Golden Liquid

"Franklin, Innate Divine Ability!" Lei Mo commanded in his heart.

A pillar shadow reaching toward the heavens emerged behind Lei Mo, as if Lei Mo himself were unleashing an Innate Divine Ability.

The pillar was nearly ten thousand meters tall, almost piercing through the ceiling of the underground space.

"Whoosh—" A complex, illusory matrix of runes submerged into the bouncy-ball-like Magic Beast.

A moment later, a ripple vibrated through the air, forming a voice.

"Master and Master's Master!"

"Uh! What kind of thing are you? No, I mean, what is your species? Are you a Magic Beast, a Divine Beast, or something else?" Lei Mo asked.

"I don't know. I was born in that small pool, and only a few years had passed before I was caught by Master and then controlled."

The bouncy ball vibrated the air to answer; it could instinctively vibrate the air to produce sound.

"What is in that small pool, and why is there no water here?" Lei Mo asked in quick succession.

The bouncy ball, or jellyfish-like creature, seemed somewhat ignorant and could not explain clearly.

However, it indicated that it could lead the way to see that small pool.

Franklin had already retracted the soul runes from there, and under the guidance of the ball, Lei Mo arrived beneath the pool and saw a puddle of golden liquid, looking just like molten gold.

Suspended above that puddle of liquid was a small bead, very tiny, about the size of a quail egg, but exceptionally round; with Lei Mo's keen eyesight, he could not discern any irregularities!

The golden liquid spread out over about a dozen square meters, sitting like gel in the pool, neither moving nor dissolving into the pool's water.

"Master and Master's Master, I was born from this puddle of golden liquid, so I don't know if I am a Divine Beast or what!"

The ball said in a cute, naive tone.

"Do you have a name? I can't just call you 'Ball', right? What abilities do you have?" Lei Mo asked.

"I don't have a name. I've only been born for a few years and haven't given myself one yet!" The ball sounded a bit aggrieved.

"Then from now on, you shall be called—Bailey. Sigh, I really am a genius at naming!"

Lei Mo was quite pleased with himself, ignoring Bailey's resentful little gaze—if it truly had one—and decided just like that.

Franklin had even less objection; as long as the master was happy, it was fine.

When Bailey first revealed its form, it did indeed look like a jellyfish, but looking at it now, it really did resemble a ball, save for some curled tentacles at the bottom.

How to describe it? It was like a soccer ball with a quarter of its volume scooped out by a spoon, and on that slightly concave surface, dozens of small tentacles were attached; that was Bailey's current appearance.

Just moments ago, Lei Mo had gone all out, striking it a dozen times with Franklin. Although he hadn't unleashed Franklin's god-level power, the attack power of the Law of Destruction was still there.

Yet, this little thing, Bailey, was not only completely unscathed but seemed even more energetic.

He had come here to find a water-type Saint-level Magic Beast, and Bailey was a Saint-level creature only a few years after birth—could it be a Divine Beast? It was far stronger than an average Saint-level beast.

He didn't know what attribute Magic Beast it was, so he asked.

"Bailey—what type of Magic Beast are you? I suppose you don't know either. Use your most proficient ability, aim at, aim at this pillar and use it!"

Lei Mo tossed Franklin out, enlarging it and planting it into the ground.

"Hum—"

The air trembled slightly, there was almost no sound, and then Bailey vanished.

If not for his spiritual sense detecting a shadow, no one would have known where it had gone!

"Besides this, what else?" Lei Mo hurriedly asked.

"Plop!" Bailey slammed hard against the ground and sprang up, jumping very high. Lei Mo's jaw dropped.

"Just—this? This is the ability you just used? So that's all you've got! You've run out of tricks, Bailey!"

Lei Mo was somewhat disappointed. If this was a suspected Divine Beast, then forget the "suspected" part—even if it was a Divine Beast, this ability was too mediocre; it wasted a slot for an Innate Divine Ability!

