76: Chapter 76 Mortal Spirit, Lower Grade?

Xu Ziyan and the others looked at each other; although they were filled with doubts, they still followed along.

The lighting in the mortal spirit rank area was slightly dim, and the metal racks were much older.

The eggs here generally had dull lusters and weak auras, forming a sharp contrast with the vibrancy of the Mystic Spirit Rank area.

However, it had the advantage of having a large quantity.

Lin Fan's left eye slowly swept across rows of eggs. Information streams flowed like a brook, but most were unremarkable.

[Race]: Rock-Armored Rat

[Attribute]: Earth

[Aptitude]: high-grade mortal spirit, (Upper Limit: low-grade Mystic Spirit)

...

[Race]: Wind-Bell Sparrow

[Attribute]: Wind

[Aptitude]: mid-grade mortal spirit, (Upper Limit: mid-grade Mystic Spirit)

...

Sure enough, the Aptitude upper limits were generally very low.

But Lin Fan was not in a hurry; instead, he strolled around leisurely.

Xu Ziyan followed behind him, muttering in a low voice.

"Lin Fan, what exactly are you looking for? These eggs all look about the same to me."

Lin Fan gestured for him to shut up and continued looking.

Walking to the end of the third row, he stopped to take a look, shook his head, and continued backward.

The fourth row, fifth row, sixth row...

He had almost toured the entire mortal spirit rank area, his left eye sweeping over hundreds of Armor Spirit eggs, but not a single one could make his eyes light up.

Those so-called "promising" ones could at most evolve to the Earth Spirit Rank.

And they were all ordinary evolution paths with nothing special about them.

Lin Fan sighed and turned around, preparing to give up.

Forget it, if it really doesn't work out, should I just take that Yang-Thunder Phoenix bird?

Although the Armorization body part doesn't fit, it is at least a high-grade King Spirit...

At worst, I'll just sell it and buy another one.

Just as he was about to walk back, the corner of his eye suddenly caught a shadow in the farthest corner.

It was on the bottom layer of the seventh row of racks, against the wall, where the light could barely reach.

If it weren't for the angle at which he turned, he would never have noticed that corner.

Lin Fan's footsteps paused.

As if possessed, he walked over, crouched down, and looked into that corner.

There was an egg placed there.

Very small.

It was only one-fifth the size of a normal Armor Spirit egg, lying quietly in the shadow of the corner, covered in a thin layer of dust.

If one didn't look closely, one would think it was just a stone someone had thrown there.

Lin Fan reached out and picked it up.

The egg felt very light in his hand, so light it had almost no weight. The eggshell was grayish-white, without any patterns or luster, looking just like an ordinary pebble.

His left eye heated up slightly, and the next second, Lin Fan's pupils constricted sharply.

[Race]: Myriad Elephant Bug

[Attribute]: None (Special)

[Aptitude]: low-grade mortal spirit (Upper Limit: ???)

[Armorization Body Part]: ??? (Depends on evolution path)

[Status]: Near death (Spiritual power fluctuations are weak, requires special conditions to hatch)

[Evaluation]: An extremely rare special-type Armor Spirit. Its initial Aptitude is fixed at low-grade mortal spirit. Due to the instability of its own genes, it has considerable variables. However, this Myriad Elephant Bug is a variable among variables, theoretically possessing infinite possibilities.

Myriad Elephant Bug; Lin Fan had not only heard of it but had also seen it with his own eyes.

At that time, his Master, President Ye Wenyuan,

Had mentioned this Armor Spirit more than once and had even written an academic paper specifically about it.

The paper mentioned that the gene sequence of the Myriad Elephant Bug is extremely unstable; every evolution is like a genetic recombination, which could head in any direction.

Its Aptitude, Armorization body part, and even skill type could undergo drastic changes.

Even as a Grandmaster of cultivation, he could not predict its evolution path or Aptitude upper limit.

In history, there had been contractors who evolved it into an Imperial Spirit Rank Armor Spirit.

But that was an exception among exceptions.

Ninety-nine percent of Myriad Elephant Bugs, after evolving, were just useless waste spirits.

Some even suffered huge backlash because the Armorization body part did not match after evolution.

Because of its extreme uncertainty, it was called the "Gambler's Toy," and few people were willing to try it.

President Ye Wenyuan had once brought many Myriad Elephant Bugs to explain them to Lin Fan.

Information that even President Ye Wenyuan could not grasp was clear at a glance to Lin Fan.

In Lin Fan's eyes, the Myriad Elephant Bug had an Aptitude upper limit, but due to its genetic instability, its Aptitude upper limit was often vastly different.

And the Myriad Elephant Bug in front of him now, with the three question marks in the Aptitude column, meant it possessed unprecedented potential.

God Spirit Rank.

Was it even possible for it to exceed the God Spirit Rank?

Lin Fan's heartbeat accelerated involuntarily; he took a deep breath, trying hard to calm the excitement in his heart.

He then looked at the last line of small text.

[Special Tip]: The current individual is in a near-death state and requires special spiritual liquid containing the power of life to nourish it before its life fluctuations can be reactivated.

It is recommended to use "Azure Heaven Nectar" or "Myriad Wood Essence," otherwise it will completely lose its vitality within three days.

Lin Fan held the small egg, wondering what he was thinking.

Xu Ziyan leaned over, looking at the dusty egg, his face full of disgust.

"Lin Fan, you aren't thinking of choosing this, are you? It's too small, and it looks like it's about to die..."

Su Xiaoxiao also frowned.

"What kind of egg is this? I've never seen one so small."

Sun Wei said naively.

"Monitor, is this egg broken?"

Qin Ling didn't speak, but her gaze fell on the egg, and a strange look flashed in her eyes.

Lin Fan did not answer.

He just looked at the egg in his hand, the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

"Alright, this is the one."

He stood up, holding the small egg, and walked toward the door.

Xu Ziyan was stunned on the spot.

"Huh? You're really choosing this?"

Su Xiaoxiao was also dumbfounded.

"Lin Fan, are you crazy? This egg looks like it's no good!"

Lin Fan waved his hand, walked to the counter, and placed the egg in front of Elder Chen.

Elder Chen looked down and was stunned for a moment.

"Myriad Elephant Bug?"

He raised his head, looking at Lin Fan, his eyes full of disbelief.

"Are you sure? This thing is known as the 'Gambler's Toy'; out of ten people who choose it, nine regret it."

Lin Fan nodded.

"I'm sure."

Elder Chen was silent for a few seconds, then sighed.

"Kid, this egg has been here for so long; over a dozen people have looked at it, but in the end, they all gave up. Because its uncertainty is too high, and..."

He pointed to the grayish-white color on the eggshell.

"Its condition is very poor, and it could die at any moment. Even if it hatches, whether it can be raised is also a problem."

Lin Fan smiled.

"It's fine, it's my egg, I'll take responsibility."

Elder Chen looked at him and suddenly smiled.

"Alright, you have guts. Take it, just register it."

Lin Fan took the egg back into his hands, feeling that faint, almost imperceptible spiritual power fluctuation, and the smile on the corners of his mouth deepened.

Myriad Elephant Bug.

Unlimited potential, uncertain evolution path.

Others dare not gamble, but he dares.

Because he has the ten thousand armor beast record.

Others can only rely on luck, but he can clearly see every evolution path and the result of every evolution.

For him, this is not gambling; it's an open-book exam.

Lin Fan turned around and looked at his four bewildered teammates.

"Let's go, time to head back."

Xu Ziyan opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end, he closed it.