Celestial Beast Taming

Chapter 449: Chapter 257: Undead Transformation: The Advancing Zhong Ling

Zhong Yi had always been doing this to help Zhong Ling and Shen Xuan grow stronger quickly.

They were to become the other two pillars of Soul Soil, after himself.

Once Zhong Ling used her Reincarnation Nether Butterfly, which had grasped a Rule Authority, to control the undead Luminous Beauty Butterfly and then formed a Contract with the Cyan Gold Artisan Butterfly, Zhong Ling would definitely become a Zhenxing C Level Talent.

In the Second Level Secret Realm opened by the Wanyu Gambling Company, even if she couldn’t take first place like he did, as long as she had some strategy, breaking into the top twenty wouldn’t be difficult.

It might even be possible to reach the top ten!

Hearing Zhong Yi say this, Zhong Ling immediately summoned her Reincarnation Nether Butterfly.

Without even needing a command from Zhong Ling, upon realizing the Crownless Fruit was for it, the Reincarnation Nether Butterfly had already extended its long, slender proboscis and pierced the fruit’s skin.

A brilliant black flame ignited on the Crownless Fruit, traveling along the proboscis to burn dazzlingly upon the Reincarnation Nether Butterfly’s body.

The Power of Rules gradually began to surge within the Reincarnation Nether Butterfly.

Zhong Ling had always wanted to do something for Zhong Yi.

She didn’t want to be just a fledgling protected under his wing.

Zhong Ling was excited to grow stronger and contribute to their big family.

After the Rule Energy within the Crownless Fruit was completely absorbed by the Reincarnation Nether Butterfly, the shriveled Crownless Fruit dropped to the ground, and the aura of the Reincarnation Nether Butterfly had changed dramatically.

The flames, a symbol of the Soul Element’s authority over death, burned unceasingly on its body.

Under the inspection of All Things Exploration, the Reincarnation Nether Butterfly had now grasped the Rule Authority, Eternal Life of the Fallen Crown.

As Zhong Yi took the Luminous Beauty Butterfly out of his Storage Pouch, Zhong Ling gasped subconsciously, her eyes filled with captivated wonder as she stared at it.

Zhong Yi patted Zhong Ling’s shoulder and said,

"Xiaolingdang, this Butterfly Guardian Beast is called a Luminous Beauty Butterfly, and it’s on the verge of death."

"Have your Reincarnation Nether Butterfly use Death Speech Passage on it, then finish it off."

"Then, have the Reincarnation Nether Butterfly use its newfound Rule Authority to form a Contract with it. This Luminous Beauty Butterfly will then be able to live forever under your command."

"From now on, you can train it and increase its strength just like a normal Guardian Beast."

"With Grandmaster Tao En helping you raise this undead Luminous Beauty Butterfly, it might even have a chance to awaken the Beauty Goddess Butterfly Bloodline in the future."

Snapping back to her senses, Zhong Ling did as Zhong Yi instructed and brought the Luminous Beauty Butterfly under her control.

If the original Luminous Beauty Butterfly possessed a brilliant, soul-stirringly magnificent beauty, then the undead version added a kind of shattered beauty, like that of a wilting flower, to its original form.

The Skills and Exclusive Traits of the Wraith Moon Pearl Beauty Butterfly hadn’t changed much.

The only difference was that its iridescent blue wings, once like a candy wrapper, had transformed into an even more dazzling iridescent white.

In Zhong Yi’s opinion, the undead Luminous Beauty Butterfly had actually become even more beautiful than before.

Previously, Zhong Yi had worried that its transformation into an Undead Creature would diminish its beauty.

He was also concerned it would affect its Beauty Butterfly Bloodline, causing its Skills and Exclusive Traits to change.

Fortunately, none of his worries had come to pass.

After having Zhong Ling form a Contract with the Cyan Gold Artisan Butterfly, Zhong Yi left her room.

Zhong Ling, meanwhile, began to process the new Rule Authority, Eternal Life of the Fallen Crown, that her Lifebound Guardian Beast, the Reincarnation Nether Butterfly, had just mastered.

She also carefully studied the Skills and Exclusive Traits of her Wraith Moon Pearl Beauty Butterfly and Cyan Gold Artisan Butterfly.

The upcoming Secret Realm exploration would be Zhong Ling’s best proving ground.

After leaving Zhong Ling’s room, Zhong Yi took the complete tailbone of the Peak of Ten Thousand Nations Level Celestial Fragrance Jade Fox.

He placed it in the Ice Attribute Soul Base Space where Ice Glaze resided.

When Zhong Yi placed the Celestial Fragrance Jade Fox tailbone into the Soul Base, Ice Glaze was busy eating the Quenching Snow Needle Mushrooms that grew in the Ice Attribute Soul Base Space.

