Beastmaster

Jing Cangming handed forty-five beast cores to the dead wood dog.

However, since the plant-type beast cores are released into the world ring, they will automatically flow into the Palace of the Plant Beast King.

So Jing Cangming did not put it into the worldly ring, but found a bag to put it in.

A bag of animal cores rolled out and scattered in front of the dead tree dog.

The withered dog looked at the beast core in front of it with shining eyes.

Jing Cangming said, "The plant energy in this beast core is not much, but it is enough for you at the moment. Take one pill every three hours, and remember not to take more!"

Before Jing Cangming came, he asked the chess god Uncle Lielangshi, and he knew that the maximum effective time for this beast core for the Dead Wood Dog was currently three hours.

The withered tree dog responded, "I understand, boss. Don't worry."

After saying that, the dead wood dog picked up a beast core and swallowed it into its stomach.

The dead wood dog immediately fell to the ground in pain with its eyes closed.

The whole thing glows with a emerald green light.

Jing Cangming said, "Little guy, you can only rely on yourself. This is all I can do." Jing Cangming looked at the dead wood dog with heartache and clenched his fists.

Then he raised his hand to build a rock and soil protection layer for the dead tree dog, then he walked aside and sat down, and entered a state of cultivation.

An hour later.

The dead wood dog has dissolved the beast core in its body, and now it is not as painful as before.

After the beast core dissolves, the next two hours will be spent absorbing the energy within the beast core.

But the dead wood dog did not absorb it. The dead wood dog slowly opened its eyes and looked at Jing Cangming through the protective layer.

"Boss, I won't let you down!" The withered dog looked at Jing Cangming firmly.

It made a decision and picked up another beast core and swallowed it into its mouth!

Obviously this was beyond the Deadwood Dog's acceptance, and its entire body burst into a strong light.

It rolled on the ground in pain, but didn't even make a sound!

The dead wood dog now felt that his whole body was burning with heat.

The plant energy in the beast core swept through its entire body crazily.

So much so that now it keeps shaking.

The dead tree dog clenched its teeth and refused to make any sound.

Whenever it was about to give up, it would look at Jing Cangming and check the direction of the buried spider legs.

Every absorption is painful for the Deadwood Dog, and even more painful than the last.

As soon as the beast core was completely melted in the body, the withered wood dog immediately swallowed the next one, without following the three hours as Jing Cangming said.

Sixteen hours had passed. Normally, he would have just finished taking the fifth pill, but the withered dog had already taken seventeen pills!

Starting from the twelfth pill, the dead wood dog had begun to get used to the pain and no longer struggled every time it swallowed, but could endure it.

The time it took for the beast core to melt also changed from one hour to half an hour.

The speed at which the Withered Wood Dog absorbs the energy of the World Ring plants has now increased significantly. Although it is not as fast as Xiao Yi and Long Nu, it is already very terrifying for the Withered Wood Dog.

In this way, time passed by little by little.

By the early morning of the third day, the dead tree dog had swallowed all the beast cores.

The beast core completely melted inside the dead wood dog's body, but the plant energy inside the beast core completely accumulated inside the body.

A large amount of plant and wood energy made the dead wood dog bulge up, and it was about to explode.

But the withered dog still persisted, closing his eyes tightly and keeping silent.

At this moment, a white light flashed in the center of the withered dog's forehead.

If you look closely, this white light looks like a tree.

But soon the tree disappeared, and bits of white light slowly seeped into the body of the dead tree dog.

When the white light seeped in, the dead wood dog finally couldn't bear it anymore and started howling miserably.

Jing Cangming was also awakened by the voice and hurried over.

Jing Cangming hugged the dead wood dog, "Dead wood dog! What's wrong with you? Why is it so big?!"

The dead tree dog is now like a balloon filled with air.

The dead wood dog didn't say anything, but just howled miserably.

Jing Cangming looked around and discovered that all forty-five beast cores had disappeared.

Jing Cangming took a deep breath, "Deadwood Dog! You're not going to swallow it all! You'll burst yourself!"

At this time, Jing Cangming didn't know what to do.

He quickly entered the spiritual world and called the chess god Uncle Lielangshi to ask what to do.

The uncle looked at the scene in front of him and said, "Don't be nervous, this dead wood dog seems to have activated something."

Jing Cangming asked anxiously, "Uncle, will it explode like this?"

"If it was an ordinary dead wood dog, it would definitely explode, but at the moment, it seems that your dead wood dog is not simple."

