Level 9 Beast Pen

"Neigh."

Having taken the Soul-Replenishing Pill, the Abyssal Bone Warhorse recovered somewhat from its near-death state. It slowly raised its head and rubbed against Cao Fengqi's leg.

"Hehe, this Abyssal Bone Warhorse is my second level 8 battle pet."

Cao Fengqi looked at it with a satisfied expression.

"Also... my third level 8 battle pet will be born soon."

With a thought, he summoned the Guilou and sent it into the Gu-Raising Altar, while simultaneously throwing a group of corpses inside.

Of the eight corpses, apart from two Arcane Mages, the rest were all extraordinary professions primarily based on physical constitution, making them suitable for the Guilou to absorb.

As for the two Arcane Mages, one Second Sequence and one Third Sequence, it doesn't matter; they can both be used to upgrade the Guilou.

The Guilou's insidious ability to travel underground is still very powerful.

As for the Xiaotian Dog, it is not picky about food; it can improve its strength by consuming metal.

[Gu-Raising Altar: Level 8 Quality]

[Currently nurturing one Guilou, nurturing time 8 hours.]

"It lasted a bit shorter than the last Nightmare."

The Guilou entered, and Cao Fengqi glanced at the gestation period and thought to himself.

These corpses, except for Zhou Zhan's blood which had been completely absorbed, were all quite intact. The Guilou's physique was already over 1,700, and anything over 2,000 would be considered level 8.

This gave him absolute certainty that the Guilou could reach level eight.

"And the Black-Gold Bloodthirsty Gu absorbed Zhou Zhan's entire body of blood..."

He glanced at the attributes of the Black-Gold Bloodthirsty Gu while thinking to himself.

[Battle Pet: Aberrant Witch Worm, Black-Gold Bloodthirsty Gu]

[Level: 8]

[Constitution: 2578]

[Mental Strength: 800]

[Talent: Blood Devouring]

"A whopping 300 points in physique and 50 points in mental strength? This Black-Gold Bloodthirsty Gu seems to be improving at an even faster rate."

"Is it because blood is considered the essence of a human being?"

Cao Fengqi guessed, his eyes flickering slightly.

Humans are different from evil spirits and beasts; creatures like the Abyssal Bone Warhorse and the Gray Feather Moth have no blood.

"Now, the Black-Gold Bloodthirsty Gu, combined with level 8 Gu Poison, is even more terrifying."

He thought to himself.

After that, Cao Fengqi, having nothing else to do, waited there.

"The third level 8 battle pet has been born!"

[Battle Pet: Aberrant Witch Worm. Guilou]

[Level: 8]

[Constitution: 2254]

[Mental Strength: 920]

[Talents: Burrowing, Devouring]

[Skills: (Rust Armor Wound) (Disintegration Slash) (Phantom Slash) (Earth Travel) (Protective Blade) (Shadow Assault)]

[Skill 7: Underground Cavern Shadow-Rending Strike: Detonates the ground within a 15-meter radius underground, causing massive damage within this area. Recharge time: 1 hour.]

"The nine corpses increased the Guilou by nearly 500. This new skill... is on the level of a powerful attack, very strong!"

Just as he expected, eight hours later, Cao Fengqi looked at the Guilou's attributes and his eyes lit up again.

In just eight hours, his strength improved dramatically.

Right now, he wouldn't dare say he could wipe out Guo Daoming's entire team by himself, but he could certainly go toe-to-toe with them!

"The Mirage Rat and the Gray Feather Moth can still be improved, but... let's wait and see."

Cao Fengqi glanced at the Mirage Rat and Gray Feather Moth inside the Dimensional Cloak, then abandoned the idea of fusing and enhancing them.

The Mirage Rat are very powerful, and he wants to train more of them.

If they were to merge, it would indeed create an 8th-level Mirage Rat, but the Mirage Rat would have little combat power after unleashing its skill.

It's best to breed several.

The Gray Feather Moth have a group skill, which Cao Fengqi just witnessed during this boring time: [Swarm of Moths Returning to Form - Dark Wings Merging].

The combined strength of the Gray Feather Moth is comparable to that of a level 8 battle pet.

"With my current strength, exploring deeper shouldn't force me to flee..."

"Let's eat first, I'm starving!"

Cao Fengqi glanced into the deeper parts of the Fate Witch Grand Church, and with a thought, he immediately withdrew from the Lost Land.

"Son, someone contacted you two hours ago."

Just as he stepped out of the room, his father's voice came through. "He said to check the communicator after you return to reality."

Oh? Someone was looking for me?

Cao Fengqi raised an eyebrow, took out his communicator, and saw a message from Guo Qiang.

"That's pretty efficient."

Upon seeing that it was someone sending him his soul, he immediately replied with a broad smile.

"Dad, is there anything to eat?"

Cao Fengqi put away the communicator and asked his father.

"I've left the kitchen for you, or I'll have your mom make you something new."

"No."

He shook his head.

"Bang bang!"

Not long after, a knock came at the door.

"Brother Cao, I apologize for disturbing you."

Cao Jiancheng opened the door, and the two people outside greeted him with smiles.

Please come in, both of you.

Cao Jiancheng saw them, smiled and gestured, then Cao Fengqi inside. "Son, it's the one who came to see you earlier."

"Hehe, young man, did I disturb you?"

Guo Daoming and Guo Qiang walked in and greeted Cao Fengqi with smiles on their faces.

No, please sit down.

Cao Fengqi shook his head.

He naturally had to be polite to those who came to deliver his soul.

"I came looking for you just now. Your father said you're still in the Lost Land."

Guo Qiang looked at him and said, then took out a bag and handed it to him. "There are 380 level 6 souls here, Brother Fengqi, please count them."

"Okay, sure."

Cao Fengqi's eyes lit up when he saw it.

With these souls, he can break through to the Smelter Sequence today.

At that time, he will be able to forge level 8 or even level 9 equipment and weapons.

"Young man, to thank you for helping us take over the territory of the Fate Witch Grand Church, and to thank you for your contributions to the Spark Guild, we've prepared some gifts for you."

Guo Daoming continued, "Unfortunately, our Spark Guild doesn't have any treasures or resources related to Beast Shepherd, but fortunately, we've traded a level 9 beast pen construction blueprint from another faction, which might be useful to you."

As he spoke, he handed over a memory crystal.

"Level 9 stable construction blueprints?"

Cao Fengqi looked surprised when he heard his words.

Item of level 9 quality.

A special building? And a blueprint for a stable that's extremely important for Beast Shepherd?