Beast Taming: I can evolve indefinitely

Chapter 358 The Great Tomb at Dusk

boom!

The Sky-Splitting War Bear slapped a squad of skeleton soldiers into dust, then lightly clapped its hands to brush off the bone fragments clinging to its fur before continuing its advance.

"Not bad, your agility has improved a lot, you'll definitely be fine in normal combat."

Surrounded by seven ferocious beasts, Bai Qi sat comfortably in the car that Shuke had evolved, giving the cordyceps a thumbs up.

"Thank you for your praise, Chief. I will continue to work hard."

Having gained Bai Qi's approval, the cordyceps became even more excited, and the sun disc on its carapace continuously emitted dazzling sunlight, dispelling the darkness within the great tomb.

The Great Tomb was a maze of interconnected paths, with forks appearing every few steps. However, Bai Qi didn't wander off; he simply followed one path until it was completely dark.

So far, the only undead creatures that have appeared are the lowest-level skeletons and vengeful spirits, so Bai Qi simply used it as a training ground for Cordyceps. Although it was a bit boring, it wasn't a waste of time.

"But when will this road ever end?"

Bai Qi looked at the still endless, dark road and couldn't help but complain.

Awoo awoo...

(This dog thinks we should find a way out; this dog is getting a little bored...)

Click-clack.

(Gamma thought so too; she hadn't eaten for two hours, and she was getting a little hungry.)

Bai Qi nodded upon hearing this, then looked at Alpha and the husky and said, "Let's speed up the exploration."

Crackling.

(receive.)

Awoo awoo!

(It's time to show off my amazing strength!)

Both pets obeyed the order, with Beta leading the charge, howling as it plunged into the seemingly endless sea of ​​skeletons within the passage.

Beta's claws rose and fell, unleashing a torrent of lightning and flame. Almost no skeleton soldier survived its strikes. Occasionally, a lucky skeleton escaped being hit in the head, but Beta would not forget to turn back and deliver a finishing blow.

This efficiency far exceeded the combined efficiency of the previous seven ferocious beasts.

"This is somewhat influenced by personal grudges."

Watching Beta frolicking among the skeleton soldiers, Bai Qi smiled helplessly and looked at Alpha. Alpha, however, did not seem to be in a hurry. Instead, it summoned the Six Swordsmen and began to explore other areas.

The Great Lich Tomb is filled with shadow power, which can easily affect mechanical communication, but for the Six Swordsmen, who are undead creatures, it is like a fish in water, and their exploration range has suddenly expanded.

As for Alpha, it remained standing quietly, continuously receiving information from the Six Swordsmen.

Crackling.

(Boss, I've found the exit.)

"So fast?"

Bai Qi raised an eyebrow and saw that all five of Alpha's sword servants—metal, wood, water, earth, and darkness—had returned, but the fire sword servant was nowhere to be seen.

"The Fire Sword Servant is damaged?"

Bai Qi frowned slightly. Although he was unsure whether the damage to the Six Swordsmen would harm Alpha, considering the situation of Beastmasters after losing their contract slots, it might have some impact.

Crackling.

(The Fire Sword Servant drained my energy, but I'm fine for now.)

"That's good, let's hurry over there."

Bai Qi nodded, waved to Beta who was still frolicking nearby, and then led the other pets quickly toward the location of the Fire Sword Servant.

Huh?

(Did the stinky bone beat you to it?)

Beta, who had been having so much fun, finally realized what was happening and tried to catch up with the others, but Jerry stopped him.

"Keep looking ahead, there seems to be something else there."

A strange light flashed in Jerry's dark golden eyes as he took control of his body and walked deeper into the passage.

……

Led by Alpha, Bai Qi finally emerged from the seemingly endless passage and arrived at a spacious hall.

Although it's called a hall, it's more like an abandoned warehouse, with broken and dilapidated furniture everywhere.

Clearly, humanoid beings once lived here.

In the center of the hall, a fire swordsman, his entire body enveloped in flames, was wielding a flaming greatsword in battle against a skeleton wielding an ice sword.

"An ice swordsman? No, this one seems a bit stronger."

Bai Qi glanced at it from afar but couldn't recognize the origin of the ice skeleton.

Crackling.

(Boss, this is a Lord-level Extreme Cold Warrior.)

[Name]: Arctic Warrior

[Attribute]: Ice, Undead

[Bloodline Level]: Low-ranking Lord

[Introduction]: The undead born in the extreme cold have not been deprived of their ability to move by the cold, but have instead gained stronger combat power.

……

"Lord-level, no wonder the Fire Armor Sword Servant needed to utilize your abilities."

Bai Qi nodded. The six sword servants were all elite-level, so it would be difficult for them to deal with a lord-level beast on their own.

After all, the Six Swordsmen don't have evolution eggs like Alpha to help boost their base stats.

"However, we could consider boosting the racial stats of the Six Swordsmen later. After all, they've formed a contract with Alpha, so it might be of some help."

