As a grandmaster of the art of beast taming.
Qi Yan naturally knew the condition of his bonded spirit beast like the back of his hand.
He understood it even better than the Ghost-Eyed Chi itself did.
He knew perfectly well that, at such a critical juncture in its Tribulation Crossing, the Ghost-Eyed Chi could not possibly have undergone the inconceivable change before his eyes.
Yet the surging vitality coming from the Ghost-Eyed Chi was utterly real.
It left him feeling as though his thousand-plus years of beast-taming experience had come crashing down at that moment.
"What exactly did Nephew-disciple Wang do?"
As he sensed the Ghost-Eyed Chi's presence slowly but inexorably transforming toward that of a fifth-tier divine beast.
Doubt and astonishment filled Qi Yan's heart.
Yet he had no attention to spare for further thought.
He only felt his depleted vitality rapidly recovering, while the spiritual power from the Ghost-Eyed Chi swiftly drove his Nascent Soul's transformation!
Meanwhile, in the sky.
The dark clouds suddenly brightened!
Immediately afterward, lightning descended.
Its intensity had risen yet another notch.
But faced with this change, and sensing his own condition, Qi Yan instead felt a little more confident.
Without the slightest hesitation, he gave a low shout:
"Together!"
The Ghost-Eyed Chi below gave a soft rumble, then instantly turned into a streak of light and entered his body.
A layer of ink-black scales formed over his skin.
This was precisely Dragonblood Peak's secret method. As an expert in beast taming, Qi Yan had also studied it.
Previously, his cultivation realm had been insufficient to use it.
But now the Ghost-Eyed Chi had begun showing signs of transforming toward the fifth tier, and he was undergoing that same transformation. He naturally seized this opportunity and immediately used it.
At this moment, the