Beast Taming: I can evolve indefinitely

Chapter 675 Invasion of Dead Beasts

With the intervention of the West Sea demigod, the matter of the West Sea joining the Deep Sea Alliance was finally settled, and the atmosphere immediately eased.

"Old seahorse, what's gotten into you all of a sudden? Why are you willing to cooperate with humans?"

Octopus Star approached the Seahorse Demigod and asked.

"Hmph! I only joined because of that person; otherwise, I wouldn't be willing to cooperate with humans."

The demigod seahorse snorted coldly, making no attempt to hide its disdain for humans, while Xiao Mu, Bai Qi, and the others ignored it.

If it weren't for Granny Fan's intervention, not only the West Sea, but also the South Sea's demigod sea beasts would not have agreed to form the Deep Sea Alliance.

As the largest region in the world, the sea beasts generally don't care about other creatures, so Xiao Mu didn't mind.

"My mother-in-law is truly amazing!"

Upon hearing this, Bai Qi admired Granny Fan even more, and at the same time became increasingly curious about Granny Fan's age.

These demigods have lived for at least three or four thousand years, and Granny Fan's seniority is clearly much greater than theirs, given her age...

A true living fossil.

"However, there is one more thing we need your help with."

The demigod seahorse's expression suddenly changed, and he said, "Since a few days ago, many sea beasts in our Western Sea have undergone strange mutations, and these mutations are contagious, making it almost impossible for anyone below the legendary level to resist them."

"This is not something we sea creatures are good at, so we want to ask humans for help."

Upon hearing the words of the demigod seahorse, both Bai Qi and Xiao Mu were taken aback, and both saw speechlessness in each other's eyes.

They clearly needed something from others, yet they acted as if they were waiting for a better price. One could say these sea monsters of the West Sea were either incredibly clever or utterly foolish.

"Could you show me the mutated sea monster?"

Bai Qi walked up to the demigod seahorse and asked.

Upon hearing this, the demigod seahorse glanced at Bai Qi, while Octopus Star introduced him at the opportune moment: "This is the head of the technical department of our Deep Sea Alliance, and also the beast tamer of that great man's bloodline inheritor."

Upon hearing Octopus Star's words, the demigod seahorse's attitude changed abruptly, from initial indifference to awe.

"My goodness, what did Grandma do back then to earn such respect from these sea creatures?"

Seeing this, Bai Qi became even more curious about Granny Fan's past and wished he could run back and ask her right now, but thinking of his mother's usual temper, he could only put it aside for the time being.

Meanwhile, after hearing Bai Qi's request, the Supersonic Dolphin had a frozen sea monster carcass brought up and placed in the middle of the hall.

"This is a mutated sea beast from the West Sea. Its body is clearly dead, but it is still alive and stronger than before."

The supersonic dolphin explained, "This state is somewhat similar to that of undead creatures, but the most crucial difference is that these creatures have no soul at all; they seem to act autonomously only by being guided by the power within their bodies."

"Therefore, we call this creature the Dead Beast."

After hearing what the supersonic dolphin said, the sea monsters of the West Sea fell silent, but the sea monsters of the South Sea, as well as Bai Qi and his group, had strange looks in their eyes.

"Bai Qi, why does this dragon look so much like that world-destroying sea monster from that day?"

Nicholas leaned closer to the sea monster's corpse and looked at it, then said...

Crackling.

(No need to look further, it's the power of death.)

Alpha placed his hand on the ice block and pressed down gently. The ice block shattered suddenly, revealing the carcass of a sea monster inside.

Without the ice, black smoke suddenly billowed from the dead beast and spread outwards. At the same time, the legend from the West Sea changed his expression and tried to freeze it again.

These dead beasts constantly emit black smoke until they completely dissolve. Those tainted by this black smoke are gradually assimilated into dead beasts, which is one of the reasons why the Western Sea took the initiative to propose an alliance.

However, before the Supersonic Pig could make a move, the Annihilation Dragon reappeared behind Alpha, and with a sudden inhale, it absorbed all the black smoke, while the dead beast completely melted away like ice and snow.

"this……"

Upon seeing this, the supersonic dolphin's expression changed, and so did the three demigod sea monsters of the West Sea as they looked at Alpha.

Although there were some differences, they still sensed a similar aura to the Dead Beast from Alpha.

"You don't need to study it anymore. These dead beasts were corrupted by the power of death, which is why they became like this."

Bai Qi looked up and asked, "May I ask how things are going in the Death Ice Forest?"

"There's definitely no problem. We've been sending people to check on it regularly since then, and the seal remains intact."

The Nether Sea Thunder Dragon shook its head, then looked at the Supersonic Dolphin and said, "However, most of the Death Ice Forest is in the Western Sea. I don't know about their side, but it should be undamaged."

The seal is something that affects everything; if the Western Sea is broken, there's no reason why their side shouldn't be affected.

Bai Qi understood upon hearing this, and looked at the group of sea beasts in the Western Sea, saying, "In this way, the source is very clear."

"As far as I know, there should have been some people wearing black armor who came to look for you all from the Western Sea along with a tribe, right?"

