Chapter 401: Blazing Bird: The Metamorphosis of Day and Night (Three-in-One Chapter)

As soon as the Blazing Bird emerged, it sensed the Phoenix Essence Blood; its eyes seemed to erupt with flames, staring fixedly at the Jade Ceramic Jar containing the Phoenix Essence Blood.

This time, because the quantity of Phoenix Essence Blood was so great, the Blazing Bird had to muster immense determination to barely shift its gaze, prostrating itself before Li Zhangsheng and watching him with eyes full of gratitude.

After more than a month, it felt that it could evolve once again.

Li Zhangsheng was simply its parent of regeneration!

"Drink it!"

Li Zhangsheng stroked the Blazing Bird's head and opened the lid of the Jade Ceramic Jar.

The Phoenix Essence Blood suddenly emitted an intense crimson radiance, forming a rather miniature Phoenix Phantom above the Jade Ceramic Jar.

The Phoenix Phantom spread its wings as if to fly, stretched its neck and let out a long cry, its eyes filled with majesty.

Chirp~

The Blazing Bird impatiently opened its large beak, and a powerful suction force was generated; the miniature Phoenix Phantom had no power to resist, turning into a distorted crimson radiance and being re-absorbed by the Blazing Bird.

The Phoenix Essence Blood in the Jade Ceramic Jar turned into a thin, long line of blood, continuously pouring into the Blazing Bird's sharp Bird Beak.

During the process of Devour, the feathers on the Blazing Bird's body suddenly brightened, and it was immediately enveloped by a layer of crimson radiance.

Suddenly, this crimson radiance released without warning, re-forming a blurry Phoenix Phantom above the Blazing Bird's head.

As the Blazing Bird devoured more Phoenix Essence Blood, more crimson radiance was formed, and the Phoenix Phantom began to grow larger and gradually became clearer.

Within a few breaths, the Blazing Bird tilted its neck back and finally finished devouring all the Phoenix Essence Blood.

At this moment, the Phoenix Phantom appeared as if it had materialized; its wingspan was dozens of meters wide, and its tail bore long, seven-colored tail feathers. If one ignored its dull and lifeless eyes, it looked no different from a real phoenix.

Li Zhangsheng's ears twitched slightly, and he immediately put away the empty Jade Ceramic Jar; he had heard hurried footsteps.

With a Phoenix Phantom this large, the entire Li Family Manor could likely see it.

The first to arrive was Ning Bizhen, who was closest, followed closely by Li Haoqiong and He Yan.

In the sky, Xu Wenhua was Flying Through the Void, watching the massive Phoenix Phantom with a surprised expression.

Additionally, a large number of Li Clan members were on their way.

"Zhangsheng, what is going on?" Ning Bizhen voiced the inner thoughts of everyone present.

"My Blazing Bird seems to have entered a state of Bloodline Metamorphosis!"

Li Zhangsheng was not exactly lying; his Blazing Bird had indeed entered a state of Bloodline Metamorphosis, though he had concealed the existence of the Phoenix Essence Blood.

Li Zhangsheng naturally understood the principle of a child carrying gold through a busy market; he naturally tried his best to hide his means of purifying Spirit Beast Bloodlines by 10%, otherwise, even the Academy could not protect him.

"It certainly looks like Bloodline Metamorphosis!" Xu Wenhua was an old hand; his experience was exceptionally rich, and he saw the Blazing Bird's state at a glance.

"Your luck is just too good!" Li Haoqiong and He Yan revealed expressions of envy, Jealousy, and hatred.

"This is truly wonderful!"

An excited glow overflowed on Ning Bizhen's face; she seemed even happier than if she had become stronger herself.

At this very moment, the giant Phoenix Phantom let out a silent cry toward the sky, then dove down, wrapping the entire Blazing Bird in wings that blotted out the sky and sun.

Suddenly, the Blazing Bird's gaze changed; the blood in its body felt as if it were boiling, and a feeling of unbearable soreness and itchiness appeared all over its body. Its size began to grow at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Some parts began to change, and its overall image began to shift toward a gorgeous and elegant direction.

Its Bird Beak became increasingly sharp and long, its five tail feathers began to flicker with five-colored radiance, and its crest transformed into something like a crown, as if it had donned a gorgeous phoenix crown.

At the same time, a clear Phoenix Phantom appeared within the Blazing Bird's Consciousness Sea.

Even though the Phoenix Phantom was clearer than before, its eyes remained dull and lifeless.

