Rong Rong, Feng Feng and Little Yue all drank the Spiritual Liquid smoothly, without undergoing any Secondary Awakening.
After the three of them left, I refilled the cup once more, "Skipping me, we can move onto Xiao Wu. Perhaps you can be the second to undergo a Secondary Awakening."
Only Xiao Wu knew the hidden connotations in my words.
As a Spirit Beast like Little Jing, it is entirely possible that she could also have a Secondary Awakening.
Handing the cup to her, she looked towards Tang San in hesitation.
Tang San nodded his head encouragingly as he gently pat her head, "It will be fine either way, don't worry too much."
Filled with the courage of her loved one, Xiao Wu didn't hesitate any longer and quickly downed the cup.
I had some expectations on her Spirit Mutating just like Little Jing. However, it proved to be fruitless as she didn't seem to undergo any kind of awakening.
After getting a whiff of the stinky impurities, Xiao Wu scrunched her nose and quickly retreated to her room.
Tang San looked a little disappointed that Xiao Wu wasn't successful in undergoing a secondary awakening.
"Don't mind it, Tang San. Even if she doesn't undergo a Secondary Awakening, her cultivation speed will increase immensely with her cleansed pathways." I console him.
Tang San thought about it and nodded his head, "You're right, I shouldn't be so greedy. Fatty, it's your turn now. Perhaps you will be the lucky one."
Fatty's cheeks were blushed red in excitement as he confidently punched his chest, "No worries! I am blessed by the heavens, I will definitely undergo a Secondary Awakening!"
I shook my head as I filled another cup, my Spirit Power was quickly draining thanks to the amount of Spiritual Liquid that I had to create.
"Fatty, your Spirit is quite strong already. Even without a Secondary Awakening, your Spirit is one of the strongest in terms of fire power."
I handed the cup to Fatty as he immediately took a large drink. After gulping it all down, he let out a satisfying burp as he said, "Delicious!"
Before he could do anything else, he immediately sat down allowed the medicine to take its effects.
Like Xiao Wu, Fatty didn't show any changes other than the expulsion of impurities, which was a little surprising for me.
I know that Fatty undergoes a Secondary Awakening after he absorbed the Fierce Nine Headed Serpent Neidan, so I thought that he would still awaken if he drank my Spiritual Liquid.
However, this was not the case, meaning that external items can act as a catalyst and mutate the Spirit even when it does not originally have this potential.
Fatty even seemed to lose a bit of his fat, with most of it being forced out of his body. Even though he seemed big, it was possible to see some muscles as he quickly ran to his room.
Next, it was Tang San's turn. He should definitely receive a Secondary Awakening since his Blue Silver Grass is part of his bloodline.
"Here, Tang San. I think you will be the next lucky one and achieve a Secondary Awakening."
I handed the cup to Tang San as I said. He gave a light laugh, not believing my words, "I am content with just cleansing my body, the benefits are already enough."
Tang San calmly drank the contents and sat down with his eyes closed. Right now, it is only Oscar, Mu Bai, Xue Mei, Yu Xiao Gang and I that are left watching.
The rest are still cleaning themselves and checking the changes in their body.
As expected, Tang San quickly showed signs of a Secondary Awakening.
His Blue Silver Grass was unconsciously summoned from his body and floated near his heart region, extending and swaying like tentacles.
The features of his face became more handsome and his hair grew longer and turned into a deep blue.
His body was trembling slightly, but he silently endured as the Blue Silver Grass slowly merged back into his body.
Soon, the rest of the impurities were expelled, and his Secondary Awakening was completed as he slowly opened his eyes.
Mu Bai, Oscar, and Xue Mei were completely shocked by the changes that happened to Tang San.
Although covered by impurities, they could tell his face became much more handsome than his previous average looks.
He also now had a pair of deep blue eyes, looking similar to an ocean. It gave a feeling of boundlessness.
"Wow! Third Brother, you have changed so much! You even became handsome." Oscar had wide eyes as he stared at Tang San.
"Indeed, Tang San has changed a lot, it is quite surprising. If possible, I would like to conduct in depth research on Secondary Awakenings."
Yu Xiao Gang was intrigued by the physical changes a Secondary Awakening had on people and wanted to research it further.
Tang San got up, smiled lightly and went to his room. We would have to wait for everyone else to finish before we gather and compare our gains.
"Alright, Oscar. You are next." I refilled the cup and handed it to Oscar.
