Chapter 272: Dead Pawn District

The Dead Pawn District is unusually dim.

The surroundings are as if veiled by a layer of gray mist.

Almost every few steps, one can see a Soul-Devouring Demon, consisting only of a head, patrolling the shelves.

This terrifying monster is a specialty of the Abyss; even demons who have been through the Abyssal Blood War are afraid of this thing.

This creature has the shape of a human head, and the head is very large, with a diameter of about two meters.

They rely on willpower to hover in the air.

Every Soul-Devouring Demon looks different.

There are appearances of men, women, the old, and the young.

At the center of their brows, there is a cyan gemstone, and flashes of fire seem to emanate from within it.

These Soul-Devouring Demons are patrolling aimlessly.

Once they detect the scent of a living person, they will swarm and attack.

"Never stare into the eyes of a Soul-Devouring Demon, or you will pique the Soul-Devouring Demon's interest."

"Then the Soul-Devouring Demon will follow you."

"They will wait for an opportunity to collect your Soul."

Huang Pangzi said very earnestly.

On the shelves of the Dead Pawn District, many treasures are placed.

A large amount of gray mist spread outward.

In the end, Ye Bai still chose a seventh-rank Insect King Heart; this Insect King Heart came from a Myriad Saint Butterfly and is the Insect King Heart that best suits the Myriad Change Silkworm.

There was also a seventh-rank Sun Crystal and a Space Crystal.

Having gained a bountiful harvest, just as Ye Bai was about to leave the Dead Pawn District, he saw a broken sword.

This broken sword radiates a light where the sun and moon shine together.

After carefully identifying it, this turned out to be the tip of a sword.

"This is a nameless broken sword, and the tip of the sword is extremely sharp."

"This thing has been placed here for too long; if you need it, just take it."

Huang Pangzi could tell that Ye Bai was still quite interested in this broken sword.

"Fine, let's just consider it making a friend."

Ye Bai stored the sword tip into his Pet Beast Space.

Little did he know, the moment the sword tip appeared, the True Dragon Spirit disintegrated into seven Ten Thousand Dragon Slashes and one Bronze Ancient Sword.

One could see this Bronze Ancient Sword shedding its original appearance.

This turned out to be only a section of the sword body.

The sword tip and the sword body merged, erupting with a blinding, intense light.

It was just that the Pet Beast Space shielded the light.

After the intense light dissipated, a "Nine" character appeared on the sword body.

After the True Dragon Spirit condensed again, it unexpectedly reached the sixth rank; if Ye Bai knew this.

Ye Bai would certainly be very happy and would also feel it was somewhat incredible.

After all, the True Dragon Spirit is an expert second only to Dahui, and now it is also the second one to enter the sixth-rank level.

"By the way, if there is any intelligence in the future, I will come to consult with you."

Huang Pangzi's face twitched; please, this is a pawnshop, not an intelligence station.

The key is that you don't even pay when you buy intelligence.

I have actually lost a lot of things; it hurts my heart and it hurts my flesh, it hurts my heart and it hurts my flesh.

You are very good; don't come again in the future, and if you come, I won't receive you.

After Huang Pangzi saw Ye Bai leave, he directly waved his hand and closed the doors of the Heaven-Rank Pawnshop.

Immediately, this famous pawnshop vanished into the void.

With the help of the Paper Doll Puppet's power, Ye Bai returned to Imperial Capital University.

Ye Bai discovered that Five Elements Pine Cone at a fruit stall in Imperial Capital University.

"This thing is not bad; after the Five Elements Saint Butterfly eats it, it can enhance its comprehension of the five elements."

Ye Bai said with a smile.

However, when he returned to the Research Institute, he found a group of people crowded at the door of his Laboratory.

"Hey, what are you all doing here?"

Ye Bai said with a somewhat displeased expression.

"We are all here to see the Chief, but we don't have permission."

"I hope you can open the Laboratory door and let us go in to visit the Chief."

A woman at the lead pushed up her glasses and said to Ye Bai; she had an arrogant expression on her face.

"Sorry, the Chief is currently undergoing treatment and is not seeing guests."

"Please, irrelevant persons, disperse immediately."

"Otherwise, I will have to call security."

