Chapter 328: Eliminating Harm for the People, The King's Path

Seeing the private message sent by Xiao Xiao Fa, the entire squad where Yu Chuan was located instantly froze.

Because this game ID was simply too famous.

During the Lingxi Campaign that once shocked the forums, players farmed Shou Shou Jili with ease throughout, yet only crashed and burned right here in their own hometown.

Xiao Xiao Fa proved with his actions that when you go out, beware of your fellow villagers.

His series of maneuvers are still dug up today to be criticized.

First, he joined the Lingxi faction at the start, an enemy to the player camp, and led the Super Beast Legion to slaughter players on a massive scale.

Later, he even employed schemes.

At that time, the two Wang Zuo of the Lingxi faction, along with their subordinate Super Beast Legion, joined forces to block the spatial channel.

To farm Shou Shou Jili with ease in the Lingxi World, players faced multiple challenges.

First was the high packet loss rate across the spatial channel; before even entering, there was a 50% chance of going straight to the small black room and entering a one-hour respawn cooldown.

Second, once out of the spatial channel, they had to face the encirclement and slaughter by the Super Beast Legion.

Even if they escaped, they still had to face pursuit by the Super Beast Legion's hunting squads.

Those who could survive back then were powerful player squads that gave the Super Beast Legion a massive headache.

Xiao Xiao Fa's scheme was extremely ruthless; knowing his own players' greed for high-value resources, he used profit as bait to set a Hongmen Banquet.

On the forum, he claimed to have triggered a hidden mission and, while unaware of the specifics, played on behalf of the Blood King using the Blood King's memories, which led to the great disaster of attacking his own fellow villagers.

In Xiao Xiao Fa's post, he wept and wailed, and even released relevant videos.

But the problem was, the video couldn't show Xiao Xiao Fa's inner thoughts; whether he was simply going with the flow according to the hidden plot, or had temporarily lost his player memories and was being driven by the Blood King's memories to act according to Wang De Xiang Fa.

Other players could ask the Guide, but when questions involved other players, the Guide would not answer.

As for the specific reason, forum players understood easily enough, after all, it involved players' personal privacy.

Every player's information was protected to a certain degree, just like in real life, where without another's permission, one cannot casually pry into others' privacy.

The Guide in the Monster World also followed similar rules.

When players asked about specific information or behavioral motivations of other players, or questions involving the scope of privacy, to safeguard every player's rights and avoid information abuse, the Guide would choose silence.

Therefore, regarding the truth behind the Xiao Xiao Fa incident, players could only rely on their own deduction and speculation, making the truth obscure and confusing.

But Xiao Xiao Fa's act of posting to prove himself and stating his willingness to compensate the slaughtered players was still affirmed by a large number of players.

They were willing to believe Xiao Xiao Fa had joined the villainous faction without knowing.

Later, Xiao Xiao Fa's decision to take out the Super Beast Legion's resource vault and distribute all resources to other players completely ignited the enthusiasm of forum players.

It was precisely this move that instantly silenced players who were still arguing about the "conspiracy theory."

The forum's sentiment immediately reversed.

But no one ever expected that this would turn out to be a Hongmen Banquet.

Through a scheme, all players wandering in the Monster World were gathered in a city ruin, and then wiped out in one net.

Sweeping all the fellow villagers out of the Lingxi World in one go.

Thus, Xiao Xiao Fa was thoroughly branded with the traitor label.

Although Xiao Xiao Fa occasionally posted on the forum to explain, what he received was a barrage of angry scolding.

The earth-shattering reversal of wiping everyone out in one net completely nailed Xiao Xiao Fa to the pillar of shame of the player camp.

Among the legendary players on the forum, Xiao Xiao Fa's infamy spread far and wide.

Although his combat power ranked at the very top of the forum leaderboard, no player was willing to have any contact with Xiao Xiao Fa.

Many newly qualified players had participated in the Monster World as tourists before, so they also knew of such a figure.

Old players and new players held the same attitude toward Xiao Xiao Fa.

Seeing the purchase request private message sent by Xiao Xiao Fa at this moment, Yu Chuan and the squad members all fell silent.

Directly refusing was obviously the safest plan.

If other players found out they were cooperating with Xiao Xiao Fa, the aftermath would be endless.

