The Seventh Base

Capítulo 1035: Chapter 98: Erha

Xu Mo felt the desert space around him become illusory once more, the silhouette of the Ancient Beast gradually blur, seemingly about to completely meld into the desert, becoming part of it.

He knew the Ancient Beast was releasing its Spiritual Domain again, but this time, Xu Mo’s spiritual power firmly locked onto that illusory figure.

If it weren’t for his proficiency in spiritual power, he might not be able to see the Ancient Beast before him; within the Spiritual Domain, the Ancient Beast could deceive vision, even perception.

This ability was truly terrifying, so much so that even the Sand Beast leader had never seen the Ancient Beast but feared it like a tiger, harboring intense dread; anyone encountering an enemy they can’t detect would feel fear.

The Sand Beast leader had no clue who its opponent was, only knowing the foe could kill them invisibly.

“Boom…”

Suddenly, a horrific spiritual power invaded Xu Mo’s mind directly, countless yellow sands swirling forth, transforming into a terrifying sandstorm, intending to drown his spiritual power, and simultaneously, a tremendously potent telekinesis fell upon him, pressing against him.

At this moment, whether in the spiritual world or the exterior, Xu Mo was enduring the terrifying oppression.

If one’s spiritual power were slightly weaker, they might not withstand it, facing spiritual suffocation, ultimately being buried by the opponent.

But Xu Mo himself cultivates spiritual power; in his mind, a Cosmic World emerged, containing immensely terrifying Lei Ting tribulations, confronting them.

Moreover, a powerful wave of spiritual power swept out from Xu Mo, forming a formidable barrier around him.

“Zero.”

Xu Mo uttered a sound, a whoosh, Zero’s sword cut forward, cleaving the desert as it advanced, heading toward the Ancient Beast.

The Ancient Beast’s tiny hand reached out, suddenly a mighty boom, terrifying desert compressed the space ahead, forming a strong desert wall.

Zero’s silver hair danced in the desert, her silver eyes released incredibly dazzling rays; the sword in her hand thrust out, a thunderous boom, the desert wall shattered, continuing toward the Ancient Beast.

The Ancient Beast’s tiny hand still stretched forward, opened toward Zero, suddenly a terrifying spiritual power barrier fell upon Zero, causing her to halt again, meanwhile its spiritual power surged toward Zero’s mind, attacking both simultaneously.

Zero’s silver eyes glittered with dazzling brilliance, looking at the Ancient Beast, instantly the same potent spiritual power erupted, directly crossing that spiritual power barrier, entering the Ancient Beast’s mind.

For a moment, the bodies of the Ancient Beast, Xu Mo, and Zero all stood still in the desert, but all three were releasing terrifying spiritual power, mutually balancing.

Xu Mo and Zero joined forces, their spiritual power suppressed the Ancient Beast.

“I mean no harm.” Zero conveyed her voice to the Ancient Beast, communicating through telepathy.

But the Ancient Beast did not relinquish its vigilance; after being invaded by Zero, it couldn’t continue attacking Xu Mo, but Xu Mo’s spiritual power smoothly entered its mind.

Thus, in the Ancient Beast’s mind, there existed two humans and one beast’s consciousness.

Xu Mo saw Zero seemingly very fond of the Ancient Beast, so he too refrained from attacking, instead transmitting goodwill to the Ancient Beast, aiming to relax its vigilance, this Ancient Beast seemed very hostile.

The two humans and one beast stood in a stalemate, Xu Mo and Zero still refrained from attacking, continuing to convey goodwill and engaged in consciousness exchange, informing the counterpart of their intention to lead it out.

Gradually, the Ancient Beast relaxed its vigilance somewhat, yet still remained in a stalemate.

“This little guy is so hesitant, if it doesn’t want to leave, should we roast it directly in the desert?” Xu Mo sent a thought, startling the Ancient Beast, facing both Xu Mo and Zero, it had already lost its advantage.

“No way.” Zero replied.

The Ancient Beast perceived their thoughts, its form flashed, suddenly leaping toward Zero, finally opening up its spiritual power to Zero, yet still guarding against Xu Mo.

Xu Mo felt secretly delighted; this little guy still wants to play tricks with him?

Zero engaged in spiritual power exchange with the Ancient Beast, surprisingly, Zero also opened her consciousness to the Ancient Beast, which was exceedingly dangerous.

However, the direct result of this was that the Ancient Beast completely let down its guard, burrowing into her embrace, rubbing against her chest, slightly tilting its head to gaze at Zero, its small mouth opened, uttering a childlike voice.

“Zero.”

Zero heard the Ancient Beast call her name, a brilliant smile immediately appeared on her face, she affectionately stroked the Ancient Beast’s head, through the exchange of consciousness, they had obtained each other’s memories.

“Learning so fast?” Xu Mo smiled as he spoke.

This Monster Race was so perceptive, it had even transcended the boundaries of being a monster; previously, the descendant of the Old Imperial Family Lin knew its name and wanted to seize it, presumably aware of the Ancient Beast’s extraordinariness.

