Starting From A Son In Law To Build An Long Lasting Family Chapter 1954: 510: Transformation of the Sea Splitting Mystic Dragon Whale, Fortuitous Opportunity Emerges!
Previously on Starting From A Son In Law To Build An Long Lasting Family...
"Yet, looking at it this way, the Starry Sky Sea clearly outshines the Jiang Country in prosperity, or else it couldn't foster such a horde of Third Rank and Fourth Rank Demon Kings."
The Starry Sky Sea caught Hong Lian's gaze, striking her as a realm vastly wealthier than the Jiang Country.
"Well, after wrapping up family affairs, I intend to explore the Starry Sky Sea a bit."
With the Sea Splitting Mysterious Dragon Whale now advancing to the Fourth Rank, Lu Changsheng figured he'd head to the Starry Sky Sea too, hoping to uncover an opportunity for his Nascent Soul breakthrough.
But right after voicing that, a sudden flash of insight surged through Lu Changsheng's thoughts.
His fingers twisted in divination, as if detecting that his path to Nascent Soul rested within the Starry Sky Sea.
"Hmm!?"
Hong Lian noticed Lu Changsheng fall quiet, utterly absorbed, fingers busy with calculations, her lovely eyes brimming with confusion.
What in the world is happening?
When did my husband pick up the skill of divination and calculation?
She knew full well that Lu Changsheng had never mastered divination or calculation arts in the past.
"Looks like my husband saw the need for a great power to have a diviner on hand, so he arranged for the Divination Art from his previous life's setups."
Hong Lian had always been aware that Lu Changsheng was the reborn form of a mighty figure, complete with numerous backup plans.
So, she pieced it together swiftly.
Even so, after witnessing Lu Changsheng pull off countless astonishing feats, she couldn't help but feel impressed.
After all, the Divination Art was no easy feat without innate gifts.
Pushing to learn it might shorten one's life or spark illusions that drive one mad.
That Lu Changsheng could so smoothly grasp such elite arts via his past life's preparations left her in awe, defying all logic.
"No."
Lu Changsheng's eyes snapped open, he shook his head, failing to divine the details of his Nascent Soul fate.
For starters, divination and calculation never revealed precise details.
Besides, his own skills in divination weren't yet sharp enough for something this grand.
"Husband, were you just performing divination and calculation?"
Hong Lian watched as Lu Changsheng snapped back and inquired.
"Yeah, I just got this intense feeling out of nowhere, like my Nascent Soul opportunity is waiting in the Starry Sky Sea."
Lu Changsheng gave a nod, holding nothing back, "But try as I might with the calculations, I couldn't pinpoint anything specific."
"The Heavenly Dao defies prediction; divining the future never uncovers every detail. Husband, if you've felt your Nascent Soul chance in the Starry Sky Sea, you'll discover it once you're there."
A flawless smile graced Hong Lian's features as she explained, "Advancing from Core Formation to Nascent Soul hinges on the right moment and place. Plenty of Late Stage Core Formation experts wander far and wide, chasing these gut feelings as lucky breaks to locate their Nascent Soul paths and boost their odds of success."
Though diviners could probe for fortunes.
Cultivators without the Divination Art might still get random hunches or intuitions.
"Big Black, how are you holding up? Need some solid rest?"
Lu Changsheng turned to the Sea Splitting Mysterious Dragon Whale and questioned.
Even fresh from the fight, its scorched and battered frame looked improved since the tribulation's end, and it was now feasting on the Fourth Rank Flood Dragon King's blood and meat.
Not just it—the Golden-Winged Heavenly Peng was also devouring chunks of the Flood Dragon King's flesh, while the Soul-calling Beast barely cared, shifting back from its combat shape to its normal adorable look, letting out a yawn.
"I want to sleep."
The Sea Splitting Mysterious Dragon Whale replied.
"Having survived the Transformation Heavenly Tribulation, can you take on a human shape now?"
Lu Changsheng asked, a hint of eagerness in his tone.
At those words, the Sea Splitting Mysterious Dragon Whale's enormous, peak-like body started contracting bit by bit, finally shifting amid a flare of brilliant light into an eleven- or twelve-year-old girl, her face ashen, crowned by a pair of curving dragon horns.
Petite as the girl was, she donned an overbearing armor woven of black and gold. One shoulder bore a vivid whale motif, the other a savage dragon visage, radiating a commanding presence.
