Beirut smiled, looking at Andrew with interest and a hint of admiration in his heart. He had arrived at the Duke's mansion earlier, but with his strength, he could have easily avoided Andrew's Andrew even if he stood right in front of Andrew.
"May I ask who you are, sir?" Andrew rose and bowed very respectfully.
Beirut chuckled, "I come from the Dark Forest. I've heard you can create Dragonblood Warrior, and I'm quite interested."
Andrew thought to himself, "Just as I thought, all this effort of my promotion was just to lure him here." He knew that Beirut had gone to great lengths to awaken the bloodline of the God-Eater Rat in his descendants.
Andrew, of course, wouldn't refuse his request. Not only did he not refuse, but he also generously shared all his achievements. Strong individuals like Beirut all have their pride. Take the Four Divine Beasts Clan, for example. Originally, they had no connection to him, but because he used the White Tiger's Sovereign Spark, he saved them from the attack of the Eight Great Clans Four Divine Beasts Clan. This shows that Beirut is a person who clearly distinguishes between gratitude and resentment. Andrew's actions were intended to make Beirut owe him a favor.
"Soul rejection, interesting, little guy. I'm surprised you could even think of that."
Beirut admired Andrew even more after hearing his words.
"Your soul strength far surpasses that of Saint-level, and you're not far from Deity-level, are you?"
Andrew nodded modestly, feeling that his achievements were insignificant compared to Beirut.
" At the Saint-level stage, the soul is close to Deity-level. Your soul talent is rare even in the Higher Plane." Beirut sighed. Before coming, he hadn't expected Andrew's talent to exceed his expectations.
While many races possess physical talent, and most Divine Beast have incredibly powerful bodies—some even rivaling Sovereign Artifact —soul talent is extremely rare. Beirut, having traveled through countless planes, has only encountered it in the four Higher Plane. For example, the Amethyst Divine Beast of the Sovereign Zijing lineage possess exceptionally strong soul talent. Even a commander like Commander Leisjing, not yet at the Paragon level, cannot surpass the achievements of Paragon master in the realm of the soul.
It now appears that Andrew has a talent for this.
" Andrew, why did you create the Dragonblood Warrior?" Beirut suddenly asked.
Andrew laid out his thoughts honestly. He didn't want to lie to Beirut, nor did he dare to. The original book stated that Beirut could easily search the memories of anyone below the Deity-level. Judging from Beirut's attitude, he probably hadn't searched his memories. However, Andrew didn't want to take the risk.
Beirut chuckled and said, "So, according to you, you want to fuse with the blood essence of a magical beast yourself?"
"That's right." Andrew's attitude was firm. "My soul talent is strong, but my physical body is too weak. In my opinion, to become a true strongman, one cannot have weaknesses; otherwise, it is easy to be restrained by others."
Beirut wholeheartedly agreed. The reason why Paragon are invincible is because they have no weaknesses. With the Willpower, any Paragon, whether in soul or body, is incomparably powerful! Even a powerhouse like Hemus, whose physical body is comparable to Sovereign Artifact, cannot harm a Paragon cultivator with physical attacks. Unless Hemus also reaches Paragon and possesses the Willpower, he will be able to fully utilize his physical advantages.
"With your talent, becoming Deity-level being in the future wouldn't be difficult. What do you think the purpose of fusing with the blood essence of these ordinary Saint-level Magical Beast would be?" Beirut asked in return, a thought forming in his mind.
Andrew feigned disappointment. "I've thought about that too, but there's nothing I can do..."
Beirut smiled faintly, "If a drop of Divine Beast Essence Blood were placed before you, would you be willing to fuse with it? You know how dangerous fusing blood essence is!"
Andrew was overjoyed. Finally, the topic had come to this point. For years, from his duel with Baird to creating the Dragonblood Warrior, hadn't Andrew been waiting for this day?
"Of course I'm willing!" Andrew said decisively. "There may be great dangers involved, but to reach the pinnacle and become the strongest of the strong, I'm willing to face any danger!"
" Andrew," Beirut, reclining in his chair, his small eyes fixed on him, full of meaning, "I sense that you know who I am..."
Andrew hurriedly said, "On the continent, besides the King of the Dark Forest, there can't be anyone else with your strength. Just now in the manor, I think you already appeared, right? That fluctuation was also deliberately created by you, wasn't it?"
Beirut nodded. "Not bad. However, I feel that you know me much more than that..."
Andrew thought to himself, "He really is like a rat—cautious and cunning. Even though I'm just a Saint-level, he's still so vigilant."