The Blazing Bird controlled its consciousness to pounce over, Pecking and tearing at the Phoenix Phantom. It soon devoured it entirely, and the Phoenix Inheritance surged into its mind, making its head feel swollen.

After an hour passed, the Blazing Bird finally stopped changing and slowly opened its fire-like crimson eyes; its aura had improved significantly compared to before.

Compared to before the metamorphosis, its body had become more elegant, its wingspan had reached about thirteen or fourteen meters, and its appearance was increasingly approaching that of a phoenix, now bearing a sixty percent resemblance.

"This is a Crowned Blazing Bird!" Ning Bizhen made good use of her title as a walking encyclopedia, recognizing the identity of the Crowned Blazing Bird at a glance.

After the evolution was complete, the Crowned Blazing Bird excitedly rushed to Li Zhangsheng, wrapping him in its huge wings, and chirping sounds rang out incessantly, expressing its gratitude to Li Zhangsheng.

This was already its third evolution in Li Zhangsheng's hands; a few months ago, it had never imagined such a day would come.

Immediately, Li Zhangsheng began to check the Blazing Bird's data.

【Spirit Beast Name】: Crowned Blazing Bird (Growth Stage, Top-tier Exotic Beast)

【Spirit Beast Realm】: Elite 8th Rank

【Spirit Beast Race】: High-Level Monarch

【Spirit Beast Quality】: Superior Quality

【Spirit Beast Bloodline】: Phoenix (Rich)

【Spirit Beast Attribute】: Fire Element

【Spirit Beast Status】: Healthy

【Spirit Beast Weakness】: Water Attribute

Crowned Blazing Bird: Fire Element, super-large raptor-type Spirit Beast. It has an elegant posture, extremely fast speed, long-lasting stamina, excels in long-range attacks, and has strong fur/feather resistance.

Just as Li Zhangsheng had expected, the Blazing Bird successfully completed its evolution, becoming a Crowned Blazing Bird. Its race leaped from High-level Commander to High-Level Monarch, and it even became a Top-tier Exotic Beast, also known as a Quasi-God, naturally possessing the two major traits of Superior Quality and the ability to reach Lord-level upon reaching adulthood.

The only pity was that the Crowned Blazing Bird's quality did not change, though he figured it was not far from Top Quality.

From Red Sparrow to Flamingo, the quality had risen from Mid-grade to Superior Quality at the time, and subsequently, from Flamingo to Blazing Bird, and Blazing Bird to the current Crowned Blazing Bird. During this period, it had not consumed any treasures or Alchemical Pill to improve quality, so it was normal that the two evolutions did not increase its quality; otherwise, Top Quality Demon Pets would be everywhere.

Even so, the Crowned Blazing Bird's strength had improved significantly.

"Crowned Blazing Bird, what kind of Phoenix Inheritance did you obtain this time?" Li Zhangsheng began to establish a mental connection with the Crowned Blazing Bird.

Soon, the Crowned Blazing Bird transmitted some information to him.

This time, the Crowned Blazing Bird obtained a third trait—Commanding Birds.

"Isn't this just a poor man's version of the Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix trait? In the future, once it evolves into a phoenix, I believe it will evolve into the Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix trait!" Li Zhangsheng remarked casually, though he was very satisfied in his heart.

Even as a poor man's version of the Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix trait, the cost-performance ratio was still very high, especially suitable for certain locations.

Commanding Birds: Forcefully summon Spirit Beast birds within range that are of a lower realm and species than the user to cooperate in battle; the range depends on the user's own realm.

Among Spirit Beast categories, bird-type Spirit Beasts are undoubtedly a major group, and their presence can be seen in the vast majority of places; if in places with many bird-type Spirit Beasts like forests or grasslands, the Commanding Birds trait can be brought to its extreme.

Compared to the Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix trait, the summoning range of Commanding Birds is weakened by a lot, and at the same time, it cannot perform Intimidation on hostile bird-type Spirit Beasts, so it is no wonder it is mocked by Li Zhangsheng as the poor man's version of the Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix trait.

Finally, the Crowned Flame Bird also obtained a defensive inheritance skill—Five Phoenix Divine Fire Cover.

As long as this skill is cast, a five-colored light cover will emerge on the body surface, and at the same time, there will be five phoenix phantoms circling to Guard it; it can be called the strongest Fire Element defensive skill.

These five phoenixes are respectively the red Feng, the yellow Yuanchu, the cyan Luan, the purple Yueque, and the white Honghu.

"Congratulations, congratulations!"

