Chapter 422: The Second Round Begins!

Crystal-clear insect eggs were laid out on blue velvet, looking just like obsidian stones emitting a dazzling light.

Every contestant was assigned two insect eggs.

One of them was slightly larger, and one could faintly see blood streaks coiled within; the egg would shake from time to time, full of vitality inside.

Both insect eggs looked very healthy, making them perfect for use in experiments.

"One of them is a Black Flea Insect, and the other is a Shadow Mantis."

"Both types of insect eggs are found inside the bodies of high-level Exotic Beasts; they are essentially the scavengers of high-level Exotic Beasts, specifically clearing impurities from within their bodies."

"They are also referred to as Parasite beasts."

The host paused after saying this.

"However, these insect eggs have all been soaked in the blood of high-level Pet Beasts, making them extremely prone to mutation."

"Therefore, everyone must cherish this cultivation experiment."

"If the experiment fails, or if you cultivate an ordinary Exotic Beast, it counts as a failure, and you will automatically lose the opportunity to enter the third round."

"The total time is one month, and the materials for cultivating these two types of Pet Beasts can be collected from the cultivation repository."

"Everyone just needs to log into the computer in the Laboratory to access the cultivation repository and place an order for materials."

"After you place your order, there will be dedicated staff members who will transport the materials to the contestants."

"During this process, contestants and staff members are not allowed to communicate."

After hearing the host's words, Ye Bai faintly wanted to laugh; it was impossible for contestants and staff to communicate, because the porters were Pet Beasts.

"Contestants are not allowed to leave the Laboratory for one month; the Laboratory has washing facilities, and three meals a day will be delivered by designated personnel, so please feel free to conduct your experiments."

"If the experiment is halfway through, or if there is little time left, you are also allowed to withdraw from the competition midway."

"However, we must emphasize one point: the entire competition process will be monitored by surveillance cameras, and signal shielding has been activated."

"The signal shielding can block various communication devices, and will only emit a rustling sound on mobile phones."

"Once we discover any tendency to cheat, we will retrieve the surveillance equipment for verification, and we will also give everyone an opportunity to defend themselves."

"After the defense, if the Zuoweihui Judges vote and the votes exceed half, the contestant's ranking will be revoked."

The host emphasized again.

At this moment, Ye Bai was already sitting at the Judge's table.

He looked around curiously, peering everywhere.

The large screen here was divided into countless small screens, and every move of the people on the screens was under surveillance.

"Last year I was still a contestant, and this year I have become a Judge; this change is still quite significant."

"However, this also means that my life is getting better and better."

Ye Bai said with a touch of emotion.

Guijinyang and Jingmuhan were both patrolling in secret, focusing on monitoring individuals suspected of being Necromancers or Parasites of the Spirit Saint.

The Necromancer stroked these two crystal-clear Pet Beast Eggs, a trace of nostalgia appearing in his eyes.

He seemed to recognize what they were.

"To think it's a Parasite; the person who set the exam questions this time has some real skills."

"And it's a Parasite from inside a high-level Pet Beast; interesting, truly interesting."

"I once conducted an experiment to turn a Parasite into bone."

"A Parasite evolved this way not only has significantly increased combat power, but during the process of Self-Destruct, the shattered bones will scatter like bullets, piercing into the prey's body."

"It's just that if I research such a Parasite, I wonder if I would be giving myself away?"

"This would instead arouse Ye Bai's suspicion."

The Necromancer was more adept at cultivating bone-type Pet Beasts.

After all, his talent was the Soul Summoning Technique, so he could easily create bone-type Pet Beasts.

The Necromancer quickly turned his gaze to the Pet Beast Egg emitting Xueshaqi.

"Shadow Mantis?"

"I remember that a Shadow Mantis soaked in the blood of a high-level Pet Beast easily evolves into a Bloodthirsty Mantis."

"This counts as the easiest experiment."

"An evolution experiment is done in just a month; for an eternal being like me, it's just the blink of an eye."

"How about I follow this line of thought, and cultivate the Black Flea Insect in the same way as the Bloodthirsty Mantis; it could evolve into a Blood-Explosion Insect."

"That way, it won't have much connection to the undead, and he shouldn't suspect me."

"I won't bother racking my brains; there's a ready-made shortcut to take anyway."

"Since that's the case, the materials I need are quite numerous."

The Necromancer then placed an order based on his needs.

Coincidentally, the Spirit Saint thought the same, so the Spirit Saint planned to directly create a Swift-Thunder Black Flea Insect and a Shadow Ghost Mantis.

Ye Bai watched these two people preparing reagents with extreme proficiency and readying various materials, and he was also somewhat speechless.

These two guys had snuck in, and were even preparing quite excellently.