The players offended by Xiao Xiao Fa back then numbered at least tens of thousands.

Many players had now become big shots in their own regions, or formed powerful fixed teams... the relatives and friends of these players also viewed Xiao Xiao Fa as an enemy.

Under the web of connections, Xiao Xiao Fa could be said to be an enemy to the entire nation.

After a long time, the squad members, looking at each other, still did not speak.

The captain's gaze swept over his teammates, and with curiosity, he typed a line of text into the private chat box: How much are you offering?

Seeing the captain actually reply, the assassin in the team couldn't help but complain:

"Captain, I've already taken a screenshot; I'll post it on the forum in a moment. If you don't spend 100,000 Shou Shou Jili to buy me off, just wait to die."

The captain glanced sideways at the assassin and grinned:

"You are my beloved family and friends; if I get into trouble, you can't escape either."

Just as they were about to bicker, Xiao Xiao Fa sent another message:

"300,000 Shou Shou Jili, how about that?"

The captain thought for a moment, then typed a line of text into the private chat box:

"800,000."

Seeing the captain make an outrageous demand, the teammates couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Captain, you're treating Xiao Xiao Fa like a pig to slaughter," Yu Chuan joked with a smile.

Compared to his unaware teammates, he had heard the truth behind the Lingxi Campaign from the Star Net; if Xiao Xiao Fa's actions were revealed on the day of universal ascension, he would probably be roasted even more severely.

"Don't laugh, I am eliminating harm for the people," the captain refuted with a serious expression.

Hearing these words, the teammates couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Just as they thought Xiao Xiao Fa would refuse, the other party sent a reply:

"Deal. Give me the coordinates. I'll take the goods first, then transfer you the Shou Shou Jili."

Seeing that Xiao Xiao Fa was truly willing to pay eight hundred thousand, the squad members were instantly surprised, then shook their heads.

Xiao Xiao Fa's reputation on the forum is negative.

If we give the Soul Beast Seed first, we probably won't get even a single point of Shou Shou Jili.

The "Hongmen Banquet" from back then is still vivid in memory; the price of discussing integrity with Xiao Xiao Fa is most likely getting scammed.

The captain sent a message at this moment:

"Your reputation on the forum, you must be clear on that. If we give the goods first, we won't sell a bit; if you give the Shou Shou Jili first, we might consider selling to you."

"I'm afraid you'll receive the payment and not send the goods."

"I'm also afraid you'll receive the goods and not pay."

Amidst the exchange of dialogue, both sides reached a stalemate.

Without the ability to use the trading system, a transaction built on mutual distrust is hard to push forward.

Just as the captain was preparing to close the private chat, blacklist Xiao Xiao Fa, and refuse this job.

Xiao Xiao Fa sent a private message again:

"How about this: I'll give 300,000 Shou Shou Jili as a deposit first; after receiving the goods, I'll transfer you the remaining 500,000 Shou Shou Jili. How does that sound? The deposit price alone is enough to buy this Soul Beast Seed, so you won't lose no matter what."

Seeing that Xiao Xiao Fa was actually willing to give the Shou Shou Jili first, the captain's face immediately showed pain, and his gaze turned toward his teammates:

"This is 300,000 Shou Shou Jili, and it could even be 800,000 Shou Shou Jili. What do you all think?"

"Don't sell it. If the act of selling him a Soul Beast is exposed on the forum, how are we supposed to survive afterwards?"

"Sell it. This is eight hundred thousand; it counts as removing a harm for the people. This Xiao Xiao Fa is truly rich."

Regarding whether to sell, the teammates held different opinions.

Ultimately, the decision was made through voting to determine whether to sell the Soul Beast Seed to Xiao Xiao Fa.

Yu Chuan is now a member of the squad and also holds one vote.

In the face of profit, all squad members appeared incredibly pained.

800,000 Shou Shou Jili; this price is comparable to the Rule Fragment listed at a low price by some unfortunate squad in the trading hall back in the day.

Apart from Xiao Xiao Fa, no other player could possibly offer such a high price.

Finally, the voting results were released; they decided to take the risk and secretly sell the Soul Beast Seed to Xiao Xiao Fa.

The captain sent a private message at this moment:

"Transfer the money. We'll sell to you."

