"First; your skill known as [Dragon Frost], which can turn the target into an ice sculpture, will now be known as: [Eyes Frost]. Second: Your skill known as [Ice Breath] will now be known as [Ice Energy Blast]. Third: the skill known as [Recovery] will now be known as... Let's leave it at [Recovery]. Fourth skill: [Ice Storm] will be known as... [Icicle Rain]. Your last skill, known as [Dragon's Might], will be known as [Rhino's Might]."
Lazarus stared at him with a frown after hearing the last skill... "You do know I'm a dragon, not some rhino, right?"
"Yeah... But you'll use that form for now." Christopher observed Lazarus for a few seconds and nodded.
"In this form, you're a Divine-stage Beast, with a Lv10 combat strength... But in the rhino's form, you're just a Perfect-stage beast, with a Lv3 combat strength... I see how this will make me look cool when I defeat some ignorant guys."
Lazarus rolled its eyes, seeing the look on Christopher's face. "You haven't changed."
Christopher looked at it and smiled. "Come on, let's do some tests."
Lazarus nodded and stood up, looking around the room.
"Okay, let's use... [Rhino's Might]."
Lazarus raised one of its front legs and smashed it down on the ground.
The whole villa trembled... The guards standing outside all fell to the ground from the shaking.
Adonis, who was in the garden, almost fell but was caught by his Beast.
"What the hell was that?!"
Adonis yelled, turning to Draki, and was stunned to see the huge Legendary-stage dragon trembling... This wasn't fear; this was... terror.
"What happened, Draki?!!" Adonis asked, mildly confused.
'Master... Master, there's a Divine-stage Beast in the house...'
"WHAT?!!!" Adonis yelled in shock.
Katherine stood up from the bed and turned to her two Beasts, who, moments ago, were playing, but now... they were hiding under her makeup table.
"I don't understand. Spidy is an Elite-stage Beast, and Lome is a Legendary-stage Beast... What could make them this fearful?" she said, staring at the black lion and spider.
'Master!! There.... There is a Divine-stage Beast in the house.'
"D... D... Divine... WHAT?!!!" Katharine was horrified. 'Did brother...?'
Without wasting a second, she ran out of her room... leaving two confused Beasts behind.
"Was that an earthquake?" a maid asked her fellow workers. The ten were currently in the kitchen.
"I don't know," the second shook her head.
Leyla stared at the two for a few seconds, turned around, and quickly walked away, heading to Christopher's room.
[Back to Christopher.]
"Oops, I forgot you're a Divine-stage Beast with a Lv10 combat strength."
Lazarus glared at him.
"Okay, okay... It was fun, though, but you didn't use the skill. I said [Rhino's Might], but you casually waved your hand."
"What are you saying, Master? Just by placing my hand on the ground, the whole estate trembled... What do you think will happen if I unleash my pressure on the building? Will everyone inside be safe?"
"Oh... Oh! Right!" Christopher was stunned.
"I didn't think of that... Good job on not using it."
Christopher stopped talking... Thanks to his increased Life Force, he heard the footsteps rushing towards his door.
"Okay. Lazarus, back to Rhino."
Lazarus glared at him.
Christopher watched as blue light surrounded Lazarus, and the next moment, a blue-skinned rhino appeared before him... Its silver horns, nails, and tail were as strong as steel... The rhino fixed its blue eyes on Christopher.
"Wow! From an Earth bloodline to that of Ice... Impressive."
"Master Christopher! Are you okay?"
Christopher turned his head to the door and, with a wave of his hand, unlocked it.
Expecting Leyla, he saw Adonis, Katherine, and... well... Leyla, with his four bodyguards.
The group stared at the blue-skinned rhino in surprise, then turned their heads to Christopher.
"Elder Brother, you succeeded!!"
Katherine exclaimed; she rushed to the rhino, moving from right to left, checking its body.
"But..." She turned to Christopher.
"Why is he still in the Perfect stage? Shouldn't his stage be Divine?"
Leyla and the bodyguards were confused, hearing Katharine. They all turned their heads to Christopher, waiting for his answer.
Christopher walked to his bed and sat down. "You guys are the only ones I trust... His name is Lazarus, and yes, he's a Divine-stage Beast... This stage is just a hoax."
"Wait, Lazarus? Isn't that the name of the former Supreme's Azure Dragon?" Adonis asked.
"Yes, I like the name, so I gave it to Rhino... Look, doesn't he look like the Azure Dragon?"
The three observed the rhino and shook their heads.
"Nope, it looks nothing like it," Katherine said.
"Yes! Brother, why don't we have a duel...? If I win, you'll take me shopping; if you win... Hmm... I'll choose your new car when you're buying it!"
"Wait a second, that isn't fair?" Christopher was stunned, hearing Katherine.
"Come on, Elder Brother! Your beast is Divine! While mine is Legendary... And besides, Mum and Dad aren't home, so we can use the compound."
"That... Okay, what if you and Adonis battle with me...? If you two win, I'll follow you shopping and have some fun with Adonis."
"Yes! Elder brother never has fun with me; he always gives excuses, but now... Can't wait.... Don't worry, brother, there are a lot of places you need to see."
"Hold on... If I win, you two will get me a red vermilion flower from the Tamer Enterprises."
The two were stunned.
"Brother, the red vermilion flower costs at least $20,000; why do you need it?" Katherine asked.
"It's important. If you accept the rules, we can start."
The two looked at one another and nodded.
"We accept!" they said in unison.
"And we can also use it to train; the Beast Competition is starting soon, so we need our Beasts to be ready," Adonis added.
Christopher nodded and stood up. "Let's get going." he smiled.