Chapter 753 753: Breaking Through
"My husband, take a look, focus your spirit!"
When Meng Lingshao instinctively turned his head after hearing Li Qingyu's words, he muttered, "Why should I listen to him?" At that moment, I was exasperated and closed my eyes, unwilling to let anyone speak under the light of the system.
But soon, Meng Lingxiao noticed that this was different from their usual training. Warm currents began coursing through his body, and under their impact, his joints emitted a popping sound, like beans being fried!
Li Qingyu observed Meng Lingshao gaining the upper hand and silently withdrew without a word.
"Boss, there's no question about it—this brewing method is really unique!" Li Mubai said with a bitter smile.
Li Qingyu, feeling vindicated, rolled his eyes in response. "How to win over a girl—by that I mean that dream girl—don't run your mouth about it carelessly!"
"Got it, training, I know!"
Li Qingyu was utterly speechless. This guy couldn't possibly mean what he was saying… could he?
"Boom!"
When Meng Lingshao made a sound, and upon hearing Li Qingyu, he finally relaxed and let out a laughter of relief.
Later, Mr. Chen commented to him, "How is that even possible? How could he break through?"
Meng Lingshao opened his eyes wide, filled with disbelief. Yet, the aching in his bones confirmed the reality before him. With just two quick Tai Chi moves, the results were extraordinary. This technique was simply miraculous!
Meng Lingshao nodded toward Mr. Chen and then glanced at the smiling man narrowing his eyes at him. Quietly, he thought back to the moment when Li Qingyu had taught him Tai Chi. The memory spurred him into action, and he began performing faster.
"Focus!" Meng Lingshao said seriously, "This guy's technique is something else, I've gotta say."
Returning from Brother Bao's place with a cart full of supplies, Li Qingyu had Li Mubai join him in the courtyard to discuss matters of the wind before locking himself away in his room. From within the Space Ring holding the beast egg, Li Qingyu couldn't suppress his joy.
For this moment to manifest, he had been training tirelessly, waiting for the day he could leave the Li Mansion. However, surrounded by beasts and monsters near the looming mountains, no matter how close he had once felt to nature, even the smallest demon beast pet still cost a fortune. This, in turn, led Li Qingyu to throw aside the Imperial Treasure Book for taming beasts, defying natural order, and leaving him frustrated to the point of pain.
The original plan had been to unveil it after a family feast within ten thousand days, but instead, an unforeseen surprise had emerged—a devil and a beast egg. To top it off, the chaos even roped in the Royal Beast House. Why not let them enjoy the fun while at it?
Placing the beast egg on the table, Li Xiaosheng, with his warrior spirit, couldn't resist giving it a wipe. On the one hand, he pleaded, "Baby, don't let me down!"
With that, he wrapped the devil egg in his hands, but nothing happened in the end. The devil egg… should it really be like this?
Li Qingyu, initially ecstatic, suddenly remembered one critical oversight—this wasn't some ordinary looking "demon beast egg"!
Li Qing wiped his face, his expression betraying his embarrassment. He couldn't help but flush bright red. Heaven forbid there be any other mishaps, lest the shame prevent him from showing his face!
But now came the real question: What lesson was there to be learned from monster and beast eggs? This couldn't possibly be an ordinary earthly egg—it absolutely couldn't! More importantly, he couldn't afford to overlook that one crucial person!
"Ah, that's right! How could I forget about blood recognition?" "It really must be said—being a reincarnated soul from Earth does have its advantages."
With determination, Li Qingyu immediately grabbed a dagger to slice his right palm, clenching his fist. Scarlet blood began gathering drop by drop onto the devil beast egg.
Li Qingyu's gaze grew dim. His heart sank as the clichéd narrative vanished entirely. The devil beast egg, untouched by a single trace of red, showed not the slightest change.
Frustrated, he considered if he ought to employ stronger techniques to tackle this matter when—
"Ah, Brother's out!" Li Mintong suddenly exclaimed, jolting a drowsy Li Mubai awake.
