Chapter 349: Desolate Beast? Star Beast Source Blood Lifeform!

"Because the Lingneng Clan's main base was established upon my former divine body, standing at the peak of the world's center..."

"Any non-Lingneng Clan existence that approaches will inevitably trigger the barrier and face destructive thunderous strikes..."

"Therefore, if you wish to rescue that demonic dragon, the only way is for you and me to jointly attack the Lingneng Clan!"

"Of course, you need not worry too much. With the two of us working together, they are merely newly-advanced True Immortal juniors — completely no problem."

"Moreover, we don't even need to engage them in actual combat. As long as you seize the right opportunity amid the chaos of the siege to rescue that demonic dragon, we can completely retreat..."

As if having long anticipated Baichuan's question, the instant Baichuan asked it, Nenya Zhenxian provided an explanation that seemed perfectly reasonable and beyond reproach, as if everything was being considered for Baichuan's sake.

But is it really that good?

"Merely newly-advanced True Immortal juniors" — those words left Baichuan speechless, with nothing to complain about...

Baichuan smiled, looking at that seemingly harmless jade-green sprout, "By your account, it seems I'm the one reaping all the benefits? Then what do you seek?"

"You seem to have some misunderstanding about me — I wonder what I did..."

Hearing the doubt and distrust in Baichuan's words, a leaf of Nenya Zhenxian swayed in the wind, a hint of vexation in the voice, "What I seek, you have already paid. Helping you is helping myself..."

"Oh~ how do you mean?" Baichuan neither affirmed nor denied — who knows what tricks you True Immortals have up your sleeves.

"You are, after all, going to leave this realm?"

"Yes."

Nenya Zhenxian understood. Firefly-like green Light Points on its body scattered like startled fireflies, then gathered once more, "If so, then besieging the Lingneng Clan is the only opportunity."

"My divine body is lost, this realm has become a Cage for our kind, but this realm was ultimately born because of me, so I know where it is weak and how to break through."

"The center of the world, the strongest point of the world is also its weakest — it lies where my former divine body is. When you approach my former divine body, I can use that connection to channel the last of its power, break open the Cage the Lingneng Clan has set over this realm, and from then on escape, free."

"Therefore, between you and me, there has never been any conflict from the start. United we both benefit, divided we both suffer. All you need to give is to carry and protect this immobile remnant Spirit of mine through this battle, bring it to where my divine body is, and take me with you when you leave."

Finally, to show sincerity, Nenya Zhenxian added:

"If you agree, I am willing to offer a drop of Star Beast Source Blood to improve your bloodline..."

At these words, Baichuan's gaze shifted, keenly seizing upon an important piece of information — Star Beast? Source Blood?!

Is it the Star Beast he understood?

And improving bloodline?

This sentence seemed to reveal a piece of information very important to him!

Perhaps this was the most precious gain of his journey!

Thoughts flashing like lightning, Baichuan's face remained impassive. Whatever the other's purpose, just on the basis of the bait of Star Beast Source Blood dangled before him, he was hooked!

The mere term "source blood" meant it was not ordinary blood from a Star Beast, but some special blood even more important that he currently had no access to.

As such, it must carry the ability of a Star Beast from legend — one that upon reaching adulthood is a planet-level existence — LV6!

Even if the owner of this blood may not have died, preventing him from directly using the Ability Panel to scan the ability model within, it didn't matter — because he could also, based on the other's words, have it help him improve this avatar's bloodline, thereby indirectly bringing along this power. Then he would only need to scan this avatar of his to be sufficient!

After all, what he wanted was never the powerful energy within the Star Beast's blood, merely the ability model within!

Once he obtained this ability, what schemes or tricks mattered? Even if the other wished to plot against this avatar of his, so what? After he truly advanced to True Immortal, before absolute power, nothing would be an issue!

In an instant, Baichuan had decided all his plans going forward, then looked at the other and nodded heavily, "Good!"

After the most important matter was decided, Baichuan then proceeded to ask it some minor things — such as the Lingneng Clan, this super civilization, the "Ancestor" in its mouth, and the True Immortal guarding this world, the implementation of the plan, when to begin, and so on.

After all, these were the great enemies he was about to face; the more he understood, the better.

At this, he nearly drove this half-broken True Immortal to irritation with his questions. Only then did Baichuan stop his curious-baby behavior of "a hundred thousand whys," looked at the sprout that seemed considerably more wilted, and took his leave.

Finally, before departing, Baichuan, who abruptly remembered something, stopped once more, looked at the seemingly somewhat frightened Nenya Zhenxian, smiled, and said: "It's been so long and I only just thought of it — may I ask how to address you?"

Speaking of this, even Baichuan felt a bit embarrassed. After all, they were temporarily on the same side, yet he had interacted with it for so long without knowing its honorific title — truly somewhat impolite.

Nenya Zhenxian was also taken aback upon hearing this. After a long while, just as Baichuan thought the other was unwilling to reply, it said: "Things that have passed cannot be retained — you may simply call me 'Lingxin'..."

"Lingxin, is it? Alright, I, Baichuan, will remember it."

With that, Baichuan's consciousness vanished from this space, returning to the great city hall of the Extreme West Alliance, leaving behind only the still-living plant world, a delicate jade-like green sprout swaying in the wind — only that wisp of Grey Mist remained as piercing and conspicuous as ever.

……

In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed since Baichuan's day-long exchange with Lingxin.

And he had finally finished absorbing the Star Beast Source Blood gifted by Lingxin, completing a new metamorphosis.

Only now did he understand why the Desolate God of old felt sorrow for the Tier 5 Storm Bird, despising its bloodline as polluted.

Because the original Desolate Beasts were not like this!

In this realm, the original source of all Desolate Beasts came from a single living being infected by an adult Star Beast's source blood — a drop of heart-blood from the heart of a Star Beast that, even among True Immortal-level beings, was nearly invincible — that infected a living creature!

This kind of heart-blood, even a Star Beast grown to its peak, might not possess more than ten drops; each one lost would cause severe vital damage.

And the original living beings of this realm were all born of living beings infected by such source blood. Though their potential could not compare to true offspring born of a Star Beast, each one possessed Earth Immortal-level potential — super creatures capable of ruling over a planet.

However, as this realm drew the attention of the Lingneng Clan, Lingxin was slain by the Ancestor of the Lingneng Clan. From then on, the bloodlines of all Desolate Beasts suffered pollution, contaminated by the power of Grey Mist, becoming the Ancestor's claws. The divine aspects belonging to the Star Beast within their bloodlines had long since vanished, and they had become beings that needed to rely on the power of Grey Mist to grow.

At the same time, not only would they be used as materials and consumables for various creations by the Lingneng Clan upon reaching adulthood, they also needed, while alive, to passively have the Spirit left behind by Lingxin continually worn away, causing it to decline endlessly until complete annihilation.

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(End of this chapter)