Chapter 193

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Chapter 193: Perfect Fusion
The current Blood Lotus alternated between shrinking and waving its tendrils, appearing very exaggerated.
Zhang Mu increased his mental control over Blood Lotus’s movements, but to no avail. With Blood Lotus like this, how could Zhang Mu retreat?
Not only could Zhang Mu not control it, but it seemed that Blood Lotus itself was unable to control its body, as if fighting against something.
Could it be that the Bottle Gourd was not completely swallowed? Instead, it entered Blood Lotus’s body and was fighting for control?
Zhang Mu could only think of this possibility, but how could a mutated plant have a soul, shouldn’t death be final? But if not, what is it fighting with Blood Lotus for control over the body?
His mood was as unpredictable as the fluctuations of Blood Lotus. If Blood Lotus regained control of the body, it would be fine, maybe just disobedient at crucial times, otherwise letting Zhang Mu manipulate it. But if another plant took over his left arm, Zhang Mu couldn’t guess if it was benevolent or malevolent.
If it was malevolent, Zhang Mu had no way to remove Blood Lotus, cutting off his left arm may not be an option in time. His expression was extremely serious now, Zhang Mu had to prepare for the worst.
The situation had completely exceeded his expectations, one was Blood Lotus choosing to devour Bottle Gourd, and the other, what happened after the devouring was unexpected.
Zhang Mu’s worst plan was to immediately sever his left arm if Blood Lotus failed, to save his life.
He couldn’t imagine if the root system of Blood Lotus left his left forearm and took root in his whole body. In a better scenario, he would be drained to death, and the worst would be living as a puppet of a plant until it no longer needed him.
Zhang Mu had experienced and seen too many wonders, so if something like this really happened, it wouldn’t be too shocking to him.
He was originally worried that the fight between Long Qi and the White Fox would end here, or that a horde of mutated beasts would come rushing in, but now it was no longer the most serious problem that required his attention.
The mutated wolfhound looked at the still rolling Blood Lotus, growling softly, showing fear but also not willing to leave Zhang Mu, however now the Obsidian Beetle rose in the sky, its wings vibrating slightly, gathering the power of the wind element on either side of its wings.
It already knew how serious the situation was from Zhang Mu’s connection, and it was prepared at any time to use its wind blade to cut off Blood Lotus if it suddenly turned hostile. Zhang Mu’s mental shield was no match for Blood Lotus from the inside and could only block attacks from the outside.
Internal attacks could only be dealt with by Zhang Mu’s quick reaction and decisiveness.
The air seemed to freeze at that moment, and Zhang Mu could even hear his own breathing.
After a while, Blood Lotus stopped rolling and quietly unfolded its greatly transformed vines. The original thorns were all replaced with a bright blue color, looking unusually vivid.
Despite this, Zhang Mu was still waiting for a signal from Blood Lotus. Although Bottle Gourd was impressive, his Blood Lotus was not weak. He chose to trust in Blood Lotus’s strength and did not take any final measures in advance.
Suddenly, there it was!
Zhang Mu sensed Blood Lotus’s will. After this struggle, its intelligence seemed to have grown.
It hazily told Zhang Mu that it had won, and Zhang Mu finally relaxed.
However, when Zhang Mu tried to ask what had happened using his mental power, Blood Lotus did not respond. It seemed that, as Zhang Mu guessed, Blood Lotus had just been fighting desperately.
Zhang Mu smiled bitterly and said, “You’re doing well, about to advance to the second rank, my gourd has been used up, it’s a precious treasure, but you’ve consumed it as energy, such a waste!”
Blood Lotus seemed to understand this sentence, anxiously waving vines in front of Zhang Mu.
Zhang Mu waved his hand and said, “Alright, I know you didn’t mean to, retract from my body, I have to leave soon, need to hurry, no need to apologize to me, your intelligence is growing quite fast.”
He didn’t expect Blood Lotus to convey this message, as it didn’t retract its vines, instead, it presented the cluster at the end of its vines to Zhang Mu, gently removing the vines covering it.
Seeing this scene in front of him, Zhang Mu was completely stunned, now in front of his eyes, growing on the meaty cluster at the end of the vines, were two miniature Bottle Gourds, quietly growing there, with no difference in shape or color from before, just one-third of the original size.
Zhang Mu tried to communicate with Blood Lotus mentally, “Did you transfer all the abilities of this gourd to it? Is it exactly the same as before?”
Initially, Blood Lotus didn’t understand Zhang Mu’s meaning, but after understanding, it sent a positive message to Zhang Mu.
Although Blood Lotus could only communicate with simple messages, Zhang Mu knew that if it said yes, then it was true.
But looking at the miniature Bottle Gourd in front of him, Zhang Mu couldn’t help but wonder if its effectiveness would be significantly reduced due to its smaller size. If it loses too much effectiveness, even though it will definitely benefit Zhang Mu, it probably won’t reach the original effect. He still needs to find a way to regain the advantage in his talent.
Oh, just take a look and you’ll know, right?
Zhang Mu signaled to Blood Lotus to open its small gourd. Blood Lotus immediately did as told, and the tiny gourd opened by itself, releasing a pleasant fragrance. Zhang Mu handed it over, and it flowed into his palm, a blue-green liquid that closely resembled the evolutionary primal liquid described by people before.
He took a sip, feeling cool and refreshing as the liquid flowed down his throat. Zhang Mu instinctively asked, “How is this gourd juice made?”
Blood Lotus explained that it was created by feeding the Bottle Gourd with the undigested flesh and blood energy taken from those peak first-order mutant beasts. This resulted in the production of this liquid.
Oh, I see. It’s quite similar to the rumors.
Wait, something doesn’t feel right here.
However, Blood Lotus’s response left him stunned in place, staring blankly at the small Bottle Gourd.
But those mutant beasts are first-order, even if they are at the peak first-order, they are still first-order.
Could it be that its size has shrunk, and what has actually changed is the order of the mutant beasts it needs?
This Bottle Gourd has lowered the threshold for producing evolutionary primal liquid.
So, the Bottle Gourd in the Blood Lotus can now play a big role for Zhang Mu?
It’s like finding something valuable without any effort!

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