Chapter 736: Pollutant: Distorted Mirror Flower
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Fang Mu quietly utilized the Innate Divine Skill [Eye of Omniscience] from Fool's Shadow to investigate the bouquet-like pollutant in Qi Qi's hand.
Upon investigating, Fang Mu discovered that the pollutant in Qi Qi's hand was called Distorted Mirror Flower, which possessed the ability to distort reality and alter cognition.
Under the influence of multiple pollution sources, its effects extended beyond physical objects and were equally effective against Life Energy and Elemental Energy.
After Qi Qi severed one of Piercing Blade Trick Spider's legs using the Distorted Mirror Flower, he did not stop attacking.
The previous strike consumed only a small amount of Qi Qi's energy, and he could sense that his ability was exceptionally lethal against this Giant Worm that had limited proficiency in utilizing elemental powers.
It seemed that not only this spider-like Giant Worm struggled with elemental energy, but also the three-headed giant crane and the powerfully built giant python shared similar deficiencies.
Qi Qi felt he was beginning to grasp the nature of this world—a world reliant primarily on physical strength.
In the Beastmaster world, powerhouses like himself, who were contracted to pollutants, struggled to gain an advantage against traditional Beast Masters.
Those traditional Beast Masters excelled in elemental manipulation through their contracted Guardian Beasts.
The people in Ancient Genesis, who contracted pollutants, were feared by traditional Beast Masters mainly because their abilities were so uncanny.
But in this Giant Beast World, Qi Qi seemed to have found a path forward.
Qi Qi believed this world was the most suitable for his growth.
No matter how advanced a pollutant became, it would demand large amounts of flesh and blood energy.
In the Beastmaster world, there were few avenues to acquire large quantities of flesh and blood.
Humans were protected by the Contract Garden, while the Sea Clan and Beast Controlling Forces had their dominant powers.
Acquiring substantial amounts of flesh and blood inevitably meant offending those forces.
This forced everyone in Ancient Genesis to suppress their craving for flesh and blood.
However, in the Giant Beast World, even a single Giant Beast was enough to satisfy one's needs.
The more Qi Qi thought about it, the more he longed to stay in the Giant Beast World.
Lian Dai originally planned to expend more energy to unleash her ultimate attack, using Water Element to erode Piercing Blade Trick Spider's body.
But upon witnessing Qi Qi's effectiveness against Piercing Blade Trick Spider, Lian Dai abandoned her plans to expend significant energy on attacking it. Instead, she shifted her focus to supporting Qi Qi, helping to control Piercing Blade Trick Spider while using water currents to crush the Juvenile Spiders it produced.
Lian Dai was Fang Mu's Protector. Coming to the Giant Beast World, her goal was not only to assist Fang Mu but also to ensure his safety.
She was unclear about Qi Qi's true intentions and remained vigilant during the battle, wary that Qi Qi might harm Fang Mu.
Fang Mu had no knowledge of Lian Dai's thoughts. If he did, he would certainly reassure her that she was overthinking.
There was no contract between Fang Mu and Qi Qi, but having interacted with Qi Qi for so long, Fang Mu understood that Qi Qi was someone who valued relationships deeply.
Fang Mu had helped Qi Qi, and Qi Qi held that kindness in his heart.
However, if Qi Qi wished to develop in this Giant Beast World, Fang Mu still needed to establish control over him.
Otherwise, Fang Mu would find it difficult to feel at ease with such a significant matter.
In important matters like this, Fang Mu always aimed for stability.
Were Fang Mu to control Qi Qi and Ling Kang, he could also provide them with greater benefits.
Both Qi Qi and Ling Kang needed pollution energy, and only Fang Mu could supply it to them.
Qi Qi waved his hand repeatedly, causing the energy entwined with the bouquet in his hand to coil around the remaining legs of Piercing Blade Trick Spider.
After its first leg was severed, Piercing Blade Trick Spider channeled massive amounts of blood energy into its remaining legs.
This blood energy circulated rapidly within the legs, resisting the distortion effects of Qi Qi's Distorted Mirror Flower.
Seeing this, Qi Qi immediately increased his intensity, directly activating the abilities from two pollution sources.
A stunning display of dark red floral patterns enveloped Piercing Blade Trick Spider's legs. Each triangular petal splattered like liquid upon contact, adhering to the surface of the spider legs.
Moments later, Fang Mu watched as Piercing Blade Trick Spider's legs transformed into poles covered in rose-like shapes, scattering dark red petals outward.
Fang Mu recognized this as the ability of the Distorted Mirror Flower granted by the pollution source.
The petals scattered from the surface of the spider legs were a result of the pollution energy rapidly extracting blood energy and Life Energy from Piercing Blade Trick Spider's body.
It wouldn't take long for all of Piercing Blade Trick Spider's legs to be severed here.
Although losing its legs wouldn't deal significant damage to Piercing Blade Trick Spider, it would prevent the spider from escaping.
With legs like Piercing Blade Trick Spider's, if it decided to flee, Fang Mu would struggle to stop it!
Given the length and resilience of Piercing Blade Trick Spider's legs, its massive body could escape Fang Mu's view in just a few steps.
Fang Mu needed to ensure Piercing Blade Trick Spider remained here.
Its intrusion wasn't merely a calamity for Fang Mu—it was also an opportunity.
A mother worm like Piercing Blade Trick Spider, capable of producing numerous Child Spiders, had a unique reproduction method.
Upon its death, Piercing Blade Trick Spider would immediately utilize its vast energy reserves to enhance the eggs in its abdomen.
From among its cluster of eggs, it would select the strongest and optimize it, creating a successor that inherited its reproductive capabilities.
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