Chapter 1046: Gene Detection
Chapter 1046: Gene Detection (Combined)
Qingbao's expression remained calm.
Qiao Sang understood the meaning behind Treasure Seeker's actions, coughed, and repeated the key point:
"This move will return the damage of the last received Move to the opponent."
In other words, if the opponent changes, Qingbao, who is at a lower Level and quite fragile, won't be able to withstand the damage.
"Xunxun..."
Treasure Seeker understood and, seeing Qingbao's small and delicate form, felt a twinge of conscience. It shifted its gaze to Steel Treasure.
At the same time, the semi-transparent Barrier around them disappeared.
"Steel Blade."
Steel Treasure, sensing Treasure Seeker's intent, hesitated not a moment and flapped its wings forward with force.
Treasure Seeker channeled its energy, and a black glow flickered around its body.
Two Airform Blades converged and shot toward Treasure Seeker.
"Bang!"
A loud explosion rang out, and a black beam shot out with a decisive trajectory, striking Steel Treasure directly.
"Steel Blade..."
Steel Treasure flapped its wings, unscathed, but its gaze held a hint of confusion as it looked at Treasure Seeker.
It seemed that the damage inflicted was amplified based on the initial amount. As the move's Level increased, the returned damage would become even stronger. Steel Treasure, being intelligent, knew the damage would be returned and had controlled the force of its attack... Qiao Sang had a few thoughts and then asked Steel Treasure intentionally:
"Did you feel pain when Treasure Seeker was attacked just now?"
"Steel Blade."
Steel Treasure nodded, confirming it did.
"Xunxun?"
Treasure Seeker looked puzzled, not quite understanding.
"Why would Little Brother feel pain when it was attacked?"
Qiao Sang smiled and explained:
"It's the Co-Return Trait. Only with the Co-Return Trait does the attacker feel the same pain as the one being attacked."
"Steel Blade."
Steel Treasure's expression changed to one of understanding.
"Xunxun..."
Treasure Seeker was initially taken aback, then called out calmly.
So it's the Co-Return Trait...
Half a minute later.
The effects of Healing Waves wore off.
"Xunxun!"
"Xunxun!"
Treasure Seeker floated excitedly in the air.
Mutual Demise!
Mutual Demise!
It had Awakened the Co-Return Trait!
It seemed that after evolving to the Royal Tier, the duration of Healing Waves' effect on Treasure Seeker had significantly shortened... Qiao Sang thought to himself.
"Xunxun..."
Suddenly, Treasure Seeker remembered something and looked at Fangy, standing proudly.
Its gaze was like that of a company's top performer who had just won the grand prize in a lottery, and the leader happened to pass by, looking at the leader with pride.
"Ya Ya?"
Fangy was bewildered by the look.
"Steel Blade."
At that moment, Steel Treasure flew over and whispered, reminding Treasure Seeker not to forget that Fangy had Blazing Fire.
"Xunxun..."
Treasure Seeker quickly regained its composure and flashed Fangy a grin.
Fangy: "..."
It had heard everything.
However, Fangy didn't mind, as it was always very tolerant of its companions.
"Let's try out your other Trait", Qiao Sang said.
"Xunxun!"
Treasure Seeker raised its claws, signaling to wait a moment.
"What's the matter?" Qiao Sang asked.
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker called out, indicating that it felt it still needed more practice with the Mutual Demise Trait and wanted to try it again.
With a look of eager anticipation, Treasure Seeker turned to Lulu.
"Ice Emperor."
Lulu understood the look in Treasure Seeker's eyes and began to emit a visible chill aura.
"Xunxun~"
This time, Treasure Seeker didn't feel the least bit afraid. Instead, it adopted a ready-to-fight stance.
Seeing this, Qiao Sang cleared her throat and said,
"I forgot to mention, the Mutual Demise Trait can't be triggered consecutively. You already used it on Steel Treasure once, so it might not work this time. However, it's a good opportunity to see how many times in a row it can be triggered."
"Xunxun!"
Treasure Seeker's body stiffened for a moment before it called out, indicating that it wasn't a good idea. It suggested they first check if there were any other important Traits or Skills.
I knew it... Qiao Sang suppressed a smile at the corner of her mouth and said,
"The Nightmare Trait allows you to deal damage to opponents in the Sleep Status. You can use Hypnosis in conjunction with this Trait."
She had studied this Trait in detail. Normally, dealing damage to an opponent in the Sleep Status would wake them up, but the Nightmare Trait prevented this. Instead, it trapped the target in a nightmare, causing mental harm while making it difficult to wake up.