"Hehe, perhaps if I also have a Secondary Awakening, I will become even more handsome. Like a son of heaven!" Oscar had stars in his eyes.
"Hmph! Perhaps you will become extremely ugly as well. Who knows what effects the Secondary Awakening could have on you." Mu Bai retorted.
Oscar was frightened silly by Mu Bai's words as he quickly turned to me, "Sixth Brother, that isn't possible, right? Right!?"
I shrugged my shoulders, "I don't know. Only Tang San had a large physical change when he had a Secondary Awakening. Perhaps you will not have any changes, perhaps you will become ugly, or more handsome."
"I-I don't think I can drink this anymore, I don't want to become ugly!" Oscar began chickening out instantly.
Oscar only had two things in his favour, he was a genius, and he is incredibly handsome. If he lost one of those things, he would be devastated.
Looking over to Xue Mei, I saw her face was pale and heard soft murmuring, "Please don't have a Secondary Awakening, please don't have a Secondary Awakening, please…"
Knowing that I messed up, I quickly moved to Xue Mei as I pet her head in consolation, "It's alright, it is only purifying, it should make you prettier instead of ugly. The rest of the girls didn't become ugly, so you won't either."
Xue Mei lifted her head with tears in her eyes, "But… what if I do become ugly…?"
"I won't treat you any differently, don't be scared." I take hold of her hand as I pull her to stand by me.
"Just hurry up and drink the thing, Oscar! You don't want to be left behind by the rest of us, do you?" Mu Bai rushed Oscar.
Hearing that he would be left behind, Oscar's face hardened. I also felt Xue Mei tighten her grip on my hand.
"Fine! But if I become ugly, you must find me a girlfriend!" Oscar said before he quickly forced himself to drink from the cup.
Oscar sat down with his eyes shut, his body was trembling, but I was not sure if it was from fear or expelling the impurities.
Soon, impurities began to get forced out of his body as his Spirit was summoned above his head.
"Is he really going to undergo a Secondary Awakening?!" Mu Bai uttered in shock.
Yu Xiao Gang stared at Oscar intently as he tried to discern any differences between his Secondary Awakening and Tang San's and Little Jing's.
His Food Spirit began switching from food to food like a certain mystery box in a game. Apple, grape, steak, onion.
It was a completely unusual awakening, as if Oscar's Spirit was going to be chosen at random.
After quickly cycling through tens of foods, it began to slow down and finally settled down on a sausage.
The sausage merged back into Oscar's body as if nothing had ever happened and the purification process soon ended.
Oscar's eyes swung open as he quickly ran away to his room, not bothering to speak to us.
As I began preparing the next cup for Mu Bai, we could hear Oscar's laughing voice, "Hahaha! I am not ugly!"
Chuckling slightly at Oscar's heartfelt relief, Mu Bai took the cup and drank it without hesitation.
Sadly, Mu Bai didn't appear to undergo a Secondary Awakening and only cleansed his body.
His hair became a bright silky blonde and the overbearing aura he possessed was increased.
When he opened his eyes, his evil eyes seemed to exude a ray of light, the devilish feeling was much clearer than before.
Mu Bai laughed greatly as he rushed off to his room, leaving Xue Mei, Yu Xiao Gang and I left.
As I refilled the cup, some sweat has appeared at my brows. The amount of Spirit Power drained from creating new Spiritual Liquid was immense.
More than half of my Spirit Power is already gone. I place the cup into Xue Mei's hands as I ruffled her hair gently.
Xue Mei looked up to me and nodded with courage, she stared at the cup for a couple seconds before bringing it to her lips and drinking it all.
Thankfully, nothing bad happened to Xue Mei and her body was cleansed normally. After she left, I turned to Yu Xiao Gang.
"Alright, you are the last one. With this, you should be able to cultivate as if you were young again. Don't give up hope, Liu Erlong is still waiting for you."
Yu Xiao Gang was brought into deep thought at my words, I filled the cup and set it down in front of him.
If Yu Xiao Gang decided not to drink the cup, then that would mean he is giving up on his chances to change himself.
After a short internal consultation, determination shined through Yu Xiao Gang's eyes as he held up the cup.
He calmly sipped the liquid, as if he was drinking water. However, this calmness didn't last long.
Shortly after he finished drinking, his heart beat at an audible rate and Luo San Pao appeared in front of him.
