I Am Also An Extraordinary Creature
Chapter 684 - 509: Strong Competitiveness_1

Chapter 684: Chapter 509: Strong Competitiveness_1

"Ah—" A deep sigh rose in the night.

Klakauska asked in complete bewilderment, "What’s wrong?"

The summoning ritual of the Heroic Spirit was a great success. The remnant demigod soul that Zheng Yichen put in, along with the special environment provided by the Holy Relic of Life, and the Great Evil God fragment he invested, successfully shaped a fully formed Heroic Spirit.

In the eyes of the fire dragon, this should be a joyful event. Yet, to Zheng Yichen, it seemed like a disappointment. In terms of gain, it appeared to be less satisfactory. However, as far as the fire dragon was concerned, this fiery red, passionate ’eyeball’ was not inferior to the previous ashes silhouette or ice crystal.

It was also a Divinity creature with the potential to become a Demigod.

To still be dissatisfied with that?? Ridiculous.

"I’ve fantasized before about summoning a couple of beautiful Heroic Spirits or Evil Spirits through a Holy Spirit or Evil Spirit summoning ritual."

"Give me a break, I think this Heroic Spirit looks pretty nice." The fire dragon scoffed, finding this to be a shallow human notion.

"..." Zheng Yichen did not respond. He just stared at the ’eyeball’ before him. The eyeball was wider in diameter than the ice crystal, and Lilith had provided the measurement data—its maximum diameter was one meter twenty.

But here’s the thing, it’s an eyeball, a red eyeball. Yet it doesn’t give off the sense of flames, but rather... passion. Within the eye, one could faintly hear a strong heartbeat, with every beat exuding majestic Life Force.

In terms of appearance, Zheng Yichen’s evaluation was that, as a Heroic Spirit, it seemed mediocre; as an Evil Spirit, it might have been a better fit. But this thing was a bona fide Heroic Spirit.

Just an eyeball.

With the birth of this Heroic Spirit, it profoundly affected the surrounding environment. Coupled with the ’Eye of Life’ and the Holy Relic of Life resonating, the surrounding flora revived, creating a vibrant state. By the time people from the City of Dawn Light arrived, the area had already turned into a lush forest.

And this was only the beginning. The forest expanded its bounds in a state of rampant growth.

Animals in the area underwent an evolution in their lifeform level. Unlike the usual harmful mutations that accompany such rapid evolution, here they benignly transitioned from ordinary animals to low-level magical beasts.

Normally, when lifeforms undergo drastic changes in lifeform level in a short time, most mutations are detrimental. Here, however, the opposite occurred: the probability of beneficial mutations was extremely high, and that of deformities very low.

"What... what is this?" Someone stared agape at the crazily growing forest. The first arrivals soon felt a strong malice, reflexively cast their magic shields, only to see them shattered by an attack from afar, erasing a portion of that Mage’s body.

He let out a pained scream, falling into the rabidly growing forest. The Mage, who didn’t die instantly, was surprised to see his wound covered with a thin membrane, protecting his body from further Life Force loss.

Area covered by the membrane rapidly filled in with fresh flesh. Although the newly grown parts were fragile, he knew he was not going to die.

A mix of greed and fear entangled in his heart—the greed for the unknown Holy Relic of Life hidden deep within the forest, the fear of having narrowly escaped death.

The Holy Relic of Life was surely ownerless at the moment, indiscriminately releasing vigorous Life Force. Even though he wasn’t particularly experienced with Life type magic, he understood how special and important that thing was.

If he could get his hands on it...

"Ahh—!!" Filled with greed, the Mage was impaled to the ground by a spear. Coughing up blood, he glanced at the man before him. From the attack, he was sure it was the same man who had ambushed him earlier. The injury was severe once more, but the Mage could feel his vitality firmly protected by the domain of Life.

The fatal injury became much less lethal.

"Let me go, and I’ll help you get that thing!" pleaded the Mage who realized he could not escape. He had demigod blood, though not concentrated enough to be born a Demigod, and even his Divinity had only emerged after he began practicing magic.

Yet, as a Mage with Divinity, he had far more talent than other mages.

But the warrior before him was stronger. Mages had the upper hand over warriors at the same level, but as they grew stronger, the gap between warriors and Mages diminished.

"I don’t need your assistance." The warrior’s spear burst with intense battle Qi, tearing the Mage apart. The Mage’s screams rose again, and the warrior frowned slightly, observing that even with most of his body gone, the Mage was still living, gaining a new understanding of the Life Domain.

