Chapter 146: Chapter 120: Charcoal Pup’s Advancement
"It’s just been delayed too long, and some of the insect eggs have already been damaged."
"The Six-winged Flying Mantis just needs some rest."
"If you come across a suitable client, you can recommend them to me."
"I’ll just collect these insect eggs and won’t charge a fee."
Ye Bai raised the crystal-clear insect eggs in his hands.
The insect eggs are essentially Exotic Beast Eggs, but limited by the level of the Six-winged Flying Mantis, they can never surpass the mother body.
Besides hatching into larvae, the Six-winged Flying Mantis’s eggs are also a high-grade delicacy.
The Six-winged Flying Mantis usually lives in bamboo forests and feeds on fresh bamboo, giving the eggs a faint bamboo aroma.
Epicures love to cook Six-winged Flying Mantis eggs with ten-yolk eggs, resulting in a springy texture and a faint bamboo fragrance.
"Let’s have this for dinner tonight."
"Big Gray, go buy some ten-yolk eggs."
"Not too many, about six will do."
The ten-yolk eggs are about the size of an ostrich egg, with ten yolks inside, possessing extremely high nutritional value.
These are delicacies that are born through artificial cultivation and meticulous care.
At this moment, the small Charcoal Dog was practicing its sparks, arranging the sparks in various shapes in the air, a training method taught by Ye Bai.
It needs to learn to control the flames over its entire body, laying a solid foundation.
The small Charcoal Dog has grown considerably compared to when it first came to the Cultivation House, its fur now sleek and shiny black.
Its two canine teeth are very sharp.
Its sharp claws can easily pierce through wooden planks.
Seeing Ye Bai arrive, the small Charcoal Dog gathered a budding Flame Rose.
The Flame Rose slowly bloomed mid-air, showcasing the small Charcoal Dog’s superb control ability.
"Not bad, small Charcoal Dog."
Ye Bai patted its little head.
"Keep practicing. By the way, Sofia’s Awakening Potions should be ready now, right?"
Ye Bai then remembered that he hadn’t logged into his email for a long time.
Upon logging in, Ye Bai found several emails.
He immediately ignored the one titled "Who are you really?"
The following emails mentioned that the Awakening Potions were ready, a part of the Dragon-slaying Sword had been gathered, and Hellfire’s whereabouts had been discovered.
This news filled Ye Bai with joy.
The availability of the Awakening Potion meant the small Charcoal Dog could advance to Tier Two, and possibly even gain the Dark Attribute.
The highest combat power Ye Bai had was the Tier Five Big Gray, and after Lixia, he had another Tier Four Sunflower Emperor.
Through this experience, he confirmed that the thin layer of gray fog covering the Pet Beasts was related to intimacy.
The higher the intimacy, the thinner the gray fog. Once intimacy reached a certain level, Ye Bai could see the complete information of high-tier Pet Beasts.
So Ye Bai sent a message to Sofia.
[By: The potions and Dragon-slaying Sword are packed in a box and placed on your company’s rooftop. I’ll have someone pick them up. Don’t waste efforts trying to figure out my identity. Email me the information about Hellfire.]
Upon receiving the email, Sofia immediately began preparations.
"Butler, we can’t offend him, just do as he asks."
[Sofia: It’s said that Hellfire was seen in the Abyss of Hell Secret Realm, extremely high risk. If you need to enter, I can arrange it.]
The Abyss of Hell Secret Realm?
Ye Bai hadn’t heard of this Secret Realm. After checking online, he discovered that it wasn’t within the Flame Country Alliance, but in the Great Bear Country.
This Secret Realm was discovered by a century project in the Great Bear Country attempting to penetrate Blue Star. It’s said that the Secret Realm is a miniature Hell.
Without Tier Eight strength, going to the Abyss of Hell is akin to seeking death.
Now, it’s up to the ancestor (Zhang Dashan) to see if there’s a solution.
After all, the information says that Hellfire is connected to Hellfire, and only Pet Beast Masters who have contracted Hellfire know the whereabouts of Hellfire.
Through the surveillance on the roof of the Divine Phoenix Group, Ye Bai saw that Sofia had prepared the items.
Ye Bai then scheduled a courier order on the dark web. After a Superpower User with Spatial Transfer accepts the order, they will swap the items over.
After inputting a special coordinate, a large box appeared near the research institution, being carried inside by the Sunflowers with efforts.
It’s more hidden in the research institution than in the Cultivation House.
The research institute is surrounded by a signal jammer; if there were any tracking devices in the box, they’d be automatically shielded at the moment of spatial transfer.
Ye Bai jogged over, seeing a wooden box measuring two meters on each side.
With a glance, he signaled the Sunflower King to open the box.
