Demon Taming: Start by synthesizing a Lantern Ghost with Divine and Demonic Talents

Chapter 113-112: Nine Hundred and Eighty Million Black Mosquito Doppelgangers

"Indestructible Vajra Defense!"

Could it have been extracted from Hu Yifei's blood?

Since his birth, Mosquito Taoist has hardly drunk the blood of any living being. He has drunk Hu Yifei's blood the most times, so it's entirely possible.

Hu Yifei's "Innate Light Bulb Holy Body" has a defense that is absolutely top-notch among those of the same level. Moreover, the Indestructible Vajra Defense is comprehensive, covering all aspects from the inside out. The golden light protects the body from all evil and also has a recovery effect.

Hu Yifei relied on his innate physical strength to repeatedly defeat opponents who were clearly stronger than him. If it weren't for his stamina failing him, few people could break through his defenses directly.

As for "divine thought poison" and "flight speed," they are self-evident.

All three evolutionary branches are extremely useful, covering attack, defense, and speed; none can be omitted.

As the ancients said, "There is a sequence to things, and a time for use."

The six-winged Aedes mosquito is clearly not a species adept at defense; if it gets too drunk from sucking blood, it could easily be slapped to death. Li Chunfeng, after merging with the Mosquito Daoist, was protected by the Shadow Horned Armor, which was quite strong, but still significantly weaker than Huang Tianhe's demonic pet's innate physique.

Therefore, Li Chunfeng didn't consider anything else; preserving his life was his top priority.

He chose "Indestructible Vajra Defense" as his first evolutionary branch.

With the confirmation of the first evolutionary direction, the blood gradually spread upwards, staining that section of the branch blood-red.

Mosquito Taoist's blood energy surged instantly, and he was completely enveloped in a blood cocoon. A thumping sound like a heartbeat emanated from the cocoon, and a faint golden light emanated from within. Its original size, about the size of an infant's fist, seemed to be gradually shrinking; it was undergoing a transformation.

Li Chunfeng simply stored it in his soul aperture to nurture it.

He didn't expect Mosquito Taoist to truly evolve into the "Innate Indestructible Vajra Body." As long as his physical defense could improve, that would be a huge step forward.

At the same time, he was also pondering.

By consuming the blood of individuals with special constitutions, one can obtain elements for evolutionary branches.

The evolutionary strategy after that needs careful consideration. Although innate holy bodies are not numerous, they are not uncommon. If the price is right, it's not impossible to get the Mosquito Daoist to take a few bites.

Besides innate divine bodies, what about powerful demonic pets?
Zhou Siye's natal demon pet, the Phantom Phoenix Butterfly, is also extremely powerful, possessing the ability to manipulate illusions and traverse space. If one could absorb the blood of the Phantom Phoenix Butterfly, even just obtaining one aspect of its inheritance would be extraordinary!

While Mosquito Taoist was undergoing evolution, Li Chunfeng was not idle either.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, he captured many live wild beasts on this desolate plain.

Most of them are wolf demons.

Li Chunfeng purchased several magical artifacts called "Demon Beast Bags" this time, which can hold living creatures.

One day and one night later, the Mosquito Taoist successfully emerged from its cocoon.

Its size had changed considerably; golden stripes adorned its black wings, and a golden thread had appeared in the mottled patterns covering its entire body. Its size had shrunk by more than half, from the size of an infant's fist to the size of a peach. However, its mouthparts, sharp teeth, and sickle-like legs were now even more indestructible and fiercely sharp.

Mosquito Taoist's "Indestructible Vajra Defense" is quite different from Hu Yifei's "Indestructible Vajra Holy Body".

First, it passively increases the demon's defense.

Its body—shell, muscles, bones, even its barbs—had become incredibly hard, like steel; flicking it with a finger produced a crisp sound. It had virtually no weaknesses; swords and blades were impervious to damage it, and ordinary weapons could hardly penetrate its defenses!

A demon whose entire body is like steel, even if it is an insect, will inevitably have its power greatly enhanced.

It should be known that insects are the true superhumans among all demons. Ants, longhorn beetles, rhinoceros tortoises, and so on, even without developing intelligence, can lift objects a thousand times their own weight with just their physical strength.

In the traditional sense, powerful demon races such as the Bull Demon, Tiger Demon, Elephant Demon, and Bear Demon are actually only at the bottom in terms of strength.

Now, the world of super insect warriors can be expanded to include one more Aedes mosquito.