The next second, Xiao Xiao Fa's transfer of 300,000 entered the captain's Spatial Bag balance column.

"Let's run." One teammate urged at this moment.

"Can't run at all; I'm not that kind of person." The captain's eyes held both the joy of receiving Shou Shou Jili and helplessness regarding the risk.

"What I'm curious about is how Xiao Xiao Fa will pick up the goods. He dares not return to the Newbie Village now; once he goes in, he can't get out. How can he possibly come to the Senluo Forest Realm region?" Yu Chuan asked with some curiosity.

"I don't know that. How he picks up the goods is his problem." The captain shook his head.

This question was answered quickly; Xiao Xiao Fa sent a message:

"Send a spatial coordinate. I'll come to pick up the goods within 2 hours. You just need to place the Soul Beast Seed at the coordinate location. Don't choose a location inside a spatial node or nearby."

This answer made the squad members realize that Xiao Xiao Fa probably possessed spatial teleportation-level abilities.

The facts were exactly as they had predicted.

Half an hour after the captain provided the spatial coordinate, the sky was torn open by a tiny rift, which continuously expanded as time passed.

The squad members all stepped back.

They saw the Soul Beast Seed placed in the center of the open ground suddenly tremble; an invisible gravitational field spread out from the spatial rift as its center, and pebbles and fallen leaves on the ground began to slowly float into the air.

Subsequently, under this invisible force, the Soul Beast Seed shot toward the spatial rift.

The instant it touched the opening, it was swallowed.

The rift immediately began to contract rapidly; in the blink of an eye, it returned to normal, as if nothing had happened.

The squad members looked at each other, seeing shock in each other's eyes.

Xiao Xiao Fa's slight display of power made them realize that this public enemy of all people had significantly improved his strength again.

At least at the current stage, Xiao Xiao Fa is the only player who can skillfully master spatial technology in the Monster World.

"Do you think we can still receive the final payment?" The captain propped his cheek with one hand, gazing at the spot where the sky rift disappeared and pondering.

"Based on my understanding of Xiao Xiao Fa's character, the deposit is the full payment; don't even think about the final payment."

"This guy is truly rich; he gave 300,000 so easily, not even afraid we'll run away."

"Having 300,000 is already good; as long as we make a profit, that's enough."

Just as the squad members were discussing whether they could still receive the final payment, a Challenger Notification popped up in the floating light screen before the captain:

【Challenger Notification: Player "Xiao Xiao Fa" has privately transferred 500,000 Shou Shou Jili to you (received).】

Squad members:...

They didn't expect that Xiao Xiao Fa would actually settle the final payment.

"Although he is black-hearted and ruthless, I didn't expect him to be quite principled." The captain gave a thumbs-up to the void, then lowered his head to scan the squad members:

"Next, we split the loot. Brothers, keep this matter buried deep in your bellies; don't mention it to anyone in the future. Just pretend this never happened."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Since they were all participants and beneficiaries in selling the Soul Beast Seed, spreading it would only bring trouble upon themselves.

The group of veteran players that Xiao Xiao Fa provoked back then were not easy to deal with.

This act would inevitably earn them the "Traitor" label from the forum community; they would face iron fists wherever they went from now on.

The Continent of Earth's Roar.

The rising morning light pierced the shattered clouds, gilding the earth with gold foil.

Viewed from high above, the Phantom Flower Plains stretched for ten thousand li with seas of flowers in every color, undulating and swaying in the wind like waves in a great ocean.

The newly built city stood like a dagger thrust into the heart of the flower sea.

Warriors of the Lingxi Clan labored day and night here, striving to construct the city's defensive framework.

Seen from high above, this city was not built from cold steel and piled stones.

Instead, it was covered by natural plants and living tissue resembling flesh and blood.

Massive vines coiled like dragon spines to form the city walls, their surfaces covered in a hard biological keratin layer that shimmered with a bronze-like luster under the sunlight.

The multiple charging Gao Ta within the city were grown from living Super Beasts; glowing sap like blood flowed within them, lighting up on their own in the twilight.

In a state of war, they could even rise from the ground to become war behemoths.

The view plunged from the sky, sweeping past Lingxi warriors who were controlling giant beetles to transport building materials.

