Chapter 727: Purify
Chapter 727: Purify (Combined)
Name: Steel Slash Giant Falcon
Attributes: Steel, Flying
Level: Advanced (11000/100000) Plus
Trait: Primary Trait: Mirror Armor
Level: A (29/10000), Status: Extremely Useful, Description: When the opponent's ability reduces the Move or Trait, these effects are reflected back to the familiar that used the Move or triggered the Trait.
Secondary Trait: Iron Head
Level: D (23/500), Status: Difficult to Use, Description: Immune to the recoil damage from using one's own Moves.
Third Trait: Sharpness
Level: B (1987/2000), Status: Useful, Description: Increases the power of cutting Moves by 50%.
Hidden Ability: Bond Power
Level: B (1/2000), Status: Useful, Description: Can use Bond Strength to perform beyond normal capabilities in battle.
Skills: Iron Wall (Mastery 10000/20000) Plus, Trickery (Proficient 398/500) Plus, Steel Wing (Mastery 2127/5000) Plus, Air Blades (Small Success 744/1000) Plus, Peck (Proficient 368/500) Plus, Air Absorb (Small Success 786/1000) Plus, Metal Claw (Proficient 201/500) Plus, Metal Sound (Novice 34/100) Plus, Blade Feather (Mastery 2754/5000) Plus, Flash of Lightning (Novice 23/100) Plus, Frightening Face (Novice 1/100) Plus, Mountain Crush (Novice 1/100) Plus, Gale (Novice 1/100) Plus
Compared to Lulu's data changes, Steel Treasure's were much more ordinary.
Of course, for an Advanced Pet, being able to Awaken three Skills upon Evolution, two of which are Advanced Skills, could be considered a remarkable talent.
However, Qiao Sang had experienced the data changes of Fangy and the others, so she was quite calm when she saw Steel Treasure's data.
The new Trait, Bond Power, was interesting. Could this Strength be expressed in data as well...
In the previous stage, Steel Treasure also underwent a Bond Evolution, but this Trait didn't appear. Could it be that it hadn't reached the level to be considered a Trait at that stage?
Various thoughts flashed through Qiao Sang's mind.
She didn't let her thoughts wander aimlessly, quickly steadying her mind and focusing on the Skills section.
Frightening Face, a General-Type Intermediate Skill, uses a terrifying expression to stare down the target, causing fear and significantly reducing the opponent's Speed...
Mountain Crush, a General-Type High-Rank Skill, uses the entire body to press down on the opponent, sometimes causing paralysis.
Gale, a Flying-Type High-Rank Skill, uses a powerful wind to sweep the opponent, sometimes causing confusion.
Why didn't it gain a defensive Skill... Qiao Sang sighed inwardly, then refocused and began to meditate.
Half an hour later, Char's voice rang out:
"Several General-Class Beast Companions are approaching. We should move now."
Qiao Sang opened her eyes and nodded at the Treasure Seeker beside her.
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker, having already completed its positioning during the rest period, called out, its eyes glowing blue, and led everyone away from the spot.
Two minutes later, a black figure suddenly darted down from the clouds.
Then, the trees rustled, and a red figure with intricate patterns stepped forward.
Next, a gray-furred familiar with only its green eyes visible appeared out of nowhere.
The three familiars exchanged glances and then departed.
In the bushes, smaller familiars trembled, puzzled by the presence of these terrifying familiars that usually never appeared in the outermost circle.
...
At the foot of the Barzai Mountains.
"We finally made it out", Carol sighed in relief.
"Thanks to Ghost Ring King's Spatial Shift, we had a smooth journey", Char smiled.
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker, upon hearing this, waved its claws and wore an expression that said, "It was nothing."
Qiao Sang felt a bit embarrassed by the praise. After all, if it weren't for the Sandland Wyrm targeting her, she wouldn't have had to leave the Barzai Mountains two days early.
"Where are you all headed next?" Char asked.
Carol thought for a moment and replied, "Back to school directly."
"I'll go back directly too", Qiao Sang said.
"Then let's go together", Char said, waving his hand to recall the Pathfinder into the Beastmaster Codex. He then formed seals with both hands and summoned a familiar, a blue bird roughly six meters in size.
Fangy’s eyes glowed with blue light, guiding Qiao Sang to sit on its back.
Carol was more familiar with Char, so she instinctively chose to ride the blue bird familiar.
Lulu’s body gradually shrank, and with a powerful leap, it landed on Fangy’s back.
However, it didn’t burrow into the backpack as it usually did but stayed outside, quietly.
Lulu really has changed a lot… Qiao Sang thought as Fangy began to run toward the sky.
The strong evening wind howled, instantly breaking her train of thought.
Once they reached a high altitude, Fangy and the blue bird familiar flew side by side, and the wind calmed down.
The three of them chatted casually.
"Will you have any problems with the field exploration report?" Carol asked.
