Chapter 74: Chapter 62: The Skills of the Four Guardian Beasts, Overbearing and Mysterious!
Translator: 549690339
Beast Trainer Association.
Training ground.
This is a special training ground Zhang Hai prepared for Chen Fan.
The training ground is located behind the villa where Chen Fan lived.
A large forest.
There are stones, lakes, and slopes.
Both the villa and the training ground are shrouded in a large mysterious array.
Even if there was a tremendous disturbance here, nothing could be heard or seen from outside.
Probably only a select few in the entire Beast Trainer Association have enjoyed such treatment.
At the moment, sitting next to the stone table, Chen Fan’s gaze swept back and forth over Snowy and Elder Ape.
After a while, Chen Fan nodded and said, “Snowy, aim at that cyan stone and use your evolved skill ‘Thunder Blade’.”
Snowy blinked, and with a flash of Thunder, instantly teleported in front of the cyan stone and swung its claw…
A Thunder Blade glimmering with dazzling light was instantly formed and cut through the cyan stone.
“Sizzle!”
The sound was very light.
The cyan stone was instantly split in two.
In the meantime, Elder Ape, seeing Snowy’s skill, looked much more serious than usual.
The Thunder attribute counters Shadow attribute… Although Li Sheng mentioned in class that the so-called counter was only a slight advantage to one side, it wasn’t a complete suppression. But the Elder Ape by nature disliked the power of the Lightning System.
Chen Fan gently patted Elder Ape’s shoulder to calm him down, then walked over.
He crouched down and touched the cut-open stone.
The cut surface was as smooth as jade.
The evolution from Thunder Cat Claw to Thunder Blade was a massive transformation.
Previously, the Thunder Cat Claw would explode outward after hitting an
enemy.
For example, if it hit a tree, it would blow a hole in that tree much larger than Snowy’s claw.
But when it became Thunder Blade, there was much less sound, though the attack power increased substantially.
Such a Thunder Blade was likely unstoppable for many Guardian Beasts of the same class whose defenses aren’t strong.
Chen Fan pointed to another stone six meters away and said, “Snowy, stand here and use Thunder Blade to attack that stone.”
“Ok!” Snowy nodded.
After realizing that its attack power had greatly increased, Snowy, feeling excited, took a fierce swipe at the stone Chen Fan pointed at.
“Sizzle!”
A flash of brilliance in mid-air. The Thunder Blade flew out and bisected the space.
The sound of the stone being bisected echoed through the arena!
“When the distance is increased, the attack power does decrease somewhat.”
Chen Fan nodded slightly and said, “Snowy, you go to the west side of the training ground, practice your skills more, both close combat and long-range techniques should be given a thought.’
“Got it!” Snowy couldn’t wait and rushed to the west side of the training ground.
Under the dim light, Thunder Blades, flashing with glaring light, began to come into view.
Chen Fan then looked at Gangzi.
Gangzi walked over, head held high, looking proud and determined.
After the Combat Power Level of Gangzi was promoted to level 3 and the Species Level also advanced to “Awakened/High”, its skill “Sharp Rock Spike” evolved into “Purple Crystal Spike”, and “Stone Skin” evolved into “Purple Crystal Armor”.
Now, it too seemed eager to show its strength in front of Chen Fan.
Before Chen Fan could speak, Gangzi’s body began to flash purple.
A layer of purple crystals covered its entire body.
Gangzi looked at Elder Ape smugly next to him.
Elder Ape blinked, couldn’t help but touch the purple crystal on Gangzi’s body.
Chen Fan unsheathed his long knife, used about sixty percent of his strength and lightly sliced Gangzi’s back.
“Ding!”
A crisp sound rang out, leaving only a small scratch on the purple crystal.
Gangzi held its head high, displaying an air of defiance.
Chen Fan added a bit more strength, the long knife burst out with white light, and he brought the knife down again.
“Clang!”
This time, the sound was louder, and a tiny crack appeared on the purple crystal.
That’s a strong defense…
Chen Fan nodded and said, “If I use all my strength to swing this knife, I should be able to break your defense.”
Gangzi seemed a bit frustrated and shook his head a little.
Chen Fan continued, “But if you level up your Species Level or Combat Power Level by one, even if your skill does not evolve, I doubt I could break your defense with my current strength.”
Hearing this, Gangzi again became proud, holding his head up high.
Afterwards, Gangzi turned around, stared at a stone in front of it, and snorted disdainfully…
“Boom! Boom! Boom!”
Sharp and deadly purple crystal spikes burst out of the ground in front of it like a dragon, attacking the stone quickly.
“Boom!”
The Purple Crystal Spike directly blew the stone into the sky, exploding it into fragments and scattering them all over.
After all this, Gangzi looked at Chen Fan expectantly.
Chen Fan smiled faintly, gently patted Gangzi’s head: “Very impressive, well done.”
Gangzi made a “just fine” expression, and glanced at Elder Ape again.
Chen Fan didn’t say anything, he stroked his chin and began to ponder.
