Celestial Beast Taming

Chapter 327: Chapter 196: The Thorny Sparrow Hunter’s Incredible Synergy

Once the Thorny Sparrow Hunter flock was large enough, Zhong Yi would need to start recruiting Healer Guardian Beast Masters to act as Hidden Guards in the Soul Soil.

At that time, each Hidden Guard would lead a dozen or so Thorny Sparrow Hunters into battle.

When facing a powerful enemy, a dozen or so Thorny Sparrow Hunters could combine using their Exclusive Trait, Homogeneous Fusion.

Even though the fusion could only be maintained for a short time and would leave them in a state of depletion afterward.

But the Thorny Sparrow Hunters’ ability to fuse without a numerical limit would often work wonders in battle.

Moreover, the Thorny Sparrow Hunters’ Exclusive Trait, Life-Sacrifice Burst, could synergize with Homogeneous Fusion.

The entity formed by the fusion of multiple Thorny Sparrow Hunters could still use the Exclusive Trait Life Burst, entering a powered-up state by sacrificing its own Energy on top of its original foundation.

If there were enough Thorny Sparrow Hunters, it wouldn’t be impossible to heavily wound an opponent two full Major Tiers above them.

Burst-type abilities always came with side effects.

Compared to the paralyzed, exhausted state after Life-Sacrifice Burst, the depletion from Homogeneous Fusion was nothing.

Even without its powerful reproductive ability and the rapid advancement from the Sun Splendor Thorn, the Thorny Sparrow Hunter’s current Skills and Exclusive Traits alone were enough to rival Lifebound Guardian Beasts with an A Level potential rating.

Zhong Yi, carrying the two Thorny Sparrow Hunters in his palm, walked over to the Iron Thorn Wood Frame.

Zhong Yi was delighted to discover a full seven eggs in the sparrow’s exceptionally large nest.

This was nearly the maximum number the Thorn Hunting Sparrow Couple could possibly incubate.

If there were even one more, the couple’s small bodies, sitting side-by-side, wouldn’t be able to cover all of them.

In the wild, even though Thorny Sparrow Hunters are prolific breeders that lay eggs multiple times a year, they typically only produce one or two at a time.

After all, in the perilous wilderness, laying fewer eggs meant they could provide better care.

After the eggs hatched, the Thorn Hunting Sparrow Couple would have to feed the chicks.

The chicks had enormous appetites. Unless a Thorn Hunting Sparrow Couple was exceptionally powerful, it would be difficult to hunt enough food, no matter how ferocious they were.

They would be lucky to raise even one chick!

Zhong Yi had hung the iron box of Fire-Loving Worms right beside the nest, so the male and female birds didn’t have to take turns hunting.

Even when they ate, it wouldn’t interrupt them incubating the eggs together.

Furthermore, having their nest built among the Sun Splendor Thorns made the Thorn Hunting Sparrow Couple feel extremely secure.

It was this combination of abundant resources and a perceived lack of danger that led the Thorn Hunting Sparrow Couple to lay seven eggs all at once.

The incubation period for a Thorny Sparrow Hunter was very short—only a little over twenty days.

Soon, the thorn bush would be bustling with activity!

Now that the Thorny Sparrow Hunters had reached Fantasy Tier and Gold Quality, the Fire-Loving Worms in the iron box—which weren’t even at the Mortal Beast Tier—were hardly enough to meet their daily needs.

After a moment of consideration, Zhong Yi took out his phone and left a message for Zhao Kai on Q-Chat.

He told Zhao Kai to come replace the Fire-Loving Worms in the iron box after he woke up.

From now on, Zhong Yi planned to raise the sparrows’ dining standards, ensuring every Fire-Loving Worm they were fed had reached the Mortal Beast Tier.

Occasionally, they would even get Extraordinary Tier Fire-Loving Worms as a treat.

Besides messaging Zhao Kai, Zhong Yi also left a message for Master Tao En.

He asked Master Tao En to raise the six Sunshine Rainbow Sunflowers planted here to Mythical Tier and Platinum Quality in the near future.

This would ensure the Sun Splendor Thorn had more sunlight to absorb, even during the night.

Tao En was now a Six-finger Middle Tier Creator, so raising a Functional Guardian Beast like the Sunshine Rainbow Sunflower to Mythical Tier and Platinum Quality was an easy task for him.

It would just take some time to custom-blend the Potions for the Sunshine Rainbow Sunflowers.

Through its Basic Skill, Treasure Contract, the Treasure Guarding Dragon Pot had formed contracts not only with the Sun Splendor Thorn but also with these Sunshine Rainbow Sunflowers.

