Fantasy: Ten Dragons Compete for the Throne, I, the Villain, Choose to Play it Off

Chapter 41 The Gold-Devouring Beast is Extraordinarily Strong

Just then, the system's voice sounded again.

[Dear host, you only need to silently say "extract!"]

Li Qiye's consciousness sank into his mind, and he silently recited:
"extract!"

What Li Qiye didn't expect was that a round, black and white thing appeared in front of him the next moment.

"It was obtained directly!"

But when Li Qiye saw this thing in front of him, he couldn't help but be surprised.

"Isn't that a giant panda?"

Li Qiye had thought it was something called the Gold-Eating Beast, but it turned out to be this.

The little thing looked rather silly, and it raised its head to look at Li Qiye.

After watching for a while, the other party stood up and wobbled towards Li Qiye, hugging Li Qiye's thigh with its two front paws.

"This gold-devouring beast has directly recognized its master?"

Li Qiye looked down at the Gold-Devouring Beast.

To be honest, although I often saw them in the zoo in my previous life, this was the first time I had observed them up close.

I must say, this little thing is really quite unique in appearance.

"Um?!"

"This guy's vitality is extraordinary!"

Suddenly, golden light flashed in Li Qiye's eyes as he carefully examined the gold-devouring beast in front of him.

Suddenly, his whole body jolted violently.

This little one is clearly still in its infancy, but its energy and blood are already so vigorous, only it is not showing, but hidden in its flesh and blood.

Once unleashed, it will likely unleash an extremely terrifying power.

Its physique is also extremely powerful, with every inch of its bones containing golden light.

It's a true body of steel!
"Little one, you don't actually eat metal, do you?"

Immediately, Li Qiye took out a spiritual herb from his spatial ring.

The gold-devouring beast sniffed the air, then looked away.

Next, Li Qiye took out some spirit fruits and spirit beast meat, but the Gold-Devouring Beast didn't even glance at them, its black and white eyes revealing a hint of disdain.

Li Qiye took out some red gold, which was extremely precious and was used to forge divine weapons of Earth grade or higher.

This time, the gold-devouring beast no longer ignored it. Instead, it stared intently at the piece of red gold, its eyes wide open, and even its saliva was drooling.

"This guy is a gold digger!"

Li Qiye sighed.

However, he also tossed the piece of red gold in his hand to the gold-devouring beast.

Under Li Qiye's gaze, the gold-devouring beast rubbed its head against Li Qiye's leg to show affection, then picked up the piece of red gold with its two little paws and took a bite.

"Crack!"

That incredibly hard piece of red gold was bitten into several pieces by the gold-devouring beast.

The gold-devouring beast crunched and chewed.

You should know that even a cultivator at the Purple Mansion Realm cannot destroy such a piece of pure gold.

But in the mouth of the Gold-Eating Beast, it was as fragile as tofu.

"This little guy is really amazing!"

Even as a cub, the gold-devouring beast can already gnaw on pure gold; imagine what it would be like when it grows up!

Those powerful divine weapons can bite at will!

"As expected of the gold-devouring beast, it lives up to its name."

Li Qiye could already imagine that when he encountered a powerful enemy who brought out a formidable divine weapon, the Gold-Devouring Beast would suddenly appear, grab the weapon, and devour it in a few bites.

It must be incredibly frustrating to not know how your opponent feels.

"Although the Gold-Devouring Beast is not as powerful as the Vermilion Bird, it still has a special skill."

Li Qiye nodded in satisfaction.

The rewards for these investments are related to the investors. For example, investing in the Vermilion Bird Egg yielded the first-stage reward, the Southern Bright Fire, while investing in the Goddess of War resulted in the Gold-Devouring Beast. "This Goddess of War is named Xuanyuan Aoxue. Could the Xuanyuan Clan truly exist in this world?"

"After all, there is Fuxi, one of the ancestors of humankind, on Earth, and there is the Great Emperor Xihuang, the ancestor of humankind, in this world!"

"The Yellow Emperor in the ancient mythology of Earth was named Xuanyuan. Could it be related to this?"

Li Qiye thought to himself.

However, this gold-devouring beast doesn't eat much now. It only ate half of the piece of red gold, and then lay on the ground with a big belly, looking very satisfied and content.

Upon seeing the appearance of the Gold-Eating Beast, Li Qiye's lips twitched.

In other people's eyes, am I the same as it?

This absolutely has to change!
"I wonder where Yueyao has gone off to."

Li Qiye couldn't help but think.

Although he was momentarily lost in thought, his senses remained, and he naturally knew that Li Yueyao was not in the palace.

He wasn't worried about Li Yueyao's safety. The fact that she could befriend a female war god in the Enlightenment Realm was enough to show that Li Yueyao was no longer the same person she used to be.

However, the Imperial Mausoleum City is now fraught with danger. The Eastern Jin Dynasty, the Primordial Holy Land, and the Myriad Demon Palace are three major forces lurking here, and we don't know what they want to do. It's best to be careful.

"I must remind her when she gets back."

Li Qiye shook his head, entered a meditative state again, and began cultivating his mental focus.

He suddenly opened his eyes, then stretched out his palm upwards and flipped it forward.

The gold-devouring beast, which had been lazily sleeping not far away, suddenly had its fur stand on end and a look of terror flash in its eyes, as if a huge mountain was pressing down on it.

However, this feeling was fleeting.

"So this is how the Heavenly Profound Divine Seal should be used!"

A sudden realization flashed through Li Qiye's mind.

Just then, a guard came over and respectfully reported, "Your Highness, the Northern Wei delegation has arrived. His Majesty has ordered that you come to the palace to show respect to the Great Zhou."

Upon hearing this, Li Qiye frowned.

"An envoy from the Northern Wei Dynasty?"

"Has the choice of the person to be sent for the marriage alliance already been decided?"

Li Qiye couldn't help but think to himself.

Seven Star Tower.

Seeing so many pills here, many of which were suitable for her, Li Yueyao decided not to buy the medicinal herbs and refine the pills herself.

"The Earth-grade Body Tempering Pill is very effective in tempering the physical body. However, with my current physical strength, forcibly using this pill will cause some hidden injuries. This pill can be used later."

"Earth-grade Blood Coagulation Pills are very beneficial for refining bloodlines..."

……

The classification of the grades of elixirs in the world is also part of the same system as cultivation techniques and martial arts skills.

From lowest to highest:
Yellow level, Profound level, Earth level, Heaven level, Saint level, Emperor level, Immortal level, Supreme level.

However, in this world, even Emperor-level pills are already extraordinary.

Immortal-grade pills are legendary pills, and supreme-grade pills are unheard of.

"With my current cultivation level, I can also refine Earth-grade pills."

Li Yueyao thought to herself.

A person's alchemy skills largely depend on their control over the flame and the strength of the raw powder.

Although Li Yueyao suffered severe injuries and great damage to her soul when fighting against the heavenly tribulation in her previous life, she was no longer at her peak.

However, he is still an Emperor Realm expert. Even if he is weak now, he is still not comparable to an ordinary cultivator.

"what?!"

Suddenly, Li Yueyao exclaimed in surprise, then stopped and her gaze fell on a piece of dead wood shrouded in light.

Most of the dead tree was black, as if it had been struck by lightning. Occasionally, flashes of electricity would appear on it, and a faint aura of destruction emanated from it.

"Thunderwood?"

Li Yueyao's gaze sharpened.

(End of this chapter)