Beast Taming: I can evolve indefinitely

Chapter 777 Holy Light Shadow Guard

"You're saying that underground palace might be the Great Tomb of Twilight?!"

Bai Qi looked at Bai Qiucha with a bewildered expression and said.

"Actually, I'm not entirely sure, but the architectural style of that underground palace is indeed very similar to the first level of the Great Tomb of Twilight."

Bai Qiucha nodded, while Bai Qi slapped his forehead forcefully.

The Great Tomb of Twilight was created during the reign of the Dark Emperor, a fact they already knew when they first discovered it.

Bai Qi simply couldn't connect the powerful undead forces of the Twilight Great Tomb with the vulnerable civilians from earlier.

"Could it be that my words just now provoked them, and they decided to act like they're no longer human?"

Bai Qi thought about it more and more and more likely it was true, and sighed helplessly.

Sure enough, no matter what he did, it eventually followed the predetermined path set by time.

However, since the Dragon Emperor's tomb can have deviations, it certainly can in the future, though he may need to keep exploring.

"Shuke, send out mechanical apostles to locate the underground palace. Hopefully, the teleportation array hasn't sent them too far away."

Bai Qi gave Shuke a new instruction: "If you can find it, great; if not, then forget it."

"Bai Qi, was your teleportation location random?"

Zhuge Chen was puzzled upon hearing this and asked.

"It's fixed, but I have every reason to suspect that something went wrong during their teleportation and they ended up in a location we can't find."

Bai Qi shrugged. If the underground palace really was the Twilight Great Tomb, then it would undoubtedly have been teleported to the Hill of the Dead. And given their current location, it would take them quite a while to get there.

He wouldn't mind making the trip, but they have more important things to do right now.

Head to the capital of the Creation Dynasty.

……

"Shuke, can you pinpoint the exact time that battle began?"

Bai Qi looked at the capital city so close at hand and asked.

"The history of the Dark Emperor's era is too far back, and the records are not very clear. The only thing I can be sure of is that the Creation Dynasty completely disintegrated after that great war."

Shuke shook his head and said.

"I see."

Bai Qi nodded, looked at Bai Qiucha, and said, "Acha, can you recall any useful information?"

"I'm sorry, there is no record of the Dark Emperor in the books I've read."

Bai Qiucha shook her head and said, "The elders in my family only agreed to let me look through the books, hoping to find out if there was a way to solve my talent problem during the Dragon Emperor's era, so I didn't pay much attention to the books from the Dark Emperor's era."

"In other words, we'll have to investigate it ourselves."

Upon hearing this, Bai Qi understood, and a simple record of the destruction of the Chuangzhi Dynasty came to mind.

"In the 11th year of the Creation Era, the Dark Emperor acted tyrannically, his army deserted, and the tribes marched straight into the capital. In the same year, the Creation Dynasty collapsed."

The capital city, the heart of an imperial dynasty, was directly invaded by a tribe.

If other places had fallen, that would be one thing, but according to historical records, when the capital of the Sojo Dynasty was captured, most of the Sojo Dynasty's territory was still intact.

Even after the capital was destroyed, the tribe voluntarily withdrew from the area where humans lived and did not harass humans for a century.

The evidence collected by later historians all points in the same direction.

In the newly established dynasty, a traitor emerged, and one of him held a very high position!

"Hopefully it's only related to the Holy Light Guard; that would make things much easier."

……

imperial capital.

Using Beta's abilities, Bai Qi and his companions easily fooled the guards and entered the capital.

Although the Creation Dynasty was the second unified era in human history, its situation was much worse than that of the later dynasties.

Given the harsh environment, scarce resources, and being surrounded by tribes, it was no easy feat for the Creation Dynasty to be established.

However, it is precisely because of this that alchemy has flourished in this era.

"Bai Qi, look, that person just put a bunch of materials in, and it instantly turned into a weapon?"

Zhuge Chen looked in surprise at the tall man who was forging weapons at the entrance of an armory and said.

"Alchemy is indeed amazing. As long as you know the required components of a substance and match it with the right alchemical array, you can create what you want. In this respect alone, it is much better than ordinary runes."

Bai Qi nodded slightly, looking at the alchemy array with great interest.

While runes may surpass alchemy arrays in terms of immediate combat power, alchemy possesses its own unique advantages in other aspects.

For example, in an era of resource scarcity, refining the materials one desired, while still a matter of equivalent exchange, solved the problem of low productivity.

"With such technology, if the Creation Dynasty hadn't perished so quickly, it might have added a bright spot to human history."

Bai Qi was somewhat disappointed and was about to approach to learn about this ancient technique when he suddenly heard a series of orderly footsteps coming from afar, and the surrounding people also made way for him.

"Bai Qi, look."

Bai Qiucha patted Bai Qi on the shoulder and pointed forward.

Bai Qi looked up and saw a group of soldiers in white armor marching in orderly steps from a distance. Wherever they passed, the people knelt down and cast devout glances at them.

"Is this the Holy Light Guard?"

