Beast Taming: I can evolve indefinitely

Chapter 361 Nightmare Knight

Time passed quickly, and the five pets, now recovered, emerged one after another from the Platinum Egg, eagerly eyeing the entrance to the third level.

Bai Qi stepped out of the safe house, rubbed his sleepy eyes, and said.

"Everyone's recovered? Let's go then."

The five pets nodded repeatedly and followed Bai Qi into the teleportation array, then disappeared from the spot.

A nauseating, dizzying sensation.

The teleportation to the third level seemed extremely unstable. Bai Qi felt as if he had been thrown into a washing machine and was being tossed around, as if his internal organs were about to be squeezed out.

Bubbling.

(Master, the teleportation channel here seems to be damaged.)

Delta, who was extremely sensitive to space, immediately noticed the anomaly and activated the Void Echo, merging Bai Qi into the void. Only then did the turbulence disappear.

"Phew~ Now I understand why the lava man stopped me. With this kind of teleportation array, lower-level beast tamers would probably be seriously injured before even reaching the third level, right?"

Bai Qi took a few deep breaths, slowly adjusting his state, and the surrounding scenery gradually came into view.

Dead silence.

This was Bai Qi's first impression upon entering this place.

A dark yellow sky, a decaying earth.

The whole world seemed to be heading towards death.

The dense death aura made Bai Qi and other living beings feel obviously uncomfortable, but Alpha and Jerry, who were undead, along with the Six Swordsmen, felt extremely comfortable. The omnipresent shadow power kept flowing into their bodies, strengthening their souls and bodies little by little.

Shadows and death are the dominant themes of the undead.

"If Alpha and the others usually lived in a place like this, their leveling speed would probably be even faster, right?"

Looking at Alpha and Jerry, Bai Qi unconsciously recalled the words Bai Heguang had said to him during their first training session.

The reason why Beast Tamers are accustomed to specializing in one type of training is not only due to limited energy and resources, but also because of the attributes of the secret realm.

Waaah~

A gust of cold wind blew by, and Bai Qi instinctively shrank his neck. Just as he was about to let his pets continue on their way, a pale, bony claw suddenly emerged from the ground and began to dig away at the surrounding soil.

In an instant, bone claws appeared one after another like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, but the scene did not give people any sense of vitality; instead, it sent chills down their spines.

"Did you guys discover these things hiding around here?"

Bai Qi looked at the ground beneath his feet with some wariness, thought for a moment, then hid on Delta's body and asked.

Crackling.

(Boss, their auras have blended into this land; it's hard to distinguish them.)

Alpha shook his head, and the powerful oppressive force of the Undead King poured out, suppressing the undead beneath their feet once again.

Awoo awoo...

(I didn't even notice their mental fluctuations...)

Beta's illusory pupil swept across the area above its head, but in its mental perception, it only saw a mass of shadow power.

"Is this what the lava man meant by the purest form of undead? Soulless, merely walking corpses propelled by shadow power?"

Bai Qi quickly understood the difference between them and Alpha.

Although they are all skeleton soldiers, Alpha and his companions possess the soul fire, which is one of the reasons why undead can be contracted.

What we see before us are simply movable skeletons.

Crackling sounds...

Just as Bai Qi and the others were about to continue forward, the undead emerged from the ground one after another, and the skeletons covering the mountains and fields were like a sea of ​​white bones, surging towards Bai Qi and the others.

"Just to be safe, everyone stay together. Alpha, you and the Six Swordsmen lead the way. Jerry, you guys keep an eye out for any ghosts."

Bai Qi quickly issued the order, and the five pet beasts also became serious, each performing their duties and guarding against possible enemies.

Because they have no souls, these skeletons know nothing of fear. They simply follow their instincts to attack Bai Qi and the other creatures, and even when they are beaten to pieces, they do not stop.

Even more remarkably, some completely shattered skeletons, drawn together by the power of shadow, were reassembled and rejoined the attacking force.

"The Scourge of the Undead, I suppose that's how it is..."

Thinking of the book's description of the undead calamity, Bai Qi's expression grew even more solemn.

It has no soul, no life.

As long as the power of shadow has not been banished, these skeletons will continue to rise and relentlessly attack living beings until all living beings become their companions.

"Shuke, Gamma, prepare the Holy Light Bomb!"

"OK."

Click-clack.

(Gamma received.)

Both pets responded in unison. Shuke controlled the ethereal gold to change rapidly, while Gamma split off a child body. The twin seals rotated, and the split body quickly transformed into a state of holy light.

However, the Holy Light Entity did not take the initiative to attack. Instead, it hopped and skipped onto the giant cannon that had evolved from gamma and crawled directly into the cannon barrel.

The Holy Light Body was launched directly and landed precisely in the sea of ​​bones.

boom!

A white mushroom cloud rose, and a large open space suddenly appeared in the previously seamless sea of ​​bones. The residual energy caused the skeletons, who were unaware of what was happening, to follow in the footsteps of their companions.

