Beast Taming: I can evolve indefinitely

Chapter 778 The Alchemist Emperor

The Imperial Palace.

With the cover of the Holy Light Guards and the Shadow Guards, Bai Qi and his party entered the palace with great ease.

"As expected of the inventor of alchemy, this palace is truly a masterpiece of alchemy!"

Bai Qi quietly observed his surroundings. Upon seeing the various alchemical artifacts, he became itchy and almost exposed himself.

"Human, please calm down. Our goal is to find out who the traitor is. Don't let small things cause us to lose sight of the bigger picture."

Shuke warned Bai Qi with a serious expression, and Bai Qi immediately withdrew his gaze. However, after seeing the soldiers around him looking around as if they had ADHD, he couldn't help but mutter to himself.

"Before you criticize me next time, take away your abilities first."

The human and their pet were secretly bickering under the guise of their contract, but the Holy Light Guard and the Shadow Guard stopped at the same time.

Bai Qi glanced ahead and saw two middle-aged men standing quietly in front of a grand hall.

Both of them had blond hair and blue eyes, and their faces were even quite similar, but their clothes were completely different, one was pure black and the other was pure white.

"Are they the leaders of the Holy Light Guard and the Shadow Guard?"

The information he had extracted from those soldiers immediately flashed through Bai Qi's mind, and he quickly averted his gaze, no longer looking at them.

He hadn't met the Dark Emperor yet, so he couldn't cause any trouble. After all, someone who could lead two armies was unlikely to be a kind person.

Fortunately, the two men did not notice anything unusual about Bai Qi and the others. After seeing that the two guards had arrived, they started walking towards the main hall.

dong dong~

The two gently knocked on the palace gate, which then opened.

The two were clearly used to it and led the way into the palace, with the Holy Light Guard and the Shadow Guard following closely behind.

Seeing this, Bai Qi and the others immediately followed, but after passing through the gate, they were shocked by what they saw behind it.

It wasn't that they saw anything terrifying, but rather that the palace was completely different from what they had imagined.

According to records, the Dark Emperor was known for his volatile moods, unpredictable temper, and tendency to turn on those around him at the drop of a hat, which is why he was given the title of Dark Emperor.

Therefore, in Bai Qi's imagination, the Dark Emperor's palace should be filled with a mysterious or evil aura.

But right before their eyes, the enormous palace was filled with a jumble of random, seemingly useless things.

This messy place is no palace; it's clearly just a large-sized otaku room!

"Bai Qi, why does this place feel so similar to your studio...?"

Zhuge Chen carefully glanced around a few times, then spoke to Bai Qi through the husky's soul connection.

"Don't slander me, my studio is very tidy!"

Bai Qi glared at Zhuge Chen with annoyance, then looked ahead curiously.

Passing through piles of clutter, Bai Qi could vaguely see a young man in a short robe engrossed in carving something, completely unaware of Bai Qi and the others' arrival.

The two leaders were clearly unsurprised by this, and strode forward, bowing deeply to the young man.

"Your subject, Luke Borg."

"Chen Seth Borg."

"Greetings, Your Majesty!"

The two voices seemed to affect the young man's performance. He slashed his right hand, leaving a long mark on the wooden block in his hand, which then began to shake rapidly, with a faint sense of intense heat emanating from it.

Seeing this, Luke Borg suddenly made a move, releasing a ball of light that enveloped the wooden block.

Then, the wooden blocks exploded with a loud bang, but they were all blocked by the ball of light and had no effect on the young man.

"Your Majesty, there's nothing wrong with your passion for alchemy, but you should still be mindful of your safety."

Luke Borg gave the young man a slightly reproachful look, but the young man still seemed to be out of his reverie, raising his head blankly. Only after seeing the Holy Light Guardians and the Shadow Guardians did his eyes light up a little.

Is he the Dark Emperor?

A glint flashed in Bai Qi's eyes as he curiously examined the young man before him.

His hair was disheveled, and his eyes seemed lost, but a unique brilliance was hidden deep within.

Bai Qi was familiar with this radiant glow; like his parents, it was the kind of brilliance that only someone deeply engrossed in research could possess.

This Dark Emperor seems quite different from the records?

"Ah, it's my two esteemed ministers. Is it already time for the Holy Light Guards and Shadow Guards' routine inspection?"

The Dark Emperor scratched his head, strode over to a Holy Light Guardian, examined it from head to toe as if it were a toy, and then ran to check on the Shadow Guardian.

Judging from this posture, it was clear that they intended to check all the guards.

"Bai Qi, what do we do? Should we take action?"

Upon seeing this, Bai Qiucha immediately inquired, but Bai Qi remained unhurried, signaling them not to move.

Soon, the Dark Emperor arrived in front of them, but as before, after quickly checking them, he returned to his table.

"Just as I expected, the Holy Light Guardians' energy conduction is still not very smooth, and the Shadow Guardians' bodies are still affected by the power of shadow."

