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Chapter 413: Cultivating the Thorn Garden? Deconstructing Racial Skills
Chapter 413: Cultivating the Thorn Garden? Deconstructing Racial Skills
【The Top Three Emerge! The Predestined Strongest Wolf King!】
【The Battle for Wolf King, Can the Forest Wolf Become the Most Potential Elite Beast?】
【The Crowned Wolf Emperor's Thorn Garden, the Evolution of the Forest Wolf, or the Power of Su Ping's Cultivation?】
【The True Legendary Journey!】
【Does Qin Xiaoxue Still Have the Power to Fight Again? The Truth Behind Fairy Hua's Inaction】
【A Performance Battle to Repay a Favor? Is Su Ping's Victory Unfair?】
【...】
News headlines, as expected, were prepared and released in the late hours of the night, attracting attention.
It was evident that the moment the top three emerged from the highly anticipated professional assessment, the news was immediately released.
Among these three battles, the one that garnered the most attention was undoubtedly the last one, the confrontation between Qin Xiaoxue and Su Ping.
The topic was more engaging.
The relationship between Qin Xiaoxue and Su Ping, the cultivation of the Crowned Wolf Emperor, and the cultivation of the Forest Wolf's evolution were all interconnected.
These factors undoubtedly added more buzz to the final battle.
Especially for some small media outlets seeking attention, this was a prime opportunity to grab eyeballs. When the time came, Qin Xiaoxue chose to concede rather than have Fairy Hua take action, creating a narrative that attracted even more attention than a typical battle report.
As expected, this article garnered significantly more views than the usual combat-focused media.
Where there's discussion, there's a topic, and where there's controversy, there's even more attention.
Unsurprisingly, Su Ping's supporters strongly disagreed with this narrative.
However, these online rumors had little impact on Su Ping and Qin Xiaoxue themselves.
At this moment, the two stood in the testing field of the Dragon Dynasty Club.
The test subject was none other than Woodhead, who had just showcased his power in the arena.
The countless whips of thorns that Woodhead had failed to unleash in the arena were now fully displayed.
Simultaneously, the testing equipment provided immediate feedback.
【Wood Type Skill Attack, Skill Judgment: Thorn Whip (Thorn Queen), Beast Level: Overlord Rank Ten, Estimated Skill Level: Master Level, Skill Attack Power: 5072】
The testing equipment offered the most direct feedback.
In reality, the power of this skill was not particularly impressive.
Typically, the skills of Monarch Rank beasts ranged from four thousand to over twenty thousand.
Of course, four thousand was considered the lowest end of this spectrum.
Theoretically, beasts that reached the Overlord Rank, especially those with high racial potential, could also possess skills approaching this power.
As an advanced skill, a power level of five thousand was not particularly satisfying.
However, upon closer inspection, one could see that the testing equipment had displayed this data dozens of times. Furthermore, almost every second, this data appeared ten or more times, clearly indicating a different concept.
The attack power of the 'Gardener's Whip' skill from the Thorn Garden was already this strong. As a domain-type skill, the true key to the Thorn Garden lay in its attack frequency and domain characteristics.
a tall and slender woman with a dignified and elegant aura,
addressed Woodhead,
"Not bad!"
Su Ping smiled and nodded, rubbing Woodhead's neck, which had stopped using its skills. The coarse wolf hair was slightly painful, but seeing Woodhead's affectionate expression, Su Ping asked,
"Little guy, do you hold grudges?"
"Woof!"
Woodhead let out a mournful howl, causing Su Ping and Qin Xiaoxue beside him to smile and purse their lips.
"Alright, I'll give you some Thorn Red Crystal Berries to eat."
Woodhead immediately smiled, then extended his pink tongue to lick Su Ping's face. The latter's face was covered in drool, and only then did Woodhead stop.
Compared to Xiao Qing, Woodhead's temperament was not as tsundere.
After all, there was the example of Shu Guan Lang Huang.
Before Shu Guan Lang Huang, the Verdant Demon Wolf Spirit, had been defeated twice by Biyao Lang Ling in the Magic Capital Academy, Woodhead could be arrogant towards anyone.
However, towards this person, Woodhead could not bring himself to be arrogant.
A beast's thoughts were simple. Even as a potential Imperial Breed, Woodhead was no exception.
If Qin Xiaoxue was its master, then this person was its 'cheat' existence.
