Chapter 412: Thorn Garden? The Wolf King's Power Erupts!

Chapter 412: Thorn Garden? The Wolf King's Power Erupts!

Countless writhing thorns, like giant pythons with backward-facing spikes, swiftly swayed across the vast jungle battlefield.

As they rolled, even the two Green Demon Wolf Spirit clones that had already reached Qin Xiaoxue's front were slightly pushed back!

Skill comprehension in battle?

This wasn't an uncommon occurrence.

In the history of Beastmasters, there have been countless instances of exceptionally talented Companion Beasts comprehending skills during battles, and even breaking through their own limits.

However, the scene before them left everyone, including Su Ping, momentarily stunned.

Su Ping's eyebrows furrowed as he watched Little Qing retreat to a short distance in front of him, and the air around her seemed to sharpen, causing him to squint his spiritual eyes slightly.

When he had initially completed the cultivation of Mu Tou, the evolution of the Tree Crown Wolf King, after Su Ping's modifications, had gained an additional hidden racial skill compared to the records in the Ten Thousand Spirit Catalog.

However, Mu Tou, who had just finished evolving at that time, obviously hadn't mastered this skill, and only Su Ping knew about it, naturally keeping it to himself.

Thorn Garden.

Su Ping recalled that in the Ten Thousand Wood Wolf King.

However, he recalled that in the evolution records of the Tree Crown Wolf King in the Ten Thousand Spirit Catalog, there was no indication of the skill's level.

He never imagined that it would turn out to be an Advanced-grade racial skill.

Indeed, a Companion Beast with an Imperial-grade potential could possess an Advanced-grade racial skill.

This was an exceptional Imperial-grade Companion Beast.

What surprised Su Ping even more was that Thorn Garden was not only an Advanced-grade skill but also a domain-type skill!

Indeed, Su Ping, who had reached his current level with the help of a billion-point golden finger and his relentless self-study, had no doubts that the skill Mu Tou was using was a domain-type skill!

[Advanced - Thorn Garden (Basic): A unique racial domain-type Advanced-skill formed from the inheritance of the Imperial-grade Dominance Peak Companion Beast, the Thorn Queen's skills 'Thorn Whip' and 'Wild Growth', as well as the perfect evolution fusion of the Tree Crown Wolf King!

Prerequisites: Summon more than 20 Thorn Demons, and have more than 5 Thorn Demons alive on the field!

Thorn Halo: Most attacks from opponents, including energy-based attacks, will be partially reflected back at the attacker! The reflected damage is determined by the skill user's and opponent's cultivation gap!

Gardener's Whip: All summoned Thorn Demons' attack power and growth speed are significantly increased. Within the domain, all summoned Thorn Demons can be revived by consuming energy or by waiting for 30 seconds after death.]



(Note: Domain-type skill's energy consumption and domain size are related to the skill level and the user's cultivation.)



As expected, the Advanced-grade domain-type skill provided an unparalleled advantage in arena battles.

Even Su Ping couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

However, a smile crept onto his lips.

He had nothing to fear; whether he advanced to the Top Three or Qin Xiaoxue did, it made no difference to him.

In fact, he felt a hint of joy because of this.

Although the Tree Crown Wolf King's cultivation method wasn't his original creation, after the modifications in the Ten Thousand Spirit Catalog, Mu Tou's perfect evolution had awakened an Advanced-grade skill, which was also a credit to his reputation.

But it was clear that Su Ping didn't care, while someone else did!

No, not a person.

Little Qing's verdant eyes, devoid of whites or pupils, fixed on the Tree Crown Wolf King within the Thorn Garden, where countless thorns danced like backward-facing giant pythons.

She had seen this fellow a few times before.

At home, her master had cultivated him.

Little Qing vividly remembered this fellow's arrogant demeanor during his first visit.

However, he indeed had the right to be arrogant; at that time, Mu Tou's skill count, level, and cultivation were far beyond her.

