A divine beast?
No, impossible!
"That phantom shadow…"
"What is this!"
Behind Gun Gun, that massive phantom was still looming.
The entire spirit beast assembly erupted in uproar. It resembled a food-iron beast, yet when had a food-iron beast ever appeared so majestic and domineering? That towering phantom alone made their hearts pound with dread.
"Don't look at me like that! I, I really don't know what's going on!" Gun Gun panicked, tears streaming down his face as he rushed to cling to Yun Jin's leg. "Master, save my brother! I don't even know what happened to him!"
Yun Jin chuckled softly, patting Gun Gun's shoulder.
The next instant, that colossal phantom melted back into Gun Gun's body as if it had never existed.
"It's nothing. His spirit is just a little damaged. One pill will fix it." Yun Jin flicked a pill directly into Red-Winged Tiger's mouth.
Red-Winged Tiger's aura instantly stabilized.
But at this moment, no one was paying him any attention. Even his own kin only stared blankly at Gun Gun.
"Sect Master Yun, this…" Sang Qing's lips trembled as he finally spoke. "This… what's happening? Bloodline manifestation… that's a power only divine beasts possess."
Gun Gun didn't understand what "bloodline manifestation" meant, but he clearly heard the words "divine beast." His chest immediately puffed out in pride.
His Master was extraordinary. Naturally, he, Gun Gun, would one day ascend to divine beast status!
Otherwise, how could he be worthy of her?
Yun Jin smiled faintly, about to respond—
Suddenly, a deep voice rumbled through the air.
"Besides divine beasts, spirit beasts with the potential to ascend into divine beasts may also manifest their bloodline."
A man and woman appeared abruptly at the center of the gathering.
All the spirit beasts immediately prostrated themselves.
"Greetings to the Kings."
Di Xiao raised his hand lightly, and the spirit beasts involuntarily rose to their feet. His gaze swept over the food-iron beast with sharp interest. This one actually carried divine beast potential?
The Spirit Beast Forest had no shortage of super-grade beasts, yet this was the first time he had seen such potential embodied in one.
Beside him, Di Ying regarded Gun Gun with a warm expression.
She and Di Xiao themselves also bore divine beast potential.
Apart from the two of them, this food-iron beast was the third.
"Monster, monster!" Red-Winged Tiger shrieked, abruptly regaining consciousness.
"Brother, you're awake?" Gun Gun leaned toward him instantly.
Red-Winged Tiger's eyes bulged in horror—and he promptly fainted again.
Gun Gun: "???"
Was he really that frightening to look at?
"Gun Gun, don't fool around," Yun Jin said, then looked at the two new arrivals. "Seniors, you know me. I've always kept a low profile. If I can avoid taking action, I avoid it. This time, it was just the children wanting a contest. As a guest, it would've been rude to refuse."
She looked utterly innocent.
Di Xiao shot her a sidelong glance.
Low profile?
Heh.
"By the way," Yun Jin added brightly, "just now some of you felt Huan Huan didn't belong here. Any of you want to test that theory?"
All gazes instantly shifted toward Huan Huan.
Yun Jin was still this confident?
Could it be that this Phantom Fox Cat…
Huan Huan met Yun Jin's gaze. She released her bloodline power, and in the sky appeared a mysterious, enchanting nine-tailed fox cat.
This time, she did not target anyone specifically. All the beasts felt a moment of daze before recovering.
Huan Huan then withdrew her aura.
Yun Jin said nothing, only smiled at the beasts.
Come on.
She wanted to see if anyone still had objections.
If she had another defining trait besides being "low profile," it was that she was fiercely protective.
Whoever dared belittle her beasts would be struck by awe.
"Another spirit beast with divine beast potential…" Di Ying's beautiful eyes widened, filled with disbelief.
Could it be… she had only slept a few thousand years, and now divine beast potential had become so commonplace in the Spirit Beast Forest?
Di Xiao's eyes narrowed, his gaze toward Yun Jin deepening.
Two consecutive beasts, both bearing divine beast potential!
This was not mere talent of the beasts.
This was the talent of their Beastmaster.
Rong Zhou's eyes flickered with shock.
Following Yun Jin, both the food-iron beast and the Phantom Fox Cat had displayed divine beast potential. Could Yun Jin be harboring some unique method of cultivation?
If she could raise even middle-grade beasts to such heights, what about Dan Dan?
His granddaughter was already a super-grade beast. Now, after Yun Jin's nurturing, what had she become?
Rong Zhou's gaze at Dan Dan turned strange.
Dan Dan grinned, eager to show off.
But before she could act, Di Xiao said, "Let the banquet begin."
The banquet… was starting?
Dan Dan instantly forgot about showing off and happily dashed toward the feast.
Di Xiao and Di Ying took their seats beside Yun Jin.
The other beasts instinctively drew back, leaving a wide space and not daring to approach too closely.
Di Xiao casually wove a silencing barrier.
He looked at Yun Jin. "Dan Dan too bears divine beast potential?"
Yun Jin arched a brow. "Naturally."
"Why is this so?" Di Ying asked curiously. "Could it be that every spirit beast with divine beast potential was somehow found by you?"
Di Xiao said calmly, "There are no coincidences like that."
Yun Jin only chuckled, not elaborating.
Today, she had taken the opportunity to let Gun Gun and Huan Huan display their potential, all because of a vague premonition she had felt earlier.
She had long suspected their greatest fortune awaited them in this Spirit Beast Forest.
When Master Liu Li had given her that pearl, she had also said Yun Jin's spirit beasts carried tremendous potential, and that within this forest, great harvests would come.
That could mean only one thing.
Great potential in the Spirit Beast Forest was a tremendous blessing.
Among her three contracted beasts—
Gun Gun and Huan Huan had already undergone two rounds of bloodline purification. After those purifications, both were now high-ranked upper-grade spirit beasts. But with the system and the bloodline purification skill, their potential was limitless. Even the realm of divine beasts would only be a starting point.
Dan Dan had begun at too high a level. For now, Yun Jin could only purify her once. Yet even that one purification had strengthened her bloodline considerably.
As for Yun Mu, being a construct and not flesh and blood, purification did not apply. But once she reached Mahayana, Yun Jin could awaken her final Beastmaster skill. Perhaps then it would be Yun Mu's chance to ascend.
"Your innate skill can raise a spirit beast's potential?" Di Xiao finally asked, unable to suppress his curiosity.
Even he found this wondrous.
"Something like that," Yun Jin replied lightly.
Seeing she had no intention to explain further, Di Xiao's eyes narrowed slightly.
If such a Beastmaster skill truly existed, it was a divine ability.
And Yun Jin… had yet to reach her peak.
If she continued to grow stronger, could she keep raising her spirit beasts' potential?
Divine beast level… might not even be the limit.
"So it's a Beastmaster skill," Di Ying murmured, eyes filled with pure curiosity. "Can you use it once, just so I can see?"
Normally, such a request would be improper. But her eyes were full of innocent wonder. After all, when she had fallen into slumber, she was still just a child.
Yun Jin's eyes curved in a smile. "Alright."