The Evolution Compendium

The direct approach taken by the forbidden expert astonished the Moon Princess.

Her light purple eyes, bright as crystals, reflected the figure in the Sun Robe, causing a slight ripple.

It was not surprising to her that the King of Black Robes was involved in the realm of Divinity.

After Beast Tamers advance to the Dawn Star tier, there are too many upgrade paths to choose from, but the subsequent Cultivation becomes increasingly difficult, with their life forms surpassing ordinary comprehension.

And Divinity, in the later stages, is a rare Cultivation resource. It can transform the Spiritual into Divinity, allowing beasts to gain more power and turn into Ancient Divine Beasts. Its essence is equivalent to fragments left by external gods or pieces of information remaining in the world, materialized due to special reasons, and generally scattered in ancient ruins, battlefields where gods fell, or special Secret Realms.

At the same time, because Divinity originates from external gods, the more Divinity one devours, the more one transforms into a follower of that external god.

After a round of tentative exchanges, the Moon Princess frowned. Her long, thick lashes quivered slightly, and she lightly pursed her small cherry lips, appearing somewhat baffled.

Why did this forbidden expert emerging from the ancient river seem completely ignorant in the field of Divinity… An ancient relic from the Dark Ages? Hadn't he kept up with the times?

When it came to the topic of Divinity, this King of Black Robes displayed an attitude as if to "test her," causing the usually aloof and distant Moon Princess to be at a loss.

In contrast to the Moon Princess's confusion, Chu Yi was deducing information about Divinity.

Divinity is the foundation of gods, the source of all laws, but due to the high dimensional nature of Divinity, its external form becomes very bizarre, and what different tiers of the strong perceive varies widely.

Chu Yi kept a calm facade, listening intently, and inadvertently caught sight of a Jade Foot, fair and delicate like piled snow. The toes slightly curled, a slight glimpse of lotus, white and adorable.

The Moon Princess once again tucked her Jade Foot under her skirt, evading a prying gaze. Although concealed by gray mist, she felt an inexplicable discomfort.

Her usually aloof and distant appearance seemed shrouded in frost, her clear purple eyes fixing on a tendril of gray mist swaying in the airflow, saying, "I wish to purchase the secret authority from you."

Upon hearing this, Chu Yi was visibly taken aback, quickly pondering what "secret authority" was.

Wait… Authority? Could it be the Gray Mist Authority used for disguises?

Chu Yi realized that he was merely temporarily borrowing the authority; seeing her reaction, she clearly misunderstood it as him devouring the power of the Master of Grey Mist.

I need to find some excuse to freeload Divinity from her.

Chu Yi remained silent.

The Moon Princess also fell silent, gesturing for the Ghost Maid to serve tea.

Authority is the supreme Divinity wielded by gods; even possessing just a fragment of authority offers the possibility of becoming a god.

Thus, the Moon Princess understood the actions of the King of Black Robes and explained, "The authority of the Master of Grey Mist actually originates from a fragment of rules from the Mother of Secrets. It's incomplete, as you might know, so the likelihood of establishing a Divine Kingdom is extremely low."

"However, I can offer other things in exchange, the overall value not inferior to authority."

A complete authority represents a rule, and creating a Divine Kingdom is regarded as becoming a True God.

But this was far too distant for Chu Yi. He was currently just a Beast Tamer at the peak of Red Copper, unable to understand what the other party was saying, so he could only remain silent.

Only those at least of Dawn Star-tier strength could touch upon such matters. Once I acquire channels for Divinity, I can enhance the power of my Pet Beasts.

However, from the Moon Princess's perspective, this forbidden expert, after dealing with two major Evil Gods, was visiting the Eternal Night Realm seemingly for a transaction, yet holding ulterior motives, possibly scheming against the Eternal Night Realm.

Before the storm arrives, it's often calm.

She secretly heightened her vigilance, setting up an inescapable net in this Moon Palace, on guard against an attack by the King of Black Robes.

For this cunning and shrewd forbidden expert, my mere twenty-something years of experience could easily lead to a loss.

Then again, this forbidden expert gave her an altogether strange feeling. He clearly wielded forbidden power, yet his words and actions were inconsistent, like a newcomer just touching this realm.

However, knowing about the antics played by this forbidden expert at the trade fair, it must have been intentional. The strong act fearlessly, playing games with a sense of amusement, mocking everyone else. Even I couldn't evoke a serious response from him; he's always been perfunctory.

At this thought, the usually aloof and distant Moon Princess frowned, feeling underestimated by the other.

Hmph.

CRACK, CRACK, CRACK, CRACK...

Amidst the grating sound of breaking, the Iron Gall Bear King's heavy eyelids struggled to open.

He remembered. Frightened away by the King of Black Robes, he had wandered around the outside market stalls, found a gambling den, and somehow fallen asleep. He only remembered winning loads and loads of money, Gold, and countless Dawn Star-tier materials, enough to pile into a small mountain!

The next moment, a sticky, moist sensation came across his face. The Iron Gall Bear King looked up, staring in shock.

He faced a millstone-sized blood-red eyeball growing on a massive root system, surrounded by dense branches and leaves that, like writhing tentacles, were licking his cheeks…

Bloody maws expanded wider and wider; branches and leaves twisted, stretched, and elongated, becoming grotesquely exaggerated, revealing sharp teeth, gnawing at his limbs.

Thick shadows bound his limbs tightly, leaving him at their mercy.

What the hell is this thing!?

The Iron Gall Bear King stared, feeling himself impaled by countless brown branches, his body's Gold-tier Spiritual essence being extracted by these grotesque creatures through his blood and flesh. Though clearly in pain, there was an inexplicably peculiar pleasure, as if injected with a stimulant, his brain thoroughly enjoying this joy.

"Bear General, Violent Monkey, Golden Dream Butterfly!"

He heard the three Pet Beasts in his Beast Taming Space letting out piercing screeches, waking him up instantly.

The heavily wounded Bear General was dragged out of the Beast Taming Space by a jumble of twisted, chaotic shadows, tearing at its fur, ribs, blood, and flesh. Every few seconds, Bear General emitted a painful howl. The tentacles even employed some grotesquely heavy-handed offensive tactics, inflicting an excruciatingly scorching pain throughout Bear General's body.

And the powerless Master could only watch helplessly as his Beast was—oh, disassembled into a pile of materials!

This is a dream! This must be a dream!

The Iron Gall Bear King wore a crazed expression, veins bulging, his face distorted.

Isn't this the Night Commerce? How could something like this be happening!

He glanced around, suddenly shocked. All around were extraordinarily twisted, eerie trees shaped like Demon Ghosts, with human-like faces faintly visible. Drooping branches hung countless white bones, dropping them, piling into ghastly bone hills. Skulls rolled like crawling cockroaches, shining with an eerie luster under the dim light. The branches frantically expanded, dense and intertwined like a web, enveloping countless prey, greedily injecting pleasurable toxins, reducing them to nourishment. Sporadic mad laughter, loud laughter, and faint laughter echoed all around.