After Li Zhangsheng retracted the Crowned Flame Bird, Li Haoqiong and the others immediately expressed their congratulations to Li Zhangsheng, and the envy on their faces could not be concealed no matter what.

Among them, the Li Clan members alone numbered over a hundred, and there were even more Servants and maids on the periphery, almost surrounding his small courtyard.

The Crowned Flame Bird is a Quasi-God after all; the two major traits possessed by a Quasi-God alone are enough to make ordinary Monster Tamers flock to it, not to mention that the Crowned Flame Bird is not an ordinary Quasi-God.

Among Quasi-Gods, the Crowned Flame Bird is a Quasi-God ranked at the forefront.

Li Zhangsheng responded modestly to everyone's congratulations while dismissing them: "It is late, everyone should go back and rest!"

Soon, the clansmen left one after another.

Li Zhangsheng let out a sigh of relief, and before returning to his room, he could not help but give Ning Bizhen a wink.

Ning Bizhen lowered her head shyly and followed Li Zhangsheng's footsteps as he left.

In the sky, Xu Wenhua's expression was conflicted; he naturally saw the secret between the two and sighed: "Sigh, a grown daughter is hard to keep!"

"Forget it, if you don't risk the child, you won't catch the wolf; I hope that after Zhangsheng graduates, he can also stay at the Academy to teach like Instructor Ning; by then, what would it matter even if I let him be the Principal!"

In Li Zhangsheng's room, the two sat on the bed to perform their daily routine cultivation.

In the corner of the room, Kailan was excitedly identifying several bottles of Alchemical Pills; in a few hours, she had already roughly memorized over a hundred pill formulas.

At this time, the identification had reached its end.

"This is a Beauty-Fixing Pill, done!"

Soon, the last bottle of Alchemical Pill was identified, and Kailan could not help but stretch; she liked such fulfilling days.

At this time, Kailan flew onto a swing; this was a swing Li Zhangsheng had specially made for her, which matched her body size perfectly.

She sat on the swing and swayed back and forth, preparing to report the identification results to her master after the two finished their cultivation.

Not long after, the two on the bed finished their cultivation.

Ning Bizhen was sweating profusely from exhaustion and was panting heavily on the side; Li Zhangsheng hurriedly helped her wipe away her sweat.

Seeing them finish their cultivation, Kailan hurriedly flew off the swing and flew in front of them holding several bottles of Alchemical Pills.

"It seems your little cutie has produced results!" Ning Bizhen had a similar personality to Kailan and usually got along well with her.

"Kailan, how did the identification go?"

"Don't look at who I am; naturally, I identified them all!" Kailan held her head high and puffed out her chest, revealing an expression of 'I am very amazing, hurry up and praise me.'

Li Zhangsheng stroked Kailan's little head and praised her endlessly: "As expected of our little cutie!"

"Kailan's alchemy talent seems to be quite good too; if cultivated well, she might be able to become an Alchemy Master in the future!" Ning Bizhen echoed with a sentence.

"Then I'll say it!" Kailan first swept two of the bottles of Alchemical Pills aside and said: "These two bottles of Alchemical Pills have already deteriorated; it's best not to consume them!"

Without hesitation, Li Zhangsheng directly threw away these two bottles of Alchemical Pills, not questioning Kailan's words in the slightest.

Only, because of this, there were only three bottles of Alchemical Pills left.

Kailan pointed at a bottle of Alchemical Pill and said: "This bottle is a Beauty-Fixing Pill that can prevent one's appearance from aging; long-term consumption can even keep one eternally youthful, but it's a pity that too much time has passed, and its medicinal efficacy has been lost quite a bit!"

"This is a Dali Jingang Pill; this is a type of high-level Alchemical Pill that temporarily enhances combat power; after consumption, it can significantly enhance strength, and it can last for about ten minutes!"

"The last one is a Moon Soul Star Snatching Pill; it can slightly improve the quality of a Demon Pet, but this is a top-tier Alchemical Pill and it was preserved very well, so almost no medicinal efficacy has been lost!"

When they heard about the Moon Soul Star Snatching Pill, the two looked at each other and both saw surprise in each other's eyes; they also did not expect that there would actually be a Moon Soul Star Snatching Pill.

It is a pity that there is only one Moon Soul Star Snatching Pill.

"Bizhen, how about this Moon Soul Star Snatching Pill..."

Li Zhangsheng looked at Ning Bizhen, but before he could finish, Ning Bizhen immediately interrupted his words and said: "This thing is of great use to you; in any case, I won't accept it! Enough said, I'm going back first!"

