Chapter 702: Sub-Ancestral Black Dragon (First update, requesting everything)

"This is a good thing!"

Although the harvest from the Red Dragon King's Dragon Nest was not as good as the Ruins, it still made Li Zhangsheng beam with joy; the insights of an Alchemy Master within this Inheritance Pearl alone were impossible to measure in value.

With Kailan's talent for alchemy, as long as she digested the experience and insights of this Alchemy Master, it might be possible for her to advance to Alchemy Master, and then she would be able to refine top-tier Alchemical Pills.

It was not that Kailan could not refine top-tier Alchemical Pills now, but the success rate was simply too low, and the materials for top-tier Alchemical Pills were both expensive and difficult to gather; even Li Zhangsheng could not supply them frequently.

After finishing the inventory of the Dragon Lair's harvest, Li Zhangsheng also had his next plan, preparing to digest this harvest.

"It's time to upgrade the Fifth-rank Kui Water Black Lotus!"

At first, when he obtained the Wind Element Crystal, Li Zhangsheng did not immediately recall that it was one of the materials for upgrading the Fifth-rank Kui Water Black Lotus to the Sixth-rank, but it was not too late; he had finally remembered.

Since the materials had been gathered, it was natural to proceed with the upgrade.

"Bizhen, I will upgrade the Fifth-rank Kui Water Black Lotus for you now!"

Ning Bizhen did not decline and handed the Fifth-rank Kui Water Black Lotus directly to Li Zhangsheng.

To upgrade to a Sixth-rank Lotus Platform, one needed three drops of Three Lights Divine Water, a Tree of Life Branch, a Wind Element Crystal, and a large amount of same-element energy to support the Lotus Platform's upgrade.

Besides these precious materials, Li Zhangsheng also took out a large number of Demon Cores containing Water Element energy, some of which were obtained from the Red Dragon King's collection.

Not long after, Li Zhangsheng made the necessary preparations and began to form Seal Techniques, pointing a finger at the Fifth-rank Kui Water Lotus Platform.

In an instant, the Fifth-rank Kui Water Black Lotus emitted a soft, water-blue radiance, and the flower bud located in the center began to slowly open.

The moment the flower bud opened, Li Zhangsheng hurriedly stuffed all three precious materials inside and once again formed Seal Techniques to close the Fifth-rank Kui Water Black Lotus's bud.

The moment the bud closed, the Fifth-rank Kui Water Black Lotus began to spin rapidly, accompanied by a rich cyan radiance; this was the phenomenon produced as the powder ground from the Tree of Life Branch began to take effect.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

It was also at this time that Li Zhangsheng used his Mental Power to detonate a pile of Water Element Demon Cores.

For a moment, dazzling water-blue light spots appeared in the backyard.

Li Zhangsheng waved his hand, and the large amount of scattered Water Element energy quickly gathered, turning into a stream of water that wrapped around the Fifth-rank Kui Water Black Lotus in the blink of an eye.

Under the "inside-out" coordination, the Fifth-rank Kui Water Black Lotus suddenly shone brightly, the number of lotus petals on the outermost layer increased rapidly, and the sixth rank of lotus petals began to be born.

At the same time, the Lotus Platform also became thicker.

Li Zhangsheng was experienced; although the Water Element energy was consumed rapidly, it was enough to supply the energy for the Fifth-rank Kui Water Black Lotus to upgrade.

It took about half an hour before the Fifth-rank Kui Water Black Lotus finally stopped absorbing Water Element energy.

When the last petal appeared, the Fifth-rank Kui Water Black Lotus officially advanced to a Sixth-rank Kui Water Black Lotus.

The moment it transformed into a World Wonder grade item, the Sixth-rank Kui Water Black Lotus floated up spontaneously, faintly resonating with this world.

At this instant, countless Spirit Beasts of the Water Element rushed out of the water in lakes, rivers, and ponds within a radius of a thousand miles, as if celebrating the birth of the Sixth-rank Kui Water Lotus Platform.

