bioinnovel Chapter 192 A Great Harvest! A Semi-Mythical Weapon! The Birth of the Ranch Beast!
Chapter 192 A Great Harvest! A Semi-Mythical Weapon! The Birth of the Ranch Beast!
Chapter 192 A Great Harvest! A Semi-Mythical Weapon! The Birth of a Ranch Beast! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
Lu Yu first checked the [Shepherd] puzzle.
First, the puzzle strength has been significantly improved!
Moreover, the addition of a sunset can promote the growth of these spiritual pastures, laying a good foundation for raising fatter and stronger cattle and sheep.
Secondly, the corrupted hands of the farm lord were absorbed and transformed into the ability of the "Hand of the Producer," retaining the "Transform into Supplement" skill while allowing Lu Yu to control all creatures in the ranch.
Even though he doesn't own a single cow or sheep right now!
"It's okay, there will be more in the future!"
Lu Yu comforted himself and then looked at the smaller ball of light. Unexpectedly, this thing flew out of the pasture phantom.
Huh?
It's actually a physical object!
The Chaos Egg Gashapon Machine is really great!
The underlying principle is unclear. Was the Chaos Egg retrieved from somewhere? Or was it created from nothingness?
"But it doesn't matter, as long as I make money. I wonder what kind of seed of law will be born from the Chaos Egg..."
Lu Yu gave it a thumbs up, his heart filled with anticipation.
Because the dragon body it had transformed into was quite large at this moment, it didn't need to worry about being seen by others, so it looked down at the items.
What appeared before my eyes was a scepter that was 1.2 meters long and had a black and gold color throughout. At the top of it was a golden crystal, inside which was a gray rune that looked like a curled-up baby and resembled a mummy.
Although the scepter looks clean and the carving is exquisite, it gives people a strange feeling of decay!
The relevant information was quickly presented to the Eye of Truth.
The Staff of the One Who Treads the Dust
[Description]: Born after the successful first herding of the "twilight" concept in the "Shepherd" puzzle, this rule-based treasure, nurtured by the Chaos Egg, contains the power of "decay and aging".
[Ability] 1. Turn to Dust (Life slain by the Staff of the Dust Walker will be stripped of all vitality and turned to dust. The staff itself can absorb souls to grow and undergo transformation. Current Souls: 0/100000)
2. Decaying Appearance (The person wielding the scepter can consume one day of their lifespan to add a special decaying appearance to themselves, lasting for six hours.)
Those are immortal beings that transcend time, but the souls of those who cannot live forever are destined to decay, the inevitable end for all mortals.
But even decay carries the wisdom of time!
Therefore, any creature that looks directly at you will be slightly mentally shaken; those deemed losers will be intimidated by your decaying appearance, weakening their mental strength and giving rise to fear.
By embellishing its decaying appearance, it can ignore the pressure from those at the Moonlit Rank and below, and is immune to detection from those of the same Rank.
P.S.: Those who pursue beauty will ultimately decay!
3. The Scales of Aging (All things will decay and decline; this is the supreme rule set by the Mother River, which can only be resisted by the immortals and the forbidden).
You can speed up this process, but the cost is... your own lifespan. You can sacrifice a hundred years of your own lifespan to forcibly erase ten years of your opponent's lifespan.
[Evaluation: On the day the end comes, you will depart in dust.]
"Decay and aging—that could definitely be considered a branch of the time-based abilities!"
Lu Yu's dragon eyes widened in shock, completely unexpected that the Chaos Egg would yield such a huge reward.
A true treasure of the rules!
These are far superior to those counterfeit goods made from fragments of the Spirit Food School. Each one is incredibly powerful, a miracle born from the Supreme Mother River!
As long as it complies with the rules, it can be used at will, ignoring common sense!
The rules-based treasures themselves are products of contradictions and paradoxes; they are directional wish-granting machines!
The Staff of the Dust Walker before us is not only a rule-based treasure, but also a rare treasure that possesses offensive capabilities and can absorb souls to grow infinitely.
Furthermore, it belongs to a branch of the supreme law [Time]!
Once the news gets out, not only will top-tier beast tamers be tempted, but even true kings will be tempted and descend upon the border!
The only drawback is that its usage conditions are too demanding!
Although this world possesses an extraordinary system, the lifespan of ordinary people is only around one hundred years, while ordinary beast tamers can live several decades longer.
Upon reaching the Morning Star stage, a qualitative change occurs, granting a lifespan of three hundred years.
