Chapter 331: The Moment of Choice! A Helpless Decision!

"Isn't it just the ancestor's pet beast, and then it didn't leave our family, and became the pet beast raised by our family?", Luna also cooperatively said from the side.

This was the little understanding the two sisters had of the Ice-Fire Bi-Wing Bird.

Old Leonheart was slightly better than the two sisters, "The Ice-Fire Bi-Wing Bird had a very good relationship with the ancestor back then, so it voluntarily stayed in our Leonheart Family."

"Our Leonheart Family is responsible for raising the Ice-Fire Bi-Wing Bird, and when conditions allow, Senior Bi-Wing Bird will also provide convenience for the juniors in the family," Old Leonheart slowly said.

Asher's expression looked a little bit strange.

He gently stroked his chin and said, "So, none of you know that this is actually not one pet beast, but two pet beasts?"

Old Leonheart: "???"

Aria and Luna: "???"

Felter: "!!!"

"Is it really this explosive?", Felter suddenly widened his eyes. He, who was originally a bit drowsy from waiting too long, after hearing Asher's words, his whole body instantly woke up.

'Really too interesting. Never seen a more interesting situation than this.'

"""Two pet beasts?""", Not only Felter, even the three members of the Leonheart Family were shocked.

Asher nodded.

'That's right, absolutely no mistake.'

This was the answer given by the golden finger.

A pet beast that simultaneously gathered two mutually restraining, mutually repelling powers on its body was actually not a single individual.

But the result of two pet beasts entwining together.

"Mm...", Under the shocked gazes of several people, Asher reorganized his thoughts before continuing.

"It's like this, probably while still inside the Bi-Wing Bird mother's belly, these two birds had already intertwined together, and then were nurtured through the same egg."

'If it were humans, that would probably be monozygotic twins? Conjoined twins? A bit similar.'

'But not the same.'

"Then shouldn't the hatched pet beast have two heads and four wings?", Luna looked at Asher, asking in confusion.

Asher nodded, "This is another issue."

"These two Bi-Wing Birds' conditions were both very special. They originally had only half a body and half a wing each."

Half and half, only combined together were they a true whole.

If you ask Asher, this was bloodline atavism taken to the extreme, reverting all the way back to the true Bi-Wing Bird.

But the two merging together also counted as a new kind of pet beast, and then awakened a new bloodline, Phoenix.

That is to say, the pet beast before their eyes looked like one, but actually could be split into three panels.

This was also the reason why the Ice-Fire Bi-Wing Bird's attributes could be separated.

The Leonheart Family trio who understood Asher's meaning: "..."

Complicated feelings were exactly their current feelings.

"Then...", Old Leonheart still wanted to say something.

Asher gestured a pause sign to him, "Don't be anxious, I know everything you want to ask, you can first listen to me. Ask again if there's anything you don't understand."

Old Leonheart accepted Asher's arrangement.

At the same time, Old Leonheart also felt his head swelling, dazed and heavy.

So many years with no issues.

Suddenly learning today, out of the blue, that the ancestral pet beast at home was not one, but two?

Old Leonheart really wanted to pull the real ancestor out and ask, 'Did you know about this? What do you think about it?'

Ancestor: 'What else could I think? Lying in the dirt looking, floating in the sky looking.'

'Otherwise how else can I look?'

"What I'm going to say now is the bad news," After pausing, and confirming that Old Leonheart and the Leonheart Family sisters didn't seem to have any issues, Asher then continued.

"The reason the Ice-Fire Bi-Wing Bird has been experiencing those situations recently, as you mentioned, is because its strength has reached a limit, and the power within its body has begun to gradually become unbalanced."

"The two originally balanced attributes are now starting to conflict."

"If this conflict continues, there will only be one final result," Asher blinked, not speaking.

But he had no doubt.

Everyone present understood the meaning he left unspoken.

Things had reached this point, what other outcome could there be?

Of course, it was the outcome Old Leonheart most didn't want to see.

"Hiss—", Old Leonheart leaned on his cane, showing an extremely pained expression.

Upon realizing the Ice-Fire Bi-Wing Bird's condition, Old Leonheart immediately realized the problem, and actively sought pet beast cultivators and professors to treat the Ice-Fire Bi-Wing Bird.