If this 'cheat' had cultivated it to such strength, then how could Shu Guan Lang Huang and that wolf-like creature be cultivated by the same 'cheat' and still be defeated by it?
So, was it the pitiful evolution of the Mediterranean Dragon or the rich lady owner who was so good at pouring resources into her pets?
Of course, Woodhead was also aware that being one of Qin Xiaoxue's main battle pets wasn't a bad thing. But occasionally, Woodhead also thought that if he could become a bond pet under Su Ping's care, he might have an even broader future.
Therefore, after understanding this logic, Woodhead didn't feel too bad about it.
His acceptance of this result was even faster than that of his own owner.
Ignoring the few tree fruits that had tamed these pets, Qin Xiaoxue turned to Su Ping:
"For tomorrow's finals, are you confident?"
Su Ping thought for a moment and nodded.
"Of course, I'm confident. Even you aren't my match, let alone others?"
"Hmph!"
Miss Qin let out a light humph: "I'm the one who gave you the chance, and I still have some tricks up my sleeve."
Su Ping didn't bother to be curious about the others.
However, he also asked a similar question:
"For tomorrow's finals, you should have no problem getting into the top five, right?"
Qin Xiaoxue shrugged:
"That Mu Hanchan might be a bit troublesome, but Shen Fu should be fine. There's not much problem with the top five! However, I'm not that interested in dragon pets. And among these five dragon pets, there isn't any Wood-type or Life-type dragon pet that I desire."
Qin Xiaoxue had mentioned this to Su Ping before.
Among all the participants, probably only Miss Qin could casually say such words without a care.
Su Ping nodded: "Can't we change it?"
Qin Xiaoxue shook her head: "How is that possible? If we could freely choose and replace, suitable dragon pets wouldn't be so hard to come by! Initially, when the old lady broke through, she gave the subsequent qualification to the old man because there wasn't a suitable one for her at that time.
Perhaps, in the entire Dragon City, there might not be a Wood-type or Life-type dragon pet suitable for me to bond with.
Since these five have already been prepared in advance as rewards, there's no reason to change them. The Crystal Dragon, Magma Dragon, Frost Dragon, Phantom Dragon, and Steel Dragon should remain the same."
At this point, Qin Xiaoxue suddenly looked at Su Ping: "By the way, now that you're in the top three, choosing a dragon pet is a sure thing. Among these five, which one do you plan to choose?"
Su Ping thought for a moment and replied:
"They're all good. But if I get to choose first, I'd probably still pick the Crystal Dragon."
Although the Crystal Dragon was relatively a Western-type dragon clan, on Blue Star, this distinction wasn't emphasized much. In the Dragon Kingdom's dragons, the Giant Dragon Clan had its advantages, and the Divine Dragon Clan had its own merits.
Relatively speaking, the Spatial Dragon Clan was more appealing to Su Ping.
After all, the Legend of the Holy Dragon and the promise made by the chatty Elder Zhu involved a Time-type dragon.
Having both time and space attributes would be truly wonderful.
Qin Xiaoxue wasn't surprised, as she understood Su Ping too well.
Moreover, Spatial Dragon Clans were rare in the history of Dragon Kingdom, and it was only natural that they attracted attention.
"And the second choice?"
Qin Xiaoxue asked.
"Each person can only choose one, so what's the second choice?"
Qin Xiaoxue spoke with an unusual tone.
"Well... for the second choice, I'd pick the Phantom Dragon."
Su Ping thought for a moment.
"Why?"
Qin Xiaoxue was slightly taken aback: "Among the five dragon pets, three are Giant Dragons and two are Divine Dragons. I thought you'd choose the Frost Dragon!"
Su Ping shrugged:
"Second Young Master has been good to me. He wanted me to join the Graveyard inheritance of the Dragon Kingdom and contribute to the Undead Dragon Clan's research. However, my situation is special, and I couldn't fulfill his wish.
The Phantom Dragon, being an Undead Divine Dragon, also fulfills Second Young Master's wish."
He paused and continued: "As for the Frost Dragon... it's also good, being from the Dragon Lineage of the Four Seas Dragon Palace. But if Mu Hanchan enters the top five, no one would dare to compete with her for it."
Qin Xiaoxue didn't express any opinion on this but nodded in agreement.
No one in their right mind would do that.
