125: Chapter 125 Turning Misfortune into Good Fortune

Then the Minghuo would be the most perfect second contract Pet Beast.

Afterward.

Qin Ce no longer hesitated. He activated the Soul Talisman once more, guiding the energy from the cavity to touch the fierce beast egg.

With my soul, I contract your spirit.

The contract was a success!

Buzz—!!!

The fierce beast egg jolted violently!

The dark red patterns on the shell began to flicker frantically, as if something inside was waking up!

Crack—

A crisp sound rang out.

A crack appeared on the eggshell.

Crack, crack, crack—

The cracks grew more numerous and dense.

Finally—

Crash!

The eggshell shattered!

A young beast broke out from the egg!

Qin Ce's pupils constricted suddenly.

What was that?

It was a winged lion.

Or rather, a griffin.

Yet it wasn't an ordinary griffin.

It was only the size of a small dog, and its entire body looked like nothing more than a layer of skin draped over a skeleton—emaciated, with every rib visible. Its fur was an eerie blood-black, and on its back grew a pair of equally skeletal bat wings. Bony barbs protruded from various parts of its body, giving it an extremely fierce and malevolent appearance.

Its eyes were blood-red.

In that blood-red color, there was none of the ignorance or innocence of a newborn; there was only—

Hunger.

A hunger that seemed like it could never be satisfied.

The first thing it did after hatching was lower its head and look at the shattered eggshells beneath it.

Those eggshells were the manifestation of the essence of two Star-Glow Rank fierce beasts, containing an immense amount of energy.

The little Minghuo opened its mouth.

It made no sound, but Qin Ce could feel an eerie roar emanating from its throat.

In the next second, blood-colored flames ignited on its body.

They directly covered the eggshell fragments!

The flames wrapped around, burned, and devoured the shells...

In the blink of an eye, all the eggshells vanished completely.

The flames that had consumed the shells then melted back into the Minghuo's body.

After absorbing the flames, the little Minghuo's emaciated body filled out just a tiny bit, visible to the naked eye.

But only a tiny bit.

Qin Ce's brow furrowed.

This thing's appetite was even larger than he had imagined.

Then, the little Minghuo suddenly raised its head, its blood-red eyes looking toward Qin Ce.

In that gaze, there was no affection, no dependence, only—hunger.

And greed.

The next second.

A large amount of blood-colored flames simultaneously oozed out from the tips of its bone spurs and from beneath its skin!

The flames, as if they had a life of their own, swept toward Qin Ce!

?

Dammit!

It wants to devour its master!

Qin Ce's gaze instantly turned cold.

Slap!

A single strike.

The little Minghuo's small body was swatted directly to the ground.

It let out a shrill cry, its blood-red eyes filled with shock and astonishment.

It didn't understand why this 'food' actually dared to resist.

Qin Ce crouched down and stared into its blood-red eyes.

In those eyes, besides hunger, there was now a hint of anger and venomous resentment.

The corner of Qin Ce's mouth curled into a cold arc.

This little thing really was no saint.

His previous hesitation had been correct.

If he had contracted it just like that, one day, it would have swallowed even its own master.

Fortunately, he had encountered the system's rewards.

He had just gotten a taste of a Pet Beast's God-level talent.

And he had found a solution!

Afterward.

Qin Ce raised his hand, and two clusters of light appeared in his palm.

One was a nine-colored, dazzling light—Nine-Radiance Spiritual Wisdom.

The other was a silver-gray, drifting light like mist—the Raven King's void alien energy.

"Little thing," Qin Ce said in a low voice, "you're lucky."

"To have met me."

He clapped his hands together, and both clusters of light were driven into the little Minghuo's body!

“Wuu—!!!”

The little Minghuo let out a scream that was agonizing to the extreme!

The scream didn't sound like pain, but more like a—

Cry of purification.

The light of the Nine-Radiance Spiritual Wisdom merged into its body!

Everywhere the light passed, that blood-black, malevolent energy began to evaporate frantically!

They turned into wisps of black smoke, drifting out from the little Minghuo's facial orifices, pores, and the gaps in its bone spurs!

After the black smoke dissipated, a brand-new body was revealed.

The first to change was the fur.

The blood-black hair began to fade.

No, it wasn't fading; it was being overtaken.

A layer of purple-gold scales grew from beneath the skin, piece by piece, covering its entire body.

The scales reflected a metallic luster under the moonlight, each one like a meticulously carved work of art, with nine-colored light faintly flowing along the edges.

Next were the bat wings.

The originally skeletal wings began to grow new bones—no, not bones, but a bony wing frame, and then, those frames were similarly covered in purple-gold scales.

Between each scale, silver-gray light flowed, carrying the aura of spatial energy.

Then, the top of its head.

Two small protrusions grew from its forehead.

The protrusions grew rapidly, branching and branching again.

Finally, they formed a pair of antlers as brilliant as coral.

The antlers were a faint gold, and with every breath, nine-colored light flickered at the tips.

Most of the energy from the Nine-Radiance Spiritual Wisdom had completely merged into this pair of antlers.

Finally, its chest.

The scales there began to undergo a strange transformation.

The purple-gold scales at the center of its chest began to fuse, deform, and reorganize—

Ultimately forming a special scale.

The scale was shaped like a bell, entirely gold-purple, with its surface covered in dense runes.

The runes were flickering slightly, and with each flicker, one could feel the surrounding void drawing closer to it.

The main body of the Raven King's void alien energy had completely merged into this bell-like scale.

Boom—!!!

The moment the bell-shaped scale took form, the little Minghuo's body jolted violently!

That scale seemed to have opened some kind of channel to the void—

Endless energy surged from the void and poured into its body!

The blood flames that were still rising and stirring restlessly began to change the moment they touched this void energy.

The blood-red color gradually receded into its body.

The flames, tinted by the spatial energy, took on a faint silver-gray hue.

The silver-gray flames no longer possessed that malevolent, frantic aura of devouring everything; instead, they became restrained, deep, and appeared like a thin layer of cloud mist, carrying a certain ethereal, transcendent grace.

The flames no longer darted about wildly but hovered obediently around its body like loyal guards.

Finally, as the blood-red color fully returned to its body, the little Minghuo's shriveled and weak frame began to grow strong at a speed visible to the naked eye!

Muscles bulged, bones became solid, and the lines beneath the scales became smooth and powerful!

In the blink of an eye, that originally emaciated little thing had transformed into a muscular, majestic little lion.

The change was so fast that even Qin Ce was stunned.

Then, the little thing stood up and shook the scales on its body.

It raised its head and looked at Qin Ce.

Its eyes were no longer blood-red and filled with hunger and greed.

They were clear, golden eyes shining with the light of wisdom.

In that gaze, there was affection, dependence, and gratitude—

And a kind of wisdom that seemed capable of seeing through everything.

It moved its four short legs, waddling over to Qin Ce's feet, and rubbed its head against his calf.

“Mew~”

Qin Ce looked down at this little thing that looked exactly like a Qilin, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

He crouched down and reached out to pat its head.

It felt warm to the touch, and the scales were smooth; the texture was unexpectedly good.

The little lion squinted its eyes and let out a comfortable purr.

Qin Ce smiled, and then with a thought.

Nine-Star Insight, full power!

A name appeared before Qin Ce's eyes.

It was none other than—[Tianlu]!

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