Hearing Lin Mu's words, Ancestor Huoyang nodded immediately.
"You are right."
Yinglei added, "We will bring more."
This time they did not bring one, they brought five. Two from the Flame Fur Tribe and three from the Frost Fox Tribe.
All carefully selected.
All within the parameters Lin Mu had specified.
Lin Mu observed them.
Then nodded.
"This will suffice."
He glanced briefly at the Beast Qi reserves.
"They will not even consume a fraction," he thought.
The scale of what he had prepared far exceeded the immediate need.
"Begin."
The process started again.
The pool filled.
The energy flowed.
The Beast Qi entered.
The pain returned.
But this time…
Lin Mu was more precise.
More controlled.
The process was smoother.
Faster.
A week passed.
And when it ended…
All five stood before him.
Changed.
Refined.
Freed.
And when Lin Mu confirmed it once more…
The result was the same.
No black crystal.
