Chapter 496: Silver-Tier [Conquest Card] Eliminated, Another Rare Treasure Acquired: [Scepter of Life]

Johnck Zoo.

"Mie Mie, [Dawnbreak]... hurry..."

Seeing the wind and snow start to swirl again.

Yu Yuan’s eyelids twitched.

He knew all too well—this was the precursor to the Wendigo’s imminent escape.

Last time, the Wendigo had done the same. It was already severely wounded, yet after a blizzard, it vanished without a trace.

Yu Yuan understood.

If the Wendigo escaped again this time, there would be absolutely no chance of catching it.

Mie Mie was also in sync with Yu Yuan’s thoughts.

As Yu Yuan shouted out, Mie Mie planted its hind hooves on the ground, lifted its front hooves, and made a power-charging motion.

As for the Wendigo, after its attack was interrupted by Mie Mie.

It had no intention of prolonging the fight. It only wanted to flee immediately.

But because of [Hoofprint Spring], the blizzard it summoned couldn’t even get within ten meters of Mie Mie.

The Wendigo frantically lunged toward the blizzard. As long as it entered the storm, it could escape smoothly.

But just then, a ray of dawnlight flashed between Mie Mie’s horns.

It cut through the darkness of Green Forest City, bringing a rare, long-lost light.

Behind the Wendigo, a 'sun' of dawnlight rose, illuminating the entire Johnck Zoo.

Warmth spread down from above.

Yu Yuan had almost died just moments ago.

Mie Mie was clearly furious, and it directly emptied all the accumulated [Dawnbreak] spiritual light.

The Wendigo felt the aura behind it, and the shadow of death loomed over its heart.

It watched as its fingers were about to touch that patch of blizzard.

If it could just touch the blizzard, the Wendigo could leave immediately.

But how could its movements be faster than light?

As the dawnlight swept past, all the wind and snow dissipated.

Moo—

A cry filled with intense reluctance came from the Wendigo’s mouth.

But everything was already futile.

Warm light shone upon the Wendigo.

The ice and snow around it began to melt, and simultaneously, black mist billowed from the Wendigo’s body.

Within that black mist, streaks of red energy were mixed, carrying screams and wails.

The Wendigo’s blue-white fur melted, evaporated, and dissipated under the dawnlight’s radiance.

At first, it was just the fur, but then came the flesh, the sinews.

In less than ten seconds.

The Wendigo’s body, along with the rising black mist.

All its flesh and sinews dissipated into nothing, leaving only a white skeleton marked with blue patterns.

The Wendigo’s deer skull, now reduced to bone, opened and closed its jaw.

But all that came out was the clattering sound of bone striking bone.

The 'sun' above the zoo vanished, and darkness once again shrouded the land.

After a brief pause, the Wendigo’s skeleton clattered to the ground in a heap.

A pure spiritual energy, far surpassing that of a Bronze-tier lifeform, emerged from the Wendigo’s remains, then was absorbed by the Positioning Watch.

The spiritual energy collection progress in Yu Yuan’s hand maxed out instantly—one, two crystals.

This surge of pure spirituality from the Wendigo directly condensed into two [Spirit Crystals].

The [Civilization Illustrated Book] also updated, granting a reward of 10 Civilization Points.

His Civilization Points value directly shot up to 198.

Yu Yuan was overjoyed.

But soon, his gaze turned to Mie Mie.

He knew Mie Mie was powerful, but... this was insane!

Just then, Mie Mie also turned its head to look at Yu Yuan, blinked its eyes, and raised its chin slightly.

"Mie Mie~~"

As if showing off its achievements.

Yu Yuan’s mouth twitched.

Alright!

He had still underestimated the power of Mie Mie’s [Dawnbreak].

Although this [Dawnbreak] had consumed all the [Dawnbreak] spiritual light gathered over this period.

But collecting [Dawnbreak] spiritual light didn’t cost anything.

Compared to the effect of [Dawnbreak], the collection process was utterly insignificant.

A mechanical prompt also rang in his ear.

[Fate Card - Silver-tier Conquest Card eliminated successfully. Fate Points +4]

[Detected that the conquest target can be converted. Convert? Requires 5 Fate Points.]

Finally, the Fate Card task was complete.

Yu Yuan let out a long breath of relief in his heart, but the next moment, he snapped back to reality.

"5... 5 Fate Points?"

The last time he had to consume 5 Fate Points was when he eliminated the Gold-tier Luxury Card, and it was exactly that opportunity that had allowed him to obtain the [Empty Room] card.

Giving Yu Yuan the chance to establish an auxiliary shelter. The benefits went without saying.

This time, he earned 4 Fate Points.

Plus the 1 Fate Point left over from when he subdued Zhi Zhi earlier.

That made exactly 5 Fate Points in total.

No need to hesitate.

He directly selected—[Yes]

The 5 Fate Points vanished.

In their place, the Wendigo’s remaining bones began to emit a brilliant golden light.

The blue patterns on the original white skeleton turned gold.

Also glowing with golden light was the pointed pendant that had been hanging from the Wendigo’s chest.

The pendant condensed into a blue crystal.

The Wendigo’s skeleton then rose into the air, reassembled, and finally transformed into a golden scepter.

The shaft was the Wendigo’s spine, the head was its deer skull with two large antlers, and that blue crystal was embedded at the center of the deer skull’s forehead.

Like the finishing touch, a golden halo spread outward from the scepter.

The golden light faded, and Yu Yuan stepped forward to grip the scepter.

A prompt message appeared once more.

[Fate Points -5, obtained Rare Treasure: Scepter of Life]

[Scepter of Life]

Quality: Rare Treasure

Owner: Yu Yuan

Rare Treasure Building: Life Altar

A familiar, concise introduction page made Yu Yuan pause for a moment.

The last time it was this concise was with the [Starry Sky Mirror], which also had only one Rare Treasure building function.

That was the [Starry Sky Observatory].

But whether it was the initially obtained [Ominous Star Flash], the later [Shifting Rhythm], or the [Mysterious Gemini’s Aid],

they had all been of tremendous help to Yu Yuan.

Without these Celestial Phenomena Cards, Yu Yuan could never have made it this far.

—Rare Treasure Building [Life Altar]

Functions:

① By conducting mystical rituals at the Life Altar, you can obtain Spiritual Energy bonuses: increased spiritual correlation, increased spiritual exploration, increased spiritual precision, and enhanced Psychic Ability effects.

② By conducting mystical rituals at the Life Altar, you can obtain Altar Protection: blocks spiritual probing and contamination, and when subjected to mental shock, it will block the shock and reflect it.

③ Once every 30 days, a sacrificial ritual can be performed at the Life Altar. Depending on the nature of the sacrifice, corresponding essence items can be obtained.

④ Can eliminate one [Luxury Card/Slaughter Card] of no higher than Silver quality.

Construction Requirements: 2,000,000 Survival Points, 20ml Spirituality Concentrate, Silver-tier Lifeform ×1

"Exactly!"

Yu Yuan’s tense mood completely relaxed.

This [Life Altar] couldn’t have come at a better time.

With it, the Blood Tracing ritual could be performed directly.

The [Spiritual Dimension Ritual], which Yu Yuan had always been somewhat wary of, could also be considered.

As for the sacrificial ritual once every 30 days, that would require some careful thought.

The cooldown period was relatively long, so every sacrifice had to be taken seriously and not wasted.

"But... building it requires consuming a Silver-tier lifeform..." Yu Yuan rubbed his chin as he looked at the construction requirements.