CHAPTER 757: CHAPTER 468: MIRAGE SPIRIT PEARL

Ji Xinghuo saw her so pleasantly surprised that he began to observe carefully as well.

There were a total of four pearls, each about the size of a golf ball, their round surfaces emitting a moon-white brilliance, dazzling to behold. Yet even more captivating than their bright exteriors was their strange energy fluctuations.

"Are these some kind of capacity-expanding spiritual objects?"

"Exactly!"

Cang Ya reached out and drew a pearl closer, saying with joy, "Mirage Spirits are a type of spiritual object from the Sea Abyss, extremely rare and with incredibly long lifespans. They can absorb the light of the silver glow to condense pearls. If they live longer than 620 Star Realm Years, the pearls within them will become Mirage Spirit Pearls, which many call ’Sea Moon Pearls’."

"It takes that long!" Ji Xinghuo couldn’t help but exclaim.

Star Realm Years equated to 1147 years on Earth; it took more than a thousand years to form a Mirage Spirit Pearl.

"Which is why Mirage Spirit Pearls are so precious."

Cang Ya admired the pearl in her hand and continued, "It can grant Mutants below the Seventh Rank an additional opportunity to fuse with Alien Species. Although each person can only use it once, there are no strings attached, and it rarely conflicts with other capacity-expanding spiritual objects. Its extreme rarity even makes it more valuable than many Star-falling Species."

She passed the Mirage Spirit Pearl to Ji Xinghuo, "Just one of these pearls can sell for ten thousand Ether Crystals on Donghuang Island without being considered unusual."

Ji Xinghuo felt the smoothness of the pearl and was taken aback upon hearing her words.

Ten thousand Ether Crystals!

"Does anyone really spend ten thousand Ether Crystals to buy a Mirage Spirit Pearl?" He found it somewhat inconceivable.

Cang Ya laughed softly, "It might not fetch such a high price elsewhere, but on Donghuang Island, it definitely can. Donghuang Island is at the heart of the Bibo Dragon Domain, attracting a large number of powerful individuals and tycoons. This kind of top-tier capacity-expanding spiritual object is always in short supply. Sometimes, the auction price can even soar to twenty thousand. Therefore, many Sea Abyss Hunters go out to sea seeking Mirage Spirits to hunt, all for the Mirage Spirit Pearls, since just one can bring in a huge profit."

Ji Xinghuo nodded.

The rarer something is, the more precious it becomes—an axiom true everywhere. It was just unexpected for Mirage Spirit Pearls to be that rare.

There were four Mirage Spirit Pearls here, with a total value of over forty thousand Ether Crystals.

There were other items in the large dish, all sparkling; the Cloud Sea Dragon seemed to have a particular liking for such luminous things and had deliberately collected them. However, apart from the Ether Crystals and the Mirage Spirit Pearls, the rest were not very valuable.

After checking everything, Cang Ya said, "Yunhai says these are all for you, Liaoyuan, you should take them."

She said this, but found it somewhat odd in her heart.

It wasn’t that she coveted these things, but it was strange that Yunhai, which was her Dragon, would present treasures to someone else.

The Cloud Sea Dragon looked eager to please.

Ji Xinghuo looked at the dragon, then at Cang Ya, and said, "Let’s split it fifty-fifty."

"But Yunhai says it’s all for you..." Cang Ya shook her head.

This silly dragon!

Ji Xinghuo inwardly complained; this wild dragon was quite clever but too clever by half. It had no understanding of interpersonal relationships, seeking to please him to the point of entirely disregarding the Dragon Lord, which was bound to arouse Cang Ya’s suspicions.

"Fifty-fifty," Ji Xinghuo insisted, cutting off her words with firm determination.

Cang Ya gazed at him for a few seconds, then softly said, "Okay."

The two of them split the contents of the large dish evenly, with each obtaining over six thousand Ether Crystals and two Mirage Spirit Pearls.

