Crazy! Are You Really A Beast Tamer?

The bloodline energy released from Lian Dai's fingertips intertwined with Fang Mu's forehead.

Gradually, a huge mermaid phantom appeared behind Fang Mu, which bore at least an eight-point resemblance to Lian Dai.

Fang Mu's figure was completely enveloped in the protective embrace of the giant mermaid phantom.

The moment the energy within the mermaid phantom became activated, despite Fang Mu's ample mental preparation, he couldn't help but let out a muffled groan.

Fang Mu felt as if his head was trapped in a flesh-grinding mill, the mill spinning rapidly, grinding his head into shreds.

Soul and mind felt as if they were scorched and torn into fragments. This agony was at least a hundred times greater than the pain Fang Mu had experienced during his awakening of the Destiny Guidebook through low-frequency mental stimulation!

Fang Mu forcibly circulated his spiritual power and soul energy, enduring the pain brought by the Mermaid Blessing.

In his past life, Fang Mu often heard his teachers recite the saying, "Only through bitter hardship can one ascend to greatness," which became a credo for his life.

Now in the Beastmaster world, the saying was just as applicable.

After a pained groan, Fang Mu clenched his teeth and didn't make another sound, but his expression became extremely ferocious, with large beads of sweat rolling down his forehead.

This cold sweat, born of agonizing pain, mixed with the sea water and drifted around.

Lian Dai weakly leaned on the Coral Jade Table nearby. She had not expected that a single blessing would bring such a severe drain!

Like it was Fang Mu's first time receiving the Mermaid Blessing, it was also Lian Dai's first time bestowing her Mermaid Bloodline's blessing upon another being.

Lian Dai internally remarked that she would need nearly a week's rest to return to her peak condition. Fortunately, the representatives of the three major Sea Countries and the Sea Lord would not arrive until a week later.

Lian Dai could face all potential problems in her prime state.

Lian Dai took out some Spiritual Materials, chewing them to Recover Energy while keeping an eye on Fang Mu, fearing that he might suddenly be unable to continue.

The Mermaid Blessing had just begun; this ceremony was bound to last at least five days.

The duration of the blessing was related to Fang Mu's rate of energy absorption. Lian Dai had no expectation that Fang Mu, a human, could endure until the end of the blessing.

Regardless, Fang Mu had to persevere for at least one day.

Only if the duration surpassed one day would the blessing move from the physical to the spiritual power and soul, nourishing and enhancing them!

Whether for Fang Mu's sake or her own, Lian Dai wished that the single blessing she could give in her lifetime would exhibit its true value.

Lian Dai genuinely wanted to assist Fang Mu, but he, engulfed in the blessing ceremony, could only rely on himself to resist.

Until Fang Mu completed the blessing, Lian Dai would stay in his residence, fulfilling her responsibility as a Dao Protector!

Fang Mu continued to endure the torments the blessing brought to his body, mind, and soul.

Compared to the soul, mind and spirit were Fang Mu's weak points.

Fortunately, the torment didn't afflict the mind; otherwise, under such multi-faceted pressure, Fang Mu feared that even a slight lapse would lead to a complete breakdown, resulting in Lian Dai's blessing falling short!

Under extreme pain, Fang Mu had no notion of time passing; he only knew to endure as best as he could before his spirit and soul might collapse.

As time went on, the pain intensified, but Fang Mu gradually adapted to it and no longer frowned ferociously.

Instead, he began to earnestly absorb the energy from the blessing, allowing it to course through his body, mind, and soul.

Fang Mu could clearly feel his body and spirit becoming stronger; in fact, the enhancement of his spiritual power was improving both his spiritual power itself and its growth speed.

Fang Mu estimated that after receiving the Mermaid Blessing, he could at least halve the time required to advance from a Two-Ray Star Beast Controller to a Three Point Star Beast Master.

Fang Mu's soul was also absorbing the energy of the Mermaid Blessing, but his soul did not attain much of an upgrade.

