Chapter 514: I Couldn't Possibly Be That Unlucky (First Update, Requesting Everything)

Upon seeing the Red Fire Dragon Scale Fruit, the Three-Legged Fire Crow revealed a mouth-watering gaze, just like a lecher seeing a peerless beauty, and did not relax for even a moment.

Ning Bizhen pointed at the Red Fire Dragon Scale Fruit and said to the Three-Legged Fire Crow, "Xiao San, this is a gift for you from Changsheng."

Yes, that's right, the Three-Legged Fire Crow's nickname was Xiao San.

Caw—

The Three-Legged Fire Crow rushed rapidly in front of Li Changsheng, spread its two wings, and hugged him, emitting a cry of joy from its throat as if thanking Li Changsheng.

In the eyes of the Three-Legged Fire Crow, Li Changsheng was simply its savior; not only did he save its life, but now he had even prepared a Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure for it to advance to the Demon King rank.

At this moment, in the Three-Legged Fire Crow's heart, Li Changsheng's status seemed to even surpass that of Ning Bizhen.

Well, after the Green-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast, Ning Bizhen's Three-Legged Fire Crow's heart had been successfully stolen away by Li Changsheng again.

Li Changsheng stroked the Three-Legged Fire Crow's head and said encouragingly, "Eat it, I believe you will definitely succeed!"

The Red Fire Dragon Scale Fruit could significantly increase the probability of a Fire Element Demon Pet advancing to the Demon King rank; if expressed in numbers, it increased the breakthrough probability by about fifty percent, and adding the Three-Legged Fire Crow's own 5% success rate, the breakthrough probability exceeded half.

"I don't believe I could be that unlucky!"

The Three-Legged Fire Crow secretly cheered itself on; it had already failed twice before, and if it failed again this time, the possibility of making further progress in this lifetime would likely become slim to none.

The Three-Legged Fire Crow became invigorated and devoured the Red Fire Dragon Scale Fruit in a few gulps, feeling a heat in its chest as a warm current flooded its body and mind.

Caw—

The Three-Legged Fire Crow let out a high-pitched cry and hovered in mid-air, finally stopping at a distance of more than ten meters from the ground, its whole body wreathed in scorching flames, heat waves rolling as if it had transformed into a blazing sun, pouring endless light and heat toward its surroundings.

The temperature of the entire backyard rose rapidly; in just a short time, the flowers and plants in the backyard suffered severe dehydration and already showed signs of withering.

Similar to the Cold Jade Rabbit's breakthrough two months ago, during the Three-Legged Fire Crow's breakthrough process, the Restriction of the backyard emerged with intense ripples, appearing as if it could shatter at any moment.

As the Three-Legged Fire Crow's might grew stronger, the fluctuations of the Restriction became increasingly intense, and it likely wouldn't be able to hold on for much longer.

By that time, the scorching high temperature would affect others, which would be nothing short of a disaster for the Servants who had no control over power.

Seeing such a scene, Li Changsheng hurriedly activated the Prohibition Hub, though this time he did not activate the energy of the Yuanhe Ten-Color Pearl.

Every time he activated the Yuanhe Ten-Color Pearl, Li Changsheng felt a pang of heartache himself, let alone others; there was no need to activate the Yuanhe Ten-Color Pearl for the aftermath of the Three-Legged Fire Crow's breakthrough.

The next moment, red, yellow, and blue layers of Restriction emerged, and under Li Changsheng's control, they wrapped around the Three-Legged Fire Crow.

Even if the Three-Legged Fire Crow's breakthrough might was immense, it was still impossible to break through the defense of the three layers of Restriction.

The Three-Legged Fire Crow's breakthrough caused quite a stir, naturally attracting the attention of the upper echelons of the Yuanling Academy. Upon discovering it was Ning Bizhen's courtyard again, everyone had complex thoughts, especially the four high-ranking officials: Ning Wei, Zhang Kaishuo, Lu Qian, and Xu Fanghua.

The four of them were still at the Sixth Rank; as long as they had one Demon King rank Demon Pet, they could become a Pseudo-King.

