The Two-Headed Flame Crow's Beast Tamer was named Zhou Zhu.
He knew his Contract Beast's condition perfectly well.
As a Supernatural Creature with two independent consciousnesses, the Two-Headed Flame Crow also evolved somewhat differently from other Supernatural Creatures.
Its initial species was the Redfire Crow. To evolve from a Redfire Crow into a Two-Headed Flame Crow, it needed another Redfire Crow's assistance.
After the evolution, the assisting Redfire Crow would permanently lose some of its strength, because part of its vital essence would become the Two-Headed Flame Crow's other consciousness during the evolution.
Furthermore, the assisting Redfire Crow would lose the possibility of evolving into a Two-Headed Flame Crow.
No living creature willingly sacrificed itself for another's benefit. To ensure his Redfire Crow evolved successfully, Zhou Zhu had no choice but to capture a wild Redfire Crow and force it to cooperate with the evolution.
The evolution had succeeded, but it had also failed.
His Redfire Crow had become a Monarch Species Two-Headed Flame Crow, but the newly born consciousness was too independent. It also seemed to have preserved the wild Redfire Crow's resentment, instinctively enjoying contradicting the original consciousness.
Their power had also become mixed and stiff because the two consciousnesses were incompatible. The outward sign was that the flames surrounding the Two-Headed Flame Crow were dark and contained many stray colors.
After repeated failed attempts and fruitless visits to powerful people for help, Zhou Zhu had originally given up on improving the Two-Headed Flame Crow's condition.
But now, as the flames surging around the Two-Headed Flame Crow gradually became purer and brighter, their stray colors rapidly diminishing, a flame called hope rekindled in Zhou Zhu's eyes.
Unable to contain his feelings, the normally composed, burly man hurried to the grooming table. Bracing both hands against it, he stared