Beast Tamer: My pet has a game panel.

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The Dark Underworld.

In this land devoid of sun, moon, and stars, where the sky is shrouded in eternal gray, ghostly green flames float, creating an atmosphere of cold desolation.

A temporary camp is being set up atop a black rock hill somewhere within the secret realm.

Outside the camp, Ye Mo stood on the mountaintop with Xing Li, gazing into the distance. Behind them, the enormous dragon Isaac folded its wings, its eyes warily scanning the surroundings.

Not far away, the petite Bai Ling flew in the air, her eyes revealing boredom. And where her gaze was fixed was the figure of Xiao Liu'er absorbing the Soul Pearl.

woohoo-

A chilling wind howled, its biting coldness seemingly capable of freezing the soul. Ye Mo frowned slightly, and a burst of spiritual light appeared on his body. He unleashed his fourth-level cultivation, repelling the chill from both himself and Xing Li.

Just then, a joyful voice suddenly came from behind.

"Dad, I've absorbed everything, these little beads are useless now."

Upon opening her eyes, Xiao Liu'er immediately looked at Ye Mo, her face beaming with excitement. Although absorbing the Soul Pearl allowed her spiritual power to gradually transform, thus slowly progressing towards the path of condensing a complete soul, the Soul Pearl's effects were diminishing, and absorbing it was quite energy-consuming, causing her to feel increasingly uneasy about it.

However, none of that mattered. The most important thing was that she knew she needed to absorb those soul beads quickly so that she could better help her father.

"You've finished absorbing it? That's good. Youyou and Hanhan are still on their way. Little Liu'er, you should rest well. Absorbing the Soul Pearl is quite energy-consuming." Ye Mo turned to look at Little Liu'er and said with a light smile.

In the past half day, he had already collected enough soul beads of Xuanming Ghost Generals and Ghost Marshals for Xiao Liu'er. However, the shelf life of soul beads is limited, and they are quite troublesome to absorb. Therefore, Xiao Liu'er will absorb the last few soul beads here.

On Youyou's side, things were progressing similarly, but Youyou was more efficient at absorbing soul beads than Xiaoliu'er. So while Xiaoliu'er was absorbing the last few soul beads, Youyou had already completed her goal and was now on her way.

“Okay, Dad.” Little Liu’er always took Ye Mo’s words seriously. So she didn’t get up, but continued to sit in place, took out a dose of the Flash Recovery Potion that Ye Mo had given her, swallowed it in small sips, and then closed her eyes to slowly recover her condition.

The Blood Moon Willow Demon Tree already possessed formidable regenerative abilities, and with the addition of the specially crafted Flash Recovery Potion given by Ye Mo, its recovery speed was incredibly fast. In less than ten seconds, one could see Xiao Liu'er's aura recovering at a visible rate.

Ye Mo nodded secretly upon seeing this; it was indeed a recovery potion he had specially prepared.

Normally, given the exceptional abilities of Hanhan, Isaac, Bailing, and Xiaoliu'er, who far surpassed other spirit pets of the same level, ordinary Tier 4 recovery potions would be of very limited effectiveness for them. However, he was, after all, a Tier 4 peak cultivator who had raised his secondary profession to level 49, and none of the Tier 4 potions he created were of low quality.

Moreover, when he obtained the Breeder profession, he also obtained the profession trait "Shining," which allows the potions he creates to have a chance of mutating and thus achieving extraordinary effects.

Although the effects of the Flash Potion are unpredictable, their effectiveness is undeniable. Therefore, after breaking through to the fourth rank of Breeder, aside from the various potions used for spirit pet training, all the other potions he made were recovery-type.

That's why he had a considerable number of Flash Recovery Potions stockpiled, with various types of Flash effects. He had originally planned to use these potions as a trump card for emergencies and critical moments, but now was precisely that critical moment.

It can be said that this trip to the secret realm was only slightly less important to Ye Mo than the subsequent interdimensional war, but even so, it was still among the most important.

After all, if he wants his spirit pets to reach 100% soul condensation progress as quickly as possible, only the Xuanming Underworld Secret Realm can do that.

If he fails to do so this time, it will be almost impossible for his spirit pet to reach 100% soul condensation progress before the interdimensional war. In that case, the requirements for his spirit pet to break through to the fifth rank cannot be fully met ahead of schedule, and he will lose a trump card in the interdimensional war.

That's right. According to Ye Mo's thinking, although it was impossible for him to break through to the fifth rank in advance during the interdimensional war, otherwise, being locked and suppressed by the will of the plane would make it impossible for him to complete the infiltration mission of Palace Master Li.

