Reigning Supreme in countless worlds With Beast taming

Chapter 148: Chapter 146 Confusing God Flower Spirit
 

“What is that?”

Qin Feng squinted his eyes and maneuvered the Ruyi Golden Snake to fly closer for a careful look, confirming that what flew out of the flower was indeed a Flower Elf and not some strange and peculiar insect.

His face wore a bemused expression as he turned back to glance at Wen Qing’er, the slightly dazed yet somewhat clever girl who was in good luck. She had been worrying about not finding her Lifebound entity, and a Flower Elf had just flown out of the Confusing God Flower.

Although generally speaking, the strength of elves born from flowers might not be strong, that also depended on the type of the flower.

Since the Confusing God Flower had made a name for itself during the Ancient Great Tribulation, it was clearly not a common item.

Given that the Flower Elf was born from the Confusing God Flower, it definitely possessed the abilities of the Confusing God Flower.

Qin Feng recalled how moments ago, even at such a distance, they had nearly been seduced by the fragrance of the flower, and thought of the cultivators and Demon Beasts that had previously fought each other frantically; he couldn’t help but crack a smile. This Confusing God Flower Spirit really couldn’t be treated like an ordinary Flower Elf.

Moreover, Spiritual Bodies born from plants had an inseparable connection with their original form; if Wen Qing’er refined the Confusing God Flower Spirit, she could also take away the plant’s very own vine. Considering how the vine absorbed qi and blood when it bound people, its attack power was obviously not weak.

“Senior Sister, what should we do?”

Qin Feng looked at An Ruhui for guidance, his gaze searching.

An Ruhui was not only the cultivator with the highest level of Cultivation among them, but she also had far superior methods in capturing these Natural Creatures at Creation Peak. Therefore, he wanted to ask An Ruhui’s opinion on this matter first.

“To think a spirit would be born from this Confusing God Flower?”

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An Ruhui too was somewhat surprised. She wanted to let her Spiritual Bird get a closer look, but remembering the mind-confusing fragrance, she discarded that thought.

Her Spiritual Bird was not her Lifebound Spiritual Beast; she could only issue orders for it to act and couldn’t directly control it like a Lifebound Beast. If it really lost its mind, it might be sucked dry of its blood by the vine and die.

“Junior Brother Qin, can your Spiritual Beast determine the strength of that Flower Elf?”

She asked Qin Feng.

They had to understand the strength of the Confusing God Flower Spirit first; if the little thing was stronger than her, getting close might instantly bewilder her mind.

Through the eyes of the Ruyi Golden Snake, Qin Feng watched for a moment but found the aura of the Flower Elf somewhat strange, making it hard for him to discern, so he said, “I’ll let my Lifebound Spiritual Beast try to test it.”

With that, he commanded the Ruyi Golden Snake—its wings unfolded quick as lightning—to fly toward the Flower Elf.

He had already noticed that although the Confusing God Flower was extremely powerful in making one lose their mind, it was not without countermeasures. One was to wrap oneself completely, not affected by external scents, thus immune to the lure of the flower’s fragrance.

Another was to remotely control his Lifebound Beast or use other Mechanical Puppets and mindless objects, all of which were also unfazed by the temptation of the Confusing God Flower.

For now, with the Confusing God Flower’s current abilities, it had yet to bewilder his mind through the connection with his Lifebound Beast.

“Scared?”

As the Ruyi Golden Snake closed in quickly, the inch-sized Flower Elf was immediately startled.

It had never seen a life form approach it without going mad.

Seeing the Ruyi Golden Snake drawing closer, the Flower Elf flapped its crimson little wings and dropped down, directly vanishing into the lush vines and out of sight.

“Huh?”

Qin Feng was slightly taken aback. “It can actually use Wood Escape Divine Power?”

The Ruyi Golden Snake circled around the vines’s perimeter but failed to spot the Flower Elf reappearing.

After a brief contemplation, Qin Feng commanded the Ruyi Golden Snake to fly towards the Confusing God Flower, while the Golden Wings on his back flickered with sharp Golden Light, as if he was about to cut down the Confusing God Flower.

The Flower Elf hiding in the shadows panicked upon seeing this, promptly stimulating the vines to lash at the Ruyi Golden Snake.

The Confusing God Flower was not only its dwelling place, but also the source of its power. It couldn’t be cut down by the Ruyi Golden Snake; otherwise, its strength would not grow for a very long time.

Under its command, the vines danced in the sky like an octopus, flailing vine tendrils at the Ruyi Golden Snake.

The force of the vine’s strike was strong, possessing the power of a Foundation Establishment, but the vine’s speed was far inferior to the Ruyi Golden Snake’s. In addition, given the Ruyi Golden Snake’s slender form, barely a foot in length, a light flicker was all it took to evade most of the vine attacks, then it continued straight toward the Confusing God Flower, appearing ready to slice the flower down.

Qin Feng, of course, had no intention of cutting down the Confusing God Flower. Such a miraculous flower was hard for him to destroy; it would be better left to Wen Qing’er, the girl who might cultivate the Confusing God Flower to an extremely formidable level in the future.

If used well, this thing would surely become a great treasure that could influence the outcome of battles.

However, the Flower Elf had no clue about Qin Feng’s intentions; it only saw the Ruyi Golden Snake flying closer and closer, seemingly about to breach the multi-layered vine blockades and reach the Confusing God Flower. It couldn’t hold back, quickly showing itself among the vines, flapping the butterfly-shaped wings behind it, and sending strong waves of Confusing God Flower Fragrance towards the Ruyi Golden Snake.

