C15 Evolution Completed
Reflecting on his capabilities, Zhang Fann realized he was more than capable of hunting down a high-ranking Demon General. With his bloodline evolved, few could stand as his equal.
He pondered for a moment before swiftly leading Lee Shiyu deeper into the forest.
As the night waned...
[Ding! Dang! Dang!]
[Congratulations to the host for slaying a Rank One Demon General, the Aquatic Crocodile, and earning 1000 Experience Points.]
...
[Ding! Dang! Dang!]
[Congratulations to the host for defeating the Rank Six Demon General, Poison Shadow Frog, and acquiring 6000 Experience Points.]
[Congratulations to the host for ascending to Rank Three of the Demon General Stage!]
Listening to the system's chimes, Zhang Fann couldn't help but shake his head. The amount of Experience Points needed to level up was astronomical; a whole night's effort only took him to Rank Three. This pace was excruciatingly slow.
As he shook his head, his gaze fell on Lee Shiyu. Was the path of cultivation truly this straightforward?
Lee Shiyu began to question the cultivation principles she had been taught. Yet, Zhang Fann remained indifferent, his mind already racing towards the east.
The eastern lands were dominated by the Fire Scale Beast clan. These creatures, with traces of Qilin lineage, yielded far more Experience Points than ordinary Demonic Beasts when slain.
Despite consuming them, Zhang Fann couldn't harness any of the Qilin's potent bloodline. That was a concern for another time.
For now, he was focused on the tribe. The Fire Scale Beasts were numerous, and wiping them out could mean a windfall of Experience Points—enough to catapult him to life's zenith, to reign supreme over the vast mountain ranges.
"The Fire Scale Beast tribe resides within the volcanic regions, numbering in the hundreds. They are the undisputed sovereigns within a hundred-mile radius.
"I dare not provoke them! I dare not!" The memory of the Fire Scale Beasts loomed large in the Blazing Flame Fire Hawk's recollections.
The Blazing Flame Fire Hawk regarded the Fire Scale Beast clan as formidable and numerous. But fear was foreign to Zhang Fann. His excitement only grew at the prospect of claiming their Experience Points.
The Blazing Flame Fire Hawk might fear them, but Zhang Fann? He harbored no such fear.
After pondering for a moment, Zhang Fann's eyes blazed with intensity as he picked up speed.
In the volcanic region.
Let out a roar!
Upon reaching the edge of the volcanic region, Zhang Fann sensed a tumultuous surge of demonic power, boiling like water, which only ceased after a distant roar echoed through the area.
Lee Shiyu's eyes were wide with terror, her whole body quivering from the mere breath that wafted from ahead.
"What's the matter?"
"Could there be Demonic Beasts clashing?"
Without a moment's delay, Zhang Fann stilled his breath.
He then moved stealthily across the terrain like a specter, tracking the ebb and flow of the battle and swiftly closing in.
"A Fire Scale Beast?"
"Has it just slain a Fire Python?"
Upon arrival, Zhang Fann witnessed a Fire Scale Beast voraciously feasting on its quarry.
"Senior Demonic Tiger! Isn't this... exceedingly perilous?"
Lee Shiyu's face was etched with an intense yearning to see Zhang Fann put up a fight.
The Demonic Beast before them was merciless, its presence far from inviting.
The colossal Fire Scale Beast, towering over twenty meters, was clad in crimson scales, with an appearance reminiscent of a Qilin or a lion. Its fierce breath exuded the formidable presence of a Rank Seven Demon General.
Beneath it lay a Fire Python, stretching thirty meters, its girth rivaling that of a barrel and exuding the power of at least a Rank Eight Demon General.
Yet now, it was rendered motionless, its body gruesomely torn open by the Fire Scale Beast, which crouched beside the carcass, relentlessly gnawing at the flesh.
"It's capable of slaying creatures beyond its own rank?"
"But I am fearless!"
"Setting aside the benefits of devouring it, the Experience Points alone from its defeat are enough to stir my heart!"
With resolute determination.
Zhang Fann's eyes ignited with fervor as he charged forth from his stance.
Yin Yang Birth!
His speed was extraordinary, propelled by the beating of his wings, and in just a few breaths, he materialized less than a hundred meters from the Fire Scale Beast.