Even some dynasties in the past didn't last much longer!
This is also why the Morning Star Overlord has such a high status. As long as it doesn't fall midway, it is the pillar of a power!
With such power, how could it not develop!
Upon reaching the Radiant Moon stage, one's lifespan can reach up to a thousand years. As for the even higher Eternal Giants, their lifespan can be discerned from their titles, which indicate that they live for at least ten thousand years.
It is said that a large portion of the current giants in the league are ancient beings who have survived from ancient times, possessing terrifyingly deep foundations!
The true kings at the pinnacle of humanity—Lu Yu wasn't sure how long they could live, but it was definitely a terrifying number.
As for the higher immortals, they can ignore the erosion of time, but they will still die and perish, as can be seen from the many relics of the old gods.
Only the forbidden exists, eternally and eternally!
Even if buried, they can still return from the graveyard deep in time. A single thought can alter the world and radiate to endless dimensions!
Of course, this refers to average lifespan, without using life-extending treasures or potions, or making deals with evil gods.
Lu Yu had even heard a rumor:
Once upon a time, a powerful giant, when his life was about to end, unwilling to accept it, went to a small world and forcibly replaced the consciousness of that small world using some kind of ritual.
Although they lost their physical bodies, they gained a lifespan almost comparable to that of immortals!
It sounded pretty good, and they did live a little longer, sparking a craze for finding these little worlds at the time, but...
As a beast tamer, his voluntary abandonment of his pet beast inevitably caused the spiritual puzzle to lose its spiritual balance, thus triggering a terrifying distortion that polluted the entire small world and caused chaos.
The final result was...
That giant and its small world directly separated from the main world, becoming a forbidden zone of life wandering in the void!
We don't know if this is a further distortion now?
Or has it already been destroyed?
Having learned from this experience, unless absolutely necessary, top-tier experts would rather research life-extending elixirs than undergo mutations.
Just like accepting a gift from an evil god, after the distortion, whether one can retain self-awareness is a question; in that case, it's no different from being dead.
The price of the [Staff of the Dust Walker] is to exchange ten times your lifespan for the opponent's life!
The Morning Star Rank will probably be depleted after only two uses, turning you into a frail old man.
Even those at the Radiant Moon rank wouldn't want to squander their lifespan like that; it would be much more convenient to roll up their sleeves and get into a fight.
As for the immortals, they are not afraid of this condition for use.
But those of them, whose lifespans are almost infinite, would even spend 100,000 years to accelerate the aging of the other by 10,000 years.
The enemy can only sigh:
"Oh, you've grown another ten thousand years older."
In the end, it's all about who's the oldest, right?
However, the fact that it is ineffective against immortals does not mean that the Staff of the Dust Walker is useless. On the contrary, it is extremely precious and can be regarded as a top treasure below the gods.
The cost is high, but it also depends on how it's used!
If used at the right time, it can yield hundreds or even thousands of times the profit!
For example, it can be used to exchange for some old, dying beings with limited lifespans, sacrificing one's lifespan to kill them and reap precious treasures. More importantly...
"I am the master of this gate!"
Lu Yu sighed, saying that this talent, which was connected to the Gate of Truth, granted him the ability to obtain forbidden status, create forbidden secret foods, and so on.
One of them is called "Side Effect Reduction"!
It can reduce the supernatural side effects on oneself to one percent!
The Gluttony Cauldron has also been subdued by this talent and is now lying flat. Every time it encounters him, it will proactively lift up... its lid!
In other words, if Lu Yu were to exchange ten years of someone else's lifespan, which would require a hundred years for them, he would only need one year!
This ability gives him the confidence to contend with the Radiant Moon Rank!
At worst, I'll trade a hundred years of my lifespan for one of theirs!
Lu Yu didn't want to do that unless absolutely necessary, in case the other party had life-extending items, or methods such as transplanting extraordinary organs, mechanical modifications, etc., that could greatly extend their lifespan.
That would be a disaster!
Moreover, monsters generally have a longer lifespan than humans!
Use with caution!
In addition, the upgrade requirement for the [Staff of the Dust Walker] is souls, which means competing with the ranch and the Thousand-Faced Soul Tree for resources, making Lu Yu feel a little envious.
There are more and more money-devouring monsters in the family!
"I wonder if the souls of insects count? If so, I might be able to take a shortcut..."