As he spoke, the Dark Emperor scribbled on the paper and handed it to the two men, saying, "Just refine it again according to what I've written."

"We understand."

Luke Borg nodded slightly and took a step back, while Seth Borg stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the activity of ferocious beasts in the surrounding area has become more frequent recently. I suspect that the tribe may be making a move. I request Your Majesty to grant me command of the army to prevent any unforeseen events."

"A tribe? Is that the old fox?"

Upon hearing the name of the tribe, the Dark Emperor's eyes suddenly brightened, and he casually took out a token from his pocket and tossed it to Seth Borg.

"I'll leave the affairs of the tribe to Minister Set. Make sure to keep the ferocious beasts out of the country. As for the safety of the people in the surrounding areas, I'll leave that to Minister Luke."

"This is our duty, Your Majesty, you flatter us."

The two knelt down simultaneously, their synchronized movements as if they had rehearsed beforehand.

"Alright, alright, I need to continue my research. You guys can go out now."

The Dark Emperor seemed uninterested in these matters. He yawned and dismissed them, and the two men, unsurprised, slowly withdrew from the palace.

However, Bai Qi and the others stayed behind.

The husky's soul concealment, the cordyceps' illusion, the Delta's spatial teleportation.

With the perfect cooperation of their pets, the Borg brothers were completely unaware of the problem with their team.

"As expected of the Borg family, they seem to hold a very high position."

Bai Qiucha glanced in the direction the Borg brothers had left, a hint of doubt flashing in her eyes.

"But why are their strength so weak? They're not even as strong as these Holy Light Guards."

"Didn't I realize they were also Beast Tamers? Since they've already mastered the power, they wouldn't risk undergoing human transmutation, would they?"

Bai Qi was not surprised at all. From what he knew so far, although the method of creating the Holy Light Guard was different from that in the underground palace, it would still affect a person's mind.

Judging from their conversation with the Dark Emperor, they might be waiting for the Dark Emperor to fully perfect this technology before integrating it.

However, considering that the Borg family later used the Bird of Paradise to carry the power of the angels, it is likely that they did not succeed.

"Shouldn't these uninvited guests come out?"

Just then, the Dark Emperor's voice suddenly reached Bai Qi and the others' ears, and the three of them were taken aback.

"Bai Qi, your covert tactics have been exposed?"

Awoo awoo!

(Impossible, my mental strength is stronger than everyone here, there's no way he could have detected it!)

Beta immediately bristled upon hearing this, while Delta and Cordyceps also stated that they had not detected any signs of being surveyed.

"Your concealment methods are very strong, but unfortunately, no matter how well you conceal them, the changes in the matter within this room will not lie."

The Dark Emperor opened his eyes, and a scale-like shape appeared in them as he stared intently at the hiding place of Bai Qi and the others.

"Matter change? Equivalent exchange? Well, it seems we've been fooled by the law of conservation of energy."

Looking into the Dark Emperor's peculiar eyes, Bai Qi quickly dispelled his concealment and appeared before the Dark Emperor.

"I apologize, Your Majesty, for appearing before you in this manner, but we are not enemies."

Bai Qi bowed slightly to the Dark Emperor and explained.

"I know that if you were the enemy, I wouldn't have waited until now to call you out."

The Dark Emperor nodded, glanced at Bai Qi and the others, then returned to his seat and continued tinkering.

Did they discover them a long time ago?

Bai Qi was somewhat surprised to see this, while Beta lay on the ground looking dejected, clearly having suffered a great shock.

Awoo awoo...

(How could my hidden tricks possibly be discovered...?)

"This stupid dog, it's rare to see him so listless~"

Bai Qi couldn't help but chuckle at the sight, but he wasn't surprised at all.

Alchemy emphasizes equivalent exchange and is highly sensitive to changes in matter.

He wasn't sure if the Dark Emperor possessed any special talent or had contracted some special pet, but it was clear that the Dark Emperor could easily detect changes in the surrounding matter.

Although they used various means to hide themselves, they inevitably affected the surrounding energy, so it was only natural that the Dark Emperor would discover them.

Through this brief encounter, the Dark Emperor did not seem to be the tyrannical emperor described in the records, but rather a pure researcher.

But if that's the case, then what about that evil Dark Emperor Armor on the South China Sea island?

Bai Qi looked up at the Dark Emperor, who was already immersed in alchemy, shook his head, and dismissed his doubts.

History doesn't lie, but records do.

Judging from what they saw outside, it would be abnormal for the historian to record this person as a good person.

"Your Majesty, may I ask you a question?"

"Is it your idea to perform human transmutation on humans and ferocious beasts?"

Bai Qi stared intently at the Dark Emperor, while Bai Qiucha and Zhuge Chen held their breath, awaiting the Dark Emperor's answer.

Upon hearing Bai Qi's question, the Dark Emperor's face showed a look of understanding. He looked up at Bai Qi and said.

"That's right, this wasn't just my idea; I also developed the human transmutation array."

(End of this chapter)