Chapter 59: Metamorphosis
Not long after Gao Zheng brought the news, Senior Brother Li Jinshan from Golden Ape Martial Arts School indeed gathered a group of inner disciples and informed them of some matters in the Desolate Mountains.
Su Yan was also among this group, and when they went together, Li Jinshan ordered someone to distribute a booklet《 Feral Beast Atlas》.
This thing was similar to Hundred Herbs Illustration, introducing the feral beasts that might appear in Yunling Desolate Mountains.
Su Yan memorized this content and cross-referenced it with his own Mountain Hunting knowledge, which actually increased the proficiency of Mountain Hunting Technique a bit.
Three days passed in a flash, the moon rose to the center of the sky, the courtyard was quiet, with tree shadows swaying and rustling sounds.
In front of Su Yan, the Yin Water Centipede shook its body, knocking over an empty bottle of Poison Dragon Pill, then gulped down another Poison Dragon Pill that Su Yan tossed over.
In these three days, the Yin Water Centipede seemed to have reached a critical moment, swallowing more Poison Dragon Pills each day than the previous.
In just three days, Su Yan had already fed it two bottles of Poison Dragon Pills.
Under the illumination of the silvery white bright moonlight, the purple carapace of the Yin Water Centipede gleamed, like a gem shrouded in misty fog.
Its mouthparts continuously chewed the Poison Dragon Pill, constantly converting the toxins and medicinal potency inside into energy for its own growth.
With the help of Poison Pills, the Yin Water Centipede’s growth speed was far faster than simply gnawing on medicinal herbs.
Su Yan concentrated his mind and qi, carefully observing the Yin Water Centipede’s growth degree continuously increasing.
397, 398, 399
The growth degree kept rising, and finally, when it reached 400, changes immediately occurred.
【Yin Water Centipede 0/1（Metamorphosis Stage）】
【Metamorphosis: Feral Beast Skeleton】
The Yin Water Centipede’s body size grew larger again, the purple more profound, and the ferocious aura it emitted was no different from Muscle and Bone Realm.
However, this was not the reason for Su Yan’s surprise, but rather its state change.
His eyes flickered with excitement, and the vibrating Fierce Insect Cauldron had already sent him the relevant information.
【Devour Metamorphosis Material to transcend form and complete metamorphosis】
“So that’s how it is. Nascent Stage, growth, Mature Stage—the three stages do not entirely refer to growth states, but the accumulation process of the insect tamer’s life metamorphosis. Completing the accumulation means metamorphosis.”
Unconcealable excitement surged from the bottom of his heart, which also meant that if the metamorphosis was completed, the Yin Water Centipede would leap to possess combat power surpassing his own.
Perhaps Muscle and Bone Realm Minor Accomplishment, or even Muscle and Bone Realm Great Accomplishment.
No matter what strength it was, it meant that its strengthening also had no limit.
“Feral Beast Skeleton—devouring a feral beast skeleton to complete metamorphosis is not that simple.”
Su Yan’s eyes moved slightly, immediately realizing that if feral beast skeleton was the core of metamorphosis, related to the Yin Water Centipede’s metamorphosis, then the higher the quality of the skeleton, the stronger the possible metamorphosis outcome.
“Second-order feral beasts are something I can only encounter by chance and not seek, even Old Song waited a long time to obtain just a little.”
Su Yan immediately dismissed the thought in his mind. Not to mention second-order, even late first-order would probably not be easy—that was a powerful feral beast equivalent to Blood Moving or Spirit Nurturing Realm.
Su Yan’s eyes flashed with sharpness, immediately firming up: “First-order mid-stage it is then, first breakthrough, then make up for it later.”
He immediately made a decision, recalling the Green-striped Viper he had killed in the wolf den before.
“Thanks to Old Pang’s gift.”
The flesh and blood of this first-order mid-grade poisonous creature Green-striped Viper had long been used by Su Yan to feed the Yin Water Centipede and Velvet Fire Scorpion Insect.
