Chapter 440: Wuzhiqi?

When Ye Bai and the other two arrived at the place where the Bureau was containing that anomaly, they only saw Thunder Light filling the sky, as well as a pitch-black Hunyuan Iron Staff.

This containment room was very large, about the same size as a basketball court.

The floor of the containment room was covered in corrosive Black Water, and in the center of the Black Water, a Hunyuan Iron Staff stood upright.

The Hunyuan Iron Staff's entire body shimmered with the cold, cyan-gray light unique to mysterious iron, and the nine-foot-long staff body was densely covered with golden patterns as fine as ant legs, looking just like a giant dragon coiled around the iron staff.

At the seams of the dragon-patterned scales, dark golden talisman traces were faintly visible, and chains as thick as a thumb, meticulously crafted from ten-thousand-year cold iron, firmly locked the Hunyuan Iron Staff in place.

The chains were blue and white, covered in wisps of frost.

These chains extended from the bottom of the Black Water, and they seemed completely unafraid of the Black Water's corrosion.

The bursts of Thunder Light were emitted by the Thunder God Clouds hovering above the containment room; they were a very special type of elemental Pet Beast.

They would absorb lightning and continuously release it, bombarding the chains without a moment's pause.

Once the Thunder God Clouds finished releasing the current within their bodies, they would submerge into the void, and immediately after, their replacements would appear directly.

They were like a group of tireless beasts of burden; even Ye Bai felt he had to look at the Thunder God Clouds in a new light.

"Don't just stare; the Thunder God Clouds were discovered by us. Their numbers aren't high, and they are mainly used to supply electricity to the entire Bureau."

"If you want to take one away, I could give you one or two, but if you intend to use the Thunder God Clouds for research, that probably won't work."

Xiaolan's words made Ye Bai feel quite curious.

He was considered a high-level commander of the entire Bureau, yet he couldn't even take away a Thunder God Cloud?

"These Thunder God Clouds don't have a high yield, and they come with built-in power generation functions. Once the electricity in their bodies is exhausted, they automatically submerge into the void."

"Quite a few people have proposed conducting in-depth analysis and research on the Thunder God Clouds, but up until now, no one has been able to create new ones."

"On the contrary, the number of Thunder God Clouds we've discovered is dropping rapidly."

"The current Thunder God Clouds, combined with generators, can barely support the Bureau's power needs. Once the number of Thunder God Clouds drops again, the power in many containment rooms will be unable to be maintained, which could lead to anomalies escaping their containment."

Xiaolan hurriedly explained to Ye Bai, so as not to leave a bad impression on him.

"That is why all our members have signed a contract; until basic research is completed, no one is allowed to use the Thunder God Clouds for experiments anymore."

【Name: Thunder God Cloud】

【Gender: None】

【Characteristic: Thunder Gathering: Can rapidly absorb lightning around the clouds to strengthen itself; Thunder-attribute attack power increased by onefold.】

【Level: Fifth Order First Level】

【Skills Mastered: Void Flash (Proficient): Charges at the opponent with lightning speed; once an opponent's attack hits its body, it will flash to another location, excluding Thunder-attribute skills.

Thunder Sound (Proficient): Emits sound waves like thunder from its mouth to attack the opponent.

Thunder Light (Proficient): Wraps itself in Thunder Light and slams into the opponent, with a one-third probability of triggering a paralyzed state in the opponent.

Thunder Blast (Entry): Wraps its whole body in current and charges at the opponent, exploding the moment it makes contact, causing the opponent to instantly enter a paralyzed state.】

【Evolution Route 1: Thunder God Cloud: Obtain a Thunder God Godhead Fragment, and at a place where thunder clouds gather, it can evolve into a Thunder God Cloud.】

【Evolution Route 2: Thunderstorm Cloud: 3x Sixth Order Thunderstorm Crystal, 2x Thunder Jade, endure lightning erosion in a valley during a Rainstorm, and release ten consecutive large explosions.】

【Evolution Route 3: Rumbling Cloud: 3x Sixth Order Thunderstorm Crystal, 2x Thunder Sound Crystal.】

【Evaluation: The Thunder God Cloud is composed of the irritable side of the Cloud Ancestor; the Cloud Ancestor is suppressed underground at the Bureau, sealed by a divine artifact.】

Jagged lightning fell from the sky, spreading along the chains onto the Hunyuan Iron Staff.

In the blinding Thunder Light, Ye Bai faintly discovered that there were golden patterns on the chains, which, with the help of the Thunder God Cloud's power, sealed the Hunyuan Iron Staff.

"Sealed within this Hunyuan Iron Staff is a Demon King of the World."

"The former director also had to use a scheme to seal it here."

"Actually, I have always been somewhat hesitant, because I cannot define whether this is the artifact spirit of the Hunyuan Iron Staff or an anomaly!"

"I reported this intelligence, but received an order telling me not to research it deeply, which makes me feel very strange."

