Chapter 2292: Silver Tiger
Chapter 2292: Silver Tiger
It was a golden plant. In the Blood Demon Realm, almost all plants were blood red, so it was hard for such a golden plant not to stand out.
What surprised Zhao Hai even more was that the golden plant was actually a bean plant, that’s right, a soybean plant.
The plant wasn’t very tall, less than a meter tall and about the size of a normal soybean. If it weren’t for its golden color, Zhao Hai probably wouldn’t have noticed it.
The soybean plant was covered with many pods, all bulging, clearly indicating that the beans inside were ripe. Zhao Hai looked around the soybean plant but found nothing. He then slowly walked towards the soybean plant. However, when he got close to the soybean plant, Zhao Hai suddenly felt a sense of danger. This feeling made him pause slightly. He looked around again but did not find any beasts, which confused Zhao Hai.
Then all of a sudden, a rustling sound came from below. Zhao Hai stared, and then, on a whim, he looked down at his feet. This time, he finally saw something. At his feet, a large number of red insects appeared. These insects were peculiar as well. They were not very big, but their bodies were blood red. They had no wings on their backs, had two antennae, and a total of six legs. The four legs at the back were nothing special, but the two legs at the front were very unusual. They looked like two serrated axes.
Upon seeing the insect, Zhao Hai was stunned. It looked remarkably similar to a type of insect he recognized, a mole cricket. How could such a creature be found in a place like this?
Although Zhao Hai was puzzled, he sensed that the mole crickets had begun to attack him. Although the mole crickets were not large, their attack power was not weak. Zhao Hai felt that one mole cricket had dug a large hole in his shoe and then bit his foot.
Even with Zhao Hai’s physical defenses, he still felt a sharp pain. Most importantly, this attack actually caused him to lose some of his blood qi.
Zhao Hai couldn’t help but stare. He truly hadn’t expected these little creatures to be so troublesome. However, Zhao Hai wasn’t afraid of them. With a thought, he directly sent them to the Space. As soon as they were inside, a notification sounded. These were actually mutated demonic beasts with extremely powerful attacks. They could absorb human blood and energy, and there were many of them. If a cultivator hadn’t reached the Teleportation Realm, being surrounded by these little creatures would likely be a serious trouble.
After sending the mole crickets to the Space, Zhao Hai no longer sensed any danger. He slowly walked up to the golden soybean plant. Examining it carefully, he was certain it was alive. Moreover, the beans were ripe. Looking around but finding no other plant, he didn’t hesitate and with a wave of his hand he sent the soybeans to the Space.
Just as the soybeans entered the Space, a prompt entered Zhao Hai’s ears, “High level mutated plant detected. The plant is of the metal attribute and is very high level. Extracting genes and combining it to the bean soldiers. The level of bean soldiers has been increased.”
Upon hearing the prompt, Zhao Hai stared. Then he immediately realized that the Bean Soldier was a special plant he had obtained before. The beans that grew from this plant could be used as artifact soldiers. However, because the level of these Bean Soldiers was not very high, Zhao Hai had never used them. Unexpectedly, these golden beans had actually raised the level of the Bean Soldiers. This was beyond Zhao Hai’s expectations and was definitely a great bonus for him.
However, Zhao Hai was not satisfied with this. In the past, Zhao Hai hadn’t paid much attention to the plants in the Blood Demon Realm because, apart from the different color, they weren’t much different from the plants outside. But now Zhao Hai thought differently. The mole crickets had mutated here, and even a soybean had mutated. It would be strange if the other plants here hadn’t mutated. So Zhao Hai didn’t hold back and began to collect all kinds of plants in the Blood Demon Realm. If others saw this, they would definitely think Zhao Hai had gone mad, because the plants he collected were all very ordinary-looking plants that others wouldn’t even look at.
Although he was collecting plants, Zhao Hai did not stop. On the contrary, he was moving forward at a faster pace. Before long, he left the area of the lake and arrived at a blood-red grassland. The grass on this grassland were very tall and were all blood-red, which looked very special.
