Chapter 165 Xiaokong wakes up
After Mo Zixuan passed the tribulation, this place had become completely ruined. There was a lack of spiritual energy within a hundred miles, with flying sand and rocks everywhere. The environment was extremely harsh and there was no way to practice at all.
After all, this world is not the outside world. It is just a unique space formed by the [time gap], and this space is independent of the outside world. The spiritual power consumed cannot be replenished, so it is wasted. It is not like the outside world, where the spiritual power in the place where you have practiced is particularly rich. [.]
Shi Yan smiled bitterly, "Zixuan, it looks like we have to move to another place."
Mo Zixuan nodded. This place was indeed no longer suitable for cultivation. So he asked Mu Xu's [Chaohua Yulu] to heal Shi Yan. Then the two of them left this place together and looked for a place where they could practice.
Shi Yan and Mo Zixuan traveled for three days, resting only two hours a day and spending the rest of the time flying. However, flying is also a very good way to exercise.
Flying consumes a lot of spiritual energy, especially without external aids. The spiritual energy is consumed like running water. Add to that the needs of the body and normal consumption, and the spiritual energy lost is incalculable.
But some people have discovered that, in fact, 20 to 40 percent of the human body's spiritual power is wasted. If this spiritual power can be used well, the flight time can be extended by at least one third. This is why Shi Yan's practice this time is to control the spiritual power more finely and distribute it to where it is most needed.
At the beginning, during the flight, Shi Yan needed to rest twice a day to maintain the fastest flying speed. Although this did not include the spiritual power in the well gate, it was all his spiritual power except for the well gate. Although on the third day, he found a trick and successfully extended the flying time, although he still had to rest twice a day.
In this way, he practiced while flying, until the fifth day, when he found a blessed land with rich spiritual energy.
This place is worthy of its name of a blessed land, surrounded by mountains and water, especially on the top of the mountain behind it, there is a hot spring in the white snow. The hot spring is very large, as big as four rooms, and the mist is hazy and dreamy. Lying naked in it, the heat stimulates the skin, the blood circulates faster, and the whole body feels comfortable. Even the spiritual power flows into the body at an incredible speed.
Day after day, every time he practiced until his spiritual power was exhausted, he would lie down in the hot spring, and in just one hour, he would be back to his best condition.
On this day, a wave of spiritual power was heard in the mind space, awakening Shi Yan who was practicing.
Shi Yan showed a look of joy on his face, "This is the movement of Xiao Kong and the others, could it be that they have awakened?"
This is really a surprise. After sleeping for nearly half a year, these guys finally started to move. Shi Yan originally guessed that they would need to digest such a huge amount of energy for a while, but he didn't expect them to wake up now.
The first one to wake up was Xiaokong. Xiaokong was his earliest spirit beast, and he followed him willingly. Shi Yan had the deepest feelings for him. His waking up made Shi Yan happy for a long time.
Shi Yan hurriedly summoned Xiao Kong. He couldn't wait to know what changes Xiao Kong had after absorbing energy for so long.
With a flash of light, Xiaokong appeared in front of him. When he saw Xiaokong's appearance, he was stunned.
Xiao Kong stood upright on the ground, more than one meter tall, twice as tall as the previous Xiao Kong who was only as tall as Shi Yan's thigh. He was covered in snow-white hair, and a faint ray of flame could be seen on the outer layer of the white hair, as if the top of the hair was ignited by a flame. However, the flame was very faint, and it was really hard to see if you didn't look carefully. Although there were no terrifying blocky muscles on his agile and powerful body, he was extremely explosive. The bulge of his arms seemed to contain a lot of energy, as if it could explode at any time. His eyes were bright and a layer of light gold appeared on his upper eyelids, shining in the sun. There was a wisp of white hair on his forehead that soared into the sky, looking extraordinary and heroic.
"This... is this evolution?" Shi Yan couldn't believe it. It was said that it was very difficult for spirit beasts to evolve, especially spirit beasts after the contract. But how could his own Xiao Kong evolve so confusingly after so long? He calculated that it seemed that Xiao Kong had only been with him for a little over a year.
Shi Yan felt it carefully, wow, after sleeping for half a year, his rank actually rose directly to the second grade, and his cultivation also reached the eighth level of spiritual communication.
The eighth level of spiritual communication? Shi Yan was shocked. It seemed that he had only reached the fourth level of spiritual communication before. How come he had increased by four levels after sleeping?
"Maybe it's your fault." Mo Zixuan guessed.
"Me?" Shi Yan pointed at himself in disbelief.
Mo Zixuan nodded, "That's right. It's normal for a spirit beast to advance one level, but it's very rare for it to advance directly to the fourth level, but it does happen. This happens mostly when the contract master provides a large amount of energy to the beast as it advances, but this kind of energy requires a lot and will repel external forces."
