Chapter 134: Chapter 100: Xu Zhi Returns
Zhong Ling was already used to this scene.
But Shen Xuan, seeing it for the first time, was so shocked his jaw dropped, and he felt his stomach churn.
If Shen Xuan hadn’t been a slave at the Greenfield Tavern for several years, witnessing things ordinary people never see, he definitely would have thrown up right then and there!
Before Hong Ji fought, Shen Xuan had no idea she was Zhong Yi’s Guardian Beast.
Because Hong Ji bore a striking resemblance to Zhong Yi and wasn’t stiff like a Substitute Puppet, Shen Xuan had thought she was Zhong Yi’s twin sister.
Watching Hong Ji effortlessly slay the forty-plus Snowstorm Apes, Shen Xuan glanced at the Ten Thousand Corrosive Poison Mother floating beside him.
He couldn’t help but think to himself, ’The gap between Zhong Yi and me is just so huge!’
As Shen Xuan’s Order Beast, the Ten Thousand Corrosive Poison Mother was linked to his thoughts.
Sensing Shen Xuan’s disdain, the Ten Thousand Corrosive Poison Mother angrily tangled its sixteen main tentacles together and shook its bell-shaped body.
It was like a pouting Little Fairy crossing her arms and turning her head away in a huff.
The Ten Thousand Corrosive Poison Mother made a decision in its heart. ’I’m really mad this time!’
’I’m going to ignore Shen Xuan for a full three minutes!’
Hong Ji had always liked the color red. After devouring the Snowstorm Apes, she surprisingly changed the color of her attire, reassembling it into an elegant and exquisite suit of Leather Armor.
This Leather Armor was composed of the Snowstorm Apes’ tough inner hide, while the outer layer was a Fur Long Skirt formed from their pelts.
Zhong Yi was a little confused by this, but before she could ask, Hong Ji walked up to her and said with great satisfaction,
"Master, the environment here is too cold. It’s not suitable for me to fight."
"Now that I’ve made their fur into clothes, not only does the environment not affect me, but it actually provides me with some benefits."
Because Hong Ji and Zhong Yi were bound by a blood Contract, Zhong Yi couldn’t immediately perceive Hong Ji’s changes the way she would with a soul Contract.
’So Hong Ji changed her outfit to adapt to the environment!’
But Hong Ji’s words also pointed out something Zhong Yi had always overlooked.
After devouring materials, Hong Ji could use the materials’ inherent Defense Ability and Elemental Resistance to enhance her own physical and elemental Defense Power.
For instance, with the Snowstorm Ape fur, Hong Ji could now resist the effects of the cold environment and reduce damage from the Ice Element.
’To improve Hong Ji, I should find more materials with Elemental Resistance for her to absorb in the future.’
’That way, when facing different harsh environments or fighting against other Attribute Guardian Beasts, she can effectively counter them by forming clothing from materials with the right resistances.’
Although Ice Glaze hadn’t participated in the recent battle, she was already using her Exclusive Trait, Extreme Ice Force Field, to gather Ice Element to her location.
The Ice Cave Secret Realm was a natural home for the Ice Element. As vast amounts of it converged on Ice Glaze, the air around her began to distort from the sheer concentration.
When Zhong Yi, Shen Xuan, and Zhong Ling entered the Ice Cave holding the Lamp Furnace Flowers, the flowers’ heat could have easily caused the cave to crack and collapse.
However, thanks to Ice Glaze’s Exclusive Trait, Extreme Ice Force Field, she could reinforce the Ice Cave’s structure.
No matter how fierce the fighting got, the cave wouldn’t collapse.
"Alright, Ice Glaze, time to get to work."
"Use your Ice Jade Fox Sculpture Skill to create a few Ice Sculptures to clear the way ahead. We’re going down into the Ice Cave now."
Hearing Zhong Yi’s command, Ice Glaze’s two large fox tails swished and crossed.
Soon, four Ice Fox Sculptures, identical to herself, appeared before her.
These four Ice Fox Sculptures not only looked exactly like Ice Glaze but were also extremely agile.
The two three-meter-long fox tails on Ice Glaze herself couldn’t be used as weapons.
But on these four Ice Fox Sculptures, they were deadly weapons perfect for combat.
Each of the tens of thousands of hairs on the Ice Fox Sculptures’ tails was a distinct sliver of solid ice. If a tail like that were to strike a creature of flesh and blood, who knows how many of those slender Ice Needle-like fox hairs would pierce its body and break off inside.
With a cry from Ice Glaze, the four Ice Fox Sculptures darted into the Ice Cave ahead of them.
While Zhong Yi and the others were beginning their exploration of the Ice Cave, back in the Star Frost Tower, Lin Zhuo was speaking to Wen Tao in a tone of disbelief.
"Ah Tao, the Evil Blood Sect has contacted the Ghost Suppression Bureau on their own initiative. They want to accept our deployment and management."
"They want to help the Ghost Suppression Bureau restrain the Bizarre in the Lower City District. What do you make of this?"
In her decades as a Celestial Destiny Seeker, Lin Zhuo had always been somewhat carefree. But she had always acted with prudence and stability, and rarely were there times like now when she could barely control her emotions.
An image of a mouse paying a New Year’s visit to a cat appeared in Lin Zhuo’s mind.
Hearing this, Wen Tao’s expression remained unchanged as he said,
"You know my focus lately has been on eliminating the Bizarre in the Lower City District. I planted operatives inside the Evil Blood Sect years ago."
"The past couple of days, we’ve been busy with Xiaoyi and Xiaoxuan’s affairs, so I didn’t tell you about the upheaval within the Evil Blood Sect."
"The Evil Blood Sect originally had five Fantasy Tier Peak Bizarre. My operative reported that one of them, a Bizarre named Liao Zhou, teamed up with two others and killed Wu Kecun and Yang Rupei."
"Liao Zhou had his Deceit Beast devour both Wu Kecun and Yang Rupei, along with their own Deceit Beasts, which is how he ascended to the Mythical Tier."
