The Master of Beasts

Chapter 487 - 103

The Green Rhombus Snake, somewhat sheepishly, retracted its head and explained, "This White Jade Fish is truly delicious; it’s just too tasty."

Chen Jiuge chuckled twice and casually took out a White Jade Fish. The slippery sensation was not vastly different from that of a real fish, and its unique fishy smell also attested to its identity.

Let me see what makes you different!

Threads of Chaotic Spiritual Energy gradually infused. The palm-sized White Jade Fish, restless, twisted its body, attempting to escape. However, as a mere small fish with Heavenly Origin Realm Cultivation, how could it break free from Chen Jiuge’s palm?

He took out several Five Elements Spiritual Beads and stuffed them into the mouth of the White Jade Fish to accelerate its mutation.

One bead, two beads, three beads... After a full ten beads, the White Jade Fish finally underwent a tremendous transformation.

CRACK!

The jade-like fish skin split open, revealing a dazed-looking frog. Chen Jiuge, observing this stunned little fellow, exclaimed, "A Ghost-faced Frog?"

The Ghost-faced Frog is a rather unique Spiritual Beast. Unlike other amphibious frogs, it can only live on land; in water, it would drown. Its unique ghostly patterns on its back contained a deadly poison. When encountering an enemy, it would spray this toxin. Even enemies one major Realm higher could be caught unawares and poisoned.

Mutated into a Ghost-faced Frog? No, it should be that it broke through its outer appearance to revert to being a Ghost-faced Frog!

Let me see, what else can you turn into?

While Chen Jiuge was continuously feeding the Ghost-faced Frog Five Elements Spiritual Beads, Wufu and Fire Spirit also returned, both beasts dragging a large number of small one-horned beasts behind them.

"What are these for?" Wufu, having transformed into a red flame, rapidly climbed onto Chen Jiuge’s shoulder and asked curiously.

Engrossed, Chen Jiuge did not answer Wufu’s question. Fire Spirit snorted and pulled the Netherworld Tiger to dash outside and check for any nearby danger.

Under the augmentation of dozens of Five Elements Spiritual Beads, the Ghost-faced Frog’s second mutation finally completed.

Looking at the mutated Ghost-faced Frog, which looked no different from before, Chen Jiuge carefully checked it and said in surprise, "It’s still the Ghost-faced Frog Bloodline, but its concentration has greatly increased. It can even undergo a third mutation. Interesting."

With a heap of resources, the Ghost-faced Frog underwent five mutations before reaching its limit.

The five mutations directly elevated the Ghost-faced Frog’s Cultivation from the Heavenly Origin Realm to the Divine Storage Realm. This improvement made the Ghost-faced Frog’s eyes much more spirited.

With a flick of his hand, he placed it inside the treehouse. Chen Jiuge, with a thoughtful expression, then continued to guide other White Jade Fish to mutate.

Ghost-faced Frogs, Black Dragon Fish, Green Jade Foxes, White Water Snakes – a variety of unique Spiritual Beasts broke free from their White Jade Fish skin and appeared before Chen Jiuge.

What was most surprising was that none of these Spiritual Beasts had mutated fewer than five times; the highest even reached seven.

I’m glad I’ve saved up so many Five Elements Spiritual Beads over the years. This time, when entering the Secret Realm, Miao Pan even gave me a whole Storage Bag of them.

My Spiritual Beast army finally has some hope.

One after another, the White Jade Fish reverted to their true forms, then quickly grew stronger, continuously filling Chen Jiuge’s empty treehouse.

Inside the Jade Flood Dragon Secret Realm, there was no distinction between day and night; the sky was eternally white. An unknown amount of time passed before the net of White Jade Fish brought by the Green Rhombus Snake was finally depleted by Chen Jiuge.

He stretched lazily and placed the last Bloodthirsty Monkey into the treehouse. Chen Jiuge then refocused his attention on the small one-horned beasts.

I refuse to believe that with so many small one-horned beasts, not a single one can complete its mutation.

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While Chen Jiuge was frantically studying the small one-horned beasts, skirmishes of various sizes erupted in other parts of the Jade Flood Dragon Secret Realm.

A phantasmal mountain range harshly suppressed two well-known Loose Cultivators. Tian Yue, his honest face showing a hint of doubt, asked, "You actually ambushed me? What were you thinking?"

The withered-faced Loose Cultivator revealed a hint of madness, his eyes bloodshot. "Of course, it’s for Cultivation!"

PFFT!

With a slight downward press of Tian Yue’s hand, the two Loose Cultivators were instantly crushed into a bloody mist. He said emotionlessly, "Did you really think killing wasn’t allowed in the Jade Flood Dragon Secret Realm?"

As the Eldest Senior Brother of the Earth Lineage of the Five Elements Sect, Tian Yue naturally had certain privileges. For example, killing a few Loose Cultivators in the Jade Flood Dragon Secret Realm was a minor privilege he possessed.

"HEHEHE, is this what the Five Elements Sect meant by ’no killing in the Jade Flood Dragon Secret Realm’?" a figure shrouded in a black cloak taunted, emerging from behind a White Jade tree.