Mo Zixuan glanced at Shi Yan and said, "I guess it's the energy I fed back after my tribulation that entered your body, helping you to improve your realm, and at the same time, it acted on this..." He was stunned for a while, not knowing what this monkey should be called, so he just glanced at it casually, "This thing caused the current situation."
Shi Yan nodded, not quite understanding. He didn't know much about beast control. His family was a sword cultivator, and he had been practicing sword since he was a child. After he was unable to practice, he learned that beast control could help humans and beasts practice together, so he came here to find the method of beast control. However, he learned that beast control also required foundation building, so he didn't learn more about it.
After resuming cultivation, things happened one after another, how could I have time to supplement my knowledge? Since Mo Zixuan said so, then it was so. After all, she was an authority after all. Look at how well her woodfur was raised. It was huge and you could tell at a glance that it was well-nourished.
Shi Yan looked up and down at Xiao Kong with great joy, and Xiao Kong rubbed against Shi Yan's body very intimately. Shi Yan couldn't help but sigh, "Xiao Kong is still the same Xiao Kong, although his body has changed, he is taller and more handsome, but his heart has not changed at all."
This time, in addition to being bigger and better-shaped, Xiao Kong also gained several special abilities.
[Shakugan] and [Fire Spirit Armor]
[Shakugan] is the ability to see through the enemy's weaknesses and the trajectory of their moves with a certain probability. This ability was supposed to be available only after the little fire monkey evolved into the red flame fire monkey, but Xiaokong had it in his first evolution. Although Xiaokong was born in Monkey Mountain, a mountain range full of fire monkeys, he is different from other fire monkeys, a bit like alienation, and he is also the disciple of the Monkey King. It is understandable that some strange and unreasonable things happen.
The other ability is completely outside the range of the Fire Monkey, but considering the previous situation, it is not so strange to Shi Yan.
【Fire Spirit Armor】, this was the first time Shi Yan heard of it. He asked Xiao Kong to try it. Xiao Kong took a few steps back. Suddenly, a raging fire ignited around his body. The flame was light blue-purple, as if covered by a layer of light gauze, forming a protective film on his body.
"Is this the [Fire Spirit Armor]? It doesn't look like armor at all!" Shi Yan said depressedly.
Mo Zixuan was not as short-sighted as Shi Yan. She explained to Shi Yan, "This is the primary form of the [Fire Spirit Armor]. The [Fire Spirit Armor] has three forms. The first one is the one in front of you. It only has a faint fire cover, called 'smoke veil', which can protect against fire attacks while also absorbing them. The next stage is called 'Flame Armor', which is the initial form of armor. While it has the function of 'smoke veil', it can also use the flames on the body to counterattack. The third form is the real [Fire Spirit Armor], which materializes a set of armor on the body. It strengthens the functions of the above two stages tenfold, and also increases the ability to clone. This little monkey of yours is very special. This move was originally possessed by fire-attributed spirit beasts above the sixth rank. I didn't expect your little monkey to have it at the second rank."
Shi Yan was overjoyed in his heart, but he pretended to be calm on his face. However, the light in his eyes betrayed him.
Mo Zixuan didn't expose him. He just pretended he didn't see anything and was happy to be alone.
"Good, very good, very good!!!" Shi Yan happily said three good words in a row, rummaged through the hidden space, found a set of golden armor, handed it to Xiao Kong and said: "This set of golden armor is for you to wear. Although it is not as good as your future [Fire Spirit Armor], it is also a token of my love. Just consider it as congratulations on your advancement and evolution."
Xiao Kong jumped three meters high with joy, grabbed the golden armor in his hand and kept touching it, liking it very much, "Aaaaaaaa!"
He put on the armor in no time, looking extremely handsome. Although the Heaven and Earth Coiled Dragon Stick was messed up by Shi Yan and looked cheap in his hand, he was still quite heroic and extraordinary overall.
As for the Heaven and Earth Coiled Dragon Stick, Shi Yan thought it would be better to wait until he was strong enough to protect it before restoring it. After all, there were few magic weapons that could become life-saving magic weapons. If he showed it around, he might run into a greedy person who would kill him for the treasure.
Compared to Xiaokong, Xiaohei and Xiaobai's changes seemed so inconspicuous. Xiaohei and Xiaobai had turned into a black and white cocoon at some point, which was as big as Xiaokong before he evolved. The cocoon was extremely solid, shining with metallic luster, and comparable to a defensive magic weapon.
The Peng bird was even worse. After absorbing so many fire crystals, it only became a little bigger and its feathers became a little darker, but there was no other change.
This can't be blamed on them, after all, Xiao Kong has a contract with Shi Yan, and the two are connected. Although Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai were hatched by Shi Yan with his own blood, they don't have Xiao Kong's ability to turn his mind at will, so they didn't feel the benefits brought by Shi Yan.
Even Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai were in such a state, not to mention the Peng bird that was taken away by force.
In comparison, Xiaokong is like his biological child, Xiaohei and Xiaobai are born to stepmothers, and Pengniao... is like a child picked up from the trash can...