GAMMT - Chapter 111
Chapter 111: A Deal?
"And it seems this giant python is likely an extremely powerful variant among purple-tier pets. Otherwise, it wouldn't be this strong even in its weakened state. If the White Tower Lord gets it and converts it into a Pet Weapon, Beluke will surely be plunged into another bloodbath. But on the other hand, if that Aoyin Forbidden Master gets it today… I've heard that cultivating a Pet Weapon requires an insane investment of resources. Raising one purple-tier Pet Weapon is equivalent to raising ten purple-tier pets. But for the White Tower Lord and that Aoyin Forbidden Master, that's not a problem."
Dongke Hetu sighed. "If that Forbidden Master subjugates the giant python, he'll be free to deal with us. With his strength, killing us would be as easy as flipping his hand."
So now they were in a dilemma.
"This trip was a risk. To be honest, if it weren't for that Xie Keli, I might not have brought you here."
Letting his most beloved sister accompany him on this adventure, Dongke Hetu was now feeling a little regretful.
East Guan Academy.
Sang Jiu was also discussing pets with Wei Mingtang.
"You're a bit weak in this area. As your teacher, besides instructing you, it's only right that I provide you with some resources. I can give you two choices now. First, I can directly give you an orange-tier pet egg in a dormant state, and you can work on reviving it yourself. Second, I can give you this map."
Wei Mingtang took the map, a thoughtful look on her face. "An ancient undead burial ground?"
"Yes. Before my grandfather died, he had already completed the concept for the Infinite Flow, but he couldn't find a suitable talent for it. He was very frustrated by this and later changed his research direction to necromancy. He was very interested in this field, and his notes record his findings. Among them, he believed that in the art of control, no living being could be a match for necromancy, because the fear of death is an instinct for every living thing, and it's a method that's difficult to resist even on a spiritual level. But he felt that a purely soul-based path would be disadvantageous at higher levels, because by then, your opponents would have already started developing spiritual defenses. And to touch the power of the cosmos, you need an actual living body; a singular soul system is inefficient. Life is the most eternal and greatest creation. Focusing solely on the soul and ignoring the essence of life will ultimately put you at a disadvantage. That's why he felt a corpse-type pet was most suitable for a soul-based Arcanist."
"And I've noticed that you also seem to have a preference for undead summoning. You can consider this."
When Wei Mingtang heard Sang Jiu's last sentence, her eyes flickered slightly, though her expression remained unchanged. "No need to consider."
"I'll go."
After leaving Sang Jiu, she returned to the dormitory building. As she passed someone's home, she paused, startled. There were strange noises coming from the kitchen.
Wei Mingtang frowned, thinking someone had broken in. When she looked through the window, she saw a chubby red figure sprawled in front of the refrigerator, stuffing its face.
As if sensing her gaze, it turned its head, its mouth full of cake, and stared at her.
"What are you looking at? Haven't you ever seen a dragon as mighty and majestic as me?"
Wei Mingtang raised an eyebrow.
Xie Keli wasn't here. It was Xie Siyi's Flame Dragon guarding the place.
But the Xie Clan's voting meeting had been over for several days. Where had he gone?
The flowers had all fallen, the bones all buried.
A lonely young man knelt before a set of purple skeletal remains, his head bowed as if about to cry, but he held it back. He just said in a low voice, "Ancestor, I am the only one left in our line. But I am truly useless, far from possessing the talent you had back then… I've disappointed you, haven't I?"
The remains, of course, did not respond.
The young man sighed, suppressing his sorrow. He didn't recount how he had endured all these years, but simply took out the inheritance Tong Lu had given him.
The assets of the magnificent Purple Cloth Marquis of his generation were naturally vast. After receiving these treasures, he examined them carefully and was suddenly taken aback. He pulled out a book from within.
It was a thick volume.
It was made of the same material as an arcane book, but what was recorded inside wasn't arcane knowledge, but Simple Notes.
What Tong Lu was most famous for back then wasn't his talent or abilities, but his research in cosmic space studies.