"I’ve already used a Mirage Spirit Pearl, and so has Yunhai. These two are just right for Bing Shi and Shui Yun." Cang Ya looked at the two pearls in her hand, and although she had just said they were all for Ji Xinghuo, she was now very delighted to have them.

"Congratulations," Ji Xinghuo said with a smile.

Dragons could use Mirage Spirit Pearls as well.

He had been thinking about trading Ether Crystals or other items with Cang Ya for two Mirage Spirit Pearls, but hearing her say this, he decided against it.

Beyond the Dragon Nest, there was nothing of value in this Secret Realm.

Ji Xinghuo was about to leave when Cang Ya suddenly said, "I’m still not recovered from my injuries and feel a bit tired. It’s also nighttime outside, so why don’t we rest here for the night? This place is much safer than the sea surface."

"Sure," Ji Xinghuo agreed without a second thought.

Cang Ya sent the three dragons to find their own places while she took out home essentials from her Dragon Ring to set up an open-style bedroom by the poolside, complete with a table and chairs and laid out with fruit and pastries, creating a cozy atmosphere.

Ji Xinghuo was accustomed to this.

During their time in the Sea Abyss, whenever they rested, she would construct a temporary shelter using a water curtain, then decorate it. She had high standards for living quarters; she even had several different beds just for resting, and a vast array of items such as clothes, dressing tables, shoes, and atmosphere lights, none the same.

He even suspected that the majority of the storage capacity in Cang Ya’s Dragon Ring was occupied by these household items.

However, today was a bit different.

Due to her injuries, Cang Ya was somewhat weak; she ate something casually and then lay down on the bed to rest.

Ji Xinghuo approached and asked, "Are you feeling alright?"

It wasn’t until he got closer that he realized, Cang Ya was resting on a water bed. She was leaning against the headrest with her eyes half-closed when suddenly her breathing, which had been regular, became hurried, and she opened her eyes to ask, "Annihilation Jin, do you think I’m beautiful?"

"Beautiful,"

Ji Xinghuo paused for a moment but then answered truthfully.

Although she rejected the title of the number one beauty of the Bibo Dragon Domain, she indeed possessed a rare beauty of countenance and form.

However, Cang Ya usually presented herself as strong and unapproachable, and backed by the power and reputation of the Canglong Family, she seemed attainable to no one, and few people dared entertain any improper thoughts.

"Then what are you waiting for?" A blush colored Cang Ya’s cheeks, and her eyes conveyed a helpless and pitiful look, "Do I have to beg you?"

"This is too sudden," Ji Xinghuo couldn’t help but laugh inwardly, "You’re injured right now... "

"Injuries don’t affect me!"

Cang Ya almost gritted her teeth in frustration. Seeing Ji Xinghuo still indifferent, she finally couldn’t help but exclaim, "Are you even a man?"

This provocative tactic was tried and true.

There was no man who could refuse the embrace of a ravishing beauty. Ji Xinghuo stopped pretending. Since entering the Star Realm, he had been abstinent, so he decided to release all his pent-up desire with Cang Ya.

Soon, waves rippled throughout the Secret Realm Dragon Nest, as if the sea rhythmically lashed against the shore, endlessly.

The Cloud Sea Dragon coiled around a huge coral tree, curiously watching with its Dragon Eyes.

The three dragons all looked at their master with blank expressions in their eyes.

Only Qing Hong was used to this, simply another female mating with their master. It leisurely ate the food and fruit that Cang Ya had taken out, uninterested in the two people locked in embrace.

In the secret realm, time was inconsequential.

What was supposed to be a night’s rest ended up lasting five days.

Ji Xinghuo fully enjoyed their trysts, taking pride in personally seducing the most beautiful woman of the Bibo Dragon Domain.

Cang Ya, too, relished the experience. She discovered that every deep encounter with Ji Xinghuo was like taking a tonic pill—her wounds healed faster, and her body seemed to undergo some changes.

