After Lu Qingyi arrived, Shi Yu immediately perked up.

Shi Yu chatted with her a lot about the Phoenix Clan.

Lu Qingyi had done quite a bit of research on this race.

After all, her Azure Windbird had obtained the Phoenix bloodline during an archaeological excavation of a relic.

"Mee..."

However, as they chatted, they almost overlooked the real protagonist of this meeting.

The little Sword Spirit listened to them talking about the history of Dong Huang for thousands of years with a blank expression, its head spinning.

Little Sword Spirit: (╥╯^╰╥)555~

To attract their attention, the little Sword Spirit condensed flames on its sword body, forming a crying face with the fire.

Fire of unhappiness!

"Mee~~!!"

"Uh." Shi Yu looked at the little Sword Spirit.

"Are you hungry?"

Shi Yu found that the little Sword Spirit was indeed extraordinarily talented. It had only been born for a short time, and it could already use the power of flame to make emojis.

Not only was it stronger than Worm, but it was also smarter.

"Mee Mee!!!" The little Sword Spirit nodded frantically.

It threw away the ice-type energy crystal. Although it was quite comfortable to carry, it felt a bit hungry after carrying it for a long time.

"Okay." Shi Yu understood. After all, the little Sword Spirit had just been born and was a overlord race, so it needed to replenish a lot of nutrients.

"Um, do you eat fruit..." Shi Yu fell into deep thought.

The little Sword Spirit mastered Yang Flame. If Ginseng Baby could create nutritious fruit by absorbing light energy, theoretically... it probably wouldn't work. Sunlight and Yang Flame were very different.

"Mee?" The little Sword Spirit landed on Shi Yu's hand. What was that?

"You should just give it soul crystals." Lu Qingyi helped the little Sword Spirit reject the food first.

Feeding a dead spirit fruit? That was ridiculous.

Even if it was nutritious, what was the difference between feeding it to a Azure Silkworm and giving it rare metals?

It wouldn't be able to absorb much at all!

"For an Awakening-stage dead spirit creature, soul crystals are the perfect food. You can even delay cultivating its fire-type abilities until it reaches the Transcendent level."

"That makes sense. But I didn't prepare any. Do you have any, Senior?" Shi Yu asked.

"I don't have any dead spirit-type pets. Go ask Master Feng. The Beast Taming Legion must have some in stock."

"Or... do you want me to take you hunting myself? I'm interested in seeing its abilities." Senior Lu looked at the little Sword Spirit with interest.

"Outside the city walls?" Shi Yu's eyes lit up.

"Yes." Lu Qingyi nodded.

Soul crystals, like fire, lightning, and water energy crystals, were pure energy crystals.

However, natural elemental energy crystals like fire, lightning, and water were born in nature as mineral veins, or were condensed and created by Commander-level or higher creatures.

Soul crystals were different. They only appeared inside dead spirit lifeforms and were considered their core.

Therefore, competition and killing among dead spirit creatures were the most intense. Almost all races could form a food chain.

The Undead Battlefield was said to have tens of millions of dead spirits. The Beast Taming Legion was stationed nearby and would sweep through it regularly. There was no way they would lack resources like soul crystals.

Even if beast tamers went hunting themselves, as long as they had the strength, they could obtain soul crystals as easily as picking up stones.

"Didn't you say earlier that this little Sword Spirit has the Spirit Disintegration skill?"

"Yes."

"The requirement for Spirit Disintegration to go from entry-level proficiency to skilled is to devour 10,000 Transcendent-level dead spirits, plus one Commander-level dead spirit."

"The process of obtaining soul crystals can also improve its Spirit Disintegration skill. It's like killing two birds with one stone. You can come to the Undead Battlefield to train more in the future." Lu suggested.

It could both improve skill proficiency and obtain a large supply of food!

"Then shall we go take a look?"

Shi Yu was also tempted, mainly because it should be very safe to go to the Undead Battlefield with Senior Lu.

Also, Lu Qingyi was right. That was indeed the condition for the Spirit Disintegration skill to advance.

To unlock the second form, it needed to devour 10,000 Transcendent-level dead spirits, plus one Commander-level dead spirit.

To unlock the third form, it needed to devour 1,000 Commander-level dead spirits, plus one Monarch-level dead spirit.

To unlock the fourth form, it needed to devour 100 Monarch-level dead spirits, plus one overlord-level dead spirit.

