Chapter 115: Chapter 105: The Second Beast Taming (Extra)

But… what if one were to learn two defensive skills at the same time?

Children make choices, adults take everything.

One could first learn one skill during the Intermediate Beast Tamer stage, then learn another after becoming a Senior Beast Tamer.

It’s never been said that a Beast Tamer could only learn one defensive skill.

If possible, Chen Xing was prepared to load all available skill slots with defensive skills.

It wasn’t that he was afraid of dying; rather, Chen Xing had always had a strong sense of safety since he was young.

However, if he could only learn one skill at the current stage, Chen Xing decided to choose Damage Transfer.

The reason was simple, because it was passive and didn’t require activation.

If an enemy’s strength were able to crush him outright, then whether it was an active skill or a passive skill would be meaningless, merely delaying the inevitable death.

But if the enemy’s strength were inferior to his own, their likeliest move would be to launch a sneak attack, so a passive skill that protects against sneak attacks was indeed very meaningful.

The most important thing was that this skill did not affect his strategic relocation.

Of course, it wasn’t without weakness, which was that this passive had a distance limitation.

Chen Xing asked his instructor and learned from her that the range limit was ten thousand meters.

That is, ten kilometers.

Chen Xing was quite satisfied, this distance was certainly enough.

“Your Beast Taming is tough and resilient, option 2 isn’t a bad choice either.” Han Yuning thought Chen Xing’s choice was acceptable.

In fact, most people choose either option 1 or 3 for their first skill.

Because after Damage Transfer, it’s as if the Beast Taming has an additional weak point to take hits.

Only those with tank-like beasts choose the Damage Transfer skill.

Han Yuning told Chen Xing to wait, the necessary items would arrive at his house that evening.

Back home, Chen Xing waved to Sìxiàng.

Sìxiàng immediately stood up, its large body appearing somewhat “bulky” as it rose. However, despite its large size, Sìxiàng’s movements were very agile, without a hint of clumsiness.

Nowadays, Sìxiàng’s size was not much different from that of a regular person, but with three pairs of folded wings on its back, its form appeared especially bulky.

Its limbs were sturdy and powerful, its claws sharp like sickles. Its upper arms were long and strong, with fingernails dangling past the knee joints glittering with a cold light, and its body was covered with dense black feathers, resembling a large cloak draped over it.

With a sweeping look around, the eagle’s head appeared even more fearsome, and its eyes were bright and alert, possibly from watching TV.

The lightning mark on its forehead shone brighter, adding a divine elegance to it.

The three pairs of wings were neatly arranged, and Chen Xing stroked the wings. The feathers felt as if they were meticulously crafted from some alloy—extremely hard yet incredibly nimble and light.

“Let’s form a contract.” Chen Xing looked at Sìxiàng.

Sìxiàng did not hesitate much. It was straightforward, and had been very comfortable staying at Chen Xing’s home this time.

Plus, ever since it started taking the freeze-dried supplements daily, its head had stopped aching and it felt as though its brain finally belonged to itself.

Adding to that the daily nutritious meals, it felt its strength was also steadily increasing, giving it a greater sense of security.

As these reasons melded into one, there was no reason for it to refuse.

In front of Chen Xing, Sìxiàng lowered its head.

Chen Xing extended his right hand, and just like when he formed the first contract, light blossomed from his palm.

At Sìxiàng’s forehead, an ethereal brand slowly emerged from nothing.

The most basic principle of forming a contract was the absence of any mental resistance from the contracted party.

As the brand deepened and infiltrated the forehead like spider threads, connecting to an ethereal soul phantom in an instant, Chen Xing knew the contract was successful.

With the successful formation of the contract, an ethereal stone booklet phantom suddenly appeared before him, the pages turning automatically.

After Taotie’s page, the subsequent pages that were previously locked no matter what one did, flipped over.

A miniature version of Sìxiàng appeared in the upper right corner.

Simultaneously, Sìxiàng’s attribute chart appeared on the pages.

[Species]Sìxiàng Shényīng

[State]Healthy

[Attribute]Thunder, Fire, Darkness, Soul

[Energy Level]32.4

[Energy Level Limit]87

[Divinity]0.1

[Wingspan]3.2 meters

[Height]1.75 meters

[Weight]110kg

[Skills]

Primary Skill: Soul Shock (mastered)

Intermediate Skills: Thunder Spear (proficient), Shadow Pursuit (mastered)

Innate Skills: Death Whispers (mastered), Dark Death Flame (mastered)

Passive Skill: Bathed in Thunder (passive)

Soul Shock is a primary skill that awakened some days ago and is a rare soul element skill.

The skill effect is rather straightforward, emitting a soul shockwave that impacts the target’s soul.

This skill is relatively common among soul element skills, and one could even find information about it online.

It is said that for some lesser-known soul element skills, one can’t even search their names online.

Soul Shock is a damage + control type of skill.

However, the effect of this skill depends on the soul strength of the caster relative to that of the target.

The greater the difference in soul strength, the more pronounced the soul shock effect.

It is said that if the difference in soul strength is too great, a single soul shock could scatter the opponent’s soul.

Similarly, if the soul strengths are comparable or even if the opponent’s soul is stronger, a soul shock might at most cause a moment of disorientation, or may not even have any effect at all.

But regardless, as a soul element skill that is almost impossible to buy on the market and given its uniqueness, Chen Xing decided to keep this skill for now.

If it proves useful, he will continue using it; if not, he will remove and replace it with another skill.

Meanwhile, corresponding mini-games for each of Sìxiàng’s skills appeared.

The workload has just doubled…

Chen Xing sighed softly.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Chen Xing’s mind.

An idea emerged.

