For now, Yu Xian had no good way to restore his reputation.
The only thing he could do was refrain from killing his summons with his own hands; at worst, he would simply expend this cannon fodder in battle.
Remaining calm and composed, Yu Xian had a skeleton soldier pick up the Grass Slime and balance it atop its skull.
Looking at the skeleton soldier's verdant head, he nodded in satisfaction, then cast Chaos Divine Summon once more.
In truth, he didn't hold much hope. After all, his Angel's Name was probably completely in the gutter among monsters by now; everyone knew he was a villain who slaughtered his own people.
Even so, when he saw the summoned beast that appeared, his face darkened.
Emerging from the magic circle was another slime—an earthy yellow one this time. Truly, only morons would answer his summons now.
At first, he thought it was an Earth Slime, but the very next second, he caught a whiff of feces.
He hastily pinched his nose and checked the slime's stats.
[Dung Slime]
[Level: 5]
[Skills:]
[Eat Shit: The Dung Slime can consume feces to obtain life energy, slowly recovering its own health.]
[Description: A monster that often lingers near latrines and the favorite prey of black-snouted wild dogs. When attacking it, remember to use ranged skills, because upon death it will explode, splashing the essence of dung from its core all over the surroundings. You won't be able to wash that stench off for a year.]
"*Hiss!*"
Yu Xian drew in a sharp breath.
This was unquestionably the longest description he had ever seen, and simultaneously the one he dreaded the most.
For someone who was a clean freak, this Dung Slime was definitely the most terrifying monster in the world—even Shikelang could only rank second.
Not being able to wash the smell out for an entire year... just imagining it felt utterly hellish.
"Take it away, take it away! Take it far away!"
Yu Xian's sharp inhalation did nothing to lower the secret realm's temperature; instead, he only sucked in more of the foul stench. With an ashen face, he hurriedly ordered Xielina to take the Dung Slime away, preferably over to the boss, so the secret realm's boss could experience what was meant by "dung deterrence."
After sending the Dung Slime away, he waited quite a while before looking seriously at the magic circle, then activated his skill.
*Just as long as it's not a slime. Anything but a slime.*
*Come forth, my summoned beast.*
*Revive, my love!*
Yu Xian cast Chaos Divine Summon in an instant.
Deprived of oxygen from holding his breath, his slightly muddled brain had even started babbling nonsense.
Just then, the magic circle slowly emitted a purple glow, and a humanoid monster stepped out. Covered in paper talismans from head to toe, it possessed an exceptionally tall and burly physique, with layer upon layer of white bandages wrapped beneath the talismans.
Before Yu Xian even had time to check the monster's stats, it suddenly bent forward, thrusting its head right in front of Yu Xian's face. A pair of pupilless, entirely blood-red eyes stared fixedly at him.
"I heard... that your summoned beasts all die. Kill me," the summoned beast said, enunciating each word as it stared at Yu Xian.
Yu Xian was genuinely shocked. A summoned beast that initiated speech? More to the point, what kind of ridiculous nonsense was that—kill it?
"I think... you've probably heard nothing but rumors. I actually care deeply for my summoned beasts. It's just that my enemies are always too strong, so my summons weren't powerful enough and fell in battle," Yu Xian said with a sheepish chuckle, feeling the need to salvage a bit of his dignity.
Hearing this, the mummy closed its eyes in disappointment, stood straight up, and ceased moving.
Only now did Yu Xian have a chance to look over the mummy's stats:
[Avici - Death Emperor]
[Level: 1]
[Skills:]
[Death Seal: Because it has already been sealed by death, it cannot die under any circumstances.]
[Deathly Miasma Leakage: Slightly leaks the deathly aura from its body, creating an expansive dead zone. Any living being entering the dead zone will have their vitality swiftly corroded, ultimately resulting in death.]
[Talisman of Death: The Death Emperor can tear off talismans from its body to attack targets. Anyone struck by a Talisman of Death will die instantly.]
[Dead but Not Rigid: Those slain by the Death Emperor will transform into zombies, mummies, or fierce ghosts to continue fighting on its behalf.]
[Avici Hell: Transforms the ground into an entrance leading to Avici Hell, forming a vortex with terrifying suction. Anyone drawn into it will fall eternally into Avici Hell.]
[Description: Those who wish to live cannot live; those who wish to die cannot die. Such is Avici.]
*Fuck.*
*What kind of freakish thing did I just summon?*
Looking at the mummy's stats, Yu Xian was completely dumbfounded.
Although the Death Emperor was only Level 1, Yu Xian knew from its stats that this thing's strength couldn't be measured by level at all—it was a pure mechanics monster.
No, that wasn't right.
This wasn't just a mechanics monster; it was an outright broken bug of a creature.
Then, something suddenly occurred to Yu Xian, and his expression turned peculiar. A monstrosity like the Death Emperor probably couldn't be summoned at all when his Angel's Name had a stellar reputation; it could only be summoned when his reputation hit rock bottom.
Because the Death Emperor wanted to die, and it was precisely because Yu Xian had such an atrocious reputation among summoned beasts that the Death Emperor had answered his call, seeking death.
"It seems a rotten reputation has its perks after all."
"What if there are more sick freaks like the Death Emperor among the monsters?"
Yu Xian stroked his chin and suddenly felt confident again. Killing summoned beasts didn't seem entirely off-limits after all; a good reputation had its benefits, but a bad reputation brought its own unique opportunities.
After all, for summoned beasts, being abnormal was completely normal.
However, the Death Emperor's skills looked like they didn't distinguish friend from foe. In actual combat, he had better keep it far away, lest he get caught in the collateral damage and end up killed by his own summon.
"Death Emperor, go kill that Grass Slime," Yu Xian commanded after a moment's thought.
The Death Emperor glanced at the verdant Grass Slime atop the skeleton soldier's skull and refused, "Too weak. It cannot kill me. It is not worth lifting a hand."
"..."
Speechless, Yu Xian stared at the Death Emperor. Clearly, he had been naive.
Although this thing was his summoned beast, it obviously didn't care much for his orders. Perhaps he needed to upgrade his class further before he could control it.
Right now, the Death Emperor wouldn't obey his orders as a Chaos Angel. When he became a Chaos Chancellor...
Well.
A Chaos Chancellor might not be high enough either.
He might need to advance yet again until he became a Chaos Emperor...
Both of them would have "Emperor" in their titles, so maybe that still wouldn't be enough.
Perhaps he would have to advance once more and become the God of Chaos to fully master the Death Emperor.
This wasn't just idle daydreaming on Yu Xian's part, but a very tangible perception. The degree of control he had over summoned beasts as a Chaos Envoy compared to as a Chaos Angel was night and day.
Although none of the summoned beasts had rebelled in practice, there was a palpable sensory difference between the two states.
It was like the difference between using one's own hand and operating a mechanical arm—only the person experiencing it could truly tell.
Chapter 494