Lord of the Magical Beasts

Chapter 79: Secret of the Tarantula King

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

His wonderful new Tree Eye ability, his massive Magical Beast army, and his increasingly rich Wizard Power... After a moment’s surprise, Yang Ling was filled with confidence for the future. To others, the Terras Forest that spanned tens of thousands of miles might be perilous, but to him, it was an abundant land filled with riches.

Perhaps this foreign land was more suited to him than the world he’d been born into?

Thinking back to the time when he was poor, thinking back to the mundane nine to five life, Yang Ling had a mixture of emotions.

When he first arrived in this foreign world, he desperately hoped to find a way back to Earth, back to the large city that he had lived in for several years. There, he had friends who could go bar hopping with him, pretty ladies who tempted him, and games such as Starcraft and Warcraft which he had played for several years without getting bored...

But after living in this foreign world for a while, he realized that his mindset had changed.

Here, the air was always so refreshing. Here, he did not have to squeeze onto a bus filled with people at seven o’clock in the morning. More importantly, here, he had special abilities that he had never imagined possible, and he lived a completely different life. Risky, sometimes frustrating... It was several times more exciting than the simple nine to five life he had before!

It would be perfect if he could traverse between this mysterious world and Earth freely one day!

Shaking his head, Yang Ling tossed away this tempting thought and recalled his Magical Beasts.

Just like the previous time, the Magical Beasts experienced several changes after devouring a large amount of green life force. The angled wings of the Horned Bee Beasts became larger, the tentacles of the Evil Eyes became thicker, and the tree armor on the bodies of the Withered Tree Warriors became more sturdy. But the beasts that underwent the greatest transformation were the spider army led by the Tarantula King.

At first, the appearance of the spiders did not seem to have changed. But observing closely, one would notice that their fatal poisonous fangs had become sharper. The exoskeletons on their backs also seemed to be starting to mineralize. Yang Ling tested the exoskeleton of one of the spiders with his sharp dagger. Their defensive capabilities were far from the heavy, tank-like Withered Tree Warriors, but they were definitely stronger than before.

The spiders were equipped with a lethal poison. The fatal poison could not only attack any target on the ground, it could also snipe low flying enemies. Their attacks were very precise. Coupled with their ability to set up spider webs as traps and dig into the ground for ambushes, they were currently definitely a trump card that he could not get too many of.

Compared to their sharp, precise attacks, their defensive capabilities were pathetic; their brittle exoskeletons were barely able to withstand a hit. If they were suddenly faced with an enemy that specialized in close combat, they would definitely suffer an utter defeat without the help of his other troops.

Seeing that the mineralization of the spiders’ exoskeletons had doubled their defensive abilities, Yang Ling knew that he had found a shortcut to allow them to evolve quickly. Powerful offensive capability, coupled with a defense that was akin to a turtle shell, would definitely allow them to become elite forces in every sense of the word.

Perhaps due to a bottleneck, the transformation of the ordinary spiders was obvious, but the appearance of the Tarantula King did not seem to have changed. The only surprise was that the calf-sized creature was circling around Yang Ling oddly, chittering as it walked. It seemed as though it was trying its best to express something?

Could it be that the intelligence of the Tarantula King had been strengthened after devouring a large amount of life force?

After a moment’s deliberation, Yang Ling had an idea as he looked at the unusual Tarantula King. He once again sat down cross-legged. He placed his right hand gently on the head of the Tarantula King and carefully inspected the situation within its body.

Even though Yang Ling was careful, the Tarantula King shuddered in pain the moment Yang Ling’s violent Wizard Power was injected into its body. Its limbs twitched slightly, its blood red eyes bulged, and its claws scratched the air ceaselessly. It howled incessantly, as if it was in great pain.

Seeing the Tarantula King shudder, Yang Ling quickly weakened the Wizard Power he was injecting into its body. Indeed, the Tarantula King immediately showed signs of relief. But it would immediately convulse again when he increased the intensity.

This didn’t seem to be the right method.

Thinking back to when he had absorbed the spiritual energy and green energy from the surroundings, Yang Ling had a thought. He injected a bolt of ice cold life force into the giant spider. Indeed, the Tarantula King that was sprawled on the ground no longer struggled. In fact, it slowly started to absorb the Wizard Power and life force that were being injected into its body.

After comparing the Tarantula King to the normal spiders, Yang Ling found that the Essence Crystal in the Tarantula King’s head was especially developed. As a low level Magical Beast, an ordinary tarantula’s Essence Crystal was only about the size of a grain of rice, and it was completely black. But the Tarantula King was different. Its Essence Crystal was not only the size of an olive, it was also blood red all over and released bolts of red light.

Other than this, there was an oval-shaped brown pituitary gland near every spider’s Essence Crystal, continuously releasing ripples of varying sizes. Similar to the Essence Crystals, the Tarantula King’s pituitary gland was about five times larger, and it was pulsing excitedly after absorbing the green energy Yang Ling was injecting. It released waves of familiar, friendly ripples.

Could it be that the Essence Crystal determined the abilities, while this mysterious pituitary gland determined the level of intelligence? Could a spider become a champion of their tribe if its abilities and intellect were greater than ordinary?

Yang Ling was incredibly excited, having roughly understood the secrets behind how the Tarantula King could command the spider army. In his joy, he gradually increased the amount of Wizard Power and life force he was injecting. Indeed, the Essence Crystal of the Tarantula King slowly became larger. The ripples released by the pituitary gland also became increasingly clearer.

The Tarantula King would convulse if there was only Wizard Power and no green life force. The Essence Crystal in its body would also tremble. If there was only the green life force and no Wizard Power, its pituitary gland would expand and contract without a rhythm, releasing messy ripples. It looked like there had to be a delicate balance in injecting Wizard Power and green life force.