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

Chapter 315 Soul-Devouring Insects!
This item is valuable, but Gu Yuan does not intend to use it for alchemy or weapon crafting. Instead, he plans to make the most of it and use it to strengthen his physique.

Actually, since entering this Crimson Dragon Small World, Gu Yuan has encountered more than one type of dragon, such as the crimson dragon in the magma before.

For example, the dragon turtle mentioned earlier, and even the Crimson Dragon Taoist himself, are all dragon species. However, the Crimson Dragon Taoist may have already achieved the primordial spirit and transformed into a true dragon body.

Killing the dragon turtle didn't take up much of Gu Yuan's time; it merely added some fun and reward for him.

After that, Gu Yuan and the other two continued on their journey.

As they ventured deeper, the miasma around them grew increasingly dense, and the number of various monsters in the swamp also increased dramatically.

It is worth mentioning that, due to the unique nature of the Black Mud Swamp, many poisonous insects and Gu worms have also proliferated here.

For example, Gu Yuan saw a group of strange insects, about the size of needles, flying by. This group of insects was dense and numerous, like a thick gray-yellow mist.

However, wherever these strange insects passed, the lush and abundant grasses and shrubs withered, as if they had lost their vitality.

Even the fierce and bloodthirsty monsters were terrified when they saw this group of strange insects, and fled in panic.

Some of the demonic beasts and ferocious creatures failed to escape, and after the grayish-yellow mist swept past, they only let out short, mournful cries.

After the grayish-yellow mist passed by, only desiccated corpses remained on the spot. Not only had they lost all their blood, but even their bones and flesh had become dull and lifeless, devoid of any spiritual energy.

It was as if all the essence within had been devoured by some terrifying force.

"What?! Soul-devouring worms?!"

Upon seeing this, Gu Yuan was also startled and his expression changed. He quickly pulled Ji Yuefei and Yan Xiaoling away to get out of the way.

The Soul-Eating Insect is a special kind of alien insect. It is quite fragile, and even an ordinary person can easily crush dozens or hundreds of them with their fingers.

However, once their numbers increase, these alien insects will reveal their terrifying nature.

These spirit-devouring insects possess two abilities: first, they can devour all kinds of spiritual energy in the world; second, they reproduce at an incredibly fast rate.

When there are few of them, it's fine, but when there are many, like these swarms of spirit-devouring insects in front of them, they can definitely suck the three of them dry.

Even with Gu Yuan's current strength and supernatural abilities, it would be difficult for him to withstand it.

Even when he attacked with swordsmanship and supernatural powers such as the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder, the effect was minimal.

why?
Because he unleashed a bolt of lightning that might kill millions of spirit-devouring insects, the spiritual energy within the lightning would also be devoured and consumed by even more spirit-devouring insects.

At the same time, these spirit-devouring insects that have absorbed the spiritual energy of lightning will rapidly multiply and grow stronger. Perhaps before Gu Yuan launches a second attack, the number of these spirit-devouring insects will increase instead of decrease.

In this way, each side's strength increases while the other decreases, so even if a few more Golden Core cultivators come, it's just a freebie.

The Soul-Devouring Insect Crane Feather True Man had solemnly reminded him to be careful around Gu Yuan and to avoid him altogether.

Of course, although the Soul-Devouring Insects are powerful, they also have certain limitations and short lifespans. So, although they run rampant in this Black Mud Swamp, they can only be considered a pest, but they are not completely impossible to deal with.

Besides, even if Gu Yuan went to great lengths to kill all these Soul-Devouring Insects, what benefits would he gain?
He wouldn't bother with anything that's not beneficial and is also dangerous; he'd avoid it like the plague.

After finally managing to avoid the swarm of spirit-devouring insects, Gu Yuan suddenly waved his hand, signaling the two women behind him to stop.

Just ahead, on a stretch of water that stretched for hundreds of miles, floated enormous sections of dead wood and rocky hills, striking yet somewhat strange. However, upon closer inspection, it became clear that these floating objects were not dead wood or rocky hills, but rather bizarre crocodiles.

These crocodiles are very large, with any one of them measuring over ten meters in length.

Its surface is stone gray, and its body is covered with thick scales. Although it prefers stillness to movement, it is filled with an invisible ferocity.

"This is a Stone Crocodile."

Gu Yuan spoke softly, his voice not loud, as if he were talking to himself, or as if he were talking to the two women next to him.

The Stone Crocodile is a rather ferocious crocodile, an earth-elemental beast. Not only are its scales thick and solid, but they also shimmer with a faint grayish-white spiritual light.

Gu Yuan knew that even ordinary flying swords might not be able to break through its defenses, because the earth-elemental demon beast was known for its strength and defense.

There were over a hundred of these stone crocodiles, densely packed together on this puddle.

In particular, Gu Yuan also saw a giant stone crocodile that was over fifty meters long.

This stone crocodile has dark yellow scales all over its body, and a single, sharp, spear-like blue horn on its head. Its four claws are more like those of a dragon. Among the group of crocodiles, it stands out like a crane among chickens.

This is clearly a demonic beast with the bloodline of a true dragon!

However, compared to the previous dragon turtle, this stone crocodile king's aura is much stronger.

Not to mention the Yin God Demon King, he is probably only a hair's breadth away from the Yin God realm.

Gu Yuan just watched from afar and didn't dare to get closer.

He sensed a strong aura of danger emanating from the group of stone crocodiles.

Especially those dozen or so Golden Core level stone demon crocodiles, and the leading stone demon dragon crocodile!
It's true that Gu Yuan possesses the strength to kill Golden Core cultivators, but the problem is that the group of stone demon crocodiles in front of him is not just one or two Golden Core demon crocodiles, but more than a dozen. The leader is the stone demon dragon crocodile, which is only a step away from becoming a demon king. Even if he had a hundred times the courage, he would never dare to confront this group of stone demon crocodiles.

Of course, if you can't afford to offend them, you can at least avoid them.

However, Gu Yuan did not want to hide.

Because his target, the Purple and Green Twin Lotus, was growing not far in front of this group of stone monster crocodiles.

There, a group of small, several-meter-long stone crocodiles were leisurely sunbathing, playing, rolling around, and swimming in the water.

On the surface of this small body of water, a green lotus leaf floats, interspersed with clusters of purple-blue twin lotus flowers.

A gentle breeze blew by, and these purple and blue twin lotus flowers swayed slightly, emitting a faint and pleasant fragrance.

Gu Yuan knew perfectly well that among the many conditions for the growth of this purple and green twin lotus, the most indispensable one was actually the excrement of the stone crocodile.

That's right. Although the Purple and Green Twin Lotus has miraculous effects and can be called a treasure, the most indispensable ingredient for this elixir is the excrement of the Stone Demon Crocodile!
In other words, the purple and green twin lotus can only grow in places where there are groups of stone monster crocodiles.

Similarly, the lotus leaves of the purple and green twin lotus also have a certain effect on the young stone monster crocodile; the two complement each other.

So now, a difficult problem is facing Gu Yuan.

If you want to pick the Purple and Green Twin Lotus, you must find a way to deal with, or rather, deal with, these Stone Demon Crocodiles. Otherwise, acting rashly will only bring about your death!
(End of this chapter)