Starting with the Broken-Winged Frost Butterfly: Beast Taming

Chapter 86 The Magic Mirror of the Past

Zhu Ran was stunned.

After all that, it turns out the three murderous brothers had taken over someone else's house and were having a party there?

"You said 'it' definitely knew before, and maybe it knows now, but why the uncertain tone?"

The beast-headed chain stammered, "Because it used to be a mature A-level being, known for its ever-changing forms, making it virtually unkillable."

"But later, it attempted to break through to S-rank, but an accident occurred, its strength plummeted, and it even lost most of its memories—"

Zhu Ran's heart skipped a beat. A beast was actually aiming to reach the ultimate mature form? It sounded like a super big shot!

The beast-head chain said awkwardly, "Brother Xuan Yin and Brother Skull have always wanted to kill it, so that it would be legitimate."

"But strangely enough, although its strength has plummeted to rock bottom, its ability to survive remains outstanding."

"Even knowing it was hidden in that secret room, the two elder brothers were unable to kill it and could only let it live until now."

"Take me to see it."

Zhu Ran's gaze was deep and thoughtful, with curiosity surging in his eyes.

"Yes."

The beast-head chain, dragging its chain covered in ice shards, flew at low altitude.

After a while, the light grew dimmer and dimmer, but the yin energy faded.

Zhu Ran secretly compared the terrain and found that this place was located in a remote corner at the bottom of the cave, far away from the inner cave where the three fierce soldiers lived. It was very easy to get lost in the winding and twisting terrain.

"This is it."

The beast-headed chain stopped before a stone gate. "Human brother, I've brought you here. Shouldn't you promise to spare my life and not kill me all?"

"I'll see for myself."

Zhu Ran remained calm and collected, gripping the Taiping Stone Pendant tightly to be wary, while gesturing towards Xue Xi with his lips.

"Bang!"

Xuexi fluttered her butterfly wings, and a cold tide surged forth, like a roaring torrent, easily smashing open the stone door.

"This is----"

Zhu Ran was radiant, his eyes shining.

Inside the door is a small cave, about 300 square meters in size, with a spacious interior.

The four walls, and even the floor and ceiling, are inlaid with countless mirrors, similar in style to dressing mirrors, with old and simple frames and smooth and bright mirror surfaces.

At this moment, because of Xue Xi's intrusion, all the mirrors reflected the magnificent figure of the Broken-Winged Frost Butterfly.

Looking around, there are tiny butterflies everywhere, both in the sky and on the ground, as if the entire cave contains an infinite number of small worlds, with an indescribable eeriness in the silence.

"Human brother, this is the 'Ancient Mirror,' a fallen but unkillable ancient weapon beast—"

The second one to enter was the one with the beast-head chain, and then each mirror displayed a monster with a bear head and chains, making everything glitter.

Zhu Ran entered last, looking around. In those smooth mirrors, one after another Zhu Ran emerged, looking left and right, their movements synchronized.

"Brother Jing, wake up! My survival depends on your help!"

The beast-head chain raised its head, pleading humbly.

The mirrored light and shadow shifted, and countless replica animal head chains repeated their movements without causing the slightest unusual ripple.

"Oh no, Brother Jing has fallen asleep."

"Human brother, we may have to violently destroy some mirrors to forcibly awaken Mirror Brother."

As he spoke, the beast-head chain was about to be used.

"Wait a minute," Zhu Ran interrupted, "Are these mirrors its clones, or part of its main body?"

"I don't know." The beast-head chain shook its head blankly. "I only know that Brother Jing can create clones, and there are endless clones. Even if many are broken, they can be restored quickly."

"Then, with each mirror shattering, the fragments will cut nearby targets. The power isn't great, but the sound is quite piercing—"

Zhu Ran activated his spiritual eye, scanning the ground in sequence.

No.

There are no panels at all.

These mirrors could not possibly be the original "Old Magic Mirror".

So where is its true form hidden?

Zhu Ran was unwilling to act rashly because he had a vague suspicion that he needed to confirm with his own eyes.

"Shizuka, Nobita, Suneo, Gian, you guys come and help too."

"Tuntun, use the probe wave to check the ground, be careful not to touch the mirror."

After searching, it turned out to be nothing.

All 123 mirrors inside the cave are fake.

Zhu Ran was not discouraged and went all out to re-screen.

When the four adorable tiger cubs started howling and scratching at the stone door they had entered through, Zhu Ran's heart-shaped pupils contracted and flashed with alertness, and a thought struck him.

"Smash it."

As soon as Zhu Ran finished speaking, the ice cone hovered in the air, and a chilling frost spread from its tip.

The next instant, the ice spike shot out like a bolt from a bow, heading straight for the stone gate.

"boom!"

The stone gate swayed, its surface cracking like soil, constantly making a cracking sound, and it was falling apart.

Soon, the smoke and dust dissipated, and a mirror of the same size stood quietly.

Zhu Ran looked up at the mirror.

The moment their eyes met, the deep mirror surface exerted an immense suction force, frantically pulling at his mind.

The noise around him suddenly faded away, and the world before his eyes seemed to peel away layer by layer. Zhu Ran was in a daze for a moment, as if he had escaped into a chaotic void, and his mind went blank.

When he regained consciousness and returned to his physical body, Zhu Ran, still encased in ice armor, was drenched in cold sweat and filled with lingering fear.

What happened? Was he sucked into the mirror world?

Is this a trap? No, the soul felt no pain, no injury, it was just a moment of "dazedness".

Zhu Ran, please take another look at Xue Xi, Tun Tun, Beast Head Chain, and Little Cute Tiger.

Surprisingly, they broke free from their stiff limbs and their dull eyes regained their light.

Were they sucked in too?

As Zhu Ran pondered, he suddenly noticed that a panel had finally appeared in his field of vision, and the Encyclopedia of Error Evolution responded.

[Race]: Ancient Mirror [Attribute]: Spirit/Space [Life Level]: Mature [Bloodline Strength]: X

[Core Talents]: Gaze Cage/Glass Storm/Spatial Storage/Shattered Mirror Rebirth/Virtual Mirror Leap [Racial Skills]: Mirror Image [Status]: Bloodline Twisting/Deep Sleep

"!!!"

Zhu Ran was deeply shaken, feeling like a small boat adrift on a vast ocean, tossed about by a raging storm, with no support whatsoever.

As expected! It really is a distorted and warped form?!

In the spirit's eyes, there were 123 bloodline cracks, which exactly matched the number of the other mirrors in the cave. Was this really a coincidence?

At this moment, blood rushed through his veins, and Zhu Ran could clearly hear the roar in his heart. An uncontrollable excitement spread, and all fatigue vanished.

"So Brother Jing's true form has been hiding in this location all along. The most dangerous place is the safest?"

The Beast-Head Chain was astonished. He had seen his three elder brothers come to this place more than once and go berserk, violently destroying things through various means.

The process was exhilarating, but the result was disappointing.

No matter how many mirrors shatter, they are just glass fireworks, and after a moment, they will be restored to their original state.

"Brother Jing? Wake up, we have guests."

The beast-head chain licks the mirror's surface, attempting to awaken the old, magical mirror.

But the old magic mirror was lifeless; any sound it sent out was like a stone sinking into the sea, as if the creatures in the mirror had long since vanished without a trace.