I established the Eternal Immortal Clan by taming beasts.

Deep within the crater lies the core area where the subterranean fire is most intense and violent.

The spot where the Crimson Flame Tiger had been lying has now been replaced by a huge fire cocoon about three zhang high, made of deep black and red flames.

The flames flickered and pulsed as if alive, radiating a heart-pounding energy.

The Earth Core Fire Lotus, which had been upgraded through the power of the system and contained the ultimate fire spirit essence, had been completely absorbed and fused by the Crimson Flame Tiger, and all of its medicinal power had been transformed into fuel for this bloodline transformation.

Success or failure hinges on this one move.

This is also the most dangerous moment in the entire advancement process.

Through the tightly connected soul seal deep within their souls, Lin Che could clearly sense that the Crimson Flame Tiger inside the fire cocoon was enduring unimaginable pain and impact.

Its meridians were filled and torn apart by the extremely violent fire elemental energy, and its mind and consciousness were gradually filled with a violent and chaotic will under the continuous erosion of the ferocious energy accumulated from the hearts of forty-nine demonic beasts.

Now, only this final step is needed.

Either successfully harness this power and complete the ultimate leap in your bloodline;

Either the breakthrough fails, the meridians are shattered, the divine consciousness is annihilated, and the person is completely reduced to a ferocious beast that only knows how to kill, or even dies on the spot.

This is the cruelty of the path to advancing the bloodline of ferocious beasts; one step to heaven, one step to abyss. Formidable strength does not appear out of thin air.

However, Lin Che remained completely calm in the face of such a perilous situation.

Is he the kind of person who is unprepared and places all his hopes on luck?

He waited quietly there, his mind and spirit closely connected with the Crimson Flame Tiger.

Once the Soul Contract sends a signal that the bloodline advancement has failed and the life force is rapidly declining, he will immediately and without hesitation use the system's power to reverse the nature of the advancement, forcibly pulling the Crimson Flame Tiger back from the brink of destruction and ensuring its life is safe!

Time passed slowly, and Lin Che, who was sitting cross-legged not far away protecting the Dharma, suddenly opened his eyes.

coming!

Suddenly, the surrounding air became scorching and distorted. Visible to the naked eye, extremely dense and violent fire elemental power surged wildly from the heart of the volcano and from the void, gathering around the fire cocoon, as if summoned by an invisible force.

It formed a huge, endlessly spinning vortex of crimson spiritual energy, which was greedily and frantically swallowed up by the fire cocoon!

"The final transformation has begun!" Lin Che's eyes narrowed.

Within the fiery cocoon, the domineering medicinal properties of the remaining Earth Core Fire Lotus, the vast blood energy and ferocious intent transformed from the hearts of forty-nine demonic beasts, and the massive amount of pure fire spirits that were being frantically absorbed, all three completely merged and exploded, acting as the most violent catalyst, finally launching the final impact and reshaping on the bloodline origin of the Crimson Flame Tiger!

Its body expanded violently in the energy storm, and its meridians were constantly torn apart and reorganized in the process of destruction and rebirth.

The original hair was completely withered and fell off, replaced by new hair that was more resilient and had a faint, dark red sheen.

However, the soul that carried its original consciousness was being repeatedly washed away by this power and eroded by the malevolent aura. Like a candle flickering in the wind, its light was rapidly dimming, and its consciousness was irreversibly sliding into depravity and chaos.

Lin Che, who clearly captured this scene through the soul contract, immediately transmitted his thoughts: "Crimson Flame! Guard your spirit platform! Don't be devoured by the baleful energy! Circulate the power of the pills I gave you, control them, master them! You are the master of power!"

The faint consciousness belonging to the Crimson Flame Tiger, which was about to be devoured by the ferocity, suddenly erupted with its last survival instinct and indomitable will after receiving Lin Che's resounding reminder!

It painstakingly activated the medicinal power of the Heart-Guarding Pill that had long been deposited throughout the body.

A cool yet resilient torrent of medicinal power instantly swept through his mind, like a stabilizing force, forcibly suppressing the surging bloodthirsty evil thoughts for the time being!

