121: Chapter 121 Yuan Zhan Enters the Divine Kingdom

However, the moment the thought arose, several concerns also lingered in Lin Ye's mind, causing him to hesitate and refrain from acting rashly.

First, Yuan Zhan currently had only a Grade B rank, and his physical body was not yet fully formed. Long-term confinement and energy exhaustion previously had forced his bloodline atavism to stall, leaving his foundation still weak. Meanwhile, his Divine Kingdom was filled with dense malignant spiritual Qi, and the aura of slaughter was heavy and violent. He worried that the still-weak Yuan Zhan wouldn't be able to withstand the erosion of the malignant Qi and instead injure his origin.

Second, the Divine Kingdom was an absolute private domain of a deity, and the rule shackles were extremely strong. Once a vassal or living being was brought into the Divine Kingdom, they would be firmly bound by the rules of the Divine Kingdom.

Now he had not yet stepped into the realm of a True God. As long as he did not ascend to a True God or untie the Divine Kingdom's binding rules, Yuan Zhan would never be able to step out of the Divine Kingdom by even half a step, and would be permanently imprisoned within it.

The intertwining of pros and cons made Lin Ye hesitate for a moment.

After pondering for a moment, Lin Ye intended to test the waters first, helping Yuan Zhan temper his physique, enhance his ability to resist malignant Qi, and consolidate his foundation.

He raised his hand and took out several Grade B malignant Qi crystals that were pitch-black throughout and exuded a piercing aura. This type of crystal contained pure malignant Qi and was most suitable for tempering the physical body and honing resistance.

But just as he was preparing to urge his energy and help Yuan Zhan guide the malignant Qi to temper his body, an unexpected scene occurred.

Yuan Zhan's nose twitched slightly, seeming to particularly like the aura of the malignant Qi crystals. Without waiting for Lin Ye to act, he directly reached out with his small paw to grab a crystal, tilted his head back, and opened his mouth. With a crunching sound, as if eating a snack, he directly chewed the hard malignant Qi crystal into pieces and swallowed it into his belly in one gulp.

Seeing this, Lin Ye hurriedly wanted to reach out and stop him, fearing that the pure and violent malignant Qi would scorch his tender internal organs and bloodline.

But the next instant, he halted his movements.

The malignant Qi that entered his belly not only did not harm Yuan Zhan in the slightest, but was instead instantly refined and absorbed by his body, transforming into a pure physical strength that nourished his physique and tempered his tendons and bones.

Yuan Zhan's expression was at ease without a trace of discomfort; instead, he became more and more spirited, with his eyes gleaming brightly.

Seeing that he was completely unharmed, Lin Ye simply stopped interfering and allowed him to absorb them wantonly.

One piece, two pieces, ten pieces, twenty pieces...

In just a short moment, a full several dozen Grade B malignant Qi crystals were all gnawed away by Yuan Zhan as snacks.

Along with the last crystal entering his belly, Yuan Zhan's aura underwent a sudden transformation. His originally gentle and soft aura was completely replaced, and wisps of sharp, piercing, overbearing, and ferocious malignant Qi lingered around his body. His physical strength, tendon and bone toughness, and blood-qi vitality instantly surged by a notch, and the wildness and slaughter charm of the entire little monkey were completely revealed without reservation.

Watching this scene, Lin Ye couldn't help but sigh from the bottom of his heart.

Not fearing malignant Qi, nourishing the body with malignant Qi, tempering the body by swallowing malignant Qi, fearless of death, and with monstrous wildness—this was the true posture an ancient Long-armed Ape should have!

Born for slaughter, born to be overbearing, naturally suited for extreme harsh environments!

Moreover, according to legends from his past life, this Long-armed Ape was transformed from a quarter of the Chaotic Demonic Ape, and Chaos was countless levels higher than malignant Qi. At this moment, all of Lin Ye's concerns instantly vanished into thin air.

Since Yuan Zhan was naturally able to devour malignant Qi to temper himself, the malignant spiritual Qi of the Divine Kingdom was not only not a crisis, but would instead become his top-tier evolutionary nourishment!

Lin Ye no longer hesitated, lowered his head to gently stroke Yuan Zhan's little head, and gave a brief instruction, telling him to stay obediently by his side.

The next moment, Lin Ye's mind stirred as he tore open the Divine Kingdom passage and stepped into his own Divine Kingdom together with Yuan Zhan.

Within his own Divine Kingdom, he was the sole ruler, and all rules were under his control. No matter what changes occurred, he could regulate and provide a safety net for cultivation at the first instance, which was far more reliable than the outside world.

