I Tame Beasts by Feeding

Meanwhile, under the repeated assaults, Li Minghan’s aura grew increasingly faint. He was barely holding on, relying on a steady stream of elixirs to sustain himself.

ROAR!!!

Finally, under the relentless onslaught, the Beast Shadow of the Red Mountain Spirit Dragon began to fade. It let out one last, defiant roar, but the sound lacked any real power.

The Red-scaled Pangolin, seizing the opportunity, opened its cavernous maw and swallowed it whole!

RUMBLE!

The Beast Shadow of the Red Mountain Spirit Dragon shattered, and its bloodline was devoured. A scorching heat immediately spread through every inch of the Red-scaled Pangolin’s body.

The Dragon’s Roar was gone. All that could be seen was the Red-scaled Pangolin’s writhing body. It rapidly turned a deep, crimson red as its aura fluctuated erratically.

"Pfft..."

Li Minghan spat blood and staggered back three steps, bracing himself. His aura instantly became incredibly weak, and the Secret Technique was broken.

He hastily swallowed two more elixirs. After a moment of slight recovery, Li Minghan’s face contorted with anxiety as he stared at the Red-scaled Pangolin.

’We’re halfway there. The rest is up to the Red-scaled Pangolin’s own destiny now.’

The Red-scaled Pangolin’s body visibly swelled a full size larger as the violent power of the Red Mountain Spirit Dragon’s bloodline raged within it. A blood-red, spectral shadow flickered across its skin, and faint wisps of draconic pressure manifested and vanished.

ROAR!!

The Red-scaled Pangolin thrashed on the ground. It felt as if it were being burned alive, the searing, tearing pain nearly causing it to pass out.

Li Minghan watched nervously, but he was powerless to help. He had already done everything he could.

The effects of the Divine Fusion Pill became fully apparent. Flames erupted from the Red-scaled Pangolin’s body, and the blood-red shadow melted back into its flesh. Its blood churned as if it were about to vaporize, and the draconic pressure waxed and waned.

Half an incense stick later, the Red-scaled Pangolin suddenly shuddered. The flames covering its body began to waver and dissipate, threatening to go out completely.

Its once rock-like armor plating cracked and vanished. The power rampaging through its blood grew even more violent, as if the internal conflict had reached its peak. Even the Pangolin’s skin began to split open. The extreme agony weakened it in an instant.

The Divine Fusion Pill worked frantically, but it was nowhere near enough.

"Uungh..."

The Red-scaled Pangolin let out a weak cry. Inside, the sliver of Red Mountain Spirit Dragon Bloodline was rampaging wildly, threatening to burst out of its body.

Li Minghan’s eyes were bloodshot. He stared intently at the Red-scaled Pangolin, making soothing gestures with his hands.

’Did it fail...?’

A bitter, pained expression crossed Li Minghan’s face, his heart filled with sorrow.

WHIMPER!!!

At this critical juncture, just as even Li Minghan was about to give up, the Red-scaled Pangolin suddenly flared with a brilliant white light. A gentle power was emanating from deep within its own bloodline.

It was like a gentle spring breeze or the warm sun of early March, a harmonious and profound power that seeped into every fiber of its being, neutralizing the violent energy of the Red Mountain Spirit Dragon Bloodline.

Under the influence of this gentle power, the once-furious aura was slowly placated, gradually calming down. The dying flames rekindled, and its cracked skin began to heal.

Li Minghan could only stare, dumbfounded at the scene before him.

As the white light pulsed, that sliver of the Red Mountain Spirit Dragon’s power was slowly digested, fusing into its very being. The Red-scaled Pangolin’s previously unstable aura began to surge upward once more.

In a mere instant, the bottleneck of a First-rank Spirit Beast was shattered without resistance. The aura of a Tier Two Spirit Beast erupted from the Red-scaled Pangolin.

After its advancement, the Red-scaled Pangolin’s form changed dramatically. Its body grew larger, and its pangolin-like head began to transform, taking on features reminiscent of an ox or a ram. Whiskers grew long and wild. A bulge slowly formed on its forehead before bursting open to reveal a pair of draconic horns that spiraled up toward the sky.

Its long body stretched out even further, and its crimson scales gained a faint golden sheen.

