Chapter 277 - 270: Frenzied Breakthrough

Chapter 277: Chapter 270: Frenzied Breakthrough

Sensing the benefits the Celestial Dog Essence Blood offered, both Great Black and Huahua were eager to drink it.

However, Jiang Zuo furrowed his brow as he looked at the Celestial Dog Essence Blood in the jade vial.

"Master Gu, is there something wrong with this Celestial Dog Essence Blood?"

Jie Qiu asked, noticing his expression.

"There is a small problem. This Celestial Dog Essence Blood was buried in the Forbidden Land for far too long, and the Beast God Tree has had a huge influence on it."

"Simply put, the effects of the Celestial Dog Essence Blood are likely far more violent and intense than you anticipate."

"Therefore, it’s best for Great Black and Huahua to drink the Celestial Dog Essence Blood right now, while they are empowered by the Beast God Tree."

"That is the only way they might be able to withstand the violent power within the Essence Blood."

"If Huahua were to drink the Celestial Dog Essence Blood in the outside world, it would probably be driven into a frenzy."

Jiang Zuo explained.

"Then let’s have them drink it now. We’ll leave the Forbidden Land as soon as they’re finished!"

Xie Xiuyue said at once.

"Alright. But I estimate Huahua can, at most, withstand about twenty percent of the Celestial Dog Essence Blood in the vial. It won’t be able to handle any more."

"I suggest you let it drink around fifteen percent. Twenty percent might still be dangerous."

"After leaving the Forbidden Land, do not bring it back into the Beast God Tree Forbidden Land for ten years, or unpredictable changes might occur."

As he spoke, Jiang Zuo poured a fifth of the liquid from the vial into a small Jade Cup.

Once poured, the Celestial Dog Essence Blood in the Jade Cup began to throb ceaselessly, as if it were boiling.

Jie Qiu and Xie Xiuyue’s faces paled slightly at the sight.

Just by looking at it, they could sense that this Celestial Dog Essence Blood was probably very dangerous.

"Be careful. Pour it into Huahua’s mouth a little at a time. If it can’t bear it, stop immediately."

Jie Qiu suggested after a moment’s thought.

"Alright."

"Come on, Huahua. Open your mouth."

Xie Xiuyue had planned to do just that.

She picked up the Celestial Dog Essence Blood and gently poured it into Huahua’s mouth.

But who would have thought—Huahua gritted its teeth, bit down on the Jade Cup, and swallowed all of the Essence Blood inside.

BOOM!

A violent aura instantly erupted from Huahua’s body.

In the next instant, Huahua’s aura began to surge wildly.

As its aura surged, the blood vessels on Huahua’s body pulsed continuously, as if something were moving frantically inside them.

Huahua’s normally cute face twisted into a mask of agony and ferocity.

In the blink of an eye, Huahua’s Cultivation shot up to the mid-stage of the fourth tier.

But its aura continued to surge.

Soon, Huahua’s Cultivation broke through again, surging to the late-stage of the fourth tier!

But there was no joy in Xie Xiuyue’s and Jie Qiu’s eyes, only profound worry.

As its Cultivation surged, Huahua’s physical body began to distort violently, the rampant power about to burst out from within.

POP!

Finally, Huahua could no longer withstand the violent power of the Celestial Dog Essence Blood, and its physical body began to break down.

A blood vessel burst with a sharp POP.

And this was only the beginning; it was clear that more of its body was about to do the same.

"Master Gu, if you have a way, please save Huahua!"

Xie Xiuyue said anxiously.

"WOOF WOOF!"

Great Black also barked anxiously.

"Very well."

Jiang Zuo gave it a thought and didn’t refuse.

’It isn’t easy for Great Black to find a mate. If I save Huahua now, I’ll have a legitimate claim to her offspring in the future.’

’It wouldn’t even be out of the question to take Huahua over while she’s pregnant.’

’At that point, I could have Great Black lead a blindfolded Huahua into the Spirit Garden’s Reproduction Tower. We might be able to produce offspring with extremely high aptitude.’

Saving Huahua was not a difficult task for Jiang Zuo.

Huahua’s problem was that it had ingested too much Celestial Dog Essence Blood. Jiang Zuo could simply use his Cultivation Technique for refining Demon Beast Flesh and Blood, cut through Huahua’s skin and fur, and refine away the excess Celestial Dog Essence Blood, leaving Huahua unharmed.

Jiang Zuo made his move, and Huahua’s body, which had been on the verge of collapse, quickly began to recover.

Jiang Zuo had made numerous cuts on Huahua, leaving its entire body covered in blood.

It had fallen unconscious, but its breathing was now stable.

Jiang Zuo applied medicine and bandaged Huahua’s wounds.

"There. Let it rest in its Beast Bag for a few days, and it should be fine. The true effects of the Celestial Dog Essence Blood will only begin to manifest after it awakens."

Jiang Zuo said to Xie Xiuyue.

After drinking the Essence Blood, the increase in Cultivation was secondary; the greatest effect was the enhancement of Huahua’s bloodline.

However, that would take time to verify.

"Thank you, Master Gu. If you ever need any help in the future, please don’t hesitate to ask me and my junior sister!"

Jie Qiu said with sincere gratitude, breathing a sigh of relief.

And before Jiang Zuo’s eyes, he received a long-awaited notification of Beast Taming Reputation from the two women.

"Good. When the time comes, I won’t stand on ceremony with you two."

Jiang Zuo nodded agreeably.

