Chapter 984: The Next Stage (Second update, requesting everything)

"Better to use them on the two cats!"

Very quickly, Li Zhangsheng made a decision in his heart; he decided to take a gamble and try to see if he could push the quality of the two cats a step further.

However, it was certain that even if the two cats had already traveled some distance within the Epic quality, two Moon Soul Star Snatching Pills were definitely not enough.

Under these circumstances, Li Zhangsheng had no choice but to take out the Space-Time Origin he had treasured for two months, along with two jars of Cang Cat Spirit Essence.

Originally, Li Zhangsheng had wanted to collect three jars of Cang Cat Spirit Essence before using them, but with only one month left, it was difficult to gather another jar; unless he killed a Spirit Beast with a Vigorous Grade Cang Cat Bloodline or multiple Spirit Beasts with Concentrated Grade Cang Cat Bloodlines, it would be impossible to gather enough in such a short time.

Most importantly, Spirit Beasts possessing the Cang Cat Bloodline were extremely rare, and even if he did encounter them, Li Zhangsheng would not choose to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs, but would instead raise them in the Secret Realm.

Li Zhangsheng possessed an Ice Freeze Cat and four Clear Bright Longevity Cats; if he were to slaughter them all, he could indeed gather enough, but he could not be so shortsighted.

In his eyes, Spirit Beasts possessing a Cang Cat Bloodline of Concentrated Grade or higher were far more precious than dragons, so how could he slaughter them at will?

As for extracting their blood, he had already done so not long ago; wanting to gather the amount of a full jar of Cang Cat Spirit Essence in a short time was simply impossible.

Although the regeneration speed of blood was fast, the generation speed of the Bloodline Imprint was very slow; even after consuming spiritual herbs, it was still not very fast, and it often took several months to extract it once.

According to Li Zhangsheng's estimation, as long as he waited a few months, he could gather the Cang Cat Spirit Essence; it was merely a matter of waiting for a period of time.

If the Dark Night King were to come knocking during this period, he could also use the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Fruit to let the two cats temporarily evolve to the next stage.

Of course, the Dark Night King might not necessarily come knocking; after all, Li Zhangsheng was now a member of the Human Emperor Mansion, and even if the Human Emperor Mansion was a loose organization, it would inevitably make the Dark Night King, who had no backing, extremely wary.

After summoning Baitian and Heiye, the Moon Soul Star Snatching Pills emitted a very pleasant medicinal fragrance that was very much to the two cats' liking, causing them to both reveal expressions of drooling greed.

This time, Li Zhangsheng handed all these precious resources to Baitian to consume at once.

Heiye could only watch longingly from the side, its throat constantly gulping; it was incredibly eager, but in the end, it still forced itself to lie on the ground and covered its eyes with its paws.

However, Li Zhangsheng sensitively discovered that Heiye's paws couldn't help but reveal a few narrow slits...

In just a few breaths' time, it had completely devoured the Space-Time Origin, the two Moon Soul Star Snatching Pills, and the two jars of Cang Cat Spirit Essence.

Meow~

Baitian hugged its soft belly, which hadn't bulged at all, its eyes slightly narrowed, and a satisfied smile hung on its cat face; it couldn't have been happier.

But in the next moment, Baitian's expression changed abruptly, and it instantly revealed a look of agony, feeling as if its stomach were Turning Rivers and Seas, and it rolled on the ground in pain.

Heiye, who was peeking from the side, was stunned and couldn't help but reveal a look of relief; fortunately, Li Zhangsheng hadn't let it consume them.

Seeing Baitian in such pain, Li Zhangsheng was also filled with surprise; he hadn't anticipated that such a thing would happen.

To be safe, Li Zhangsheng observed Baitian with his Mental Power while several bottles and jars appeared in his hands; these bottles contained various healing Alchemical Pills, among which was a bottle of healing holy medicine from the Langya Kingdom Imperial Family.

Besides that, there were several pieces of Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure for recovery, such as the Shengsheng Light Radiance Shi, which possessed the function of soothing physical and mental fatigue and healing bodily injuries upon contact.

Li Zhangsheng also called over Kailan and the Heaven Double-Pupil Bird to stand by in full battle array.

As long as Baitian still had a breath left, Li Zhangsheng had a way to pull it back from the edge of death.

Fortunately, after Baitian suffered for a while, it finally eased up; although it was still in pain, it was already within its tolerance range.

From the feedback of his Mental Power, the light spot representing Baitian became increasingly bright.

Li Zhangsheng naturally hoped from the bottom of his heart that Baitian's quality would complete its promotion; in this way, thanks to the special nature of the Light-Dark Twin Symbiote, Heiye could also benefit and raise its quality to the same level as Baitian's.

At the same time, Li Zhangsheng could clearly feel that Baitian was devouring the nearby Light-attribute energy.

In the blink of an eye, the Light-attribute energy within a hundred-meter radius was completely devoured, but for Baitian, this was like a drop in the bucket.

Without hesitation, Li Zhangsheng immediately shattered a large number of Light-attribute Demon Cores.

He possessed an uncountable number of Demon Cores in his hands, many of which had been swiped from the Langya Kingdom Imperial Palace.

After shattering a large number of Demon Cores, the nearby Light-attribute energy instantly became concentrated.

Baitian was like a black hole, and this Light-attribute energy became sparse at a rapid speed.

Li Zhangsheng had to shatter another batch of Light-attribute energy to satisfy Baitian's needs.

During this process, Baitian was like someone having an epileptic seizure, its whole body trembling crazily, and blood vessels emerged from its skin, as if countless tiny insects were scurrying rapidly inside its blood vessels, giving one a hair-raising feeling.

Besides this, Baitian's bones were also emitting popping sounds like frying beans, the crackling sounds incessant.

Not long after, wisps of black liquid drilled out from its body.

In just a few breaths' time, Baitian had changed from a white cat into a black cat, only its whole body emitted an indescribable stench.

Baitian felt very uncomfortable, with waves of intense pain coming from all over its body, constantly challenging its willpower, and every time it was about to be unable to bear it, a magical power would inexplicably surge within its body, making its body feel ethereal, as if every pore on its body had been opened, which was extremely refreshing.

From the feedback of his Mental Power, Li Zhangsheng could 'see' that the light spot representing Baitian was emitting an increasingly intense light, seemingly having reached the critical point of Epic quality.

This process lasted for a full half-hour, but the light spot representing Baitian had not entered the next stage, making Li Zhangsheng increasingly anxious.

Although those resources were not necessarily wasted, he ultimately hoped that the quality of the two cats could go a step further, so they could better cope with crises that might occur in the future.

Suddenly, Baitian's body expanded rapidly as if it were a balloon, turning into a spherical shape, and then it deflated like a punctured balloon, followed by an unusually loud cat cry from its mouth.

And during this process, Li Zhangsheng was pleasantly surprised to find that the light spot representing Baitian suddenly shone brightly and successfully entered the next stage, which also allowed him to set aside his anxious heart.

PS: Forgot about the Eight-Eyed Marten, will make up for it later.

(End of chapter)