Chapter 252: Chapter 252

Having quickly gathered his things, Du You whistled and left on the back of Xiaozi.

He had made quite a commotion in this place and would certainly be discovered if he didn’t leave soon. The great fire and the continuing billows of smoke were clearly visible in the desert environment.

Du You only took some of the more valuable items left on the Quicksand Priest’s body as evidence for the military and didn’t bother to collect anything else.

With the corpse of the Death Scorpion in its mouth, Xiaozi quickly carried Du You away from the scene.

What he needed to do next couldn’t be discovered by anyone. Xiaozi took Du You far away to a mountainous area, showing no interest in investigating even when they came across traces of the Sandpeople.

Upon reaching the mountain area, Du You released Xiaozi and the Cursed Crow King to scout the surrounding area. After confirming there were no Sandpeople or human activity nearby, he began drawing a Magic Array on the ground.

He had all the necessary materials ready at all times.

"Patrol the perimeter continuously and kill anyone who approaches," Du You ordered, releasing the Heavenly Disaster Demonic Dogs to completely secure the area.

Once the Magic Array was completed, Du You placed the corpse of the Death Scorpion in the middle—it would serve as the material for his task.

Fortunately, the Death Scorpion wasn’t too big, so it wouldn’t eat up too many Crystal Coins. The Death Scorpion itself possessed a dark and evil attribute, which wasn’t repulsive to his profession.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have enough Crystal Coins. Panel tests showed that the Death Scorpion would consume at least 2,000 Crystal Coins. Fortunately, Du You had exactly that number, so he decided to start creating right away.

He had no choice. The corpse required for a Dark Shaper must have been personally slain without any interference, and fresh. Once the corpse was unused for a day, it would become useless. Du You had no idea how to extend this time or whether there were any other methods to do so.

Having finalized the Magic Array and drawn several Runes on the Death Scorpion’s body, Du You checked all the preparations, then activated the Magic Array. Simultaneously, numerous Crystal Coins manifested before him.

The Crystal Coins burned continuously, transforming into layers of Origin force enveloping the Death Scorpion’s body, which quickly assumed a strange sheen as the glow encapsulated it entirely.

Watching this, Du You sighed inwardly. The Dark Shaper was indeed a special profession, having only three summoned creatures so far, one of which was a mutated Thunderbolt Eagle.

But even so, the combined fighting power of these three creatures was roughly on par with the might he displayed as a Spellcaster. If he had more summoned creatures, his combat effectiveness would most likely surpass his own.

This wasn’t just the advantage of the summoner profession, it also highlighted the formidable capabilities of the Dark Shaper profession.

Du You wondered about the identity of the person who had developed such an occupation, lamenting that the records he had initially obtained were too scanty.

Under the continuous operation of the Magic Array, Du You could sense the slow transformation of the Death Scorpion into a unique entity and the growing tightness of its connection to him.

Du You knew that when such a situation occurred, it meant that his shaping process was nearly completed.

Because he was well-concealed, he hadn’t encountered any danger till now. When the glow of the Magic Array gradually dissipated, Du You finally relaxed—it seemed there would be no accidents now.

Nevertheless, the consumption of a significant number of Crystal Coins still made Du You distressed. The source of this content ɪs 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵✦𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮✦𝓷𝓮𝓽

The amount of Crystal Coins he had painfully recovered over some time now amounted to no more than thirty. Having these two professions was indeed a money drain, especially since both of them were expensive.

Du You shook his head and looked towards the center of the glow. As the Magic Array dissipated, what appeared before him was a dark-gold scorpion about a foot long, continuously transmitting obscure signals to him.

Du You couldn’t understand them, but it was certain that the Death Scorpion, like the Cursed Crow King and the Heavenly Disaster Demonic Dogs, was emotionless—it seemed more like a robot.

’Yet another mindless servant that only follows orders,’ thought Du You.

Opening his panel, Du You quickly checked his new skill.

Death Scorpion: Desert Sacred Beast, the messenger of the death god in the Legend of the Sand People. It takes 24 hours to summon again after death. (Level 8, 10 stars)

Skills: Quicksand Armor, Desert Territory, Desert Storm, Sand Burrowing, Death Raid

Quicksand Armor: The Death Scorpion can turn sand into a huge armor-like protection around itself to enhance its combat power and defense. Its size can evolve as needed.

Desert Territory: The Death Scorpion can transform its surroundings into a desert, creating an environment suitable for itself.

Desert Storm: The Death Scorpion can whip up a sandstorm in the desert, obscuring enemies’ vision and sensory perception. Combined with the Desert Territory, it can speed up the transformation of its surrounding environment.

Sand Burrowing: It can freely move and merge with the desert ground.

Death Raid: The Death Scorpion launches a powerful strike with its own body, injecting its deadly venom into the enemy’s body and moving towards mutual destruction.

"Five skills. Not bad. Quicksand Armor is the core skill and Desert Territory is the fundamental attribute skill, together with Desert Storm and Sand Burrowing. This set of skills are all interrelated, no wonder it’s so powerful. But I don’t know how much its strength has decreased without the enhancement from the Quicksand Priest."

His Death Scorpion wasn’t the previous one anymore but had been strengthened by his own skills to reach a 10-star status. Whether it could reach the state of the Quicksand Priest-enhanced one was unknown, but it was definitely stronger than before.

As for the Death Raid skill, it’s a mutually destructive skill which is usually extremely powerful and virtually invincible. The Death Scorpion had been slain before it could enact the skill.

If it could’ve been used, there was no telling what the outcome would have been. Perhaps Du You should test it when the opportunity arises.

After all, it was only a summoned beast, and if it died, it could be resurrected after 24 hours. Hence, the restrictions on this suicidal type of skill weren’t that large for summoned beasts.

The Death Scorpion curled up on the ground and began to swell rapidly. Its body, originally one foot long, was wrapped in sand and quickly transformed into a giant scorpion over six feet tall and about ten feet long, its intimidating presence multiplying several times over.