Chapter 297: The Issue of Taming the Thunderbird

The key is that the Eternal Diva knows too many of his secrets; once she is rescued by others, those secrets will very likely be exposed.

His own plans would be greatly disrupted.

She not only knows that he intends to use her as a sacrifice to summon the Blood Demon God, but also knows that the Corpse Speaker is turning the heroic spirits sleeping in the ground into corpse puppets.

Fortunately, however, the Eternal Diva does not know where his base is, which has bought him some buffer time.

Otherwise, even if Xuemo Du Bo felt there were flaws, he would still summon the 53rd Pillar Demon God, Xuemoshen Cain, to Blue Star to begin the slaughter.

Although Xuemo Du Bo was burning with rage, when faced with the many high-rank Pet Beast Masters in Nantianmen Fortress, he shamefully chickened out.

In his heart, however, he considered this a strategic retreat.

After all, an egg does not collide with a stone.

He would have to be a fool to take on so many high-rank Pet Beast Masters.

"Corpse Speaker, don't blame me; better you die than I. Who told you to desecrate those heroic spirits buried in the ground."

"I only need to lay low now until I obtain enough blood, and then I will be able to summon the Blood Demon God."

Although the current Blood River is enough to summon an Eighth Rank Blood Demon God, an Eighth Rank Blood Demon God is not yet an invincible existence.

He wants to summon the Ninth Rank form of the Blood Demon God, a form sufficient to sweep away everything.

He gave a cold snort and transformed into countless Blood Mist, surging into the Blood River.

The Blood River is filled with the imprints of Xuemo Du Bo; even if his physical body is destroyed, as long as the Blood Core is cast into the Blood River, he can quickly achieve Rebirth.

As someone who follows the path of laying low, Xuemo Du Bo adheres to the principle that a man must know how to hide.

At this moment, Lan Fa was staring dumbfounded at Zhang Jie and Ye Bai, who had suddenly appeared in the room.

His gaze fell upon Zhang Jie; this person looked so familiar.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Lan Fa's mind; he seemed to know where he had seen this person before.

"Th-th-this, isn't this the Eternal Diva?"

As a very positive figure, the Eternal Diva's deeds were everywhere.

Even her statues could be seen everywhere.

This person, who had been dead for over a decade, suddenly appearing before his eyes gave Lan Fa a great shock.

"Could this be a transformation by a Myriad-Change Silkworm?"

Lan Fa poked Zhang Jie's cheek with his finger and found it quite elastic.

Can a Myriad-Change Silkworm's transformation be this realistic? Lan Fa knew that the Myriad-Change Silkworm possessed the ability to split into clones and perform Mimicry.

But unfortunately, Lan Fa guessed wrong.

Zhang Jie was also angered by Lan Fa's rude gesture.

"Lan Fa, I can tell you very solemnly that she is not a Myriad-Change Silkworm transformation; you have offended her."

At this moment, the world suddenly spun for Lan Fa, and his body slammed violently into the ground; Zhang Jie had directly performed a shoulder throw on him.

"See, Lan Fa, I warned you; who told you to be so bold."

Ye Bai shrugged his shoulders with a gloating expression; the Eternal Diva was a Tier 7 Beast Tamer, so naturally, she was not someone Lan Fa could compare to.

"Since you have recovered from death, and the Blood Demon and the Dark Blood Bat Emperor are hunting you, you must have heard some major secrets. We should immediately report this to the highest-ranking officer guarding Nantianmen."

Ye Bai said this to the Eternal Diva on purpose; he knew of the conspiracy between the Blood Demon and the Corpse Speaker from the Information System and had to report it to the higher-ups at Nantianmen immediately.

In any case, Jiaomu Jiao was his senior uncle; if the intelligence Zhang Jie reported did not attract the attention of the Nantianmen Fortress higher-ups, Ye Bai would take the opportunity to report it to his grandmaster.

Zhang Jie nodded: "Then I will trouble you; I have very important intelligence to report to the highest-ranking officer of Nantianmen in person."

"This concerns the issue of whether Nantianmen Fortress will be breached from the inside."

At this time, Lan Fa suddenly interjected.

"Ye Bai, Grandmaster has already arrived at Nantianmen Fortress; he is currently the highest commander."

Ye Bai was overjoyed; although he did not know how powerful his grandmaster was now, with him sitting in command here, this wave should be stable.

He immediately made contact with his grandmaster through the Hellfire Ring.

Zhang Dashan instructed him to rush to the Nantianmen Fortress war room immediately.

Ye Bai then rushed to the war room without stopping.

Just as he was about to reach the conference room, a familiar voice came from behind.

"Ye Bai?"

Ye Bai turned his head and saw Zhang Lingxue wearing a combat uniform.

Her three thousand strands of black hair draped over her well-tailored clothes, and a butterfly-shaped silver hairpin was pinned in her hair.

