549 A Flame-Snatching Demonic Armor! (1/2)

He hadn't looked closely at the arm earlier since he had been angry at the donkey for eating the flesh of a corpse. Now, he instantly noticed that the remaining half of the arm wasn't made of flesh and blood!

It was formed… from a kind of crystal!

Wang Baole was stunned by his discovery. He let go of the donkey, then bent down and examined the arm in detail. He found out that out of the three heads and six arms belonging to this dead Never-Ending Clan member, only this arm was made of crystal. The rest were flesh and blood.

Wang Baole grew slightly suspicious and confused. He pulled out the corpse that he had gotten inside the golden beetle out from his storage bracelet and compared the two. All three heads and six arms of the corpse in the beetle were made of flesh and blood. He recalled that those that he had seen before had all been flesh and blood. Only this particular corpse that the donkey had been munching on was different from the rest.

It felt as if this half-eaten arm had been formed from a kind of energy source. After the Never-Ending Clan member had died, it hadn't dissipated. Instead, it had transformed into crystal!

After some contemplation, Wang Baole decided to take the corpse. He turned back and glared at the donkey. Even though he had misunderstood the donkey, as its father, he was right even when he was wrong!

The donkey felt slightly aggrieved. However, it was truly frightened of Wang Baole. Its head drooped, and it looked repentant. The expression on Wang Baole's face finally eased. He snorted, then left and headed back to Green Fire Island.

The donkey followed behind, with its head drooping and its spirits low. It dared not run around when it returned to the island. It sprawled inside the cave abode and stared at Wang Baole with its guileless eyes and misery clear on its face.

Even Wang Baole began to feel embarrassed and uncomfortable. He straightened his face and glared at the donkey. Then, he threw one of the last nine pieces of chips he had left at the donkey.

”Fine, take it. After eating that, you can go run around outside. Remember to stay on the island.”

The donkey stared at the snack that was giving off a strange smell in front of it. It froze. Finally, it swallowed the chip with misery written all over its face. It forced itself to show that it was enjoying the treat, then left hastily.

After the donkey left, Wang Baole coughed. He gathered his thoughts and took both Never-Ending Clan members' corpses out from his storage bracelet. He placed them before him for a more detailed examination. He tried to recall what he had read before when he had been at the Dark Sect. He had mostly read up on the cultivation techniques of the Dark Sect. He had little knowledge of the Never-Ending Clan.

He took quite some time before he gradually noticed the differences between the two corpses.

Firstly, their attires were different. Although they were both torn and tattered, the corpse with the crystallized arm wore something that was woven from a cloth that was resistant to decomposition. It was a refined sort of attire unlike the armor on the corpse found inside the beetle.

Their body shapes were different too. The former could be described as slim and the latter strong and well-built. Everything pointed to the seeming conclusion that… the former had been an academic while the latter had been a warrior!

That's not right… Wang Baole shook his head. He called out for Little Missy in his head. She was awake this time and responded to Wang Baole's summons.

”It's such a simple thing. Haven't you figured it out?” Little Missy said indifferently. Her words were colored with a sense of intellectual superiority as well as disdain.

”I caught a few members of the Never-Ending Clan when I was seven years old. After some examination, we discovered that a typical member of the Never-Ending Clan has three heads and six arms for their entire life—from when they are born and until they die. Only their royalty… after undergoing some special form of cultivation, can transform their three heads and six arms into sources of energy!

”The first level is when they transform one head and one arm into energy sources. They would rival a Planet realm cultivator. Two transformed heads and two transformed arms meant they were at the Eternal Star realm. If they could transform all three heads and six arms into energy sources, they would be at the greater Star Domain realm!

”As for the corpse before you, one arm has been transformed into an energy source while one head is in the midst of its evolution. He must have been at the Spirit Immortal realm prior to his death. Once that head fully transformed into an energy source, he would have attained a breakthrough and entered the Planet realm!”

Little Missy seemed satisfied with her explanation to Wang Baole. Wang Baole began to gain clarity in his thoughts after hearing her explanation. Gradually, his eyes began to shine with a strange, bright light.

Transforming one's arm into energy… this sort of cultivation method seems familiar… Wang Baole fell into deep contemplation. He examined said arm carefully. After a long moment, his breathing suddenly quickened.