Beast Taming: Invincible Breeder-Chapter 486 - 471: Hope for the Evolution of the Demon Lotus Eye
Li Cunxu returned to the surface, where the distant ocean emitted a bluish glow that caught his eye, so bright it illuminated half the sky.
Upon opening his Demon Lotus Eye, he saw a group of Glowing Jellyfish, polluted and transformed into evil beasts by the Ten Thousand Tribulations Evil God.
The number of these Glowing Jellyfish was astounding, conservatively estimated at tens of millions.
They floated in the sea, resembling a colossal island submerged in the ocean.
"Why are there so many Evil Beast: Glowing Jellyfish here?"
Such a large group of Glowing Jellyfish would wreak havoc on the ocean ecosystem, devouring marine life as locusts ravage wheat fields.
Moreover, the reproduction capability of Glowing Jellyfish is incredibly strong, akin to locusts.
"Let’s leave it be, it’s a timely arrival; I urgently need lifespan for crafting the Demon Banquet Holy Meal."
The enchanting Blood Lotus in Li Cunxu’s pupil transformed into a menacing Demonic Qi-filled Demon Lotus, and the black Life-Burning Demon Fire ignited half the group of Glowing Jellyfish following Li Cunxu’s gaze.
Black flames flickered across the ocean surface, like Death silently claiming lives.
Having surpassed the Venerable King and fully consolidated his Law Body, Li Cunxu’s Demon Lotus Eye greatly increased its essence; the duration the eye could remain open extended from three seconds to thirty minutes.
The first Glowing Jellyfish died of old age, and the small demon whale wagged its tail excitedly, sucking in the spirit.
The soul of the Glowing Jellyfish was absorbed into the small demon whale’s Eighteen Layers of Soul Hell.
Li Cunxu couldn’t see the Eighteen Layers of Soul Hell, only the small demon whale and the cursed souls could see it.
According to the small demon whale’s description, the Eighteen Layers of Soul Hell was only as large as a small box, and the Glowing Jellyfish spirits were very cramped inside.
As dawn broke, more and more Glowing Jellyfish souls were absorbed into the Eighteen Layers of Soul Hell, causing it to enlarge as they joined.
When daylight was fully bright, the massive group of Glowing Jellyfish had significantly diminished.
Li Cunxu reopened the Demon Lotus Eye, retracting the Life-Burning Demon Fire and transforming it into Life-Burning Demon Blood.
During the transformation of Life-Burning Demon Blood, Li Cunxu was pleasantly surprised to find that the Demon Lotus Eye absorbed a portion of the Life-Burning Demon Blood, increasing its essence and extending the time the Demon Lotus Eye could remain open by three seconds.
The small white spider wondered, "Since the Demon Lotus Eye can absorb Life-Burning Demon Blood to increase its essence, why didn’t it absorb it before?"
Li Cunxu replied, "I believe it was because the amount of transformed demon blood was too little in the past, the Demon Lotus Eye disdained absorbing it. Or perhaps it did absorb it, but due to the insufficient amount of transformed demon blood, the increase in essence was too small for me to notice." 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖
Previously, the Demon Lotus Eye could only remain open for three seconds. In those three seconds, how many enemies could be burned? Moreover, one second of those three would have to be reserved to retract the demon fire, thus limiting the amount of demon blood transformed.
Furthermore, there was no prior necessity for Li Cunxu to use the Demon Banquet Holy Meal, so he didn’t bother using the Demon Lotus Eye to deliberately gather Life-Burning Demon Blood.
Li Cunxu was particularly delighted that absorbing Life-Burning Demon Blood increased the essence, not only extending the Demon Lotus Eye’s opening time but also allowing it to evolve.
By accumulating a sufficient amount of essence, the Demon Lotus Eye could evolve into a Twelfth-Grade Demon Lotus Eye.
The Twelfth-Grade Demon Lotus Eye was a legendary-level talent.
If it evolved into a Thirty-Sixth Grade Demon Lotus Eye, it would be a unique-level talent.
On par with the unique level granted by the gods.
Li Cunxu planned to delay crafting the Demon Banquet Holy Meal and first let the Demon Lotus Eye absorb all the Life-Burning Demon Blood, increasing the opening time to a full twenty-four hours a day.
Then, he could keep the Demon Lotus Eye open all day long, collecting Life-Burning Demon Blood conveniently and efficiently.
