Chapter 62: The True Face of the Mysterious Gu Poison?

Ye Bai had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue tossing the Tier 4 Exotic Beast meat inside.

The Baibian Can was like a giant meat grinder, devouring flesh and blood tirelessly.

The sound of it constantly chewing and swallowing echoed throughout the entire Laboratory: crunch, crunch.

Soon, the entire torso of the Blood-Violent Rat Emperor had been swallowed by the Baibian Can, yet it still looked as if it hadn't had enough.

Ye Bai continued to bite the bullet and took out the left foreleg of the Blood-Violent Rat Emperor.

His heart was silently Bleeding; this left foreleg was worth one million Alliance Coins.

Doing experiments really is a money burner.

That is why Breeders charge millions for evolving a single Pet Beast.

It's not expensive, really not expensive.

The material costs alone are a huge sum of money.

The Baibian Can kept gnawing on the Exotic Beast meat, but its body didn't grow in the slightest; the blood-red mist on its body became more and more abundant, growing as dense as blood itself.

Soon, the Baibian Can's body was covered by the Blood Mist, revealing only its blood-red eyes.

In the Laboratory, only the sounds of crunching, swallowing, and chewing could be heard.

Lowering his head, he saw the Baibian Can's eyes, which were emitting an enchanting red light.

Soon, the left foreleg was completely gone, and the right foreleg was tossed in as well.

Another million Alliance Coins flew away, patting its butt as it left.

However, what comforted Ye Bai was that the Baibian Can's swallowing speed had clearly slowed down.

But Ye Bai was rejoicing a bit too early, because after the entire right foreleg was swallowed, the Baibian Can still opened its mouth and pointed toward its mouth with its slender tongue.

Once the left hind leg was swallowed clean, the Baibian Can finally stopped moving; it let out a huge yawn and collapsed onto the ground.

The blood-red Blood Mist gradually became viscous, forming blood-red crystals that covered the Baibian Can.

To avoid disturbing each other, Ye Bai had no choice but to move the other two cocooning Baibian Can away, placing them in a glass display cabinet to the side, waiting quietly for them to complete their final evolution.

He had a premonition that if the Blood Gu Butterfly could evolve successfully, it would become a Tier 4 Pet Beast.

However, this evolutionary path of the Baibian Can evolving into a Blood Gu Butterfly was not easy to replicate.

Ye Bai still hadn't figured out where the most critical evolutionary material, the mysterious Gu poison, actually came from.

It was possible that this Baibian Can would evolve into the first and also the last Blood Gu Butterfly.

Yet, Ye Bai vaguely felt that the surveillance footage would give him an accurate answer.

But when he arrived at the surveillance room, Ye Bai discovered he didn't have the authorization.

Of course, Ye Bai could also use hacker techniques to intrude into the internal network.

But doing so felt like it would be disrespectful to his teacher.

While waiting for the Huidu E and the Blood Gu Butterfly to evolve, Ye Bai remembered he hadn't read today's intelligence yet.

【1. A Dragon-Slaying Sword is hidden beneath an ancient bridge spanning the Jiaying River. Legend has it that the Dragon-Slaying Sword is specifically used to kill flood dragons attempting to transform into dragons. A Dragon-Slaying Sword that has slain ten flood dragons is called a Ten-Dragon Sword, its blade shimmering with a bronze-like luster. A Dragon-Slaying Sword that has slain one hundred flood dragons is called a Hundred-Dragon Sword, its blade shimmering with a silver-white luster. A light flick of the blade produces a deafening dragon roar.】

【2. The Huidu E, which possesses an evolutionary path, can evolve into a Tier 6 Poison Dragon Butterfly after absorbing the crystal core and essence blood of a Tier 6 Poison Flood Dragon.】

【3. Life Crystal Dew is extremely rare. High-tier Sunflowers, after absorbing the essence of heaven and earth, condense Life Crystal Dew from their petals. It is rumored that a Tier 3 Sunflower King, after absorbing a large amount of flesh and blood essence, can also refine Life Crystal Dew. Life Crystal Dew has the effect of prolonging life and curing all diseases; the first time Life Crystal Dew is used for life extension, the effect is best.】

【4. The Mandragora at Jiaying No. 1 Middle School is about to mature. After years of accumulation, a Mandragora King has appeared. Its roots are the main raw material for producing Tier 2 Awakening Potion. The Shenhuang Group is currently purchasing it at a high price. Beware: the scream of the Mandragora can cause cardiac arrest; please cover your ears.】

【5. One week later, Professor Su Qingxian, Director of the Imperial Capital Research Institute, will pass away at the age of sixty-five due to a sudden heart attack, having failed to carry her quick-acting heart pills with her, collapsing on Bian Jiang Lu, Jia Ying Jie, Jiaying City. The major project she holds in her hands is at a critical stage, which will cause a key project of the Yan Kingdom Alliance to fall into a state of stagnation.】

This batch of intelligence provided quite a lot of useful information.

The whereabouts of the Dragon-Slaying Sword.

The evolutionary path of the Huidu E.

The path to enter the Shenhuang Group.

However, none of these pieces of intelligence compared to the last one.

Professor Su Qingxian, Director of the Imperial Capital Research Institute, who has researched many evolutionary paths, can be said to be a pillar of the country.

How could someone like her not have anyone protecting her, and how could such a dramatic situation occur where she didn't have her quick-acting heart pills on her?

This must be that another country wanted to assassinate Professor Su Qingxian and deliberately provoked her, leading to the heart attack.