"I wonder if you gathering and causing trouble for no reason like this will result in a warning disciplinary action from the principal once they find out."

"I'll say it one more time, move aside!"

Ye Bai's words completely stunned everyone around.

He spent some effort before he was able to enter the Laboratory.

As the door to the Laboratory closed, the students all felt it was pointless and left in groups, leaving only a few who remained in place, their gazes fixed firmly on the Laboratory door.

Just as Ye Bai stepped into the Laboratory, he discovered that the eggs on the table were acting a bit strange.

Whether it was the Hercules Ant, the Iron Armor Ant, or the Hercules Iron Armor Ant.

Their eggs were all crystal clear; it was rare for an Exotic Beast egg laid by an Exotic Beast to be greenish.

Moreover, Ye Bai remembered being in a rush to leave and seemed to have left the Iron Armor Ant's Exotic Beast egg on the table.

This seemed to be his own fault.

Could it be that they weren't stored well and had gone bad or molded?

Ye Bai subconsciously used his Appraisal Technique.

【Young egg of an Iron Armor Ant parasitized by a Spore.】

After Ye Bai used his Insight Technique, he instantly understood something.

"Good fellow, this Spore even has this kind of effect."

"But once this Iron Armor Ant emerges, will there be a certain probability of forming a Cordyceps Ant?"

Ye Bai rubbed his chin.

This Spore was actually quite useful; it seemed he would have to store it properly.

After removing the Spore from the Chief's body, should he keep a little bit for experiments?

Ye Bai thought to himself secretly.

Many times, experimental results appear by accident.

Ye Bai used the treatment device to continue treating the Chief and continued to ripen the Spore.

After the Spore gradually matured, Ye Bai used a sharp Surgical Knife to take out the Spores from the Chief one by one.

Ye Bai collected these Spores as if they were precious treasures.

This thing might have epoch-making significance.

After a long while, the Chief woke up.

He seemed to still be immersed in that terrifying illusion.

"It's bad, we have been attacked by a large number of mutated plant Exotic Beasts."

"Run, run quickly."

The Chief's consciousness seemed to still be immersed in the moment he encountered the disaster.

"Chief Jiang Dongsheng, you are already safe; I am your attending physician." "My name is Ye Bai."

"How is your physical condition now?"

Jiang Dongsheng only roared like a wild beast; it seemed that after the Spore invaded Jiang Dongsheng's body, it caused unavoidable damage to Jiang Dongsheng.

At the very least, it caused very serious damage to the brain.

Jiang Dongsheng was taken away by people sent by the school, and at the same time, a professional psychotherapist was brought in to soothe Jiang Dongsheng's emotions over and over again.

After handling Jiang Dongsheng, Grandmaster Zhang Dashan came to the Laboratory in person; he wanted to ask Ye Bai to help him investigate the matter of the Western Research Institute.

But Ye Bai refused at the time and gave him a USB drive.

"This is evidence of the Western Research Institute that I obtained through a special channel; I won't go."

"Based on this evidence alone, these people can be convicted."

When Ye Bai threw out the evidence, Zhang Dashan's face turned as black as Bao Gong's.

"The Western Research Institute is beyond saving from top to bottom."

"It's equivalent to the roots rotting in the ground."

"Ye Bai, with this crucial intelligence of yours, I won't be so passive."

"I originally wanted to take you to investigate the Western Research Institute."

"With these materials you provided, I only need to investigate openly and secretly."

"You saved me a lot of trouble."

Zhang Dashan said with admiration.

"Haha, as long as Grandmaster likes it."

"By the way, Grandmaster, I am going to start a research project during this time."

"The problem with the Western Research Institute will be left to you."

Ye Bai didn't have time to go along; he had more important things to do now.

That was to ponder whether he could research a Cordyceps Ant.

"First, test the vitality of these Exotic Beast eggs."

Not long after, the values all came out.

These parasitized Exotic Beast eggs were all still stubbornly alive.

It really was a case of planting willows unintentionally that grew into shade.

If there is activity, doesn't that mean these Exotic Beast eggs have the possibility of hatching?

"The temperature for this hatching cannot be too high."

"Too high will cause the Exotic Beast eggs to be roasted."

Ye Bai muttered to himself.

"And there is another topic that needs to be researched."

