Chapter 431: Reincarnation Nether Butterfly

Chapter 431 -248: Reincarnation Nether Butterfly

He also shielded this Blade Princess Butterfly with a Gale Wind Vortex Shield.

When the Blade Princess Butterfly went in for the kill, the enhanced Gale Wind Vortex Shield could effectively help it resist damage.

And if the Gale Wind Vortex Shield was ever destroyed, the Blade Princess Butterfly could choose to consume its Flash Butterfly Mark.

It could then use the spatial energy within the shield to teleport to a designated location even farther away.

This method of teleporting, by consuming a Flash Butterfly Mark, offered much greater range than the teleport granted by the basic skill, Gale Wind Vortex Shield.

This teleport could be used not only for evasion but also to launch surprise attacks on other enemy units.

This maximized the safety of the primary offensive Butterfly Guardian Beasts during battle.

The two exclusive traits, Flash Butterfly Mark and Butterfly Seal Replacement, were extremely flexible in their combat applications.

And these were the exact two traits Zhong Yi wanted the Gale Sky Flash Butterfly that Zhong Ling would contract to have!

For Zhong Ling, the Gale Sky Flash Butterfly was a functional Guardian Beast that she would never need to replace, as long as it didn’t die.

The more of these excellent functional Guardian Beasts Zhong Ling contracted, the higher her own potential would become.

Zhong Ling used the Gale Sky Flash Butterfly to support her Blade Princess Butterflies and Blade Butterflies in her battle against Shen Xuan.

The reason Shen Xuan couldn’t beat Zhong Ling wasn’t just because of the immense burst damage from her Blade Butterflies and Blade Princess Butterflies.

It was also because the targeted teleportation from Gale Wind Vortex Shield allowed her Blade Princess Butterflies to directly attack Shen Xuan and his Order Beast, the Ten Thousand Corrosive Poison Mother.

However, this inability to win was only because Shen Xuan and Zhong Ling were sparring, not fighting to the death.

If Shen Xuan were to unleash his Beastmaster Talent, Poison Burst Calculation, without holding back in a true life-or-death struggle, Zhong Yi felt he would still have the upper hand.

After all, Shen Xuan wielded the Power of Rules. Besides, Zhong Ling currently had too few functional Butterfly Guardian Beasts anchored via her Soul Vein Mother Butterfly.

However, after Zhong Yi examined the stats of Zhong Ling’s Lifebound Guardian Beast, he immediately changed his mind.

[Guardian Beast Name]: Reincarnation Nether Butterfly

[Guardian Beast Species]: Phosphoridae / Netherworld Butterfly Species

[Guardian Beast Level]: Extraordinary Tier (10/10)

[Guardian Beast Type]: Undead Element

[Guardian Beast Quality]: Silver Quality

Skills:

[Death Speech Passage]: By vibrating its antennae, it emits a Death Speech that can activate the lingering souls within corpses, briefly condensing them and commanding the corpses to fight on its behalf.

[Death Omen]: Curses a target with a death omen. The cursed target’s defenses are all reduced. Upon death, the cursed target automatically transforms into an undead creature under its control, without needing any other skills to be used.

Exclusive Traits:

[Wish for Rebirth]: Fuses the phosphorus powder on its wings into a target’s soul, guiding the soul to relive its memories from life. Before the soul dissipates, it can compel the target to reveal specific memories.

[Reincarnation Sacrifice]: When an undead creature under its control is killed, it can sacrifice that creature’s path of reincarnation to instantly heal its wounds and return it to battle.

Zhong Ling’s Lifebound Guardian Beast had already evolved from a Rebirth Butterfly into a Reincarnation Nether Butterfly.

If Zhong Ling were to also command her Reincarnation Nether Butterfly to fight without holding back, Shen Xuan might not be able to win even with his Poison Burst Calculation.

Back when Zhong Ling’s Lifebound Guardian Beast was still a Bronze Quality Mortal Beast Tier, what Zhong Yi had valued most about the Rebirth Butterfly was its exclusive trait, Wish for Rebirth—the ability to make a soul relive its memories and force the dead to speak the truth!

After the Rebirth Butterfly activated its Nether Butterfly bloodline and evolved into the Reincarnation Nether Butterfly, it gained a new skill: Death Omen, a curse-type ability.

After inflicting Death Omen on a target, all of the cursed target’s defenses would be reduced.

It was a multi-dimensional debilitating curse.

Not only that, but once a cursed target was killed, it would immediately become an undead creature under the Reincarnation Nether Butterfly’s control, even without the use of the Death Speech Passage skill.

