Chapter 348: The Weeping Angel Statue

The Bloodthirsty Gargoyles were definitely not afraid of water, which was why they did not dare to continue tracking Ye Bai.

There is only one explanation: there must be a Pet Beast inside capable of suppressing them.

And it is much stronger than them; this is a suppression based on rank.

Whether it is a Pet Beast Master or a Pet Beast, there is a threshold every three ranks.

Breaking through from the sixth rank to the seventh rank is extremely difficult.

Like Ye Bai's Pet Beasts, if they want to break through, they need a certain amount of fortuitous opportunity, as well as a large quantity of expensive heavenly treasures.

And the probability of failure must also be calculated into it.

After a Pet Beast Master breaks through to the seventh rank, their physical fitness and lifespan will both be extended, and their mental power can even overflow and condense into form.

This ability to project mental power externally can naturally be comprehended after reaching the seventh rank.

Ye Bai felt that inside the Lake Bottom Research Institute, there should be that angel which had converted the gargoyles.

Otherwise, why would the fearless gargoyles instinctively feel dread?

"Space Pelican, let's go, enter the Lake Bottom Research Institute."

Ye Bai sat on the back of the Space Pelican and flew straight to the end.

There was a small hole carved out by hand here, only large enough for one person to pass through.

Ye Bai also had the Space Pelican use Space Transfer to arrive at a three-meter-tall, very imposing bronze gate.

Outside the gate was a very spacious platform, on which stood two giant angel stone statues.

One angel held a battle spear pointing toward the sky, while the other angel held a shield pointing toward the ground.

This had quite the feeling of the two guardian generals, Heng and Ha.

Engraved on the stone platform beneath the angels were the two characters for "Arrogance."

At this moment, Ye Bai also used the Truth Eye to appraise these two angel statues to see if he could discover if there was anything wrong with them.

【Name: Weeping Angel Statue】

【Gender: None】

【Attribute: Rock/Holy】

【Level:???, Indescribable Object】

【Skills: Indestructible (Proficient): Its body is abnormally Sturdy; nothing can destroy it unless one can find the relics of ancient gods or the tears of a holy person, to defeat magic with magic.

Soul Imprisonment (Proficient): When its hands grasp your body, it will completely imprison your Soul; even a Clone can be affected down to the main body, and your Soul will be imprisoned within its palms.

Wailing Scream (Proficient): Once the face of the Weeping Angel Statue twists to the extreme and sheds blood tears, it will emit a sound similar to a banshee; hearing it will cause one to instantly stiffen for a few seconds and fall into a state of fear.

Soul Devouring (Proficient): When the prey falls into deep fear and enters a state of coma, the Weeping Angel Statue will devour the prey's Soul.

Instant Movement (Proficient): The stone statue will not move on its own; it will only approach the prey step by step through Instant Movement, and the condition for triggering Instant Movement is that the prey's gaze is not fixed upon it.

Split Clone (Proficient): After devouring the prey's Soul, the Weeping Angel Statue will split off Clones based on the quality of the Soul; the more Clones it has, the more powerful it is, and the better the effect of triggering Soul Imprisonment will be.】

【Evolution Route 1: None】

【Evaluation: The Weeping Angel Statue is known as an indescribable object; it has no distinction of level. As long as one finds something that suppresses it, an ordinary human can make it turn to dust. It needs to be stared at constantly to prevent it from using Instant Movement; in the blink of an eye, it can use Instant Movement. When it grabs you, your Soul will be imprisoned.】

Just as Ye Bai was examining the Weeping Angel Statue, they slowly opened their eyes, revealing blood-red pupils, while sharp fangs were exposed in their mouths.

"This thing, the Weeping Angel Statue, is equivalent to a conceptual god."

"This kind of thing likes to kill within the rules. Once this kind of Exotic Beast appears, the Yan Country will dispatch the Twelve Pillars of the Nation to conduct a massive sweep."

Ye Bai's gaze looked toward these two statues.

The statues made a rustling sound, their eyes wide open as they looked at him.

"However, the evaluation also said that as long as someone keeps looking at the Weeping Angel Statue, the danger can be neutralized."

"Sun Flower Fairy, it's time for your performance."

"Send out one hundred Clones for me; I need to watch the Weeping Angel Statue from three hundred and sixty degrees without any blind spots."

The Sun Flower Fairy was like an elf under the moon; she waved the sunflower staff in her hand, and countless sunflower seeds fell to the ground.

In the blink of an eye, they transformed into hundreds of Sun Flower Emperor Clones.

