Celestial Beast Taming

Chapter 447: Chapter 256: Evolve! Golden Lotus Brocade Pearl

Thanks to its Exclusive Trait, Accelerated Split Body, the Florist Worm had split into many offspring.

Zhong Yi did the same as when he cultivated the flower-type Healing Element Guardian Beasts in his Soul Base.

He selected six or seven healthy Florist Worm offspring and placed them in the Jade Basin where the Storage Walnut Tree was planted.

Then, he moved the potted Storage Walnut Tree into his Soul Base.

Zhong Yi’s gaze then fell upon the Anomalous Tide Coral that Qiao Shuyu had traded him.

This vibrant, magenta-colored Tide Coral couldn’t be considered a Guardian Beast in itself.

The Tide Coral was a product formed by a large colony of Coral Insects.

Zhong Yi was raising the Pure Scarlet Dragon Carp he had cultivated in Longya City in the manor’s artificial lake.

Zhong Yi planned to first place this Anomalous Tide Coral in the artificial lake.

Although this Tide Coral came from another world, Tide Corals themselves possessed an extremely strong ability to purify water quality.

It probably didn’t have any special requirements for its living environment.

Later, when Zhong Yi wanted to raise or cultivate Aquatic Guardian Beasts, he could use this Tide Coral as a material to ensure water quality.

This was because the Tide Coral could generate tides, which in turn would provide abundant nutrients to the body of water.

The purpose of this Tide Coral went far beyond simply improving water quality.

A body of water where a Tide Coral lived could perfectly simulate a marine environment.

Zhong Yi planned to have Tao En try cultivating this Tide Coral later.

If Tao En could find a way to make the colony of Coral Insects that formed the Tide Coral reproduce quickly...

...then he could divide this Anomalous Tide Coral into several parts.

This would allow him to obtain several smaller Tide Corals.

’But cultivating a Tide Coral this way would probably be very difficult.’

’If it were simple, a Tide Coral wouldn’t be worth 800 Divine Origin Value!’

Just as Zhong Yi was observing the Tide Coral, the Luminous Beauty Butterfly inside the Crystal Cover fluttered its wings twice.

The moment Zhong Yi saw the Luminous Beauty Butterfly, he was captivated by its beauty.

After quite a while, Zhong Yi had to circulate his Soul Power just to tear his gaze away from the Luminous Beauty Butterfly.

Zhong Yi sighed inwardly.

’The Luminous Beauty Butterfly’s Bloodline is truly potent!’

Back in reality, Zhong Yi used All Things Exploration to inspect the Luminous Beauty Butterfly.

After one look, Zhong Yi felt a sense of regret.

’This Luminous Beauty Butterfly’s life force should have been extinguished long ago.’

’The only reason it hasn’t faded away is that someone has been using medicinal properties to artificially sustain its life.’

’Just as Liu Shu had said, this Luminous Beauty Butterfly was at the end of its rope.’

’Even if I could heal it with the Resurrection Celestial Lord...’

’...the Luminous Beauty Butterfly’s own condition is too weak to withstand my healing.’

’And now that it’s undergone a cross-world teleportation, it probably won’t last much longer.’

Before long, this exquisitely beautiful creature would perish.

Zhong Yi wasn’t in a hurry to find Zhong Ling and have her use the Crownless Fruit to grant the Reincarnation Nether Butterfly the Rule Authority known as Eternal Life of the Fallen Crown.

He wouldn’t then use Eternal Life of the Fallen Crown in conjunction with the Reincarnation Nether Butterfly’s Basic Skill, Death Speech Passage...

...to transform this Luminous Beauty Butterfly into an Undead Creature controlled by the Reincarnation Nether Butterfly.

This was because Zhong Yi had something more important to do right now.

And that was to try and save the Golden Lotus Brocade Pearl.

Otherwise, if the Golden Lotus Brocade Pearl succumbed to black rot and liquefied, a full 4,500 Divine Origin Value would go down the drain.

Zhong Yi opened the translucent crystal box and cupped the Golden Lotus Brocade Pearl in his hands. It was entirely golden-pink with flat, semi-oval leaves.

Zhong Yi noticed that vivid pink patterns, like a sunset, had appeared on the leaves of the Golden Lotus Brocade Pearl.

These patterns made the Golden Lotus Brocade Pearl’s appearance even more exquisite than what he had seen in the illustrated guide.

Seeing this, Zhong Yi’s heart leaped into his throat.

When a succulent showed this kind of sign, it was like a dying person’s final burst of life—it would soon turn to black rot and liquefy.

Zhong Yi first took out a full 20 milliliters of Flowing Soul Soil and poured it at the base of the Golden Lotus Brocade Pearl.

Then, he pressed one of the only two Soul Taming Seeds he had—from before the Soul-Controlling Flower awakened—against the Golden Lotus Brocade Pearl.