The next moment, countless water-blue light spots appeared, swarming toward the Sixth-rank Kui Water Black Lotus and disappearing, causing the aura of the Sixth-rank Kui Water Black Lotus to stabilize rapidly.

In a flash, the Sixth-rank Kui Water Black Lotus shone brilliantly, with patterns appearing on each lotus petal.

Unlike Li Zhangsheng's Star Palace Lotus Platform, what appeared on the petals of the Sixth-rank Kui Water Black Lotus were the world's famous oceans, lakes, and rivers, encompassing them all.

Of course, they were all miniature versions.

Soon, a hazy river formed above the Sixth-rank Kui Water Black Lotus, faintly carrying a massive Pressure.

Strangely, this was a water-blue river, seemingly condensed from countless Water Element energy.

"Could this be the legendary Heavenly River?"

Li Zhangsheng could not help but think to himself; he had read descriptions of the Heavenly River, and it was related to the legendary Heavenly Realm. Legend had it that in the Heavenly Realm, there was not only the Star Palace but also a river, which was the Heavenly River.

The Heavenly River, governing all the waters of the world.

"Done!"

Li Zhangsheng handed the Sixth-rank Kui Water Black Lotus to Ning Bizhen.

"I won't stand on ceremony!"

Ning Bizhen took the Sixth-rank Kui Water Black Lotus with a face full of joy; with this, she had a World Wonder grade treasure for protection, and her safety could be improved by at least one level.

Additionally, like the Star Palace Lotus Platform, after upgrading to a Sixth-rank Kui Water Lotus Platform, it could also produce Lotus Seeds.

These Lotus Seeds were not ordinary items; they not only possessed impressive effects but could also be slowly cultivated into Third-grade Lotus Platforms, which were Heaven and Earth Rare Treasure grade treasures.

Of course, the cycle for cultivating a Third-grade Lotus Platform was relatively long and required consuming quite a few resources.

However, there was a limit to cultivating Lotus Platforms; the seeds of a Sixth-rank Kui Water Black Lotus could only cultivate a Third-grade Kui Water Lotus Platform.

As for Li Zhangsheng's Seven-rank Star Palace Lotus Platform, it could cultivate up to a Fourth-rank Star Palace Lotus Platform, and so on; the seeds of a Twelve-grade Lotus Platform could even cultivate a Nine-grade Lotus Platform, though the various resources consumed would be an astronomical figure.

"Zhangsheng, I have something else to do, so I'll head back first. Don't work too hard!"

Ning Bizhen knew that Li Zhangsheng still had to be busy with Essence Refining, and she could not help, so she just found a reason to leave.

Li Zhangsheng did not refuse. After Ning Bizhen left, he activated the Strengthened Breath-Concealing Restriction in the backyard; technical work like this was most afraid of being disturbed, otherwise, the refining effect might be greatly reduced.

On this day, Li Zhangsheng obtained four Demon King grade corpses, which were the Green Dragon, Rock Giant Python, Long-eared Cold Jade Rabbit, and Eight-winged Dragon Horse, as well as the corpses of two Three-colored Peacocks, two Red Dragons, one Green Dragon, one Black Dragon, one Golden-eyed Roc, and three Primordial Light Birds.

In addition, there was a large amount of blood extracted from the captured Demon Saint grade and Demon King grade Spirit Beasts.

This time, it could be said to be a bumper harvest.

If nothing went wrong, Li Zhangsheng's Black Dragon and Light Heavy-pupil Bird could evolve again, and he could gather enough Five-colored Peacock Essence Blood to open the Third Profound Aperture.

After spending nearly three hours, Li Zhangsheng finally finished refining all the Spirit Essence and could not help but let out a soft sigh.

Besides various Spirit Essence, there were also various materials from the Spirit Beasts, such as Dragon Scales, Dragon Claws, Dragon Horns, Bird Feathers, Bird Beaks, etc. Li Zhangsheng prepared to use them for artifact refining, believing his artifact refining experience could improve by another small margin.

After checking these harvests, Li Zhangsheng could not wait to go to the backyard and immediately summoned the Black Dragon and the Light Heavy-pupil Bird.

