for whether there are higher realms, that is not something Li Zhangsheng can know.

This was information he obtained from the third floor of the Tianlu Pavilion at Yuanling Academy.

"The road is long and the journey is arduous!" Li Zhangsheng could not help but shake his head; wanting to fully activate the Eternal Indestructible Body trait was a very distant goal, and whether it could even be reached was a question.

However, even the God Race Undying Body stage felt slightly stronger than those few strongest traits.

In the time that followed, Li Zhangsheng began to test Adai's recovery speed.

Even if it was only the Flesh and Blood Derivation stage, the recovery speed was not much worse than the Limb Regeneration trait; the key was that Adai also had the Life Halo, making the recovery speed a notch faster.

The Flesh and Blood Derivation stage also has a drawback, which is that it cannot sustain fatal injuries; for example, if its head is cut off or its heart is crushed, death still cannot be avoided, but it also has an advantage: it can slightly enhance defense and strength.

The "slight" mentioned here is roughly equivalent to thirty percent, which can directly raise the frontal assault capability of the Savage Giant Beast by a level, fearing it would not be inferior to a true Behemoth.

Roar—

Only then did Adai reveal the deal it made with Yuangungun, without seeing Yuangungun's warning gaze.

Yuangungun held its head, wiggling its butt hard, its short tail wagging, showing a fawning appearance.

Li Zhangsheng stared at Yuangungun with a strange look; just a moment ago, Yuangungun had not revealed this deal at all, but instead put on a righteous appearance, speaking a bunch of words about sacrificing the small self to achieve the greater self.

"I knew it would be like this!" Li Zhangsheng touched his forehead and slapped Yuangungun's butt, his right hand sinking straight in.

"Yuangungun, do I not know what kind of temperament you have? However, you did the right thing this time; I will not punish you, nor will I reduce Adai's food portion. How about this: I will increase some meat portions in your food from now on, what do you think?"

Feili— Feili—

Yuangungun nodded busily, showing an excited expression, and immediately after, white light of advancement appeared all over its body.

Looking at Yuangungun wrapped in white light, Li Zhangsheng appeared very calm; he had long understood that as long as Yuangungun's desires were satisfied, this guy would become very excited, providing help for its advancement.

In the white light, Yuangungun's body size continued to grow.

In the span of a few breaths, the brilliance quickly retracted, revealing Yuangungun's increasingly massive figure.

It still looked like a huge round ball of meat, except that its diameter had increased from over three meters to nearly five meters, and its weight had doubled again; in terms of weight, it would not be much worse than Adai.

"Everyone, come back!"

Seeing that two hours were almost up, Li Zhangsheng withdrew his Demon Pets and began to rendezvous with Vice Principal Xu; he had no time at all to deal with the flesh and blood of the Ancestral Black Dragon.

When Li Zhangsheng saw Vice Principal Xu again, he was standing on the Dragon Horse Hall.

"Come up!"

Without hesitation, Li Zhangsheng jumped onto the Dragon Horse Hall and went to the main hall with Vice Principal Xu to rest and recover his Mental Power.

Neigh—

Nine Dragon Horses neighed toward the sky, flapping their huge, jade-white wings as they flew rapidly in the direction of Luo City.

At the speed of the Dragon Horse Hall, it would take about two hours to reach Luo City, which was faster than the Blazing Bird.

Luo City!

Even though he was severely wounded, Qin Fangxin still stood tall on the city wall, directing the soldiers and civilians to clean up the aftermath.

Ever since the black dragon had left for unknown reasons, under Qin Fangxin's command, Luo City had successfully resisted the impact of the Beast Tide and achieved final victory.

Their harvest was significant; they had obtained over ten thousand corpses of various wild Spirit Beasts, among which were many high-tier Spirit Beasts. Their Demon Cores and materials alone were a huge amount of resources.

However, they had suffered heavy losses as well; nearly half of the three thousand Luo City City Defense Army had died, and most of the others were injured. If it weren't for the fact that most of their families were in the city, such a high casualty rate would have likely caused them to collapse long ago.

Of the more than one thousand temporarily conscripted Monster Tamers, fewer than three hundred had died, but many had lost their Demon Pets, so the losses were also not small.

In addition, several sections of the parapets on the north wall had collapsed, many places were pitted and scarred, and there were even several places that had been pierced through; countless defensive facilities were damaged.

If the black dragon hadn't run away first, the soldiers and civilians of Luo City would not have been able to hold on for long before being defeated due to a collapse in morale.

However, Qin Fangxin still had hidden worries, fearing that the black dragon would invade Luo City again after healing its wounds.

There was no helping it; dragons were the greediest Spirit Beasts and were also petty.

"Look over there!"

