Chapter 289: Night Raven Scarecrow! Death Mutation!

Chapter 289: Night Raven Scarecrow! Death Mutation!

Scarecrow.

It is on par with skeletons, origami beings, jitter zombies, and low-level wandering spirits.

It is one of the weakest undead pets.

It is a low-level undead pet with only a common-level racial potential.

However, among these, the scarecrow is relatively decent.

Because among these shorties, it stands out. Compared to the fragile skeletons that shatter with a touch, the jitter zombies that move awkwardly, the origami beings that are only good for a laugh and lack any offensive power, and the low-level wandering spirits that flit around, the scarecrow, even at the common level, possesses a certain degree of combat power.

The scarecrow's basic instinct is a rare skill among undead pets: the power of fear.

It sounds grand, but in reality, it's just a form of psychic energy manipulation.

However, it's more potent than basic psychic energy when used against living beings.

Indeed, at this very moment, after Jian Yue's confusion, the pet she summoned was the scarecrow.

Of course, it wasn't an ordinary low-level scarecrow but a genuine scarecrow evolved form.

If it were any other ordinary undead pet, Su Ping might not have paid much attention, but he was quite interested in the scarecrow.

The first deathly wheat field created within the Heart of All Souls in the Ten Thousand Spirits Heart was also the future storage area for a large number of scarecrows.

It was undoubtedly Su Ping's future choice for unlocking the undead encyclopedia entry.

Cheap, numerous, and easy to keep alive.

Undoubtedly, the evolved scarecrow that Jian Yue brought out immediately caught Su Ping's attention.

This was an extremely peculiar evolved form.

At first glance, this peculiar evolved scarecrow didn't seem to have any noticeable differences from an ordinary scarecrow.

Stuck in the ground, filled with golden wheat straw, it formed a strange humanoid creature.

It even wore a tattered feather-woven hat, barely maintaining the image of a scarecrow.

However, compared to an ordinary low-level scarecrow, this one seemed to have little difference except for being a bit larger.

If one had to describe it, it would be the black feathers on the scarecrow's body, seemingly dropped by bird-type pets, which looked sinister and bizarre.

It was surprising that such a refined big sister like Jian Yue would breed a pet like this. Even Su Ping hadn't expected it.

Fortunately, Su Ping didn't know what kind of pet this was, but there was a master breeder of undead pets nearby.

After Jian Yue summoned this pet for the trial, Master Yin narrowed his eyes slightly, noticing Su Ping's astonishment and curiosity. He directly said:

"Night Raven Scarecrow! A sovereign-level evolved form. This little girl has something going for her! However, the Night Raven Scarecrow is indeed a new evolved form developed by a high-level breeder from Qilu Province over thirty years ago.

It is an evolved form with an extremely high difficulty and an extremely high cost! The Night Raven Scarecrow is indeed suitable for the Sky Tomb, but it shouldn't be that simple, right?"

Night Raven Scarecrow.

Indeed, it's an interesting evolved form.

Su Ping was also intrigued, as this was undoubtedly an evolved form with a high evolution difficulty.

The scarecrow, with only a common-level racial potential, was just a low-level undead pet.

However, after a single evolution, its racial potential was directly elevated to the sovereign level.

What kind of leap was this?

For the Tree-Crowned Wolf King, it was like evolving to the Imperial level.

Such a level of evolutionary advancement, in the corresponding evolved form, is the ultimate evolution.

Ultimate Evolution.

It can't be said to be the strongest form of this pet, but it's undoubtedly one of the best.

However, for the Sky Tomb's special selection, this wasn't anything special.

"Qilu Province Breeder Jian Yue, you only need to prove your Night Raven Scarecrow's resistance to the death energy of the Sky Tomb and its reconnaissance abilities!

Use your pet to detect the exact number, specific races, and other details of all the undead pets in the trial without alerting them. The decision will be made based on the effectiveness!"

Master Yin spoke to the trial room.

The next moment, boundless darkness descended once more.

Su Ping continued to watch.

The simulation effect of the Sky Tomb was indeed impressive. From the outside, it still looked like the same spacious hall.

However, inside, due to the spatial stacking of facilities and relationships, the space within the hall overlapped, making the range incredibly vast.

Su Ping had already felt this when he tried it earlier.

And now, as he looked around, it was even more evident.