After finishing speaking, Ning Bizhen used her actions to show her attitude and left Li Zhangsheng's room directly.

"As expected!" Li Zhangsheng shook his head helplessly; he knew that this would be the situation in the end.

For anything that was useful to him, Ning Bizhen would not accept it.

"Then who should I use it on?"

Li Zhangsheng cupped his chin; Temporary Spirit Pets did not need to be considered, and among his official Demon Pets, only the Crowned Flame Bird and Day and Night had not reached top-tier quality.

If the Crowned Flame Bird became a top-tier Demon Pet, it could almost instantly become a trump card in Li Zhangsheng's hands, surpassing Aixi, Adai, and Kailan.

But if calculated by cost-effectiveness, Day and Night, which possesses the Light-Dark Symbiotic Body, is undoubtedly the best; if the quality of one rises, the other will not fall behind, and one portion of resources is equivalent to two.

Moreover, their strength is also not bad, and their support abilities are particularly prominent.

In addition, like the Crowned Flame Bird, they did not improve in quality after two consecutive evolutions. As long as Day and Night improve their quality, his Mental Power cultivation speed will inevitably receive a greater bonus, satisfying the advancement requirements faster.

Most importantly, the Crowned Flame Bird just completed its evolution; if he gave the Moon Soul Star Snatching Pill to it again, it would be inevitable that other Demon Pets would think Li Zhangsheng was too biased.

If it were Roundy, Adai, Kailan, Day, and Night, Li Zhangsheng would have the confidence to dismiss them, but Aixi alone was not easy to handle.

Aixi has a strong personality, especially since it is Li Zhangsheng's Life-Bound Demon Pet; naturally, it does not wish to be surpassed by other Demon Pets.

For Li Zhangsheng, his Demon Pets are equivalent to a big family; being too biased would lead to the Demon Pets having thoughts they shouldn't have, which is not conducive to their unity and cooperation.

Because of various reasons, Li Zhangsheng chose Day and Night.

Without hesitation, Li Zhangsheng came to the backyard again and called Day and Night over.

Usually, Li Zhangsheng's Demon Pets would rest in the backyard instead of being placed in the Demon Pet Space.

Day and Night were not sleeping; they are typical nocturnal Spirit Beasts and like to be active at night.

At this time, they were jumping around on Roundy's Soft belly; this was the place where they slept.

Yuangungun is as round as a giant bed; its temperament is very good, it never snores, and it has excellent sleeping habits, never turning over while asleep, making it simply an essential mobile bed for home and travel; when going out, Li Zhangsheng also sleeps lying on top of it.

Usually, Day, Night, and the Treasure-Seeking Mouse like to occupy Yuangungun's belly to sleep as a bed, while Kailan sleeps in Li Zhangsheng's room.

As for the other Demon Pets, they either roost in trees or are too large, and all have their own places to sleep.

Day and Night hurried over to Li Zhangsheng, looking at Li Zhangsheng in confusion.

"This time, let's switch to Night! Here, this is the Moon Soul Star Snatching Pill, eat it!"

Li Zhangsheng did not hesitate to pour out the Moon Soul Star Snatching Pill and handed it to Night.

A delicate fragrance wafted out; Night's throat moved, and it couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.

Its tail wagged incessantly, revealing an anthropomorphic expression of drooling, looking just like a pug craving a big bone.

Like Night, Day had a similar expression, but it had no intention of fighting for it and could only lick its own paws on the side.

Meow~

The aura of the Moon Soul Star Snatching Pill was very much to Night's taste, but it still resisted the temptation, and with a flip, it took the initiative to expose its belly.

Night used its actions to show its reliance on Li Zhangsheng.

Li Zhangsheng amusedly rubbed its belly; Night hurriedly stood up again, licked Li Zhangsheng's hand, and then snatched the Moon Soul Star Snatching Pill in one bite.

Gulp~

Night's throat moved, swallowing the Moon Soul Star Snatching Pill directly, and it lay softly on the grass, waiting for the Alchemical Pill to take effect.

Li Zhangsheng stared intently at Night, feeling inevitably a bit nervous; treasures and Alchemical Pills that raise quality are extremely rare, and Li Zhangsheng had only encountered Wind Spirit Grass, Wood Spirit Grass, and the Moon Soul Star Snatching Pill.

He sincerely hoped that Night's quality would improve, as that way, Day could also improve its quality by relying on the Light-Dark Symbiotic Body.

Within a few breaths' time, Night hurriedly closed its eyes; it felt a warm current appear in its stomach, spreading at an extremely fast speed.

