Chapter 280 - 173: Evolution: Diamond Poison Golem

Chapter 280: Chapter 173: Evolution: Diamond Poison Golem

Even though Shen Xuan had received an SS potential rating, his past as a slave left him with very little self-confidence.

Whenever he made progress, what he wanted most was to earn Zhong Yi’s approval.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been so eager to show Zhong Yi the transformed Ten Thousand Corrosive Poison Mother the moment he returned.

Zhong Yi knew that You Weiwei had given Shen Xuan three Blue Ring Curse Chapters.

The Blue Ring Curse Chapter was a type of Guardian Beast not native to the Xin Xia Federation.

But as a soft-bodied, tentacled, Poison Attribute Guardian Beast that possessed Cursed Energy, the Blue Ring Curse Chapter was a perfect match for Shen Xuan’s Order Beast Mother of Ten Thousand Erosions.

It was a suitable material for the Ten Thousand Corrosive Poison Mother’s Quality evolution!

For You Weiwei to give Shen Xuan such a rare Guardian Beast—one not even found in the Xin Xia Federation—as material to raise his Order Beast’s Quality could be considered a tremendous stroke of fortune for him.

Bizarres were divided into four types, and Curse Element Bizarres were arguably the type that all Guardian Beast Masters were most reluctant to face.

Although this form of attack might not be immediately fatal, it could easily inflict Origin wounds that were difficult to heal.

Once a Poison-type Guardian Beast obtained a Curse Ability, its value would increase immensely.

By using the Blue Ring Curse Chapters as material to advance to Silver Quality, there was a high probability that the Ten Thousand Corrosive Poison Mother would gain a curse-related Exclusive Trait.

As the data revealed, the Exclusive Trait it gained upon advancing to Silver Quality, Calamity Poison Entanglement, had indeed given the Ten Thousand Corrosive Poison Mother a Curse Ability.

Targets fighting the Ten Thousand Corrosive Poison Mother would be afflicted with a curse called the Curse of Calamity Poison after enduring five or more instances of Poison Chain Conduction.

The Curse of Calamity Poison was a unique cursing method of the Blue Ring Curse Chapter. Once afflicted, a target would experience negative effects such as exhaustion, palpitations, dizziness, and even fear.

The Curse of Calamity Poison itself was highly hallucinogenic, and the Ten Thousand Corrosive Poison Mother’s Exclusive Trait, Calamity Poison Entanglement, optimized this original curse.

Each time a target afflicted with the Curse of Calamity Poison suffered another instance of Poison Chain Conduction, a brand-new negative effect would be triggered.

The negative effects were numerous, ranging from minor ones like blindness, defense reduction, and lowered Elemental Resistance, to major ones like paralysis and stiffness. Every single one of these cursed effects would impact the target’s combat ability.

The key was that it was very easy for the Ten Thousand Corrosive Poison Mother to continuously apply its Poison Chain to a target.

When facing a powerful target, the damage from a single Poison Chain might not be enough to heavily wound it.

However, the negative effects that stacked with each Poison Chain Conduction constantly weakened and restricted the target in battle.

This transformed Shen Xuan’s Ten Thousand Corrosive Poison Mother from a simple area-of-effect combat unit into a multifunctional crowd-control unit that balanced both damage and control.

At the same time, the Exclusive Trait, Calamity Poison Entanglement, also prevented the target from removing the poisons affecting it through various means.

This was because as long as the Curse of Calamity Poison remained active, the target could not use external means to cleanse the poisons infecting its body.

When fighting Shen Xuan, it would be difficult to counter his offense by relying on support units with powerful poison-dispelling effects.

This Exclusive Trait, Calamity Poison Entanglement, had been obtained through the influence of the Blue Ring Curse Chapter.

’You Weiwei really gave Shen Xuan an incredible gift!’

Zhong Yi couldn’t help but reflect internally. ’Originally, Shen Xuan’s ability to get an SS Level potential rating wasn’t just because of the potential of his Order Beast Mother of Ten Thousand Erosions.’

’It was also because his Beastmaster Talent, Poison Burst Calculation, was a perfect match for the Order Beast Mother of Ten Thousand Erosions.’

’But now, with the Exclusive Trait Calamity Poison Entanglement, Shen Xuan could still get an SS Level potential rating even if his Beastmaster Talent wasn’t such a perfect match for the Ten Thousand Corrosive Poison Mother!’

Besides the Exclusive Trait Calamity Poison Entanglement, when the Ten Thousand Corrosive Poison Mother advanced to Bronze Quality, it also gained another Exclusive Trait called Ten Thousand Transformations of Poison Rhythm.

Ten Thousand Transformations of Poison Rhythm allowed the Ten Thousand Corrosive Poison Mother to condense a Poison Pill within its body. By consuming this pill, it could freely break it down into toxins for combat.

Thanks to the Poison Pill, when the Ten Thousand Corrosive Poison Mother absorbed other types of venom, it could process them through the pill to quickly convert them into its own inherent toxins.

Previously, during the battles in the Ice Cave Secret Realm, the Ten Thousand Corrosive Poison Mother would quickly exhaust its internal toxins and lose its combat capability in high-intensity situations.

But now, with the condensed Poison Pill in its body and the ability to convert absorbed toxins, as long as Shen Xuan was supplied with enough poison-type resources, he could use them to help the Ten Thousand Corrosive Poison Mother recover mid-battle, giving it sustained combat capability.

This perfectly fulfilled the original goal of using the Poison Absorption Whale Pill from the Poison Absorption Fin Whale to induce the Ten Thousand Corrosive Poison Mother’s Quality enhancement.

’Now that I have Tao En under my command, Shen Xuan definitely won’t be short on high-end Poison Attribute resources in the future.’

Upon advancing to the Extraordinary Tier, the Ten Thousand Corrosive Poison Mother acquired a Skill called Strong Wrist Poison Sting.

These six purplish-black, curled tentacles that had condensed around the Ten Thousand Corrosive Poison Mother’s body were clearly related to the Skill, Strong Wrist Poison Sting.

The stingers at the tips of these purplish-black tentacles were exceptionally sharp, making them far more offensively potent than its previous silk and main tentacles.

Crucially, these stinging tentacles could consume venom to trigger a violent reaction, allowing them to easily break through a target’s Armor.

This method of consuming venom to create a rapid reaction was essentially a weaker version of Poison Burst Calculation.

Every time Shen Xuan used his Beastmaster Talent, it caused a massive drain on him.