Chapter 208 - 137: Hong Ji’s Exclusive Blood Rope Armor Insect

Chapter 208: Chapter 137: Hong Ji’s Exclusive Blood Rope Armor Insect

Qin Ruyue was not a Creator, and the Night-Cutting Spider couldn’t produce resources either.

For a Mythical Tier Bizarre like Qin Ruyue, obtaining resources was easy.

Whether through plundering other Bizarres and Guardian Beast Masters or completing missions for the Purifying Moon Sect, she could acquire substantial resources.

However, all the resources she acquired had to be invested in cultivating the Night-Cutting Spider.

This was different from Shi Mi, who had to cultivate the White Bone Centipede in a special space created by the Desolate Domain Gate.

All their resources were spent, leaving them with almost nothing in reserve.

Qin Ruyue, on the other hand, collected rare Guardian Beasts, even if she couldn’t form a Contract with them herself.

However, these Guardian Beasts could fetch a good price among standard Guardian Beast Master factions.

Qin Ruyue didn’t know the name of the creature in her hand, but Zhong Yi knew exactly what it was.

The creature in Qin Ruyue’s palm was called a Blood Rope Armor Insect.

"Young Master, you just said you won’t accept a reward you haven’t earned."

"I’ve pledged myself to your service, yet before I’ve done a single thing, I’ve already absorbed such a precious material."

"I obtained this creature by chance. It’s a symbiotic life-form that feeds on blood."

"I’ve asked many Creators, and none of them have ever heard of such a creature. I’m giving it to you as a small token of my sincerity."

Qin Ruyue began to carefully explain to Zhong Yi some of the functions of the blood-vessel-like creature.

She was slightly worried that Zhong Yi might lose interest because of the creature’s gory and terrifying appearance.

After all, in Qin Ruyue’s collection, there really wasn’t anything else suitable to give to Zhong Yi.

Zhong Yi gazed for a long moment at the Blood Rope Armor Insect wriggling ceaselessly in Qin Ruyue’s palm.

’Qin Ruyue is quite fortunate,’ he thought.

’To think she managed to obtain a rare life-form like the Blood Rope Armor Insect.’

A creature like the Blood Rope Armor Insect could only appear on ancient battlefields where massive numbers of corpses were buried.

It was a creature born over countless years from the Blood Qi of hundreds of millions of corpses.

For a Blood Rope Armor Insect to be born, the ancient battlefield had to be immense.

It had to be an ancient battlefield on the scale of a federation war for such a rare creature to have a chance of being born.

Under All Things Exploration, the Blood Rope Armor Insect didn’t show stats like a Guardian Beast.

This was because the Blood Rope Armor Insect itself possessed no Skills or Exclusive Traits.

The Blood Rope Armor Insect burrows into a target’s body like a blood vessel and automatically forms a symbiotic relationship with the first host whose blood it absorbs.

After absorbing blood, the Blood Rope Armor Insect continually strengthens itself.

In battle, the Blood Rope Armor Insect forms a layer of armor on the surface of its symbiotic host’s body.

This armor can be used for both offense and defense.

Once the Blood Rope Armor Insect has formed a symbiotic relationship with a host, it can only absorb blood related to that host.

If it absorbs blood from an external source unrelated to the host, the Blood Rope Armor Insect will have a rejection reaction and be unable to use that blood to strengthen itself.

Qin Ruyue was right; the Blood Rope Armor Insect was indeed a perfect match for Hong Ji.

When Zhong Yi provided materials to Hong Ji, the Soul-Controlling Flower would first absorb the Life and Soul Energy within them.

Only then would they be handed over for Hong Ji to absorb.

These materials were rich in blood.

Once Hong Ji absorbed these materials into her body, they became "related" to her.

The blood within the materials was actually useless to Hong Ji, but it could be fed to the Blood Rope Armor Insect.

The Blood Rope Armor Insect’s body would then rapidly increase to an extremely high level of strength.

This was because the Blood Rope Armor Insect, unlike ordinary Guardian Beasts, didn’t have distinct Tiers and Qualities.

Absorbing blood would only enhance the Blood Rope Armor Insect’s flexibility, Defense Power, and piercing capability.

Rather than considering the Blood Rope Armor Insect a Guardian Beast, it was more like a weapon that grew tougher and sharper by constantly absorbing blood.

The Blood Rope Armor Insect had remained in Qin Ruyue’s possession all this time thanks to her Deceit Beast being a Deceit Element Bizarre.

If her Bizarre had been of the Flesh and Blood Element, Qin Ruyue would have most likely cultivated the Blood Rope Armor Insect herself.

Zhong Yi didn’t chat with Qin Ruyue for long before leading her to Hong Ji’s room next door.

He had Qin Ruyue rest in Hong Ji’s room, then handed the Blood Rope Armor Insect over to Hong Ji.

Upon receiving the Blood Rope Armor Insect, Hong Ji subconsciously thought it was a small snack from Zhong Yi and was about to toss it into her mouth and chew.

After learning that it was a life-form that would soon form a symbiotic relationship with her, Hong Ji unenthusiastically pinched the wriggling Blood Rope Armor Insect.

She then pierced her fingertip with a nail and fed her blood to the Blood Rope Armor Insect.

She allowed the Blood Rope Armor Insect to crawl into her body through the wound.

A moment later, Hong Ji suddenly cried out in surprise.

"Master, I’ve discovered something! It’s much easier to control this thing I just took into my body than the materials I absorb."

"It even has its own thoughts! It can move on its own when I’m not controlling it."

"But why is it even greedier than me? It’s always looking for blood to drink!"

"Hmph! I’ll stuff this little glutton until it can’t take any more."

As Zhong Yi allowed the Blood Rope Armor Insect to burrow into Hong Ji’s body, he felt a flicker of hesitation and conflict.

Although the Blood Rope Armor Insect didn’t have clear Tiers, Skills, or Quality like a normal Guardian Beast, would it be subject to restrictions when entering a Secret Realm?

Zhong Yi had no way of knowing without testing it.

’A creature like the Blood Rope Armor Insect was never even implemented in the game, all because the developers got lazy.’