85: Holy crap, your dam! [+1 update for positive feedback]
The "Myriad Beast King" mentioned by the Minotaur was a legendary existence in this Barbaric Star sector.
It was said that he was a terrifying giant beast that cultivated step-by-step from an ordinary Wild Beast to the Saint Realm, ruling over countless Wild Beasts as one of the true local emperors of this star sector.
Hearing the title of "Myriad Beast King," the Cat-Eared Girl, who had been wavering slightly, saw her gaze become firm once more.
"That's right! Wealth is found in danger!"
"Black Wind, if you're scared, then get lost! This credit will be split between Old Niu and me!"
"You..."
Black Wind was choked with anger, but seeing the two of them blinded by greed, he knew that further persuasion was useless.
He could only sigh, secretly tightening his grip on the hilt of the blade at his waist, and focused with absolute intensity.
While the three of them harbored their own hidden motives...
Su Jue, who was walking at the very front, suddenly stopped.
He raised his head and looked at an open space ahead.
That clearing was very strange; within a hundred-meter radius, not a single blade of grass grew, and the ground was covered in crisscrossing deep gullies that looked as if they were carved by knives and axes.
A sharp, piercing aura permeated the air.
"Hmm?"
Baby Su Jue's big eyes narrowed slightly.
He sensed an extremely powerful fluctuation of Space Law in the center of this clearing.
[Ding! Warning! Three hundred meters ahead, a high-tier Wild Beast detected: Void Mantis (Ninth Level of Domain Transformation Realm)!]
[Law Affinity: Space (33%)!]
[Status: Feeding.]
[Devouring Suggestion: Top grade! Top grade! Top grade! Host, don't hesitate! This thing is a top-tier ingredient tailor-made for you! Its crystal core contains pure, explosive Space Law! Swallow it, and your Dimensional Warehouse can upgrade to a dimensional world!]
Even the system was excited.
Hearing this, Su Jue's eyes lit up as well.
Space Law!
And a top-grade one with 33% affinity!
A rare find indeed!
If he swallowed this, his strength would definitely experience a qualitative leap!
He licked his lips and quickly moved his short legs, walking toward that clearing.
"He stopped!"
"Is he going into that forbidden zone?!"
Up in the tree canopy, the Cat-Eared Girl and the other two also noticed Su Jue's movements.
"That... that is Razor's territory!"
The Cat-Eared Girl's face turned deathly pale.
"Razor" was the nickname these adventurers had given to that Void Mantis.
Because any creature that stepped into its territory would be sliced into pieces by its invisible Spatial Blades.
There was once a Shentong Realm Expert who didn't believe the rumors and tried to hunt "Razor," only to be sliced into a pile of minced meat without even seeing the opponent's shadow.
Since then, this place had become a forbidden zone for all adventurers.
"Is he... is he crazy?!"
The Cat-Eared Girl could not believe her eyes.
That Infant was actually swaggering right in?!
"Quick! Stop him!"
The Werewolf Youth, Black Wind, grew anxious.
He wasn't concerned about Su Jue's life, but rather afraid that if Su Jue was shredded by "Razor," their efforts would be for nothing.
However, the Minotaur grabbed him.
"Wait!"
The Minotaur was calculating in his mind.
"Let him go!"
"Perfect, let Razor test his depth for us!"
"If he can fight Razor to a draw where both are injured, won't we be able to swoop in and reap the benefits?!"
"You..."
Black Wind was shocked by the Minotaur's shamelessness and cold-bloodedness.
But he had to admit, this was an excellent opportunity.
He hesitated.
In those few seconds of their hesitation...
Su Jue had already reached the center of the clearing.
Screech—
A sharp screech suddenly rang out in the air.
The next second.
The space in front of Su Jue rippled like the surface of water.
A giant mantis over ten meters long, entirely silver-white and looking like a most exquisite work of art, emerged.
It had no physical form; its entire body was in a translucent, ethereal state, appearing as if it could merge into space at any moment.
Its two scythe-like forelimbs shimmered with a terrifying cold light.
It was the Void Mantis—Razor!
Its cold compound eyes stared intently at the "little speck" that had intruded into its territory, its gaze filled with mockery and cruelty.
In its view, this Infant wasn't even enough to get stuck between its teeth.
It didn't even bother using its "Spatial Blade."
It simply raised a forelimb casually and swiped it gently toward Su Jue's head.
This swipe seemed slow, yet it instantly crossed the distance of space!
This swipe seemed powerless, yet it was enough to easily slice a mountain peak in half!
In the tree canopy, the Cat-Eared Girl and the others had already closed their eyes, unable to watch.
They felt as if they could already see the bloody scene of the human Infant being cut in two.
However.
The expected spray of flesh and blood did not appear.
Only a crisp "Clang" was heard!
Like the clashing of metal!
The three of them snapped their eyes open.
And then, they saw a scene they would never forget for the rest of their lives.
They saw that tiny Infant actually raise his chubby little hand and, with great ease... catch the Void Mantis's space-cutting scythe forelimb!
No!
Not catch!
Pinch!
His seemingly tender little hand was like an indestructible iron pincer, firmly pinching the mantis's forelimb!
No matter how the spatial power within it erupted, it could not break free in the slightest!
The Void Mantis was also stunned.
Its simple intelligence could not comprehend everything happening before its eyes.
Why?
Why could this seemingly fragile creature catch its attack with bare hands?!
In that instant of its daze...
Su Jue smiled.
He looked at the "top-tier ingredient" before him and revealed an innocent smile.
"Your claw... belongs to me!"
As the words fell...
The little hand gripping the mantis's forelimb suddenly exerted force!
CRACK—!!!!
A crisp sound of bone snapping echoed through the entire jungle!
Amidst the Void Mantis's shrill, miserable scream!
Under the horrified gazes of the Cat-Eared Girl and the others!
That indestructible scythe forelimb was actually... snapped off by that Infant with brute force!
And then.
Under everyone's petrified gaze.
Su Jue lifted that broken section of the mantis's forelimb and stuffed it into his mouth like he was gnawing on sugarcane.
Crunch!
Crunch!
"Crispy!"
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Shock!
Petrification!
Dumbfounded!
Holy crap!
The entire primitive jungle fell into a dead silence.
The wind stopped.
The birds stopped chirping.
Even the most ferocious Wild Beasts seemed to sense some terrifying presence, each one prostrating on the ground, trembling.
On the tree canopy.
The Cat-Eared Girl's mouth hung wide open, and the binoculars in her hand fell to the ground with a "clatter," shattering into pieces.
The Minotaur's large eyes bulged even wider than dragon eyes, his muscles twitching uncontrollably.
The Werewolf Youth, Black Wind, had veins popping on the hand gripping his blade hilt, and cold sweat had already soaked his back.