Chapter 73: The Mysterious Zhenlong Stone

After trading for ten Baibian Can, Zhang Lingxue and Ye Bai hurriedly left the breeding farm.

On the way back to the city, Ye Bai made an excuse about wanting to admire the beautiful scenery of the ancient bridge, letting the Huidu E fly down and linger on the bridge for a moment.

Zhang Lingxue sat on the back of the Guangming Nüshen Die, looking down from the air.

She knew Ye Bai must have discovered something, but everyone has their own secrets; seeing through it without exposing it was enough.

As a teacher, one naturally hopes their students will be more successful than themselves, so that the Yan Kingdom Alliance can become increasingly powerful.

This was a thousand-year-old stone bridge, with a long body and a wide deck.

It was several hundred meters long, the bridge deck could accommodate four vehicles passing at the same time, and the entire bridge was made of green rock.

One could feel the traces of time on the bridge body.

It seemed as if no one had passed over this bridge for a long time.

The area under the bridge was overgrown with wild grass, and only a trickling stream passed beneath it.

The bridge body was covered in moss.

The Huidu E flapped its wings and landed, stirring up gusts of wind.

The wind blew, causing ripples to stir in the stream under the bridge.

The ancient stele on the bridge recorded the name of this bridge, which was called Zhenlong Bridge.

This was not the Jiaying River, but there was a thick, lingering gray mist at the bottom of the ancient bridge.

Ye Bai went online to check the geographical location of this place.

One hundred years ago, this was the Changhe Jiang, a river of similar scale to the Jiaying River.

And this bridge was located in the middle and lower reaches of the Changhe Jiang.

It was just that a Great Earthquake occurred fifty years ago, the upper reaches of the Changhe Jiang changed course, and the residents living near Zhenlong Bridge chose to live near water and moved away one after another.

Consequently, this Zhenlong Bridge was completely abandoned.

Due to a long period without maintenance, the bridge body was covered in thick moss.

A touch of lush green brought vitality.

Ye Bai jumped down from Xiao Zi's back and landed on the bridge deck; the emerald green moss was a bit slippery.

He followed the steps down to the bottom of the bridge to find the source of the gray mist.

The mud under the bridge emitted a fishy, foul odor, and Ye Bai walked with uneven steps.

After reaching the center of the bridge, he confirmed that the gray mist was emerging from the small stream.

The stream flowed murmuringly, and the water only reached the top of Ye Bai's feet.

He stepped through the water and found the source of the gray mist; it was an irregular stone that was only black-gray in color.

Although it was only the size of a palm, it was as heavy as ten thousand jun.

The two large golden characters "Zhenlong" were written on the stone in small seal script.

Under the sunlight, it emitted a faint golden light, and at the moment of contact with the Zhenlong Stone, a high-pitched dragon roar echoed in Ye Bai's mind.

This reminded Ye Bai of what the intelligence said, that if one lightly flicked the body of the Dragon-Slaying Sword, it could emit a deafening dragon roar.

What connection was there between this Zhenlong Stone and the Dragon-Slaying Sword?

Ye Bai felt it was necessary to investigate the connection between the Zhenlong Stone, the Dragon-Slaying Sword, and the Flood Dragon.

Perhaps it could come in very handy in the future.

With a thought, he touched the Zhenlong Stone with both hands and stored it into his Pet Beast Space.

After the Zhenlong Stone disappeared, the ground shook slightly, a Gale blew over, and the one-meter-tall wild grass all around fell to the ground.

A black shadow opened its eyes.

After returning to the Research Institute, Ye Bai learned what had happened at the tournament.

Principal Liu Hang had come over in person, and after learning the real reason from Su Na, Liu Hang was left speechless.

This was a tragedy caused by a fart.

The resolution was for Ye Bai to cover the repair costs for the arena.

After all, Ye Bai was the Pet Beast Master of the Baibian Can, and the trouble caused by the Baibian Can naturally had to be handled by Ye Bai.

After hearing this, Ye Bai grinned.

"Principal Liu, you wouldn't want the secret of your baldness to become known to everyone, would you?"

"Teacher, regarding the experiment on the evolution of the Blood Gu Butterfly, I think the bottle of mysterious Gu poison you provided plays a crucial role."

"Do you have any more stock of the mysterious Gu poison on hand?"

