67: Chapter 67 Blazing Dragon Sparrow! Beginning Advancement!
After the death of the Pope of Sakura Sun, the Blood Cult existed in name only. The remaining members would not show their faces easily and could only blend into the crowds, naturally unable to cause any significant trouble...
But it seemed that, just as Noda Tsugi had said, Sakura Sun had only remained stable for the past ten years because of him... After his death, the demonic beasts of the Endless Sea Region began attacking the borders again...
With Sakura Sun's defensive facilities, it was impossible to withstand the ferocious onslaught of these demonic beasts...
The constant stream of bad news from the border left Boao frantic and overwhelmed...
An officer walked into Boao's office.
Boao felt a surge of irritation the moment he heard the door open.
"Minister Boao..."
Before the man could finish, Boao interrupted him...
"I really don't have any more manpower... Notify the residents in the areas under attack by the beast tide to evacuate..."
Without the deterrence of the Pope, the Sakura Sun military was no longer able to defend all its territories. They could only defend while retreating, constantly pulling back toward the Central City...
Although this wasn't a long-term solution, Boao really couldn't think of any other way to handle the current situation; he could only stall...
Unless there was aid from other countries, with Sakura Sun's current military capabilities and the strength of the Professional Alliance... they simply couldn't resist the beast tide from the Endless Sea Region for long. The final outcome could only be destruction...
But...
Other countries had suffered great losses because of the Blood Cult in the past, and now that the Blood Cult had been exposed to the world...
Who would reach out to help an enemy nation at a time like this?
"Minister Boao, the demonic beasts in the Nagashima District are retreating... We've held the line..."
Seeing Boao's bad mood, the officer spoke up timidly in a low voice...
"What? What did you say!" Boao stood up in shock, his face full of disbelief as he asked.
As the Minister of Defense, he knew the strength of the Nagashima Border Guard Regiment like the back of his hand, and he also knew the combat power of the demonic beasts from the Endless Sea Region. It was absolutely impossible for the Border Guard Regiment to hold out!
"Our guard regiment was torn apart by the beast tide, but that Dragon Country Beast Tamer, all by himself, led thousands of terrifying tamed beasts and drove the demonic beasts back step by step..."
Thousands?
Boao's eyes widened. Although he wasn't a Beast Tamer, he knew that a Beast Tamer could only contract ten tamed beasts at most...
What was this about thousands?
And...
Why was that Dragon Country Beast Tamer helping us?
Boao's heart was full of confusion, and he immediately flew toward Nagashima...
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Nagashima Border.
A nauseating stench swept across most of the beach, and the corpses of the demonic beasts below formed a river of blood...
Chu Ran sat on a sentry post, listening to the wails of the demonic beasts in the distance and watching the retreating beast tide, his heart completely unmoved.
His mind was filled with that soft voice from earlier.
In that moment just now, Chu Ran even felt as if he were going to die...
This was the first time he had felt as if he were meeting the Grim Reaper...
That person didn't have the slightest ripple of spiritual energy around them, but Chu Ran's heart had begun to pound inexplicably after seeing him!
It was a fear that touched the soul...
Even when facing the strongest person in the Dragon Country, Xiao Yuhe, Chu Ran had never felt that way...
If this wasn't that mysterious person's special ability, then it meant he was terrifyingly strong!
He might not even be someone from the Tianxuan Continent!
A sense of crisis arose spontaneously, born from a lack of confidence in his own strength...
With a thought, the Tamed Beast data panel appeared before his eyes.
[Current Tamed Beast: Blazing Dragon Sparrow.]
[Grade: Monarch Grade.]
[Level: Lv.18]
[Strength: 17,643]
[Agility: 18,645]
[Defense: 16,487]
[Spirit: 17,315]
[Combat Power: 39,740]
[Skills: Blazing Flame Fire Rain, Dragon Sparrow Cry, Spiritual Breath Sharing, True Dragon Flame Might, Rebirth from Ashes.]
[Mastered Elements: Source Blazing Flame (Soul), dragon flame (Soul)]
[Spiritual Breath Sharing (Combo Skill): The tamed beast actively releases its own spiritual breath to establish a connection with other beasts contracted by its Beast Tamer. It can share its own spiritual power/stamina with other beasts and also receive it.]
[True Dragon Flame Might (Innate to dragon flame): The exotic fire carries the pressure of a remnant True Dragon soul. When the Dragon Sparrow uses flame skills, a roaring dragon shadow will appear within the flames, inflicting negative effects on attacked enemies.]
[Rebirth from Ashes (Attribute-Matched Skill Book): When the Blazing Dragon Sparrow touches any flame, it activates its bloodline vitality. The recovery speed increases in sync with the temperature and grade of the flame it contacts.]
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[Evolution Points Required for Next Evolution: 900,000.]
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[Current Evolution Points: 1,368,464... 1,368,468... 1,368,472...]
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Chu Ran held a fist-sized, red, crystal-clear orb in his hand...
[Fire Flood Dragon Saint Emperor Demon Core]
[Grade: Saint Spirit Level.]
[Effect: Greatly enhances the constitution of a tamed beast, with a probability of inheriting the Fire Flood Dragon Saint Flame...]
Adding the demon cores of other demonic beasts during cultivation was the most effective way to improve a tamed beast. This was a tip he had learned from old man Jiang Chuan...
In the process of training his Monarch Grade beasts, he had constantly added Monarch Grade demon cores, allowing their combat power to reach the peak of the Monarch Grade...
That Qilin Saint Emperor had even consumed the demon core of a Saint Spirit Grade Demonic Beast and spent decades of cultivation before finally breaking through the Saint Spirit Barrier...
Although the Fire Jiao Saint Emperor had been killed in one move, its Saint Spirit Level status would not lie...
Chu Ran had originally been torn over whether to give this demon core to the Thunder Flood Dragon or the Dragon Sparrow...
After all, one was of the same Flood Dragon species, while the other shared the fire attribute...
But Jiang Chuan said that while different elements might have synergistic effects, they were also more likely to have antagonistic effects. Even if the elements themselves didn't clash, the added side effects might, potentially causing the beast's combat power to stagnate or even decline...
Extreme attributes wouldn't have this concern; no matter how many attributes were added, they would simply keep stacking...
Chu Ran decided to give this demon core to the Dragon Sparrow first. With the help of Evolution Points, breaking through to the Saint Spirit Level was inevitable; it just remained to be seen if it could touch the threshold of those legendary totems...
"Begin evolution."