Beastmaster: I don’t want to be a breeder!.

Chapter 536 Four Mixed Gourds
As Li Cunxu had predicted, the fused gourd did not advance to the Imperial Arms level; it remained stuck between a ninth-tier Noble Phantasm and an Imperial Arms, a rather awkward position.

Li Cunxu refined the binding gourd, and a stream of information from the gourd entered his brain.

The message informed Li Cunxu of the gourd's abilities.

In addition to retaining the abilities of the Fusion Gourd, the Hybrid Gourd has three new abilities.

First: the growth rate.

Increase the power of the seven gourds.

For example, the Golden Jade Liquid from the Golden Jade Gourd is useful when one is at the Gold Realm, but not for those at higher realms. However, with the amplification from the Mixed Gourd, the Golden Jade Liquid becomes useful even for monarchs.

Second: Reset.

Reset the abilities of the seven gourds.

For example, if Li Cunxu feels that the abilities of the Green Hidden Gourd and the Honest Gourd are unnecessary or unsatisfactory, he can reset the gourds to give them new abilities.

The only problem is that you can't just reset whenever you want; there's a one-year cooldown period.

Thirdly: Integrating gourds.

The hybrid gourd can be fused with other gourd items to enhance its original abilities, and there is a chance that the fused gourd's abilities will be retained during the fusion process.

This 'fusion gourd' has excellent capabilities, and Li Cunxu likes it very much, but he can't use it.

Yes, it can't be used.

If you use it, the mixed gourd will be 100% gone.

The hybrid gourd is in an awkward position, ranking below Imperial Arms but above Tier 9 Noble Phantasms.

When a mixed gourd merges with other gourds, its own grade will be improved. Once the improvement is too great, the mixed gourd will be unable to suppress itself and will break through its own grade.

Without a Teigu slot, forcibly attempting a breakthrough will only result in a mess and a failed breakthrough.

Failure to break through a Noble Phantasm can result in severe injury or even death.

"We can also collect gourd-type treasures first, and when an Imperial Arms slot becomes available, we can take the opportunity to replace it."

The idea was nice, but Li Cunxu immediately rejected the method.

Wait? That'll be waiting forever.

Imperial Arms are not ordinary tools; they are tools that stand at the very top, and their destruction is extremely rare.

Throughout the endless years of the Divine Realm, only a dozen or so Imperial Arms have been destroyed in total.

Imperial Arms are generally controlled by the Emperor. With their inherent defenses and the Emperor's protection, Imperial Arms are extremely difficult to destroy.

Furthermore, Imperial Arms are treasures among treasures, and very few people are willing to destroy them.

The Ten Thousand Crows Pot? That was purely a calculated but unintentional accident.

The Ten Thousand Crow Pot was destroyed because it was affected by Ji Tiansao's terrible bad luck, and the Evil God Cult also intended to destroy an Imperial Arm to free up a spot to create the Imperial Arm they wanted.

In the forty years of the previous life's game, only one Imperial Arm was destroyed, and that was done by the Evil God Cult. They wanted to use that spot to create a special Imperial Arm.

What kind of Imperial Arms is this special one? Li Cunxu didn't know. In the game's storyline, the Evil God Cult was harboring evil intentions and had been keeping it hidden.

"By the time a spot becomes available, given my current rate of growth, I probably won't need it anymore."

Suddenly, Li Cunxu looked at the replication mirror and had a vague idea.

The idea became increasingly clear in my mind.

Li Cunxu's idea was to sacrifice the replication mirror and let the gourd take over.

"The Copying Mirror is basically useless to me. Even if it can copy Imperial Arms, it requires a massive amount of Creation Power. Wouldn't it be better to use that Creation Power to improve myself or my pet? After all, Imperial Arms are just external things; improving oneself is the true path."

"Besides, I urgently need a useful Imperial Arm that can enhance my strength. If I obtain it too late, given my current growth rate, I won't be able to use it in just a few years."

Li Cunxu was very interested and told the little white spider about his thoughts.

The little white spider quite agreed.

It also believes that the replication mirror is too useless for Li Cunxu. It is completely useless now, but it may be useful in the future, but it will be too late.

It's tasteless to eat, but a pity to throw away. It's better to let the copying mirror make way for the gourd.

Little White Spider said, "But how do we destroy the Copy Mirror? Destroying an Imperial Arm is not a simple matter. The defensive power of an Imperial Arm can withstand a full-force attack from a low-level Emperor. Unless we borrow the Emperor-Breaking Ten Thousand Spirit Nails from the Evil God Cult."

Moreover, even with the Emperor-Breaking Myriad Spirit Nails, it's not so easy to destroy an Imperial Arms.

The Emperor-Breaking Myriad Spirit Nail needs to be charged before it can be used, and this charging requires an emperor-level powerhouse to charge it with spiritual energy for a thousand years.

After being fully charged, it needs to be paired with 'All-Spirit Blood' to activate.

Blood of Ten Thousand Spirits: The essence and blood of ten thousand races.

Li Cunxu said, "Roughly destroying the replication mirror is too troublesome and wasteful. I have a better way."

Li Cunxu activated the copying mirror to replicate the hybrid gourd.

The mirror of replication has no power of creation, but even without it, it can still replicate.

It utilizes the essence of the replication mirror to perform replication.

Replicating things from their original source results in something more authentic.

Under the clear reflection of the replication mirror, a colorful replica of the hybrid gourd, exactly the same as the original, was born.

Li Cunxu activated all the origins of the replication mirror to continue the replication process.

Another replica of the hybrid gourd has been produced.

The original source still exists, and it can be replicated again.

Li Cunxu copied it again and again.

The third replica of the mixed gourd is ready.

The source is exhausted, and the replication mirror is shattered.

Li Cunxu was slightly disappointed. The third replica of the mixed gourd was a little smaller than the previous two, which meant that the original source of the replica mirror was not enough.

Then, the disappointment vanished, replaced by endless curiosity.

He was curious about what kind of Imperial Arms could be created by fusing the Mixed Gourd with three replica Mixed Gourds together.

Li Cunxu had a premonition that the fused gourd-shaped Imperial Arm would be extremely powerful, possibly ranking among the top ten Imperial Arms.

The replicating mirror shattered into four pieces, instantly reducing the number of Imperial Arms slots by one. Li Cunxu, worried that others would find out and try to take his spot, immediately manipulated the four hybrid gourds to merge.

The four mixed gourds merged together, transforming into a colorful ball that violently drew upon the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, like a whale swallowing its prey.

Li Cunxu took a slight step back, and as he did so, he took the fragments of the replication mirror with him.

Upon seeing the cross-section of the replica mirror fragment, Li Cunxu suddenly realized that the replica mirror was a metal mirror, not a glass mirror.

"What changes will occur when the Killing Sword is fused with the metal of this replica mirror?"

With a thought, Li Cunxu immediately summoned the Killing Sword to merge with it.

Because the metal of the replica mirror is of very high quality, the fusion of the Killing Sword is very slow.

Not long after the fusion, the Killing Sword brought good news.

Having fused with this metal, the Killing Sword's talent, [Melting Body], has evolved.

It evolved from 'blue' to 'purple'.

Shortly after, the gourd fusion ended, its quality was upgraded to Imperial Arms, attracting the Imperial Arms Heavenly Tribulation.

The power of the Imperial Arms Heavenly Tribulation is about the same as that of the Imperial Tribulation.

But the gourd made by combining four mixed gourds was of exceptionally high quality.

They passed through the Imperial Arms Tribulation without any major incidents or dangers.

"That's it? That was far too smooth."

(End of this chapter)