Beast Taming: I can evolve indefinitely

Chapter 738 Traces of the Underworld

"Shadow of Double Shadows... This name doesn't match his appearance at all."

Bai Qi made a sarcastic remark, then looked at Jerry and asked, "So, have you figured out that guy's background yet?"

"Almost there, but we can confirm that this is a very strong psychic-type legendary creature. Yes, very strong."

Jerry unusually emphasized this point, and even Beta, who was usually fearless, fell silent.

Although it was only for a moment, they were indeed severely suppressed in terms of mental power, and there was no room for them to resist.

Most importantly, the state of this golden soul body seems to be the state they most admire after ascending to the rank of emperor—a state unrestrained by the physical body.

Simply put, they encountered pioneers.

"It seems this 'Shadow' is really strong."

Seeing the husky's appearance, Bai Qi understood.

They weren't unfamiliar with legendary creatures with spiritual abilities; the Heart-Questioning Butterfly had equally formidable spiritual power, but even the husky had never been like that.

This time, the guy was really taken aback.

"Actually, it's not like we gained nothing at all."

Just then, Shuke suddenly picked up the soulless rabbit body from the ground, his eyes flashed, and a digital soul was injected into it.

Soon, the rabbit's body began to move again, and as if guided by something, it moved deeper into the forest.

"Bai Qi, what have you done?"

Seeing this, Bai Wujie became curious and asked.

"This rabbit is clearly just one of its hosts, but it seems to have stayed here for quite some time and still has some spiritual energy remaining in its body."

A glint flashed in Shuke's eyes, and a virtual map suddenly appeared, on which a golden dot was moving rapidly.

"Found it!"

Bai Wujie and Bai Qi exchanged a glance, then immediately mounted the Golden-Winged Roc and vanished from the spot in an instant.

……

Deep within the shadowy forest.

A golden soul swiftly traversed the forest, encountering countless ferocious beasts along the way. Some even passed right by him, yet he ignored them all.

Shadow, the ultimate form of spirit, is something that ordinary beings cannot even perceive unless their mental strength is strong enough.

But this time, something unexpected happened to Ying.

Just as Shadow was frantically fleeing, trying to get away from the two terrifying humans, the surrounding darkness suddenly materialized, and Shadow, still in a soul form, crashed headfirst into the shadows.

The shadow was like a swamp, incredibly sticky, and the shadow couldn't break free for a while.

Seeing this, Ying finally opened her eyes, and countless living beings could be vaguely seen flashing by within them.

Finally, the changes in Ying's eyes stopped, and Ying's body shone brightly, like a small sun, before suddenly disappearing into nothingness.

Tweet!

Then, a cry of surprise and fear came from the nearby forest, and a small beast covered in black runes struggled to emerge.

"I never expected the legendary Shadow to look like this. Isn't the leader's arrangement a bit too much?"

Several figures of varying heights emerged from the darkness. By the light of the constantly flashing runes on the small beast, the demon tattoos on the backs of their hands could be vaguely seen.

"Don't be careless. If it hadn't entered the cycle of reincarnation, we would all be dead by now."

One of them, speaking in a hoarse voice, explained something, walked over to the small animal, and quickly put it into a cage before letting out a sigh of relief.

"Shadow is the only Myriad Heart Beast in the world, capable of freely traversing between the souls of living beings. If he wants, he can turn you into an idiot in an instant."

"Is that exaggerated?"

The man who was initially standing became nervous and silently increased the distance between himself and the cage.

"Now there's no need to worry. These decoys were specially modified by the leader. Unless we unlock them or he regains his legendary strength, they won't be able to leave this body."

The hoarse-voiced man shook the cage in his hand and said, "It's getting late. We need to hurry back and report to the leader. If we delay the leader's plans, we'll all die!"

"yes!"

Are you in a hurry? Do you need my help?

A mocking voice came from behind them. The group exchanged glances, and then ran off in different directions without prior arrangement.

Before they could take a step, a golden light flashed, and they, along with their pets, were knocked unconscious and piled up together.

And the cage that held the shadow also fell into Bai Wujie's hands.

"I never expected that this method could be used to capture Shadow. Luckily, we arrived in time, otherwise these people would have succeeded."

Bai Wujie peered at Ying through the fence, clearly somewhat surprised.

"These people were clearly prepared. Soul solidification runes—if I remember correctly, these runes are usually only used on undead creatures?"

Bai Qi picked up several small animals that were trembling with fear from the side; they all had similar curse marks tattooed on their bodies.

Shadow can teleport his soul into the bodies of different creatures, and these people have obviously taken advantage of this, setting up traps in advance so that as long as he teleports, he will inevitably be trapped.

This method is quite good, but in this era, people who use these runes don't seem to be good people...