However, from another perspective, if his spirit pet meets the requirement of breaking through to the fifth rank, and he successfully infiltrates the enemy's rear and destroys their ritual totem during the interdimensional war, then whether he is escaping or avoiding pursuit, if he encounters an opponent that is difficult to defeat, he can allow his spirit pet to directly break through to the fifth rank, thereby gaining the opportunity to escape or counterattack.

"Hmm, is that Hanhan? They're here." Just as Ye Mo was thinking to himself, a familiar aura suddenly came from not far away, and he immediately looked up and smiled.

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Purple lightning descended from the sky, and a majestic Purple Radiance Bear rode the lightning, with Bai You lazily perched on its shoulder, and arrived in the hills.

"Ye Mo, we're back." Bai You opened her eyes, her emerald green pupils carrying a hint of nobility, and her aura seemed somewhat mysterious compared to before.

Upon seeing this, Ye Mo was startled and immediately activated his detection, curiously looking over.

"What? Youyou, your soul has already begun to solidify!"

Indeed, during his investigation, Bai You's attribute panel was displayed before him without reservation. His skills, domains, and basic attribute strengths remained almost unchanged, which was not surprising.

As for the progress of soul condensation that he was most concerned about, Bai You had actually broken through 50%, reaching the initial stage of soul condensation. You should know that Xiao Liu'er is only at 44% at present.

"Yes, after absorbing those soul beads, I naturally broke through." Bai You said lightly, seemingly unconcerned, after hearing his master's exclamation, as if it were a matter of course.

"Well, anyway, Youyou, you're amazing." Ye Mo paused for a moment, then ran over and said with a smile.

Although Bai You had embarked on the path of condensing his soul on his own before entering the secret realm, his progress was still some distance away from ten percent.

As a result, today she broke through the 50% mark in her progress by absorbing the soul beads of Xuanming Ghost General and Xuanming Ghost King alone. This means that among all the spirit pets she has currently contracted, Bai You has the greatest chance of reaching 100% progress.

After all, once the soul beads of the Xuanming Ghost General and the Xuanming Ghost Commander were ineffective, the only thing useful to them was the soul bead of the Xuanming Ghost King.

However, since both are soul beads, absorbing too much of the Xuanming Ghost King's soul bead will inevitably lead to "drug resistance." Therefore, only if the progress of the unabsorbed Xuanming Ghost King's soul bead is high enough will there be a greater chance of increasing the progress to 100%. After all the spirit pets gathered, Ye Mo also took out the map drawn by Xiao Liu'er and began to look at the location of the Xuanming Ghost King that the blood-winged bat puppets had discovered.

There are now sixteen points marked on this map, which means that in just half a day, the Bloodwing Bat Puppets have found sixteen Xuanming Ghost Kings. This efficiency is indeed excellent.

However, Ye Mo was not overly excited about this. After all, the reason why so many could be found so quickly was mainly because the Bloodwing Bats had just begun their exploration and the number of puppets was still at its peak, making the search much easier.

After half a day, according to Xiao Liu'er's senses, about 300 of her 3,000+ Bloodwing Bats had already perished. Although the Bloodwing Bats' concealment ability was extremely strong when combined with the third-tier Concealing Breath Formation, most of them were only at the third tier of cultivation. If they were even slightly affected by the combat and skills of those fourth-tier Xuanming Ghost Spirits, they would perish.

Therefore, Ye Mo and his group had anticipated the loss of so many puppets at once.

Besides the faster effect of the puppets, another factor is the quality of the Xuanming Ghost Kings. Although the Xuanming Ghost Kings possess the race of a superior monarch and all have domains, not all of them have condensed complete souls, so the effects of the soul beads they drop are also different.

Based on his previous understanding, if the Xuanming Ghost King had condensed a complete soul, the Soul Beads it dropped could increase the progress of the spirit pet by about 6%. However, if the Xuanming Ghost King had not condensed a complete soul, the effect of the Soul Beads it dropped would only be about half.

Therefore, if you want your spirit pets to absorb the Ghost King Soul Pearls to the point of ineffectiveness, you can only hope that most of the Xuanming Ghost Kings you discover are genuine Xuanming Ghost Kings, rather than imposters or quasi-Xuanming Ghost Kings.

Soon after Ye Mo and Bai You finished their discussion and determined the route to kill the Xuanming Ghost King, they set off together with Han, Isaac, and Bai Ling.

Although Xiao Liu'er's condition has not yet recovered to its best, it is not impossible for her to recover during the journey. After all, Isaac's dragon back is quite large and can easily accommodate several people.