That hairpin would twitch from time to time; this was a Sword Butterfly.

Zhang Lingxue's talent allowed her to contract an endless number of similar Exotic Beasts; the Sword Butterflies she cultivated became her ornaments.

The success of the Sword Butterfly rapid-breeding experiment earned Zhang Lingxue a huge reputation internationally.

At this time, Zhang Lingxue was a hot new star in the Yan Country's scientific research world.

The Poison Dragon Butterfly and the Guangming Nüshen Die stood like two door gods, Guarding Zhang Lingxue.

Purple and silvery-white powder drifted in the air, possessing an indescribable, holy, and bewitching color.

A smile played on the corners of Zhang Lingxue's mouth, carrying the joy of reunion.

A trace of surprise appeared in her deep eyes; she had discovered Zhang Jie behind Ye Bai.

How could this person look so much like the Eternal Diva who sacrificed herself sixteen years ago—Zhang Jie.

Zhang Lingxue blinked her eyes, her gaze scanning back and forth between Zhang Jie and the statue.

"No time to explain; Teacher is also heading to the war room, right? I have already notified Grandmaster just now."

"There is a very important matter that must be reported in person; it concerns the life and death of the entire Nantianmen Fortress, and the life and death of hundreds of millions of Yan Country people."

Upon learning that Nantianmen Fortress was once again encountering a super-large Beast Tide, a rare occurrence in over a decade, an elderly Pet Beast Master cleaned his home until it was spotless.

Two black-and-white photo frames were placed in the brightest spot in the room.

What made it strange was that the person in the black-and-white photo in one of the frames was him.

The old man wiped the two black-and-white frames one by one, his cloudy gaze resting on one of them.

He seemed to be conveying his longing across space and time, across the netherworld.

The old man opened his mouth, revealing a full set of dentures, his pale hair shimmering with silver light under the sun's rays.

"Old partner, a man of honor has things he must do, and things he must not do."

"Sixteen years ago, I had attachments in my heart and could not bear to perish together with the Exotic Beasts, while my comrades-in-arms all died in that Beast Tide, and I was the one who survived."

"I feel that the spirits of my comrades in heaven are protecting me, letting me return home safely."

"But among the sacrificed comrades, many were only 16 years old, including one Pet Beast Master who possessed an S-rank talent, the Eternal Diva—Zhang Jie."

"If she hadn't died and had been able to grow, she would probably be one of the Twenty-Eight Mansions by now."

"I, Qin Huai, have failed my comrades."

"Since coming down from the battlefield, in these nearly six thousand days and nights, every time I sleep, I toss and turn, unable to rest."

"I have never been able to let it go, but seeing you and the child, I hid these thoughts away."

Tears flowed from the old man's cloudy eyes, dripping onto the ground along his white beard.

"Now that you have passed away and the child has a new family, that trace of attachment I had is finally gone."

"I can also safely and boldly go to accompany my comrades, to guard the Nantianmen Fortress together, and to guard the millions upon millions of Yan Country citizens." "This time, I will absolutely not retreat."

"I also want to tell my comrades that I am not a deserter."

"If I die this time, I will sleep in the earth with my comrades."

"If I live, I will be stationed at the Nantianmen Fortress as an old soldier."

"The bond of home and country—the greater family must exist before the smaller family; you understand me, don't you, old partner?"

"I have been filled with regret for sixteen whole years; this time, I cannot back down again!"

"This old man is leaving!"

"I am going to the Nantianmen Fortress; let these old arms and bones of mine shine once more."

The wind blew gently, bringing a white butterfly dancing gracefully.

The butterfly landed on the old soldier's pale hair tips.

"Old partner, is that you?"

"I remember you once said that if one day you came back to find me, you would turn into a butterfly and land on my hair tips."

"Haha, our hearts as husband and wife are one; let us create glory for the children once again."

Spatial ripples appeared around the old soldier, and a ferocious flying dragon appeared.

"I, Qin Huai, an old soldier of the Earth-rank 36th Valiant Battalion, am setting out!"

The old soldier said in a resonant and powerful voice.

The news that a seventh-tier Beast Tide had erupted at the Nantianmen Fortress had already been spread.

The people of the Death God Society were indifferent, because the leader of the Death God Society, Death God, was in seclusion, and he trusted immensely that the Corpse Speaker could complete the mission he had laid out.

The necromancer of the Gospel Society, however, looked eager to try, because a large amount of death energy and corpses would appear on the Yishou Zhanchang, which were the raw materials for him to create undead creatures.

It was just that the Hidden Dragon Auction House was about to auction the inheritance of the Blood Saint Child.

Compared to adding subordinates for himself, the inheritance was even more important; this concerned his reincarnation.

The necromancer was thoroughly tired of his skull appearance, so he couldn't wait to find the inheritance, reincarnate once more, and become a human again.