These Sun Flower Emperors all looked at the Weeping Angel Statue with curious, large eyes.

Upon feeling the gaze fixed upon it, the Weeping Angel Statue slowly closed its eyes again.

It understood that it had encountered a tough nut to crack; it could only kill within the rules.

The Weeping Angel Statue felt somewhat frustrated just thinking about it, its face twisting and contorting.

Ye Bai also attempted to send these two Zhanlüeji indescribable objects, along with the Sun Flower Emperor, into the System Space for storage.

If used well, this thing is a Zhanlüeji weapon.

It has no distinction of level; used correctly, it is a Ninth Rank Exotic Beast, but used incorrectly, an ordinary person could finish it off.

Originally, Ye Bai thought that rule-based things could not be stored in the system.

But after he tried it, he unexpectedly discovered that the System Space could store the Weeping Angel Statue.

This meant that the System Space could be used to store indescribable objects, but they would not have any effect.

After Ye Bai discovered this major hypothesis, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind.

If he collected many indescribable objects at the Lake Bottom Research Institute, then whenever he saw someone he didn't like, he would just stuff an indescribable object at them—it would be incredibly satisfying.

The efficiency of eliminating enemies would surely be top-notch.

Imagine the enemy being harvested like leeks; it would be incredibly joyful.

When the Weeping Angel Statue disappeared, as if triggering some mechanism, after the sound of gears turning, the dust-covered gate slowly opened.

Inside the Banan Suo.

Zhubinuo Boshi was currently in a luxuriously decorated room, communicating with someone.

This person was sitting on a high-backed chair, and in the dim candlelight, their face could not be seen clearly.

Doctor Zhubinuo was also wearing a black robe at this time; on the sleeve of the black robe, there was a large eye.

This is the Eternal Aid Society of the Beautiful Country, a very mysterious organization.

They worship ancient gods and believe that ancient gods can bring them power.

"Zhubinuo, the secret Research Institute of the Eternal Aid Society must absolutely not be opened; there are too many unspeakable things inside."

"Although we believe in ancient gods, the murmurs of the ancient gods will also cause us to fall into madness."

"Not to mention that we once conducted tens of thousands of secret experiments in the secret Research Institute; those data must absolutely not be leaked."

Doctor Zhubinuo was exceptionally respectful.

"Rest assured, Branch President, the Lake Bottom Research Institute has already been sealed by us; if one wants to enter the Lake Bottom Research Institute, they will not be able to find the way."

"The Bloodthirsty Man-Eating Shark will drive away all humans who approach the Research Institute." "Moreover, at the entrance of the Research Institute, there is also a weeping angel statue placed; we also spent a great deal of effort to shatter that thing."

"Branch President, you can rest assured; there will not be any accidents."

"Let that secret be completely sealed within the Research Institute."

"No one will know that this is something we did."

At this moment, Doctor Zhubinuo hesitated for a moment and asked tentatively: "Branch President, what we are facing now is the attack of the Storm Dragon."

"This is the territory of that deity; should we take action to stop it?"

"In case the Glory Angel descends and discovers that the Storm Dragon is occupying the deity's territory so unscrupulously, will they think that we have done nothing?"

"Although we are not subordinates of the angels, we are also in a cooperative relationship with them."

Just as Doctor Zhubinuo finished speaking, the Branch President's voice came from behind the high-backed chair: "No need to pay attention; humans have now lost their awe of the gods."

"They must be taught a lesson."

"Even if the Glory Angel comes looking for us, they will understand our approach."

"They only want devout believers, as the power of faith contributed this way is the greatest."

"Anyway, humans are like chives; they can be harvested wave after wave."

"It does not matter if some people die."

A hoarse voice came over.

"Zhubinuo, you are a core member of our branch; you should know that you do not need to concern yourself with matters that are not your business."

"You do not need to ask about things you should not ask."

"What you need to do now is to recruit talent for the organization."

"Only by constantly having talented newcomers join our Eternal Aid Society can we possibly complete the final Artificial Deity Project."

"Zhubinuo, you must remember what I said."

"The organization will not treat any person who defects to us unfairly, and will punish everyone who turns away from the organization and is disloyal to it."

"I have said all I have to say; consider it carefully yourself."

"If the artificial deity succeeds, no matter if it is the Four Cardinal Virtues or the Glory Angel, they are nothing but ants."

"As the ministers who followed the dragon, we will certainly be able to become gods on the spot."

After speaking, there was no more movement from behind the high-backed chair; Doctor Zhubinuo knew that the Branch President had already left at this time.

