Liu Guanfeng returned to his room but did not go to sleep. As soon as he entered, XP immediately stood up to greet him, saying, "Master, you are back."
"Yes, I'm back. You should go to sleep. I'm going to take a shower," Liu Guanfeng replied as he took off his soaked clothes and jumped into the bathtub. Although the bathwater had cooled down, it was still warmer than Liu Guanfeng's current body temperature, so he felt very comfortable.
Liu Guanfeng closed his eyes contentedly and activated the Five Elements Spirit Gathering Array. As usual, he began his cultivation. After his experiences on Earth Dragon Island, Liu Guanfeng had gained a deeper understanding of the Chaos Initial Skill, and in the past few days since returning, he had slowly begun to merge three attributes. If he could merge two more attributes, he would be able to truly unleash the internal power of his first enhanced attribute.
Time passed quickly, and before long, Liu Guanfeng and the other boys had been living in the Four Sacred Valleys for a year. During this time, the Five Boys had made remarkable progress in their strength.
Now, Liu Guanfeng had comprehended the fifth layer of the Chaos Initial Skill's Mind Method. His strength remained at the Intermediate Knight level. He had practiced thirty forms of the Heavenly Gang Spear Technique and reached the twenty-fifth form of the Earthly Destruction Hammer Technique.
Bao Rui and Copper Bull had both reached the peak of Junior Knight, while Iron Bull and Dai were also upper-level Junior Knights; however, they needed to open another meridian to reach the peak of Junior Knight.
Even more encouraging was that all of them had made some progress in their martial arts skills. According to the Four Sacred Beasts, what Liu Guanfeng and the Five Boys lacked now was practical combat experience. With more practice in real battles, they could become top experts in martial arts on the continent of knights.
That morning, Liu Guanfeng followed his usual routine for morning training. After breakfast, he sought out Azure Dragon.
"Azure Dragon Master."
"What is it? Do you have something to discuss?"
Liu Guanfeng nodded and said, "Master, I would like to bring my father's private soldiers to the Four Sacred Valleys. Is that possible?"
Azure Dragon shook his head. "It is not permissible to bring them to the Four Sacred Islands because on the continent of knights, Four Sacred Islands is considered the most mysterious place; even Dragon Island cannot compare. Bringing so many people at once might be inappropriate."
“Azure Dragon Master, what should I do? If I want to have my own power in the future, these private soldiers will be my best support.”
“Xiaofeng, don't rush. How about this? There is a small island in the northwest of the Four Sacred Islands. This island has almost no mysterious magical beasts, and it is also uninhabited. There are a large number of high-level Sea Beasts at the bottom of the sea around the island. This will ensure the safety and concealment of the island.”
“Thank you, Azure Dragon Master.” After saying this, Liu Guanfeng knelt down on both knees.
The Azure Dragon helped Liu Guanfeng up: “Do we need to be so polite as master and disciple? Only when you become stronger can we fulfill our wishes sooner, right?”
“By the way, Xiaofeng, when are you planning to set off?”
Liu Guanfeng thought for a moment: “I plan to leave in a few days. I want to finish practicing the twenty-sixth style of my Earthly Destruction Hammer Technique.”
The Azure Dragon nodded: “Alright, you can go out now. Just let me know before you leave.”
“Then I take my leave, Master.” Liu Guanfeng turned and exited the Azure Dragon's room.
Liu Guanfeng called Bao Rui and the other three to his side: “I plan to return to Rain City in a few days and bring all the private soldiers my father trained here. You all should prepare and come with me.”
Bao Rui nodded: “Third Brother, when do you expect to leave?”
“In about two or three days. I feel like I can master the twenty-sixth style of my Earthly Destruction Hammer Technique within these two days, and then we will set off.”
“Alright, Third Brother, let's go learn martial arts from our masters now.”
"Go ahead." After saying this, Liu Guanfeng looked up at the weather and thought to himself: With the pressure like this, it’s probably going to rain soon. Little Black should be able to come find me now. I should make the most of my time and practice my Earthly Destruction Hammer Technique.
Ever since Little Black had a chat with Liu Guanfeng and told him that he was cultivating the Lightning Summoning Technique, Little Black would come to find Liu Guanfeng whenever a thunderstorm was approaching. Of course, this was also Liu Guanfeng's request from the beginning.
Liu Guanfeng was right; just before noon, Little Black suddenly ran out from the north. He reached Liu Guanfeng's side and said, "Xiaofeng Junior Brother."
"Is it going to rain again, Black Senior Brother?" Liu Guanfeng smiled as he looked at Little Black with his hands clasped together.
"Knowing that, why are you still talking so much? Hurry up and get on; it looks like it's going to be a heavy rain today."
Without saying another word, Liu Guanfeng climbed onto Little Black's back. "Where are we going today, Black Senior Brother?"
Little Black shot a glance at Liu Guanfeng sitting on his back with annoyance. "What do you mean by 'which mountain'? Don’t make it sound like we're bandits. The clouds are coming from the south today, so we’re heading to Blazing Lion's place. Hold on tight; I'm about to run."
Liu Guanfeng closed his eyes as usual, and the sound of rushing wind filled his ears. He thought to himself: How great would it be if I could have a Ninth Tier Mount someday? This is so fast.