Luo San Pao was trembling as it's purple horn began shining. I was able to see its body growing at a rate visible to the naked eye.
In just a couple minutes, Luo San Pao grew a couple sizes bigger, no longer looking like a fat puppy.
Yu Xiao Gang on the other hand was shaking greatly and seemed to be in great pain. Impurities were being expelled from his body at an incredible rate.
In these short couple minutes, he expelled more impurities than any of us youngsters had expelled, and it wasn't stopping.
"Secondary Awakening!" I exclaimed.
I knew that Yu Xiao Gang was quite special, so I hoped for him to undergo a Secondary Awakening and unlock his hidden potential.
Unable to hold his voice back, Yu Xiao Gang let out a painful scream, loud enough for everyone in the cabin to hear.
I continued to watch Yu Xiao Gang as I heard many footsteps rush towards us.
Luo San Pao grew larger by several sizes and its tail also elongated as much as its body. Not only this, but his cute paws were slowly changing into claws and his horn become more pronounced.
The peculiar thing was, there was a golden sheen emitting from under Luo San Pao's furry body.
"What is going on!" Tang San was the fastest to rush out, immediately appearing before Yu Xiao Gang and Luo San Pao as he asked hurriedly.
The rest of the others also appeared quickly, staring at the mutating Luo San Pao in astonishment.
"This is Yu Xiao Gang's Secondary Awakening. This is something he has to overcome on his own, there is nothing we can do to help." I said.
Suddenly, Yu Xiao Gang coughed up a large amount of black blood.
"Ah!" Tang San cried out in alarm, looking ready to pounce towards Yu Xiao Gang.
"Tang San, stop! Look at the colour of the blood, he is only expelling some foul blood." I quickly blocked Tang San's way as I pointed to the blood.
Tang San stopped and took a glance at the blood. Sure enough, it was black blood, probably congested for a long time in his body.
Letting out a sigh of relief, Tang San stepped back, paying close attention to the still screaming Yu Xiao Gang.
Although his face was pale, it still looked a bit ruddier than before thanks to the expulsion of the black blood.
As we watched Luo San Pao grow, Yu Xiao Gang's three Spirit Ring's floated out from his body and revolved around Luo San Pao.
Two yellow and his newly received purple Spirit Ring.
Luo San Pao's body grew to become two metres long, and his tail elongated even further, reaching three metres in length.
His tail was wide and looked like a lizard tail, the fur on its body began to shed, showing a scaly golden armour underneath.
His face no longer looked like that of a dog, becoming larger and more imposing and majestic.
Luo San Pao occasionally growled, exposing a row of razor sharp fangs. Each of them looked like a double-sided blade forged by a master blacksmith.
Luo San Pao was not the only one to undergo a physical change.
Yu Xiao Gang no longer looked like a sickly middle-aged man, his entire frame seemed to be nourished by something, becoming one size larger.
From the roots of his head, a faint touch of gold crept further along his strands of hair, slowly dying his entire head in a royal golden colour.
Hello, here is another chapter.
Sometimes I have days when I can't make any progress at all, then other days when I am on a roll.
It is pretty confusing, but I wish every day I could be on a roll and smash out chapters.
I don't know how other people can do things like that, my creativity just isn't high enough.
Anyways, enjoy the chapter and see you all in about a week.
Turning back to Luo San Pao, it was possible to see that it was struggling with something.
At two points between its shoulder blades, something seemed to be trying to escape from inside Luo San Pao's body, constantly pushing against the skin.
At this moment, most of us had already figured out what Luo San Pao was transforming into, a dragon!
Yu Xiao Gang is originally from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, his Spirit mutating into a dragon is not something unbelievable.
Sparks of lightning began to appear around Luo San Pao's body as it struggled further. The thing fighting inside its body was becoming increasingly violent.
Finally, the skin on Luo San Pao's back relented as two large golden wings protruded out.
Luo San Pao's eyes opened wide, looking like two yellow diamonds. It let out a deep roar, like a dragon awakening from its slumber.
The roar was so loud and oppressive, it seemed to project throughout the entire Academy.
All of us who were standing close to Luo San Pao were forced back a couple metres as we tried not to fall to our knees.
Following the roar, the three Spirit Ring's revolving Luo San Pao shattered like glass, causing all of us to cry out in shock.
At the same time, Yu Xiao Gang stopped screaming in pain and turned into a statue-like state.
He was completely still and the only thing that signalled him being alive was the small movements his chest made with each breath.
