Chapter 264 - 257: Seven-Colored Star Void Pupil, Daoist Talisman Undying Puppet Body

Chapter 264: Chapter 257: Seven-Colored Star Void Pupil, Daoist Talisman Undying Puppet Body

「Inside the Pet Beast Spirit Garden.」

The more numerous Pet Beasts, like the Seated Mountain Eagles, Lush Wood Tortoises, Star Dust Birds, and Xue Haiqings, immediately formed groups and rushed toward the Bloodline Evolution Tower.

Even the Thunder Whale family of three leaped out of the sea and onto the land, hopping toward the Bloodline Evolution Tower.

Great Black stared, dumbfounded.

’I’m all alone. If I go offer my blood to the Bloodline Evolution Tower, how could it possibly be enough?’

’Should I ask Master to bring in more black dogs so I can help build up a clan?’

’Then again, do I even count as a black dog anymore?’

’I’ve already undergone two bloodline enhancements and have several extremely rare bloodlines in my body.’

’No matter how you look at it, I’m vastly different from an ordinary black dog.’

’If you put my blood next to an ordinary black dog’s, the difference would probably be enormous.’

For a moment, Great Black was deeply conflicted.

Xiaoqing and the Fire Phoenix were just as conflicted.

They too were one-of-a-kind. They didn’t have a clan to offer blood to the Bloodline Evolution Tower.

However, seeing the other Spirit Beasts surging toward the tower, the three of them exchanged a glance and ran over as well.

They had to give it a try, no matter what. What if it didn’t take much blood to achieve a bloodline evolution?

Jiang Zuo was very satisfied with the commotion inside the Pet Beast Spirit Garden.

’These little guys are so enthusiastic. It shouldn’t be long before some of the Pet Beasts achieve bloodline evolution and Mutation.’

’The lingering will of the Star Dust Bird isn’t resolved yet, but with so many of them here now, it shouldn’t take long for them to help me find the rest,’ Jiang Zuo thought.

’If I don’t resolve the Star Dust Bird’s lingering will now, I’ll have to make another trip here later.’

Sensing it likely wouldn’t take long, Jiang Zuo immediately returned to the outskirts of the Endless Sea Forest. He started searching for more Star Dust Birds while contemplating how to modify the Divine Sense Puppet Cultivation Technique.

Jiang Zuo planned to study the Divine Sense Puppet a bit more before modifying the Cultivation Technique and refining a puppet avatar.

「In the blink of an eye, half a year passed.」

With the help of a flock of Star Dust Birds, Jiang Zuo found that searching for others of their kind was indeed much simpler.

In just half a year, Jiang Zuo had found a total of one hundred Star Dust Birds.

Jiang Zuo spent another two months and found a dozen more. After that, when he could no longer find any, a system prompt quietly appeared.

『The lingering will of the Star Dust Bird’s eye has vanished!』

『Gained 3000 Beast Soul Power!』

『Acquired Beast Pattern "Seven-Colored Star Void Pupil"!』

—Seven-Colored Star Void Pupil: A fifth-tier Beast Pattern. When this ability is activated, everything within your field of vision or Divine Sense range dissolves into nothingness, and what you perceive is measured by seven colors!

’Seven-Colored Star Void Pupil... what a strange description. I have no idea what it actually does.’

’Still, the eyes of a dead Star Dust Bird can change into various colors, so it does match up with this ability.’

’After my Divine Sense Transformation, I haven’t had much time to inscribe Beast Patterns. But with my current Divine Sense strength, it shouldn’t be too difficult to inscribe a fifth-tier one if I observe and practice a bit more.’

’Then I’ll be able to master two Beast Patterns: Bloodbath Rebirth and Seven-Colored Star Void Pupil.’

’Of course, the most direct method is simply to ask a Star Dust Bird.’

With that thought, Jiang Zuo immediately summoned the fourth-tier Star Dust Bird.

The Star Dust Bird didn’t know what the Seven-Colored Star Void Pupil was, but when Jiang Zuo asked about its eyes’ abilities, it eagerly began to explain.

Third-tier Star Dust Birds have a special ocular ability that allows them to perceive the strength of humans.

