Chapter 172: Chapter 152: Blood Feather Sky Blade Mantis
This time, Chen Xing bought a total of fifty black and white Xuan chickens.
Each one cost six hundred thousand.
In total, that's thirty million.
It looked like he would need to buy five hundred and fifty more to fully stock all three Beast Tamings.
Chen Xing realized that all the money he had wasn't enough...
After all, the daily expenses of the intermediate meat pet food for the three Beast Tamings and the basic meat pet food for the small Twin-fiend Dogs at the breeding farm were significant.
He was short of money before becoming a Beast Tamer, and he was still short of money after becoming one.
Indeed, what many people said about Beast Taming being a money pit wasn't just a hollow statement.
Now, he either had to fully supply one Beast Taming first.
Or he could enhance the magic power limit of both Taotie and Sìxiàng to some extent.
Chen Xing tended towards the latter.
Because there would be a big battle soon, and replenishing magic power in the environment might not be convenient.
Moreover, his spicy dried fish could not be brought into the Illusion Realm.
The only thing he could rely on was Taotie's own magic power.
...
Longshang Desert.
A vast loess plateau,
The setting sun bled like blood,
It's dull yellow light shone on the wings of the Blood Feather Sky Blade Mantis.
Its wings and blade surfaces were coated with a semi-transparent gel that, with the passage of time, was gradually absorbed.
The dazzling red sunset that reflected off it was also absorbed in the process.
The blades were tinged with a blood-red halo.
Consequently, the blue wings behind it were also stained with a layer of blood.
"The evolution was successful," said the tallest person among the onlookers not far away.
"Yes, the latest evolutionary path announced by the research institute—Blood Feather Sky Blade Mantis."
"What's the energy level limit? A hundred energy levels?"
"Not sure, the Blood Feather Sky Blade Mantis at the research institute hasn't reached the limit energy level yet," another person shook their head.
The person looked at the girl with short hair beside him, "Girl, your Beast Taming has evolved for the second time, you can sign a contract with the third Beast Taming in your family now."
"Okay,"
The girl looked at the evolved Blood Feather Sky Blade Mantis and frowned in thought.
If the Beast Taming she used in the battle with Chen Xing that day had been in its current evolved form, would she have been his match?
She considered it seriously.
If it were in its evolved form... maybe there would have been a chance to win.
She had heard that the destructive power of the Blood Feather Sky Blade Mantis in this form was even stronger than before.
Especially the layer of blood-red halo attached to the surface of the blades, which could make its attack range larger.
If the attack range could be extended a bit more, maybe it would be easier to hit the crucial points of that Water Fiend Crocodile.
But... if it were in the wild, even if she couldn't beat his Beast Taming, she was certain that escaping wouldn't be a problem.
His Beast Taming couldn't catch up with her.
...
"Boom!" A bolt of lightning pierced the sky, sending lingering purple light that hung in the void for a long time.
Interlacing in the void was the phantom of a Thunder Dragon slowly fading away in the background.
Sìxiàng was surrounded by dense lightning.
Just now, it burst forth from a kilometer away to its current position in less than a second.
This was the intermediate skill it had just awakened—Thunder Assault.
A combination of damage and displacement.
Skill-wise, Sìxiàng already possessed several displacement skills.
With its ability to fly, its mobility had reached the peak.
Especially since Sìxiàng began eating lemon fried chicken, the magic power limit inside its body had been continuously raised.
The stamina for continuous combat had also increased a lot.
For Sìxiàng, which possessed the Thunder Bathing Passive, as long as it could remain active on the battlefield, stacking passive effects continuously, the power of its thunder element skills would keep rising.
"Good, you now need to focus on improving your proficiency level of the recently awakened Dark Prison skill. We don't have many control skills in the team right now; your Dark Prison skill is significant."
"I have high hopes for you; you're the most diligent Beast Tamer I've seen," Chen Xing nodded with satisfaction.
Hearing its master say it was the most diligent,
Sìxiàng's eyes shone with a steadfast light, nodding vigorously, full of fighting spirit.
