Chapter 446 Even Severely Injured, He Can Fight Again! Liu Qingyun's Defenses Are Completely Broken!

"Look! Grand Tutor Dongxuan... is he... is he going to continue choosing treasures?!"

Elder Liu Lan's voice was like a clap of thunder.

It forcefully pinned Liu Qingyun's foot, which he had just stepped out, right in place.

He spun around abruptly.

His eyes stared fixedly at the images within the mystic light mirror.

He saw that inside the mirror, after Jiang Yun put away the dark-attribute origin law crystal, he did not walk toward the stairs.

But he didn't come out either.

He just stood in the center of the sixth-floor hall.

With his hands behind his back.

He was slowly walking toward another row of display cases.

His gaze drifted between the rows of floating treasures.

His posture was as leisurely as if he were strolling through his own back garden.

The smile on Liu Qingyun's face completely froze.

"He... he's going to continue?!"

Liu Qingyun's voice even changed its pitch.

"Both beast companions were heavily injured like that. That True Dragon was almost disemboweled, and the bird's left wing was pierced by shadow spikes. It's only been a few breaths since he left the Trial Space, and he's already going to challenge the next treasure?!"

His gaze frantically searched the mystic light mirror.

Trying to find an image of Jiang Yun summoning some completely unharmed beast companion.

But in the mirror, Jiang Yun was merely pacing slowly between the display cases by himself.

No light gate for a Beast Taming Space had opened around him.

"Both of his main beast companions are injured like that; doesn't recovery take time?"

Liu Qingyun spoke through gritted teeth.

He found it utterly inconceivable.

Hard to understand.

"Those are injuries caused by dark erosion power! Even with the highest-grade healing Medicinal Pills, it would take at least a week to recover. It hasn't even been half a stick of incense's time; what is he using to challenge the next treasure?!"

At this point, he suddenly paused.

A terrifying thought burrowed into his mind.

It sent a chill down his spine.

He snapped his head toward Elder Liu Lan.

His tone carried a hint of panic that he hadn't even noticed himself.

"Could it be... could it be that Grand Tutor Dongxuan actually has a third beast companion with an Ancient Divine Beast Bloodline?! And its combat power is equally terrifying?!!!"

Upon hearing this, Elder Liu Lan's expression also changed slightly.

But Liu Qingyun soon shook his head vigorously again.

As if to throw this terrifying thought out of his mind.

"No, that's not right. Ancient Divine Beast Bloodlines aren't some Common street goods. Looking at the entire Central Continent, only the core disciples of major powers can manage to produce one. For him to produce two by himself is already preposterous. Such things might have a one-in-a-million chance, after all, some Heaven-Defying Opportunities are indeed hard to come by. But three? Three Ancient Divine Beast Bloodlines? Absolutely impossible."

His tone was categorical when he said this.

It was as if he were convincing Elder Liu Lan, but even more so as if he were convincing himself.

"Even if he really has a third Ancient Bloodline beast companion, its grade and combat power could never be stronger than that True Dragon and Ancient Wind-Thunder Divine Peng. At most, it's a subspecies with a bit of thin Bloodline, with combat power at a Common level at best. If it were to face a Vicious Beast phantom of this level on the sixth floor, it wouldn't even withstand a single strike."

He took a deep breath.

His tone returned to that of a certain analyst.

His gaze returned to the mystic light mirror.

"In my view, he's just browsing the sixth floor casually. Once he realizes there are no treasures he can take, he'll naturally come down obediently. Perhaps he'll go to the fifth floor to pick up some leftover Eclipsing Moon Rank scraps."

However, just as his voice fell.

Jiang Yun stopped his pace in the mystic light mirror.

He stopped before a display case built entirely of semi-transparent moonlight crystal, tilted his head slightly, and his gaze landed on a treasure flashing with dazzling thunderlight inside the case.

One couldn't see the specific appearance of the treasure through the mirror.

But it could be clearly seen.

The corners of Jiang Yun's mouth curled up slightly.

An obvious light flashed in his eyes beneath the mask.

It was the light of someone who had discovered prey.

The certainty on Liu Qingyun's face froze once again.

"This kid..."

The corner of his mouth twitched violently.

Jiang Yun indeed had no intention of stopping there.

Although the injuries of Little Fire and Little Skylark were heavy.

His Beast Taming Space possessed an ultra-fast recovery effect, with a recovery speed far beyond what the outside world could compare to.

In just this short moment.

He could already sense that the spiritual energy fluctuations of the two Little Fellows in the Beast Taming Space were stabilizing at a rate visible to the naked eye.

The wounds on Little Fire's dragon body torn open by dark erosion power were slowly healing.

The cracks on Little Skylark's left wing were also gradually disappearing under the coverage of newly grown divine feathers.

In a few more minutes at most.

They would be able to return to their peak state.

Since recovery wasn't an issue, the remaining time was exceptionally precious.

Who knew if that old fox Liu Qingyun would change his mind halfway?

