Master of Monster Synthesis
Chapter 185 - 135 Illusion Lake Dragon Carp (Extra)

Chapter 185: Chapter 135 Illusion Lake Dragon Carp (Extra)

The golden carp was trembling all over, scared stiff when it saw Qin Shou like this.

"Wuwuwu, humans are so terrifying!"

"Hey big brother, you obviously look like a kind-hearted, good person. Please don’t eat me; I don’t even have much meat..."

"Stop, stop! Who’s your big brother? You’re a fish, I’m a human. If you act like this, I’ll think you’re insulting me."

Golden Carp: "..."

It suddenly turned its head toward Zhi Yin, who surfaced from the water.

"Wuwuwu, pretty big sister, please save me, this adorable little cutie..." It pleaded.

Zhi Yin walked to the bubble, blinking her big eyes and poked at it.

"Master, I’ve never eaten a fish like this before. Is it tasty?"

Golden Carp: "..."

"Wuwuwu... Is this a devil fish?"

"Wuwuwu... It’s over, it’s over. Today Little Jinjin is going to be turned into sashimi..."

Qin Shou clapped his hands suddenly, "Hahaha! Perfect, sashimi it is!"

Golden Carp: "What have I ever done to deserve this..."

"Oh right. What about that giant octopus earlier?" Qin Shou asked.

"Wuwuwu, since you’re going to eat me, I’m not telling you. Go find it yourself..."

Just as the golden carp finished speaking, the waters of the lake churned, and the giant octopus surfaced only to quickly flee in the opposite direction.

Golden Carp: "..."

Qin Shou: "..."

Alright, speak of the devil, and it appears.

A moment later.

"Thud..."

The giant octopus, now with its severed tentacles, collapsed at the lakeside. Qin Shou stroked his chin, but didn’t immediately finish it off.

When a monster is killed, the system defaults to providing only one monster gene.

Manually extracting the monster’s genes, however, can yield multiple copies.

Thinking carefully, the latter option is definitely more cost-effective.

"Big Big Wolf, I’m leaving the gene extraction to you."

"Got it, dear Master."

Big Big Wolf put away the giant octopus, then pointed to the golden carp inside the bubble.

"Dear Master, what about this little guy?"

Qin Shou thought for a moment and said, "Take it along too and extract its genes. However, make sure Groot keeps an eye on it and injects the Life Light timely. Don’t let it die."

Big Big Wolf froze for a second. "Master, are we not eating it anymore?"

Qin Shou gritted his teeth and said, "We’re not eating it."

"Dear Master, why not eat it? If you don’t, your character setting will fall apart..."

"Get lost, go away..."

This carp can talk like a human, possessing intelligence no inferior to an average child.

For such a creature, Qin Shou couldn’t quite bring himself to eat it.

The mere thought of pinning it to a cutting board while it cried and wept sent chills down his spine.

The most crucial reason was: in a world where everyone misunderstood him, this little guy was the only one that recognized him as a good person.

A true kindred spirit!!

Overwhelmed with emotion, Qin Shou urged Big Big Wolf to hurry up and extract the golden carp’s genes.

This little guy didn’t have much combat power, but it did possess the ability to transform into a Divine Dragon, and that Golden Light was anything but ordinary—it could even induce fear in others.

With this weapon for dramatic impact, Qin Shou had already thought of ways to make extensive use of it.

...

Outside Evil Dragon Valley.

Liu Wushuang’s face was filled with hesitation.

Since she managed to escape, Qin Shou surely could as well.

The simulated beast cultivation ability had already been exposed, and her identity had been compromised. She couldn’t go back.

Moreover, now that she thought back carefully, Qin Shou’s behavior earlier had been somewhat unusual.

Perhaps he had already discovered her disguise as Leng Wanbai, but for some purpose had chosen not to expose her.

Why though...

With this on her mind, Liu Wushuang turned and headed westward toward Dragon Island.

An hour later, she felt some sensation of movement from her belt and instinctively looked toward the roaring Tyrannosaurus below.

"Roar..."

Amid a dense bombardment of energy, the Tyrannosaurus collapsed with a howl.

Driven by curiosity, Liu Wushuang dug into the corpse’s body and, sure enough, discovered a similar belt.