Lying in the reservoir, Taotie took a nap, rolling over to show its white belly to the sun. The sunlight scattered on the surface, the clear water ripples blended with Taotie's blurry silhouette, seeming as one with the limpid surface of the water.
"Right, a batch of chickens will be delivered later, and I'll leave it to you to take care of them. I believe you can handle this well," Chen Xing patted Sìxiàng's shoulder.
Sìxiàng nodded solemnly.
These tasks weren't actually troublesome, as it had nothing else to do each day other than train itself.
Sometimes, it also helped train Taotie or monitored the nearby area's safety to prevent a repeat of the stealth attack on its master.
Though the master had Damage Transfer abilities, Sìxiàng secretly blamed itself for a long time after Chen Xing was ambushed.
Since Taotie had taken on the responsibility of bearing its master's pain, it would also take on the responsibility of detecting enemies for its master.
Even though the master didn't say it, Sìxiàng felt it was its duty to do so.
Chen Xing arrived at the Beast Taming breeding farm; the puppies had been there for over a month.
Perhaps due to their abundant nutrition, they had grown quite rapidly.
They had all turned into a crowd of adolescent dogs.
As soon as Chen Xing walked into the breeding farm, the young Twin-fiend Dogs swarmed over.
They circled Chen Xing excitedly, wagging their tails.
"Come, let's check. Let's see how well you've practiced the skills I taught you," Chen Xing clapped his hands.
Hearing this, the excited Twin-fiend Dogs that had just gathered around became like children whose homework was being checked by a parent, and their merry tails gradually stilled.
The smiling faces with tongues lolling out became stiff.
A few dogs at the edge of the group even turned tail and ran.
They plopped to the ground with a slap and hurriedly got up to continue fleeing.
"Stop right there!" Chen Xing's scolding voice resounded.
Dong Jun, who happened to be passing by outside the breeding farm, immediately stopped in his tracks.
Fear filled his face as he hid the small box filled with glass beads behind his back.
Standing at two meters seventy, he looked over the wall, his gaze landing on Chen Xing.
Relieved to see that Chen Xing was addressing the mischievous puppies, he quickly started running forward, shaking his large butt.
"Dong Jun, you stop too!" Chen Xing frowned, noticing that the creature had been skulking suspiciously nearby.
And it was acting so guilty, clearly up to no good!
"Come here."
Chen Xing's gaze fell on Dong Jun's two short hands that he was hiding behind his back.
"Bring them out."
Dong Jun moved his hands in front of him.
It was a glass box filled with shiny glass beads.
"Didn't I say you get one as a reward after completing your daily training? How come you took them all."
"Ao..."
"Liking them isn't an excuse, and it's wrong to take things stealthily," Chen Xing waved his hand, "Hand them over. You've been disobedient today, so you're punished five glass beads."
For a Beast Tamer youngling like Dong Jun, with a rather high intelligence, one shouldn't indulge it.
It's a common problem among intelligent beings: if not properly disciplined, they'll become increasingly lawless.
Young age is the best time to shape moral values and thoughts.
Actually, the glass beads were not valuable, but the important thing was that Dong Jun liked shiny things, especially glass beads that were handmade—sparkly and gleaming.
So, Chen Xing used glass beads as a reward system.
"Ao." Hearing that he was going to be penalized with glass beads, Dong Jun became anxious.
"Woof woof woof~" Following Chen Xing's command, the Twin-fiend Dogs rushed out as a swarm.
With their keen noses, they ran through the woods near the breeding farm.
Soon, they dug out each and every glass bead hidden in the sequestered spots.
With a pained expression, Dong Jun thought these dogs were too evil! With such sensitive noses, they could find anything he hid.
Looking at the large pile of glass beads on the ground, Chen Xing stooped to pick out five, leaving the rest untouched.
"Take the rest," Chen Xing said as he saw Dong Jun's aggrieved expression and pondered, "If you complete your training every day for the next week, I'll return these five to you."
Dong Jun's eyes brightened, and he nodded eagerly.