Chapter 390: The Taiji Thunder Cat

The Mountain-Bordering Frog was ultimately split in two by Dahui using the Thunder Battle Axe, and blood splattered all over the ground.

Dahui panted a few heavy breaths, then extended its Lijua, stabbed into the Mountain-Bordering Frog's head, and rummaged for a moment; an earthy-yellow crystal core appeared in its hand.

Afterward, Dahui used its Zhua to tear off a piece of the Mountain-Bordering Frog's tender meat and used an electric current to roast it.

Dahui understood Ye Bai's intention; he wanted it to comprehend the Thunder Domain here, so until it comprehended the Domain, Dahui could not Depart from this place.

In order to avoid going hungry, it still had to store some food.

The meat of the Mountain-Bordering Frog was as tender and smooth as chicken, and Dahui began to chew heartily, eating until its mouth was dripping with oil.

As a peak sixth-rank Exotic Beast, the energy contained within its body was not low; after Dahui finished the tender meat it had torn off, its stomach was already seventy percent full.

However, Dahui tore another large piece of meat from the Mountain-Bordering Frog's other leg, roasted it using the same method, and then strode toward the direction where the lightning on the island was most dense.

After Dahui had been gone for a while, something hopping and jumping arrived at this spot.

It lowered its head to sniff the Mountain-Bordering Frog, which had died with its eyes wide open, and revealed a satisfied expression.

This was precisely a Thunder Battle Ox; ravenously hungry, it had been incredibly lucky to encounter the dead Mountain-Bordering Frog.

It opened its mouth, which was filled with sharp fangs.

Drool flowed from the corners of its mouth and dripped onto the ground.

This damned weather, it changes whenever it wants; I must properly conserve my strength and fill my belly first.

The Thunder Battle Ox tore at the tender meat on the Mountain-Bordering Frog, and soon it had gnawed away most of the flesh, revealing the stark white bones.

Just at this moment, a bolt of lightning tore through the sky, emitting a booming sound.

The sky became increasingly dark, and the Thunder Battle Ox looked up to find that dark clouds were once again gathering over the island.

This damned weather, can't it just let me eat in peace?

The Thunder Battle Ox looked at the carcass of the Mountain-Bordering Frog with some regret.

The rainwater would cause the bloody scent of the Mountain-Bordering Frog to spread, which would attract more ferocious Exotic Beasts.

Therefore, the Thunder Battle Ox could only painfully give up this portion of food.

The Thunder Battle Ox departed with a heavy, thumping sound.

Not long after, a torrential rain fell from the sky, washing the Thunder Battle Ox's footprints clean away.

Under the washing of the torrential rain, the blood of the Mountain-Bordering Frog spread out, quickly attracting other Exotic Beasts.

Ye Bai, however, hurried to peel away the tongue of the Mountain-Bordering Frog before the other Exotic Beasts arrived.

The Mountain-Bordering Frog was dead, but its tongue was still wriggling like a python.

One could see just how highly developed the nerves on the Mountain-Bordering Frog's tongue were.

"The tongue of a Mountain-Bordering Frog is even more delicious than the highest-grade beef tongue in the world."

"You only need to apply a small electric shock to the tongue to make its muscles completely relax."

A wisp of electric arc appeared on Ye Bai's fingertip.

He tapped the Mountain-Bordering Frog's tongue a few times, and the tongue, which had been wriggling, fell into a state of paralysis.

"Come out, Sunflower Fairy."

A slightly shy Sunflower Fairy appeared.

"Help me summon the Demon Bear."

The Demon Bear, who was handing out flyers on the Imperial Capital University campus, suddenly felt a suction force emanating from its body.

"Ah, no, I'm handing out flyers; if I leave at this time, my wages will be deducted."

The Demon Bear grabbed an iron railing and nearly snapped it in half.

The flyers scattered all over the ground like dancing butterflies, and at this moment, the Demon Bear also vanished from sight.

"Ye Bai, what on earth is going on? I was handing out flyers."

The Demon Bear had a pouting expression on its face.

After all, the Breeding House hadn't opened yet, so Ye Bai had let the Demon Bear earn its own living expenses in the meantime.

"There's a good thing I want you to taste."

"But you need to summon the Water Rabbit."

The Water Rabbit was attached to the Demon Bear's body; usually, only the Demon Bear could communicate with the Water Rabbit.

The Demon Bear blushed.

"Every time I summon the Water Rabbit and then it attaches to my body, it makes me feel shy."

Although the Demon Bear said this, it still summoned the Water Rabbit.

A mass of liquid flowed out from the Demon Bear's body and landed on the ground.

The liquid quickly condensed and took shape, forming the appearance of the Water Rabbit.

It let out a huge yawn and looked at Ye Bai with an expressionless gaze, as if to say, 'Brother, if you have something to say, say it quickly; don't disturb my sleep.'