“Kid, where’s the treasure?” Xu Mo asked the Ancient Beast, since it had received memories, it should directly understand what he was saying, right?

The Ancient Beast heard Xu Mo’s shout and glared at him, then continued burrowing deeper into Zero’s embrace, ignoring Xu Mo; observing its actions, Xu Mo was somewhat jealous, this little beast…

“Let me give you a name.” Zero seemed very fond of the Ancient Beast, stroking its head as she spoke, the Ancient Beast blinked its eyes, seriously nodded its head.

“Let’s call it Er Ha.” Xu Mo said, seeing the Ancient Beast looking somewhat foolish, calling it Er Ha seemed fitting.

The Ancient Beast seemed very against this name, glaring at Xu Mo.

“This name will do.” Xu Mo made the final decision, and said to Zero, “Zero, there should be treasure in the desert, right?”

“Yes.” Zero was interrupted from thinking of a name by Xu Mo and could only nod, “The Desert Crystal you mentioned is…”

“What is it?” Xu Mo asked.

“Its… excrement.” Zero replied weakly.

“……”

Xu Mo blinked, suddenly feeling a bit odd, but then his eyes lit up a bit more. So, does this mean he’s rich??

“Does he have any companions?” Xu Mo asked, contemplating whether to catch a group and bring them back to produce more.

Zero shook his head, saying, “According to his memories, he hasn’t encountered any companions. They might exist elsewhere, or perhaps the Ancient Beasts in the Empire Trial Field are nearly extinct. His parents were killed by the Trial Grounds.”

Endangered species?

It seems that the Ancient Beast has terrifying growth potential, capable of evolving to transcend adversity, which prompted an attack from the Empire Trial Field.

“Let’s go up first.” Xu Mo said, and the two of them arrived outside the desert.

When Augustus and the others saw that Xu Mo had settled everything, they descended from the air. Upon seeing the Ancient Beast in Zero’s arms, they all had a peculiar expression.

“This is?” Lowell asked.

“An Ancient Beast, its name is Erha.” Xu Mo said.

“This is that guy?” Lowell had an odd expression. Such a cute pet beast was the terrifying monster that previously killed several people?

In his imagination, the lurking monster should have been a fierce beast, but the contrast was too great.

“The Ancient Beast itself is relatively weak with strong spiritual power, which is a racial talent, so it naturally doesn’t expose itself easily, and it’s very alert, killing any strangers that come near.” Zero explained.

Lowell and the others nodded, but now that this Ancient Beast was tamed, it should be useful, right?

“Shall we go find the ‘treasure’?” Xu Mo proposed, although the origin of the ‘treasure’ was somewhat unseemly… let’s just pretend we don’t know.

The Ancient Beast jumped from Zero’s arms and burrowed into the desert, then moved swiftly through the sands. Xu Mo and the others followed, keeping close as they continued their journey towards the Sea of Sand.

“It’s lost again, this…” Lowell followed Xu Mo and Zero, realizing that the Ancient Beast seemed to have vanished, as if it didn’t exist.

“He’s just ahead.” Xu Mo reassured. The Ancient Beast’s innate ability was indeed terrifying, blending into shadows. If trained further, it could kill unnoticed, making it even more terrifying.

The Ancient Beast had stronger spiritual power than him, but its means of attack were somewhat limited, having never learned before.

Soon after they left, another small team arrived at the place where they fought earlier. However, the area had completely calmed, everything buried by the desert, as if nothing had happened.

“I wonder if other teams have spotted the Ancient Beast.” The leading person spoke. They were from the Old Imperial Family Lin, also searching for traces of the Ancient Beast, wanting to capture one.

“If we can’t find it, we’ll go elsewhere. There’s more than just this place with fortunes.” Another person replied. The Empire Trial Field had several fortune-filled locations.

Following the Ancient Beast, Xu Mo and the others traveled for a long time, eventually burrowing deep into the desert under its guidance.

The endless desert stretched on without boundary, appearing as infinite wastelands at first glance, but beneath lay a mine-like area, filled with what Xu Mo called Desert Crystals, buried together with the desert.

“How many years did this take?” Xu Mo felt a slight ripple inside himself. This vast expanse of Desert Crystals, how long did it take to produce?

“If we could take this whole batch out, it would be worth a fortune.” Hudson spoke. Xu Mo had the same thought, but regrettably, they couldn’t take any out. He didn’t know how much Silver Star Coins all these Desert Crystals could be exchanged for.

Xu Mo glanced at the Ancient Beast, which had jumped back into Zero’s arms, cautiously watching him, as if plotting something.

Every look at Xu Mo made it seem like he wasn’t a good person; did he intend to roast him??

Xu Mo showed a bright smile, “Little guy, what do you eat? From now on, I’ll take good ‘care’ of you.”

Feeding him every meal… he must eat.

The Ancient Beast seemed to understand Xu Mo’s intentions, looking a bit aggrieved at Zero, as if tears were about to fall.

Zero glared at Xu Mo, causing Xu Mo to be astonished at the Ancient Beast.

This Erha is quite sly??

“Cultivation.” Xu Mo announced. This massive treasure is enough to sustain their cultivation for a long time.

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