Holy light and shadow are inherently mutually reinforcing and mutually restraining. Under the purification of the power of holy light, these skeletons will absolutely be unable to stand up again.

Seeing the remarkable effects of the Holy Light Bomb, Shuke and Gamma launched another attack, with mushroom clouds rising everywhere and taking away countless skeletons.

However, the trend of the ocean of bones moving forward remained unchanged.

"If only we could master the core annihilation weapon technology."

Looking at the endless sea of ​​bones around him, Bai Qi also felt a bit of a headache.

Although his five pets have energy values ​​far exceeding those of other pets of the same level, and their endurance is absolutely perfect, they still can't withstand such constant consumption.

Aside from pre-prepared mechanical weapons, there are very few perfect countermeasures.

"Alpha, could you try influencing them?"

Crackling.

(I'll give it a try.)

Alpha swung the sword of death, shattering a ring of bones. Before the bones could rise, Alpha preemptively absorbed the shadow power emanating from their broken bones.

Without the support of shadow power, these skeletons fell one after another, beginning to absorb the power of the earth to recover, only to be completely trampled into fragments by their companions behind them.

"If the power of shadow is absorbed, the recovery speed will slow down, huh... I can't believe I didn't think of such a simple principle beforehand."

Seeing this, Bai Qi cursed inwardly and immediately released all six sword servants, who then simply absorbed the power of shadow.

Delta and Gamma reacted quickly upon seeing this. One of them actively absorbed the power of shadow into his body to trigger evolution, while the other created countless clones and activated an energy-absorbing aura to frantically absorb the surrounding shadow power.

Gradually, the number of skeletons around Bai Qi became increasingly scarce. Occasionally, any that escaped were easily killed by the Six Swordsmen, becoming nourishment for them.

These skeletons were born from this land over many years, and almost every inch of the bones was filled with the power of shadow. Now that they have been so irrationally absorbed by Bai Qi's pet beasts, it will be impossible for them to return to their previous state in a short time.

Crackling.

(Boss, I think I've leveled up.)

Alpha sheathed his sword, returned to Bai Qi's side, and immediately shared his changes.

"It's upgraded already?"

Bai Qi was somewhat surprised. Since reaching the fifth tier, Alpha's improvement speed had slowed down significantly. Even with the assistance of the Evolution Egg, the progress was still very slow.

So you just mowed down some grass here and leveled up immediately?

[Name]: Death Sword Lord (Alpha)

[Attribute]: Undead

[Growth Level]: Tier 5, Level 5

[Bloodline Level]: Mid-level Monarch

[Racial Skills]: Death Field (Transcendent - Mastery), Death Sword (Transcendent - Perfect), Wind Chaser Sword (Transcendent - Mastery), Undying Flame (Super - Mastery), Dark Mirror (Super - Mastery), Gravity Amplification (Super - Perfect), Dragon's Might (Advanced - Perfect), Skeleton Manipulation (Advanced - Perfect)

[Energy Value]: 53E8400W

……

Are the effects of the same attribute dungeon really that strong?

I'll have to get one of these later!

Uh, wait a minute, it seems like all his pets have different attributes, so they can't be used interchangeably.

"Hiss... Does this mean I'll have to give each of these guys a different attribute-based secret realm from now on?"

Bai Qi suddenly felt a headache coming on, and the image of his hands being full of secret realm rings and his wallet being empty flashed through his mind.

I need to work hard to earn money again...

"Shuke, dig some soil back and see if we can artificially create a Shadowland."

Bai Qi glanced at the skeleton that was gradually starting to get up again, and suddenly had another idea.

The land shapes its people. Since we haven't found a suitable secret realm yet, there shouldn't be any problem using some soil from the Shadowlands to nourish our bones, right?

Upon receiving Bai Qi's order, Shuke immediately sprang into action, while Alpha and the Six Swordsmen wasted no time, silently absorbing the continuous stream of shadow power beneath their feet.

The other pets, on the other hand, were busy recovering their energy.

This land has fallen silent once again.

"Is this all there is to the third level? It seems somewhat different from what the lava man described?"

Bai Qi looked at the desolate world before him, his brows furrowing slightly.

He didn't think the lava man was exaggerating. Although the undead scourge was terrifying, it wasn't enough to warrant the Fa Emperor going to such lengths. There must be some other crisis hidden here.

At least, it won't be weaker than the Three Yin Corpse Demon Beast, the guardian of the second level.

Hopefully it's not too exaggerated...

Bai Qi sighed silently, just as he was about to meditate for a while to recover his strength, when his five pet beasts suddenly became alert and immediately entered battle mode.

On a hillside not far away, a group of skeletal knights riding nightmares slowly appeared, their numbers far exceeding those of Bai Qi and his pets.

Nightmare Knight.

Holy crap, it really does come true! Good wishes come true, and bad wishes come true too!

(End of this chapter)