At noon, the scorching sun blazed.
Anyone exposed to the sun could clearly feel a distinct heat.
Many small plants and trees wilted, unable to withstand it.
In this oppressive environment, only one Fire Crow was full of strong vitality and vigor.
Its size was only slightly smaller than an eagle, but its entire body emitted a scorching aura that made Qi Ping feel a deadly threat.
The flame mark on its brow, faintly shimmering with golden light, appeared even more extraordinary and divine.
After Qi Ping presented the Centennial Fire Spirit Honey to the Fire Crow, the Fire Crow looked at him with gratitude.
Then, filled with determination and excitement, it swallowed it all without hesitation; the residue clinging to the bottle's inner wall was also enveloped by the Fire Crow's manipulated spiritual energy and swallowed into its belly.
It was hard to imagine that after the Fire Crow's tiny belly consumed so much honey, there was no sign of it swelling at all; only a terrifying fire-attribute energy gradually spread out, causing a chilling sensation.
And this energy grew stronger and stronger, even reaching a point where Qi Ping could no longer bear it and had to retreat.
As the fire-attribute energy grew stronger, a golden-red flame began to rise from the Fire Crow's body.
From small flickering flames at first, it grew stronger and stronger, eventually covering the Fire Crow's entire body, even distorting the space around it slightly.
Qi Ping had no doubt that if he were to stay by the Fire Crow's side at that moment, he would undoubtedly be burned to death.
Even though he also possessed the Li Huo Body and cultivated fire-attribute Cultivation Technique, he would absolutely not be able to resist; the difference in power Rank was too great.
"No wonder ancient texts record that flames are one of the banes of Insects Spirit Beasts."
"With the current intensity of the Fire Crow's Innate spiritual flame, if the Insects don't have very high fire resistance, same-Rank Insects would barely be able to withstand the scorching of the Dazzling Fire Flame."
Sensing the intensity of the Fire Crow's Innate spiritual flame, Qi Ping gained more confidence in excavating the hidden underground area of the Blood Ginseng Growing Area later.
Moreover, this should still be the Fire Crow's normal state, as it should be considered to have just recovered some Bloodline Power, and the true Bloodline transformation had only just begun.
Once the Bloodline transformation Breakthrough was completed, the intensity of the Fire Crow's Innate spiritual flame would certainly be able to increase by another Rank.
The golden-red flames burning on the Fire Crow's body did not last long; after reaching a nearly extreme state of intensity, they were gradually retracted into the Fire Crow's body.
In a short while, the Innate spiritual flame and all the fire-attribute energy were retracted into the Fire Crow's body, no longer leaking any power.
If it weren't for the Fire Crow's gradually strengthening pressure and the increasingly divine flame mark on its brow, it would look no different from an ordinary black Crow.
After the Fire Crow retracted all its power into its body, its body suddenly burst forth with a powerful suction force; extraordinary Great Sun Power continuously condensed and formed in this world, then continuously drilled into the Fire Crow's body.
Under the blessing of the dense Great Sun Power, the pressure on the Fire Crow's body also grew stronger, and its entire body was gradually surrounded by Great Sun Power.
That powerful Bloodline pressure caused the surrounding High-Speed Ring-Cutting Bee, who were watching, to begin to struggle, their bodies trembling slightly.
"Buzz buzz. (Boss, Crow's Bloodline is terrifying!)"
"Buzz buzz. (Yes, Boss, I feel my body trembling!)"
The surrounding Honeybees began to exclaim one by one.
If they didn't know that Crow was also Qi Ping's Animal Companion, they would have immediately led the Bee Swarm to flee or hide.
Flame power inherently restrains them, let alone such a powerful Bloodline!
That Dazzling Fire Flame was their absolute bane.
For example, with the Mo Jia Bee's defense, they could probably withstand ordinary Qi Refining Late Stage attacks without issue, but they would absolutely not be able to block the Fire Crow's Dazzling Fire Flame.
