Chapter 360 - 213: Evolved Hong Ji

Chapter 360: Chapter 213: Evolved Hong Ji

Hong Ji had always been a foodie, interested in any and all edible ingredients.

And like a true connoisseur, she had a unique take on every ingredient.

Even when it was just Horned Demon leg bones, Hong Ji could comment on the different flavors of male and female bones, critiquing them on multiple levels like texture and taste.

But Hong Ji’s absolute favorite flavor had to be that of the Flowing Soul Soil.

Although she was a foodie, Hong Ji was always very well-behaved in front of Zhong Yi.

Knowing the Flowing Soul Soil was extremely precious, even when Zhong Yi placed three entire bottles of it before her, Hong Ji didn’t drink a single extra drop.

During Hong Ji’s evolution from a Substitute Puppet to a Fusion Secret Puppet, her Bloodline had undergone several major breakthroughs, and the process had been both painful and slow.

Although the process of raising her Tier and Quality was still a difficult ordeal, it was a great improvement over the past.

There were no major changes to Hong Ji’s figure or appearance, but a highly intricate wooden box had appeared on her.

The wooden box was worn on her back like a decorative piece.

When a Guardian Beast’s Bloodline underwent a transformation, one could roughly deduce the new Skills and Exclusive Traits it gained based on its physical changes.

The intricate wooden box on Hong Ji’s back was most likely related to one of her newly acquired Skills or Exclusive Traits.

Before Zhong Yi could use All Things Exploration to examine Hong Ji after her Bloodline evolution...

...Hong Ji spoke, her voice filled with excitement.

"Master, I’ve powered up! I can now take on five of my old self at once."

"From now on, could you catch more Extraordinary Tier or Fantasy Tier Bizarre for me to eat? They’re really important for my power-up."

As she spoke, the newly evolved Hong Ji carefully placed the Blood Thread Puppet from her skirt into the new wooden box on her back.

Immediately after, a considerable commotion came from inside the wooden box.

Zhong Yi was very familiar with the sound. It was just like the noises Hong Ji made when tearing apart and swallowing Demon Remains in the past.

A moment later, the wooden box opened, and a bizarre, one-meter-tall, dark-red substance appeared before Hong Ji.

This bizarre mass of dark-red substance writhed violently, eventually transforming into an individual that only bore a slight resemblance to Hong Ji.

Rather than resembling Hong Ji, the individual looked more like the Blood Thread Puppet she had just placed inside the wooden box.

Using All Things Exploration to examine Hong Ji, Zhong Yi understood what was happening before him.

He also understood why Hong Ji wanted him to prepare more Bizarre for her to eat.

[Guardian Beast Name]: Demon-taming Combat Puppet

[Guardian Beast Species]: Puppet Species/Puppet Species

[Guardian Beast Level]: Extraordinary Level (1/10)

[Guardian Beast Type]: Demon Spirit Element

[Guardian Beast Quality]: Gold Quality

Skills:

[Battle Skill Mastery]: By observing a target in combat, integrate their combat techniques and battle instincts into your own fighting style.

[Deceitful Demon Puppet]: Consolidate the similar abilities from absorbed materials that possess special powers. Infuse one’s own Bloodline into these materials to transform them into War Puppets. (The number of War Puppets cannot exceed four.)

Exclusive Traits:

[Material Absorption]: Become a vessel, integrating materials or metals from various life forms into one’s own body to become a part of it. By consuming Energy, the traits of these materials can be effectively activated.

[Body Deconstruction]: Able to rapidly reconstruct one’s own body during combat and flexibly utilize the body’s absorbed materials in battle.

[Bloodline Infusion]: Infuse an absorbed Bloodline throughout the body to temporarily gain the abilities it possesses. Infusing a Bloodline into the body increases Energy consumption. (Only one Bloodline can be infused at a time.)

Rule Authority:

[Equivalent Replication]: Replicate a specific, mastered subject at the cost of oneself and what one possesses. The replication abides by the principle of equivalent Energy and efficacy.

Hong Ji was now at the First Level of the Extraordinary Tier, with Gold Quality.

Nearly 300 milliliters of Flowing Soul Soil had allowed Hong Ji to become a Gold Quality creature the very instant she stepped into the Extraordinary Tier.

Her Bloodline had also evolved from the original Fusion Secret Puppet into the Demon-taming Combat Puppet.

The change in the Blood Thread Puppet just now was due to the new Skill Hong Ji gained upon her promotion to the Extraordinary Tier: Deceitful Demon Puppet.

Deceitful Demon Puppet could consolidate similar abilities from absorbed materials that had special powers, then use her own Bloodline to influence these materials.

It would transform these materials into War Puppets that she could control.

There are many kinds of materials with special abilities. Hong Ji was clearly planning to absorb Bizarre in the future and transform them into War Puppets she could control.

Bizarre fall into four elemental types: Flesh and Blood Element, Bone Element, Curse Element, and Deceit Element.

And the maximum number of War Puppets Hong Ji could control was also exactly four.

In the future, as Hong Ji devoured large numbers of Deceit Beast Masters and Deceit Beasts, she would continuously integrate their abilities.

The abilities and strength of the War Puppets, cultivated from the four types of Bizarre, would also continuously improve.

Many evil Bizarre, in order to take a shortcut, fed on Guardian Beast Masters who had awakened their Lifebound Guardian Beast.

Hong Ji, however, would now need to feed on Bizarre. Fortunately, there were many villains among the Bizarre.

After being captured, these villains could serve as material for Hong Ji to cultivate her War Puppets.

The Skill, Deceitful Demon Puppet, allowed Hong Ji to feed on all types of Bizarre.