Beast Taming: the More the Better

Chapter 1264: Chapter 519: Final Gu King! Weaving Gray Spider!

Nearby, Qin Erlong and Meng Yao also didn’t hesitate, choosing an Overlord Bee and a White Dew Silkworm as their respective targets.

Su Ping, however, hesitated for a moment.

"I say, seniors, you’ve already picked all the high-level, high-talent ones. The ones left for me to choose are just a bunch of old, weak, sick, and disabled!"

Looking at the field, Su Ping noticed a few Commander Level beasts still remaining. However, judging from their previous performances, they were quite a bit lacking in both realm and combat power compared to the ones the old men had picked. Su Ping grimaced.

"Su Ping, it looks like the fight in the arena is about to start again. Have you still not made your choice?"

Su Ping shot a speechless glance at the snickering Old Liu. After scanning the area, he pointed at one of the creatures. "I’ll take that one."

Everyone looked over. It was a gray spider.

It didn’t seem any different from the other Poison Insects. In fact, this gray spider didn’t appear to possess a Poison Type attribute at all. It didn’t even have much Elemental Energy; it was a Pet Beast that relied purely on its arachnid instincts and physical strength.

A Weaving Gray Spider.

A very common, widespread Insect Clan Pet Beast. Even if this particular creature had reached the Commander Level, the species itself could still be described as ordinary. Of course, a Commander Level Weaving Gray Spider was still quite rare.

Indeed, the Weaving Gray Spider was normally only an Elite Level Pet Beast. Tenth Rank Elite Level was the race limit for this creature. However, to find a Weaving Gray Spider in the Five Poisons Cauldron that had broken past its race limit and reached the First Rank Commander Level was relatively rare.

But it was only *relatively* rare.

As for whether it could claim the title of the final Gu King, it was highly unlikely. The Weaving Gray Spider had no venom. Its only formidable trait was exactly what its name suggested: weaving webs!

Compared to ordinary spider-type Pet Beasts, the web of a Weaving Gray Spider was much more sticky and adhesive. It could also severely weaken many of an opponent’s abilities. Therefore, the Weaving Gray Spider was actually quite capable in combat during its Elite Level phase. In situations where it could wait in ambush for an exhausted enemy, it was quite formidable.

However, in this Five Poisons Cauldron, things were entirely different. Although it still posed some threat to other Insect Clan Pet Beasts, Su Ping didn’t expect to win.

Once everyone had placed their bets, Zhu Hong smiled and sighed with emotion. "These little guys probably don’t know that this battle for the Gu King might be the biggest and most important opportunity for transformation in their entire lives!"

At these words, everyone nodded and unanimously looked at Su Ping.

Su Ping smiled. "We’ll see if they have any talents especially worth breeding. Otherwise, I can only throw them into the Rock Heart, which is now the Insect Heart."

Liu Fuhai clicked his tongue. "Damn, so you really can subdue them?"

"One of the functions of the Five Poisons Cauldron is that the Poison Insect Pet Beast that becomes the Gu King will be attracted to and attached to the blood dripped by the Beastmaster when using the cauldron," Su Ping nodded. "Although it isn’t a Soul Contract, they will still follow orders and possess an innate closeness to the Beastmaster."

Relying on this ability during his experiments over the past few days, Su Ping had managed to light up the Catalogs for a few Insect Pet Beasts. He hadn’t unlocked any new talents, but the Insect Summoning Spell talent he had obtained the last time he lit up the Devil Snake ’Red Devil’ Catalog had increased its proficiency by a few points.

Clearly, these things were a matching set.

However, the effects of the Gu Kings that had emerged so far were simply too weak. There weren’t any significant improvements or changes. Since he had only used low-level Pet Beasts for those experiments, they possessed no breeding value whatsoever. As a result, Su Ping had tossed them into the underground cave’s Rock Heart—which he had renamed the Insect Heart breeding ground—to fend for themselves.

At his words, everyone cast another envious glance at the Five Poisons Cauldron. This thing was truly a genuine, priceless treasure.

Damn it, putting it in the hands of a fickle kid like Su Ping was such a waste! If a pure Poison Type or Insect Pet Beast Breeder had it, they could probably maximize its true value.

Of course, this was just wishful thinking. They also knew that with this item in hand, Su Ping might just add an "Insect Type Breeding Master" title to his long list of accolades in the future. Thus, what had been said earlier was indeed the absolute truth.

The battle for the Gu King, when it came down to it, was the greatest opportunity for these Insect Pet Beasts to enter the Heart of Myriad Spirits. And if one were to become a leading Pet Beast—that is, become an Insect King—then reaching the Spirit Saint Level in the future might not be a problem at all.

Take the Little Crow Yaya for example! That was a true transformation!

Therefore, at this moment, the few people present were paying even closer attention to the Pet Beasts they had chosen. If one of them actually succeeded and Su Ping later bred it into an immensely powerful Pet Beast, wouldn’t they have a share of the credit for witnessing it?

It all depended on who could seize the top spot in the end!

Undoubtedly, this brief pause was incredibly precious in the grand battle for the Gu King.

The aura inside the Five Poisons Cauldron drove all the Gu Worms to madly devour and slaughter nearby opponents. And among these Gu Worms, the first one to be eliminated completely subverted everyone’s expectations.

It was the strongest Green Jade Snake that Old Liu had "cleverly" selected.

The reason was simple.

It had the highest realm, and at the same time, it had killed the most Poison Insects previously.