He thought before that Gangzi’s “Purple Crystal Spike” was a sudden burst of “Crystal Thorn” from the ground…
The sudden emergence of crystal thorns under the enemy’s belly, or between the legs… Thinking about it made people unconsciously clench their legs, the thought itself sent chills down the spine.
However, he found that he had guessed wrong.
Gangzi’s move, after being initiated, shoots Crystal Thorns from its body, then rapidly attacks the enemy.
This type of attack lacks surprise, is predictable, and is not fast enough, making it easy to dodge or defend against.
Snowy’s Thunder Blade is different because it moves too quickly. Unless the enemy is constantly watching Snowy’s claws, it is not easy to avoid.
Chen Fan moved Gangzi aside and asked Feicui to step forward.
“Feicui, use ‘Storm Tear’ on that column,” Chen Fan said, pointing at a column over two meters in diameter to the east.
“Squawk!”
Feicui blinked its little eyes and opened its mouth to unleash a storm.
“Whooosh!”
As sand and rocks flew about, the pillar was yanked up into the air by the storm.
Then…
The airborne pillar, under the tear of the “Storm Tear” , instantly fell apart into countless fragments.
Gangzi’s body stiffened, startled by Feicui’s skill.
Back when it first met Chen Fan, it had had a battle with Feicui and was repeatedly swept up by its storm and thrown dizzily down.
But back then, Feicui’s skills didn’t include “Tear”!
Now that Feicui used this skill, such a thick column was torn into countless shattered stones in an instant!
Gangzi showed a grinning smile, ran to Feicui’s side, lightly patted it with a small claw, and complimented it.
Feicui was very happy, with its eyes squinted until they were barely visible.
Error, the Elder Ape, looked at Feicui in surprise.
He had already learned human script and read many books, so he knew well that slimes didn’t have much attack power. Unexpectedly, Feicui was so terrifying!
“There’s one more skill.”
Chen Fan pointed at a stone pillar in the distance and said, “Feicui, try the other skill, Water Dragon Roar.”
Feicui blinked its small eyes and opened its mouth…
A mouthful of saliva was sprayed out.
“Pop!” Gangzi, who was attentively watching Feicui demonstrate its powers, fell flat on the ground.
Is the Water Dragon Roar just spitting out saliva?
You gotta be kidding me!
Gangzi scratched its head in frustration.
Feicui looked at Chen Fan timidly, looking pitiful.
“Don’t worry.”
Chen Fan directly used system energy to increase the proficiency of the “Water Dragon Roar” for Feicui to 45 points.
“Squawk!”
Feicui felt the change in the skill, widened its eyes, and looked at Chen Fan.
“Try it again.” Chen Fan encouraged, nodding.
This time, Feicui had confidence.
It silently looked at the pillar not far away, then slowly opened its mouth.
A swirl of mist quickly formed in its mouth.
Then…
“Roar!”
A water dragon, more than two feet in diameter, roared out and heavily hit the stone pillar!
The huge pillar was shattered on the spot, with stone chips flying about!
“Squawk, squawk!”
Feicui was also startled by the power of its attack, so much so it hopped straight onto Chen Fan’s head.
Elder Ape touched his head…these few companions were more terrifying than one another.
Was this really a slime?
Gangzi on the side was both joyful and despondent.
He was happy that Feicui was so powerful, but despondent that his own attack… seemed to be far weaker than Feicui’s.
Chen Fan sensed the desolation in Gangzi’s heart, gently patted its head and said, “Feicui’s combat power level is higher than yours, and it is a mutated slime. When your combat power level reaches 4th level, your attack power will also greatly increase.”
“Plus, Feicui doesn’t have any defense skills; if there’s a fight in the future, it’s still going to rely on you to cast ‘Purple Crystal Armor’ on it.”
Hearing this, Gangzi’s expression improved a lot.
Feicui bounced lightly, landed on Gangzi’s head, and made a series of squawking sounds.
Gangzi turned its head away haughtily, then picked another fruit from the stone table and handed it over to Feicui.
Chen Fan directed his gaze toward the Elder Ape, “Elder Ape, come, try all of your skills.”
“Shadow Canopy, Shadow Claw, Frog Transformation.”
Elder Ape nodded and moved to the side.
The next moment, its eyes suddenly turned blood red, and its entire body disappeared into the shadows.
“Gah!”
Gangzi was shocked, its fur standing on end!
This kind of Guardian Beast, which can suddenly disappear, gave it a subconscious sense of unease.
Fortunately, Gangzi’s mood quickly returned to normal…after all, this was its partner, not an enemy.
Chen Fan stroked his chin, watching the invisible Elder Ape.
He didn’t know if it was because he was the Elder Ape’s Guardian Beastmaster, or because of the system, but after the Elder Ape became invisible, he could still see it clearly.
In his line of sight, the Elder Ape was shrouded in shadow; its body seemed a bit transparent.
Besides, the attribute panel next to the Elder Ape did not disappear just because it became invisible..