Seeking Immortality in a Bizarre World-Chapter 527 - 522: Duosheng Demon Mosquito, an Alternate Life_1
Heart-Mind Sensing and the Demon-Spotting Talisman were used to track the movements of the Aquamarine Gold-Eyed Beasts, to prevent any accidents.
For this trip, Jia Ren had employed Whims of the Heart and the Stargazing Technique to confirm there were no issues, yet he still needed to proceed cautiously.
The speed of a Void Refining Stage Cultivator was considerable. Empowered by the winds of heaven and earth, as if a spell enhanced his movement, he moved swiftly as he gradually neared the pool of the Aquamarine Gold-Eyed Beast.
The pool’s interior was dark and obscure, making it difficult to see clearly.
Even with his eyes enhanced by the Demon-Spotting Talisman, Jia Ren could still sense three clumps of demonic aura.
A detailed check with Heart-Mind Sensing, however, revealed four life signatures.
Three exuded demonic aura, but the fourth was something unknown.
This life signature was extremely faint. If not for his high Proficiency Level in Heart-Mind Sensing, it would have definitely gone undetected.
What is this thing? A cultivator? Or a Magical Beast concealing its own demonic aura?
The Demon-Spotting Talisman was too low-grade; it could only detect Magical Beasts that did not conceal their auras.
Against Magical Beasts capable of concealing their auras, the Demon-Spotting Talisman was useless.
Jia Ren slowly approached the pool, not acting rashly.
Two Seventh-order Demon Beasts were difficult enough to handle, let alone a hidden entity; this posed a potential risk.
Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, seven days had passed.
Jia Ren finally saw the Aquamarine Gold-Eyed Beast Cub.
Compared to when he had last seen it, its size had more than doubled, and it exuded the aura of a fourth-order mid-stage beast.
Judging by its appearance, it was not far from reaching its growth period.
It was not playing in the water; instead, it left the pool to forage for food alone.
The two adult Aquamarine Gold-Eyed Beasts did not appear, but a powerful aura had settled upon the cub.
A Seventh-order Demon Beast possesses Divine Skills comparable to a Body Integration Realm cultivator and could reach anywhere within ten thousand miles in an instant.
The entity other than the Aquamarine Gold-Eyed Beasts finally made its move, silently leaving the pool and following the Aquamarine Gold-Eyed Beast Cub.
What could this be? What was its purpose? Protection, or did it harbor ill intentions? Or was it planning to target the Aquamarine Gold-Eyed Beast Cub?
Jia Ren did not act recklessly, maintaining the Mirror Flower Divine Moon and the Bewildering Spirit Bead.
During this time, he confirmed that the Aquamarine Gold-Eyed Beasts had not seen through his Mirror Flower Water Moon and Bewildering Spirit Bead techniques, and he remained hidden nearby, undetected.
Perhaps this time, he could save a precious Virtual Spirit Pill.
Seeing the Aquamarine Gold-Eyed Beast Cub and the unknown presence depart, he too followed silently.
The Aquamarine Gold-Eyed Beast Cub, oblivious to the two figures trailing it, joyfully feasted on berries here and there.
Although these berries lacked Spiritual Energy, their delicious taste was irresistible.
Still young, the Aquamarine Gold-Eyed Beast Cub’s desire for tasty food far outweighed its need for Spiritual Energy.
It gradually moved farther and farther away from the pool.
Two Seventh-order Aquamarine Gold-Eyed Beasts were overlords even in the Source Treasure Cave Heaven; few dared to trespass into their territory.
The remaining Magical Beasts were their ’cultivated’ food supply, posing no threat to the Aquamarine Gold-Eyed Beast Cub. Prolonged peace had made the two Seventh-order Aquamarine Gold-Eyed Beasts lower their guard.
The Aquamarine Gold-Eyed Beast Cub continued eating berries, moving farther and farther away.
Throughout it all, the hidden presence made no move.
Jia Ren was not in a hurry; he had excellent patience and waited quietly.
After the Aquamarine Gold-Eyed Beast Cub had traveled over a hundred miles away, the unknown presence finally stirred.
"I’ve waited three years, and finally, my chance has come!"
"An excellent vessel, suitable to become my new body."
The dim life signature flared brightly, and a cloud of black qi emerged from the void, manifesting as a Demon Mosquito about a zhang (roughly ten feet) long, with a ferocious proboscis.