When the wind noise stopped, Liu Guanfeng opened his eyes. Today, Little Black had brought him to the highest peak in the entire Four Sacred Islands. The Lion King, Blazing Lion, was standing not far away, respectfully watching both Little Black and Liu Guanfeng.
"Lion King, we meet again," Liu Guanfeng said as he looked at Blazing Lion in front of him.
The Lion King nodded. "Welcome to my southern peak. Please be careful while you're here."
Little Black nodded in response. "I understand; you all can head down now."
Lion King turned and walked down from the peak with his subordinates.
At this moment, dark clouds had covered the entire Four Sacred Islands, and the cloud layer was pressing lower and lower. Below the clouds, lightning began to streak across the sky.
Little Black did not dare to be negligent and immediately activated the Lightning Summoning Technique. Instantly, Little Black transformed into a massive ball of lightning.
The first bolt of lightning was successfully attracted. Every time Liu Guanfeng saw Little Black being struck by lightning, his heart would twitch involuntarily. The lightning that struck Little Black was powerful, each bolt carrying tens of thousands of volts.
Soon, Little Black successfully absorbed the first bolt of lightning and stretched comfortably. Then it continued to gaze at the sky, rapidly gathering its internal lightning power. A huge ball of lightning formed once again.
Again and again, Little Black absorbed a total of five bolts of lightning. At this point, Little Black joyfully howled at the sky.
It seemed that Little Black's roar angered the thunder god within the dark clouds. When Little Black attempted to attract lightning again, an unexpected situation occurred.
A bolt of lightning shot out from Little Black and soared into the clouds as if it had directly penetrated them. The dark clouds began to churn violently, and then simultaneously released three bolts of lightning from three different directions, all heading straight for Little Black. When they converged about ten meters above Little Black, they formed a single strike that directly hit its body.
At that moment, Little Black could no longer enjoy the previous comfort; blood erupted from its body, followed by a tragic cry that echoed throughout the entire Four Sacred Islands.
When Liu Guanfeng saw Little Black being struck by three bolts of lightning at once, he didn't have time to think of a countermeasure and rushed to Little Black's side without hesitation. Without saying a word, he placed his hand on Little Black's body.
At that moment, Liu Guanfeng felt a tingling sensation coursing through him, and his mind short-circuited; he lost consciousness instantly.
However, within Liu Guanfeng, after detecting the invasion of lightning, the Dragon Pearl quickly released all its chaotic energy stored within to envelop the residual lightning in Liu Guanfeng's body and swiftly returned it to the Dragon Pearl. After storing the energy of the lightning within the Dragon Pearl, it surged out again to patrol within Liu Guanfeng, preparing to search for any remaining lightning energy.
At this moment, Liu Guanfeng's hand was resting on Little Black's body. After the Dragon Pearl absorbed the lightning from Liu Guanfeng's body, another surge of lightning energy flowed from Little Black and continued to be absorbed by the Dragon Pearl within Liu Guanfeng.
Not far away, a large tree stood where Qinglong was watching Little Black train intently. When he saw three bolts of lightning strike Little Black directly, he was startled and prepared to rush over to help Little Black expel the excess lightning from its body. Unfortunately, he was a moment too late. He could only remain on guard to prevent any further accidents.
However, what Qinglong did not expect was that after Liu Guanfeng placed his hand on Little Black's body, he quickly siphoned off half of the lightning energy from Little Black. This meant that both Liu Guanfeng and Little Black each possessed half of the lightning energy within them.
What astonished Qinglong even more was that Liu Guanfeng fainted shortly after making contact with Little Black, yet it appeared that he had not sustained any injuries. In contrast, even a strong body like Little Black's had its blood vessels burst and skin bleed from the impact of the lightning energy. On the other hand, Liu Guanfeng's skin showed no signs of bleeding; instead, it seemed even more delicate.
The Dragon Pearl absorbed the lightning at an incredible speed. Before Little Black could comprehend what was happening, it felt that the lightning energy within it had diminished significantly. The remaining energy was hardly comparable to even the smallest bolt of lightning from Usually.
At this moment, Little Black opened its eyes. Initially, it thought that the Four Sacred Beasts protecting it were helping, but upon opening its eyes, it found Liu Guanfeng with his eyes tightly shut and one hand still resting on its body.
Little Black felt an indescribable emotion welling up inside. Its nose tinged with a sourness as tears streamed down its face. It realized that Liu Guanfeng had acted without thinking; everything he did was instinctive, which meant that Liu Guanfeng truly regarded him as a friend.
Moreover, this friend was willing to risk his life for him. With tears in its eyes, Little Black gazed at the unconscious Liu Guanfeng. After about two minutes of contemplation, it seemed to make a significant decision.
Little Black struggled to raise its front paw, now covered in its own blood. It pressed its paw against its forehead and then placed Liu Guanfeng's hand on its own forehead as well. From the point where their foreheads met, a silver contract formation symbol began to rise.
The symbol grew increasingly bright and lasted nearly half a minute before slowly fading away. At that moment, both Little Black and Liu Guanfeng bore a silver lightning mark on their foreheads.
Watching from a distance, Qinglong nodded in appreciation at what Little Black had done: "This child has finally grown up; he has found a good belonging. I hope he can live better in the future."
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