Chapter 455: Ghost Monkey Cui

The Sixth-Rank experts present saw Little White in this state and were briefly startled, exchanging bewildered glances.

"This looks like a bloodline mutation? A few elders skilled in raising spirit pets seem to have lectured on this subject."

"Spirit pets capable of bloodline mutation are no ordinary breeds. What breed is this mantis?"

They unconsciously crowded closer.

Yang Ling blocked the way in front of Little White and said politely:

"Please halt. Give my spirit pet space for its bloodline mutation. Do not disturb it."

They glanced at Yang Ling but did not step forward, their gazes only growing more curious.

"I once saw an elder's spirit pet undergo a bloodline mutation. After the mutation ended, that spirit pet's strength increased tremendously. An ordinary Fifth-Rank was no match for it."

"Supervisor Yang, what breed is your spirit pet? What is its name?"

"I do not know the exact breed either."

Yang Ling shook his head, somewhat looking forward to Little White's attribute changes after evolution.

"Is your spirit pet for sale? How about transferring it to me?"

A Mid Sixth-Rank said with a faint smile.

Yang Ling could not be bothered to acknowledge him.

Seeing this, the other man's brow furrowed slightly:

"There are many restrictions on consuming a Fire Spirit Pearl, especially one that has just emerged from the furnace. Merely touching it causes illness, and swallowing it is even worse.

Your spirit pet's mutation may not succeed. It could drop dead on the spot. If you do not sell now, you will have nothing left soon."

"Supervisor Yang, whether you sell or not makes no difference. Since it ate the Fire Spirit Pearl, the sect likely will not let it stay with you."

A Sixth-Rank gloated: "You failed to manage your spirit pet properly, so you must be punished as well."

"It was all you lot who insisted on fighting me over the Fire Spirit Pearl. Now that it is gone, you all must bear responsibility too!"

Zhuang Xu walked over while taking out pills to consume.

Everyone's expressions were rather unpleasant. Who could have predicted that a fearless spirit pet would charge in from nowhere and eat the Fire Spirit Pearl?

Yang Ling cleared his throat and said:

"Brothers, there is actually a more important matter before us right now. There is no need to keep focusing on the Fire Spirit Pearl."

He recounted the situation from above.

After he finished, the entire cavern fell eerily silent.

Not a single Sixth-Rank here believed Yang Ling's words.

Instead, the way they looked at Yang Ling carried a hint of strangeness, as if looking at a madman.

"Supervisor Yang, if these insane ravings of yours reach the elders' ears, even as a Sixth-Rank you will be punished."

"Cursing our sect with annihilation and extinction? You certainly have nerve."

"Everyone, let us not waste time here. The temperature in this place is still rising, which means more Fire Spirit Pearls are about to emerge. Let us find them and redeem ourselves through merit."

A Mid Sixth-Rank whose skin was already horrifically rotten tossed out those words and headed in another direction.

Before he took more than a few steps, a black figure shot toward him like lightning.

It was a monkey the size of a palm!

This monkey nimbly extracted this Mid Sixth-Rank's heart and returned to its master's side.

Its master wore a black robe, holding a long flute of black jade.

The palm-sized monkey now held the still faintly beating heart in both hands, lifting it high like an offering.

Yang Ling's sharp eyes caught sight of what seemed to be two silver needles inserted at the monkey's ears.

Zhuang Xu and the others gasped sharply, their eyes instantly turning incomparably wary.

No one had expected that someone would truly dare to kill a sect expert on the Crimson Refined Fire Flood Dragon Sect's territory!

"Silver needles? That is a Beast Master's method."

Yang Ling narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the newcomer.

Character: Cui Xian

Class: Martial Artist

Strength: 150

Agility: 130

Spirit: 50

Martial Arts: Primordial Unity Technique (Second-Rate, Skilled)

Heavenly Dipper Fist (Second-Rate, Transcendent)

Spirit Monkey Mountain-Climbing Step (Second-Rate, Transcendent)

Faction: Divine Guard Bureau

Surname Cui? And beast-master methods as well?

