“Master, it’s obvious this is an item.

First, it can be used to assist Grass-type Transcendent creatures in cultivation; when a Transcendent creature stays inside the metal box for a certain period, it can randomly acquire a Grass-type characteristic.

At the same time, Beast Tamers can also connect to their personal terminal’s neural interface through the box, establishing a deep neural connection between the Beast Tamer and the Transcendent creature inside the box, allowing the Beast Tamer to control the other party with ‘intent’.”

Mingxi raised an eyebrow: “So, it’s like deepening the bond?”

“Yes, basically it’s a perfect Beast Tamer bond.”

Guangguang continued, “Oh? This item is also a recorder.”

“Master, wait, Bright Crystal’s punch just happened to destroy the recorder component. I’ll try to see if I can extract the core data.”

“Okay.”

Mingxi walked to the Rock Demon that was clinging to Bright Crystal like a wagging puppy.

The current Rock Demon was, of course, not the one Bright Crystal initially summoned in this battle.

Instead, it was summoned after she used the Rock Demon for the third time.

And each time, it was the same Rock Demon.

“...Sure enough, I wasn’t mistaken; the Rock Demon Mark is indeed getting deeper each time.”

As a symbol of the Rock Demon’s strength, the deepening of the Rock Demon Mark indicates that the Rock Demon’s strength is rapidly increasing.

This should be due to Bright Crystal’s Heaven and Earth Spirit Stone.

No wonder this Rock Demon King was so subservient in front of Bright Crystal.

“Rock Demon King, you’ve worked hard.”

Mingxi patted its increasingly robust physique.

“Rock!”

The Rock Demon let out a low growl, rubbing its huge head against Mingxi’s palm, indicating that it wasn’t tired.

Although it wasn’t Mingxi’s pet, due to the skill connection, it and Bright Crystal were also telepathically linked, naturally feeling more intimate towards Mingxi.

“Zhen Gua!”

Bright Crystal suddenly gave the Rock Demon a Headbutt.

Even if it was a Transcendent creature summoned by her own skill, she could not tolerate any other Transcendent creature approaching her Beast Tamer.

“...Rock...”

The Rock Demon touched its swollen big head, looking wronged.

It wasn’t on purpose.

It was just involuntary.

Bright Crystal didn’t want to hear its sophistry and directly dispelled the skill, sending the Rock Demon King back to its old home.

“Master!”

“Did you find something?” Mingxi immediately responded.

“Because the core component of the recorder was severely damaged, most of the stored data has been permanently destroyed and cannot be recovered. I only extracted one relatively complete file, but I don’t know if it’s useful to you? I’ve already transferred it to your personal terminal; you can see for yourself.” Guangguang’s voice carried a hint of helplessness.

Mingxi clicked on the video; blurry interference lines flickered a few times, a static current sound began, and then the screen became clear.

It was a scene of a huge, cold, futuristic underground laboratory.

Pale shadowless lamps illuminated rows of chilling, giant cultivation tanks below, submerged in a murky green nutrient solution.

Shadows twisted within the tanks, as if nurturing unspeakable monsters.

However, what most caught Mingxi’s eye was the enormous circular light screen in the center of the laboratory’s main control hall!

On the light screen, there wasn’t a complex stream of experimental data, but an incredibly vast, dizzyingly intricate three-dimensional emblem!

It was composed of countless twisted, sharp, dark red lines that pulsed as if alive, emitting a pure malice that made one’s soul feel cold and uneasy!

Mingxi’s breathing suddenly hitched, a cold chill rapidly shot up her spine to the top of her head, even her fingertips felt slightly cold.

The blood-colored emblem flickered eerily on the light screen, like a giant eye opening from the abyss, as if gazing at the girl on this side of the screen and the pets behind her.

Mingxi frowned deeply, staring intently at the slowly rotating, seemingly living blood-colored emblem on the screen, her eyes so sharp they could pierce through the screen.

The shape of this emblem...

“...Is this a formation pattern?”

Guangguang echoed, “It should be. Based on the routes we’ve identified for Jacques · Vita and others over the ⊛ Nоvеlιght ⊛ (Read the full story) past few days, the main pattern of this emblem should correspond to the map of the Shadow Abyss, and the paths taken by Jacques · Vita and these people are the key nodes on the formation pattern.”

Mingxi stared at the complex emblem, her brows furrowed, “Can you tell what kind of formation it is?”

In this Beast Tamers world, formation civilization is more like a civilization born in other parallel universes, almost nowhere to be found in this world.

Except for the Spirit Pact Chamber’s Spirit Pact Formation, most Beast Tamers would never see a second type of formation in their lifetime.

Even if Mingxi wanted to learn, she didn’t have the conditions.

So, she could only rely on Guangguang to enlighten her.

Unfortunately—

“I can’t tell. It has shadows of ancient blood sacrifice formations and summoning laws. It should be a complex grand formation, but not entirely so. It’s likely a new creation by some clever individuals within the Descent Organization.

Although this organization seems to do nothing humane, they do create a lot of novel things.

I have to say, they have some real skill.”

Guangguang, who occasionally messes up, once again stated that it was not omnipotent.

And expressed a certain degree of interest in the Descent Organization.

Mingxi: “...”

A mouthful of old blood was stuck in her throat, unable to be spit out or swallowed.

Tsk.

Annoying!

Mingxi’s gaze drifted to an unknown distance.

The smoke of the dense forest had not yet dissipated, and a deeper, darker battlefield had already revealed its fangs ahead.

Although she didn’t know what the blood-colored emblem formation truly meant, obtaining this video was still a gain.

At least she could expand her search based on the emblem’s patterns.

Since she couldn’t determine the true purpose of this Ying Shi Plan, she would simply annihilate all of their task force teams!

She handed the metal box in her hand to Chiyu.

Although some of its functions were damaged, giving it to Chiyu to examine and play with might not only allow her to fully repair it but also create new ones.

Aside from the recorder function, the ability to assist Grass-type Transcendent creatures in cultivation, allowing them to randomly acquire a characteristic, and the mind connection with Beast Tamers, were two points worth paying attention to.

It could be considered finding Emerald Green a small, exclusive nest of its own.

...

In the heart of the Shadow Abyss, the air was as thick as solidified ink.

The air was filled with the pungent smell of sulfur, decaying fungi, and some kind of deep mineral radiation.

Jagged black stone pillars, like the ribs of a giant beast, fiercely pierced the perpetually overcast “sky” above, which swirled with dark purple and dark green energy vortices.

The ground was slippery moss and shattered crystals; each step landed with a faint crackle of energy dissipation and the sticky sound of mycelia breaking.

Mingxi and Golden Yuanbao Seven lay hidden behind a large cluster of crystals that emitted a faint blue-purple luminescence, their gazes penetrating the pervasive, strongly interfering mist ahead, locking onto the target area.

Her breathing was kept extremely low, even her heartbeat seemed to have vanished from her chest.