These corresponded to the skilled, proficient, and perfect levels of proficiency.

The Spirit Disintegration skill was not exclusive to the little Sword Spirit. Besides it, there were some dead spirits that also had the Spirit Disintegration skill.

These dead spirits had a common characteristic: their own races were too strong, their power was too great, and they needed to seal some of their power and release it gradually. Otherwise, the excessive power would interfere with their growth and cause their power to go berserk.

Currently, only perfect-level proficiency of this skill had been recorded. There had been no news of a higher fifth form. According to the previous conditions, some people speculated that it would require devouring ten overlord dead spirits, plus one Totem-level dead spirit.

The former was still manageable, but it was too difficult to kill a Totem-level dead spirit.

This difficulty was simply impossible to achieve under normal circumstances.

"Let's go." Lu Qingyi smiled.

"Let's go." Shi Yu pulled the little Sword Spirit over and said, "I'm taking you to eat a feast."

Because it was a spirit body, the little Sword Spirit's body texture was not like a real sword. Its body could even bend and make various curves. Shi Yu could also stretch its sword body like putty, just like pinching its cheeks.

This was very cute. Otherwise, if it were a metal-type sword, Shi Yu would really be afraid of chopping off his hand when interacting with it.

"Mee!!"

……

"Dr. Lu, Shi Yu?"

When Shi Yu and the others came out, the instructors and tutors outside were immediately shocked when they saw them.

Shi Yu was awake!

"Shi Yu, how are you doing?" Director Li asked with concern.

"Also, what are you doing..."

Director Li, Director He, and Instructor Feng had been waiting outside. Now that they saw Lu Qingyi bringing Shi Yu out and seemingly about to leave, they couldn't help but ask.

"I'm fine." Shi Yu said, "Thank you for your concern."

The three top masters had also heard from the doctors and medical ginseng that Shi Yu was fine, but he had slept for a day even though he was fine, which made them overthink.

"I'm taking them for a walk around the edge of the Undead Battlefield. We'll be back in a while." Lu Qingyi said.

Shi Yu nodded, and the little Sword Spirit, which had crawled out of Shi Yu's pocket, also poked its head out.

"The Soul Seed hatched? It really is a Sword Spirit!"

The three of them were stunned and then wore bitter expressions.

What!

Going to the Undead Battlefield?

The superiors had ordered that nothing should happen to Shi Yu. Was it okay to take Shi Yu to the Undead Battlefield at this critical moment, even if it was just for a walk?

"It's okay." Lu Qingyi said with certainty.

"Okay, alright." Instructor Feng said awkwardly. After all, Lu Qingyi had more say, and Lu Qingyi's strength was also stronger than the three of them.

Top master!

Lu Qingyi was one of the few master-level beast tamers under thirty in Dong Huang who was close to the legendary level. Also, although they were all top masters, there were some differences in strength.

After all, the threshold of contending against an overlord-level creature was too broad. Contending against a Commander race·overlord level was contending, and contending against a Monarch race·overlord level was also contending. Struggling for a few minutes under an overlord was contending, and fighting back and forth was also contending.

Lu Qingyi, who had many pets with quasi-divine bloodlines, was clearly one of the top combatants among them.

……

A moment later.

Outside Ancient Capital.

On the dark and gloomy plains battlefield, a gentle starlight appeared in the cloudy sky.

The figure of a giant bird with a sky-blue body, beautiful blue feathers, bright colors, and a lithe figure slowly emerged.

Its wings were as blue as the morning sky, emitting a soft light, enveloping the two figures above, dispelling all the Yin energy.

Soon, the Azure Windbird slowly landed.

Lu Qingyi and Shi Yu got off it together.

Because the plains battlefield was filled with a lot of plague and curses, Lu Qingyi simply had Shi Yu share a pet with her for convenience.

Shi Yu probably didn't have experience training in such a place, but Lu Qingyi, who had come here for archaeological excavations many times, had the ability to dispel plague and curses, whether it was her Azure Windbird or her Wind Demon Lion, which had the Evil-Suppressing Lion bloodline.

"Pfft—" After dismounting, Shi Yu held his breath as he stood on the black ground and looked at the bones and will-o'-the-wisps all over the ground.

What a terrible place.

"You'll get used to it." Lu Qingyi looked at Shi Yu and smiled faintly.

"...Okay." Shi Yu replied with difficulty.

