boyutpedia Chapter 56 Water Spikes, Essence
Chapter 56 Water Spikes, Essence
Main material: 3 pairs of water monkey claws (common grade, superior quality)
[Estimated Result: Spiritual Grade, Lower Level]
【Required Source Qi: Base cost 1 (Green), with a 20% discount for similar items, actual cost is 0.8 (Green)】
Current reserves: 7 (green)
[Remaining resources after synthesis: 6.2 (green)]
Gu Shenyan could feel his life essence being extracted.
The deep-seated weakness that struck was far less intense than when the Silver Scale Demon Fish was synthesized.
[Refining in progress...]
[Anomaly detected... Removing...]
[Mark removal successful]
[Warning: The residual scent of this marker has been preserved and is available for the host to view.]
[Refining complete]
The light gradually faded.
A new grid appears on the mirror.
A tiny spike floats within the grid.
The awl was only about the length of a little finger, and not much thicker than an embroidery needle.
It was entirely black, yet it faintly shimmered with a bluish luster.
At first glance, it is unremarkable.
However, upon closer inspection, one can see that the surface of the spike has faint water ripples, as if a thin film of water is wrapped around it.
【Water-eroding thorns】
[Rank: Spirit Grade, Lower Level]
[Form: Formed from the fusion of the essence of three pairs of water monkey claws, transforming into a tiny cone-shaped spike]
[Nature: This substance is extremely yin and cold, and it specifically harms the flesh and blood body;]
Once it pierces the human body, it releases the corrosive power of water, eroding flesh, bones, and muscles from the inside.
【Functions: Concealment, Penetration, Water Erosion】
[Note: This item is compatible with the host's bloodline and can be refined into the Lost Pearl of the Azure Sea for use at any time.]
Gu Shenyan looked at the tiny spike and felt a surge of joy.
His water-controlling abilities are already adept at manipulating water flow, and his "water pressure" property can even condense water into steel.
Now, with this water spike, combined with the high-pressure water flow stored in the Pearl of the Ocean, we have a solution.
He could easily conceal the cone in the water at a crucial moment and shoot it at the enemy's vitals at extremely high speed.
The opponent will be killed instantly before they even have a chance to react!
Even if it doesn't kill the victim on the spot, the water's corrosive power will continue to erode the victim's flesh, making the wounds difficult to heal.
This is the real killer move, the trump card.
It can save lives in critical moments.
Gu Shenyan suppressed his joy and looked at another prompt on the Three Elements Mirror.
[Check for any remaining scent from the marker?]
"Check."
A blurry, unreal image appeared on the mirror.
The illusory image resembled some kind of rune, or perhaps the trace of some kind of magic.
Distorted, obscure, and carrying an indescribable, chilling aura.
【Analysis Results】
[Marker Type: Soul Guiding Technique (Variant)]
[Effect: Can track the location of markers and vaguely sense the strength of the holder's aura]
【Characteristics: This technique carries a strong Yin energy, and the practitioner is suspected of practicing Yin-attribute techniques】
[Performance time: Approximately three days in advance]
[Note: This mark is extremely well hidden and cannot be detected by ordinary methods of observing qi;]
The practitioner's technique is skillful, suggesting they possess cultivation at the Forging Realm.
Gu Shenyan frowned as he looked at the information.
Three days ago was the time for the demon-hunting operation.
In other words, someone tampered with these spoils of war at that time.
The purpose is to track down the holder.
Who can be tracked?
Bai Cailing? Xiao Yichen? Or a member of the entire Xuanji Society?
Or perhaps... it's not targeting any specific person at all, but rather an attempt to track down the whereabouts of these spoils?
What alarmed him most was that sentence: "The caster should have the cultivation level of the Forging Realm."
Forge the Realm of Law!
That was a true master who had condensed three layers of life fire and forged his innate magic!
Why would someone like that target a few apprentices?
Several thoughts flashed through his mind:
Is there a mole within the Xuanji Society?
Is there a larger force behind that water monkey?
Either possibility sent a chill down his spine.
………………
Gu Shenyan composed himself and stored the water spike in his [Storage] device.
It can be summoned with just a thought.
Next, we'll look at the remaining materials.