In the darkness, this time, besides the invasion of death energy, the scattered undead beasts didn't attack Jian Yue, who was at the center.

Around the massive black scarecrow, black feathered scarecrows slowly scattered, landing on Jian Yue's body.

This not only prevented the excessive invasion of death energy but also completely concealed Jian Yue's and its own aura.

Even some of the nearby undead beasts couldn't detect much.

And the next moment, the Crowsnare Beast finally took action once again.

The enormous scarecrow stuck in the ground, at some point, began to sprout countless pitch-black crows all over its body.

Unlike the familiar Fire Crow, Little Crow, and Ya Ya that Su Ping was familiar with.

The crows on the scarecrow were also completely black, but they had no feather patterns or textures, as if they had merged with the darkness and the Sky Tomb into one!

Only their blood-red irises were exposed, revealing no fluctuations or expressions, like mindless machines, skilled only in slaughter and despair.

As well as spreading death and fear.

Whether it was these condensed black crows or the Crowsnare Beast, they existed in an extremely bizarre form, and even some of the Undead Beasts that saw them seemed to have no intention of approaching.

Not only that, but the condensed death energy fluctuations were unable to affect them in any way.

Instead, it made the Crowsnare Beast and the black crows even more vibrant.

This was...

Even Su Ping couldn't help but narrow his eyes, "Death attribute?!"

The death attribute was a very abstract attribute.

A well-known figure in history books, a Necromancer Master, once said that the death attribute might be an entirely new attribute based on darkness and the undead.

Opposite to life, which is a combination of light and nature.

Everything about the death attribute was only meant to extinguish life and end everything.

This was also the most sought-after taming attribute by countless Necromancer Breeders over the years.

Once their undead pets could completely convert their attributes to the death attribute, their combat power would greatly increase.

It was a truly advanced attribute. Otherwise, Miss Qin's mutated Life Ancient Tree, which possessed both life and death attributes, wouldn't have been so ridiculously exaggerated.

As well as the Temple Rank skill created by Charles, in the Realm of Undead Death, which could grant all undead pets within the domain the ability to control death energy in a short period, making it so abnormal.

He glanced at Master Yin in surprise, "Crowsnare Beast, is it an undead pet with the death attribute?"

If so, Su Ping shouldn't have heard of it.

Not to mention being sought after by countless Undead Beastmasters, but it should also be quite popular, right?

Master Yin shook his head, "It's a Dark Spirit pet! Interesting, this little guy, has he completed the mutation breeding of the Crowsnare Beast?"

Mutation Breeding!

As soon as this word was mentioned, even Su Ping's heart stirred.

He had quite a few ideas about mutation breeding.

However, twice, he had found the reasons for the mutations of the little paper person Qian Yi and Little Qing.

As long as he followed the steps, he could have completed the mutation breeding of the pets.

Unfortunately, the mutation requirements for these two little things were too high.

The Holy Spirit Rank Sword Intent Origin and Soul Seed were fine, but now Little Qing's Legendary Green Demon Spring Ginseng was another matter.

Where could he find a way to replicate it in large quantities?

Su Ping didn't intend to squander his resources like this.

As for the others, Fei Fei's mental mutation, and even the Wan Ling Tu Lu didn't provide a disassembly analysis option, it was clear that Fei Fei's change wasn't something that could be achieved through material conditions.

As for Ya Ya's dark mutation, Wan Ling Tu Lu did have it, but currently, Su Ping lacked the experience, and according to his speculation, a significant reason was related to the source of the Hundred Birds Paying Homage.

Su Ping still didn't understand what that little flame was all about, and of course, it was mainly because he hadn't figured it out during this time.

And now, the person in front of him, Jian Yue from the Qi Lu Province, whom Su Ping had forgotten, had completed the new taming of the Crowsnare Beast.

This could be considered a brand-new transformation for the Crowsnare Beast!

Impressive! Indeed, in this world, there were no shortage of formidable individuals.

Su Ping calmed his mind and carefully observed further.

The Crowsnare Beast's abilities were extremely powerful.

The pet's body itself had average combat power, similar to the Tree Crown Wolf King, whose combat power was ordinary, but it primarily tended towards summoning.

The Tree Crown Wolf King was a tree demon that specialized in clones and summoning.