Zhang Lingxue smiled mysteriously, ripples appeared in the air, and the Blood Gu Butterfly rushed out.

"Don't be anxious, don't be anxious, the Blood Gu Butterfly stores mysterious Gu poison within its body."

"Those Gu poisons all obey the commands of the Blood Gu Butterfly."

The Blood Gu Butterfly extended its mouthparts and spat out drops of liquid the size of a thumb, which landed on ten reagent bottles.

"This is high-concentration Gu poison."

One drop is equivalent to a whole bottle from before.

"Since the results of the tournament have already been announced, there shouldn't be any important matters for a short time."

"Let's start the experiment first."

"This time, we must research the complete evolutionary route of the Blood Poison Moth and the Blood Gu Butterfly."

Ye Bai had researched the Blood Gu Butterfly and the Blood Poison Moth, but some specific details still needed to be refined; a complete reproducibility experiment was very important.

Just then, Zhang Lingxue's phone rang; she answered the call and began discussing.

After hanging up, Zhang Lingxue smiled: "Ye Bai, business for your Sun Flower Cleaning Company has arrived."

"Several surrounding cities that were invaded by the Beast Tide are currently troubled by how to deal with the mountains of Exotic Beast corpses."

"Otherwise, it will rot and stink."

"Rest assured, President Wang will personally send people to deliver the Sunflowers to the city where the Beast Tide is occurring, which can ensure the safety of the Sunflowers."

"President Wang's side will help you negotiate the price; you won't be taken advantage of."

The flesh and blood of Exotic Beasts are generally poisonous and require special processing before they can be consumed by humans.

Processing the carcasses of Exotic Beasts has become an urgent matter that several Pet Beast guilds need to handle at present.

"No problem, I will just have the Sunflower King handle it."

Ye Bai hesitated for a moment, but still said one thing to Zhang Lingxue: "There is just one more point; after the Baibian Can consumes high-level Exotic Beast meat, its body might not be able to withstand this power, and it is very likely to fall into a state of Self-Destruct."

"I have always used the Sunflower King to dispel the Baibian Can's Self-Destruct state."

"Teacher, among the Pet Beasts in your hands, is there any method that can dispel the Baibian Can's Self-Destruct state?"

Zhang Lingxue smiled, and her jade-white fingertips pointed behind her: "What I can rely on is it."

Ye Bai looked over; it was the Guangming Nüshen Die floating in the air.

"My Guangming Nüshen Die can eliminate various abnormal states, including the Self-Destruct state."

"Moreover, according to my experience in the last two days of getting the Blood-Gu Butterfly to work together, the Blood-Gu Butterfly also possesses a special Blood Sucking skill that can absorb the excess energy from the Baibian Can's body."

At this moment, Ye Bai's Myriad-Change Silkworm appeared at the entrance of the Research Institute, hopping along.

It had a ticket dangling from its mouth.

The Myriad-Change Silkworm had a silly, cute expression as it looked at the Research Institute's surveillance.

Just then, the door of the Research Institute creaked open, and a robot guard walked out and took the Myriad-Change Silkworm inside.

When Ye Bai saw that hefty fine, he gasped.

He glared fiercely at the Myriad-Change Silkworm, and the Myriad-Change Silkworm shrank its neck.

Allow me to quibble—no, explain this.

Zhang Lingxue burst into laughter: "Haha, Ye Bai, I didn't expect your Thousand-Change Silkworm to let out a fart and blow up the entire arena."

"It even made the watching students think that the Thousand-Change Silkworm has very strong attack power."

"Rest assured, this counts as a school scandal, so Principal Liu has strictly ordered that it must not be publicized."

"Otherwise, it would be the school that loses face, and your innocence can be considered preserved."

"You don't need to worry about the fine either; Principal Liu wouldn't dare do anything to you, he's just putting on a show for the public."

Ye Bai gave a mysterious smile: "Teacher, you used the wrong term just now; my Pet Beast is no longer a Thousand-Change Silkworm, it is now a Myriad-Change Silkworm."

After hearing this, Zhang Lingxue blinked her eyes.

She looked left and right, but she couldn't see any difference between Ye Bai's Myriad-Change Silkworm and the Thousand-Change Silkworm.

In her eyes, they were all about the same as a Baibian Can.