He secretly wiped away cold sweat; the pressure on the Branch President was too intense.

He seemed not far from a breakthrough.

"The Lake Bottom Research Institute, that is the pain of my life."

"My wife Ailisha is sealed in the Lake Bottom Research Institute."

"Ailisha, you must wait for me."

"I will definitely find a way to save you from there; no matter what the price, I must make you recover."

Doctor Zhubinuo secretly swore in his heart.

Not long after, he returned to a calm expression.

One could not see the helplessness and confusion in Doctor Zhubinuo's eyes at all.

In fact, he did not tell the truth; the road leading to the Lake Bottom Research Institute was indeed blocked by the Bloodthirsty Man-Eating Shark, but Doctor Zhubinuo had secretly discovered another passage leading to the Lake Bottom Research Institute.

In order not to let people discover it, he even specially arranged many gargoyles converted by angels inside that passage.

Once these gargoyles discovered someone entering, they would desperately chase them down and tear them to pieces.

At this time, a row of silver stigmata appeared on Doctor Zhubinuo's forehead.

A golden halo faintly appeared above his head.

No one knew that Doctor Zhubinuo had once contracted a young angel, and he could use the power of the young angel.

This was the reason why Doctor Zhubinuo could become an authority in the research world.

He possessed a young angel for assistance; this existence, which is a Ninth Rank upon reaching adulthood, gave Doctor Zhubinuo a lot of help in the early stages.

"The Eternal Aid Society only treats me as a pawn and does not allow me to resist; how can there be such logic?"

"How can an artificial deity be better than a Steel Dragon?"

"Not only does it require a large amount of Abyss Wuzhi, but it is also highly likely to be uncontrollable."

"I can take this opportunity to steal Abyss Wuzhi to feed the Steel Dragon, enhance its Divinity, and lay a solid foundation for breaking through to a higher stage."

"Good child, wait for me a little longer; I will definitely save you from the seal."

The Steel Dragon was a steel beast created by Doctor Zhubinuo after collecting data on the Four Cardinal Virtues, which are the four great dragons.

Once the energy core is inserted, it has the power comparable to an Eighth Rank Pet Beast; if the energy is sufficient, it can even fight a Ninth Rank Pet Beast, and if it absorbs Abyss Wuzhi, the Steel Dragon will also give birth to a trace of form and finally generate self-awareness.

In Doctor Zhubinuo's heart, that is what counts as Abyss Wuzhi.

"There are two weeping angel statues placed at the entrance of the Research Institute; even if one could dodge the attack of the Bloodthirsty Man-Eating Shark, they would inevitably be treated as a sacrifice by the angel statues."

The Lake Bottom Research Institute was built by Doctor Zhubinuo himself; he once served as the director of the Research Institute and is very familiar with this Research Institute.

It was a pity that because his wife had studied too many unspeakable things, her mental power was tainted, and she directly transformed into a half-human, half-beast existence.

Her lower body turned into eight tentacles, and she lost her human consciousness.

Helpless, Doctor Zhubinuo could only freeze and imprison his wife, while he threw himself into the study of unspeakable things to see if there was any chance he could save her.

At the entrance of the Lake Bottom Research Institute.

After the gate mechanism was triggered, Ye Bai first had the Myriad Change Butterfly create a Clone to confirm the air content and danger level of the Research Institute.

The Myriad Change Butterfly created a Dark Butterfly King Clone; this type of butterfly is very suitable for assassination and also suitable for reconnaissance.

Not long after, a black shadow rushed out from inside.

However, Ye Bai suddenly felt that something was wrong, because this Dark Butterfly King Clone was covered in dense, packed eyes.

These eyes looked as if they had been forcibly grown onto the Dark Butterfly King, appearing exceptionally creepy.

Ye Bai used the Truth Eye and learned that these eyes were a type of unspeakable thing; as long as one is contaminated by them, a large number of eyes will appear on the body.

Unless one dies or applies white vinegar to the eyes, they cannot be calcified and made to disappear.

However, Ye Bai had a better solution, which was to have the Myriad Change Butterfly dissolve the Clone.

"This Research Institute hides a massive secret; even just the Dark Butterfly King going inside doesn't fare well."

Ye Bai knew the biggest problem with this Research Institute was that it housed too many unspeakable things; ordinary Pet Beasts would be infected or even become a Parasite to the unspeakable things upon entering.

"The danger level of this Research Institute is extremely high; should I really go in?" Ye Bai muttered to himself.

(End of this chapter)