Chapter 1202: Chapter 97 Spirit Beasts_2 Chapter 1202: Chapter 97 Spirit Beasts_2 Afterward, countless streams of incense fire surged toward him like ascending clouds.
Beside the Emperor Willow, Wang Ba nodded slightly at this scene.
In fact, if he had delayed the snow disaster a bit longer, ideally until some people froze to death and all beings despaired, the appearance of the Ice Daoist would have been even more impactful.
But he ultimately couldnât bring himself to be so ruthless as to resort to any means necessary for his goal.
âHowever, this is enough.â
Feeling the power of the Yin God swiftly emerging in the Yin Temple, Wang Ba let go of some of his worries.
At this rate, his soul might reach peak Class III perfection in just a few years.
To advance further, he would need to integrate his soul into his Golden Core and, alongside the Dao of Qi and Blood within his flesh, break through to the Nascent Soul at the moment his soul advanced into Class IV.
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âNext, itâs time for the Class IV Spirit Beasts.â
Wang Ba thought for a moment and released all the spirit beasts he was carrying.
The Wu Monkey King, Jia 15, Erya, Hybrid White TigerâŚ
After the Wu Monkey King landed, it surveyed its surroundings and directly leaped onto the Emperor Willow.
Jia 15 flew down and glanced at the spirit beast ground.
Upon seeing the pure and flawless Snow Phoenix Chickens in the spirit poultry area, its spirit lifted.
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With the stride of a general, it wandered over as if by chance.
Erya, now covered in warm, vermilion feathers mixed with some black, fixed its gaze eagerly on Wang Ba.
âChirp chirpââŹâcluck cluckââŹââ
Although it had a noble bloodline, it was still too young, its spiritual wisdom not yet awakened, and could only gesture urgently to Wang Ba, practically trying to speak.
Seeing that Wang Ba still didnât understand, the anxious Erya pecked a Fire Paulownia leaf from beneath its feathers and brought it before him.
Wang Ba then realized.
âYou want this Fire Paulownia tree, right?â
Seeing Erya nodding repeatedly, Wang Ba immediately took out the azure Fire Paulownia Tree and planted it not far from the Emperor Willow.
Erya instantly fluttered onto it with joy.
Nestled among the treeâs canopy leaves, it resembled a little hen curling up in its nest.
Noticing the commotion, Jia 15 turned its head and saw Erya, though not yet fully grown, already extraordinary, and its eyes lit up.
But then its gaze met Wang Baâs cold, warning eyes.
It sulkily withdrew its gaze.
And proceeded to vent its animal desires on an unsuspecting male phoenix chicken.
A wretched crowing from the chicken caused Erya, perched on the Fire Paulownia Tree, to retract its neck in fright.
However, to Wang Baâs surprise.
More spirit chickens began focusing their attention on Erya, hiding in the canopy.
One by one, tilting their heads, they looked on curiously.
Some of the bolder ones even started to nibble at the formation Wang Ba had set up around the poultry area, trying to escape.
Even the usually aloof Snow Phoenix Chickens unconsciously drew closer to Erya.
âStrangeâŚâ
Wang Ba didnât overlook this minor anomaly.
He pondered for a moment, then had an idea.
He slightly loosened the formation binding the poultry area, creating a small gap.
Immediately, a clever Class III top-grade Phantom Chicken hopped out.
It looked around with its head tilted from side to side and upon spotting Erya in the Fire Paulownia Tree, hesitated briefly.
Then, with its long chicken legs, it walked three steps, paused, and quickly made its way to the base of the Fire Paulownia Tree.
Craning its neck up at the somewhat nervous Erya hiding in the canopy, it first looked puzzled.
Soon, its expression turned to reverence.
It bowed its head and quietly nestled at the base of the Fire Paulownia Tree, motionless as if guarding the entrance for Erya.
âCould this be due to bloodline suppression?â
Observing this, Wang Ba contemplated.
He then sequentially released the other spirit chickens, and aside from Jia 15, Jia 17, and a few other spirit chickens possessed by others, all of them behaved like the Phantom Chicken, staying guard at the base of the Fire Paulownia Tree.
Erya was almost dumbfounded.
Looking at the circle of spirit chickens below, it got so scared that it didnât dare to extend its claws.
Its entire body shrank into the canopy, only its head poking out, seeking help from Wang Ba.
Wang Ba observed for a while longer but didnât notice anything unusual.
