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"That's it?" Wu Liang scoffed.
Ling Qingxue's eyes showed a hint of confusion. Only a Beast Evolution Master could devise an evolution plan.
Her knowledge far surpassed Wu Liang's imagination.
Ling Qingxue said with slight anger, "It's true that you can still evolve on your own right now, but there's a limit. Once you reach that limit, you wont be able to evolve on your own anymore. Don't get too cocky!"
Wu Liang thought that the Grumpy Empress didn't understand the power of his cheats.
He could evolve indefinitely into the supreme God-Slaying Taotie; he had no need for a Beast Evolution Master.
"How about we make another bet? If I win, you catch me a live divine beast to eat?"
"I... I won't bet!" Ling Qingxue gritted her teeth.
Gambling was illegal... she wouldn't gamble!
Wu Liang was her contracted beast. She would do everything in her power to keep him evolving, so this bet was completely unnecessary.
"Fine, forget the bet! Even if you don't bet, you'd better give me a living divine beast!"
After uttering this demand, he began his fifth evolution.
After a month of life-and-death struggles, he finally had enough evolution points to evolve his bloodline again.
"System, begin the fifth evolution!"
[Ding! 30,000 evolution points deducted. Fifth evolution begins.]
Wu Liang was once again enveloped in the familiar crimson cocoon, and his surging devouring power began to increase at a visible rate.
Each evolution greatly enhanced Wu Liang's devouring power. He had long since shed his former hybrid beast reputation and was gradually transforming into the ferocious beast Taotie.
Ling Qingxue glanced at him, then began her own cultivation.
Wu Liang's recent evolutions required more and more time. The last one took nearly a day, and this fifth one would take at least two to three days.
......
Three days passed in a flash.
Ling Qingxue, who was cultivating, suddenly felt her energy uncontrollably dissipating outwards.
Not only her, but everything in a large area around her was experiencing the same phenomenon.
Even Shen Congwu and Lin Yutang rushed over.
"Qingxue, is that Taotie cultivating?" Shen Congwu asked intrigued.
"Well… he is evolving. It should be almost finished."
"Evolving? You said… evolving?!"
Shen Congwu's eyes widened, a look of shock appearing on his old face.
This seemed to be his third evolution since he first met Wu Liang.
Since when had magical beasts been able to evolve so easily and casually, without any cooldown period?
Shen Congwu took a few deep breaths, slowly calming down.
"Are you sure he's evolving, and not breaking through? Say it again, I might have misheard."
Ling Qingxue looked helpless. "He's evolving."
Hearing this, Shen Congwu and Lin Yutang's breathing became heavier.
Wu Liang was already incredibly powerful, capable of defeating Xuan Tianwen's Thunder Flood Dragon even at his current level.
Now, with his further evolution and increased purity of the Taotie bloodline, the Thunder Flood Dragon was no match for him—it would likely be killed in less than fifty rounds!
Defying the heavens.
This time, Nanchuan Province was truly defying the heavens!
Crack!
A cracking sound rang out from the blood cocoon, which then shattered completely, revealing a magical beast with jet-black fur.
A surging aura erupted from its body, quickly spreading hundreds of meters.
The air within a hundred meters thickened, becoming as black as ink, obscuring visibility and making boundaries acutely clear.
A malevolent, devouring power permeated the entire area, forcing Shen Congwu and Lin Yutang to retreat.
Because they discovered that within this range, even their own vital and spiritual energy was being continuously devoured.
They were both martial artists of the Sixth Rank or higher, yet Wu Liang, currently only at the Third Rank peak, was able to forcibly devour their power!
Shen Congwu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, his eyes flickering.
"This… this is a domain, a domain possessed only by a King Rank expert, a domain that transcends even martial will!"
"Impossible! How can a Third Rank magical beast control a domain? Principal, you're kidding me!" Lin Yutang retorted.
Shen Congwu reached into the Devouring Domain. Feeling his power being absorbed, he further confirmed his guess.
"This is a domain, and it's the Devouring Domain of the Taotie! Everything within the domain can be devoured, even attacks launched will be devoured!"
A domain was essentially a nascent world, one that was centered on its master.
This was a power that only King Rank experts could control, the very foundation of their strength.
Beiming Feng possessed three domains, making him virtually unmatched among his peers. Coupled with the Ice Wind Kunpeng, he was a force to be reckoned with among King Rank experts.
And Wu Liang, a mere Third Rank magical beast, had already mastered a domain!
Standing within the Devouring Domain, Ling Qingxue sensed its power, a hint of shock flashing in her eyes.
"It is indeed a Devouring Domain, but its power is far inferior to the complete version. To control a domain at the Third Rank is unheard of! How did he do it?!"
Even in her previous life, as an Imperial Rank expert, Ling Qingxue had never seen anyone control a domain at the Third Rank.
At the earliest, a domain's rudimentary form would begin to form at the Seventh Rank or higher, and such prodigies were called "quasi-Imperial prodigies"!
This meant they had almost an 80% chance of breaking through to the Imperial Rank!
Wu Liang's Devouring Domain truly astonished her.
The domain began to slowly shrink, finally disappearing completely, but the space it had occupied contained no energy whatsoever. It had all been drained.
[Devouring Domain: Domain skill. Once activated, it expands to cover a large area around the user. Everything within the Devouring Domain can be devoured to replenish the host. Increasing the skill level increases the domain's power and control!]
Wu Liang showed a satisfied expression, quite pleased with his newly acquired skill.
He had previously witnessed Hong Lie and Beiming Feng, two King Rank cultivators, use their domains in the Soul Secret Place.
The power was indeed enviable, but now he had it too. Although not the complete version, it was enough for him, and further leveling it up would keep enhancing it!
Wu Liang glanced at the System panel and then used all his remaining evolution points to upgrade the skill.
He grumbled as he upgraded. Leveling up a skill didn't seem like much, but the cost increased significantly as you progressed. After level 25, each upgrade would require thousands of points.
After absorbing Yang Xiao's power, he had over 40,000 evolution points, yet it was still far from enough to raise all his skills to Lv30...
He currently had seven skills, and who knew when he would ever max them out.
[Host: Wu Liang]
[Beast: Ruins Abyss Beast (Next Form: Extreme Abyss Beast, Evolution Points required: 180,000)]
[Rank: Third Rank Peak]
[Talent: Devouring All Things (100%)]
[Bloodline: King Rank one-star]
[Attack: 12,000]
[Defense: 14,000]
[Speed: 9,500]
[Spiritual Power: 100,000]
[Evolution Points: 250]
[Skills: Gluttonous Feast (Bloodline Divine Skill), Gluttonous Stomach Lv30, Greed Lv30, Damage Reduction Lv30, Size Control Lv20, Supernatural Smell Lv20, Devouring Mark Lv20, Devouring Domain Lv25]
[Special traits: Scarlet Sun Pattern, Black Flame Phoenix Wings, Fiery Dragon Claw]