Red represents the strength of a human Cultivator—the stronger the person, the deeper the shade of red.

They can even spot humans who are hiding nearby.

Unfortunately, third-tier Star Dust Birds can’t use this ability continuously, or else they wouldn’t be so afraid of being captured by human Cultivators.

Fourth-tier Star Dust Birds, however, have an additional ability.

It can discern the degree of hostility a human Cultivator feels toward it.

The greater the hostility, the more yellow the color becomes. If there is no hostility and instead goodwill, the color is green.

That was why the Star Dust Bird had approached Jiang Zuo directly the day it first saw him.

’So that’s the kind of power it is. It’d be very convenient if I could master it.’

’"Seven-colored"... that must mean it can distinguish seven different attributes.’

’I wonder what else it can perceive, besides strength and hostility.’

Jiang Zuo’s interest in the Seven-Colored Star Void Pupil was suddenly piqued.

This matter couldn’t be rushed, however, so Jiang Zuo set it aside for the time being.

With a flick of his wrist, an ancient Talisman appeared in Jiang Zuo’s hand.

A Dao Talisman, now without its Talisman Spirit!

Jiang Zuo hadn’t forgotten to take it with him when he left the Talismanic Daoist Holy Land.

’Without your Talisman Spirit, you’re not much use on your own.’

’However, you’ll be of great use for refining my Divine Sense Puppet avatar!’

Jiang Zuo had long had plans for the Dao Talisman.

In addition to the Dao Talisman, Jiang Zuo also planned to refine some of his Primordial Flesh and Blood into the puppet avatar.

The Dao Talisman, Primordial Flesh and Blood, the visualized phantom of the Mysterious Stele, and the Blood Qi Avatar!

He would use these four items as the foundation and harness the Mysterious Stele to modify the Divine Sense Puppet technique!

Jiang Zuo closed his eyes.

Inside his Sea of Consciousness, the Mysterious Stele began to rotate with a great rumble under the direction of Jiang Zuo’s will.

Rays of light cascaded down from the Mysterious Stele.

Soon, a brand new Cultivation Technique appeared in Jiang Zuo’s mind.

"Daoist Talisman Undying Puppet Body!"

Jiang Zuo opened his eyes, muttering to himself.

This was the puppet avatar he was going to refine.

Compared to his initial design, the Daoist Talisman Undying Puppet Body wouldn’t just be ten or even a hundred times more powerful—it would also possess a host of formidable abilities.

’With the materials from the Talismanic Daoist Holy Land and the ones I looted from the Zhu Family, I can refine the Daoist Talisman Undying Puppet Body in just a year!’

For this puppet avatar, the most precious components were the Dao Talisman, Jiang Zuo’s own Primordial Flesh and Blood, and the visualized phantom of the Mysterious Stele.

The other components were less critical.

Jiang Zuo possessed Spirit Fire, so refining these materials wouldn’t take much effort.

「One year later.」

「In a remote valley within the Endless Sea Forest.」

Jiang Zuo set up a fourth-tier Refining Array.

Surrounding the Refining Array were large quantities of materials Jiang Zuo had already processed, along with ten thousand mid-grade Spirit Stones.

Jiang Zuo sat in the very center of the Refining Array, holding the Dao Talisman.

"Refine!"

Jiang Zuo’s Divine Sense stirred.

The next moment, a gray light bloomed from the Refining Array, instantly enveloping the entire array.

Inside the Refining Array, all the materials and Spirit Stones flew up from the ground, spinning madly around Jiang Zuo.

A large amount of flesh and blood flew from Jiang Zuo’s body, merging with the other materials.

Just as they had completely merged into a single mass, the Dao Talisman shot forward and embedded itself in the very center.

BOOM!

With a dull thud, a powerful aura erupted from within the Refining Array!

The gray light gradually dissipated. Inside the Refining Array, one figure had become two.

"Daoist Talisman Undying Puppet Body... Impressive!"

Jiang Zuo looked at the figure standing before him, eager with anticipation.

He couldn’t wait to find out if the Daoist Talisman Undying Puppet Body possessed the abilities he had envisioned!