A mosquito speaking human language? A demonic mosquito that gained sentience? Or an Insect External Incarnation? A fusion of a cultivator and Demonic Insects, transformed into this kind of inhuman entity?
He stared intently at this Demon Mosquito, searching his memory for names of Magical Beasts.
Thanks to the profound heritage of the Lingbao Sect and his extensive knowledge, he was familiar with information about many Magical Beasts.
Even so, it took Jia Ren a long time to recall what kind of Demon Mosquito this was.
The Duosheng Demon Mosquito! An ancient, long-extinct aberrant species, a legendary Demon Mosquito.
Although the Duosheng Demon Mosquito was not a Magical Beast, it possessed a fearsome reputation.
Though it is not a Divine Beast, with good fortune, it could transform into... a Divine Beast.
The Duosheng Demon Mosquito possesses a special demonic nature. Its kind can plunder the essence from the eggs or young of Magical Beasts, thereby achieving a ’Substitute One Thing for Another.’
If it absorbed and plundered the essence of the Aquamarine Gold-Eyed Beast Cub, it would undergo a metamorphosis, transforming completely, inside and out, into an Aquamarine Gold-Eyed Beast.
If it absorbed and plundered from a Divine Beast, it would transform into... a Divine Beast.
This was its most overbearing ability.
This life-snatching ability of the Duosheng Demon Mosquito was not without limits. It could only be used once, and only on young Magical Beasts, so they chose their targets with extreme care.
They would only select the young of Magical Beasts with the most outstanding aptitude.
Undoubtedly, the Aquamarine Gold-Eyed Beast Cub had been targeted by it, marked as the object for its life-snatching.
Should I consider myself lucky this time? Or perhaps, incredibly lucky?
The Aquamarine Gold-Eyed Beast Cub looked at the Duosheng Demon Mosquito, which was far smaller than itself. For some reason, its body began to tremble uncontrollably.
Seemingly sensing something ominous, it let out a sharp cry, trying to call its parents.
Its cries sounded weak and feeble.
The two Seventh-order Aquamarine Gold-Eyed Beasts showed no reaction at all, their senses seemingly blocked by some means. The Duosheng Demon Mosquito had perfectly mimicked the aura of the Aquamarine Gold-Eyed Beast Cub.
"Let me take your place in life!"
A human voice issued from the Duosheng Demon Mosquito’s proboscis as it charged unhesitatingly towards the Aquamarine Gold-Eyed Beast Cub.
A large amount of water vapor condensed into a water curtain to protect the cub. Numerous fist-sized water mines materialized around it and flew towards the Duosheng Demon Mosquito.
Upon contact with the black light emanating from the Duosheng Demon Mosquito, the water mines shattered one after another, unable to impede its advance.
As the distance between them rapidly closed, the Aquamarine Gold-Eyed Beast Cub was about to fall prey to the Duosheng Demon Mosquito’s proboscis, a true ’Substitute One Thing for Another.’
Jia Ren had no intention of letting the Duosheng Demon Mosquito snatch the Aquamarine Gold-Eyed Beast Cub.
This is my destined Kylin!
Besides, if the Duosheng Demon Mosquito succeeded in its life-snatching and he then subdued it, who knew what bizarre creature it might revert to through atavism?
Better to capture both and then deal with them slowly.
"My luck is good today! An unexpected bonus: a Duosheng Demon Mosquito."
The Heaven and Earth Mountain and Sea Pearl materialized, generating an immense suction force that fell upon both the Aquamarine Gold-Eyed Beast Cub and the Duosheng Demon Mosquito.
Neither of them had anticipated this situation and were greatly startled.
The Duosheng Demon Mosquito reacted quickest, transforming into a streak of black light and darting swiftly into the distance.
Unfortunately, its reaction was still too slow.
The powerful suction of the Heaven and Earth Mountain and Sea Pearl descended, pulling both the Aquamarine Gold-Eyed Beast Cub and the Duosheng Demon Mosquito into the artifact.
Having done all this, Jia Ren quickly retrieved the Heaven and Earth Mountain and Sea Pearl. Maintaining the effects of the Bewildering Spirit Bead and the Mirror Flower Divine Moon, he vanished.
The next moment, two furious Seventh-order Aquamarine Gold-Eyed Beasts traversed the Void and appeared at that very spot.
When the Duosheng Demon Mosquito vanished, the Aquamarine Gold-Eyed Beast Cub’s aura it had been mimicking also disappeared. The two Seventh-order Aquamarine Gold-Eyed Beasts, realizing something was wrong, charged over at once.
