The opponent's sudden aggression caught Lu Fei completely off guard.
His expression changed, as if facing a formidable enemy.
A sense of unprecedented crisis surged through him instantly!
He could clearly feel that this was no joke; if his strength was not enough to satisfy Huangfu Chenyi, the man might genuinely kill him!
Lu Fei wanted to speak but stopped himself. In the end, he didn't argue. There was no point reasoning with a madman.
At this moment, a sonic boom tore through the night sky.
Lu Fei snapped back to reality.
Looking towards Huangfu Chenyi's direction again, he found the spot empty.
Lu Fei stared blankly into space.
The ability Huangfu Chenyi had displayed was not something a human could possess. Now, he had vanished into thin air again. This had surpassed his understanding of the Beast Taming Continent's worldview.
He mumbled, "Brother Ji, can people really cultivate immortality in this world?"
Brother Ji did not answer his question, its tone sounding flustered and terrified.
"Old Lu... shouldn't we try to find a way to leave here first..."
The few of them scanned their surroundings.
They discovered that the terrifying contract beasts that Huangfu Chenyi had controlled were all starting to awaken...
Some of the stronger ones had already begun to let out faint roars of anger.
"Run!" Lu Fei commanded.
Brother Ji, carrying Leng Toushe on its back, bolted.
On the vast cliff face, only the rising roars of the contract beasts remained.
...
After the three of them left.
A short while later, a figure landed on the open space of the cliff.
The man had his hands clasped behind his back. The right half of his face was covered by a metal mask, and his body was perfectly straight, like a machine.
This person was the councilman of Wenmin City, Diwu He.
The surrounding wild contract beasts roared ferociously, utterly bewildered as to why they were there.
These contract beasts came from various corners of the Yanbei region. Some were natural enemies, and their instincts compelled them into a frenzy of fighting.
But upon seeing a Beast Tamer intruding here, they ceased their infighting and turned their attention towards Diwu He.
A few berserk wild contract beasts bared their fangs, unleashing their combat skills as they lunged towards Diwu He.
Leading the charge was the overlord of the Yanbei region, the [Blazing Tiger]!
Facing the dense onslaught of the wild contract beasts, Diwu He remained nonchalant, his hands still clasped behind his back.
As the pack of frenzied wild contract beasts bared their teeth and roared inches from him.
Suddenly.
Diwu He opened his mouth, emitting a mechanical-sounding sonic boom from his throat.
The next moment.
All the wild contract beasts, including the Blazing Tiger, were sent flying backward and knocked unconscious.
Witnessing this, the other wild contract beasts also quieted down, fleeing madly from the area.
Diwu He closed his eyes and sniffed the air around him.
Gradually, a fanatical smile appeared on his face.
"Huangfu Chenyi, I didn't expect you to come personally!"
He crouched down, examining the footprints on the ground.
Suddenly, his brow furrowed.
"Hm? There's someone else?"
Judging by the direction of the footprints, they were clearly heading opposite to Huangfu Chenyi. Had someone else already discovered Huangfu Chenyi's whereabouts and tracked him here?
Diwu He clenched his fists slightly.
"This time, I must have a word with you, the former number one genius of the Beast Taming Continent!"
...
After leaving the cliff clearing, Lu Fei and Brother Ji returned to the camp along the path they had taken.
"Old Lu, do you think I've changed in any way?"
Brother Ji suddenly spoke.
Lu Fei sized Brother Ji up and down, then thought carefully before replying, "Well, your middle-parted bangs look particularly firm today."
"Of course! I found a rubber tree..." Brother Ji preened its middle-parted bangs with its wings, looking spirited. It then changed the subject, "That's not what I meant!"
"Shine that Beast Taming Compendium on me, will you? I just feel a strange power surging within me, but I can't use it, and I can't quite explain it."
To put Brother Ji's mind at ease, Lu Fei took out the Beast Taming Compendium and pointed it at the chicken.
Immediately, a long-lost voice echoed.
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Contract Beast - [Unknown Chicken]
Level - [lv10]
Attribute - [None]
Combat Power - [10]
Rarity - [???]
Skill - [Illusion (Unique) - Proficiency (Transcendent)]
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Lu Fei was stunned for a moment, then his face lit up with joy.
"Brother Ji! You've actually reached level 10!"
Brother Ji responded with an "Oh," as if it had just realized something.
It seemed to have a flash of insight and quickly said, "Old Lu, look closely! Has my combat power exploded? I feel a power expanding inside me, like I'm about to burst!"
Seeing Brother Ji's confident demeanor, Lu Fei didn't want to dampen its spirits.
Hmm... like Leng Toushe, it's doubled! But it's still useless. From 5 to 10, it's still within the poultry category...
"Ahem..." Lu Fei coughed lightly, strategically changing the subject, and continued down the data panel.
Suddenly.
His eyes widened!
Brother Ji's new skill, what! A unique skill???!!!
This...
Lu Fei wiped his eyes and looked again.
This time he confirmed it; it was indeed a unique skill! He wasn't mistaken!
Skills for contract beasts on the Beast Taming Continent were divided into five ranks: Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, Master, and Unique. Even reaching the Master rank meant a skill was already powerful enough.
However, after continuous combat and training, some skills that contract beasts originally possessed would undergo subtle changes upon reaching peak proficiency!
These were unique skills. These special skills shared similarities with previous skills but also had distinct differences. Furthermore, this skill was singular!
So Brother Ji didn't even know it possessed such a powerful skill until now? Others might not master a unique skill in their entire lives, yet Brother Ji seemed to do nothing but eat and sleep...
Lu Fei fell into contemplation, looking at Brother Ji's bewildered expression...
Could it be influenced by the [Unstable Evolution Talent]? But Brother Ji isn't exactly my contract beast...
After a long silence.
Lu Fei decided to study this unique skill with Brother Ji. He reminded it:
"Brother Ji, you seem to have learned a new skill!"
Brother Ji blinked its eyes in confusion.
At this moment, a strange sound seemed to echo in its mind.
Before Lu Fei could examine the skill details further, he heard Brother Ji exclaim excitedly:
"Old Lu! Look at me, has anything changed?"
Lu Fei turned back, puzzled.
Standing before him were two Leng Toushe!
Two small pink cuties stood side-by-side, even their blinks synchronized.
But one of them had a distinct difference: it had middle-parted bangs on its forehead.
The original Leng Toushe suddenly delivered a flying kick, sending Brother Ji flying. Its expression was enraged as it shouted at Brother Ji.
It would not allow another of itself to exist in this world!
Lu Fei was overjoyed.
"Brother Ji, can you transform into other forms too?"
Brother Ji scrambled up from the mud pit.
After a moment of thought, it retreated behind the two of them, then walked out several dozen meters.
Only then did it say, "I'll try."
The next moment, a cloud of white smoke enveloped it, and Brother Ji's body expanded at a visible rate!
As the white smoke slowly dispersed, a colossal contract beast appeared before Lu Fei.
Lu Fei's jaw dropped in shock.