Chapter 1729: Chapter 648: Demon King’s Potential
Because of this foundation, the number of Fifth-order Demon Kings possessing Demon Beast bloodlines such as Fire Phoenix and Flood Dragon far exceeds those of other single races.
Although it hasn’t been confirmed, Zhou Chun is certain that if those Flood Dragons from Dragon Abyss Marsh can become Fourth-order top-grade Demon Beasts, even if they themselves don’t awaken their Bloodline Inheritance, they can surely learn these Tribulation Crossing Secret Techniques from their Flood Dragon Clan’s elder Demon Kings to enhance their own success rate in overcoming tribulations.
Otherwise, it’s hard to explain why there are so many Fifth-order Flood Dragons in Dragon Abyss Marsh!
In fact, this Bloodline Inheritance is also very timely for the Flame Prison Phoenix.
What it needs to do next is to thoroughly master these two Secret Technique Divine Skills before being able to trigger the Heavenly Thunder Tribulation, especially the first one— the "Fire Spirit Incarnation" skill.
This substitute tribulation incarnation skill can be a lifesaver during heavenly tribulations and can also be used in critical moments for emergencies.
It’s important to know that once this "Fire Spirit Incarnation" manifests, it can exert eighty percent of its original power, effectively adding a Fourth-order top-grade Demon Beast helper.
After understanding the changes post-advancement of the Flame Prison Phoenix, Zhou Chun also breathed a sigh of relief.
In this way, the Heavenly Thunder Tribulations for the future of Golden Armor Turtle Bearer Stone, Thunder Flood Dragon Baibai, and Flame Prison Phoenix would be easier to handle. With their own powers and the aid of tribulation crossing secret techniques, and an additional Peerless Dharma Treasure at hand, while not guaranteeing a hundred percent success, there’s at least an eighty to ninety percent chance of successful tribulation crossing.
The ones truly needing concern should be the Golden Winged Tiger and Wood Charm Mu Sang.
These two spirit pets basically have no chance of awakening any Bloodline Inheritance, and might only have to rely on Dharma Treasures and their own Divine Skills to endure the tribulation hard.
Fortunately, when these two spirit pets undergo their tribulations, as long as Zhou Chun isn’t dead, he will surely have already achieved the Nascent Soul Stage, and by then he can provide more help.
More than a month later, Zhou Chun, riding the Fourth-order top-grade Demon Beast Flame Prison Phoenix, made a rather flashy return to Green Lotus Peak.
This ostentatious behavior also served as a closure to the previous widespread rumors, allowing some people to relax slightly.
After returning to his family, Zhou Chun quickly went to pay respects to Tianjing True Person.
"Little Friend Zhou has quite some harvest this outing, it seems. If I’m not mistaken, your Flame Prison Phoenix isn’t merely advancing to a Fourth-order top-grade Demon Beast, but has also condensed its seventh Fire Phoenix True Feather!"
In the cave residence, Tianjing True Person looked at Zhou Chun, who visited uninvited, and expressed surprise at his own discovery.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun was not surprised and lightly smiled and said, "I knew that such small tricks couldn’t escape the elder’s discerning eyes."
Then he nodded and said, "To be honest with the elder, I indeed went out to visit an elder, and it was with that elder’s help that the spirit pet successfully advanced!"
Then he explained the matter of promising to help Zhongxuan Demon King deliver a message, attributing the success of the Flame Prison Phoenix’s advancement to Zhongxuan Demon King.
Just as he expected, Tianjing True Person was surprised upon first hearing about the existence of Zhongxuan Demon King.
After he finished speaking, Tianjing True Person observed him for a long time and then sighed, "I didn’t expect Little Friend Zhou to have such fortunes! To even connect with a Fifth-Order Middle-Rank Demon King!"
"If given a choice, I’d rather not know Zhongxuan Demon King, after all, I was purely forced into this, having no choice," Zhou Chun said with a wry smile, half-jokingly.
Upon hearing Zhou Chun’s words, Tianjing True Person said solemnly, "Being able to preserve life under a Fifth-order Demon King and gain benefits from it is quite an impressive adaptive ability, Little Friend Zhou."
His words were not compliments but simply stating facts.
After all, humans and demons don’t coexist, and Human Clan Golden Core Stage Cultivators caught by a Fifth-order Demon King usually end up as food, with very few managing to escape.
Though this was a fact, Zhou Chun didn’t want to discuss it further, fearing exposure of Golden Armor Turtle Bearer Stone’s true identity.
Therefore, he quickly pleaded earnestly to Tianjing True Person, "Elder, I have sworn before Zhongxuan Demon King that I must complete this delivery mission for it, otherwise I will surely face death under Heart Demon Calamity."
"But given my strained relationship with the Dragon Abyss Marsh Demon Race, if I were to go to Yunzhou alone to deliver this message, it would likely be like throwing meat buns to a dog, having no return!"
"Therefore, I earnestly request the elder to come out and protect me for a journey, ensuring my safe completion of this delivery mission!"
Upon hearing him, Tianjing True Person said flatly, "Little Friend Zhou asking for assistance from me is not an issue, but you should know, this matter is beyond our original agreement. How do you plan to repay me?"
Tianjing True Person still needs Zhou Chun to do something major for him after Zhou Chun’s Nascent Soul Formation, and of course, doesn’t want Zhou Chun to perish at this stage.
But he is not Zhou Chun’s babysitter, naturally won’t just casually help Zhou Chun against same-tier existence.
Even when Kuanglei True Person came to the door, he only helped after Zhou Chun agreed to provide Ghost Cultivation Technique inheritance.
Now Zhou Chun requests his escort to Yunzhou to meet the Fifth-order Demon King, and he surely won’t help just for nothing.