Later, she had witnessed this fellow's evolution, although Old Sha had directly turned him into a wolf during his evolution.

But from that moment, Little Qing had planted a seed of determination.

Defeat this fellow!

He was like a nemesis in her heart.

"The battle situation is ever-changing! Earlier, we could see that facing Su Ping's three clones and main body, along with their pervasive poison, Qin Xiaoxue had little resistance left without using her trump card!

However, what none of us expected was that Qin Xiaoxue's Tree Crown Wolf King, at the last moment, comprehended a brand new, never-before-seen special skill! Moreover, it's highly likely that this skill is of an Advanced-grade level!"

Lu Guangming's voice rose in excitement at this moment, but as commentators, they didn't need to overly excite the audience. Providing the most accurate evaluation was sufficient.

Clearly, Mu Tou's transformation had caught them off guard.

"Indeed, Su Ping, who seemed to have the victory in his grasp, might not be so certain anymore! Earlier, when facing Zhou Yuan, some of you might remember that the Origami Figure's battle time was around seven minutes.

Now, with three minutes remaining until the seven-minute mark, can the Tree Crown Wolf King, having comprehended a new skill, lead the Life Tree King and the Flower Fairy, who hasn't shown her full strength yet, to break through the final barrier?"

"The continuation of Su Ping's legendary breeding, or Qin Xiaoxue's successful ambush? Without a doubt, this is a future battle for the Wolf King! Both beasts have reached the realm breakthrough, and neither of them becoming the Wolf King is in any way surprising."

At this moment, Zhang Lan, who was standing nearby, suddenly spoke up:

"But come to think of it, wasn't it just said that Qin Xiaoxue's Crowned Wolf Emperor was bred by Su Ping? I also remember that the discoverer of the Crowned Wolf Emperor was Professor Li Zhi from the Magic Capital Academy. However, in the records of the Breeder Association, it seems that Professor Li's Crowned Wolf Emperor didn't possess this unknown advanced skill, right?"

With these words, the remaining two people in the room gasped in surprise.

If the Crowned Wolf Emperor were to inherently possess this unknown advanced skill, Professor Li's results in the breeder competition wouldn't have been merely within the top ten back then, but would have been off the charts!

However, the main reason for this was not just the talent of Woodhead, but also Su Ping himself.

Indeed, this was the case.

At this very moment, inside the Professor-level employee dormitory of the Magic Capital Academy.

Although it was called a dormitory, as a Professor-level Beastmaster, the facilities were naturally not lacking.

However, on this luxurious beast-skin sofa, Professor Li, with his Mediterranean-style hair, was crouching in a rather unseemly posture, staring blankly at the scene before him.

He didn't hear a word of what those old guys were saying on the screen.

Instead, he waved his hand and summoned his old buddy.

The Crowned Wolf Emperor, having reached the Monarch-level, shook its snout and used its somewhat drowsy and dazed gaze to look at its owner.

Professor Li pursed his lips and then decisively recalled it back into the beast taming space.

But almost the next moment, the lit-up phone screen and the call from the vice-dean on the screen made it clear that he had unintentionally gained a huge advantage.

There were countless thoughts and speculations, no need to say more.

However, the situation on the battlefield was ever-changing!

"Awoo!"

The invigorating wolf howl, along with the comprehension of an entirely new skill, seemed to bring Woodhead back to life in an instant. Even the Biao Yao poison that it had been affected by seemed to be suppressed.

The Biao Yao poison had not reached the point of true invincibility. Even the Bone Dragon, when directly exposed to it before, had not achieved the instant kill as it did previously.

Some beasts did indeed have resistance to poison, and as a Wood-type beast, the Crowned Wolf Emperor naturally had some resistance.

Moreover, Woodhead had never directly touched the Biao Yao poison with Xiao Qing. It was only affected through the infection of the Wood-type clone.

Relatively speaking, the amount of poison it was exposed to was not much.

Su Ping took a glance and knew that if he wanted to win, what had been displayed so far was not enough.

