Chapter 207: Chapter 174: A Strange Aura Approaches

’Pure Elemental Creatures...’

Han Ning focused his consciousness on the first option to view its details.

In the blink of an eye, a small Array inscribed with complex green Runes appeared before him.

Step 1: High Energy Accumulation.

Please collect the following Spiritual Materials to construct a high-Energy field rich in Wood and Wind Elements. This will assist the Cyan Jade Wood Demon in performing a High-Energy Breakthrough at the peak of the War General Level. (Minimum Spiritual Energy fluctuation requirement for all Spiritual Materials: War General Level or above.)

Wind Type Soul Crystal x30, Wood Type Soul Crystal x30, a five-cubic-meter altar constructed from Wind Cyan Stone x1, Wind Spirit Grass x30 stalks, Hurricane Stone x27kg, Life Spirit Spring x300L...

In total, there were 36 Spiritual Materials, large and small.

Ritual: Please stand on the Cyan Sky Altar in a place with dense Wood and Wind Elements. Arrange the above materials in this manner and carve the Runes as required.

The panel included a high-definition image showing the material arrangement.

Panel Tip: High Energy Accumulation is different from a normal breakthrough. This method can help a Soul Beast store five times the Spiritual Energy required for a breakthrough within its Body when advancing to the Lord Level.

This high Energy will drastically transform the Soul Beast’s physical Power and Spiritual Energy capacity, helping it complete its evolution at the Lord Level.

Step 2: Evolution (must be at Lord Level)

[Cyan Sky Life Conversion Potion]: This potion is only for use by a Lord Level Cyan Jade Wood Demon. It can help a Cyan Jade Wood Demon that has completed High Energy Accumulation evolve into a Child of the Cyan Sky.

Formula: ...

Ritual: ...

’Five times the Energy...’

Han Ning recalled the heritage of the Yinsaike Race. For a Soul Beast, breaking through from the War General Level to the Lord Level was a major hurdle. This process required a long period of Energy accumulation, and the Soul Beast also needed to achieve a considerably high standard of Elemental Control.

The Energy required to break through to the Lord Level was far more than the total Energy needed to go from Entry Level to War General combined.

If higher Talent could grant a sharper mind, making it easier to control Spiritual Energy and learn Soul Techniques, then a Soul Beast’s advancement from War General to Lord was equivalent to a common carp leaping over the Dragon Gate.

In fact, the Taman Insect Masters speculated that whenever the Energy fluctuations of a Lord Level Soul Beast appeared on the Insect Continent, both the Queen’s Divine Hall at the continent’s center and the Five Great Insect Master Families would sense it through special means. They would immediately dispatch personnel to investigate, which clearly showed how much importance they placed on Lord Level Soul Beasts.

Just as with Egg Pancake’s evolution from a Rock Fire Lizard to a Red Lotus Dragon Lizard, the first two evolution branches provided by the panel also required Yin Yi to break through the limits of its Life. The requirements for this evolution were far more demanding.

’Carving an altar, a life conversion... this...’

Han Ning frowned and looked at the second evolution method.

The second evolution method didn’t completely convert its life form into an Element, but it was a semi-conversion into a bloodline similar to a Demon Spirit. It required Yin Yi to consume the relevant potion indicated by the panel in a place with dense Starlight, in coordination with a specific ritual.

’Demon Spirit... That’s another field I know nothing about. It’s rarely even mentioned in the Insect Master heritage, only vaguely described as a type of mysterious creature.’

’As expected of an evolution from C to B Talent. It’s even harder than Egg Pancake’s evolution was.’

’Jade Hook, Starlight... so the Star Attribute is the Power of Stars. Isn’t Starlight just the light emitted or reflected by celestial bodies? Wouldn’t that count as a type of Light Attribute?’

Regarding Yin Yi’s evolution, Han Ning currently only recognized the two types of War General Level Soul Beast Crystal Stones; he was completely unfamiliar with the other materials.

As for the third evolution method, which was to awaken its own bloodline to its limit, the requirements were much lower. It only required a certain amount of Soul Beast Crystal Stones and a corresponding location, making it even a little simpler than Egg Pancake’s evolution.

’Since it’s possible to evolve to B Talent, it’s obviously better to choose the higher-Talent path. Yin Yi is currently C Talent and can at least grow to the Lord Level. I’ll start by trying to gather the relevant information.’

He had no particular preference between the first and second evolution forms. In any case, the dozens of War General Level Soul Beast Crystal Stones required were common to both, so he decided to collect the Crystal Stones first.

...

The sky had grown dark and heavy.

Inside a stone house, an unknown number of kilometers from the academy.

The light inside was dim. Two crimson points of light flickered in and out of sight within the pitch-black stone room.

The dense sound of skittering echoed throughout the silent room.

GROAN~

The heavy stone door was slowly pushed open.

A hazy red glow from a fire outside shone in, illuminating a pair of cold, insectoid eyes.

Countless centipedes scurried across the rough stone floor, continuously making a spine-chilling SKITTERING sound.

In the center, an almost 20-meter-long crimson centipede was coiled up, its pair of larger-than-lanterns insectoid eyes quietly staring toward the doorway.

Leaning against the layers of its tangled Body was a tall figure.

"Have you finished the investigation?" A sharp, insect-like chirp rang out, accompanied by a SKITTERING crawl. The sound was as grating as fingernails on a blackboard.

The person from outside placed the flaming torch in a holder by the doorway, strode into the dark and gloomy stone house, and bowed slightly to the figure leaning on the centipede ahead.

"According to the Insect Slaves, the six Insect Servants from the Maisang Tribe have been missing for over 15 days."

"Fifteen days? Does that mean they’re already dead?"

"Yes..." The subordinate bowed even deeper.

"Who did it? Hassaf, or Maureen?" The skittering inside the room suddenly stopped.

"Neither of them... The High Priest says the enemy is to the south, possibly a new Insect Master Family that’s just emerged."

"Oh? I didn’t expect someone would actually dare to target us here on the Mad Blood Grassland. Go find out who they are."