Facing the Honeybees' exclamations, Qi Ping did not deny it.
In Spirit Beasts, the power of Bloodline is too important.
Although the High-Speed Ring-Cutting Bee are rare creatures that have undergone super-strengthening and transformation of their organs, if there are enough of them, they can overwhelm many Qi Refining Late Stage or Qi Refining Perfection powerhouses.
But no matter how they transform, the foundation of the Gold Marrow Bee is there; there is a limit to their Bloodline Power.
Therefore, when facing Spirit Beasts like Crow, who have transformed to possess a stronger Bloodline than ordinary Fire Crow Bloodline, there is a significant Innate gap.
"Crow's Bloodline is indeed strong, but you also have a chance. In the future, I will find even more powerful Bloodline Power for you. At that time, as long as you succeed in your transformation, your combat power may not be lower than Crow's."
"Buzz buzz. (Really? That's great, Boss!)"
"Buzz buzz. (Boss is mighty!)"
For the Gold Marrow Bee, Qi Ping did not feel that their role would diminish because of the Fire Crow's role.
Not to mention that the Gold Marrow Bee still had the opportunity to devour and transform other Spirit Beast Bloodlines; even now, if their numbers were cultivated to tens of thousands, they could still have a chance to exhaust the Fire Crow to death.
The advantage of a swarm of Insects has never been their individual combat power, but their terrifying numbers!
Theoretically speaking, as long as the number of Insects is sufficient, they can overwhelm over ninety-five percent of enemies of the same Rank.
The only drawback is that too many Insects require a lot of resources.
Qi Ping is currently facing this problem. Fortunately, the Gold Marrow Bee have strong production capabilities. Once they reach a new location, he is confident that the Bee Swarm will turn from a loss to a profit.
In addition, the Demon Insect Breeding Handbook also recorded a cultivation method for devouring Advanced Spirit Beast Bloodline; as long as the corpse of an Advanced Spirit Beast is found, combined with the Spirit Medicine in the formula, there is a chance for the Insects to devour and transform, completing a Rank upgrade of their basic Bloodline.
However, this formula is not something Qi Ping can currently produce; at least he needs to have Foundation Establishment strength before there is a possibility of successful production.
Therefore, the potential of the Bee Swarm is absolutely not bad. As long as enough transformation liquid can be produced, the Bee Swarm will have the opportunity to obtain the Bloodline Power of Advanced Spirit Beasts, completing a Bloodline leap.
While Qi Ping was communicating with the Honeybees, the Fire Crow gradually entered a deep transformation state.
The entire Crow was like being enveloped in a giant cocoon formed by Great Sun Power, undergoing the most crucial transformation.
Qi Ping also gradually became unable to observe the appearance of the Fire Crow.
He could only feel an increasingly strong and powerful heart beating, and an increasingly vigorous life force.
This made Qi Ping realize that Crow's transformation this time might truly be extraordinary.
Because as time passed, Qi Ping could clearly feel his Li Huo Body growing stronger and stronger.
This rate of enhancement was not fast, but it was sustained; the process of becoming stronger almost never stopped.
Moreover, the Fire Crow's transformation this time was unexpectedly long; from noon to sunset, the Fire Crow showed no sign of the transformation ending.
If Qi Ping couldn't sense that the Fire Crow's condition was very good, he would probably start to worry.
However, as night fell, a hint of worry also arose in Qi Ping's heart, not for the Fire Crow, but for the Green-robed Woman who might reappear at any time.
So he immediately put the Bee Swarm on high alert.
If absolutely necessary, Qi Ping really wouldn't mind considering killing; he would not allow anyone to interfere with the Fire Crow's transformation.
This also made Qi Ping gradually realize the importance of a stable Cultivate environment.
Fortunately, after a night of anxious waiting, no unexpected situations occurred.
When the first rays of the morning sun rose, a wisp of golden sunlight and a wisp of purple light shot into the Fire Crow's body, and the Fire Crow, which had been silent all night, broke out of its cocoon at this moment!
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