"You saw what happened to Huahua. How much are you planning to drink, you rascal?"

Jiang Zuo then said to Great Black.

Huahua had only drunk a fifth of the Essence Blood and had been unable to bear it.

Great Black was much stronger than Huahua, but drinking the remaining four-fifths would be far too dangerous.

Upon hearing this, Great Black unhesitatingly snatched the vial and downed it all in one gulp.

’This is a chance to get stronger. If I don’t give it my all, what’s the difference between me and a loser!’

’If I really can’t handle it, isn’t my master still here?’

’Nothing to fear at all!’

As the Celestial Dog Essence Blood went down its gullet, an incredibly violent, rampaging aura exploded from Great Black’s body.

The creature standing before the three of them seemed like an ancient Fierce Beast.

Jie Qiu and Xie Xiuyue instinctively backed away more than ten meters.

"Master Gu, will Great Black really be alright after drinking so much Celestial Dog Essence Blood?"

The two asked with great worry.

Huahua had nearly exploded and died after drinking just twenty percent.

Great Black had just drunk four times that amount.

"Of course there’ll be problems."

Jiang Zuo said without even thinking.

Jie Qiu and Xie Xiuyue were rendered speechless by his reply.

Seeing Jiang Zuo standing there watching with a placid expression, the two couldn’t help but sigh. ’Truly, the powerful can do whatever they want.’

In the blink of an eye, Great Black’s Cultivation shot up from the mid-stage of the fourth tier to the late-stage.

A moment later, it surged again, reaching the Perfection of the fourth tier.

While Great Black’s aura continued to rise, its body, just like Huahua’s, began to show signs of collapse.

POP!

Finally, Great Black’s wildly twisting, bulging blood vessels began to rupture, and large amounts of blood flowed from its body.

However, Jiang Zuo simply narrowed his eyes and watched, not stepping forward to help.

Jie Qiu and Xie Xiuyue were about to say something, but then they watched in amazement as Great Black’s ruptured blood vessels began to repair themselves.

The two were utterly dumbfounded, with no idea what was happening.

Jiang Zuo knew it was because of the Phoenix Essence Blood.

Under the empowerment of the Beast God Tree, the effects of the Phoenix Essence Blood were far more powerful than normal.

The result was that Great Black’s blood vessels were constantly rupturing, but also constantly repairing themselves.

Great Black looked utterly wretched, its miserable cries unceasing, but its life was not in danger.

Finally, Great Black’s aura gradually stabilized.

At this point, Great Black’s Cultivation had already surpassed the Perfection of the fourth tier.

In the outside world, the Tribulation Thunder would have already descended.

But within the Beast God Tree Forbidden Land...

Jiang Zuo looked up at the sky. There was no sign of Tribulation Thunder descending.

’Is it impossible for Demon Beasts and Spirit Beasts to undergo their tribulation within the Beast God Tree Forbidden Land?’

’No!’

Jiang Zuo knew perfectly well that the problem lay with the Celestial Dog Essence Blood that had been affected by the Beast God Tree.

Demon Beasts and Spirit Beasts affected by the Beast God Tree will not have a Thunder Tribulation descend upon them while inside the Beast God Tree Forbidden Land.

This was also why the fifth- and sixth-tier Demon Beasts in the Forbidden Land were far inferior to true Demon Emperors and Demon Venerables.

Because they had never undergone the Thunder Tribulation.

But as long as Great Black took the time to thoroughly refine the power within its body, it would immediately undergo its tribulation and ascend the moment it went outside.

Jiang Zuo grabbed the barely conscious Great Black and tossed it into the Spirit Garden’s Time Cultivation Tower.

’It can forget about coming out before it has completely refined the power in its body.’

’Especially if it came out after we returned to the outside world.’

’The Thunder Tribulation that didn’t descend in the Beast God Tree Forbidden Land would immediately appear, and because the power came from an unorthodox source, the Thunder Tribulation would be exceptionally dangerous.’

"Congratulations, Master Gu. Great Black’s future growth will surely be limitless."

Jie Qiu and Xie Xiuyue both came over to offer their congratulations.

Even though the two of them didn’t know much about Spirit Beasts, they knew from the contrast with Huahua that Great Black was truly extraordinary.

"This little fellow of mine has had some fortuitous encounters; otherwise, it wouldn’t have gotten this far."

"We have the Celestial Dog Essence Blood. This is not a place to linger. Let’s get out of here."

This had been a major opportunity for Great Black, so Jiang Zuo was in a good mood.

He was curious about Bai Ling and Gu Wei, the two from the Upper Realm, and about what was about to happen within the Beast God Tree Forbidden Land, but venturing deeper would be too dangerous.

He could have handled just Fruit Realm Cultivators, but those two also had a human Venerable and a Demon Race Venerable with them. Although Jiang Zuo had prepared some countermeasures, he had no confidence in defeating a Venerable.

At most, he could barely escape with his life.

But if his luck was bad, things could get ugly.

Therefore, it was a risk Jiang Zuo was unwilling to take.

’As for the fifth-tier Demon Beast Essence Blood, I can come back for it later.’

’By then, Great Black will most likely have advanced to a fifth-tier Demon Emperor. Killing a fifth-tier Demon Beast will be much simpler after that.’

"M-Master Gu... I think we’ve gone too deep! The Teleportation Talismans can’t be used!"

But in the next moment, Jie Qiu said, cold sweat breaking out on her forehead.