Chapter 384: The Sixth Host
Whoosh!
The golden silk net suddenly opened up in the air, its metal threads instantly stretching to their limit, their tips glinting with sharp lights.
In an instant, the net fell onto the ground over twenty paces away from Zhang Yuan.
Under the powerful support of the Power of True Essence, the threads silently pierced through the thick stone slabs, burrowing deep underground.
Zhang Yuan’s left arm trembled as he fiercely pulled the long rope.
Boom!
A large chunk of rock and soil, wrapped in the golden silk net, was forcibly pulled out.
Squeak!
Accompanied by a sharp screech, the rock and soil within the golden silk net suddenly exploded, and a white shadow darted out.
It crashed headlong into the incredibly tough surface of the net!
Got it!!!
Without hesitation, Zhang Yuan pulled the golden silk net back towards him.
At this moment, he clearly saw the appearance of his target—it was actually a Jin Mao rat over half a foot long!
Don’t be deceived by its small size, for its sharp teeth and claws are extraordinary, and even after falling into the net, it still struggled desperately to tear it apart.
Its claws tangled fiercely with the golden threads, while its teeth gnawed at them.
What was shocking was that the saliva dripping from the corners of the Jin Mao rat’s mouth had a strong corrosive effect on the golden threads.
White smoke arose in wisps!
In the blink of an eye, it managed to tear a fist-sized hole in the golden silk net.
Zhang Yuan had not expected that the cooked duck might actually fly away.
Without hesitation, he reached out, grabbing the Jin Mao rat as it was starting to escape from the golden silk net.
Squeak! Squeak!
The Jin Mao rat, having just regained its freedom, was recaptured by Zhang Yuan, immediately going into a rage.
It bit down on the back of Zhang Yuan’s hand.
Blood splattered!
The Jin Mao rat’s teeth were extremely sharp, and its bite force was so strong that it directly penetrated the robust defense granted by Zhang Yuan’s Six Harmonies Qilin Body, sinking into his flesh.
The excruciating pain almost made Zhang Yuan let go.
But his strong will prevented him from faltering at the critical moment, enduring the bone-eroding pain forcefully.
The next moment, Zhang Yuan activated the Divine Nest.
The Divine Nest Badge suddenly appeared on the back of his left hand, and a pale glow enveloped the Jin Mao rat.
The Jin Mao rat seemed to realize its doom was imminent; it violently shook its head, trying to tear the flesh further apart with its teeth embedded in the hand, hoping Zhang Yuan would let go.
Crimson blood gushed forth!
However, at the critical moment, Zhang Yuan added sixteenfold strength.
He held the Jin Mao rat tightly, his left hand as immovable as if cast in iron, the tendons and muscles taut to the limit.
Squeak—
With one last cry of despair, the Jin Mao rat vanished.
[Host: Zhang Yuan]
[Realm: Tier Five (True Essence)]
[Divine Nest: Level 5 (1%)]
[Host: Level 5 Black Giant Ant (1%)/32 times Strength]
[Host: Level 5 Jade Mantis (1%)/Intermediate Sword Technique Profound Communication]
[Host: Level 5 Golden Grasshopper (1%)/32 times agility]
[Host: Level 5 White Dragon Loach (1%)/Intermediate Water Profound Communication]
[Host: Level 5 Red-eyed Crow (1%)/Intermediate Profound Spirit]
[Host: Level 1 Jin Mao Rat (1%)/1 cubic Storage Space]
[Qi Blood: 994/1225]
[Source Material: 22395.5]
[Luck: 9+1]
Success!
Zhang Yuan couldn’t help but feel a weight lifted off his heart. While feeling relieved, he also felt a strong sense of joy and excitement.
The long-empty final Divine Nest chamber had finally housed a new host.
And this sixth host was extraordinary!
Among all the extraordinary life forms Zhang Yuan had housed, excluding the special situation of the Red-eyed Crow, the Jin Mao rat was the strongest in combat ability.
Such creatures like the Black Giant Ant, Jade Mantis, and White Dragon Loach were nothing compared to it!
Moreover, the Jin Mao rat was already highly developed, and Zhang Yuan’s ability to capture it, besides changing his previous methods, likely depended mainly on luck.
If his luck had been slightly worse, the creature might’ve escaped!
Recalling the brief but thrilling hunting process, Zhang Yuan still felt lingering fear.
And the intense pain from his hand brought him back to his senses.
He saw the wound, with its skin lacerated and bleeding profusely, exposing the stark white bone.
Zhang Yuan’s Six Harmonies Qilin Body had been cultivated to minor achievement. Besides greatly enhancing his defense, his recovery ability was also very strong.
However, the wound inflicted by the Jin Mao rat showed no signs of healing.
It was as if some force was preventing the flesh from recovering!
Zhang Yuan even felt the wound starting to become numb.
Trouble!
It’s important to know that Zhang Yuan possessed an immunity to a hundred poisons, even the Barbarian’s poisonous gu couldn’t affect him.
But the poison from the Jin Mao rat’s teeth proved difficult to suppress completely.
Realizing something was wrong, Zhang Yuan decisively drew out the Taowu Saber and sliced off a large piece of the festering flesh on the back of his hand.
Then, he fully activated his True Essence to expel the poison invading his arm.
After spending nearly an incense stick of time and losing at least two large bowls of blood, he finally managed to control the injury in his left hand.
Fortunately, there was no impact on the Divine Nest.
Despite this, his left hand was temporarily useless.
It would take at least ten days to half a month to fully recover.
Zhang Yuan opened the Divine Nest panel again and noticed that his Qi Blood value had dropped significantly, nearing the warning line!
Incredible.
However, despite the high cost, the gain from this event was immensely satisfying to him.
One might say it was even beyond his expectations.
Because the extraordinary ability of the Jin Mao rat was to provide him with a storage space.
A cubic storage space!
This extraordinary ability is something everyone dreams of.
Since awakening the memories of his past life, Zhang Yuan had not heard of such spatial equipment existing in this world.
And in the storage space provided by the Jin Mao rat, there was a shimmering light ball.
This light ball, about the size of a fist, emitted a light that evenly illuminated the small space, making Zhang Yuan feel a sense of clarity and purity once his consciousness entered.
However, when his consciousness approached the light ball, it was blocked by an invisible force.
Zhang Yuan didn’t know what the light ball occupying the center of the storage space was, but it likely contained great secrets that he currently didn’t have the strength to uncover.
Failing to probe any further, Zhang Yuan decisively decided not to waste time.
He tried using the space to store and retrieve items.
The process proved to be exceptionally convenient.
Although each storage and retrieval consumed a certain amount of Qi Blood value,
compared to its practical value, this was negligible!
In the future, Zhang Yuan wouldn’t need to go through insurmountable trouble to store valuable items, as he could directly place them into this storage space.
Moreover, it could be of immense help in battle.
He had already thought of several clever ways to use the storage space to achieve victory.
If there was a downside, it would be the 1 cubic space being somewhat small.
Thus, Zhang Yuan used the Source Material he had previously stored and invested ten thousand points into the sixth host!