Chapter 365: New Trials

Beat the small one, and the old one comes.

This is normal.

However, it is not quite what Ye Bai imagined.

This guy's body is covered in sharp barbs, and its body glimmers with golden light, as if it were plated with a layer of metal.

【Name: Golden Light Puffer Whale】

【Gender: Male】

【Trait: Indestructible: Increases defense by two times.】

【Attribute: Metal/Water】

【Level: Tier 7, Level 2】

【Domain: Steel Domain: Able to increase its own sharpness and boost attack power.】

【Skills: Steel Spikes (Mastery): Its body is covered in sharp barbs; these barbs contain a metallic aura. Once they pierce into an enemy's body, this metallic aura will combine with the blood and grow into sharp spikes.

Ultra-High Pressure Water Cannon (Mastery): Swallows a large amount of lake water and sprays an ultra-high pressure water cannon from its mouth. After entering the prey's body, it will rupture the prey's internal organs.

Expansion (Mastery): After swallowing a large amount of liquid, the Golden Light Puffer Whale's body will expand to dozens of times its original size, and its defense will also increase several-fold.

Heavy Metal Impact (Mastery): Expands into a massive sphere and charges recklessly at the opponent; its attack power becomes extremely terrifying.

Sharp Horn Drill (Mastery): The sharp horn on the Highly Toxic Puffer Whale's head can rotate at high speeds. Aided by its swimming speed in the water, the speed of its Sharp Horn Drill is extremely fast; often, before the prey can react, its body has already been pierced by the horn.

Water Protection (Mastery): A large amount of water appears on its body to protect itself from physical attacks.】

【Evolution Route 1: None for now】

【Evaluation: After the Highly Toxic Puffer Whale King accidentally swallowed Metal Essence, it evolved into its current state. It possesses extremely strong defense and combat power; the spikes on its body will also undergo a secondary explosion after piercing into an opponent's body.】

The Golden Light Puffer Whale took a deep breath, and a large amount of water flow surged into its mouth.

Its body also expanded at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the sharp spikes on its body stood up like unsheathed swords.

At this moment, the Golden Light Puffer Whale looked like a large yacht.

One could only hear a series of bang-bang-bang sounds as the large spikes bombarded over like cannonballs.

Several Thunder Light Butterfly Kings that could not dodge in time had their bodies pierced by the spikes, and they fell from the sky like kites with broken strings.

After the Myriad Change Butterfly felt its Clone being destroyed, it immediately felt somewhat displeased.

However, considering Ye Bai on its back, it did not launch an attack for the time being.

"This guy is a bit arrogant."

Ye Bai looked at the Golden Light Puffer Whale, which was baring its fangs and brandishing its claws.

This guy was already on his must-kill list.

Metal Essence is a good thing; for a metal-type Pet Beast, it can enhance its origin power.

"Myriad Change Butterfly, let me see your ability."

Ye Bai then jumped onto the back of another Thunder Light Butterfly King.

The liberated Myriad Change Butterfly transformed into a Thunder Light Butterfly King, its size several times larger than the Clone.

Crackling electric currents spread across the Thunder Light Butterfly King's body, and terrifying currents fell from the sky onto the lake surface.

Surging water columns rose directly into the sky.

Intersecting thunder lights from the sky fell down, and the Highly Toxic Puffer Whales affected by it floated up from the lake water one after another, bellies up.

The thunder light spread across the Golden Light Puffer Whale's body; it could feel its body going numb in waves, which directly stimulated the Golden Light Puffer Whale's ferocity.

It suddenly let out a deafening roar from its mouth; this sound was just like the cry of a wild boar.

Countless spikes grew out from its body again, and it sprayed a rapid water flow from its mouth.

This was the Golden Light Puffer Whale's famous ultimate skill, the Ultra-High Pressure Water Cannon. If the Myriad Change Butterfly were hit by the water cannon, its body would definitely be torn to pieces under the high pressure.

At this moment, the color on the Myriad Change Butterfly's body changed instantly; it turned azure blue.

The Ultra-High Pressure Water Cannon pierced through the Myriad Change Butterfly's body, but the Myriad Change Butterfly condensed again at an extremely fast speed.

"In less than 0.01 seconds, it transformed into the Heavy Water Butterfly among the Five Element Butterflies. The Myriad Change Butterfly is impressive now; it can even transform as it pleases."

Ye Bai couldn't help but say.

The Heavy Water Butterfly can be immune to water-type damage, and it can also manipulate water flow and turn the water flow into Heavy Water.

The Golden Light Puffer Whale suddenly felt that the surrounding water seemed to have life, directly binding it tightly.

It struggled desperately, but it still could not break free.

Just at this moment, the Golden Light Puffer Whale felt its body lift into the air.

At this time, Ye Bai suddenly noticed that the aura on the Golden Light Puffer Whale's body changed.

