Under the powerful force of military conquest, the little stone spirit’s body began to gradually depart from its original form.
That stone body, originally as dark as a coal ball, began to develop sharpness, toughness, extreme speed, and other traits unique to weapons. One after another, powerful divine patterns belonging to weapons began to appear on the little stone spirit’s body.
In Qi Ping’s perception, the little stone was like a composite of powerful weapons, far stronger than any second-tier spirit artifact he had ever seen!
At the same time, every weapon on Qi Ping’s territory—including Qi Ping’s own Ghoststone Scale Armor—began to vibrate wildly, as if excited and submitting to the little stone spirit’s transformation!
“The little stone spirit’s transformation is pretty impressive!”
Qi Ping watched the various strange phenomena on the little stone spirit’s body with some shock, his heart filled with awe.
He had guessed the little stone spirit’s transformation would be strong—after all, it had devoured so many first-tier and second-tier spirit artifacts, each one having accompanied its master through half a lifetime of battle and been nurtured with all their effort. There was no way it would be weak.
On top of that, the Cloud Dream Immortal Tiger had also divined the matter of the little stone spirit devouring weapons, and the hexagram showed great fortune!
Now, after nearly twenty years of digestion and nurturing, along with the nourishment of the Ghost Iron Tree and the spirit vein, the transformation had finally succeeded—and its strength completely exceeded Qi Ping’s expectations.
As the little stone spirit gradually completed its transformation, the shock in Qi Ping’s heart only grew stronger.
After the little stone spirit fully completed its transformation, the full extent of its changes was revealed.
“Sharpness inscription, toughness inscription, giant strength inscription… there are actually more than ten kinds of special inscriptions completely engraved on the little stone spirit’s body…”
Qi Ping could hardly imagine just how strong the little stone spirit’s true body would be with so many special inscriptions appearing on it.
He knew the little stone spirit’s defense was already strong to begin with. Now, with all these enhancements added on, Qi Ping suspected that the little stone spirit’s defense could no longer be broken by anything at the second tier.
“All I can say is, the little stone spirit truly lives up to being an innate lifeform—its transformation potential is simply enormous. Plus, with the two special effects of [Beast King’s Grace] and [Potential Activation] combined, that’s what made this kind of transformation possible.”
And what truly shocked Qi Ping was another ability of the little stone spirit: controlling ten thousand weapons and bestowing traits!
Not only had the little stone spirit’s ability to control metal weapons greatly improved, but it had also gained a trait-bestowal ability!
That is, for any weapon controlled by the little stone spirit, it could attach various sharpness and toughness traits from its own body onto each weapon!
“If this ability is used well, it has huge potential. For example, with something like a sword formation weapon, if the little stone spirit controls it, its power would definitely surge!”
[Species: Military Conquest Stone Spirit]
[Bloodline: Special Lifeform]
[Talents: Military Conquest Body, Master of Weapons, Metal-Stone Lifespan]
Military Conquest Body: A special physique among metal-attribute talents, possessing extraordinary metal-attribute talent and extremely strong control over metal-attribute spirit artifacts.
Master of Weapons: Can gain and strengthen traits originally belonging to weapons by devouring weapons, forging a special military conquest physique. Can also enhance bloodline and realm by devouring metal ores. Additionally, can bestow the weapon traits from its own body onto the spirit artifacts it controls—the stronger the spiritual power, the more weapons it can control, and the stronger the traits it can bestow upon them!
Metal-Stone Lifespan: Possesses an extremely long lifespan.
[Evaluation: Born bathing in the creation of heaven and earth, capable of devouring all weapons under heaven—a true Master of Weapons!]
Qi Ping’s evaluation of the little stone spirit now was that it was a true Master of Weapons!
Especially the fact that it could enhance its strength and gain weapon traits by devouring ores and weapons—that alone could instantly surpass a whole crowd of human cultivation geniuses!
This was the benefit of transforming into a high-level bloodline. Even Qi Ping felt somewhat tempted by this talent.
But only somewhat tempted. Compared to the little stone spirit’s traits, Qi Ping was more optimistic about the path of Yin-Yang and the Five Elements. As the most fundamental laws of the world, if he could thoroughly comprehend and master these law powers, he would have a greater chance of finding the true path of creation.
Moreover, Qi Ping trusted these powers that he himself had already fully comprehended and mastered.
“Little stone spirit, how are you feeling?” Qi Ping smiled as he looked at the little stone spirit, which was already beginning to show the aura of a Master of Weapons.
“Ding ding… (Boss, so sleepy… want to sleep…)” The little stone spirit said drowsily.
This adorable, silly appearance was really quite a contrast to its aura as a Master of Weapons!
“Then go to sleep! Build up some foundation first. When the right time comes, I’ll wake you up and let you break through to the third tier!”
“Ding ding… (Then I’m off to sleep!)”
As soon as the little stone spirit finished speaking, it quickly fell into deep slumber.
Qi Ping couldn’t help but laugh and cry at this sight. A normal lifeform transforming to such a bloodline would be beside itself with excitement—yet the little stone spirit just went straight to sleep!
This is what innate lifeforms are like—such a huge advantage!
“Awoo… (Boss, just now when the little stone spirit was undergoing its bloodline transformation, it seemed like a special force of fortune merged into its body!)” The little immortal tiger, who had been watching alongside Qi Ping, suddenly spoke up.
“A force of fortune?” Qi Ping looked at the little immortal tiger with some confusion.
The little immortal tiger possessed the bloodline of a Fortune Beast, so it was normal for it to sense forces of fortune. But why would a force of fortune appear on the little stone spirit?
“Awoo… (It might be related to the little stone spirit’s bloodline. I feel like that force of fortune and the little stone spirit’s bloodline power come from the same source.)”
“A force of fortune from the same source as its bloodline?”
This made Qi Ping think of the Stone Spirit clan that had suffered great calamity in the history of the cultivation world, and the eighteen thousand sword formation refined by the strongest member of the Stone Spirit clan that had shaken the entire cultivation world.
“Could it be that the Stone Spirit clan still has racial fortune flowing through the world? And this time it was drawn over by the little stone spirit’s bloodline?”
After the little stone spirit completed its extraordinary transformation, Qi Ping was in a great mood.
Having such a strong animal companion—it would be impossible not to be happy!
Once the little stone spirit broke through to the third tier, Qi Ping couldn’t even imagine how strong its combat power would become.
But then he thought about the heavenly tribulation required to break through to the third tier, and he became somewhat worried again.
Setting aside the risks of the tribulation itself, the risks beyond the tribulation also needed attention. Because once news of the little stone spirit got out, it was hard to estimate how many people would covet it and how much danger it would bring.
To ensure the little stone spirit could smoothly break through to the third tier, Qi Ping had to make more thorough preparations.
“Yin-Yang foundation, Yin-Yang Heaven Severing Formation city massacre plan…”
After confirming a more reliable plan, Qi Ping continued to devote himself fully to cultivation.
By now, Qi Ping had already comprehended the True Intent of the Sun—he just needed the True Intent of the Moon.