Lu Yu pondered his inhuman plan. Although he was confident in the abilities of the [Master of the Gate], he still needed to play it safe and see if he could truly neutralize it.
The method involves experimenting with the ability "Decaying Appearance," which has a very low cost—only one day of lifespan required!
With his back to everyone, Lu Yu stretched out his dragon claw and tried to inject spiritual energy!
hum!
A golden light flashed from the crystal at the top of the Staff of the Dust Walker, and a strange power of rules emanated from it, allowing Lu Yu to clearly feel the "concept" of his lifespan.
I estimated... he could probably live for another 140 years or so. Considering his current age, that's way beyond the human limit I calculated in my previous life!
"Who says good people don't live long? The great philanthropist Lu will live to be a hundred!"
Lu Yu thought this with a clear conscience, but he ignored the [Life Food Technique] and looked forward to the surge in lifespan after advancing to the Morning Star level.
Click!
Soon, he felt this rule of aging descend upon him, and then the concept of "one day" was separated from his lifespan.
hum!
Just as the harvest was about to be absorbed by the Staff of the Dust Walker, the [Shepherd] spiritual puzzle piece in Lu Yu's soul trembled slightly, directly altering the rules.
They forcibly turned a day's lifespan into... into a percentage of a day's lifespan!
That's 14.4 minutes!
"It's a success!"
Lu Yu was pleasantly surprised, and then he felt an invisible force of decay spreading out and covering the dragon's head.
Its appearance has not changed, but its temperament is completely different!
The most direct experience was felt by Zhao Wen and the others. Suddenly, they saw that cruel and tyrannical crimson dragon, whose aura became profound and ancient, containing a sense of the vicissitudes of time that short-lived species could not comprehend.
It felt as if they had traversed endless ages to arrive here, only to discover...
Everything I once cherished has turned to nothing!
And it must continue to bear the loneliness of eternal life and move forward!
Like a,
The dragon forgotten by the world!
"Why do I feel like crying for no reason..." Cindy suddenly felt her eyes stinging and had an urge to rush over and comfort the other person.
However, upon seeing the little spider and the crimson dragon ant beside Lu Yu, he calmed down!
Approaching rashly could get you beaten up!
The others also felt lonely, and instinctively covered their chests, breathing heavily to alleviate their discomfort.
"The lord's wife that Lu Yu is fighting this time seems to possess the power of Twilight. Could it be related to the destruction of the Crimson Dragon Tribe? Could it have triggered the resurgence of the Dragon King's resentment within the Dragon Head's bloodline?"
"Lu Yu, this pet beast, is truly a descendant of the Crimson Hundred-Eyed Dragon King!"
"Unfortunately, the long years have affected its potential; otherwise, Lu Yu possessing a pureblood dragon would be enough to make him a dominant force among his peers on the border!"
"..."
Even though Lu Yu didn't explain, the "clever" crowd quickly filled in the blanks with a plausible reason.
After all, Lu Yu didn't live long, so how could he possibly have such an aura?
It's highly likely that the resentment of the Dragon King within the bloodline of that egg-shaped dragon beast briefly revived after sensing the power of dusk!
On the other side, Lu Yu overheard the conversation and put away the [Staff of the Dust Walker].
Such a treasure is not suitable for him to take out and use; it could easily attract unnecessary trouble!
But it suits his alternate account very well, for example...
disciple!
Lu Yu had previously felt that using a walking stick lacked a certain elegance, but now using a scepter was just right!
"Next, let's take a look at the other orb of light!" Lu Yu was excited. If the smaller one was such a precious treasure, what must the larger one be like?
He's always loved big things!
Lu Yu looked at another golden ball of light floating in the ranch, and as his gaze fell upon it, the light gradually faded away!
As what gradually appeared, Lu Yu's pupils dilated slightly, and he exclaimed in surprise:
"This is……"
"dog?"
What appeared in front of him was a little puppy.
It is about thirty centimeters long, and its appearance is similar to that of a wolf. Its fur is snow-white, but there is a blood-red, incomplete sun ring mark on its forehead, which shines with a faint golden glow.
Where its back connects to its limbs, long, ribbon-like whiskers extend out, constantly waving. Its strong tail ends like a snake's head, adding to its eerie appearance.
The moment Lu Yu saw it, he was utterly amazed!
It's really...
So beautiful!
It seems to have inherited the supreme beauty of that great being, possessing unparalleled charm!
Among pets with purely animal-like appearances, perhaps only the White Fox can surpass it in appearance!
