Chapter 730: A Chance for the Crowned Flame Bird? (Second update, requesting all)

The massive bird nest completely accommodated the Crowned Flame Bird, and with plenty of room to spare.

As the Crowned Flame Bird landed in the nest, those wisps of Fire Element Special Energy converged violently.

Before the Crowned Flame Bird could react, these Special Energy strands burrowed into its body through every one of its pores.

In an instant, the Crowned Flame Bird's eyelids drooped, and like a golden mountain toppling or a jade pillar collapsing, it crashed into the nest with a boom.

In the blink of an eye, the Crowned Flame Bird was enveloped by these Fire Element Special Energy strands, as if it had transformed into a giant fiery-red egg.

Li Zhangsheng was caught off guard by this sudden change, and by the time he reacted, the Crowned Flame Bird had already been struck.

It was unclear whether this change was a blessing or a curse; if it were any other Monster Tamer, they would have immediately pulled the Crowned Flame Bird out of the nest.

However, Li Zhangsheng was no ordinary Monster Tamer; he immediately projected his Mental Power to check the Crowned Flame Bird's condition.

"Huh!"

Before he could even see the Crowned Flame Bird's data, Li Zhangsheng noticed that the light point representing the Crowned Flame Bird seemed slightly brighter than before.

Li Zhangsheng knew this was no illusion, as he could be said to have a thorough understanding of his own Demon Pet.

【Spirit Beast Name】: Crowned Flame Bird (Growth Stage, Top-tier Exotic Beast. Comprehends Undying Fire; this Demon Pet's fire-type skills have double the burn probability, significantly increase flame burn duration, and deal secondary damage to enemies. Comprehends Endless Wood Rain Undying and Burning Unquenchable Truth, significantly increasing its own flames' resistance to water and increasing flame burn duration. Comprehends Mystery, significantly enhancing skill power; Mystery Guard: exempts a portion of damage, primarily depending on the opponent's realm.)

【Spirit Beast Realm】: Demon King 3rd Rank

【Spirit Beast Race】: Perfect Monarch

【Spirit Beast Quality】:??

【Spirit Beast Bloodline】: Phoenix (Rich) 《Bloodline Metamorphosis state》, Vermilion Bird (Rich)

【Spirit Beast Attribute】: Fire

【Spirit Beast Status】: Healthy

【Spirit Beast Weakness】: None 《Mysterious Jade Ginseng eliminated attribute weakness》

Compared to before, the Crowned Flame Bird's quality had changed from Epic to a question mark, and its Phoenix Bloodline was also in a state of Bloodline Metamorphosis.

Judging from the current situation, this sudden incident seemed to be developing in a positive direction.

"Is this really fire-type energy?"

These energies were actually able to force the Crowned Flame Bird's Phoenix Bloodline into a state of Bloodline Metamorphosis, so Li Zhangsheng couldn't help but put a question mark next to these energies; he felt it was more likely that these were Life Essence left behind by a Phoenix in the nest.

But if that were the case, the fate of this Phoenix was no longer as he had previously guessed—that it had gone elsewhere; either it had perished or had been severely wounded, which was why a large amount of Phoenix blood remained in the nest.

If that stone egg really was a Phoenix Egg, it was very likely that the Phoenix had specifically hidden it when encountering a fatal crisis, which seemed to make sense.

What Li Zhangsheng found puzzling was that a Phoenix is a Top-tier Divine Beast, an existence that is a Demon Emperor Level upon reaching adulthood, and can even contend against ordinary Emperor Rank Spirit Beasts across levels. What kind of existence did it encounter, and what was the final outcome?

If the opponent had won, it would be impossible for the Phoenix's nest to remain; according to Li Zhangsheng's guess, either the Phoenix barely defeated its opponent, or it was pursued by the opponent and had to choose to leave in a hurry.

No matter how one looked at it, this Phoenix had likely met a tragic end.

Of course, these were all Li Zhangsheng's conjectures.

As for the truth, I fear only those lords in the Silent Forest who are old enough might possibly know.

Even so, Li Zhangsheng did not lower his guard and still stared intently at the light point representing the Crowned Flame Bird, fearing an accident might occur.

Soon, over an hour passed, and the Crowned Flame Bird remained in a deep sleep, yet Li Zhangsheng discovered that the light point representing it had undergone two more subtle changes, though each time it only brightened a tiny bit, moving in the direction of Half-Step Epic Quality.

Only then did Li Zhangsheng finally set his heart at ease.

Li Zhangsheng had no intention of returning to his bedroom; as long as the Crowned Flame Bird had not finished its metamorphosis, he would not fully relax. He prepared to wait in the backyard until the Crowned Flame Bird finished its metamorphosis, though he changed from staring unblinkingly to checking it every short interval.

Even after absorbing for over an hour, the Fire Element Special Energy had only thinned slightly. Judging by the situation, by the time the Crowned Flame Bird finished absorbing it, the time would likely have to be measured in days, and he wondered what kind of benefits the Crowned Flame Bird would ultimately gain.

While waiting, Li Zhangsheng was not without things to do; he took out that stone egg which was over four meters tall.

Bang~

Li Zhangsheng casually struck the stone egg with a hammer, but unexpectedly, the stone egg did not shatter.

Although it was just a casual strike, it had at least a thousand catties of force, yet the stone egg remained unscathed, so its hardness could be imagined.

Crack!

Li Zhangsheng began to increase his strength; this time, several cracks finally appeared on the stone egg, but it was still a distance away from shattering.

Not long after, the stone egg finally shattered. Inside, there was no liquid, only a red and yellow solid object. It felt not much different from stone to the touch, but Li Zhangsheng could clearly feel that the solid object had a high temperature, probably around seventy or eighty degrees.

Li Zhangsheng could roughly determine that this was a fire-attribute stone egg. As for whether it was the legendary Phoenix Egg, he would wait until he refined the Spirit Essence to find out.

It took more than ten minutes for Li Zhangsheng to finally smash the entire stone egg into powder.

To better refine it into Spirit Essence, the smaller the object being refined, the better, as this could improve refining efficiency while also reducing waste.

The next moment, all these stone egg fragments fell into the space of the Imitation Demon Refining Pot.

After the Imitation Demon Refining Pot was activated, Li Zhangsheng added some special potions. As if catching fire, the stone egg fragments made a crackling sound, then slowly dissolved like a candle, extracting wisps of liquid from these fragments.

By the time the extraction was complete, Li Zhangsheng had filled two water vats with the liquid.

The next step was condensation; Li Zhangsheng took out the special potions again to convert these liquids into viscous Blood Essence, and only then did he begin further purification.

When most of the steps were completed, only three buckets of Blood Essence remained, with most of the water and impurities already cleared away.

However, these Blood Essence samples did not emit any radiance, giving one the feeling of a pool of stagnant water.

Seeing such a scene, Li Zhangsheng's expression did not change; this was entirely within his expectations. The life within the stone egg had faded away for who knows how many years, so how could there be any activity in the blood?

Li Zhangsheng skillfully took out an Active Potion and poured it all onto the viscous Spirit Essence.

(End of this chapter)