When that happened, the Treasure Guarding Dragon Pot would ascend to the Mythical Tier one step ahead of the Sun Wheel Thorns.

With the combined Energy from six Mythical Tier, Platinum Quality Sunshine Rainbow Sunflowers, the Treasure Guarding Dragon Pot would very likely advance toward the Immortal Tier.

It would become the first Guardian Beast under Zhong Yi’s command to possess Immortal Tier combat strength!

Sensing Zhong Yi’s arrival, the body of the Treasure Guarding Dragon Pot, which was not far from the sparrows’ nest, trembled slightly.

Zhong Yi saw that on the body of the Treasure Guarding Dragon Pot, the once-flat totems of thorns, sparrows, sunflowers, and insects had all become raised reliefs.

A dragon-shaped pattern wreathed in flames now constantly shifted across the pot’s surface.

Just as Zhong Yi looked over at the Treasure Guarding Dragon Pot, a small head covered in brilliant crimson scales poked out from inside.

Immediately after, a Mimic Flame Curtain Crystal Dragon with a translucent body appeared before Zhong Yi.

Zhong Yi knew this was the Treasure Guarding Dragon Pot’s Pot Spirit, and that it had intentionally shrunk itself.

Otherwise, in its unrestrained state, its size would be nearly identical to a Main Dragon Level Flame Curtain Crystal Dragon, and it could emit a powerful Dragon Mighty, even if its strength couldn’t quite match one.

Looking at the Treasure Guarding Dragon Pot’s Pot Spirit, Zhong Yi couldn’t help but marvel.

’Among all the types of Guardian Beasts, those of the Demon Spirit Element are truly the most wondrous,’ he thought.

’Every Bloodline metamorphosis can bring about entirely new changes.’

Zhong Yi used All Things Exploration to inspect the Treasure Guarding Dragon Pot.

[Guardian Beast Name]: Treasure Guarding Dragon Pot

[Guardian Beast Species]: Demon Artifact Species/Dragon Artifact Species

[Guardian Beast Level]: Fantasy Level (3/10)

[Guardian Beast Type]: Demon Spirit Element

[Guardian Beast Quality]: Platinum Quality

Skills:

[Treasure Contract]: Cannot actively raise its own Tier and Quality, nor can it leave its territory. It forms contracts with objects and beings within its territory. Once a contract is made, all curse damage inflicted upon the contracted entities is transferred to itself. Its own power is the sum of the power of all contracted entities.

[Dragon Pot Blessing]: Within its own domain, it can bless one creature with which it shares a Contractual Relationship, increasing that creature’s growth rate. The effectiveness of this boost is dependent on its own Tier and Quality.

[Pot-Born Illusion Body]: While housing a Dragon Spirit, it can manifest an additional illusionary body. The Dragon Spirit can temporarily inhabit this body, which can briefly leave its designated territory. After leaving, the Illusion Body cannot replenish Energy and will gradually dissipate.

Exclusive Traits:

[Dragon Crystal Transformation]: Uses a Dragon Crystal as the source of the Pot Spirit’s Bloodline. The Pot Spirit will transform itself based on the type and potency of the Bloodline contained within the Dragon Crystal placed inside it.

[Dragon Pot Twins]: Splits its body into two, sharing a single Life and soul. Power increases gained individually are not shared. If one pot body is destroyed, the other is destroyed as well.

[Illusionary Pot Replacement]: At the exact moment of a creature’s death, the external Illusion Body can merge with it, perfectly taking over the creature’s body and soul and inheriting the traits of the target’s soul.

[Dragon Soul Fusion]: Designates a Dragon Soul of a specific attribute to continuously fuse with, strengthening its own Dragon Spirit. Each fusion enhances the Dragon Spirit’s Bloodline and its mastery over that type of Elemental Energy.

The Sun Splendor Thorn and the Thorny Sparrow Hunters were both at Fantasy Tier, First Level, and Gold Quality. However, because the Treasure Guarding Dragon Pot’s power was the sum of its contracted Guardian Beasts, it had already reached Fantasy Tier, Third Level, and Platinum Quality!

The Treasure Guarding Dragon Pot had increased its Quality twice in a row, yet its Bloodline hadn’t evolved.

For any other Guardian Beast Master, this would most likely be due to an insufficient supply of resources.

But with Zhong Yi, such a situation was impossible!

There was only one other possibility: the Treasure Guarding Dragon Pot’s own Bloodline was of an exceptionally high grade!

Staring at the two new Skills and three new Exclusive Traits the Treasure Guarding Dragon Pot had acquired, Zhong Yi was stunned for a long moment.

Suddenly, a rather chilling idea took root in Zhong Yi’s mind.

But he quickly confirmed the idea’s feasibility.