Moreover, at this time, he could not appear on the Yishou Zhanchang; if he were discovered by the people of Yan Country, Yan Country would concentrate all its power, strike with a heavy punch, and uproot the Gospel Society.

As for the people of the Resurrection Society, their focus was entirely on the inheritance of the Blood Saint Child, so naturally, they would not stir up trouble at this time.

At this moment, Zhang Jie had already met with Zhang Dashan.

The news Zhang Jie brought left Zhang Dashan greatly shocked.

"What did you say?"

"The Corpse Speaker is digging up corpses in the Yingxiong Muyuan; he wants to turn the heroes buried in the Yingxiong Muyuan into corpse puppets!!!"

"There is a Blood Demon hiding in the underground pipes of the Nantianmen Fortress, wanting to capture you and make you an offering to the Demon God!!!"

These were not two pieces of good news; Zhang Dashan felt his head aching intensely.

The Corpse Speaker was insulting the heroic spirits!

"Xiao Xue, you and Ye Bai head to the Yingxiong Muyuan immediately; I do not wish for the Corpse Speaker to be able to disturb the heroes' eternal sleep."

"Fang Ri Tu, you increase your search efforts and see where a Blood Demon might be hiding in the Nantianmen Fortress."

"The Tuzai Chang needs to be checked thoroughly; we must not let the Blood Demon successfully summon the Blood Demon God. This is a huge threat not only to the Nantianmen Fortress but to the entire world."

Zhang Dashan said with an extremely grave expression.

Even if a Demon God sends down a Clone, its strength is much greater than that of an Exotic Beast of the same tier.

Especially since they are currently resisting a Beast Tide, if a Demon God were to descend, it would be a major crisis.

At this time, Ye Bai spoke up.

"According to the records in ancient books."

"For a Blood Demon God to descend, a blood sacrifice formed from a large amount of fresh blood is required to effectively carry out the summoning."

"I have already dispatched the Sunflower Emperor to absorb the Blood Mist in the air and block the blood from seeping into the ground."

"I think the Tuzai Chang really needs to be checked thoroughly; usually, when slaughtering Exotic Beasts, except for very special ones, the blood of the Exotic Beasts is also discarded."

"Grandmaster, I think there should be a special pipe in the Tuzai Chang used to collect blood."

"There might be a spy for the Blood Demon inside the fortress; I will have the Sunflower Emperor split off a Clone to conduct an inspection."

Zhang Dashan, Zhang Jian, and Zhang Lingxue all knew of the miraculous nature of Ye Bai's Sunflower Emperor.

It is incredibly useful for dealing with Dark-type and Undead-type Exotic Beasts.

"No problem, Fang Ritu, just do as Ye Bai said; I need an accurate result."

"By the way, there is one more topic I would like to ask everyone about."

Zhang Dashan clapped his hands, and a huge projection screen appeared.

The sky was as dark as ink, and a large number of Flying-type Exotic Beasts obscured the entire sky.

Bursts of Thunder Light spread across the sky, forming streaks of brilliant gold and silver snakes.

Wild thunder and lightning flashed.

"Thunderbirds?"

"So many?"

"Could there be a Thunderbird Emperor, or even a Thunderbird Emperor, among them?"

Zhang Lingxue immediately frowned.

She knew that a Thunderbird colony with an Emperor and one without were two extremes.

If a Thunderbird Emperor existed, they would follow the Emperor's commands.

An adult Thunderbird Emperor is a Seventh Rank Exotic Beast, and with the right opportunity, it can even grow into a Ninth Rank Exotic Beast.

"Is there a possibility that we could capture these Thunderbirds and use them for our own purposes?"

Zhang Dashan threw out his question.

"Capture Thunderbirds and use them for our own purposes?"

Horn Wood Wolf and Room Sun Rabbit widened their eyes; this couldn't be a joke, could it?

"Thunderbird feathers can store a large amount of electric current, and they have a signature move called Ten Thousand Volts."

"The Negative-Electric Rabbit and Positive-Electric Rabbit project I undertook back then was to solve the energy shortage problem."

"If we can tame the Thunderbirds, it would be a great achievement for us."

"Fine, leave the Thunderbird part to me and Ye Bai."

"Fang Ritu, leave the investigation into the source of the Blood Demons to you."

"Senior Brother, leave the capturing and resisting of the Exotic Beasts to you."

"I have a Personal Secret Realm here that is much larger than a Beast Card and can be used to capture the Thunderbirds."

"If Senior Brother is interested, I can transfer the control of the Secret Realm to you."

Thunderbirds are treasures from head to toe; their feathers can store electricity, their bones have excellent conductivity, Thunderbird eggs are a fine delicacy, and even their Zhua are as hard as metal.

The only drawback is that Thunderbird meat does not taste good; it is not only dry and stringy, but also very tough.

"Then I will have to trouble you, Junior Sister."

Second update, my condition is gradually recovering~(End of this chapter)