However, it was evident that Xiao Qing's howl, which was already vastly different from the wolf beast, signified her unwillingness to back down.

"Then let's go! Let me see, aside from Lao Sha, which one of you two is the strongest at this stage! Xiao Qing, show me your full strength!"

Su Ping said with a smile.

"Awoo!"

A wolf howl, even more resonant and crisp than Woodhead's, rang out.

At this moment, everyone's gaze was involuntarily drawn.

Under the pouncing thorns, like giant pythons with barbs, the bodies of the three Biao Yao Wolf Spirits once again slowly revealed another one! Including the main body, there were a total of four clones!

But it didn't end there!

On the bodies of the four giant wolves surrounding Su Ping, shadows quickly gathered.

Su Ping had used this skill before, but the number of splitting shadows was too small, making it not very noticeable.

In fact, almost no one noticed it.

But this time, facing an opponent bred by the same owner, and as a competitor for the 'Wolf King' title, Xiao Qing truly unleashed her full strength.

Not only did she use the 'Biao Yao Body' to transform into other plant-type beasts, but she also utilized the splitting shadows.

In fact, if Qian Yi had acted earlier, it wouldn't have been this troublesome.

However, as a wolf-type beast, Xiao Qing's pride did not allow her to face the same setback and failure from a fellow member of her race again.

Even though, in reality, her so-called setback and failure was merely the instinctive fear that Woodhead, the young wolf, had when facing her at birth a year ago.

But even so, now that it had turned into an internal struggle within the wolf race, Xiao Qing didn't want 'outsiders' to interfere.

Therefore, as one of Xiao Qing's trump cards, the army of splitting shadows finally appeared from the shadows of each clone, like countless shadows from different angles, densely packed in the shadows of this jungle!

"What ability is this?"

At this moment, everyone saw the countless illusory wolf shadows.

In just this instant, there were over ten of them, one after another, completely blocking the rapidly piercing thorns.

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{

"Translation": "Are they still clones? Each and every one of them, are they still clones? The original clone can actually continue to split into brand new clones? What kind of clone skill is this?"

},

{

"Translation": "At this moment, Lu Guangming's astonishment seemed even more intense than before."

},

{

"Translation": "Previously, they had suspected that Su Ping might have even more secretive means, but after Xiao Qing no longer concealed her abilities, the Hall-level skill of the outer body incarnation from the ancient period finally revealed its terrifying power in battle."

},

{

"Translation": "Each of the split shadows had reached the strength of a Grand Marshal! And on each of the split shadows, there were five major combat skills: Demon Spring, Toxic Wood Heart, Poison Ivy Strangle, Life Explosion, and Life Tide."

},

{

"Translation": "The most important thing was that none of these skills were below the Proficient level, and the lowest were all Mastery level! As for the racial skills of Poison Ivy Strangle, Toxic Wood Heart, and Demon Spring, they had even reached the Perfect level."

},

{

"Translation": "It seemed almost unbelievable. However, the skill of the Outer Body Incarnation was like this; for Xiao Qing, it had three exact copies of itself at all times, 'cultivating' and improving the skill."

},

{

"Translation": "It didn't even feel tired."

},

{

"Translation": "This was the truly terrifying aspect of the Outer Body Incarnation as a Hall of Fame skill."

},

{

"Translation": "Of course, there was also the skill of returning the clones to the main body, resulting in a surge in strength and energy recovery."

},

{

"Translation": "The power of the Outer Body Incarnation was not limited to direct combat."

},

{

"Translation": "However, it also didn't mean that it would be relatively average in a real battle."

},

{

"Translation": "On the contrary."

},

{

"At this moment, Xiao Qing truly unleashed the real power of the Outer Body Incarnation."

},

{

"Translation": "And the final result was completed within a mere half a minute."

},

{

"Translation": "The split shadows faced those broken thorns without much energy supply. Describing it as 'withering the old and sprouting the new' would not be an exaggeration!"

},

{

"Translation": "Woof!"

