32: oviparous huskies

Zhang Hai was utterly shocked. He never expected that the powerful individual before him was actually the Chief of the 108 Peaks!

His status in the Heavenly Profound Sect was second only to the Sect Master!

His eyes flickered. He truly wanted to buckle at the knees and prostrate himself on the ground, but in the end, he sighed, a bitter smile appearing on his face, and said nothing.

Li Haotian was unwilling to give up on this Disciple. The other party's Heart-Nature was actually quite good; after all, being able to consider his Revered Master's future reputation was enough to prove he was a decent fellow.

He was still hesitating, unsure what to do, so Li Haotian could only continue to gently persuade him.

"This Venerable One only has one Disciple. My Disciple must possess the Bearing of a Great Emperor and must be pleasing to my eyes; otherwise, I would never accept them as a Disciple."

Li Haotian's words struck Zhang Hai like thunder. He widened his eyes, mouth agape, his face filled with disbelief.

The dignified Chief only had one Disciple. There was no need to think to know how high and strong this Disciple's Cultivation was, as almost all resources were poured onto this one person.

If he went, he could also receive a large amount of resources, and his Cultivation would surely advance by leaps and bounds!

He said his Disciple must have the Bearing of a Great Emperor, meaning the other party valued his talent.

If it were several years ago, he might indeed have possessed the Bearing of a Great Emperor, but now he was nothing. Once one falls behind in the path of Cultivation, they will continue to fall behind. He had already lagged behind others for so long, long since becoming one of the nameless masses. To step into the Realm of a Great Emperor would probably require several times the effort of others.

If the other party placed their bets on him, they might very well return empty-handed.

Seeing Zhang Hai fall into deep contemplation, his brows tightly furrowed, seemingly rationally weighing the pros and cons, Li Haotian continued to strike while the iron was hot.

"Don't you want to know your sister's whereabouts?"

At these words, Zhang Hai instantly froze in place, staring at Li Haotian in disbelief, a look of excitement on his face.

"You want to challenge that Su Family powerhouse, Su Aotian, but your natal beast probably hasn't even hatched yet. With your current Foundation Establishment Cultivation, what will you fight him with?"

"Do you intend to die directly on the Arena tomorrow?"

"Or do you want the Zhang Family to change hands, allowing your uncles to depose your father from his position as head of the Zhang Family?"

Li Haotian knew all this entirely from the other party's life experiences, as the small booklet was updated at all times.

The newly updated content on it was about these matters concerning Zhang Hai. Zhang Hai's father's position was currently precarious; the entire Zhang Family wanted him to step down and be replaced by a new person to lead the Zhang Family.

And that person was Zhang Hai's eldest uncle, who had also received instructions from the Su Family, with the Su Family secretly helping him, allowing him to gather a large amount of support from the Zhang Family in a short period.

Once the Zhang Family Patriarch changed, the entire Zhang Family would pledge allegiance to the Su Family.

Zhang Hai trembled violently upon hearing this. He never expected that this powerful individual before him had investigated him so thoroughly, even knowing clearly about events that had just occurred. It seemed he had been observing him for a long time.

He didn't want to lose so disgracefully. He was clearly once a Prodigy, yet for a vague, ethereal egg, he still hadn't hatched his natal beast, causing his Cultivation to remain stagnant.

He had to change the status quo; he couldn't continue to be so decadent. If he lost tomorrow, he would lose everything, a complete and utter defeat!

Zhang Hai slowly knelt on the ground, kowtowing three times forcefully towards Li Haotian's location.

"Disciple Zhang Hai, greets Revered Master!"

A brilliant smile appeared on Li Haotian's face because he simultaneously heard the System's prompt.

[Detecting Host's successful apprenticeship, second Disciple Zhang Hai]

[Received Apprenticeship Gift Pack]

Li Haotian opened the Apprenticeship Gift Pack without hesitation, and a pile of rewards was immediately distributed.

[Congratulations, Host, for obtaining the Heaven Rank Golden Magical Treasure, heaven slaying sword, and itsSupporting Battle Technique, Heaven Slaying Sword Art!]

[Congratulations, Host, for obtaining a great emperor cultivation experience card for one hour!]

[Congratulations, Host, for obtaining massive Cultivation!]

[Congratulations, Host, for obtaining Shell-Breaking Star Essence!]

[Congratulations, Host, for obtaining the Master-Servant Contract!]

[Congratulations, Host, for unlocking the Cultivation Rebate Function!]

With five rewards distributed simultaneously, Li Haotian felt a warmth in his Dantian, and then his Cultivation steadily rose, directly advancing from Peak Golden Core to Peak Nascent Soul. The elevation of an entire major Realm made him feel refreshed.

At the same time, a large amount of memories flooded into his mind—this was the Cultivation Technique called Heaven Slaying Sword Art.

Now, his understanding of this Battle Technique was as if he had created it himself, and his mind instantly became clear and enlightened.

The five colors of Magic Treasures determined their strength. Heaven Rank Golden Magical Treasure was the top-tier Magic Treasure among Heaven Ranks, revered as an Extreme Dao Imperial Weapon. Even the entire Heavenly Profound Sect had only a few of them.

A Great Emperor expert having a Heaven Rank Purple or a more Advanced heaven-rank red magic artifact was already invincible. There were even rumors that a Great Emperor expert holding an Extreme Dao Imperial Weapon could contend against an Immortal!

The heaven slaying sword, just by its name, was already incredibly impressive. Li Haotian didn't display any of these items, silently placing them in his System space. He focused his gaze on the remaining two items.

Shell-Breaking Star Essence and the Master-Servant Contract.

These two items were prepared for his Disciple. The Shell-Breaking Star Essence could forcibly pull out Spirit Beasts unwilling to emerge, without causing any harm.

The Master-Servant Contract could be signed between humans, or between humans and Spirit Beasts. Once signed, if the Revered Master dies, the servant will die with them, but if the servant dies, it will not affect the Revered Master.

"Since you have acknowledged me as your Revered Master, I shall bestow upon you an Opportunity. Take out that broken egg of yours and let me have a good look."

Zhang Hai didn't hesitate. Since he trusted the other party, he immediately took out his golden egg and respectfully handed it to Li Haotian.

Li Haotian held the egg and examined it carefully, then directly took out the Shell-Breaking Star Essence from the System.

He could sense that the Spiritual Qi contained within this Spirit Stone egg was already full. The Spirit Beast inside was simply unwilling to come out because it didn't want to.

Li Haotian didn't indulge it at all, directly sprinkling the Shell-Breaking Star Essence onto it, forcibly pulling the Spirit Beast out from within.

"Damn it, this Venerable One hasn't finished resting yet! Who dragged me out of there?"

An angry growl and roar emanated from the mouth of a dark creature.

A Husky crawled out of the egg, its tongue hanging out, eyes rolling, its face filled with anger.

Li Haotian and Zhang Hai looked at the Husky before them, somewhat dumbfounded. One wondered why a Husky could hatch from an egg, while the other wondered why this Husky didn't call him Revered Master and seemed to have no connection to him.