The moment it saw the complete tailbone, which shared its origin, the Quenching Snow Needle Mushrooms instantly lost their appeal!

Ice Glaze sprawled out on its back atop the massive tailbone and began to suck on it greedily.

Then, it started treating the nine-tailed bone like a chew toy, gnawing on it relentlessly.

It would take at least a year for Ice Glaze to completely digest the Energy within this Celestial Fragrance Jade Fox Tailbone.

By then, Ice Glaze’s strength would likely have reached the Mythical Tier.

At that point, Zhong Yi would just need to find even higher-grade materials for Ice Glaze.

Having done all this, Zhong Yi stretched, went downstairs, and stepped out onto the lawn outside the main residence.

He ran a few laps on the lawn, enjoying the morning breeze.

Zhong Yi had just finished his run and was sitting on the sofa playing with Lan Po when he saw Sun Ya and He Guoguo walk through the main gate.

Both of them had excited expressions on their faces.

Ever since awakening their Soul Bases and becoming Deceit Beast Masters, Sun Ya and He Guoguo had experienced Secret Realm explorations, but they had never fought alongside Zhong Yi.

Both of their Lifebound Deceit Beasts had improved significantly after reaching the Extraordinary Tier.

They were both eager to prove themselves to Zhong Yi.

The two walked over to Zhong Yi’s side and respectfully called out, "Young Master."

The two young girls had completely integrated into life at the main residence.

When Zheng Yufeng first brought them here, they had been extremely anxious upon meeting Zhong Yi.

This anxiety wasn’t just because Zhong Yi was the Xin Xia Federation’s only Healing-type Celestial Destiny Seeker, a person of noble status with a boundless future.

It was because Sun Ya and He Guoguo didn’t know his attitude toward Deceit Beasts.

Deceit Beasts fed on the Lifebound Guardian Beasts of Guardian Beast Masters, so the vast majority of Guardian Beast Masters instinctively rejected and despised them.

When Sun Ya and He Guoguo awakened their Soul Bases and discovered they held Deceit Beasts instead of normal Lifebound Guardian Beasts, even their own parents, who were Guardian Beast Masters, had reacted with revulsion.

If Zhong Yi also detested Deceit Beasts, neither Sun Ya nor He Guoguo would have known what to do.

But they hadn’t sensed the slightest bit of discrimination from him.

Zhong Yi took exceptional care of them. Not only did the two Four-finger Creators, Zhao Kai and Wu Qing, help raise their Deceit Beasts on a daily basis, but sometimes even Tao En, who was now a Six-finger Creator, would specifically formulate Potions for their Lifebound Deceit Beasts.

Now, the two thirteen-year-old girls, Sun Ya and He Guoguo, already considered this place their home.

"Xiaoya, Guoguo, go wash your hands. I saw Big Bell made your favorite rice noodle rolls and nut pastries."

"Even if you’re rushing to catch up at Starlight Academy, you need to make sure you rest."

"Xiaoya, you look like you’ve lost some weight, and Guoguo, your dark circles are too noticeable."

Sun Ya and He Guoguo cherished the opportunity Shen Xuan had given them.

Enjoying the best educational resources in all of Starlight City at Starlight Academy made Sun Ya and He Guoguo feel like they were improving every single moment.

They had indeed been so absorbed in their studies recently that they’d forgotten to eat or sleep, reading until three in the morning just yesterday.

They had only gotten a little over three hours of sleep!

Hearing Zhong Yi’s concern, a warm feeling spread through Sun Ya and He Guoguo’s hearts, and they quickly replied.

"Don’t worry, Young Master, we can take care of ourselves."

"We just want to catch up to Sister Lingdang and Lord Suide’s pace quickly."

"In another month or two, we should be able to catch up."

"Now when we have classes with Sister Lingdang and Lord Suide, Guoguo and I can understand some of what’s being taught."

After breakfast, Sun Yushi drove them in the Guardian Beast Vehicle to the Second Level Wolf Insect Secret Realm that Zhong Yi had chosen long ago.

Star Night was still recuperating with the Fallen Star Night Qilin.

Zhong Yi planned to go find Star Night after they finished exploring the Wolf Insect Secret Realm.

He would give Star Night the great treasure, the Star Meteorite Debris, which could enhance the Fallen Star Night Qilin’s control over its Rule Authority.

When he gave this treasure to Star Night, Zhong Yi planned to mention the achievements he’d made on the Virtual Source Network.

Then, he would take the opportunity to invite Star Night to join Soul Soil.

Even though Star Night was the number one figure in Starlight City and one of the Three Emperors of the Xin Xia Alliance, Zhong Yi felt that given Soul Soil’s current prospects and rate of development, he was qualified to extend the invitation.