Chapter 519: Advancing to the Fifth Rank (Second update, requesting everything)

Li Zhangsheng did not practice immediately; he took out the Mother Conch and sent a voice transmission to Ning Bizhen.

Creak—

Soon, Ning Bizhen walked in.

She possessed the Restriction token for the Number One Courtyard; naturally, Li Zhangsheng also had her courtyard token.

The reason Li Zhangsheng sought out Ning Bizhen was simple: to borrow her power to draw in more starlight, increase the probability of a breakthrough, and avoid a shortage of star power at a critical moment.

The two arrived at Li Zhangsheng's bedroom, where Li Zhangsheng used his Mental Power to move the glazed tiles on the roof, allowing moonlight and starlight to filter down from above.

Before practicing, Li Zhangsheng activated the Red Yellow Blue Restriction, encompassing the entire Number One Courtyard.

He did not wish to cause too much of a stir while breaking through.

Because this was too high-profile!

More than four months ago, Li Zhangsheng had just broken through to the Fourth Rank, shattering the record for the youngest Fourth-tier Beastmaster in the Langya Kingdom; now, about to break through to the Fifth Rank, he would inevitably break the record for the youngest Fifth-tier Beastmaster.

Unlike the original Fourth Rank record, the current record for the youngest Fifth-tier Beastmaster in the Langya Kingdom was nearly 19 years old, and the record holder was still the "Butterfly King" Luo Qingning.

Li Zhangsheng was only 17 now, nearly two years younger than Luo Qingning had been at the time, which was far too high-profile.

However, he could not deliberately slow his progress; all he could do was conceal it and try to delay the news of his promotion to the Fifth Rank as much as possible.

"Let's begin our practice!"

After everything was ready, the two closed their eyes and simultaneously circulated the Four Symbols Star Monster Taming Art.

To promote to a Fifth-tier Beastmaster, two conditions must be met.

First, condense a full moon; Li Zhangsheng was only one step away from a full moon.

Second, one needs five Leader-level Demon Pets, using their power to complete the transformation alongside 365 points of starlight and a full moon!

Just like breaking through to the Fourth Rank, even if all conditions were met, there was still a significant probability of failure.

If the breakthrough failed, the Beastmaster's Consciousness Sea would suffer a shock, requiring a period of recuperation before they could continue the breakthrough.

Improving the success rate was related to the quantity and quality of the Leader-level Demon Pets, and in this regard, there was likely no one more advantaged than Li Zhangsheng.

Li Zhangsheng had a total of nine official Demon Pets, all of which had reached the Leader level, not to mention their quality.

Such a luxurious lineup would move even a King.

If he still couldn't break through to the Fifth Rank with this, he might as well find a block of tofu and bash his head against it.

As the two circulated the Four Symbols Star Monster Taming Art, in the night sky, the Eastern Azure Dragon, Southern Vermilion Bird, and Western White Tiger constellations all flickered, merging into a pillar of starlight that instantly projected onto Li Zhangsheng, bathing him in silver starlight.

In the Western White Tiger constellation, only three star mansions cast down starlight, while the rest remained dim.

Li Zhangsheng had opened a total of three White Tiger Star Apertures: the Kui Wood Wolf, Lou Gold Dog, and Wei Earth Pheasant constellations.

At the same time, Ning Bizhen also drew down a massive amount of Starlight Power, which landed on Li Zhangsheng; unlike before, she did not neutralize the violent elements within the Starlight Power.

Under the purification of the Third-Grade Star Palace Lotus Platform, this star power became much gentler, and with Li Zhangsheng's powerful physical body, even as this Starlight Power pierced his pores like silver needles, it could not cause him much pain.

Li Zhangsheng naturally did not lose focus, concentrating his attention on his Consciousness Sea.

In his Consciousness Sea, a starry sky appeared, with the Soul Light Sphere at the center, and a moon nearing completion revolving around the Soul Light Sphere.

Stimulated by the Starlight Power, the Soul Light Sphere suddenly shone brightly, and a large amount of Mental Power turned into a wave, rapidly rushing toward that moon.

Under the stimulation of the Mental Power, the moon began to brighten, continuously filling in the final gap.

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

Under the effect of the Mental Power wave, this moon finally became full, allowing Li Zhangsheng to meet the promotion requirements.

It was also at this moment that Li Zhangsheng's Mental Power surged into the nine mental channels, instantly communicating with his nine Demon Pets.

The next moment, the nine Demon Pets all took action, with mist-like Origin Power surging from their Demon Pet Spaces and flowing into Li Zhangsheng's Consciousness Sea through the mental channels.

"Condense!"

Under Li Zhangsheng's control, the nine types of Origin Power rapidly condensed and landed on that full moon.

Within a few breaths, the full moon was completely covered by the colorful Origin Power.

In an instant, the full moon emitted a brilliant, dazzling silver moonlight, and a silver pillar of light landed on the Soul Light Sphere, as if establishing a channel.

The moment the two made contact, the Soul Light Sphere, like a whale inhaling water, expanded and contracted, swallowing all the moonlight.

Not long after, the Soul Light Sphere expanded by a circle, the light it emitted became increasingly brilliant and dazzling, and it fed back a large amount of Liquid Mental Power, shooting toward the second layer of the starry sky.

The second layer of the starry sky contained 72 points of starlight, matching the number of Earthly Fiends.

The Liquid Mental Power instantly enveloped the first point of starlight, refining it and causing it to emit an increasingly pure starlight.

Within a few breaths, the liquefied Mental Power enveloped the second point of starlight, followed immediately by the third...

When all 72 points of starlight had been refined, they simultaneously shot out a beam of light, from which a thin crescent moon was born.