"Water Rabbit, I need your help; help me secrete the Heavy Water that can break down this mucus."

The mucus on the Mountain-Bordering Frog's tongue is very difficult to clean; it counts as a specially processed ingredient.

If handled improperly, this mucus will turn into a powerful glue; only Heavy Water can resolve this mucus.

The Water Rabbit took a deep breath, its face puffed up, and then a stream of water sprayed fiercely onto the Mountain-Bordering Frog's tongue.

Under the washing of the water stream, the mucus was washed away like dirt, revealing the snow-white part underneath.

This looked just like high-quality marbled beef.

Ye Bai summoned the North Star Sky Wolf Blade and sliced the frog tongue into slices as thin as cicada wings.

"Do you want to taste it? It can be roasted, or you can swish it in a pot of clear water for two seconds."

Ye Bai took out a pair of chopsticks and handed them to the Demon Bear.

Only then did the Demon Bear notice why there was suddenly a barbecue grill and a steaming pot of clear water in the Laboratory.

Clearly, there was nothing in the Laboratory just a moment ago.

However, the greatest merit of the Demon Bear is that if it cannot figure something out, it simply stops thinking about it.

It must not be like others, growing a brain.

The Demon Bear took the chopsticks, picked up a large piece of meat, and swished it in the clear water pot for two seconds.

The frog tongue was scalded until cooked, turning a lovely cherry blossom color.

A very unique milky fragrance wafted out.

The Demon Bear opened its mouth and began to chew the mouthful of meat.

A rich, milky fragrance exploded on the tip of its tongue.

A happy expression appeared on the Demon Bear's face; it covered its face and floated into the air, feeling light as a feather.

Uh, is there any need to be that exaggerated?

Ye Bai then took a bite as well; sure enough, a very rich, milky fragrance exploded on the tip of his tongue.

He felt as if he could hear a chorus of frog croaks coming from all around.

This special "ox tongue" was soon wiped clean by Ye Bai and the Demon Bear.

"It really is a special cooking ingredient; it really is delicious."

The Water Rabbit held its head with both hands; it was not very interested in eating.

On the island.

Dahui walked step by step toward the mountain peak.

Dense Thunder Light bombarded Dahui heavily.

Because it needed to comprehend the Thunder Law, Dahui felt the power of the thunder.

It stored both the Thunder Axe and the Thunder God Armor inside its body.

It let the power of the thunder strike down upon its body.

The thunder landed on its body, burning away quite a bit of Dahui's fur, but in the face of Dahui's powerful self-healing ability, it recovered very quickly.

This caused Dahui immense pain, like a dull knife cutting flesh, but the newly grown flesh possessed even stronger Thunder Resistance.

Gradually, the effect of the thunder on Dahui became negligible. Amidst repeated destruction and regeneration, the Thunder Law condensing within Dahui's body was increasing at an extremely rapid rate.

However, Ye Bai suddenly noticed that on the path Dahui had walked, a figure was following closely behind.

It ran toward Dahui step by step, leaving a footprint with every step.

This Thunder Battle Ox gritted its teeth, letting the wild thunder descend from the sky.

At this moment, the bloodline within the Thunder Battle Ox began to change.

The fur on its body became smooth, and its roar became even more resonant.

"It has finally begun, bloodline metamorphosis."

"The Kui Ox bloodline within this Thunder Battle Ox will be further activated under the influence of the thunder, until the Thunder Battle Ox completely metamorphoses into a Kui Ox."

"This requires extremely strong willpower, after all, when the Kui Ox bloodline infiltrates the cells of the Thunder Battle Ox, it will be as painful as being pricked by needles."

"If it can persist until the end, there might be a big surprise."

Ye Bai discovered that this Thunder Battle Ox was female, which meant that as long as it metamorphosed into a Kui Ox and found a suitable Exotic Beast to mate with, it would likely be able to give birth to a new Kui Ox soon.

The butler arrived at a remote place; he was reporting Ye Bai's experimental progress to the Star Sage.

"Currently, Ye Bai does not seem to be following the path of cloning a Kui Ox, but instead has taken the path of activating the bloodline."

At this time, the Star Sage opened her eyes slightly, revealing a sky full of starlight.

She was becoming more and more like a high and lofty deity capable of overlooking all living beings.

"Regarding this experiment, I also proposed not to follow the path of cloning, but to follow the path of activating the bloodline."

"However, at the time, this proposal was rejected by others."

"Now it seems that Ye Bai is still hiding it from everyone and has embarked on this path."

"You help Ye Bai keep it hidden and provide cover for now."

"I also want to prove one thing to everyone, and that is that my previous path was correct; those people are just a bunch of people occupying positions without doing any work."

