Beast Taming: I Can Evolve Indefinitely-Chapter 683 - 678: Lethe Trench

Chapter 683: Chapter 678: Lethe Trench

Bai Qi’s speed game seemed to have caught the sea beasts off guard. Surprisingly, it was the Absurd Clown who reacted first.

“Hee hee hee… are we racing? Will there be a punishment if we lose?”

With a pull of his hands, the Absurd Clown made a set of dark gold poker cards appear from nowhere. He effortlessly manipulated them into various shapes, then gathered them into two daggers.

“Let’s worry about the punishment later. Let’s race first.”

Bai Qi intelligently avoided this topic. Competing in speed with Alpha was a suicidal act.

“Hee hee hee… all right then.”

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The Absurd Clown’s face showed a sorrowful expression, then transformed into a mask and dropped into Bai Qi’s hand.

When Bai Qi put on the mask, the number on his forehead turned into 5, representing the White Jade Slip.

“So they really don’t intend to give me any other number.”

Bai Qi summoned the White Jade Slip, feeling somewhat helpless. Then he lightly tapped it, and his whole being was teleported away, reappearing a hundred meters away.

“The alpha can teleport, too? Did fourth brother’s ability reflect back to alpha?”

The Bloodthirsty Bat Skate was surprised, while the Icefoot Sea Lice King acted like a senior and said, “You guys wouldn’t understand. It’s the power of organisms from the equipment system.”

“But isn’t Bai Qi’s equipment a spear?”

The Blast Tiger Whale, being the first opponent of the Absurd Clown, indicated that the wound pierced by the Lord’s Spear was still in pain.

“I’m not certain about that. Maybe it possesses some morphing ability.”

The Icefoot Sea Lice King reluctantly gave an explanation, intending to gloss over, but found that Bai Qi and his pets had already run far away.

“We better hurry and catch up. The councillors wouldn’t let us off if we lose them.”

The Icefoot Sea Lice King followed suit without hesitation. The other sea beasts didn’t dawdle either and immediately dove into the water to chase after them.

Because they were nearing the Lethe Trench, the number of sea beasts around them were increasing. Some even jumped out of the water, intending to ambush Bai Qi’s team.

However, with the teleportation ability of the White Jade Slip and his quick reactions, Bai Qi easily dodged them. Those he couldn’t escape from in time were repelled by the attacks drawn by the White Jade Slip.

Unlike the powerful piercing force and strength of the Lord’s Spear, apart from teleportation, the White Jade Slip had excellent energy control. Whenever Bai Qi drew different characters, the White Jade Slip would condense the celestial power into different shapes to attack the enemies.

Though the power of the attacks didn’t vary much, the flexibility in their form was quite effective.

For example, the sea beasts trapped by the stellar fishing net.

“Although the output isn’t as high as I anticipated, it’s still a decent mage in its own right.”

Bai Qi, already proficient in using the White Jade Slip, nodded in satisfaction. He lightly touched the mask, immediately switching to the form of the Lord’s Spear. He transformed into a conical starlight and plunged into the sea.

In an instant, dozens of sea beasts were pierced by the Lord’s Spear without even seeing their opponent. Blood gushed out, attracting nearby sea beasts.

Upon seeing this scene, instead of retreating, Bai Qi pressed on, starting a fierce battle with the sea beasts in the water.

Ka-pish, ka-pish.

(“Master is so powerful now, I’m not sure even I could block him.”)

Gamma admired, upon seeing the situation.

Craa craa.

(“The star attribute is indeed unique; I also wish to battle Master.”)

Hurr hurr~

(“I also want to match with Master~”)

The thoughts of the three Pets were sent directly into Bai Qi’s mind, alarming him enough to snap out of his combat state. He paused his movement.

When he hesitated, a Spearfish seized the opportunity, targeting him with its nearly five-meter-long lightning-charged horn. It was like a sharp arrow, reaching Bai Qi in an instant.

At this point, Bai Qi had no time to consider anything else, immediately switching his number and turning into the Wildwood Shield to block the horn attack.

There was no impact, nor a ripple of water.

The enormous strike from the Spearfish fell on the Wildwood Shield, leaving it as silent as the rain merging into the sea, causing not the slightest disturbance.

“I see. The ability of the Wildwood Shield is to absorb all impact? Although there’s no counterattack, it is nonetheless a good ability.”

Bai Qi nodded in satisfaction. Even though there were only three abilities, they had greatly improved his ability to survive. He won’t have to worry about being targeted anymore.

Craa craa.

(“Master, the Dead Beasts are approaching.”)

At that moment, Alpha killed the Spearfish and watched forward.

Following Alpha’s gaze, Bai Qi indeed saw something slowly moving in the dark ocean.

“They really are here.”

Instead of randomly moving closer, Bai Qi looked at Jie Ta who was nearby and said, “Jie Ta, bring them all out first.”

Hurr hurr~

(“Okay, leave it to me~”)

Jie Ta obediently nodded and then whipped out a potion bottle containing a dark red liquid from somewhere. She opened the cap and threw it out.

“Jie Ta, what did you just throw?”

Bai Qi felt a sudden surge of apprehension and involuntarily retreated a step.