His thinking was wild and unrestrained, almost demonic. He was once ridiculed and insulted. At the time, no one believed his conjectures. But long, long after his death, the world discovered that his outrageous hypotheses from back then had all been proven true, a testament to the terrifying extent of his spatial talent and the formidable rigor of his mind.
But the man was dead, and his vast knowledge was not preserved and passed down like that of East Guan's old dean. Everything about him vanished with his death.
Yi Ye Hanzhuo flipped through the booklet and found he couldn't understand a single thing.
That made sense. He wasn't skilled in spatial arts, and because he had been imprisoned since childhood, his education in certain areas was severely lacking. So he knew this book of Simple Notes was worth zero to him.
But its value was the sum of all the other resources here. If he were to sell it… the Imperial Research Institute would be willing to pay the highest price for it.
However, at this moment, something occurred to him, and he felt a sudden sense of panic.
"So these Simple Notes really exist… The rumors in the family were true. That person is a space-type himself. Why hasn't he shown any desire for this all these years, and why has he never interrogated me about it… This isn't normal."
Yi Ye Hanzhuo was no fool. The existence of the Simple Notes now made him re-evaluate his successful escape from the family's surveillance to come here…
Perhaps it wasn't that he had successfully escaped, but that the man had let him go on purpose!
Yi Ye Hanzhuo shot to his feet. His face was cold and solitary, but a faint cold sweat beaded on his forehead, and his lips were pressed into a thin line.
He knew he had fallen into a trap.
After Fu Chuan went out, perhaps her luck was too good.
She ran straight into two groups of people from the White Tower.
These people had all scattered to increase their chances of survival. As a result, they hadn't encountered the Aoyin, nor had they met the dwarves. As they were fleeing, their vision suddenly went black…
And they were gone.
Fu Chuan emerged, picked up the two backpacks, and ignored the resources, focusing only on the communicators. After a quick check, she basically confirmed the identities of these people.
"Poison Snake, Fine Scale, Jiang Kun?"
"Only this Poison Snake is from TK. Fine Scale and Jiang Kun are both from the White Tower, under the command of the White Tower Lord."
It had been a long time since Fu Chuan had dealt with matters related to Zhou Linlang. This was the Economic Department's business, and that Xiao Lun was an old fox. She had no need to get involved in his game.
But as she reviewed the communication logs of these people, she grew thoughtful.
"TK is a subordinate of the White Tower. For a secret mission like capturing Chi Python, it should have been enough to dispatch the White Tower's core members. Why bring along people from TK like Poison Snake?"
"Unless the White Tower is short on manpower and has deployed them to more critical locations."
"And TK is indeed unable to move freely and can't handle matters personally, so he could only send Poison Snake. Otherwise, in terms of intelligence, it should be TK, the number one subordinate boss, serving the White Tower Lord."
Fu Chuan became more certain of a particular guess. She had originally planned to hunt down the people from the White Tower and TK, but now she gave up on that idea.
She prepared to leave.
But as she followed her route out… she suddenly saw Yi Ye Hanzhuo being besieged by two bloodthirsty dwarves.
He had improved greatly, his strength amplified by 200%. He had originally been on par with that level 50 Aoyin, but now he could secure a steady victory.
So he could also handle these two level 70 dwarf warriors. Sure enough, a short while later, he had killed both dwarves.
Tong Lu's inheritance was truly no small matter.
Fu Chuan was about to leave when she suddenly felt that he seemed to be looking at her.
He was looking in the direction where she was concealed.
Oh?
Fu Chuan revealed herself, though in her original human body, not the elf form. "You can see me. If you're not attacking, you must want something from me. But aren't you afraid of exposing the secret that you possess a great treasure?"
Yi Ye Hanzhuo took out a badge. "This is my ancestor's badge, Tong Lu's. It has an insight eye. I saw the fluctuations, but I didn't know it was you… Then I thought, to be nearby but not make a move, it could only be you."
This badge was not just purple-tier; it shimmered with a faint silver light.
Fu Chuan glanced at the badge, thinking to herself that this person really trusted her.
He dared to show such a treasure.
"You need something?"
"Yes."
Yi Ye Hanzhuo was silent for a few seconds, then suddenly asked, "I want to ask, are you confident you can deal with five of those Aoyin we encountered before?"
