Li Anle awaited him at the door of Shi Ji's small courtyard, cradling a pure white tiger cub.

Anle's small courtyard.

Li Anle took out a bag of Red Lotus Carp scales and handed them to Li Cunxu.

"Brother, these are the scales shed by the Red Lotus Carp. The elders were too bothersome. I managed to save a hundred pieces for you."

The scales of the Red Lotus Carp are extremely rare, with Li Anle being the only source in the world. The Saint Lotus Li Family rigorously pursues rare ingredients for their sacred meals, and given the esteemed status of lotus carp within the family, the members of the Saint Lotus Li Family crave Red Lotus Carp scales, with several elders shamelessly seeking them from Li Anle.

Frankly speaking, the Saint Lotus Li Family truly excels in culinary ingredient studies.

They have turned Red Lotus Carp scales into a seasoning akin to chili powder. Just a sprinkle can enhance the quality of fire-based sacred meals and spiritual food.

"No worries, a hundred pieces are enough."

Who should benefit from them?

After some thought, Li Cunxu decided to use the scales to create Blood Banquet Holy Meal for Xiaoruan. It's not favoritism; it's simply that other pet beasts find less value in the Blood Banquet Holy Meal made from Red Lotus Carp scales.

The Blood Banquet Holy Meal crafted from Red Lotus Carp scales allows pet beasts to comprehend sacred skills.

Little White Spider, Dark Crow, and Mechanical Pupil gain little benefit from sacred skills because they lack sacred attributes. The speed at which they replenish sacred spiritual energy is extremely slow.

Take Little White Spider, for instance. Though it possesses sacred venom, in a single battle, it can only deploy it two or three times due to the lack of sacred spiritual energy.

Retrieving materials from the Space Ring, alongside ninety-nine bronze-grade Red Lotus Carp scales, he activates the Pupil Technique: Blood Banquet Holy Meal, evaporating five hundred drops of Tier Two Holy Blood.

Xiaoruan is of bronze grade now, requiring a bronze-grade Blood Banquet Holy Meal for efficacy. Bronze-grade holy meals consume Tier Two Holy Blood.

Tier Two Holy Blood can be obtained by transforming bronze-grade blood using the Burning Lotus Blood Fire, or synthesized from Tier One Holy Blood, where ten drops of Tier One Holy Blood equal one drop of Tier Two Holy Blood.

In the dish appears an exquisite jelly, shimmering faintly red with a lifelike Red Lotus Carp trapped inside.

[Blood Banquet Holy Meal: Red Lotus Jelly]

[Quality]: Bronze · Legend

[Effect]: Grants comprehension of a sacred skill upon consumption.

[Additional Effect]: May trigger evolutionary progress in pet beasts and may bestow sacred attributes.

[Restriction]: Effective solely for bronze level.

[Evaluation]: Rob them, hand over this jelly.

Xiaoruan swallows it whole.

In a moment, Xiaoruan gains the sacred skill Red Lotus Fire Bead, losing the black iron skill Fireball.

All skill proficiency from Fireball is transferred to Red Lotus Fire Bead.

The proficiency level of Red Lotus Fire Bead immediately reaches a level breaking four limits.

"Where's your chubby carp? Why didn't you summon it for a workout?" Li Cunxu inquired.

Li Anle replied, "It's exercising in the training secret realm."

"Training secret realm?"

"Yes, it's within my former training room."

Upon entering the rear courtyard's training room, Li Cunxu discovers a Secret Realm Teleportation Gate.

"I remember there was no such thing before."

"Grandfather found the area too cramped for pet beast training, so he established a secret realm for daily pet training."

Extravagance beyond imagination.

Li Cunxu passes through the Secret Realm Teleportation Gate, greeted by picturesque landscapes.

The air is fresh and the scenery is splendid.

Surpassing even tourism spots in beauty.

"Grandfather spoils you a lot." Li Cunxu remarked, feeling satisfied that sending his sister to the Holy Lotus Family was indeed a wise decision.

Li Anle chuckles.

In the distant lake, the surface ripples incessantly, as if something massive lurks beneath.

Li Anle said, "Xiaohong should be exercising in the lake."

"Xiaohong, come out, brother is here." Li Anle shouted toward the lake.