"How does the Spore infect the Exotic Beast eggs? Is it transmitted through the air?"

"Close contact?"

"Or something else?"

"Everyone come out, there is work to do."

After the Myriad-Change Silkworm emerged from the Pet Beast Space, it looked at this enormous Laboratory with excitement.

My goodness, that must be worth a fortune.

Its restless tongue stretched out, and a glimmer of sharpness flashed in its eyes.

"Myriad-Change Silkworm, don't blame me for not warning you."

"The thing most abundant in this Laboratory is Spores capable of Parasite on the human body."

"According to my research findings, these Spores can even Parasite on the bodies of Insect Type Pet Beasts."

"When that happens, you will walk like a zombie, and you won't be able to eat your favorite puff cookies."

The Myriad-Change Silkworm was immediately choked up; Ye Bai's words were so serious that he was practically about to tie it up with a rope, and it suddenly became filled with awe.

It became obedient, well-behaved, and cute.

"Next, I am going to conduct a basic incubation experiment."

"Sunflower Emperor, you help me keep watch."

"Nether Wolf, once someone enters the Laboratory, sound the level-one alarm immediately."

"The things in the Laboratory are very important, no matter who comes."

"No outsiders are allowed to enter."

Ye Bai intended to conduct closed-off research.

He was actively attempting to see if he could create the Cordyceps Ant.

"Let's incubate first."

"Adjust the temperature to forty degrees."

"Check the data on the detection instrument at any time."

These Pet Beasts all had very tenacious vitality.

Not two days later, one after another, the infected Iron Armor ant larvae broke out of their shells.

Under the illumination of the incandescent light, the infected Iron Armor ants radiated a greenish glow on their exteriors.

A small mushroom had grown on its back, and this small mushroom was absorbing the stamina of the Iron Armor ant larva.

This Iron Armor ant larva seemed to still have its own consciousness, but not much, and the mushroom was likely the key factor in controlling the Iron Armor ant.

"Phew, how should I prepare?"

"Should I look at the data before deciding how to prepare?"

"The difficulty of this experiment is very high, but the path of research is always lonely."

"I only hope I can be successful."

【Name: Infected Iron Armor Ant Larva】

【Gender: None】

【Attribute: Insect/Wood】

【Skills: Highly Toxic Spore (Entry): Spray Highly Toxic Spores from the mouth to corrode enemies; enemies hit and infected will become the next transmitter of the Spores.

Steel Claw (Entry): Wave silver-white Zhua to attack the opponent.

Impact (Entry): Walk quickly on the ground and crash into the opponent.

Guillotine (Entry): Use its own sharp teeth to bite at the opponent's neck; in severe cases, it can even snap off the opponent's head.】

【Evolution Route 1: Undead Mushroom, bury in the territory with the heaviest Yin energy, and pour black dog blood on it for seven consecutive days; it requires contact with a special treasure to allow the Iron Armor ant larva to evolve; the special treasure requires people to explore on their own.】

【Evolution Route 2: Iron Armor Ant, obtain sufficient nutrition, and it can evolve into an Iron Armor Ant.】

【Evolution Route 3: Undead Ant King, the Iron Armor ant and the Spores Parasite in its body resonate, coordinating to complete the final evolution.】

"Three evolution routes, don't even think about the first one, exclude it directly."

"Then I can only choose one between the Iron Armor Ant and the Undead Ant King."

"I'll just choose the Undead Ant King; maybe I can even summon countless dead ants to attack."

It's just that the evolution conditions aren't even coming out; previously it would provide specific raw materials, but now it just leaves a light sentence here, what is this about?

Strange, since my Insight Eye has evolved, I should be able to see more information about the Undead Ant King in my eyes.

Why is it still so blurry? This is very intriguing.

Never mind, let's conduct the experiment first.

There are quite a lot of infected Iron Armor ant larvae; let's call them Summer Grass Ants from now on.

It's a good thing the Laboratory Zhang Lingxue prepared for him is big enough, otherwise how would he house the hatched Summer Grass Ants?

The hatched Summer Grass Ants were all collected by Ye Bai into Beast Cards; these are important experimental materials and must be kept well.

These Summer Grass Ants will become the main research subjects of Ye Bai's Laboratory.

(End of this chapter)