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Chapter 898: Chapter 495: Spiritual Pet

The head of the Illusion Spirit Jiao emerged from its old skin, as though it had found an exit. Its entire body twisted continuously, gradually separating from the old skin. The process was extremely painful, yet it never stopped for a moment.

Instinctively, it understood that this transformation was critically important, as it was transitioning toward another pinnacle of life.

When the last bit of old skin separated from its body, the Illusion Spirit Jiao let out a dragon’s roar and suddenly flew upward. As it neared the top of the cave, its figure disappeared as if by illusion.

Li Shiming was startled in his heart; he took a stride forward, and ”In a Blink of an Eye” was activated, allowing him to appear on the mountaintop.

At this moment, the Illusion Spirit Jiao appeared above the mountaintop, its size had grown from six meters to fifteen meters. It frantically absorbed the Spiritual Energy in the void, and the terrifying aura of the Dragon Clan spread recklessly in all directions.

Li Shiming shook his head with a helpless smile, realizing that he could no longer hide his dragon-type pet.

Being part of the Phoenix lineage, yet owning a Spiritual Pet with Dragon Clan bloodline, he would be unable to become a core member of the Phoenix lineage in the future.

However, he did not want to interfere with the behavior of the Illusion Spirit Jiao. If his little selfishness impacted its transformation process, he would regret it deeply.

In a way, the Illusion Spirit Jiao was like his child.

The commotion here had already alarmed many cultivators of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect; one by one, Nascent Soul Cultivators appeared around the peak, watching the transformation of the Illusion Spirit Jiao.

Master Jiang Hong also arrived, looking at the transforming Illusion Spirit Jiao with a peculiar expression in his eyes.

He recalled the issue Li Shiming had mentioned earlier about Phoenix lineage cultivators having Spiritual Pets with Dragon Clan bloodlines, realizing that Li Shiming had long possessed such a pet.

This wasn’t a big problem; after all, a cultivator wasn’t limited to owning just one Spiritual Pet. He knew quite a few Phoenix lineage big shots who had both Phoenix and Dragon Clan bloodline Spiritual Pets.

He noticed how pure Li Shiming’s Dragon Clan bloodline Spiritual Pet was.

Just as he was thinking about it, a figure appeared beside him.

”Sect Master!” he greeted, and the other cultivators also paid their respects.

”Because of faction disputes, Master Li hasn’t dared to speak about his Dragon Clan bloodline Spiritual Pet, or else how would such trouble have occurred!” Sect Master Ji shook her head and said.

Master Jiang Hong didn’t respond, nor did the other cultivators; such words could only be spoken by Sect Master Ji.

The other cultivators belonged to different factions; having enjoyed their benefits, they also had to protect faction interests.

Sect Master Ji knew that sect faction issues were inevitable; she just didn’t want faction disputes to affect the development of the sect and aimed to reduce internal losses.

She took out a Jade Scroll and a round bead and tossed them to Li Shiming.

”Master Li, your Dragon Clan bloodline Spiritual Pet contract is too simple; this is the sect’s Secret Technique for Dragon Clan bloodline Spiritual Pet contracts and a Third Grade Demon Core from a Dragon Clan Demon. You need to stabilize your Spiritual Pet now!” she said to Li Shiming.

Li Shiming was at a loss; seeing the Jade Scroll and Demon Core sent by Sect Master Ji, he immediately caught them and used Divine Thought to check the Jade Scroll.

The Jade Scroll contained the inherited Secret Technique of the sect’s dragon lineage, not only for Dragon Clan bloodline Spiritual Pet contracts but also several Secret Techniques for Spiritual Pet combat.

Within moments, he mastered the Contract Secret Method through his life-bound treasure, IBMz15.

The Demon Core in his hand was from a Third Grade Dragon Clan Demon. Due to a spirit beast’s pride, a mature Great Demon could never be claimed as a Spiritual Pet by human cultivators, let alone a Dragon Clan Demon.

The Dragon Clan is even prouder, preferring to die rather than be enslaved.

This Demon Core, collected by Sect Master Ji, indeed had extraordinary attributes; its Dragon Clan bloodline was extremely pure.

His life-bound treasure, IBMz15, analyzed the situation of the Illusion Spirit Jiao; if he used the Contract Secret Method from the Jade Scroll to strengthen the contract, he could further assist the Illusion Spirit Jiao.

