0p0 Chapter 231 The Netherworld Beast
Chapter 231 The Netherworld Beast
When star fruit is incorporated into spirit beast food, the already fragrant food undergoes a unique chemical reaction, filling the entire space with an incredibly powerful aroma.
Especially for spirit beasts, the fragrance is irresistible.
The little guy who was originally with Cheng Jiu was now being coaxed into rubbing against Cheng Jiu's legs, his big, cute face pleading for her attention.
Cheng Jiu subconsciously tried to pull her skirt back, but found that the little guy was surprisingly strong!
"Wait a little longer, it'll be cooked soon!"
There was nothing Cheng Jiu could do but coax this strong little dumpling.
Seemingly understanding Cheng Jiu's words, the little dumpling stayed at Cheng Jiu's feet without moving, its big eyes constantly looking at the alchemy furnace in front of Cheng Jiu. It was so well-behaved and cute that Cheng Jiu's heart melted.
I subconsciously reached out and ruffled the little ball of fur. Although it had a warm, fluffy exterior, it felt surprisingly gritty to the touch and didn't look as smooth as it appeared.
But it felt quite nice to touch. Cheng Jiu had a strange feeling, like when he was gazing at the starry sky and subconsciously reached out to touch the stars, and now he was actually touching them.
This isn't reality; it's just a feeling.
The Netherworld Beast is a spirit beast that traverses the Netherworld Sea and travels through the void. It can shuttle between stars, so its protective fur is certainly not simple.
After touching it a couple of times, Cheng Jiu tried to pull his hand away, but the little Youhai Beast seemed to enjoy it. An invisible force pulled Cheng Jiu's hand and placed it steadily on the little Youhai Beast's head.
Seeing this, Cheng Jiu stroked it twice more: "Alright, alright, I need to focus on refining spirit beast food now, it will be ready to eat in a little while."
Upon hearing this, the little sea beast reluctantly let go of Cheng Jiu's hand, its big eyes full of innocence, as if it wasn't the beast that had just grabbed Cheng Jiu.
The little guy is quite cute.
Seeing its attempt to cover up its true nature, Cheng Jiu chuckled.
During the fermentation process, a large group of dumplings arrived, surrounding the outside of the grain storage room with their big, curious eyes.
It's that suddenly appearing, weak human. What did she do? It smells so good!
As the guests arrived, Cheng Jiu silently sped up his pace, making the aroma even more overpowering. The dumplings outside, already tempted, became restless in the face of this fragrance.
"Line up, line up! We need one of each!"
Cheng Jiu shouted loudly. Although it was only a short time together, Cheng Jiu was sure that these little guys could understand what he was saying.
It's amazing. Like the demon race, only priests who are born with the favor of the heavens can hear human speech. Other demons have to learn.
But since they are otherworldly spirit beasts, that's not surprising!
Upon hearing Cheng Jiu's words, the previously restless children quieted down for a moment, then one by one they hopped in, obediently lining up and looking at the alchemy furnace in front of Cheng Jiu.
The alchemy furnace was opened, revealing piles of spirit beast food, the color of a starry sea, inside.
Cheng Jiu pulled out a large spirit ore from his ring. This spirit ore was of a very high grade, at least eighth grade. If it was to maintain its basic form in this environment, it would not be able to be of a very low grade.
It will be refined by the high temperature here.
Of course, this isn't the time to feel sorry for anyone. The most important thing is to get out of here; my life is more important.
Cheng Jiu cut off two pieces of ore, one of which was refined into a large spoon, and the other into a plate. Without a plate, Cheng Jiu didn't know how to hand the spirit beast food to these little Nether Sea Beasts.
However, judging from their level of intelligence, it is best to treat them like human beings.
The first bowl, of course, should be given to the little sea monster who has always been by her side.
The little guy is not only generous, but also kind to her, so Cheng Jiu will naturally favor him more.
The little dumpling, carrying the spirit beast food, didn't leave but stayed to the side, enjoying its meal.
The first little sea monster in line jumped up and down impatiently, but fortunately Cheng Jiu was quick and handed it the second plate.
After distributing all the little sea beasts and confirming that none had been missed, Cheng Jiu looked lovingly at the little sea beasts who were eating heartily and occasionally exuding a happy aura. He felt satisfied and confident that he had succeeded.
but!
After finishing the spirit beast food in the plate, these little Nether Sea Beasts immediately turned their backs on Cheng Jiu and, without exchanging any words with him, happily leaped into the lava pool and swam around carefree.
It seems like we've gone back to when Cheng Jiu first entered this cave; they didn't attack him and even allowed him to touch them.
But that's all; the relationship hasn't progressed at all.
It seems they only treat Cheng Jiu as a feeder, without any affection, just food!
At that moment, Cheng Jiu felt as if cold water had been poured over his head, and his heart turned cold.
