The Thunder Wing Beast grew rapidly, reaching the size of a medium-sized dog. When it saw Leo, it appeared joyful, flapping its wings and bounding towards Leo with playful leaps.
Leo gently stroked its fluffy head and then took out the Elemental Core and Rock Marrow from the Azure Blood Demon Monkey King’s body.
“Leo, are you going to feed it the Elemental Core and Rock Marrow of the Azure Blood Demon Monkey King?” Violet blinked her beautiful eyes and asked.
Leo nodded, handing the two items to the Thunder Wing Beast cub. The cub sniffed them with its nose, then let out a happy cry, devouring the Elemental Core and Rock Marrow eagerly.
Three minutes later, the Thunder Wing Beast cub suddenly emitted a painful low growl. Its entire body started to heat up intensely, radiating a scorching deep red light.
The intertwining deep red light gathered, resembling the flow of molten lava, enveloping the Thunder Wing Beast cub’s entire form. From the outside, the cub seemed to be enclosed in a cocoon of molten lava with a fiery glow.
The cub curled its body, rolling on the ground, emitting low and extremely painful cries.
“Leo, it seems to be in a lot of pain,” Violet said with a hint of pity on her small face.
Leo spoke in a deep voice, “The Rock Marrow reshapes its physique, expelling impurities from its bones and making them harder. This process can be painful, but it will pass.”
“Oh? Will it endure it, or…?” Violet covered her mouth, unable to continue.
“It will. The pain will last at most half an hour,” Leo affirmed.
The lava cocoon was situated in the center of the room, and the substantial liquid lava flowed on the surface of the cocoon, emitting a profound red glow.
Half an hour later, Violet’s eyes sparkled as she said, “Leo, it has endured the pain and is about to awaken.”
Due to the blood pact established with the Thunder Wing Beast cub earlier, Violet could sense its breath rapidly recovering and strengthening within the cocoon.
Leo nodded with a smile, anticipation in his eyes.
“Crack!”
In the anticipation of Leo and the others, a crack appeared on the surface of the deep red lava cocoon. The crack quickly spread like a spider web, rapidly extending across the entire surface of the lava cocoon.
With a loud “bang,” the entire lava cocoon shattered, and fragments of the cocoon turned into deep red light dots, floating in the air.
The Thunder Wing Beast cub, breaking free from the cocoon, was now covered in a layer of deep red crystal-like armor, shining brilliantly and appearing incredibly sturdy.
“Successfully advanced to a second-rank spirit beast!” Leo’s eyes lit up with intense joy.
The first rank is an exotic beast, and the second rank and above are considered spirit beasts. The Thunder Wing Beast cub, having consumed the Rock Marrow and Elemental Core of the Azure Blood Demon Monkey King, directly transformed from an exotic beast to a spirit beast. Moreover, its physique and potential had greatly improved due to the Rock Marrow.
Upon seeing Leo, the Thunder Wing Beast cub excitedly nudged him with its head, seeking affection.
Leo smiled and reached out to pat its head.
On the side, Violet and Jennifer couldn’t help but affectionately reach out to stroke the cub’s small head.
…
At the Cloud Dream Mountain villa area, Villa No. 9.
“Sweetie, I have to attend a wedding banquet, would you come with me?” Jessica said.
Sophia, with no interest in such events, casually replied, “Mom, it’s someone else’s invitation. You can go by yourself, why drag me along?”
“This wedding is for my close friend’s daughter. She insisted that I bring you along, so…” Jessica explained.
Sophia directly refused, “I don’t want to go.”
Now Jessica was a bit anxious. She quickly sat beside Sophia, speaking softly, “Darling, please, if you don’t come, how can I face my good friend? I’ve already promised her, just accompany me for a while.”
“I don’t know your friend, why should I go?” Sophia reluctantly said.
“You do know her. How could you not know? It’s Lucia. She used to hold you when you were a child,” Jessica laughed.
Sophia paused for a moment, then furrowed her brows, “Lucia? You mean Lucia Dunbar?”
“Yes, it’s her daughter Bethany’s wedding in two days, and we are specially invited to the banquet,” Jessica explained.
This time, Sophia’s beautiful eyebrows tightened even more. Birds of a feather flock together, and Lucia, just like her mom Jessica, was not only vain but also extremely influential.
Her daughter Bethany Bright had inherited these genes fully.
Four years ago, shortly after Leo became part of the family, Lucia and her daughter Bethany visited their home. The unpleasant words spoken by the mother-daughter duo at that time left a lasting impression on Sophia.
Anyway, Sophia had no good feelings for this mother-daughter pair.
“Mom, did you just say that Lucia invited our whole family to the wedding banquet?” Using a woman’s sixth sense, Sophia sensitively grasped something.
“Yes, I’ve already told your dad. If you don’t go, I won’t know how to explain it,” Jessica replied.
“Is Leo going?” Sophia asked again.
“Leo?” Jessica’s face immediately turned cold. “That freeloader should stay away. Don’t let him embarrass our family.”
Sophia was not pleased, “Mom, what did Leo do to you? Why do you always look down on him? If I go to the wedding banquet and Leo doesn’t, do you think it’s appropriate?”
“What do you mean I look down on him? I’m stating the facts!” Jessica retorted, her neck stiffening.
Thinking of the day Leo choked her and threw her out, Jessica harbored nothing but hatred towards him.
At the same time, Jessica realized that in this family, she had to find a way to establish absolute authority, become the head of the household, and not let the son-in-law step on her head. The current situation made Jessica feel a sense of crisis because she deeply understood that Leo had already slipped out of her control, even posing a threat to her personal safety.
“Mom, how do I explain this to you?” Sophia looked helpless, “Leo is my husband now, your son-in-law. We are a family. Can’t we get along peacefully?”
“Get along peacefully?” Jessica couldn’t help but scoff, “When he laid hands on me, why didn’t you tell him to get along peacefully? Now, with you as the property owner on the deed, he still dares to lay hands on me. Do you want me to endure it quietly?”
“Mom, stop making things up. When did Leo ever lay hands on you?”
“Am I making things up?” Jessica was furious, “It was the day you were kidnapped by that brat Bruno. Leo almost strangled me to death! If you don’t believe it, go ask your dad; he saw it with his own eyes!”