Especially since there’s a Secret Technique in the Jade Scroll, which allows drawing on the energy within the Demon Core to meet the Illusion Spirit Jiao’s needs by using a Demon Core of the same grade.

After reading the Jade Scroll, he understood that the Illusion Spirit Jiao was in a very dangerous state due to forcefully merging with a Dragon Vein Source Crystal far exceeding its own bloodline, which condensed most of the bloodline of a Fourth-grade Four-clawed Dragon.

The Illusion Spirit Jiao had swallowed the strong by being weak; the most important aspect was its shallow foundation, having grown by consuming various Spirit Pills from Li Shiming, which left it without sufficient underlying strength, making its fusion with the Dragon Vein Source Crystal even riskier.

Knowing what to do, Li Shiming immediately flew beside the Illusion Spirit Jiao’s head, appearing particularly small beside the fifteen-meter Illusion Spirit Jiao.

Sect Master Ji watched Li Shiming’s actions keenly, ready to step in should the Illusion Spirit Jiao lose control.

Li Shiming had shown enough value, the reason for her personal intervention.

An industrious and highly skilled Alchemy Master, how could Sect Master Ji not favor him?

The quantity of alchemy Li Shiming produced alone matched that of three to four other Alchemy Masters; this did not even include the high quality of the Fourth-grade Spirit Pills he made.

Since joining the sect, Li Shiming had voluntarily completed alchemical missions for the sect, contributing significantly to it; Sect Master Ji resolving his troubles was also the sect’s way of returning favor.

Li Shiming mobilized the Spiritual Power Pattern within, simultaneously triggering ”Flowing Light Star Meteor,” which cut through his finger.

No other Third Grade Flying Sword Treasure could easily pierce his skin.

The skin on his finger was sliced open, and the blood, rich in energy, flowed out, which under his Divine Thought transformed into lines of Contract Runes.

His blood and Spiritual Power pattern merged as one, becoming the ink to draw the Contract Rune, with Divine Thought as the brush.

The highly complex Contract Runes, at Great Elder Level, were no longer challenging, especially when aided by his life-bound treasure, IBMz15, minimizing any chance of error.

Sect Master Ji’s concern was unnecessary; even if Li Shiming crafted new Contract Runes and temporarily paused the original contract within the Illusion Spirit Jiao, it showed no intention of resisting.

From its initial encounter as an egg, their bond was strengthened with ”Telepathy,” forming an indelible emotional connection beyond the contract itself between Li Shiming and the Illusion Spirit Jiao.

The Contract Rune landed on the Illusion Spirit Jiao’s head, instantly merging into its head and entering its soul.

Li Shiming perceives through the strengthened connection; he can sense every aspect of the Illusion Spirit Jiao’s condition.

He sent the Third Grade Demon Core into the Illusion Spirit Jiao’s mouth, and it swallowed the Demon Core in one gulp.

His fingers quickly sketched runes in the air and embedded them into the Illusion Spirit Jiao, a Secret Technique from the Jade Scroll aiding Spiritual Pets to quickly digest internal energy.

The astonishing speed at which he performed caught the attention of the observing Nascent Soul Cultivators, each feeling amazed.

Particularly those familiar with this Secret Technique felt they could not match Li Shiming’s speed, despite him merely being a Golden Core cultivator, which left them somewhat ashamed.

Li Shiming held back his pace, employing five brains to alternatively deploy the Secret Technique.

The Demon Core inside the Illusion Spirit Jiao’s body, with its digestion capability strengthened by Li Shiming’s Secret Technique, rapidly converted into energy flowing throughout its body.

Above its head, two dragon horns grew swiftly from antler buds, extending rapidly.

Its scales transformed to a pale gold under the energy supplement, each scale subtly showcasing mysterious patterns.

On its four feet, four claws extended, and the tips of its talons gleamed sharply.

Li Shiming gazed at the Illusion Spirit Jiao, reminiscent of the Four-clawed Dragon within the Grotto Heaven, the Illusion Spirit Jiao now resembling a true dragon in every aspect except for the four claws.

”Four-clawed Golden Dragon, it is indeed a Four-clawed Golden Dragon!” Sect Master Ji couldn’t help but exclaim.

No one had anticipated Li Shiming’s Spiritual Pet to be a Four-clawed Golden Dragon.