Chapter 383: Chapter 379: Cleaning Up the Secret Realm

Green Dragon Secret Realm.

“Bai Qi, have you been undergoing some tough training recently? This dragon feels like you seem a bit weak.”

Nicholas curiously looked at Bai Qi, who seemed like he would fall asleep at any moment, and immediately released Jade Power to help Bai Qi recover.

“Thanks, Nicholas, I’ll be fine after a good sleep.”

Bai Qi let out a big yawn. After parting with Bai Qiucha, he had stayed in the data room for another three days and was eventually pulled out by Lu Qing, who had come to switch out the books.

While checking if any books had been forgotten, Bai Qi unexpectedly found some books on alchemy. Once he started reading, he quickly immersed in it, resulting in a mistake only rune beginners would make.

The mind was overworked due to excessive copying of high-difficulty runes—resulting in spirit power depletion.

In short, brain overuse.

“So that’s how it is…”

Nicholas scratched his head and said, “Right, I was actually coming to find you. It might take this dragon some more time before he can leave with you.”

“Hmm? Did you encounter any problems while clearing out the Realm?”

Bai Qi was puzzled by Nicholas’s words and asked.

“It’s not entirely about the clean-up, it’s actually this dragon—”

“This cowardly dragon has his own problems, being scared by some snakes. If this was during the reign of the Dragon Emperor, I dare say you would have been thrown into the Dragon Tomb.”

As Nicholas was speaking, a small gray snake popped out from Nicholas’s head, cutting him off midway.

“Cowskin Snake? You’re still alive?”

Bai Qi glanced at the cowskin snake looking down at him arrogantly and was surprised.

Old Lady Fan’s kick back then was not light, how on earth did this thing survive?

Hmm, it seems like in the future, it can be sent to explore some dangerous places.

“Human, what are you planning against this snake… Hey hey hey, stupid dragon, what are you doing!”

Cowskin Snake sensed danger instinctively and was about to question Bai Qi, but suddenly felt a loss of balance and was pinned to the ground by Nicholas.

“Eh, did he just faint?”

Looking at Nicholas, who had completely passed out while firmly pinning the tail of the cowskin snake, Bai Qi couldn’t help but sigh lightly.

So he’s still that scared of snakes.

…

“So, you’re not able to clear the Realm due to these snakes, Nicholas?”

Bai Qi rolled his eyes, watching the snakes happily swimming through the poisonous mist in the forest below, couldn’t help but tease Nicholas.

“Well, it’s not as exaggerated as you put it, Bai Qi. This dragon was just surprised to find so many snakes here.”

Nicholas immediately explained, but his guilty eyes had already given him away.

“Indeed, a fear developed over centuries can’t be easily eliminated.”

Bai Qi pat Nicholas. After some thought, he summoned his five pets.

“Gamma, you absorb the poisonous mist. Beta, you find the source of the poisonous mist. Alpha, Delta, you handle these snakes. As for Epsilon, you restore the environment here a bit.”

Pop pop!

(So many snakes! Master, let’s have snake soup tonight!)

Cowskin Snake: “What do you have against the snakes, always thinking about snake soup!”

Whimper whimper…

(This place stinks too much, this dog doesn’t want to smell it, let Schuck handle it…)

“Should I help purify? My Great Sun Force Field is effective against the toxins.”

After defeating two opponents in a row, the Cordyceps had gained much confidence and was ready to activate the Great Sun Force Field.

“No need, leaving it to Gamma is fine, this much toxin can’t be wasted.”

Bai Qi stopped Cordyceps and threw Gamma straight down.

Hiss hiss hiss…

The sudden appearance of Gamma quickly attracted the attention of the nearby snakes. They swam towards Gamma, but he didn’t pay any mind and fully activated the Bloodsucking Aura to absorb the poisonous mist.

“Tsk… this range, it’s about to reach a hundred meters by now, right?”

Looking at the gigantic blood-red ring below, Bai Qi nodded slightly, then turned to the other four pets beside him and said, “Okay, let’s go.”

Klack klack.

(Understood.)

Alpha responded first, took a leap and fell into the forest. Also appearing was the fully-armed Six Sword Servants.

In a forest terrain like this, a cavalry form would certainly be troublesome, so the five sword servants dismounted and followed Alpha into battle, wielding their swords to kill the snakes.

As for the Dark Armor Knight, it was not affected in the slightest. Controlling a magnificent skeletal horse, it skillfully weaved through the forest shadows. Each time it appeared, it would take the lives of a large group of snakes.

“Even after evolving into knight form, its combat style is still the same.”

Bai Qi gave a faint smile. The Dark Swordsman originally attacked by taking advantage of shadows. Now it was a lord-level creature but still acted in the same manner.

However, lord-level creatures indeed had a completely different level of control over shadows.

Looking at the Dark Armor Knight, who clearly outperformed his companions in harvesting efficiency, Bai Qi’s satisfaction grew. He then turned his attention to the Wood Armor Swordsman.