Now only a pile of white bones remained, originally planning to find an opportunity to grind it into powder for medicine.
Now it was perfect, becoming a ready-made treasure metamorphosis material.
The snake skeleton was taken out and placed in the courtyard. The Yin Water Centipede seemed to smell a spirit herb, its antennae waving as its body quickly approached.
Under the moonlight, the misty purple fog became more crystalline, and the Yin Water Centipede’s mouthparts bit down like a guillotine.
The Fierce Insect Cauldron vibrated slightly, and countless infinite red threads seemed to connect across space and time with the Yin Water Centipede.
Su Yan then noticed that between the Fierce Insect Cauldron and the Yin Water Centipede, countless threads thinner than one-tenth, one-hundredth, or even one-thousandth of a hair connected them.
These were threads only he could see, and even in terms of display, they did not really exist, more like a manifestation of some kind of control power.
Under the enhancement of the Fierce Insect Cauldron’s power, the originally extremely hard skeleton became as fragile as tofu under the mouthparts.
After being devoured, it immediately turned into essence and merged into the Yin Water Centipede’s body.
The devouring process was quick; the three-to-four-meter-long large snake skeleton was completely devoured by the Yin Water Centipede.
At this time, the misty purple fog had gained a touch of blood color, and Su Yan’s eyes brightened slightly, a hint of concern rising in his heart.
“It’s coming.”
Drops of bright red liquid began to surge from the gaps in the Yin Water Centipede’s carapace everywhere, the purple light and red liquid intersecting, then forming a red cocoon half a person’s height.
The cocoon enveloped the Yin Water Centipede, and the power from the Fierce Insect Cauldron was continuously transforming it.
Su Yan stood fixed in the courtyard, not daring to move even half a step—this was his subordinate insect tamer’s first metamorphosis.
To say he wasn’t nervous or expectant would be lying.
Time passed bit by bit, the moon at the treetops gradually descending, and the sky had taken on a touch of dark blue.
Dawn had arrived, and finally a faint cracking sound came.
The cocoon finally shattered, and from the crack, a pale thin long antenna stretched out, followed by the entire head, a massive and pale hard body.
A centipede like White Bones appeared before Su Yan, with bones forming its carapace, ferocious like a corpse. Clearly alive, yet it made one feel a chill rising from the back at first glance.
As that ferocious cold aura emerged, even Su Yan felt a chill assaulting from behind.
【Yin Water Centipede devours first-order mid-grade metamorphosis material Feral Beast Skeleton, metamorphoses into White Bone Poison Centipede】
【White Bone Poison Centipede 1/100（Nascent Stage）】
‘Success!’
Su Yan could hardly suppress the joy in his heart; if not in Yun Cang Town, he might have burst into laughter.
For the White Bone Poison Centipede, this was not just metamorphosis evolution—this evolution was of Su Yan’s future prospects.
Seeing the words “Nascent Stage” again, Su Yan felt extremely familiar.
This meant that as long as accumulated properly, entering Mature Stage and Metamorphosis Stage again, the Yin Water Centipede could continue to grow stronger.
Su Yan’s eyes flickered, suddenly having a thought, and he gave an order to the White Bone Poison Centipede.
‘Go’
The White Bone Poison Centipede immediately twisted its body, its form like a pale shadow, fiercely pouncing toward the Iron Plate Mannequin.
With a clang, its body crossed, and the finger-wide iron plate was torn open with a huge gash.
Looking again as the White Bone Poison Centipede landed, its body reared up, mouthparts opening, and whoosh whoosh whoosh—several white nail-like things shot out.
White Bone Poison Centipede Nail!
Puffing sounds rang out, the iron plate pierced through, and the generated White Bone Poison Centipede Nails directly embedded deeply into the hardwood.
Such an attack—not to mention Skin Refining—even Muscle and Bone, Blood Moving, if truly hit, would be pierced through.
