Chapter 757 Monster Beast 0 Division

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The discussion about the Phoenix Feather's transformations lasted until midnight, yet the key insight still escaped him. Liszt had no choice but to temporarily abandon the pursuit, placing his hopes on the three Phoenix eggs.

Perhaps once the eggs hatched and new Phoenixes were obtained, raising them from hatchlings and plucking their tail feathers systematically might reveal that crucial clue.

"Legends claim Phoenixes can be reborn from flames and ashes, but given these creatures' lackluster power compared to the tales, we should redefine 'dragon beasts'... Adding 'beast' to 'sub-dragon'—calling them 'sub-dragon beasts'—would be more accurate. Or perhaps simply 'super dragon beasts,' retiring the term 'sub-dragon' entirely."

Liszt spoke with gravity.

Acheronides was indifferent to such matters and offered no opinion.

However, Liszt proposed compiling a compendium akin to the *Yongle Encyclopedia* and entrusted Acheronides with overseeing its revision. The work would cover warfare, magic, chronicles, and lore. Among these, the classification of magical beasts needed immediate clarification.

"Acheronides, separating dragon-blooded creatures from magical beasts was flawed—they show no significant differences. They should remain classified as magical beasts, alongside land beasts and sea monsters."

"I support your system. The *Encyclopedia of Magical Beasts* will follow your framework."

Under Liszt's taxonomy, dragons stood apart entirely, like spirits, forming their own system.

Magical beasts were a broad category with three branches:

- *Land Beasts*: The primary representatives, often called simply "magical beasts," including super-tier beasts, high-tier beasts, mid-tier beasts, and low-tier beasts, with non-magical animals beneath them.

- *Sea Monsters*: Oceanic counterparts, comprising super-tier sea monsters, high-tier sea monsters, mid-tier sea monsters, and low-tier sea monsters, below which were ordinary marine life.

- *Dragon Beasts*: Creatures with draconic bloodlines, categorized as super dragon beasts, high-tier dragon beasts, mid-tier dragon beasts, and low-tier dragon beasts, plus draconic wild animals.

"Also, retire the title 'Phoenix' in the *Encyclopedia*. These birds' combat prowess doesn't merit such nobility—call them *Flame Dragonbirds* instead. Henceforth, all dragon beasts should include 'dragon' in their names."

"Then should Loki become *Landstride Dragonbird* and Rose *Prismatic Dragonwhale*?" Acheronides asked.

"Unnecessary. Only super dragon beasts warrant unique naming. The *Phoenix Feather's* transformative properties still hold unique value... That turtle shell fragment was likely similar—the carapace of a deceased super dragon beast turtle."

Liszt had once puzzled over its small size—how could a sub-dragon be so tiny?

Now, after witnessing the feather's transformation, it made sense: the *Flame Dragonbird's* tail feathers and that lightning-aspected turtle shell were both super dragon beasts' most distinctive parts.

Their discussion then turned to the *Phoenix Perch Tree* and the Grand Sprite Ai Ni.

This fire-aligned magical tree stood isolated, with no others of its kind nearby—a peculiarity compounded by Ai Ni's inability to propagate seeds, a near-universal sprite ability. With the tree producing no fruit and no specimens for study, its value remained uncertain.

One point was clear: upon returning home, they should replant the *Phoenix Perch Tree* and restore the *Flame Dragonbird's* nest to its branches.

Liszt even speculated the ideal location—planting it by the volcano’s rim on *Dodo Island* might prove most suitable.

...

At dawn, Liszt prepared to depart—only to find the massive cloven-hoofed lizard he'd tethered to a mountainside had vanished.

"Damn."

After a futile search, he grumbled sheepishly, "The steed I pledged to *Marquis Niuwei* will have to wait longer..."

He had no time to waste searching the forest for a tamable mount, so he reluctantly took to the skies with Leo, soaring through the blue skies and white clouds.

Grand Sprite Ai Ni from the Phoenix Roost Tree was ecstatic during her first dragon ride. Sitting in Liszt's arms, she kept reaching out to touch Leo's scales.

Liszt found it amusing and activated his Dragon Eye technique to observe Ai Ni closely.

He found no physical or chemical reactions between the dragon's magic power and Ai Ni's, nor any interaction between them. Thus, it was hard to determine whether Ai Ni's behavior indicated an evolution into a dragon spirit. When asked, Ai Ni herself didn’t know why she wanted to touch Leo—she simply liked dragons, or perhaps the Fire Dragon, which shared her magic affinity.

"Le...o..." she murmured softly in the serpent-tongue she had just learned. "Ai... Ni... likes..."

After crossing the continent and then the sea, they finally returned to Darksteed Island two days later. The journey had lasted ten days in total, starting on January 8th of the 154th year of the Blue Gemstone Calendar and concluding on January 18th.

In those ten days, the territory remained unchanged.

Liszt was most concerned about Thorn Fairy Jie La, who communicated daily via the magic link. Before his departure, she had been sluggish, and upon his return, she remained the same. Her evolution was still ongoing, with no clear sign of when she would fully mature.

However, after the territory's third Grand Sprite, Ai Ni, moved into the bug chamber, the lethargic Jie La suddenly became agitated again.

Her spirits soared, and the long-missing "Wua!" shouts once more echoed through the hallway. Upon hearing them, Great Pea Sprite Ash would fly into the corridor, gazing thoughtfully at Jie La's bug chamber door. But Jie La had learned her lesson—she only screamed inside her room, never stepping out.

She had no taste for Ash's rope-weaving art.

"Wua!"

Standing behind the glass of her door, Jie La glared at the thoughtful Ash. She was waiting—waiting for the surge of power within her body. After Liszt brought back the third Grand Sprite, Jie La finally felt something stirring in her limbs.

Clenching her tiny fists, she could feel them pulsing. "Wua!"

Ash squinted, bored by Jie La hiding away. She returned to her own room, picking up strands of Hemp Rope Vine and weaving them into various shapes. Occasionally, she would smile to herself—whether she was imagining tying something up or just lost in thought, no one could tell.

After a while, she got up, flew out of her room, and hovered outside the neighboring bug chamber.

Finding no sprite inside, she seemed a little disappointed. Previously, a new Grand Sprite had moved in there—one called Ai Ni, if she remembered correctly.

"No one understands my art, not even Liszt." Shaking her head, she slipped back into her room.