South Sea, Azure Lotus Island.
Azure Lotus Peak, a certain secret chamber.
Wang Changsheng sat cross-legged on an azure cushion, with refining materials and assorted bottles and jars scattered around him.
The limbs of several puppet beasts lay strewn across the ground. In the lower left corner of the Stone Chamber stood a formation over thirty meters wide. The Azure Lotus Cauldron floated above it as wisps of spiritual qi continuously poured into it, causing the azure lotus patterns on its body to gradually shine brightly.
A pale azure flame hovered before Wang Changsheng, emanating bone-piercing cold.
His gaze remained fixed on the Azure Flame as he formed one hand seal after another.
After a while, Wang Changsheng formed a hand seal, and the Azure Flame transformed into a pale azure fireball that vanished into his mouth. In its place appeared a Golden Giant Eagle over three meters tall. Its entire body gleamed with golden light and a metallic sheen, its surface covered in mysterious rice-grain-sized runes.
Wang Changsheng looked tense as he flipped his hand and took out a Black Porcelain Bottle. After casting a hand seal into it, a miniature whale flew out. All the runes on the Golden Eagle Puppet Beast's body lit up brilliantly as the miniature whale flew toward it.
Wang Changsheng hardly dared breathe, his eyes fixed on the Golden Eagle Puppet Beast. This was the final step. If the spirit fusion succeeded, he would be able to refine another Rank 4 Puppet Beast.
The miniature whale entered the Golden Eagle Puppet Beast's head. Golden light burst from its eyes, and with a spread of its wings, it flew into the air.
Wang Changsheng was overjoyed, but before he could celebrate for long, the Golden Eagle Puppet Beast's head exploded. The runes on its