The Sunflower King wrapped the box with its iron-like strong roots.
A gentle force broke the box into pieces, revealing several long swords cushioned on velvet, one gold, and five silver.
There was also a row of colorful Awakening Potions.
Ye Bai was surprised that the Divine Phoenix Group even prepared Tier Three Awakening Potions.
"This is a one-step ascent, solving a huge problem for me."
"Now even the Ten Thousand Changes Silkworm can upgrade."
Ye Bai scratched his hair.
Moreover, these six Dragon-slaying Swords, together with the one in his hand, just form a sword array, providing more assurance against the Poisonous Flood Dragon.
"Come out, Little Charcoal Dog."
Ye Bai summoned Little Charcoal Dog from the Pet Beast Space.
Seeing Ye Bai’s smiling face, it had a bad feeling.
Ye Bai picked up two bottles of potions.
One potion was dark as ink, the other fiery as a flame.
The end of the potion was a syringe.
Little Charcoal Dog trembled all over.
"Little Charcoal Dog, now is your time to advance."
Ye Bai inserted the black and red Awakening Potions into Little Charcoal Dog’s heart.
An indescribable pain made Little Charcoal Dog tremble all over.
As the potion infused into its heart, its eyes widened, and majestic energy surged from its heart, spreading to the surroundings.
The dark lineage within it activated at that moment.
Golden lines resembling veins appeared on its body.
It felt its blood boiling, with its heart thumping uncontrollably.
Black flames emerged once more on Little Charcoal Dog, as its eyes widened even further, sensing an extremely chilling aura spreading within its body.
Even its burning flames couldn’t dispel the cold, making Little Charcoal Dog feel waves of chills.
"Little Charcoal Dog, catch it, whether you can unlock the second attribute depends on your fortune."
Ye Bai tossed a ping pong ball-sized, ink-black Dark Crystal.
This was the reward brought back by the Sunflower King from Longhe City.
Little Charcoal Dog bared its sharp fangs and bit into the Dark Crystal.
With a crisp crunch, the Dark Crystal shattered into countless fragments, merging into Little Charcoal Dog’s mouth.
It felt like it had eaten something extremely chilly, its entire body shivering, even a faint frost appearing on its fur.
"Hold on, Little Charcoal Dog, hold on."
Ye Bai encouraged it from the sideline.
Little Charcoal Dog felt like it was falling asleep, recalling a stormy night when they were abandoned.
The one who abandoned them never considered that Little Charcoal Dog and its four siblings were Fire Pet Beasts, afraid of the rain’s assault, only using a cardboard box to contain them.
Weak from birth, they couldn’t even open their eyes.
The cardboard box soaked by rain, chilling and wet water slowly approached their skin, soon falling onto their bodies.
They were very cold, very cold, just like they felt at that moment.
Little Charcoal Dog thought it would die like this.
They huddled together, relying on each other’s warmth to survive.
Suddenly, the storm seemed to stop, the box trembled.
Something seemed to probe in.
Exerting all its energy, Little Charcoal Dog opened its eyes to see large eyes blinking at it.
Filled with pity, large claws gently lifted them, placing them onto a soft belly.
The furry belly was not only warm but also soft.
So warm, hearing the heartbeat, Little Charcoal Dog drifted into a dream.
When it awoke again, it found itself in a warm room.
Drinking milk mixed with honey, its body dried with soft towels.
A large gray Exotic Beast smiled amiably at it.
Suddenly, a sound of a door opening came from outside.
The gray Exotic Beast showed a worried face, a deafening roar sounding, "Big Gray!!! You picked up a Pet Beast again, I’ve told you many times, don’t pick, don’t pick."
At that moment, Little Charcoal Dog’s eyes dimmed, thinking it would be chased out.
However, the person was soft-hearted despite harsh words, after reprimanding the gray Exotic Beast, they glanced at it.
Eventually, somehow, it became the Pet Beast of the Pet Beast Master named Ye Bai.
Also learned the name of the gray Exotic Beast, it was Big Gray.
A wave of warmth emanated from Little Charcoal Dog.
Little Charcoal Dog knew it wasn’t really alone, had good brothers, a Cultivation House, a Pet Beast Master, and Big Gray was home.
Thank you Big Gray for rescuing the young us, and thanks to the soft-hearted Pet Beast Master for offering a haven.
As Little Charcoal Dog was about to close its eyes, the flames on its body suddenly expanded several times.
I haven’t repaid Big Gray’s life-saving kindness, haven’t fought for the Pet Beast Master a few times, I won’t fall here.
Break through the bottleneck!!!!
Little Charcoal Dog’s body emitted snapping sounds, as the heat flow within balanced the cold current.
As the firelight dissipated, Little Charcoal Dog appeared, spirited and heroic.