On Beast King Mountain, Li Qing endured a powerful pressure upon his spiritual level and finally climbed to the mountainside.
By now, he had somewhat adapted to the pressure constantly bearing down on his spiritual level and no longer felt as though every step was impossible as before.
Rice Bucket lagged far behind him and was still struggling bitterly to hold on.
This was because bloodline was simply far too important to demonic beasts.
Ever since the Myriad Beast Secret Realm had been opened, the demonic beasts capable of ascending this enormous mountain had basically all possessed extraordinary bloodlines.
And Rice Bucket?
Half of its bloodline came from an ordinary tiger, and the other half came from a Black Fiend Tiger!
The latter's limit, even at its absolute peak, was merely that of a Second-tier Demonic Beast, equivalent to a human cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Realm.
As for the former, even more unnecessary to mention—it did not even count as a demonic beast!
The reason Rice Bucket had been able to grow to this point was almost entirely thanks to the crimson crystals Li Qing had provided.
Crimson crystals could promote its growth, allowing it to undergo rapid transformations and make tremendous leaps in strength.
However, they ultimately could not change the fact that its bloodline was inferior. Crimson crystals could make it powerful, but its bloodline remained no different from before and had not changed much.
Among Third-tier Demonic Beasts, its bloodline was absolutely not particularly outstanding.
"Awoooar!"
After nearing the halfway point, Rice Bucket threw back his head and let out an unwilling roar.
Its tiger roar shook the entirety of Beast King Mountain, echoing for thousands of miles and lingering without end!
Once the roar gradually dissipated, a dark purple halo suddenly emerged from the summit