Beast Taming: I Can Evolve Infinitely

Chapter 603: Chapter 598: Turned into an Undead?

After locking onto their target, the speed of Bai Qi and his team increased, offering the shadow beasts a chance to get away from these terrifying overlords.

Unlike the undead, who harbor an unusual obsession with the living, the thought processes of these shadow beasts were not different from that of typical creatures.

They might have become more aggressive from living in the Shadow Forest for a long time, but they were not stupid enough to attack enemies they obviously stood no chance against.

“We are here, the mineral deposits are right beneath us.”

Following the direction of the Zodiac Mouse, they arrived in front of a gigantic tree that was nearly ten people thick in diameters. Without waiting for Bai Qi’s command, Alpha wielded the Sword of Annihilation, stabbing it directly into the ground.

Boom…

In an instant, the ground cracked open as a powerful gravitational pull tore it apart, flinging rock shards into the sky and revealing the hidden ores to everyone.

Also exposed were three ferocious beasts attempting to retreat into the shadows.

“Blood-Frenzied Jackals, White-Haired Corpse Demons, Shadow Poison Frogs? These are the reportedly extinct Shadow Department beasts recorded in the guide!”

Looking down at the trio of Emperor Beasts enraged due to the invasion of their territory, Bai Qi was somewhat surprised.

According to his understanding, the causes of species extinction recorded by the Federation could be roughly divided into a few categories:

Deliciousness, attractiveness, and usefulness.

Judging by their aesthetics, they were neither attractive nor delicious (he would confirm this with Gamma later), but their usefulness was a given.

“I wonder how much materials we will get.”

Bai Qi traced his palm, somewhat expectant. By this time, the three beasts had already rushed to Bai Qi’s location.

Ding!

At this moment, a yellow long sword descended from the sky, landing in front of the three beasts. The powerful gravitational pull diverted their initial direction.

However, these three Emperors were not to be trifled with. Upon detecting the anomaly, they each put to use their unique abilities to resist.

The Blood-Frenzied Jackal’s body shimmered with a blood-like light as it grew even larger, its claws dug into the ground, anchoring it in place.

The White-Haired Corpse Demon suddenly extended its hair, gripping the surrounding trees to stabilize itself while also splitting into several strands to attack Bai Qi and his companions.

As for the Shadow Poison Frog, it used its powerful jumping ability to continuously bounce among the rock shards, quickly creating a distance between itself and the Sword of Annihilation, all while continuously spitting poison needles from its mouth.

But before these beasts’ attacks could get close to Bai Qi, the gravitational pull from the Sword of Annihilation increased yet again, engulfing all incoming attacks like a black hole.

Only at this point did Alpha’s form descend from the sky, unsheathing the Sword of Annihilation, seemingly preparing to take on all three Emperor beasts at once.

Roar!

(Damn it, he’s showing off again!)

Seeing Alpha’s imposing appearance, Beta was immediately displeased. He wanted to join the fight, but suddenly noticed something and fixed his gaze on the shadow ore deposits nearby.

“Alpha, can you handle a three-against-one fight?”

Seeing Alpha stand against the three Emperor beasts singlehandedly, Bai Qi couldn’t help but ask.

Crack, crack.

(I couldn’t before, but I can now.)

Alpha nodded, full of confidence in his words.

“I see, it’s because of Sword Shadow, isn’t it?”

Bai Qi came to a realization. It seemed that the benefits Sword Shadow provided to Alpha were even greater than he had predicted.

Roar!!!

At that moment, the Blood-Frenzied Jackal could no longer hold back. It launched an attack on Alpha, its body enveloped in formidable shadow power, completely ignoring the powerful gravitational pull from the Sword of Annihilation.

A shadow, after all, doesn’t have mass.

With the Blood-Frenzied Jackal leading the charge, the remaining two beasts also activated their internal shadow power to dissipate the gravitational pull and jointly launched their attack.

As Emperor creatures, they were not devoid of intelligence. Naturally, they could tell that the most formidable entity in this place was the undead before them.

Based on the brief encounter, they understood that none of them stood a chance against this undead creature individually. The optimal strategy was for them to join forces and rapidly neutralize the enemy.

After all, apart from the annoying bird-man overhead radiating powerful holy light, the surrounding beasts also exerted significant pressure on them.

Upon seeing this, Alpha flipped his wrist, and the Sword of Annihilation flew directly behind him. What replaced it was the Sword of Retributive Karma.

The Sword of Annihilation was purely a sword of power. It wasn’t much use against the three beasts immersed in their shadow state, but the Sword of Retributive Karma was a perfect counter for them.

Alpha swung his sword. Although not a single flame scattered where the sword’s light passed, it easily cut through the shadow power of the Blood-Frenzied Jackal, the sword blade landing on the beast’s body without any resistance.

He, he, he!!!

The Blood-Frenzied Jackal uncontrollably howled in pain. The agony of its soul and body burning together made it even more frenzied. Ignoring its extreme pain, it bit down on the Sword of Retributive Karma. Even though its teeth were immediately seared to a crimson red, it refused to let go.

The White-Haired Corpse Demon also didn’t waste this excellent opportunity to attack. It released countless strands of hair to entangle Alpha’s arm, and the Shadow Poison Frog condensed a needle completely made of shadow power and aimed it precisely at the Fire of Soul exposed in Alpha’s eye sockets.

