Pangu Realm, Black Pine Forest!
Wang Xiao quietly looked at the small praying mantis in his hand!
Its body presented a beautiful streamlined shape, with a crimson, translucent crystalline substance covering its entire body, and faint traces of red liquid flowing within.
A pair of huge, horizontally held scythe-like blades, with fine serrations covering the edges, were enough to make one shudder just by looking at them!
It was motionless, like a jade statue!
Its eyes were like ice, indifferent to all life!
Wang Xiao was looking at it!
It was also looking at Wang Xiao!
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Gu Insect: Blood Shadow Mantis
Quality: Orange Crystal
Level: 1 (1%)
Attributes: Metal, Blood
Skills:
① Mark of Death: The Blood Shadow Mantis locks onto an enemy and can perceive weaknesses in the target's body;
② Blood Shadow Assault: The Blood Shadow Mantis instantly appears next to the target it seeks to kill, launching a weak-point attack (with built-in armor penetration/shield breaking effect);
③ Blood Shield: The Blood Shadow Mantis absorbs the enemy's blood through its blade-like scythes, forming a layer of blood shield to protect itself. Before the absorbed blood is depleted, its main body is immune to damage (invincible state);
④ Blood Shadow Clone: The damage caused by the Blood Shadow Mantis generates a continuous bleeding effect! When the enemy bleeds enough, it will condense into a clone of the Blood Shadow Mantis, possessing half the combat power of the main body. The clone and the main body can switch positions at any time;
⑤ Slaughter Feast: The Blood Shadow Mantis merges with its Blood Shadow clones, transforming into a slaughter form; each clone merged doubles the attack power in the slaughter form;
⑥ Death Lotus: In the slaughter form, the Blood Shadow Mantis transforms into a hurricane, wielding its scythes in a high-speed rotation, inflicting terrifying damage on the target!
Evaluation:
Blood Shadow Mantis!
In ancient times, it was a notorious and extremely brutal reaper of life!
Once, the only meaning in its life was slaughter!
It traveled throughout the heavens and myriad realms, ending countless lives!
Its slaughter was not for predation, nor for glory, but only to make life bloom with a scarlet romance!
Until one day, it met its lifelong mentor—a traveling Toad Master!
The Toad Master taught it: "Hunting the weak is the behavior of a coward; only by hunting the strong can you become stronger!"
Thus, the Blood Shadow Mantis understood!
From then on, its scythes would never be raised against the weak again!
(The Toad Master secretly wiped away a cold sweat: Holy crap, I was scared to death! I can't beat it! The art of deception is still useful! Ribbit~!)
[Note: When facing the weak, the Blood Shadow Mantis will refuse to fight! When facing the strong, the Blood Shadow Mantis will request to attack!]
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After reading the Blood Shadow Mantis's data, Wang Xiao expressed great satisfaction!
The massive investment of resources and time for it was not in vain!
It was foreseeable that once this mantis grew up, it would definitely be the most terrifying killing weapon in Wang Xiao's hands!
"Go! Let me see your abilities!"
Wang Xiao said, throwing the Blood Shadow Mantis in his hand forward.
Before it even landed, it entered combat form, and in the blink of an eye, its size soared to over two meters!
It stretched its wings, then retracted them!
A pair of huge scythes were waved in the void, emitting a heart- Palpitating sound of tearing air!
Then it sheathed its blades and dashed around Wang Xiao in circles, leaving behind a long, crimson afterimage, like a ribbon dancing in the air. Its speed was so fast that even the eyes could barely keep up!
Suddenly, it stopped, and the afterimage behind it slowly disappeared!
"Rustle, rustle, rustle..."
The leaves on the surrounding trees fell one after another!
Wang Xiao was certain that the Blood Shadow Mantis did not attack these trees; these leaves were blown down by the natural killing intent it exuded, as well as the airflow generated by its high-speed movement!
Awesome!
Wang Xiao weighed it in his mind!
He felt that if he didn't use spirit gu, he, a fourth-level gu master, would only be harvested if he faced this first-level Blood Shadow Mantis!
As expected of a life reaper who shook the ancient times!
At this moment, the Blood Shadow Mantis suddenly raised its scythes and looked towards the north!
Through the mental connection between the gu master and the spirit gu, Wang Xiao immediately realized that its heart was suddenly filled with soaring fighting spirit!
It wanted to hunt!
Wang Xiao knew best what was to the north!
It was the Earth Otter that he hated so much, traversing most of the forest, heading firmly towards the gu refining site.
If Wang Xiao hadn't used a large number of treasures to delay it for three days, the Blood Shadow Mantis might not have been born!
Now, it was less than ten kilometers away!
Unfortunately, the Earth Otter was a step late!
The Blood Shadow Mantis had already been born!
Wang Xiao removed the gu refining formation, and the huge energy fluctuations generated by the gu refining also completely subsided!
Therefore, the Earth Otter lost its motivation to move forward; it had stopped, seemingly considering where to go.
The Earth Otter was a very lazy magical beast. Because of its slow movement, it was difficult for it to hunt by chasing. Its usual practice was to bury its body in places with lush vegetation or places with water sources, waiting for other animals to come to feed and drink, and then control the power of the earth to form an earth prison, trapping the prey, and then eating it to its heart's content.
If there was nothing special attracting the Earth Otter, it rarely roamed around.
"Chirp! Chirp!"
The Blood Shadow Mantis stood up, raised its double scythes, and let out a sharp cry!
A thought came through!
Wang Xiao immediately understood the Blood Shadow Mantis's thoughts; it was asking for battle!
And its target was the Earth Otter!
Wang Xiao admitted that the Blood Shadow Mantis was very powerful, but that was in the future!
Now, it had only just been born!
Perhaps it could kill second-level, third-level, or even fourth-level magical beasts at will, but a sixth-level magical beast was out of the question!
If it was slapped to death by the Earth Otter, Wang Xiao would have no tears to cry!
For the safety of the Blood Shadow Mantis, Wang Xiao refused to let it fight.
"Little guy, that's a sixth-level magical beast, what about you? A newborn baby! I know you're very powerful, but if you want to challenge it, practice for a few more years!"
But the Blood Shadow Mantis didn't appreciate it at all, and still made sharp "chirping" sounds!
Moreover, its temper became more and more irritable, showing an attitude that if you didn't agree to let it fight, it would die for you to see!
Wang Xiao was speechless. Why was this unlucky child so disobedient?
This was the first time he had encountered such a spirit gu.
Under normal circumstances, under the constraints of the gu master's contract, the spirit gu was absolutely obedient to the master!
Even if the master asked the spirit gu to die, the spirit gu had no power to resist!
But the Blood Shadow Mantis seemed a bit different; it could resist the master's orders to a limited extent!
For example, when it felt that the target was too weak, even if the master gave the order, it would refuse to fight. When it encountered an opponent that excited it, it would take the initiative to ask the master to fight!
Okay!
It has a personality!
I like it!
The Blood Shadow Mantis's strong request came from the mind. Wang Xiao seriously considered it and finally decided to agree.
If it were another sixth-level magical beast, Wang Xiao would never send it to its death.
But the one it was facing was the Earth Otter, whose attribute points were seriously skewed, all added to defense and strength, resulting in a speed like a snail.
With the speed of the Blood Shadow Mantis, even if it couldn't win, it would have no problem retreating safely!
Thinking of this, Wang Xiao agreed to the Blood Shadow Mantis's hunting request through mental connection!
"Chirp—!"
Receiving the master's consent, the Blood Shadow Mantis let out an excited cry. Dragging a long, scarlet afterimage, it sped towards the location of the Earth Otter!
