184: Chu Shengfan's two spirit-rank source beasts

After successfully promoting to the Spirit Rank, the Myriad Flower Butterfly Spirit's size increased slightly, and its wings unfolded in layers, appearing as if composed of slender flower petals.

Following its own will, the color of its wings and body could change at will. Now, in this cold and icy palace, its color had turned into a nearly transparent white, as if crafted from ice crystals by a master craftsman.

"Species: Myriad Flower Butterfly Spirit

Rank: Low-tier Spirit Rank

Aptitude: Extraordinary

Status: Quiet

Elemental Affinity: Medicine, Flower, Ice, Spirit

Skills: 1. Flower Medicine Powder: ... 2. Myriad Flower Fragrance - Soul Anchor: The Myriad Flower Butterfly Spirit releases a flower fragrance with a special scent, locking the target's Soul. Mental Energy below a certain level cannot extend outward, and mental-type skills cannot be used.

3. Myriad Flower Fragrance - Spirit Augmentation: The Myriad Flower Butterfly Spirit releases a flower fragrance with a special scent, nourishing the target's Soul and greatly increasing mental strength. As the number of uses increases, the Mental Energy gained from this skill diminishes.

4. Myriad Flower Fragrance - Spirit Stabilization: Releases flower fragrance to repair the target's damaged Mental Energy and remove negative mental effects.

5. Myriad Flower Spirit Shield: ... 6. Flower Medicine Spirit Body: Feeds on spiritual flowers, allowing it to quickly increase its Realm, and has a small probability of absorbing the spiritual flower's attributes to gain related skills.

7. Butterfly Spirit: ... 8. Dance of Ice and Snow: ..."

Now in its complete form, the Myriad Flower Butterfly Spirit possessed eight skills in total, two more than his grandfather's Source Beast, the Golden Armored Jade Pupil Beast.

Feeling the unprecedented surge of energy flowing through the Myriad Flower Butterfly Spirit's body and his own,

Chu Shengfan felt that if he were to encounter the mentally damaged son of the Wanmin Pharmacy's owner again, the Myriad Flower Butterfly Spirit would only need to consume a tiny fraction of its spiritual power to fully heal him, without the need for over ten days of continuous treatment.

Spirit Rank Contract Masters and Spirit Rank Source Beasts represent a fundamental leap from the Mortal and Extraordinary ranks. If ordinary energy flowed through them before,

what flowed within them now could be called spiritual power, which often consumed less yet produced far more terrifying effects.

Furthermore, although three of the skills evolved from a single one, Chu Shengfan could feel that a fundamental change had occurred between them.

It wasn't just a change in the scent of the fragrance, but the effects and scope of application were much broader than before.

Chu Shengfan and the Myriad Flower Butterfly Spirit succeeded in promoting to the Spirit Rank almost one after the other, while his other Source Beast, the Spirit Origin Cloud Mother, was currently 'lying' quietly on the square in front of the palace.

Its massive body covered nearly half of the square, with its tentacles tucked under its canopy, leaving only a small portion visible.

Its entire body was visibly contracting and expanding like breathing, churning the nearby energy flow and forming several small Spiritual Qi whirlpools around its body.

Chu Shengfan and the Myriad Flower Butterfly Spirit stood guard seriously in front of the palace gates, waiting for the Spirit Origin Cloud Mother's successful promotion.

After about another ten minutes, the Spirit Origin Cloud Mother's body suddenly shrank rapidly, and then shrank again.

Its nearly thirty to forty-meter body suddenly halved in size, but its Aura became incredibly solid. Feeling that familiar spiritual power fluctuation, a smile appeared on Chu Shengfan's face.

The Spirit Origin Cloud Mother had successfully promoted.

Its body stopped shrinking, maintaining a diameter of nearly twenty meters, looking much smaller than before.

Moreover, while its original body had a jelly-like gelatinous feel, it had now become more solid. Looking through the canopy into its interior, there were actually thread-like objects present.

If it previously felt firm yet soft, now it was only firm.

Chu Shengfan placed both hands on the Spirit Origin Cloud Mother's canopy; it felt slightly cool and very solid, without that previous hint of softness.

"Species: Spirit Origin Cloud Mother

Rank: Low-tier Spirit Rank

Aptitude: One in a Hundred

Status: Thinking, Quiet

Elemental Affinity: Crystal, Element, Cloud, Illusion

Skills: 1. Myriad Cloud Phenomena: Gathers different elements to form cloud phenomena with various effects.

Rainy Cloud, Stormy Cloud, Fiery Cloud, Sandstorm Cloud, Frosty Cloud, Elemental Spirit Cloud, Thunderstorm Cloud.

2. Crystal Tentacles: ... 3. Illusion Spirit Core: ... 4. Crystal Shield: The Spirit Origin Cloud Mother condenses a Crystal Shield in an area, capable of resisting target attacks and isolating the Aura inside the shield. It can also combine with the Illusion Spirit Core to create a visual invisibility effect.

5. Crystal Vault: The Spirit Origin Cloud Mother uses itself as a converter, consuming a large amount of pre-prepared energy to construct a Crystal Vault. It can convert all items within the vault into spiritual crystal creations.

6. Elemental Attachment: The Spirit Origin Cloud Mother attaches energy of different elemental attributes to other targets or its own tentacles, thereby causing additional effects during their attacks."

Feeling the changes in the Spirit Origin Cloud Mother's information, Chu Shengfan fell somewhat silent. To be honest, the changes in its appearance didn't give Chu Shengfan much of a psychological shock,

but these skills truly gave him a sense of 'impressive but incomprehensible.' Just what was this 'Crystal Vault'?

And it required a large amount of energy; for it to be described as 'large' even at the Spirit Rank, it must be a terrifying consumption.

This consumption had to be provided by the outside world, and what use were the manufactured spiritual crystals? Chu Shengfan was really a bit confused now.

That 'Elemental Attachment' was quite easy to understand—it just meant attaching different elements to the body. For example, the Spirit Origin Cloud Mother's own tentacles, or when Chu Shengfan participated in battle, attaching it to his cleaver.

Today was the agreed-upon time to go home. Chu Shengfan hadn't expected his Breakthrough to last from yesterday until now, nearly missing the time to return home.

He hurriedly recalled the Spirit Origin Cloud Mother into his Source Beast Space, leaving only the Myriad Flower Butterfly Spirit to follow by his side.

By now, Chu Shengfan was quite familiar with Qinghan Palace, so he didn't need others to lead the way when going to the main hall.

Regarding this trip, Chu Shengfan's intention was to travel light and fast, without needing to bring servants or anything.

However, this proposal was rejected by Uncle Wu, Wu Yuan. His reasoning was that as the Palace Master's Disciple and a True Disciple of the Qianling Academy,

if Chu Shengfan traveled without even a single servant, wouldn't it diminish the status of Qinghan Palace?

As a new Disciple, it wasn't easy for Chu Shengfan to reject the words of someone who was essentially the Head Steward of Qinghan Palace, so he could only emphasize that he didn't want such a large spectacle for his return home.

Although Chu Shengfan felt he had strongly emphasized being low-key, when he arrived at the main hall and saw the traveling entourage Wu Yuan had prepared for him, he still couldn't snap out of it for a long time.