Compared to the first moon, the second moon was more than twice the size, and it took much longer to condense.

However, the birth of the second moon meant that Li Zhangsheng had successfully promoted to the Fifth Rank.

At the moment the promotion was completed, Li Zhangsheng once again sensed a Demon Pet Space, which meant he could contract another Demon Pet.

Li Zhangsheng did not stop practicing, continuing to draw in starlight to condense his Mental Power.

Suddenly, a milky light point on Li Zhangsheng's neck erupted with a brilliant, dazzling radiance.

It turned out that Li Zhangsheng had taken advantage of the breakthrough to open the fourth star aperture of the White Tiger constellation—the Mao Sun Chicken!

The Mao Sun Chicken was the fourth mansion of the West, located in the center of the seven White Tiger mansions.

Once the Mao Sun Chicken star aperture was filled with Starlight Power, it stopped and disappeared from Li Zhangsheng's neck.

Not until his body reached its limit did Li Zhangsheng stop practicing; the moment he stood up from the bed, the sound of his bones cracking began to ring out continuously.

This time, his physical strength had increased by another notch, almost comparable to a long-standing Pseudo-King.

Li Zhangsheng and Ning Bizhen looked at each other; they said no polite words, for everything was understood without being spoken.

"I'm going to the backyard first!" After breaking through to the Fifth Rank, Li Zhangsheng was eager to improve the strength of his Demon Pets.

As long as he possessed a few Overlord-level Demon Pets, his strength would surely increase greatly.

"I will go over and take a look as well."

"Alright!"

The two walked together to the spacious backyard, where Li Zhangsheng summoned Aixi, Kailan, Adai, Yuangungun, and the Crowned Blazing Bird.

They all shared one common trait: they had all reached Leader 9th Rank and were on the verge of breaking through to the Lord level.

In short, it was still Li Zhangsheng who was holding them back, because his speed of advancement was not as fast as the progress of these five Demon Pets.

Li Zhangsheng said with high spirits: "Everyone, you can attempt to break through!"

The next moment, the five Demon Pets began to emit light of the same color, preparing to break through the bottleneck and become Lord-level Demon Pets.

Immediately, Aixi and Kailan were flooded by the advancement light one after another; their momentum climbed rapidly, and they completed their advancement in the blink of an eye.

For them, with their Half-Step Epic Quality, breaking through to the Lord level was no different from eating or drinking water.

During this transformation process, both of their bodies grew once again; Aixi's body length exceeded 20 meters, and Kailan's height had already exceeded 130 centimeters, making her look just like a loli.

Compared to Aixi and Kailan, it was much more difficult for the other three Demon Pets.

This was also something that couldn't be helped; although Top-Grade Demon Pets were guaranteed to be able to grow to the Lord level, they often had to attempt it multiple times.

At this moment, the light on Yuangungun's body began to show signs of dissipating; if this continued, what awaited it would surely be a failed breakthrough.

Li Zhangsheng thought for a moment and ultimately gave up the idea of using the Seven-Colored Profound Dome Pearl.

If one relied on treasures to break through, it was easy for the Demon Pet to form a dependency, which was disadvantageous for future breakthroughs.

Most importantly, as a Top-Grade Demon Pet, Yuangungun was 100% capable of reaching the Lord level; as long as it consolidated for a period of time, it could attempt to break through again.

Because of this, there was no need for Li Zhangsheng to waste a precious Seven-Colored Profound Dome Pearl; this kind of treasure was of little use to him, but it was a different story for others.

A single one cost over ten thousand Soul Crystals and was the type of item that was priceless and hard to find, so Li Zhangsheng naturally couldn't bear to part with it.

Even though the breakthrough failed, Yuangungun was not dejected; there was no helping it, it was just that kind of Demon Pet.

After Yuangungun's breakthrough failed, the Crowned Blazing Bird similarly had a Thunderclap but no rain, showing no trend of advancing either; what awaited it was also a failed breakthrough.

Suddenly, Adai, who was to the side, was enveloped by the advancement light.

In the rich light, Adai's body size and momentum surged, growing from just over twenty meters to thirty meters, looking like a small mountain.

Li Zhangsheng revealed a joyful smile, jumped up lightly, and patted Adai's knee to express his happiness.

Without the help of any external force, Li Zhangsheng now possessed three Lord-level Demon Pets, equivalent to a veteran Fifth-tier Beastmaster.

However, the combat power ranking of the Demon Pets in Li Zhangsheng's hands had not changed. Aixi and Kailan still occupied the top spot together, followed by Adai, then the Crowned Blazing Bird, and closely behind was Yuangungun.

As for Baitian, Heiye, the Giant Whale Kun, and the Ancestral Leopard Kirin Beast, their levels were not much different, though the latter two were slightly stronger.

Now, Li Zhangsheng's overall combat power was probably only comparable to Liu Xuguang, who was still a Fifth-tier last year, possessing the strength to challenge a Sixth-Rank expert across levels.

Of course, the Sixth-Rank mentioned here refers to that kind of ordinary Sixth-Rank, such as the Xiao Clan Leader, Xiao Mu.

Defeating someone is one thing, but keeping them from escaping is another; the latter is far more difficult than the former. After all, as a Sixth-Rank Expert, the quality of their Demon Pets must not be low, and they would have some life-saving means to one degree or another.

Ning Bizhen wore a brilliant smile, looking even happier than Li Zhangsheng.

"It's time to go back to sleep!"

Li Zhangsheng withdrew the five Demon Pets and, with his arm around Ning Bizhen, returned to the bedroom.

(End of this chapter)