But never mind, it was cute and adorable anyway; he could probably use it to pick up girls in the future, and it would likely be invincible.

It was a water-dwelling Magic Beast, and a Saint-level one at that, though he didn't know if it had blood; he hadn't asked, but forget it, he wouldn't ask!

He put away the golden liquid and the bead; there was nothing else here.

However, this valley was a good place; he could cultivate here in the future, and no one would ever discover this spot.

He quickly returned to the bottom of the lake, threw out a handful of aquatic plant seeds, and cast a Life Magic spell over them, thoroughly concealing the entrance to the cave.

Only then did he rush toward the surface of the lake. Flying above the water, looking at the lake he had named the Seti Sea, Lei Mo felt a wave of emotion.

"Is finding a water-type Saint-level Magic Beast really this hard? That's not right. In a body of water this large, it's impossible that there are only some eighth or ninth-level Magic Beasts!"

"Master's Master, try sensing the water-type elemental laws!"

Bailey spoke up at this moment; it was more sensitive to the water element.

Lei Mo sensed it casually. "Indeed, the water elements here are not even as dense as those on land!"

But this was an endless lake! Why were the water elements so pathetic?

Could it be that they were all sucked away by that underground valley? Come to think of it, that might be the most plausible explanation.

"All the water elements of the entire Seti Sea were sucked into that valley, and most of the water elements in the valley were then sucked into that small pool, which then gave birth to that puddle of liquid, and from that liquid, you were born!"

"Bailey, it would be an injustice to the heavens if you weren't a Divine Beast!"

Lei Mo shouted loudly!

"Such a vast area, such a massive amount of water-elemental essence, and it only birthed one of you, yet you're still this disappointing!"

Lei Mo felt a bit of frustration at its lack of potential, though mostly he was just pained over the wasted innate divine ability slot.

"Time to go find a wind-type Magic Beast, and see if there are any water-type ones while I'm at it." Lei Mo knew that dwelling on it was useless.

He continued searching through the Seti Mountains, releasing nearly ten thousand Saint-level souls, which, combined with Franklin's Divine Domain, made the search quite rapid.

There were truly many Saint-level Magic Beasts, but finding a suitable one was difficult; Lei Mo still valued Bill highly.

"I can't let his future be too mediocre, so I must find him a suitable magic core." Another half-month passed, and Lei Mo missed Rachel even more.

"There is a Magic Beast five thousand meters ahead that meets your requirements, Master!"

It was Franklin who discovered it first!

Lei Mo extended his spiritual energy over; a massive bear, over fifty meters long and nearly twenty meters tall, stood there. It was a Saint-level Magic Beast with both wind and thunder attributes—a Wind-Thunder Magic Bear.

Its blue-purple fur, exposed grayish-white fangs, and robust physique, standing as tall as a seven or eight-story building, carried a strong sense of oppression.

However, that was only for others; for Lei Mo, there was no sense of oppression at all.

Lei Mo decided to challenge it one-on-one!

"Franklin, use your true form, but don't use your God-level strength. I want to go all out and see how I fare; this is a peak Saint-level beast."

"Boom—" The Wind-Thunder Magic Bear had just discovered his spiritual energy and was charging toward Lei Mo. Lei Mo gripped Franklin and met it head-on.

"Bang—" The first strike utilized the Law of Destruction. Franklin had transformed into a weapon over ten meters long, with one end as thick as a bowl, held firmly in Lei Mo's hand.

The other end had expanded to several meters in diameter; Franklin was truly useful!

"Dong—" The Wind-Thunder Magic Bear's mountain-like body swayed, but it blocked the blow. Most bear-type Magic Beasts excelled in defense, though that did not include the Wind-Thunder Magic Bear or the Divine Wind Bear.

Bear-type Magic Beasts had one other thing in common: they were thick-skinned and fleshy. That hide, several meters thick, vibrated and absorbed the majority of the damage.