At this moment, a soldier suddenly pointed toward the distant horizon. The surrounding soldiers and civilians subconsciously looked in that direction, where a large black dot could be vaguely seen approaching rapidly.

This naturally did not escape Qin Fangxin's notice. When he saw nine Dragon Horses pulling a small, antique-style palace flying rapidly toward Luo City, he was stunned for a moment, and then a look of excitement appeared on his face.

"This... this is the Dragon Horse Hall. Could it be Principal Xu Wenhua from Yuanling Academy who has come? We are saved, our Luo City is saved!"

Qin Fangxin was naturally no stranger to the Dragon Horse Hall, as it was the iconic vehicle of the successive principals of Yuanling Academy.

"Follow me to welcome them!"

Qin Fangxin hurriedly instructed the heads of the major forces following by his side; among them, Li Haoqiong and Li Wenbo were standing right next to Qin Fangxin.

After the Dragon Horse Hall appeared, the originally noisy north wall area became significantly quieter. They craned their necks, waiting for the Dragon Horse Hall to descend.

Soon, the nine exceptionally spirited Dragon Horses pulled the small palace and landed on the plaza closest to the north wall.

On the Dragon Horse Hall, looking at the ruined north wall and watching the painful, numb, and traumatized expressions of the survivors, Vice Principal Xu could not help but turn serious.

Vice Principal Xu waved his hand, and an invisible force appeared, carrying him and Li Zhangsheng down to the ground lightly.

"Kailan, Bai Tian, and the Light Blessing Bird, hurry and go save the wounded!"

Demon Pets with healing skills were, after all, in the minority; counting them all up, there were only about twenty or thirty, which directly led to a situation where there were more monks than gruel.

Li Zhangsheng felt a sense of empathy and hurriedly sent out his three Demon Pets with healing skills, along with more than ten jars of Healing Spring, to treat the wounded as much as possible.

Among these wounded were soldiers, Monster Tamers, and Demon Pets. Some were already on the verge of death, breathing their last; if they did not receive effective treatment, they would die directly very soon.

"Archangel, you go and treat the wounded as well!"

Just like Li Zhangsheng, Vice Principal Xu also sent out his own healing Demon Pet. Although there was only one, its healing effect and range far exceeded Li Zhangsheng's three Demon Pets.

This was an Archangel with two pairs of white wings, over three meters tall, with a rather handsome appearance, wearing a long robe, holding a light sword, and with a small halo floating above its head.

Angels, like vampires, belonged to the humanoid Spirit Beast category. Rumor had it that they were sacred creations made by gods; they could not reproduce, and the Archangel among them was a top-tier Exotic Beast.

Although it tried its best to restrain itself, this Archangel still exuded a pressure as heavy as a prison, making people look on with awe.

Li Zhangsheng had once seen this level of pressure on Hei Long Harikuchi, though it was slightly inferior to that of the black dragon.

It was Li Zhangsheng's first time seeing an angel, so he naturally collected its data at the first opportunity.

【Spirit Beast Name】: Archangel (Mature Stage, top-tier Exotic Beast)

【Spirit Beast Realm】: Demon King 3rd Rank

【Spirit Beast Race】: Medium Monarch

【Spirit Beast Quality】: Superior Quality

【Spirit Beast Bloodline】: None

【Spirit Beast Attribute】: Light

【Spirit Beast Status】: Healthy

【Spirit Beast Weakness】: Darkness

Like the black dragon, an Archangel, being a top-tier Exotic Beast, could reach the Lord level once it reached adulthood.

But this was an Archangel at the Demon King realm. When he saw the quality of the Archangel, Li Zhangsheng was clearly stunned. At first, he thought it was a Top-tier Archangel, but it turned out to be the most common Superior Quality among Quasi-Gods.

Judging from the quality of the Archangel, Vice Principal Xu had likely spent a large amount of precious resources for it to comprehend the Mystery and become a Demon King-level Demon Pet.

This showed the scarcity of Top-tier Spirits!

The entire Yuanling Academy had four or five thousand students. If Li Zhangsheng were excluded, there were only two Top-tier Demon Pets in total: Zhao Shuyi's Three-Tailed Snow Fox and Miao Yinfeng's Green-Eyed Emperor Snake.

As for the instructors, Li Zhangsheng had only seen Ning Bizhen's Three-Legged Fire Crow and Cold Jade Rabbit, and Instructor Qian Yuanfei's Unicorn. Fifth-rank Instructors like Instructor He Yan did not even have Top-tier Demon Pets; the number of such pets was likely no more than a handful.

However, Li Zhangsheng believed that with Vice Principal Xu's strength and status, it was almost unquestionable that he possessed a Top-tier Demon Pet. If even a dignified Pseudo-King did not have a Top-tier Demon Pet, it would be too unreasonable.