Luo San Pao faced Yu Xiao Gang as it placed its head by his side and closed its eyes.
The now pure golden horn glowed mysteriously.
Before we could take any actions, a new Spirit Ring began forming above Yu Xiao Gang's head, equally surprising all of us.
After the first Spirit Ring, a second began forming, and a third.
In total, seven Spirit Ring's formed above Yu Xiao Gang's head, each of them black in colour.
"Black Spirit Rings! 10,000-year-old Spirit Rings!" Mu Bai cried out.
I was intrigued by how such a thing was possible. Unlike Yu Xiao Gang, I only read books and never actually experiment or researched further.
So, an event like this is an oddity that is hard to explain. I doubt even Yu Xiao Gang with his wealth of worldly wisdom could debunk this without extensive research.
However, there was one key knowledge I knew about that helped me theorise an explanation, Evolved Spirit Beasts.
Watching Yu Xiao Gang, I realised that it looked extremely similar to the way Little Jing materialised her Spirit Rings, only a lot faster.
However, Yu Xiao Gang definitely wasn't an evolved Spirit Beast, which lead me to believe that he has a Spirit Beast living within his body or soul.
Yu Xiao Gang's condition is likely similar to Huo Yuhao, the protagonist of the second novel, except he only has the one Spirit, Luo San Pao.
It was too much to try and deduce in a short period of time, so I stopped thinking further and returned my attention to Yu Xiao Gang.
By now, all seven black coloured Spirit Rings were fully formed and revolving around Luo San Pao.
Luo San Pao lifted its head once more and opened its eyes, emitting intelligence and profundity that signified its own consciousness.
Luo San Pao looked around the room and saw me, I could feel a slight majestic pressure but easily resisted it.
It nodded towards me in what I assume was appreciation, for allowing Yu Xiao Gang and it to go through an awakening.
Then, it dissipated into Spirit Power and returned to Yu Xiao Gang's body with the seven Black Spirit Rings following afterwards.
Seeing the lone Yu Xiao Gang sitting on the ground, Tang San was the first to cautiously move forward.
As we approached Yu Xiao Gang, he seemed to awaken as he slowly opened his eyes, they were also a shiny golden colour.
He looked around and saw us who were hesitantly inching closer as he asked, "What happened?"
Seeing nothing abnormal about him, everyone relaxed as Fatty excitedly began ranting.
"Grandmaster, it was amazing! Luo San Pao turned into a golden dragon, and it formed seven Spirit Rings, and it nodded to us!"
"Wh-what?" Yu Xiao Gang stuttered in astonishment, unable to comprehend the mass of information that Fatty was relaying.
"Yu Xiao Gang, go and clean up first while you examine yourself, then was can discuss what happened here."
I wanted to give Yu Xiao Gang some time to investigate his own body and gather his composure.
He could only nod blankly as he shuffled out of the room, leaving the rest of us to wait.
Shortly after Yu Xiao Gang left, the front door burst open as an agitated Liu Erlong, Flander and Zhao Wuji rushed in.
"What happened! Are you guys okay? Where is Xiao Gang?!" Like a machine gun, Liu Erlong fired questions at us, emphasising on the last question.
"We are fine, Teacher underwent a Secondary Awakening and Luo San Pao turned into a dragon. He is currently cleaning the impurities off his body." Tang San answered her.
Liu Erlong was about to rush over to see Yu Xiao Gang, but was quickly restrained by Flander, "Sister Erlong, I don't think Xiao Gang will want you to see him naked."
Liu Erlong froze, before struggling with even greater might, "This is my chance! If he is already naked, I don't have to fight him to get his clothes off!"
Flander restrained Liu Erlong to the best of his abilities as he prayed for Yu Xiao Gang to come back quickly.
Zhao Wuji only stood to the side, looking confused and not sure of what to do.
Five minutes later, Yu Xiao Gang walked inside, he had regained some of his composure but obviously not enough since he didn't spend any time checking his condition.
Liu Erlong, Flander and Zhao Wuji stared at Yu Xiao Gang in astonishment, he had changed so much since they last saw him this morning.
Yu Xiao Gang glanced at the three of them before turning to our group, seeking answers to his condition.
Knowing that he didn't spend any time investigating his condition, he probably also doesn't even know the changes to his body other than feeling stronger and healthier.
I pulled a body length mirror from the Immortal Realm and allowed him to look through it, "You underwent a Secondary Awakening, and the changes are not small."
