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Chapter 536: Target Practice with Seventy-Two Annihilation Eyes!
Chapter 536: Target Practice with Seventy-Two Annihilation Eyes!
The amber-colored ripples and the similarly shaped eye contours made it appear extremely divine.
The eerie vertical pupils stood in the center, and the amber-colored irises gazed at everything around them.
All the astonished and surprised gazes were taken in.
They couldn't help but be astonished.
Especially at this moment, Master Yin Luo.
He naturally believed that Su Ping could successfully breed it.
However, he had also seen what the Annihilation Eye Demon looked like.
The Annihilation Eye Demon was indeed amber-colored, but it was definitely not like the one in front of him, which seemed to be semi-virtualized and elementalized, but rather, it still manifested as an embodiment of the Deathline, only with some amber-colored radiance, was added to its form.
Where is the one in front of him like this? Apart from the illusory vertical pupils, there was no trace of its previous connection to the Eye Demon.
It was as if a judgmental eye had appeared in space, solemn and majestic.
The thoughts of the two and everyone present were completely different.
Compared to the two breeders, the members of the Heavenly Tomb Special Beast Tamer Corps present were all excited.
Among these hundred people, more than half had the Annihilation Eye Demon as their third companion beast.
They had also heard that if it were under normal circumstances, it was very likely that this Annihilation Eye Demon would be the companion beast they would breed next.
Although some of them were true-eyed Beastmasters, they had already realized that this companion beast named Annihilation Eye was far inferior to the previous Night Crow Scarecrow, let alone the Quintessence Paper Spirit.
However, no matter what, being able to improve their own Beastmaster skills, they were all excited.
But Yin Luo couldn't possibly let Su Ping directly incorporate the breeding of the Annihilation Eye Demon into the main topic of the Heavenly Tomb's forces.
At the beginning, the Annihilation Eye Demon's death also occurred after breeding.
And now, no matter what, it would take some time to see if this brand new Annihilation Eye would be like that Annihilation Eye Demon before they could feel at ease breeding it for the rest of the members.
"Su Ping, will this bred Annihilation Eye Demon not have any after-effects?"
Yin Luo couldn't help but ask.
Su Ping nodded: "Almost, we'll see when the time comes! But do you remember what I told you before?
Previously, my speculation was that the Annihilation Eye Demon's self-destruction was due to the concentration of radiant energy, which was the opposite of its unevolved state.
The Annihilation Eye Demon had the skill Light Concentration, but because of this, its Deathline body couldn't fully control and adapt to this power.
Every time the skill was used, it would cause some irreversible damage to its body.
Therefore, after using this skill multiple times, the overdraft feedback was enough to cause the Annihilation Eye Demon to self-destruct.
However, in my breeding, by analyzing the light element, I first dissolved the Deathline body of the Eye Demon, and instead, formed a localized elementalized treatment with the primary radiant energy.
This way, the radiant energy shock is emitted from the Annihilation Eye Demon in the form of a medium, and the damage to its body is infinitely close to zero. So, even if there are some after-effects, it will recover quickly and should not reach that extreme."
After a pause, Su Ping continued:
"So, Master Yin, this new companion beast, although it is an evolved form of the Eye Demon, no longer belongs to the Eye Demon. Its name is Annihilation Eye!"
"Annihilation Eye..."
Yin Luo blinked, pondering the name, then nodded, sighing:
"If it truly succeeds, the spirit of Han Qiong in heaven can finally rest."
Su Ping didn't share Yin Luo's empathy. His mind was entirely focused on the Annihilation Eye.
He wanted to see what secrets were hidden within it.
However, apart from some special circumstances that he could directly discover, Su Ping couldn't find any traces of the 20,000 universal experience points.
These directly discoverable special circumstances also originated from the Universal Spirit Codex.
The Eye Demon Codex's Branch Evolution Codex:
【Branch Codex: Annihilation Eye】
【The Eye Demon's bizarre evolved form, born from its unique body, is the most powerful combat-oriented evolution with all its power concentrated, and it possesses various peculiar characteristics and flexibility.