As expected of powerful old veterans!

He made a gesture, signaling the staff to copy all the surveillance footage of these two people's experimental processes directly after the second round ended.

"I really thank you both, Spirit Saint and Necromancer."

"You have provided us with quite a few ideas."

Ye Bai muttered.

After all, the Necromancer and the Spirit Saint belonged to ancient organizations, and they must have some secret methods for Pet Beast evolution in their hands.

This was also what Ye Bai wanted to learn from.

The Necromancer is indeed a master of experimentation; using materials such as Dragon Blood Grass, Soul-Wandering Flower, and Graveyard Soil, it concocted a blood-red potion.

Under the glow of the Laboratory's incandescent lights, this bottle of potion emitted a dazzling blood-colored radiance.

Originally, Graveyard Soil is a powdery type of soil that carries a dark red color within it.

Its primary use is to maintain the Yin energy within the potion, ensuring the potion does not spoil; this is an extremely effective method for preserving potions, especially those with undead attributes.

Generally, potions that have had Graveyard Soil added to them can maintain their effectiveness for three months.

After preparing the potion, the Necromancer picked up a pair of slender Tweezers and directly immersed two Pet Beast Eggs into the blood-colored potion.

The blood then permeated into the insect eggs, and the eggs changed from their original pitch-black color directly into blood-red.

They pulsed like hearts, emitting a thumping sound, just like a beating drum.

Although the Necromancer acted very covertly, Ye Bai, through his Photographic Memory ability, directly copied the Necromancer's movements.

Coincidentally, Ling Shengzi had the same idea, so he planned to cultivate special Pet Beasts.

Ye Bai learned many things by peeking through the large screen.

"Ye Bai, the research over at Lan Fenghuang's side seems to have new progress, so she asked if you have time to go over and take a look."

Lin Lin floated out at this moment and asked Ye Bai.

"Alright, I'll go right away."

New progress on Lan Fenghuang's side was good news for Ye Bai; this concerned Ye Bai's plan.

Ye Bai walked down from the Chairman's platform and arrived at the Laboratory where Lan Fenghuang was located; he discovered that the insect eggs of the Black Flea Insect and the Shadow Mantis seemed to have been completely used up by Lan Fenghuang.

Lan Fenghuang revealed an expression of wanting more.

"Ye Bai, I'll tell you a piece of good news: I have successfully parasitized and controlled the Black Flea Insect."

Lan Fenghuang waved her hand, and a Black Flea Insect covered in metallic armor appeared.

Looking at this sleek and shiny Black Flea Insect, Ye Bai couldn't help but feel curious about exactly where this Black Flea Insect was powerful.

"This doesn't seem to have anything special compared to ordinary Black Flea Insects. Can you explain to me what is unique about it?"

Ye Bai asked Lan Fenghuang curiously.

"There is much more to the method involved here; do you know why?"

"I successfully managed to parasitize Gu inside the bodies of these parasites, thereby achieving the goal of perfectly controlling these parasites."

"Like this Black Flea Insect, I released no fewer than ten types of Gu on it."

"Iron Skin Gu, Copper Skin Gu, Silver Body Gu, Gold Body Gu, Blood Gu, Steel Bone Gu, Flying Sky Gu, Sharp Knife Gu, Blood Sucking Gu, Brute Force Gu."

Therefore, while the Black Flea Insect's strength is generally only at the fourth or fifth rank, with the special enhancement of these Gu, it can be comparable to a peak sixth-rank Exotic Beast.

This Black Flea Insect was more than ten times larger than an ordinary Black Flea Insect, and its body was covered in bulging muscles, looking just like a muscular man who exercises frequently.

Lan Fenghuang told Ye Bai the reasons behind it.

At this moment, the divine script of truth appeared in Ye Bai's eyes; he was actually very curious about how Lan Fenghuang managed to plant the Gu insects onto the parasites.

Soon, the specific intelligence regarding this Black Flea Insect appeared in Ye Bai's eyes.

【Name: Black Flea Insect Gu King】

【Gender: Male】

【Characteristic: Corrosion: When using corrosive skills, the effect is doubled】

【Level: Peak Sixth Rank】

【Mastered Skills: Lightning Flash (Proficient): Attacks the opponent with lightning speed, using sharp teeth to bite the enemy, creating a huge blood hole; it is enhanced by the Sharp Knife Gu, and its teeth become like sharp knives, with attack power increased by several times or more.

Blood Sucking (Proficient): Drains the prey's blood to restore the missing parts of its own body and recover a portion of its stamina; it is enhanced by the Blood Sucking Gu, and as long as there is blood nearby, it will be absorbed by the Blood Sucking Gu, increasing efficiency by onefold.