The Flowing Soul Soil was poured onto the dirt and immediately absorbed by the Golden Lotus Brocade Pearl.

But even after absorbing the Flowing Soul Soil, the vivid pink continued to spread across the Golden Lotus Brocade Pearl’s leaves.

However, the spread had clearly slowed down a lot.

’This means the Flowing Soul Soil is working.’

’But the Flowing Soul Soil alone isn’t enough to stop the Golden Lotus Brocade Pearl from meeting its end.’

As soon as the Soul Taming Seed touched the Golden Lotus Brocade Pearl, it immediately merged into the body of the plant, whose appearance could only be described as gorgeous.

Zhong Yi watched the Golden Lotus Brocade Pearl with bated breath. After a long while, the vivid pink on its leaves still hadn’t faded.

Instead, the leaves began to soften and turn black.

Just as Zhong Yi was about to sigh, the rotting black leaves began to fall off, layer by layer.

They revealed a green object only the size of a soybean.

Zhong Yi focused his gaze and saw that as the outer layers of the Golden Lotus Brocade Pearl rotted and fell away...

...the inner core had actually grown new leaves thanks to the Soul Taming Seed.

Right now, the Golden Lotus Brocade Pearl was like a phoenix reborn from the ashes, growing at an incredible speed.

The tender green leaves continuously grew larger, gradually transforming into a golden-pink hue.

Rich golden threads quietly appeared on the newly grown leaves of the Golden Lotus Brocade Pearl.

Zhong Yi could already feel the connection between himself and the Golden Lotus Brocade Pearl.

The Golden Lotus Brocade Pearl had now become one of Zhong Yi’s Guardian Beasts.

But the Golden Lotus Brocade Pearl’s transformation didn’t stop there.

A flower stalk grew from the center of the Golden Lotus Brocade Pearl. The stalk continuously elongated, and a large flower bud formed at its tip.

Zhong Yi could sense that a life form was being nurtured inside the bud.

Judging from its aura, the life being nurtured within the bud was not a Fairy.

This was because Zhong Yi couldn’t sense the slightest trace of a Fairy Bloodline from it.

If Zhong Yi wasn’t mistaken, what this Golden Lotus Brocade Pearl was hatching was most likely a Flower Spirit.

A Flower Spirit had a pair of wings on its back, making it look very similar to a two-winged Fairy.

But a Flower Spirit would not grow more wings as its Bloodline improved.

When a Demon Spirit Guardian Beast evolves into a Fairy, the main body is the Fairy itself.

But when a plant-type Demon Spirit Guardian Beast awakens a Flower Spirit, the main body is still the Demon Spirit Guardian Beast.

The Flower Spirit is like a companion creature that assists the Demon Spirit Guardian Beast’s growth.

In terms of evolutionary potential, a Fairy was definitely stronger.

But when it came to assisting the main body in producing leaves, the Flower Spirit had the upper hand.

Zhong Yi used the Energy Crystal Stones he obtained from the Secret Realm and his remaining Flowing Soul Soil to successfully raise the Golden Lotus Brocade Pearl to the Gold Quality of the Extraordinary Tier.

From what Liu Shu had told Zhong Yi before...

...the Golden Lotus Brocade Pearl, with its Basic Skill Awakening Fragrance, was a very pure Healing-type Guardian Beast.

The new Skills and Exclusive Traits that the Golden Lotus Brocade Pearl Zhong Yi had just contracted were also all healing-related Abilities.

In terms of Healing Ability, this Golden Lotus Brocade Pearl couldn’t hold a candle to the Resurrection Celestial Lord.

Currently, Zhong Yi didn’t have enough Flowing Soul Soil on hand for the Golden Lotus Brocade Pearl to advance to the Fantasy Tier.

After advancing to Gold Quality of the Extraordinary Tier, the flower bud on the Golden Lotus Brocade Pearl’s stalk grew a bit larger.

However, the Flower Spirit still hadn’t hatched.

Judging by the size of the bud, once the Golden Lotus Brocade Pearl advanced to the Fantasy Tier...

...the Flower Spirit would most likely be able to hatch.

At that time, the Golden Lotus Brocade Pearl’s ability to assist in blending medicinal properties would also reach its peak.

Looking at the Golden Lotus Brocade Pearl in his palm, which was about to give birth to a Flower Spirit, a satisfied smile spread across Zhong Yi’s face.

’From now on, the Creators in the Soul Soil are in for a treat.’

This Golden Lotus Brocade Pearl was just a small thing, not even as big as Zhong Yi’s fist.

But with the steady supply of leaves the Golden Lotus Brocade Pearl would produce in the future, the development speed of the Soul Soil would reach a whole new level.

The powerful experts within the Soul Soil would also be able to more easily increase their own strength and that of their Guardian Beasts.

After all, when a Guardian Beast’s power hit a bottleneck, the Potions concocted by a Creator were the key to helping them break through.