The view finally focused on the highest point of the city wall.

A lone figure stood atop the wall; a robe of blood-red color fluttered wildly in the wind, its hem adorned with dark golden patterns that looked like burning flames.

His blood-red hair was tied back, with golden threads woven among the tips, and a mark symbolizing the Lingxi Royal Lineage was branded upon his forehead.

His face was stern, his brow sharp, and a pair of dark golden pupils shimmered faintly in the morning light.

And he was the master of this living city, the strongest monarch of the Lingxi Clan at this stage, and the sole arbiter of this flower sea: Xiao Xiao Fa.

He rested one hand on the living vines of the city wall, gazing down with lowered eyes at this new city under fervent construction.

An accident a year and a half ago had made him one of the Eight Kings of the Lingxi Clan.

From initial resistance to current acceptance.

From a player to the Blood King of the Lingxi Clan, his heart had traversed a winding path.

This was a path he had never imagined.

At first, he only wanted to escape.

He wanted to quickly return to the player camp and wash away the sins upon him.

He felt he was a player, here to enjoy the game, not to become the king of some NPC.

But many questions could not be explained, so he ultimately chose to accept his fate.

But accepting fate did not mean accepting it.

It was only during the process of accompanying the Lingxi Clan that his mindset changed.

Watching these Lingxi warriors struggling to survive in the cracks of the Monster World... he was, after all, a person with feelings.

Especially half a year ago, when the Lingxi Clan suffered an attack from a descending power, the old shamans dragged their broken bodies in front of him, who was severely injured, and burned themselves with all their might; that scene moved him deeply.

Those hunched backs were like old trees on the verge of snapping.

When he woke, he found himself surrounded by Lingxi physicians.

They used the most precious medicinal materials to save him.

Simply because he was the King of the clan, he ought to enjoy the clan's most precious resources, but he also ought to shoulder the future of the race.

In the past, he had always been planning how to return to Emperor Tomb Village and rejoin the player camp.

But many things happened over these years, changing his thoughts. For example, one dawn, he met a Lingxi exploration team returning beneath the city wall.

The Lingxi warriors carrying backpacks walked past in silence, each with thick blood scabs congealed on their armor.

A boy with a broken horn walked at the very back, holding the bone urn of a fallen comrade in his arms; cold morning dew had wet the cloak of the team commander.

At this moment, these Lingxi warriors appeared so vivid in Xiao Xiao Fa's eyes.

The feelings of resistance gradually dissipated through contact, and he began to try to integrate into this race.

Bit by bit, day by day, month by month.

When one late night he stood on the city wall and realized he was seriously planning the Lingxi Clan's development route for the next ten years, he was startled to discover he was no longer a passerby.

Now, he would be happy for his people's laughter and furious like thunder at enemy invasions.

Those Lingxi people he once viewed as data streams were now many vivid existences whose names he could call.

The morning breeze blew; he withdrew his thoughts, his fingertips unconsciously rubbing the city wall vines.

Below, several Lingxi cubs spotted him on the wall and excitedly waved their arms at him.

The corners of his mouth lifted slightly; he raised a hand to condense several glowing small spheres, letting them drift down, which caused the children to cry out in delight and jump for joy.

"King!" The childish voice was especially crisp in the morning light; a Lingxi child raised a small hand covered in mud and offered him a freshly picked wild flower.

Seeing this, Xiao Xiao Fa nodded gently.

After arriving in the Monster World, the Lingxi Clan's fertility seal was completely unlocked; these children were the first generation of the Lingxi Clan in the Monster World.

They looked to be five or six years old, but their actual age was only one year.

Nourished by abundant Qi, the new generation possessed physical qualities far superior to the previous generation.

But in the Monster World, that alone was far from enough.

The Lingxi Clan was still at the very bottom of the Monster World, needing to live in constant fear and trembling; sudden crises could lead this race to destruction at any moment.

The only path that could guarantee a future for the Lingxi Clan was to join the player camp.

Even existing in the form of NPCs, it would allow the Lingxi Clan to escape the predicament of survival.

Regarding this issue, he had asked the Guide whether the Lingxi Clan could join the player camp.

The Guide's answer was vague, stating: Perhaps, but the current Lingxi are too weak and unworthy of joining the player camp.

