Beast Taming: Invincible Breeder

Chapter 523 - 508: Microscopic Moss

Not only was Li Cunxu so entranced, but even the summoned Curse Crow and Little Demon Whale were approaching the Holy Ten Fruits with a look of fascination.

Li Cunxu squinted his eyes slightly at the sight.

Something was off, very off.

The Holy Ten Fruits are capacitors, their function is to expand contract slots.

Curse Crow and Little Demon Whale don’t need it, so why are they approaching so mesmerized, unless... they see something different than I do.

Li Cunxu grabbed the leg of the Curse Crow with his left hand and the tail of the Little Demon Whale with his right hand, and cautiously stepped back.

"What the hell is this? Show me your true form."

A vivid Blood Lotus appeared in his clear eyes, and the Burning Lotus Blood Fire ignited on the Holy Ten Fruits.

The moment the Burning Lotus Blood Fire touched the Holy Ten Fruits, they changed into a bewitching and vivid rose.

Li Cunxu murmured, "Desire Rose, no wonder."

The Desire Rose, a wood-type pet beast, lacks combat power, but it emits a unique fragrance and can transform into what living beings most deeply desire.

Don’t be fooled by the Desire Rose’s lack of attack power; in reality, it’s quite dangerous.

Prolonged inhalation of the Desire Rose’s scent makes one increasingly obsessed with the illusions it creates, eventually becoming paranoid, believing anyone approaching is trying to steal their treasure, and ruthlessly killing them.

Once, an Emperor-level Giant was ruined by an Emperor-level Desire Rose.

That Emperor Giant had three sons, each a prodigy, all possessing imperial demeanor, a household of four emperors without surprises.

However, the Emperor Giant arrogantly planted a Desire Rose in his bedroom, believing it couldn’t affect him. He even provided high-quality fertilizer, allowing a Ruler-level Desire Rose to advance to Emperor-level, and under the long-term influence of its scent, the Emperor Giant lost his way.

During a family campfire feast, under the allure of the fragrance, the Emperor Giant went mad, thinking his three sons planned to poison him with the roasted meat to steal his Desire Rose’s illusionary treasure, so he preemptively twisted their heads off.

Afterward, any creature approaching his territory, even an ant, he paranoically assumed was a transformed Emperor-level Giant ant attempting to steal his treasure.

Until one day, a Giant deity inadvertently passed through his domain, and the Emperor Giant attacked him, only to be slapped to death by the Giant deity in return.

"Too dangerous."

Li Cunxu increased the flames to burn the Desire Rose away.

The Desire Rose, though Venerable King-level, aside from its fragrance, had no other advantages—its defense was as fragile as a lord’s, truly as delicate as a flower—easily burned away by the Burning Lotus Blood Fire.

The Desire Rose acted as if it were an ordinary plant after being burned, putting up no resistance, yet it secretly released more fragrance.

Yet, Li Cunxu covered his nose and mouth.

He was not lured by the Desire Rose.

The vibrant rose blossom burned off from the stem and fell, but as it hit the ground, the rose disappeared.

Li Cunxu’s expression tightened; something was still amiss here, and he activated the Blood Lotus Eye for a careful inspection.

He discovered a small flame among the ground’s moss. On closer inspection, it wasn’t just the fire from the burning rose that had struck the ground; it was indeed the burning rose blossom, merely reduced in size by several magnitudes.

Li Cunxu kicked a rock over; as the rock landed in the moss, it instantly shrank into a small grain of sand.

"Moss? Shrinking? Could it be Microscopic Moss?"

Microscopic Moss, a strange plant, would shrink anything that stepped on it.

This is pretty dangerous too.

The danger doesn’t lie in shrinking but in being trapped.

Creatures that are shrunk are unable to leave the Microscopic Moss; it has the ability to seal off the area with a barrier, and it also suppresses Spiritual Energy. To break free of Microscopic Moss, one would need at least Emperor-level power to avoid being subdued.

If one doesn’t have Emperor-level strength, tough luck, they’d be trapped for a lifetime.

Moreover, Microscopic Moss blocks external connections, so means of contacting the outside world, like calling or sending messages, won’t work.

Li Cunxu stared at the Microscopic Moss, noticing details he hadn’t before.

The Desire Rose was surrounded three hundred and sixty degrees by a circle of Microscopic Moss; from whichever direction one approached, they would step on the Microscopic Moss.

"The Desire Rose lures one close, the Microscopic Moss ensnares them—it doesn’t seem like a natural plant growth combination. It’s more like a meticulously designed trap by someone."

"Hmm? There are footprints."

Li Cunxu noticed a faint footprint on the edge of the Microscopic Moss, identical to the footprint at the gate entrance.

"Could it be that person’s trapped inside the Microscopic Moss?"

Li Cunxu squatted down, examined the Microscopic Moss closely, and saw a tiny figure standing on the moss, jumping around and waving at him. When the tiny figure noticed Li Cunxu, he burst into tears of joy.

But... on seeing him, Li Cunxu wanted to turn and leave.

Great Misfortune King Ji Tiansao.

No wonder he hadn’t encountered this fellow again; he was trapped inside the Microscopic Moss.

Ji Tiansao mouthed something, but the barrier of the Microscopic Moss blocked the sound, and Li Cunxu couldn’t hear it. However, even without hearing it, Li Cunxu could guess he was asking for help.

Yet, Li Cunxu had no intention of saving him; rescuing this misfortune-ridden guy would surely taint him with his overwhelming bad luck.

Earlier, it might have been fine, but now, burdened with tribulation, he precariously suppressed it by slaying numerous Evil God’s Creatures to gain some virtue and fortune. Rescuing him, and getting burdened with his misfortune...

When misfortune and tribulation mix, it’s not just a matter of 1+1; it triggers a nuclear fission reaction.

Ji Tiansao recognized some of Li Cunxu’s thoughts and panicked. If he missed this chance with Li Cunxu, he might never get another opportunity to escape.

After all, his misfortune wasn’t just talk.

Ji Tiansao grabbed a handful of sand and wrote on the mossy ground.

[Help me!]

[Not going to help, you’re too unlucky.]

Li Cunxu took out a piece of white paper from his ring and wrote a response.

The barrier of the Microscopic Moss not only blocks sound from inside but also from outside.

Li Cunxu suddenly remembered that Ji Tiansao might still have the original Ten Thousand Crows Pot. That could unleash Emperor-level power.

[Don’t you have the Ten Thousand Crows Pot? Why not use it to escape?]

Ji Tiansao didn’t want to reply, but fearing a non-response would make Li Cunxu leave, he silently took out the Ten Thousand Crows Pot and displayed it.

Li Cunxu scrutinized it closely and found a crack on the Ten Thousand Crows Pot.

[Is this a genuine Emperor Tool Ten Thousand Crows Pot or a replica?]

[Genuine.]

Li Cunxu inhaled sharply, "Come on, is your misfortune that potent? It even cracked the Emperor Tool Ten Thousand Crows Pot."

Li Cunxu was even more reluctant to rescue him.

If an Emperor Tool can’t withstand it, neither can his frail body.

Though he wanted to turn away and leave, he couldn’t resist asking out of curiosity.

[What happened? How did the Ten Thousand Crows Pot crack?]