Beast Taming: I gained the talent of a spirit pet.

Chapter 268 Mutant Ironback Centipede!

The insect demon sneered, "Heh heh, enough nonsense! I'll only warn you once: hand over the Snow Crystal Silkworm right now, or don't blame me for being ruthless!"

As he spoke, countless dark green beetles emerged from under his black robe, swarming out like a moving blanket, a sight that sent chills down one's spine.

These beetles are like a combination of a scorpion and a centipede, but even uglier and more conspicuous, with sharp claws and thick shells.

Each one is the size of a palm!
Especially on the insect's back, there is a white pattern resembling a ghost face, which is somewhat eerie and emits a strong stench of decay, as if it crawled out of a pile of corpses.

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These insects are called corpse beetles, which, as the name suggests, are a kind of strange insect that feeds on decaying corpses, or in other words, Gu worms.

These worms have hard shells and their claws and teeth contain terrifying corpse poison. They are also very resilient and prefer dark and damp places, often only breeding and multiplying in places like mass graves and mass graves.

Ordinary corpse beetles are usually only the size of a fingernail. Although they are highly poisonous, they can be dealt with by ordinary people.

The largest of these corpse beetles was over a foot long, with iron-blue, hook-like claws and sharp fangs that looked terrifying!
Clearly, these corpse beetles were specially cultivated by the insect demon and had become special Gu worms.

The dense swarm of corpse beetles surged toward the two women like a tide. The girl in green was alright; she came from Bai Zhang Mountain and was skilled in Gu magic, but she was somewhat solemn.

The other woman, dressed in a pink silk dress and with a slender figure, turned pale and looked unwell.

It wasn't that she was timid; it was mainly because these insects were too disgusting, and the dense swarm of carrion beetles was extremely unpleasant to both smell and sight.

Yan Xiaoling's pretty face turned red with anger, and she said angrily:
"You're dreaming if you want the Snow Crystal Silkworm!"

Then he said to the woman in the silk skirt beside him, "Sister Yuefei, don't be afraid, let me do it!"

Before the words had even faded, she released a rooster that was half a person's height and full of swagger. Its feathers were bright red with a golden sheen, its comb was as red as blood, and its claws, beak, and teeth were yellow and very sharp.

The rooster flew up and stood on a nearby boulder, facing east, crowing loudly.

The rooster's crow pierces through metal and splits rocks, carrying a grand and masculine connotation that spreads for hundreds of miles around.

As the sound spread, the swarm of corpse beetles that were directly in the path froze, then exploded one after another with a series of "pop pop pop" sounds, splattering viscous liquid, which was quite disgusting.

After crowing, the rooster was visibly listless. It then flew to the girl in green, where she stroked its feathers and comforted it with a few words before putting it into her spirit beast pouch.

Meanwhile, about 80% of the surrounding carrion beetles were driven away by this spirit chicken.

The remaining corpse beetles were all wilted and half-dead.

"Hmm? This chicken looks good..."

Gu Yuan's eyes lit up.

With his keen eyesight, he could naturally tell that this chicken was also a spirit beast, and even if it wasn't a gold-grade spirit pet, it was definitely a red-grade spirit pet.

As the saying goes, "When the rooster crows, the world turns white." The rooster is a bird with strong yang energy and often crows at dawn.

If ordinary roosters are like this, then this spirit rooster is even more so, as it is said to be naturally able to restrain the gloomy and poisonous insect, the corpse beetle.

It is also the nemesis of many types of Gu worms.

Clearly, this girl in green had put in a lot of effort; she was not only proficient in Gu techniques, but also raised a spirit beast that could counter Gu techniques.

Gu Yuan's gaze shifted and landed on the woman in the silk skirt next to the girl in green, his eyes showing a strange expression.

To be honest, he didn't know this woman, but she had led him here.

Because Gu Yuan sensed a faint, familiar aura emanating from this woman. This aura reminded Gu Yuan of an old friend—the Peach Blossom Fairy, Qin Hongxiu.

Previously, when Gu Yuan was still in Beiliang County, he met Qin Hongxiu outside the city, and the two became acquainted.

With his exquisite skill in taming spirit pets, Gu Yuan also obtained a Green Shadow Sword Butterfly egg from the other party.

Later, as his cultivation improved and he interacted with the other party several times, Gu Yuan gradually learned about their identity and understood their status more and more.

This Peach Blossom Fairy is a true big shot. She is not only a powerful Yang God, a top figure in the cultivation world, but also has a very impressive background.

Gu Yuan had received many favors from the other party, including the Azure Shadow Sword Butterfly Egg, the Taiyin Spirit Soul, and some guidance.

The woman in the silk skirt should be a disciple of Rotten Axe Mountain, because the fluctuations of her true energy were somewhat similar to the aura emanating from Qin Hongxiu.

Qin Hongxiu once mentioned that she had a Gu Dao master friend, which now seems most likely to be the Heavenly Silkworm Goddess.

Both of them are female cultivators of the Yang God realm, and their status and position are comparable, so it's not surprising that they are friends.

Since the two were good friends, it's not surprising that their disciples had a good relationship.

Gu Yuan came here not to watch the show, but to lend a hand.

After all, he had received several favors from Qin Hongxiu, and it was not his style to stand by and watch someone die.

Just as Gu Yuan was about to make his move, he saw that the Insect Demon's face was ashen, and with a flick of his sleeve, thirteen iron-blue centipedes flew out.

These centipedes were enormous, each over ten feet long, with sharp claws and teeth, and looked ferocious and ugly.

They all had a pair of wings and emitted a black, poisonous mist. As soon as they appeared, they pounced on the two women, looking very ferocious.

"what?"

Gu Yuan was somewhat surprised by what he saw, and his gaze swept back and forth over the centipedes several times.

These centipedes clearly resembled the iron-backed centipede Ah Wu that he had raised before, only differing slightly in size and appearance.

For example, these iron-backed centipedes in front of us all have wings and can fly, while Gu Yuan's spirit pet, A Wu, although it could also fly, had no wings at all.

"Could it be that the iron-backed centipede mutated after being specially bred?"

A thought flashed through Gu Yuan's mind, but his hands didn't stop moving. He pointed, and thirteen thin silver threads flew towards the centipedes.

Ji Yuefei and Yan Xiaoling were on high alert in the arena.

Their cultivation levels were slightly lower than the insect demon's. Seeing the Iron Northern Centipedes charging towards them menacingly, the two women each summoned a magical artifact, their expressions grave.

These thirteen iron-backed centipedes, in terms of strength, are each comparable to ordinary Celestial Realm cultivators. If all thirteen of them attack together, it will be very difficult for the two of them to withstand them.

However, at that moment, thirteen incredibly sharp silk threads flew over and wrapped around the thirteen iron-backed centipedes.

With just one twist, *plop plop plop plop*, the thirteen iron-backed centipedes were shredded to pieces by the silver threads!

The Iron-backed Centipede is so named because of its hard carapace. The carapace of these Iron-backed Centipedes is comparable to that of an iron mother, and ordinary magical weapons cannot damage it at all.

But compared to these silver threads, its carapace is practically no different from tofu.

(End of this chapter)