Chapter 76
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Chapter 76: Iron-Headed Crocodile
"Martial Uncle Li, you are trying to fool us younger ones again, looking for someone to test your beast-human fusion technique," Zhou Chu said helplessly.
"Beast-human fusion?" Wang Yu said, a bit surprised by this.
"This is a mystical technique that Martial Uncle Li is researching, allowing cultivators to temporarily borrow the spirit beast’s power, but it has not been successfully developed yet. Many of the senior brothers got seriously injured during the tests because of the backlash from the power. The ancestor has ordered that Martial Uncle Li cannot find anyone else to test this technique anymore," Zhou Chu explained with a laugh.
"Hmph, if it weren’t for the ancestor’s order, I would have successfully tested my Reversion Technique long ago. It’s such a pity, I was just one step away," the old man snorted, seeming somewhat helpless.
"Martial Uncle Li can create his own mystical technique, I truly admire him," Wang Yu said, feeling a deep respect.
"Hehe, you’re quite the smooth talker. I remember you are from the physical bloodline, right? What bloodline have you awakened? What Spiritual Root do you have, and what cultivation method are you focusing on? When choosing a young beast, I can give you some pointers," Martial Uncle Li chuckled, looking back at Wang Yu with a somewhat favorable expression.
"Thank you, Martial Uncle. I have awakened the bloodline of the Iron Eating Crocodile, and my spiritual root is the Wind of Water and Fire. I have been practicing the Yin Water Skill, but recently I switched to the Fire Spirit Skill." Wang Yu was very happy and thanked him repeatedly.
If the other person is so skilled in Beast Control Technique, having them personally guide him would surely save him a lot of time and effort.
"Iron Eating Crocodile, is that a low-level demon beast from the reptile family? If you want to fully unleash the power of your bloodline, it is best to choose a young beast of this type. The Fire Spirit Skill is a pure fire attribute cultivation method. If you plan to work with a spirit beast in the future, choosing either a fire attribute or a wind attribute spirit beast would also be good."
Speaking of fire attribute spirit beasts, when combined with the wind attribute spirit beast and fire attribute cultivation method, they often have extraordinary power.
If I remember correctly, among the newly arrived young beasts, there seem to be only a few Iron-headed Crocodile eggs, while there are a few Fire-tailed Wolves and Fire-feathered Eagles among the fire attribute young beasts. Wind attribute young beasts are very rare; there is not a single one in the hall right now." Martial Uncle Li pondered as he led the two to a large blue door.
On either side of the door, there were black warrior statues about ten feet tall, covered in intricate silver patterns, each holding a large silver axe.
As soon as the three approached, these two warrior statues turned their heads and looked at them with a creaking sound.
The old man simply raised one hand and shook what he was holding. The statues returned their heads to normal.
Then the old man waved his sleeve, and a few white runes flew out, disappearing into the door in a flash.
The blue gate slowly opened.
The old man then led the two of them inside.
Behind the gate, there were two long rows of iron cages, each one separated by a white glowing light. At first glance, there were easily over a hundred of them, but they were all very quiet, with no sound at all.
The old man quickly walked to a cage in front of them, muttering something as he pointed at it with his hand.
This time, Wang Yu could see clearly that the old man was holding a small white flag, about two inches long.
The white light around the cage suddenly vanished, revealing two young beasts inside.
They were two little blue wolves, only about a foot tall, but they had bright red tails that looked like torches.
"Firetail wolves are fire-type spirit beasts. They grow for about thirty years and become mid-level spirit beasts when fully grown. They have the potential of being second-rank at early stages and are skilled in hand-to-hand combat and fire techniques. They are not very picky eaters, making them one of the easiest spirit beasts to train. Many outer disciples choose to raise this spirit beast."
Martial Uncle Li pointed at the blue wolf in the cage and said, "Let me introduce you."
Wang Yu saw this and leaned closer to take a careful look at the two fluffy little creatures.
But these two little beasts seemed to be full and satisfied, just lying in the cage, sleeping soundly, completely ignoring the three people outside.
After Wang Yu nodded, Martial Uncle Li led the two of them a little further and came to another larger cage, where he once again made a sign and waved the flag in his hand.
The white light shield disappeared, revealing two tiny red birds inside the cage, about the size of a fist, pecking at each other like little roosters, and they seemed to have very hot tempers.
"Fire Feather Eagle, a fire attribute spiritual bird, has a growth cycle of sixty years. After maturation, it reaches the late stage of entry, but has the potential of mid-second-rank. It is good at fire rain techniques and flying, and also has some fighting ability. It prefers to eat demonic beast meat. Although it has great training value, the training cycle is too long, and the cost is huge."
"If you want this little creature to be your spirit beast, you must think twice. Most people cannot afford it. However, some sects and their allied families can exchange for this spiritual bird’s young and train it with the strength of their whole family," Martial Uncle Li warned.
Wang Yu leaned forward again and carefully observed the two little creatures, a look of fondness appearing on his face.
Who wouldn’t like a flying spiritual bird!
Even if you encounter a stronger opponent, you can escape safely with the help of a spiritual bird.
Martial Uncle Li let Wang Yu look for a moment and then took the two of them to another cage, using a mini flag to open the white light shield again.
Wang Yu focused and looked closely this time, a little startled.
Inside this cage, there was a small water hole, with some sand and gravel laid around it, and in the middle of the water hole was a blue crystal the size of a fist.
Next to the crystal, there were three giant eggs with black stripes, a small lizard-like creature about half a foot long, and a broken eggshell.
The lizard-like creature was happily nibbling on the pieces of the eggshell.
"Oh, one of the beast eggs has hatched early," Martial Uncle Li said in surprise as he looked at the situation in the cage.
"Martial Uncle, these must be Iron-headed Crocodiles. It’s not strange for one beast egg to hatch early," Zhou Chu said, not impressed.
"Hmph, what do you know? The hatching period for the Iron-headed Crocodile is a year and a half. I estimate it will take at least another six months to complete the whole hatching process.
Having one hatch early only means one thing: this Iron-headed Crocodile might have mutated during the hatching process, which is why it hatched early," the old man replied with a huff.
"Mutation"
Wang Yu and Zhou Chu were both taken by surprise when they heard this.
The man’s face showed a look of joy as he gazed at the young beast in the iron cage, his eyes sparkling slightly.
"Don’t think that a spirit beast mutation is necessarily a good thing. A spirit beast mutation means that the originally stable gifted talent and even the training path may change. The direction of the mutation can be both good and bad, and the chances of it being bad may even be higher."
For example, this Iron-headed Crocodile has a growth cycle of forty years, its strength in adulthood is at the late stage of Qi Refining, it has second-rank mid-level potential, thick skin, and a very hard head. It is especially strong in close combat and has some water control abilities.
But after the mutation, none of this is guaranteed.
After the mutation, this Iron-headed Crocodile might have a longer growth cycle, needing fifty to sixty years, or its strength in adulthood may decrease to only the middle stage of Qi Refining, or its potential may no longer be at the second-rank mid-level, not to mention changes in other gifted talents.
"Of course, if the mutation goes in a good direction, the result would be the opposite. This is where you need to gamble on your luck," the old man sensed the excitement in the two and immediately poured a bucket of cold water on them.