This was the fourth catastrophe beast with a lightning element attribute exceeding 50 that Shen Ling had encountered. Initially, he planned to extract the lightning element, hoping to soar to new heights once he tamed a lightning-type pet.
However, in a fleeting moment, Shen Ling was struck by an inexplicable sense of unease.
After some hesitation, he ultimately chose to enhance his agility, which would provide the greatest boost to his combat power at that moment.
He approached the corpse of the clearly more powerful Frenzied Electric Salamander and activated Soul Grazing Touch once again.
Physique: 32,400 / Attack: 962 / Agility: 1,255 / Defense: 662 / Element: Lightning Element 55 / Will: 75
Overall Combat Power: 1,779
Skills: Unlocked.
Talents: Unlocked.
Please select the ability you wish to extract.
Though both were Frenzied Electric Salamanders, this catastrophe beast was evidently much stronger than the previous one. Shen Ling directly opted to extract the Enhanced agility, preparing to further boost Xiao Hei's agility capabilities.
Just as he completed the extraction of the Enhanced orb, Xiao Hei temporarily awakened within the Contract Space.
Shen Ling sensed through their bond that Xiao Hei was basically unharmed and released him once more.
"Ow?" (Master, where did that four-legged lizard go?)
Of course, it was killed by you, Shen Ling thought with a silent chuckle.
A person and a beast slowly made their way toward the camp. After more than half an hour, they were nearing their destination when a disturbance came from the contract with Shen Ling.
Ya Zai had broken through!
Upon summoning Ya Zai, there was no significant change in its form, but its eyes now radiated a palpable aura of menace.
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Catastrophe Beast Name: Blazing Tiger (Contracted)
Race: Secondary Species - Beast Clan
Race Potential: Leader Level
Growth Level: Mid-Level Elite
Individual Abilities: Physique: 1980 / Attack: 492 / Agility: 417 / Defense: 309 / Element: Fire Element 55 / Will: 78
Overall Combat Power: 428
Skills:
- Cross Explosion
- Assaulting Flame
- Crimson Flame Eruption
**Wildfire Spreading**
**Abilities:**
**Explosive Flame**
**Flame Body**
Although Ya Zai has advanced, his combat power is still lower than Xiao Hei's, which is a drawback brought about by his race's potential.
The Blazing Tiger race, while possessing leader-level potential, is limited by its Secondary Species status, making it less powerful than the indigenous species beasts.
Moreover, Shen Ling, being an extremely rare beast with dark attribute affinity, has already had its other abilities elevated to an exaggerated level. Thus, it is normal for Ya Zai to lag behind for the time being.
However, Shen Ling has a plan to help Ya Zai evolve.
Once Ya Zai evolves into a Flame Tiger, his race potential will increase, and his combat power will soar accordingly. It is even possible that he could surpass Xiao Hei.
Currently, Ya Zai's combat power stands at 428, but considering Shen Ling's abilities, Ya Zai's actual combat power could easily double or more.
With such strength, even when facing an ordinary Leader-Class Disaster Beast, Shen Ling has little to worry about.
With no concerns left, the next step is to give the Enhanced Pearl to Xiao Hei for him to consume.
During the afternoon hunt, Xiao Hei killed nearly eighty low-tier Leader-Class Disaster Beasts and two mid-tier Leader-Class Disaster Beasts. As for high-level elite catastrophe beasts, he surpassed three hundred in number.
After preparing three hundred Stamina Potions, more than sixty had been consumed under Shen Ling's intense usage, nearly a full batch.
As for the Disposable Capture Devices, they were filled with the corpses of high-level elite catastrophe beasts.
Regarding the Leader-Class Disaster Beasts, Shen Ling chose not to retrieve their bodies to avoid complications.
Once everything was ready, Xiao Hei looked at the pile of Enhanced Orbs before him, resembling a small mountain, and swallowed hard.
"Woof? (Master, eating this way could be dangerous!)"
"Do you have any idea how many potions I've taken for these Enhanced Orbs? I feel like I've become an emotionless machine."
Shen Ling wore a look of exasperation, while Ya Zai fanned the flames from the side.
"Roar! (Exactly! Master has worked so hard, and you're still worried? You're really wasting Master's efforts. If I were you...)"
"Woof! (You come!)"
Ya Zai's roar abruptly stopped, and then he proudly lifted his head, pretending not to hear what Xiao Hei had said.
Seeing this, Xiao Hei transformed his sorrow into appetite and swallowed nearly a hundred Enhanced Orbs in one gulp.
Not long after he swallowed them, several strands of pure black energy enveloped Xiao Hei's form.
Seeing this, Shen Ling knew that Xiao Hei was finally about to advance.
The only question was whether Xiao Hei would directly break through to the Elite Level and reach the rank of Leader.
Shen Ling had only reached the Mid-Level Elite stage.
However, the opportunity for advancement had already appeared, and he wasn't worried. After all, with his Soul Grazing Touch ability, improving his combat power was quite simple.
After putting Xiao Hei into the Contract Space, Shen Ling climbed onto Ya Zai's back, and the two of them slowly made their way toward the camp.
Along the way, Shen Ling pondered silently.
Today's hunting had been quite fruitful.
He still had about forty to fifty Enhanced Orbs left unused. He had already given all the Agility and Attack Enhancements to Xiao Hei, so should he give the remaining Physique and Defense Enhancements to Ya Zai?
However, since the Flame Tiger was primarily an output-focused warrior-type catastrophe beast, simply increasing its Physique and Defense might not synergize well with its skills!
He needed to collect more Fire Element Enhancement Orbs. Additionally, he still had three Thunder Fire Element Enhancement Orbs that he had obtained from Zhou Liang. Since he couldn't use them himself, should he sell them?
But soon, Shen Ling dismissed that idea; after all, the origins of those orbs were too difficult to explain.
If someone were to take notice of him because of them, it would be more trouble than it was worth.
After a long while of contemplation without a solution for those three Enhanced Orbs, Ya Zai had already walked into the camp, prompting Shen Ling to stop his thoughts.
First, he headed to the logistics department.
After handing over the capture devices to the logistics team, he exchanged them for 1,600 Score points.
Adding this to his previous kill Score points, Shen Ling's total Score had unknowingly reached 12,860.
Shen Ling thought of the Fire Element Enhancement Potion and the Gene Induction Agent, and immediately rushed to the Points Exchange Center.
Fortunately, there was just one last Gene Induction Agent available.
Without a second thought, Shen Ling exchanged some of his Score for it, and then spent 4000 Score to acquire a Fire Element Enhancement Potion.
After these two exchanges, Shen Ling's Score dropped to 2860.
This left Shen Ling feeling a twinge of regret; had he known, he would have brought back the corpses of those Leader-Class Disaster Beasts as well.
However, considering the potential chaos that could arise from such an action, Shen Ling merely entertained the thought.
Although Ya Zai was powerful enough, it was clear that he wasn't strong enough to take down eighty Leader-Class Disaster Beasts.
In a one-on-one scenario against a Leader-Class Disaster Beast, unless one possessed a Domain Skill like Xiao Hei, even with Shen Ling's assistance, Ya Zai's chances of victory would be slim.
If questioned about the process of defeating the catastrophe beasts later on, it would be even more difficult to cover up the truth.
Fortunately, Shen Ling had anticipated the possible troubles ahead, so the catastrophe beasts he brought back were at most high-level elites.
While still impressive, Ya Zai's strength was sufficient to handle this level of shock.
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