Chapter 381: Evolution of the Candle Dragon's Spirit

"Andras's mimic is just his own twisted sense of humor."

"The solution for every mimic is different."

Dankalabi rubbed his five hands over the treasure chest.

Not knowing if he had tickled the mimic's ticklish spot, the mimic let out a cackling laugh.

"This mimic is ticklish."

Dankalabi was speechless.

"Have you looked for a Treasure Key? That is the best way to open a mimic."

Dankalabi asked Ye Bai.

"A Treasure Key?"

"I found one."

"But I tried it, and it doesn't match this mimic."

"Lord Dankalabi, do you have a better way?"

"As a Demon God of wisdom, you are fundamentally different from those Demon Gods who only like to fight and kill. Only someone as wise as you can crack a mimic."

Dankalabi was flattered and puffed up by Ye Bai's praise.

"That's right, you're quite right; indeed, only I can solve this."

Dankalabi was just about to pat his chest and guarantee it.

"Then, this mimic?"

Ye Bai hinted pointedly.

"I need to study this one; after all, the solution for every mimic is different."

"Andras loves twisted humor the most. After all these years, he is still so disgusting."

Dankalabi grinned.

He began to chant: "Great Abyss, great Hell, gather the power of the stars upon me."

Beams of starlight converged.

At this moment, Andras was being entangled by other Demon Gods, and even though he sensed Dankalabi's appearance, he could not provide reinforcements.

"Dankalabi, I will fight you to the death! To think you'd stir up trouble behind my back!"

Andras said through gritted teeth.

He and Dankalabi were mortal enemies; this guy was kicking him while he was down during his most difficult time.

Once this calamity passed, Andras would absolutely go and empty out Dankalabi's entire fortune, absolutely.

"You pentagram, you just wait for me."

Andras cursed.

The Indestructible mimic actually had several holes poked into it by the rays shooting out from Dankalabi's eyes.

"Ye Bai, you must remember, the mimic itself isn't the tricky part; the tricky part is the eye of the Blood Sacrifice array."

"This thing has been reinforced by Andras with secret arts; ordinary methods cannot destroy the eye of the array."

"You had best be able to shatter this eye of the array."

Dankalabi exhorted Ye Bai.

Ah, this—he didn't give me a method, just talked the whole time. Are you the Demon God, or am I the Demon God?

You could at least explain how to break the eye of the array and see if I have a way.

Unfortunately, the usually long-winded Dankalabi couldn't squeeze out a single useful word for a long time.

Instead, the mimic opened with a click; the inside of the chest was filled with sharp teeth like daggers, and there was a giant tongue dripping with saliva inside.

"Finally succeeded. The mimic has finally broken out of its defensive form. Its attack power will be very strong now, but conversely, its defensive ability will drop significantly."

Dankalabi's body gradually became much more illusory.

"My apologies, Ye Bai, I must leave now. Thank you for the gift."

"I am very satisfied."

Before Ye Bai could reach out his hand, Dankalabi's body gradually turned into points of light and dissipated into the air.

Ah, you could at least tell me how to deal with the eye of the array.

At this moment, the mimic transformed into a giant scorpion.

The chest was its true body.

Its jewel-like eyes were filled with killing intent.

It extended a giant claw and grabbed toward Ye Bai, wanting to split Ye Bai in two.

【Name: Mimic · Stone Scorpion Form】

【Gender: Male】

【Attribute: Metal/Ground】

【Trait: Attack-Defense Conversion: In its chest form, it possesses absolute defensive ability; after transforming into other Exotic Beasts, it possesses extremely strong attack power.】

【Level: Tier 7, Level 5】

【Skills: Jujian (Proficient): Raises its giant claw and smashes it fiercely at the opponent. It likes to split the opponent in two and coat its entire body in blood.

Petrification Eye (Proficient): Shoots a petrification laser from its eyes to attack the opponent, causing the opponent to rapidly enter a state of Petrification.

Duxiezhouwei (Proficient): Uses its Duxiezhouwei to attack the opponent; the opponent is guaranteed to enter a poisoned state.

Indestructible (Proficient): The mimic in combat state will crazily attack the opponent for one hour. After one hour, it will revert to its chest state and possess the Indestructible trait.

Scorpion Poison Cannon (Proficient): Fires a blinding beam of light to attack the opponent, which will cause the opponent to evaporate instantly; if the opponent is too large, it will produce a piercing effect.】

【Evolution Route 1: None yet.】

【Evaluation: There are always those who go to great lengths to open a mimic, not knowing that once opened, a mimic possesses terrifying attack power.】

Just then, a dazzling longsword appeared in Ye Bai's hand.

Ye Bai raised his hand and swung the longsword, blocking the Jujian's attack.

