Li Shiming smiled, for at this moment he saw that amidst the blazing flames reaching the sky, Little Feng was still alive.
Little Feng wasnāt in good condition, the earth-shattering Heavenly Thunder would have killed it if not for its ability to transform its body into energy and utilizing it at the perilous moment.
Even though it transformed, the final Heavenly Thunder still severely injured Little Feng.
Little Feng didnāt care about the injuries, it looked at the thundercloud in the sky, and as the thundercloud released its last Heavenly Thunder, it turned into thin clouds rapidly dissipating.
It seemed the Heavenly Tribulation had been successfully overcome, and Little Feng had become an Early Fourth Grade Red Gold Phoenix.
After overcoming the Heavenly Tribulation, the rewards from heaven followed.
A warm energy emerged from the void, circulating within Little Fengās body.
Little Fengās body was strengthened by this energy, even its soul was elevated, let alone its previous injuries which were healed in an instant.
Little Feng gracefully floated in the air, its flame feathers glinting with golden hues, it felt immensely powerful.
It let out a phoenix cry towards the sky, shattering the Dudong Mountain Formation, resonating above the Ten Thousand Beast Sect.
The Spiritual Pets released by cultivators throughout the Ten Thousand Beast Sect were out of luck; Little Fengās cry bore no intent to kill, otherwise, the weaker pets would be scared to death on the spot.
The Spiritual Pets all bowed their heads, showing a look of reverence, a respect for the supreme bloodline.
Phoenix line Spiritual Pets behaved even more humbly, every unrestrained phoenix line pet prostrated on the ground showing submission.
Now, the cultivators of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect with phoenix line pets were amazed, considering the current situation, if their phoenix pets were released during battle against the owner of that cry, whether their pets would have the courage to fight became questionable.
"Shizhen, what caused such a huge commotion?" A figure appeared in Tribulation Mountain; it was none other than Master Grandmaster Hu, his voice arrived before he did.
However, upon seeing the Fourth Grade Little Feng, he momentarily froze.
"Little Feng advanced to the Fourth Grade?" he exclaimed with delight.
The reason why he noticed Li Shiming at the first glance was because Li Shiming had contracted Little Feng, the Red Gold Phoenix.
He initially thought Li Shiming would take centuries to cultivate Little Feng to a Fourth-grade Spiritual Pet, slogging along until Little Feng could eventually advance to the Late Stage Fourth Grade Spirit Pet.
But he never imagined Little Fengās advancement would come so swiftly.
He didnāt need Li Shiming to answer, as he sensed Little Fengās condition, all his last worries vanished.
His concern was naturally about Little Feng advancing too quickly and having unstable foundations.
Through his perception, he found that Little Fengās foundation was incredibly solid, completely unlike those with insufficient foundations.
"First, take Little Feng back to the cave residence, the disturbance this time is quite substantial, and itās no longer possible to conceal that you have a Red Gold Phoenix Spirit Pet, you must be more careful in the future!" Grandmaster Hu said helplessly.
Within the sect, few cultivators knew that Li Shiming possessed a Red Gold Phoenix Spirit Pet.
Originally, Grandmaster Hu intended to suppress this information continuously so it wouldnāt spread.
However, the magnitude of the commotion Li Shiming caused this time made it impossible to contain.
Especially cultivators with phoenix line Spiritual Pets would discern from their petsā conditions that the sect witnessed the emergence of another Red Gold Phoenix.
"Master, then I trouble you!" Li Shiming bowed and thanked.
He called back Little Feng and left Tribulation Mountain, returning to his cave residence.
Only after bringing Little Feng back to the Spiritual Pet Room did he have the leisure to examine Little Fengās abilities.
Little Fengās ability was singular: the flame ability called āNirvana Fire.ā
Though āNirvana Fireā was just one ability, it had various effects: soul burning, flame embodiment, and rebirth, which were its specific functions.
Thereās no need to elaborate on soul burning, as Little Feng already possessed this ability during the Third Grade.
The flames Little Feng released could inflict tremendous damage to the souls of its enemies.
The flame embodiment technique was what Little Feng executed when confronted with the final Heavenly Thunder during the Fourth-grade Heavenly Tribulation, transforming itself into an energy-based flame.
Flame embodiment can maximally immunize against physical attacks and also offers a degree of mitigation against most energy attacks.
Finally, thereās rebirth; as long as the āNirvana Fireā exists, Little Feng can leverage the rebirth effect to be reborn in the flames of the āNirvana Fire.ā
Of course, Little Fengās combat power isnāt revealed solely in āNirvana Fire.ā Even at the Early Fourth Grade Spiritual Beast, Little Fengās body is immensely strong.
This is despite the fact that Little Feng hasnāt been in the Fourth Grade for long; with more accumulation, its Fourth-grade body will become even more formidable.
Little Fengās claws and sharp beak are equivalent to the magical treasures of Nascent Soul Cultivators, with the effect of breaking through spiritual power defenses.
Additionally, Little Fengās defensive power has also increased; the innate defensive power of Fourth Grade Spirit Beasts is naturally more formidable than human cultivators.
Little Fengās defensive power is such that, even if struck by the magical treasures of Nascent Soul Early Stage Practitioners, it wouldnāt suffer much damage; its fiery feathers form a solid defensive front.
"Little Feng, this is for you, keep it safe!" Li Shiming took out a Space Ring and secured it to Little Fengās leg, instructing it.
Little Feng naturally knew how to use the Space Ring, and upon discovering it contained a substantial amount of Third Grade Top Spiritual Beast Essence Boosting Pills, which it needed to replenish energy, it started devouring them heartily.