Longevity, starting from being a chicken raising servant Chapter 2261: 154: Like a Dream (3)

“Initially, I must locate a vessel capable of carrying the myriad beasts… a Demonic Beast of this variety should suffice.”

His eyes scanned the assembly of monstrous creatures before finally stopping on one of the ‘Suan Ni’ divine beasts.

The Suan Ni, which takes the form of a lion, is an Innate Divine Beast and the sovereign of all creatures, held in high esteem by both the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth. It is truly the most fitting choice, as it carries the bloodline of all beasts.

Nevertheless, Wang Ba’s attention shifted as he looked around, eventually settling on a strikingly gorgeous bird-like Demonic Beast that looked like a ‘Fanming.’

The creature possessed a massive frame and a beastly shape, equipped with powerful, savage limbs that gave it an appearance both avian and mammalian.

It bore a closer resemblance to a Kun Roc than to a Fanming.

After some thought, he shook his head and looked away.

Even though this avian Demonic Beast looked somewhat like a Fanming, they were fundamentally different, and its bloodline was far too weak. Consequently, it was not a suitable vessel.

Following further deliberation, his attention ultimately returned to the Suan Ni.

He surveyed the surroundings, his brow furrowing slightly:

“Other lion-like Demonic Beasts exist alongside the Suan Ni. If I could merge them into a single entity, much like the Ghost-pattern Stone Lizard, then…”

Suddenly, his expression went rigid!

A realization struck his mind like a bolt of lightning!

The thought that had been previously obscure was now vividly clear, surging forth with intensity!

“To concentrate all bloodlines into a single Spirit Beast—isn't that exactly what the Ghost-pattern Stone Lizard is?!”

“However, while the Multitudinous Beasts Unbridled technique combined the attributes of Demonic Beasts to increase their power, the Ghost-pattern Stone Lizard simply merged its bloodlines at one point, which only produced an average Class II Spirit Beast.”

“Is it possible that the Ghost-pattern Stone Lizard is actually a remnant of a predecessor’s experiments within the Canlong Realm?”

“If that is the case…”

His heart shook with the realization; if the Ghost-pattern Stone Lizard truly originated from the Canlong Realm, how could it have traveled such an immense distance, passing through the Immortal Pass to reach the Little Cang World?

He didn't dare explore that thought further, quickly suppressing the idea and locking the discovery deep within his mind.

He turned his attention back to the Demonic Beasts in front of him, his eyes now burning with the intent to test this new theory.

A potentially workable strategy had formed in his mind.

“Since the Ghost-pattern Stone Lizard is a blend of different Stone Lizards, why shouldn't I adopt a similar logic?”

Without delaying, he began to sort the thousand species of Demonic Beasts before him into groups: ‘shell-less, scaled, furry, feathered, and insect-like.’

He then broke these down further into specific types.

For instance, the ‘shell-less’ group consisted of creatures without hair or scales, which were then subdivided into earthworms, loaches, frogs, and similar beings.

It wasn't long before the thousand varieties of Demonic Beasts were organized into dozens of distinct categories.

Wang Ba then started the process of merging the bloodlines of these Demonic Beasts based on these classifications.

The task of accumulating and fusing a thousand Demonic Beasts would normally involve a staggering number of variables.

In contrast, by merging only twenty or so at a time, the difficulty was significantly diminished.

By ensuring the fusions were beneficial, he rapidly integrated the bloodlines associated with the Suan Ni, such as ‘lions, tigers, leopards, cats,’ and other related creatures.

Years passed, and eventually, a Nine-headed Lion Body Beast stood before him.

This nine-headed creature possessed an aura that was significantly more powerful than that of a lone Suan Ni, already nearing the middle-stage of the Tribulation Crossing realm.

For reasons unknown, it had failed to consolidate into a single-headed form like the Ghost-pattern Stone Lizard.

Nevertheless, encouraged by this successful start, Wang Ba continued his work without rest.

Decades later, a massive bird with seventeen heads took flight, its presence rivaling the middle-stage of Tribulation Crossing!

Following that, frogs with many heads, snakes with dozens of heads, and mantises with several heads emerged every few decades or centuries.

Wang Ba remained completely absorbed in his work, losing all sense of the passage of time.

Three millennia later, only about thirty of these multi-headed Demonic Beasts were left in his presence.

He began to study these previously merged beasts once more, testing different combinations and sequences to achieve the greatest synergy.

Every few years or decades, the count of Demonic Beasts decreased by one.

Simultaneously, the auras of the surviving beasts grew increasingly formidable.

One thousand years passed, then two thousand…

In what felt like a heartbeat, Wang Ba had spent eight thousand years within this space.

The auras of the Demonic Beasts climbed from the early-stage of Tribulation Crossing toward the middle-stage, then the late-stage, and finally reached the peak…

Eventually, they even went beyond Tribulation Crossing Perfection!

Looking at the small lion, which was covered in thousands of calm heads yet lay submissively at his feet, Wang Ba felt a moment of daze:

“Did I… actually succeed?”

He had found a route that differed from the one taken by Heavenly Monarch Chao!

He couldn't resist reaching out to stroke the small lion.

In his vision, complex threads of black and white were woven together above the lion’s head; they were more intricate than any Domain and truly staggering to behold!

Following the merger, the creature's nature had far surpassed his own understanding.

In the following moment, as he watched in astonishment.

The small lion shifted into the spectral image of a green staff, which hovered silently in front of Wang Ba.

“Is this… the Silkworm Dragon Staff?!”

Wang Ba gazed at the phantom of the jade staff in shock, then felt a stir within his soul as clarity dawned:

“Does this signify that I have cleared Master Chao’s trial?”

Filled with joy, Wang Ba immediately reached out his hand to take hold of the Silkworm Dragon Staff’s phantom.

The moment he touched it, the space around him collapsed instantly, like a bubble being popped.

He felt only a brief wave of dizziness.

A moment later, he looked around in surprise to find himself in a dark void, with the distant expanse dotted by the starlit glow of Domains.

Everything was peaceful and silent.

“Is this… the Realm Sea?!”

“Have I finally left the Canlong Realm?”

With a quick thought, he checked his Primordial Spirit and found his Dao Treasure; the Spirit Beasts and cultivators hidden in his sleeve were also still there, completely unharmed.

There was no sense of agitation within him. After spending eight thousand years immersed in the study of ‘Multitudinous Beasts Unbridled,’ he had grown used to the lack of external distractions, and he accepted the return of his Dao Treasure and Spirit Beasts with remarkable calm.

The only strange thing was that the people and beasts within his sleeve seemed entirely unchanged, despite eight thousand years having gone by.

While lost in his thoughts, he suddenly sensed something. He instinctively looked down at his hands and froze in his tracks.

Resting in his palm was an emerald green staff, shimmering softly like a dream amidst the darkness of the Realm Sea.