After giving it some thought, he suddenly urged the âBloodline Identification Skill,â and found that the bloodlines of the Spirit Chickens under the Fire Paulownia Tree were quite active.
He turned his head back in surprise and glanced at the Spirit Chickens in the chicken-raising area.
By comparison, they seemed much more subdued.
âIs it because of this tree?â Wang Ba wondered in astonishment.
After some consideration, he called Erya back.
This action immediately annoyed the Spirit Chickens under the tree, which all began to âcluckâ angrily at Wang Ba.
However, Wang Ba paid them no heed, concentrating his mana in his eyes.
As expected, the level of bloodline activity above the heads of the Spirit Chickens diminished somewhat.
âErya actually has such a skill.â Wang Ba couldnât help but stroke Eryaâs head in surprise.
The little creature rubbed against Wang Baâs hand and then skillfully burrowed into his embrace.
Pleased, Wang Ba didnât reject her.
Later, he took the God-Sealing Bell from his Middle Dantian.
This bell could control Fanming and also had the effect of promoting the purification of spirit poultry bloodlines.
In the past, the East Saint Sect had relied on this magic treasure to extract a large amount of essence and blood from ordinary Spirit Chickens and nurtured a Third-tier Spirit Chicken.
âWith the addition of the sap from the imperial willow, these Spirit Chickens should now ascend to Class IVâŚ
There wonât be a shortage of Thunder Tribulations with so many Spirit Chickens.â
He carefully organized a nurturing plan for the Spirit Chickens in his mind.
It was nearly impossible to raise all the top-grade Third-tier Spirit Chickens here to Class IV.
But what he had in his hands could maximize the probability of their successful Crossing Tribulation.
As long as he had a large enough base, ensuring a certain success rate, some part of the surviving Class IV Spirit Chickens would be preserved.
What he had to do was to make use of the Thunder Tribulations of these Spirit Chickens, as well as the successful Class IV Spirit Chickens afterward.
He casually released the Hybrid White Tiger separately, closed it securely, and applied some medicine to the White Tiger.
Enjoying the meticulous care from Wang Ba, the White Tiger, with its mouth open wide and belly exposed, rolled around in enjoyment, looking much like a large cat.
âHissââŹââ
Without a trace, Wang Ba concealed his somewhat abnormally twisted arm behind him and quickly exited with a smile on his face.
âNext time, Iâll ask Martial Uncle Qi to help with the healing,â Wang Ba thought to himself.
He rummaged through the Spirit Beast Bag.
âAlmost forgot, thereâs also this.â
He lightly swept aside the Spirit Beast Bag, and immediately, a black turtle as large as a small mountain, with its limbs and head retracted and mystical patterns on its back, rolled out of the Spirit Beast Bag.
The ground shook thunderously.
Yet, even with such commotion, the Spirit Turtle remained unawakened.
âEnlightened TurtleâŚ
Still not awakened from hibernation, huh?
No wonder it hasnât been seen on the Fenglin Continent in many years,â Wang Ba shook his head slightly.
The hibernating Spirit Turtle had not an ounce of consciousness; once discovered, it was easily subjugated.
However, he had no intention of allowing it to continue sleeping.
He caught it to improve the bloodline of the Azure Spirit Turtle, and of course, the most important thing was to see if they were reproductively isolated from each other.
With this in mind, he immediately mustered all his mana and gave the Enlightened Turtle a gentle slap.
However, to his surprise, after the slap, the Enlightened Turtle remained motionless, as if it hadnât felt it at all.
âThis defensive power is quite remarkableâŚâ Wang Ba remarked with some surprise.
Since this turtle had been extinct in the Fenglin Continent for many years, Wang Ba knew very little about it except that the mystical patterns on its back had unique properties.
But that slap just now gave him a bit more insight into the turtle.
âAlthough I didnât use my full strength with that slap, it had the power of an early-stage Nascent Soul Cultivator, yet the Enlightened Turtle seemed to feel nothing at allâŚ
such defensive power hasnât been mentioned in âThe Scroll of Beast Controllingâ; instead, it specifically highlighted itsâ
âAlthough I didnât use my full strength with that slap, it had the power of an early-stage Nascent Soul Cultivator, yet the Enlightened Turtle seemed to feel nothing at allâŚ
such defensive power hasnât been mentioned in âThe Scroll of Beast Controllingâ; instead, it specifically highlighted itsâ