Yu Xiao Gang stared into the mirror and saw a handsome middle-aged man with strikingly gold hair and eyes.
Astonished, he touched his hair and saw the figure inside the mirror do the same.
"Th-this… is me?" he slowly stuttered out, unable to believe his changes.
His originally white hair turned a golden colour, as did his eyes. It gave a kind of surreal feeling in addition to his previous wisdom, creating a strange combination.
His frame became one size larger, no longer looking sickly like he did before, but instead like a normal slightly muscular man.
"Teacher, have you checked your Spirit Power yet? Your Secondary Awakening was very unique, I have never seen anything like it before." Tang San said.
"Unique? Let me see…" Not having any time to recover from realising his shocking appearance, Yu Xiao Gang investigated his body for the change in his Spirit Power.
Suddenly, Yu Xiao Gang's eyes opened wide like saucepans. His body turned rigid, looking as if time stopped at this moment.
"This—this… seventy second rank… I am a Spirit Saint…?" Yu Xiao Gang was barely able to utter the words.
"What!" The three teachers cried out in shock, especially Liu Erlong.
She flickered in front of him and grabbed his wrist, sending her Spirit Power inside to investigate for herself.
Her results ended the same as Yu Xiao Gang's as she instantly became teary eyed, "Thank the heavens, you have not forsaken him, you have not forsaken my Xiao Gang!"
Liu Erlong's legs gave out as her well developed buttocks plopped on the floor, dragging Yu Xiao Gang down with her.
Yu Xiao Gang was still too shocked and couldn't resist her in time, he quickly fell to his knees due to her force.
"I suspect Luo San Pao has evolved into a Golden Saint Dragon. Yu Xiao Gang, if you go to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, they wouldn't dare call you trash anymore." I clapped Yu Xiao Gang on the shoulder as I said.
Let alone not calling him trash, they would probably beg him to become the Clan Master and procreate with every female clansman.
The others also quickly gave their congratulations to Yu Xiao Gang as he processed this information.
"Golden Saint Dragon… I am no longer a trash. Hahaha! Fate is too funny sometimes, truly too funny…" Tears gathered in Yu Xiao Gang's eyes as he laughed miserably.
With Liu Erlong and Yu Xiao Gang on the floor crying, I glanced around the room and shared an understanding nod with the others.
Silently, we left the two of them to lean on each other as we moved to another room.
"You guys, explain what happened here from the beginning." Flander immediately said once we were inside.
Since I was the only one here at the time, I explained from the beginning as Flander and Zhao Wuji listened intently, fearing to miss a single detail.
"Truly a peculiar Secondary Awakening. Since Luo San Pao has become a Golden Saint Dragon, what will become of our Spirit Fusion? Are we no longer compatible?"
Flander's face fell slightly as he thought about no longer being able to be the Golden Iron Triangle anymore.
"I don't think that is the case. Luo San Pao shows a consciousness not possible in ordinary Spirits, leading me to believe that he is somewhat special." I said.
I can't give them a full explanation otherwise they might find out about Spirit Beast Evolution and find out about Little Jing and Xiao Wu.
"Luo San Pao was also able to create its own Spirit Rings, and the age of the rings were all over 10,000 years old."
"With Luo San Pao's intelligence, it could have stopped the age of the rings at Yu Xiao Gang's limit right now."
"This can indicate that Luo San Pao has more power still stored within Yu Xiao Gang's body, waiting for him to grow stronger before releasing more."
"If you and Liu Erlong Spirit Fuse with Yu Xiao Gang, I believe that it will release more of Luo San Pao's hidden powers, even reaching the level of a 100,000-year-old Golden Saint Dragon."
Hearing my explanation, Flander was both amazed at my conjecture and relieved at the same time.
The others also nodded in understanding, thinking that this was the most reasonable explanation.
"Big Brother still needs to take the Spiritual Liquid." Little Yue succinctly said.
I nodded my head, "Right, I still haven't taken it yet. You guys can watch over me while my body is purified."
Flander and Zhao Wuji seemed interested to see the process as Flander asked, "Are you also going to undergo a Secondary Awakening?"
I shook my head, "I don't think so, I have already gone through it once. Little Yue and Feng Feng also didn't undergo another one, so I doubt I will."
After answering them, I summoned the gourd and drank directly from it, allowing Spiritual Liquid to flow into my body…
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