Upon hearing this, the supersonic dolphin's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and it said, "You mean, the changes in our Western Sea were caused by those guys?"

Bai Qi nodded. So far, only a few people have mastered the power of death, and the Death Round Table is the only one who can and will use the power of death to cause trouble.

Now that the possibility of the death clone breaking the seal has been ruled out, the source is self-evident.

With the clues provided by Bai Qi, the supersonic dolphin also connected all the previous events. No wonder the dead beasts only operated in their West Sea; it turned out that these guys were behind it.

They were even considering whether to form an alliance with the tribes, but instead, they ended up inviting trouble.

"I just saw your pet absorb the power of death. Has the Federation found a solution?"

The demigod seahorse glanced at Alpha, who was completely unaffected, and asked.

"I'm sorry, my pet is an exception, and we haven't found a way to deal with the power of death."

Bai Qi shook his head and said, "However, the power of death on this kind of sea beast is not pure. It is worth studying."

Judging from Alpha's feedback, this smoke is somewhat similar to the one he encountered three times at the Death Tentacle in the Elven Ancestral Land, but its quality is significantly worse.

Or rather, it's very similar to the Death Knight's armor, except one is integrated into metal, while the other is integrated into armor.

It was fine before there were no samples, but now the West Sea is full of these dead beasts, so it's a good time to study them properly.

"Then let's get to researching it quickly, otherwise it won't benefit anyone if this gets out."

The demigod seahorse showed a hint of anxiety on its face. As the oldest being in the West Sea, it was very concerned about the survival of the West Sea.

However, upon seeing the demigod seahorse's expression, Bai Qi revealed an evil smile.

"I'm sorry, this research requires a lot of resources, which I don't have on hand, so I can't start for the time being."

"Furthermore, the compensation from your Western Sea region hasn't even been paid yet, so..."

"What kind of compensation?"

The demigod seahorse was somewhat puzzled. After taking the contract from Bai Qi, it couldn't help but shrink its pupils. After a long silence, it handed the contract to the Explosive Orca, which was still recovering.

"All resources for the research will be provided by our Xihai team. Minister Bai, you just need to make a list. As for the compensation..."

"Explosive Orca, from now on you'll follow Minister Bai. Come back whenever you've paid off your debts..."

The Explosive Orca was somewhat bewildered upon hearing this. After taking the contract and looking at it, it was immediately dumbfounded.

"...The loser in battle will receive double the resources as compensation, paid instantly. Any delays will incur interest, calculated every second..."

The contract had a lot of clauses, all of which the Explosive Orca hadn't noticed before, but the most terrifying thing was the interest rate.

Since his defeat, he has already paid one-tenth of the total interest.

"You...human, are you playing me?!"

"It's not my fault, you just didn't read it."

The Explosive Orca's face turned extremely ugly, wishing it could tear the contract to shreds on the spot. However, upon seeing the Five Elders and Nicholas glaring at it from the other side, it silently put the contract away.

The situation is beyond our control. It's just a matter of sacrificing resources. They're everywhere in the sea. At most, we won't be able to rest for the next few hundred years.

Moreover, there's still the Ice Foot Sea Lice King, isn't there? This whole so-called compensation thing was all his doing, how can we let him off the hook?

With the addition of the Western Sea, the Five Elders and the three demigods of the Western Sea departed together to study the ideological issues between the two seas, while legendary sea monsters such as the Thunder Dragon of the Underworld Sea and the Supersonic Dolphin went to study specific matters.

"Bai Qi, I heard you encountered the Death Avatar at Thunder Mountain. How was it?"

After everyone left, Xiao Mu asked.

"They're very difficult to deal with. If it weren't for Wang Chuanqi using the Starry Sky Ring to suppress them, coupled with the unique characteristics of the Elf Ancestral Land itself, they would have barely managed to suppress them, but in the end, they still managed to escape."

After a moment's thought, Bai Qi told Xiao Mu his opinion.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Mu revealed an expression of certainty, saying, "Indeed, only the power from the void can suppress death."

"Power from the void?"

The image of that great demon involuntarily surfaced in Bai Qi's mind, while Xiao Mu continued to explain: "We have no way of knowing the source of death, but based on the intelligence we have recently gathered, death is very likely to have come to our world from the void."

"Therefore, only forces that also originate from outside the void can affect death."

Xiao Mu looked at Bai Qi and said, "I remember you have quite a few pet beasts that possess this kind of power, right? It seems that your encounter with death was destined."

"I'd rather not have this fate."

Bai Qi looked disgusted upon hearing this. Every encounter with the Death Clone was extremely dangerous. Although he always managed to escape danger in the end, Bai Qi couldn't guarantee that he would have such good luck every time.

If no one comes to the rescue even once, the whole village can have a feast together.

"However, we still need to study this dead beast carefully, otherwise we'll be at a huge disadvantage if we encounter it in the future."

Bai Qi stroked his chin, the scene of Sima Jing leaving that day flashing through his mind.

They encounter the Round Table of Death wherever they go, which is certainly not a coincidence. It is clear that these people are aiming for great things, and they probably need to make preparations in advance.

(End of this chapter)