Beast Taming: Invincible Breeder

Chapter 524 - 509: Shocking Misfortune

Ji Tiansao revealed the reason.

He was randomly teleported to the Evil God Sect’s headquarters due to a misfired curse. Although he managed to escape immediately, he was still pursued by an emperor-level Slaughter Monarch.

The Slaughter Monarch, an evolved form of the Slaughter King, usually stands fifty meters tall and looks like a giant.

Even though he escaped from the Slaughter Monarch with the help of the Ten Thousand Crows Pot, he was hit by the Slaughter Monarch’s skill "Evil Persona" before escaping.

The Evil Persona can split an evil personality from Ji Tiansao’s soul.

This evil personality was the main culprit behind the cracking of the Ten Thousand Crows Pot.

The evil personality briefly gained control of Ji Tiansao’s body, and he did something Ji Tiansao would never dare to do in his life... he contracted thirteen contracted beasts in one go, using up all the remaining contract slots.

Ji Tiansao’s talent was Misfortune Calamity, a talent of the Beast Master that would share his misfortune with his contracted beasts. Contracting thirteen beasts was equivalent to suddenly gaining the bad luck brought by thirteen legendary talents of Misfortune Calamity.

Ji Tiansao was called a ’jinx’ just for contracting a Flying Broom; now, with thirteen more, the level of misfortune was unprecedentedly immense.

The misfired curse triggered another random teleportation.

This time, he was teleported to a high-level meeting of the Evil God Sect, standing on their conference round table, stared at by dozens of emperor-level powerhouses.

The Ten Thousand Crows Pot exerted all its strength to help him escape.

Although Ji Tiansao managed to escape with his life, during the process of protecting him, the Ten Thousand Crows Pot was struck and cracked by the "Emperor-Breaking Nail" controlled by the Slaughter Monarch.

Upon hearing that the crack in the Ten Thousand Crows Pot was caused by the "Emperor-Breaking Nail," Li Cunxu realized that a slot among the forty-nine Emperor’s Artifacts had been freed.

The Ten Thousand Crows Pot was damaged, one hundred percent demoted, falling out of the Emperor’s Artifacts sequence.

The "Emperor-Breaking Nail" was very famous, extremely famous, and was one of the most well-known Emperor’s Artifacts because it had already destroyed more than ten Emperor’s Artifacts to date.

The "Emperor-Breaking Nail" had no other abilities except dealing with Emperor’s Artifacts. It was created by the Bronze Divine King specifically to target Emperor’s Artifacts, known as the "Civil War Illusion God" among Emperor’s Artifacts.

The "Emperor’s Artifact: Seven-seed Gourd" was shattered by the combined force of the "Emperor-Breaking Nail" and the "Tribulation Thunder Hammer."

Now that the Ten Thousand Crows Pot had exited the Emperor’s Artifacts sequence, it was the perfect opportunity for the Seven-seed Gourd to advance, but Li Cunxu wasn’t thinking about that.

Instead, he was thinking that he absolutely couldn’t save Ji Tiansao and had to quickly get away from this unparalleled jinx.

Ji Tiansao had contracted thirteen beasts, plus the previous one, which made fourteen; adding his own talent, there were fifteen sources of misfortune gathered around him.

[I don’t dare save you; your misfortune is too overwhelming.]

After speaking, Li Cunxu was actually preparing to run away.

Fifteen sources of misfortune from the Misfortune Calamity were terrifying, even across the barrier of Microscopic Moss, making Li Cunxu’s heart pound with terror.

Yet, seeing Ji Tiansao rapidly writing, Li Cunxu couldn’t help but stop and glanced over.

[Don’t worry about the misfortune brought by my newly contracted thirteen beasts; they... none survived the calamity, they all died.]

Seeing this, Li Cunxu was a bit stunned, unsure whether to say Ji Tiansao was lucky or unlucky.

The death of the thirteen contracted beasts was actually a good thing for Ji Tiansao, otherwise, he definitely wouldn’t have survived the misfortune brought by fifteen Misfortune Calamities.

But it wasn’t entirely good news either; Ji Tiansao lost thirteen contracted beasts, and the backlash from the contracts might cause Ji Tiansao to be stuck at his current level for life.