The problem was, it was hard to get used to.

Shi Yu was considered courageous, and he had even slept next to a tomb, but the environment here was really depressing. In addition to the visual depression, there was also the depression caused by various negative energies on the spirit and mind.

"Mee!!!"

Shi Yu was depressed, but at this time, the little Sword Spirit flew up excitedly.

Its whole body burned with flames, completely ignited!

Its fighting spirit was constantly rising.

In its opinion, the atmosphere here was very suitable for a big battle.

"Although it looks timid, it seems to be very brave."

Lu Qingyi couldn't help but smile when she saw the little Sword Spirit like this.

"After all, it's the spirit of General Mu Huiyin, who rose completely in war. She has killed dozens of overlords and countless monarchs." Shi Yu felt that since the little Sword Spirit inherited Mu Huiyin's characteristic of liking to stick with ice, it probably also inherited some of her fighting will.

Beep beep beep…

The location where the two of them landed was good, and there were many dead spirit-type creatures nearby.

Because of the Azure Windbird's aura just now, many dead spirits immediately played dead and hid, but as the Azure Windbird landed and retracted its aura, many undead began to stir again.

Shi Yu and Lu Qingyi both had illustrated handbooks, and under the display of the energy in their illustrated handbooks, they quickly locked onto a pile of skeletons about 300 meters away.

In the pile of skeletons, after a "rustling" sound, a dead spirit burning with will-o'-the-wisps, with facial features, a terrifying face, and looking like a red lantern, floated up.

[Name]: Lantern Monster

[Attribute]: Dead Spirit

[Race Level]: Mid-level Transcendent

[Growth Level]: Transcendent Level

[Race Skills]: Will-o'-the-Wisps

[Introduction]: Originally a symbol of happiness, light, vitality, perfection, and wealth, it was corrupted into a dead spirit because of war.

[Energy Value]: 555

"It's a Lantern Monster."

Lu Qingyi spoke and turned to look at Shi Yu and the little Sword Spirit, saying, "It's up to you."

At this time, Shi Yu also looked at the little Sword Spirit.

However, before he could give an order, the little Sword Spirit immediately turned into a red light and pierced the Lantern Monster from the middle with one strike before the Lantern Monster even knew what was happening!

With a "boom," the Lantern Monster immediately exploded, and flames surged from within, with the will-o'-the-wisps spreading directly!

Then, an even stronger, hotter, and more dazzling flame covered the will-o'-the-wisps, instantly devouring them.

In the explosion, a broken soul crystal fell down. At the same time, a firelight flew from the Lantern Monster towards the little Sword Spirit that had pierced through it, merging into the little Sword Spirit's body.

At this moment, the little Sword Spirit's aura grew slightly and cheered joyfully.

"Mee~!!"

After calling out, it looked at the soul crystal that the Lantern Monster had dropped.

It didn't rush to pick it up but looked at Shi Yu as if asking for praise, hoping to get Shi Yu's compliment.

"...Good job, but don't attack so rashly next time. What if the opponent is very strong?" Shi Yu said to the little Sword Spirit after a moment of surprise:

"Remember to listen to my instructions. I'll let you attack before you attack. Of course, if you face danger, you can counterattack on your own."

The little Sword Spirit was just born and only had Awakening Level, while the Lantern Monster was Transcendent Level, a whole level higher than it.

The little Sword Spirit rushed up and was reckless, making Shi Yu very embarrassed.

"Mee~!!" It was unknown whether the little Sword Spirit understood.

And beside them, Lu Qingyi nodded slightly, saying, "High-level skill, Soul Severance, instantly killing the Lantern Monster. Was that Spirit Disintegration just now? It can burn the Lantern Monster after it's killed and break it down into special spiritual power to improve the skill's proficiency."

"It's just a bit wasteful of soul crystals." She then looked at the dropped soul crystal.

The original good soul crystal now looked tattered.

It couldn't be sold for a good price, so the little Sword Spirit could only resolve it itself.

Unlike other energy crystals, it wasn't easy to get a good-quality soul crystal. It tested the beast tamer's technique for hunting dead spirits.

"It's already very good." Shi Yu went forward to pick up the soul crystal, and the little Sword Spirit also flew over, burning the soul crystal to ashes in a few strokes and devouring its soul power.

"Mee~~" The little Sword Spirit stuck to Shi Yu with satisfaction.

However, it still felt hungry… It looked around again.

