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An ordinary martial artist only needs one Kunling True Fire Pill to transform their acquired essence fire into true fire, but Su Mu used a full three. Clearly, Su Mu's acquired essence fire was far stronger than that of an ordinary martial artist, and the true fire he possessed at the moment far surpassed the true fire of an ordinary True Martial Realm expert, possessing boundless power.

"A Grandmaster-level martial artist who not only achieved a spiritual body ahead of schedule, but also possesses the True Fire that is only available to those in the mid-stage of the True Martial Realm. Even if he is not unprecedented, he is certainly a rare sight throughout history." Su Mu felt the surging power of the True Fire around him and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

In fact, Su Mu's speed of skill improvement was already considered heaven-defying. Others need decades or even hundreds of years to cultivate to the Grandmaster realm, but he only took a few months to reach the peak of the mid-stage Grandmaster realm, just one step away from advancing to the late-stage Grandmaster realm.

If it weren't for the need to absorb a large amount of imperial energy to cultivate the "Imperial Supreme Body Technique," his power would have increased even faster. Fortunately, as his relationship with the Xiao royal family grew closer, the imperial energy in the palace became increasingly abundant.

With the imperial aura being sufficiently rich and cultivation resources abundant, coupled with the fact that true fire can greatly accelerate the accumulation of true essence, all these favorable conditions combined will allow him to advance to the late stage of the Grandmaster realm in no time. He will then attempt to cultivate the imperial primordial spirit and break through to the Great Grandmaster realm.

In fact, with his current true essence quality and power, he has already far surpassed the primordial spirit power of ordinary grandmasters. Even without primordial spirit, he can easily crush ordinary grandmasters.

"Repeatedly tempering the physical body with true fire also greatly helps in improving the spiritual body." Su Mu carefully sensed the changes within his body and soon made a new discovery—his true fire could also accelerate the absorption and digestion of imperial energy, allowing his cultivation efficiency to reach a new level. Thinking of this, his smile became even brighter.

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The next morning, the first rays of sunlight streamed through the window into the second floor of the library. Jinzi finally woke up, full of energy, her little eyes sparkling, even more lively than before.

Su Mu smiled, put it on his shoulder, carried it downstairs, walked out of the library, and stretched his muscles and body in the courtyard.

"Good morning, Imperial Preceptor!" At this moment, Xiao Anran was practicing her sword in the courtyard. Upon seeing Su Mu, she quickly sheathed her sword, stopped, bowed, and then beckoned to the gold on Su Mu's shoulder, gently calling out, "Gold, come here!"

"I...no!"

A childish voice suddenly rang out. Su Mu and Xiao Anran froze on the spot, looking at Jinzi in astonishment—Jinzi could actually speak, and in a human language at that!

Su Mu quickly realized that it must be the Kunling True Fire Pill that Jinzi had snatched last night. Not only did it not harm it, but it also stimulated its bloodline potential, allowing it to awaken its intelligence ahead of schedule and gain the ability to speak.

Jinzi is no ordinary bird or beast; it has a noble lineage and is very likely the legendary Golden-Winged Roc. It possesses extraordinary potential and cannot be judged by common sense.

After the initial shock, the two became extremely excited, surrounding the gold and teaching it to speak more human languages ​​little by little, and joyful laughter gradually filled the courtyard.

At breakfast time, Xiao Anran looked at Jinzi on her shoulder and suddenly asked with a smile, "Jinzi, do you know who he is to you?" As she spoke, she pointed to Su Mu beside her.

Jinzi tilted her little head, glanced at Su Mu, and spoke in a shaky, unclear voice, "I...I know! Father...Father!"

Su Mu was about to correct Jinzi and tell her that she should call him master when a familiar system notification suddenly rang in his mind.

[Congratulations, host, on gaining a new demon beast son! The system reward has been sent to the system warehouse. Please check your account!]

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Su Mu was completely dumbfounded, his face filled with disbelief—this actually works? A demon beast son? The system didn't say adopted son, but son?

He quickly realized that he had devoted a great deal of his life essence to the final stage of Jinzi's incubation, and a blood bond had already formed between him and Jinzi. This should be one of the reasons why the system determined that Jinzi was his son; another reason was that Jinzi had just taken the initiative to recognize him as its father.

This recognition of his father was not a casual act, but a natural acceptance based on blood ties, which he could not refuse—after all, they were not actually biological children, but had formed a blood relationship in this special way.

"Congratulations, Imperial Preceptor, on the birth of your precious demon beast son!"

"Congratulations, godfather!"

After Xiao Anran and Zheng He realized what was happening, they quickly stepped forward to offer their congratulations, their faces beaming with smiles.

"Congratulations! Congratulations!" Jinzi imitated the two of them, speaking incoherently to offer her congratulations. Her clumsy appearance was quite funny, making everyone burst into laughter.

After breakfast, Su Mu took the gold and returned to the second floor of the library. He sat cross-legged on the bed, placed the gold beside him, and then opened the system warehouse to check the system rewards he had received.

As expected, the reward was still very generous, and there was even a pleasant surprise – after all, this was his first demon beast son, so the treatment would naturally be excellent.

Among the rewards, a large number of pills beneficial to cultivation were indispensable, and the quantity of pills such as Linghua Pill and Ningyuan Pill increased significantly; in addition, the system also gave him an extra 10 Kunling True Fire Pills, making his already abundant pills even more plentiful.

In addition to these common pills, the system also rewarded him with a special pill he had never seen before—the Great Radiance Profound Origin Pill, a mid-grade Earth-rank pill. This pill has a very special effect, helping True Martial Realm experts transform their primordial spirit into a true spirit.

Su Mu knew that a spiritual body was the mark of the early stage of the True Martial Realm, true fire was the mark of the middle stage, and the transformation of the primordial spirit into a true spirit was the mark of the late stage. At present, his power was still at the Grandmaster level, and he had not even cultivated a primordial spirit yet. Naturally, he could not use such a pill in the short term, but he would save it for later, as it would come in handy.

In addition to the pills, the system also rewarded a top-tier martial skill—"God-Slaying Finger," a Heaven-Rank Supreme-grade finger technique.

This martial art has a low barrier to entry; anyone who reaches the Acquired Realm and possesses true qi can learn it. However, its power is extremely formidable. The higher the quality of one's cultivation and the stronger one's physical body, the more terrifying the power it unleashes. With Su Mu's current overall strength, a single God-Slaying Finger strike would be enough to instantly kill any Grandmaster. Once he cultivates his Yuanling, even without further enhancement to his physical body, he will still be able to use this martial art to kill ordinary True Martial Realm experts.

The "God-Slaying Finger" itself is a trump card capable of killing enemies of higher levels. Coupled with its top-grade Heaven Rank, its power is unimaginable.