Beast Taming: the More the Better

Chapter 1266: Chapter 520: Poison King and Insect King! Rank Skills!

In the entire gray, bizarre space within the cauldron, the only one left alive was this Weaving Gray Spider.

Even Su Ping hadn’t anticipated this. In fact, among the countless Insect Poison Pets that had arrived this time, these spider Pet Beasts were the very first to die off. Spiders were Pet Beasts that relied on spinning webs and waiting for their prey to come to them. In a chaotic free-for-all within this kind of space, spider-type Pet Beasts had no competitive edge whatsoever.

Yet, to everyone’s surprise, the one currently feasting to its heart’s content was none other than this Weaving Gray Spider, which had inexplicably managed to pick up the scraps and survive until the end.

Even Zhu Hong furrowed his brow slightly, looking at Su Ping with a probing expression. "Su Ping, did you see something unusual about this Weaving Gray Spider from the very beginning?"

Su Ping raised an eyebrow and then nodded with complete confidence. "Of course. Did you think I’d just place a bet blindly? A deal is a deal—each of you owes me a Monarch Level resource. No backing out!"

The people present naturally didn’t mind the stakes. Liu Fuhai frowned, looking at the Weaving Gray Spider suspiciously before nodding.

"Now that you mention it, this Weaving Gray Spider really does have something special about it. Generally speaking, it’s very difficult for wild Weaving Gray Spiders to break through their race limit. For this one to achieve a breakthrough means it’s naturally extraordinary. Moreover, this little thing’s injury recovery speed is incredibly fast! I don’t know if it’s its innate Talent or a boost from this Five Poisons Cauldron."

Everyone had noticed this point. However, it was obvious that everyone else had only just realized it, whereas in their eyes, Su Ping had seen through it long ago.

Su Ping decisively chose not to continue the topic, instead keeping his gaze firmly fixed on the inside of the cauldron.

As expected, within this Five Poisons Cauldron, it was as if the Poison Insects would never be full. That eerie gas seemed to turn every single Poison Pet into a bottomless pit. Right now, this was especially true for the Weaving Gray Spider that had become the Gu King. All the remains scattered across the ground became its food. Its scarlet compound eyes were filled with nothing but a craving for sustenance.

Meanwhile, with every corpse of a Gu Worm it devoured, the Weaving Gray Spider underwent an extremely noticeable change. Namely, its size was increasing. Initially, this Weaving Gray Spider was only about the size of a millstone. But in just a short while, its size had expanded by a full circle. This physical size even exceeded the normal limits of Insect Pet Beasts.

Not only that, but the newly regenerated legs, which were originally quite tender, were now covered in thick, hard gray bristles. With its overall size enlarged, it appeared even more ferocious and terrifying.

Insect Pet Beasts were undeniably the ugliest Pet Beast Race in this world, bar none. However, the vast majority of the people present were pragmatists. It didn’t matter if it was ugly; whether it was strong was the most important thing.

Without a doubt, an unimaginable scene in the history of Pet Beasts was unfolding at this very moment. The Weaving Gray Spider, which had already absolutely reached its race limit, unexpectedly broke through its Realm once again, reaching Commandant Second Rank.

However, it seemed that this was as far as it would go.

Could it be that the quantity was still too small? Or was the quality still too low?

But using a gathering place of High Level Poison Insect Beasts to rear a Gu? Since when was it ever that easy? Yet, if the mutual slaughter and devouring among thousands of Poison Insects of various Levels only resulted in the Gu King increasing its Realm by a single stage, then the expected effectiveness would be far lower than imagined. The cost of Breeding an Insect Heart in the future would also be much higher.

Under the slightly disappointed gazes of everyone, including Su Ping, the Weaving Gray Spider swallowed the very last corpse of a Black Sand Scorpion.

But just as everyone thought that even a Gu King battle of this sheer numerical scale could at most increase this Gu King’s Realm by one stage, a special light suddenly flared from the Weaving Gray Spider’s body.

It wasn’t the Light of Evolution. Rather, it was a momentary flash.

A Skill!

This was the reaction of comprehending a Skill.

Su Ping raised an eyebrow.

Finally, after nearly half a day had passed, the Gu King crawled out of the Five Poisons Cauldron, presenting itself before all the "spectators."

The spatial effect within the cauldron was released.

Xiao Qing had been waiting on the sidelines for a long time. The instant the multicolored poisonous gas appeared, Xiao Qing’s Heart of the Poison Wood instantly absorbed it into its body.

At the same time, the massive Weaving Gray Spider crawled out of the Five Poisons Cauldron, reverting to its original size.

The previously smug and complacent Weaving Gray Spider felt the mind-altering poisonous Power vanish. Upon returning to the original world, it found itself being stared down by what looked like a group of gigantic prehistoric creatures.

The newly-crowned Gu King immediately began to shiver. Its compound eyes swept around and quickly locked onto a figure that felt extremely familiar and affectionate to it.

"CHIRP CHIRP CHIRP..."

Among spiders, a Weaving Gray Spider the size of a wolfhound was undoubtedly a giant.

Watching the creature scurry toward him, Su Ping ignored the newly illuminated Catalog of the "Weaving Gray Spider" in his soul. Instead, he locked his Spirit Vision Eye onto the Weaving Gray Spider before him to see how it differed from a normal spider:

[Weaving Gray Spider (Wild)]

[Age: 2 years, 4 months, 11 days]

[Attribute: None]

[Current Level: Commandant Second Rank]

[Racial Boundary: Commandant Second Rank]

[Racial Skill: Gu King (Beginner), Enhanced Spider Web (Perfection), Corrosive Spider Web (Proficient), Super-speed Healing (Perfection), Active Spider Web (Perfection), Quick Walking (Proficient)]