The Yang Flame aura spreading more than ten meters high outside its body, empowered by the light and heat shed in the course of that life force being burned, erupted with a might

that left even Eleven beside it utterly astounded.

The most direct witness was Shi Jin. At this moment, though Ginseng Baby had not yet succeeded in its mutation, because it was burning life energy, its energy value had already begun to surge!!!

"Ninety-nine million nine hundred ninety thousand!! It's doubled!"

"It's about to exceed one hundred million!!!"

This was not Ginseng Baby's energy value after evolving or after using an explosive skill, but the energy erupted by its burning life energy. Though the multiplier was smaller than that granted by the Time-Sea Fruit, this was an entirely different kind of boost.

The Time-Sea Fruit—once Ginseng Baby reached Overlord-tier, eating it would yield little further power. But by burning life force through the Yang Flame, even at Overlord-tier, at Totem-tier, at Mythic-tier, it would still be effective!

Moreover, as it grew, as it advanced, as it evolved, the magnitude of the boost would only grow higher! And the duration it could be sustained would only grow longer! Not something a one-off burst could compare to.

And it could still be multiplied with the amplification of Moon Burst! At present, it could also multiply with the power of Time-Sea!

Shi Jin thought it over: if, after Ginseng Baby advanced to Overlord, it had a base energy value of fifty million, then after burning life to erupt, its energy value could instantly exceed one hundred million, and then, detonated through mastery-level Moon Burst, that would be a self-detonation on the order of three hundred million!!!

In no way inferior to an ordinary forbidden weapon!

Entry-level Moon Burst could double Ginseng Baby's energy upon self-detonation.

Mastery-level, triple it.

An energy burst on the scale of three hundred million was enough to rival a forbidden weapon, badly wound a Totem, and even slay a weaker Totem!!

If Moon Burst reached the level of transcendent mastery, able to amplify energy value more than onefold like the Seven-Isles Giant Ape Totem, then it would be a self-detonation exceeding one billion!!!

Of course, whether this tactic of multiplied forces could actually succeed still depended on the outcome of Ginseng Baby's mutation.

This time, it was merely relying on the power of a legendary resource to forcibly burn its life.

Watching Ginseng Baby, Shi Jin and the others all grew tense.

Shi Jin especially, bound to Ginseng Baby by a contract, now felt a blazing heat throughout his whole body—a blazing in his mind, a blazing in his soul.

This burden was even more intense than when Crimson Eye possessed him.

"Ning..." Susu's water flow could not go help the Ginseng Baby; it could only surface beside Shi Jin and help cool him down.

By now, the Ginseng Baby had reached its most critical moment. It was like a plant tossed into the sun—its life had nearly turned to ash. "You have to succeed." At this point, whenever Shi Jin tried to speak with the Ginseng Baby through their mental link, his soul and spirit would burn with unbearable agony—yet throughout the Ginseng Baby's mutation, Shi Yu had been talking to it without pause, because he could feel that if the Ginseng Baby could not sense the outside world, its consciousness had likely already fainted away.

"Eee..."

At this very moment, the Ginseng Baby's consciousness was scattering; it was relying purely on instinct to let its body undergo restructuring, to fuse with the Sunflame power that was burning away its life.

Success? Failure?

The Ginseng Baby had now lost all sensation, because under the Sunflame's burning, its life seemed to have reached its very end. That feeling was deeply familiar to the Ginseng Baby—it was the feeling of death.

It had already experienced it once, the first time it self-destructed.

It knew very well what would happen next.

With its own death, its consciousness would be reborn upon the Time Imprint and revive—but...

In that instant, the Ginseng Baby thought of many things.

Failure would be no great matter; it could still revive.

But it would have completely missed its chance to grow stronger, and wasted a legendary-tier resource besides.

At the same time, there was no telling how long it would have to wait for the next mutation and evolution.

But if it succeeded, it could destroy the totem, become Eleven's idol, and become the strongest fighter on the team!

That glory was as good as its own!!!

BOOM!!!

The Ginseng Baby, its whole body flickering with flame, erupted with terrifying speed, transforming into a blazing crimson streak as it hurtled on instinct toward the place where the Meteor Clan general was sealed.

At this moment it was like Eleven with the Thunder Armor activated—its speed utterly extraordinary—while what it wore was the Sun Armor. Like a flash of lightning, the surrounding radiation was burned clean by the Sunflame in nearly an instant, purified away.

Seeing this, Ji Li was completely dumbstruck; her mind could not quite keep up.

She could not understand why a Ginseng Baby contracted by a level-six Beast Tamer would erupt to Overlord-tier.

And after erupting to Overlord-tier, it could still burst forth with power to rival a totem.

And now, what on earth was this Sun Ginseng Baby about to do???

"Senior Ji, now is not the time to stand dazed. Next, follow my instructions—"

"Take me... flee to the very edge of the ruins!!!"

Ji Li stared blankly at a gray-robed elder. His series of actions left even her, a legendary Beast Tamer, somewhat unable to comprehend. Were all Beast Tamers of the future like this?

Outside.

Some time had passed since the ruins' mutation began.

The Fox God, the Black Goat, and the others all watched in shock as the ruins churned with rippling waves.

Just then, cracks appeared on the ruins' door, and the dark-attribute radiation seeping from within grew ever more intense, making the Fox God's expression turn incomparably grave!!!

Surely the sealed creatures inside were truly about to break free!!

At this moment, the Fox God wore a grim expression, while the Meteor Clan's Black Goat looked wildly ecstatic.

"Senior, let it break free!!!"

"When the time comes, we shall go together to revive the King!!"

"Hear my command—all forces, retreat!!" At this moment, as the ruins shifted and the radiation grew ever stronger, the Fox God immediately ordered all its subordinates to withdraw; otherwise, this radiation would inflict indelible damage on those weaker Skyfox Beast Tamers.

"Woo"

"Woo~"

At the Fox God's command, the various Overlord Foxes all swept up the Skyfox legions below and rapidly withdrew.

Even the Fox God itself left the place with the Skyfox Saintess. It had already sensed that things were going badly; if the monsters inside broke free, the Skyfox Kingdom would likely be in danger. Never mind obtaining legendary resources—it would be fortunate just not to lose any.

It had to summon its bootlickers to come reinforce them as quickly as possible.

Only the Black Goat and Baichuan remained!

"Will there be Meteorite Han fragments in there?" The Baichuan legend Keyuan's gaze burned with eager anticipation.

Yet at this moment, the most miserable of all was the Gem Cat in the alternate space. It had not left, but had turned back to search for Shi Ying's trail—yet no matter how it searched, it could not find her at all!!!!

The only possibility was that Shi Tan, that unlucky wretch, had fallen into the ruins!!!!

And now, with the ruins' mutation, the Gem Cat was all the more certain of it!!

"Ahhh, you unlucky wretch."

"But you have two guardians, so you should be fine, right?"

Inside the sealed ruins.