"Moreover, my Myriad-Change Silkworm has also mastered a special form."

"Myriad-Change Silkworm, split into a Clone."

A brilliant light erupted from the Myriad-Change Silkworm's body; after a sleep, it had already recovered most of its stamina.

Points of white light gathered from the Myriad-Change Silkworm's body, condensing in the air.

A dark red Blood Poison Moth appeared.

"Ah?"

Zhang Lingxue rubbed her eyes; she must be having an illusion, right? How could she see a Blood Poison Moth appear?

A glimmer of sharpness appeared in Ye Bai's eyes.

Sure enough, just as he thought, once the Myriad-Change Silkworm's Clone uses Mimicry on a Blood Poison Moth, the Clone's form will not be canceled unless it specifically mimics and records another form.

"This is the secret of my Myriad-Change Silkworm; I ask Teacher to keep it confidential for me."

Ye Bai absolutely trusted Zhang Lingxue's character.

Furthermore, he knew that if he wanted to use Mimicry on the Guangming Nüshen Die and the Blood-Gu Butterfly, he absolutely couldn't hide it from Zhang Lingxue.

Even if there are secrets between a teacher and a student, some things still need to be clarified in public.

"My Myriad-Change Silkworm's Clone has mastered a very special Mimicry skill; it can mimic and record all forms of the Hundred-Change Silkworm, Thousand-Change Silkworm, and Myriad-Change Silkworm after they evolve."

"This Clone is the one that mimicked the appearance of the Blood Poison Moth after battling it."

At this time, the Blood Poison Moth Clone flew in front of the Guangming Nüshen Die, circled it a few times, and a red light flashed in its eyes, as if it were recording something.

Soon, the Blood Poison Moth's Clone form began to change, and before long, a Guangming Nüshen Die appeared.

The two Guangming Nüshen Die were almost identical, though they could still be slightly distinguished.

The Guangming Nüshen Die that the Clone had turned into had slightly duller wing colors.

Zhang Lingxue's mouth hung open in surprise.

"Ye Bai, your Myriad-Change Silkworm is too monstrous."

"Lend it to Teacher to study for a few days."

"Have you tested whether there is any difference between the abilities of the Clone after Mimicry and the original Pet Beast?"

Zhang Lingxue suddenly realized that even if her experiment this time didn't succeed and the Blood-Gu Butterfly wasn't evolved, she could still have the Myriad-Change Silkworm's Clone turn into a Blood-Gu Butterfly to absorb the blood gu from her grandfather's body.

"The abilities are about the same, though the effect might be slightly worse because my Myriad-Change Silkworm is a Tier 2 Pet Beast, and even after the Clone uses Mimicry, its strength cannot exceed Tier 2."

"My Myriad-Change Silkworm can currently only split into two Clones, but splitting the second Clone will consume all of the Myriad-Change Silkworm's stamina."

Zhang Lingxue smiled: "Then if you have the Myriad-Change Silkworm retract one of the Clones and then release the second Clone, wouldn't that save the Myriad-Change Silkworm's stamina?"

After hearing Zhang Lingxue's words, Ye Bai immediately felt it made sense.

The Myriad-Change Silkworm did as told; the Bright Goddess Butterfly Clone dissipated, turning into milky-white light spots that merged into the Myriad-Change Silkworm's body.

Then the Myriad-Change Silkworm created the second Clone; this time, the second Clone didn't look malnourished, and the Myriad-Change Silkworm only panted a few times, with stamina still remaining.

"Teacher is still the smart one."

Ye Bai flattered Zhang Lingxue a little, and with a beckon of her hand, the Blood Gu Butterfly slowly landed beside the Clone.

Its blood-red compound eyes looked curiously at the plump, white Myriad-Change Silkworm; it really wanted to take a bite out of the Myriad-Change Silkworm.

The Myriad-Change Silkworm looked the Blood Gu Butterfly up and down, and streams of blood-red Qi surged out from the Myriad-Change Silkworm's body.

Its body began to undergo Expansion and grow larger, and the Blood Mist wrapped around it; not long after, when the Blood Mist dissipated, another Blood Gu Butterfly appeared.

Begging for votes, begging for votes, begging for votes. The previous chapter was revised, adding psychological descriptions for the Myriad-Change Silkworm. I have revised this chapter again, correcting some typos and parts that did not read well.

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