Chapter 109: LV3 (Banzhu)? A Creature of Flames

As Time passed.

Soon, Baichuan had completely finished scanning it.

The reason it could be done so quickly was thanks to the two of them not having a vastly different body size.

He no longer hesitated, and did not choose to leave.

Guarding against another situation similar to the Ice Silkworm, he opened his panel on the spot and headed straight for the ability structure library.

As the panel's faint glow lit up, a panel of information unfolded along with it:

'Species: Fire Bat.'

'Abilities: (Details)'

'LV3: Immunity (Banzhu), Fire Resistance (King), DNA Damage Repair (Banzhu), Wing Hand (Banzhu).'

'LV2: Ultrasonic, Ultrasonic Positioning, Symbiosis (Heat Storage), Gigantification, Digestion and Absorption…'

"What, Banzhu?!"

As the panel's information entered Baichuan's eyes, he lost his composure in an instant.

An LV3 ability actually had another stage?!

This was the first time in all his years that he had encountered an ability of such a high level.

So much so that he lost his composure, startled and uncertain, and raised his head to look at the extremely feeble Strange Beast fire bat before him.

After a long while, he slowly let out a breath.

No wonder, no wonder this fire bat was already so feeble.

Yet those people still treated it with such grave caution, using thick, massive iron chains to bind it.

Not only that, they also completely submerged a creature born of flames in freezing water, and even borrowed the power of a waterfall to constantly pour icy water down upon it from above.

It was because the power within its body was too great!

So great that even though it was already so feeble, they still had to go to every possible length to weaken and restrain it.

Such a terrifying Strange Beast, once poorly controlled, would go on a rampage, and probably very few people could actually stop it.

Yet even with such weakening, the heat from its own body still evaporated the space behind the waterfall, sending up what seemed like endless steam.

If this were when it was in its prime, just how terrifying would it be?

But how did that group of humans manage to capture such a terrifying Strange Beast?

Were those humans really that strong?

He hadn't sensed it from them just now either, or was there some other hidden circumstance?

For a moment, countless thoughts raced through Baichuan's mind, with various doubts and questions flashing by nonstop.

Unfortunately, he didn't understand the writing of this world; otherwise, among the large number of books he had seen earlier in this vast valley, there would very likely be information on this matter.

"Sigh~"

Letting out a long, quiet sigh, Baichuan paid it no more attention and looked at the panel again.

Let him truly understand this Strange Beast's abilities.

What could this Banzhu-level ability do, and where did this fire bat's scorching flames come from?

Baichuan did not look at those ordinary abilities that were at the same level as a normal bat's, but instead focused specifically on those terrifyingly powerful abilities:

Immunity LV3 (Banzhu): This is a fortunate creature reborn from the burning of flames. Though the fire burned away its fur, leaving its flesh and blood exposed to the air and tormented by the erosion of all things.

But thanks to this, it gained a fully awakened, terrifying Immunity after its mutation and enhancement. This ability operates every moment, allowing its own body temperature to reach a scorching three hundred degrees.

Fire Resistance LV3 (King): This is a peculiar ability that a creature born of flames evolved through years of enduring high temperatures, combined with its own ceaseless repair abilities and the fusion of a strange ability. It allows its host to bathe in flames of a certain temperature without harm.

Symbiosis LV2 (Heat Storage): Can form a Symbiosis with a mysterious power. This power can absorb the heat generated by the host's life activities, storing it up for its own use.

……

Looking at such exaggerated abilities above, Baichuan thought it over for a while, and finally sorted out what was going on here.

Basically, it was a bat that had the fortune to survive being burned by flames. Though it lost its fur in what turned out to be a blessing in disguise.

It also luckily gained a fully awakened Immunity ability through mutation, raising its own body temperature to a scorching three hundred degrees.

With the help of this terrifying high temperature, even though this bat had no fur to protect its tender, fragile flesh, and it was completely exposed to the outside world, nothing could approach it.

By normal logic, this Strange Beast should actually have died at this point.

Because even though it had gained the fully mutated Immunity ability, its own flesh and blood could not withstand the temperature of its ability running at full power, and would have been burned to charcoal.

But sometimes, fate works in such coincidental ways!

Because it constantly radiated high temperatures, it finally attracted a peculiar power that liked to store heat, forming a Symbiosis with it that resulted in a mutually beneficial state.

And with the help of this power, this fortunate creature finally did not have to die on the spot from the excessive temperature, because all the heat beyond what it could endure was absorbed and stored by the Light Point.

And under these circumstances, this fortunate bat, relying on its own constant exposure to high temperatures and its powerful DNA Damage Repair ability, forcibly adapted and evolved a special ability that could tolerate high temperatures.

This ability could essentially be said to remodel its entire flesh and blood, making it fully adapted to high temperatures.

Thus, through all these chance encounters, this bat finally succeeded in its nirvana, transforming into a creature of flames and mastering the power of fire.

……

One had to say, Baichuan merely imagining this journey felt the epic, moving saga of evolution within it.

It could be said that that great fire, that mysterious power, and its unwavering will to survive had forged the terrifying strength it possessed today.

Its very birth was a重现 of a miracle!

Thinking of this, Baichuan could not help but raise his head and look at this Strange Beast with eyes of admiration and appreciation. One had to say, its life was a legend in itself.

Unfortunately, the second half of this legend was a tragic one.

What a pity, but for his current evolution, he had no choice but to kill it.

Because to obtain the power of fire, he would inevitably have to fight it for that mysterious heat-storing power.

Only by possessing that power could he, after his evolution, truly unleash those scorching flames and create the terrifying scene before his eyes; otherwise, he would at best only be able to radiate a barely three-hundred-degree high temperature.

And after that power was stripped away, it, already so weak, would inevitably die directly.

However, even if it didn't die by then, Baichuan reckoned he would have to take action personally to kill it.

His path of transforming into a dragon could not tolerate the slightest flaw; he absolutely could not leave behind the original host of that mysterious energy.

Nevertheless, to commemorate its existence, Baichuan decided to preserve its Ability Panel, to see if he could later recreate this scene and strive to evolve an even more excellent ability for himself.

With this thought, Baichuan, who had preserved the panel of this fire bat, stood up once more.

Now that the ability model had been obtained, it was time for him to find a hidden place to begin his evolution.

Presumably, after this evolution, he would no longer fear flames, and thus truly become the sovereign of fire.

Of course, before leaving, he still needed to get some food over here, to prevent this Strange Beast from starving to death during his evolution.

Thus, Baichuan walked straight out of this cave hidden within the waterfall, heading outside.

Before long, he brought back a large amount of flesh and blood as well as various medicinal herbs from Yingu.

These were determined by the traces he had just observed remaining near the Strange Beast's head; they were all the food that group of humans fed it daily.

After arranging and placing them properly, Baichuan immediately spread his wings and left without stopping.

The place he went this time wasn't far either; it was also near this Yingu, except he had simply found a hidden spot and dug out a cave by himself.

Of course, before all this, he had also dealt with the corpse of that red-robed elder, freezing it to prevent rapid decay.

Once everything was prepared and he had once again eaten and drunk his fill, Baichuan coiled himself in the cave once more and began a new round of evolution.

Because there were quite a few abilities that needed to be evolved this time, yet he was afraid that fire bat would starve to death during his evolution process.

So he was one of the few who evolved each ability separately; every time he evolved one, he had to go out to feed it and reinforce the ice block.

Time passed slowly like this, and in the blink of an eye, a month had gone by.

And at this moment, Baichuan had finally truly completed his entire evolution...

(End of this chapter)