This statement from Xiaolan indeed made Ye Bai feel somewhat strange.

He opened his eyes and, with the help of his contact lenses, activated the Truth Eye.

A hexagram mark appeared in his eye sockets, and his eyes felt a long-lost stinging, burning sensation.

This made Ye Bai feel faintly excited.

This guy was clearly higher level than him, which was why his eyes felt a burning sensation.

After a short while, the data for this Hunyuan Iron Staff finally appeared.

【Name: Hunyuan Iron Staff (Artifact Spirit Wuzhiqi)】

【Gender: None】

【Attribute: Metal/Water】

【Level:???】

【Characteristic: Water Protection: As long as it is in rivers, lakes, or seas, Wuzhiqi's combat power will double, and it can be immune to one fatal attack.】

【Level: Seven-Tier Peak (Strength currently weakened)】

【Skills Mastered: Overturning Rivers and Seas (Control): Manipulate water currents to overturn rivers and seas; manipulating ten Water Tornadoes is a basic standard.

Storm (Control): Once Wuzhiqi awakens from its slumber, it will stir up a Storm.

Indestructible (Mastery): The material used for the Hunyuan Iron Staff.

Absolute Defense (Mastery): Can ensure the artifact spirit's true body is not destroyed; only treasures proficient in the Soul can possibly harm the artifact spirit.

Clone (Control): Grabs a handful of monkey hair from its body and blows out a hundred monkeys.

Heaven and Earth Manifestation (Entry): Transforms into a giant ape that reaches the heavens to attack the opponent.】

【Evaluation: This is an artifact spirit born from human belief; it was imagined as the Wuzhiqi that overturns rivers and seas. Because the artifact spirit is bored, it has remained in a deep sleep. It is irritable by nature, but likes all sorts of playful things. If one wants to obtain it, one must first win its heart.】

Holy crap! Hunyuan Iron Staff, Wuzhiqi.

My god, besides gods, even the mythological world has appeared?

What kind of world has Blue Star merged with?

Ye Bai is silently complaining in his heart.

He knows very well that this is a merged world.

Because of its diversity, Blue Star has also received the favor of the gods, which is why they want to seize this land and turn it into their God Kingdom.

Could it be that in the end, the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths will all merge into this world?

Once the world upgrades, it is equivalent to the sublimation of the entire population; the ultimate potential of all Blue Star natives will not be Ninth Rank, but higher.

Some veteran Ninth Rank Pet Beast Masters will then advance and break through.

Therefore, the gods will certainly take advantage of the time when the Blue Star natives are weak to win some over, kill some, and divide some.

This great battle at the Sea God Abyss is a war prepared by the gods to invade Blue Star.

However, that is getting off-topic; the most important thing right now is to guard against the surprise attack of the Seven Stars and protect the vast territory of Yan Country.

Therefore, Ye Bai must unite all forces that can be united; if possible, Ye Bai wants to recruit this Wuzhiqi.

"Whether it is an artifact spirit or a ghost, we have to test it to know."

"As the saying goes, practice produces true knowledge; we must also use the Bronze Ancient Sword to test it to know exactly what is going on."

The moment the Bronze Ancient Sword, gleaming with bronze light, appeared from the Pet Beast Space, the Hunyuan Iron Staff shook slightly.

The chains immediately emitted a sharp sound as they collided with one another.

Xiaolan watched as the Hunyuan Iron Staff shot into the sky, all the chains pulled taut, and then shattered in the air one by one.

She revealed a very shocked expression, and at the same time, her feet involuntarily stepped back, coming behind the three of them.

A yawn emerged from the Hunyuan Iron Staff, followed by specks of starlight emerging from within.

A thundercloud descended from the sky, and the wild thunder on its body flashed and rumbled, falling from the sky as if it cost nothing.

"I've slept for so long; this Thunder Light is just like scratching an itch for me."

The starlight gathered into a black shadow, appearing on the Hunyuan Iron Staff.

The ancient water ape's body was shrouded in cold mist from a deep pool, and bursts of black energy drifted out, gradually forming chunks of black ice; its dark blue mane was soaked with water vapor.

Its chest, covered in dark green scales, heaved violently, and its whole body was covered in knotted, mountain-like muscles.

Its black feet were pressed tightly against the ground, and its mouth, with fangs exposed, looked exceptionally ferocious.

This is the artifact spirit of the Hunyuan Iron Staff, Wuzhiqi.

It was seen stretching its muscles, emitting a crackling sound.

Wuzhiqi scratched its butt with one hand, while the other hand, covered in calluses, covered its mouth to yawn.

A sound like a beating drum emerged from its stomach.

"Hey, I'm hungry; why haven't you brought me something to eat? Oh right, bring me another five hundred kilograms of wine."

Wuzhiqi was like a bandit, speaking in a rough and overbearing manner; its gaze passed through the tempered glass and landed on Ye Bai.

