Learning that Bai Zi An was a Beastmaster, and a skilled one at that, shocked Qiao Gu Bai greatly.
However, she quickly adjusted her mindset and expressed her desire to continue traveling with him.
The Candlefire Volcano was too dangerous for her.
Only by staying with him would she have a chance of leaving the Candlefire Volcano.
Naturally, Bai Zi An wouldn't refuse.
With that in mind, they continued on their journey.
Unlike before, where Qiao Gu Bai led the way, this time Bai Zi An took the lead.
"Wait a minute, Zi An, this direction leads deeper into the Candlefire Volcano. Are we going even deeper into the Candlefire Volcano?"
After traveling some distance, Qiao Gu Bai noticed that they were heading deeper into the heart of the Candlefire Volcano.
"That's right, I'm taking you to see something."
Bai Zi An said with a light laugh.
Previously, to test Qiao Gu Bai, he had wasted two days and even walked some distance back out.
This didn't align with Bai Zi An's plans.
After all, he was still intending to find a Candlefire Spider leader to put some pressure on Bai Lin Yu.
Therefore, after completing his test of Qiao Gu Bai, Bai Zi An continued deeper into the Candlefire Volcano.
Of course, that was only one reason.
On the other hand, Bai Zi An also wanted Qiao Gu Bai to have a clearer understanding of his strength.
This way, when he recruited Qiao Gu Bai later, it would be more effective.
However, this time, before Bai Zi An could venture too far into the Candlefire Volcano, he discovered a special spider nest.
It was a massive pit.
Around the pit, numerous Candlefire Spiders were continuously carrying food, over thirty in number.
In the center of the pit, there was a large stone measuring several meters across.
A peculiar Candlefire Spider was perched atop the stone.
Ordinary Candlefire Spiders had a gray-brown skin.
But this Candlefire Spider had a reddish-brown skin.
Moreover, on its back, there were three candle-like organs, three times the size of a normal Candlefire Spider's.
These candle-like organs also burned with a fierce flame, appearing quite eerie.
Most importantly, the size of this Candlefire Spider was immense, at least two meters tall.
This size far exceeded all the Candlefire Spiders they had encountered before.
Even the high-level Black Iron-ranked Candlefire Spider they had encountered before was probably only half the size of this reddish-brown Candlefire Spider.
This definitely wasn't a top-tier Black Iron-ranked Candlefire Spider.
Or rather, this special Candlefire Spider far exceeded the scale expected of a top-tier Black Iron Candlefire Spider.
The situation seemed very strange, to say the least.
Thinking about this, Bai Zi An immediately activated his [Eye of Revelation] to investigate the Candlefire Spider.
【Species】: Mutated·Candlefire Spider Leader (Fire Element)
【Realm】: Early Bronze
【Talent】: Molten Body (B), Candlelight (F)
【Aptitude】: High Gold
【Skills】: Molten Silk (Blue), Candlefire Blaze (Green).......
"It's actually a mutated Candlefire Spider Leader, and it has two talents! How is this possible?"
"How can such a mutated Spirit Beast appear in a place like the Candlefire Volcano?"
Bai Zi An's expression was shocked, as if he were quite surprised.
However, it was understandable for Bai Zi An to be surprised.
Previously, Bai Zi An had mentioned that mutations were possible, but they were rare.
Moreover, the Candlefire Spider was merely a low-level Spirit Beast.
Under normal circumstances, the lower-level something is, the harder it is to mutate.
Remember, Bai Zi An's talent mutation was from the A-ranked talent [Direct Sense], which was originally considered a high-level talent, allowing it to mutate.
However, Bai Zi An never imagined that the Candlefire Spider, a low-level Spirit Beast, could actually mutate.
Furthermore, this mutated Candlefire Spider Leader actually had two talents.
Although Bai Zi An didn't consider these two talents to be particularly special, they were dual talents.
Needless to say how rare a dual-talented Spirit Beast was.
Bai Zi An never expected that there would be another dual-talented Spirit Beast besides his Bai Lin Yu.
This was why Bai Zi An was so shocked.
There seemed to be something strange about this whole situation.
"Zi An, this place is scary, let's leave quickly."
Qiao Gu Bai's expression was panicked, and she whispered in Bai Zi An's ear.
They had stumbled upon this spider nest by chance and hadn't been detected by those Candlefire Spiders.
If they quietly retreated now, they still had a chance to leave.
"Retreat? There's no need for that."
"Or rather, this is what I hoped for."
Bai Zi An smiled faintly and calmly spoke.
How could he retreat when he had encountered such a special Spirit Beast?
Mutated Spirit Beasts were rare, to begin with.
Moreover, the strength of mutated Spirit Beasts was generally very powerful.
Normally, if a mutated Spirit Beast appeared, it would often be a powerful demon that wreaked havoc, and there would be no possibility of capturing it.
However, this mutated Candlefire Spider Leader was only Bronze-ranked.
For the Bai family, a Spirit Beast of this level wasn't considered powerful.
To put it bluntly, even if Bai Zi An didn't take action, he would order Bai Zhi or Bai Shao to capture this mutated Candlefire Spider Leader.
That was Bai Zi An's plan.
Of course, Bai Zi An wasn't planning to let Bai Zhi and Bai Shao intervene for now.
Because this mutated Candlefire Spider Leader was actually Early Bronze-ranked.
The growth potential of mutated Spirit Beasts, their strength exceeding the limits of their original species, was normal.
But for Bai Zi An, this was definitely good news.
Previously, Bai Zi An had been worried.
He had thought that a top-tier Black Iron Candlefire Spider Leader wouldn't be able to put much pressure on Bai Lin Yu.
But now, the Candlefire Spider Leader had mutated, and it had even attained Early Bronze strength.
For Bai Lin Yu, this was the perfect opponent.
As for how confident Bai Zi An was…
To be honest, he had never fought a Bronze-ranked Spirit Beast before, so how could he be confident?
But Bai Zi An wasn't worried about his safety either.
Even if Bai Lin Yu lost, the mutated Candlefire Spider Leader wouldn't be able to harm them.
Remember, Bai Zhi and Bai Shao, those two Gold-ranked Beastmasters, were secretly protecting Bai Zi An!
They weren't just for show.
If Bai Zi An were in danger, they would naturally intervene.
So, what did Bai Zi An have to worry about? He could just make his move.
With this thought in mind, Bai Zi An had already made a decision in his heart.