Ning Bizhen, who was originally inferior to them, had gone from the Fifth Rank to become a Pseudo-King in just these short two-plus months, had cultivated a second Demon King rank Demon Pet not long ago, and now looked to be producing a third Demon King rank Demon Pet—how could this not make them have complex thoughts?

Xu Wenhua's thoughts were equally complex; after all, he only had three Demon King rank Demon Pets. If the Three-Legged Fire Crow completed its breakthrough, Ning Bizhen would have reached the same level as him in a short period of time.

No, it should be stronger than him; after all, whether it was the Cold Jade Rabbit, the Green-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast, or the Three-Legged Fire Crow, they were all top-quality Monarch Species Demon Pets.

Time passed slowly, and soon more than half an hour had gone by.

At this moment, the Three-Legged Fire Crow's aura surged violently by a large margin, which indicated that the Three-Legged Fire Crow had taken the most important step.

Soon, the light of advancement enveloped the Three-Legged Fire Crow.

During this process, the Three-Legged Fire Crow's body size surged, and its aura rose by more than one grade, bringing a suffocating pressure to people.

When the changes stopped, the Three-Legged Fire Crow's volume had surged several times over, its body length was over ten meters, and strands of gold had appeared among its fiery red feathers.

The Three-Legged Fire Crow naturally could not be counted as a large pet; in terms of body size, it was naturally far inferior to fellows like dragons or Behemoths. Large size had the benefits of being large, and small size likewise had the advantages of being small; one could not generalize.

Caw—

The Three-Legged Fire Crow opened its bright golden eyes, slowly descended, and emitted ecstatic cries toward Li Changsheng and Ning Bizhen.

Ning Bizhen revealed a joyful smile, while the Cold Jade Rabbit in her arms couldn't help but tremble a few times; it hadn't expected that it had only been showing off for two months before the Three-Legged Fire Crow caught up in the blink of an eye.

The Three-Legged Fire Crow's gaze was sharp, staring at the Cold Jade Rabbit for a long while.

Having been glanced at by the Three-Legged Fire Crow, how could the Cold Jade Rabbit not understand that the other party wanted to get even?

In these two months, because it was too smug, the Cold Jade Rabbit had lost its awe for the Three-Legged Fire Crow and would offend it from time to time. The Three-Legged Fire Crow naturally harbored resentment in its heart; if it hadn't been unable to beat it at the time, it would have started a fight long ago.

Now it was good; having finally advanced to Demon King, even if the Cold Jade Rabbit had taken a step ahead of it, the Three-Legged Fire Crow had the confidence to defeat it.

Seeing the high-ranking officials gathering, Ning Bizhen had no choice but to open the courtyard Restriction to accept the blessings from the high-ranking officials and Instructors.

Not long after, except for Xu Wenhua, everyone else had already left.

Li Changsheng could feel that Xu Wenhua was staring at him from time to time; how could he not know Xu Wenhua's intentions?

Just after returning, Ning Bizhen's Three-Legged Fire Crow had completed its breakthrough; how could there be such a coincidence in the world? Especially since Xu Wenhua knew the relationship between the two, he could naturally guess that Ning Bizhen had likely received Li Changsheng's help.

Xu Wenhua pulled Li Changsheng aside specifically and said, "Changsheng, how do you think I treat you usually?"

"Very well!"

In Li Changsheng's view, Xu Wenhua was his elder; if it weren't for Xu Wenhua's care along the way, he couldn't have walked so smoothly.

It wasn't just this incident, but also the Black Dragon siege encountered during the winter break; it was all Xu Wenhua who helped him resolve the crisis.

"I plan to go to Li City Fortress in a few days to gather enough Merit as soon as possible to help you exchange for the Xuanqiong Five-Colored Glazed Fruit."

Xu Wenhua didn't say much more, but Li Changsheng was a clever kid; how could he not guess Xu Wenhua's intention?

"Many thanks, Principal, but I cannot accept a reward without merit. I am willing to use a Red Fire Dragon Scale Fruit to exchange for the Xuanqiong Five-Colored Glazed Fruit."