"That's right, only the Underworld can do such a thing."

Bai Wujie glanced at the demon tattoos on the back of their hands and said, "They actually dare to come here. These people from the Underworld are getting bolder and bolder."

"Why do I have a feeling that you already knew all along, Brother Bai?"

Bai Qi glanced at Bai Wujie, who scratched his head sheepishly and said, "I only heard that the Underworld was looking for this little guy, so I thought I'd strike first. I didn't expect to run into both of them."

"Do you think I believe you?"

Bai Qi chuckled and then took the cage from Bai Wujie's hands.

The cage was made of a special metal that seemed to absorb spiritual energy, and it was also covered with runes that fixed souls.

Clearly, even though the shadow was trapped inside the physical body, the Underworld was still worried.

"Stealing a legendary creature that can freely transfer its soul... How come these cults are always so good at causing trouble, no matter the era?"

Bai Qi sighed, then suddenly opened the cage and released Ying.

Immediately afterwards, to Bai Wujie's astonishment, Bai Qi actually erased the runes from the little beast's body.

"Bai Qi, the people from the Underworld are definitely still nearby. You're making it easy for him to be captured again!"

Seeing this, Bai Wujie tried to stop it, but the golden soul body had already flown out of the little beast's body.

This time, however, the little beast did not flee as quickly as before. Instead, it circled around Bai Qi's head, seemingly curious about this human.

"It actually works!"

Seeing that Ying hadn't fled, Bai Qi grinned and increased the injection of his spiritual power into the Evolution Egg. A special aura continuously emanated from Bai Qi, increasing Ying's goodwill towards him.

At the same time, the husky's soul also separated from its body, merging its aura into the evolutionary egg, and gradually approaching the shadow.

Finally, the husky made contact with Ying for the first time. Ying did not resist at all, but instead rubbed against Bai Qi's head in a very friendly manner.

"Done."

Seeing this, Bai Qi also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He might be able to trap the shadow with those runes, but that's clearly a stopgap measure. Who knows how long the cycle of reincarnation is, according to those people in the Underworld?

If this guy suddenly regains his legendary strength and teleports directly into his soul to cause a ruckus, he won't even have time to regret it.

"Tsk tsk... It was definitely the right decision to call you over. Now we can finally pay off our drinking debts."

Bai Wujie was full of excitement, seemingly already missing the days of drinking heartily, but was suddenly doused with cold water by Bai Qi.

"Don't forget it's the same bill from the drinks two years ago..."

"The time before last..."

Bai Wujie stood up, stretched, and a cold smile suddenly appeared on his face. He said, "Let this guy pay for the drinks from the time before last!"

After saying that, the Golden-Winged Roc transformed into a golden halberd and landed in Bai Wujie's hand. Bai Wujie then transformed into a golden rainbow and rushed towards a dark corner.

Then, another chilling, legendary aura emanated from the forest, and a series of battle sounds continuously reached Bai Qi's ears.

For such a difficult task as capturing a shadow, how could they possibly send only a few lowly Karami? Naturally, there would be legendary experts following behind.

"But is it really okay to leave me here all alone like this...?"

Bai Qi looked around. He was now surrounded by countless undead creatures, and their numbers were still increasing.

Awoo awoo!

(These mere spirits are no match for me!)

Seeing the ever-growing number of undead around them, Beta volunteered, which startled Shadow.

"You better keep this little guy calm. If he runs away, you'll be held responsible."

Bai Qi tossed Beta aside and summoned Gamma again.

"These things are still yours, Gamma."

Snap snap snap!

(Yes, Master!)

……

"Phew~ It's been so long since I've stretched my muscles, I'm actually not used to it anymore."

A moment later, Bai Wujie returned carrying a man who had been beaten black and blue, a look of indescribable satisfaction on his face.

That is, until he saw Bai Qi leisurely eating roasted meat, bathed in a white glow.

"Bai Qi, I'm fighting tooth and nail over there, and you're here eating barbecue? Isn't that a bit much?"

Bai Wujie threw the man to the ground in a huff, strode over to Bai Qi's side, and felt a warmth spread through his body, as if he had become a few times stronger.

Crown of Guardians: Its effect applies to all friendly units within its range.

"Fight to the death? I don't see that coming."

Bai Qi glanced at the barely breathing legend of the Underworld and said, "Besides, it seems I've defeated more people than you."

"Um... never mind."

Upon hearing this, Bai Wujie glanced at the Netherworld Beast Tamers and their pets, who were already in a state of exhaustion, and silently shut his mouth.

This is, after all, an evil organization that strikes fear into the hearts of six kingdoms. Can't you at least put on a little more effort?

Even bad people have self-respect!

(End of this chapter)