It broke through the water sphere and plunged headfirst into the lake surface.

A huge water column shot into the sky, turned into water mist filling the sky, and fell down with a pitter-patter.

Ye Bai guessed that this guy must have used its Domain.

Thunder light filling the sky fell from the air and bombarded heavily into the lake.

Violent electric currents fell from the sky again.

White water flows shot into the sky, but the Golden Light Puffer Whale seemed to be unaffected at all.

At this moment, it seemed to be immune to the electric currents.

The Myriad Change Butterfly seemed a bit angry.

It was originally capable of fighting across tiers.

The Golden Light Puffer Whale's Domain bonus only made it tougher and more thick-skinned.

Since there was no way to start from the surface, what about burrowing into the Golden Light Puffer Whale's body?

The Myriad Change Butterfly had such an idea.

It quietly separated a Clone of the Gloom Butterfly King.

The Gloom Butterfly King had excellent stealth and a small stature; it flapped its wings and gradually flew to a spot not far from the Golden Light Puffer Whale.

It was waiting for the moment the Golden Light Puffer Whale opened its mouth.

The Myriad Change Butterfly condensed Thunder Light into spears and, seeing its chance, fiercely launched a Sprint toward the Golden Light Puffer Whale.

The lightning spears struck the Golden Light Puffer Whale heavily and exploded instantly.

The Golden Light Puffer Whale heard a sound like thunder, and its head immediately began to buzz.

The provoked Golden Light Puffer Whale was enraged.

It opened its mouth wide, and a large amount of lake water surged into it.

Massive water-element energy gathered; taking advantage of this, the Gloom Butterfly King seized the opportunity to enter the body of the Golden Light Puffer Whale.

It heard the sound of rushing water gathering inside the Golden Light Puffer Whale.

And it heard the gurgling sound of the Puffer Whale's blood flowing.

The Myriad Change Butterfly finally revealed a smug expression.

It could control its Clone, and at this moment, it was like operating an NPC, rampaging inside the Golden Light Puffer Whale.

The most critical point was that the Myriad Change Butterfly could control its Clone to switch attributes.

Crackling electric currents leaped about inside the Golden Light Puffer Whale.

The Golden Light Puffer Whale, which was brewing an Ultra-High Pressure Water Cannon, suddenly felt its insides Overturning Rivers and Seas.

The water cannon dissipated instantly, and the body of the Golden Light Puffer Whale also shrank at a speed visible to the naked eye.

It plunged headfirst into the lake surface and disappeared.

Ye Bai watched the turbulent lake surface quietly, and the Myriad Change Butterfly was not in a hurry, waiting silently.

The water surface was sparkling, and the sunlight sprinkled on the lake as if inlaid with specks of gold. Suddenly, a splash of water erupted; the Golden Light Puffer Whale struggled in the water with a face full of pain, its body leaping high at times and crashing down heavily at others, causing water to splash all around.

A trace of pain and confusion appeared in its eyes, as if it could not understand why it was suddenly suffering such torture.

The body of the Golden Light Puffer Whale began to grow heavy, and every jump appeared powerless.

Its movements gradually slowed, its struggle turned into weak swaying, and it floated alone on the water surface.

Finally, the Golden Light Puffer Whale stopped moving; its body began to float to the surface, belly up, revealing its white underbelly, and it no longer had its previous arrogance.

The water surface returned to calm, with only slight ripples slowly spreading.

Ye Bai could feel the life of the Golden Light Puffer Whale fading away.

The Golden Light Puffer Whale's eyes were wide open, with an expression of dying with a grievance.

"Myriad Change Butterfly, I am actually quite curious how you took down the Golden Light Puffer Whale."

"This guy is immune to pure physical attacks and also possesses the ability to resist electrical paralysis."

Ye Bai asked the Myriad Change Butterfly.

The Myriad Change Butterfly transmitted everything that had just happened into Ye Bai's sea of consciousness.

"So that's how it is; this guy's exterior is very formidable, but once you drill into its body, it's easily handled."

Ye Bai understood the weakness of the Golden Light Puffer Whale.

He took out the Exotic Beast Record and began to write on it.

【Name: Highly Toxic Puffer Whale】

【Description: Body size is like a speedboat, with long horns on its head and barbs on its body; venom is stored in the barbs. Once struck by a Poison Sting, one is injected with Highly Toxic venom that kills upon contact with blood.】

【Weakness: The exterior is as hard as iron, but the inside is very soft.】

【Name: Golden Light Puffer Whale】

【Description: Body size is like a medium-sized yacht, with sharp long horns on its head and barbs covering its body; the barbs are extremely hard, comparable to steel. Once struck by the barbs, the metallic aura stored inside enters the prey's body and grows into steel spikes.】

【Weakness: The exterior is as hard as iron, but the inside is very soft.】

Ye Bai also drew the appearance of these two types of Pet Beasts into the Exotic Beast Record and gained fifty points.

