My Pet Beast is Super Fearsome
Chapter 553 - 552: The Complete Version of the Bronze Giant

Chapter 553: Chapter 552: The Complete Version of the Bronze Giant

Underground base small park.

Dozens of researchers in white lab coats were gathered around a small plaza, pointing and discussing the artifacts piled up beside the fountain.

A researcher with disheveled hair yawned and, scratching his bird’s nest-like hairdo, complained, "What’s all this about? We were busy all day yesterday, and now they won’t even let us get a good night’s sleep."

His colleague nudged towards the artifacts and said, "It’s all because of this fuss."

Forcing his eyes open, the researcher with the bird’s nest hair looked at the pile of quaint artifacts with a pained expression and lamented, "You’ve got to be kidding me, they aren’t really going to make us do that dance, are they?"

"Oh, stop it," his colleague said, hand on forehead. "Just thinking about it gives me a headache, I haven’t done any exercise since graduating from elementary school."

As they talked, he nudged the daydreaming researcher with disheveled hair, "What do you think, is this thing reliable or what?"

The researcher with the disheveled hair swayed and yawned with a grimace, "Whether it’s reliable or not, what does it have to do with us workers? Besides, now that the teleportation Array has been developed, what else is there?"

"Speaking of the Array, how’s your team’s progress going? We’ve been waiting for your data these past few days."

The conversation energized the researcher with disheveled hair, who looked around and whispered, "The Array’s fine; the issue now is providing it with enough energy to activate. Our team has proposed several solutions, and we’re testing them one by one. The higher-ups are giving us a lot of support this time, sending supplies like they’re free. I feel we’ll overcome this problem soon."

"That’s great," his colleague said, rubbing his hands excitedly. "Heh heh, just thinking about it gets me so excited. Once the Array is finished, our qualifications will be something to boast about for a lifetime."

The researcher with disheveled hair scratched his head and gave him a sidelong glance, "You guys better start thinking about how to deal with the coordinates..."

"Shh, Professor Nan is coming."

After getting off the car, Nan Lixuan circled around Shao Zifeng, looking like he wanted to say something but hesitated.

Shao Zifeng, holding Mirage, glanced at him without a word.

Nan Lixuan circled around again, his face showing a hesitant expression once more.

Shao Zifeng’s mouth twitched, "Professor Nan, is there a problem?"

"No, no," Nan Lixuan waved his thick, short hands, "It’s just that your chief priest’s robe looks pretty good. Is there really a need to dress like that?"

"Yes, it’s necessary for the sacrifice." At that moment, he was wearing a dark robe similar to a Hanfu dress, with gold geometric patterns embroidered at the cuffs and neckline using the kesi technique.

Shao Zifeng was already good-looking, and wearing the robe made him stunningly striking, as if a noble figure had stepped out of an ancient painting.

As for why he had to dress up like that.

It was simple.

Because Wa Ling said the chief priest didn’t have to dance.

While Nan Lixuan looked like he still wanted to say something, Shao Zifeng wasn’t interested in explaining further. He smiled as he looked at the researchers, "Everyone’s here, I see."

Due to the underground base’s unique nature, the official ceremony did not bring in outsiders but instead required these researchers to participate. Remembering that these normally serious researchers in white lab coats would soon be performing the Sacrificial Dance, Shao Zifeng couldn’t help but feel the urge to laugh.

Watching the researchers, Nan Lixuan, stroking his silver hair that stood upright, said with worry, "Zifeng, these guys hardly exercise, I don’t know if they’ll be able to handle it. Should I have them practice the dance before the ceremony?"

"No need," Shao Zifeng shook his head, "Let’s just get started, go ahead and begin."

Nan Lixuan bit his lip, "Alright then, let’s go inside."

"Professor Nan."

After greeting Nan Lixuan, the researchers’ attention was drawn to Shao Zifeng in his long robe.

"Isn’t that the guy from the other day?"

"That’s him. Ever since he arrived, things here have started to get all spooky and weird."

"What is that creature in his arms? I’ve never seen it before."

"It doesn’t matter if we’ve seen it or not, this creature doesn’t seem very smart."

Shao Zifeng, seemingly oblivious to these murmurs, made his way calmly through the crowd toward the giant bronze statue.

Nan Lixuan followed step by step at his side.

The elderly man had spent his life in scientific research and had suddenly turned to theology in his later years, which brought him back to the anxious days of his student years. He asked uneasily, "Zifeng, is there anything else we need to be aware of?"

Shao Zifeng stopped, looked up at the giant bronze statue, and asked aloud, "Professor Nan, would you like to see the Mirage Spirit?"

Nan Lixuan was startled, then replied with some excitement, "Yes, of course, Zifeng, do you have a way?"

Shao Zifeng nodded slightly and patted the feigning-dead Beibei in his arms, "Go on."

"Beibei~"

Beibei’s eyes gradually refocused. It lifted its head to look at Shao Zifeng, then at the giant bronze statue in front of it, as its body became shrouded in wisps of white mist.

The swirling mist captured the attention of everyone there.

Then, a roar that sounded like a dragon or a snake shattered the park’s tranquility, as a pure white creature burst through the mist and flew toward the giant bronze statue. As it flew, its size grew larger, and as the white mist around it wholly dispersed, its form was revealed to all onlookers.

"Whoa, what the hell?"

"Dragon... that’s a freaking dragon!"

"Does our Great Xia have a dragon lineage creature making a comeback?"

Witnessing Beibei in mid-air, the researchers murmured noisily to each other.

In fact, Beibei’s appearance was still somewhat different from the dragons in legends, its most distinctive feature being the dragon head on a snake body, with no vertical fins on its back but rather a faint white mist.

Perhaps due to its young age, Beibei’s appearance was neither ferocious nor imposing; when it glared with its eyes, it somehow appeared somewhat cute.

Beibei awkwardly circled the giant bronze statue before cautiously wriggling into the open hand of the statue, its long snake tail wrapping around the bronze arm, its dragon head resting on the hand of the statue.

Then...

Its eyes began to glaze over as if it had found a cat tree to climb on.

However, the moment it settled in, the giant bronze statue underwent some indescribable changes, giving off a sense of being more substantial and imposing.

In the peripheral vision, blue light spots rotated, and a faint blue screen of light slowly unfolded.

[Name]: Ancient Shu Bronze Giant Statue

[Property]: Unknown

[Quality]: ★★★★★

[Status]: Intact

[Function]: Sacrifice: Serves as a medium to connect Heaven and Earth, conveying good wishes to the gods to be worshipped.

Heavenly Punishment: As a medium for sacrifice, it stores the residual power after communicating with gods. In times of crisis, it can unleash Heavenly Punishment once.

Dragon and Snake Sacrifice: Share the blessings of the sacrificial rite.

[Description]: The Ancient Shu, mysterious and without any trace in the long river of history, regards the Bronze Giant Statue, because of its special image, as the ’Supreme of All Witches.’ ’Spear Snake’ symbolizes a divine status in legends, and thus the dragon and snake in the hands of the bronze giant statue may share in the divinely bestowed ritual of sacrifice.