CHAPTER 361: CHAPTER 6: A SUMMONER APPEARS?

The world is truly small, after confirming that Weiwei is a Second Generation Soldier and a new mercenary, Yue Jinghua was even more determined to recruit her into the Mercenary Team.

However, Guo Ziyu also informed Yue Jinghua that the female mercenary was not in Five Saints Town lately; before she entered Xuan Beast Ridge, she specifically visited "Love Hunting", saying she would bring back new hops in at most one month or at least half a month.

Calculating the days, it has already been half a month since Weiwei left.

Yue Jinghua wasn’t in a rush. In her mind, the troublemakers in the Mercenary Team were those two Two-star Mercenaries. As for Weiwei, it didn’t matter if they waited another half a month for her return.

"Jinghua, look how you went off topic and forgot the main point, didn’t you forget we came here to buy Dark Beasts?" Shalman, who was listening by the side, was confused and didn’t understand how Yue Jinghua suddenly diverted the topic to brewing.

"Ah, it’s all my fault, I made Shalman angry," Guo Ziyu, after establishing a preliminary cooperation with the two, became more intimate with them and took it upon herself to serve them.

Being a Cultivator herself with deep knowledge in Dark Beasts, naturally her understanding wasn’t something a mercenary like Ximing could match. She pulled Yue Jinghua and Shalman along and recommended several signature Dark Beasts in the store one by one, but all were rejected by Shalman and Yue Jinghua.

"Sister Ziqing," Seeing Guo Ziyu showing a slightly embarrassed expression, Yue Jinghua stepped forward, "To be honest, Shalman and I came to Xuan Beast Ridge this time to complete the training task assigned by our family. Shalman is also a Cultivator, but our cultivation levels are average, handling large or high-level Dark Beasts is difficult, let alone the expensive cost we can’t bear right now. I am fine, but for Shalman, since she already has several Dark Beasts, what kind of Dark Beast should she additionally breed?"

Shalman understood perfectly and gestured to Guo Ziyu and Ximing to follow her out of the shop.

In an open area outside the shop, Shalman formed a hand seal, and suddenly five colorful spiders, each half the size of a person, emerged from the ground.

"Wow, what beautiful Colorful Spiders," even the usually silent Ximing exclaimed in admiration, and Guo Ziyu’s eyes sparkled with intrigue; in the couple’s eyes, the Wolf Spider with a belly as big as a washbasin and covered in thick fur actually looked very handsome.

Yue Jinghua couldn’t help but be amazed; she wondered what kind of expressions Guo Ziyu and others would show if they ever saw her own top-grade Dark Beasts.

"Five Elements Colored Spider? If I’m not mistaken, they must have been hatched directly from spider eggs. Such Dark Beasts will have the highest loyalty," Guo Ziyu saw the fierce-looking Wolf Spiders affectionately circling around Shalman and after observing their markings, she quickly confirmed the age and grade of these spiders.

As an experienced Cultivator, Guo Ziyu knew well that regarding loyalty, adult Dark Beasts tamed have the lowest loyalty, followed by Dark Beast Cubs, while those hatched directly from Dark Beast eggs have the highest loyalty.

Of course, this is only for general Cultivators and tamers. For a Summoner like Yue Jinghua, whether in the adult stage or young beast stage, the loyalty of a Dark Beast under contract is always high.

After witnessing the power of the Five-Colored Spider, Guo Ziyu’s expression softened, especially when she found out that these five spiders were personally bred and hatched by Shalman, she nodded approvingly, "No wonder you are not interested in other Dark Beast Cubs in the store. Five Elements Colored Spider, well-rounded in both offense and defense, capable of mutual generation and inhibition, and excellent in group attack power. Ordinary Dark Beasts simply cannot replace them. Moreover, if I’m not wrong, Shalman adopted a mixed breeding method to cultivate these spiders."

Seeing that Guo Ziyu had seen through her unique breeding method, Shalman was taken aback.

In the world of Cultivators, there are two entirely different breeding methods pursued: some Cultivators prefer pure breeding, aiming for high-grade Dark Beasts with pure bloodlines.

But Shalman, due to her own constraints, couldn’t adopt the method of pure breeding; she used mixed breeding, selecting different spiders for mating and breeding, thus cultivating the most suitable Wolf Spiders for herself.

But after all, Guo Ziyu has far more experience in breeding than Shalman. Seeing Shalman’s somewhat proud tone, a mischievous smile appeared at the corner of her mouth. "Shalman, do you really think your Five Elements Colored Spider is more formidable than all the Dark Beasts in my shop?"

Breeders all share one common flaw—they always think the Dark Beasts they have raised are the best. Shalman nodded without hesitation.

Guo Ziyu slowly touched a bracelet on her wrist, which was made of some unknown material decorated with bizarre patterns.

The bracelet made a crackling sound, and suddenly, a large black-haired spider appeared on the ground, uglier than Shalman’s Five-Colored Spider. This bred spider had long thin legs that took up four-fifths of its body.

From its ugly face, fangs protruded, looking quite indecent.

Shalman frowned, clearly disliking the appearance of the Fur Spider. She had studied this type of spider before, but felt its size was too bulky and its attributes too mediocre, so she had not chosen to use it.

"Don’t judge by appearances, be careful," warned Guo Ziyu, and a ferocious expression flashed across her normally kind face.

In that moment, she seemed like a different person.

Yue Jinghua thought she saw the shadow of a sinister-faced spider appear behind her.

Upon sensing the enemy, the Five-Colored Spider let out a shriek.

The Earth Escape Spider reacted the fastest; it burrowed into the ground and instantly disappeared without a trace.

The bulky Fur Spider still spun in place, and suddenly a small mound rose under its abdomen—the Earth Escape Spider’s leg was about to probe out.

The other four Colorful Spiders quickly climbed on top, surrounding the Fur Spider in the center.

"Sizzle--"

The legs of the Fur Spider suddenly transformed into blade-like forms and fiercely pierced into the earth mound, almost simultaneously, it spewed out a cloud of black smoke from its mouth.

Amidst the spreading black smoke, the four Colorful Spiders felt a numbing sensation throughout their bodies, slowing their movements dramatically.

The Fur Spider had already flipped the Earth Escape Spider from underground, its blade-like legs piercing directly towards the Earth Escape Spider’s round belly. With this blade-like attack, Shalman’s Earth Escape Spider was bound to perish.

Shalman screamed out, but her cultivation was too mediocre to act in time.

Just then, Guo Ziyu gave a slight smile as her bracelet clicked again, and the Fur Spider had already disappeared.