She is an elder whom all researchers deeply respect, and the idol of all scientific researchers.

Such a great and respectable person must absolutely not meet with an accident.

But what can be done to save Professor Su Qingxian's life?

Ye Bai can only transform into Y once again and send the intelligence out.

Although this also carries extreme risk, it is better than doing nothing.

Is there any medicine that can treat heart disease and help Professor Su get rid of the torment of her illness?

Ye Bai's gaze fell upon the Life Crystal Dew.

The Sunflower King immediately shivered; it rubbed its petals with its thick leaves.

Is it because the Laboratory's air conditioning is turned on too high? Why is its body feeling cold for no reason?

At this moment, Ye Bai took out the last part of the Blood-Violent Rat Emperor's body and gritted his teeth as he handed it to the Sunflower King.

Hopefully, the flesh and blood of the Tier 4 Blood-Violent Rat Emperor can help the Sunflower King condense some Life Crystal Dew.

The Sunflower King tilted its head, a simple and honest smile appearing on its face: there's such a good thing?

Zhang Lingxue arrived at a heavily guarded place; only after passing through layers of verification did she arrive next to a screen.

Because the situation was relatively urgent, otherwise she would not have disturbed her teacher.

"Professor Zhang Lingxue, after approval, you have obtained the authorization to call the Imperial Capital Research Institute."

"Your call will not be recorded; please feel free to make the call."

An electronically synthesized voice came from the speaker to the side.

The video call is connecting.

After a long while, an old woman wearing a white lab coat answered the call.

She was dressed quite plainly, wearing a simple, ordinary headband, and her hair was combed meticulously.

On the bridge of her nose sat a pair of the most ordinary black-rimmed glasses.

This person was none other than Zhang Lingxue's teacher, the director of the Imperial Capital Research Institute, Professor Su Qingxian.

Zhang Lingxue is Professor Su Qingxian's youngest closed-door disciple.

Professor Su Qingxian revealed a smile as warm and kind as the sun: "Xiao Xue, you're looking for me so suddenly; is there some urgent matter?"

Zhang Lingxue nodded: "Teacher, there really is something I need your help with; it's about my grandfather."

Zhang Lingxue transmitted the data in her hand through an encrypted channel.

After Professor Su Qingxian saw this test report, her expression changed instantly: "Xiao Xue, where did you find this thing?"

After Zhang Lingxue saw the old woman's expression, she understood that Professor Su Qingxian must recognize what this thing was, and her heart tightened: "I detected this stuff in my grandfather's blood."

"Teacher, what on earth is this thing?"

Professor Su Qingxian was silent for a moment before saying to Zhang Lingxue: "No wonder we haven't been able to detect it all this time."

"I recently took on a research project and checked a lot of materials, only then did I learn about this thing."

"It is called a Blood Gu."

"It barely counts as a type of Exotic Beast."

Barely counts as a type of Exotic Beast?

Zhang Lingxue didn't quite understand what this meant.

Professor Su Qingxian seemed to see Zhang Lingxue's confusion and explained to her: "Because whether it is an Exotic Beast or a Pet Beast, they all start from the first rank."

"But this kind of Blood Gu can be said to be an Exotic Beast below the first rank, that is, a zero-rank one."

"It is very weak; any Pet Beast skill can kill it."

"But it is also very powerful; as long as it can invade a human body, it will absorb the human body's blood and multiply on a large scale."

"The host being parasitized will also gradually weaken and eventually die an unnatural death."

"This type of Gu insect is also known as the cancer that cannot be killed."

Speaking of this, Zhang Lingxue was very confused: "Teacher? If that's the case, will this kind of Gu insect spread like an infectious disease?"

Professor Su Qingxian shook her head: "You can think of the Gu insect as an ordinary invading cell; during the time it first enters the human body, it would be swallowed by macrophages and would not multiply in large numbers."

"Unless a special targeted drug is used, which makes the Gu insect disregard everything and risk being swallowed by macrophages, only then is it possible to successfully break into the human body and let the Blood Gu multiply."

"At this time, they will begin to secrete a special hormone, making the macrophages mistakenly believe that the Gu insects are their own kind."

"As far as I know, this kind of drug is very precious."

"This should be man-made."

"If we had known from the beginning that it was a Gu insect, there would be special drugs to handle it."

"But once the Gu insects multiply in large numbers, there is no good way to deal with it."

Speaking of this, Zhang Lingxue understood immediately.

This was someone deliberately introducing the Gu insect into her grandfather's body.

"Xiao Xue, you should still spend some time accompanying your grandfather well recently."

"Blood Gu are very active in human blood; they are multiplying at every moment, which will make people feel exceptionally painful, to the point where they would rather commit suicide to find relief."

"By the time the blood contains a large number of Gu insects, it is basically beyond medical help."

"It's strange; logically speaking, the instruments should have been able to detect it from the beginning!"

However, what Professor Su Qingxian said made Zhang Lingxue pause: "Teacher, look at the high-definition recording I took."

"Those Gu insects are all sleeping."

Hearing Zhang Lingxue's words, Professor Su Qingxian was stunned.

She began to carefully watch the recording transmitted by Zhang Lingxue, confirming that these Gu insects were all sleeping.

"Strange, has your grandfather taken any special medicine recently?"

"If the Gu insects are all sleeping, we can expel the Gu insects by changing his blood multiple times."

"However, the price for doing this is also quite heavy; your grandfather's strength will continue to decline and eventually he will become an ordinary person. Can he accept that?"

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