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These sweet flowers are even more terrifying than the ones Yunxiu collected earlier.

The branches, reaching half a person's height, appeared completely crystallized, and were thick and segmented, resembling a spine. The tips no longer looked like true "flower buds."

Instead, it has three to five irregular, dark purple "petals" with sharp edges like obsidian fragments, blooming outwards at a distorted angle, more like an alien radar that captures energy or a cracked scar. Strictly speaking, it looks a bit like a giant mutant pucker flower, but it is actually more terrifying because both its branches and petals are translucent!

You can see the strange, surging energy inside, as well as the energy core in the center of the petals.

The most outrageous thing is that this flower itself is constantly releasing and absorbing energy like pulses, which enters into its petals. Yunxiu found that the energy on the crystal was extremely concentrated.

A quick estimate reveals that the power of the energy crystal burst is in no way inferior to a ninth-ring spell!

呲——

Yunxiu kicked a pebble directly down, and it landed right in the center of the sweet flowers with a soft thud, as if nothing had happened.

However, in the next moment, something unexpected happened!

creak creak creak—

All the spine-like branches of the Sweet Flower were completely compressed, producing a teeth-grinding sound. The dark purple petals suddenly froze, tightly wrapping around the energy core. At the same time, the enormous energy began to surge towards the Sweet Flower, and even the surrounding radiation intensity decreased significantly.

"Oh no, they're about to unleash their power!" Liu Ying leaped up and slashed, sending a massive sword aura hurtling towards Sweet Flower.

However... it was too late.

The branches of the sweet flower snapped straight up in an instant, and the burst of sound suddenly created a terrifying sonic wave, causing both of them to start to ache.

But the headache was only the first wave of attack. Soon, the second wave came overwhelmingly, almost catching everyone off guard!

"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft pfft pfft—!"

This wasn't the sound of arrows being shot, but rather hundreds of deep red energy cores accelerated to extremely high speeds, tracing deep white paths amidst massive radiation, raining down directly at Yunxiu and Liuying. Moreover, as if they possessed intelligence, none of the energy cores were precisely aimed at the two of them; instead, they rushed towards them in waves.

Fireball!

A massive legendary energy fireball shot directly from Yunxiu's hand. The huge fireball, which covered an area of ​​hundreds of meters, exploded inside the cave, unleashing tremendous power. The terrifying energy from the implosion was felt even by the Black Rock Factory outside, as if a huge earthquake had occurred!

"Send a message to Ningguang immediately: evacuate the entire Blackrock Plant. The danger here is beyond imagination!"

"Yes!" As Liu Ying swung her two swords and charged directly at the energy core that had been blasted apart by the fireball spell, she quickly edited a message and sent it to Ning Guang through the Spirit Realm Network.

If a mutated sweet flower has such terrifying power, this place is definitely not that simple!

"Fireball! Fireball! Fireball!" Three fireballs were cast in quick succession from Yunxiu's hands. Although more powerful spells could be used, in terms of speed, range, and ease of use, there were few spells more useful than fireball in the entire D&D world.

Whether it's Meteor Fusion developed by Yunxiu himself, or Burst Jet and Tear of the Ruins, using them at this time would be too troublesome.

Meteor Explosion isn't suitable for this situation, so Rising Fireball is truly the best choice.

But those sweet flowers couldn't be that simple. Yunxiu's fireball spell, though incredibly powerful due to its legendary spell slot, seemed to have evolved intelligence. It quickly shrank into the ground, leaving its petals above.

After several slashes, Liu Ying managed to cut off only a few branches, but all the sweet flowers had already disappeared, leaving only some dark purple petals that emitted an eerie glow.

"Watch out!" A giant mage's hand appeared behind Yunxiu, grabbing Liuying and pulling her to his side. But in that instant, all the petals rapidly expanded and softened, turning into pale purple, fleshy membranes five or six meters in diameter that rushed up and stuck to the surrounding walls and ground.

Hundreds of them even rushed straight towards Yunxiu and Liuying, some of them even trying to penetrate Yunxiu's shield and Liuying's armor, attempting to forcibly corrode their bodies.

"combustion!"