The Guide's answer was cruel, yet it allowed him to see a glimmer of hope.

Perhaps, as long as the Lingxi Clan grew strong enough, they could enter the player camp in the form of NPCs.

This was the core direction of the Lingxi Clan's future development in his eyes.

Continuously elevating the life tier, breaking through layers of life shackles, until evolving into what the Guide deems "worthy."

He was unclear how long this would take, but he would strive constantly in this direction.

Recently, the core infrastructure project in the city's Phase II expansion was the "Spirit-Draining Array," a massive formation arranged to cover the entire Lingxi City, continuously drawing external Qi to irrigate the city.

Allowing the Lingxi residents within the city to thrive under the nourishment of the Monster World's Qi, ensuring each succeeding generation grows stronger than the last.

Crafting rules, life evolution, city construction, resource mining... he truly shouldered the duties of a "King," becoming the helmsman of this race.

The shift in the realm of thought caused his way of thinking about problems to change as well.

Whenever gazing at the gray horizon in the distance, he could always feel the crisis lurking in the shadows, worrying because of it.

During the migration when the new tribal land was abandoned last time, the encounter with the Axe-Beast pack left one-fifth of the Lingxi warriors forever in the Flower Sea World, and new crises could descend at any moment.

Every single day now is preparation for war.

Fortunately, he is a player.

This identity bestowed upon him infinite possibilities.

He listed the resources mined by the Lingxi on the Exchange, exchanging them for Shou Shou Jili to purchase development resources, and even war resources like recovery potions.

Secondly, he had already planned out breeding farms in the Phase II construction of Lingxi City.

Mass-producing various spiritual ingredients needed by players in the future would be a major source of income.

But the Shou Shou Jili expenditure was too great, never enough, including the investment in rule crafting, which was a bottomless pit.

He needed to expand more resource revenue channels for the development of the Lingxi.

Just recently, the Lingxi exploration legion discovered a non-node resource mine in a valley north of the Phantom Flower Plain.

The types of spiritual ore produced at this resource point, already confirmed, number over twenty, with the lowest quality being Grade 2 spiritual ore.

To secure this resource mine, the Lingxi paid a heavy price.

Three Super-Beast legions lost more than half their strength.

Fortunately, they mined spatial-type spiritual ore in this mine: Star-Pattern Ore.

This was an ore with starlight flowing throughout its body; a light tap would produce an ethereal resonance similar to wind chimes.

Every naturally formed piece of Star-Pattern Ore had fine silver patterns condensed on its surface, which analysis revealed to be a special quality Grade 3 spiritual ore.

Although the yield was far inferior to their own Kongyuan Peak domain node, it was still a very rare variety of spiritual ore.

Listing it on the Exchange could fetch a considerable price, after all, the most expensive spiritual ores on the Exchange were spatial-type ores.

This type of spiritual ore could bring more Shou Shou Jili revenue for the development of the Lingxi.

But as mining deepened, he discovered that this spiritual ore point suffered from severe spatial erosion radiation.

This caused the worm-like "Bio-Miners" to only be usable for short periods, generally dying from life exhaustion within three days.

The speed of Bio-Miner cultivation was limited, making it impossible to expand the mine's output efficiency.

The high mortality rate also turned the Bio-Miners into Xiao Hao Pin, and this portion of loss further lowered resource revenue.

To solve this problem, Xiao Xiao Fa's first thought was to improve the Bio-Miners, allowing them to adapt to the spatial radiation energy within the mine.

But optimization and improvement required a long process.

So he thought of finding solutions to the problem through channels like the Exchange and forums.

While browsing posts, he saw a post published by "Pig Teammate" selling Soul Beast seeds.

As a veteran player, he naturally knew what a Soul Beast was.

This was a rule-derived life form capable of devouring a target and then inheriting all of the target's abilities except those derived from rules.

The post selling Soul Beasts made him think of a special life form in the resource mine: the "Luminescent Spider."

This creature was somewhat similar to the early Iron-Shell Beetles.

It had already evolved the ability to adapt to spatial erosion within the resource mine, allowing it to survive and move there for long periods.

If the hatched Soul Beast inherited the Luminescent Spider's life structure through devouring, and then devoured a Bio-Miner, it could possess mining capabilities while simultaneously ignoring the radiation damage deep within the mine.

