Only while treating Da Hui did Ye Bai learn just how incredible the Eye of Insight was. It could even appraise information about a Tier 5 Treasure.
He finally understood why the Yan Country Alliance valued the Eye of Insight talent so highly.
This talent could not only see a pet beast's Evolution Path, but also reveal related information about items.
It was immensely helpful to the Yan Country Alliance's research work.
It could even drive forward in-depth research into pet beast evolution in the Flame Kingdom.
As a First Order little Kalami, Ye Bai had already been outrageously lucky to appraise a Fifth Order Life Spirit Seed.
If the Life Spirit Seed had not fed Life Essence back to Ye Bai, he would probably have gone blind.
Of course, the Life Spirit Seed had not displayed all of its information. A large portion was still obscured by Gray Mist, and he would have to wait until his strength improved before he could see it clearly.
The same was true of why Da Hui could not be appraised before. Da Hui was too powerful and had also been afflicted by the Life Curse, so Ye Bai could not see his data.
Moreover, Ye Bai discovered that when he used the Eye of Insight to appraise an item, a portion of the item's essence seemed to flow into his eyes.
To test whether that was true, he deliberately took a First Order Thunder Stone from the Resource Box.
His eyes turned blood-red as he fixed his gaze on the Thunder Stone.
A layer of Gray Mist wrapped around the Thunder Stone. With a thought, the Gray Mist instantly vanished, and information related to the Thunder Stone appeared in his vision.
A cool breath then seeped into his pupils, replenishing the Pupil Power he had expended.
His Pupil Power was filled in an instant, so brimming that it seemed ready to overflow. His vision felt as though it had been washed clean with water; he could see leaves far in the distance, even the veins on those leaves with crystal clarity.
He then took out the Second Order Insect Stone that He Qingyuan had lost to him in their bet. This time, even after mustering every ounce of strength he had, he could not break through the Mist wrapped around the Insect Stone.
Instead, the excessive depletion of Pupil Power left his eyes unbearably sore.
"Looks like, for now, I can only appraise First Order items relatively easily."
"Second Order items are still somewhat difficult. If I fail to appraise them, the Pupil Power I expend won't be replenished either."
"The reason I could see the Life Spirit Seed's information just now was probably because the treasure possessed a spirit and voluntarily revealed its information."
"Otherwise, with my First Order strength, how could I possibly see Da Hui's and the Life Spirit Seed's auras?"
Ye Bai knew his own limits.
As for that Black Crystal bearing a skull, Ye Bai could see that the Gray Mist covering it was far thicker than the Mist around the Insect Stone. It seemed to be a treasure as well.
Hai City, a Secret Research Institute.
A group of researchers in white coats were busily conducting experiments.
Behind them stood a row of culture tanks.
Gray Night Chinchillas were confined inside them.
However, enormous chains locked them tightly within the culture tanks, making even the slightest movement extremely difficult.
Whenever the researchers injected the prepared reagent into the Gray Night Chinchillas' bodies,
the Gray Night Chinchillas' eyes would bulge wide, and their bodies would rapidly swell.
Strands of light emerged from their fur, and in the end, they exploded with a bang into countless fragments.
The culture tanks were quite sturdy. The shockwaves from the Self-Destruct merely plastered flesh and blood across their surfaces. After everyone let out a long sigh, they pressed the culture tanks' cleaning buttons.
Rushing streams of water sprayed out, washing the flesh and blood stuck to the walls of the culture tanks completely clean.
A man standing in the very center of the Laboratory leaned on an enormous cane as he flipped through the latest experimental data.
Anger appeared on his face. Three years—an entire three years—and not a single experiment had succeeded.
With a bang, the man slammed the experimental records onto the table.
The tremendous noise made the busy researchers stop what they were doing.
"You've been researching this for so long."
"Still haven't figured out the Gray Night Chinchilla's Evolution Path?"
"The only Gray Night Chinchilla leader that successfully underwent the experiment escaped again."
"Now its whereabouts are unknown."
"I'll give you another three months. If you still can't produce results, don't blame me for showing no mercy."
The man spoke furiously. Without paying the researchers' explanations any heed, he leaned on his cane and left.
Through the corridor window, he gazed out at the brilliant starry sky.
He let out a long sigh.
The Gray Night Chinchilla's Evolution Path was a research project he had personally established.
According to his research, Gray Night Chinchillas were large and strong. If they could evolve, they would surely become immensely powerful.
If he could create an army that was invincible in battle and unstoppable in attack, he would be able to enter that Secret Realm and bring back his pet beast.
His gaze turned toward the stars as he sank into deep memories.
The man had regretted the events of that day countless times.
Back then, he had crushed the Tier 5 Treasure Thunder Crystal into powder, refining it into the Source of Thunder. Then, through an enormous needle, he injected the liquefied Source of Thunder into a Gray Night Chinchilla's heart.
Violent currents erupted from the Gray Night Chinchilla's body, shattering every culture tank in the Laboratory.
It transformed into a three-meter-tall Thunder Giant and charged out, wreaking havoc throughout the Laboratory.
The man could only summon his pet beast, the Hell Reaper, in an attempt to stop it.
The Hell Reaper gripped a battered scythe. Black Qi wrapped around the scythe, while countless wailing souls coiled around its black cloak.
No matter how closely one peered through that cloak, one could never see its face—only two crimson lights.
That Gray Night Chinchilla grew fiercer and fiercer as the battle continued. Even when struck by the Hell Reaper's scythe, it continued attacking in a frenzy.
Even after the scythe carved a deep gash across its belly, it kept fighting without pause.
Left with no other choice, the man could only have the Hell Reaper use its own Death Origin as a Curse, paying the price of dropping an entire rank to cast the Death Curse.
Yet the moment the Death Curse landed on that creature, it smashed through the ceiling and walked out.
That night, rain poured down in sheets. It moved with incredible speed and soon vanished into the rainy darkness.
His Hell Reaper had suffered severe injuries. He dispatched many people to search far and wide for that creature's whereabouts, but after three years of searching, they had found nothing.
He had also gone out to search several times, but had never sensed any trace of that creature.
It seemed that the Source of Thunder injected into its body had been constantly holding its ground against the Death Curse, eventually concealing that creature's trail.
Not until recently, when his Hell Reaper recovered its original rank, did he sense that the Death Curse had completely vanished. That was why he had flown into such a rage.
"My time is running out. I must press on with the research."
A streak of white appeared in the man's dark hair. His life force was being consumed by the backlash from the Hell Reaper.
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