The smaller size and greater strength naturally lead to improvements in other abilities. For example, flight becomes more agile, attacks are more ferocious, and short-distance flight speeds are extremely high, allowing for "high-difficulty maneuvers" such as rolls, dives, and sharp turns at will.

Li Chunfeng activated his Mind's Eye to carefully examine the Mosquito Taoist's new attributes—

[Mosquito Guide]: *Aedes hexawingensis* (a type of mosquito).
[Cultivation Level]: Level 9 Demon Spirit (Tier 1)
[Bloodline]: Chaotic Bloodwing Black Mosquito Bloodline, Yellow Rank (4%)

【talent】:
I. Devour (High-grade Yellow Rank)

II. Blood Feast Evolution (High-grade Yellow Rank: 1/12)

The Origin of Blood, the Evolutionary Furnace: (0/30), Undying Vajra Level 1.

III. Divine Sense Poison (High-grade Spirit Rank)

IV. Incubation - Spiritual Symbiosis (High-Grade Spiritual Rank)
[Spell]: None

……

The Blood Feast Evolution Talent of Yellow Rank High Grade means the Golden Tree can only evolve twelve times.

The next evolution would require obtaining 30 Blood Essences, but this time Li Chunfeng didn't rush to let it devour them.

"Buzz~"

The mosquito swirled affectionately around Li Chunfeng, finally landing in his hair.

It arched its back and built a small nest in its thick black hair, where it settled down and no longer returned to its soul aperture.

Li Chunfeng took out a few source stones and placed them in his palm. Mosquito Daoist flew over, sniffed them, and then flew back in disgust.

Li Chunfeng chuckled, "You're such a picky eater, you won't even eat Originium."

So he continued on his way, and except for a few places that were clearly marked on the map as the territory of powerful wild beasts and that he had to detour to avoid, he fought his way through.

The wilderness is rich in biodiversity, and if they encounter a race with good talent and bloodline, Li Chunfeng will let Mosquito Daoist have a taste.

therefore.

Even without deliberately pursuing speed, the amount of blood essence in Mosquito Taoist's evolution furnace is rapidly increasing.

In just a few days, he had already accumulated twenty-five questions.

As we went deeper, the cell phone signal disappeared.

This is not the Earthly Realm after all, and there is no reason for the Celestial Court to spend a huge amount of money to set up communication network signal towers throughout the entire Silent Wasteland Small World.

Creating a certain safe zone is sufficient.

Adventurers should be extra cautious once they enter a communication blackout area.

"Om~"

During their journey, Mosquito Taoist suddenly flicked the end of his hair, and the Purple Cloud Mist Silk suddenly paused, hovering in the air.

"You smell a sweet scent of blood?"

"Buzz~"

Mosquito Taoist couldn't wait to take flight.

Li Chunfeng looked down at the land below, which was a huge, chaotic stone forest, looking like a good place for beasts to hide.

However, when the divine sense swept across the area, no trace of wild beasts was found.

He repeatedly compared the map with the official map. There were indeed no wild beasts gathered here, but it could not be ruled out that they were a few lone wild beasts that had migrated from other places.

He found a towering cluster of stone pillars and silently landed on them.

"Lead the way, let's go find it."

Mosquito Taoist immediately took flight, carrying Li Chunfeng through the stone forest in circles, and then again... After several circles, it flew back to its little nest in Li Chunfeng's hair, its mood full of dejection, "Buzz!"

"The delicious flavor has vanished?"

Li Chunfeng touched his slightly prickly chin, but he did not blame Mosquito Taoist.

But why does this situation seem so familiar?
It was already night.

It's time to light the lamps.

The lamp, summoned by him, did not act immediately. Instead, it glanced at the mosquito Taoist and said, "Eeya~ (Hey, I arrived before you, I'm the eldest brother! Call me eldest brother!)"

"Buzz (Big Brother!)"

"Ee! Ee-ya! (Good boy, call me big brother, big brother will teach you how to do a middle part.)"
"Buzz? (Bro, what's a middle part? I want to drink blood!)"

"Eeya~ (Little brother, I can't control what you eat and drink. Just let your master feed you. I'll just focus on devouring souls; all the blood will be left to you!)" "Buzz~ (Big brother is so good!)"

The general meaning after translation is as follows.

Two completely different species, one already six years old and the other still spiritually naive, are actually having a very enthusiastic conversation.