"At least we saw the Desolate Spider King and managed to escape safely, so it wasn’t a complete waste", Char said with a positive attitude.
As he spoke, he suddenly thought of something and looked at Qiao Sang. "When you get back, show off your Iceapura. I doubt anyone will dare to challenge you after that."
How does everyone seem to know about my affairs… Qiao Sang calmly replied, "They mostly issue 1v1 battles, so it shouldn’t affect anything."
Of course, this was a blatant lie. With three General-Class Beast Companions, and only one General-Class Beast Companion among the Top 100 List at the 99th position, anyone would know who to challenge.
The main reason everyone had challenged her before was because they didn’t know her true strength and because she was a first-year freshman.
Prodigies and geniuses were not lacking at Yulinton University.
There were also differences among General-Class Beast Companions. Two General-Class Beast Companions could be forcibly elevated to this level in a short time if one didn’t care about their future potential.
Many upper-year students had familiars that could evolve into General-Class, but they often held off on the evolution to ensure their familiars could reach their full potential after evolving.
Qiao Sang had already proven her familiar’s strength during the Treasure Seeker battle, which significantly reduced the number of challenge requests.
Now, with Lulu added to the mix, only those who wanted to prove themselves by defeating her would still issue challenges. The rest, who simply aimed to enter the Top 100 List and live in the Elite Dormitory Area, would not dare to challenge her again.
Can’t you just refuse 1v1 battles… Char, seeing Qiao Sang’s serious expression, didn’t realize she was lying and assumed she genuinely believed it. He couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.
They changed the topic and continued chatting for a while.
During this time, Carol quietly took a photo of Qiao Sang and Lulu’s backs and uploaded it to the forum, posting a thread.
Qiao Sang had no idea about this. She listened to Char and Carol discussing various Beastmaster-related terms and suddenly asked, "Do you know about Frost Haven?"
"Frost Haven?" Carol was taken aback. "Isn’t that an Ice-Type skill?"
Duh, even if I don’t know its effects or level, the name clearly indicates it’s an Ice-Type skill… Qiao Sang thought, but she smiled slightly and said, "It’s an Ice-Type skill."
"Why do you suddenly ask about this?" Char asked.
Familiars usually awaken new skills after evolving, but this takes time to confirm.
No Beastmaster would discover their familiar’s new skills immediately after evolution, so Qiao Sang couldn’t tell the truth.
She said calmly:
“I want Lulu to learn this Skill next.”
...Char and Carol exchanged a glance, the former opening his mouth with a strange expression, hesitating before saying gently:
“Iceapura is a General-Class Beast Companion, and it might be quite difficult for her to learn this Skill right now.”
Difficult is an understatement... Carol spoke bluntly, “General-Class Beast Companions almost never learn Epic Skills. I suggest you wait until it Evolves to the Royal Tier or Imperial Tier.”
Qiao Sang: “!!”
Frost Haven is an Epic Skill?!
Epic Skill?
It’s actually an Epic Skill?!
As expected, Skills with the word ‘Realm’ in them are no joke!
Qiao Sang’s eyes lit up suddenly.
“I understand!”
Understand or not, why is she so excited and shouting so loudly... Char and Carol exchanged another silent glance.
...
At the entrance of Yulinton University.
Qiao Sang dismounted from Fangy.
Char nodded to Emotion Swap, and Emotion Swap floated over to Lulu.
Qiao Sang said, seeing this,
“I don’t need Emotion Swap anymore, you can take it back.”
“Emo...”
Emotion Swap stiffened at these words, thinking it might have made a mistake.
“Why?” Char was puzzled.
Qiao Sang explained, “I needed Emotion Swap mainly to help Lulu Evolve. Now that Lulu has successfully Evolved, it’s no longer necessary.”
“Emo...”
Emotion Swap let out a sigh of relief.
Char instantly understood that Iceapura’s Evolution conditions were related to emotional energy.
“Alright.” He waved his hand and recalled Emotion Swap into the Beastmaster Codex, saying, “Let me know if you need it again.”
Despite the premature end to the field exploration, Char still acknowledged Qiao Sang’s strength.
Moreover, he realized that this prodigious Freshman in the Beastmaster Program was actually quite easy to deal with. Someone with her level of power would usually be impossible to hire without a significant cost.
“I will.” Qiao Sang nodded.
Carol smiled and said, “I’ll contact you once the potion is ready.”
“Sure.” Qiao Sang smiled back.
The three of them headed into the campus, said their goodbyes, and went their separate ways.
...
Elite Dormitory Area 100.
Entering the villa, Qiao Sang quickly scanned the room and then formed a seal to summon Steel Treasure.
The layout here was clearly designed with large familiars in mind; the living room was over ten meters high, more than enough for a General-Class Beast Companion to move around.
“Steel Slash.”
When Steel Treasure appeared, the living room became noticeably more crowded.
“Xunxun!”
Treasure Seeker floated up, circling Steel Treasure with an envious look.
“Ya Ya!”