Just then, a sword shadow rose suddenly from the shadow beneath Alpha’s foot, gripping the Sword of the Wind Chaser to sever the rampant hair. With a light poke of its tip, it shattered the shadow poison needle.

Simultaneously, another sword shadow stealthily rose, holding the Sword of Death that directly stabbed into the body of the Blood-Frenzied Jackal, forcing it to release its mouthful grip.

Subsequently, the third sword shadow rose, and the Sword of Annihilation swung down heavily, the powerful force directly causing the space to collapse.

“Three sword shadows?”

Observing Alpha wielding the Four Swords and launching attacks on the enemy from different angles, along with the sword shadows, Bai Qi was also somewhat surprised.

Had Alpha not used his full strength when he tried earlier?

He started withholding his skills again~

Bai Qi clicked his tongue, it suddenly felt like returning to the time when he first contracted Alpha, always sneakily holding back a hand, and ambushing at critical moments.

The same astonishment spread among the three beasts on the opposite side. Seeing the sword shadow returning inside Alpha’s body again, the beasts dared not rush forward rashly anymore and instead chose to use long-range attacks.

In an instant, venom, quills, and stealth daggers enveloped most of the sky, completely blocking Alpha’s escape route.

To this, Alpha was not surprised in the slightest. The Four Swords whirled, and an array of different colors appeared above his head, releasing sword energy to resist them.

As for Alpha himself, he effortlessly maneuvered between the sky full of attacks, actively closing the distance with the three beasts.

Seeing this scene, the Rabid Hound, which was gradually losing its sanity due to the activation of rabid blood, could no longer care for anything else. After a snarl, it pounced on Alpha.

The madly enraged Rabid Hound’s speed and strength skyrocketed, managing to bypass a sword shadow’s interception. It directly charged up to Alpha himself, and its paw landed on Alpha’s face.

However, just when the Ghost Corpse and Stealth Poison Frog were ready to take advantage of the situation, Alpha, who was supposed to have been hit and reveal his skeleton, slowly transformed into a dispersing sword shadow.

At the same time, the sword shadow, just bypassed by the Rabid Hound, solidified gradually, transforming into Alpha himself.

Huh?

(Is that hound blind, could it have missed its mark like this?)

Seeing the hound being effortlessly toyed with by Alpha, Beta looked disgusted, wishing it could point out the site of Alpha’s real body.

“Stupid dog, whose side are you really on!”

Upon hearing this, a vein on Bai Qi’s forehead throbbed, and he hammered a punch without mercy.

“But from this look of it, could it be that Alpha is now able to transfer the damage he receives through the sword shadow?”

Purring.

(It should not be transferring damage. It seems like Alpha’s real body just travels through the shadow.)

Hearing Delta’s explanation, Bai Qi suddenly understood.

Traveling through the shadow, wasn’t this the ability of the Dark Reflection?

Right, this way, it became even harder to catch Alpha’s attack rhythm.

On the other side, after completely adapting to the battle rhythm of the sword shadows, Alpha’s attack suddenly became fierce.

Switching between the sword shadow and the main body at will, the Four Long Swords were moving in and out of the shadows, nullifying the Three Emperors’ advantage in shadow power, continually leaving scars on their bodies.

Upon seeing this, the Three Emperors finally stopped enduring, and with a roar, they simultaneously opened their domains, trying to compete with Alpha in a pure power contest.

But at this moment, Alpha’s main body and the three sword shadows suddenly merged into one. The Four Long Swords also merged again into the Sword of Silent Annihilation. With a light wave, the domains opened by the three beasts directly shattered.

Crack!

(Alpha merges his energy so quickly, even faster than Gamma!)

Once you learn, you then understand.

With the help of sword shadows, Alpha’s speed of merging the Sword of Silent Annihilation suddenly accelerated, and even Gamma, who was the best at energy merging in the team, could not help but admire him.

“It seems like we are bound to win this time.”

Bai Qi nodded in satisfaction at the sight, and Alpha also did not miss the stiffness state that the three beasts entered due to their domains being shattered. With a light touch of the Sword of Silent Annihilation on the foreheads of the three beasts, he completely annihilated their souls.

Cackling.

(Boss, I got it handled.)

Alpha, who effortlessly achieved victory against three pets, was in an excellent mood. He briskly approached Bai Qi to claim his credit.

“Very good, you managed to break the enemy’s domain without using your domain. The destructive power of this Sword of Silent Annihilation of yours is not any weaker than an Immortal-level skill.”

Cackling.

(The principle of the Sword of the Silent Annihilation and the Silent Annihilation Sword Domain is the same. I just combined them into the form of a sword.)

Alpha shook his head, looking at the Sword of Silent Annihilation in his hand that was starting to show signs of collapse.

(But for now, I still cannot merge the energy of the Four Swords, unable to stabilize it.)

“Alright~”

Bai Qi shrugged his shoulders when he heard this. It seemed like Alpha was completely in love with using swords, he even became too lazy to open his domain.

“Forget about it, we can talk about this later, let’s disintegrate these Three Emperors first, and then prepare to start mining.”

Bai Qi looked at the Three Emperors and suddenly realized that the bodies of these three Emperor Creatures had been soaked by shadow power at some point. The emptiness in their eyes due to death also lit up with the Fire of Soul unique to the Undead Department.

“They turned into undead?”