Chapter 813: Naming
Yun Man, Chang Yue, and Meng Shuang originally wanted to sign a master-servant contract with Ling Zhan.
But their parents would never agree to that.
Ling Zhan naturally understood this.
Who would accept their daughter becoming a 100% obedient servant to a man?
Even if that man was outstanding and reliable, it was still unacceptable.
Just putting himself in their shoes, he could understand.
Ling Zhan didn't mind at all. He only used Beast Taming Spell for convenience when contracting the little Golden Crow and the Dark Holy Dragon.
Moreover…
Given Ling Zhan's personality, even if he encountered danger, he would never sacrifice his beast companions just to save himself.
Ling Zhan's way of doing things was simple.
As long as it didn't harm innocent lives, he could choose to fight or flee at his own discretion.
But if innocent people or his contracted divine beasts had to die because of his escape, Ling Zhan would rather fight to the death than run away.
It was simply a matter of being true to himself.
Remember this—
A lone wolf has its pride.
It refuses to owe anyone anything.
Those who act recklessly and selfishly without regard for innocent lives are not lone wolves—they are just self-serving opportunists.
The little Golden Crow was already deeply attached to Ling Zhan due to his Lord of Ten Thousand Demons bloodline.
Now, it wouldn't resist the Beast Taming Spell at all.
Thus, the contract was easily established.
[Ding!]
[You have successfully contracted the divine beast: Three-Legged Golden Crow!]
At the same time.
The little Golden Crow's information panel appeared before Ling Zhan.
[Dragon Pet: Three-Legged Golden Crow (Lord of Fire and Sun)]
[Name/Nickname: None]
[Gender: Female]
[Age: Less than a month old]
[Level: 1]
[Base Attributes: Strength 300; Intelligence 300; Constitution 270; Agility 270] (Without any buffs, equipment, or item enhancements)
[Skills:
1. Divine Authority of the Sun (S): A Golden Crow-exclusive divine ability. As a being that governs fire, it is immune to all fire-attribute damage and can command all flames.
2. Blazing Nirvana (S): Passive skill. As long as the Heart of Flames is not extinguished, it can endlessly revive through fire.
3. Golden Fire Feather Cloak (S): Passive skill. When attacked, increases armor, magic resistance, and HP by 600%. Additionally, reduces incoming damage by 80%.
4. Radiant Starfall (S): Active skill. Summons a massive burning sun to crash down, dealing immense fire-attribute magical damage to enemies within a 1,000-meter radius. This skill ignores 70% of the target's magic resistance.]
[Note: Divine beast skills do not require skill points to upgrade. Their power and effects will naturally increase with level.]
...…
As expected of a divine beast!
It was just born and already had four S-rank innate skills.
Moreover, divine beast skills naturally grow stronger as they level up.
The most crucial aspect was that as divine beasts leveled up, they would also awaken new skills.
Upon reaching level 100, certain divine beast skills would automatically upgrade to SS-rank and receive an Order blessing.
This was the advantage of divine beasts.
The divine beast race was inherently favored by the heavens.
Many humans were born as mere commoners.
While divine beasts were practically born into royalty.
They might not all reach the peak, but even if they did nothing, they would still have it far better than most.
"Mii!"
At this moment.
The little Golden Crow, having successfully formed a contract with Ling Zhan, let out a delighted chirp.
At the same time…
It turned proudly toward the little black dragon and let out another cry, "Mii!" (I am also Master's divine beast now!)
"Gawu!" (So what! Master still loves me more!)
The Dark Holy Dragon refused to back down.
"Mii!" (No! Master loves me more!)
"Gawu!" (More me!)
"…"
The two newly hatched divine beasts quarreled back and forth.
Ling Zhan reached out and pressed down on their little heads. "Alright, stop arguing. You are both my contracted beasts, which means you are teammates now."
"I hope you can get along well and help each other in battle. Understood?"
"Gawu…" The Dark Holy Dragon was reluctant but still agreed.
"Mii!" The little Golden Crow also nodded, though somewhat begrudgingly.
To them, their master's commands were absolute.
Even if they didn't like it, they had to obey.
Only obedient beasts were good beasts.
"Come on, you two. Give each other a friendly hug. From now on, you're sisters."
Ling Zhan placed the two little creatures together.
They unwillingly embraced each other.
Interestingly, they had similar backgrounds.
Both were without parents, wandering alone.
It was obvious that the Radiant Dragon King was not the Dark Holy Dragon's father—one was a dragon, the other a holy dragon, entirely different bloodlines.
And the Golden Crow Egg had most likely been stolen from the Golden Crow Clan by the Demon Arrival Organization.
"The Dark Holy Dragon was born a day earlier, so it's the elder sister, and the Golden Crow is the younger sister."
"Now, let's give you both names."
The two little ones, still hugging, immediately brightened up at the mention of naming.
Ling Zhan first looked at the Dark Holy Dragon and chuckled, "Since you're a Dark Holy Dragon, how about we call you Little Black?"
"Gawu…" The Dark Holy Dragon let out a pitiful whimper, clearly displeased with such a plain name.
The little Golden Crow let out a chittering laugh.
"Just kidding, I wouldn't give you such a bad name. Besides, you're a girl—giving you an unpleasant name wouldn't be right."
Ling Zhan smiled.
Hearing that, the Dark Holy Dragon immediately cheered up.
Ling Zhan continued, "How about 'Anying'? A small glimmer of light in the darkness. I'll call you 'Xiao An' as a nickname."
"Gawu!" The Dark Holy Dragon happily agreed. It didn't fully understand the meaning, but as long as it sounded better than 'Little Black,' that was good enough.
Having named the Dark Holy Dragon, Ling Zhan turned to the eager little Golden Crow and smiled.
"As for you, I've already decided—your name will be 'Huo Wan.' I'll call you 'Xiao Huo' as a nickname."
"Of course, you might not understand its meaning now, but when you grow up, you will."
"Mii!" The little Golden Crow chirped happily. It had no idea what the name meant, but as long as it wasn't unpleasant, it was fine!
And so.
The names of the Dark Holy Dragon and the Three-Legged Golden Crow were officially established.
[Anying, Xiao An.]
[Huo Wan, Xiao Huo.]