},

{

"Translation": "Wood was very unwilling to accept this."

},

{

"Translation": "It even looked at its owner with some resentment, as if blaming its owner for not letting the Flower Fairy use that skill."

},

{

"Translation": "Indeed, in the end, Qin Xiaoxue let out a sigh. After all, she didn't use the skill that her old lady personally helped her cultivate: 'Vital Tide'."

},

{

"Translation": "A skill that could almost alter the battlefield situation."

},

{

"Translation": "A skill that could make the energy of all pets on the field nearly infinite within a short time, and at the same time, a skill that almost didn't need to worry about injuries."

},

{

"Translation": "But, still, that sentence wasn't of much significance."

},

{

"Translation": "Besides letting Wood enjoy this, the result of the match didn't change."

},

{

"Translation": "Because Qian Yi still didn't move."

},

{

"Translation": "There was a tacit understanding between the two."

},

{

"Translation": "Even if Wood went all out, it still lost in this tacit understanding."

},

{

"Translation": "However, Qin Xiaoxue lost with a willing heart and a convinced mind."

},

{

"Translation": "Only after truly experiencing that bizarre clone skill could one understand that within the countless split shadows, even with the Thorn Garden, being affected by the Green Demon Poison and simultaneously, Wood, which had previously expended a large amount of energy to activate the Forest Carnival, could barely resist."

},

{

"Translation": "In the end, Wood's skills, or rather, the skills of the Crowned Wolf Emperor, whether it was the Forest Carnival or the Thorn Garden, were all 'energy-consuming' skills."

},

{

"Translation": "The only way for Wood to recover energy was through the single skill of the Wood Heart."

},

{

"Translation": "It was too scarce."

},

{

"Translation": "If Wood also had Lao Sha's 'Sun Core' or 'Heptagram Quintessence Body', which provided an infinite energy supply, then even if Xiao Qing went all out, it would be difficult to defeat it."

},

{

"Translation": "But there was no 'if'. Neither the Sun Core nor the Quintessence Body were that easy to cultivate."

},

{

"Translation": "Xiao Qing's skills also consumed a lot of energy, but Xiao Qing's Outer Body Incarnation, the main body, and the three real Outer Body Incarnations had self-sustaining energy."

},

{

"Translation": "At the same time, the Green Demon Body, although it couldn't recover energy at the speed of the Sun Core or the Quintessence Body, still far exceeded the ordinary."

},

{

"Translation": "Under such circumstances, Wood's defeat was only to be expected."

},

{

"Translation": "However, this battle undoubtedly made everyone finally realize that compared to Qian Yi, Su Ping's wolf pet was equally formidable, if not more so!"

},

{

"Translation": "Compared to the majority of ordinary spectators who were amazed, and even some higher-level spectators,"

},

{

"Translation": "among the crowd who watched this battle, there was a very special figure."

},

{

"Translation": "Lin Zhou."

},

{

"Translation": "Heart of Ten Thousand Spirits."

},

{

"Translation": "In the reception room of the Wood Heart."

},

{

"Translation": "Guan Lili, Li Shu, Bai Cang, Zhao Qingqing, and others sat in the reception room, watching the scene on the television, which was Su Ping's recent battle."

},

{

"Translation": "Their amazement went without saying."

},

{

"Translation": "What they didn't notice was a damp trail on the floor, and a faint figure watching the television, seemingly dazed."

},

{

"Translation": "On the mermaid's beautiful face, which was no different from a human's, her eyebrows furrowed slightly, and she muttered to herself:"

},

{

"Translation": "Clones and sub-clones? The real Outer Body Incarnation seems to be just like this? This kid..."

},

{

"Translation": "After a long time, the mermaid finally nodded:"

},

{

"Translation": "Is that person not lying to me? Does a mere General-level Beastmaster really have the chance to unravel the secret of this Outer Body Incarnation? I'll have to prepare well and meet this little guy again later."

},

{

"Translation": "End of Chapter"

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