Su Miu successfully acquired his second summoned beast, along with one-fifth of the attributes corresponding to her cultivation.
It was important to note that these were the cultivation attributes she had when summoned. Su Miu was currently at basic tier, level two, which corresponded to a thousand years of cultivation.
Thus, he received one-fifth of the attributes of both the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and the Demon Soul Great White Shark King at a thousand years of cultivation.
Of course, once they reached Warrior level, corresponding to ten thousand years, Commander level, corresponding to a hundred thousand years, and then Monarch level, that one-fifth would become ridiculously powerful.
Afterward, the Star Dou Great Forest gained a little shark. The little shark, White Bubbles, discovered that simply staying near Di Qiu'er granted her a cultivation boost, so she immediately began cultivating even harder.
Under Su Miu's guidance, she soon began learning to control magic star orbits. With control-assisting magic equipment to help her, her progress went fairly smoothly.
Meanwhile, back on Earth, Su Miu headed to the Hunter Hall. In Magic City, only advanced hunters or above could accept commissions.
Magic City was a major city, and its commissions were difficult and demanding, hence the restriction.
In the original story, even Mo Fan had been unable to accept commissions as an intermediate hunter. As an advanced hunter, Su Miu just met the minimum threshold.
He searched for commissions in the Hunter Hall, and after browsing for a while, he found one to clear demon spiders out of the sewers.
Since it was nearby and paid well, Su Miu accepted the commission immediately. He also bought himself a piece of Defensive Magic Equipment for five hundred thousand.
"Qiu'er, could you lend me your Golden Dragon Spear?"
Next came his weapon. Su Miu approached Di Qiu'er, hoping to borrow her Golden Dragon Spear.
She readily lent it to him when he asked. Although Su Miu lacked the golden dragon bloodline, he could use the weapon through his connection with Lucky Cat.
His body was now strong enough to rival a servant-level demon of the same level. After all, the attribute boost Di Qiu'er provided was considerable.
She was a dragon, and dragons possessed the most powerful bodies. On top of that, he had the attributes provided by White Bubbles, the Demon Soul Great White Shark.
Su Miu was now capable of fighting servant-level demons in close combat, though merely capable.
After all, demon beasts naturally possessed sharp teeth, claws, and all sorts of offensive body parts. He certainly could not beat one barehanded, but with a Golden Dragon Spear in hand, things were different.
And so, wearing night-vision goggles and carrying a map of Magic City's sewers, Su Miu entered a sewer and ventured roughly two hundred meters inside.
Then he sensed danger. He immediately grew cautious, tightening his grip on the Golden Dragon Spear.
Looking in the direction of that sensation, he spotted an enormous, pitch-black demon spider roughly a meter and a half tall. Its countless scarlet compound eyes sent a chill down his spine.
Su Miu immediately charged at it with his spear. The demon spider noticed his approach and scuttled toward him on its eight legs.
"Glass Flame, Fire Burst: Scorch!"
Holding his spear in his right hand, Su Miu swiftly formed a star orbit with his left. Platinum-white flames shot out and struck the demon spider directly.
A moment later, a piercing shriek escaped the demon spider. Clearly, with a spirit seed's enhancement, the damage of a level-one Fire Burst already surpassed level two.
"Die!"
He thrust his spear, driving the Golden Dragon Spear through the demon spider's head with tremendous force.
Through sheer strength, Su Miu pinned the demon spider to the ground. After struggling a few times, it stopped moving, and a remnant soul floated out and entered his body.
"Easier than I expected."
Seeing this, he felt it was not particularly difficult. At the same time, he activated the Golden Dragon Spear to devour its life force and replenish his magic energy.
A short while later, the demon spider had become a shriveled corpse. Su Miu used his spear to pry out its Demon Core, which served as proof of the kill.
"Okay, next!"
Su Miu looked deeper into the sewer and immediately continued onward. After jogging roughly fifty meters, he felt that familiar dark, damp presence approaching.
He immediately sprang backward, barely avoiding the demon spider's surprise attack. Having missed, it lunged again. Su Miu swept his spear across, severing one of its legs and forcing it back.
"Glass Flame, Fire Burst: Scorch!"
Su Miu raised his hand, and his fire element stardust manifested instantly. Flames shot out and struck the demon spider, spreading across its entire body and burning it relentlessly.
"Die!"
He finished it with another thrust, his golden spear striking the demon spider precisely in the head and killing it.
Only when he saw a remnant soul float out did he lower his guard and begin absorbing the demon spider's life force to replenish his magic energy. Even as he did so, he kept glancing around to check for other demon spiders lying in ambush.
After collecting the Demon Core, he ventured deeper again. This time, he encountered two demon spiders. Recognizing the danger, Su Miu immediately retreated, and both spiders charged after him.
As he ran, Su Miu tried to form a star orbit, but failed. His fire element stardust collapsed when he reached the fifth star.
"Tsk... do I have to stand still to cast magic? That's way too stupid!"
He could not help complaining. Then he abruptly turned and planted his feet, preparing to counterattack as he switched his sharing element to the water element provided by White Bubbles.
"Water Shield: Dissolve!"
A shield of water appeared before Su Miu. The charging demon spider's attack landed on the Water Shield, which successfully blocked it. Meanwhile, the second spider circled around the first and attacked from the side.
"You're the one I've been waiting for!"
Su Miu abruptly thrust his spear. With several sharp cracks, two spider legs went flying. As the demon spider shrieked in pain, he seized the chance to draw back his spear and thrust again with astonishing speed.
This strike hit the demon spider squarely in the head, killing it. At the same time, Su Miu began forming a fire element star orbit.
A moment later, the first demon spider broke through the Water Shield and charged at him, just as Su Miu finished preparing his fire element star orbit.
"Glass Flame, Fire Burst: Scorch!"
He sharply raised his hand, spraying platinum-white flames directly onto the demon spider before him. It immediately howled in agony.
Su Miu pulled his spear free and killed the demon spider before him with a sweeping strike, gaining another two remnant souls. He noticed that demon spider remnant souls seemed slightly better in quality than those of One-Eyed Demon Wolves. It looked as though roughly a hundred and thirty would be enough to condense an Essence Remnant.
"Whew... let me catch my breath. Hunting demon beasts myself really is exhausting."
He extracted the demon spiders' Demon Cores. Killing four servant-level demons in succession had left him somewhat tired.
Although he could replenish himself with the Golden Dragon Spear, he still needed time to recover from mental and physical fatigue. He also had to stay in peak condition.
If he was in poor shape and happened to encounter more than two demon spiders, he would have no choice but to rely on Di Qiu'er to save him.
He was also training his own combat skills. Otherwise, if his summoned beasts were tied up in battle later, would he not be finished?
That was why he absolutely could not leave himself without any means of fighting back. At the very least, he needed formidable close-combat skills to give anyone who tried to ambush him a little surprise.
With that thought, Su Miu took out a bottle of purified water and drank a mouthful, then rested off to the side for a while.
P.S. The first update for June 16, two thousand words. The contract's signed-I hadn't expected it to go this smoothly.
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