Beast Taming: I can evolve indefinitely

Chapter 856 Origin Tree

Six towers.

Despite being sealed by the Netherworld Flame, the aura of the Cursed Tree still attracted the attention of the six tower masters. The moment Bai Heguang and Bai Qi appeared, the six mythical auras surrounded them.

"As expected, everyone was hiding their true abilities..."

Bai Qi was not surprised by this. If the Kingdom of Death could hide seven archangels, it was normal for the Association to hide six tower masters.

Bai Qi even suspected that the remaining eleven guardians of Eden were already mythical beings, merely hidden by the Federation.

After all, having four top-tier mythical creatures already provides enough deterrence; there's no need to reveal everything.

"He Guang, Bai Qi, is that you? I thought it was the Kingdom of Death attacking our door."

Seeing that it was Bai Heguang, Zhao Futu breathed a sigh of relief, then frowned and said, "This is a death clone? Heguang, are you planning to seal it here?"

Bai Heguang nodded slightly and said, "That's right. The seal left by the Bai family ancestors should have been prepared for this time. Besides, I can't think of a more suitable place than here."

"That's true. I'll contact Grandma right away. With her there, the sealing effect will be much better."

"No need, I can smell this guy's stench from far away."

Granny Fan emerged from the void beside her, glancing with some disdain at the cursed tree enveloped in Netherfire, and said, "Why are the death clones I've encountered lately getting stranger and stranger? Can these things even affect souls?"

"They must have started to evolve on their own, so we have to speed things up."

A flash of fire appeared in Bai Heguang's eyes, and the Netherworld Flame immediately blazed fiercely, quickly reducing the Netherworld Flame to a small piece of tree root.

Granny Fan seemed very unwilling to deal with this thing. She shook her hand, and the tree root disappeared from the spot.

"Mother-in-law, I've already put him in the seal. Remember to reinforce it. If this thing escapes, you'll be in for a lot of trouble."

"Don't worry, he won't get out."

Bai Heguang looked at Bai Qi and said, "I'll go reinforce the seal first. Bai Qi, you should find a place to rest."

"Okay, teacher."

Bai Qi nodded and watched Bai Heguang leave.

"I'm so glad to finally see you, Bai Qi. You're such a busy man these days. I haven't been able to see you since I got back."

Bai Tongchen came to Bai Qi's side and patted Bai Qi's shoulder hard, but found that Bai Qi did not move at all. Instead, his palm was numb from the patter, and his expression changed immediately.

"What the hell is wrong with you, kid? Your physical body is even more monstrous than mine?"

"Master of the White Tower, please don't share the title of 'pervert' with me."

Bai Qi shrugged helplessly. Bai Tongchen really inherited Bai Wujie's personality; his way of greeting people was always so violent.

"Sharing? This title is practically tailor-made for you."

Bai Tongchen shook his head and said, "A legendary beast tamer with six legendary pet beasts, if the world's upgrade limit hadn't been opened, you would definitely be the strongest person in this world."

"No, I now seriously doubt that an ordinary mythical creature could defeat you!"

"There's no doubt about it, you really can't beat him right now."

Granny Fan glanced at Bai Tongchen and said, "It's not just you, you can count the number of people in the entire Federation who can beat him on one hand."

Upon hearing Granny Fan's words, all six tower masters, including Zhao Futu who had witnessed the battle between Bai Qi and Bai Heguang, gasped in shock.

If you can count them on one hand, doesn't that mean that apart from the four top-tier mythical creatures, the Nine Netherworld Phoenix, none of the other mythical creatures are a match for Bai Qi?

"Your mother-in-law wouldn't do something so unfair."

Feeling the intense gazes of the six people, Bai Qi gave a wry smile and immediately changed the subject, saying, "By the way, Grandma, I have something else to ask you."

"It's about the black mist in the Land of Death."

Upon hearing about the black mist, Granny Fan's expression turned serious, and the six tower masters temporarily put aside their own thoughts and stopped disturbing Bai Qi.

"Come with me."

Granny Fan waved her hand, and Bai Qi was teleported into the training ground.

Just like when Bai Qi first came here, it was still incredibly lively, with all sorts of extraordinary creatures living in harmony, a scene of paradise.

"So, tell me, did you run into that guy again?"

Granny Fan looked at Bai Qi and said.

"Yes, we originally wanted to keep him here, but his true form was hidden too well, and we couldn't catch him."

Bai Qi told Granny Fan about his previous experiences, but Granny Fan was not surprised at all.

"Don't even mention you, I couldn't even catch my mother-in-law."

Granny Fan seemed somewhat displeased and said, "Back when you were swept away by the River of Time, the Kingdom of Death began to plunder the Black Mist Serpent."

"I could have stopped it, but I was distracted and the black mist intercepted it."

"That thing has very strong spatial abilities, and it doesn't even belong to Grandma's Silver Dragon clan. Even now, Grandma can only ensure that it won't sneak attack me within the space I control."

"Is that exaggerated?"

Bai Qi frowned slightly. He had originally planned to join forces with his mother to capture the black mist, thus depriving the Kingdom of Death of its greatest means of maneuver. With his mother on their side, they would have a significant advantage.