"Master, is this how?"
The girl cried out to Lu Changsheng in a clear, ringing voice, betraying none of her status as a Fourth Rank Transformed Demon King.
"???"
Lu Changsheng stared at the transformed Sea Splitting Mysterious Dragon Whale, briefly dumbfounded.
Then, with a touch of exasperation, he said, "Didn't expect... I never realized you'd turn out this young—does that mean I've been relying on child labor for years?"
Before, he'd encountered fox maidens, cat maidens, and even Xu Ruyin's merge with the Heavenly Demon Phoenix, always curious about transformed demon kings.
To his surprise, the first one in his household ended up as a young girl.
Cute, but...
"Demons age differently from us human cultivators, so their human forms reflect that... Yet the younger they appear, the greater their talent and potential..."
Hong Lian chimed in from the side.
Lu Changsheng was familiar with the concept, just caught off guard, and he glanced at the Golden-Winged Heavenly Peng and Soul-calling Beast, "You two aren't child labor either, right?"
The pair didn't grasp the term child labor.
But when pressed on their ages, they both affirmed with nods, noting that by their kinds' lifespans, they counted as quite youthful.
"Sigh, exploiting them feels tricky now."
Lu Changsheng let out a wry sigh, then eyed the Sea Splitting Mysterious Dragon Whale—her cropped hair, slim build, and deep black eyes—and stroked his chin, "Now that you've transformed, Big Black sounds too offhand. Got any ideas for a name?"
"I'll go with whatever master decides."
The Sea Splitting Mysterious Dragon Whale's cute yet aloof vibe came off as grand and strong, but to Lu Changsheng, it screamed adorableness.
"Let me see... Black Whale Queen? Dragon Whale Lass? Black Loulan? Jin Yu?"
Lu Changsheng mulled over a few options, deeming them all off, and in the end, dropped the fuss, declaring, "Never mind, you'll be Lu Lingjing from here on."
"Thank you, master."
A spark of joy lit up the pale features of the Sea Splitting Mysterious Dragon Whale.
Compared to Big Black, this name rang far sweeter.
"Hmm... From now on, don't call me master—say sir instead."
In beast form, Lu Changsheng could view it as a spirit pet.
But human-shaped now, the master title felt strange.
He couldn't shake memories from his past life's tales, where disciples hailed supreme beings as sir.
"Yes, sir."
The Sea Splitting Mysterious Dragon Whale responded dutifully, her face beaming with charm.
Still, her look and gear made her seem anything but a servant disciple.
"All the same, shift back to your true form and eat up properly first."
Lu Changsheng felt uneasy with the Sea Splitting Mysterious Dragon Whale's new look.
Plus, her wounds weren't fully mended; human form might strain her.
Upon hearing that, the Sea Splitting Mysterious Dragon Whale swiftly reverted to her colossal dragon whale shape, like a looming mountain, and continued bolstering herself with the Fourth Rank Flood Dragon King's blood and flesh.
Her frame held the tribulation's rebirth essence and the Great Dao's boons, allowing rapid healing as long as she took in plenty of vital energy.
As recovery neared its end, Lu Changsheng flung the Flood Dragon's Demon Core to the Golden-Winged Heavenly Peng, then unleashed the full Yin Yang Qi Grasp with mighty spellwork to gather the dragon's scattered remains, motioning for the Sea Splitting Mysterious Dragon Whale to pull back.
Regarding the captured quasi-Fourth Rank Whale King, he'd meant to feed it to Lu Lingjing for strength, but with no need now, he thought of hauling it to Great Dream Immortal City for safekeeping.
As the city's lord, claiming a quasi-Fourth Rank Whale King was perfectly ordinary.
"Splash——"
With the Sea Splitting Mysterious Dragon Whale reaching Fourth Rank, Lu Changsheng and Hong Lian stood together atop it, observing as it cleaved through the waves, both sensing a subtle shift.
A few days on, Lu Changsheng spotted a torrent of endless radiance shooting skyward from Great Dream Immortal City's direction.
Even from thousands of miles off, a torrent of azure holy light blazed across the far horizon.
"Could a treasure be surfacing?"
Lu Changsheng's brows furrowed faintly.
"It appears... a Secret Realm is opening up....."
Hong Lian's stunning eyes fixed on the light's source, studied it briefly, and she commented.