Always Feeding Him White Radishes, Yet Expecting to Raise a Golden Sacred Dragon?

"Luoluo!"

The little golden dog barked twice and immediately hurried over.

It braced its front paws against the edge of the bluestone, stretched its head upward, and slowly began to drool.

Li Qingshan glanced at it, amused. His disciple was still trying to figure out what was going on, but the little fellow was already hungry.

"Teacher, is that Soul Beast meat?" Yu Xiaogang stepped closer, his gaze falling on the chunks of meat.

Li Qingshan unsealed the earthenware jar and said:

"That's right. It's meat from a dragon-type Soul Beast."

"And this jar holds its blood."

As soon as the seal came off, Luo Sanpao reacted even more strongly. His tail wagged furiously, and his paws shifted against the bluestone. He looked ready to jump up, yet afraid to move without permission.

Yu Xiaogang was surprised.

Sanpao was usually greedy, but he rarely showed such eagerness for anything.

Li Qingshan took in his reaction and felt more confident.

He had paid a high price for the blood and meat a few days earlier, buying them from a team returning from Soul Hunting. They had come from an earth-dragon Soul Beast roughly a thousand years old.

Its dragon bloodline was not especially strong, but it was enough for a first attempt.

Luo Sanpao was still weak, after all. Exposing him to the flesh and blood of a much stronger dragon-type beast right away might not be wise.

Li Qingshan took out a small bowl and poured a little dragon blood into it. Then he cut off a small piece of meat, set it before Luo Sanpao, and said softly:

"Eat."

Luo Sanpao stretched his neck so far that his drool nearly dripped into the bowl.

But just as he opened his mouth, Yu Xiaogang could not help asking, "Teacher, why are you feeding Sanpao these things?"

Li Qingshan looked up at him.

"Is there a problem?"

Yu Xiaogang hesitated, then said:

"The elders in my family say white radishes are best for Sanpao. They're easy to digest and help replenish some of what he uses up. But this Soul Beast meat and blood..."

He glanced at the things on the bluestone, then at Luo Sanpao.

"Are you sure they won't harm him?"

Li Qingshan did not take offense at the question. He set down what he was holding and asked in return, "Xiaogang, answer me this first. Can your family's Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul run over and beg for food like Sanpao?"

Yu Xiaogang paused.

Then he shook his head.

"No."

"And how is an ordinary Beast Martial Soul used?"

Yu Xiaogang knew the answer. "After Martial Soul Possession, a Soul Master's body changes accordingly and gains the power of the Martial Soul, which they then use to unleash Soul Skills."

Li Qingshan nodded and pointed at Luo Sanpao, who was staring longingly at the meat. His expression turned serious.

"Exactly. Most ordinary Beast Martial Souls strengthen the Soul Master through possession. They don't leave the Soul Master's body and move around on their own like he does."

"But Sanpao?"

"He can appear outside your body. He has a mind of his own, understands what you say, and can eat."

"You've seen all of that with your own eyes."

Yu Xiaogang lowered his head.

Luo Sanpao seemed to know they were talking about him. He looked up at Yu Xiaogang, then at Li Qingshan, before turning his gaze back to the meat in the bowl.

Seeing how badly Sanpao wanted it stirred a thought in Yu Xiaogang.

Li Qingshan continued:

"You've been studying him using methods meant for cultivating ordinary Beast Martial Souls, while overlooking the fact that he's different from them."

"The fact that he can eat deserves a closer look. White radishes may replenish some of what he uses up, but that doesn't mean they're the best thing for his growth."

Yu Xiaogang considered this, then could not help asking:

"Teacher, do you mean Sanpao can grow by eating dragon meat?"

Li Qingshan answered without hesitation.

"Precisely. From what I can tell, he should be an exceptionally powerful dragon-type Martial Soul whose mutation went wrong before its final transformation was complete."

"Sanpao's mutation failed, and that's why he ended up like this?" Yu Xiaogang's voice dropped. Then he looked up and asked:

"Then the power he should have had... it hasn't vanished completely, has it?"

Li Qingshan took up the question and explained:

"He arose from a mutation of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul, so he naturally retains dragon-related power within him. He only appears weak now because that power has yet to truly develop."

As he spoke, he tapped the pieces of meat.

"And the flesh and blood of dragon-type Soul Beasts contain dragon power too."

"Ordinary Beast Martial Souls can't eat independently like Sanpao can. Since he has that ability, why shouldn't we make use of it?"

Yu Xiaogang looked at the meat and dragon blood in the bowls, his expression gradually changing. Li Qingshan bent down, stroked Luo Sanpao's head, and said slowly:

"If we feed him suitable dragon meat and blood, he can absorb the power within them and gradually nourish himself. That could very well bring about a second evolution."

"Of course, we'll have to choose the age of the beast and the amount we give him according to his condition. We can't get greedy and rush things." He turned back to Yu Xiaogang, his tone growing more earnest.

"You took Whale Rubber to strengthen your body. We're feeding Sanpao these things to give him what he needs to grow."

"If he was meant to be a powerful dragon, then we should try raising him as one. We can't keep feeding him white radishes and expect him to grow a dragon's abilities on his own."

Yu Xiaogang looked down at Luo Sanpao, understanding dawning in his eyes. Over the years, he had often wondered why his Martial Soul could move outside his body and even possess an independent mind.

But he had spent far more time thinking about how to reduce the drain Luo Sanpao placed on his Soul Power.

Only after hearing Li Qingshan did he realize he had overlooked another path. If Sanpao could eat, why couldn't eating help him grow?

More importantly, he had come from a mutation of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul. Perhaps the flesh and blood of a dragon-type Soul Beast really could help him!

"Teacher, I understand."

Yu Xiaogang nodded solemnly, then crouched and stroked Luo Sanpao's head.

"Sanpao, eat."

Luo Sanpao, who had been waiting impatiently, barked at once.

"Luoluo!"

He immediately lowered his head, snatched up the meat from the bowl, and began chewing. Before long, the small piece of dragon meat was in his stomach.

Then he moved to the little bowl of dragon blood and lapped it up, mouthful by mouthful, eating with obvious delight.

Watching him, Yu Xiaogang felt the last of his worries ease a little.

Li Qingshan stood nearby. He did not rush to give Luo Sanpao more meat, watching instead for any reaction after the meal.

Meanwhile.

In the original Douluo World, Suotuo City.

At Shrek Academy, the training on the field had long since stopped.

Tang San and the others stood together with Flender, Zhao Wuji, and several other teachers, all looking up at the enormous screen that had suddenly appeared in the sky.

Not long before, the screen had appeared above the continent without warning.

Once their initial shock had passed, everyone had learned from the information displayed on the screen that the images showed events unfolding in another Douluo World.

They had been watching for some time now.

They had seen Li Qingshan find the young Yu Xiaogang in the forest and claim to be a Level 99 Limit Douluo. They had watched him release his pressure, reveal two Sword Martial Souls, and finally accept the boy as his disciple and hand him Whale Rubber...

Everyone had seen it all.