For everyone, any of these dragon lineages might be the same.
But Mu Hanchan was different.
This pure Ice Type Beastmaster, if she were to make it into the top five and claim the Frost Dragon first, would indeed be following the rules.
But is this not a blatant provocation?
Why antagonize a Dragon Master with almost a hundred percent Imperial Potential?
Even a wealthy and influential family like the Chen's wouldn't stoop to such foolishness.
Moreover, the Frost Dragon, being an Ice Type, held little interest for Su Ping, just like the Magma Dragon.
It's not even as good as that Steel Dragon.
However, the Steel Dragon, being a Gold Attribute Dragon, and in Su Ping's hands, had something more special,
the Pride Dragon that Saint Dragon Legend had specially tamed for him.
The Pride Dragon is a more unique Mechanical Dragon.
It might even inherently possess the Gold Attribute.
Initially, his interest in the Steel Dragon was just average.
Even after hearing that this Steel Dragon was different from the usual Gold Dragons and Silver Dragons of the Gold Attribute Dragon Clan, his interest remained moderate.
"Alright, what's the point of talking about this now? Don't let that Crystal Dragon be snatched away by that Ye Zhou guy if you don't get first place! Time and Space are corresponding attributes, and this time, without a Time Attribute dragon pet, that guy will definitely go for this one!
Go rest early, tomorrow is the day to fight for first place!"
Su Ping heaved a sigh of relief and stretched his lazy body.
When today's professional assessment ended, it was already past ten o'clock.
After returning to the club and testing Woodhead's Thorn Garden skill, the time had already passed midnight.
Qin Xiaoxue nodded and placed Woodhead into her Beast Taming Space.
However, just as Qin Xiaoxue was about to turn and leave the testing ground, she turned back and saw Su Ping standing in place, seemingly dazed and lost in thought.
"What are you doing? Why aren't you leaving?"
Su Ping blinked, nodded, and hurriedly caught up with the departing Qin Xiaoxue.
Qin Xiaoxue looked at Su Ping curiously, not quite understanding what this guy was thinking about.
However, as they walked, Su Ping's consciousness and attention were not focused on the conversation but were drawn to the sudden changes in the Ten Thousand Spirits Tome!
Indeed, at the moment Qin Xiaoxue put Woodhead away, a special prompt appeared on one of the pages of the Ten Thousand Spirits Tome.
It was on the Wolf Spirit Tome, which had already reached level 4.
And this prompt was of extraordinary value to Su Ping:
[Breeding Evolution Body 'Crowned Wolf Emperor' has mastered the Advanced Skill: Thorn Garden, gaining 2000 points of Wolf Spirit Tome experience and 200 points of General Experience.]
This number wasn't very high.
Compared to the experience gained from breeding the Sun Core and the Heptagram Quintessence Body, it was even less.
Describing it as 'better than nothing' wouldn't be an exaggeration.
But Su Ping understood that the Crowned Wolf Emperor wasn't his creation, and even its breeding perfection was achieved through the Ten Thousand Spirits Tome.
Usually, such advanced skill breeding might not even grant experience points as a reward.
What surprised Su Ping was not just the experience point gain prompt.
It was the additional prompt on the Wolf Spirit Tome's branch page:
[Evolution Body 'Crowned Wolf Emperor' has mastered the Racial Advanced Skill 'Thorn Garden', which can be analyzed for 10,000 points of Wolf Experience to decipher the skill combination requirements!]
Indeed.
What left Su Ping momentarily speechless was this special feedback.
Analyze the skill combination requirements!
In a sense, this was almost equivalent to solving the breeding method for this advanced skill!
Although there are some differences, for Su Ping, it was as such.
How precious and rare are advanced skills?
Most advanced skills exist as racial skills, which are the majority's choice.
Whether it's Chen Zhan's Storm Domain or Mu Hanchan's Absolute Zero, they exist in this way.
These racial advanced skills are naturally mastered by the pet beast after it is born and grows to a certain extent.
But breeding another advanced skill is very troublesome and doesn't require much explanation.
If one can dissect the breeding method of an advanced skill from a pet beast that has mastered a racial advanced skill,
and then breed it onto other pet beasts, there's no doubt that this is also within the scope of a master breeder.
Previously, Su Ping hadn't considered this aspect.
But he never imagined that it could actually be done?
(End of Chapter)
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