Her face lit up with joy, but soon turned puzzled.

Why would such a thing appear on Dragon Island?

Was this someone’s deliberate doing?

Unable to figure it out, she shook her head and happily stored away the belt.

This one’s for big brother.

...

Night fell.

The Four Little Saints sat at the mouth of the valley, resting their chins on their hands in a row.

"Why haven’t Big Sister and the others come back yet?"

"No idea. Maybe they’re having so much fun that they forgot the time."

"Fun? Hehe, this kind of thing shouldn’t take too long, right?"

"Not necessarily. What if Brother Qin has good stamina?"

"Hehe, good point..."

"Hey, guys, what are you talking about? I don’t get it."

"It’s normal for kids to not understand..."

"No way, tell me! Come on..."

"Stop whining... Look, Big Sister and the others are back."

Xu Xin pointed to the sky, where Qin Shou and Leng Wanbai were standing on Steel Garuru’s back, swiftly making their way to the valley entrance.

On the ground, Qin Shou curiously asked, "What are you guys squatting here doing?"

Xu Xin waved his hand with a smile and said, "Nothing, just chatting."

He shifted his gaze to Leng Wanbai and asked, "Big Sister, the opening time of the central area is near. Do you have any plans?"

Leng Wanbai’s face showed some tension as she instinctively glanced at Qin Shou.

Qin Shou nodded before saying, "It’s getting late today, and Xiao Bai is tired too. Let’s talk about this tomorrow."

Wang Sheng winked and said suggestively, "Oh oh, tired, we get it."

Xu Ruo looked puzzled. "What do you get?"

"Nothing. Let’s head back first..."

"You still haven’t explained..."

"Grown-up matters. Don’t ask, kid."

"But I want to know..."

"Come on, I’ll explain later when we’re back..."

The four departed, leaving Leng Wanbai to quietly ask, "Master, who are they?"

Qin Shou explained, "They’re little brothers tricked here by the Spine-eating Gu parasitizing your body. They were initially meant to be food, but since you’ve returned now, they are spared."

"Oh... So, now I’m their Big Sister?"

"That’s right. Try to relax and don’t let them think you’ve changed."

"How should I act?"

"Hmm... Just remain aloof. And stop calling me Master."

"Oh, oh, that’s pretty simple."

Saying this, Leng Wanbai suddenly switched her expression, her delicate face turning cold as she said seriously to Qin Shou, "Is this how I should do it?"

Qin Shou nodded with satisfaction. "Yes, just like that."

...

Inside the room, Qin Shou summoned the system interface and threw the genes extracted by Big Big Wolf from the giant octopus into it, creating a model of the creature.

Upon checking the data, he discovered that the giant octopus was a mutated variant of the Mimic Octopus, capable of imitating appearances of most monsters.

However, imitation aside, the actual combat power didn’t change much.

Leng Wanbai’s ability to revert to human form was precisely because she had integrated with the Mimic Octopus’s ability.

[Mimic Octopus (Gene)] + [Apprentice Wukong] + [Illusion Lake Dragon Carp (Gene)]

Now that he had mimicry ability, Brother Monkey’s "72 Transformations" were finally realized.

As for Illusion Lake Dragon Carp, that was a name Qin Shou gave to the golden carp.

Its dragon-transformation ability wasn’t particularly useful, but that golden radiance definitely suited Qin Shou’s preferences.

A monkey’s body shivers, commanding awe.

The legendary aura of dominance was thus born.

And it came with a five-dollar special effect—still pretty decent.

Consuming four thousand synthesis points resulted in a Horror Four-star Monster.

Similarity rate: forty percent. Reward: 400 synthesis points, Level 2 Mechanical Heart.

The sudden surge in similarity rate signified that the "72 Transformations" were satisfactory after all.

After some thought, Qin Shou slid his finger to summon the virtual model of Emperor Armor.

Since the Mimic Octopus could replicate monsters, naturally, it could mimic various armors and Masked Riders.

Once the Five Elements Attribute of the Emperor Armor was refined, it should be able to simulate most skills.

With mimicry ability in play, creating his envisioned parasitic beast was entirely feasible.

Although it would still take time for Big Big Wolf to cultivate the Perfect Spine-eating Gu, he could wait for that.