All my doubts eventually turned into mere assumptions: who ever said that a meal could buy off these little guys?
No, right? It's all just Cheng Jiu's wishful thinking.
Indeed, judging from the first level, if the task were really that easy to complete, then there would be a trap.
Composing himself, Cheng Jiu summoned his two contracted beasts and divided the remaining spirit beast food equally among the little cloud beast, the little black dragon, and the little dumpling.
Although he died before achieving his goal, good things should not be wasted. Cheng Jiu had eaten the Star Fruit and knew its benefits.
Watching the three of them happily eating, Cheng Jiu cheered up again. At least, at least they were at least showing some affection for each other, weren't they?
Even though it wasn't as much progress, it still made it, didn't it?
The little cloud beast dislikes hot environments, since its true form is cloud-like.
However, it did not show any discomfort in this environment; on the contrary, it seemed to be in its element.
Not only it, but the little black dragon also looked like it was enjoying itself.
There's a reason why this place was chosen as a breeding nest by the Nether Sea Beasts.
Compared to Cheng Jiu, these little sea monsters were noticeably more friendly towards the newly appeared little black dragon and little cloud beast.
Even when the little cloud beasts lay on their heads and were carried around in the lava, they did not show any aversion; in fact, they welcomed it. Some of the little dark sea beasts even fought over it.
Finally, the little cloud beast persuaded them to make peace, and in the end, they shared the spoils equally.
There was also a little black dragon that broke into their lava pool. These little sea beasts even automatically gave up a space, which was quite rare, since the stronger the spirit beast, the stronger its sense of territory.
These sea monsters, though only cubs, are no exception.
Cheng Jiu, watching the spirit beasts he was playing with so well, was speechless.
Could it be that she should not take the path of beast taming, which uses her superb culinary skills to win over all the spirit beasts, but instead pursue beast-contract diplomacy?
It's obvious that befriending her own contracted beast and this group of little sea monsters is more efficient than her.
In the end, she was no longer worthy.
Cheng Jiu lowered his eyes, sitting on the chair he took out from his ring like a lonely old man. He reached out and picked up the little Youhai Beast at his feet, took out the spirit beast comb he had bought before, and carefully combed the little Youhai Beast's fur.
Cheng Jiu didn't need either of his two contracted beasts, but he had actually considered contracting a fluffy one.
This spirit beast comb has been sitting at the bottom of a box ever since I bought it, but now it can finally be put to good use!
Brushing your fur is so relaxing!
As she combed her hair, she mentally entrusted her task to the little black dragon and the little cloud beast!
Cheng Jiu had finally asked them for a favor, and the two little ones readily agreed.
Clearly, grooming made the little sea monster feel good, and soon the little guy was making comfortable gurgling sounds in Cheng Jiu's arms.
Its round body flattened out like a pancake, making it even cuter.
This naturally attracted some idle little sea creatures. No one knows who started it, but a long line began to form at Cheng Jiu's feet again. Clearly, they also wanted to comb their hair.
Cheng Jiu, of course, wouldn't refuse the little sea creatures' attempts to get close to him.
Although he had entrusted the task to the little cloud beasts, Cheng Jiu knew that eggs should not be put in the same cage.
For the sake of life, no amount of effort is too much!
Setting the little dumpling down, Cheng Jiu began his great work of grooming.
It wasn't Cheng Jiu's imagination; these little sea monsters were indeed quite heavy.
Unlike Xiao Tuanzi, which had interacted with Cheng Jiu, it knew that Cheng Jiu was a weakling. When Cheng Jiu hugged it, it always floated in the air and did not put all its weight on Cheng Jiu.
So when Cheng Jiu picked up the second one, he almost strained his back—it was too heavy! Even though Cheng Jiu had trained his body, his strength was still considerable, even great.
But she couldn't lift it! Not even a little bit! She almost strained her back.
Seeing this, the little dumpling let out a loud, defiant roar at its companion, though it sounded like a child.
But the little sea monster opposite it cried out in grievance as if it had done something wrong.
Cheng Jiu quickly spoke up to mediate: "It's not its fault, it's just that I'm too weak!"
Before today, when she started cultivating, Cheng Jiu never imagined that she would say such a thing.
After all, her strength is not small among cultivators of the same cultivation level; in fact, it could be said to be among the greatest!
Cheng Jiu intervened to mediate, which ended the one-sided reprimand.
After grooming his fur, the little sea monsters consciously floated in the air, trying their best not to press down on Cheng Jiu.
Cheng Jiu's grooming service is surprisingly popular; these little sea monsters really enjoy it.
Their relationship visibly grew closer.
Cheng Jiu refined another batch of spirit beast food, and the little guys ate it happily. Unlike the first time, they didn't wipe their mouths and deny their identity. Some of them even took the initiative to stick close to Cheng Jiu after finishing their food.
At that moment, Cheng Jiu almost burst into tears of joy. It hadn't been easy, it had been so incredibly difficult!