While the two beast companions were still recovering.

He might as well take a tour of the sixth floor first.

Examine all the remaining treasures.

And see if there was anything else he needed.

He paced slowly through the hall of the sixth floor.

His gaze quickly swept across row after row of display cases.

The golden light screen of Entry Manifestation expanded in his vision.

The information for every treasure was clearly presented before his eyes.

To be honest.

He had already roughly scanned half of this floor earlier.

He was just browsing this remaining half with the mindset of testing his luck.

After all, although the treasures on the sixth floor all started at the Sun-Level.

The few he had seen before.

Either the Cultivation conditions were too harsh to use.

Or the attributes didn't match and were unusable.

Or the challenge difficulty didn't match the treasure's value.

The dark-attribute origin law crystal was already a massive unexpected pleasant surprise.

He didn't actually have much expectation about whether he could find anything good in the remaining half.

It was just that since he was already here, it would feel like a loss if he didn't finish looking.

Just as Jiang Yun nonchalantly walked past another display case.

His footsteps came to an abrupt halt.

Inside that display case floated a crystal that was entirely purple-green, about the size of a fist.

The surface of the crystal was not smooth, but composed of countless tiny crystal clusters.

The tip of every crystal cluster was constantly flashing with minute electrical arcs.

The crackling sound of current faintly drifted from the display case.

It was exceptionally clear in the quiet hall of the sixth floor.

What was even more astonishing was.

At the core of the crystal was a mass of constantly churning thundercloud vortex.

Purple and green thunderlight flickered alternately within it.

As if it had turned this tiny space into the center of a brewing Heavenly Tribulation.

Jiang Yun's gaze landed on this crystal.

His pupils contracted slightly.

This appearance...

Why does it feel so familiar? It seems like I've seen a description of this appearance somewhere...

Wait!!

Could this be...!

A thunder soul crystal?!!!

Jiang Yun was momentarily shocked.

But as soon as this thought emerged.

He was a bit uncertain.

After all, he was too familiar with the thunder soul crystal.

This was one of the three core Materials needed for Little Skylark's second evolution.

The other two were the seven-colored immortal feather and the void plume.

He had obtained the seven-colored immortal feather from Little Skylark's parents.

He had obtained the void plume at the Appraisers Guild.

Only this final thunder soul crystal had remained missing.

He had originally planned to make a special trip to the areas where evolution Materials were prevalent in the provincial capital after leaving the Liu family to try his luck.

But unexpectedly...

However...

Could it really be such a coincidence?

That it just happened to appear in the Liu family treasury?

He suppressed the excitement in his heart.

Blue light flashed in his eyes as Entry Manifestation was activated once more.

The golden light screen slowly expanded beside the crystal.

Archaic characters appeared line by line.

[thunder soul crystal]

[Rank]: Eclipsing Moon Top Grade

[Type]: Core evolution material for thunder-attribute beast companions

[Origin]: This soul crystal is born at the core of a Nine Heavens thunderstorm. It requires nine hundred and ninety-nine consecutive heavenly thunderbolts to strike the same spot at the same moment for a single one to condense. The interior of the soul crystal Seals a complete Nine Heavens Tribulation Thunder Origin, containing the most primitive destructive power of the thunder-attribute Law.

[Effect]: Used as a core material during the evolution of a thunder-attribute beast companion, it can stimulate the latent thunder-attribute Law Bloodline within the beast companion, raising the Fusion degree of its Wind-Thunder power to the perfect Realm.

After evolution, the power of the beast companion's thunder-attribute skills receives a thirty percent boost, and the power of Fusion skills related to the thunder attribute doubles.

Simultaneously, the Nine Heavens Tribulation Thunder power sealed within the soul crystal will be absorbed by the beast companion, Awakening the exclusive skill: Nine Heavens Lightning Tribulation.

Invoking the Nine Heavens heavenly thunder, it deals a piercing, destructive blow to a single target, which is almost impossible to defend against among those of the same rank.

[Challenge]: Enter the Trial Space and defeat a Vicious Beast phantom eight minor ranks higher than the beast companion.

[Entry Note]: This soul crystal is crucial for Little Skylark's evolution.

Among the three core Materials, the seven-colored immortal feather provides the wind attribute Aptitude Origin power, the void plume provides the spatial Aptitude Origin power, and the thunder soul crystal provides the thunder-attribute Origin destructive power; all three are indispensable.

After gathering all three Materials, Little Skylark's second evolution success rate will increase to over ninety percent, and after evolution, its Aptitude will jump directly from diamond rank peak to Sun-Level Peak, Awakening the Domain skill: Wind-Thunder Calamity Domain.

Gaining the additional skill: Nine Heavens Tribulation Thunder.

...

Jiang Yun read the data entries information from beginning to end.

He took a deep breath.

He hadn't misread it.

It really was a thunder soul crystal!

The three core Materials for Little Skylark's second evolution.

The final piece!

The seven-colored immortal feather.