Universal Salvation!

In the sky, the Archangel shimmered with milky-white radiance that looked almost tangible. These rays of light scattered rapidly in the air, turning into a large number of sparkling light particles, completely enveloping the area within a hundred meters.

Arranged by several officers, a large number of wounded had gathered in this place in advance. As soon as these light particles touched the skin of the wounded, they merged into their bodies and disappeared.

The next moment, the wounds of the wounded began to scab over at a speed visible to the naked eye. As a price, their bodies began to feel weak, and their spirits became increasingly exhausted; many closed their eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

Both were recovery-type skills, but the Light-element recovery effect was the best. Because it stimulated the patient's potential, there would always be some sequelae such as physical weakness and mental exhaustion.

However, these symptoms would recover after resting for a period of time.

Compared to the Archangel's group recovery skill, the healing effect and range of Kailan's Group Healing Wish were much worse, though it had the advantage of having no sequelae.

Besides their Demon Pets, other Monster Tamers' recovery-type Demon Pets were also saving lives and stabilizing the patients' conditions.

"Principal, this is our Luo City's City Lord Qin, this is our Li Family Clan Leader, and this one is my second uncle!"

At this moment, Li Zhangsheng briefly introduced both sides. As for the heads of other forces, he lived a secluded life and did not know them at all, so there was naturally no reason to introduce them.

"Zhangsheng, thanks to you this time, otherwise Luo City really wouldn't have been able to survive this crisis! In the future, if there is anything I can help with, you can come to me at any time. In addition, you have a share of the spoils of war here; you can choose whatever you like!"

In front of Xu Wenhua, Qin Fangxin highly praised Li Zhangsheng's spirit of self-sacrifice and expressed his willingness to share some of the wild Spirit Beast corpses.

Li Zhangsheng's eyes lit up; these wild Spirit Beast corpses numbered in the tens of thousands, and there was no lack of High-tier Spirit Beasts among them, so there would surely be some that met his requirements.

Xu Wenhua frowned; he cared for Li Zhangsheng more than usual, even going so far as to send Ning Bizhen to protect his safety, fearing that Li Zhangsheng might die prematurely.

Immediately after, Vice Principal Xu's brow relaxed; he had almost forgotten that Li Zhangsheng's family was in Luo City, and if this crisis could not be resolved, it would inevitably cause the Li Clan to suffer a great loss of vitality, with the possibility of a gap in generations.

Because of this, Vice Principal Xu expressed his understanding.

Both sides began to exchange pleasantries; Qin Fangxin was extremely respectful toward Xu Wenhua and expressed his heartfelt gratitude for Xu Wenhua's arrival to provide reinforcements.

With Xu Wenhua in command, even if Hei Long Harikuchi invaded Luo City again, Qin Fangxin was confident he could thwart the black dragon's plot once more, and even had hopes of slaying the black dragon.

Vice Principal Xu and Qin Fangxin chatted casually for a few moments; he was clever and adept at thinking from the other party's perspective, and upon sensing a hint of urgency in the other's words, he immediately understood.

"City Lord Qin, after this battle, Luo City is in ruins and waiting to be rebuilt, and there are many things that require your attention; there is no need for you to waste time accompanying this old man!"

"Principal Xu, I am truly sorry; I will go and get busy then, please feel free to do as you please!"

Qin Fangxin was indeed very busy, with many matters requiring his attention, while also needing to organize manpower as quickly as possible to repair the north city wall and build city defense equipment to prevent the black dragon from invading Luo City in the same way again.

After Qin Fangxin left, Xu Wenhua and Li Wenbo chatted casually; although there was a large gap in strength and status between the two, he did not show any contempt, but instead highly praised the Li Clan for cultivating a Heavenly Pride like Li Zhangsheng, and sincerely hoped that the Li Clan could send more talent to Yuanling Academy in the future.

Upon receiving Vice Principal Xu's praise, Li Wenbo was as energized as if he had been injected with chicken blood, patting his chest and promising that he would certainly do so.

While Vice Principal Xu and Li Wenbo were chatting, Li Haoqiong grabbed Li Zhangsheng and asked with a grave expression: "Zhangsheng, ever since the black dragon escaped, He Yan and your Instructor, worried about your safety, disregarded the danger and entered the Silent Forest to look for you; did you encounter them?"

"Ah, I did not encounter them!" Li Zhangsheng exclaimed in surprise; he had subconsciously assumed they had gone elsewhere, never expecting they would go looking for him.

Thinking of how Hei Long Harikuchi was in the Silent Forest, Li Zhangsheng's voice was suddenly filled with urgency: "Oh no, they might have encountered danger; there is no time to lose, let us go to the Silent Forest right now!"

(End of chapter)