The crowd’s spirits immediately sank upon hearing this. They couldn’t help but voice their complaints,
Having wanted to witness Chen Shu’s true strength, it seemed their hopes were dashed…
Principal Liu Feng was afraid?
A vague answer began to form in the minds of the crowd. If he hadn’t been without a chance of winning, Liu Feng likely wouldn’t have refused.
“Let me clarify first, I’m not afraid.”
Seeing the strange looks on everyone’s faces, Liu Feng coughed and said,
“I genuinely can’t bear to part with it, I can’t bring myself to be ruthless.”
“…”
Chen Shu’s eyes twitched beside him.
Back when you cremated me, you didn’t seem to have any trouble being ruthless…
“Alright, let’s skip this part.”
Liu Feng, feeling a bit awkward, changed the subject and said,
“The first stage of the training camp is theoretical lessons, mainly taught by our instructors in rotation.”
“There will be a quiz every day, and top-ranking students will receive rewards. After twenty days, a final test will be conducted, with over a hundred billion in resources to be distributed!”
Upon hearing this, everyone’s bodies trembled.
As long as there were resources to be gained, they would do anything…
Moreover, it was just attending classes, which was the simplest thing for these top students.
“Today, I will be the main lecturer.”
Liu Feng walked to the front of the crowd and said, “I will mainly teach about beast taming cultivation, spirit contract nurturing, and combat experience I’ve summarized…”
The students sat up straight, beginning to learn with earnestness.
It was a rare occasion for a King-level Beast Tamer to personally lecture. Perhaps a single word from him could bring enlightenment to the Silver-level students.
Chen Shu looked at everyone, stretched, and then with a flash, he appeared at the mountain peak.
“To think there’s a mountain like this in the desert…”
He leaned against a rock, gazing at the vast expanse of yellow sand before him, appearing utterly carefree.
“I wonder what the King of the [Heavenly Fire Desert] tastes like?”
Chen Shu licked his lips, suddenly feeling a bit peckish.
“Should I go for it?”
His title, [King Butcher], allowed him to track the nearest King-level creature once every fifteen days.
However, considering it might disrupt the training camp, he forcefully restrained himself.
He muttered, “I’ll go for it when I leave, but can I win without boosters…”
A Golden King was equivalent to a King-level Beast Tamer, even slightly stronger, and commanded countless subordinates.
If a fight broke out, he truly couldn’t predict the outcome…
Just then, a calm voice sounded:
“This is a special period, do not act rashly. Everything must be centered around the training camp.”
“En?”
Chen Shu’s gaze sharpened. He saw a deep shadow appear on the ground before him, which then slowly transformed into a humanoid creature.
“Dark King? You didn’t happen to place a mark on me, did you…”
He had a strange look on his face, recalling how the other party could always pinpoint his location, and a guess formed in his mind.
“No.”
The Dark King shook its head and stated concisely,
“This is your labor fee!”
With that, it moved its right hand, and core materials appeared, falling onto the ground.
“A total of ten elemental attack skills, with two materials originating from Golden Kings with special bloodlines!”
“Only ten?”
Chen Shu’s eyes showed a hint of disappointment, but he wasn’t surprised.
After all, these things were incredibly rare, and he had specifically requested elemental attack types. Even the Elder wouldn’t be able to gather them.
“As for the price difference, Master asked me to give you this!”
Saying so, the Dark King handed over two warm, purple stones, which seemed to be filled with mysterious power.
These were precisely the treasures that could upgrade divine skills!
“Two?!”
Chen Shu’s expression was shaken, a hint of disbelief in his eyes.
“Five King skills aren’t comparable to these two items. Does the Elder have any other requests?”
He was quite rational. While Golden King skills might be incredibly precious to others,
In his opinion, they couldn’t compare to treasures of this caliber!
The Dark King’s gaze was calm as it said, “The Elder wishes to purchase the Berserk Potion you have.”
“En? How did the Elder know?”
“The main producing region of the Mad Star Leaf, [Chaos Canyon], is located in the Free Alliance. You recently returned from the Alliance Continent, and given your personality, you wouldn’t have returned empty-handed, would you?”
“…”
Chen Shu was stunned into silence. He had indeed been seen through by the Elder.
He had managed to acquire over a hundred Mad Star Leaves from the Salvation Church. Combined with other scattered earnings, he still had dozens of Berserk Potions on him.
“Let me think…”
Chen Shu pondered for a moment and said, “Forty bottles of Berserk Potion for these two stones!”
“Agreed.”
The Dark King nodded. The other party’s offer was within his expectations.
After a while, the Dark King collected the Berserk Potions and vanished in an instant…
“No loss, no loss…”
Chen Shu chuckled. There weren’t many things left that could improve him.
“I can upgrade my divine skills by two levels…”
He held the purple stones in his hand, his eyes filled with thought.
“【Clone】【Giantification】【Spatial Secret Power】【Death Resurrection】【Bat Venom Mark】…”
Chen Shu currently possessed five divine skills. Although they were of different types, they all undoubtedly possessed incredibly heaven-defying effects.
He first excluded [Spatial Secret Power]. This ability had no level, and feeding it to the rabbit would only increase its spatial attribute.
“【Clone】 just underwent a qualitative change. Upgrading it by two levels won’t allow me to create a fourth clone. No good…”
Chen Chen Shu closed his eyes and thought quietly.
Finally, he looked at the new divine skill mastered by Erha, [Bat Venom Mark]!
“If this thing is upgraded, its effect should be considerable…”
He licked his lips and no longer hesitated, feeding both purple stones to Erha.
“Roar~~~”
Erha’s eyes glowed with purple light, and it looked at Chen Shu as if asking for guidance.
“You want me to choose the upgrade path…”
Chen Shu sighed silently and gave Erha instructions, channeling the supreme treasure’s energy towards [Bat Venom Mark].
He had a small ulterior motive in having Erha consume it.
What if he could upgrade both divine skills at once…
Clearly, his attempt at exploiting a bug had failed.
In just a short while,
Chen Shu looked at Erha’s panel, and the new skill had indeed changed:
[Bat Venom Mark Lv3: Passive Skill. Every skill that hits a target will add a layer of Bat Venom Mark to it. When eighty layers are reached, the Bat Venom will automatically erupt, causing absolute damage that ignores all defenses. Damage is related to the venom attribute.]
“Fewer layers?”
Chen Shu stroked his chin. This indirectly shortened the divine skill’s cooldown, which was still a considerable improvement, although not a qualitative leap.
“Ten layers less requirement per level? What if it reaches level ten? Would Bat Venom erupt with every skill cast?”
He closed his eyes and entered a realm of imagination.