Flame Flower

Whoosh!

In the clear green river, a basin-sized turtle swam at high speed, charging toward the underwater cave like a sharp sword.

It swam incredibly fast, several times faster than an ordinary turtle. It clearly possessed an ability that accelerated its swimming.

"Just like in the memories, the big turtle's innate ability is accelerated swimming."

Li Xuan crouched inside the cave, rapidly eating the lotus seeds beside him and swallowing them into his stomach, preparing to advance his Healing Arts as soon as possible.

Screech!

The big turtle suddenly charged into the cave, its eyes glowing red as it fixed its gaze on Li Xuan. Then it opened its mouth furiously and bit at him.

"Perfect!"

Rather than retreating, Li Xuan advanced. His hind legs slammed into the ground, and his powerful rear limbs sent his body shooting into the air, letting him dodge the big turtle's attack at tremendous speed.

At the same time, he reached the cave wall. His body suddenly exerted force again, his hind legs kicking off the wall as he rapidly rebounded.

Bang!

A violent impact rang out as Li Xuan's head slammed hard into the big turtle's shell, flipping it straight onto its back.

"What a weak turtle. This is way too pathetic."

Li Xuan watched the turtle struggle wildly on the ground, trying to flip itself back over, and felt that it was even weaker than he had imagined.

This body had previously feared the big turtle greatly, and Li Xuan had thought there would be a hard battle.

Yet he had not expected to flip the big turtle over so easily. It was truly unexpected. "Never mind, keep eating!"

Li Xuan continued eating the lotus seeds, swallowing them one by one. During this time, the big turtle tried several times to turn itself over, only for Li Xuan to stop it each time.

The turtle was furious, its eyes growing redder and redder as it frantically paddled its limbs, trying to get up.

Unfortunately, every time it nearly succeeded, Li Xuan smacked it back down. It had no way to fight back and could only rage in helpless fury.

Not long after.

"Burp! I'm so full. I've stuffed myself."

Li Xuan crouched on the ground and rubbed his bulging belly. He felt that he could not eat another bite, but there was still a small pile of lotus seeds on the ground, and he did not want to give them up.

"I'll wait a while. Once I digest some of it, I'll keep eating."

Li Xuan sank into digestion once more. During this process, he circled the big turtle and constantly waved his front limbs, refusing to let it turn over.

Several times, the big turtle was about to flip over, only for Li Xuan to swat it away with a paw. In the end, the big turtle was beaten into shutting down, retreating straight into its shell and refusing to come out.

"Tch, what a buzzkill. I only hit you a hundred times or so, and you already don't dare come out."

Li Xuan was speechless. He crouched beside it and waited a little longer, but the big turtle still showed no sign of coming out. Too lazy to bother with it anymore, Li Xuan turned around and began eating lotus seeds again.

Gulp! Gulp!

Lotus seeds went down his throat one after another. Once he had eaten every last one, Li Xuan stopped moving.

An indescribable aura rippled around his body. Li Xuan felt as though his Healing Arts had undergone a sublimation, becoming even more natural and effortless to use.

[ Ding! Healing Arts has successfully advanced into Intermediate Healing Arts. ]

As the mechanical notification sounded, Li Xuan's heart filled with delight.

"It finally advanced. Let's test the effect."

Li Xuan went to a sharp stone and viciously scraped his left front limb against its pointed tip. Blood immediately flowed down his left front limb.

Healing Arts!

Li Xuan raised his right front limb and placed it over the wound on his left front limb, slowly releasing Healing Arts.

White light shone. As it did, Li Xuan felt warmth spread through the wound. The bleeding wound gradually stopped, no longer shedding blood.

"Not bad healing. It's more than twice as strong as the Healing Arts in the memories. Not bad, very good."

Li Xuan nodded in satisfaction. He felt that this trip had not been in vain. He had finally leveled up.

"Time to go. There's nothing good left here."

Li Xuan glanced at the big turtle and felt that it was not bad for them to guard the lotus flowers here, preventing other creatures from eating them.

If he ever came back in the future, he could continue harvesting lotus seeds and lotus roots.

So Li Xuan merely glanced at it before ignoring it. He hopped away toward the distant riverbank.

Not long after.

Li Xuan returned to the shore and saw blue skies, white clouds, green mountains, clear waters, and a hunting dog by the riverbank glowing with green light.

Woof!

The hunting dog suddenly lunged forward. Traces of wind flickered beneath its paws, making it vanish in a flash like a gust of wind.

"You shouldn't have come to attack me, because I'll treat you to a beautiful explosion."

Boom!

Smoke and dust billowed with the thunderous blast, while waves splashed up across the clear river water.

In the river, the big turtle that had just managed to turn itself over in the cave suddenly felt a chill run down its back.

It seemed as though it had just brushed shoulders with death.

[ Ding! You have died. Random resurrection in progress. ]

The mechanical voice sounded. The darkness before Li Xuan's eyes slowly turned to light, though he inexplicably felt his body was somewhat heavy.

"Why do I feel a little tired? Resurrection consumes very little soul power, and the soul can recover on its own. Logically, I shouldn't be tired. Could it be because of this body? Forget it, I'll check the surroundings first."

Li Xuan shook his head and looked around.

This was a dim underground cave. A great deal of dry grass had been laid inside, making it look very clean and tidy.

"The environment is pretty nice. It looks like a summoned beast that loves cleanliness."

Li Xuan slowly walked to the cave entrance and saw abundant, tender green grass growing around it. He even wanted to take a few bites.

Shaking his head, Li Xuan looked around in all directions. After confirming that the area was safe, he slowly opened his status panel.

Ding!

Name: Li Xuan

Species: Fire-Spitting Rabbit [Ordinary Summoned Beast]

Soul: Human

Abilities: Self-Destruction, Intermediate Healing Arts, Fireball.

"Great, I've mastered another ability. I can breathe fire now. Wonderful."

Li Xuan happily examined his status, feeling that his combat power had improved once again.

"Why does this body feel heavy? Could it be that I'm not adapted to the new body? Resurrection consumes very little soul power, so it shouldn't be because of the soul.

"I'll study it later. For now, I'll go through the Fire-Spitting Rabbit's memories."

Li Xuan hopped back to the nest of dry grass, lay down on it, and began reviewing the Fire-Spitting Rabbit's memories.

Soon, the memories began flashing before him. Like watching an animated show, a vast amount of information emerged.

These memories included a rough map of the region, the environment, all kinds of battles it had participated in, combat experience, every summoned beast it had encountered, natural enemies, and much more.

Through these memories, Li Xuan learned a great deal of information he had previously not known, benefiting immensely.

"This Fire-Spitting Rabbit actually formed a contract before!"

Li Xuan was extremely surprised. He had never imagined that this Fire-Spitting Rabbit had undergone such an experience. It had opened the door to an unfamiliar world for him.

This Fire-Spitting Rabbit had once formed an equal contract with a young summoner.

While protecting the young man, it also enjoyed the benefits returned by the summoner, slowly increasing its soul power.

Furthermore, the young man had earned money to buy many items, trying to help the Fire-Spitting Rabbit raise its skill levels.

In the end, the young man found a plant called the Flame Flower, which could slowly enhance fire abilities.

Unfortunately, it was very expensive. Though the young man worked hard to earn money, the Fire-Spitting Rabbit still ate very few Flame Flowers, causing its skills to improve slowly. Even now, they had failed to advance.

Not long afterward, the young man died from poisoning. Their contract vanished, and the Fire-Spitting Rabbit automatically returned to this world.