But the master was completely dumbfounded.

"Light the lamp, get to work."

The sixth lantern ghost instantly became serious, creating a phantom clone.

In an instant, the stone forest was covered by countless lantern ghosts, silently spreading to every corner.

Soon after, good news arrived.

An underground grotto appears deep within the stone forest.

Li Chunfeng flew over and scanned the area with his divine sense. He indeed found no trace of any living beings, and the surrounding scenery showed no signs of artificial excavation.

The ground was covered in sand and dust, and no footprints were found, neither those of humans nor demons.

Li Chunfeng, being cautious, quietly flew inside on his Purple Cloud Smoke Robe.

Upon entering the underground grotto, he discovered numerous etched inscriptions and strange runes on the ground, forming a peculiar array pattern. Although obscured by dust and somewhat blurred, it appeared as clear to him as black lines drawn on white paper.

Li Chunfeng keenly sensed that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth here was somewhat disordered, clearly a symptom of fluctuations after some kind of spell had been cast.

"Teleportation array?"

He didn't touch anything, just took a picture with his phone and carefully left.

Finally, we arrived at a highly poisonous swamp marked on the map.

This swamp is home to many kinds of wild beasts, and naturally, it also has its purpose in being there—mosquitoes.

By comparing the information with the "Illustrated Compendium of Ten Thousand Demons," Li Chunfeng immediately discovered several other species of mosquitoes.

Not only the Aedes hexawing, but also the black-winged blood mosquito, the red tiger mosquito, the spark mosquito...

Many of these mosquitoes will never leave this swamp of flying mosquitoes in their entire lives.

Even if a mosquito manages to enter the ranks of cultivators, awaken its bloodline inheritance, and successfully advance to the next level.

Compared to human cultivators and other demon races, their lifespan is still extremely short.

In this sense, forming a soul pact with humans indirectly grants mosquitoes immortality.

The black-winged blood mosquito and its ancestor, the blood-winged black mosquito, are just different names in reverse order. It must have inherited more of its ancestors' heritage.

With anticipation in mind, Li Chunfeng began his grand plan to catch mosquitoes.

The wild beasts captured on the road earlier immediately came in handy. With the demon-slaying sword in hand, he slashed the beasts several times before throwing them away. Soon, a dense swarm of black mosquitoes swarmed towards them.

Soon, a black-winged blood mosquito that had reached the next level was caught in the palm of the void handprint.

"Mind's eye!"

[Black-winged Blood Mosquito: A first-tier wild insect, a remnant of the chaotic bloodline. It possesses Devouring, Blood Feast Evolution, Divine Sense Paralysis, and the power of a thousand jun (a unit of weight), capable of devouring tigers, leopards, insects, and snakes. Its nature is violent and untamable!]

"Hey, a new lineage has emerged!"

I'm not afraid of you being strong enough, I'm afraid of you not living up to expectations.

Li Chunfeng opened the "Illustrated Compendium of Ten Thousand Demons" and found the record of the Black-winged Blood Mosquito.

It is roughly accurate, and there is a passage that reads: "...Its appearance is like a giant black and red mosquito, as big as a head. It has black wings and a red abdomen, and is incredibly strong. It can eat tigers, leopards, insects, and snakes. The blood-red stripes on its black wings have the effect of paralyzing the mind. Taoist doctors often use it to make medicine, and surgical anesthetics are also often made from this mosquito."

"It is said that the Black-Winged Blood Mosquito inherits a thin lineage of the Chaos Beast, the Six-Winged Blood Mosquito, which is mostly true. According to legend, the Chaos Beast, the Six-Winged Blood Mosquito, has 980 million black mosquito clones, and its descendants' bloodline is spread throughout the heavens. It can feed on magical treasures, suck the blood of living beings, and even devour the sun, moon, mountains, and rivers. If one can form a contract with it as a demonic pet and even train it to become a talent, its future is promising. However, the Blood Mosquito is violent in nature, so even if you have such a thought, please think twice before you act."

Besides the black-winged blood-striped mosquito, there are other types of mosquitoes.

【Crimson Tiger Mosquito: A first-tier wild insect, a remnant of the chaotic bloodline. It possesses Devouring, Blood Feast Evolution, Crimson Blood Lava, Divine Thought Burning, and the power of a thousand jun (a unit of weight), capable of devouring tigers, leopards, insects, and snakes. Its nature is violent and untamable!】

[Sparkling Mosquito: A first-tier wild insect, a remnant of the chaotic bloodline. It can evolve through Devouring and Blood Feast, and possesses the abilities of Thunderbolt Spark and Divine Paralysis. It is violent and untamable!]