The fluctuations of its Fire and Earth Element energy were especially distinct. Its tail was now serpentine, almost fish-like. Overall, while it still retained the form of a Pangolin, its very essence was now fifty percent similar to that of the Red Mountain Spirit Dragon!

A vast, majestic draconic pressure surged forth. The air grew scorching hot as the faint sound of a Dragon’s Roar echoed through the void.

Then, its Tier Two aura began to climb again, continuing to break through. With unstoppable momentum, it shot through Tier Two First Layer, Tier Two Second Layer, and Tier Two Third Layer. It was now just a hair’s breadth away from Tier Two Fourth Layer!

Only then was the power from the Red Mountain Spirit Dragon Bloodline fully absorbed. The original Red-scaled Pangolin had been completely reborn.

’This is the power contained within the bloodline?!’

Li Minghan fell silent for a moment before an unconcealable excitement washed over his face, his breath coming in short, rapid gasps.

’It succeeded?!!’

The Spirit Beast before him was completely different from a Red-scaled Pangolin. Instead, it looked remarkably similar to the Red Mountain Spirit Dragon’s precursor, the Red Mountain Sub-dragon. Of course, there were still some differences, such as its tail, which retained the distinct features of a Pangolin...

But even so, this was more than enough to make Li Minghan ecstatic. The Spirit Beast’s successful breakthrough to Tier Two represented not just an increase in its cultivation, but a complete fusion with the Red Mountain Spirit Dragon Bloodline. Its future growth potential had just skyrocketed!

The beast weakly moved a claw, and the stone tiles on the floor immediately cracked and buckled under the slight pressure.

Having advanced and grown stronger, the beast’s power far surpassed what it was before. It now possessed a measure of Dragon Force!

"In that case, since it’s close enough, I’ll call you the Dragon Scale Pangolin for now!"

Li Minghan chuckled, looking at the equally excited Dragon Scale Pangolin. Overcome with emotion, he let out a long, slow breath.

But then he grew thoughtful, a flicker of doubt in his eyes.

’But... why did it suddenly succeed...?’

Li Minghan fell silent. He knew perfectly well that the fusion had already failed. Even though he had made every possible preparation, the success rate for such a procedure was incredibly low to begin with.

If not for that strange power that had surged from the Red-scaled Pangolin’s bloodline at the last moment, this advancement would have ended in failure.

’That power... it was gentle, yet chaotic... not pure at all. It seemed to have no fluctuations, yet it was incredibly domineering...’

’It didn’t feel like the Dragon Race’s power from within the bloodline. But if it wasn’t, then what was it? I’ve never witnessed such a wondrous phenomenon before.’

’Ah, well. No point dwelling on what I can’t understand. In the end, it’s a good thing.’

Li Minghan rubbed his temples. A wave of exhaustion washed over him, but overall, he was still delighted. After a moment, he shook his head and put the question aside.

’Odd Demon Pavilion...’

’To end up with a Spirit Beast this satisfying... I really have Changsheng to thank for this one.’

He looked down at the slumbering Dragon Scale Pangolin, a sharp glint in his eyes. After a moment’s thought, he recalled the Spirit Beast.

The Dragon Scale Pangolin’s current condition was extremely weak. He had to help it recover as quickly as possible so it could make an appearance at the upcoming exchange.

The advancement was, at long last, a complete success, and Li Minghan was more than satisfied with the result.

If Yu Changsheng had been there, he would have been secretly astonished. This kind of Ancient Technique for bloodline enhancement had an extremely high probability of failure, nothing at all like his own cheat-like methods...

Still, it was enough to show that Li Minghan’s own resources and background were anything but ordinary.

As for the power that had emerged from the Red-scaled Pangolin’s bloodline at the very end, Yu Changsheng was quite familiar with it. Wasn’t that just the residual power from his system, left behind every time he enhanced a Spirit Beast’s bloodline...?

It could only be said that, by a stroke of sheer luck, Li Minghan had gotten very fortunate.

[Consumed one portion of Red Mountain Spirit Dragon Bloodline. Successfully enhanced Red-scaled Pangolin’s bloodline strength! Acquired 10,000 Essence Points!]

[Growth potential has been significantly increased! Fire Attribute abilities and Earth Attribute energy have been greatly enhanced!]

"Huh? What the...?"

Elsewhere, Yu Changsheng stared, dumbfounded. He blinked, looking at the message that had suddenly popped up, completely stunned.