Chapter 552: Predecessor's Cave Abode (Second Update, requesting everything)

In addition to this, Datou also comprehended a Bloodline Inheritance Skill—Instant Thousand Miles!

Instant Thousand Miles: A Bloodline Inheritance Skill, famous throughout the world for its instantaneous explosive power; the skill's effect depends on the Demon Pet's realm.

Without a doubt, Instant Thousand Miles belongs to the escape or pursuit category of skills; it is an explosive-type skill. A true Kunpeng could naturally achieve an instant thousand miles, but with Datou only at the Lord realm, it is likely impossible for it to even reach a hundred miles in an instant.

Even so, an instant of several dozen miles is quite good; whether for escaping or pursuing, the effect can be described as outstanding.

It can be said that in this bloodline fusion, Datou obtained benefits beyond imagination.

Among the many Demon Pets, its status has leaped upward, and its combat power has likely caught up to Kailan, second only to Aixi; the reason Aixi is stronger is mainly due to the advantage of her artifact.

If not for the Semi-Artifact Nine Heavens Clear Qi Ruler, Aixi would not be much stronger than Datou.

Even so, Datou has also become Li Zhangsheng's primary flying mount; its characteristics and the Instant Thousand Miles skill are actually even more suitable for a flying mount than Aixi.

"I wonder, if I let Datou carry the Nine Heavens Clear Qi Ruler, then Datou's speed..."

Such a thought surfaced in Li Zhangsheng's mind, but he immediately dismissed it, because the Nine Heavens Clear Qi Ruler does not only increase speed.

In terms of speed, Datou, in his Golden-Eyed Great Peng form, is not much slower than Aixi with her Wind Speed Characteristic fully activated, but speed does not represent combat power; in terms of influence on the battle situation, Aixi is actually better.

Li Zhangsheng came before Ning Bizhen and said, "Bizhen, this time it was thanks to you!"

Ning Bizhen's luck is too good; Li Zhangsheng decided to leave all 'work' involving probability to her in the future.

"How could that be!"

"I say it is, so it is. What reward should I give you? I have it, this is the reward!"

While speaking, Li Zhangsheng handed the Jade Ceramic Jar filled with Nine-Eyed Marten Spirit Essence to Ning Bizhen.

Ning Bizhen opened the Jade Ceramic Jar in confusion, and countless blood energy rose and gathered, condensing into the phantom of a Nine-Eyed Marten.

"This is too... precious!"

Ning Bizhen subconsciously demurred; she did not ask about the origin of the Nine-Eyed Marten Spirit Essence, having long since vaguely guessed its source, but since Li Zhangsheng did not say, she never asked.

"Take it, it's of no use to me anyway!"

Aside from using it for trade, the Nine-Eyed Marten Spirit Essence has no use for Li Zhangsheng, and the key is that taking out such high-grade items for trade carries significant risk.

"Then I will accept it."

Ning Bizhen no longer hesitated; she summoned the Dark Night Marten and fed the Nine-Eyed Marten Spirit Essence to it.

Very quickly, the Dark Night Marten was enveloped in a rich Jianhua Bai Guang.

During this process, Li Zhangsheng kept his Mental Power projected at all times, constantly observing the light spot representing the Dark Night Marten.

Unexpectedly, until the Dark Night Marten completed its evolution, although its light spot was much brighter, it did not reach the level of a qualitative change, remaining only at the critical point of such a change.

After completing the transformation, the Dark Night Marten evolved into a Seven-Eyed Marten; in addition to its original six eyes, a seventh eye grew on its forehead, an eye that can See Through Falsehood.

【Spirit Beast Name】: Seven-Eyed Marten (Mature Stage, Top-tier Exotic Beast)

【Spirit Beast Realm】: Lord 5th Stage

【Spirit Beast Race】: Medium Monarch

【Spirit Beast Quality】: Superior Quality

【Spirit Beast Bloodline】: Nine-Eyed Marten (Rich)

【Spirit Beast Attribute】: Darkness

【Spirit Beast Status】: Healthy

【Spirit Beast Weakness】: Light

This time, Ning Bizhen did not display her good luck; the quality of the Seven-Eyed Marten after evolution had no change.

This could be said to be Ning Bizhen's first 'miss'; Li Zhangsheng couldn't help but grumble to himself whether Ning Bizhen's good luck had a cooldown time, the kind that could only be used once every so often.

Ning Bizhen did not show any disappointment; after all, no one can be that lucky all the time, and an occasional 'miss' is perfectly normal.

She seemed to remember something and suddenly said, "By the way, Luo Jingfei just looked for me, wanting me to fulfill the promise of helping her once."

Luo Jingfei, niece of the 'Butterfly King' Luo Qingning and the person in charge of the National Tournament in Peng City; several months ago, Ning Bizhen obtained a piece of Secret Silver from her, the price being to help her once.

Li Zhangsheng asked in confusion, "Did she say what kind of matter it is?"

Ning Bizhen is a Pseudo-King, and a Pseudo-King with three Demon King-level Demon Pets; with the excellence of the Three-Legged Fire Crow, Cold Jade Rabbit, and Green-Eyed Golden-Eyed Beast, she is enough to rank in the top ten in the Langya Kingdom.

Luo Jingfei is a Fifth-tier Beastmaster; now that she needs Ning Bizhen's assistance, it naturally won't be an ordinary matter.

"I asked her too, but she didn't say for now."

"Anyway, since we're idle, let's go together when the time comes!"

That piece of Secret Silver was something Ning Bizhen specifically asked for from Luo Jingfei to give to Li Zhangsheng, so he naturally couldn't let Ning Bizhen bear it alone.