But it's only just been born, and it still has a lot of room to grow!
"Woof!"
With a bark, the white canine beast opened its eyes, revealing a pair of chaotic-colored pupils like those of the Chaos Egg, exuding a noble and mysterious aura.
then……
He was cool for only three seconds!
Because it lost the support of the light, it struggled for a moment and then fell into the half-meter-high grass with a "plop".
The half-meter-high grassland was like entering a primeval forest for it, blocking its view, which made it bark anxiously.
"This dog... why does it seem a bit silly?"
Lu Yu felt inexplicably worried. What if a demolition team like a husky showed up? That would be troublesome.
Even the god of poverty would have to stay at home and never leave!
Click!
Before Lu Yu could even lend a hand, several flashes of cold light appeared, severing a large amount of tough soul grass and sending it flying into the air.
Lu Yu then noticed that the dog's whiskers were shining brightly, like blades of light, and it was radiating a strong fighting spirit!
Whoosh whoosh!
The next moment, the fallen hay was bundled up by the dog's twilight whiskers and piled on the ground.
After clearing the space, the puppy happily jumped around, looked in the direction where Lu Yu's consciousness was, and let out an affectionate bark:
"Woof woof!"
Lu Yu tried to reach out with his soul consciousness and successfully touched the little guy. He gently stroked its head, which made the latter stick out its tongue happily, and its tail even left afterimages!
"Good girl!"
Lu Yu said with a smile, his eyes filled with high expectations for the little guy, and then checked its information.
The herdsman's hunting dog
[Description]: After the Lord of the Gate completed the first "Twilight" concept of herding, the "Pasture Beast" was conceived based on the offspring of a superior evil god's familiar. It lives symbiotically with the pasture and is a good helper to the herders.
It can help harvest pasture, supervise and guide livestock, protect pasture fences from damage, and evolve along with the pasture.
[Skill]: Ranch Hunting (As the guardian of the ranch's livestock, it possesses terrifying hunting abilities, quickly locating lost livestock and beings of the same origin as the livestock, ignoring seals, increasing the number of livestock for the herder, and expanding the ranch. Initial range is one kilometer.)
Undying Fighting Spirit (As a "beast" of the pasture, it is immortal as long as the pasture exists. Even if it is killed, it can be reborn and return. Therefore, it possesses an inextinguishable fighting spirit. Apart from the herders, even the gods cannot make it fear!)
Pasture Mark (It is the most loyal companion and the representative of the herders. Any life that is devoured by the pasture and successfully transformed into livestock will be imbued with the mark by the halo on its forehead, thus gaining the ability to restrain creatures of the same species. The damage caused by abilities of the same attribute to it will also be greatly reduced.)
The Roar of Order (As the leader of the cattle and sheep on the ranch, its roar contains a terrifying deterrent force and possesses a terrifying power. Within the ranch's territory, it can summon the arrival of ranch order and suppress all resistance.)
(The target is in its juvenile stage, and its abilities are yet to be developed.)
[Currently known marks and origins]: Twilight
[Comment: The only thing this loyal puppy craves is your trust and love!]
"The livestock aren't even in place yet, but they've already assigned me the sheepdogs!"
Lu Yu made a sarcastic remark, but couldn't hide the joy on his face.
The [Pastoral Beast] has only four skills, but each one perfectly matches the characteristics of the pasture!
They are skilled in hunting, guarding, and managing, and have a natural ability to suppress ranch animals. When they grow up, they will also take the initiative to help herders find livestock and increase the industry.
Lu Yu could even use the [Hand of the End of Life] to borrow its power!
A perfect sheepdog!
My dream dog!
"However, dealing with livestock is indeed difficult..."
Thinking about this, Lu Yu also felt a headache coming on.
After this successful herding, he began to figure out the pattern.
For successful herding, while the goal isn't as extravagant as targeting the gods, it still requires the residual power of a great being.
Or perhaps they are the followers of an evil god who can be called "superiors"!
To put it simply, it means treating angels like cattle and sheep, and raising them in a pasture.
Once word gets out, even top-tier beast tamers will be furious and denounce it as "arrogant"!
But Lu Yu was also helpless. If he wanted to evolve the spiritual puzzle, he had to find these superior relatives and defeat them!
"But not every [superior] evil god's follower is a mama's boy, willingly having their essence drained, resulting in congenital deficiencies and being slaughtered at birth..."