Xiaolan immediately took several steps back; she looked extremely frightened.

"Kuimulang, should we make a move?"

"This guy looks like its level is not low."

Zhang Lingxue asked tentatively.

"Do not make a move for now; this containment room seems to have other guards. Let's watch the battle from the side."

"Do not worry, I have other means."

Ye Bai had an air of having everything under control.

Wuzhiqi's pitch-black pupils suddenly widened, and an incomparably terrifying black pressure erupted from its body.

The thundercloud floating in the air was scared away on the spot by the aura on its body.

But after a while, a massive dark cloud emerged from the sky.

It opened its eyes, revealing a ferocious face, and its entire body was entwined with black and white lightning.

A rumbling sound spread throughout the thundercloud.

Jagged black lightning bolts were seen striking down heavily from the sky once again.

The detailed data of this black cloud appeared in Ye Bai's eyes; this was the advanced form of the thundercloud, the Thunderstorm Cloud.

"The Thunderstorm Cloud is the guard of this containment room. When the thundercloud encounters an enemy it cannot defeat, the Thunderstorm Cloud will automatically appear."

"In the past, whenever the Hunyuan Iron Staff caused a disturbance, the Thunderstorm Cloud would take the initiative to appear and suppress the Hunyuan Iron Staff."

"It's just that now, this artifact spirit has appeared, and I don't know if the Thunderstorm Cloud is a match for the artifact spirit."

【Name: Thunderstorm Cloud】

【Gender: None】

【Characteristic: Thunder Gathering: Can quickly absorb the lightning around the cloud layer to strengthen itself; Thunder-attribute attack power increased by onefold.】

【Level: Seventh Rank, Level One】

【Mastered Skills: Void Flash (Proficient): Charges at the opponent with lightning speed; once the opponent's attack hits its body, it will flash to another place, except for Thunder-attribute skills.

Etherealization (Proficient): The body changes into an intangible cloud; general physical attacks cannot affect the Thunderstorm Cloud after Etherealization.

Thunder Clone (Proficient): The body scatters and turns into countless Thunderstorm Cloud clones, but these clones only have five percent of the strength of the Thunderstorm Cloud's main body; the main body of the Thunderstorm Cloud will hide among the clones and will not appear easily.

Great Thunderstorm (Beginner): Absorbs the energy of thunder to Self-Destruct; once an explosion occurs, it is bound to be earth-shattering and soul-stirring, but the Thunderstorm Cloud will also be severely injured and must be nurtured in a place full of thunder to recover again.】

【Evolution Route 1: Thunderstorm Cloud King; one hundred Thunderstorm Clouds gathered together can evolve into a Thunderstorm Cloud King. One thousand gathered together can evolve into a Thunderstorm Cloud Emperor. No matter how it evolves, it is a Seventh Rank Pet Beast; unless it obtains the crystal of the Thunder God, it will never be able to advance in its life.】

The lightning as thick as a bowl moved extremely fast, but Wuzhiqi, who was even faster, grabbed the Hunyuan Iron Staff and blocked it beside itself.

A loud bang was heard; the lightning was blocked by the Hunyuan Iron Staff and dissipated entirely on the staff, and a wisp of faint white smoke emerged from the staff.

A mocking smile appeared on Wuzhiqi's face, as if it were saying, "Is that all?"

The Thunderstorm Cloud in the air was extremely angry; its face began to look ferocious and twisted.

Its face changed from its original black to a blazing red.

Wild lightning fell from the sky as if it were free, forming streaks of lightning as thick as a thumb in mid-air.

At this moment, the vanished thunderclouds emerged once again.

They also did their utmost to summon lightning, wanting to trap Wuzhiqi here once and for all.

"Hmph, bold commoner, retreat at once!"

A fierce light flickered in Wuzhiqi's eyes; he was clearly annoyed by the actions of the thunderclouds.

The Hunyuan Iron Staff was brandished by it with such force that it whistled, creating an impenetrable defense around its body.

The thunderclouds that struck Wuzhiqi were instantly deflected away.

The thunderclouds watched in terror as the thumb-thick wild lightning struck their own bodies, causing them to burst apart one after another and dissipate into the air.

Meanwhile, the Thunderstorm Cloud absorbed the massive amount of electric current released by the small thunderclouds, its body becoming increasingly bloated.

Just as the Thunderstorm Cloud prepared to deliver a fatal blow to end Wuzhiqi once and for all, the Hunyuan Iron Staff, wreathed in countless electric currents, suddenly swung heavily toward the direction of the Thunderstorm Cloud.

The force was so fierce that even the surrounding space faintly deformed.

Seeing this, the Thunderstorm Cloud hurriedly initiated Etherealization, so that physical attacks could not affect it.

However, Ye Bai observed the corners of Wuzhiqi's mouth quietly curling upward; it seemed to have other ideas.

(End of chapter)