BXBX NOVEL Chapter 223 - 219: Recognition from the Holy Relic Tower
Seeing Bai Qi make a decision, Xiang Li nodded slightly. He spread his palm, and a transparent crystal box containing a red feather appeared in Xiang Li’s hand.
As the master of the Holy Relic Tower, Xiang Li had absolute control over everything within the tower. Fetchingaresource was just a thought’s matter for him.
“When you get back, look up the evolution plan for the Phoenix Feather in the Tower of Knowledge. Make sure to neutralize the flame of the Phoenix Feather first, otherwise, it might harm your pet beast,” Xiang Li gave Bai Qi the Phoenix Feather, reminding him.
“Alright, I understand.”
Bai Qi nodded, putting away the Phoenix Feather.
The Evolution Egg had no stress in merging with a Phoenix, a creature that existed between life and death. The formula was too troublesome.
“Now that you have picked the resources, let’s go to the Tower of Knowledge.”
Seeing Bai Qi had chosen his resources, President Qin planned to leave with him.
“Is it for the White Meeh? Good, let’s go together.”
Xiang Li smiled and said, “Although I’m not on the list, I consider myself a member of this group and should be able to help.”
“Master Xiang is also involved in the research? The association seems to really care about the Dual Sky Meeh.”
Bai Qi looked at Xiang Li with a bit of surprise.
As the master of the Holy Relic Tower, Xiang Li’s forte wasn’t managing resources, but repairing all sorts of special and peculiar treasures.
In other words, Xiang Li was an expert in runes, and of the highest level at that.
“The design of the Dual Sky Meeh was personally handled by the Law Emperor. The prototype he made is rumored to have combat power comparable to toptier legendary creatures and is a product of the peak of the rune civilization at its time. It’s not an exaggeration to call it a moving treasure.”
“Although the one you found, Bai Qi, wasn’t made by the Law Emperor himself, it still holds great reference value. If we can fully research it, it would mean a lot to the future development of mankind.”
Bai Qi nodded in agreement. When he fought the Black Sky Meeh, it displayed incredible adaptability and reaction speed. It even seemed more powerful compared to Hasi, who was controlled by an intelligent brain and assisted by Etherium Liquid Gold.
The key point was that the form Bai Qi defeated was only a level five combat power form, but the Dual Sky Meeh was known to have legendary combat power.
With this, Xiang Li sighed with a bit of regret, “It’s unfortunate that we couldn’t get both of the Dual Sky Meehs at once. We could have reaped more benefits. The association was somewhat hasty in exchanging the Twin Towers for the exploration rights of the Emperor’s Secret Realm with the Thirteenth Bureau.”
Upon hearing this, President Qin shook his head,
“I don’t think so. If the Twin Towers weren’t possibly related to the Law Emperor, the Thirteenth Bureau wouldn’t have agreed to this trade. Besides, the association has also reaped quite a bit from the Emperor’s Secret Realm.” “That’s true.”
Xiang Li nodded, then turned to look at Bai Qi and laughed, “Speaking of the Emperor’s Secret Realm, I heard from the president that you’ve researched the second stage of rune evolution from ancient runes?”
How does it feel like the whole world knows…
Bai Qi scratched his head, “Not exactly. After all, there hasn’t been any physical experiment yet.”
Unlike the unexpected product, the Spirit-Control Orb, the research of the main event, the second stage of rune evolution, had been put off. After all, the Six Corpse had already completed the second stage of evolution and offered no reference value. There were no skeletal creatures for Bai Qi to experiment with in the Thousand Cliff Stone Forest, so it had been delayed until now.
“That’s just as well. Let’s experiment here.”
Xiang Li clapped his hands, and the space around the three people changed instantly, bringing them directly before a gloomy square. All over, various types of skeletal creatures were visible.
“These are all skeletal creatures bred by the Holy Relic Tower. They are used for experiments or ground into materials. Feel free to use them.”
Xiang Li pointed to the countless skeletal creatures in front of them, indicating Bai Qi could help himself. Without any hesitation, Bai Qi summoned Alpha to grab him a Skeleton Soldier, the lowest-level creature.
Despite being the founder of rune evolution, the number of experiments Bai Qi had performed could be counted on one hand. Hence, this time he still picked the Skeleton Soldier, the creature he was most familiar with.
“Alpha, perform the first-stage rune evolution first; then, prepare for the second stage.”
Crack crack.
(Understood.)
Alpha nodded and skillfully carved a shadow rune on the Skeleton Soldier, simultaneously injecting energy. Another hidden spike evolved instantly. “Although I’ve tried it myself before, it’s hard to believe this was researched by a young man. I feel old…”
Xiang Li sighed, while President Qin on the side was all smiles.
“I maybe old, but there’s a successor now, isn’t there?”
As the discoverer of Bai Qi, the higher Bai Qi’s achievements, the better President Qin’s mood. Although occasionally Bai Qi’s independent decisions cause some rise in his blood pressure, on the whole, President Qin is quite pleased with Bai Qi.
“True.”
Xiang Li smiled. Although Yi Xiaowei wasn’t as outstanding as Bai Qi, his performance was rather good, and he could inherit the Holy Relic Tower in the future without any surprises.