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In the Xuanming Underworld, deep within a cave, at the center of a lake formed by the convergence of dark red magma, a dark golden Xuanming ghost spirit was cultivating, emanating a powerful aura.

This is the king among the Xuanming Ghost Spirits, the Xuanming Ghost King, a superior monarch race. They rely on earth magma to cultivate, and naturally, their favorite place is where earth magma gathers.

This place just happens to be such a place, so it's not surprising that there is a powerful Xuanming Ghost King here.

Within the cavern, spanning several miles, apart from a few powerful Xuanming Ghost Generals, there were no other Xuanming Ghost Spirits present. This was the might of the Xuanming Ghost King; only the king of Xuanming Ghost Spirits could occupy the magma.

Inside the cave, about a mile above the Xuanming Ghost King, several figures perfectly concealed their presence and aura using an array.

"I didn't expect to be so lucky. The first one is the real Xuanming Ghost King." Inside the invisible formation, Ye Mo said with delight after obtaining the attribute panel of the Xuanming Ghost King not far away.

When Xiao Liu'er and Xing Li saw how happy Ye Mo was, they also laughed.

The other spirit pets were as follows: Hanhan had a calm expression, Bai Ling was full of fighting spirit, and Isaac looked directly at his Master and asked, "Boss Ye Mo, which plan should we use?"

"Let's begin Project One," Ye Mo said with a smile, his eyes slightly narrowed.

Although the Xuanming Ghost King is only at the third rank, its combat power should not be underestimated, especially the Xuanming Ghost King that has condensed a complete soul.

Therefore, he specifically formulated three battle plans. Plan No. 3 was for dealing with special circumstances, while the other two plans were for the real Xuanming Ghost King and the quasi-Xuanming Ghost King, respectively.

Although with the current combat power of his spirit pets, even without any battle plan, a direct assault would be enough to overwhelm them. However, this would inevitably result in significant losses for the spirit pets, which would be detrimental to their subsequent operations.

After all, his expectation in this Xuanming Underworld Secret Realm was to kill one hundred Xuanming Ghost Kings, and even if he couldn't kill them all, he wanted to get as close to that number as possible.

Therefore, the spirit pets must be kept in good condition; otherwise, even if there are enough Xuanming Ghost Kings in the Xuanming Underworld Secret Realm, there will definitely not be enough time.

Therefore, every time the Xuanming Ghost King is killed, it must be handled perfectly.

Time began to pass, and Ye Mo's battle plan began to advance step by step. Bai Ling and Isaac both arrived at suitable positions through the formation, while Hanhan and Xiao Liu'er had also begun to accumulate strength.

To ensure that the energy fluctuations generated when the spirit pets accumulate power are not transmitted, the concealment array used this time is a fifth-order invisible array built by Bai You, which has a much stronger concealment ability than a fourth-order array.

However, as a fifth-order formation, the materials required for its setup are naturally far more precious than those for a fourth-order formation; several sets of fifth-order materials alone are needed. Although these materials are not disposable, the estimated cost of their use in a single battle would be several million.

Judging from this, after he leaves the secret realm, the cost of the formation alone will probably be several hundred million. Luckily, he established the Pioneer Merchant Guild in the other world to make money; otherwise, he would have been racking his brains for a long time just to find the materials needed for Bai You to build the formation.

A short while later, inside the fully activated invisible formation, Ye Mo led Xing Li and Bai You to the corner, while the other spirit pets had already entered their strongest forms.

The Thunder Tyrant, in its fully unleashed form, clashed with lightning in its palms, brimming with terrifying power. Although that power was only in its nascent stage, merely a catalyst, its full potential, once revealed, would likely be earth-shattering.

At this moment, Bai Ling had transformed into the complete form of the Winged White Tiger. Behind its majestic body, thousands of flying swords were neatly arranged, their tips flashing with white light, and the power of light arose spontaneously.

The dragon Isaac did not transform into his usual diamond dragon form, as his normal red crystal dragon form is his strongest offensively. Therefore, he merely gathered flames in his mouth, his red crystal scales glowing, waiting for his command to unleash his full power.

The final main battle pet, Little Willow, required the simplest preparations. Since she couldn't directly descend in her true form, her available methods were extremely limited, and she was already at a disadvantage against the Xuanming Ghost King, who wasn't made of flesh and blood. Therefore, Ye Mo's arrangement for her was the simplest: he only needed to use his domain to suppress the opponent.

With the spirit pets all ready, Ye Mo, who was not far away, had a glint in his eyes and gave direct command through the mental link.

"Do it!"

(End of this chapter)