The reason they found Asher was because they really had no other way.

Although Asher was young. But Asher was truly skilled in dealing with strange and complicated pet beast symptoms.

Even so, Old Leonheart had only thought that with treatment, the Ice-Fire Bi-Wing Bird's condition could improve.

Who would've thought...

This was absolutely the worst news Old Leonheart didn't want to hear.

Old Leonheart fell into deep thought.

"Then now…", Old Leonheart wanted to say something, but as he spoke, he stopped halfway.

Old Leonheart sighed one after another.

"Yooo~Yo~"

The Ice-Fire Bi-Wing Bird seemed to sense Old Leonheart's mood, and it let out a long cry, looking at Old Leonheart with a kind expression.

Clearly, the old master already had a head full of white hair, at an age where he understood his destiny.

But under the gentle gaze of the Ice-Fire Bi-Wing Bird, Old Leonheart couldn't help but have his eyes slightly reddened.

"You…", Old Leonheart took a step forward, extending his wrinkled, dry hand, gently touching the feathers of the Ice-Fire Bi-Wing Bird.

The Ice-Fire Bi-Wing Bird did not resist, and even took the initiative to press closer to Old Leonheart's palm, making it easier for him to pet.

"And then, this is the solution I can offer," At this moment, Asher's voice rang out again.

The others: "?"

They all turned their heads to look at Asher simultaneously.

Their eyes were full of surprise.

Old Leonheart's eyes still carried the red marks that hadn't faded.

Asher nodded, "Consider it so, but I can only offer a suggestion."

"As for whether to do it, and how to do it, that's still up to your decision."

Asher didn't beat around the bush and said directly, "If you continue maintaining this state, in three to five years at most, or even in one to two years at the earliest, the Ice-Fire Bi-Wing Bird's life will definitely reach its limit."

It just depended on when the Ice-Fire Bi-Wing Bird's strength truly reached Tier 9 high level.

By then, Asher really would have no solution.

"Then is it possible to not maintain this state?", Old Leonheart listened very seriously to Asher's words, analyzing every word in his mind.

He quickly grasped the key point.

"Of course, you can choose not to maintain this state," Asher smiled slightly, "This is another solution I wanted to talk about."

"Disassemble and rebuild."

This inspiration came from World Tree Lily.

Yes, it means completely abandoning the previously held strength and starting over from scratch.

Old Leonheart, along with Aria and Luna, were all greatly shocked by Asher's words.

Disassemble? Start over from scratch? Is that even possible?

"Ordinary pet beasts naturally can't do this," No need to speak, just by looking at their eyes, Asher knew what they were thinking.

Asher affirmed strongly.

Of course not all pet beasts could achieve this. World Tree Lily could, because of its unique bloodline and attributes.

The same went for the Ice-Fire Bi-Wing Bird.

If it wasn't for the bloodline awakening being Phoenix, Asher would never have proposed this suggestion.

It wouldn't be suitable.

But sometimes fate was just this coincidental.

"Ice-Fire Bi-Wing Bird has strong strength, unique bloodline, it can do it."

"But if it's starting over… it would mean giving up the previous strength entirely, truly starting over, just like a newborn pet beast."

If we had to say it has any advantages… that would probably be that having grown once already, growing again from scratch would be faster.

Upon hearing this, Old Leonheart fell into deep thought.

Old Leonheart's gaze shifted and fell upon the sisters Aria and Luna.

The sisters' hearts skipped a beat.

For some reason, they vaguely had a premonition.

"If starting over, what exactly would it look like?", Old Leonheart was not a shortsighted person.

Two or three years, three to five years, versus a long-lasting pillar.

He clearly knew which was better.

"Burn the current bloodline, reshape the body. If nothing goes wrong… it should split into two," Asher nodded as he spoke.

If nothing goes wrong, it should be like that.

"I can't guarantee completely, there are certainly risks in the process."

"Whether or not to do this still depends on your decision."

Listening to Asher's disclaimer, Old Leonheart couldn't help but chuckle, "I understand, I understand."

"If I really choose to do this, no matter what unexpected situation arises, it won't be your fault, Professor Asher," Old Leonheart said this sincerely.

Indeed, Asher could only offer advice. The true decision-makers were still them.

"Two…", Old Leonheart repeated Asher's words, and roughly understood the situation.