Gnawing (Skilled): Gnaws at the opponent with a mouth full of sharp teeth; when encountering extremely hard objects, the effect is doubled; enhanced by the Sharp Tooth Gu, the power is increased.

Insect Chirping (Skilled): Emits a piercing sound wave from its mouth to attack the opponent, easily piercing the opponent's eardrums, with a certain probability of causing the opponent to enter a confused state, and a certain probability of causing the opponent to reach a lethal degree.

Blood Light (Skilled): Enveloped in blood light, it slams fiercely into the opponent, giving the opponent a one-third probability of triggering a Bleeding state; this move, combined with the Blood Sucking skill and Blood Sucking Gu, has excellent effects.

Burrowing (Proficient): Uses sharp teeth like a drill to burrow into the flesh of the host, allowing it to hide within the host's body to avoid attacks; paired with Iron Skin Gu, Copper Skin Gu, and other Gu that enhance its own defensive power, it can withstand physical attacks from seventh-rank Pet Beasts.

Self-Destruct (Skilled): Rushes quickly to the opponent and directly detonates the organs within its body to perish together with the opponent; it is enhanced by the Sharp Tooth Gu, and at the moment of explosion, it forms a large number of sharp-tooth bullets the size of thumbs; this is a method used only as a last resort.

Paralysis Aura (Skilled): Spits out paralyzing airflow from its mouth and slams it into the opponent, giving the opponent a one-third probability of triggering a paralyzed state.

Insect Web (Skilled): Summons a terrifying Insect Web to attack the host; the special enzymes contained within the Insect Web can prevent the flesh and blood of Exotic Beasts from coagulating, possessing an excellent corrosive effect.】

【Evolution Route 1: Sharp Tooth Black Flea Insect: Seventh-rank Metal-type Exotic Beast crystal core, Metal-attribute crystal, and feeds on the dental pulp of high-rank Exotic Beasts, enhanced by the Sharp Tooth Gu.】

【Evolution Route 2: Corrosive Bloodthirsty Black Flea Insect King: 3 Seventh-rank Blood Crystal Cores, 2 Blood Jades; under the stimulation of a large amount of fresh blood, it evolves into a Corrosive Bloodthirsty Black Flea Insect King.】

【Evolution Route 3: Explosive Black Flea Insect King: Enhanced by the Self-Destruct Gu, its body contains twenty percent Self-Destruct Gu, which allows it to complete the final evolution; the explosion power is extremely strong.】

【Evolution Route 4: Shield Black Flea King: Use a shield to block the attacks of one thousand prey.】

【Evaluation: A brand-new parasite meticulously researched by Lan Fenghuang using ten types of Gu insects, but its shortcomings are obvious: it cannot be artificially bred for the time being and can only rely on being raised in the wild.】

Good heavens, this counts as a milestone discovery.

Gu insects and Pet Beasts can also engage in peaceful communication.

"Lan Fenghuang, the parasitic beast you researched is very good."

"But won't this consume too many Gu insects? Can it be mass-produced?"

Ye Bai asked curiously.

"Mass production is very difficult; first of all, just being able to adapt to different Gu places extremely important requirements on the Black Flea Insect's physical constitution."

"Not to mention some rare Gu insects."

"It requires extremely special patience and care to find the uniqueness of these Black Flea Insects."

"So, if those people rashly engage in a commercial war with us, they won't have much of a way to survive."

"You all find an opportunity to supplement the relevant information on various Pet Beasts."

A day passed, and soon it was night.

Ye Bai was also able to check the latest intelligence, so as not to miss any necessary news.

【1. National Youlin Cup Competition: The third-party force Hell Society has already infiltrated the competition venue; they intend to abduct the dark horse seeds.】

【2. The Necromancer has already set up a forbidden magical artifact on the competition grounds; once he breaks through the bottleneck of the eighth rank, he will usher in a brilliant life.】

【3. The Necromancer's strength is very strong; he is able to summon a Hellhound, but like most Pet Beast Masters, the Hellhound is a creature that listens to orders but does not follow commands; this Pet Beast looks somewhat terrifying.】

【4. The Spirit Saint Child is able to transfer a portion of his Soul into the hands of others; even if discovered, nothing can be done to the Spirit Saint Child.】

【5. The Gospel Society's Necronomicon has been stolen and hidden in a very secluded graveyard; the specific coordinates are as follows; the Necronomicon can allow the dead to be resurrected.】

Ye Bai looked at the freshly baked intelligence and was somewhat speechless; why did so many forces suddenly want to fish in troubled waters at the Youlin Cup?

This truly made Ye Bai somewhat unable to understand.

What the hell is the Hell Society?

Is there any necessary connection to the Hell-Worshiping Cult?

(End of this chapter)