Finishing him off and smashing his head, the Mage, who’d been kept alive by the domain, finally died. After his death, the Life Domain underwent a change—his remaining Life Force was released into the environment, becoming one with it.

In this process, not even the slightest bit of Power of Death arose from his demise.

This meant that as long as the deceased were not affected by the Power of Death within this Life Domain, they could be revived under very low conditions. However, the body of this mage was too severely damaged; it was evident that there was no chance of resurrection.

The warrior wielding a spear rushed towards the center of the forest; he was determined to obtain the Holy Relic of Life!

Yet on his way, he was intercepted by another mighty being. Sensing the aura of his opponent, the expression of the warrior grew somber; he was about to face a Demigod. Divinity creatures could manage to fight a Demigod.

But looking at the Demigod, the warrior knew his chances of victory were very slim...

He contemplated retreat, but this Demigod clearly did not plan to let him go, or perhaps the Demigod also needed a suitable test subject to assess the influence of the Life Domain brought about by the Holy Relic of Life.

Moreover, elsewhere intense conflicts erupted with decisive brutality.

There was no circle of powerhouses surrounding and then debating the distribution of this place; this was not some relic site but an undefended area. The first to find that Life treasure could claim it. Why would anyone dawdle here?

Eliminating other competitors and seizing the Life treasure was the priority. As for why such an unknown Life treasure appeared here, that became irrelevant. Several Demigods were present, and conspiring would depend on having the capability.

Moreover, City of Dawn Light was nearby. For a Demigod, the time needed to retreat there was negligible.

"Damn, that’s some decisive fighting; is it that effective?" Klakauska gazed at the Life treasure placed on the motorcycle, which was currently being cloaked in its presence by a force field generator operated by Lilith, preventing the treasure hunters from locating it immediately.

But the entirety of the Forest of Life had been utterly sealed off. This place was now a forbidden land with entry permitted but exit forbidden. Klakauska thought they might have gone too far in their actions, or rather, underestimated this thing’s allure.

"Isn’t that a good thing? Your enemy must have arrived, right?"

"He has..." Klakauska looked in a certain direction, his eyes not deeply etched with hatred, but the Flames of Rage within made Zheng Yichen deduce through Extraordinary mental perception that even a slight provocation from the ashes silhouette could turn the fire dragon into a torch.

The burning flames, or even the fire dragon itself, could not fully resist it.

"That guy is the one who set up this blockade!"

"That’s all we need. Find somewhere to hide well in a while. Leave the rest to me; I’ll be one of the treasure hunters," Zheng Yichen said with a faint grin, "By the way, what about the other Demigods?"

"Uh..." Klakauska scratched his head; he certainly understood what Zheng Yichen meant. It was nothing more than wanting to know the character of the other Demigods. Those of dubious nature could get ’accidentally’ killed in the coming battle.

The fire dragon really wanted to explain to Zheng Yichen, but communications were cut due to the seal in this area, and Dragon Tribe’s secret communication techniques were blocked. If he were a Demigod, he might ignore such blockades, but he was not even a Divinity creature, so there was nothing he could do.

"Cough, cough, in any case, you’re all competitors now. Just take out whoever you don’t like the look of." Klakauska coughed twice, indicating there wasn’t a need to consider too much right now. Since everyone was already battling here with conflicting goals - what more was there to say?

Anyone blocking the way had to be repelled or killed, keeping it real.

"Makes sense. Find a place to hide then, don’t get caught."

"Mhm, I’ll leave it to you," Klakauska nodded and decisively left the area, adamant not to be a hindrance.

The aura emitted from battles elsewhere made him extremely nervous; seemingly the weakest here could give him a couple of slaps.

Klakauska felt that he had been far too complacent over the years, relying on the innate talents of the Dragon Tribe with insufficient effort. Perhaps with a bit more hard work, he would have been more useful in the current scenario?

He dug a hole.

In this part of the Forest of Life, affected by the influence of the Life treasure, the underground life force was stronger, sufficient to conceal his fire dragon breath. Since he had to hide, he would do it thoroughly.

The fire dragon concealed itself, while Zheng Yichen kept moving in circles with the Life treasure in his grasp. A recently birthed Eye of Life followed him; this giant eyeball could further regulate the Life Domain here. For now, Zheng Yichen tentatively named its ability Fervent Blood Life.

It was the kind of power well-suited for passionate protagonists. Anyone ’watched over’ by the giant eyeball felt those positive, soaring battle spirits, like an unwavering desire to protect something or an ardent will to eradicate evil, fueling the passionate emotions.

Once intense fervent emotions were generated, it became very hard to be killed...