CHAPTER 298: CHAPTER 18: SILVER SUMMONER

In Mo Xi’s Sea of Consciousness, a fierce-looking Floral Blood Mosquito King flapped its wings, buzzing and squeaking.

"Awoo, how tasteless of you, Ugly. This thing isn’t bulging where it’s supposed to bulge, isn’t concave where it’s supposed to be concave, barely has a bit of meat on it, and even has six legs—it totally doesn’t fit my aesthetic," the chubby Gold Eater Worm asserted proudly, expressing its dissatisfaction.

"Haven’t you always been complaining that all Dark Beasts are male, how boring? This one’s a female," Yue Jinghua said, rolling her eyes and completely ignoring the Gold Eater Worm’s protest.

Although the Snake Woman Ge’er was also female, Gold Eater Worm wouldn’t dare treat Ge’er—who had shown signs of queenly demeanor at a young age—as a female beast.

After successfully contracting with the Snake Woman Ge’er last time, Yue Jinghua’s Summoner level had successfully advanced to that of a Silver Summoner.

Having advanced to a Silver Summoner, Yue Jinghua noticed a subtle change in the Mo Xi Treasure Book; the originally bronze-colored cover and pages had now turned silver. Furthermore, she could summon more Dark Beasts.

When she was a Bronze Rank Summoner, apart from the Life Contract with Cannibal Small Qingpu, Yue Jinghua could only make contracts with two Dark Beasts. But now, she could contract with five Summoned Beasts, and the Floral Blood Mosquito King was the first King-level Dark Beast she had contracted with.

Unlike Gold Eater Worm, which would slouch for days every time it used the Insect Extermination Technique, this Floral Blood Mosquito King was innately capable of summoning Blood-sucking Giant Winged Mosquitoes. It could summon up to five hundred giant-winged mosquitoes at a time, consuming an insignificant amount of Dark Power, and obeying Yue Jinghua’s commands completely.

Yue Jinghua also tried to control the mosquito swarm summoned by the Floral Blood Mosquito King and found that the swarm similarly complied, making her commands and those of the Mosquito King perfectly effective on the swarm.

This unexpected discovery greatly delighted Yue Jinghua, for in Fengdan County, which was currently short of forces, the might of a five-hundred-strong Giant Winged Mosquito Group could not be underestimated.

Moreover, the Floral Blood Mosquito King could still advance in level. If the Fifth-level Floral Blood Mosquito King could level up to Sixth-level, the number of mosquito swarms it could summon would double.

Even with the Mo Xi Treasure Book, advancing a Dark Beast’s level was not an easy task. If only the breeding of the Floral Blood Mosquito King could be accelerated, more Mosquito Kings could summon more mosquito swarms, and one needn’t fear the Dark Beast packs at Xuan Beast Ridge and possible sneak attacks from Bailu County.

Through the Gold Eater Worm, Yue Jinghua learned about the life habits of the Floral Blood Mosquito King. Belonging to a mutant species of the Dark Insects, it thrives in warm, humid environments. In low temperatures, the Floral Blood Mosquito King stops breeding. However, if they could find a place with high temperatures and plenty of Evil Qi, the breeding ability of the Floral Blood Mosquito King could increase by tens of times.

"If only such a place could be found," thought Yue Jinghua.

A sensation of itchiness brushed her cheek. It turned out that the Snake Woman Ge’er was rubbing Yue Jinghua with her soft golden hair.

Among the Dark Beasts, because of their younger age, Cannibal Small Qingpu and Snake Woman Ge’er especially liked the Nine Revolutions Creation Power from Yue Jinghua. Therefore, they loved to rub against her whenever they had the chance, to absorb some of the Creation Power.

Looking into the deep blue eyes of Snake Woman Ge’er, an idea gently stirred in Yue Jinghua’s heart.

Dark Hell, isn’t Dark Hell just the perfect place for the Floral Blood Mosquito King to breed? Previously, in order to trade for Green Liquid, Ye Zi had taught her the method to use Earth Yin Escape. However, after learning it, Yue Jinghua, considering what Ye Zi had said about requiring a strong physique to travel through Dark Hell, had not taken action yet.

"Little Gore, you came through from Dark Hell, do you think I can enter it?" Yue Jinghua coaxed her, taking out a bottle of Green Liquid and feeding Little Gore a drop.

Green Liquid, as a Grade yet to be determined but with effects comparable to Holy-grade Elixir Pills, could only be ingested by her Dark Beasts like the similarly indeterminate in grade Cannibal Small Qingpu, the Half-Saint Gold Eater Worm, and Snake Woman Ge’er.

Little Shanshan and the Floral Blood Mosquito King could not withstand the potent effect of the Green Liquid; even Dark Beasts that could consume it had to cultivate for a month after each drop of Green Liquid to fully assimilate its effect.

People like Shalman had to dilute the Green Liquid tenfold before it could be used, and only Yue Jinghua seemed to have some kind of supreme physical constitution, taking the Green Liquid to temper her body every other day, indicating how formidable her body’s strength was.

The Snake Woman Little Gore, a Half-Saint Dark Beast with human intellect, carefully licked clean the Green Liquid on Yue Jinghua’s hand, then wrinkled her delicate little nose, circled around Yue Jinghua, nodding her little head seriously before shaking it again.

"What do you mean? Are you saying that I can enter Dark Hell?" Yue Jinghua guessed the little one’s meaning, "But I’ll suffer there?"

Little Gore tilted her head in thought for a while, as if making a significant decision, threw her snake tail across her chest, mimicking the action of humans making a promise, and then gave a firm nod.

"Pff, you mean to say you’ll cover for me," Yue Jinghua couldn’t help but laugh upon seeing the expression of Snake Woman Little Gore.

Torment is nothing; she had already experienced death once, how could she possibly be afraid of the mere Dark Hell?

Without further hesitation, Yue Jinghua left Mo Xi’s Sea of Consciousness, called over Hong Ling and Hong Yao, and informed them that she needed to retreat in seclusion for three days. During these three days, they were to transport a small batch of Blue Snow into the village to teach each household to use it in place of lamp oil and coal for heating.

Hong Ling and Hong Yao were already used to their young mistress’ (boss’) occasional seclusion and disappearing acts.

Yue Jinghua was thinking about how to inform Lie Rou, only to learn that Lie Rou had been busy helping to calm the elders and children in the village, neglecting her own daughter, which Yue Jing simply smiled away.

As for the troublemaker Ye Zi, she was also busy with something recently under Yue Chen’s supervision.

Moreover, Yue Jinghua left behind the Gold Eater Worm and Little Shanshan, coupled with Shalman and Teng Wu to set up defenses.

After confirming all the arrangements, Yue Jinghua took out the Earth Yin Escape and began to traverse into Dark Hell.

The pitch-black Zan Wood hairpin in her hand felt like a cold piece of ice, making one instinctively want to pull away from touching it.

Recalling the bite that Fa Xiaoyi took on her neck when he fell into the National Destiny Acupoint of Shang Kingdom, Yue Jinghua subconsciously touched her neck.

Somehow, she always had the feeling that Fa Xiaoyi was still by her side; that man with an aura of madness and despair, hovering around her like a ghost.

She used the sharpened end of the hairpin to pierce her finger, and a drop of bright red blood oozed out, the hairpin’s tail greedily absorbing Yue Jinghua’s blood.

To activate the Earth Yin Escape, one with Dark Blood had to inject a drop of blood; the hairpin changed from black to blood red, with drops of blood falling to the ground.

"Plip--" like a small stone hitting the calm surface of a lake.