Chapter 158: Chapter 129: Exotic Beast Encyclopedia
"Did you know?"
"Unforgettable, like the Eye of Insight, was initially recognized as an A-level talent."
"It’s just that because many people’s spiritual power is insufficient, this talent cannot be fully utilized."
"It’s like placing a high-end core component in ordinary equipment; can it function properly?"
"People with insufficient spiritual power forcing the use of Unforgettable talent will only lead to excessive brain consumption and may even become a vegetable."
"Because the risk is too high, Unforgettable was downgraded to a D-level talent."
"However, the second awakening of the Unforgettable talent is different."
Master Jiang sipped a cup of tea slowly and said.
"Come on, let me test you."
"What’s the eighth character in the seventh line on page sixty-four of the Pet Beast Breeding Manual."
Ye Bai answered without hesitation, "Able."
Master Jiang conducted several spot checks on various books, even making Ye Bai read an entire book backward, yet he could read it without missing a punctuation mark.
Master Jiang had greatly changed his view of Ye Bai.
Only with the second awakening of the Unforgettable talent could he record all that he had learned in his life in such a short time.
It was by chance that Master Jiang discovered this talent could undergo a second awakening, and he was painstakingly searching for someone with a second awakening.
However, Master Jiang intended to observe further and not rush to conclusions.
He could teach Ye Bai some basics.
Master Jiang slowly stood up, leading Ye Bai to a place resembling a library.
He opened the door, revealing thousands of books, densely filling the entire library.
"All these books form a set called the Exotic Beast Encyclopedia."
"It documents all the exotic beast species humans have discovered and their information."
"Our sect was responsible for dissecting exotic beast corpses; each one processed would add a book."
"That’s why we are well-versed in various exotic beasts."
"First, read through this Exotic Beast Encyclopedia."
"You must clearly remember the contents of each book and understand them thoroughly."
"In the future, you will come in the mornings."
"I hold clinics on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, issuing only ten passes each time."
"The subsequent patients will be treated by you; if you can’t handle them, you can then ask me."
After speaking, Master Jiang took a few steps forward, but Ye Bai felt his back seemed more hunched.
When Master Jiang returned to his room, a trickle of blood had already seeped from the corner of his mouth.
The papermen saw this and hastily took out a pearl as white as jade, intending for Master Jiang to hold it in his mouth.
"It’s useless; this thing no longer has any effect on me."
"Save it for saving someone else’s life."
"I don’t have much time left."
"I hope I can persevere for a while longer."
"If I can find a suitable successor, I can face my sect honorably."
Master Jiang slowly sat down, gradually closing his eyes.
The surrounding papermen all showed expressions of helplessness.
Ye Bai stayed in the library, with two papermen guarding the entrance.
The library was actually categorized according to various exotic beasts.
Insect Elements were grouped together, Fire Elements were piled together.
Every book cover had an exotic beast’s name on it.
Ye Bai casually pulled out a book, on which was the Hell Demon Spider.
This exotic beast (uncontracted pet beasts are called exotic beasts) has eight eyes and is covered in dense poisonous stings.
Its silk is very tough, and the venom is highly poisonous, producing corrosive venom.
Its mandibles can easily puncture a steel plate one meter thick.
An adult Hell Demon Spider is approximately two meters tall; they love eating decaying corpses and plant their eggs in them to control the bodies with small spiders.
The Hell Demon Spider will manipulate chosen corpses to attack opponents, making it a very fierce and terrifying exotic beast.
Ye Bai saw the vividly portrayed picture of the Hell Demon Spider, as if it was standing right in front of him, and he could feel the pressure from the spider’s body and its blood-red eight giant eyes.
He knew this was drawn with a special technique, sealing the spider’s momentum in the painting for a more direct impression on the book’s reader.
The book described many habits and weaknesses of the Hell Demon Spider, enriching Ye Bai with knowledge.
This knowledge could greatly enhance Ye Bai’s outlook and improve his knowledge storage capacity.
Ye Bai, like a sponge, immersed himself in flipping through these books, but there were too many books here, and he couldn’t finish them in one go.
Moreover, he had many matters to deal with; reluctantly, Ye Bai could only plan to finish the books whenever he came to learn pet beast treatment.
Just as Ye Bai was about to leave, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a book labeled the Poisonous Flood Dragon’s encyclopedia.
With a single thought, he pulled it out.
The Poisonous Flood Dragon is the successful transformation of a five-hundred-year-old poisonous snake into a Flood Dragon, becoming a Poisonous Flood Dragon.
As soon as the Poisonous Flood Dragon emerged, the surrounding hundreds of miles would turn into a poisonous swamp. Ye Bai saw a sinister head staring intently at him.
A monstrous beast was staring intently at him, its dark pupils exuding a venomous gaze. Its body was covered with purple-black scales, its claws were two meters long, and its tail was like a trident.
At the first sight of the Poisonous Flood Dragon, Ye Bai felt as if he was being secretly watched by a venomous snake—its sinister, cunning, and ruthless nature fully apparent in its being.