The Xuanqiong Five-Colored Glazed Fruit belonged to the Heaven and Earth Rare Treasure grade of treasures; in terms of grade alone, it was naturally no worse than the Red Fire Dragon Scale Fruit, but in terms of value, it was clearly inferior to the Red Fire Dragon Scale Fruit.

Li Changsheng was willing to make this exchange mainly because of the help Xu Wenhua had given him.

Of course, the Xuanqiong Five-Colored Glazed Fruit also had no small benefit to him.

A child worth teaching!

Xu Wenhua stroked his graying beard, feeling extremely satisfied in his heart, but as the Principal of Yuanling Academy, he naturally couldn't take advantage of a student.

"Changsheng, that fragment of the Xuan Kun Creation Stele will be given to you."

Xu Wenhua made his decision; the Xuan Kun Creation Stele was, after all, a fragment of a World Wonder, and it was absolutely no less than a Heaven and Earth Rare Treasure grade treasure.

"How can this be..."

"It's decided!"

Xu Wenhua directly interrupted Li Zhangsheng's words, and then his figure suddenly disappeared.

Li Zhangsheng had no choice but to exchange a glance with Ning Bizhen, both seeing helplessness in each other's eyes; the old Principal had a stubborn personality, so there was no point in trying to persuade him.

"I'll head back first; there's still a mountain of things to take care of."

Li Zhangsheng did not stay long with Ning Bizhen; just as he had said, he needed to digest his gains from this trip as soon as possible, believing his strength could advance another half-step, becoming an existence with few rivals among the Fifth Rank, equivalent to Ning Bizhen over three years ago.

Besides this, Ning Bizhen also needed to familiarize herself with the Big Dipper Monster Taming Art, which also required time to digest.

After returning to Number One Courtyard, Li Zhangsheng went to the backyard; following the expansion some time ago, his backyard was several times larger than before.

The first thing Li Zhangsheng did was open the large wooden box hanging on his body, revealing the figure of the little girl—no, Xiaoguai.

Xiaoguai had been stifled in the wooden box for a long time, and now that she had finally seen the light of day again, she was naturally very happy.

This was her first time ever leaving the Fire Flame Secret Realm, so she was naturally full of curiosity about the surrounding things.

After looking around the backyard for a while, Xiaoguai slowly walked over to the Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure planted on the breathing soil, and after taking a few looks, her gaze was tightly drawn to a small sapling.

This small sapling was only about a foot tall, yet it possessed an extremely intense life energy fluctuation, and its glowing green light even covered several other Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure.

While Xiaoguai was observing, Li Zhangsheng came to her side and incidentally summoned Kailan; since Xiaoguai had just arrived in this new environment and needed some time to adapt, Kailan was naturally the best candidate.

"Strange, how did an extra sapling appear here? It definitely wasn't here last time."

Following Xiaoguai's line of sight, Li Zhangsheng also discovered this small sapling, and a look of confusion appeared in his eyes.

Upon sensing the intense life fluctuations emitted by the small sapling, Li Zhangsheng revealed an expression of sudden realization.

"So that's it; that seed from last time has finally sprouted. I wonder what its original form is?"

The sapling was still too small and looked much like an ordinary sapling, so Li Zhangsheng could not discern its original form for the time being.

With a feeling of anticipation, Li Zhangsheng subconsciously released his Mental Power; from the feedback of his Mental Power, he discovered that the energy fluctuations emitted by the sapling were much more intense than when it was still a seed, and once it fully matured, he feared it would not be inferior to the Red Fire Dragon Scale Tree.

This was clearly another Top-Grade Spiritual Root, only it had not yet grown up.

Given the growth rate of a Spirit Root, he did not know how long it would take to mature.

Li Zhangsheng still took out a bottle of Life Water and poured it onto the small sapling, though he did not know if it would have any effect.

The next moment, Li Zhangsheng waved his hand, and a mountain of corpses and skeletons appeared in the backyard, as he prepared to refine their Spirit Essence.

Today's goal: Three, pigs, proof!

(End of this chapter)