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Chapter 421 Parasitic Gu

Soon, the Young Lin Cup reached the third game of the first round.

Time flies! The third game has started in no time.

The chameleon, forced out of its camouflage state, is now bound up in a jumble of black iron rings.

Damn it, I hid so well, and I still got hit by the black circle. I feel a bit unlucky.

At this moment, the chameleon was filled with despair. No wonder the charging wolf had been howling and wailing earlier; it was mourning its lost freedom!
The chameleon in the second round has already been guessed by many breeders. Many people think that this competition is quite simple. There is no need to memorize the questions. It mainly tests the ability to observe and adapt to changing circumstances.

In the third round, host Wu Zhen released a strange beast that looked like a shadow.

The black shadows fell like feathers, gathered on the ground, and then wriggled and took shape.

It's just that it's hidden in the shadows, so we haven't found out exactly what it looks like yet.

The strange beast emitted a cawing sound like a crow from the shadows.

"What kind of strange beast is this? It's like a shadowy mass. Will the host give us a hint this time?"

"Shadow Raven? Dark Raven? Or some other pet?"

Everyone agreed that it was very difficult. Ye Bai, who was standing next to him, smiled when he saw the contestants' expressions projected on the big screen.

"The third round is the one that will truly filter out the contestants. There will be no hints in this round, so it's up to everyone to see if they can discover the true nature of this pet."

The third stage is the one that truly reveals the best breeders.

At the same time, Ye Bai would secretly find out who the Spirit Saint Child and who the necromancer were based on these people's answers.

He should have been able to filter out both using the Eye of Truth.

However, the Spirit Saint and the Necromancer are, after all, members of an ancient force.

If we rashly use the Eye of Truth to examine the Spirit Saint and the Necromancer, we will inevitably alert them. If they recognize the Eye of Truth then, things will go very wrong.

Furthermore, using the Eye of Truth to screen for Spirit Saints and Necromancers may consume too much of one's pupil power, leading to decreased eyesight.

He didn't want to suffer the pain of having his eyes gouged out and his pupil power diminished, like the Uchiha clan.

The necromancer recognized it at a glance: it was a Shadow Emperor Raven, a variant of the Shadow Raven, and could be considered royalty among the Shadow Ravens.

These Shadow Emperor Ravens lurk in the shadows, secretly hunting their prey.

Once prey enters the hunting range, the bird will extend its sharp beak to capture it.

Its sharp, slender beak is like a dagger; it can pierce the head of its prey and extract its brain matter.

The necromancer was about to write down the name of the Shadow Emperor Raven when he suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

The content that had already been typed out was deleted by the necromancer.

"No, I shouldn't have written it so perfectly."

"No, I can't write it like that. It would be too easy for the powerful beings who are secretly protecting the Young Qilin Cup to discover my secret."

"But this game is clearly the deciding game."

"What if I write too little? Will I be eliminated?"

The necromancer was extremely conflicted at this moment.

Writing it down carries the risk of exposure, but not writing it down doesn't guarantee a spot in the next round.

Because he knew that Ye Bai was a key judge, and that his research achievements were comparable to those of the Star Sage.

If you write too well, it's easy to expose your own existence.

"I've got it. I won't write the name of the Shadow Emperor Raven. I'll mainly describe its characteristics and write down the skills I've guessed."

"In that case, I should be able to advance to the next round smoothly."

Pet breeding is a piece of cake for necromancers, so they are not worried about being eliminated in the second round.

The third round will take place in a secret location known to the organizing committee.

The necromancer had already done a lot of work in that secret realm.

Once those people enter the secret realm, they will be teleported to the necromancer's lair.

The Blood Saint will activate the Blood Sacrifice Array to help him seize some talents.

The Spirit Child will help him select the most suitable talent and transplant it into the undead that the necromancer has already prepared.

In this way, the necromancer will also be reborn from the dead, taking the most crucial step.

Of course, there was more than one smart person. The Spirit Saint thought the same way. He had investigated Ye Bai and knew how powerful Ye Bai was. Naturally, he was also worried about being discovered by Ye Bai.