Bai Qi looked at the soldier with indifferent eyes and a faint white light shimmering in them, and his eyes narrowed involuntarily.

The Holy Light Guard is one of the two strongest armies in the Creation Dynasty, and it is also responsible for the defense of the capital.

At the same time, they are also Bai Qi's biggest suspects.

"I'm not surprised at all that these people betrayed humanity."

Looking at the Holy Light Guard, whose power had weakened considerably but whose aura was identical to that of the angel in the underground palace, Bai Qi revealed a cold smile.

"These self-proclaimed righteous people, how could they do such despicable things!"

A wisp of smoke also flashed in Bai Qiucha's eyes, and a murderous intent unconsciously emanated from her.

Swish!

Just then, the Holy Light Guards suddenly turned their heads to look at the location where Bai Qi and the other two were, and the originally dim light in their eyes suddenly became extremely dazzling.

Such powerful perception!

Bai Qi's eyes narrowed, while Beta quickly activated the Six Paths, concealing the auras of the three of them.

When the Holy Light Guards arrived, all they saw were three devout people bowing to them.

However, the Holy Light Guard still cautiously glanced at the three of them a few times before finally looking away.

"Sorry, I couldn't help myself."

Bai Qiucha looked guilty. Bai Qi shook his head and said, "Although it has incorporated the aura of the Thunder Rat, the Bone Dragon is still much stronger. The aura of the undead is as obvious to the Holy Light Guard as a lantern in the night."

"However, these guys seem to have instantly increased their power. Could they be like that guy in the underground palace, able to transfer power remotely?"

Bai Qi stroked his chin, curiously examining the Holy Light Guard.

Awoo awoo?

(How about we arrest one and study him?)

Beta quietly appeared beside Bai Qi, a wicked smile on his face.

"It seems like it might not be a bad idea?"

Bai Qi's lips curled into a smile, and his gaze toward the Holy Light Guards changed.

They were not viewed as enemies, but as test subjects.

"Wait, someone else is here."

Just then, Jerry stopped the man and dog from moving and gestured in another direction.

Bai Qi turned his head and raised his eyebrows upon seeing the dark figure.

The Shadow Guards are of equal status to the Holy Light Guards of the Creation Dynasty, and are primarily responsible for exterminating ferocious beasts within their territory.

After the Holy Light Guards and the Shadow Guards met, they stopped at the same time. After a brief eye contact, they did not exchange any words and turned to head towards the palace.

Light and shadow are incompatible, no matter where they are.

"Both units are here, what a coincidence!"

Bai Qi grinned and disappeared into the crowd with Zhuge Chen and Bai Qiucha.

……

In an inconspicuous alley, Bai Qi and his two companions quietly appeared, and in front of them stood four soldiers, two in black and two in white.

"Bai Qi, aren't you afraid of being discovered by snatching someone so openly?"

Looking at the four unconscious soldiers in front of him, Zhuge Chen felt somewhat worried.

"Don't worry, they won't find out in a short time."

Bai Qi smiled faintly, glanced at the two fully-staffed teams in the distance, and then buried himself in his study.

"As expected, just like the underground palace, it has also transplanted the power of holy light and shadow, but the power is much weaker."

Bai Qi quickly came to a conclusion.

"From a spiritual perspective, the souls of the Holy Light Guardians have been largely assimilated by the Holy Light. Rather than being human, they are more like puppets."

Shuke digitized the soul data of the Holy Light Guardians and the Shadow Guardians, clearly presenting their states to the group.

"In comparison, the Shadow Guards have only undergone physical changes; their souls remain human."

"However, the techniques used by both the Holy Light Guards and the Shadow Guards seem to be somewhat different from the human transmutation array we saw in the underground palace."

Upon hearing Shuke's words, Bai Qi nodded slightly and looked in the direction of the palace.

"If nothing unexpected happens, both the Holy Light Guards and the Shadow Guards should be the work of the Dark Emperor."

"Let's go meet the inventor of alchemy, the most evil emperor in human history!"

Bai Qi stood up, took the four soldiers into the secret realm base, but left their armor behind.

"Bai Qi, you wouldn't be planning to...?"

Zhuge Chen and Bai Qi exchanged bewildered glances, while Bai Qi replied matter-of-factly, "Of course, otherwise, would you still be planning to charge in?"

As he spoke, Bai Qi quickly put on a set of Holy Light Guardian armor, and then summoned Alpha to put on Shadow Guardian armor.

"Acha, you and Alpha will disguise yourselves as Shadow Guards, while Zhuge Chen and I will disguise ourselves as Holy Light Guards."

"Remember, you don't need to do anything later, just leave everything to me."

After saying that, Bai Qi didn't wait for the two to respond. He snapped his fingers, and the positions of the group changed instantly. They ended up behind the Holy Light/Shadow Guards, in the illusion created by the Cordyceps.

The sudden appearance of the four caused some energy fluctuations. The leaders of the two teams turned to look behind them at the same time, but after making eye contact with Beta, they ignored the changes and continued forward.

At this moment, the palace was already in sight.

(End of this chapter)