The Wood Armor Swordsman mainly relied on poison attribute attacks. I wonder if this poisonous mist can accelerate its evolution.

Alpha and the Six Sword Servants took the lead in the attack. Not to be outdone, Delta changed his form and plunged directly into the poisonous mist.

The tail of the White Armored Elephant, the wings of the Wind God Winged Dragon, the unicorn horn of the Dragon Horned Whale, the claws of the Fierce Dragon Beast, the arm of the Diamond Ape, and the body of the Titan Python.

From a distance, Delta surprisingly resembled the reputed Yinglong Dragon.

“My goodness, has Delta already mastered partial evolution to this extent?”

Watching Delta darting around in the forest, his effectiveness not falling short of Alpha, a king creature, Bai Qi couldn’t help but marvel.

“Beast Master, you’ve finally realized how negligent you’ve been, not even knowing how your pets have evolved.”

Schuck harshly criticized Bai Qi’s actions, and Beta, standing next to him, nodded in agreement.

The humans haven’t given us any new scrolls lately. They’re just too lazy.

“Ahem…I call this giving you plenty of room for self-growth. Teaching according to individual aptitude is the best way.”

Bai Qi coughed lightly and then looked at Husky, who was still dithering. His face became serious, “Alright, it’s your turn. Hurry up and find the source of the poison for me!”

“And Epsilon, hurry up and restore the areas that have already been treated, or the poisonous mist will come back!”

Whining sounds…

(I don’t want to go, this place stinks worse than the Black Nightmare Swamp…)

“Ah ha, I suddenly remembered that Gamma seems to have some wolf cooking recipes…”

“Cooking wolf! I want to eat!”

Before Husky could react, the Cowskin Snake became interested, looking at Husky with enthusiasm, clearly contemplating which part to eat first!

Mournful crying…

(Stinky snake, believe it or not, I’ll eat you first!)

“Come on then, I’ll have a contest with you today to see who becomes food first!”

The snake and the wolf started to tussle, causing Bai Qi’s forehead veins to throbbing. He patted Nicholas, who immediately understood and threw these two down.

“You two, go find the source together. If you can’t find it… I’ll have a wolf-snake feast tonight~”

Whining…

(Human, you’ve changed…)

“Damn it, I’ll be back!”

As Husky and the Cowskin Snake gradually disappeared into the distance, the Insect Grass also wisely followed the main group, helping to restore the forest. Its earnest appearance was the embodiment of forestation contributions.

If it was lazy, would it be cooked along with the rest as seasoning…

Definitely…

Thinking of the image of it being cooked in the pot together with Husky and the Cowskin Snake, Insect Grass couldn’t help but shiver, and the great Power of the Sun and Power of Nature poured out, repairing the forest that had been ravaged by Alpha and his team bit by bit.

“Thank you, Bai Qi. Actually, this is something I should be doing.”

Seeing the five pets busy below, Nicholas felt somewhat embarrassed, “Or let me do it?”

“Oh, sure. Then find a safe place to put me down.”

Nicholas’s look suddenly froze. Looking at the snakes below, he sheepishly withdrew his neck, “Or let’s wait until Alpha and the others are tired.”

“Didn’t you already kill their leader? Why are you still acting scared…”

Bai Qi rolled his eyes, utterly helpless with Nicholas.

Suddenly he felt that having this guy protect him was a little unreliable. If they encounter those snake-like ferocious beasts from the Black Water Tribe, wouldn’t this guy be less useful than Insect Grass?

“I don’t know either…”

Nicholas jabbed at his claw sheepishly, “After clearing Jade Valley last time, I thought I had overcome it, but a couple of days ago when I saw it, I suddenly became scared again.”

“I see… So your psychological breakthrough has a time limit?”

Upon hearing this, Bai Qi understood, looked at Nicholas, and then at the Cowskin Snake below, who was both arguing with Husky and seeking the source of the poisonous mist, “I have a method that might help you overcome fear. Do you want to try it?”

“Really!”

Nicholas’s eyes lit up, looking at Bai Qi with full expectation.

“As long as I can overcome this fear, I am willing to do anything!”

“You said it yourself.”

Bai Qi grinned, his eerie smile making Nicholas suddenly regret his decision and wanted to refuse.

However, he was still too late.

Bai Qi made a gesture and a slender mechanical arm grabbed the Cowskin Snake and took it back into the sky, dropping it into Bai Qi’s hands.

“Well, well, well, aren’t you scared of snakes? From today on, live together with the Cowskin Snake. Whenever you become numb to snakes, you can part ways.”

“This… this… I, I…”

Nicholas fearfully watched the Cowskin Snake get closer and closer, his head involuntarily withdrawing, while the Cowskin Snake seemed quite pleased with Bai Qi’s arrangement. It voluntarily swam above Nicholas’s head and promptly fell asleep.

The aura of the Green Dragon… It’s indeed perfect for sleep…