"Research requires a spirit of exploration, not being afraid of this or that."

"Just because the investment is huge, does that mean we shouldn't research it?"

"If there were no one to be the first to eat a crab, would technology still progress?"

"Those people have really been sitting up there for too long, a bunch of old antiques who won't step down."

The Star Sage was slightly agitated.

"By the way, did you smuggle in the private goods I told you to?"

"My grand-nephew is truly bold; he actually still has an Exotic Beast that escaped from the leader of the Death God Society."

"Coincidentally, I also did similar research back then; that Exotic Beast was essentially artificially induced, and its Soul possesses unique characteristics."

"If one were to rashly comprehend a Domain, it might cause severe damage."

The butler nodded: "I have already followed your instructions and placed that Thunder God Crystal at the very top of the mountain peak."

"And I placed more than one piece."

"Lord Star Sage, I don't understand why you value your grand-nephew so much."

"Don't you hate these people from the Yan Country?"

The butler asked in confusion.

"Hate? No, I never hate the people of the Yan Country. As a person of the Yan Country, how could I hate my own people?"

"I left the Yan Country because I wanted to find a true path to the heavens."

"That was my original intention for leaving the Yan Country; fortunately, I found it, and I have already found my path."

"I am now only one step away from the Ninth Rank."

The Star Sage said with a smile.

Dahui felt that its body was very exhausted.

It wanted to give up, but memories of every little moment with Ye Bai surfaced in its mind.

No, it could not give up.

If it gave up, Ye Bai would be very disappointed.

Moreover, as the Pet Beast who had accompanied Ye Bai the longest, was it reasonable that its strength had never broken through to the Seventh Rank?

It did not want to remain lingering in place while everyone else had already broken through to the Seventh Rank.

Therefore, Dahui gritted its teeth and walked toward the mountain peak step by step.

Currently, it was moving forward by relying on its astonishing willpower.

At times, it was even shocked to the point of losing consciousness, yet its body still moved forward.

The Thunder Battle Ox treated Dahui as a weather vane; it still leaped forward step by step, even though each step was like a snail's pace compared to before.

But the Thunder Battle Ox still persisted.

Having finally reached the mountain peak, a bolt of Thunder Light surged fiercely into the center of Dahui's brow.

Dahui only felt its own Thunder Domain begin to unfold involuntarily.

A crude Domain appeared.

Under the convergence of thunder, it began to become refined.

The Thunder Battle Ox was also struck by a bolt of Thunder Light, and the cells within its body were transforming at an extremely rapid speed.

Cannot sleep, absolutely cannot sleep; if it fell asleep, all previous efforts would be wasted.

The Thunder Battle Ox used its own astonishing willpower to steady itself.

Its bloodline was transforming, and thunder was crazily surging into its body.

By the time Dahui broke through to the Seventh Rank, the Thunder Battle Ox was still crazily devouring everything around it.

【Pet Beast Name: Taiji Thunder Dragon Cat (Dahui)】

【Gender: Male】

【Personality: Cheerful】

【Trait: Thunder Power: Can summon thousands of thunderbolts to strike the ground.】

【Level: Seventh Rank, Level One】

【Mastered Skills: Brute Force (Control): Possesses 100,000 horsepower, capable of overturning mountains and seas.

Thunder Claw (Proficient): Thunder extends to the Lijua, fiercely slashing at the opponent.

Thunder Shield (Proficient): Summons three rotating Thunder Shields to protect itself.

Thunder Ball (Proficient): Summons five Thunder Balls to attack the opponent.

Yang Thunder (Proficient): Summons the most rigid and fierce Yang Thunder; attacking the opponent can produce a scorching effect.

Yin Thunder (Proficient): Summons the most Yin and soft Yin Thunder, capable of producing a continuous corrosive effect.

Taiji Thunder (Proficient): Simultaneously summons Yang Thunder and Yin Thunder; the two thunders fuse together, capable of producing an explosive effect comparable to the Raging Fire Red Lotus】

【Equipment-type Exotic Beast: Thunder God Axe, Thunder God Armor】

【Evolution Route 1: None for now; requires contact with specific evolution materials to evolve】

【Evaluation: The origin of the Thunder Dragon Cat has been compensated, its crystal core has been completely repaired, and with the help of the Thunder God Crystal, the soul of the Taiji Thunder Dragon Cat has been completely restored.】

Thunder God Crystal?

What the hell is this, and how did it appear here?

Ye Bai was stunned for a moment; how could this thing appear on the island?

Clearly, he had not written about this heaven-sent treasure?

Could it be that it came with the island?

When luck truly arrives, it cannot be stopped.

A joyful expression appeared on Ye Bai's face.

But, was there a problem with Dahui's soul? Could it be that this problem already existed when it escaped from the Laboratory back then? (End of this chapter)