bookpower Chapter 357: Special Easter Egg - Netherworld Behemoth
Chapter 357: Special Easter Egg - Netherworld Behemoth
Li Muyang’s eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
He stared open-mouthed at the giant beast that appeared out of the mist before him, almost doubting his own eyes.
The Jade Mantis that had been lost in the netherworld after clearing the "Endless Evolution" game had vanished without a trace.
No one knew how the beast had fared in the netherworld.
The out-of-control Jade Mantis would become muddled and stuporous, perhaps finding some corner to burrow into and hide.
Just as when Li Muyang used to play "Endless Evolution," each time he logged off, the Jade Mantis would dig a hole to conceal itself until Li Muyang logged on again.
But now, this towering and unsettling creature suddenly appeared in the world shrouded in mist ten thousand meters underground.
It still looked as muddled and stuporous as ever but was at least able to move on its own.
The massive Jade Mantis moved forward through the mist.
Its icy scythe-like arms closed together, giving off a bone-chilling coldness.
At this moment, the joyful voice of Yao Yuejiao arose.
"Eh? You recognize this thing?"
Yao Yuejiao happily said, "That’s great, Li Muyang! Quickly, tell me about this guy’s background. Seeing it feels so familiar!"
"I’ve been tracking it these past few days."
"It’s really fierce, you know. In this misty world, it cuts down those monsters with one sweep of its arm, devouring dozens of Heart Eaters at a time."
"But strangely, it doesn’t attack me. However, the creature also ignores me as if it has no brain. No matter how much I call it, there’s no response."
Yao Yuejiao quickly recounted to Li Muyang what had happened over the past few days.
After listening, Li Muyang fell into silent contemplation.
He had not expected that Yao Yuejiao would encounter the Jade Mantis in the misty world.
Moreover, that the Jade Mantis wouldn’t attack her, yet also did not respond to her.
Yet Yao Yuejiao felt a vaguely familiar and intimate presence from the Jade Mantis.
So she had been tracking it all this time, but she didn’t think that the Jade Mantis would go farther and farther into the mist, leaving her with no chance to hunt for Heart Eaters.
Having heard Yao Yuejiao’s story, Li Muyang let out a sigh.
He looked at the Jade Mantis ahead and sighed.
"Could it be anything but familiar... This creature used to be you."
"Using its body, I devoured and evolved all the way to become the behemoth it is today."
"Its body still retains my scent; it’s only natural that you feel a connection."
Li Muyang observed the Jade Mantis in the mist from a distance, only to see the enormous creature suddenly brandish its scythe-like arms.
A flash of sharp, cold light streaked through the mist.
[Special Easter Egg Triggered: The Weary Bird Returns to Its Nest]
[Along with the completion of "Endless Evolution", the aimlessly wandering Jade Saber Mantis lost its pillar of support. During its long and confused wandering, it only remembered once having a master, an affectionate and unforgettable master]
[Now it has finally found its master, yearning to return home]
[Special Skill: Underworld Behemoth (Unlocked)]
[Underworld Behemoth: The Jade Saber Mantis roaming in the ghostly homeland longs for the summoning of its master, yearns to fight alongside its master once again. By activating this skill, it can be remotely summoned from the netherworld, with the summoning time directly proportional to the distance between them]
[Warning: After the Jade Saber Mantis descends to the human world, the host must expend spiritual power to sustain it. Should the host’s spiritual power be exhausted, the Jade Saber Mantis will return to the netherworld]
[(With the host’s current level of cultivation, the Jade Saber Mantis can stay for 30 minutes)]
...
The system notifications that popped up in his field of vision brought great surprise to Li Muyang.
An Easter egg?
Summoning the Jade Saber Mantis?
Holy shit!
This is another mighty weapon!
And this mighty weapon has far fewer side effects than the Startling Swan Immortal Sword.
At least against the Demon Cultivators of the Green Sheep Society, the Jade Saber Mantis should be more than enough!
Li Muyang opened his eyes in delight, only to see nine streaks of Escaping Light flying rapidly towards him in the distance, their approach menacing.
Aunt Su, who had been resting at his side, also abruptly stood up, her face solemn.
"They’re here!" Aunt Su said, alerting Li Muyang.
But at this critical moment, Li Muyang instead closed his eyes.
He opened the system and activated the newly acquired skill -[Underworld Behemoth].
In an instant, he faintly sensed the aura of the Jade Saber Mantis, which was incredibly distant, as if at the other end of the world.
But as Li Muyang called out, the distant Jade Saber Mantis suddenly stirred into motion.
It rushed toward Li Muyang’s location at high speed, seemingly transforming into light underground.
In Li Muyang’s view, the skill bar for [Underworld Behemoth] appeared.
[Summoning: 03:29]
This indicated the time required for the summoning.
Three and a half minutes...
Li Muyang watched the nine streaks of Escaping Light that were swiftly closing in, his expression grave.
"Aunt Su! Please hold off the enemy for a while!"
"Reinforcements will arrive soon!"