He unleashed the power of Yin Yang Birth with full force, his stature soaring, muscles bulging, and demonic power climbing to match that of a Rank Seven Demon General.
Using the Lotus Purifying Demonic Fire, it ensnared the Blood Poison Claw and delivered a direct slap to the Fire Scale Beast's body.
"Damn it! How dare you lay a hand on me!"
The Fire Scale Beast seethed with irritation.
Zhang Fann suddenly materialized in front of the Fire Scale Beast, catching it by surprise.
It had never imagined that within its volcanic stronghold, Demonic Beasts would dare to strike, especially those who had barely managed to harness their skills to reach the Rank Seven Demon General level.
The next moment arrived.
Roar!
The Fire Scale Beast let out a skyward roar, abandoning its intent to devour the Blazing Flame Fire Hawk and instead turned its aggression towards Zhang Fann.
But as it launched its attack, Zhang Fann's body merely swayed slightly, his scales unbreached.
To the Fire Scale Beast, Zhang Fann seemed unchanged except for a few indistinct blood-red lines that had appeared on his body.
It was the Qiongqi Blood Armor!
Zhang Fann's flesh, already immensely strengthened by the Yin and Yang transformation, was now nearly impregnable thanks to the formidable defense of the Qiongqi Blood Armor.
Roar!
As the Fire Scale Beast lunged at Zhang Fann, it was simultaneously struck by the Lotus Purifying Demonic Fire and the Blood Poison Claw. The searing agony elicited a pained howl from the beast.
In a flash, the creamy demonic fire morphed into a fiery poison, relentlessly assaulting the Fire Scale Beast's body through the crevices in its scales.
Despite its natural strong resistance to fire, the Fire Scale Beast was defenseless against the Lotus Purifying Demonic Fire's venomous flames.
Shortly thereafter.
The Fire Scale Beast was reduced to a charred carcass by the Lotus Purifying Demonic Fire.
Lee Shiyu, witnessing the Fire Scale Beast's rapid demise to a scorched corpse, shook with excitement.
Grow stronger!
Incredibly powerful!
The seniors of the Demonic Tiger are formidable!
Simultaneously.
[Ding! Dang!]
[Congratulations to the host for slaying a Rank Seven Demon General Fire Scale Beast and earning 7600 Experience Points.]
[Ding! Dang!]
[Upon discovering that the Fire Scale Beast's body could be devoured, will the choice be made to evolve?]
The system's voice chimed in.
"Holy cow, that's a jackpot!
"Truly living up to the title of a Rank Seven Demon General. This is just exhilarating!
Zhang Fann was brimming with excitement.
Just one Fire Scale Beast could increase his experience points by fifty percent.
And that's not all.
Zhang Fann had a hunch.
He sensed that the Kirin lineage within the Fire Scale Beast could herald great fortunes for him.
Without a moment's hesitation, Zhang Fann decided to devour it.
[Ding! Dang!]
[Devouring evolution complete!]
[Congratulations to the host for evolving into a second-grade Profound Rank Fire Scale Qiongqi!]
[Congratulations to the host, you've acquired the skill: Kirin True Fire!]
[Detected a skill of the same origin - Lotus Purifying Demonic Fire + Kirin True Fire - Have they merged?]
A flurry of notifications filled Zhang Fann with ecstatic delight.
Could the system really extract the Divine Beast Kirin's innate flame, the Kirin True Fire, from the faint bloodline of the Fire Scale Beast?
It's worth noting that not even the Fire Scale Beast itself could wield this flame!
Such audacity!
Absolutely incredible!
Moreover.
The Lotus Purifying Demonic Fire could actually merge with the Kirin True Fire!
Zhang Fann had previously witnessed the formidable power of skill fusion. He had once transformed two worthless skills into the mighty Soul Suppressing Roar.
But now, what would the combination of Lotus Purifying Demonic Fire and Kirin True Fire result in?
What kind of being would it create? Could this development lead to Zhang Fann being cast aside? Would he subconsciously develop a preference for the Kirin over the Lotus? Could he still embody the Lotus? "The Lotus will return!" Zhang Fann questioned himself. "No, I must go!" What to do? What to do? How should I proceed? What should I do?
