Jia Nan Academy's back mountain.
Zi Yan suddenly slowed down.
"Old Shen, when I came across it before, it was just ahead." Zi Yan pointed to a strange, towering tree.
This tree was completely different from the others around it. Its entire trunk was a peculiar silvery white, as if it had mutated.
"Zi Yan, this tree seems different from all the others, doesn't it?"
Shen Shihuang asked curiously.
I'm still too young. I don't know enough.
I can't even recognize a tree.
Shameful!
Zi Yan nodded. "This tree is called the Moonlight Tree. Know why I got into a fight with that guy? It was because of this tree."
At that, Zi Yan gritted her teeth again.
Shen Shihuang's gaze snapped to the silvery-white tree. "You mean this tree is a heavenly treasure?"
Zi Yan shook her head. "Of course not. The tree isn't, but there's something beneath it that is!"
Zi Yan led Shen Shihuang to the base of the silvery-white tree.
She pointed to a spot on the trunk near the ground. Shen Shihuang looked and saw a deep hole in the bark. "This aura..."
When he sensed the remnants of the aura inside, his expression suddenly changed. "Could it be a heavenly treasure that strengthens the soul?"
Zi Yan sat on a branch that jutted out from the tree.
Her little legs dangled and swung as she spoke. "You could say that. For humans, it strengthens the soul. But for magical beasts, it does more than that—it can also strengthen their intelligence, and there's a chance it can awaken their Ancestral Lineage."
"For magical beasts, awakening an ancient Ancestral Lineage is like gaining the foundation of a powerful being."
Shen Shihuang studied the hole. "So you and the other guy discovered this place together?"
Zi Yan sprang down and landed in front of Shen Shihuang. "Wrong!"
"I was waiting for it to mature. Then I slept a little too long, and that damn guy took it away."
"It was yesterday!"
With her hands behind her back, Zi Yan paced. "There were two of them. They're called Moonlight Spirit Heart Grass. If you help me take them back, I'll give you one. How about it?"
"Think about it. If you find a magical beast you like in the future and want it as a mount, this would be perfect for it. It might even transform it completely."
Magical beasts. A mount?
Awaken its Ancestral Lineage?
An enchanting figure appeared in Shen Shihuang's mind. "This couldn't have come at a better time!"
Maybe, with this stuff...
Queen Medusa's strength could far surpass his own.
Ancestral Lineage?
The bloodline of her ancestors.
After advancing to Dou Zong, Queen Medusa had become a Seven-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python. If the Seven-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python's ancestral bloodline awakened, what could she evolve into?
Hiss!
"Can you still sense it?" Shen Shihuang had made up his mind. This time, he had to get his hands on it.
Just like in the movies from his previous life.
Had you ever risked your life for someone?
Zi Yan hurriedly nodded. "It's not far. I don't know what he's trying to do. He didn't leave right away."
That puzzled Zi Yan, but she still manifested wings of Dou Qi and sped off in one direction.
Shen Shihuang took off after her.
Just then,
the system's voice rang in his mind.
"Sign-in successful."
"Sign-in reward: Lightning Origin Fruit."
"The Lightning Origin Fruit contains the ultimate power of lightning. Once consumed, there is a high chance of gaining lightning power. Best suited for: magical beasts."
Crackle, crackle—
Shen Shihuang looked at the fruit that had appeared in his hand. Electricity crackled over it, leaving his palm slightly numb.
"System, if eating this gives you the power of lightning, what would happen if I ate it?"
A magical beast could gain the power of lightning by eating it.
Wouldn't a human gain the power of lightning too?
Then he could become an envoy of thunder, unleash lightning, and plow the earth in a single sweep. That kind of terrifying power might rival a strike from two islands.
Nuclear annihilation!!
"The Lightning Origin Fruit is a source fruit condensed after a Thunder-Rain-Electric Mist Beast dies. It is not a plant fruit. If the host wishes to court death, please consume it."
"Thunder-Rain-Electric Mist Beast?"
Shen Shihuang asked in confusion, "What kind of magical beast is that?"
System: "The Dou Qi Continent once flourished with countless varieties of powerful magical beasts. This system collects the energy of magical beasts extinct for at least five generations, specifically for the host."
"In other words, if the host is lucky, even the bloodlines—or the magical beasts themselves—of species long extinct on the Dou Qi Continent may reappear at the host's side."
"Additionally..."
"System sign-in locations have been refreshed."
"Please proceed to Thunder Mist Ravine to sign in."
"There is no time limit for the sign-in task. The task locations will be refreshed again only after the host completes it."
Shen Shihuang put away the Lightning Origin Fruit. It wasn't much use to him for now, and he couldn't think of a magical beast it would suit.
Magical beasts with lightning attributes...
He hadn't seen any yet.
After all,
those kinds of magical beasts were usually quite powerful.
They were like geniuses among humans: at the same level, they stood at the peak, and occasionally punching above their weight was nothing to them.
Terrifying!
Shen Shihuang quickly caught up with Zi Yan, but he hadn't expected the journey to be so long.
"You can still sense it from this far away?"
Shen Shihuang knew Zi Yan could sense heavenly treasures, but wasn't this distance a little too great?
Zi Yan said smugly, "Normally, this would be my limit, but..."
"I'd been watching that thing for ages. It finally matured, and then that guy picked it! I'm so mad!!"
Shen Shihuang patted Zi Yan's head and smiled. "It's fine. Once we find him, as long as he hasn't wasted it, we'll definitely get it back."
Seeing Shen Shihuang's strength, Zi Yan nodded firmly.
"I believe you!"
Zi Yan looked up ahead. "It's just up there."
Shen Shihuang followed her gaze.
"Whoa, why did the sky turn dark?"
A moment later, Shen Shihuang realized that it wasn't nightfall. The sky in this area was simply black.
"Wait!"
Shen Shihuang looked up. The black mist seemed to contain terrifying lightning energy, and flashes of azure lightning occasionally appeared, tearing open rifts in the fog.
"You don't know what this place is?"
Seeing Shen Shihuang's astonished expression, Zi Yan asked curiously.
Shen Shihuang said, "What place is this?"
"Thunder Mist Ravine!"
Zi Yan explained, "It's always like this here. And lightning sometimes falls from above. If you're unlucky, you'll get struck dead on the spot."
"Last year, I saw a magical beast show up just as a bolt of lightning came down. It struck the beast dead, and I got a Magic Core for free. I traded it with the old man for quite a few good things."
Shen Shihuang said, "Thunder Mist Ravine?"
Wasn't this the place where he had to sign in?
"System, I want to sign in!"