The Essence of a Crimson Beast was a thumb-sized, teardrop-shaped crimson glass, through which one could see the viscous liquid within constantly churning. Who would have thought such a small object was the essence blood of a Crimson Beast hundreds of meters in size?
“Xiao Hei, you use this Level 1 Crimson Beast Essence Blood first. Let me see if your attributes change.” Ye Yun said, taking out a drop of Crimson Beast Essence Blood and using it on the Black Ant, then diligently observing the changes in the Black Ant’s attribute points.
The glass surface of the Crimson Beast Essence Blood suddenly shattered, layer by layer disintegrating into ash that drifted away with the wind. The drop of essence blood within the air continuously transformed into the appearance of a giant ant, struggling ceaselessly, then slowly decomposed and covered the Black Ant’s body, seeping into its armor.
“That’s not right, Xiao Hei. Is this thing really useful for pets?”
Ye Yun looked at the Black Ant’s unchanged attributes, severely doubting the efficacy of this essence blood.
“System prompt: Player’s attempt to use essence blood failed. Pet attributes remain unchanged.”
Damn it, it was a failed attempt!
Try again!
Ye Yun took out another drop of essence blood and used it on the Black Ant.
“System prompt: Player’s attempt to use essence blood failed. Pet attributes remain unchanged.”
…
Was the probability that low? Of the five drops of essence blood, Ye Yun used four in quick succession, but without exception, all failed.
“Master, I am a Destiny Beast. My attributes are related to your own, and my strength is far superior to theirs. Their essence blood is naturally useless to me,” the Black Ant replied helplessly to Ye Yun.
“In that case, let’s let Jinwu try.” Disappointed, Ye Yun retrieved Jinwu from his mount space and brought it out again.
“Use Crimson Beast Essence Blood.”
The essence blood once again covered Jinwu. Jinwu stood motionlessly on the Black Ant’s back. After the essence blood seeped into its body, Jinwu’s surface suddenly erupted with flames, and it spread its wings, taking to the air.
Hiss…
Jinwu let out a joyful cry…
It worked!
Ye Yun looked at Jinwu, covered in flames, and couldn’t help but beam with joy as he opened Jinwu’s attribute panel.
“System prompt: Essence blood successfully used. Player mount’s defense attribute points +5.”
Bah…
Such a big commotion, and this is all I get?
Ye Yun looked at Jinwu’s defense, which was less than two thousand, and felt utterly drained. A Crimson Beast! Its attributes were comparable to a lesser deity!
“Master, it might be because Jinwu is a divine beast itself. Its bloodline is already incredibly noble, so the essence blood’s effect on it would naturally be much lower,” the Black Ant explained again, its wings vibrating as it headed west once more.
After Ye Yun put Jinwu away, he sat on the Black Ant’s head, leaning forward to admire the scenery of the Primordial World.
Admittedly, the scenery on the ground was entirely different from that in the sky. On the ground, a single tree could block Ye Yun’s entire line of sight, and a patch of grass could be over ten meters tall. Forget enjoying the scenery; you could wander for days and feel like you were still in the same spot.
Enjoying the scenery while the double experience time was active was a truly unique experience for Ye Yun.
As if sensing Ye Yun was sightseeing, the Black Ant slowed its pace considerably.
“Master, another Crimson Beast is coming to us!” Just as Ye Yun was immersed in the gentle caress of the breeze, the Black Ant suddenly reminded him.
Unknowingly, they had approached within a hundred miles of the Cloud Forest Plateau.
That’s right, the region inhabited by the Cloud Devouring Ants was called the Cloud Forest Plateau, a plain over seven thousand meters above sea level. According to the map, the Cloud Forest Plateau covered millions of square kilometers and contained five ant tribes. Though they were merely Level 1 Crimson Beasts, even Level 9 Crimson Beasts wouldn’t dare set foot here.
Ants were inherently a united, communal species. When an external force invaded, they would unite regardless of tribe to defend themselves. Therefore, any Crimson Beast that stepped into this territory, no matter how powerful, eventually became their food.
At this moment, Ye Yun saw from the edge of the map numerous red dots emerging from within the Cloud Forest Plateau and heading directly towards them, their destination quite clear.
“Xiao Hei, how many ants does your Cloud Devouring Ant tribe usually have?” Ye Yun counted carefully; the number of Cloud Devouring Ants approaching this time was over fifty.
“Master, typically, our Cloud Devouring Ant clan has about 1500 individuals in total. A tribe is composed of seven clans. Furthermore, as our strength increases, our fertility rate significantly decreases; otherwise, this Primordial World would have long been unified by our species.” Although Xiao Hei had never lived within its clan, it seemed to inherently understand these matters.
“Awesome!” After hearing the Black Ant’s explanation, Ye Yun suspected this fellow had just emerged from here. However, would it be too cruel to have Xiao Hei kill its own kin?
“Master, why don’t you enter my mind first? I’ll finish them, and then you can come out and enjoy the scenery?”
Ye Yun’s concern about the Black Ant’s psychological burden was entirely misplaced. The Black Ant was merely a piece of code randomly generated by the ‘Heavenly Dao,’ and all the Crimson Beasts within the Primordial World were the same. Thus, there was no emotion between them.
“I’ll do it. I also want to test how powerful the lowest-tier Crimson Beasts in this world are.” Ye Yun looked into the distance, where one massive figure after another was appearing before him.
“Master, if you do that, I worry I won’t be able to take care of you during the battle,” the Black Ant said with some difficulty. It wasn’t a mount, after all, so its movements would significantly affect Ye Yun.
“It’s fine, you do your thing. I’ll ride on Xiao Jin.” Ye Yun summoned Jinwu again, and under Jinwu’s mournful gaze, he directly jumped onto its back.
The moment Jinwu appeared, the distant horde of Cloud Devouring Ants instantly became agitated, letting out terrifying roars one after another. Under these roars, Ye Yun noticed one Cloud Devouring Ant turn and fly back.
“Master, they’re going to call for reinforcements. I’ll go and kill them first,” the Black Ant said, flapping its wings and charging forward.
‘Song of Life’
To be safe, Ye Yun quickly cast a buff on the Black Ant.
-1080e
-12e
In a single exchange, the Black Ant instantly killed one of its own kind. The fallen Cloud Devouring Ant immediately deflated like a leaky balloon, its massive body rapidly shriveling, finally transforming into a drop of red liquid that flew into Ye Yun’s inventory.
“System prompt: Congratulations to the player for defeating a Level 1 Primordial Giant Beast - Cloud Devouring Ant. You have gained 60 billion experience points, 1 Spirit Stone, and 1 Crimson Beast Essence Blood.”
“Oh my, a Level 1 Crimson Beast has over 100 billion HP? And it can directly break through the Black Ant’s defense? Its attribute points are well over 30 billion!” Ye Yun exclaimed, marveling at the massive damage values.
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Monster: Cloud Devouring Ant (General)
Level: Level 1 Crimson Beast
Health: 2779e
Defense: 32e
Physical Attack: 183e
Attribute Growth - 3 Stars.
Skills:
1- Cloud Devour (Passive): When fighting in the air, health regenerates 1e per second.
2- Pack Rule (Passive): Within ten kilometers, when three or more clan members jointly attack one or more targets, defense within range increases by 15%.
3- Enraged Warrior (Passive): After being attacked, one's own attack increases by 15%.