A figure suddenly surfaced in Yang Ling's mind: when he had gone to Water Qilin Cave, he had encountered the Rong tribe's Cui Ying.

That woman had beast-master methods, able to control beasts with silver needles. Unlike a Beast Tamer, this method was very prone to backlash.

"This is the Intermediate Fire Flood Dragon Island Dungeon, yet a Great Dream Dynasty Divine Guard Bureau expert may be connected to the Rong tribe's Cui family..."

Yang Ling felt there must be some problem here.

He was not certain whether the Cui family had various branches, one of which was in the Great Dream Dynasty, or whether the Rong tribe's Cui family was a nail planted by the Great Dream Dynasty.

"The chances of these two possibilities are about even, but the latter possibility is actually not low either..."

Yang Ling pondered inwardly.

The other party had already spoken with a faint smile:

"I am Cui Xian of the Divine Guard Bureau. Those words your Supervisor Yang just said are all true.

The Crimson Refined Fire Flood Dragon Sect no longer exists. You Sixth-Rank martial artists are all going to be purged in blood."

"Divine Guard Bureau, Cui family, raising monkeys..."

A Sixth-Rank expert suddenly cried out in alarm:

"You are the Divine Guard Bureau's Ghost Monkey Cui!?"

"So there are still people who recognize me."

Cui Xian gave a slightly proud nod.

Zhuang Xu and the others exchanged looks. The other party's appearance, as well as his actions, had already confirmed that Yang Ling's earlier words might be true.

It was just... they still could not believe that the perfectly fine Crimson Refined Fire Flood Dragon Sect was gone.

"If Yang Ling were lying, a Divine Guard Bureau expert could not possibly appear here."

"In other words... our Crimson Refined Fire Flood Dragon Sect really has been taken over by force?"

Zhuang Xu gasped sharply, and the way he looked at Cui Xian was already full of dread.

"Ghost Monkey Cui, I hear your ghost monkey's strength can even kill a Mid Fifth-Rank..."

The moment this Sixth-Rank finished speaking, Cui Xian gave him a light tap.

The ghost monkey put down the heart in its hands and once again transformed into a bolt of lightning, charging at that Sixth-Rank.

Although everyone saw this scene clearly, the ghost monkey's speed was simply too fast.

So fast that they had no time to react at all.

That Sixth-Rank could only watch helplessly as the ghost monkey rushed at him, his eyes full of terror.

Yang Ling's mind stirred, and his Object Control power fell upon the silver needles at the ghost monkey's ears.

The silver needles were instantly pulled out.

In that instant, the ghost monkey vanished from everyone's sight and did not continue attacking that Sixth-Rank.

Cui Xian looked stunned, but he quickly recovered and narrowed his eyes slightly:

"I will spare your lives for now. Come out with me and await your punishment."

Everyone exchanged looks. That Sixth-Rank had escaped death, his body long since drenched in cold sweat.

While Cui Xian spoke, his peripheral vision had been fixed on Yang Ling's side the entire time, most of his attention concentrated on Little White.

From his eyes, Yang Ling saw a trace of greed.

"Your ghost monkey has already lost control. Whose lives are you sparing?"

Yang Ling suddenly tossed out two silver needles.

The silver needles landed on the ground with a crisp sound.

The Sixth-Rank experts present exchanged glances, reacted extremely quickly, and immediately attacked Cui Xian!

Cui Xian had arrived overbearingly but fled in a sorry state.

He frantically urged the Spirit Monkey Mountain-Climbing Step, like an agile monkey, and vanished far away in a puff of smoke!

Yang Ling casually tossed out a Quenched-Gold Armor-Piercing Flying Dagger, instantly hitting his kneecap.

Cui Xian's figure jolted, his face written all over with panic, and then he was beaten soundly.

Zhuang Xu and the others did not kill Cui Xian. After giving him a beating, they made him kneel for interrogation.

"Speak, what exactly is the situation up there!"