Chapter 271 Taotie Transcendence_2
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Looking at the situation, it seemed the process wouldn't end anytime soon.
Luckily, they had chosen this place for Transcendence, for had they attempted it at Jiuzhou University with Taotie's current state, the whole ritual might have lasted for several months.
By that time, Taotie's existence would probably become known to all, and during the lengthy process, it would be impossible to predict what kind of accidents might occur.
The choice they had made undoubtedly avoided many unnecessary risks.
Qiu Shangqing left midway, leaving Chen Xing alone in the quiet valley.
He entered the stone house for a quick inspection.
Inside, he found the stone building as clean as new, as if someone regularly tended to it with great care.
There were three floors in total, with one room on both the second and third floor.
Despite having only two rooms, every corner radiated tranquility and elegance.
On the east wall of the first floor was a huge bookcase that caught the eye, densely packed with all kinds of books.
He noticed that the books about the Monster Manuals from various regions were most abundant.
Besides, the first floor also has an open kitchen and a spacious dining room.
The hall was carpeted with thick rugs, which felt soft and comfortable underfoot. The west wall was neatly lined with various tea boxes, emitting a faint scent of tea.
The air inside was particularly fresh.
In one corner of the first floor, there was a large refrigerator. He opened it curiously, finding it filled with a variety of long-lasting food supplies. He even found ice cream, which was a tremendous luxury to bring here.
The stone building was outfitted with solar photovoltaic panels, which appeared to be the source of electricity for the house. Although secluded from the world, it was equipped with some modern conveniences.
At night, Chen Xing took a Monster Manual detailing the species of the Bibo Territory from the bookshelf and sat on the second-floor balcony to read.
He did not go to the third floor. Judging from the layout, the room on the third floor was more private than the one on the second, and since he was just a guest, he stayed in the room more befitting of a guest on the second floor.
He spent his days reading books and his nights gazing at the stars.
The stars twinkled faintly in the sky, but the brightest of all was the eternal, solitary moon.
Above the lofty moon in a luxurious palace, the white beast's body hair grew denser, even spilling out of the palace and spreading across the moon's surface, appearing from afar like a snow-white carpet.
Ever since the disturbance a few days ago, the moon had quieted down significantly.
The white beast liked the current atmosphere and hoped that the other would never appear again. Of course, it understood that last incident had likely cost It only an avatar at most.
Even the Moon God was still in slumber, so It was surely also asleep.
But this quiet was rare; usually, every month, those annoying black fogs would appear on the moon, and now it was finally quiet.
From the ground looking up at the sky, the moon waxed and waned, and the "missing" part was actually the area enveloped in black fog.
Normally, the recent days should have been filled with rampant black fog, but since the events of the other day, no black fog had appeared.
That was truly unusual.
It had suffered a significant setback.
Suddenly, tremors emanated from deep within the moon, thousands of miles away—a distance which, to it, was practically under its eyelids.
The white beast got up, puzzled, and looked towards the area where the commotion was coming from.
The soil there was originally silvery-gray. The ground churned as if something from deep within the earth was surging forth.
Earth Wave roared, like mud spraying from the earth, as if an invisible giant hand were digging up the ground.
A golden bone emerged from the depths of the earth, forming a golden bridge, turning into a streak of light flying towards the Exotic Region.
The white beast felt the bone seemed familiar, as if it had seen it somewhere before.
But it had lived for too long, and its memories were piled up like mountains. It struggled to sort through its recollections and finally remembered where it had seen it.
Leaping up from the ground with its pupils dilating! Fur flew about in the palace.
It was that artifact, how could it be! Trouble had truly come.
In the vast expanse of the starry ocean, the golden bone streaked across the sky.
A meteor floating in the void blocked its path, like a pebble in its way, was instantly shattered into dust. Nevertheless, the speed of the golden bone did not decrease in the slightest.
This segment of bone radiated a majestic aura, like that of an ancient departed deity.
