Evil Eye Captain
Low-level monsters like goblins have already been executed; those that are too weak are not even worth subduing.
Monsters with low intelligence, such as Fire Salamander and Dark Venomous Spider, are essentially impossible to communicate with.
He looked up at the sky, where several Evil Eye hovered in mid-air, systematically surveying the area around Azure Cloud Mountain. Once they spotted any spawning evil creatures, they would immediately launch an attack.
The nine Evil Eye, under Qiuqiu's command, were divided into two groups and took turns attacking. Although the number of patrol teams on the mountain decreased, the control over them increased significantly.
"Well done, Qiuqiu!" Lin Xu couldn't help but praise, impressed by the abilities of this Evil Eye leader.
In yesterday's aerial battle, the numbers and strength of the two sides were vastly different. He was prepared to intervene, but he did not expect that Qiuqiu would maximize its recovery ability and long-range advantage, and win the victory.
"Master, please help Qiuqiu ~" Sensing its master's spiritual awareness, Qiuqiu immediately became excited.
"You want me to help you rescue your kin?" Lin Xu's gaze fell on a cave where twelve listless, Evil Eye monsters were imprisoned.
Clearly, during yesterday's battle, the Dharma Protector Evil Eye consciously weakened the power of the Soul Shock Blast, in order to capture them.
Thinking of this, his gaze towards Qiuqiu softened even more. "Alright! I'll treat her."
This kind of injury to the soul can only be healed by him personally.
At this time, the Azure Cloud Mountain garrison suffered heavy losses. If he could acquire an Evil Eye Legion, his defensive capabilities would be greatly enhanced, and he would no longer need to worry about the safety of his cave after he left.
Under Qiuqiu's intimidation, Lin Xu's spiritual consciousness successfully entered the consciousness seas of these Evil Eye monsters. Affected by the Soul Shock Blast, their consciousness seas were in chaos, like a surging tide.
The spirit lamp shone brightly, following Lin Xu's spiritual consciousness into the chaotic sea of consciousness, piercing the most restless vortex like a needle.
A beam of light illuminated the dark and chaotic sea of consciousness, like a lighthouse guiding lost ships back to port.
The chaotic sea of consciousness gradually calmed down, and the condensed Dharma Seed Qiuqiu passed through the barrier of consciousness along with the candlelight, falling into the fixed Divine Aperture.
As the first glimmer of light appeared in the Divine Aperture and the sea of consciousness took shape, the chaotic and disordered dark magic of the Evil Eye began to be purified and refined, transforming into the golden light of the Burning Lamp Kindling Magic Power.
Lin Xu left a bottle of Spirit Grain Pill for Qiuqiu to help it quickly recover from the depletion of condensing the Dharma Seed. He acknowledged its command abilities, and from now on, the Evil Eye Dharma Protector would be under its complete command.
This Evil Eye Dharma Protector demonstrated outstanding leadership and intelligence beyond its kind, which he perceived as some kind of special potential—biological templates are not fixed, and ordinary NPCs also have the potential to grow and evolve.
"Unfortunately, the condensation of Dharma Seed is not limitless..." He watched as Qiuqiu slowly refined the elixir, a trace of regret flashing through his heart.
Lin Xu had previously discovered that before he broke through to the intermediate level, the second-generation protectors, who were derived from the first-generation protectors, did not have the ability to condense Dharma Seed.
After he broke through to the intermediate level, the second-generation protectors gained the ability to inherit Dharma Seed. However, whether it was the first or second generation of protectors, the number of Dharma Seed they could inherit was strictly limited to the square of their profession level. For example, a level 3 protector could only inherit 9 Dharma Seed.
This is an inherent limitation of "The Lamp Kindling Spirit Transformation Chapter": due to limitations in the purity of their magical power, the guardians who inherit from generation to generation cannot condense the imprint of the Dharma Seed and can only exist as pure combat units.
Perhaps he will be able to solve this problem in the future, but for now, every single Dharma Seed is a precious strategic resource.
Two hours later, the twelve newly born Evil Eye opened their golden pupils simultaneously. The madness and chaos in their eyes were gone, leaving only a clear and pure spiritual light.
With the addition of these new Evil Eye, Azure Cloud Mountain now has an elite patrol team composed of twenty-one Evil Eye.
They didn't even need the cooperation of other guards; their spiritual senses alone were enough to cover the entire Azure Cloud Mountain.
Just then, Qiuqiu, who was overjoyed at the addition of the new Evil Eye, paused. Golden magical light emanated from her body, enveloping her entire form in a mysterious halo.
Without warning, Qiuqiu's size seemed to grow slightly taller, and the pure Spiritual Qi in the cave surged into its body like a tide, making a soft water sound, as if a stream was flowing through the crevices of the rocks.
"Advanced?" Lin Xu murmured in astonishment. He watched as the Evil Eye leader subconsciously rolled up the jade bottle and swallowed all the remaining Spirit Grain Pill.
In the blink of an eye, a jade bottle flew from the meditation room and hovered in front of the advanced Evil Eye.
This is a full bottle of Spirit Grain Pill, one hundred pills in total, enough to keep it full.
Qiuqiu's golden eyes narrowed slightly, a low and pleasant hum rolling in her throat. The bottle cap opened by itself, and pills rose and fell into her mouth like stars.
The brilliant light was absorbed by the Lamp Kindling Magic Power and transformed into warm, golden liquid that flowed into the depths of the sea of consciousness.
The golden light within his sea of consciousness suddenly surged, and the phantom of a spiritual lamp shone brilliantly, subtly extending the boundaries of his sea of consciousness outward.
Pale golden magic flowed through his spherical body, causing his flesh to swell slightly, and his meridians to bulge beneath his skin like a golden net.
With each circulation of magical power, its body grew slightly longer. In just over ten breaths, Qiuqiu's size increased by nearly half, its entire body covered in golden seal script, shimmering like gold thread.
After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the breakthrough of the Evil Eye Dharma Protector slowly came to an end, and the golden light receded like the tide.
The newly formed leader of the Evil Eye was five feet tall, nearly two meters, with golden eyes that looked as if they were cast from molten gold. His tentacles were wreathed in solidified mental lightning, and his oppressive aura quietly spread.
A thought struck him, and Lin Xu, sensing something, opened the panel of the Evil Eye Leader.
Evil Eye Captain Qiuqiu, Level 5 Monster, Purple Quality. Strength: 9, Agility: 12, Constitution: 9, Spirit: 19, Intelligence: 12, Health: 66, Mana: 195
Talent [Captain]: Commands the Evil Eye Swarm, increasing all members' Spirit Resistance by 10% and Casting Speed by 5%. [Dark Pupil Soul Seizure] enhances the effects of mind spells; upon killing a target, the soul of that target can be extracted and refined, dealing +30% damage to spirit-type targets.
"My level has increased to level 5, and my quality has also improved!" Lin Xu was slightly taken aback. It jumped directly from blue to purple quality, and two more talents appeared on the panel.
[Captain] is a leadership-type talent. If it continues to develop, Qiuqiu may one day grow into a hero with leadership abilities.
[Dark Pupil Soul Seizure] is a combat-type talent that also has the ability to accelerate cultivation.
"Why did it suddenly advance? Even its grade has improved!" His gaze fell on the twelve newly transformed Evil Eye, and a thought flickered in his mind. "It seems I'll have to test its effects later."
The addition of the Evil Eye enabled Azure Cloud Mountain to rebuild its defense system after the great battle.
Lin Xu put aside his worries, his gaze sweeping over a heavily wounded and captured dark witch before finally settling on a group of dark mages.