At the same time, its eyes shone fiercely as its two small hands waved gently, and its ten slender fingers transformed into long tentacles, stabbing towards the Ruyi Golden Snake.

As soon as it made its move, Qin Feng instantly gauged its strength.

The Confusing God Flower Spirit wasn’t particularly strong; the truly formidable part was the vine itself. Although the spirit originated from the Confusing God Flower, it hadn’t been formed for long and lacked the substantial power of the main body.

Excluding the effects of the Confusing God Flower fragrance, its combat capability was only equivalent to that of a cultivator in the late Qi Refinement stage.

Of course, if one lacked the means to resist the fragrance, even a Foundation Establishment Cultivator could fall prey to bewilderment.

It was one of those creatures with a single killer move that, unguarded, almost always led to certain death.

Now, however, the Ruyi Golden Snake, under Qin Feng’s remote control, remained unaffected and ignored the Flower Spirit’s attacks entirely.

With the Ruyi Golden Snake’s formidable defense, even if it did not dodge and allowed the Flower Spirit’s attacks to land on its body, it would only result in crisp clinks. The attacks not only failed to break the snake’s scale armor but also painfully grazed the finger-like tendrils that had transformed from it.

The Flower Spirit was fierce in nature, but the fact remained that this spiritual body’s combat strength was mediocre.

So, when the Ruyi Golden Snake approached, it suddenly released strands of Ruyi Golden Light from its body and effortlessly bound the Flower Spirit tightly.

The Flower Spirit was alarmed and quickly commanded the vines to cover it.

As long as it made contact with the vines, it could employ the Wood Escape Divine Power to break free from the Ruyi Golden Snake’s binding and hide within the vines.

But its wish was dashed almost immediately.

Under Qin Feng’s operation, the Golden Light from the Ruyi Golden Snake flared up, forming a shield that enveloped the Flower Spirit completely. Then, it opened its mouth, picked up the shield, and flew outwards, unaffected by the oncoming strikes of the vines.

After all, the vines were neither painful nor capable of restraining it.

Given its minuscule size comparable to the thickness of chopsticks, the vines had no chance of wrapping around it. Even if they could, it was futile—metal overcomes wood, after all. The Ruyi Golden Snake only needed to flap its Golden Wings a few times, swiftly slashing apart the encroaching vines and breaking free, transforming into a beam of Golden Light flying toward the group.

Qin Xi and Wen Qing’er were shocked when they saw the Ruyi Golden Snake flying back carrying a tiny Flower Spirit.

In such a short time, he had captured such a treasure.

An Ruhui was somewhat surprised as well; it seemed she had underestimated Junior Brother Qin’s strength. Even though the Confusing God Flower had little effect on his Lifebound Spiritual Beast, if it were someone else, they surely wouldn’t have been able to bring back this little thing so effortlessly.

“Senior Sister, please suppress this Flower Spirit.”

Qin Feng handed the shield made of Ruyi Golden Light to An Ruhui. Once An Ruyi retrieved a Sealing Spirit Jade Box and imprisoned the Confusing God Flower Spirit, he withdrew the Golden Light.

This power was a fundamental Divine Skill of the Ruyi Golden Snake; any loss was unacceptable, as restoring it would not be a short-term feat.

Far away, the vines in the deep pit became silent following the Flower Spirit’s suppression, lacking further commands. They lay quietly on the ground like ordinary vines.

“How do we collect that vine?”

Qin Feng inquired.

Even though the Flower Spirit was suppressed, the fragrance of the Confusing God Flower lingered. Approaching it would surely affect them.

“This?”

An Ruhui was also a bit troubled.

Plant Spirits were different from other Natural Creatures; aside from their spiritual bodies, they also had a symbiotic main body.

If the spirit body died, the main body could still survive, though it would become devoid of Spiritual Intelligence, no different from ordinary flora.

But if the main body died, the spirit bodies, even if they survived, would be greatly impacted.

Of course, some Plant Spirits with profound Dao Cultivation didn’t place much importance on their main bodies. They could even refine their main bodies into Lifebound Spiritual Treasures, which were not only powerful but also impeccably attuned to them.

However, that was a trait of profoundly cultivated spirits, not of a Flower Spirit that had only recently come into being.

After pondering for a while, An Ruhui finally suggested, “Why don’t we let Junior Sister Wen try to Refine it? Once it becomes her Lifebound, she won’t be affected by the Confusing God Flower Fragrance and can easily collect the vine.”

“That will have to do.”

Qin Feng nodded, as there were no better options at the moment. It all depended on Wen Qing’er’s refining speed. If she could succeed soon, they would still have time to search for various treasures elsewhere.

If she failed, they’d have to take a risk and see if they could directly collect the Confusing God Flower itself. If that was impossible, they could only wait for the Secret Realm to open again, allowing Wen Qing’er to collect it next time.

However, in the meantime, Wen Qing’er’s Cultivation pace would undoubtedly be affected to some extent. After all, the Confusing God Flower Spirit wasn’t yet robust, and parting from its main body so early would result in slow progress.

“Thank you, Senior Brother Qin. Thank you, Senior Sister An.”

With a face full of joy, Wen Qing’er gratefully accepted the imprisoned Confusing God Flower Spirit from An Ruhui, happily following their plan and began to Refine it on the spot.