Fire Palace.
Facing the Fire Palace's treasure, the 'Earth Fire Magic Ball' that was so huge that a normal person couldn't even wrap their arms around it, the Spirit of Earth Fire's first instinct was to absorb the Fire Energy within.
Because of the existence of the Earth Fire Magic Ball, the Fire Palace was able to produce two King Level Guardians.
The number of fire monsters that were born were also higher and stronger.
All of this was due to the power of the Earth Fire Magic Ball. If the Spirit of Earth Fire could completely absorb its Fire Energy, she could definitely level up or even higher. The Spirit of Earth Fire who didn't have much intelligence and mainly acted on instinct was facing a test. This test was secretly set up by Yue Yang. He discovered the Fire Palace's treasure but didn't keep it like usual. Before the battle ended, Yue Yang left the Fire Palace as if he didn't see the treasure … After the battle ended, Gray Wolf swallowed the Purgatory Flame King's Magic Crystal before the Spirit of Earth Fire could. The Spirit of Earth Fire only absorbed a small amount of Fire Energy. She, who had some intelligence, felt that she was at a disadvantage.
Now, facing the Fire Palace's treasure, the Earth Fire Magic Ball, her instinct was to swallow it immediately.
Gray Wolf didn't.
He knew that it was a taboo to absorb treasures without his master's permission. It was something that his master hated the most.
His master allowed him to compete with the Spirit of Earth Fire for the Purgatory Flame King's Magic Crystal because it was a reward for the battle. Each of them could absorb the energy of two King Level enemies!
However, he had to get his master's permission before he could swallow a treasure, even if it was something that was suitable for him to level up … If not, his master would definitely be angry! Hui Tai Lang's intelligence was higher, and his self-control was stronger as well. He shouted at the Spirit of Earth Fire who was absorbing the Fire Ability, using all sorts of languages including the howling of wolves, barking of dogs, meowing of cats and roaring of dragons.
"…" The Spirit of Earth Fire couldn't speak and couldn't understand what Gray Wolf was saying.
She could vaguely understand what Gray Wolf was trying to say.
What Gray Wolf meant was that this thing couldn't be eaten!
She couldn't understand why. Because she didn't have enough intelligence, she could only follow her body's instincts. To her, the Earth Fire Magic Ball was like a sweet candy to a child.
This was Yue Yang's test for her.
A test of intelligence and control.
Humans had IQ and EQ. IQ determined whether a person's brain worked well or not. The higher the intelligence, the better. EQ and EQ sometimes determined a person's fate and career direction. This was because the biggest difficulty in EQ was a person's self-control. If one's EQ was not high and self-control was weak, then even if one had a smart brain, it would be easy for them to go astray. For example, some outstanding intellectuals would jump off a building to commit suicide when they encountered a small setback, such as a failed relationship. Another example would be some high-ranking officials who knew that they were breaking the law, but they could not resist the temptation of power and money. They would make a wrong decision that they would regret later, or even get lost and sink deeper and deeper …
These were all due to a lack of EQ and weak self-control.
Even if one had high intelligence and excelled in all aspects, without self-control, one would not be able to withstand the test of time.
It could be said that the biggest difference between humans and animals was the superiority of intelligence and emotional intelligence. Intelligence and emotional intelligence were usually combined together. People with high emotional intelligence would usually have high intelligence too. This kind of person would be very knowledgeable and have good moral character. When faced with problems, they would have strong self-control and would not be easily tempted. However, it was not the opposite. High intelligence did not equate to high emotional intelligence.
Animals had almost no emotional intelligence, except for those that had little contact with humans. For example, some loyal and devoted watchdogs, some war horses that would go through life and death with their masters, some domesticated falcons … They would surpass their instincts. Through long-term relationships, they would do things that other animals could not do. For example, they would not hurt their masters when they were hungry, they would not abandon their masters when they were in danger, they would face strong enemies with their masters when they were afraid and so on.
Because they had emotional intelligence, they would have a closer relationship with their masters and could become their masters' good helpers.
The Holy Beasts of the Soaring Dragon Continent, when they turned into humans, their main goal was not to turn into a human's body, but to become a complex life like humans. They would become a life form with high intelligence, high self-control and high learning abilities.
Humans had almost unique moral character. This was the most intangible but most visible aspect of self-control, because moral character was a kind of extreme self-restraint.
Without moral character, it was equivalent to letting go of one's instincts and having weak self-control. This kind of human's emotional intelligence would not be too high, and their actions would also be abnormal.
Usually, the phrase 'worse than beasts' could be used to describe these immoral people.
Animals had no moral character to speak of. They had poor self-control and would completely rely on their instincts to do anything in their lives. There were very few exceptions.
This point was more obvious in the Soaring Dragon Continent or Tong Tian Tower.
If a beast wanted to be reborn and evolve into a Holy Beast.
One thing that must be done is to move closer to the human race.
It had to have intelligence, be able to distinguish right from wrong, have emotional intelligence, and control its own words and actions … With these as the foundation, the beast would be able to continuously learn and gain intelligence. It would replace its instincts with skills, replace its instincts with moral character, and replace its thoughts with chaos. If it could improve further, it would be able to be like humans, learn higher skills and understand stronger abilities. For example, it could contract beasts, contract grimoires, and improve endlessly.
The 'Earth Fire Magic Ball' that Yue Yang had purposely left behind was a test, a test.
He did not care about this treasure, he was more interested in the Spirit of Earth Fire's improvement.
In the past, the Spirit of Earth Fire would definitely not be able to control its instincts and would uncontrollably devour it.
