Free Web NovelThe sounds and sights of eating were far from pleasant, adding another layer of eerie horror to the empty and desolate environment.
Mingxi couldn't help but hug the fluffy Lan Yue beside her tightly; witnessing her own kind being devoured was truly a bit unnerving.
It wasn't because she felt guilty for creating this scene with her own hands.
She wasn't that sentimental.
The growth and evolution of Kongkong Baby Maggot were this cruel; either it was devoured by it, or it devoured it.
Even without her intervention, only one of them could have survived.
Why should she be sentimental?
She merely created the conditions for the weak to counterattack.
This was called fair competition.
Although she respected the racial habits of the Kongkong Baby Maggot, the scene before her was too impactful, and she worried it might affect her appetite in the future.
Even so, she did not look away.
She had to watch the Kongkong Baby Maggot until it secreted Anxu Gu Sand.
"Leilei."
About a minute later, Golden Yuanbao let out an excited low cry.
That Kongkong Baby Maggot began to secrete Anxu Gu Sand.
The light in the cave was dim, but Mingxi still clearly saw drops of black-gold liquid seeping out from the surface of the Kongkong Baby Maggot's body, rapidly solidifying into translucent black-gold crystals upon contact with the air.
It looked a bit like coarse salt mixed with Maggot Phosphor.
Mingxi's breathing quickened, then she exhaled heavily as if relieved.
"We succeeded! It really is SSS-grade Anxu Gu Sand!"
Black-gold was the mark of SSS-grade Anxu Gu Sand.
Mingxi was overjoyed, meeting the equally surprised Golden Yuanbao's gaze, her eyes filled with a smile like the warm sun in winter.
Warm ripples also spread in Golden Yuanbao's blood-red pupils.
"Quick, quick, everyone move aside, I'll collect it."
At this moment, Mingxi no longer cared about whether it was eerie or disgusting.
Putting on disposable gloves, she pulled out the pre-prepared container and kitchen electronic scale, then quickly squatted beside the eating Kongkong Baby Maggot and began picking up the continuously falling Anxu Gu Sand.
Her expression was focused and serious, her hands moving so fast they created afterimages.
The Anxu Gu Sand's existence was too short-lived; she had to collect enough grams for Golden Yuanbao's evolution as quickly as possible.
Not much, 50 grams minimum, 100 grams maximum.
For Golden Yuanbao, naturally, it was the maximum standard.
Fortunately, the Kongkong Baby Maggot's secretion speed was very fast; in less than 2 minutes, the number displayed on the electronic scale approached 100.
Mingxi glanced at the timer displayed on her personal terminal.
At this point, 17 minutes and 04 seconds remained until they had to leave the secret realm.
Normally, 17 minutes would certainly be enough for evolution.
Mingxi did not hesitate, because there was no other choice.
Anxu Gu Sand could not be preserved; Golden Yuanbao could only absorb it here.
She handed the container filled with black-gold crystals to Golden Yuanbao, "I know you want to do your best, but just do what you can; we don't necessarily have to awaken the demon attribute."
Lan Yue, who was clinging to her thigh, also let out a cry, her Ice Extremity bell swaying on her ear.
Light and pleasant, like a blessing.
"Luo Luo."
Little Silver Flower had already maximized her size at some point.
Under the faint yet romantic light, she looked like the projection of a goddess of light.
Sacred and majestic.
She indicated that if Golden Yuanbao didn't successfully evolve, it meant he was intentionally trying to harm her life, and if she couldn't survive, then she would definitely perish with him!
Her appearance looked quite serious.
Golden Yuanbao gave her an arrogant glare, but he did not retort.
He took the container in front of him and then looked at his Beast Tamers, whose expression was calm and gaze was embracing.
His Beast Tamers weren't good enough.
She had already done so much, couldn't she have a little more expectation and demand for him?
When had he ever disappointed her?
Sigh!
She just cared about him too much and couldn't bear to put pressure on him.
Golden Yuanbao sighed to himself, but it didn't delay him from gulping down the Anxu Gu Sand.
The Anxu Gu Sand melted upon entering his mouth, quickly turning into energy that surged through his limbs and bones, beginning to transform his body...
Time passed by minute by minute.
The ticking sound automatically echoed in the minds of Mingxi, Little Silver Flower, and Lan Yue.
The attention of the one person and two beasts was almost entirely focused on Golden Yuanbao.
They did not notice that the Kongkong Baby Maggot, well-fed and more than doubled in size, had already quietly crawled away.
Nor did they notice a shadow silently floating around the corner of the cave entrance.
The shadow stopped in the corner, swaying twice like the wind, then two indistinct dotted lines appeared on the ground.
The dotted lines lengthened, cautiously extending towards the tattered remains of the Kongkong Maggot's body.
They probed into the half-eaten abdominal cavity, and after some careful rummaging and wriggling, a perfectly round object, tightly wrapped by the dotted lines, was pulled out.
With a "whoosh," the dotted lines pulled the object, tracing an arc through the air.
Little Silver Flower was startled and immediately furrowed her beautiful brows; her pink eyes shot towards the corner where the shadow was.
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She bared her sharp teeth and let out two low cries at the corner, a warning and a threat.
At the same time, she urged her wings to transform into a six-winged blade disc and spun and flew towards the corner.
But the six-winged blade disc did not touch any living thing, as if the arc that had just swept by and the fleeting shadow were merely her illusion.
"Luo Luo."
She returned to Mingxi's side and informed her of her discovery.
She was very sure that there had indeed been a Transcendent creature there just now!
Mingxi naturally also noticed the commotion here; although she didn't initially find anything unusual, that "whoosh" sound was not quiet.
She thought for a moment and said, "This Kongkong Maggot's talent is incredibly formidable, so formidable it's a bit unbelievable, even defying the heavens."
Its terrifying attack power, and the skill of 'insect transformation' which shouldn't have appeared on it, all indicated that this Kongkong Maggot's talent was definitely SS-grade!
Golden Yuanbao's good talent was mostly due to continuous accumulation over time, and the stacking of one opportunity after another.
Little Silver Flower was blessed by nature because she herself was the biggest bug.
So what was a wild Transcendent creature like the Kongkong Maggot, with no father's love or mother's care, relying on to be so heaven-defying?
It couldn't also be an ancient species, could it?
Mingxi boldly guessed and reasonably hypothesized:
"Perhaps it's because it once obtained some opportunity or treasure, just like you ate that eggshell fragment.
But it probably hadn't finished digesting it yet, and that unknown Transcendent creature just now came ◆ Nоvеlіgһt ◆ (Only on Nоvеlіgһt) to pick up the leftovers."
In other words, they might have missed out on a treasure.
Upon hearing this, Little Silver Flower's brows furrowed even more.
She no longer paid attention to Golden Yuanbao's evolution, flying to the Kongkong Maggot's broken carcass and, disregarding her cleanliness, extended her short toes to tear open the remaining abdominal cavity.
Sure enough, she found a strange hollowed-out part; looking at its shape, it could probably hold a round pearl the size of a fist.
Mingxi caught it with her peripheral vision.
She couldn't help but let out a soft sigh.
Always robbing others, only to be robbed in the end.
She wondered what kind of treasure it truly was?
At this moment, the light of evolution appeared on Golden Yuanbao.