If we had known that this was just a avatar of his soul, its loss here would have had a certain impact on the Spirit Saint's true form.

Therefore, the Holy Spirit also used subtle and euphemistic language to describe this Shadow Emperor Raven.

Time passed minute by minute.

Once the last grain of sand in the hourglass had fallen, the host ordered the keyboards to be locked, preventing the contestants from continuing.

"Now I will release the details about these three pets."

"Please look at the big screen."

Images of the charging wolf then appeared on the big screen.

"This is a charging wolf, a very special pet. Its horns, claws, and tail tip look like drills."

"It is a wind-attribute beast with extremely high speed, and it has mastered skills such as Storm Fang, Storm Blade, Wind Rising, and high-speed movement."

"This strange beast is afraid of the impact of electric current. Once it is hit by electricity, it will be paralyzed."

"At the same time, it is very agile and can dodge fast-moving creatures."

"This pet's weak points are the tip of its nose and its waist. If you hit these spots, the charging wolf will be paralyzed."

"It has excellent flexibility and can be used as a mount; it can even walk on flat ground in a storm."

That concludes my brief description of the Charge Wolf.

"The scoring criteria are to give points for describing the pet's appearance, points for describing its skills, and points for pointing out the pet's shortcomings."

"If what you write is outside the scope of the answer, but the content is novel and well-organized, you will still get points."

The host provided the scoring criteria, and some contestants even gripped their hair tightly.

"Hey, hey, hey, the scope I wrote is a bit off, I don't know if there's a problem."

"Sigh, this exam was really too difficult. I didn't even notice any weaknesses in this guy."

"My God, is this charging wolf really that strong? It looks like it was being torn to pieces by the props. Luckily, what I wrote is basically accurate."

After the first pet was revealed, the contestants' expressions varied. Some grinned, while others covered their eyes with their hands, but the corners of their mouths turned up slightly.

"The second pet is a chameleon, which was captured in the desert of the United States."

"Its strength is quite formidable. With its camouflage, it can become invisible at any time, making it a formidable opponent."

"Its slimy tongue is long and thin, and it is extremely effective against insect-type pets."

"It is a holy-attribute pet beast with special functions, such as camouflage, acid corrosion, and licking skills." "Its scales are comparable to super alloy metal. This pet beast is a ruthless character. Once swallowed by it, it will be corroded into a puddle of liquid by the strong acid liquid in its stomach in less than 15 minutes."

"Chameleons are also afraid of lightning strikes, as this would reveal their identity."

"When attacked, the chameleon will reveal its true form. The flesh of its mouth is very soft and its defense is not as strong as its outer scales."

“If you attack the chameleon with small bombs or other means, you can blow it into countless pieces.”

Ye Bai knew how powerful the chameleon was; it was originally a pet that the United States had specially sold to the Yan Kingdom.

However, this pet was carrying a tracking device, which was discovered by scientists from Yan Country. After the tracking device was removed, it was sent here for display.

"Very good, the answer for the second round of the pet has been given. If you get the first two easy questions wrong, you're basically out of the running for the second round."

Upon hearing the host's words, many contestants' faces turned pale instantly, as they all felt that they might not be able to pass the first round.

"But students, don't give up until the very end. Maybe hope lies in tomorrow?"

“Our experimental research is never successful on the first try; it takes countless repeated experiments to arrive at the results.”

"We see the bright achievements of others, but the average person ignores the efforts they made."

"You reap what you sow; that's what I want to tell everyone."

Just then, an image of the Shadow Emperor Raven appeared on the big screen.

"The third pet is the Shadow Emperor Raven."

"This pet is adept at moving through the shadows to attack its prey. Once it is tracked by its natural enemy, the Shadow Emperor Raven will turn into countless shadows and disappear into the shadows."

After the host reported the data for the Shadow Emperor Raven, the answer was quickly corrected.

A total of 400 people participated in this year's Young Lin Cup competition. The organizing committee selected suitable participants based on their ranking.

Only two hundred people made it to the second round, and that was only after Ye Bai had selected the strongest men from among the shorter ones.