"Invincibility Technique!" "Elemental Magic Wall!"

The two instantly unleashed their defensive spells, and this was the first time Yunxiu had encountered a situation where her shield remained intact, yet she was directly attacked.

The Invincible Technique and the Elemental Wall blocked the membrane in an instant, but these membranes seemed to have sentience. Seeing that they could not penetrate, they began to wrap around each other and resonate, trying to forcefully suppress Yunxiu and make him perish here.

The enormous pale green flame on Liu Ying's body broke through all obstacles in an instant, powerfully burning away all the membranes. The entire space shone brightly, and this burst of power even made the radiation retreat three feet!

"Firestorm!" Yunxiu made a hand seal, and the entire space was enveloped in a torrential rain of flames. Since fire was useful, then let's use endless flames to burn everything!

The massive flames and membranes created a huge energy shockwave, catching Yunxiu, who was at the very center of everything, off guard. However, she managed to withstand it thanks to her powerful shield and magic.

The 33 layers of Arcane Protection were destroyed, with 29 layers destroyed. Invincibility and Elemental Wall were completely depleted. Although Yunxiu quickly replenished everything, such a powerful opponent was truly a bit unexpected.

One after another, branches of sweet flowers burst forth from the ground, and with their appearance, a large number of petals and energy cores appeared on the branches, only this time they were much smaller and their colors were much paler.

“After all, it’s just a product of plant mutation… having this kind of power is already outrageous.” Yunxiu nodded before continuing to Liuying, “Keep it burning. You lure them in, and I’ll use a wide-range spell to clear them out. I just estimated that there should be three or four hundred of these Sweet Flowers. That should be the limit.”

Liu Ying didn't say much, just nodded simply. She was Grammer's strongest combat force, so clearing out such monsters was naturally a piece of cake for her. Large-scale attacks were not her forte, and Grammer usually relied on its fleet for large-scale attacks.

A powerful legendary expert like Yunxiu, who also possesses an enormous amount of area-of-effect magic, is actually quite rare.

The two cooperated quite smoothly, because in terms of strength, they were basically comparable to the peak of the Moon-Shaving, Sun-Building, and Floating Abode, and their methods were more comprehensive, which was enough to challenge ordinary weak demon gods.

Yunxiu continued to bombard them one by one with fireballs. With his strength, legendary fireballs were still a bit troublesome, but he could fire nine-ring fireballs instantly like a machine gun!

With powerful attacks, Liu Ying slammed the mutated sweet flowers out of the ground. When they unleashed their power and spat out energy cores and petals, Yun Xiu would fire a fireball directly at their faces. Each time, dozens of fireballs were fired in quick succession. Although it consumed a huge amount of energy, the effect was excellent.

In terms of effect alone, this is almost the limit of teamwork among legendary powerhouses.

The only problem is that occasionally one or two will slip through the net and rush straight to Yunxiu from various caves. Usually, a single [Explosive Jet] can take care of them. After upgrading to Legendary, the attack range and combat power of Explosive Jet are greatly enhanced.

Except for a few occasions when the two sides happened to engage in a passionate exchange of fire, causing the Sweet Flower's energy to explode and resulting in a shock, the vast majority of mutated Sweet Flowers are unable to deal with the combined attack of Yunxiu and Liuying.

Some might think that using ice magic would be better, since that would allow for control over the intensity of the energy burst. However, this wouldn't work. While energy bursts do pose some danger, they are far more effective at destruction. Intense energy fluctuations are the best way to deal with these deceptive flower cores.

It took them more than half an hour and tens of thousands of nine-ring fireballs to finally clear away all the mutated petals.

Yunxiu took out a few boxes and put the relatively intact petals and branches, as well as some energy cores, into them. These things were different from the previous ones. Regardless of whether Sugar could make any research from them, it wouldn't hurt to do some research.

At this moment, the two finally had a place to stand, standing in front of the cave, where they could see what was inside.

“Ningguang has sent back a message that almost everyone at Blackrock Factory has been evacuated, and the Thousand Rock Army has sealed off the outer perimeter. She asked if you need any assistance from the immortals.” Liuying looked at the message Ningguang sent back and said to Yunxiu, “There’s another thing. They suspect that the most crucial monster here might not be an ancient relic, but one or two mutated monsters that have reached the legendary level… Ningguang provided some information.”

