Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 641: Chapter 300 Return!

The match was lit, and with a sucking force, it twirled mid-air and fell into the mouth of the Melting Furnace.

With that same sucking force, the match burned quickly and transformed into a flame vortex that disappeared inside the mouth of the furnace.

And the Melting Furnace Captain also made a swallowing motion.

He slightly raised his eyebrows, “This brand of matches isn’t good, there’s a weird smell, like expired, stinky milk.”

This surprised Li Yelai, “Did you really just swallow it?”

“A beast that swallows fire naturally can swallow fire,” the Melting Furnace said with a nod and a smile.

In mythological tales, it was the sacred beast of the Fire God Zhu Rong.

While in the Classic of Mountains and Seas and the Compendium of Materia Medica, there were similar yet somewhat different records. But all could feed on fire.

“My Mythical Mimic is Huo Dou, if fully transformed, it could even devour Spiritual Flames,” the Melting Furnace chuckled, “and it could restore a certain amount of Spiritual Energy.”

“And I remember, Captain, your Fifth Sense ability is the Molten Dragon Breath… Doesn’t that mean you could spit it out and eat it back up?” Li Yelai’s face twitched slightly.

“Though your expression is a bit disgusting, that’s indeed the case,” the Melting Furnace nodded and explained, “I can devour my own, or even the enemy’s Spiritual Flames during battle to replenish my Spiritual Energy, enhancing my endurance. Of course, if I encounter someone who uses water or ice, this move wouldn’t be very effective. But I can still recycle my own flames.”

“Normally, I can also devour ordinary flames to feel full. If it were me in the maze, I wouldn’t end up as hungry as you,” the Melting Furnace explained, “This is the power of Mythical Mimic, enabling a Wanxiang Spirit User’s abilities to undergo a qualitative transformation. One of the champions in your team once had the Mythical Mimic Taotie. It devoured everything, overwhelmingly indomitable.”

“So you see, you should pay more attention to Mythical Mimics…”

“What good will paying attention do for me?” Li Yelai spread his hands, “Isn’t it still about Magic Potions?”

“Indeed, we have the Sixth Sense formula, but some core materials are really hard to gather. The most important aspect of Mythical Mimic is the ‘mythical’ part. Those elusive, even legendary species, how would you gather such materials? So, what Mythical Mimic a Wanxiang Spirit User ends up receiving is quite up to chance,” the Melting Furnace complained, “No.1 Border City even had an ice-specialized captain. His Fifth Sense is Frost Dragon Breath…but his Mythical Mimic turned out to be the Red Flame Steed. Although it could let enemies experience a dual agony of ice and fire, it ultimately conflicted with his own ability line. When used simultaneously, their powers mitigate each other.”

“Up to chance?” Li Yelai’s face slightly changed, “Then am I done for?”

Li Yelai never had any expectations for his own luck, the Lucky Wheel already proved it all.

If his luck was too bad and he got a weak Mythical Mimic, then he’d be ruined.

“It’s not entirely up to chance; from an analysis, it might be related to so-called causality. We might establish a slight causal connection with such entities in some places, which then allows us to gain their abilities during the Mythical Mimic,” the Melting Furnace said, “But there’s no clear evidence as of now, so you just need to pay more attention. Like the Divine Treasure Immortal Palace of the Jing Family this time. There might just be Mythical Species in there… Oh right, you didn’t know about the Jing Family’s Divine Treasure Immortal Palace.”

“Some time ago, an internal conflict erupted within the Jing Family, with the main force from Yaoqing Giant City and the Jing family in No.3 Border City clashing.

It is said that a major figure from the main family arrived, though the details are unclear, but after the internal fight, the secret of their Divine Treasure Immortal Palace was exposed.

Although the internal conflict eventually subsided, they are still at loggerheads. You have a good relationship with that young master of the Jing Family, but do not rashly involve yourself in others’ family affairs,” the Melting Furnace advised, “he has not joined us, and we have no reason to interfere.”

Li Yelai nodded, indicating his understanding.

But he had promised Jing Lin that if a certain situation arose, he would definitely take action.

Whether as the Night General or as the persona of Emperor’s Fall. He would ultimately fulfill this request.

It had nothing to do with the grudges of the Jing family; it was simply an agreement with a friend.

Of course, Li Yelai didn’t mind messing with the Jing Family a bit… It was also a way to vent for his own mother.

“I hope we can find those legendary Mythical Species within the Divine Treasure Maze. Although it seems unlikely…” Li Yelai responded, while contemplating in his mind.

With the resources of the ark and the Church, even if he couldn’t find it in the Immortal Palace, he had other options, not too worried. Reaching the Sixth Sense was still far off for him, probably not achievable within this year.

It had been almost a year since Li Yelai became a Spiritual Ability User.

Advancing to the Fifth Sense had already been an extraordinarily rare speed. Next, he needed to consolidate and accumulate, step by step climbing the ladder to reach the Sixth Sense.

‘Or… sacrifice some more heads to the Blood God for an upgrade? That’s not easy either, the demand is too great, and the risks are not low. Becoming a Chaos Chosen would be the end.’ Li Yelai thought to himself.

Then, a refreshed Li Yelai and Melting Furnace along with others boarded the convoy and set off again.

They were not close to No.3 Border City, having a full day’s journey by car. They needed to pass through the abandoned city known as the ‘Food Desert’ that Li Ye had encountered before.

When entering the city, the Melting Furnace said, “Did you find the remains of the Supreme Vast here?”

“Yes, indeed, it was because of this relic that I could move around in the Great Snow Mountain and found the maze,” Li Yelai replied, mixing truth with lies in his information.