Chapter 432: The Monopolizer Badge’s Treatment

Chapter 432 -249: The Monopolizer Badge’s Treatment

Both Zhong Ling and Shen Xuan were Guardian Beast Masters, but neither possessed a Bloodline Talent.

Therefore, Zhong Yi couldn’t use a Soul Taming Seed to form a Contract with either of them.

Zhong Yi had already confirmed this with the Soul-Controlling Flower before.

Otherwise, even if a Soul Taming Seed could only provide them with a minuscule boost, Zhong Yi wouldn’t have been stingy with something he could obtain every few days.

Just as Zhong Yi was thinking this, he felt a sudden stirring from the Soul-Controlling Flower rooted in his soul.

The Soul-Controlling Flower had stirred like this before.

For instance, when Zhong Yi discovered the Fertility Creation Ant Queen in the Exotic Beast Garden, and when he sensed the Judgment Evil Lotus within the Flower Venerable.

However, the disturbances on those two occasions were far less intense than the current stirring of the Soul-Controlling Flower in Zhong Yi’s soul.

The Soul-Controlling Flower’s translucent, ribbon-like filaments were squirming violently, and its vast root system had stopped secreting Flowing Soul Soil.

Instead, it began to absorb the Flowing Soul Soil it had already released, which Zhong Yi had not yet had the chance to collect.

Zhong Yi wasn’t alarmed, because he could sense the emotions coming from the Soul-Controlling Flower.

For the past three months, the Soul-Controlling Flower had been absorbing Life and Soul Energy from Guardian Beasts and Demon Remains.

And now, the Soul-Controlling Flower was finally about to begin its Evolution!

During its Evolution, the Soul-Controlling Flower would enter a period of dormancy.

While dormant, it would not produce any Flowing Soul Soil or Soul Taming Seeds.

Fortunately, the Soul-Controlling Flower informed Zhong Yi that this dormancy wouldn’t last very long.

The Evolution of the Soul-Controlling Flower, a creature that shared its life with him, was a massive boon for Zhong Yi.

Zhong Yi was both curious and excited. ‘What changes will the Soul-Controlling Flower undergo after its Evolution?’

“Young Master, Ah Ya’s and Guoguo’s Lifebound Deceit Beasts have also advanced to the Extraordinary Tier.”

“To catch up with me and Ah Xuan, the two of them have been cooped up in their dorms at Starlight Academy, studying hard for the past few days.”

“Do you think I should call them back?”

Zhong Yi shook his head. He was familiar with both Sun Ya’s Lifebound Deceit Beast, the Liaoyuan Cluster Fire, and He Guoguo’s Lifebound Deceit Beast, the Bitter Anger Beast.

He had investigated both of these Deceit Element and Curse Element Deceit Beasts before.

Since they were both studying hard, Zhong Yi saw no reason to make them go out of their way to come back.

Shen Xuan had pulled both Sun Ya and He Guoguo into the small study group he shared with Zhong Ling.

In this group, as long as one wanted to learn, there were tutors available to teach at any time.

In such an educational environment, their academic progress was extremely fast.

As newcomers, Sun Ya and He Guoguo would indeed have to work hard for a while to catch up to Shen Xuan and Zhong Ling’s pace.

If Zhong Yi wanted to check on the progress of Sun Ya’s and He Guoguo’s Lifebound Deceit Beasts, it wouldn’t be too late to do so once they were inside a Second Level Secret Realm.

“Xiaolingdang, you and Ah Xuan should ask your tutors for a day off tomorrow.”

“First thing tomorrow morning, have Sun Ya and He Guoguo come back. We’re going to explore the Second Level Wolf Insect Secret Realm by Floating Brocade Cliff, outside the city!”

Among all the Second Level Secret Realms, the Wolf Insect Secret Realm was definitely one of the more difficult ones.

It wasn’t as notorious as the Ice Cave Secret Realm, which was considered a veritable meat grinder with almost no chance of survival among the First Level Secret Realms.

However, every Second Level Wolf Insect Secret Realm that had ever opened eventually spiraled out of control and erupted.

This was because the Wolf Insect Secret Realm was a team-based Secret Realm, with a maximum entry of six people.

It was impossible for officials to dispatch multiple Guardian Beast Masters of an appropriate level to coordinate and raise the exploration progress to sixty percent.

It had to be conquered solely by a six-person team.

Zhong Yi chose this Wolf Insect Secret Realm not only to push Zhong Ling, Shen Xuan, Sun Ya, and He Guoguo, giving them more room to showcase their abilities.

It was also to prevent this particular Second Level Wolf Insect Secret Realm from erupting!

Floating Brocade Cliff, located in the West City Suburbs of Starlight City, was home to numerous Guardian Beast breeding centers.

If a disaster like a Secret Realm eruption were to occur here, the losses would be catastrophic.

The Wolf Insect Secret Realm is merely a minor offshoot of the Emperor Insect Secret Realm.

This was similar to how the Horned Demon Secret Realm, which Zhong Yi had explored at the First Level, was an offshoot of the Abyssal Secret Realm.

When any Secret Realm from the Emperor Insect Secret Realm branch erupts, its unique fungal strains form a sticky, slippery Fungal Mat on the ground.

Any area overgrown by this Fungal Mat becomes saturated with a potent toxin.

The contamination from this toxin renders the area uninhabitable for Guardian Beasts for at least thirty years.

Various Heroic Cities throughout the Xin Xia Alliance had experienced Wolf Insect Secret Realm eruptions in the past.

Some breeding center managers, being defiant, insisted on reopening their Guardian Beast facilities after such a disaster.

As a result, the Guardian Beasts raised within those facilities would develop festering sores all over their bodies in less than half a month, leaving almost no healthy flesh.

Hearing Zhong Yi announce they were exploring a Secret Realm tomorrow, Shen Xuan and Zhong Ling’s eyes lit up with excitement.

“Young Master, I’ll tell Ah Ya and Guoguo right away to have them come back first thing tomorrow morning.”

Zhong Yi chatted with Zhong Ling and Shen Xuan for a bit.

Since both Zhong Ling and Shen Xuan could now log into the Virtual Source Network, Zhong Yi decided to arrange a meeting with them there.

After adding Zhong Ling and Shen Xuan as friends on the Virtual Source Network, Zhong Yi granted them permanent access to his private reception room.

Even when Zhong Yi wasn’t on the Virtual Source Network, Zhong Ling and Shen Xuan could visit his reception room whenever they wished.

Right now, Zhong Ling and Shen Xuan were still in the exploratory phase with the Virtual Source Network, so Zhong Yi didn’t just dump all the information he knew onto them. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ

Doing so would only be counterproductive.

Letting Zhong Ling and Shen Xuan explore on their own would allow them to develop a much clearer understanding of the Virtual Source Network for themselves.