"It's finally done!"
Words of surprise echoed from within the cave.
Gustavo gazed at the slightly damp, dark purple pill floating silently before him, and joy shone in all eight of his pupils.
After many twists and turns, he finally managed to concoct a flawed version of Hades Poison.
"Without detection equipment, we can't determine the exact grade, but based on the description in the Complete Compendium of Top-Tier Poisons, this color should indicate a three-star Rare- quality venom, right?"
Gustavo was delighted; Hades's arrangement had been successful, giving him another trump card.
This thing is certainly not used for hunting, since he needs to eat the prey himself. Hades mainly uses it for self-defense, so that if he encounters an enemy he cannot defeat, he can still put up a fight.
More importantly, the preparation of the incomplete version of Hades gave Gustavo a wealth of experience and gave him some ideas for preparing the complete version of Hades Poison.
In addition, his toxicology level was also raised to level 23, a double celebration.
Gustavo carefully put Hades away, placing it in a small pouch woven from spider silk. After sealing it tightly, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Once formed, the toxic agent is relatively more stable, and due to gravitational binding, it will not normally spread.
"Hmm... Next, we can continue hunting. We need to strive to raise all four... no, five talents to the advanced level as soon as possible. Also, Puppet Creation needs to be put on the agenda quickly; the Gene Warehouse will soon be full of gene fragments..."
With a jumble of thoughts racing through his mind, Gustavo left the cave and went out hunting.
Although the four High-Rank Transcendent are no longer around Hidden Star Lake, the number of mid-level and Low-Rank Transcendent creatures is still very abundant.
Gustavo had no intention of leaving; he planned to combine his poison resistance talents first.
Two days later.
With a piercing scream, a centipede, eight meters long and about one meter wide, with Thousand-Footed Black-Spotted Centipede dark brown body and black spots all over its carapace, was pinned to the ground by Gustavo's bladed legs. It struggled frantically but to no avail.
Gustavo raised his two blade-like legs, impaled the Thousand-Footed Black-Spotted Centipede, and, like eating a sausage, put its head into his mouth, snapping it off with a snap, and slowly chewed it.
Purple liquid flowed from the grotesque mouth of the Dragon-Hunting Spider spider, dripping onto the ground and corroding black pits.
"The taste is pretty good, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and it's spicy..." Gustavo was very satisfied with the taste of this prey and decided to add the Thousand-Footed Black-Spotted Centipede to his daily diet.
The entire centipede was quickly devoured. Gustavo was about to leave when he suddenly stopped, a look of surprise appearing in his eerie green spider eyes. "It's done!"
He could sense that a completely new talent was forming in the subtle corners of his body.
Opening the information panel, sure enough, a new talent had appeared in the talent section.
[Poison Calamity Body] Passive -- Toxin Resistance +15, Abnormal Resistance +5, Health +200, Physical Defense +10%. Your Life Essence becomes more active under the stimulation of toxins, slightly increasing your growth rate.
"Huh? This talent is pretty strong. It's almost at the level of an intermediate talent, right? It not only increases poison resistance but also improves my survivability and growth speed. High luck really does have many benefits." Gustavo was very happy.
The initial formation of talents has a certain degree of randomness. Although their strength is at the primary level, just like 1 and 9 are both within 10, the differences between primary talents are also obvious. At this point, it all comes down to luck. In this respect, Gustavo has never been afraid of anyone.
The bonus from the Poison Calamity Body is considerable; as his talent was formed, his combat power level increased by 11 points.
"As expected, with the Gene Warehouse, my growth rate has accelerated. At this rate, it won't be long before my combat power reaches the threshold of the Tier Nine, right?"
Gustavo was very satisfied. Even among the powerful Epic species like the Dragon-Hunting Spider, his growth rate was definitely among the top, making him a genius among the Dragon-Hunting Spider.
Gustavo released energy spider silk, enveloping the remaining remains of the Thousand-Footed Black-Spotted Centipede on the ground, and soared into the sky.
These remains were materials he intended to use to make puppets.
Over the past two days, Gustavo has collected a considerable amount of material while hunting.
We can now begin the formal production of the puppets.
As he sped along, feeling the whistling air colliding with the Thorn Iron Armor, his muscles felt a tingling sensation, as if someone were massaging him—it was very comfortable.
Gustavo quickly returned to the airspace above the cave and slowly descended.
But just as he landed about fifty meters above the ground, his heart skipped a beat, and his Spider-Sense went off like crazy.
Whoosh!
Gustavo raised his body without a second thought, having no doubt about his talent.
Hidden in the shadows, the mercenaries beneath a massive cloak paled. Lennar, the leader of the operation, shouted sharply, "We've been discovered! Attack!"
Boom!
Elia, who could no longer contain herself, glared with bloodshot, ferocious eyes, and, wielding her octagonal hammer, also soared into the sky.
Once they reach the stage of High-Rank Transcendent Lifeform, with the exception of a very few professionals, almost everyone possesses the ability to fly.
Because at this level, the life magnetic fields of Transcendent individuals are strong enough to interact and collide with the magnetic fields of planets, thus escaping Earth's gravity and walking on air.
It's like an instinct, just as birds can take flight when they reach a certain age. It would be strange if Transcendent person at a high level couldn't fly.
However, due to differences in their professions, although they can all fly, their speeds differ greatly.
Some can easily break the sound barrier, while others are not even as fast as a helicopter, or even slower than running on the ground.
Furthermore, even if terrestrial species can fly, they spend most of their time on the ground, which is a matter of habit.
The sky represents freedom.
The earth represents a sense of security.
As Elia soared into the sky, Lennar took out a scroll, opened it, and a beam of silver light shot into the heavens.
Legendary spell scroll, tenth-circle spatial spell - [Alternate Space Prison].
The moment the scroll was opened, a silver light swept across the area within a thousand meters. Everything, from the earth and sky to the flowers, trees, insects, and beasts, was swept by an invisible spatial fluctuation and then became illusory.
The world transformed, forming a semi-transparent prison a kilometer long and wide.
From inside this prison, one can still see everything outside, yet there is absolutely no way to get out.
Gustavo's expression changed drastically, and he gritted his teeth, saying, "Spatial magic!"