Fangy glanced at Steel Treasure, then looked at its Beastmaster, wagging its tail excitedly and barking, indicating that it wanted to be that big too!
I don’t have another Morphing Fruit... Qiao Sang cleared her throat, “You can try again during your next Evolution.”
“Ya Ya!”
Fangy’s expression immediately turned to “I’ll work hard.”
Lulu glanced at Steel Treasure, her expression calm, as if she had no particular thoughts.
Qiao Sang took Fangy and the others to the small backyard.
While it wasn’t suitable for practicing wide-range, highly destructive Skills like Mars Rain, it was perfect for practicing other destructive Skills with a smaller range.
“Lulu, there’s a Skill you have that I’m not sure about. Let’s try it now,” Qiao Sang said, looking at Lulu.
“Ice Ai.” Lulu nodded.
“Treasure Seeker, Steel Treasure, you’ll need to help out with this,” Qiao Sang said.
“Xunxun~”
“Steel Slash.”
Treasure Seeker and Steel Treasure both called out, indicating they had no problem.
“Ya Ya?”
Fangy was getting a bit anxious. What about it?
Qiao Sang glanced at it, “You can rest on the side.”
"Fangy"
Fangy pouted but obediently moved to the side.
Qiao Sang turned to Treasure Seeker: "First, use Lick on Steel Treasure."
Purify, first, purifies negative effects.
Lick has a certain chance to paralyze the opponent. Given that Steel Treasure is one level higher than Treasure Seeker, this chance is significantly higher.
Without a word, Treasure Seeker stuck out its tongue and gave Steel Treasure a heavy lick.
"Steel Slash..."
Steel Treasure shivered with disgust, its body involuntarily trembling, followed by obvious stiffness.
The paralysis worked... Qiao Sang's eyes lit up, and she called out loudly: "Purify!"
"Ice Ai!"
Lulu called out, and the gem on her forehead emitted a faint blue light that shone on Steel Treasure.
"Steel Slash..."
When the blue light dissipated, Steel Treasure remained stiff.
It seems Purify didn't remove a negative effect... Qiao Sang looked at Treasure Seeker: "Cursed Luck."
"Purify, second, purifies curse effects, and Treasure Seeker has a skill of this type."
"Xunxun!"
Hearing this, Treasure Seeker's eyes immediately glowed purple, focusing on Steel Treasure.
A faint purple light appeared on Steel Treasure's body and quickly vanished.
Qiao Sang nodded at Lulu.
Lulu's gem emitted another faint blue light, shining on Steel Treasure.
Three seconds later, the blue light faded.
Steel Treasure shook its feathers and found that its body was no longer paralyzed.
It looked at its Beastmaster, about to express its feelings.
At that moment, a thin, black-and-white viscous substance fell from the sky, landing right on Steel Treasure's head.
"Steel Slash..."
Steel Treasure's body stiffened, and it slowly raised its head.
Directly above, a yellow bird familiar, about a meter in size, flapped its wings and quickly flew away.
Steel Treasure, I'm sorry... It seems Purify didn't remove a curse effect either... That leaves only one option... Qiao Sang thought as she glanced at the small pond nearby.
The school seemed to have considered Water-type Companion Beasts, so they built a pond in the courtyard.
However, it was quite small, only suitable for medium and small familiars to play in.
Purify, third, purifies dirty, murky water.
Could it be that Lulu's Purify effect is this... Qiao Sang was momentarily dazed.
Among the three Purify effects, this one was the rarest. Although it had no attack effect, the Beastmaster Union classified it as an Epic Skill.
On Blue Star, oceans cover more than seventy percent of the land surface.
Wild Beast Companions on land are easier to manage, but those in the ocean are not.
To build a good relationship with Water-type Companion Beasts in the sea, Water-type Companion Beasts are essential.
Except for the Ancient Fog Region, other areas also have specialized departments for recruiting Water-type Companion Beasts for Beastmasters.
Through prolonged interaction and understanding with marine Water-type Companion Beasts, experts quickly discovered that Water-type Companion Beasts with the ability to Purify dirty, murky water were the most popular in the ocean.
Just by bringing a Water-type Companion Beast with this skill, one could even chat with the dominant force in a particular marine area.
Unfortunately, such Water-type Companion Beasts are extremely rare, and there is no clear training method. It seems that if it's not a natural talent, it's impossible to learn.
Could it be that this is the skill Lulu Awakened through the Water Awakening Orb?
As this thought flashed through her mind, Qiao Sang walked to the pond's edge and kicked some sand and stones into it.
After doing this, she looked at Lulu: "Use Purify on this water."
"Ice Ai."
Lulu nodded, and the gem on her forehead emitted a faint blue light, shining on the pond.
The entire surface of the pond was instantly covered in a deep blue glow.
This time, the blue light lasted nearly ten seconds before fading.
When the blue light finally dissipated, the pond's surface was crystal clear, with no trace of the sand and stones.
(End of Chapter)
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