Soon, Xiaohong emerges from the lake.

This scene of a Divine Dragon erupting from water made Li Cunxu clutch his belly, laughing heartily.

"It's evolved into a hydra, yet still so chubby."

A true image of a plump hydra.

Actually, its chubby appearance resembles a huge, plump insect.

The Red Lotus Plump Hydra seethes but dare not speak. If it were anyone else, it would unleash a fiery wrath, but since the one mocking is its owner's brother, it can only hold back.

"What's it called after evolution?"

"Red Lotus Fire Hydra."

"Wasn't it supposed to slim down? Why is it still so plump?"

"The elders are feeding it. They desire more scales from Xiaohong, hoping it sheds more often. Sometimes they even send me away, secretly feeding it. It's quite enjoying it too."

Li Anle glared at the Red Lotus Fire Hydra, which shamefully shrunk its neck, but given its girth, it had no neck to shrink. It could only retract its head backward, accidentally flipping over and plunging into the lake.

The Red Lotus Fire Hydra quickly surfaces again.

"Plump hydra… no, Fire Hydra come here and compete with Xiaoruan in Red Lotus Fire Bead."

The Red Lotus Fire Hydra looked at Xiaoruan bewilderedly. How does it know my exclusive skill, Red Lotus Fire Bead?

"Don't be surprised, just learned from the holy meal."

The Red Lotus Fire Hydra and Xiaoruan both launch Red Lotus Fire Beads.

Red Lotus Fire Bead resembles Fireball, but unlike Fireball, within its center lies a splendid red lotus.

The two fire beads collide, the two lotuses bloom, flames fiercely burn, suddenly forming two massive seas of fire, standing opposed.

Li Cunxu was quite satisfied with the Red Lotus Fire Bead skill.

"How much has Fire Plump's Red Lotus Fire Bead been refined?"

Li Anle answered, "Breaking Limitation Two."

Li Cunxu praised, "Not bad, quite hardworking."

Breaking Limitation Two matches Xiaoruan's Breaking Limitation Four Red Lotus Fire Bead evenly, not because Xiaoruan is inadequate, but the Red Lotus Fire Hydra's bead contains a trace of Red Lotus Karmic Fire.

The Red Lotus Fire Hydra starts questioning its own existence.

Is it the Red Lotus Fire Hydra, or am I the Red Lotus Fire Hydra? How can it evenly match my Red Lotus Fire Bead right after comprehension?

In truth, it's not a complete draw.

The Red Lotus Fire Hydra slightly exceeds.

Its fire sea grows larger by devouring Xiaoruan's fire sea due to the trace of Red Lotus Karmic Fire.

The Red Lotus Fire Hydra noticed the expanding fire sea below, feeling a bit relieved—it's still stronger.

Li Cunxu softly commanded, "Xiaoruan, extinguish the fire; don't let it spread to the surroundings."

Xiaoruan unleashed a gigantic water ball, extinguishing the fiery seas in an instant.

The Red Lotus Fire Hydra went numb, contemplating how this Slime could be so overpowering, pondering how to exceed it.

"Defeating it may be unlikely, but I still want to challenge the Slime—I need to gauge its true strength." The Red Lotus Fire Hydra mused.

Ever since Xiaoruan defeated its Red Lotus Carp stage, the Red Lotus Fire Hydra has diligently strived to grow stronger, consuming and training extensively, resolving to beat Xiaoruan, erase its dignity as a dragon embarrassed by a mere Slime.

"I challenge you, Slime!"

The Red Lotus Fire Hydra shouted.

Challenge commenced, challenge concluded.

Challenge duration under one second.

Xiaoruan promptly sent the Red Lotus Fire Hydra into the lake with a small water ball.

Li Anle asked, "Why does Xiaoruan seem a bit upset?"

Xiaoruan puffed its cheeks in anger.

Li Cunxu picked up Xiaoruan, patting its head to comfort.

"Probably due to the fat dragon not addressing Xiaoruan by name, making Xiaoruan feel disrespected."

Though Xiaoruan was upset, it exercised restraint, aware this was not a formal battlefield without Deathless White Light protection, merely sending it flying.

Xiaoruan, at full strength, could obliterate the Red Lotus Fire Hydra instantaneously.

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