abnabooks Chapter 662 - 659: Ku Fei
Chapter 662 - 659: Ku Fei
"This time, in the battle at Skalaste Peak, we achieved significant results."
During the time Laine was receiving his legacy, the members of Huaxia Battle Group’s first team had a brief meeting.
On the native front, Laine had recruited an ancient Dragon People legion! Counting those stationed in the Dragon People village, there were at least a thousand elite warriors.
On the Awakened front, Bai Pu led the team to break up a Sea Race invasion team and even killed Prince Gaton.
The Demon Spider Empress’s Warning devoured Prince Gaton’s body and seemed to undergo a peculiar change, with the magic spider empress on the shield spitting out a large amount of silk to wrap itself up.
As a result, this Dark Gold Tower Shield is temporarily in a gray unusable state.
Bai Pu attempted to equip it, but received a prompt:
Your equipment: The Artifact Spirit of The Demon Spider Empress’s Warning has devoured a large amount of ownerless artifact spirit consciousness and is evolving.
You may attempt to activate the equipment. Based on the Artifact Spirit Demon Spider Empress’s intimacy with you, she will respond to your summon unconditionally. However, doing so will forcibly terminate this evolution.
Are you sure you want to activate the equipment?
Bai Pu chose no.
He also realized that it seems Prince Gaton, who practiced the Hundred Weapons Dao Body, had fused various artifact spirits of top-grade weapons within his body. Even in death, his corpse was still a great nourishment for the artifact spirit of the Demon Spider Empress.
This process is difficult to replicate.
The equipment The Demon Spider Empress’s Warning is itself filled with special characteristics, and even Bai Pu would find it challenging to obtain a similar shield if he returned to the Heart Demon World.
The most notable feature of this shield is its Devouring Enhancement skill, with an implicit ability of "evolution."
This is because the artifact spirit originated from Bai Pu’s slave: the Demon Spider Lady, containing a drop of Bai Pu’s Evolutionary Pure Blood.
Bai Pu eagerly awaited to see to what level the artifact spirit of the Demon Spider Empress could grow.
"When will Laine’s legacy process be completed?" Bai Pu looked up at the sky, squinting his eyes.
"Such legacies are unpredictable."
Sadogo shrugged his neck, casting a magic shield against the cold on himself, and said, "If it’s quick, it could take one or two days. If longer, it might even be ten days to half a month."
Bai Pu nodded and said, "Since that’s the case... I have other matters to attend to, I’ll take my leave first."
"Leaving in such a hurry?" Sadogo was puzzled, as a native; he couldn’t understand Bai Pu’s sense of urgency. To him, one should take a good rest after a big battle.
Bai Pu shook his head, "I still need to hunt down the alien race."
In the native worldview, the alien race refers to the Otherworld Travelers.
Here, it meant the Awakened of the Sea Race.
Sadogo also harbored a deep hatred for the Sea Race. He had not forgotten the previous battle where the Sea Race massacred his fellow students in the Forbidden Magic Barrier.
"Damn it, if I weren’t so exhausted now, I’d definitely go with you."
Sadogo displayed a helpless expression.
Bai Pu seriously suspected that this guy wanted to stay and research the Dragon Language Magic passed down by the ancient Dragon People.
The so-called exhaustion was just an excuse.
Of course, Gaia’s Will would not easily allow Sadogo, a native expert, to unconditionally follow and be used by the Awakened.
Bai Pu planned to exploit the remaining value of Sadogo.
"You’re a summoning system mage, do you have any demon beasts that can track down the positions of that group of alien races?"
Sadogo hesitated, "This..."
Bai Pu noticed a hint of something and immediately sneered, "What, feeling reluctant? We are risking our lives to avenge the fallen students of Lorich, and you can’t even part with one demon beast?"
"Why are you shouting so loud?"
Sadogo noticed the curious gazes from the surrounding students of Lorich Academy and his face turned red.
He sighed, drew some magic patterns in the air with his finger, and recited, "In the name of Sadogo, Ku Fei is summoned."
Amidst the black mist, a palm-sized demon beast appeared, flapping its small wings.
This demon beast looked like a small dog, its back wings flapping like small dragon wings.
"I discovered this Winged Tooth Beast with great difficulty, and it’s only in its juvenile stage without combat abilities. I named it ’Ku Fei.’
Sadogo reluctantly handed Ku Fei to Bai Pu, "An adult Winged Tooth Beast is a match for the Dragon Race. I’m giving it to you; be careful, don’t let it die."
Sadogo also handed Bai Pu a contract. This was the summoning contract for Ku Fei the Winged Tooth Beast.
Lorich Magic Academy summoning system’s top student, Sadogo is gifting you a juvenile Winged Tooth Beast unconditionally. Do you accept?
Bai Pu chose to accept, automatically signing his name on the summoning contract.
He immediately felt an invisible connection forming between him and Ku Fei, the Winged Tooth Beast; now Bai Pu could summon Ku Fei just like Sadogo.
Bai Pu felt a bit uneasy; he thought Sadogo was a little too eager to transfer Ku Fei.
However, Bai Pu didn’t plan on refusing the benefits that had fallen into his lap, he simply asked a bit more:
"Can this little guy track the scent of that group of alien races?"
"Yes."
Sadogo took out a small glass tube containing some dark blue liquid.
"This is the bodily fluid of that massive alien three meters tall, which I secretly collected after it was injured in the battle. As long as you let Ku Fei sniff it, he can find the general position of that alien."
At this point, Sadogo felt something was off, "You didn’t already know I was collecting the enemy’s wounded fluid, did you? So you figured I had a way to track those alien races..."
"More or less." Bai Pu admitted.
"...As expected, my judgment was correct. You and I are the same type of people; it’s best not to form a team together."
Sadogo almost said the words "mutual deceit."
Bai Pu accepted Ku Fei. This puppy-like demon beast seemed a bit restless, but Bai Pu’s high charisma worked its charm, calming the little creature, and it sniffed the dark blue liquid.
Ku Fei "bark, bark" called twice before flapping its wings and attempting to fly to the southeast.
"It seems it really has some capability."
Bai Pu was about to head down the mountain immediately.
"Goodbye, Dior Fulri, until we meet again!" Sadogo shouted from behind.
Bai Pu waved, feeling that this summoning system top student was acting a bit off.
However, Bai Pu soon understood the reason for his unusual behavior.
No more than ten minutes after leaving Sadogo, Spirit Realm Will’s prompt arrived.
Please promptly retract your summoned creature: Winged Tooth Beast cub!
Bai Pu furrowed his brow.
A few companions almost simultaneously asked why. It was their first time seeing the Spirit Realm Will give such a vague prompt without a reason.
"I see..." Bai Pu exhaled, revealing a smile, "So there’s no such thing as a free lunch. But if this little demon beast’s price is like this... it might be acceptable!"