A familiar with the Nightmare Trait, especially one that can use Hypnosis, will automatically turn the target's dreams into nightmares if the dream is not actively controlled, dealing additional damage.
In essence, it adds a damage-boosting buff to Hypnosis.
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker's eyes lit up with excitement, and it immediately wanted to try it out.
"Steel Blade."
To avoid the same mistakes as before, Steel Treasure volunteered and called out, offering to help with the experiment.
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker patted Steel Treasure's wings, thanking it for its effort. Then, its eyes glowed purple.
Steel Treasure's eyes slowly closed as it fell into a Sleep Status and began to drop.
Suddenly, a Shadow shot out from the ground and caught Steel Treasure, gently placing it on the ground.
Qiao Sang and Fangy gathered around Steel Treasure, looking down at it.
"Steel Blade..."
Steel Treasure's face contorted as it muttered in its sleep, clearly trapped in a nightmare.
At the same time, Qiao Sang felt a sharp pain in her head, as if a needle had pierced it. She instinctively clutched her head, bending over like a shrimp, and managed to say,
"Quick, wake Steel Treasure up!"
"Xunxun!"
Seeing its Beastmaster's condition, Treasure Seeker was startled. It quickly extended its tongue and licked Steel Treasure's face hard.
"Steel Blade..."
Steel Treasure slowly woke up, opening its eyes.
"Huff..."
The pain in Qiao Sang's head subsided, and she let out a relieved sigh. She had almost forgotten that Steel Treasure's strength lay in physical defense, not mental defense, and the Nightmare Trait caused mental damage.
Lulu said nothing but silently made the gem on her forehead glow with a cobalt blue light, illuminating both Qiao Sang and Steel Treasure.
Qiao Sang and Steel Treasure's expressions relaxed.
"Ya Ya?"
Fangy looked at Steel Treasure curiously, calling out to ask what it had dreamed about.
"Steel Blade..."
Steel Treasure was silent for a couple of seconds before it called out, indicating that it had dreamed about being back in the Supernest and not meeting them. It had found the place where the human worked, but this time, its Beastmaster wasn't there. It had stayed in the Supernest.
This was a nightmare for Steel Treasure... Qiao Sang felt a wave of emotion and a pang of heartache after hearing this.
Steel Treasure looked at his Beastmaster.
Their eyes met, and the emotions were thick.
"Fangy"
In this touching atmosphere, Fangy let out a reflective call, as if to say that so much had happened in such a short time...
Qiao Sang: "……"
Steel Treasure: "……"
"Xunxun?"
Treasure Seeker called out with a hopeful expression, wondering if it had awakened any new skills.
Qiao Sang looked at it and said earnestly:
"Shadow Penetration."
Shadow Penetration? Treasure Seeker paused for a moment, then its eyes lit up.
"Xunxun?"
Qiao Sang smiled and said:
"Yes, it's the move the mystic wraith used in Lost Town."
"Xunxun!"
Treasure Seeker excitedly floated around in circles, then assumed a serious expression and began to channel its energy.
In the next second, a black hole about a meter in diameter appeared in front of it.
Treasure Seeker looked at the black hole, placed its paws on its hips, and laughed triumphantly:
"Xunxun, I found it..."
...
7:00 PM.
Living room.
Qiao Sang was eating dinner at the dining table.
Fangy and the others were eating Energy Pills nearby.
Migala suddenly appeared in the living room, quickly scanned the room, and asked:
"Where's Night Ring King?"
Qiao Sang, unfazed, calmly replied: "It's training outside."
Migala was a bit surprised:
"Still so diligent? Wasn't the Cloak Totem already captured?"
Qiao Sang said with a hint of helplessness:
"It really likes the traits and skills it awakened during this evolution, so it wants to improve its proficiency as soon as possible."
Though her tone was one of exasperation, there was a clear smile in her voice.
Honestly, she had expected to have to constantly encourage Treasure Seeker to train, just like before. But to her surprise, Treasure Seeker was now practicing on its own.
It felt as if a student had suddenly found a subject they were interested in and was now studying it enthusiastically in their free time.
She found it quite heartening.
Migala pulled out a chair and sat across from Qiao Sang, asking:
"Have you figured out what new traits and skills Night Ring King awakened?"
Qiao Sang nodded and recounted Treasure Seeker's new traits and skills.
Migala was silent for a long time before asking:
"Can Night Ring King already successfully use these skills?"
After spending so much time with Qiao Sang, Migala's tolerance had grown significantly. Even hearing about "Shadow Penetration", she managed to keep her composure despite the shock she felt inside.