Although one Soul Beast could not improve mining efficiency much, the advantage of Soul Beasts was that they could grow infinitely.

It was entirely possible to forge it into a high-yield Super-Miner through the ability to evolve via devouring, continuously generating resource revenue for the development of the Lingxi.

Every time spatial-type spiritual ore was mined, it could be sold on the Exchange for a considerable Shou Shou Jili price.

This investment, no matter how one looked at it, was a sure profit with no loss.

This was also the reason he proactively contacted "Pig Teammate" and wanted to purchase one.

But whether the other party was willing to sell, he was unsure.

His reputation on the forum was extremely poor; many players were unwilling to have any interaction with him.

Back then, being able to purchase Rule Fragments was done directly through the Exchange channel, requiring no direct contact.

But Soul Beast seeds could not be stored in the Spatial Bag; to purchase one, he would have to collect it personally, making it impossible for him to hide his identity.

Secondly, even if he could buy one, he would have to pay a price several times higher than that of ordinary players.

After all, the other party also bore the risk of being hostile to other players.

Fortunately, he finally successfully purchased a Soul Beast seed for a price of eight hundred thousand Shou Shou Jili.

Now, the Soul Beast seed had been thrown into the Blood Pool, currently absorbing blood energy to incubate.

According to the Guide's analysis, it would not be long before a Soul Beast cub was born.

He had also already embedded the Painful Painful Minghun in advance, imprinting a Cao Kong Lao Yin inside the Soul Beast seed, and could soon begin the cultivation plan for the Super-Miner.

Looking up at the blood-red flag fluttering loudly in the wind, Xiao Xiao Fa's figure soared into the air, heading towards the direction of the Blood Pool.

One day later, the Blood Pool boiled.

The originally dark blood water rose with a dim green light, and huge bubbles constantly swelled on the pool's surface.

Standing by the pool, Xiao Xiao Fa's dark golden pupils reflected the violently churning pool water.

Through the Cao Kong Lao Yin, he could clearly perceive that the Soul Beast's life structure was undergoing violent changes.

Suddenly, the entire blood pool fell into stillness.

The next second.

Boom!

A column of dark green light shot skyward, and a soul beast nearly a meter tall emerged from it, floating in the air.

The appearing soul beast seemed formed from condensed dark green mist, its body structure existing between semi-void and semi-solid, with energy ripples spreading around it like phantom chains, an utterly evil aura assaulting the face.

Xiao Xiao Fa raised a hand and grasped, releasing telekinesis; the trapped glow-spider from not far away fell into his hand.

He used telekinesis to restrain the glow-spider's movements and slowly extended it toward the soul beast.

In an instant, the soul beast, under his control, pounced upon the glow-spider like a hungry beast.

The moment contact was made with the prey, a grotesque gap suddenly tore open in the soul beast's energy-based body, resembling a gaping, blood-filled maw.

The glow-spider struggled, but under the suppression of telekinesis, it could not move a fraction.

Then, the soul beast's mist-like body, like a living thing, drilled into the glow-spider through the gaps in its joints; the dark green energy, like countless tiny tentacles, seeped in from the glow-spider's compound eyes, mouthparts, and even its breathing pores.

Green, web-like light patterns began to surface on the glow-spider's carapace.

Crack!

The sound of bones shattering rang out densely.

The glow-spider's body expanded and contracted unnaturally, the flesh beneath its carapace churning as if boiling.

All eight compound eyes were completely covered by dark green energy.

The consumption proceeded from the inside out; the glow-spider's originally hard carapace began to soften, revealing chain-like energy patterns identical to those of the soul beast's true form.

When the final part of the soul beast's body turned into green mist and completely merged into the glow-spider's interior, it suddenly convulsed violently.

Accompanied by dense crisp sounds, the glow-spider's form began to reorganize.

When it stood up again, it had completely transformed into the form of a glow-spider, yet it still radiated an evil aura identical to that of the soul beast.

But this characteristic also dissipated shortly after.

With the naked eye alone, one could not tell at all that this glow-spider had been usurped and replaced by a soul beast.

It lay obediently on the ground, its abdomen rising and falling rhythmically; even its breathing rhythm was indistinguishable from that of a normal glow-spider.