After evolving from the Spirit of Flame and Smoke to the Spirit of Earth Fire, she had gained intelligence. Although it was only a little, Yue Yang felt that it was worth a try. Through continuous strict training, the beast could expand its intelligence, just like how Yue Yang trained Hui Tai Lang in the past. Hui Tai Lang would slowly form a form of restraint, changing its instincts and using its own will as the basis for its actions … Yue Yang succeeded. Hui Tai Lang's self-control was very high, and its intelligence increased rapidly. Although its intelligence was not as high as humans, its self-control had far surpassed many humans and Holy Beasts. Hence, with Yue Yang's help, it successfully contracted a grimoire.
Bloody Queen Red and Golden Crown Thorny Flower Queen Duo Duo were undoubtedly smarter than Hui Tai Lang and closer to humans. However, they were only Holy Beasts and could not become Divine Beasts.
There were many reasons, other than the fact that Yue Yang was not in a hurry to let them contract a grimoire.
Another important reason was that their self-control was not perfect … Of course, Hui Tai Lang's self-control was not perfect as well. He was also a glutton and a sleeper, but his code of conduct was to follow his master's will. Hence, Yue Yang could help him to become a Divine Beast earlier.
In other words, he and Yue Yang were more in sync and their wills were as one. Hence, Yue Yang had a greater influence on him!
This was where Hui Tai Lang was superior!
The Barbarian Cow Shadow Ah Man was similar to Hui Tai Lang. However, Ah Man's intelligence was far from that of Hui Tai Lang, whose intelligence was almost monstrous!
The Spirit of Earth Fire stopped devouring and looked at Hui Tai Lang …
"Ah woo!" Hui Tai Lang wanted to tell her that she had to give this treasure to her master. If her master was happy, he would reward her and then she could only absorb its energy. Otherwise, her master would be very unhappy. This was a stupid thing to do. It shouted for a long time, but the Spirit of Earth Fire did not understand at all. Her intelligence was not enough to think about these things.
"…" The Spirit of Earth Fire was like a child who saw candy. How could she not eat it when there were no adults around?
This was Yue Yang's test.
If the Spirit of Earth Fire could really control herself, even if it was just an attempt, it would be an improvement.
If she did not realize that it was wrong to do so, she would still be following her instincts. Her intelligence and EQ would not be trained and improved.
The Wisdom Fruit could awaken the intelligence of beasts and increase their intelligence.
This was for sure.
Why were there so many beasts who had eaten close to a hundred Wisdom Fruits and had high intelligence, and could even learn many skills, but still could not become a Holy Beast? The reason was simple. These beasts only had intelligence, but they did not have self-control. They would never be able to reach the realm of 'humans'. They would always follow their instincts and act like wild beasts. They would never be able to become a higher level lifeform.
"Woo woo!" Seeing that the Spirit of Earth Fire was still sucking on the Earth Fire Magic Flame Ball, Hui Tai Lang could not help but cry out in disappointment.
He had thought of attacking and snatching the Earth Fire Magic Flame Ball to stop her from doing so.
However, his higher EQ made him stop this action.
Instead, it turned into deep disappointment. It was a complicated emotion that only humans and a few higher level lifeforms could have. Of course, the ability to stop attacking was an excellent growth. Hui Tai Lang had also improved unknowingly. It was not in terms of energy, but in terms of intelligence.
It was not reflected on the surface, but it was closer to human nature.
Through this continuous improvement, Hui Tai Lang would become smarter and stronger …
The Spirit of Earth Fire turned around again. She saw Hui Tai Lang's dejected and unhappy look, as if he was confused.
Especially when he saw Gray Wolf ignore him and slowly leave, a very strange emotion appeared in his newly awakened intelligence. She did not know why. Maybe it was her instinct, or maybe it was her consciousness, but the Spirit of Earth Fire picked up the Earth Fire Magic Flame Ball that she treated as a treasure. She chased after Hui Tai Lang and passed it to him. She looked like a child sharing candy with her best friend. She wanted most of it, but she was still willing to share.
"Meow ~" Hui Tai Lang shook his head to show that he did not need it. He still left.
"?" The Spirit of Earth Fire was confused. She could not understand why the other party did not want such a good thing.
"Woof woof woof, woof!" Hui Tai Lang wanted to tell her that he had to hand it over to his master. However, when he saw the Spirit of Earth Fire pouncing on the ball and sucking it, he knew that he was wasting his breath. She was just a fool … He left in disappointment. He felt that the Barbarian Cow who wanted to snatch his treasure was smarter.
The Spirit of Earth Fire, who could not resist sucking the fire energy, turned around and looked at Hui Tai Lang.
Her companion's actions made her feel extremely puzzled. Why did her companion leave? Why didn't he share it with her? She could not understand!
For some reason, the Spirit of Earth Fire decided to follow her companion. Of course, she could not bear to let go of the Earth Fire Magic Flame Ball. She hugged the treasure and followed behind her companion. She tried her best to resist the urge to suck and followed Hui Tai Lang …
When Hui Tai Lang saw that there was a way, he quickly brought her to find his master.
Although this fire girl was stupid, she was not so stupid that she could not be cured. Maybe his master had a way.
The two beasts started their journey to find their master. They did not know that this was the result that Yue Yang was looking forward to the most. In fact, this kind of training was the best for their future evolution. Because this was a change. There would be a turning point here.
The instincts of the beasts would deviate here and they would gradually become more rational.
That was something that only humans had.
Once they had a beast, they would not be far from becoming a Holy Beast. Once humans lost their beasts, they would become animals!
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