Qiao Sang humbly replied:
"It still needs more practice."
As she spoke, a black hole appeared above the dining table. Treasure Seeker's upper body emerged, grabbed a fruit from the table, grinned at its Beastmaster, and then disappeared back into the black hole, which vanished without a trace.
The living room fell silent.
A few seconds later, Migala, still a bit dazed, said:
"I didn't realize Night Ring King had already mastered Shadow Penetration so well..."
Qiao Sang chuckled:
"It's been practicing all day."
You might think that a half-day of practice would be enough to bring a newly awakened Epic Skill to this level, but in reality, it's usually impossible to even successfully use an Epic Skill at first... Migala took a deep breath, calmed herself, and remembered the main reason for her visit:
"I contacted Teacher Daliya for you. You should go to her tomorrow to get Thunder Dragon's genes tested."
Hearing this, Qiao Sang's first thought was: It costs one hundred credits to test once.
Her second thought was: The Dean just gave her ten thousand credits, so one hundred credits isn't too much to spend.
To be honest, with her Golden Finger, whether a familiar was pureblood or not wasn't as important anymore.
Just as Qiao Sang was about to speak, Migala added:
"Don't refuse. I know you don't care if your familiar is pureblood, but don't forget your goal is the Interstellar Cup."
Qiao Sang fell silent for a moment before nodding.
"I understand."
At the same time, the Beast Egg on the desk in the room began to tremble slightly.
After finishing her business, Migala quickly left.
Qiao Sang finished her meal and cleared the table.
Suddenly, a mysterious gale swept through the living room.
Qiao Sang's ponytail flew up.
She seemed to realize something and looked at Qingbao, who was at the center of the gale.
Qingbao, who had been calm and composed, was now staring intently at the Treasure Seeker training outside.
It looks like the Healing Waves' effect has worn off... Qiao Sang understood immediately.
She was a bit surprised that Qingbao was still bothered by this after so long.
Generally, those with bad tempers and their familiars would become increasingly angry after the Healing Waves wore off, while those with good tempers would let the matter drop.
She had always thought Qingbao would be the latter.
Qiao Sang called out:
"Qingbao."
"Qingqing?"
Qingbao turned around, calling out in a meek voice, but the gale around her betrayed her agitation.
Qiao Sang hesitated. "You..."
Qingbao seemed to realize what her Beastmaster was about to say and stiffened.
"Are you upset?" Qiao Sang asked.
"Qingqing."
Qingbao paused, then nodded honestly.
As she nodded, the gale around her lessened.
"Is it because the Treasure Seeker wanted you as a training partner earlier?" Qiao Sang asked.
"Qingqing..."
Qingbao's face showed a hurt expression, and she nodded again.
It looks down on me.
"Actually, the Treasure Seeker knows you'd be the easiest on it", Qiao Sang lied, her eyes wide. "It's been training with Fangy and the others these past few days. If it really looked down on you, it would have chosen you for Battle Training to conserve energy, but it didn't."
"Qingqing..."
Qingbao was taken aback, and the gale around her paused.
Is that so...
"Of course", Qiao Sang nodded firmly.
"Qingqing..."
The gale around Qingbao dissipated completely.
Seeing this, Qiao Sang breathed a sigh of relief.
Since Qingbao's Evolution and the inheritance of memories, her temper had grown, but fortunately, she was still easy to pacify...
Steel Treasure silently glanced at her Beastmaster.
Qiao Sang finished clearing the table and returned to the room.
Qingbao glanced in the direction of the room, then silently used Wind Transformation to head to the open-air training ground.
Her Beastmaster was too biased toward the Treasure Seeker, unable to see that it was looking down on her. Claiming it would be the easiest on her was a clear sign it underestimated her power.
A strong gale swept across the open-air training ground.
Qingbao, with a discontented look, glared at the Treasure Seeker training there.
I'll blow you away, I'll blow you away...
"Xunxun~"
The Treasure Seeker's golden braids flew as it happily darted in and out of the black holes, seemingly oblivious to the gale around it.
...
The next day.
Early morning.
Qiao Sang quickly freshened up, ate breakfast, then went to a nearby potion shop to buy ten bottles of Malice Elixir. After that, she waited for Teacher Migala, and together they headed to the Imperial Beastmaster Academy, making their way to a Gene Testing Lab.
The door to the Gene Testing Lab was half-open, and a young woman with brown hair tied in a low ponytail, wearing a white lab coat, stood by various pieces of equipment.
Hearing their footsteps, she looked up and smiled.
"You're here. For gene testing, please pay the credits first." (End of Chapter)
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