Behind the bone, a long tail of fire dragged out, reminiscent of a meteor streaking across the night sky.
Wherever it passed, the void trembled, seemingly unable to bear its weight, rippling in waves, spreading outwards in all directions.
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From a distance, the section of golden bone resembled a spine severed by an immense force, like a golden bridge casting a miraculous light.
Along the way, golden thunder suddenly flickered on the surface of the bone.
These thunders, like lively sprites, danced and rubbed against the bone's surface, with each flash refining the bone, making it increasingly delicate and gradually reducing its size.
As the fragment crossed the vast starry sky and eventually plummeted into Exotic Region, it had undergone an earth-shattering transformation.
The once-massive golden bone, after being purified by the golden thunders, had condensed into a tiny beam of golden light.
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After a long two-day wait, Taotie finally displayed significant changes.
The golden glow on its body surface gradually grew subdued and eventually completely merged into its body, vanishing from sight.
Taotie, whose eyes had been tightly closed, opened them to reveal deep and resplendent pupils.
Immediately afterward, a thunderous roar emanated from deep within Taotie's throat.
This roar, starting low and sonorous, echoed like ancient bells resonating between the valleys.
The sound gradually rose, becoming shrill and passionate, as if piercing through layers of mist to reach the heavens.
The surrounding air seemed to tremble with this sound; dust on the rock walls fluttered down, and birds in the distance took flight in alarm.
At the foot of the mountain, Qiu Shangqing, who was fishing by the river, set down his rod and turned to look towards the direction of the mountain waist.
A smile crept onto his face as he thought, it looks like little Chen's Beast Taming has succeeded in Transcendence.
That sure took a long time.
He had thought it would take at most a day and a night, but it unexpectedly took twice the anticipated period, a full two days and nights.
The longer the process took, the more robust the foundation would be.
The Magic Power needed for Transcendence would also be greater.
However, considering Taotie's size, Qiu Shangqing felt it was pretty normal.
Such a large volume, a bigger bulk, it seemed natural to consume more Magic Power.
But at that moment, Taotie's bellowing roar abruptly stopped.
It was as if forcibly choked back.
Qiu Shangqing stood up, his expression grave, and with a wave of his hand, he summoned the Azure Sea Emperor Crocodile. He was ready to go and investigate.
The next second, another ear-piercing roar sounded from the mountain waist.
This time, the sound was several times more thunderous than before, breaking apart the clouds above, carrying with it a hint of relief?
Qiu Shangqing breathed a sigh of relief; he had thought something unexpected had happened during Transcendence.
Indeed, a minor incident had occurred.
In the valley, Chen Xing, seeing that Taotie's Transcendence was successful and wearing a smile, was about to draw closer.
Then he saw a long spear, he knew not from whence, firmly embedded in Taotie's rotund behind! Like a straight antenna.
Taotie's triumphant howl came to an abrupt halt, stifled and held back.
The object stuck in Taotie's bottom resembled a long spear, but the edges had some saw-like features, making it look quite strange.
After this thing pricked Taotie's backside, Taotie's aura surged wildly, like it was injected with adrenaline, and the power within Chen Xing also kept escalating.
Chen Xing was dumbfounded.
He checked the panel immediately, and upon confirming that Taotie was in good condition, he breathed a sigh of relief.
[Species] Sky Scar Eye (Juvenile)
[State] Healthy (Receiving Heritage)
This Golden Spear had appeared out of nowhere.
But Chen Xing speculated that it may have something to do with the Sky Scar Eye species.
With adrenaline-infused vigor, Taotie let out another earth-shaking roar, louder and more forceful than before.
Chen Xing knew that if even the red-quality Dark Realm Arbiter had past karma with this species, how could the golden-quality Sky Scar Eye not have any; it had actively sought them out.
Now that it had become a Sky Scar Eye, it naturally had to accept the things corresponding to the identity of its species.