Lu Yu remained very calm, knowing full well that the successful herding this time was solely due to the lord's wife's greed in pursuit of beauty, coupled with his counterattack using the rules of the Corruption Feast, which resulted in his killing of her!
The right timing, the right location, and the right people are all indispensable!
The true high-ranking relatives are people that even giant-level powerhouses have to be wary of. Every time they appear, it means that a natural disaster is about to befall the world!
Fortunately, hard work pays off!
Based on feedback from the [Shepherd] puzzle, once there are enough cattle and sheep, it seems possible to fatten them up, just like a human ranch, and then harvest something from them periodically!
Although I don't know exactly what it is, it's definitely a top-tier treasure!
"However, the most useful ability of the hounds to me is not combat skills, but rather..."
Lu Yu pondered for a moment, his gaze falling on the hunting dog's first skill.
Ranch Hunting!
Having absorbed the mark of twilight, it can hunt down anything of the same origin as twilight; could it be used to find…?
The severed limbs of the Mother of Twilight!
Material of the caliber of a deity incarnation!
Most importantly, it has the Twilight attribute, which can be used as a core ingredient for Egg Evolution Secret Food!
Although it has become more stable as the puzzle pieces are strengthened, what Lu Yu wants is to make it a dragon beast comparable to an ancient dragon, or even the ultimate weapon for killing gods!
"After a short rest back home, it's time to start exploring the abandoned city!"
Lu Yu's thoughts raced, and after comforting the clingy newborn puppy for a while, his consciousness returned to the present world.
Click click click!
Lu Yu looked up at the secret realm, which was almost shattered by the aftershocks of the battle. His blood-red dragon armor cracked and turned into countless blood threads, quickly transforming back into the shape of a giant egg.
In fact, Egg can maintain its single-attribute dragon form through the power of the [Shepherd], but it doesn't like the feeling of the balance being broken, as it intensifies its hunger.
Therefore, I prefer to keep the egg shape!
However, after eating a large amount of food at the Rotten Feast, Egg, whose battle was over, was not so hungry. His eyes darted around, curiously looking at his surroundings, revealing a clear kind of foolishness.
However, none of those present dared to underestimate it.
After all, this guy had just torn apart a powerful evil god's minion, and his dragon breath almost shattered the secret realm!
A real monster!
"Just like Lu Yu..."
Everyone silently prayed in their hearts!
Cindy dared to step forward now and asked proactively:
"Lu Yu, do you know which deity the lord's wife is referring to as the great being she speaks of?"
Zhao Wen and the others also pricked up their ears, quite curious.
However, Lu Yu shook his head, shrugged helplessly, and said:
"I don't know either. This guy refuses to answer even if he dies. But based on the correspondence between twilight and dusk, and the abilities used by the lord's wife, it's highly likely that she is the Mother of Dusk."
"That makes sense!"
Everyone nodded in agreement, feeling that this was the only possibility.
In their view, what the lord's wife dug up was likely a great power accidentally left behind from the Red Dragon Tribe War a thousand years ago.
Lu Yu did not join their discussion, saying that he was going to search for any treasures that might have been missed in the secret realm.
Everyone had been lying flat, relying entirely on Lu Yu to carry them, and they had no complaints about it!
However, the moment he turned around, Lu Yu's gaze became profound.
In fact, besides twilight, he also discovered thorns and fertility.
Especially this evil god's follower, it is not parasitic, but truly gestated in the mother's womb, taking shape little by little until it is born!
The difference between them is like night and day!
The latter involves the right to procreate!
One could be considered a coincidence, but the simultaneous appearance of two forces made it hard for him not to think of the [Thorn Lord of the Forest], also known as the [Lady of Fertility], whom the Thorn Order worshipped!
One is an evil god hated by everyone, while the other is a righteous god recognized by the alliance, wielding terrifying influence over the entire human race.
How can there be a connection between the two?
Lu Yu did not voice his guess. Given his current status, even if he did, it wouldn't change anything and would only make him more vulnerable to being targeted.
"It seems I'll have to look for information about the Thorn Order from now on. It just so happens that the saint candidate Jiang Ji told me that her church is quite large and suggested I visit it when I have time. Maybe I can find some useful clues from her..."
Lu Yu pondered for a moment, deciding that once he was certain there were no remaining treasures, he could lead everyone away from this nearly destroyed secret realm.
The crowd's expressions were also complex; they could already imagine how terrified the examiners would be if these things got out.
Even...
This has shaken the entire league!
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