"I learned of your immense strength from other places, and I also know that you ultimately triumphed in the World Destruction war twenty years ago."
Beirut lay back in his chair, his eyes narrowed.
"Ordinary people wouldn't know this. It seems you have quite a few secrets."
Andrew broke out in a cold sweat, his heart nearly stopping, terrified that the other party would search his memories. If the other party knew he was a time traveler, and knew about Linley's birth ten thousand years later, Beirut would probably wipe him out without hesitation. Not to mention him, even the Lance family would be doomed.
"Hopefully, the Azure Dragon Ring can withstand the opponent's soul power!"
Andrew, utterly powerless against Beirut, prayed silently.
"However, I'm not interested in your secrets." Beirut's next words made Andrew's heart start beating again.
Beirut's words were true. As Sovereign, even across countless planes, there were few things that would catch his eye, let alone the secrets of a small Saint-level. Moreover, the Yulan Continent had always been under his surveillance; nothing could escape his notice. Even if Andrew had some fortuitous encounters, at most he would have obtained some things from the War of World Destruction world.
The astute Beirut never imagined that time travel existed in this world.
What Andrew values most about Beirut are his Soul Mutation and his powerful soul talent. Based on these two points alone, Beirut decided to train him.
"I possess the Divine Beast Essence Blood, all born at the dawn of time, each possessing powerful Innate Divine Ability. In terms of bloodline and supernatural powers, they would rank among the top even in the Higher Plane planes!"
Beirut was full of praise for the Four Divine Beasts, especially for their Innate Divine Ability. Beirut had personally witnessed their battle against Augusta. As four Lower Sovereign Four Divine Beasts, their ability to rival the Radiant Sovereign was truly admirable.
Andrew was stunned by the surprise. He hadn't expected Beirut to reveal the bloodlines of all Four Divine Beasts, essentially giving him the choice.
"If you insist on merging them, you can choose one..." Beirut finished speaking slowly, his bright black eyes scrutinizing Andrew.
Andrew swallowed hard, his excitement barely concealed.
"My lord, fusing essence and blood is too dangerous. I would like to test the soul repulsion level between myself and these essences and blood first." Andrew had been researching essence and blood fusion for years, and this was the day he had been waiting for.
Beirut chuckled and countered, "What if that number exceeds fifteen?"
Andrew gritted his teeth and said, "Even if it's more than twenty years, I'll give it a try. I believe we'll eventually find a way!"
Beirut remained noncommittal, then with a flick of his wrist produced four jade bottles containing the essence and blood of the Four Divine Beasts.
As the Four Divine Beasts, the Sovereign, possessed a great deal of essence blood. Over the years, besides giving it to the Sovereign of Destruction, Beirut had also used some of it himself to research the Innate Divine Ability of the Four Divine Beasts. Even so, he still had quite a bit left. Otherwise, he wouldn't have wasted a single drop on Andrew. To him, it would be excellent if Andrew could fuse with one of them, then there would be one more candidate for the Fire Element Sovereign Spark. Even if he failed and died, it wouldn't matter; in a few thousand years, the Yulan Continent would surely produce another genius.
Andrew carefully took a jade bottle and extracted a drop of his essence blood from it.
"Such powerful Fire Element energy; it seems this is the essence of the Vermilion Bird's blood."
With the testing device placed beside him, Andrew channeled his Divine Power into his blood essence, and the data on the device continued to increase.
"Huh, only thirteen..." Beirut was somewhat surprised. According to Andrew's research, at this number, fusing essence blood was already quite safe.
Andrew was also surprised, never expecting that his soul would resonate so well with the Vermilion Bird. However, he liked the Azure Dragon even more.
"If there's really no other way, then we'll consider Vermilion Bird."
Andrew picked up another jade bottle, which contained the essence blood of Black Tortoise. As a super divine Divine Beast of the Earth Element, the essence blood of Black Tortoise gave people a sense of weight and importance.
"Fluctuation value, 18."
Andrew was not disappointed. He picked up another jade bottle, this time containing the White Tiger Essence Blood.
" The White Tiger's innate physical attack Innate Divine Ability is arguably the strongest across countless planes. I wonder how compatible I am with it?"
When Divine Power was infused into the blood essence, the readings on the testing device changed again.
"Nine!" A number that brought Andrew immense joy appeared.
"Less than ten? Doesn't that mean I have an 80% chance of succeeding if I fuse with the White Tiger Essence Blood?" Andrew could hardly believe that his blood essence and the White Tiger's blood essence were so compatible!
"The last one is the Azure Dragon Essence Blood, which I value most..."