"Are you kidding me?"
"If you can, I'm willing to give you half of the treasure I obtained."
Fu Chuan didn't react with joy or anger. Instead, she sensed that this person had a secret, or rather, big trouble, behind him.
Perhaps her silence was the answer. Yi Ye Hanzhuo gave a bitter smile. "You should know a bit about my Yi Ye family. We have a big name. Tong Lu was an ancestor of my line and once led the Yi Ye family. But later, because of a hunt targeting the Xie Clan of Beluke, he disagreed, and dissent arose within the clan. They devised a plot, using the Xie Clan's Demon Orchid to lure my ancestor here to Tong Lu Mountain… You know what happened next. He died in battle here, and then the ancestor of the current Purple Cloth Marquis seized power, which has been passed down to his generation. I originally thought I had laid low for many years to get today's opportunity. Now that I think about it, perhaps he raised me for so many years precisely for this day. Although I call him my uncle, I'm probably no different from a dog to him. If I'm not mistaken, this is a trap. The exits of Tong Lu Mountain have likely already been surrounded by the experts of my Yi Ye family."
"I can't get out alone."
Fu Chuan frowned. "The Yi Ye family is too strong. I can't afford such a risk. I'm sorry."
Yi Ye Hanzhuo: "I know. I chose the date before I came. He himself is attending a council at the Divine Temple and won't be absent. Today, at least, is an important decision-making day for the council, so he won't come personally. As for the other experts, spread out across the entire Tong Lu region, even with the maximum number of personnel, a single gap should have, by my calculations, the combat power of five Aoyin-level fighters. As long as we choose the right place, with this badge's insight ability, it can be done. Of course, we'll assess from a distance first. If we really can't win, our agreement is void, but I will still give you a reward."
"If we can fight, we'll break out together. I promise you half the resources. I can show you the resources right now."
Without another word, he handed his backpack directly to Fu Chuan.
Fu Chuan hadn't expected him to be so straightforward. She saw the contents inside and was stunned for a moment.
Because she saw the Simple Notes.
What the hell, these Simple Notes really exist?
She knew of Tong Lu because he had been part of a storyline before. The Simple Notes were only mentioned in passing. When playing the game, the item was of course not important, because it wasn't a required item for character enhancement. And even in the game's story, the Simple Notes were considered an ethereal existence. Fu Chuan hadn't paid them any mind. Now, seeing them in a flash of insight, she realized that in this real world, the Simple Notes were like a guiding light for a certain idea she held.
She fell silent. "So, you're sure your uncle won't come?"
"Most likely not. That council at the Divine Temple is very important to him. He's already the Purple Cloth Marquis, but he's ambitious and aims to become a grand duke. Aligning with the Divine Temple is very important to him, more important than the Simple Notes."
"If he really does come, with this badge, I'll be able to sense it and will notify you to leave in advance."
"Of course, there are still risks. It's up to you how you choose."
Yi Ye Hanzhuo had noticed the look in Fu Chuan's eyes just now. He took out the Simple Notes. "As long as you agree, it will be yours."
"Its value is very high. You don't want it?"
"It's not as important as my life. Without you, I can't get out. However, you can use this badge. Your judgment and intelligence are better than mine; you should be more perceptive. You can make the decision yourself."
"If we fail and can't get out, you can take this badge and leave. It will be your payment."
In truth, this was also a pledge of sincerity, a guaranteed reward for Fu Chuan taking this risk for him. Otherwise, why would anyone risk their life to help him?
Yi Ye Hanzhuo was very calm at this moment, weighing the pros and cons. He believed that only Fu Chuan could help him.
It was an intuition, a feeling he'd had all along. The giant python was so much stronger than them, yet she had dealt with it time and again, even snatching treasure from under the noses of powerful experts, laying out her tentacles from the very beginning.
He trusted her abilities.
So, what would she choose?
Fu Chuan pondered, then asked, "What was the first question you asked me?"
Yi Ye Hanzhuo was taken aback. "Can you deal with five Aoyin?"
Fu Chuan: "Yes."