Chills ran down his spine, a cold sensation drilled up from the soles of his feet and shot straight to his skull.
Ye Bai continued observing, noting that the Poisonous Flood Dragon nurtured a Poisonous Flood Dragon Pearl, capable of summoning masses of toxic clouds and poison fog.
Its venom could kill even a Tier Seven Exotic Beast alive.
If Ye Bai intended to defeat the Poisonous Flood Dragon, its venom was a major hurdle.
Additionally, the scales of the Poisonous Flood Dragon were extremely hard; even a Treasure Sword, sharp enough to slice through iron like mud, couldn’t leave a mark on its scales.
Back then, the writer of this book borrowed a spiritually endowed Thousand Dragon Slash to finally penetrate the scales of the Poisonous Flood Dragon.
However, the dragon’s venom still eroded much of the Thousand Dragon Slash’s spirituality.
Upon dissection, it was discovered that the fourth scale below the chest of the Poisonous Flood Dragon links directly to its heart, the very location of its reverse scale.
Piercing the Dragon-slaying Sword into this spot could inflict massive damage on the Poisonous Flood Dragon.
This scale is slightly smaller than the others, making it quite difficult to detect.
Knowing the weaknesses of the Poisonous Flood Dragon, Ye Bai now needed to address the venom’s impact on the surroundings.
Given its name, the Poisonous Flood Dragon’s venom is undoubtedly its signature weapon.
Ye Bai etched the information about the Poisonous Flood Dragon deep into his mind. He planned to discuss it with Zhang Lingxue to figure out how to annihilate the Poisonous Flood Dragon.
After Ye Bai came out of Anbao Hall, the sky began to drizzle slightly.
At this moment, a ’person’ emerged from Security Hall, opened an umbrella, and handed it to Ye Bai.
"On your way back, be careful; it feels like it’s going to rain heavily soon."
"My name is Paper Puppet, pleased to meet you in the future."
This person wore a red dress, with a red dot on her forehead, and long hair like a waterfall. If she hadn’t revealed her identity, Ye Bai wouldn’t have known she was a paperman.
"Puppet, come back, don’t say too much."
Master Jiang’s voice came from behind the door. Paper Puppet looked slightly apologetically at Ye Bai and turned to leave.
Upon returning to the research institute, Zhang Lingxue swaggered over with a proud expression.
"Ye Bai, guess what I did today."
Ye Bai raised an eyebrow, oh, so happy.
It seemed like the Positive Rabbit and Negative Electric Rabbit must have advanced, or the teacher wouldn’t be so cheerful.
Even his mouth couldn’t suppress the delight.
"The Positive Rabbit and Negative Electric Rabbit advanced, right?"
"Which two?"
Ye Bai asked Zhang Lingxue as he casually took the experimental records.
"Those two rabbits named Romeo and Juliet, they advanced voluntarily, with no bottlenecks, as simple as drinking water."
"It looks like the Thunderstruck Alfalfa indeed had a significant effect on the Positive Rabbit and Negative Electric Rabbit."
"By the way, did Master Jiang accept you?"
In her excitement, Zhang Lingxue asked Ye Bai.
"He accepted me. I go there on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays."
"Today, I performed a Tier Three surgery, which exhausted me."
"Then he showed me many books about Exotic Beasts."
"Among them was a detailed introduction concerning the Poisonous Flood Dragon."
Ye Bai sat by his laptop, quickly typing, and soon brought up the detailed information.
"This is the secret of Master Jiang’s sect, not typically shared."
"We can discuss the Poisonous Flood Dragon, but don’t act so recklessly in the future."
Zhang Lingxue was hinting to Ye Bai that without Master Jiang’s permission, these details should not be written down.
"I got it; this time it was just to make dealing with the Poisonous Flood Dragon easier. I won’t do it next time."
Ye Bai nodded, turning the notebook in another direction.
Zhang Lingxue carefully examined the data on the Poisonous Flood Dragon.
"Teacher, we actually have a significant advantage over the Poisonous Flood Dragon; both the Dragon-slaying Sword and Dragon-Suppressing Stone can greatly affect it."
"Moreover, the Poisonous Flood Dragon’s current strength is only Tier Five; we have four Tier Five Pet Beasts, and I don’t believe we can’t take it down."
"However, there’s a significant issue now: the Poisonous Flood Dragon can use toxic clouds and fog—a skill. How can we defeat it?"
"To prevent the venom from contaminating the entire environment."
This was a concern for Ye Bai; it was he who released the Poisonous Flood Dragon, and if it caused widespread destruction, it would be his sin.
"I might have a solution for the Poisonous Flood Dragon’s venom, but it carries some risk."
Zhang Lingxue rubbed her throbbing temples.
"My Gray Poison Moth has a special poison sac that can store and isolate venom."
"But with the Poisonous Flood Dragon’s size, I fear the venom might exceed what the Gray Poison Moth can handle."
"That is the risk point."