There were still a pair of sharp claws and two inner cores left on the table.
According to the rules of the Three Elements Mirror, three items of the same kind are required to synthesize it.
Although these three things all come from water monkeys, they are not of the same kind.
Claws are claws, and inner cores are inner cores...
Gu Shenyan pondered for a moment and tried to select all three items at the same time.
Surprisingly, the Three-Element Mirror actually responded.
Homologous materials detected
[One pair of sharp claws and two inner cores, all from the same demon race]
[You could try "homogeneous synthesis"]
[Warning: Homologous synthesis results are unpredictable and may produce unexpected changes]
[Should we continue?]
Homologous synthesis?
Gu Shenyan's eyes lit up.
Those two inner cores also bear tracking marks, and if left untreated, they will always be a hidden danger.
"synthesis."
The mirror surface burst forth with light once more.
The sounds coming from the vortex became eerie.
It sounded like the roar of a water monkey, or the mournful cry of some kind of wild beast on its deathbed.
【Source Qi Consumption: -1.2 (Green)】
Current reserves: 5 (green)
[Anomaly detected... Removing...]
[Mark removal successful]
[Warning: Homogeneous materials are resonating and fusing...]
[Integration Complete]
The light gradually faded.
A new grid appears on the mirror.
Within the grid, a fist-sized ball of eerie blue light floated.
The ball of light was hazy, like a condensed mist.
However, upon closer inspection, one can discern a faint phantom struggling within the ball of light.
That phantom... was actually the shape of a water monkey!
It was only countless times smaller than a real water monkey, and looked as if it were imprisoned in a ball of light, writhing in pain.
【The Spirit of the Water Monkey】
[Rank: Spirit Grade, Medium]
[Form: The claws and inner core are fused together, forming a wisp of the remnant soul essence of a water monkey]
[Nature: This item contains the instincts and memory fragments of a water monkey, and carries a strong aquatic demonic energy.]
【effect:
1. Slightly enhances affinity with water and gains a slight sense of instinctive awareness of water monkeys (more sensitive to danger in water).
II. As an auxiliary material for condensing the water-elemental fire element, it can reduce the difficulty of condensation.
Gu Shenyan looked at the illusory figure struggling within the halo of light.
This water monkey spirit is actually a good thing.
After two synthesiss, nearly half of the green source energy has been lost.
However, the price paid for a Water-Eroding Thorn and a Water Monkey Spirit is worthwhile.
The Water-Eroding Spike can be used as a killing move, while the Water Monkey's essence can help condense the life fire.
One attacks and the other supports, complementing each other perfectly.
Gu Shenyan put these things away and lay down on the bed to rest with his eyes closed.
The night wind outside the window was bleak, rustling the leaves of the sycamore trees.
In his mind, however, he was already planning his next training program.
I need to become an apprentice in two months; time is of the essence.
Talismans must be practiced, spiritual cores must be condensed, and source energy must be accumulated... none of these can be neglected.
Thinking of this, he let out a long breath.
The road ahead is long and arduous; let us proceed with caution and observe as we go.
………………
In a certain part of the provincial capital, a figure suddenly opened his eyes.
"It's broken?"
"How could those markers... have broken off at the same time?"
He stretched out his hand, and a few points of faint light appeared in his palm.
Those eerie lights originally represented the tracking marks he had laid out.
But at that moment, three of them suddenly dimmed and vanished into nothingness.
"Has someone discovered it?"
The man in black robes pondered for a moment:
"Or is it... that someone can remove my soul-summoning spell?"
He stood up, revealing a withered, emaciated arm beneath his black robe.
The arm was covered with scaly scars that gleamed eerily in the moonlight.
"interesting……"
He muttered to himself:
"There's actually someone like this hidden among those brats from the Xuanji Society?"
"Is it that girl from the Bai family? Or that young steward from the Xuanzheng Division?"
He thought for a moment, then shook his head:
"No, if it were them, they would have discovered it long ago, instead of waiting until now to make their move..."
"Could it be one of the new ones?"
The man in black robes raised his head and looked in the direction of the provincial capital.
"Never mind, no rush."
"Those markings may be broken, but there are other arrangements..."