"What information?" Yunxiu asked curiously, "What kind of monster can mutate into a familiar... which is equivalent to your universe's A+ level?"

"Look, but the radiation here is too strong, so I can't take out the communication module... I'll project it for you." With a wave of her hand, Liu Ying projected a message into the air, which was part of the information sent by Ning Guang.

The above describes a situation where, starting more than a decade ago, some mutated treasure-stealing weasels have appeared here. Those with milder mutations have simply turned white and have some strange patterns, but those with more severe mutations have even gained strength comparable to that of a Genshin Impact powerhouse.

Liyue once sent a large army to besiege them, but they were unable to deal with these little creatures that could move freely underground. Moreover, even though they had mutated to be powerful enough, they still had the characteristics of treasure-stealing weasels. They were all timid and liked to hide, and even often hoarded things. Even when Liyue invited several immortals, it was to no avail.

In the end, they had to ask the two True Lords to use a magic array to seal off the underground of the Black Rock Factory... Anyway, no one comes here most of the time.

"Could it be that we're about to encounter a treasure-stealing weasel that has 'evolved' to its peak? That's too unbelievable..." Yunxiu sighed and said, "If that's the case, then all these Sweet Flowers here are probably accumulated by him little by little, but how did he manage to hoard such a dangerous thing?"

"Perhaps... because they share the same origin, these sweet flowers won't attack him?" Firefly sheathed her sword, and Sam the mech scratched its head in a rather human-like manner before continuing, "Look, we've fought like this, and no monsters have appeared, but the energy source is definitely real. Doesn't that just show they're still cowards? Besides, the Treasure Weasel really does like collecting a lot of things..."

Yunxiu glanced silently at the cave, which was nearly five meters in diameter, and felt a headache coming on—if it was a treasure-stealing weasel, how big of a mutation had it become?

Chapter 312 The Star Devouring Fission Unleashes the Disaster Soldiers (Third update on Friday!)

But now is clearly not the time to talk about this; we can only go in and take a look first.

The cave itself is quite strange. It doesn't seem to be the main passage, but there are huge and messy claw marks in different directions. If it were a passage dug by a normal treasure-stealing weasel, it should be more orderly.

However, Yunxiu could sense that the differences between these claw marks were not actually that great, and they hadn't walked far before they encountered the first fork in the road. After distinguishing them slightly, Yunxiu and Liuying continued to walk along the right-hand path, but soon they encountered more forks in the road.

"It really is a cunning rabbit with three burrows... Even if this thing evolves, it will probably be incredibly troublesome." Yunxiu scratched his head and said, "I think I understand how this thing evolved into this form. It must be the kind that is sensitive to energy. There are many of them at the bottom of the Layered Rock Abyss. It most likely evolved from an ordinary Treasure Weasel."

Yunxiu was right; the monster they were about to encounter had evolved in the mineral veins at the border of Liyue and Sumeru.

This place was originally inhabited by many treasure-hunting weasels, and many groups had dug quite deep. A few groups had even dug to the very bottom of Black Rock Factory, which is the top floor of "Langxuan".

However, a problem arose: as the saying goes, "He who walks by the river will eventually get his shoes wet." One day, a treasure-hunting weasel with extraordinary talent and extreme sensitivity to energy discovered an unprecedented mine rich in "Langxuan Crystal."

It mistook this devastating treasure for a divine blessing. After returning and leading its tribe here, the entire tribe began an endless process of devouring it. The strange elemental forces and eerie energy emanating from the crystal, combined with the energy leakage from the Heavenly Nail, caused a terrifying "evolutionary reaction" within its body.

If it were just the Langxuan Crystal, the clan might not survive. If it were only the Heavenly Nail, it would soon be burst apart by its own power. As for the strange energy, it also merged with the other two energies under pressure.

As a result, the entire group transformed into a unique treasure-hunting weasel clan. However, as they dug deeper, the clan began to decline, since few creatures could withstand such pressure.