Unfortunately, they were still a step too late.
Jia Ren, along with the Duosheng Demon Mosquito and the Aquamarine Gold-Eyed Beast Cub, had vanished.
The enraged Aquamarine Gold-Eyed Beasts tore apart the land for ten thousand li around, searching down to a depth of three feet, but still could not find their vanished child.
Jia Ren reappeared ten thousand li away and immediately entered the Heaven and Earth Mountain and Sea Pearl.
The Duosheng Demon Mosquito, its identity exposed and itself forcibly captured, was seething with uncontrollable rage.
Upon entering the Heaven and Earth Mountain and Sea Pearl, it was profoundly shocked by the astonishing density of nature’s spiritual energy.
Most crucially... its bloodline began to tremble, as if sensing a presence it had only ever dreamed of.
A True Dragon?! There’s a True Dragon here! Doesn’t this mean I have the chance to become a True Dragon?
The Duosheng Demon Mosquito’s body trembled uncontrollably. The ultimate goal of its kind was to snatch the life of a Divine Beast and take its place.
Divine Beasts were rare, almost extinct. Finding a young Divine Beast or a Divine Beast egg was exceedingly difficult, so they had usually given up hope.
It never imagined such an opportunity would fall right into its lap.
It no longer cared about the Aquamarine Gold-Eyed Beast Cub!
I am going to become a True Dragon!
Ignoring the Aquamarine Gold-Eyed Beast Cub beside it, which was also trembling in terror from the True Dragon’s aura, the Duosheng Demon Mosquito concealed its own aura and was about to head towards the source of the True Dragon’s presence.
Jin Sheng, who had been in a deep slumber, vaguely sensed a presence that made it extremely uncomfortable and fixed its gaze into the distance.
The power of its bloodline allowed it to recognize the Duosheng Demon Mosquito and urged it to eliminate the creature.
Clearly, the True Dragon lineage had suffered considerably at the hands of the Duosheng Demon Mosquitoes...
The Golden Dragon’s massive form sped towards the Duosheng Demon Mosquito. Before the mosquito could conceal its aura, it was frozen in place, like a tiny insect trapped in amber.
A Golden Dragon in its growth period? Such terrible luck, I realized too late! The chance for this mosquito to become a Golden Dragon... is gone!
The Golden Dragon opened its maw, and a vast amount of Geng Metal elemental energy gathered, about to coalesce into a devastating Geng Metal storm, ready to obliterate everything.
The Duosheng Demon Mosquito remained frozen, its eyes filled with an almost human terror, able only to passively await the coming of death.
Its kind was the most reviled by Divine Beasts. Anyone who discovered a Duosheng Demon Mosquito would kill it without hesitation.
This was a hatred etched into their very bloodline!
This was also the reason the Duosheng Demon Mosquito species was on the verge of extinction.
Jia Ren had just entered the Heaven and Earth Mountain and Sea Pearl when he witnessed this scene.
"Stop!" he hastily commanded Jin Sheng.
Although reluctant to obey its master’s command, Jin Sheng halted its attack, not unleashing the Golden Realm Breath gathered in its mouth.
Jia Ren secretly rejoiced that he had entered the Heaven and Earth Mountain and Sea Pearl just in time. Otherwise, the Duosheng Demon Mosquito he had encountered with such difficulty would have died, becoming truly extinct.
"It is still of great use to me. Spare its life."
Jin Sheng moved away from the Duosheng Demon Mosquito, partly out of concern that it might not be able to suppress the hatred stemming from its bloodline and would obliterate the Duosheng Demon Mosquito to dust.
The Duosheng Demon Mosquito had narrowly escaped death, only to feel its body go limp from the dragon’s might, unable to even maintain flight.
Before it could fall to the ground, Jia Ren raised his hand and placed a restriction upon it.
To prevent the Aquamarine Gold-Eyed Beast Cub from coming to harm or having issues with its atavistic development, it was better to control the mosquito first.
The Spirit Insect forming his Insect External Incarnation, the Sound Seizing Demon Mosquito, had insufficient potential and its growth was slow. Jia Ren had considered replacing this Spirit Insect but had not yet found a suitable candidate.
The arrival of the Duosheng Demon Mosquito was an unexpected boon; it could replace the other.
In the future, it might even become... a Divine Beast avatar.