Jing Cangming was confused. "Don't worry about whether it's simple or not. Uncle, what can I do now?"

"Haha, there's nothing we can do. We can only rely on its luck. If it can withstand it, it will definitely transform. If it can't, I'm afraid you'll have to change your contracted beast."

Jing Cangming muttered upon hearing this, "Is there nothing I can do?"

Then he exited the spiritual world. This was the first time he came out on his own before the uncle went to sleep.

Jing Cangming hugged the dead wood dog, tears in his eyes, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, dead wood dog, if I wasn't so anxious, you wouldn't have to endure this, you have to hold on, do you hear me! Hold on!"

Jing Cangming almost cried out in the end.

The dead dog closed its eyes and did not give any response.

At this moment in the spiritual world of the Dead Wood Dog.

In a forest area larger than the Deadwood Forest, the Deadwood Dog was walking aimlessly in the woods.

The dead tree dog's eyes were lifeless, and he kept muttering, "I want to become stronger, stronger, stronger."

Suddenly, a green light appeared in front of his eyes, and a glimmer of light appeared in the dead dog's empty eyes.

He raised his head and walked towards the green light like a zombie.

When the dead dog touched the green light, the surrounding scene instantly disappeared, replaced by darkness.

The dead dog showed no sign of fear and continued walking forward like a zombie.

Suddenly a voice came.

"Deadwood Dog~Deadwood Dog~!"

The sound echoed in the dark space like thunder.

The withered dog raised his head, looked around with empty eyes, and asked woodenly, "You? Who are you?"

"I am your ancestor! Dead Wood Dog, wake up!" The voice sounded slowly.

At this time, the scene in front of the dead tree dog changed again and returned to the original forest.

At this time, the dead tree dog woke up, and its empty eyes became bright.

He looked around quickly, "Ancestor? Ancestor? Where are you?"

The voice sounded again, "I'm right in front of you! Come here!"

Upon hearing this, the withered tree dog ran towards him.

The surrounding scene flashed by like a flash.

"Huh? How can I be so fast?" The dead dog muttered in confusion.

The voice came again, "Don't pay attention to your surroundings! Look forward!"

The dead tree dog quickly shifted its gaze from the surroundings to the front and continued running forward.

I don’t know how long I ran before a huge towering tree came into view.

However, this tree was not green, but white, and its shape was exactly the same as the one on the forehead of the Deadwood Dog.

The withered dog was stunned, "Ancestor? Are you here?"

A figure slowly walked out of the giant tree, and a huge war beast, twenty meters tall and nearly sixty meters long, stood in front of the dead tree dog.

This war beast is somewhat similar to the Deadwood Dog, but more importantly, it is different.

The whole body is green, but there are several white streaks of light constantly running from the forehead to the tail.

The entire animal head is canine-shaped, with two thick and long white fangs hanging on the left and right sides of its mouth.

On the top of the war beast's head is a white and green crown, and above the crown, a green bead is suspended.

There is a huge green spike at the joints of its limbs, and its thick tail moves rhythmically behind it.

The withered wood dog looked at the giant beast in front of him and asked cautiously, "Ancestor? Is that you?"

The giant beast spoke slowly, "Hello, my descendant, it's nice to meet you."

Upon hearing this, the withered wood dog shouted excitedly, "Ancestor! Hello", but then the withered wood dog asked in confusion, "Ancestor, why do we look different?"

The giant beast took two steps forward and lay down, "Haha, that's because you haven't evolved yet. Your current appearance is exactly the original form of the Dead Wood Dog."

The withered dog asked doubtfully, "Evolution? Ancestor, can our clan evolve?"

"Of course, when you evolve to your final form, you will look like me, and at this time you will no longer be called the Dead Wood Dog, but the Thousand Green Spirit Dog."

"Qianqing Lingteng Dog!?" The withered wood dog shouted in surprise and joy.

"Haha, yes, kid, you are about to evolve," said Qian Qing Ling Teng Dog.

"Evolution?" The withered dog was stunned.

"Yes, there is an ancient tree mark on your forehead, which proves that you are about to evolve."

"The mark of the ancient tree? What is that?" asked the dead dog puzzledly.

"The tree-shaped mark on your forehead is an ancient tree. Since the ancient tree was discovered, there has only been one, and that is the one in front of you."

"Then what is the relationship between our clan and the ancient tree, ancestor?" asked the dead wood dog puzzled.