Huh?

(“Master, are you referring to this? This is a volcanic toxin concoction I made myself. It can automatically cook any poisoned creature, so you can eat them right away. How’s that? Aren’t I brilliant?”)

“Uh huh, very impressive. But Jie Ta, the volcanic toxin seems to be heading our way.”

Bai Qi glanced unnervingly at the approaching toxic cloud, pointing at it as it followed the current towards them.

Was letting Jie Ta learn about toxins a mistake?

The Blast Tiger Whale and Icefoot Sea Lice King also noticed the volcanic toxic cloud.

“What strange thing is this?”

The Blast Tiger Whale, oblivious to what it was, instinctively wanted to touch it, but was stopped by the Icefoot Sea Lice King.

“Given my many years of intuition, I would advise you not to touch this.”

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The Icefoot Sea Lice King cautiously distanced himself from the volcanic toxin. But the Blast Tiger Whale, more audacious by nature, moved closer instead.

Sizzle…

In an instant, the sounds of water evaporating echoed in the deep sea. The area where the Blast Tiger Whale came into contact with the toxin turned a glaring red, indicating that it had been poisoned.

Rumbling…

(Jie Ta’s toxin is quite powerful and not for casual contact.)

Observing this, Gamma appeared in front of the Blast Tiger Whale. With his demonic right hand on the poisoned area, the toxin was drawn into Gamma’s body and disappeared right away.

“Right, got it.”

Finding himself reprimanded by an Emperor creature, the Blast Tiger Whale felt a bit upset, but remembering that this was Bai Qi’s pet, it swallowed whatever retort it had.

After all, it wasn’t sure if it could beat this peculiar bird-man.

Elsewhere, Jie Ta also noticed that the flow of the volcanic toxin was amiss. Flashing its Water Element Rune on the forehead, it immediately switched into its Water Spirit Child form. With a wave of its arm, an undercurrent surged from the blackened seafloor, directing the volcanic toxic cloud towards the distance.

The undercurrent started relatively small, but quickly grew larger. What was even more alarming to the Blast Tiger Whale and the others was how the originally tiny volcanic toxic cloud started to expand.

When the undercurrent and the first dead beast made contact, the deep-red undercurrent had already filled the vision of Bai Qi and the others.

“Minister Bai, doesn’t this count as causing marine pollution?”

Icefoot Sea Lice King asked quietly, making Bai Qi incredibly embarrassed. After coughing lightly, he said with a austere tone, “This is merely to remove the dead beasts more efficiently. This is not pollution.”

“At most, we just need to clean up later…”

The emergence of the volcanic toxic cloud did not break the stride of the dead beasts opposite them. Devoid of their souls, they were incapable of fear and charged directly into the volcanic toxic stream.

As a result, a great quantity of the potent toxin entered the rotten bodies of the dead beasts, turning them glowing red.

However, this coloration soon began to fade, obviously being absorbed by the deadly virus.

The death virus was terrifying because it could absorb most energies. As it appeared, except for the ice-based skills which could somewhat suppress its activity, energy of other attributes could not resist the death virus.

Furthermore, the dead beasts, thanks to the high temperature of volcanic toxin, became more active than before.

Seeing this, the rune on Jie Ta’s forehead flashed again, and it turned back into Snow Doll. A surge of biting cold emitted from Snow Doll, instantly freezing the whole flow of volcanic toxin.

In an instant, dozens of dead beasts were solidly frozen in the volcanic toxic cloud, resembling a red piece of a colossal crystal sculpture.

Huh?

(Master, I’ve attracted all the nearby dead beasts~)

Seeing that all dead beasts had lost their ability to move, Jie Ta immediately sprang in front of Bai Qi, blinking its big eyes at him.

“Well done. I will reward you with double desserts when we get back.”

Seeing this, Bai Qi gladly patted Jie Ta’s head. The volcanic toxin with its high temperature could easily attract dead beasts but was vulnerable to low temperatures. Jie Ta’s operation had hit the nail right on the head.

“Alpha, check the generation of these dead beasts. If they are above third generation, do not keep them.”

Clinking…

(Understood.)

Alpha nodded and came to the red sculpture. After a quick scan, it released the Dragon of Silent Annihilation and devoured all the dead beasts.

“Seems we’ll have to delve deeper into the Lethe Trench.”

Seeing this, Bai Qi slightly knit his brows, turned around to the Thirteen Protectors and said, “It’s highly possible that the dead beasts’ nest lies ahead. Although you all are Emperor creatures and not easily infected by the death virus, I’m not sure if the early generations of dead beasts’ virus would be different. You all should stay here.”

“But…”

Ming Dian wanted to say something, but Alpha suddenly emitted an intimidating Sword Intent, causing them to close their mouths immediately.

Even after being integrated, the overwhelming pressure of the Sword Intent to Slay Dragons was enough to suppress these sea beasts with diluted Dragon lineage.

But this time, Alpha’s attack was not aimed at them.

At the same moment Alpha unleashed his burst of energy, the other creatures detected something unusual, unanimously turning their gazes towards the pitch-black trench in the distance.

Even though the view was blurry, they could just about make out a winged humanoid figure swiftly flying towards them.