The instant they stepped into the Divine Kingdom, the dense and pure malignant spiritual Qi filling the sky surged wildly towards Yuan Zhan's small body like a tide, pervasively nourishing his tendons, bloodline, and internal organs, polishing his physical body, purifying his bloodline, and prompting atavism over and over again.

Instead of resisting, Yuan Zhan enjoyed it immensely, actively spreading his limbs and frantically absorbing the surrounding malignant Qi origin. The gilded bloodline light around his body became increasingly brilliant, and the long-stalled atavism process was completely restarted at full speed!

The flow of time inside the Divine Kingdom was vastly different; what was merely a flash in the outside world had already quietly passed a full day within the Divine Kingdom.

Under this day of extreme nourishment and malignant Qi tempering, Yuan Zhan's aura surged roaringly, and the boundary shackles shattered in response!

Hum—

Golden light bloomed, and blood-qi soared to the heavens!

Yuan Zhan directly broke through the shackles, steadily advancing from the original Grade B to Grade A!

The instant his realm broke through, the gilded bloodline light around his body shone brightly, and the long-dormant ancient bloodline completely awakened. Every inch of his tendons and bones was reorganizing and transforming, and the majestic power of blood-qi swept in all directions.

Lin Ye did not dare to slack off. He immediately activated his top-tier Source-Tracing and Foundation-Consolidating Talent to full capacity, and layers of divine sense like a dense light screen completely enveloped Yuan Zhan's body.

He concentrated and meticulously probed Yuan Zhan's bloodline meridians, physical shortcomings, and evolutionary shackles, monitoring his atavism progress in real-time. While observing, he precisely adjusted the proportions of fed spiritual materials, bloodline essences, and the dosage and combination of malignant Qi crystals. He eliminated invalid resources, maximized adaptation to the atavism evolutionary path of the Long-armed Ape, prevented even a shred of resource waste, and steadily consolidated every inch of his advancement foundation.

Time quietly passed, and the stars shifted in the outside world, quickly reaching eight or nine o'clock in the morning. The sky was bright, and the morning sun shone through the lattice window into the room.

Meanwhile, inside the Divine Kingdom with its vastly different time flow, a full seven days had quietly passed.

During these seven days, massive amounts of high-tier energy materials, rare bloodline spiritual fruits, and pure malignant Qi crystals continuously nourished and tempered him. Superimposed with the blessing of the Divine Kingdom's dense malignant spirit origin, this caused Yuan Zhan to undergo an earth-shaking, extreme transformation.

That emaciated, short-statured, and scar-covered little monkey from when they first met had completely disappeared.

Replacing it was a tall, robust battle ape with a sturdy physique and explosive, fluid muscle lines. He was about 1.7 meters tall, with golden patterns faintly visible beneath his pitch-black fur. Every inch of his skin was filled with an explosive sense of power, and an extremely fierce and malignant aura of slaughter lingered around his body. His eyes were scarlet and piercing, and his battle will was raised to the extreme. Merely standing in place, he naturally carried an overbearing aura that crushed all things, and the fierce might of the ancient battle ape was initially revealed.

Lin Ye checked his bloodline status once more, and a flash of satisfaction crossed his eyes.

In just seven days of uninterrupted cultivation, Yuan Zhan's Long-armed Ape bloodline had successfully achieved 30% atavism!

Moreover, his bloodline atavism process had never stopped; it was still operating steadily and continuously purifying and evolving. However, the drawbacks of cultivation had also completely manifested—the massive amount of spiritual materials, malignant Qi resources, and bloodline essences that Lin Ye had hoarded by sweeping through the black market overnight had already been mostly consumed, with very little remaining.

He was definitely a top-tier gold-swallowing behemoth!

Lin Ye sighed inwardly and thoroughly figured out the cultivation consumption of this ancient exotic species.

To make him completely achieve 100% bloodline atavism and transform into a true heaven-reaching Long-armed Ape, with the remaining credit points and resource reserves in his hands at present, it was completely a drop in the bucket and far from enough.

However, he was not in a hurry, having already made plans in his heart.

As long as he could push Yuan Zhan's bloodline atavism to over 50%, he could completely stabilize his bloodline foundation and lock in the evolutionary route. Even if subsequent resources temporarily failed to keep up and cultivation was paused, bloodline evolution would not regress or stall.

More importantly, a Yuan Zhan with 50% atavism would be able to unlock some exclusive divine abilities of the Long-armed Ape and wield part of the heaven-defying combat power of the ancient battle ape, making him sufficient to become a top-tier slaughter combat force under his command.