"Is there really anything you can’t do?"
Yao Yin asked doubtfully. Hearing her words, Feng Yuan seemed to remember something, and his expression suddenly became somewhat downcast. Sensing Feng Yuan’s change in demeanor, Yao Yin hastily said,
"I was just asking casually. Don’t take it too seriously, those sad things..."
After a while, Feng Yuan forced a smile and said,
Yao Yin looked at Feng Yuan with a bit of guilt. Finally, Mo Li and the others arrived at the beach. Jumping off their Flying Swords, Mo Li said happily,
"That was interesting. It’s a completely different feeling from riding a Spirit Beast."
"We should go back and prepare for dinner."
Mo Li glanced back at the people landing one after another and mentioned, by then it had already grown dark. Although they hadn’t wasted much time above the sea, they had already left quite late.
"Speaking of which, what exactly is that fossil?"
Liu Wenli curiously eyed the fossil in Feng Yuan’s hand. The bud-shaped fossil was still tightly clenched in his grip. Shaking the fossil in his hand, Feng Yuan said,
"Let’s talk about it after dinner. This thing is quite troublesome."
Liu Wenli frowned and observed the bud-shaped fossil in Feng Yuan’s hand. Feng Yuan, however, seemed disinclined to discuss it further and promptly ran towards the campsite with Xiao Ji. When they passed Pearl Square, where a considerable amount of goods had piled up, they had to cautiously move along the edge of the Square. However, seeing the Maritime People and Aquatic People cooperating in moving the goods, it was clear that Feng Yuan’s plan had succeeded.
Xia Yu was elated watching the Maritime People and Aquatic People work together. During their breaks, instead of harboring animosity, they were happily chatting. He initially wanted to approach Feng Yuan and the group for a chat, but noticing their hurried pace, he decided against it.
"Aren’t you going to deal with your fossil?"
After dinner, Guo Huai glanced at Feng Yuan and mentioned, by then he had already seen the system’s feedback and naturally knew what the item was. Shaking the fossil, Feng Yuan smiled and said,
"There’s no rush at this moment."
"Really? How long do you think its Life Force will last with such dissipation?"
Guo Huai glanced at Feng Yuan and said irritably. Feng Yuan looked at the bud-shaped fossil in his hand and said indifferently,
"A day or two won’t make a difference."
Xiao Ji curiously jumped onto the table and looked at the bud-shaped fossil. Suddenly, as if sensing something, Xiao Ji looked at Feng Yuan in surprise. Patting Xiao Ji’s head, Feng Yuan said with a smile,
"You can actually sense that tiny bit of Life Force?"
Xiao Ji nodded and looked at the bud-shaped fossil with an inexplicable expression, fearing another undeserving creature might snatch Feng Yuan’s affection. But if Feng Yuan didn’t save it... Xiao Ji could sense the Life Force wouldn’t last much longer. Seeing Xiao Ji’s dilemma, Feng Yuan smiled without saying a word, while the phantom of Agunas glanced at Feng Yuan and said,
"You really do have a morbid sense of humor."
"What morbid sense of humor?"
Feng Yuan looked innocently toward the phantom of Agunas. With a flick of its tail, the phantom looked at Xiao Ji and said,
"Look at its conflicted expression. Aren’t you going to explain?"
"Explain what? After it’s saved, it will definitely need to be cared for initially, and its future placement will be problematic..."
"After all, it’s at the level of a Sacred Beast..."
Hearing Feng Yuan’s words, Guo Huai was taken aback. Even though he knew the fossil had some vestiges of life and that the system’s information indicated it could be saved through special means, he truly had no idea what it actually was; he hadn’t even realized it was a Spirit Beast.
Merely looking at the bud, he had thought it was some rare plant since plants also possess life. Thinking this, Guo Huai stepped forward, curiously observing the bud-shaped fossil that Feng Yuan had placed on the table.
After a long struggle, Xiao Ji gave Feng Yuan a difficult call, which Agunas’s phantom translated,
"It hopes you can save it quickly."
"Oh? Not jealous anymore?"
Feng Yuan was somewhat surprised as he stroked Xiao Ji’s head. Turning around, Xiao Ji held back its tears of grievance while Feng Yuan amusedly rubbed its head and said,
"Fine, even if I save it, I won’t be taking it away, so you can rest easy."