Race Skills: Annihilation Ray, Spiritual Surveillance, Light Connection, Light Matrix, and Light Concentration.】
The introduction of this branch of the Codex didn't seem to have any issues, and these skills indeed formed a unique and interconnected system.
However, the crucial point was the small note at the end of the branch, a tiny hint from the Universal Spirit Codex:]
[Note: The current evolved body cannot manifest all racial abilities.]
It was clear that the Annihilation Eye held a secret that Su Ping was completely unaware of.
Moreover, this secret seemed to be of great value and significance.
Su Ping's curiosity was piqued, leaving him restless and eager for answers.
After much contemplation, he couldn't come up with any specific possibilities, so he finally turned his full attention to the training his father had been impatiently waiting for.
At the same time, he handed over the Annihilation Eye, named Big Eye, to Master Yin Luo for testing.
The following period was intensely fulfilling, though for Su Ping, this kind of fulfillment was probably the greatest torment of his life.
He finally understood what the Tomb of Heaven's training was like.
It was a complete simulation of dark energy and deathly necrotic energy.
This was entirely different from when he had participated in the selection as a breeder.
The erosion of death energy made him feel a chill in his soul, accompanied by pain, oppression, and random attacks that caused his spirits to rise involuntarily.
In the beginning, Su Ping couldn't even bear an hour in this simulated environment, let alone endure days and nights like the other members.
It wasn't just the physical and energy strain; the mental and spiritual pressure was the main challenge.
Su Ping now understood why the Tomb of Heaven's Special Forces looked forward to their days off and rest so eagerly.
Constantly training in such an environment would drive anyone insane.
These members of the Tomb of Heaven's Special Beast Tamer Corps were indeed warriors, true warriors.
Fortunately, Su Ping wasn't a delicate young master, and as half a month quickly passed, he made remarkable progress in the Tomb of Heaven's environmental training.
His temperament even underwent some changes.
Compared to before, just half a month of training and immersion had added a touch of the legion's steadfastness to Su Ping's demeanor.
During this half-month, not only did Su Ping make significant progress, but the most crucial development was the validation of the Annihilation Eye.
Master Yin Luo thoroughly proved during this time that the newly born Annihilation Eye not only lacked the after-effects of the Annihilation Eye Demon but also had even higher growth potential.
This news quickly spread to the command center and reached the ears of the chiefs of the various armies within the Northern Border Legion.
And so, a contest began:
"Back in the day, the Annihilation Eye Demon was researched by our Third Army. Now that we have such results, it's only fair that our Third Army should be the ones to breed it, right?"
"Pure nonsense! In the beginning, your Third Army wasted a lot of manpower and resources, only to find out it wasn't feasible, and then you shared it with everyone!"
"Exactly! This breeding technique should be in the hands of Master Su and Master Yin. What's the Third Army got to do with it? After making such a fuss and failing, they caused quite a stir among the national legions, and they're not even ashamed."
"Damn it, what are you all arguing about? Our Second Army suffered the heaviest losses, so shouldn't we get the breeding share and resource allocation?"
"Chief, listen to these guys. Han Qiong was one of our people..."
Cold Lord Leng rubbed his temples as he listened to the chatter around him.
Damn it, this little brat always brings trouble.
If possible, the more of these issues, the better.
Cold Lord Leng glanced at the noisy command center and said with a cold face:
"What's all this noise about? Is this a command center or a marketplace? Can't you guys have some decency? It's just a peak Monarch-rank evolved body, and you're making such a fuss."
The people in the room shrank their necks.
If it were just an ordinary Monarch-rank evolved body, they might have let it go. But everyone had watched the video of the Annihilation Eye, and they were well aware of its situation.
If it were just a matter of breeding one, there would be no need for arguments.
Anyone could do it without requiring resource allocation.
However, the more Annihilation Eyes with the Annihilation Ray ability, the better.
Forget about forming a regiment, even just a reinforced battalion, if you were to gather a thousand of them, what kind of concept would that be? To roughly estimate the resources needed to cultivate an Annihilation Eye Demon, a Monarch Rank resource like Sunspring Water would require 200ml. Rainbow Dew and Life Water, which are Overlord Rank resources, are manageable. But the Soulstone, a Monarch Rank resource, can only be reused a limited number of times and is not included in the calculation.
