37: Chapter 37 Hunting Mortal-Level Eighth Stage Monsters

"Azure Wolf Squad?" Chi Anlin frowned slightly. Judging by the descriptions from those two, the Azure Wolf Squad should be quite formidable.

However, according to the Queen Ant's description, those two were only at the Mortal Grade Second Stage, which struck Chi Anlin as rather strange.

Two cultivators at the Mortal Grade Second Stage running into the depths of the forest—based on Chi Anlin's experience from killing so many beasts recently, this place was still quite dangerous. If it weren't for the ant swarm strangling threats on the periphery, he certainly wouldn't be able to live so comfortably.

"Send two mortal rank third stage Ant Soldiers to follow them. Xiao Yi, produce ten thousand ordinary Tiger Armor Ant Soldiers and have them disperse to search for the location of the Yongyuan Pool."

The Tiger Armor Ant Soldiers were very fast. When searching at full capacity, they could completely explore an area of several miles in radius, offering much greater mobility compared to the previous Ant Soldiers.

The Queen Ant bowed down and obeyed. Chi Anlin checked the system backend; he had now accumulated twenty thousand blood energy.

His own strength had broken through to the Mortal Rank Five. As a normal Beast Tamer, he could now contract a second beast.

The next time he could contract a beast would be when he entered the First Realm. Since he wasn't currently lacking combat-type beasts, Chi Anlin pondered whether he should contract a utility-type beast instead.

After thinking carefully for a while, Chi Anlin planned out his general goals.

His first choice for a beast was a healing-type beast. Since he had decided to contract this type of beast, he definitely had to develop it in all aspects.

With the synthesis system, he could make his beasts unique, so he planned to make this beast not only a healer but also a buff-providing support.

For instance, during battle, it could provide group buffs to the ant swarm, such as defense, attack power, and so on, or perhaps provide speed buffs when Xiao Yue was attacking enemies.

Of course, as a support, it also needed to interfere with enemies, so it would be best if this beast also possessed illusions and negative aura abilities.

This was also a massive undertaking. If he really wanted to cultivate it into such a creature, the blood energy required would even rival the Queen Ant.

However, at the current stage, he couldn't find that many good things anyway.

As for the second envisioned beast, it was a treasure-hunting type.

This beast not only needed to have treasure-hunting abilities but also needed tracking and breath-concealment capabilities.

Chi Anlin thought about it; as a treasure-hunting beast, luck stats were definitely very important, so that situations where there were no targets wouldn't occur.

Clearly, the second beast would be easier to modify.

When it came to treasure hunting, Chi Anlin immediately thought of the Treasure-Seeking Mouse. This thing was small and exquisite, and it could dig holes, making it perfect for searching for treasures.

Ideally, its appearance should seem harmless to humans and animals, so that it wouldn't be instantly wiped out when encountering certain cultivators.

"Xiao Yi, have the Ant Soldiers search for rodent-type beasts. Don't kill them. Also, have the Ant Soldiers build a cage to imprison... never mind, you won't understand this."

Looking at Xiao Yi, who was nodding like a mortar and pestle, Chi Anlin speechlessly covered his eyes, thinking of his other orders.

Ordering the Queen Ant to search for treasures was a no-go; this guy had absolutely no idea what a treasure was and would always bring Chi Anlin some beast carcasses instead.

Perhaps for the Queen Ant, these beast carcasses were its own treasures.

"Just do this for now. I'm going out for a while."

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【Name】: Lightning Mouse

【Attribute】: Lightning

【Level】: Mortal Rank Eight

【Potential】: Yellow Grade Low-tier

【Skills】:

Flash of Lightning: high-grade mortal rank. Surges spiritual power throughout the body, transforming into a streak of lightning to dash and inflict damage upon the enemy.

Electric Shock: Uses lightning to attack the enemy, causing a brief paralyzing effect.

High up in a giant tree, Chi Anlin watched the Lightning Mouse being besieged by the Ant Soldiers below and shook his head with regret.

Although this Lightning Mouse had high level and potential, it was still far from his ideal beast.

When thinking of a "lightning mouse," Chi Anlin first thought of Pikachu, but this thing didn't look like that at all; it was even a bit terrifying.

A yellow mouse as tall as a human.

As they ventured deeper into this area, the beasts began to grow stronger. In just one day, Chi Anlin successfully eliminated seven Mortal Rank Six beasts and over thirty Mortal Rank Five beasts.

In other words, he had harvested fifty thousand blood energy in a single day.

As for the crystal cores of these beasts, Chi Anlin did not choose to let the Queen Ant eat them.

After seizing the treasure in the Yongyuan Pool, he planned to leave the forest and search for a way out. He was certain that he was still within the scope of the Otherworld.

The two humans discovered earlier seemed to be preparing to leave this area. Two mortal rank third stage Ant Soldiers and several hundred ordinary Ant Soldiers followed them; they should be able to find the way out of the Otherworld very soon.

After he left, the Queen Ant would continue to remain in this area to develop, and the crystal cores harvested then would all belong to it.

As for the crystal cores obtained now, a portion could be used to fulfill his quota, and the other portion could be sold.

Although his pocket money was substantial, that was only based on the standards of ordinary people. Now, as a cultivator, even though he had a father, it was better to be self-sufficient regarding resources.

He didn't know if this military training still counted. He hoped that his companions in the team wouldn't die, especially Ji Jiji and Little A.

Under the tree, the Ant Soldiers began to besiege the Lightning Mouse, while Xiao Yue circled nearby.

Xiao Yue's combat ability was very strong. Chi Anlin planned to buy a few martial arts manuals suitable for Xiao Yue after returning, to use for synthesis and increase Xiao Yue's attack power.

As his single-target combat beast and also his "public" beast, Chi Anlin felt he must cultivate it to be invincible among its peers, the kind that could beat Demonic Shade to a pulp.

While Chi Anlin was daydreaming, Xiao Yue began to interfere with the Lightning Mouse.

When the Lightning Mouse used Electric Shock, Xiao Yue would use Ice Seal to block it.

Although water conducts electricity, strictly speaking, as long as there are no impurities in the ice, it does not conduct electricity.

He didn't know how Xiao Yue's brain worked. If it were the Queen Ant, it would definitely just charge in head-on, but Xiao Yue was very clever; it broke off a long, thin tree to attack the Lightning Mouse.

Under Xiao Yue's command, the Mortal Rank Five and Six Ant Soldiers picked up trees or ice spears to attack the Lightning Mouse, occasionally flying up into the sky to shoot venom at it.

As an area-of-effect attack beast, the Lightning Mouse posed a huge threat to the Ant Soldiers. If it weren't for the fact that it was hard to come across such a high-rank beast, Chi Anlin certainly wouldn't have been willing to take this risk.

Under the siege of the Ant Soldiers and the harassment of Xiao Yue, the Lightning Mouse, having experienced several hours of battle, was covered in wounds, and its movements became very sluggish.

Finally, several Ant Soldiers swarmed up, tearing through the Lightning Mouse's flesh and injecting a large amount of Fire Poison into its body, causing the already dying Lightning Mouse to twitch once and lose all signs of life.

【Killed Mortal Rank Eight Lightning Mouse, obtained 18000 points of blood energy】