"Alright, we'll set off in three days!"

Ning Bizhen did not refuse; with their current strength, it is difficult for danger to appear in the Langya Kingdom, and besides, Luo Jingfei is not a fool; after all, Ning Bizhen had said she would help within her capabilities.

After Datou fused his bloodline, Li Zhangsheng began to apply to the Academy to set up a Teleportation Array.

Such a thing as a Teleportation Array cannot be decided privately; it must be approved by the Academy, because if someone were to act maliciously in private, it would be very easy to use the Teleportation Array to harm the interests of the Academy.

Generally speaking, the resistance to setting up a Teleportation Array within the Academy is very high.

But Li Zhangsheng is different; he has good friendships with several high-level Academy officials, he himself is the student the Academy values most, and Ning Bizhen, who serves as Vice Principal, is his partner.

Because Xu Wenhua was not at the Academy, Ning Bizhen presided over the meeting on his behalf; also attending were four high-level officials: Zhang Kaishuo, Ning Wei, Lu Qian, and Xu Fanghua.

Li Zhangsheng did not know the specific details of their discussion, only that after the meeting ended, the Academy made an exception and agreed to let Li Zhangsheng set up the Teleportation Array, though the location had to be designated by the Academy and it had to be supervised.

Li Zhangsheng naturally did not object; eventually, he carved the Teleportation Array in a small courtyard and placed a Space Crystal the size of a fingernail in the center of the array.

Li Zhangsheng began to try to activate the Teleportation Array; bursts of white light surged from the Space Crystal, eventually forming an oval-shaped ring of light three meters high.

This represented that the Teleportation Array was officially activated, but Li Zhangsheng had no intention of going through it at all; with a Space Crystal this small, every teleportation would consume a lot of energy, so it naturally had to be used sparingly.

Unknowingly, the third morning arrived.

On this day, Li Zhangsheng and Ning Bizhen met Luo Jingfei at the main gate of Yuanling Academy.

"I'll have to trouble the two of you this time."

Luo Jingfei seemed very anxious, calling the two of them out early in the morning.

"Miss Luo, if it is convenient, could you tell us about the target this time in advance?"

Li Zhangsheng went straight to the point; he was also quite curious about the purpose of Luo Jingfei's trip.

"There are too many eyes and ears here, it is not a place to talk. How about this, I will tell you both after we leave the Academy District."

Luo Jingfei did not refuse, and after taking the two of them out of the Academy District, she blew a whistle hard.

The next moment, three unicorn pegasi pulling a carriage hovered steadily in front of Luo Jingfei.

"The two of you, please enter!"

Li Zhangsheng and Ning Bizhen did not decline and entered the carriage together with Luo Jingfei.

The carriage was not small, about six or seven meters long and three meters wide, enough to accommodate quite a few people.

Whoa—

Under Luo Jingfei's command, the three unicorn pegasi took flight again, flying toward the northwest.

Luo Jingfei said to the two with a smile: "This is a long story, so I will make a long story short."

"Not long ago, I accidentally discovered a predecessor's cave dwelling. Unfortunately, a Demon King-level Giant God Puppet has been lingering outside this cave dwelling for a long time. I suspect it is a Demon Pet left behind by the owner of the cave. I once tried to approach the cave, but was attacked by the Giant God Puppet. If I hadn't run fast at the time, I might have really perished there."

Luo Jingfei paused, looked at Li Zhangsheng and the other, and said: "The two of you, the purpose of calling you here this time is very simple, and that is to help me eliminate or drive away the Giant God Puppet. What do you think?"

Li Zhangsheng was not too surprised by Luo Jingfei's answer; only huge benefits would drive Luo Jingfei to use up the favor owed to Ning Bizhen.

Ning Bizhen did not speak, directly handing the initiative over to Li Zhangsheng.

The two had already discussed it in bed; given that Ning Bizhen was too thin-skinned and was friends with Luo Jingfei, Li Zhangsheng would take the lead to avoid being taken advantage of.

Li Zhangsheng's expression became a bit more serious, and he asked: "Since Miss Luo is so frank, please forgive my presumption, but will we have a share of the harvest this time?"

Although it was a Demon King-level Giant God Puppet, with the two's combat power, there was not much danger. However, helping was fine, but if the other party gained a lot while the two of them gained nothing, that would certainly not do.

If Ning Bizhen were still a Fifth-tier Beastmaster, taking action once for a piece of Secret Silver might be feasible, but now Ning Bizhen was a noble Pseudo-King. Expecting a Pseudo-King to risk dealing with a Demon King-level Giant God Puppet for a piece of Secret Silver was simply too cheap.

They could help Luo Jingfei, but Luo Qingning also had to pay a corresponding reward.

Luo Jingfei was not angry, because this was normal; even so, she still restrained the smile on her face.

If the Demon King-level Giant God Puppet was truly the Demon Pet of the cave owner, then it meant the cave owner was at least a Pseudo-King, or perhaps even a King.

Even if she had to give up a little profit, Luo Jingfei inevitably felt a sting.

Luo Jingfei took a deep breath and finally said: "As long as the two of you resolve the Giant God Puppet, you can obtain ten percent of the proceeds from this cave dwelling. What do you think?"

This was naturally far lower than what was obtained in a normal expedition, but considering the factor of the favor, this ratio was not unacceptable.

Li Zhangsheng and Ning Bizhen looked at each other. To avoid making Ning Bizhen feel embarrassed, he did not haggle and nodded, saying: "Then let it be done as Miss Luo says!"

(End of this chapter)