With the Reincarnation Nether Butterfly cursing the Prism Golem with Death Omen, Zhong Ling could command over ten Extraordinary Tier Blade Princess Butterflies and dozens of Extraordinary Tier Blade Butterflies. Even with the Prism Golem’s Prism Armor skill and Guardian Poisonous Diamond exclusive trait, it seemed entirely possible for them to kill it in one shot.

Both Blade Princess Butterflies and Blade Butterflies were Guardian Beasts with extreme burst damage potential.

For a Guardian Beast like the Reincarnation Nether Butterfly, which primarily relied on controlling the undead, it needed corpses to showcase its true power.

If they faced a powerful enemy in battle and couldn’t obtain corpses by killing them, the Reincarnation Nether Butterfly could also control the Blade Princess Butterflies and Blade Butterflies that had fallen in combat.

This essentially gave the Blade Butterflies and Blade Princess Butterflies under Zhong Ling’s control a second life.

Furthermore, the exclusive trait Reincarnation Sacrifice, which the Rebirth Butterfly gained upon reaching Silver Quality, was a particularly ruthless ability.

It granted these Blade Butterflies and Blade Princess Butterflies a third life.

By sacrificing a target’s path of reincarnation, it could instantly revive an undead creature whose Soul Fire had been extinguished,

allowing it to fight once more on the battlefield for Zhong Ling’s victory.

‘Judging by the talent the Reincarnation Nether Butterfly currently displays, it’s imperative to equip it with a complete Rule Authority.’

Zhong Yi had already participated in the Second Level Secret Realm opened by the Wanyu Gambling Company.

‘In my mind, taking first place in a Second Level Secret Realm on the Virtual Source Network won’t be easy; it’ll require the stars to align.

But getting into the top three shouldn’t be difficult.’

This meant it wouldn’t be too hard for Zhong Yi to obtain a rare treasure capable of enhancing or granting a Rule Authority.

‘I can start making some proper plans for Zhong Ling.’

Once Zhong Ling’s Lifebound Guardian Beast, the Reincarnation Nether Butterfly, also mastered a Rule Authority, she wouldn’t have to fear being suppressed by the Power of Rules.

At that point, the Divine Origin Value Zhong Ling earned on the Virtual Source Network would be more than enough to make her self-sufficient.

She might even be able to contribute to the other members of their faction.

“You’ve both grown a lot since reaching the Extraordinary Tier.”

“Ah Xuan, before you enter the Divine Origin Slaughter Secret Realm, I’ll help you find a Poison Attribute Guardian Beast from another world on the Virtual Source Network.”

“And Xiaolingdang, the same goes for you. I’ll help you find a few functional Butterfly Guardian Beasts to raise your combat potential.”

“Once you’ve formed contracts with them, you can enter the Divine Origin Slaughter Secret Realm.”

Zhong Yi paused here, his expression turning more serious as he continued.

“I told you before not to rush into the Soul Fighting Bar for your Ranking Competitions.”

“After you’ve participated in the Divine Origin Slaughter Secret Realm and gotten used to fighting in the wild…”

“…then you can stand on the Soul Fighting Platform and start matching for your Ranking Competitions!”

As someone with experience, Zhong Yi was intentionally helping Zhong Ling and Shen Xuan plan their paths.

Zhong Yi didn’t tell Zhong Ling that he planned to help her Lifebound Guardian Beast, the Reincarnation Nether Butterfly, obtain a Rule Authority.

The Reincarnation Nether Butterfly was best suited for Death-type or Soul-type Rules.

The Chasing Light Dragon Palace’s Treasure Vault might not necessarily have such Rules in its collection.

Even if Zhong Yi took first place and could choose from among many rare treasures that could grant or enhance a Rule Authority, there was no guarantee he’d find one compatible with the Reincarnation Nether Butterfly.

Once a Guardian Beast acquired a Rule Authority, it could never be changed.

That’s why the choice of a treasure that grants a Rule Authority had to be made with extreme caution.

He absolutely couldn’t settle for less, or it would severely limit Zhong Ling’s future potential.

Hearing Zhong Yi’s words, Shen Xuan and Zhong Ling nodded seriously.

The two of them had been working hard to improve themselves recently.

They were eager to finally put their skills to the test!

They both knew that true progress could only be achieved through the trials of real, life-or-death combat.

Even though Zhong Yi was about the same age as Shen Xuan and Zhong Ling, he had personally trained both of them.

They both trusted and relied on Zhong Yi to their very core.

They wouldn’t hesitate for a second to contract any Guardian Beast that Zhong Yi prepared for them.

Looking at the motivated Zhong Ling and Shen Xuan, Zhong Yi couldn’t help but sigh to himself.