She took the badge, her tone exceptionally calm.
Yi Ye Hanzhuo: "…"
Actually, Fu Chuan's consideration was that if the Tong Lu Mountain area was truly surrounded by the Yi Ye family, she would have to break through anyway. They might have reservations about the Dongke Clan and let them leave, but they wouldn't do the same for her, a person of unknown identity.
In the alternate dimension at the bottom of the volcano, Xie Keli's body had also completed its transformation.
Level: 50 (Race: Human Demon Orchid (Reserve Orange Blood))
Mental Power: 8,000,000
Strength: 6,500,000
Constitution: 7,000,000
Agility: 9,050,000
Other gene talents, sequences, and arcane truths hadn't changed much, just that their tiers had been raised on the original foundation, and their power had increased by about 70%. But there was one new gene talent.
Demon Orchid Body Transformation: Can transform a normal human body into a Demon Orchid Body. In the Demon Orchid Body state, the power of pupil techniques is increased by 200%, and due to the plant-like ability to absorb and convert nutrients, it can devour life force to enter a peak combat state.
"So the true combat state of the Xie Clan's bloodline is the plant-like Demon Orchid Body. No wonder they have to cultivate their own Demon Orchids. I wonder how many Xie Clan members have achieved the Demon Orchid Body."
"Fortunately, being orange-blooded doesn't necessarily mean having the Demon Orchid Body."
She had eaten too many Demon Orchids, forcibly turning the borderline-gene Xie Keli into a true Demon Orchid Body, reaching the peak combat physique of the Demon Orchid Xie Clan.
"If I transform into the Demon Orchid Body and then merge the two bodies, all the stats will stack, but I'll be able to use the abilities of both. I just don't know if the Demon Orchid Body and the Divine Night-Cherished Light Body will conflict. If they don't, I wonder what my combat power will be like."
Her aptitude had been raised so high that it was a level she had never touched before, so she still had to be cautious.
Fu Chuan picked up the Flame Dragon egg beside her. It had already successfully awakened, just waiting for her, its master, to open the final blind box.
Ding.
The eggshell shattered.
A faint purple light bloomed, landing on her finger. From within the shell, a palm-sized, purple, four-winged little dragon crawled onto her hand.
Demon Orchid Flame Dragon (Orange-tier, Variant)
Level: 1.
Mental Power: 6,000,000
Strength: 8,000,000.
Constitution: 9,200,000.
Agility: 5,000,000.
Gene Talents.
1. Dragon Shadow: The dragon attaches to the Demon Orchid Body, transforming into a high-agility, high-combat Dragon Shadow state.
2. Dragon Armor: Melts its own body to transform into a living Dragon Armor form. All stats are stacked onto the master's constitution. Duration: three minutes.
Skills.
Skill 1: Red Flames. Summons a flow of volcanic lava, an area-of-effect skill.
Skill 2: Dragon's Breath. High-temperature incineration, a single-target skill.
Actually, Fu Chuan was still thinking about the possibility of Crying Crane of the Pale Firmament becoming a Pet Weapon. Although the chance of it being crippled was higher, there was at least hope. But she hadn't expected that while Crying Crane of the Pale Firmament's future was uncertain, the orange-tier Flame Dragon would be the first to become a living pet armor. With the living Dragon Armor, even with its current level 1 stats, it could provide over 32 million constitution points, maintaining a high-defense state for three minutes, making her a practically unkillable tank.
"The requirements for a Pet Weapon are higher, so it needs at least a purple-tier pet to withstand the cellular transformation. But the Flame Dragon itself is a higher-tier dragon-type pet, and it's only for pet defense, so it met the standard."
To be honest, Fu Chuan probably needed the pet defense Flame Dragon more, because she was afraid of dying.
A pillow delivered just when she was getting sleepy. How nice!
Fu Chuan was in a good mood. She began to control Xie Keli's body to return to Tong Lu Mountain, preparing to merge with her main body and then cooperate with Yi Ye Hanzhuo to leave this godforsaken place.
No matter how much slaughter and conspiracy it held, she had already achieved her goal and didn't need to take any more risks here.
After all, that Aoyin Forbidden Master was very dangerous.