Old Leonheart did not rush.

He first cast his gaze onto the Ice-Fire Bi-Wing Bird itself.

"You… what do you think?", He did already have some thoughts.

If it became two. That would probably mean ice and fire truly separated.

Turning into two complete pet beasts.

If that were the case. The two reshaped pet beasts, whether in terms of attributes or the compatibility with the younger generation of the family. The most suitable ones to form contracts with them were the sisters Aria and Luna.

Old Leonheart originally didn't want to place the burden on them.

But now it seemed… this was fate.

But before that, what mattered even more was the Ice-Fire Bi-Wing Bird's opinion.

Not all pet beasts would be willing to continue following the arrangements of a beast master's bloodline descendants after the original master's passing.

They might not even be willing to form contracts with another beast master.

If possible, Old Leonheart still didn't want to go against the Ice-Fire Bi-Wing Bird's own will.

"Yooo~"

'It's fine.'

The Ice-Fire Bi-Wing Bird's voice was very kind. Its gaze was equally kind.

"yoyo~~"

'A bird starting over from scratch is a brand-new life.'

Perhaps they would become the Ice Bi-Wing Bird and the Fire Bi-Wing Bird, but they would no longer be the current it.

The Ice-Fire Bi-Wing Bird was not a stubborn pet beast in character, otherwise it wouldn't have accompanied the beast master's descendants so gently all these years.

Past memories would fade like smoke.

New life could have new choices.

The Ice-Fire Bi-Wing Bird didn't mind the existence of the new life born from its death.

Nor did it mind that they would choose new beast masters to form contracts with.

Let everything follow the natural course.

"Thank you," Old Leonheart understood the Ice-Fire Bi-Wing Bird's meaning, and the hand petting it trembled slightly.

'Ice-Fire Bi-Wing Bird… sigh!'

'It is the Leonheart Family that owes it!'

'After the two granddaughters formed contracts with the reconstructed Bi-Wing Birds, they have no choice but to work hard.'

'They must be diligent!'

'Fiercely diligent!'

'Otherwise, it would be unworthy of the Ice-Fire Bi-Wing Bird's choice and sacrifice.'

The sisters Aria and Luna both suddenly felt a chill down their backs.

They felt like… they had been targeted.

Asher also followed Old Leonheart's gaze and looked at Aria and Luna.

No need to say more.

Asher already understood the old man's choice.

And indeed, no matter how you looked at it, it was quite suitable.

"Thank you, Professor Asher, for your help," Knowing Asher had said all he could, Old Leonheart looked at him gratefully.

"As for the reward…"

Asher really had helped a lot.

It would be unacceptable not to prepare a proper reward.

Even the Ice-Fire Bi-Wing Bird's [Blessing of the Water God], Old Leonheart felt it wasn't quite enough.

Aria: "…"

'Grandpa, oh Grandpa!'

'Aren't you setting up your own granddaughter here?'

What could she possibly offer to exchange with someone like Asher.

Old Leonheart: (⁠◠⁠‿⁠◕⁠)

This had nothing to do with this old man. Why should an old man like him have to think about this problem?

As for other rewards… Old Leonheart instantly thought of rare resources and materials, as well as steel resources.

Asher wasn't too worried about this.

Really, Asher wasn't exaggerating.

No one would dare default on him.

This was the absolute confidence that came from absolute ability.

After all, no one could guarantee that they wouldn't need Asher again in the future.

Aria also wore a bitter expression, "That… this…"

Aria looked at Asher with tearful eyes, "You know my situation… just see if there's anything on me that you can use!"

"Anything is okay for exchange!"

A custom evolution route, to say she wasn't tempted would be a lie.

Asher didn't stand on ceremony with Aria, "The promised custom evolution route, no need to rush for now, wait until you've formed a contract with the Ice Bi-Wing Bird, and then we'll see."

Aria was stunned for a moment.

Then she quickly understood what Asher meant.

Regarding the reconstructed Ice Bi-Wing Bird and Fire Bi-Wing Bird, Asher was clearly quite interested.

But it wasn't something that could be seen anytime soon.

So Aria's exclusive evolution route didn't need to be rushed either.

Who knows, maybe there would be something even more suitable for the Ice Bi-Wing Bird then?

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