Fang Mu did not feel discouraged, as obtaining an opportunity to enhance his Soul Energy was a rare gift.

Soul Energy was, after all, one of the most difficult aspects of a life form to enhance!

Although the Mermaid Blessing did not significantly boost Fang Mu, there was still an improvement.

Fang Mu knew that in order to satisfy his soul's enhancement, he only needed to endure as much as possible.

He found that the energy from the Mermaid Blessing no longer flowed toward his body and spiritual power, as his body and spiritual power had reached saturation in absorbing the blessed energy.

The energy from the blessing surged entirely into Fang Mu's soul, making his agony multiply three or four times in an instant.

Fang Mu clenched his teeth so hard that he could taste the blood in his mouth from the exertion.

This blessed energy roared as it assailed Fang Mu's soul, causing both the Covenant Servant Soul Ant Queen and Yan Yubanruo within his soul to howl.

Whether Fang Mu could endure was one thing, but letting this blessed energy wash over his soul risked causing it harm!

Otherwise, Yan Yubanruo and the Covenant Servant Soul Ant Queen would not have taken a defensive stance.

Fang Mu had always tried hard to hide his past life's soul deep within the Soul Sea, but now he decided to let the soul of his past life share the burden of the energy within the Mermaid Blessing with his current soul.

With an additional soul to share the load, the energy from the Mermaid Blessing no longer threatened to harm either of Fang Mu's souls!

By this time, three and a half days had passed since Fang Mu received the Mermaid Blessing, and his endurance greatly exceeded Lian Dai's expectations!

Lian Dai had thought that as a human, Fang Mu could at most endure for a little over one day.

Even though she had become Fang Mu's Dao Protector and her Soul Mark lingered in his soul, she did not expect him to last more than two days.

When two days passed, Lian Dai was extremely surprised; Fang Mu enduring for two days had already surpassed her expectations, and his spiritual power and soul had benefited from the blessing.

Lian Dai had thought the mermaid's illusion shrouding Fang Mu would dissipate at any time, but he stubbornly endured another one and a half days.

Lian Dai herself, having experienced the Mermaid Blessing, knew the pain Fang Mu was enduring—it took her exactly three and a half days.

Because she possessed the Mermaid Bloodline, she could face the Mermaid Blessing more calmly than Fang Mu was now.

No wonder Fang Mu, with such a resolute nature, was so highly regarded by the Saint Creator Qixing!

The more Lian Dai interacted with Fang Mu, the more she admired him; her appreciation for Fang Mu permeated from deep within her bones.

Lian Dai wanted to see just how long Fang Mu could last, wondering if he could endure until the blessing concluded and a mermaid's totem actually appeared on his body!?

Fang Mu was straining his entire being; the blessing's energy gashed at his soul, every assault inflicting torment akin to being quartered and pierced by thousands of arrows.

Just when Fang Mu thought he was on the verge of collapse, unable to bear the energy's onslaught any longer, he noticed that the impact of the blessed energy on his soul was weakening.

This indicated that the energy from the Mermaid Blessing was nearly spent, and with diminishing pain, Fang Mu gradually entered a peaceful state where he could comfortably and happily absorb the remaining energy from the blessing.

Forgetting the passage of time, Fang Mu focused solely on enhancing himself as much as possible.

Lian Dai also noticed the Mermaid Blessing's energy dropping from its peak value.

Five days had passed since the beginning of the Mermaid Blessing, and considering Fang Mu's current absorption rate, Lian Dai estimated that in about ten more hours, the Mermaid Blessing would be completely absorbed by Fang Mu.

Had she not witnessed it with her own eyes, Lian Dai would never have believed a human could endure a Mermaid Blessing that even mermaids could not withstand!

The mermaid totem was beginning to take shape on Fang Mu's body.

While it would not grant him the Mermaid Bloodline, it would endow Fang Mu with underwater abilities akin to those of a mermaid and an affinity with marine life.