Fu Chuan obtained the silver-glowing badge and knew it was a Silver Glory Badge, a tier above purple, with very powerful effects. The moment she used it, she felt her insight ability expand several times over, directly covering more than half of the dense forest.
She had her tentacles, and by combining the remote projection through them with this badge, she could spy on the reality of more than half of Tong Lu Mountain.
However, out of caution, she avoided the Aoyin Forbidden Master, as she was unsure of his true strength. As for everyone else, they were no match for her. She even spied on the cursing Dwarf Chief.
Then she extended her reach to the borders of Tong Lu Mountain.
The snowy mountains, the volcanic range, the dense forest—these border areas were indeed guarded by batches of experts.
"Do you know this person? Is he from your family?"
Fu Chuan projected the image of an old man, and Yi Ye Hanzhuo identified him at a glance.
"That's the family's Seventh Elder. His strength is equivalent to a level 80 Orange Robe from the Divine Temple. He's very strong. We shouldn't confront him."
Fu Chuan nodded, scanned various areas, and finally listed three locations.
"The defenses in these three areas are about the same. You choose."
Yi Ye Hanzhuo: "?"
Fu Chuan: "My luck can be exceptionally good at times, but when it's bad, it's fatal. It's very possible that if I choose a place, we'll finish the fight, but then have the bad luck of running into other experts. You should do it."
Was she really that jinxed?
Yi Ye Hanzhuo: "But my luck isn't that great either."
Fu Chuan: "It has to be a little better than mine, right?"
Since she put it that way, Yi Ye Hanzhuo could only carefully choose an area.
As expected, there was a five-man team in that area. From this, it was clear that Yi Ye Hanzhuo knew his family and his uncle's style very well.
Fu Chuan quickly led Yi Ye Hanzhuo to a stream area in the southern part of the dense forest. This place was surrounded by forests and towering mountains, giving it a serene, Jiangnan-like feel at first glance. But at this moment, five experts from the Yi Ye family were on high alert, meticulously searching an area with their equipment and various insight methods. The area they were searching connected with that of another team, striving to leave no gaps.
Was this their nature?
It was because the current head of the Yi Ye family, the Purple Cloth Marquis, had a cold and sinister personality and used cruel methods. Under his leadership, the Yi Ye family had become extremely powerful, dominating an entire province, even stronger than the Dongke Clan. After all, the latter relied entirely on marriage alliances, while the Yi Ye family had generations of meritorious service.
"Be careful, don't mess things up."
"The Clan Head has never tolerated incompetence."
As they were cautiously searching, Fu Chuan, in the forest, had already entered their search area. However, they couldn't detect her. At this distance, Fu Chuan had already locked onto the five of them. With a single use of Tong Lu's Silver Glory Badge, she saw their attributes clearly.
Level 75, three with Yi Ye family bloodline, and two hired experts. None of them were ordinary; their average stats were all over seven million. The three from the Yi Ye family were the most troublesome, as their family's gene talents were suited for combat. The combined fighting strength of the five was equivalent to six Orange Robes from the Divine Temple.
Behind them in the forest, at the edge of the enemy's detection range, Yi Ye Hanzhuo guessed that she would choose to separate them and assassinate them one by one. After all, she had her tentacles and could do that.
She had indeed done so before.
Just as he was thinking this, Fu Chuan, in the forest, had already changed her appearance, transforming into a male body.
He only saw her back. Her figure was exceptionally slender and handsome, her hair tied back. A head of long, silk-like black hair swayed slightly as she moved from her spot.
Yi Ye Hanzhuo was a bit puzzled. It was understandable that she hid her identity, but she always changed into a man.
She must find her female identity very troublesome.
It did seem quite troublesome.
Just as Yi Ye Hanzhuo came to this realization, he saw the figure leave the forest and instantly appear among the five people.
Divine Night-Cherished Light Body, transform!
Divine Night Fission, using the fission ability of the Three-Eyed Split Spirit Vine to create seven clones!
Each of the seven clones had average stats reaching 8 million!
Including the main body, that made eight figures.
Five of the eight figures simultaneously released Soul Forbidden Chains, directly imprisoning the five people.