After Zhao Hai sent some of the grass to the Space, he continued walking forward. All of a sudden, he suddenly stopped. He saw a blood-red mass charging towards him in the distance, like a blood-red tide.
However, Zhao Hai was certain that it was not a tide, but a group of demonic beasts. It was a group of blood-red wolf demonic beasts, and there were a lot of them.
Zhao Hai coldly snorted, then he waved his hand and a silver tiger suddenly appeared beside him. What was strange was that there was a cube-like object floating above the tiger’s head, making the tiger seem even more unique.
Zhao Hai didn’t care about the tiger’s appearance. Instead, he smiled faintly and pointed forward, then the bronze tiger immediately charged forward, its target being the pack of blood-red wolves.
Under Zhao Hai’s gaze, the Silver Tiger roared to the sky. Then, with a swift movement, twelve metal beasts suddenly appeared around him. These twelve metal beasts were all enormous, clearly possessing extraordinary combat power. These were the twelve silver metal beasts that Zhao Hai had collected in the past. Now, these twelve metal beasts, along with the silver tiger, all pounced on the pack of wolves.
The wolf pack and the silver beast pack soon clashed. The Silver Tiger pounced forward, its massive paw slamming down on the head of a blood wolf. With a resounding thud, the blood wolf’s skull was shattered by the Silver Tiger’s blow. What surprised Zhao Hai more was that the blood wolf’s soul vanished instantly, something that wasn’t common with ordinary beasts.
As a Dark Mage, Zhao Hai’s understanding of the soul was quite deep. He also continued to gain more insights into the soul as his strength progressed. It can be said that Zhao Hai might be the person with the most understanding of the soul in the True Spirit Realm. He can see the souls in the True Spirit Realm at a glance.
While souls don’t exist in many places, they will appear under one circumstance, the spot where a creature has just died. Regardless of the creature’s strength, as long as it has just died, a soul will appear above its corpse. This soul will be almost identical to the creature, but it won’t last long. This soul will slowly dissipate.
The blood wolf killed by the Silver Tiger had no soul appearing on its body, which caused Zhao Hai to raise his brow. Meanwhile, the Silver Tiger had already killed several blood wolves, and the other twelve metal beasts were also busy killing a large number of blood wolves.
At this time, Zhao Hai noticed that there were more silver-colored figures on the battlefield. Zhao Hai was stunned for a moment, and then he quickly realized the problem.
First, there’s the change in the twelve constellation beasts. Previously, they were like robots, obeying commands. While this was good, they were also somewhat rigid, like machines. Their bodies also looked like machines, not alive. This was incomparable to the Silver Tiger, whose body resembled a real tiger, even having fur on its skin. Except for the cube on its head, everything about it was indistinguishable from a real tiger.
But now, the twelve metal beasts have changed. They no longer look robotic and a hint of life has appeared on them. The mechanical feeling they once had has disappeared. Their lines have become softer, making them look like real beasts, which surprised Zhao Hai.
Besides the changes in the twelve metal beasts, Zhao Hai also discovered that there were silver wolves next to the silver tiger. The bodies of these silver wolves were all made of silver, and their appearance were naturally wolf-shaped, very similar to those blood wolves.
Seeing this, Zhao Hai immediately understood. After the blood wolves were killed, their souls disappeared, while the Silver Tiger suddenly had clones. Coupled with the changes in the twelve metal beasts, Zhao Hai was now certain that the Silver Tiger must have absorbed the souls of the blood wolves. The first twelve souls that were absorbed were placed into the twelve metal beasts by the Silver Tiger, which is why the twelve metal beasts had a trace of life. Because they now had souls, they were no longer just machine-like entities like before.
After the twelve metal beasts gained souls, the Silver Tiger began to use other souls to create clones. He separated a clone from his own body and then added the soul of the blood wolf, which became a silver wolf. The silver wolves were still under Zhao Hai’s command, but they were also creatures with independent souls.