And this Crowsnare Beast, as its name suggested, summoned these crows.

The pitch-black crows, in the Sky Tomb's simulation environment, were like fish in water.

The invasion of death couldn't affect them, making their speed even faster, and even the wild beasts, when they sensed it, rarely launched attacks in such a situation.

Not to mention, with the Crowsnare Beast blending into the darkness of death, only the most perceptive undead beasts could detect its presence.

In such a short time, it thoroughly investigated everything that appeared in the entire simulation field within a short ten minutes.

Even after the investigation was over, with time still being relatively ample, Cold Master was in the mood to let it try out its combat power.

(End of Chapter)The results proved to be quite impressive!

In the case of the Crowsnare Beast's death mutation, the summoned creature was not a crow but a death raven.

However, even when facing death-aligned beasts, necromantic pets still posed significant challenges.

Although they lacked the terrifying destructive power of Su Ping's previous creations, which could wither and destroy with ease.

They were still highly effective.

The sheer power of these creatures caused Su Ping's eyes to widen in surprise, followed by a warm glow.

This evolutionary body! Excellent!

He was quite taken with it!

It was right up his alley!

The Death Farm's vast size could accommodate countless scarecrows, and it was designed specifically for necromantic pets, primarily scarecrows.

It was indeed rare to see a creature that caught Su Ping's interest.

The three individuals nearby, however, were not thinking as much. Their entire focus was on the comprehensive evaluation of the evolutionary body.

But it was undeniable that their unanimous nods attested to the excellence of this mutated evolutionary body.

From various perspectives, it was evident that this mutated Crowsnare Beast was an exceptional creation.

Immune to death energy erosion to a large extent, able to summon death ravens for patrol, reconnaissance, and combat.

Comprehensive in all aspects, even surpassing Su Ping's Five Elements Origami in terms of exaggeration.

Of course, in terms of direct combat power, there was no comparison.

However, the three individuals were well aware that the monsters Su Ping bred were not meant to exist in the first place.

Could their luck be this good? Were the first two creatures evaluated during the trial so perfectly suited to the requirements?

The trio was somewhat taken aback, but even in this situation, Jian Yue's trial came to a gradual close.

"Jian Yue, your Crowsnare Beast has undergone a death-aligned mutation, transforming its attributes into the death element?"

"That's right!"

In response to Master Yin's question, Jian Yue nodded.

"The death element is the aspiration of countless necromantic pets. While it is somewhat countered by life-aligned pets, the power of a death-aligned mutation against other elements is undeniable! Jian Yue, what are the resource consumption and material costs for death-aligned mutation breeding?"

Although the Celestial Grave was a significant project for the Dragon Nation, and resources were abundant, Cold Sir still asked to avoid an overly exaggerated situation.

"Please rest assured, Ghost Saint. The resources are indeed substantial, but they are within manageable limits! Overall, it won't exceed two Imperial-grade resources..."

Hearing Jian Yue's words, Cold Sir nodded in satisfaction:

"However, your results are excellent, and we will include them as an alternative. If no more suitable candidates emerge after the trial, you will become the second breeder in my force! Now, if you have the time, could you breed one for me for a fee? Or is your breeding method available for sale?"

"Breeding one for you is not a problem, but as for the breeding method... If you share the method of breeding the pet you passed the trial with, we can exchange methods..."

Jian Yue replied with a mischievous smile.

Each breeding result is the culmination of a breeder's numerous experiments, and sharing methods can lead to rivalries.

Moreover, given the current situation, Jian Yue realized that Su Ping's breeding pet, which debuted first, likely surpassed her mutated death-aligned Crowsnare Beast in absurdity.

Therefore, this was a veiled refusal.

However, to her surprise, Su Ping readily agreed:

"Sure! Of course, no problem..."

This left Jian Yue speechless:

"The Saint Dragon Legend is right! Breeders should exchange and discuss with each other; it's the fastest way to progress! I believe that by sharing and learning from the same breeding methods, the breeders of the Dragon Nation will grow faster! One day, we will be able to breed even more incredible creatures!

Jian Yue never expected that at this moment, this young genius breeder's vision and ambition would be so grand!

Instead, they seemed petty, haggling over their evolution methods? In that instant, Jian Yue felt a sacred light emanating from the young breeder, so bright it was almost blinding.

(End)

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