Tian Yue’s expression remained unchanged. He simply retracted the phantasm of the Five Peaks into his body and asked in a somber voice, "And who might you be?"

"Your killer," the person in black screamed.

Dozens of black streaks of light flew towards Tian Yue. Assassins clad in black emerged from the trees, the ground, and the sky, their intense killing intent revealing their genuine plan to kill Tian Yue.

HA!

With a bellow, a colossal phantasmal mountain surged from within Tian Yue’s body. This was the Heavenly Mountain Domain Control Technique he had comprehended upon breaking through to the thirty-first layer of the True Immortal Realm.

On the other side of the Jade Flood Dragon Secret Realm, Disciples of the Five Elements Sect who had previously clashed at Earth Spirit Immortal City were now also encircled by people in black. If one were to observe from above, they would see that all Five Elements Sect Disciples were in dire straits.

People in black, of unknown origin, continuously hunted the Five Elements Sect Disciples. Some succeeded, while others failed.

In the core of the Secret Realm, a colossal Jade Flood Dragon, thousands of miles long, opened its massive, white jade eyes. Its long whiskers resembled steep mountain peaks, and its distinctly layered scale armor shimmered with a gentle luster. Its razor-sharp claws were deeply embedded in the ground.

It’s been years since someone last came here to stir up trouble.

Flames seemed to ignite in the Jade Flood Dragon’s eyes as its enormous body slowly rose. I can’t be blamed for this; they started it.

I’ll just blast them apart and eat them one by one. That shouldn’t be a problem, right? Absolutely no problem.

GA GA GA, finally, this old one has found a chance to go out and play!

ROAR!

The soul-stirring dragon’s roar echoed as the Jade Flood Dragon turned into a streak of white light and lunged at the nearest person in black.

Its heavy body descended, and with its razor-sharp claws, it pinned the person in black to the ground, tearing apart the cloak that concealed their identity.

"GA GA GA, humans, truly amusing. Always resorting to killing each other," the Jade Flood Dragon laughed before swallowing the person in black whole.

Delicious, truly delicious! After eating so many Jade Bumps over the years, I finally get to taste something fresh.

A heavily injured Five Elements Sect Disciple, using an Amplification Spell, asked the Jade Flood Dragon, "Senior, what is happening?"

The Jade Flood Dragon, eyes half-closed, nonchalantly swallowed the last person in black and responded, "Five Element Spiritual Energy. Yes, they are people from your Five Elements Sect."

Without waiting for the Disciple to ask further, the Jade Flood Dragon hurriedly flew to the next location. With such a feast before me, who has time to bother with these little ones?

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Chen Jiuge was in the outermost periphery of the Jade Flood Dragon Secret Realm. Such a remote border area was unlikely to have anyone, which, in turn, helped him avoid conflict.

These people in black possessed Cultivation at least at the True Immortal Tenth Layer Heaven. If Chen Jiuge were to actually encounter them, his survival would be uncertain.

Somewhat numbly, Chen Jiuge mechanically infused Chaotic Spiritual Energy. As time passed, one of the small one-horned beasts began to undergo a peculiar transformation: a young Jade Flood Dragon appeared.

ROAR!

The tender dragon cry jolted Chen Jiuge. He clumsily grabbed the little Jade Flood Dragon, his eyes wide as he exclaimed, "A Jade Flood Dragon?"

How can it be a Jade Flood Dragon?

The little Jade Flood Dragon, no longer than a meter, joyfully circled around Chen Jiuge, occasionally issuing dragon cries, indicating its very cheerful mood.

Hehehe, who cares? I didn’t expect to complete my mission so soon!

After placing the Jade Flood Dragon into the treehouse, Chen Jiuge hesitated for a moment. He then summoned the Spiritual Beasts that had transformed from the White Jade Fish, selected those with Cultivation at the True Monarch Realm, and established Contracts with them.

There’s plenty of Immortal Jade in the Jade Flood Dragon Secret Realm, not to mention many unique Spiritual Medicines. I’m afraid of death, but there’s no problem sending the Spiritual Beasts, right? Chen Jiuge chuckled lightly and then dispatched all these Spiritual Beasts.

The probability of a small one-horned beast transforming into a young Jade Flood Dragon was very low. For the first Jade Flood Dragon, Chen Jiuge had used over one thousand small one-horned beasts and more than three thousand Five Elements Spiritual Beads. This expense was equivalent to half the fortune of a True Immortal Loose Cultivator and was by no means insignificant.

Perhaps because the area was so remote, the Spiritual Beasts dispatched by Chen Jiuge moved about unhindered, without encountering a single person.

Spiritual Medicines, plants emitting a white glow, were brought back to the small courtyard by the Spiritual Beasts, further enriching Chen Jiuge’s stores.

Small one-horned beasts were brought back to the small courtyard and subsequently transformed into beautiful pieces of jade. Only a precious few could ascend to the heavens in a single step, becoming young Jade Flood Dragons that Chen Jiuge stored in the treehouse.

And other parts of the Jade Flood Dragon Secret Realm began to grow increasingly chaotic.