Chapter 165

"These materials combined should still be able to refine 120 Hell Devil Cattle, plus 600 Hellflame Pumpkin Heads."

Su Hao looked at the materials and roughly estimated the number of Hell Devil Creatures that could be produced; these were all made by the Bloodsucking Vine Demon using infectious cells to replicate over the past few days.

Afterward, he took the elevator, left the experimental base, and headed for the edge of the territory.

Refining Hell Devil Creatures themselves requires a large amount of fresh flesh, and refining the Hell Devil Creature adhesive also requires fresh flesh.

According to the description of the Hell Devil Creature adhesive, it is a supernatural item that can cause the refined Hell Devil Creatures to undergo a certain positive mutation.

Then, using a higher-rank adhesive, perhaps with the same formula, one could refine stronger Hell Devil Creatures.

To refine a higher-rank adhesive, one needs higher-rank fresh flesh.

Coincidentally, Su Hao synthesized a Supernatural Rank Four Corruption Source today; the corrupted flesh it transforms into is Supernatural Rank Four flesh.

After using a large amount of energy crystals, the proliferation and hatching speed of the Corruption Source reached an astonishing level.

In just a few short hours, it infected all the trees within several hundred meters around into corrupted flesh, and the ground soil was infected to a depth of nearly 10 centimeters.

Even the Hatching Propagators were transformed, yielding five of them.

These Hatching Propagators have no fixed shape; each looks different, their entire bodies composed of corrupted flesh, their surfaces covered with fresh red granulations, wriggling irregularly.

【Corrupted Propagator】

Supernatural Rank: Third Tier

Skill: Hatching Infection (able to absorb the energy inside surrounding objects, transforming them into corrupted flesh, and in the process obtain the object's origin to raise the Supernatural Rank of the Hatching Origin.) Introduction: The Corrupted Propagator lacks strong combat power; once it fights a same-tier supernatural being, it is difficult to win.

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"Although it's difficult to fight same-tier supernatural beings, that doesn't mean it can't fight first- or second-tier supernatural beings."

Su Hao smiled slightly, lightly waved his right hand, and closed the information panel of the Corrupted Propagator.

Afterward, he conducted a simple test on these few Corrupted Propagators, confirming his guess.

Although the Corrupted Propagator itself lacks combat power, there is a huge gap compared to third-tier supernatural beings.

However, compared to first- and second-tier supernatural beings, it still has a considerable advantage.

As long as they are not absurdly strong second-tier supernatural beings, in a one-on-one situation they still have a high chance of winning.

If in the future we equip these Corrupted Propagators with a set of energy weapons, over ninety percent of second-tier supernatural beings won't even think of gaining an advantage against them.

Given a numerical advantage, even third-tier supernatural beings would have a fighting chance against them.

Even without equipping them with energy weapons, with their inherent combat power they can easily handle most first- and second-tier supernatural beings.

Relying solely on themselves, even without the aid of the Skeleton Army, guarding the Corruption Source at the territory's edge is still no major problem.

Afterward, Su Hao brought enough corrupted flesh back to the third underground level of the experimental base.

"Let's first try using Supernatural Rank Four corrupted flesh to see if we can refine a higher-rank exotic monster adhesive."

Following the previous refining process, Su Hao took out the fascia he had shaved from his severed hand during this period from his Storage Bag.

Together with sufficient corrupted flesh, he placed them into the Hell Devil Creature adhesive manufacturing device.

Because the materials input this time were much more than last time, the required refining time was also longer.

After over five and a half hours, the Hell Devil Energy Conversion Device finally stopped energy supply, and the Hell Devil Creature adhesive manufacturing device gradually calmed down. A moment later, the pot lid of the Hell Devil Creature Joint Manufacturing Device automatically opened, a large mass of black liquid floated out of the pot, hovering in midair.

According to Su Hao's visual estimate, this mass of black liquid is at least five to six thousand liters, enough to refine a large batch of Hell Devil Creatures.

Moreover, these Hell Devil Creature adhesives, compared to the adhesive made previously from polluted flesh, are darker in color and emit a stronger aura.

Obviously, this is a higher Supernatural Rank Hell Devil Creature adhesive.

【Third-Tier Hell Devil Creature Adhesive】

Supernatural Rank: Level Three

Effect: Using the Hell Devil Creature adhesive allows the refined Hell Devil Creatures to undergo a special change, with a chance to raise the Supernatural Rank of the resulting Hell Devil Creatures to Third Tier.

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"Third Tier? Really?"

Looking at the appraisal results displayed, Su Hao involuntarily widened his eyes, his face showing disbelief.

Even the worst third-tier supernatural being, for example the Corrupted Propagator, this kind of supernatural being with no combat power, is enough to easily defeat over ninety percent of second-tier supernatural beings.

Moreover, Hell Devil Creatures like the Tyrant Devil Cattle and Hellflame Pumpkin Heads are not such powerless trash.

If we could raise their Supernatural Rank to Third Tier, even looking at all third-tier supernatural beings worldwide, they would be considered mid-to-high level.

The quantity doesn't need to be large; with a few hundred Tyrant Devil Cattle and over a thousand Hellflame Pumpkin Heads, one could basically sweep through the Dark Forest.

Of course, the premise is not to go to that eerie place, the monastery.

Such a place with its own rules, no matter how many you bring, is useless; if the monastery's master wants you dead, even bringing thousands or tens of thousands of third-tier supernatural beings would only lead to a dead end.

Only if one's strength is strong enough to directly resist the opponent's rules can one ultimately win.

However, speaking of which, in the vast Dark Forest, how many dangerous places like the monastery are there? As long as one doesn't court death, Su Hao can go wherever he wants, just like Mundo.

Even if there are countless skeleton monsters plus a Bone Dragon in the Wangling Hai, Su Hao doesn't need to act himself to completely settle the opponent.

"Emmm, a tiny Wangling Hai, where would you need hundreds of Tyrant Devil Cattle?"

Su Hao chuckled lightly, then placed the materials the Bloodsucking Vine Demon had produced these days using infectious cells to replicate, as well as the freshly refined third-rank adhesive, all into the Hell Devil Creature construction device.

After over ten hours of refining, the third underground level of the experimental base gained an additional 120 Hell Devil Cattle and 600 Hellflame Pumpkin Heads.

About half of them have reached Supernatural Rank Third Tier!

"With these Hell Devil Cattle and Hellflame Pumpkin Heads, I'll later summon some skeleton warriors to settle the Wangling Hai and clear the Gloomy Dungeon; it should be no problem."

Su Hao nodded slightly, left the experimental base, and came to the adjacent planting area.

Refining the adhesive and Hell Devil Creatures consumed over twenty hours; now it's the next day, and the Synthesis Heart's synthesis opportunity has refreshed again.

Before heading to the Gloomy Dungeon, Su Hao first used a synthesis opportunity to create a Second Rank Moonlight Grass seed, handing it to Huayao and them to plant.

If nothing unexpected happens, it's estimated that in a few days the Flower Spirit Elf Clan and Xiao Anni will be able to advance to Second Rank.

As for the remaining four synthesis opportunities, Su Hao temporarily didn't use them, taking Da Xiong Mao and setting out for the Gloomy Dungeon.

On the way to the dark dungeon, Su Hao called the dwarven tribe; the matter of trading with the dwarven tribe also could not be neglected.

(End of chapter)