Seeing that the Fire Armor Sword Servant had barely managed to fight the Frost Warrior to a draw with the help of Alpha, Bai Qi also considered upgrading the Six Sword Servants.

Bai Qi had originally thought that the Six Swordsmen would improve along with Alpha, so he didn't bother to waste resources. But now it seems that, apart from Alpha's racial evolution which would bring the Six Swordsmen along with it, they don't seem to have much of an effect under normal circumstances.

Even though it's just a pendant, it's never a bad thing to have a stronger pendant.

"Alpha, send all six swordsmen at once and finish this quickly."

Crackling.

(OK.)

A flash of fire appeared in Alpha's eyes, and the other sword servants swarmed forward, attacking the Frost Warrior.

With the six sword servants attacking together, the pressure on the Arctic Warrior increased dramatically. The Lord-level intimidation skill was of no use to the six sword servants, who were Alpha followers. Instead, the six sword servants, who cooperated perfectly, made the warrior somewhat flustered.

With six attributes combined with runes, the Six Swordsmen could unleash power far exceeding that of their peers. Coupled with their seamless teamwork, they finally found themselves completely on the defensive after another defensive lapse.

Click!

Finally, the Frost Warrior was trapped in place by the Earth Armor Sword Servant, and the Fire Armor Sword Servant seized the opportunity, transforming into a flaming greatsword and severing the Frost Warrior's head.

Without the protection of its head, the Arctic Warrior's soul flames were completely exposed to the air, swaying and flickering. Then, as if summoned by something, it drifted towards Alpha on its own.

However, Alpha clearly did not intend to let the flames get close to him. With a gentle wave of his hand, the power of shadow dispersed the soul flames, dividing them into six parts, which fell in front of the six sword servants.

Unlike Alpha, the Six Swordsmen did not resist, but allowed the soul flames to merge into their bodies, and the soul flames in their heads immediately grew much larger.

"Tsk tsk, are the souls of the losers only fit to be devoured by the victors? Is this what they call the Great Tomb of the Lich King?"

Seeing the Arctic Warrior ultimately end up being devoured, Bai Qi couldn't help but feel a pang of emotion.

The secret realm built by these legendary creatures is indeed very different from the secret realm built by humans. No matter what type of human secret realm it is, it is more or less based on inheritance, while the secret realm built by these creatures is basically just a private territory.

As Bai Qi watched the runes slowly unfold before him, he prepared to enter the next level, only to suddenly realize that the husky had not followed.

Awoo awoo!

(I've found him!)

Just then, Beta's voice suddenly came to Bai Qi's mind. Bai Qi was stunned and realized that the husky had disappeared.

"What has this guy found this time?"

Following the information transmitted by Beta, Bai Qi continued along the original path and soon saw another huge rune array. In the center of the rune array, a ghost exuding cold energy was gradually dimming.

Upon seeing Bai Qi and the others arrive, Jerry's eyes flashed, and a stream of information flooded into Bai Qi's mind.

"The legendary Lich Twilight... The Great Tomb of Nazarick... The Gatekeeper... Control..."

Bai Qi slowly digested the data Jerry transmitted, and at the same time gained a basic understanding of the large tomb they were in.

In short, this underground tomb was built by the legendary Lich Twilight over thousands of years. It consists of nineteen levels, and you can gain control of a level by defeating the guardian of each level.

However, this is conditional: only undead creatures can take over control.

The Frost Warrior that the Six Swordsmen dealt with, and the Frost Wraith that Jerry dealt with, were both guardians of this level. Only by eliminating these two guardians at the same time can one gain control of this level and open the passage to the next level.

Otherwise, at most you'll only gain access to the next level.

"So this means we've gained control of one level of the secret realm?"

Bai Qi glanced at the dimly lit environment around him with some disdain. Although it was good that he had gained control of a layer of the secret realm so easily, Bai Qi really had no interest in this kind of environment.

However, it would be good for training the Six Swordsmen.

"This level seems to be used only to raise the lowest-level undead creatures, and its defense is indeed quite low."

Jerry nodded, then spat out a triangular stone engraved with strange runes and tossed it to Bai Qi, saying, "This is the control center for this floor. You, Beastmaster, can handle it."

Bai Qi took the triangular stone and immediately felt a chill creep into his palm. He quickly tossed it to Alpha, saying, "Alpha, keep it safe for now, we'll talk about it later."

This underground tomb has a total of nineteen levels. According to the information they currently have, it's equivalent to having nineteen secret realms under their control. Perhaps they can exchange one or two secret realms that meet their requirements with the association.

"You suddenly got interested."

Bai Qi stretched and looked at the slowly rotating teleportation array in front of him, saying, "Perfect, let's have a long-awaited intra-team battle."

"Internal team battle?"

The pet beasts looked at each other, clearly not understanding why their beast tamer was suddenly so energetic.

"How about ranking the number of control centers obtained, and then determining the order in which legendary resources are used based on that ranking?"

"Let's call it... The Battle of the Great Tomb of Twilight!"

(End of this chapter)