Celestial Beast Taming

It had become a Hunter, able to fight with ease in any environment.

The Exclusive Trait, Elemental Ice, could be considered a Divine Level Trait for any Attribute-type Guardian Beast.

Even though Zhong Yi had cultivated Ice Glaze with Flowing Soul Soil, obtaining such an Exclusive Trait was a stroke of good fortune for both Ice Glaze and himself.

The ice wielded by normal Ice Attribute Guardian Beasts generally exists in a solid state.

With her Exclusive Trait, Frosty Cold Qi, Ice Glaze could turn solid ice into a gaseous state.

And her newly acquired Skill from advancing to the Extraordinary Tier, Cold Ice Dance Ripples, allowed Ice Glaze to master liquid ice as well.

Once the temperature of the Ice Element dropped to a certain point, Ice Glaze could manipulate it in a liquid form.

Compared to its gaseous form, liquid ice had form and substance, making it harder to reach an enemy.

However, the lethality of gaseous ice was far inferior to that of liquid ice.

And compared to solid ice, liquid ice struck a balance between lethality and the ease of reaching an opponent.

In battle, even if an opponent blocked an attack, the liquid ice would still splash onto them.

Furthermore, once the liquid ice created by Cold Ice Dance Ripples coated Ice Glaze’s five tails—each over ten meters long—it would comprehensively strengthen them.

This "comprehensive strengthening" referred to multi-dimensional enhancements in offense, defense, and control.

This further enhanced Ice Glaze’s close-combat capabilities!

Zhong Yi had a large number of Energy Crystals obtained from Secret Realms.

After he fed these Energy Crystals to Ice Glaze, she would be able to reach the Tenth Level of the Extraordinary Tier in just a few days.

At that point, whether in the Divine Origin Slaughter Secret Realm or the Secret Realms opened by the Wanyu Gambling Company, Ice Glaze would serve as a versatile damage-dealer in Zhong Yi’s battles, fighting alongside Hong Ji.

She would no longer be like in previous battles, where she hadn’t been of much use.

After strengthening Ice Glaze, Zhong Yi didn’t rest, preparing to enhance the Golden Iron Mayfly.

He wanted the Golden Iron Mayfly, which had evolved from a Blood Bone Mayfly and which he had only recently made a Contract with, to undergo another Bloodline transformation.

For the past few days, the Golden Iron Mayfly Mother Insect had been constantly gnawing on the Hundred-refined Fine Iron that Zhong Yi had provided.

In just a few days, the Golden Iron Mayfly Mother Insect had produced several hundred Sub-Worms.

They had now formed a small swarm.

According to the Golden Iron Mayfly’s Basic Skill, Golden Body Aggregation, and its Exclusive Trait, Mental Gold Condensation Type, Zhong Yi could already use these Sub-Worms to form a metal shield large enough to cover half his body.

Or he could condense them into three Metal Flying Swords capable of launching ranged attacks.

However, in Zhong Yi’s mind, the Golden Iron Mayfly’s role was that of a Defensive Guardian Beast.

Zhong Yi wouldn’t proactively sacrifice Sub-Worms in battle just to have the Golden Iron Mayfly handle offensive duties.

Zhong Yi kept the Golden Iron Mayfly Mother Insect and its entire swarm in a metal container of about two cubic meters.

Normally, he just needed to toss large quantities of Hundred-refined Fine Iron into the container.

The moment Zhong Yi opened the lid, the Golden Iron Mayfly Mother Insect immediately flew onto the back of his hand.

As a fellow Insect Guardian Beast, compared to the Crystal Seal Star Bee Mother Insect, the Golden Iron Mayfly Mother Insect was like a plain, grimy-faced maidservant before a queen.

There was no comparison in looks, but in terms of Ability, the Golden Iron Mayfly Mother Insect was by no means inferior.

𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

’This enhancement will increase the Golden Iron Mayfly Mother Insect’s Tier and Quality. I wonder if it will bring me any surprises.’

To strengthen the Golden Iron Mayfly Mother Insect, all he had to do was provide Flowing Soul Soil.

Even though the Golden Iron Mayfly Mother Insect had grown a bit larger during its last Evolution, it was still very difficult to see its exact appearance.

After the Golden Iron Mayfly Mother Insect drank nearly 150 milliliters of Flowing Soul Soil, its aura stabilized.

This increase in Tier and Quality didn’t cause any obvious change in the Golden Iron Mayfly Mother Insect’s size.