Xiao Ji turned around and looked at Feng Yuan with a doubtful gaze, while the others also gathered around. After all, what they initially thought was a plant suddenly turned into a Spirit Beast, leaving everyone a bit overwhelmed.
"Sacred Beast Level? Isn’t that..."
Mo Li said with some excitement. According to Feng Yuan’s explanation and Hua Yiyou’s research, a Sacred Beast Level being could be considered the strongest beneath the Divine Beasts. Mo Li knew that there were no Divine Beasts in the Royal Court of Great Li, especially since he had confirmed this matter with Feng Yuan. Glancing at Mo Li, Feng Yuan smiled and said
"Although that’s the case, it has the potential of a Sacred Beast Level, not the actual strength of one. After revival, its true strength remains uncertain."
Feng Yuan looked at the flower bud fossil and said
"It’s not a Spirit Beast that excels in combat. Rather, its specialty lies in assistance."
"If you’re planning to rely on it to confront the Royal Court of Great Li, I’m afraid it’s going to be quite challenging."
"Not Sacred Beast Level strength..."
Hearing Feng Yuan’s words, Mo Li felt a bit disappointed, but he quickly recovered. He realized that even if it had Sacred Beast Level strength, it wouldn’t be enough to deal with the hidden forces within the Royal Court of Great Li.
"Why don’t you let it come back to life first? But what do you need to prepare?"
Liu Wenli asked Feng Yuan, not particularly interested in the Spirit Beast’s strength. With Amon by her side, she was confident she could match anyone, but she was still quite curious about the Spirit Beast, as it was surprising that a beast with the potential of a Sacred Beast Level didn’t excel in combat.
In this era, having a Spirit Beast companion was already very good, hence there was no concept like the modern notion of a coordinated team of Spirit Beasts. Or rather, even if there were supportive types of Spirit Beasts, they were managed by specialized personnel and usually seen as crucial in turning the tide during army battles.
After all, even if a Spirit Beast was supportive, it was difficult to add effects to an entire troop of people and Spirit Beasts at once. As for infusing their power into humans?
That would be meaningless. You can only add status effects to targets one at a time, and there wasn’t much you could add—not nearly as effective as directly infusing the power of combat-type Spirit Beasts. At least you could control the amount to prolong the battle. Infuse the power of a supporting Spirit Beast? The result would be adding status effects to allies before the fight, then exhausting the power and wielding weapons like ordinary soldiers in combat.
"There’s nothing in particular that needs to be prepared."
Feng Yuan glanced at the flower bud fossil, and the shadowy figure of Agunas flicked its tail and said
"Relying solely on Nagna’s power will hardly be enough to save it. Sacred Beast Level beings are too close to Divine Beasts, and the powers of various authorities are not so effective on them."
"Just Life Force definitely won’t do, it’s not only about Life Force at this point."
Feng Yuan glanced at the flower bud fossil and said, while Guo Huai looked at Feng Yuan and asked,
"Could it be that the necessary materials are not available here?"
At that moment, the White Wolf Deity slowly approached. Seeing the White Wolf Deity, the shadowy figure of Agunas reacted with surprise and said,
"Are you planning to use the power of the White Wolf Deity and Nagna’s power to resurrect it?"
"Pretty much. After all, even if it’s not exactly resurrecting the dead, it’s practically the same thing. There’s no real difference in difficulty."
Feng Yuan shrugged and said, swinging his staff as if remembering something, then glanced at the crowd and said,
"You’d better step back a bit. I can’t guarantee there won’t be any accidental injuries. After all, we’re dealing with the power of a Divine Beast. Even if it’s used for healing a Spirit Beast, it could still have a harmful impact on regular life."
Upon hearing Feng Yuan’s warning, the crowd involuntarily stepped back to watch the proceedings from a safer distance.
"It seems this won’t be easy."
Liu Wenli said softly, observing Feng Yuan’s apprehensive demeanor. Mo Ling couldn’t help but speak out in encouragement for Feng Yuan, and upon hearing Mo Ling’s words, Feng Yuan smiled helplessly and said,
"I’m just a bit worried about the dispersion of energy, that’s all. It’s too bad Little Crocodile isn’t here, or else I wouldn’t be so concerned~"
The shadowy figure of Agunas glanced at Feng Yuan and flicked its tail,
"You could have Xiao Ji help."
"No, it’s too large when it borrows power in that form; there’s no space for it here."
Hearing Feng Yuan’s words, Xiao Ji looked at Feng Yuan with a touch of grievance.