Although Yang Jie's white peacock had reached Rank 4, its foundation was still weak. If he wasn't mistaken, this was all because of the powerful pill it consumed that forcefully enhanced its pet beast's strength.
Since Yang Jie didn't know much about medicine, he didn't use the corresponding cultivation method to help the white peacock neutralize the potent medicinal effect.
If things went as expected, once the medicinal effect dissipated, the white peacock would be in deep trouble. At the very least, it would fall in rank, its meridians and internal organs would be damaged, and it would no longer be able to evolve. At worst, it would die from blood loss.
Now that the white peacock and Xiao Huo were fighting, the burden would increase and speed up the process.
Of course, if the Museum of Deadly Beasts recorded it, there should be a cure and cure method. But why would Lin Jin help Yang Jie?
He was already being considerate of Ye Yuzhou by not killing the white peacock right now. Lin Jin wasn't a masochist to help the white peacock assimilate the medicinal effect.
Hence, Lin Jin said to Yang Jie, "Yang Jie, let's make a bet. Believe it or not, your white peacock will be defeated after I count ten times. It might even die."
Anger flashed in Yang Jie's eyes. "Bullsh * t! Lin Jin, if you have the guts, let's see who's stronger between our pet beasts. Do you dare?"
Lin Jin shook his head. Yang Jie was still so stubborn even in the face of death.
"Alright, since you want to compete, I'll grant you your wish."
Having said that, Lin Jin started counting. However, on the third count, the white peacock's vigor had plummeted. On the seventh count, the white peacock let out a blood-curdling shriek before a bloody mist burst out of its body and it collapsed to the ground.
This startled everyone. One of the mentors immediately went over to check and made a gesture.
The match was over.
The result was out. Yang Jie's head was swollen like a pig's as he lay on the ground, unable to move. His pet beast, the white peacock, was also bleeding profusely. The outcome of the match was obvious.
"Lin Jin wins!"
The mentor announced the result.
Lin Jin recalled Xiao Huo and glanced at the bloodied white peacock before returning to his seat.
There were naturally people treating Yang Jie and the white peacock. However, no one was paying attention to Yang Jie anymore. The disciples were all looking at Lin Jin with respect and admiration.
He was too strong.
Both Lin Jin and his pet beast could easily crush Yang Jie. It was no exaggeration to say that Lin Jin was the undisputed number one in this disciple tournament.
"Brother Lin, we're rich!" Lu Yunhe was elated. He had bet quite a lot on Lin Jin so he must have made a killing this time.
Yang Jie and the white peacock were taken away for treatment. Obviously, the Friar Association had already arranged for beast appraisers and doctors to treat them. But soon, Ye Yuzhou returned.
Lin Jin knew why Ye Yuzhou was here so he kept quiet.
Ye Yuzhou sighed and came over to whisper, "Appraiser Lin, that Yang Jie is my disciple after all. It's good for him to be beaten up. However, his pet beast, the white peacock, is a rare beast. If it were to die just like that, it would be such a waste. It would be a loss to the Jade Dragon Kingdom as well."
Lin Jin remained silent.
"Appraiser Lin, if you have a way, please lend me a helping hand. Just treat it as a favor to me." Since Ye Yuzhou had said so, it would be inappropriate for Lin Jin to remain indifferent.
After all, with Ye Yuzhou's age, experience, and identity, how could Lin Jin remain indifferent when he came to ask for help?
"Bring me there." Lin Jin got up.
Ye Yuzhou looked around and whispered, "Is the Curator here?"
Lin Jin frowned. "If you don't trust me, I won't go."
Ye Yuzhou clearly wanted the Curator to help. But seeing Lin Jin's anger, Ye Yuzhou quickly said, "I do, I do. Then I'll have to trouble Appraiser Lin to make this trip."
By the time the white peacock arrived, the pet beast was already on its last breath.
Lin Jin reached out to touch it and read the information in the museum. His previous judgment was correct. This white peacock was indeed born from the effects of a pill. It was inevitable that it would end up in this state.
It was only because of this white peacock's strong physique and powerful bloodline that it managed to survive until now. Had it been any other pet beast, it would have died long ago.
There were several treatment methods in the museum. Lin Jin skimmed through them briefly and chose the most suitable one. It was also the only one he could use.
"Please get me some hemolytic flower, dream mushroom grass, and rock cold leaf. Boil them into a medicinal concoction and bring it over." Lin Jin performed acupuncture to stop the white peacock's bleeding.
Everyone was stunned, but no one moved.
Enraged, Ye Yuzhou cursed. Only then did they hurry off to search for the herbs.
At that moment, Bai Zhenkong and Lu Bin came over. However, they didn't approach but watched from afar.
"General Lu, why do you think Yang Jie's pet beast ended up like this? Did it fall under some strange spell? "Bai Zhenkong didn't know much about medicine so he couldn't help but make wild guesses.
Lu Bin shook his head. "It must have eaten some random pill. I'm guessing that the pill must be the reason why this pet beast was able to evolve into Rank 4. It's just that the medicinal effect isn't compatible with the pet beast's attribute. I've seen a similar situation in the past where a pill was dug out from some ancient ruin and randomly fed to a pet beast. Although it could improve the pet beast's strength in the short term, the consequences were endless."
At this, Bai Zhenkong came to a realization and let out a sigh.
He had hoped that Maple City would have another Rank 4 pet beast, but it seemed like it was just a dream.
However, one thing was for sure: Lin Jin's pet beast was also Rank 4. With this, Maple City would have another Rank 4 pet beast.
Soon, the medicinal ingredients were gathered and brewed into a concoction.
Lin Jin pricked the white peacock and the latter woke up from its coma. He had it drink the concoction and after a while, the white peacock began vomiting.
The thing he spat out carried a strong medicinal smell.
It was obviously the remnants of a pill that hadn't been digested.
At one glance, Lin Jin could tell that this pill was no ordinary pill. It was a pity that Yang Jie thought he was smart enough to feed it to his pet beast before he could figure out the pill's attributes and effects.
In the end, the white peacock couldn't digest the pill's energy at all. In the end, the medicinal effects burst its veins and it almost died.
After spitting out the dregs, the white peacock's condition improved. Lin Jin then used the pulse-seeking technique to force the medicinal effects out of the white peacock's body and repair its damaged veins.
Lin Jin only left after dealing with these matters.
The white peacock's life wasn't in danger but it was obvious that it couldn't maintain its Rank 4 realm. If not for Lin Jin's help, the white peacock's life would have been in danger.
Now, this pet beast could only remain at Rank 3 and there was no chance of it evolving.
Lin Jin had only intervened because Ye Yuzhou had spoken. As for Yang Jie, after suffering such a crushing defeat, he would probably keep a low profile from now on. As for whether Yang Jie could surpass Lin Jin, anyone with half a brain would know.
That was impossible.
The champion of this disciple tournament was undoubtedly Lin Jin.
And of course, he also received the reward he deserved.
The reward wasn't just the elementary dragon blood pill. There was also an intermediate-grade spirit stone and a spell that couldn't be found in the Spirit Library.
However, to Lin Jin, nothing was more useful than the elementary dragon blood pill.
With the elementary dragon blood pill, Xiao Huo would be able to advance further. Otherwise, even with the Museum of Deadly Beasts, Xiao Huo would only be able to advance to Rank 4.
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