But now it seems that even his mother-in-law can't do anything about him?

Is it possible that my mother-in-law's spatial origin is inferior to theirs?

boom!

"Don't question me in front of your mother-in-law, or I'll throw you straight to the land of the dead."

The old woman withdrew her finger, looked at Bai Qi who was clutching his head and groaning, and said, "You're wondering why, even though I've mastered the origin of space, that black mist still possesses such powerful spatial abilities, right?"

Bai Qi nodded repeatedly. This question had actually been in his mind for a long time, but he had never been able to find an answer.

Logically speaking, the origin should be unique, and the one who first grasps the origin can become a god in that field, while those who comprehend it later can only be subordinate to it.

However, this also raises a problem: many people have overlapping innate abilities, yet they are all equally matched, leaving Bai Qi confused about the situation.

"The principle is actually very simple."

Grandma Fan pointed ahead and said, "Look what's that?"

Bai Qi looked in the direction the finger was pointing and was taken aback.

"Tree?"

"That's right, it's a tree."

Grandma Fan nodded and said, "You can think of the complete origin as a tree. The trunk is the main body of the origin, the branches and roots are like the laws, and the leaves and fruits are the manifested power."

"And we are like the termites on this tree, first eating the fruit and leaves, then the roots and branches, and then the trunk."

"Once we've consumed all the heartwood, we'll essentially become another tree, and only then will we truly have mastered this origin."

"The origin is a tree, and extraordinary beings are insects?"

Bai Qi suddenly realized that the analogy was quite vivid. If gnawing on the tree trunk meant mastering the origin, then the creatures that mastered something similar to the origin were actually insects competing with each other.

Whoever gets to the heart of the tree first will become the master of the origin.

"Actually, there is another stage after becoming a new tree, but it is not explained in detail in my inherited memories, so I don't know either."

Granny Fan chuckled, then suddenly looked at the void behind Bai Qi, a playful smile on her face, and said, "Speaking of which, Delta is about to master the origin of space, then Granny will have another competitor."

"Oh, don't worry, Grandma. Delta will just follow behind you and won't try to take anything from you."

Bai Qi shook his head repeatedly to show his loyalty. Delta's spatial bloodline was also derived from Granny Fan, so he wouldn't go so far as to compete with her for it.

Moreover, at Delta's current pace, she probably can't catch up with her mother-in-law.

As for that black mist, it would be best to get rid of it as soon as possible. That way, the space's origin will be solely controlled by Grandma's family, and he won't have to worry about being blocked at the door anymore.

"Alright, I'll figure out a way to deal with the black mist. Just be careful. As long as you stay within the Federation territory, I can get there in time."

Granny Fan seemed too lazy to talk to Bai Qi anymore and gave him the order to leave. Bai Qi, who had once again gained the protection of a top-tier myth, was not tired of it and happily ran away.

Teacher Zuo and Grandma You, from now on, it would be a shame not to walk sideways when we go out!

"However, Grandma's explanation of the origin tree seems a bit off."

Bai Qi scratched his head, it seemed that the origins his pets now possessed were somewhat different from those of others.

Other people's origins are things like fire, water, wind, or, at a more advanced level, life, death, time, and space.

But he doesn't seem to have heard much about things like reincarnation, the six realms, elemental creation, and chaos.

"Could it be that I added too much to the Evolution Egg, causing Alpha and the others' Origin Tree to grow crookedly?"

Bai Qi suddenly felt a toothache. Other trees can be corrected if they are crooked, but can the Origin Tree be corrected if it is crooked?

Could it be that Alpha and the others can't evolve because the Origin Tree grew crookedly and Gaia's will doesn't approve of it?

If that's really the case, then he's really lost out big time!

"No, I need to go home and study the Evolution Egg more carefully. After all, I've helped Gaia sell goods before, so I should be able to solve this kind of problem."

Bai Qi shook his head, losing all interest in lingering at the association. He passed through the portal and ran towards Gusu City.

He still needs to go see the Elemental Spirit. It was agreed that he could enter the Elemental Realm anytime, anywhere, but he couldn't open it at the crucial moment. Although everything was fine, he still needs to go and have a word with him.

After Bai Qi left, the Tower Master of the Six Towers arrived late, just in time to see Bai Qi step into the spatial gate and disappear.

Upon seeing this, Zhao Futu immediately tried to have the Void Ray pull Bai Qi back, but it was too late.

"That kid, how come he comes and goes without a trace, just like his teacher? I need to find him for something."

"Isn't this great? Another white light would be a good thing for humanity, and it would be a good thing for our association as well."

Lan Ke suddenly smiled, and the men around her immediately felt their eyes light up.

Unfortunately, the light was fleeting, and Lan Ke reverted to her usual cold demeanor.

"Alright, since that kid ran away, we'll have to do it ourselves. We can't let the young people shoulder all the burden."

Zhao Futu raised his head, glanced at the dazzling sun overhead, and vanished from the spot in a flash. The other tower masters also left one after another.

The Six Towers returned to peace once more.

(End of this chapter)