Chapter 605 - 302: The Terrifying Rat King_1
This sudden change was truly too abrupt. Who would have thought that a 8th Rank Paladin, who had activated Spiritual Power, would be directly repelled by a giant rat? Moreover, three deep claw marks had been left on his estoc. The Level 9 magical beast, luminous tiger king, even forgot to resist and ended up almost being swallowed whole by the giant rat.
A ray of light flashed abruptly, and the massive body of the luminous tiger king vanished. Following this, the Rat King’s wide-open mouth instantly shut, creating a sinister howling sound in the air. It had bitten directly through space, leaving a ring of black ripples in its wake.
"The luminous tiger king is out of the game." Xuan Hanyan’s voice echoed across the field.
The paladin on the right was somewhat stunned. What on earth was this? Isn’t it supposed to be the cat that eats the mouse? How did it turn into a cat-eating rat? Had it not been for the timely intervention of Lord Sacred Legate, his own luminous tiger king would have been swallowed right away!
The Rat King’s small eyes gleamed with a fierce light, clearly dissatisfied at not having devoured the luminous tiger king. It struck out with a long tail, aiming directly at the paladin on the right.
Spiritual Power bloomed, and the paladin had already reacted. He made a grasping motion with his left hand, and the Spiritual Power congealed into a shield that was promptly thrust out. The luminous shield suddenly enlarged in the air, becoming a massive shield that spanned ten meters.
With a crisp ’pop’, the shield was struck, sending golden light flashing and ripples spreading. The paladin was halted in his tracks, while the Rat King was propelled upwards, quickly retreating.
All of this happened extremely quickly, even Long Kongkong, the summoner of the Rat King, was left dumbstruck.
The Rat King had always continued its evolution silently, but due to Long Kongkong’s own Cultivation Level, the Rat King couldn’t possibly become particularly powerful. However, whether in the Devil Realm before or when devouring Spiritual Power among the wraith legion, as a partner mount, or as a blood pact partner mount, the Rat King accumulated quite a substantial amount of Spiritual Power. Not being able to advance in rank doesn’t mean it couldn’t store some energy in advance, and its Devour Heaven and Earth ability, in a sense, didn’t store energy as well as Vast Ocean Endless but wasn’t too far off either.
As Long Kongkong succeeded in his advancement, the Rat King also increased its rank alongside him under the condition that it could exceed him by one rank and rose to the level of a Level 9 magical beast.