These two types of mosquitoes have evolved a new talent that makes them resistant to lightning and fire.

It is clearly a variant.

The "Illustrated Compendium of Ten Thousand Demons" also provides an explanation, stating that mosquitoes were once a major pest in the desolate wasteland. In the early days of humankind's cultivation of this realm, they suffered greatly from them and made great efforts to eradicate mosquitoes.

The method used was fire attack.

It worked well at first, but after a while, these mosquitoes evolved fire resistance.

So they attacked with lightning, and as a result, a completely new mutant species, the Spark Mosquito, appeared.

Li Chunfeng captured a batch of these three types of mosquitoes and first experimented with fusing them together using their demon cores.

When two souls of different species merge, the consequences are unpredictable.

He couldn't just let Mosquito Taoist go first.

Moreover, this is the first time his soul has been fused since his divine aperture barrier was damaged, and its safety remains to be tested. Hopefully, the Bodhi Soul Tree can suppress the strange phenomenon of soul fusion.

"Soul Fusion!"

Instantly, familiar thunder and lightning began to rage within the small inner world, and the moonlight waters of the Heavenly Pool rippled, gradually stirring up countless waves. The moonlight rose into the air as mist, then condensed into rain, which would fall upon the nine surrounding mountains.

Nourished by the moonlight and the power of the divine soul, the Bodhi Soul Tree's branches and leaves grew ever greener, and its trunk appeared ancient and vigorous.

It's growing faster and faster.

Where the tree bends, two branches resembling "Buddha's hands" even sprout. Flower spikes begin to grow on the crown, and the tree is covered in blossoms. The Bodhi Soul Tree's flowers are mostly white with red stamens, elegant and fresh, untouched by dust, covering the entire branch.

His appearance truly resembled that of an old man with white hair.

The surrounding thunder and lightning subsided immediately upon reaching the tree, as they were absorbed directly by the Soul Tree.

Bathed in thunder, moonlight, and rain, the Bodhi Tree also releases a strange fragrance. This fragrance is very similar to the incense burned by believers in Buddhist temples.

Li Chunfeng could sense that the terrifying spiderweb-like cracks on the walls of the Divine Aperture Realm were gradually healing under the influence of the refreshing fragrance of the Bodhi Soul Tree.

He breathed a sigh of relief. The soul fusion was fine, and his injuries were continuing to improve. Everything was turning for the better.

After the thunder subsided, a brand new demon core appeared on the altar island in the very center of the Heavenly Pool.

[A first-tier demon core, possessing powerful blood energy and demonic energy, containing the Chaos Bloodline Bloodwing Black Mosquito talent inheritance, capable of devouring, evolving through a blood feast, acquiring Thunderfire True Qi, divine sense poison, and immense power!]

It worked!
It seems that these mosquitoes can all be considered to be of the same origin.

Li Chunfeng immediately began to change from capturing to soul fusion. As his actions became too arrogant, they finally attracted the powerful demonic mosquitoes to attack him.

A dense swarm of mosquitoes completely enveloped his psychic shield, making it appear as if he were surrounded by a sphere of insects. Layer upon layer, there wasn't a single gap.

Although these mosquitoes are weak, their powerful devouring ability can still affect a cultivator's spiritual sense.

With such a massive numerical advantage, even a Heavenly-Rank Psychic Shield wouldn't last long.

Li Chunfeng's soul power is being rapidly depleted.

He naturally couldn't continue with his lukewarm mosquito-catching method; in the blink of an eye, he lit a lamp.

One hundred and eight thousand lights instantly illuminated a vast expanse of highly poisonous swamp.

Soul Fireballs began to bombard the area relentlessly.

While some mosquito species develop resistance to lightning and fire, Soul Fireballs are more than just fire. No matter how strong these mosquitoes' evolutionary abilities are, they cannot quickly evolve to resist fire attacks that can directly strike the soul.

He started harvesting.

Although this move would result in the loss of a large number of mosquito offspring, Li Chunfeng was resigned to the fact that it would cause such a loss.

Mosquitoes cannot be eradicated; perhaps the number of mosquitoes killed is not as fast as the number of mosquitoes that are born.

(End of this chapter)