Free Web NovelChapter 234: Chapter 192: The Danger Has Not Been Eliminated
Little Fei Lin felt solid to the touch, not ethereal and untouchable as he had imagined.
"Anyway, congratulations. It’s just that your big family will have another mouth to feed." Lü Xiuning smiled, glancing at Yin Yi beside Han Ning and the "small Egg Pancake" All-Encompassing Spiritual Silkworm flitting around them.
As the All-Encompassing Spiritual Silkworm grew stronger, its intelligence also improved slightly. At some point, it started enjoying transforming into various doppelgangers to play with Han Ning, Yin Yi, and Egg Pancake.
’Perhaps the root of it all... was when Egg Pancake told it to transform into a Little Dragon Maid.’
Returning to the dormitory area and parting ways with Lü Xiuning, Han Ning turned his attention back to the Abyss Potion.
The potion required nineteen ingredients in total.
’It looks difficult, but it seems Fei Lin’s innate hidden Talent, or potential, is quite high. The difficulty of collecting the ingredients isn’t actually as high as it was for Egg Pancake’s evolution back then.’
Han Ning had basically memorized all the Soul Beast information from the Yinsaike Race’s inherited Soul Beast Atlas. He sat down at his desk, rummaged through his mind for information on the relevant materials, and took out a pen and paper. Cradling Fei Lin in his arms, he recalled and recorded the details.
"Shadow Reaper, located in the Mist Deep Valley, is a C-Talent Soul Beast with certain Undead characteristics."
"The Dark Spring is also in the Mist Deep Valley... Ugh, Space Refined Gold Powder. I wonder if Aketu’s clan has any."
"The One-Eyed Corpse Demon is a D-Level Spirit Beast. Its heart is one of the ingredients for many stimulant-type potions, so it’s not that rare."
He suddenly recalled that earlier, when Fei Lin had just hatched, if he had allowed the All-Encompassing Spiritual Silkworm to transfer more Energy, it might have directly activated the hidden bloodline in Fei Lin’s body. ’Then I wouldn’t have to go through all this trouble now.’
After a moment, Han Ning put down his pen and sighed softly.
"The other things are manageable, but the blood of a Shadow Reaper will be hard to get."
’It’s a C-Talent Soul Beast. I’ll either have to make the trip myself or ask Aketu if he has any leads.’
"Hmm, speaking of which, Little Fei Lin’s current Race is still Night Demon. That means the Winged Demon we’ve been talking about is actually a Night Demon."
Han Ning glanced down at Fei Lin, who was quietly sucking her fingers in his arms. Her naturally soft eyelashes fluttered slightly as she blinked. Her smooth, tender skin was free of any downy hair. The little one hadn’t fully developed yet, her face still retaining some baby fat, making one want to lean in and give her a kiss.
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Faint white light pierced through the thick clouds of the dusky sky, scattering in rays across the boundless, desolate land.
After a black rain that had lasted for several days and nights, the once blood-red grasslands had turned a faint black.
In the gloomy sky, a moth covered in cyan fluff broke through the clouds, gliding down between houses built from a mixture of fired rock and earth.
THUMP!
Aketu staggered as he jumped from the moth’s back onto the hard-packed dirt ground.
He tried to enter the massive building ahead but was blocked by two crimson-red Insect-men standing at the entrance.
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The Insect-man on the right recognized the newcomer’s face, his brow furrowing slightly as he spoke in a puzzled tone.
Aketu coughed lightly and raised his pale face. "Tell the Chieftain I have returned."
As soon as he finished speaking, a hoarse, grating voice came from within the heavy stone house. "Come in."
The stone door was pushed open, and a faint, acrid smell wafted from inside.
The incessant skittering of insects filled the air. Dozens of burly centipedes moved aside, clearing a path wide enough for one person.
"Chieftain." Aketu walked respectfully before Fei Ming and bowed deeply.
"Raise your head. Your spiritual state... why are you so weak?"
Fei Ming, who was leaning back against a fiery-red centipede, leaned his upper body forward slightly to study Aketu’s complexion, his brow furrowed.
"I met my match this time." Aketu gave a bitter smile. Following the plan Han Ning and Lü Xiuning had instructed him on, he took out the prepared insect corpses and some Insect-man heads from his waist pouch and placed them on the ground.
Then, he began to recount what had happened during the days he was gone.
"I commanded my Earth-Split Centipede to fight to the death, and we finally managed to annihilate that unknown Insect Master Family..."
Faced with Aketu’s account, Fei Ming’s expression didn’t change at all, as if the death of Aketu’s Contracted Soul Beast was completely trivial to him.
His fingers tapped lightly against the centipede’s hard carapace, making a soft TAPTAPTAP sound. He remained silent for a few seconds after Aketu finished his story before slowly asking, "Why didn’t you retreat and seek our help first?"
"The enemy seemed to know I was coming and had set a trap. But they didn’t expect my strength would be enough to kill them all." A bloodthirsty smile appeared on Aketu’s face.
"Mm... You’ve worked hard. The Maisang Tribe is your subordinate tribe. To compensate for your loss, go to the Insect Nest later and adopt a Phosphorus Fire Centipede. All resources left behind by that tribe will also go to your clan. This year’s tribute can be halved. You may go."
"Yes, Lord Chieftain." Hearing this, Aketu bowed even deeper.
After performing an Insect-man ceremonial bow to Fei Ming, he quickly exited the hall.
Fei Ming watched Aketu leave. As his back disappeared beyond the doorway, a faint light flickered in his pale red pupils.
Not until the sound of footsteps completely faded did he speak again. "Someone, come."
"Lord Chieftain."
An on-duty Red Centipede Insect-man walked in and knelt down.
"Go bring the High Priest. Tell him I have something to ask him."
"Yes."
A few minutes later, the Insect-man led in an old man with a wizened face, pale red skin, and patches of what looked like centipede carapace growing on his neck.
"Lord Fei Ming." The old man glanced at Fei Ming and bowed slightly.
"High Priest, there is no need for such formalities." Fei Ming pointed at the fake insect limbs Han Ning and the others had created on the floor and said, "Aketu has just returned from the south..."
As he spoke, he briefly recounted Aketu’s experience to the High Priest.
"I want you to divine whether the enemies to the south have been completely eliminated. See if Aketu was lying."
"Please wait a moment."
The High Priest nodded and took a red beetle, only the size of his palm, from within his robes.
The beetle’s eyes were tightly shut, and its rounded red carapace was covered with dense, peculiar patterns.
The High Priest held the beetle and swiped his sharp left hand forcefully across his own brow.
A few drops of viscous, dark red blood dripped from his brow, landing precisely on the beetle’s carapace.
Immediately, the carapace absorbed the blood in an instant, like a sponge soaking up water. The patterns on its surface began to emit a faint, bloody light.
The High Priest closed his eyes and began chanting under his breath.
About two minutes later, he opened his eyes, looked up at Fei Ming on the high seat, and coldly spat out four words:
"The danger is not eliminated."