Soon, the muscles all over Night's body began to squirm and tremble, giving the feeling as if caterpillars were drilling back and forth in its blood vessels.

Li Zhangsheng's Mental Power was in an externalized state, and he could see the light spot representing Night begin to Blink violently.

The next moment, the nearby Darkness energy was attracted over and attached to Night's body surface; under the illumination of the light, Li Zhangsheng could only see a black shadow.

As time passed, the energy accumulated more and more, and once it spread to a certain range, it began to increase the energy concentration.

This is one of the signs of quality improvement; if the energy dissipates midway, it means all previous efforts are wasted.

"Come on!" Li Zhangsheng silently cheered for Night in his heart.

Suddenly, a funnel-shaped vortex appeared, and like a long whale sucking water, Night rapidly began to Devour the Darkness energy, accelerating the transformation of its body.

After about a quarter of an hour, Night had completely devoured the Darkness energy attached to it; its body suddenly expanded, then immediately shrank again, and after repeating this nine times, it finally stopped changing.

Meow~

Night let out a cry at Li Zhangsheng; its aura had clearly become more powerful, seemingly signaling that its quality had been sublimated.

Meow~

The moment Night completed its transformation, Day on the side suddenly let out a miserable cry and hurriedly lay on the ground; its body expanded like a balloon, and then immediately shrank again.

Soon, Day repeated the same process Night had just experienced.

In this transformation, not only did their size not increase, but they actually became slightly more petite; correspondingly, their wings became larger, capable of wrapping them up completely.

Without hesitation, Li Zhangsheng couldn't wait to check their data.

【Spirit Beast Name】: Summer Solstice Light Cat (Growth Stage) 《Light-Dark Twin Symbiote... 》

【Spirit Beast Realm】: Elite 4th Rank

【Spirit Beast Race】: High-level Commander

【Spirit Beast Quality】: Top Quality

【Spirit Beast Bloodline】: Pale Cat (Pure)

【Spirit Beast Attribute】: Light

【Spirit Beast Status】: Healthy

【Spirit Beast Weakness】: Darkness

……

【Spirit Beast Name】: Winter Solstice Darkness Cat (Growth Stage) 《Light-Dark Twin Symbiote... 》

【Spirit Beast Realm】: Elite 4th Rank

【Spirit Beast Race】: High-level Commander

【Spirit Beast Quality】: Top Quality

【Spirit Beast Bloodline】: Pale Cat (Pure)

【Spirit Beast Attribute】: Darkness

【Spirit Beast Status】: Healthy

【Spirit Beast Weakness】: Light

"Phew, it really did rise to Top Quality!" After reading the data for Baitian and Heiye, Li Zhangsheng finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Compared to before, the two cats' realms had slightly improved, but more importantly, their quality had been sublimated, rising from Superior Quality to Top Quality; while their potential greatly increased, their combat power also saw a not-insignificant boost.

Meow~ Meow~

At this moment, Baitian and Heiye jumped up together, and Li Zhangsheng hurriedly stretched out his hands to hold the two cats.

The two cats began to act spoiled in Li Zhangsheng's arms, using this to express their gratitude toward Li Zhangsheng.

"Alright, I should go back to sleep!"

After playing for a while, Li Zhangsheng patted the two cats' little heads and placed them on the ground.

They glanced at Li Zhangsheng, then walked with light steps onto Yuangungun's Soft belly, sinking directly into it.

Li Zhangsheng shook his head and returned to his room with an excited mood.

This day, Li Zhangsheng explored the Danwang Biefu and obtained astonishing gains; he even had the Blazing Flame Bird evolve into a Crowned Blazing Flame Bird, and Baitian and Heiye both became Top Quality Demon Pets, which increased his strength significantly.

In the room, Kailan sat on the small chair Li Zhangsheng had specially made for her, reading a book on alchemy with great interest; this time, she had memorized over a hundred pill formulas and was impatient to improve her alchemy level.

"Kailan, it's time for you to rest too!"

Li Zhangsheng patted Kailan's little head and took the book directly from her hands; as a Monster Tamer, he had to regulate the daily routine of his Demon Pet.

Kailan gave Li Zhangsheng a rare look of dissatisfaction, but seeing that Li Zhangsheng's attitude was firm, she could not disobey and had no choice but to lie down on her small bed.

Li Zhangsheng shook his head, turned off the light to sleep, and the room fell into Darkness.

Today's goal: Three, pigs, verify!

(End of this chapter)