Beast Taming Patrol Chapter 1434 - 403: Judgment Red Shadow and the Native Inhabitants of Hell (Double-length, Bonus for Alliance Hierarch)

Having acquired the Secret Technique, Yingying found herself confronting a fresh dilemma.

Which Talent Skill should be engraved upon the undead?

Furthermore, should she bestow different Talent Skills upon different undead spirits?

Caught in a state of indecision, Yingying chose to seek guidance from Lin Su, leaving the ultimate choice to the Beast Tamer.

Standing below while waiting for the group, Lin Su immediately grasped Yingying’s current predicament through the link of Telepathy.

A flash of amazement crossed his features; he had not anticipated that Yingying would reap such significant rewards within the Heavenly World.

After a moment of contemplation, Lin Su offered his counsel.

"Yingying, if your goal is for the undead to operate independently and engage in autonomous combat, they must possess versatility in both offense and defense. Branding varied undead with different Talent Skills would allow them to coordinate more effectively during a fight."

"However, if you intend to utilize these undead as an extension of your own offensive strikes, branding them all with the same Talent Skill is the better path. This way, their strength is unified, allowing them to unleash their peak potential."

Hearing these words, Yingying’s eyes shimmered softly within the void.

The advice from Lin Su acted as a beacon, clearing the fog of her conflicting thoughts.

Without much pause, Yingying opted for the second strategy.

The state she truly desired was for these ninety-nine undead to function in perfect harmony with her own combat style!

Once the decision was finalized, Yingying selected the specific skill to be branded onto her minions.

Talent Skill: Purgatory Blood Spear!

While most of her other abilities required a dragon’s form for execution, this particular skill could be manifested through the undead forms without losing any of its devastating power.

With her plan set, Yingying moved with efficiency.

She first summoned a Blood-red Undead to step forward, then applied the Secret Technique recently bestowed by the Soul Venerate to brand the creature.

As the Talent Skill took hold, the physical form of the Blood-red Undead began to transform under the combined influence of the skill’s essence and the laws of Purgatory.

Its previously ghostly, translucent shape grew increasingly solid. Although it remained faceless and the flickering flames had vanished, it was now encased in a suit of Scale Armor resembling that of a disciplined soldier.

A closer look revealed that the scales of this armor bore a striking resemblance to Yingying’s own dragon scales.

Yet, this was not the most significant evolution of the undead.

With the successful branding of the Purgatory Blood Spear, a crimson lance—long, razor-sharp, and seemingly capable of piercing any defense to judge all evil—materialized within the hand of the Blood-red Undead.

In the grasp of the undead, Yingying’s Talent Skill had manifested as a physical weapon.

Once the branding was finished, Yingying sent a mental command, causing the crimson spear to thrust violently into the empty air.

The void itself buckled where the spear pointed!

Reality and illusion flickered rapidly, as if the very realm of purgatory was on the verge of descending.

Even though its raw power remained at the commander level, the strike delivered by the undead was now governed by rules that matched Yingying’s own level of comprehension.

Furthermore, as Yingying’s mastery over the rules ascended, the undead’s rule realm would naturally elevate alongside her!

Yingying gazed at the creature before her with a sense of joy.

No, this unique being could no longer be classified as mere undead.

Struck by a sudden inspiration, Yingying gave a cheerful cry.

"Yo!╚(✪o✪)╝" (I shall call you Judgment Red Shadow!)

She then turned her attention toward the remaining ninety-eight Blood-red Undead.

Her next task was to evolve every single one of them into Judgment Red Shadows!

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"Jie! (｡ϟ｡)" (Look at all these undead!)

Guigui could not help but cheer as he sensed the thousands of ink-black undead gathered within the Hell World.

Unlike Yingying, who could only send specific undead for transformation via the black gemstone, Guigui faced no such restrictions in housing them.

However, since thousands of undead already occupied every corner of the Hell World, adding more was becoming redundant.

Additionally, transforming such a massive horde in a single session had caused the black gemstone to grow dim; its internal energy required time to recover.

Thus, Guigui decided to stop while he was ahead.

He looked up, gazing toward Yingying’s distant location.

Through the Star Chain connection, he could clearly monitor the progress being made on her end.

Yingying had successfully branded her undead with the Talent Skill, turning them into Judgment Red Shadows.

He needed to ensure his own development did not fall behind!

With a mere thought, Guigui’s Stacking Space Rule surged through the interior of the Hell World.

The Hell World began to fracture and multiply—one split into two, two into four—stacking atop one another.

By distributing the thousands of pitch-black undead into these various sub-worlds, he initiated a series of new trials.

Simply transforming external creatures was not enough to create a self-sustaining world.

A crucial element was missing: the ability for the inhabitants to reproduce.

In short, he needed the pitch-black undead to find a way to generate new offspring.

While Guigui lacked a clear solution for now, segregating them into different sub-worlds allowed him to test various theories; he was confident that success would eventually follow.

The sophisticated Stacking Space Rule had been repurposed by Guigui into a controlled laboratory experiment, a feat that would likely leave even the Time Master impressed.

"Ya! Ya!"

The persistent cries of the restless Seven Sins of the Owl brought Guigui back to the present, realizing he had nearly overlooked them.

Since they had labored for him for so long, they were entitled to a reward.

Guigui turned his gaze toward the nearby Underworld River.

Observing Youyou, who had reached the middle reaches of the river and was still pushing upstream, the runes on his mask began to glow faintly.

His third sister was also exerting every effort to grow stronger.

If she could directly harness the power of the Underworld River, then his Seven Sins of the Owl should be capable of doing the same.

Soon, under Guigui’s guidance, the Seven Sins of the Owl flew excitedly toward the river, eager to plunge into its depths.

Leaving the Seven Sins to their own devices, Guigui returned to researching the reproductive challenges of Hell’s residents.

He planned to search for a manual on "Postnatal Care for Sows" the next time they returned to Blue Star.

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"Hmm...(❁´◡`❁)" (The source is almost within reach...)

While wading through the Underworld River, Youyou could feel the surge of intense power coming from ahead.

The source of the river was vaguely visible; at her current position, countless souls were being dragged down by the current, slowly morphing into undead during their descent.

As she fought her way upstream, Youyou’s comprehension of dark rules sharpened significantly, and even her secondary spirit and telekinesis were being tempered by the waters.

Yet, this was not her primary achievement.

Inside her mind, eight phoenixes of varying colors were soaring vividly through a mental landscape.

At the center of this flock, a ninth phoenix was beginning to take shape.

The bird already possessed a defined form, and its magnificent feathers were slowly darkening.

Once every plume turned to pure shadow, the dark phoenix would be fully realized.

Youyou was currently utilizing the potent energy of the Underworld River to advance her cultivation of the Phoenix Transformation Scripture, visualizing the creation of the ninth attribute phoenix!

Her multi-colored eyes were filled with fervent hope.

Though she had stumbled at this stage many times in the past, Youyou felt a strong premonition that this attempt would be successful!

The key to this breakthrough lay in reaching the very end of the Underworld River!