Three days ago, the Light Heavy-pupil Bird finally reached Lord 9th Rank, and he did not know if this evolution would allow it to advance to the Demon King grade.

According to Li Zhangsheng's estimation, the probability of advancing to the Demon King grade was not high.

However, the quality of the Light Heavy-pupil Bird was very likely to reach top-grade, which could be considered a great harvest.

Under the guidance of his Mental Power, the Jade Ceramic Jars containing three jars of Ancestral Black Dragon Essence Blood and three jars of Chongming Bird Essence Blood shot out lines of blood, falling into the mouths of the two Demon Pets.

Gulp~ Gulp~ Gulp~

The two Demon Pets swallowed frantically; due to their massive size, in the blink of an eye, they had both finished consuming the three jars of Spirit Essence, not a single drop left.

The next moment, the expressions of both Demon Pets changed in unison, and they hurriedly lay on the ground; they felt a massive surge of Special Energy merge into their Bloodline, beginning to spread throughout their bodies, their entire bodies suddenly becoming unbearably itchy and sore, while their skin was shrouded in light of different colors.

The Bloodline concentration of the two Demon Pets increased rapidly; their flesh, meridians, bones, and internal organs, as if a long drought had met sweet rain, became more powerful while also becoming tougher and stronger.

Crack—crack—

The sound of bones cracking rang out incessantly, the size of the two Demon Pets surged rapidly, and their aura continued to rise.

Among them, the Black Dragon, as a Demon Beast, naturally had a digestion speed far exceeding that of the Bright Heavy-Eyed Bird.

It took about a quarter of an hour for the Black Dragon's size to finally stop increasing.

After it stopped growing, the Black Dragon's size had grown from its original nearly fifty meters to nearly seventy meters; it was truly a behemoth, only a bit lean—if it were a Red Dragon, it would look much more domineering.

Even so, this size alone was enough to make most Demon Pets afraid to even think of attacking, not to mention the Dragon Might, which was even richer than before.

The Black Dragon slowly opened its eyes, stood up from the ground, and spread a pair of dragon wings that blotted out the sky; feeling as if it had inexhaustible strength in its body, it could not help but look up to the sky and let out a roar.

If the Strengthened Breath-Concealing Restriction were not still working, this single Dragon Roar would have been enough to scare the many Demon Pets in the Academy District into wetting themselves, or even cause tremors throughout Peng City.

Although the backyard of the Number One Courtyard was spacious, for such a massive Black Dragon, it was no different from a dragon in shallow water.

However, the Black Dragon never had any thoughts of complaining and immediately snuffed out such notions, lest it bring trouble to Li Zhangsheng.

The Black Dragon knew very well that if it weren't for Li Zhangsheng, it might still be a Demonic Emperor Crocodile with no reason that only knew how to kill, and it would not have had such great changes; naturally, it was more than usually grateful to Li Zhangsheng, as if he were its parent who gave it a new life.

If there were a loyalty rating, the Black Dragon's loyalty to Li Zhangsheng would likely have reached the level of die-hard.

【Spirit Beast Name】: Secondary Ancestral Black Dragon (Growth Stage, Demi-God Beast, comprehends Mystery, significantly enhances skill power; Mystery Guard: exempts partial damage, mainly depending on the opponent's realm.)

【Spirit Beast Realm】: Demon King 3rd Rank

【Spirit Beast Race】: Intermediate Sovereign

【Spirit Beast Quality】: Top Grade

【Spirit Beast Bloodline】: Ancestral Black Dragon (Vigorous)

【Spirit Beast Attribute】: Water Attribute

【Spirit Beast Status】: Healthy

【Spirit Beast Weakness】: Earth

This time, the Black Dragon successfully evolved into a Secondary Ancestral Black Dragon, and its strength could be said to have improved further, even being on par with Aixi and the others.

From the feedback of the Mental Power, although the Black Dragon's light point had not reached the next level, it had reached the limit; perhaps the next evolution would reach Half-Step Epic Quality.

Today's goal: Three, pigs, verify!

(End of this chapter)