At this moment, Ye Bai was reviewing intelligence backstage. When he saw one of the answer sheets, a glint of light appeared in his eyes.

I've found you, necromancer.

Following this standard, he continued searching through the answer sheets and soon discovered the traces of the Holy Spirit.

He grinned.

"They're all contestants, why would they answer the questions in such a literary way?"

"What era are we living in? The only possibility is that these were all written by necromancers and spirit saints."

However, before Ye Bai could issue an order for the organizing committee to keep a close eye on the two, Lin Lin flew out from Ye Bai's shadow.

"Lord Ye Bai, Lan Fenghuang has arrived and is waiting in the reception room. Would you like to pay her a visit now?"

Ye Bai nodded, giving a clear answer: "Yes, I'll go right away."

Zhang Yuelu, also known as Lan Fenghuang, was resting with her eyes closed in the reception room when Ye Bai pushed the door open and she opened her beautiful eyes.

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting, Blue Phoenix."

Ye Bai said with utmost politeness.

However, Lan Fenghuang ignored Ye Bai and focused her gaze on one spot.

She could sense the ever-changing butterflies floating in the air, and faintly felt the aura of a Gu King emanating from them.

Blue Phoenix narrowed her eyes.

Goodness, this guy wants to cultivate a Gu King, that's a pretty good idea.

However, the Gu King is not configured this way.

It requires consuming a vast amount of rare and precious natural resources to have any chance of being cultivated.

Ye Bai was unaware that the blood curse aura emanating from the Myriad Transformations Butterfly had garnered considerable favor from Blue Phoenix.

"That's settled then, I'll be honest from the start,"

“I fully support your parasite breeding plan, but I’m not confident that I can control the Black Flea Bug and the Shadow Mantis.”

"So I need to stay here a few more days to study how to cultivate parasites into Gu,"

A horsehair worm, no bigger than a thumb, appeared in Blue Phoenix's palm.

This type of Gu worm is adept at piercing through the outer wall of pet eggs, parasitizing the pet eggs, and transforming them into Gu worms.

"The transformation process of the Gu worms is very fast. As long as I activate the horsehair worms, they will burrow into the pet egg and parasitize it."

"When the pet eggs hatch, that's when they will be completely controlled by the horsehair worms."

To give Ye Bai a demonstration, Lan Fenghuang even showed him the steps.

Blue Phoenix opened her palm, and a black horsehair worm instantly crawled out and landed in the eggs below.

The eggs have already developed the appearance of black fleas.

The horsehair worms burrowed inside and wreaked havoc.

The black flea is in its early stages. It doesn't have much fighting power at all.

Its incubation period is relatively long, and its larval stage is also relatively long.

However, when horsehair worms parasitized black flea worms, this evolutionary process was accelerated.

Before long, the black flea had already emerged from its larval stage.

But at that moment, the beast's face became incredibly distorted.

The acid inside them burst open with a bang.

A large amount of corrosive liquid gushed out, and before Ye Bai could sense that something was wrong, disaster struck.

"Oh my god, this guy failed to parasitize and is a ticking time bomb."

Ye Bai smiled.

"Blue Phoenix, the competition is still ongoing, so I won't discuss the Gu worms with you for now."

"We'll discuss the Gu worms properly once I've confirmed the start of the second round."

Blue Phoenix's eyes were fixed on the experimental display case, which was filled with countless insect eggs, indicating that a large number of experiments could be conducted there.

Lan Fenghuang waved her hands, and a large number of Gu worms fell from her hands and landed on the ground.

Then these colorful worms surged toward the eggs in a mighty wave.

Just then, the second round began.

"Hello everyone, the second round of assessment is about to begin. I'm going to give you a detailed introduction to the rules of the second round of assessment."

"The second round of assessment is actually quite simple. It will last for half a month. We will have you hatch the black flea worm and the dark mantis and conduct research on the parasites."

"We hope to ensure species diversity and that new evolutionary paths will emerge. This is what we expect from you contestants."

(End of this chapter)