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Su Hao focused his gaze on the interface.

It clearly showed that at this moment, Butterfly was at the limit of elite-level!

What was the limit?

This meant that it had reached a bottleneck, just like a bucket filled with water. No matter how much water was poured in, it would overflow.

Most treasures, such as spiritual fruits, marrow jades, and spiritual jades, couldn't improve the basic attributes of Butterfly.

Only treasures like Heart of Attributes and Elemental Crystals that could increase a sprite's potential could allow it to continue increasing in its maximum state.

But the increase was still not much!

Su Hao looked around at the "very fake" pavilions, his gaze already burning.

Without needing him to say anything, Butterfly's three spiritual orbs flew out again with a whoosh.

It was still aiming at the building in front.

Su Hao saw that when the orbs pierced through the wall, it was like a cannonball falling into water. A large area of gray mist exploded with a boom.

Among them, a small portion was drawn by the pearl and adhered to the surroundings. The rest shrank back after exploding to repair the building.

But because there was less gray mist and less amount in total, there still existed holes in the places pierced by the spiritual orbs.

They couldn't be restored.

Butterfly let out another "slurp".

It sounded delicious.

Su Hao thought about it and got off the horse. He went to another building and reached out to stir it.

The gray fog didn't explode, but it could still be seen with the naked eye, that it was swaying like water ripples.

It wasn't too obvious.

He grabbed forcefully…

He didn't manage to catch anything.

When he turned around, he saw the Dumb Unicorn approaching. Its big horse face leaned against the illusion wall, and it opened its mouth and made a "click" sound.

"Neighhh?"

It turned its head, its eyes dazed.

Why is there no taste at all?

Su Hao didn't need to ask to know what it was thinking. He opened the interface and took a look—the Dumb Unicorn also had the attribute of spirit power -- indeed, there was no increase at all.

"Send out a water bullet."

As he spoke, the Dumb Unicorn opened its mouth, and a bright blue water ball appeared in its mouth.

It contained a shocking amount of power.

Su Hao was very clear that the intrinsic power of the Dumb Mount wasn't weak. He immediately grabbed the Dumb Unicorn's neck and turned to the right…

Whoosh!

The bright blue water bullet flew out, like a cannonball, creating circles of ripples in the water, passing through buildings and finally exploding.

Boom~!

More than 100 meters away, the shock wave from the explosion stirred the lake water.

Waves rolled over.

Su Hao's body also swayed continuously like waves, swaying and swaying like a kelp…

Swish!

Giddy!

Su Hao glared at Dumb Unicorn, who had an innocent look on his face.

Then, he looked at the mirage buildings. Apart from swaying slightly during the explosion, they were completely unharmed.

At this moment, Butterfly was still "slurping" the gray gas. It was eating happily, its little face full of satisfaction.

Seeing this, Su Hao glanced at the interface again.

Its spirit power rose steadily.

It originally had more than 13,000 points of spiritual force, much lower than when the Dazed Crow reached its limit at 15,000. This was because it hadn't evolved, so its capacity was naturally smaller.

But right now, it had already risen to more than 14,000.

In just ten minutes!

Su Hao glanced at it and then glanced again. After confirming that there was no abnormality in the interface "Butterfly" column, he could only let out a sigh.

"What the f*ck!"

...

Two hours passed in the blink of an eye.

At this point, Butterfly's spirit power had already risen to more than 16,000!

"The rate of increase has slowed down."

After all, no matter what treasure it was, one would have "resistance" after consuming too much. The fact that Butterfly could have a massive increase of spirit power by 3000 was already…

It was too shocking!

"What exactly is that gray fog?"

"Apart from the spiritual orbs, Butterfly's other unique skills are also unable to destroy it."

"The ruins can be eaten. Senior Wu and the others probably don't know either."

Senior Wu said that after staying here for a long time, spirit power could increase slightly.

Su Hao understood easily.

The surrounding buildings were made of gray fog. After staying in the ruins for a long time, they would more or less receive some "nourishment" and benefit.

For example…

"Dumb Unicorn's spirit power also increased a little."

In terms of quantification, it was about… 5 points.

"If it can increase by 100 points a day, it can increase by 500 points in five days!"

"For myself, I seem to feel a little more energetic."

Su Hao and the Dumb Unicorn ate melon seeds and watched Butterfly eat the gray fog.

When Butterfly's mental strength reached approximately 17,000, it really couldn't increase anymore.

At this moment…

There were only ten to twenty buildings that it had demolished.

There weren't many, but they looked pretty obvious. It was as if there was a bald patch in the middle of the buildings. He also judged based on this that Senior Wu and the others couldn't consume the ruins.

Otherwise, the huge ruin probably wouldn't last long in the mouths of the Dragon Nation's Sprite Trainers.

"Now, let's see if the Dumb Unicorn can absorb the gray fog that has been 'collected'."

Su Hao looked at Butterfly. "Let's continue to dismantle the tower."

"Gurgle, gurgle ~!"

It patted its chest energetically. The next moment…

As the orbs flew out, Su Hao saw that the three orbs seemed to become increasingly dazzling. Just a look at them would suck his spirit.

He couldn't help himself.

The orbs were strengthened?

He felt double the joy.

Puff~

Puff~

The three spiritual orbs flew back with a ball of gray smoke.

Su Hao saw that the smoke was about the size of a fist. It was a little bigger than before.

"Go ahead."