"Don't worry~ There are many dead spirits here." Shi Yu smiled.

"Senior, there should be no problem judging the little Sword Spirit's race level as a high-level overlord."

"Yes, three high-level skills, three transcendent-level skills, plus this energy value comparable to the Transcendent level, and the attack just now, there's no doubt that it's a high-level overlord race."

Lu Qingyi gave a very high evaluation.

Generally speaking, having two transcendent-level race skills guaranteed a low-level overlord race.

Three transcendent levels guaranteed a mid-level overlord race.

Four transcendent race skills were a high-level overlord race.

However, this was a judging standard that ignored the other qualities of the pet and only looked at the skills.

Although the little Sword Spirit only had three transcendent-level race skills, the outrageous energy value was enough to make it worthy of being a high-level overlord race.

"Awesome~" Shi Yu looked at the little Sword Spirit.

At this time, Lu Qingyi thought again, "Maybe it's more than that. The Spirit Disintegration skill is very special and can't be treated as a general transcendent-level skill."

"What do you mean?"

"Because the method of improving Spirit Disintegration's proficiency is relatively clear."

"The growth level is divided into seven stages. After overlord level, it is Totem level. Of course, there are many names for this level. Some people like to call it Totem, some people like to call the Totems close to humans Guardian Gods, and some people like to call this level Quasi-Mythical level, meaning that this is a level close to the mythical realm."

"Do you know the requirements for an overlord-level creature to advance to the Totem level?" Lu Qingyi asked Shi Yu.

Shi Yu shook his head.

"There are actually many ways to advance to the Totem level. One of them is to train the transcendent-level race skills to the 'mastery level' after the self-growth level reaches the overlord-level standard. At this time, the transcendent-level race skill will once again drive the pet's growth, allowing it to advance to another level, which is what we call the Totem level."

"You can understand that most Totem-level creatures have mastered a transcendent-level skill at the mastery level."

"General Mu Huiyin's spirit has the Spirit Disintegration skill, and the Spirit Disintegration skill is the skill with the most clear way to improve proficiency. As long as there are enough resources, it is no exaggeration to say that it has Totem potential, which is a quasi-mythical race. After all, few pets have such a clear path to advancement."

"Mee!" The little Sword Spirit was very proud.

"The standard for advancing to the Totem level is for transcendent-level race skills to reach the mastery level?" Shi Yu was stunned.

"Yes." Lu Qingyi nodded and said, "However, there are also differences between Totems."

"Totems that only train one transcendent-level ability to the mastery level can only be considered ordinary Totems."

"And some Totems have already raised two, three, or even four transcendent-level abilities to that level. They have new names. Like the Undead Nether Phoenix under this Undead Battlefield, it is a top Totem."

"Under its influence, even an ordinary red lantern that symbolized happiness at the time could be undead…"

"I'm getting off-topic. So, as long as you grow smoothly, your little Sword Spirit may also have a chance to advance to the Totem level." Lu Qingyi said, "You understand what to do, right?"

"I understand." Shi Yu nodded. Senior Lu meant that they should develop steadily.

Develop steadily and don't be reckless!

"Then… let's continue hunting with it." Lu Qingyi said, but suddenly, she thought of something and looked at Shi Yu and the little Sword Spirit with great interest.

With a faint smile on her face.

"By the way, I also heard that after the Sword Spirit possesses you, you will turn into a red-haired, red-eyed person?"

"Director Li said that you are very delicate, no, that you are divine. How about showing me the transformation?"

"If it looks good, I will also consider contracting a dead spirit that can possess me."

Shi Yu: ???

So the purpose of you contracting the dead spirit is to dye your hair and wear colored contact lenses to become beautiful in seconds?

"Wait." Shi Yu said, "Senior, you just said, red hair and red eyes?"

Lu Qingyi was stunned and nodded. What's wrong?

Shi Yu looked at the little Sword Spirit and said, "Smile."

The little Sword Spirit was confused but still condensed a smiling face on the sword with flames as Shi Yu asked.

The fiery red eyes, but the big, watery eyes that showed were very lovable.

"I got it. I'll call you Red Eyes. After possessing me, your power will turn me into red hair and red eyes, which is our common symbol. How about it?" Shi Yu asked the little Sword Spirit.

"Mee!!" The little Sword Spirit was startled and nodded happily. Good, good. It was better than Little Red or Little Mee.