Devouring Part of Da Ming's and Er Ming's Bloodlines, Awakening Wind, Lightning, and Earth Origins

Bibi Dong saw that there really were even stronger Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts here, including one that had taken human form. She was stunned all over again.

The Elder Auspicious Beast Qilin truly knew the past and present and could foresee the future. Its reputation was well deserved.

"Everyone, get up. We're all Soul Beasts here. There's no need for such formality."

Ye Tian was pleased with the attitudes of the Sky Azure Bull Python, Ah Rou, and Xiao Wu. Speaking in Beast Tongue, he raised a paw slightly.

As a Qilin, he was naturally fluent in Beast Tongue.

Once his cultivation rose a little higher, he would be able to speak human language too.

"Thank you, Lord Auspicious Beast!"

The Sky Azure Bull Python, Ah Rou, and Xiao Wu answered with utmost respect, then slowly rose.

"Titan Giant Ape, Sky Azure Bull Python, you can see the state I'm in. I'm still young and rather weak."

"Would you be willing to give me a portion of your bloodlines to help raise my cultivation and speed up my growth?"

"Don't worry. I'll trade you each a drop of Qilin Essence Blood."

"With my essence blood, you can improve your bloodlines. Even if I'm not in the Star Dou Great Forest, you'll still receive the protection of fate, cultivate faster, and have a better chance of surviving your tribulations."

To raise his cultivation quickly, Ye Tian had no choice but to ask them for their bloodlines.

The Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python had exceptionally powerful bloodlines and a hundred thousand years of cultivation. Even devouring only a portion would bring him enormous gains.

The Sky Azure Bull Python exchanged a glance with the Titan Giant Ape and replied, "As long as it doesn't harm our origins, we'll do as you say, Lord Auspicious Beast."

Trading a portion of their bloodlines for a drop of Qilin Essence Blood sounded like a bargain.

As long as their origins remained unharmed, the bloodlines they lost would slowly recover.

But Qilin Essence Blood held the very essence of an Auspicious Beast sovereign. Even a single drop could transform their bloodlines from the inside out, granting them greater potential and talent.

More importantly, with Qilin Essence Blood, they would be half Auspicious Beasts themselves. Their chances of surviving tribulations would rise, letting them live longer and attain greater cultivation.

"Good. Let's begin."

"Sky Azure Bull Python, I can't speak human language yet. Explain things to my wet nurse, Bibi Dong, so she won't worry in a moment."

Seeing that they had agreed, Ye Tian happily jumped from Bibi Dong's arms.

"Lord Auspicious Beast, you can call me Da Ming from now on, and him Er Ming."

"This is our Aunt Rou, Ah Rou."

"Xiao Wu is our elder sister and Aunt Rou's daughter."

The Sky Azure Bull Python formally introduced them to Ye Tian, then turned to Bibi Dong and said sternly, "Human, Lord Auspicious Beast says he's about to devour a portion of our bloodlines. You needn't worry."

He simply could not understand why a Qilin of such exalted status would treat a human so well.

It made no sense.

"All right!"

Bibi Dong nodded numbly, found a spot to sit, and went over everything that had happened today.

It all felt too fantastical to be real. Seriously suspecting she might be dreaming, she instinctively pinched her thigh.

The sharp pain forced her to accept that it was real.

Just as she accepted reality, Ye Tian stood before the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python and slowly opened his little mouth.

A suction force surged forth, and Ye Tian slowly devoured the power of their bloodlines.

Within moments, faint green, purple, and yellow light radiated from Ye Tian. Shimmering scales emerged beneath his fur, the top of his head rose into a pair of tender dragon horns, and his four small feet became five-fingered dragon claws.

Even his presence changed. The gentle, ordinary air about him instantly gave way to majestic nobility that stirred an urge to submit.

Bibi Dong stared at the scene in shock.

Was this the Qilin's true form?

So handsome. So majestic.

After several minutes, Ye Tian's transformation was complete, and his body grew rapidly.

His belly swelled just as quickly. In the blink of an eye, it was round as a ball, looking ready to burst.

"Pfft!"

