Chapter 109 - 108: Yuntai Valley
Chapter 109: Chapter 108: Yuntai Valley
The Cyan Flower Deer immediately closed its eyes, its entire body beginning to emit a faint, colorful light.
This was the prelude to its transformation.
Seeing this, Yu Changsheng immediately took a step back, simply because the light radiating from the Cyan Flower Deer was too dazzling.
The Cyan Flower Deer’s body began to change. The patterns on its coat, which had once resembled blue-and-white porcelain, became a riot of iridescent colors. At the same time, the antlers on its head grew longer.
As the colorful light around the Cyan Flower Deer gradually dimmed, it slowly opened its eyes. They seemed to shimmer with their own vibrant light, captivating and soul-stirring.
The transformation was a success!
The Colorful Star Deer curiously inspected its own fur, trotting in circles before a delighted smile spread across its face.
’So what that dumb snake and silly eagle said was actually true! I really transformed!’
"Yip! Yip!" the Colorful Star Deer called out to Yu Changsheng, its voice filled with palpable joy.
A smile instantly appeared on Yu Changsheng’s face. He walked over to the Colorful Star Deer and reached out to stroke its head, his expression full of affection.
"See? I told you I wouldn’t lie to you."
The Colorful Star Deer lifted its head with a proud expression and cried, "Yip! Yip!"
’That’s because I’m so outstanding!’
Yu Changsheng understood its meaning, and the corner of his mouth twitched.
’It was clearly my achievement. I used so much essence, so how is it that *you’re* the outstanding one?’
’This deer... what a proud little creature.’
The Colorful Star Deer seemed to understand the meaning behind his expression and immediately got a little angry.
"Speaking of which, did your transformation only change your body and fur? What about your other abilities?" Yu Changsheng asked curiously.
The Colorful Star Deer gave a smirk and took a step forward. ’Time for you to experience my new power!’
Soul Stepping!
But in the next moment, Yu Changsheng’s reaction wasn’t what the Colorful Star Deer had expected.
Yu Changsheng only felt something gently rub against him, making his Divine Sense feel a little itchy.
Baffled, he asked the Colorful Star Deer, "Did you just do something?"
The Colorful Star Deer’s eyes went wide with disbelief. ’How can my Soul Stepping not work?’
Little did it know, Yu Changsheng’s Divine Sense was powerful enough to rival that of a Golden Core cultivator.
He didn’t need to use all of it; just a fraction wrapped around his own soul was enough to make him immune to the Colorful Star Deer’s attack.
Soul Stepping... If it couldn’t even touch his soul, how could it possibly affect Yu Changsheng?
The Colorful Star Deer felt a little dejected. It tried a few more times. ’My Talent Magic hasn’t failed, so why has it become so useless?’
After feeling itchy for a while, Yu Changsheng figured out it was the Colorful Star Deer messing around. He couldn’t help but walk over and give it a playful shove.
"Stop it, you’re making me itch."
The Colorful Star Deer’s eyes grew moist. For the first time, it felt an insurmountable wall between them. It transformed into a streak of light and zipped into Yu Changsheng’s Inner Realm, planning to find that dumb snake and silly eagle to take out its frustrations on them and regain its confidence.
Meanwhile, Yu Changsheng came to understand some of the Colorful Star Deer’s new abilities after its transformation.
The Colorful Star Deer was still a Wood Element Demon Beast, but its main enhancement was in its Spiritual Power. Abilities that attacked an enemy’s soul and spirit, like intimidation and Soul Stepping, had been greatly strengthened. Of course, its control over trees and forests was also better than when it was a Cyan Flower Deer.
It could now handle a Peak Qi Refining Cultivator on its own, as long as its opponent’s Divine Sense wasn’t as monstrously powerful as his.
「Beast Garden.」
"You’re going to participate in the Spirit Beast competition?"
Elder Wei was lying in his wooden chair as usual, stroking the Profound Turtle in his hands as he looked up and asked.
Yu Changsheng wasn’t sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt that the Profound Turtle’s head looked much more swollen than before. He couldn’t tell if it had been hit or if it had bumped into something.
Yu Changsheng replied, "Yes. I’d never heard about it before while staying in the Beast Garden. Since I’ve come across it, I thought I’d participate and see if I can get the corpse of a Demon Beast with a good bloodline."
Elder Wei nodded and chuckled. "I thought you were hoping to find a master. So it was for a Demon Beast corpse all along."
"With you here to teach me, Elder, why would I need to find any other master?" Yu Changsheng said with a smile.
"Hehehe, you silver-tongued brat. No wonder you managed to whisk away that Cyan Flower Deer." A wide smile bloomed on Elder Wei’s face; he was clearly enjoying Yu Changsheng’s words.
Yu Changsheng thought to himself, ’It’s not a Cyan Flower Deer anymore. It’s a Colorful Star Deer.’
But he didn’t plan on saying it out loud, lest he shock Elder Wei and cause the old man to faint on the spot. After all, the Cyan Flower Deer had the bloodline of a Tier Three Demon Beast Race. Hadn’t Elder Wei raised it for so many years without it ever transforming?
Transforming in just two short months... If Elder Wei found out, he’d most likely fall into a state of self-doubt and start questioning his entire life.
Besides, this Beast Taming Talent of his was a bit too abnormal, to an unprecedented degree. So, Yu Changsheng decided it was best to keep a low profile and have the Colorful Star Deer appear as little as possible. If it really got exposed in Yuntai Valley, he could only make up some nonsense and use luck as his shield.
"The Spirit Beast competition is a good idea. It’s a much better trial than that Alchemy Conference on Jade Cauldron Peak. This old man will wait here for your good news. If you can take first place like you did at the Alchemy Conference, hahaha, I have something good saved for you."
Hearing Elder Wei’s words, Yu Changsheng’s eyes lit up.
’Something good? Good things from Elder Wei are truly amazing! Whether it was the Thousand Thoughts Slash or the Spiritual Beast Four Extremes Formation, they were all top-tier Techniques that wouldn’t become outdated even at the Foundation Establishment or Golden Core realms!’
So, upon hearing the words "something good," a fighting spirit instantly ignited in Yu Changsheng’s heart. He grinned and declared decisively, "Don’t worry, Elder Wei. I will give it my all."
"Mm, don’t let me down," Elder Wei said with a slight smile.
He hadn’t expected Yu Changsheng’s talent in Alchemy to be so strong that he would actually take first place in the Alchemy Conference. When the news had reached him, he had furiously smacked his Profound Turtle a few hundred times before he could calm down and accept that it was real, not a dream!