He patted its head.

The Dumb Unicorn, which had long been unable to contain itself, suddenly dashed forward. It opened its mouth and chomped on empty air.

It widened its eyes and asked, "Neighhh?"

"Gurgle, gurgle, gurgle!"

Butterfly pointed at its orbs, then pointed at the already drooling Dumb Unicorn with an unfriendly look.

I'm helping you collect the gray fog, but you actually want to eat my orbs, gurgle ~!

Butterfly displayed the majesty of a Big Sister.

Dumb Unicorn admitted its mistake cowardly.

A moment later…

Dumb Unicorn came in front of the orbs, then turned to look at Butterfly and asked, "Neighhh?"

Butterfly put its hands on its hips and nodded. "Gurgle ~!"

After receiving approval, the Dumb Unicorn's mouth opened slightly, and it suddenly… took a breath.

"Suck…"

It sucked a large mouthful of water into its mouth, bubbles kept popping out.

However, the gray fog attached to the spiritual orbs didn't move at all.

"Neighhh?" Dumb Unicorn pondered.

It changed its angle.

The pegasus took a breath.

The unicorn swallowed water.

But no matter how it sucked, it couldn't absorb even a trace of gray fog.

Even if it was stuck a few centimeters away and its mouth touched the gray fog, it was still useless.

Was it dumb or dumb!

Seeing it give up, Butterfly waved its hand, and the mist attached to the orbs dissipated on its own. It floated back to the pavilion and turned into bricks, repairing the broken building slightly.

Butterfly chose another pavilion and repeated the same action. It rolled up a ball of gray mist and floated in front of him.

"Gurgle?"

Su Hao thought about it. "I'll suck, suck, suck, suck…"

He took a deep breath.

But as expected, the gray fog didn't move at all.

He turned his head and saw that Butterfly was deep in thought. After thinking for a while, it opened its little mouth slightly and breathed lightly.

The gray fog, which was 20 to 30 centimeters away, was sucked in with a single breath.

Su Hao saw "…" in Butterfly's big eyes.

"As expected, only Butterfly can absorb the gray fog."

"It might be related to the spiritual orb, or it might also be related to some special characteristics of it."

Su Hao temporarily couldn't figure out what the gray fog was, but…

Since Butterfly's absorption of the gray fog had reached its limit, then…

"Let's continue on our way."

...

Su Hao was still wandering around the Mirage Ruins.

According to Senior Wu, sometimes, it swayed and swayed until it turned into the next scene.

A trick? It didn't exist.

Otherwise, many instructors wouldn't have come up empty-handed when exploring the Mirage Ruins.

"But according to Senior Wu, sprites with strong spirit powers and sharp senses found it easier to detect abnormalities and find gaps."

"Although Butterfly is only elite-level, but its spirit power was not inferior to those veterans, that weren't illusion, psychic, nor ghost… element sprites"

Su Hao himself had to keep a close eye on his surroundings.

After all, Sprite Trainers had broad horizons and vast knowledge. When exploring the wild, the experience and judgment of Sprite Trainers determined how far a team could go!

It was time to show the real…

"Gurgle~"

"You said that there aren't that many Mirage Buildings?"

Su Hao looked over.

The Dumb Unicorn ran with at full speed. The scenery on both sides retreated, and the surrounding pavilions were also changing.

One could see the differences in their appearance.

Only one thing.

No matter how they changed, the buildings that Butterfly tore down were still badly damaged!

He only needed to be a little more careful to realize that among the beautiful buildings, there were always more than twenty… damaged ones.

He discovered a blind spot!

Su Hao punched his left hand with his right hand. "I see! There's only one truth…"

"We've been running in circles!"

After Su Hao finished speaking, he saw that Butterfly's big eyes were filled with retardation as it looked at him. He coughed dryly and said, "Cough, the main thing is that I thought of the key to breaking the situation."

He made the Dumb Unicorn step higher, then took out a pen and paper to record.

He could clearly see that the broken buildings were all gathered in a certain area.

Su Hao drew a circle, and marked small circles in the circle.

Then he looked at Butterfly. "Come, let's continue to dismantle the tower."

"Gurgle ヽ(ー_ー)ノ"

Butterfly wasn't very good at demolishing towers. It would take more than ten minutes to completely demolish a building.

But Su Hao only needed to destroy a little of it so that he could see the flaws.

Together with the two sprites, they demolished the place for half an hour.

Butterfly demolished.

Su Hao and Dumb Unicorn were in charge of cheering it on. Before long, they completed the mission goal of "tearing down one building for every ten buildings".

"Success."

"Gurgle~!"

"Neighhh?"

Su Hao looked over. Below, there were broken buildings scattered everywhere.

He used these buildings as coordinates and drew a plane map.

He estimated the approximate range of this Mirage Ruin.

At this moment.

Su Hao heard a "gurgle". He followed Butterfly's line of sight and saw that in front of those ordinary buildings, actually…

A beautiful palace door appeared.

He was very sure that it wasn't there just now.

"As expected, I've already broken through the first layer of the illusion. That place is the entrance to the second layer."

"If Butterfly didn't pull out the entrance, but stimulated spiritual force near that location, I should be able to enter the second layer too."

Su Hao thought.

After memorizing the location of the palace door on the paper, he didn't hesitate and squeezed the horse's belly.

With a "Neighhh", Dumb Unicorn rushed through the palace door with him and Butterfly as one unit.