"Next, I need to process these Highly Toxic Puffer Whales and this Golden Light Puffer Whale."

These Highly Toxic Puffer Whales still have Highly Toxic substances in their bodies and need to be dissected carefully.

The fish skin, barbs, and internal organs are all Highly Toxic, but the brain matter and the lump of meat near the brain are known as delicacies of the world.

Because the True Dragon Spirit is still evolving toward the direction of the Candle Dragon Spirit, Ye Bai summoned the Beichen Sky Wolf Blade this time.

Ye Bai faintly guessed that the True Dragon Spirit and the Space Pelican had not yet successfully evolved, which likely had a lot to do with him not yet entering the seventh rank.

If he stepped into the threshold of the seventh rank, he estimated that these two Pet Beasts would soon finish evolving.

Instead of being in this semi-evolved state.

The Beichen Sky Wolf Blade is said to be the most powerful Soul Weapon among the Twenty-Eight Mansions.

Its attack power is also the strongest among the Twenty-Eight Mansions.

Ye Bai easily used the Beichen Sky Wolf Blade to peel off the fish skin and remove the barbs.

The internal organs were also scooped out by him, leaving only a crystal-clear fish body.

Like a master butcher, he dissected the fish body.

The crystal-clear, jelly-like fish brain, fish cheek meat, fish bones, and back loin... these Highly Toxic Puffer Whales were all dissected clearly.

Ye Bai also sorted and packed them into sealed bags, and even had the Cold Ice Li Dragon breathe a puff of cold air to keep the fish meat fresh for longer.

As for the Golden Light Puffer Whale, that was a major project.

What was gratifying was that the Beichen Sky Wolf Blade could cut through the Golden Light Puffer Whale's prized scales like tofu.

These scales, which claimed to be Indestructible, were stripped away very easily under the Beichen Sky Wolf Blade.

Thud.

A scale fell to the ground, leaving a deep dent.

Ye Bai spent a full two hours before he finished dismantling the Golden Light Puffer Whale.

At this moment, Lady Bat appeared before him.

"Ye Bai, the Qilin Marshal has a mission to entrust to you."

"This mission is extremely urgent; you may need to head to this location immediately."

The moment Lady Bat appeared, Ye Bai's heart skipped a beat.

He hadn't obtained the Space Crystal yet; could he go a little later?

Although Ye Bai felt very helpless inside, he still took the glasses from Lady Bat's hand.

After putting on the glasses, a very heroic-looking man appeared before him.

He was the Qilin Marshal, known as the Guardian of Yan Country.

At this time, he was carefully examining a map.

"Ye Bai, you have arrived. Congratulations on becoming Kuimulang, one of the Twenty-Eight Mansions that guard the nation."

"This mansion is what we call the Spear of the Mansions; it is our invincible weapon."

"I hope you can inherit this title and become the true Spear of the Mansions."

"You are very outstanding."

The Qilin Marshal had already reviewed Ye Bai's background: parents missing, clean record.

Otherwise, Ye Bai would not have been able to pass the trial of the North Star Sky Wolf Blade and become one of the Twenty-Eight Mansions.

The spirit of a Soul Weapon cannot possibly sign a contract with someone who harbors ulterior motives.

"Lady Bat should have told you just now that there is a very important mission that requires you to execute it."

"If you carry out this mission, you may have to stay in Beautiful Country for a relatively long time."

The Qilin Marshal opened a world map, and a light spot appeared on it.

"Professor Wang, a renowned mechanical expert of Yan Country, went missing while undergoing an assessment in Beautiful Country."

"He is an authority on power research, and we suspect that Professor Wang has been detained by Beautiful Country."

"Our satellites have detected a small secret base in this sea area."

"I hope you can infiltrate this secret base, find Professor Wang, and bring him back safely."

"For this operation, it is estimated that you can only act alone."

"Lady Bat will give you the map and appropriate assistance, but she still has to protect the other contestants from Yan Country, so she cannot execute the mission with you."

Ye Bai nodded: "That is fine."

"I can do it."

As long as he didn't have to return immediately, anything was fine.

Ye Bai had a premonition that if he didn't get his hands on that Space Crystal, he would regret it for the rest of his life.

After all, this concerned the evolution of the Space Pelican.

"Beautiful Country has just been attacked by the Storm Dragon, and their satellite positioning has encountered problems."

"Moreover, for the sake of post-disaster reconstruction, they are bound to relax their surveillance of that base."

Ye Bai was accepting this mission in a time of crisis, but he also knew his responsibilities.

The Twenty-Eight Mansions were the backbone of Yan Country, and since he had become Kuimulang, he naturally had to contribute his own strength.

(End of this chapter)