At the sight of Ye Tian stuffed to bursting, Bibi Dong could no longer hold back. She covered her mouth and giggled.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for devouring a portion of the Titan Giant Ape's bloodline, awakening the Earth Origin, obtaining the Gravity Domain and Titan Power, and reaching 50% progress toward unlocking Ultimate Earth.]

[Note: The Gravity Domain can freely manipulate gravity to suppress enemies or reduce weight and increase speed. It can ultimately evolve into the Earth Domain. Titan Power increases strength and defense fivefold and can ultimately evolve into Earth Power.]

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for devouring a portion of the Sky Azure Bull Python's bloodline, awakening the Wind Origin and Lightning Origin, obtaining the Slow Domain and Sky Azure Power, and reaching 30% progress toward unlocking Ultimate Wind and 30% toward Ultimate Lightning.]

[Note: The Slow Domain can slow the flow of time and restrict enemy movement. It can ultimately evolve into the Time Domain. Sky Azure Power triples recovery and speed and can ultimately evolve into Azure Dragon Power.]

From the system's notifications, Ye Tian knew his body had reached its limit. He had to stop devouring.

The Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python lived up to their powerful bloodlines. The gains they had brought him were remarkable.

He had made up his mind. Rather than waste time devouring ordinary Soul Beast bloodlines, he would devour more high-level Soul Beasts in the future.

Perhaps it would not be long before he awakened every elemental origin and all kinds of divine abilities.

His cultivation had now risen from nothing to roughly three thousand years.

With his current strength, he could wield combat power surpassing that of a Soul Beast with thirty thousand years of cultivation. He could protect himself now.

"Burp..."

"My body's still too weak. Otherwise, I could've devoured more."

Ye Tian burped and patted his belly, which had yet to shrink all the way back, as he returned to his former puppy-like appearance.

But the moment he finished speaking, he realized he could speak human language.

Apparently, breaking through to a thousand years of cultivation had awakened that ability. Not bad.

"Little Tian, you can talk now! That's wonderful."

"It'll be much easier for us to communicate."

Bibi Dong froze for a moment when she heard Ye Tian speak, then ran over joyfully.

"Hahaha, looks like I can."

Ye Tian lifted a front paw and scratched the fur on his head, looking a little embarrassed.

He felt great, but the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python were miserable.

Losing part of their bloodline power had left them terribly weak and sent their cultivation plummeting.

If Ye Tian had not stopped in time, the Titan Giant Ape's cultivation would certainly have fallen below a hundred thousand years.

"Congratulations on your breakthrough, Lord Auspicious Beast. At least the bloodlines Er Ming and I offered you weren't given in vain."

Seeing that Ye Tian seemed to have forgotten to bestow the Qilin Essence Blood, the Sky Azure Bull Python dropped a weak hint. He was growing nervous.

Surely the Elder Auspicious Beast Qilin, with such exalted status, wouldn't change his mind and break his promise?

Ye Tian said, "Da Ming, Er Ming, thank you both for your sacrifice. I'll bestow the Qilin Essence Blood on you now."

"And you two, come over as well."

Ye Tian had lived one life as a human and another as a beast. Of course he understood the Sky Azure Bull Python's hint. Drawing on his origin, he squeezed out four drops of Qilin Essence Blood.

Though essence blood would slowly replenish, losing four drops at once was no small burden for him.

Fortunately, after devouring portions of the Titan Giant Ape's and Sky Azure Bull Python's bloodlines, his body was in peak condition. Otherwise, he would surely have been listless for some time.

"Thank you, Lord Auspicious Beast!"

When the Sky Azure Bull Python, Titan Giant Ape, Ah Rou, and Xiao Wu saw the Qilin Essence Blood floating toward them, they all bowed their heads to the ground in gratitude.

As the four drops entered their bodies, all four beasts froze.

The drop of Qilin Essence Blood did not seem to have improved their bloodlines much at all.

Could it be that Ye Tian had given them ordinary Qilin blood instead of Qilin Essence Blood and tricked them?

At the thought, the Titan Giant Ape's and Sky Azure Bull Python's faces fell.

Damn it. We've been had!

Even the Elder Auspicious Beast Qilin tells lies!