One Dawn Seed and one Nether Water are also required.
Calculating this, it's equivalent to more than four portions of Monarch Rank resources. Cultivating one isn't a big deal.
But what about cultivating a thousand?
This would be a significant expense for any single army.
Not to mention, requesting a single resource would cause a severe shortage.
It's not something that can be easily obtained.
Moreover, this doesn't even include the more terrifying expense—the value of the Eye Demons as bonded beasts!
Lord Leng naturally understood this and paused before speaking, "The performance of the Annihilation Eye Demons on the battlefield has yet to be fully realized. Previously, I was only thinking of forming a special force primarily consisting of Annihilation Eye Demons.
As it happens, we recently selected a batch, most of whom are in the Tomb Sky Legion. Let's cultivate this batch first, and when the opportunity arises after the Beast Tide begins, we'll let them demonstrate their power.
If the results are promising, we can then select and transfer appropriate beastmasters from the various armies to form an Annihilation Force directly under the Northern Border Legion."
Everyone looked at each other, and this time, no one argued.
Directly under the Northern Border Legion?
And they want our best soldiers?
However, it was clear that Lord Leng wasn't seeking opinions but was quickly issuing this order.
Soon after, Master Yin Luo responded.
Within ten days after the cultivation was completed, it was confirmed that regardless of how skills were released, the previous issues with the Annihilation Eye Demons would not reoccur. Moreover, the large-eyed Eye Demon, not only didn't become weak, but also continuously replenished energy while using skills.
Not only did it improve its skill level, but its cultivation also advanced to the eighth stage of the Overlord Rank.
This undoubtedly confirmed that the Annihilation Eye was indeed free of the previous Annihilation Eye Demon's aftereffects.
After confirming this situation, Master Yin, who had the ability to mobilize Tomb of Heaven resources, directly began assisting the seventy-one Eye Demons of the Tomb Sky Legion in their cultivation and evolution process.
Although only a few days had passed, and only ten Eye Demons had been cultivated, the process of sunbathing was ongoing. The subsequent tedious work would only require staring directly at the sun, after which they could proceed to the third stage of cultivation and evolution.
The time required would not be too long.
Additionally, with Su Ping's training gradually adapting, he wouldn't need to rest for extended periods. After helping Yin Luo accelerate the cultivation of the Annihilation Eye, this became even more evident.
Therefore, two days after Lord Leng's order, the seventy-one Eye Demon owners of the Tomb Sky Legion completed this round of cultivation.
In the training ground of the Tomb Sky Legion, seventy-two Eye Demons, including the large-eyed one, floated in the air with their dark golden eyes, creating a mysterious and sacred atmosphere.
Some members without Eye Demon companion beasts looked on enviously at the cultivated Annihilation Eyes.
Beams of golden light shone, connecting the Annihilation Eyes together.
Light Connection, Light Matrix.
The seventy-two Annihilation Eyes formed a giant mirror of refracted light, like seventy-two light prisms connected, merging their energy. The resulting energy fluctuation caused even Su Anyong to change his expression, and he sighed with a complex look, "I finally understand why you, you stinky kid, are so valued by the higher-ups. The value of a beastmaster in terms of enhancing a nation's combat power is far beyond what a single powerful beastmaster can achieve!
In just a few days, you've elevated the Tomb Sky Legion's actual combat strength by another level!"
Su Ping chuckled, "Of course."
Su Anyong glared at his son, "Hmph, it's all thanks to my teaching."
This time, it was Su Ping's turn to roll his eyes.
Before the father and son could argue, Yin Luo spoke up, "I've informed Ghost Saint. As it happens, the reconnaissance satellite shows that a large wave of Ghost Tide will arrive tonight. Do you want to take these Annihilation Eyes from the Tomb Sky Legion to practice?"
Upon hearing this, the father and son's eyes lit up.
Take seventy-two Annihilation Eyes to practice?
(End of Chapter)
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