Shadow Sovereign, Void Shadow Beast

It was an amorphous mass wrapped in hazy dark matter, resembling both a shadow and a hyena. It could move on all fours, with ghastly pale limbs extending from beneath its shadow-like body.

Most strikingly, the monster had no face or unnecessary features. Its visage was pitch-black, with only a single vertical eye at its center, gazing upon the world with loathing.

"Ding! New monster editing complete!"

"Ding! Congratulations, Host, for creating the Void Shadow Beast (Four-Star)! Spider God's Silk has granted it the traits of distortion and transformation. The Eye That Must Not Be Looked At has granted it the ability to see this world. A Ghoul's limbs form its body, granting it the ability to move!"

"The Void Shadow Beast possesses the skills [Void Distortion], [Meld into Shadow], [Lethal Strike], and [God-Slaying Flash]."

"[Void Distortion: The Void Shadow Beast's core passive skill. It strengthens the Void Shadow Beast's physical body and enhances its control over its body, allowing it to perform many movements that violate the laws of the world. It grants the Void Shadow Beast the ability to 'contaminate.' Any person or object touched by the Void Shadow Beast will have their Mental Body gradually affected, while their physical body will undergo varying degrees of distortion or mutation!]"

"[Meld into Shadow: Most of the Void Shadow Beast's body does not belong to this planet. During the fusion process, it gained the ability to blend into darkness. So long as there are shadows, it can conceal itself. The Void Shadow Beast can also walk through darkness, completely merge with it, and control the power of shadows!]"

"[Lethal Strike: Void Shadow Beasts are natural shadow assassins. They keep company with darkness and control shadows. If they launch the first attack from within darkness, they deal double damage to their target. Combined with the talent skill [Void Distortion], it is exceptionally powerful!]"

"[God-Slaying Flash: The Void Shadow Beast's eye has mutated. This eyeball once witnessed an evil god, and its hatred after death enhanced its own power. Its specific effect is that the Void Shadow Beast can gather spirituality in its eye and fire a spiritual beam. Once it has grown, it will be capable of destroying deities!]"

"Ding! The Void Shadow Beast created in this editing has reached Awakening Ninth Stage!

Excellent rating! (Rank tiers: Ordinary, Good, Excellent, Perfect, Supreme, Mythical!)"

"Ding! The Host will receive one-tenth of the Void Shadow Beast's spiritual power!"

"Ding! The Host may choose two skills to solidify!"

Simply put, the Void Shadow Beast was a monster that wielded the powers of distortion and shadow. It would be extremely useful as an assassin underling. Just imagine a monster hiding in the darkness, suddenly emerging to deliver a Lethal Strike—it would make quite a good helper.

Given time to grow, it might even become the lord of shadows.

After careful consideration, Su Ziyu chose [Void Distortion] and [Meld into Shadow].

There was no need to say much about [Void Distortion]. It was a passive skill, a god-tier skill. In Su Ziyu's interpretation, it could not only strengthen his control over his body, but also contaminate others. Its effects were quite similar to Ruan Xiaoqi's Spider-Type abilities.

On second thought, that was only natural. Spider God's Silk had been extracted from Ruan Xiaoqi as material, so it naturally carried some of that authority.

[Meld into Shadow] was also an excellent concealment skill, god-tier for either stealth or assassination.

Overall, Su Ziyu was quite satisfied with this new monster.

Moreover, after receiving one-tenth of the Void Shadow Beast's spiritual power, Su Ziyu felt that he was about to step into the Morning Star realm. He could now be considered a Half-Step Morning Star.

However, what bothered Su Ziyu was that the monster he had created had already reached Awakening Ninth Stage, while he was actually at the same level as his pet. It would be a little embarrassing to say that aloud.

"Looks like it's necessary to improve my strength..."

"I remember that the ancient books on advancing to Morning Star are all kept in the family library. I'll pick them up when I go back this time."

Su Ziyu looked toward another part of the city, where the lights blazed and neon flickered.

"Hmm, who should I start with? My dear family..."

A smile curled across Su Ziyu's lips as he rubbed Ruan Xiaoqi's head. Ruan Xiaoqi tilted her head and looked at her master. Perhaps sensing the excitement in Su Ziyu's heart, a hint of ferocity appeared in the girl's eyes as well.

Next, Su Ziyu could devote himself wholeheartedly to "visiting" those relatives.

The Void Shadow Beast was roughly the size of a kitten, but it was extremely agile. Not long after being born, it was already darting around the floor. The moment it touched a patch of shadow, it truly vanished from sight, leaving behind nothing but darkness.

Ruan Xiaoqi was also very curious about this new companion. She had smelled a familiar scent on it, so she followed behind the Void Shadow Beast, clinging spider-like to the wall. When she saw it suddenly blend into a shadow and disappear, she revealed a puzzled expression and looked toward Su Ziyu for help.

Seeing that its prank had succeeded, the Void Shadow Beast immediately crawled back out of the shadows. Ruan Xiaoqi instantly pounced on it and hugged it. Distorting power spread across the Void Shadow Beast's body, and its shadow-like form writhed rapidly, as though it were a balloon about to burst.

That made the Void Shadow Beast behave itself. It no longer dared tease Ruan Xiaoqi and obediently ran behind Su Ziyu, merging into his shadow.

Ruan Xiaoqi still ran over angrily, glaring at Su Ziyu's shadow as if she wanted to pounce on it and take a bite.

Su Ziyu could only smile wryly at the two little troublemakers. The Dread Demon Eye also looked helpless. As the big brother, it chose not to join the battle.

"Alright, you two need to get along from now on."

Su Ziyu rubbed Ruan Xiaoqi's head again, finally calming the girl down. She sat beside him like a well-behaved little girl.

"We've rested enough. Time to get to work."

Su Ziyu stretched and spoke softly.

The Dread Demon Eye circled around him, squealing excitedly. Su Ziyu's shadow seemed to come alive as well, baring its fangs and claws with an expression like a vicious ghost.

A black curtain of darkness descended, shrouding Su Ziyu and Ruan Xiaoqi. In the next instant, they vanished, leaving only a cup of hot tea, still warm, on the table.