Just combing her fur almost wore out her hands. Now Chen can proudly declare that she's second to none when it comes to combing fur!
She trained them one by one, and that's how she got them all!
As time passed, Cheng Jiu felt increasingly restless.
The ugly daughter-in-law wants to meet her father-in-law...
No, we're about to meet the target of the mission. I wonder if the Nether Sea Beast is satisfied with her endurance, whether it will let her go, and whether the mission can be completed.
These thoughts weighed heavily on his mind. Although Cheng Jiu straightened his back and absentmindedly combed the fur of the little sea beast in his arms, his eyes were already blank, and his thoughts had drifted off to who knows where.
The little sea monster looked at Cheng Jiu curiously. What was this human worried about? Was there anyone here who would hurt her?
If the little sea monsters knew that Cheng Jiu was worried that their adult form would kill her, an outsider.
They would probably tell her not to worry, that the Nether Sea Beasts wouldn't harm the cubs, especially since Cheng Jiu is so weak.
Even if Cheng Jiu appeared here to harm their cubs, they wouldn't worry, because Cheng Jiu was too weak to hurt them at all; he was more like a toy for their cubs.
Cheng Jiu couldn't discern the cultivation levels of these cubs, but she probably couldn't imagine that each of them was stronger than her individually. In the eyes of these cubs, Cheng Jiu was more like a cub they wanted to protect.
The positions of the two sides are actually completely reversed!
Before Cheng Jiu could feel anxious for long, the sealed mountain wall above his head was suddenly removed.
Take it away?
Cheng Jiu involuntarily raised his head high, and what came into view was a deep purple, a colossal object that blotted out the sky, looking down at the little ones below.
The black claws appeared to be gripping a huge, semi-circular object.
That shape seems to be!
Half a planet!
So they are now located at the core of this planet, using a planet to nurture their offspring.
Rich and powerful!
At this moment, Cheng Jiu was somewhat glad that he hadn't run away. Where could he run to in front of this colossal, sky-covering creature? Where could he possibly go?
The giant beast seemed to be counting something and didn't care about Cheng Jiu, the outsider; in other words, it didn't take Cheng Jiu seriously.
The quantity was confirmed to be correct. A waterfall of star fruits, the same ones Cheng Jiu had seen before, fell from its large palm, piling up high until they formed a mountain.
If the star fruits in that previous grain storage room were also from this mountain, then these little Nether Sea Beasts must have been quite voracious eaters. Perhaps the spirit beast food that Cheng Jiu fed them before wasn't even enough for them to have a proper feast.
As the star fruits fell, the little sea beast in Cheng Jiu's arms grew to the height of ten people, scooped Cheng Jiu up, and buried him in its thick fur, thus avoiding the attack of this large wave of star fruit waterfall.
Some star fruits fell into the high-temperature lava, but floated steadily on the surface of the magma.
Moreover, these star fruits were different from the ones Cheng Jiu had seen before. In fact, they were different from the star fruits that the little sea beast had given her. These star fruits were quite hard, and when they hit the ground, they made a clanging sound that made one's teeth ache.
Like extremely hard ore, the star fruits that Cheng Jiu ate and used were all quite soft in appearance.
It was obvious that the little sea monster beneath him had taken care of it beforehand.
Oh oh oh!
Unbeknownst to her, she had already been pampered by a little sea monster before she even knew it.
Only after enough food for all the cubs was placed down did the great sea monster above notice this place.
A muffled, deep sound rang out, making Cheng Jiu's eardrums ring painfully.
"Is she the owner you chose?"
Owner? What owner? Cheng Jiu's mind was a complete mess, and blood was seeping from his ears. It was obvious that he had suffered a severe backlash.
"Ow~!"
"Don't glare at me, she's really too weak!"
The Great Nether Sea Beast looked at Cheng Jiu, who was lying on the back of the Little Nether Sea Beast, his life hanging in the balance, and sighed helplessly. The sigh floated lightly onto Cheng Jiu.
He enveloped her tightly in that breath.
Cheng Jiu's chaotic consciousness was soothed by this gentle breath, and the injuries caused by the backlash on his body healed rapidly.
The breath didn't stop; it continued to refine Cheng Jiu's physique. A barely perceptible cracking sound could be heard as he broke through!
But the Great Nether Sea Beast did not stop there; it reached out and scooped up the unconscious Cheng Jiu from the back of the Little Nether Sea Beast.
On the black claws of the Great Nether Sea Beast, Cheng Jiu's size was like an imperceptible ant. The huge claws plunged into the magma!
Little Black Dragon: "..."
Little Cloud Beast: "..."
The two little ones watched helplessly as Cheng Jiu was pierced into the magma by that enormous creature.
They all flew over at lightning speed.
"And you two little ones! Come down too!"
Before the two could react, he was also slammed into the lava following behind Cheng Jiu.