A three-second imprisonment.
At the same time, Fu Chuan had activated her spiritual arcane boost, gaining a +30% amplification!
Logically, she didn't have any high-end arcane truths on hand, only skills like Light Glory. In terms of burst power, she couldn't directly kill these five people.
Even with a three-second soul imprisonment and a 30% boost. But Fu Chuan had already activated the Elf Heart, absorbing the mental power they released when they reacted, completely replenishing her own expenditure. Then, three of her other bodies combined their attack on one person.
After all, it was three attacking one person whose soul was sealed. They could definitely break through his defense. As long as they destroyed the arcane core in his abdomen, the person would be crippled.
Bang!!
The man's arcane core was indeed shattered. He coughed up blood and fainted.
Meanwhile, Fu Chuan herself had locked onto a target alone.
The affinity of the Divine Night-Cherished Light was too terrifying. The speed and effect of her telekinetic control were even stronger than an orange-tier arcane truth; it just lacked a burst form, but it had substance.
While the opponent's soul was imprisoned, she directly manipulated all the light elements to transform into space elements. The space elements enveloped the person, expelling all air and putting his body in a vacuum state.
In a vacuum, his pores would naturally open as he desperately tried to breathe, for instance, through his nasal cavity. This was his body's instinct. Also, due to the lack of elemental support and the tactile sensation of an external attack, his defensive armor wouldn't be summoned automatically. Most importantly, his soul had lost control over his body, which was now just a dead shell. And so!
Space elements entered his nasal cavity, traveled through it, and advanced into his brain…
The space elements accumulated in his brain highly fused. With a twist of Fu Chuan's finger.
Whoosh!
All the space elements transformed into a massive amount of light elements. Theoretically, when light elements gather and fuse to a certain degree, they will explode… comparable to the effect of an arcane truth explosion.
Fusion!
Sure enough, as the 3-second imprisonment ended, hum!
His brain was severely damaged. The man's seven orifices bled, his pupils rolled back, and he fell to the ground, convulsing.
The other three also recovered. Stunned, they were about to counterattack and alert those nearby, but!
The second wave of Soul Chains arrived!
Because her mental power and energy had been fully restored through the Elf Heart and her spiritual body's ability.
The three of them were immediately thrown into the next wave of imprisonment.
Fu Chuan then repeated the same operation…
This time it was even simpler, as there were fewer targets, but she still had eight bodies.
Three cycles, with light and space elements repeatedly converting and stacking, and the Soul Chains continuously imprisoning.
The five people were completely dominated, all dead in less than a minute.
This was a slaughter without any arcane truths or skill fluctuations, relying entirely on the purest abilities of the elements to brutally extinguish life.
Yi Ye Hanzhuo stared blankly at the corpses on the ground, and also got a clear look at the person before him—a male elf.
Even with the simplest facial features, the aura of a Divine Light Elf was too distinct. How captivating. Even a male elf appeared so captivating.
He didn't know about the Divine Night-Cherished Light, but he knew this person was definitely a Divine Light Elf.
The darlings of light and space. Truly terrifying.
Yi Ye Hanzhuo was shocked. He also suddenly recalled hearing that Divine Light Elves were natural Forbidden Masters, and the characteristic of a Forbidden Master was their ability to control elements at will. Even simple elements in their hands could unleash the power of high-level arcane truths because they had mastered the essence of the elements. Of course, if you added the amplification of an arcane truth, a Forbidden Master could unleash a terrifying forbidden spell!
But Yi Ye Hanzhuo couldn't ask how a human had become an elf. There was no time to waste. He was about to take the opportunity to leave with Fu Chuan when suddenly, a scale fell from the sky, landing in front of them. Fu Chuan frowned, glanced up, and the expression of the plain-looking male elf froze.
"Before, you said your luck wasn't that great either. I said it must be better than mine."
"Now I know I was wrong."
Yi Ye Hanzhuo: "…"
In the sky, the Aoyin Forbidden Master was chasing the giant python! And the damn python was flying right towards them!
My god!
The two most brutal and dangerous BOSSes here were coming over!
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