The longsword was covered in dragon scales; one Zhua held a black-and-white flame, while the other Zhua clutched a golden dragon pearl.

One of its eyes was closed.

The sword tassel was woven from shimmering golden dragon whiskers, and the end was a black-and-white carp jade pendant. "Fantastic, Spirit of the Candle Dragon, you have finally evolved to the seventh rank."

Ye Bai felt a majestic power surge into his body.

This was the strength of an equipment-type Exotic Beast, capable of enhancing a Pet Beast Master's combat power.

【Name: Spirit of the Candle Dragon】

【Gender: Agender】

【Level: Seventh Rank, First Grade】

【Trait: Turn Sword into Dragon (The more Dragon-Slaying Swords possessed, the stronger the Spirit of the Candle Dragon's power)】

【Skills: Sword Qi Rampant (Mastery): Fires sword qi to attack the opponent.

Turn into Dragon (Mastery): Forms a phantom of a Candle Dragon to attack the enemy.

Sword Come (Mastery): Splits off Dragon-Slaying Swords to attack the enemy; the more Dragon-Slaying Swords collected, the greater the skill's power.

Dragon Roar (Mastery): Emits a deafening roar to intimidate the opponent, making them tremble with fear.】

【Evolution Route: Spirit of the Divine Dragon, evolution materials unknown】

【Description: A very special sword-spirit-type Pet Beast. The more Dragon-Slaying Swords it possesses and the stronger they are, the stronger it becomes. It can form the Yin-Yang Five Elements Array and the Big Dipper array. It is one of the few Pet Beasts that does not drop in level after a Blood Sacrifice. After absorbing the Yin Carp and Yang Carp, it successfully transformed into the Spirit of the Candle Dragon.】

The mimic saw that Ye Bai had suddenly become powerful and seemed somewhat unwilling to accept it.

It opened its large mouth, revealing sharp teeth.

"Spirit of the Candle Dragon, turn into Dragon-Slaying Swords."

Under the operation of the Spirit of the Candle Dragon, phantoms of Dragon-Slaying Swords gradually emerged, and they grew more numerous.

The sky was filled with a large number of longswords; Ye Bai, with the Spirit of the Candle Dragon, gave a fierce wave.

Swords fell like rain.

Countless sharp swords pierced directly through the mimic's chest.

Streaks of sharp sword qi thrust fiercely into the chest.

The previously Indestructible mimic was torn to pieces.

"Damn, how was the mimic destroyed just like that?"

Ye Bai wore an expression of disbelief.

He felt a faint sense of pride for his Pet Beast.

A black shadow suddenly darted out from the mimic's body and rushed into the distance.

"It seems that is the array eye." "Go, Dragon-Slaying Swords."

Countless Dragon-Slaying Swords gathered together, forming a baring-fangs-and-brandishing-claws giant dragon.

Like a tidal wave, they rushed toward the black shadow.

With a bang, the black shadow was surrounded by countless sharp swords.

The sharp swords gradually formed a steel cage, imprisoning the black shadow.

It was a skull, a skull with Undead Fire flickering within its cranium.

"This is the array eye of the Blood Sacrifice array?"

Ye Bai expressed doubt about this.

"Spirit of the Candle Dragon, crush it."

Countless giant swords, like a chainsaw, kept rubbing against the skull, emitting a large amount of Xianghuo.

The sparks scattered on the ground, but they seemed to have no effect on the skull.

"This thing is too tough."

"Heaven-Swallowing Pelican, swallow this thing into your space pouch."

The Heaven-Swallowing Pelican's space pouch could mask aura.

It opened its huge mouth and swallowed the skull.

"However, that skull just now seemed to be crafted from a mixture of Refined Gold, Mithril, and Red Copper."

"A kind of magic-tool-like object."

"Could the array eye actually be a skeleton?"

If he wanted to verify his conjecture, Ye Bai had to wipe out the other two mimics.

"Heaven-Swallowing Pelican, let's use Space Transfer to leave here."

Ye Bai hurriedly said to the Heaven-Swallowing Pelican.

Because the Spirit of the Candle Dragon had just finished evolving, Ye Bai sent it into the Pet Beast Space.

The Ten Thousand Sword Art just now had consumed too much of the Spirit of the Candle Dragon's stamina.

The Heaven-Swallowing Pelican locked onto the coordinates where Fangri Rabbit was and used Space Transfer to move there instantly.

As soon as they entered, they heard a thumping sound.

Fangri Rabbit was wielding a copper hammer the size of a small hill, striking the mimic heavily; the mimic's exterior already showed spiderweb-like cracks.

At this moment, Ye Bai discovered that Fangri Rabbit had long since entered a state of unconsciousness, yet she continued to attack tirelessly.