"Brother, is it done already?" Li Mubai wiped the corner of his mouth, then stared expectantly at Li Qingyu alongside Li Mintong.
"Ahem!" Li Xiaosheng coughed dryly, shifting about awkwardly. "Ahem, so… I've got something to ask you. Does anyone know how devil and beast eggs actually work?"
Their questioning gazes didn't unsettle Li Qingyu much. Only when they noticed the smirk—half smile, half frown—on Li Qingyu's face, could they hardly stifle their laughter.
"Elder Brother," Li Mintong managed to say, "For demon beast eggs to hatch, you have to awaken them with spiritual power. Only then will the demon beast inside begin to break free!"
He heeded the whisper, withdrew indoors, but the barely restrained laughter outside still reached his ears. Spiritual power? Whispering under his breath, he couldn't help but murmur to himself, "Laugh all you want; we'll see if I don't teach each of you a lesson in patience!"
Returning to the beast egg, Li Qingyu shut his eyes and did as Li Mintong had suggested. Using what spiritual connection he could muster, he attempted to reach the egg. That's when the demon beast egg finally began to tremble violently.
As Li Qingyu focused, the Treasure Book of Beast Taming floated unbidden from his consciousness, its divine aura immersing itself fully into the egg and the world of beasts.
Opening his eyes again, Li Qingyu was utterly staggered by the scene before him.
Overhead stretched a blue sky and blazing sun; surrounding him was a verdant island, encircled by smaller islets, beyond which lay a boundless azure sea.
His mind reeled in confusion. Was this the world of the demon beast egg? Surely this had to be some kind of joke! Looking at the Treasure Book hanging before him, Li Qingyu suddenly felt that his entire life had been upheaved. The Treasure Book wasn't even done dealing with the trial against beasts!
"Rooooar!" Suddenly, the deafening cry of a dragon filled the air.
A shadow, which turned out to be Chang Shuzhang, soared into view from the terrain of the island, approaching Li Qingyu.
It had the head of a camel, horns of a stag, eyes like a rabbit's, ears akin to those of an ox, a neck like a serpent, a belly resembling a centipede, covered in fish scales, and talons like an eagle's; its palms like tigers', combined with a body echoing the traits of a fish—it was undoubtedly a true dragon!
Could dragons truly exist in this world? In this moment, the overwhelming presence of the giant dragon left Li Qingyu completely awestruck!
What's more, before he could recover from the shock, more dragon roars rang out in the distance, signaling the arrival of multiple dragons shadowing across the islands, now heading toward him!
Before long, he found himself completely encircled by several dragons, their attention fixated solely on the Treasure Book. There was no mistaking it—these dragons were after it.
The creature clutching the egg was indeed small, but its potential shouldn't be underestimated; to think it even dared provoke the dragons. Forget about that—it had probably escaped notice specifically because of how small it was.
Still, within his heart, a quiet frustration bubbled—it was no trivial beast. In the end, it had drawn close to him completely unharmed under the dragons' immense power, even looking gleeful about its luck!
Then, Hua Fei approached a lifeless body, turning over a blank-faced, silent figure.
Li Qingyu fell silent immediately. He was tempted to comment on the beast's utter lack of tact or morality. "Was it like this even as a dragonling? Did no one ever teach you not to antagonize the big players?"
He hadn't expected that the small beast's provocations wouldn't enrage its dragon adversaries but instead prompted a dragon song. Meanwhile, the small beast seemed completely innocent of any blame.
The little creature's movements remained unusually graceful. Its entire body was rhythmically leaping and twirling midair. Despite its subtle antics, it seemed even livelier compared to the dragons dominating the space, riling them up further!
Yet, under the exacting control of the dragons, the beast was efficiently encircled. Li Qingyu pouted angrily—how could something this beautiful end up like this? Would this reduce its ability to reproduce? Was this too much to ask?