If the mini-games must be played between oneself and one’s Beast Taming creatures, could they perhaps be played between the creatures themselves?

If they all count as participants, then some of the mechanical, repetitive mini-games could totally be handled by Sìxiàng!

This thought, once formed, was unstoppable.

He decided to give it a try.

However, he temporarily had no mini-games available at home.

He would go out later to find a place to try it.

After completing the agreement, Sìxiàng cocked its head to glance at Chen Xing, its look clearly asking if they were done.

“It’s over,” Chen Xing said.

Sìxiàng turned around and returned to the couch, squatting down directly against the wall.

Chen Xing’s parents sometimes couldn’t stand it, thinking it too shabby to always sit on the floor, and had Sìxiàng come sit on the couch.

But the soft couch didn’t suit Sìxiàng, and over time Chen Xing’s parents stopped bothering about it, as long as it was happy.

That evening, the Defensive Secret Technique goods were delivered.

Seeing Qi Sheng outside the door, Chen Xing was startled. Him again?

“Remember to leave a good review after receiving,” Qi Sheng said dutifully as he verified the identity and handed over the box to Chen Xing.

Qi Sheng explained, “Some Beast Tamers can mimic human appearance, and some can cast illusions, so a check is necessary.”

“Understood!” Chen Xing nodded.

After returning to his room, Chen Xing opened the box.

Inside was a white stone slab, and besides that, a thin booklet.

The cover of the booklet read “Instruction Manual” in large letters.

After quickly flipping through it, Chen Xing roughly understood the purpose of the stone slab.

There were now two methods to learn Defensive Secret Techniques. One was the rigid method of slowly tracing it out in the mind using mental power.

This method took a very long time! Moreover, it greatly depended on the talent of the Beast Tamer. Some individuals became Senior Beast Tamers and were still learning their first defense skill.

The second method was the skill stone slab developed by the Great Xia Institute.

These slabs, created to mimic the structure of Skill Orbs, allowed Beast Tamers to quickly master skills.

One simply needed to sleep with the slab, and the skill structures in the slab would subtly influence the Beast Tamer during sleep, enabling them to quietly learn the skill in their sleep.

This process usually required 5-7 days.

Chen Xing hadn’t expected such black technology to exist.

Since they had made these stone slabs, why not just load all knowledge onto them and let students sleep with them, so they could master all the knowledge in their dreams?

Soon after receiving the package from his instructor, his phone buzzed with a notification. Chen Xing checked it and saw a message from Instructor Han asking, “Did you receive the package?”

Chen Xing quickly replied, “Received! Thank you so much for your concern, Instructor!”

“No worries, life-saving items have to be handled carefully. In a few days, when school starts, I might have to report for duty at Jiuzhou University, which is located in the Exotic Region. Communication towers cannot cross worlds there, so currently, all messages need to be encrypted and scheduled to be sent to another world, which is why my replies will have a one-day delay. Remember! No matter what difficulties you face, keep pushing forward. I look forward to your outstanding performance in the university championship, and I’ll have an unexpected surprise for you then.”

Chen Xing replied respectfully, “Understood! Don’t worry, Instructor, I will give it my all and not let your expectations down!”

…

As night fell, Chen Xing, with his two Beast Taming creatures, arrived at the small park.

The park was quiet and deserted, with only the breeze gently rustling the leaves, creating a soft sound.

With a set of training mini-games, he first carefully handed an egg to Sìxiàng.

Sìxiàng caught the egg steadily and then, at Chen Xing’s signal, gently tossed the egg to Taotie.

Taotie was initially confused but instinctively caught the egg and looked at its master. Chen Xing said, “Release the ‘Vortex of Demise.’”

It’s worth mentioning that after the Innate Skill ‘Death Roll’ evolved into ‘Vortex of Demise,’ the game’s name remained unchanged.

As he spoke, the inside of Taotie’s mouth suddenly turned as black as ink, as if a bottomless vortex was swallowing everything around it.

The surrounding light dimmed instantly, and a powerful suction force pulled in the nearby debris, dry twigs, and stones, all compressing them into powder the moment they entered the black vortex.

There was no need to even… roll?

After releasing the skill, Taotie looked slightly puzzled at its own mouth and then opened and closed it. It seemed to sense something off but couldn’t quite put its finger on it.

Chen Xing, watching Taotie’s bemused expression, couldn’t help but smile.

With such destructive power, the egg inside its mouth had naturally vanished completely.

If ‘Death Roll’ could still leave some remnants…

A single ‘Vortex of Demise’ could leave some dust if you were lucky, and if not, not even that would remain.

He remembered that the Healing skills ‘Limb Reattachment’ and ‘Limb Regeneration’ seemed to be two different ranks of Healing Skills.

This skill shouldn’t be used casually during practice matches, unless in a life-or-death battle.

He looked at Taotie and asked, “Can you still release ‘Death Roll’ like before?”

Taotie thought hard, stared ahead, and twisted its body.

Bang!

Its heavy body rolled, the air near its mouth distorted, and ‘Death Roll’ reappeared.

It seemed that after evolving, the skills before evolution were also retained.

Chen Xing breathed a sigh of relief.

In this way, even though it was technically a single skill, there were two different forms in which it could be used.

Then, he handed another egg to Sìxiàng, asking it to repeat the previous action.

This time, Taotie caught the egg tossed by Sìxiàng and performed ‘Death Roll’ perfectly, preserving the egg in its mouth with experience from previous training.

“Completing a mini-game, ‘Vortex of Demise’ Proficiency Level +2.”

Chen Xing’s eyes lit up. Beast Taming creatures training each other was indeed feasible!

That instant, several training techniques flashed through Chen Xing’s mind!