This was a method only Fangri Rabbit could pull off.

"This is the first time I've encountered someone who could shatter a mimic through Brute Force."

Ye Bai was stunned for a moment.

As the hammer fell blow after blow, the Treasure Chest Monster could no longer endure it.

It turned into a giant bat and flew into the air.

A shrill sonic wave reached their ears, and at this moment, Fang Ritu immediately woke up.

She let out a big yawn.

"Sleeping so comfortably, it's finally over."

Ye Bai glared at Fang Ritu.

"Don't be happy too soon; the real trouble is only just beginning."

"Go, Dahui."

Dahui gripped the Thunder God Axe tightly and struck heavily at the Treasure Chest Monster.

Bolts of Thunder Light were swung out fiercely.

The Thunder Light turned into streaks of electric current, booming toward the Treasure Chest Monster.

However, the Treasure Chest Monster, having transformed into bat form, was exceptionally agile.

The Thunder Light struck several times but could not hit the Treasure Chest Monster, instead allowing the Treasure Chest Monster to attack Dahui several times.

"Dahui, that shouldn't be happening."

"How has its accuracy dropped so severely?"

A shrill sonic wave reached Ye Bai's ears, and only then did Ye Bai realize that the sonic wave was causing Dahui to experience illusions.

"It seems I must find a way to intercept the Treasure Chest Monster."

"Go, Sunflower Fairy, create a Clone."

The Sunflower Fairy immediately sprouted many Clones.

These Clones formed vines and coiled toward the direction where the Treasure Chest Monster was located.

The vines formed a Vine Sea.

It gradually compressed the space where the Treasure Chest Monster could fly.

"Fang Ritu, use your most powerful attack."

Through calculation, Ye Bai determined that the Treasure Chest Monster's speed was decreasing; if it were hit by Fang Ritu at this moment, it should be able to break through its turtle shell.

"How about it, Fang Ritu, can you attack?"

Ye Bai continued to ask Fang Ritu.

"I can, wait a moment for me."

Fang Ritu poured all the ration pills into her mouth and took a deep breath.

The copper hammers expanded continuously, becoming enormous in mid-air.

At this moment, Fang Ritu also turned into a muscular beauty, her entire body filled with terrifying muscles.

"Hmph, go."

Fang Ritu swung the copper hammers and struck the Treasure Chest Monster heavily.

Because the copper hammers were rubbing against the air at high speed, a large amount of Mars was produced.

These Mars bombarded the Treasure Chest Monster's body, and it immediately emitted a shrill sound.

Boom, the copper hammers landed heavily on the ground, and the entire ground shook violently.

"Damn, these copper hammers are truly powerful."

Ye Bai saw the Treasure Chest Monster's body torn to pieces, and at the same time, a golden hand bone appeared.

"It seems I really didn't guess wrong; there should be a complete skull inside the Treasure Chest Monster."

"This skull, crafted from a mixture of Refined Gold, Mithril, and Red Copper, is the key to the Blood Sacrifice array."

"Besides opening the Treasure Chest Monster, I also need to find its remaining parts."

This was no less than finding a needle in a haystack; at this moment, he could only pin his hopes on luck.

Fang Ritu panted heavily; that last strike had completely exhausted her stamina.

"Ye Bai, I can't do it anymore, I need to rest."

"Every cell in my body is overdrawn."

After saying this, Fang Ritu collapsed onto the ground and passed out completely.

The two copper hammers, which had been the size of small hills, shrank down to the size of index fingers.

"Myriad Change Butterfly, create a Clone to carry Fang Ritu; we must hurry to find the next Treasure Chest Monster."

Ji Shui Bao felt extremely wretched; his Water Cannon Rabbit kept washing the Treasure Chest Monster, forcibly waking the thing up.

This guy seemed to have morning grumpiness, turning into a giant Shark and crazily chasing after Ji Shui Bao.

Ji Shui Bao had tried to resist, but every time he stopped, he would be chased by the Treasure Chest Monster.

At this moment, ripples appeared in space, and the Heaven-Swallowing Pelican brought Ye Bai and the others here.

"Thank heavens, Ye Bai, you've finally arrived; why has Fang Ritu become like this?"

Ji Shui Bao's gaze fell upon Fang Ritu, who was lying motionless on the Myriad Change Butterfly.

"She used up a lot of strength to open the treasure chest just now."

"It is thanks to her that the treasure chest was opened."

"I have a faint idea now that there should be more than three array eyes."

Upon hearing Ye Bai's words, Ji Shui Bao's vision went black.

"What do you mean by that, Ye Bai?"

"This one array eye is already troublesome enough; why are there several more?"

(End of chapter)