But Zhong Yi could clearly feel that its Spiritual Power had suddenly strengthened a great deal.

Each of the Sub-Worms inside the metal container released a surge of Spiritual Power.

They infused this Spiritual Power into the body of the Golden Iron Mayfly Mother Insect.

’This change is most likely related to a new Skill or Exclusive Trait the Mother Insect has acquired,’ Zhong Yi thought.

Zhong Yi hurriedly used All Things Exploration to inspect the Mother Insect.

[Guardian Beast Name]: Golden Mayfly

[Guardian Beast Species]: Mayfly Species/Mayfly Species

[Guardian Beast Level]: Extraordinary Tier (1/10)

[Guardian Beast Type]: Spiritual Element

[Guardian Beast Quality]: Gold Quality

Skills:

[Golden Body Aggregation]: The Sub-Worms produced by the Mother Insect link together via their metallic bodies. After they combine, the Spiritual Power of each individual can be converted into its own Defense Power.

[Shuo Gold Armor]: An armor condensed from elite Sub-Worms that can be equipped on a designated target to block external damage. When the armor takes physical or Energy-based impacts, the protected target will not be harmed; instead, the damage is collectively borne by the entire swarm of Sub-Worms.

Exclusive Traits:

[Mental Gold Condensation Type]: Instantly changes the shape of the combined metallic insect bodies based on mental commands. Each time the shape is changed, the swarm internally digests the bodies of any dead insects to temporarily enhance the Spiritual Power of the survivors.

[Metal Dissolving Reinforcement]: When facing an attack, it can break down the metallic substances within the insect bodies to achieve an overall boost in Defense Power. During this process, the aggregate form will gain the properties of the decomposed metals.

[Mother Insect Nourishment]: The Sub-Worms produced by the Mother Insect will use their own Spiritual Power to nourish her. After being nourished, the Mother Insect can expand its own Spiritual Power without affecting that of the Sub-Worms.

Upon inspection, Zhong Yi discovered that the Golden Iron Mayfly had evolved into a creature called the Golden Mayfly.

The change that had just occurred was related to the Golden Mayfly’s new Exclusive Trait, Mother Insect Nourishment.

Mother Insect Nourishment caused all Sub-Worms to spontaneously nourish the Mother Insect with their Spiritual Power.

When nourished by the Sub-Worms’ Spiritual Power, not only would the Mother Insect not affect the Spiritual Power of the Sub-Worms, but she could also expand her own!

The Golden Mayfly Mother Insect used her Spiritual Power to control the swarm, and the strength of that power directly determined the swarm’s size.

This Exclusive Trait, Mother Insect Nourishment, meant that as the Golden Mayfly Mother Insect expanded her swarm, her Spiritual Power would continuously strengthen with the increasing number of Sub-Worms.

This allowed the Golden Mayfly Mother Insect contracted by Zhong Yi to control a much larger swarm than before.

The larger the Golden Mayfly swarm, the stronger the Defense Ability it could exhibit through its Skills and Exclusive Traits.

This positive feedback loop would allow the Golden Mayfly to better protect Zhong Yi.

In addition to the Exclusive Trait Mother Insect Nourishment, the Golden Mayfly also gained a Skill called Shuo Gold Armor upon its advancement to the Extraordinary Tier.

Under the command of the Golden Mayfly Mother Insect, the elite Sub-Worms in the swarm could instantly condense into armor and attach themselves to any target.

This Golden Armor, formed from elite Sub-Worms, could help its wearer defend against physical and elemental attacks.

A target wearing the Golden Armor could fight recklessly, with no fear of being injured.

This was because any damage the Golden Armor sustained would be shared by the entire swarm.

As long as the swarm hadn’t been wiped out, a target wearing the Golden Armor would be practically invincible, provided they weren’t hit by attacks targeting their spirit or soul!

This greatly enhanced Zhong Yi’s trump card for surviving in dangerous environments.

As for spiritual and soul-level damage, Zhong Yi had no need to worry.

Because within his Soul Base, the Fertility Creation Ant Queen was currently nesting.

And the Soul-Controlling Flower was there as well!

In the past, Zhong Yi had always underestimated the Soul-Controlling Flower’s abilities.

Under the bizarre pressure from those two experts from the Peak of Ten Thousand Nations earlier, even a Mythical Tier powerhouse like Sun Yushi had struggled to resist.

Yet, the Energy released by the Soul-Controlling Flower had made him immune to their pressure.