Chapter 306 - 286: Star Void Bird, Ambush

Chapter 306: Chapter 286: Star Void Bird, Ambush

With the Sight Rune Technique, not only could Jiang Zuo distinguish others’ strength by color like a Star Dust Bird, but he could also perceive if they harbored hostility or goodwill toward him.

Jiang Zuo also possessed an even more powerful ability.

Void Gaze!

With this ability, the material world in Jiang Zuo’s eyes would dissolve into nothingness, making him feel as if he were adrift in a boundless universe.

All around him was Spiritual Qi and the boundless light it manifested as.

The more powerful a Cultivator, the more intense the light they represented in Jiang Zuo’s vision.

With this ability, Jiang Zuo could see through multiple barriers and remotely observe the activities of the few Fruit Realm Cultivators without even leaving his home.

The number of Cultivators within the Immortal City was immense, and the specks of light they represented were vastly different from those of the Fruit Realm Cultivators.

And if Jiang Zuo wished, he could filter out all these much weaker points of light, leaving only the few Fruit Realm Cultivators he wanted to observe.

In other words, with the Sight Rune Technique, as long as someone wasn’t too far away, Jiang Zuo could see what they were doing.

However, the Sight Rune Technique was not omnipotent.

If someone was inside a particularly powerful Array, Jiang Zuo’s vision would be obstructed by it. He would only be able to see the light representing the Array itself, not the people within.

Overall, with the Sight Rune Technique, things would be much more convenient for Jiang Zuo.

Jiang Zuo then ran some tests on the Life Rune Technique. He found that by taking a highly restorative pill beforehand, he could offset the technique’s negative side effects.

After raising both Beast Soul Engraving and Beast Soul Drawing to LV5, Jiang Zuo still had over 300,000 Beast Taming Reputation.

Jiang Zuo then raised Mutation Talent, Comprehension Talent, and Pet Beast Diagnosis to LV5 as well.

——Mutation LV5 (0/5,000,000): Universal Talent. The chance of mutation during a Pet Beast’s growth and development is greatly increased. When a Pet Beast possesses an Ancient Bloodline, there is a chance it will mutate towards that Ancient Bloodline with each advancement. When a Pet Beast recovers from a near-death state, there is a chance it will undergo a mutation.

——Comprehension LV5 (0/5,000,000): Universal Talent. When equipped by a Pet Beast, increases the Pet Beast’s Comprehension and boosts its Cultivation speed. Currently provides a 50% boost to Cultivation speed.

——Pet Beast Diagnosis LV5 (0/5,000,000): Your diagnostic skills have reached the pinnacle of perfection. Few Pet Beast ailments in the world can stump you. You can quickly identify a Pet Beast’s problem and find a solution.

The descriptions of the three LV talents and skills flashed before Jiang Zuo’s eyes.

There wasn’t much to say about Comprehension and Pet Beast Diagnosis, but the Mutation Talent, on the other hand, made Jiang Zuo’s eyes light up.

’Recovering from a near-death state gives a chance for mutation... Does that mean as long as I’m ruthless enough and the Spirit Beast isn’t afraid of injury, I can use the Life Rune Technique to potentially mutate any of them?’

Jiang Zuo couldn’t help but ponder.

’The skill description wouldn’t lie. I just don’t know what the actual probability is.’

’I’ll get some highly restorative pills and find a willing volunteer to test it on!’

Jiang Zuo quickly made his decision.

Pills were the one thing Yunyuan Immortal City had in abundance.

Although highly restorative pills were rare, Jiang Zuo only had to spend a few Spirit Stones to acquire two bottles of Great Rejuvenation Pills.

The Great Rejuvenation Pill was a fourth-rank pill, the most effective restorative pill available on the open market.

As for pills of the fifth rank or higher, those couldn’t be bought on a whim.

What Jiang Zuo wanted most was for Xiaoqing and the Fire Phoenix to mutate.

However, Jiang Zuo suspected that even though they were only fourth-rank Spirit Beasts, a fourth-rank Great Rejuvenation Pill likely wouldn’t be very effective on them.

And that went without saying for his few fifth-rank Spirit Beasts.

Therefore, before attempting it on them, Jiang Zuo decided to test the effect on other Spirit Beasts first.

After Jiang Zuo conveyed his idea to some of the fourth-rank Spirit Beasts in his Spirit Garden, the fourth-rank Star Dust Bird bravely volunteered almost immediately.

The Star Dust Bird’s clan had been nearly wiped out, so its desire to grow stronger far surpassed that of the other Spirit Beasts in the garden, who had grown accustomed to a peaceful life.

Jiang Zuo didn’t stand on ceremony. He chose the Star Dust Bird, pulled it into an advancement Beast Cage, and updated its talents.

SMACK!

The fourth-rank Star Dust Bird was struck down by a single slap from Jiang Zuo. Blood splattered instantly, and the creature was left on the brink of death.

Before his palm fell, Jiang Zuo had already made the Star Dust Bird swallow a Great Rejuvenation Pill.

"Life!"

The Life Rune Technique activated.

The Star Dust Bird’s life force began to recover rapidly.

In just a quarter of an hour, the Star Dust Bird stood before Jiang Zuo as if nothing had ever happened.

However, after casting the Sight Rune Technique on himself, Jiang Zuo discovered that the Star Dust Bird had not fully recovered.

Combining this with his LV5 Pet Beast Diagnosis, he confirmed that it would need to recuperate for at least a month to make a full recovery.

But even so, the power of the Life Rune Technique was terrifying.

Under normal circumstances, it would have taken the Star Dust Bird at least half a year, if not a full year, to recover from such an injury.

Jiang Zuo had the Star Dust Bird return to the Spirit Garden to recuperate first. After a month had passed, he summoned it again and repeated the procedure.

However, it was unclear whether the probability of a near-death mutation was too low or if the Star Dust Bird was simply unlucky.

Half a year passed in the blink of an eye. The Star Dust Bird had experienced the brink of death six times, but it still hadn’t mutated.

However, on the seventh attempt, as the Life Rune Technique fell upon the Star Dust Bird and it once again began to recover...

An immense aura erupted from within the Star Dust Bird’s body!

The Star Dust Bird’s aura began to skyrocket, and it quickly broke through from the middle stage of the fourth rank to the late stage.

Meanwhile, its grayish-white feathers began to fall away.

As the grayish-white feathers molted, new, silver ones grew in their place.

Its size didn’t change much, but to Jiang Zuo’s eyes, the Star Dust Bird now gave off a completely different feel.