No wonder the Soul Return Clan was one of the Reverse Tide Legion's strongest opponents.

Placed in a small world, a single one of these could destroy an entire world, eventually becoming a super-life collective that devoured the memories of the whole world.

But the soul beast's most terrifying trait was never usurpation or consumption, but its characteristic of infinite expansion.

Theoretically, the soul beast's growth talent has no upper limit.

Consuming one hundred sages would grant it the wisdom of those one hundred sages, and the initial memories would not be corrupted by the excessive influx of new memories.

But in the Monster World, even life forms as heaven-defying as soul beasts were beaten down into Xiao Hao Pin.

Xiao Xiao Fa raised a hand and grasped again; a two-meter-long mining machine was dragged by telekinesis to the soul beast's front.

The mining machine's shape resembled a worm, its surface covered with hardened biological armor; its head had no eyes, only a spiral-shaped mouthpart containing thousands of tiny tentacles.

The mining process was like that of a shield tunneling machine, capable of continuously devouring and digging forward, while its stomach could decompose impurities within the ore, preliminarily refining the ore.

But this ability held no meaning in the Monster World.

The spiritual ore in the Monster World was of extremely high quality; the step of the mining machine removing impurities could be completely skipped.

Under his control, the soul beast switched back to its true form, its mist-like body surging and covering the surface of the mining machine.

The mining machine, stung by pain, instinctively opened its mouthpart; thousands of tentacles danced wildly, yet they could not stop the soul beast's rapid erosion.

Dark green energy seeped into the gaps in the mining machine's armor; the hard biological armor softened and changed color at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Before long, it was usurped and consumed by the soul beast.

A scan passed over; compared to its birth, the soul beast's hunting level had increased by one, reaching level 27.

The current soul beast now possessed two life traits.

Xiao Xiao Fa grabbed the soul beast and, carrying it, flew out of the blood pool.

Next, he intended to put the soul beast into practical use.

Let's see if the soul beast in mining machine form can completely resist the erosion of radiation energy within the resource mine.

Swift wind swept past his ears; Xiao Xiao Fa, carrying the soul beast, transformed into a streak of crimson light and landed at the entrance of the Star Scar Valley mining district twenty minutes later.

Inside the deep mine, visible purple energy mist churned; radiation crystals condensed on the rock walls flickered with faint light; this was a lethal environment that even elite warriors of the Spirit Breath Clan could not endure for long.

"Go," he said, releasing his hand; the mining machine form of the soul beast immediately floated upward.

Xiao Xiao Fa supported his body with telekinesis, activated the Eagle-Head Demon's perception, and followed behind.

After a long while, the mining machine slowly flew to the depths of the mine.

From the perception perspective, the dense spatial radiation energy, upon contacting the soul beast's surface, automatically diverted as if repelled by some force.

And this was a talent unique to the life structure of the glow-spider.

The experiment succeeded; the eight hundred thousand Shou Shou Jili spent was not a waste.

Next, by cultivating this soul beast into a super mining machine, it could continuously produce spiritual ore for the development of the Spirit Breath Clan.

As for the soul beast's mining efficiency, it could be rapidly improved through consumption and evolution.

Next, he prepared to take the soul beast to the Phantom Flower Plain to find monsters to consume.

Just as he was about to depart, a thought suddenly burst forth in Xiao Xiao Fa's mind.

Could he give his Super Beast to the soul beast to consume, allowing the soul beast to inherit the Super Beast's power and life form?

His Super Beast, "The Final Colossus," remained completely idle during peacetime, only activated during war.

If the concept proved feasible, the soul beast inheriting the Super Beast's power could be sent to the mining district to dig and produce during peacetime, and transform into the Final Colossus form to merge with him for combat during war.

It could even be crafted into a summon-type special Painful Painful Minghun combining: Super Beast power, pseudo-rule marks (Yan Sheng Lao Yin derived from the Spirit Breath World's rules), and soul beast power.

Would this not be equivalent to possessing a special pet capable of consumption, usurpation, and optimized genetic evolution?

His heart pounded; Little Fa suddenly looked up at the Guidance Orb:

"Brother Guidance, help!"

【Release.】

(End of this chapter)