At the same time, the massive bloodthirsty energy accumulated within its body seemed to have found an outlet, beginning to undergo an extremely dangerous yet mysterious fusion with its original will and the newly formed bloodline!

"roar--!!!"

A roar, seemingly from the ancient wilderness, filled with boundless majesty and a sense of catharsis, suddenly erupted from within the fiery cocoon, its sound waves rolling and shaking the entire crater!

"Snap!"

The enormous fire cocoon cracked open, and countless blinding black and red rays of light shot out from the cracks!

The next moment, the fiery cocoon shattered with a roar, turning into a sky full of flowing fire.

At the center of the light, a strong and agile figure stood tall!

At this moment, the Crimson Tiger was nearly twice as big as before, and its smooth muscle lines were full of explosive power.

Its entire body hair turned a deep, majestic crimson, like flowing lava, and its body was naturally surrounded by tangible black-red flames, distorting the air under its heat.

Within its pair of tiger eyes, a dark red light blazed fiercely, and its gaze caused the surrounding fire elemental energy to stir, as if it could ignite the fire within its own heart.

Its four sharp claws were enveloped in dark red flames that seemed to solidify, and with each stomp, they left scorching marks on the hard volcanic rock.

The iconic flame at its tail had now expanded several times its original size, taking on a deep purple hue. As it swayed and flickered, it left long, dazzling trails of flame in the air, radiating a heart-pounding energy.

Bloodline advancement successful!

"Well done!" Lin Che smiled with genuine satisfaction and stepped forward.

The Crimson Flame Tiger, which had been exuding a murderous aura and terrifying power just moments before, instantly withdrew its suffocating ferocity like a tide the moment it sensed its master approaching.

It let out a low growl, its massive head nuzzling affectionately against Lin Che's body, gently rubbing its cheek against Lin Che's palm. Its tiger eyes, burning with dark red flames, were filled with dependence and the joy of success, with not a trace of its previous ferocity remaining.

Lin Che stroked its newly grown, warm, and resilient fur, while detailed information about the Crimson Flame Tiger's advancement appeared before his eyes:

[Hellfire Tiger]

Level: Late Foundation Establishment

Bloodline Rank: Tier 3, High Grade

Bloodline Supernatural Powers:

Hellfire Roar (Superior Divine Power): Spews out a dark red sea of ​​inferno fire covering a cone-shaped area in front. This sea of ​​fire can burn for several breaths, not only incinerating matter but also stirring up the inner demons and fears of enemies within its range.

Exploding Fire Claws (Mid-Grade Divine Power): When its claw strikes an enemy, it leaves a highly compressed "exploding fire seed" inside the enemy's body. The fire seed can be detonated remotely, causing secondary area-of-effect fire explosion damage.

Blood Rage (Mid-grade Divine Power): In this state, one's speed, strength, and attack power will all increase dramatically. The flames burning around one's body will evolve into the more destructive 'Blood Fiend Flames', and resistance to mind control spells will be increased to the limit.

Blood-Burning Battle Armor (Mid-Grade Divine Power): Highly compresses the fierce aura and raging flames to form a solid, dark red flame armor on the body, continuously burning all surrounding enemies.

Inherited Techniques: None

Synopsis: After countless bloody battles and the baptism of flames that incinerate everything, the ancient fire-type beast bloodline within him has been completely ignited and boiled.

Lin Che carefully browsed the detailed description of the Purgatory Fiend Tiger in the system interface, a look of satisfaction flashing in his eyes.

After successfully advancing to the next level, the Crimson Flame Tiger finally broke free from the shackles of its stagnant cultivation.

Originally stuck in the late Foundation Establishment stage, his realm has loosened after a long period of accumulation and the baptism of this bloodline transformation.

With its profound foundation, it will probably be able to reach the peak of Foundation Establishment in no time. At that time, it can start preparing to condense the demon core and break through to the Golden Core realm!

Other spirit beasts in the secret realm also sensed this powerful aura and came to congratulate the Crimson Flame Tiger on its successful bloodline advancement in their own ways.

The gaze of the Hellfire Tiger immediately locked onto the gracefully arriving Heavenly Sacred Sparrow.