This discovery made Zhao Hai smile. He had never encountered such a situation before. The Silver Tiger actually had such an ability. It seemed that it wouldn’t be long before he could form a Silver Beast Army.
However, Zhao Hai still ordered the Silver TIger to capture a few blood wolves alive and bring them into the Space, adding a new species to the Space. However, the blood wolf couldn’t really be considered a new species as it was merely a mutated wolf demon beast. Being attacked by a blood wolf could accelerate the loss of one’s blood energy which was one of its abilities. But this ability was utterly useless against the Silver Tiger because the silver tiger had no blood qi at all. No matter how fiercely the blood wolves attacked, it was useless.
When nearly half of the blood wolves had been slaughtered by the Silver Tiger, a desolate wolf howl echoed from afar. Upon hearing this sound, the blood wolves turned and fled without a word, disappearing in no time. The Silver TIger wanted to give chase but Zhao Hai stopped him. He didn’t want to exterminate the blood wolves as there was no need for it.
After summoning back the Silver Tiger and the other Silver Beasts, Zhao Hai was at a loss. These Silver Beasts all seemed to be alive now, should he just throw them back into the Space? Just as Zhao Hai was pondering, the Silver Tiger seemed to know what he was thinking. It let out a sharp roar and all the Silver Beasts around rushed towards it, merging into its body one by one. In the blink of an eye, only the Silver Tiger remained beside Zhao Hai.
Zhao Hai stared at the Silver Tiger, surprised by its formidable strength and ability to control its power. He patted the tiger’s head, then sent it back to the Space. After that, he continued forward, quickly reaching the battlefield. Glancing at the wolf carcasses scattered on the ground, Zhao Hai waved his hand. Claws of blood-red, crystal-like stones flew from the corpses and landed in his hand. With a flick of his wrist, he stored these blood-red crystals for later.
These crystals were actually the cores of the demonic beasts. However, the demonic beast cores in the Blood Demon Realm were somewhat special. Although ordinary demonic beast cores contain enormous energy, this energy has its own will. It is impossible to directly absorb the energy from a demonic beast core. You must remove the will from the demonic beast core first. But doing so will cause a great loss of energy from the demonic beast core. Out of ten parts of energy, you might only have three or four parts left. Even so, these three or four parts of energy are extremely precious. They can be absorbed by cultivators to increase their spiritual qi.
The demon beast cores in the Blood Demon Realm are different from those outside. Outside, demon beast cores are absorbed by cultivators to replenish their spiritual qi. However, in the Blood Demon Realm, demon beast cores replenish a cultivator’s blood qi. This isn’t very useful for ordinary cultivators, but it’s extremely useful for body cultivators. Blood qi is the foundation of body cultivation, and demon beast cores in the Blood Demon Realm are excellent for replenishing blood qi. Therefore, demon beast cores in the Blood Demon Realm are very valuable in the Forbidden Path Sect. However, obtaining demon beast cores in the Blood Demon Realm is not easy.
The cultivators who came to the Blood Demon Realm were not very strong, only at the Earth Monarch stage while the demonic beasts here were extremely powerful. Take the blood wolves, for example. If it weren’t for Zhao Hai, any other cultivator would likely have been killed. Although the blood wolves weren’t high-level, only equivalent to level three demonic beasts, roughly equivalent to a Soul Fusion stage cultivator, their numbers were overwhelming. Just now, the Silver Tiger killed hundreds of blood wolves in the battlefield. Imagine an Earth Monarch stage cultivator being surrounded by hundreds of blood wolves, roughly equivalent to a Soul Integration stage cultivator, what would the consequences be? They would probably have been devoured, leaving not even bone fragments.
It must be known that blood wolves are demonic beasts. While a single blood wolf might be equivalent to a Soul Fusion stage cultivator in level, its combat power far surpasses that of a Soul Fusion stage cultivator. If it were another cultivator, they would probably have been torn to shreds by now.