Moreover, he wasted thirteen contract slots at once.

[I beg you, save me; after the rescue, there will be substantial gratitude, a piece of Legendary · Emperor-level resource.]

Li Cunxu carefully considered it and decided to save Ji Tiansao after all, as it wouldn’t take much effort to do so.

Besides, a Legendary · Emperor-level resource was very worthwhile.

However, not saving him now; Li Cunxu still wanted to explore here to evolve his talent. If he saved Ji Tiansao now, he would inevitably be affected by the misfortune before planning for any unexpected incidents.

[I’ll finish exploring here first, then release you.]

[Alright, but before that, please do me a favor, quickly notify the alliance and have them urgently manufacture another Emperor’s Artifact to occupy the slot vacated by the Ten Thousand Crows Pot.]

The forty-nine slots for Emperor’s Artifacts are fixed, no more, no less. If the Evil God Sect knows they demoted the Ten Thousand Crows Pot, they will certainly promote a treasure to an Emperor’s Artifact to occupy the vacated slot.

This way, even if the Ten Thousand Crows Pot is repaired, its original position will not be restored.

The alliance camp would permanently lose an Emperor’s Artifact, while the Evil God Camp would permanently gain one.

Li Cunxu didn’t want this Emperor’s Artifact slot to benefit the Evil God Sect and wrote on the paper.

[Can the Ten Thousand Qi Bottle repair your Ten Thousand Crows Pot, allowing it to quickly return to the Emperor’s Artifact level and reclaim the slot?]

The Ten Thousand Qi Bottle, one of the forty-nine Emperor’s Artifacts, can produce all-purpose Ten Thousand Qi, which can repair everything, including Emperor’s Artifacts, resources, and even divine essences.

Currently, this Emperor’s Artifact is held by the alliance.

[No, the Ten Thousand Crows Pot was critically damaged; even with the Ten Thousand Qi Bottle, it would take a hundred years to repair.]

An Emperor’s Artifact getting demoted is a dangerous signal for Emperor’s Artifacts, providing ninth-tier treasures a chance to replace it.

With the Ten Thousand Crows Pot demoted for a hundred years, and the Evil God Sect knowing about it, it was nearly destined to lose its qualification as an Emperor’s Artifact.

"It seems this is the cost of the Ten Thousand Crows Pot suppressing the misfortune brought by fifteen Misfortune Calamity talents."

Li Cunxu was a bit startled; the misfortune brought by fifteen Misfortune Calamity talents was overwhelming, making even an Emperor’s Artifact unable to withstand it, causing the Ten Thousand Crows Pot to lose its qualification.

However, the Pot wasn’t destined to lose its qualification as an Emperor’s Artifact permanently.

If the Ten Thousand Crows Pot is repaired in the future and when other Emperor’s Artifacts get demoted, it could seize the opportunity to reclaim its position and rejoin the Emperor’s Artifacts sequence.

Leaving the Microscopic Moss, Li Cunxu cautiously proceeded towards the direction of the Life Tree.

Along the way, he encountered various strange plants, some of which even Li Cunxu had never seen before.

Many of these plants carried deadly dangers.

For example, the Beauty God Apple, with bright red apples hanging on the branches, exuding an alluring fruity fragrance more enticing than the scent of a craving rose, even Li Cunxu couldn’t resist, but once eaten, it results in instant death.

The Illusion God Mushroom, which spreads mushroom spores, upon inhalation, completely immerse individuals in its illusion, unable to extricate themselves.

The Cannibal Demon Tree, approaching within ten thousand meters, would wrap you with vines and send you into its mouth, devouring you, impossible to escape even for a monarch-level.

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However, Li Cunxu managed to escape all these dangers unharmed.

The key to avoiding them was actually quite simple, sending the Curse Crow ahead to scout the path.

The Curse Crow has time reset and can resurrect after death.

In this way, the Curse Crow used its numerous lives to explore a safe path for Li Cunxu.

"Thank you for your hard work."

Li Cunxu gently stroked the feathers of the Curse Crow, softly expressing his gratitude.

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