After the evolution of the Shadow Bone Spike was completed, Alpha, following the original design of the Dark Armor Dead Body, carved a complete Rune Structure on the Shadow Bone Spike’s body. Xiang Li and President Qin stopped chatting and watched Alpha’s operation.
Soon, the carving was finished by Alpha. Bai Qi immediately took out a large Spirit Power storage device, and after a little thought, pushed it in front of Xiang Li, saying: “Master Xiang, this Skeleton Soldier belongs to the property of the Holy Relic Tower. You might as well complete this final step.”
Although the Spirit-Control Orb proved that the Spirit Power storage device won’t form a contract between the Spirit Power provider and the beast, this was the first time for the second stage of Rune Evolution. And it would have been a pity not to utilize a Legendary Beast Master like Xiang Li.
“Alright.”
Xiang Li, who was very interested in the second stage of Rune Evolution, immediately agreed to Bai Qi’s request. He injected his Spirit Power bit by bit until it was full, and then under Bai Qi’s guidance made contact with the Rune Mark on Shadow Bone Spike’s forehead with the output port of the Spirit Power.
With the Spirit Power being injected bit by bit, the Rune Structure on the Shadow Bone Spike was gradually activated. When the entire structure was fully activated, the Spirit Power within the Spirit Power storage device had been consumed by a large extent.
Indeed, the consumption of Spirit Power through mechanical conduction was higher than direct conduction. He had already set double the storage based on the feedback from Alpha, but it nearly wasn’t enough.
He needed to improve the conduction structure of the Spirit Power storage device. The joint of Rune and circuit system should also be redesigned.
Just as Bai Qi was recording the improvement plan for the Spirit Power storage device, Xiang Li pulled out a Shadow Department Energy Crystal and placed it in the hands of the Shadow Bone Spike. The Shadow Bone Spike’s body finally lit up with a dazzling Evolutionary Light, and its figure slowly changed, eventually evolving into a creature completely enveloped in shadows.
“Shadow Bone Spike? Not Dark Armor Dead Body?”
Seeing the evolutionary form of the Shadow Bone Spike, Bai Qi couldn’t help but be stunned.
The Rune used by this Skeleton Soldier was exactly the same as the one used by the Dark Armor Dead Body. The only difference was the provider of Spirit Power. He hadn’t expected the evolved form to be totally different.
Was it because they made a contract with Alpha?
Bai Qi looked at Alpha and fell into deep thought, while Xiang Li and President Qin concentrated all their attention on the Shadow Bone Spike before them.
“The evolution at the Servant Level doesn’t involve soul evolution, so it only requires pure energy enhancement. But starting from the Elite Level, the evolution of beasts also requires Spirit Power. However, the soul of a creature that has undergone Rune Evolution hasn’t improved, so it can’t progress to the next stage of evolution.”
Having witnessed the second stage of Rune Evolution, Xiang Li’s eyes were filled with research enthusiasm. He said, “But you used the Rune Structure as a guide, used external Spirit Power to direct energy to the soul causing soul coevolution. It’s really surprising that you thought of this.”
Xiang Li patted Bai Qi’s shoulder and said, “Kid, your invention will definitely make history.”
As one of the six highest-ranking members of the association, Xiang Li naturally had a broad vision. He could see the impact Bai Qi’s Rune Evolution and even its second stage would have on the Federation.
Such a simple and quick way of evolution. Even if it could only evolve into an Elite Level creature at most, the significance would be different if it could be mass-produced.
All it needed were some low-level Skeleton Soldiers. Then, by consuming some energy stones and recoverable Spirit Power, one could quickly cultivate an Elite Level creature. With such efficiency, the Federation wouldn’t have to worry about the consumption problem in battles with Ferocious Beasts anymore.
“Thank you.”
Being able to win Xiang Li’s approval made Bai Qi very happy.
The second stage of Rune Evolution, acknowledged by the Master of the Holy Relic Tower, making a core patent application wasn’t excessive, right?
He was about to make more money, and his mood suddenly became very comfortable.
Bai Qi had a smile on his face, when suddenly President Qin said, “Bai Qi, do you have any thoughts on the third stage of Rune Evolution?”
Hearing President Qin’s words, Bai Qi’s smile stiffened. He looked at President Qin speechlessly and said, “President, should I be pleased that you think so highly of me?”
President Qin nodded and said, “I’m not joking. You solved both the first and second stages, theoretically speaking, you are the most likely person to research the third stage of evolution.”
“Alright, Lao Qin, how long has Bai Qi been in contact with Rune? His contributions to Rune have already exceeded ours. Don’t be too demanding of the younger generation.”
Seeing this, Xiang Li burst out laughing, pointing at Bai Qi’s Spirit Power storage device and said, “This machine is well-designed, but there are some issues with the Rune Structure. If you don’t understand anything in the future, you can directly ask me. I should be able to help.”
“Alright, then I’ll trouble Master Xiang.”
Hearing this, Bai Qi nodded repeatedly. Xiang Li was an expert in treasure repair, and his Spirit Power storage device could be considered a mechanical version of a treasure in a certain sense. Consulting Xiang Li was indeed the best choice.
“Alright, let’s go to the Tower of Knowledge first, and let these experts bear witness.”
Looking at the time, Xiang Li took the two directly to the entrance of the Holy Relic Tower, and then headed straight for the Tower of Knowledge.