What exactly changed was beyond Cang Ya’s ability to articulate, but she was certain the changes were extremely beneficial.

That made her even more infatuated with Ji Xinghuo, clinging to him day and night, unable to extricate herself.

If it hadn’t been for Ji Xinghuo’s decision to leave, she would have been willing to continue recuperating in the Secret Realm until she was fully healed.

Even staying for a few years wouldn’t have been a problem.

Above the sea.

Ji Xinghuo waved goodbye to Cang Ya as she rode away on the back of the Ice Soul Dragon. Compared to a few days earlier, there was an added sultriness and a touch of melancholic reluctance in her eyes, but she still maintained her strong persona, not dwelling on sentimentalities.

However, there was someone else who was even more reluctant than Cang Ya to part.

That was the Cloud Sea Dragon.

It flew by Cang Ya’s side, frequently looking back at Ji Xinghuo, almost to the point of tears.

It was only after Ji Xinghuo reassured it that he would visit often that it did not insist on changing masters.

"Finally, she’s gone..."

Once Cang Ya and the three dragons disappeared from sight, Ji Xinghuo breathed a sigh of relief and then looked down at an Alien Species in his hand. It was shaped like a jelly made of condensed seawater, with a deep blue surface adorned with white cloud patterns, flowing energy within.

This was a departing gift from Cang Ya, created by the Cloud Sea Dragon which had just expended a considerable amount of Dragon Blood.

The formation of the Alien Species had even triggered a star-falling event.

This was a Star-falling Species.

Ji Xinghuo’s field of vision displayed the information of the Alien Species.

[Alien Species: Cloud Flipping and Sea Covering]

[Grade: Star Fall]

[Fusion Success Rate: 100%, 14%, 57%, 100%]

[Can it be upgraded: Yes]

Cloud Flipping and Sea Covering was the core ability of the Cloud Sea Dragon, which required the combination of "Water Control" to unleash its full potential.

It could control currents, create fog, and clouds, generating an environment advantageous to the user. It could hide within and be unaffected by physical damage, as well as summon large-scale tsunamis for attack and defense, opening a variety of tactical uses.

Among all Star Fall Abilities, Cloud Flipping and Sea Covering was considered one of the best, highly valuable.

Consolidating this ability cost the Cloud Sea Dragon a lot. It could only create one every eight to ten Star Realm Years.

"I just happen to have the Water Control Alien Species."

Ji Xinghuo took out the Water Control Alien Species. It was obtained from slaying an Earthquake Level Cicada Wing Fish and the two abilities complemented each other.

But he was not the Water Master.

A stream of dark golden light flew out from his chest, revealing Doomsday’s silhouette above the sea.

"Doomsday, do you want it?" Ji Xinghuo asked.

The Annihilation Dragon looked at the Alien Species in his hand and merely glanced before shaking its head, urging him instead to take out the Mirage Spirit Pearl.

Ji Xinghuo himself had little interest in Cloud Flipping and Sea Covering. Although it had a 100% fusion success rate, that was the effect of the Ancestor Dragon Vein. Without the Ancestor Dragon Vein, the success rate would definitely be lower than 70%, not a good match.

The same was true for Qing Hong and Jiu You.

Jiu You could transform into a torrent, plus it had Cold Flame Wave, but its essence was an energy being, not of the Water Element.

Moreover, to integrate Cloud Flipping and Sea Covering, it had to be fused with Water Control, using up two chances.

"Since none of you want it, let’s just put it away for now," Ji Xinghuo stored the Alien Species and took out the Mirage Spirit Pearl.

All three War Pets’ eyes shone brightly.

Ji Xinghuo had already decided and said, "Qing Hong and Jiu You, you’ve both used the Star Tears and still have an unused fusion chance. This Mirage Spirit Pearl will go to Doomsday first. Once we return to Donghuang Island, I’ll figure out a way to get Mirage Spirit Pearls for you both, so eventually, everyone will have one!"