It was left to it by Little Skylark's parents.

It contained the wind attribute Aptitude Origin essence condensed by an Ancient Wind-Thunder Divine Peng throughout its life.

The void plume.

It was the reward for passing the Appraiser assessment at the Appraisers Guild.

And the thunder soul crystal—he had always thought he would need to go through a lot of trouble to find it after leaving the Liu family, yet it was lying so quietly in a display case on the sixth floor of the Liu family treasury, covered by a thin light membrane, as if waiting for him to come and take it.

Three Materials, now all gathered!

An uncontrollable wild joy flashed in Jiang Yun's eyes.

As long as he gathered these three Materials.

Little Skylark could begin its second evolution.

Evolving from a Storm Thunder Sparrow into a Wind-Thunder Sky Sparrow.

Its Aptitude would jump from diamond rank peak to Sun-Level Peak.

It would also awaken the Domain skill, Wind-Thunder Calamity Domain.

By then, Little Skylark's combat power would see a qualitative leap.

Enough to rival any trump card in his hands.

He suppressed the excitement in his heart.

His gaze fell on the challenge content column.

For an Eclipsing Moon Top Grade treasure, the challenge phantom was eight minor ranks higher than the beast companion.

It was exactly one minor rank lower than the Sun-Level Low Grade Law Crystal from just now.

To the current Jiang Yun, this difference could even be described as easy.

Just now, he had taken down an opponent nine minor ranks higher; although it was a pyrrhic victory, he had succeeded after all.

Furthermore, Little Fire and Little Skylark had now almost recovered in the Beast Taming Space.

He sensed that the auras of both Little Fellows were stabilizing.

Their spiritual energy and injuries were recovering rapidly.

With the experience from the previous battle.

This time, he would let Little Fire and Little Skylark cooperate and strike together.

One would apply frontal pressure while the other performed high-speed harassment.

Taking down this opponent eight minor ranks higher should no longer carry such great risk.

"thunder soul crystal."

The corner of Jiang Yun's mouth curled slightly, his gaze determined.

"This item, I must get my hands on it."

He no longer hesitated.

He stepped toward the display case.

And meanwhile.

In the courtyard outside the Star Pavilion.

Before the mystic light mirror.

Liu Qingyun saw Jiang Yun linger in front of the display case for so long.

He already had a faint sense that something was wrong.

The moment Jiang Yun stepped toward the display case and was swallowed by the light membrane.

Liu Qingyun almost failed to keep his balance.

"He went in again?!!"

Liu Qingyun's voice was almost squeezed out of his throat.

Carrying an astonishment that was unbelievable to the extreme.

"Weren't his two beast companions just heavily injured?! I saw it with my own eyes! The claw marks on that True Dragon's draconic body are still bleeding, and the wound on the bird's left wing hasn't healed either. How long has it been! What is he using to challenge!!"

His face turned various shades of blue and white.

His lips trembled for several moments before he squeezed out the next sentence.

"Does he not want his life! To go and fight when his beast companions are injured like that?!"

Elder Liu Lan stood to the side, her brow furrowed, but she didn't lose her composure like Liu Qingyun.

She had also seen that tragic battle in the Trial Space just now.

That True Dragon had tanked an opponent nine minor ranks higher, using its body to trade for a killing blow.

The severity of the injuries could not possibly have been faked.

But she knew even better in her heart.

From the moment this Grand Tutor Dongxuan stepped through the Liu family gates until now.

He had never done anything reckless.

Since he dared to enter, he must be certain.

It was just that she couldn't for the life of her figure out what that certainty was.

"Could it be that Grand Tutor Dongxuan really has a third beast companion with an Ancient Divine Beast Bloodline?"

Elder Liu Lan pondered secretly.

"But even if there is a third Ancient Bloodline beast companion, why would it be stronger than the True Dragon and Divine Peng? The True Dragon is already a top-tier existence among Ancient Divine Beast Bloodlines; what other Ancient Divine Beast could rival it? Even if there were... its combat power limit might not necessarily exceed the True Dragon's..."

She also couldn't think of a reasonable explanation.

Before the mystic light mirror.

Liu Qingyun's eyes were wide.

He stared fixedly at the slightly shimmering light membrane in the mirror.

Jiang Yun had already been pulled into the Trial Space.

The mystic light mirror could only see the fluctuations of the light membrane around the display case.

Jiang Yun's figure already stood steadily within the space.

The thought he was unwilling to believe involuntarily surfaced in his mind.

Could it be that Grand Tutor Dongxuan really has a third beast companion with an Ancient Divine Beast Bloodline?

And this one is the strongest trump card among the three beast companions?

No. Absolutely impossible.

He shook his head vigorously.

Throwing that terrifying thought out of his mind.

After all, he couldn't imagine what Divine Beast Bloodline could rival a True Dragon.

"I'll see for myself..."

He gritted his teeth.

He said, word by word.

"Exactly what are you going to use to fight this battle!"