"That has to be traced back to the ancient times. At that time, our clan was very weak, so weak that any war beast could bully us. In the end, we had no place to stand, so our ancestors made a decision to migrate."

"What then?"

"Later, they migrated to a forest they had never seen before, and in that forest, they accidentally discovered ancient trees."

"What happened next? Ancestor."

"At that time, the ancient tree was still a fragile sapling. In order to prevent it from being destroyed, our ancestors tried their best to protect it. Decades later, the ancient tree grew up and had the ability to protect itself. Then it began to protect our clan until now."

"What happened next? Why is our evolution related to ancient trees?"

"Later, our ancestors discovered that the energy of the ancient tree could allow us to evolve, but the prerequisite was to gain the recognition of the ancient tree, and then the ancient tree would accompany them. Therefore, there was only one dead wood dog that owned the ancient tree in all the generations. Only when the previous dead wood dog with the mark of the ancient tree died, the ancient tree would look for a new dead wood dog host."

The withered wood dog asked in surprise, "So, what you mean, old ancestor, is that I am a new generation of withered wood dog with the mark of the ancient tree?"

"Haha, yes, kid."

Then the withered dog immediately asked, "Then... have you already..."

"Haha, kid, I died a long time ago, but after the ancient tree left me, it has been waiting for the next dead wood dog that it can recognize to appear. And your desperate swallowing of beast cores and your unyielding and fearless spirit have won the recognition of the ancient tree."

"Hehe, I didn't expect it would be a blessing in disguise," said the withered tree dog with an awkward smile.

Then the withered dog looked at the ancestor with some sadness, "Then ancestor, where am I now? Why can I see you?"

"This is the world of ancient trees. After the death of the first generation of ancient tree hosts, the ancient tree turned the entire forest into the current spiritual world and preserved the souls of the first generation hosts here. Only dogs with the mark of the ancient tree can enter here. I also came here when I first obtained the ancient tree, but now I have fallen, and my soul is stationed in this world of ancient trees, waiting for and guiding the next dead wood dog recognized by the ancient tree."

"What about the other hosts? Why are you the only one here, Old Ancestor?"

"After the next generation of hosts dies, they will turn into the energy of this world."

"Then would you also..."

"Hahaha, I will have to wait until you die before I can turn into world energy. Okay, let's start evolving first."

"Then, ancestor, what should I do to start evolving?"

"Calm down, child, and quietly feel the energy of the ancient tree, find it and absorb it."

Upon hearing this, the withered dog did as the ancestor said, closed its eyes, and quietly searched for the breath of the ancient tree. Soon, white light emanated from its body.

When Qianqing Lingteng Dog saw the appearance of the Dead Wood Dog, he couldn't help but sigh, "Haha, this kid is better than I was before. It took me half a day to find the breath of the ancient tree, but it found it immediately."

After saying that, Qianqing Lingteng Dog stopped talking and looked at Kurumu Dog with satisfaction.

Time passed by minute by minute.

The light on the dead tree dog became stronger and stronger.

Suddenly, bursts of white light emanated from the ancient tree behind the Qianqing Lingteng Dog, and then gathered towards the Dead Wood Dog.

Qianqing Lingteng Dog looked up at the bursts of white light floating towards the Dead Wood Dog and nodded with satisfaction, "The young are to be feared."

More and more light spots gathered together, and the range became larger and larger.

The figure of the withered dog in the light gradually began to change.

Its body has gradually grown to five meters in length, its head has become more angular than before, and its limbs have become sturdy and powerful.

The tips of the two ears and the tip of the tail also slowly began to emit flowing light, and the mark of the ancient tree on the forehead became more obvious.

The withered dog slowly stood up, then raised its head and shouted, "Ah-ho~!!!"

The surrounding white light was dispersed by the roar, revealing the figure of the Dead Wood Dog.

Growth can only increase size, but evolution changes appearance.

The withered dog looked around at himself, then looked at his ancestor excitedly, "Ancestor, what am I doing? I've evolved?"

Qianqing Lingteng Dog stood up and looked at his offspring with satisfaction. "Yes, you have evolved. You are very good. Your potential is far greater than mine. Child, remember, from now on, your name is Lingteng Dog!"

"Lingteng Dog? I remember the ancestor," Lingteng Dog said happily.

“You will slowly discover in the future that under the protection of the ancient tree, your cultivation speed is not inferior to the bloodline of divine beasts, and it can even be comparable to the bloodline of divine beasts,” Qian Qing Ling Teng Dog said proudly.