The surge of power brought by the advancement made it eager to fight. Recalling the experience of being "suppressed" by the opponent in the past month of sparring, it let out a low growl in its throat, eager to try again, and quite determined to avenge its previous "humiliation".

However, the Heavenly Sacred Sparrow merely lifted its eyelids lazily, its molten gold eyes clearly conveying the message "I don't have time to deal with you." With a flap of its wings, it transformed into a streak of crimson gold light and flew towards its cultivation grounds without looking back.

The previous sparring was purely to help him stimulate his bloodline.

Now that her goal has been achieved, she has no interest in wasting her precious cultivation time playing with this big cat that has just advanced and has too much energy.

The Hellfire Tiger, though rebuffed, still growled with some resentment, its fighting spirit undiminished.

Lin Che couldn't help but chuckle at this, reaching out to stroke the increasingly tough and fiery fur on its neck, soothingly saying, "Alright, I know you've greatly improved in strength and are eager to test your power. Don't worry, you'll soon have the chance to fight to your heart's content."

Because Lin Che decided to personally go to the Black Tooth Swamp to investigate.

What prompted him to make this decision was a crucial piece of intelligence he had recently gathered through various channels.

A rogue cultivator who ventured deep into the heart of the swamp spotted traces of a serpentine monster in a pool at the very depths of the area, which was perpetually shrouded in deadly miasma.

From his description, Lin Che recognized it as a second-tier high-grade demonic beast: the Azure Sea Spirit Serpent.

The appearance of this monster caught Lin Che's attention.

The beast-taming inheritance he obtained contained a vast amount of detailed records about dragon-type spirit beasts.

There's no other reason than that dragon-type spirit beasts are born with unparalleled physical strength and great supernatural powers, making them top-tier combat power among their peers.

And this Azure Serpent contains a trace of Azure Dragon bloodline!

This means that they possess the potential to transform into dragons.

If one can successfully activate their bloodline and complete the first leap, they can shed their snake form and transform into a more powerful dragon.

But this is far from the end.

If one can achieve a second sublimation of bloodline on this basis... then one will transform from a jiao into a dragon and join the ranks of true dragon-type demon beasts!

Once the dragon transformation is successful, the bloodline grade will undergo a qualitative leap, from the third-tier high-grade to the fourth-tier top-grade bloodline, which is enough to serve as the foundation of a major power!

In the natural environment, or through ordinary cultivation methods, it is no less difficult for a dragon-like creature to transform into a dragon than for an ordinary person to ascend to heaven. It is extremely rare to find even one in ten million who succeeds, requiring immense luck and good fortune.

But... what if we could utilize the power of his unique system?

If the system can truly ignore the almost insurmountable bloodline barrier and forcibly help the dragon-type spirit beasts complete the transformation into dragons, then the Lin family will have a top-quality bloodline spirit beast clan as their family foundation!

Therefore, in order to capture this Azure Serpent, Lin Che prepared to make a trip to the Black Tooth Swamp.

At the same time, he also planned to take this opportunity to investigate in depth what the Zhao family was up to in that dangerous place.

Seemingly seeing that the Lin family hadn't fallen for their tricks for a long time, the Zhao family announced a few days ago that they would break the magic array of the ruins deep in the Black Tooth Swamp the next day, and all rogue cultivators could participate in the exploration.

As the saying goes, it is impolite not to reciprocate.

Now that the Zhao family has made a move, it would be impolite for Lin Che not to retaliate.

This is a good opportunity to personally assess the situation and see if this is indeed a conspiracy targeting the Lin family.

If so, he would have to test whether the Zhao family's teeth were strong enough to gnaw through his bone;

If not... hehe, then he would have to make the Zhao family understand that he, Lin Che, had never forgotten the grudge of the ambush. Let's see if they can accept this belated "return gift"!

With his mind made up, a cold glint flashed in Lin Che's eyes.

It possesses the ultimate divine power of Absolute Concealment, which allows one to hide their form and aura.

In addition, the Qingxuan Realm Spirit's spatial teleportation, which almost ignores geographical limitations, serves as the final guarantee.

Even though Black Tooth Swamp is a den of dragons and tigers, he is absolutely confident that he can calmly escape and come and go as he pleases when things become hopeless!