However, one of them actually held on and evolved to what it is now, which is what Yunxiu is looking for.

After tracking for a long time, passing through dozens of intersections, clearing out a lot of sweet flowers and various mutated plants, and even collecting almost a square meter of Langxuan crystal, Yunxiu and Liuying finally arrived at the core hall and saw the giant treasure-stealing weasel.

It seemed to be in a terrifying state, with its energy fluctuating wildly, as if it were evolving again. And this was indeed the largest treasure-stealing weasel Yunxiu had ever seen.

Its body had grown to a terrifying size. Yunxiu estimated that it was even larger than the beast she had modified dozens of times, and its size was comparable to Nata's dinosaur. It was not small even among legendary monsters.

The skeleton was replaced by a strange, crystal-colored substance, very similar to the skeleton of the previous Sweet Flower. This seemed to be a product of the transformation of Langxuan Crystal, and the fur was transformed into a crystalline carapace that shimmered with a dangerous light.

Its mind... at least Yunxiu didn't sense any mind left. It was most likely completely annihilated in the endless burning pain of energy, leaving only the most primitive instincts—hunger, pain, searching, digging, and the destructive impulse to release the violent energy within its body.

No one knew of its existence, because even most immortals and legendary powerhouses would not come to this place to search for it. It was a true evolutionary accident, and due to the fear of the outside world, if Yunxiu hadn't come down to look for it, this thing might never have seen its figure in its entire life.

But Yunxiu still wanted to kill him. The reason was very simple: this thing had most likely been transformed into a nuclear bomb-like product. If it wasn't destroyed, Liyue would be in big trouble!

"Ding! You have activated the Unrestricted Talisman. This appraisal has a priority of 85. Appraisal successful!"

Star-Devouring Weasel - Fission of Radiation

Rank: Legendary Creature (Mutant Creature/Super Giant Creature)

Background Story: The last member of a treasure-hunting weasel clan that once roamed the Layered Rock Abyss and Blackrock Factory. If one of his ancestors hadn't dug that mine, who would know where this little creature would be today, unearthing Mora, artifacts, and all sorts of gadgets? However, it was precisely that beginning that led to this little animal's tragic end…

Armor Level: 55

World correction factor: 1482

生命值： 2423070×100（1300D20+5600）

攻击力：60000~142000（8D8+32）

Speed: 200 m/s above ground, 120 m/s underground

Damage resistance: Blunt, piercing, and slashing attacks (non-magical); strong acid.

Damage Immunity: Radiance (originating from internal fission), Toxins

Status immunity: poisoning, charm, fear, blindness (their vision has been replaced by the perception of radiation and vibration).

Language: None

Legendary Resistance (9 times/day): If the saving throw fails, it will succeed instead.

characteristic:

[Out of Control Core]: Inside its chest cavity, the devoured Langxuan Crystal has fused into an unstable core that is frantically undergoing a chain fission reaction. It is accumulating "fission energy" every moment, starting with 1 point and automatically increasing by 1 point every time it is hit or a skill is released. Fission energy enhances all other skills.

[Fission Aura]: Radius 100 meters. Every minute, any creature within this area must make a DC28 Constitution saving throw. Failure results in 8D12 + "Fission Energy x20" Radiant damage, plus an additional "Fission Energy x20" Acid damage. Success halves the damage. Both types of damage will trigger [Radiation Sickness].

[Radiation Sickness]: Each level reduces the creature's maximum health by 10% and inflicts a penalty equal to the radiation sickness level on attribute checks, attack checks, or saving throws. Removal requires "Greater Restoration" or a more powerful divine spell. Stacks up to 10 times.

[Energy Accumulation] When the energy accumulates to 20 points, the chain reaction completely spirals out of control, entering a berserk state.

[Supercritical Alert]: In its berserk state, the fission variant's body becomes as blinding as a miniature sun, and its crystalline skin begins to melt and peel away. A mixture of high-frequency shrieks and low hums, powerful enough to tear the soul apart, emanates from within it. All enemies present must make a DC26 perception save. Failure will result in being forcibly controlled or rendered incapable of combat for 20 seconds; success will halve the effect; and a DC34 save will prevent any harm.