Previously, the Demon Lotus Eye had absorbed only one percent of the Life-Burning Demon Blood, increasing the open-eyed time by three seconds, so fully absorbing the rest could enhance the open-eyed time by a full five minutes.
Though the idea was promising, reality often defies expectations.
Li Cunxu couldn’t control the Demon Lotus Eye to absorb Life-Burning Demon Blood.
After several days of testing, Li Cunxu discovered that the Demon Lotus Eye absorbed some Life-Burning Demon Blood only during the process of the demon fire transforming the blood, and wouldn’t absorb it at other times, nor could he actively manipulate the absorption.
After numerous attempts, realizing he couldn’t control the Demon Lotus Eye to absorb the burning demon blood, Li Cunxu decisively gave up.
"Demon Banquet Holy Meal."
Li Cunxu took out a barrel of honey, employing the Pupil Technique: Demon Banquet Holy Meal upon it.
The Life-Burning Demon Blood vanished rapidly, turning the high-grade golden-yellow honey into a cold and eerie substance.
The aroma of the honey acquired a tempting fragrance, luring those around to consume it.
The surrounding insects were drawn to it, as if bewitched, lunging toward it.
Not wanting the honey to be infested with bugs, Li Cunxu exerted a subtle deterrence rule, causing the insects to perish from fright.
The small white spider remarked, "This Demon Banquet Holy Meal doesn’t look like anything good."
Li Cunxu nodded.
Indeed, it doesn’t resemble anything good; its style is much like that of Hell, especially the tempting flavor enticing one to fall.
[Demon Banquet Holy Meal: Life-Extending Honey]
[Quality]: Black Iron · Legendary
[Effect]: Consuming it entirely increases lifespan by fifty years while amplifying the seven sins within one’s heart.
"Come on, have some honey."
The small demon whale was reluctant to eat it, due to its innate benevolence and the curse of the Fear Demon Whale lineage, giving it extensive knowledge of Hell and demons; thus, it detested Hell and demons, including hell-like items.
Last time, the small demon whale had refused to consume a portion of the Demon Banquet Holy Meal due to strong resistance, but Li Cunxu had cleverly fed it while it slept, allowing it to consume it.
But it wasn’t feasible to always feed it secretly at night, so this time, Li Cunxu had devised a solution to help it overcome this block.
Li Cunxu said, "Life-Extending Honey can make people fall; if you don’t eat it, others who consume it will turn bad. Are you sure you won’t eat it?"
Upon hearing this, the good-hearted small demon whale’s eyes overflowed with hesitation and conflict.
Li Cunxu stroked the small demon whale’s head, "You possess innate benevolence; consuming it won’t make you bad. You are the perfect nemesis of such fallen food; only you can destroy this evil. For the sake of all living beings, eliminate it."
The small demon whale resolutely devoured the Life-Extending Honey.
The small white spider gave Li Cunxu a side-eye, as if to say, "You can fool it now, but see how you manage when it grows up."
After the small demon whale consumed the Life-Extending Honey, Li Cunxu promptly prepared another bottle.
The small demon whale, having willingly eaten the Life-Extending Honey once, lost its psychological barrier and consumed the second bottle readily.
Li Cunxu continued crafting ten bottles, stopping only when the small demon whale’s belly grew round and swollen.
After consuming ten bottles of Life-Extending Honey, the small demon whale extended its lifespan by five hundred years.
Playing with the small demon whale for a while, allowing for digestion, Li Cunxu began testing his Emperor Skill: Devouring Demon Emperor.
Then, he summoned the cunning Yin Rat Demon as prey for the small demon whale to devour.
Initially, Li Cunxu had worried the small demon whale, due to its benevolent nature, might be too reluctant to harm the Yin Rat Demon, but Li Cunxu was mistaken.
With Li Cunxu’s command, the small demon whale swiftly snatched and killed the Black Iron Two Yin Rat Demon with its tail, showing no trace of hesitation.
The small white spider remarked, "You seem only to notice the small demon whale’s innate benevolence and entirely overlook its demonic bloodline’s predatory instinct. The small demon whale might hesitate against good beings, but against inherently evil and deceitful creatures like demons, it exhibits full-fledged murderous intent, akin to a righteous person unable to stand even the slightest evil."
