"It's just a piece of trash. Killing him is no big deal," Jiang Chen said indifferently, his gaze fixed on Lei Qing. "If you want to avenge him, come at me."
Lei Qing's expression darkened.
The young man standing before him had already reached the Ninth Layer of the Qi Protection Realm. Moreover, the martial technique Jiang Chen had just displayed was at least an Intermediate Black-Rank technique—one that even Lei Qing might not be able to counter.
In terms of strength, Jiang Chen was already on par with him.
In formation skills, Jiang Chen clearly surpassed him.
Even if Lei Qing wanted to avenge the purple-clothed boy, he knew he didn't have the ability to do so now.
"Jiang Chen, mark my words. This isn't over!" Lei Qing spat, his eyes flashing with uncertainty before turning away with his companions from Canglei Martial Academy.
After Lei Qing and his group left, Jiang Chen and his companions also quickly exited the cave. With the Bamboo Shoot Spirit Milk in hand, Jiang Chen didn't linger in the Thunder Cloud Mountains any longer.
By evening, they had returned to the camp of the Azure Adventure Group.
After dinner, Jiang Chen retired to the room arranged for him by Ye Qingshuang.
He took out the egg of the Fire Beast and placed it in front of him. Carefully, he spread a layer of Bamboo Shoot Spirit Milk over the egg's surface. Then, he formed intricate hand seals, using the technique from the system to repair the damaged egg.
Gradually, the Bamboo Shoot Spirit Milk was completely absorbed by the egg. Jiang Chen repeated the process three times until the Fire Beast's egg was fully restored.
[Ding! You have restored the Fire Beast egg. You gain 1000 x 100 experience!]
[Ding! You have become a First-Grade Beast Trainer!]
[Ding! You have become a Second-Grade Beast Trainer!]
With the egg fully restored, knowledge about beast training flooded Jiang Chen's mind. Without hesitation, he applied a Beast Incubation Technique to the egg.
The previously motionless egg suddenly began to tremble. A wave of intense heat spread through the room as cracks formed on the egg's surface, radiating outward like a spiderweb.
Finally, with a sharp crack, a small flaming head emerged, breaking through the shell.
[Ding! You have incubated a Fire Beast with Sacred Beast bloodline. You gain 6000 x 100 experience!]
[Ding! You have become a Third-Grade Beast Trainer!]
[Ding! You have become a Fourth-Grade Beast Trainer!]
As the system messages echoed in his mind, the Fire Beast stood before Jiang Chen. Its appearance was striking: dragon horns, an ox-like tail, horse-like hooves, and faint red scales covering its body—remarkably resembling the legendary Qilin.
Crunch! Crunch!
The little beast immediately began devouring the eggshell, biting off large pieces and swallowing them.
As it finished the last fragment, its small body swelled, growing several times larger in an instant. The aura it emitted was now comparable to that of a second-tier beast!
Jiang Chen watched in amazement.
"This little guy... it was just born, and it already has the strength of a second-tier beast!"
He couldn't help but marvel. As expected of a beast with the bloodline of a sacred creature—this Fire Qilin Beast was truly extraordinary!