After using cheats, I became the strongest Beast Tamer

Chapter 108: Chapter 98 Skills Test_2

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“It’s what you said before, as long as my Beast Taming reaches Energy Level thirty-five, you’d let me start in the first lineup,” Chen Xing reminded.

“???”

Kuang Shiyi was stunned. “Wait a minute, say that again.”

“I get to start if my Beast Taming hits Energy Level thirty-five.”

“Right… I did say that, but no! Your Beast Taming is at Energy Level thirty-five?” Kuang Shiyi was shocked, feeling that he had overestimated and still underestimated.

“Yes, it has reached thirty-five.” Chen Xing confirmed.

He knew this news would surprise Kuang Shiyi, but he also wanted to take this opportunity to preempt any concerns the coach might have.

Moreover, everyone had seen Taotie’s growth rate over the past six months, and as they were all part of the same team, Energy Levels were not measured daily, but the physical growth was clearly visible.

Kuang Shiyi exclaimed, “Your Beast Taming’s growth speed is as fast as eating and drinking.”

However, he also knew that Chen Xing had caught the eye of some big shot, who probably gave him a lot of good stuff in private.

Even though Kuang Shiyi wasn’t from that circle, he had heard many legends about it, such as cases where one’s Energy Level increased by fifty or sixty overnight.

Apparently, this was due to some kind of special legacy empowerment.

“What skill has it awakened?”

“Why don’t you take a guess?” Chen Xing deliberately played coy.

Kuang Shiyi was somewhat speechless; with so many skills, how could he possibly guess? So, he casually mentioned the least likely skill— “Deep Sea Assault.”

“Congratulations, you guessed right!” Chen Xing said with a smile.

Kuang Shiyi turned incredulously, “Your Beast Taming must be blessed or something.”

Not only had Innate Skills and Passive Skills been awakened, but now even the Salty Bay Crocodile’s sole Advanced Skill that could be awakened independently had been activated.

To be honest, Kuang Shiyi admitted he was jealous, the lucky kid.

“It might be related to its aptitude,” Chen Xing modestly said, feeling that his luck seemed a bit too good.

He suspected it was related to the intermediate pet food and that fruit given by Elder Qiu.

“It’s possible, they say the higher the aptitude, the greater the odds of awakening good skills.” But this sort of thing was just metaphysical since there wasn’t any machine to test for aptitude.

Kuang Shiyi shook his head, but then hesitated, “Are you planning to keep this skill? Although it’s a great skill, does your Beast Taming have enough Magic Power?”

“Enough.” Chen Xing nodded.

It would be enough once he had his lemon fried chicken.

For now, no doubt he was stretched thin.

Right now, Chen Xing was accumulating Skill Points to activate these two Skills, one steak, and one fried chicken. Currently, he had twenty-one Skill Points left over; if he maintained the current pace, he would definitely have saved up a hundred points before the high school cup to activate one of them.

But there was an even better piece of news; as of yesterday, the Sìxiàng’s favorability score had broken through to over eighty points, now providing him with two Skill Fragment points daily.

The rapid increase might be related to the activation of the Passive Skill, Affinity Knowledge, within his talent tree. Chen Xing even suspected that Sìxiàng’s ability to let down its guard during their second encounter had something to do with this Skill.

[Affinity Knowledge] Upon learning, increases the host’s affinity, giving a refreshing feeling like a breath of spring, which allows for easier establishment of friendly relations with pets. (Activated)

Once certain thresholds of favorability are broken through, subsequent increases come much faster.

“Alright then, let’s go try out this skill,” Kuang Shiyi decided to take Chen Xing to the gym to test the new Skill.

Yet Chen Xing was a bit worried, “Coach, is it really okay for us to always go to the gym to test Skills? After all, some of the area-affecting Advanced Skills have astonishing destructive power.”

“Some area-affecting Advanced Skills do have astonishing destructive power, and regular training should be conducted at special training venues. Who makes the school not build us a professional Advanced Skills training pavilion? But no worries, the school’s gymnasium is built to withstand Advanced Skills to a high standard,” Kuang Shiyi explained.

Meanwhile, Xue Jinbao, who was drinking tea in the principal’s office, suddenly sneezed.

He rubbed his nose.

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Chen Xing nodded to show he understood, but he still expressed his concern, “Coach, I still don’t want to reveal that my Beast Taming has broken through the thirty-fifth Energy Level. If I go to the gym now, I’m afraid by the next day the whole school will know.”

Kuang Shiyi stopped in his tracks, pondering Chen Xing’s words seriously. He knew Chen Xing’s worry was reasonable, since a tall tree catches the wind, and revealing his strength too early could bring unnecessary trouble.

Moreover, he was now full of anticipation for Chen Xing’s Beast Taming, wondering if it really could evolve before the high school cup, perhaps even breaking into the top hundred and giving their opponents a huge surprise.

“Who else knows about your Beast Taming breakthrough?”

“Only you.”

Kuang Shiyi felt warmth in his heart upon hearing this, knowing it was Chen Xing’s trust in him.

“You can explain the awakening of new skills to the principal and your mentor at the university. Apart from that, try not to leak it to anyone else, the more people know, the greater the risk of exposure.”

“In that case, I’ll take you somewhere.”

Kuang Shiyi turned around to give instructions, telling the students to train well, then took Chen Xing to a specialized skill training venue in the suburbs.

This was run by one of his retired comrades-in-arms, a quiet place with complete facilities, very suitable for secret training and testing.

On the spacious grounds, Chen Xing could confidently release his beasts and skills without worrying about being discovered or disturbed by others.

Moreover, “targets” of different materials could be set up on the field. These targets include stationary ones as well as moving ones, and if necessary, some low-level monsters could even be used as targets to provide practice.

Kuang Shiyi went and had a talk with his friend.

Soon, the staff had set up four targets of different levels.

“The main thing is to test the attack power of your skills. Deep Sea Assault, besides being a movement skill, is also a large-area damage skill. Let’s test the destructive power of your skill.”

These four different level targets represent the standard defense levels of monsters at 10, 20, 30, and 40 Energy Levels. The outside is made of simulated leather armor, almost no different from the real thing in terms of defense, and even the internal parts of the targets are made of corresponding level materials to simulate internal organs. This way, both external injuries and internal impacts can be observed.”

Chen Xing positioned Taotie at the top of the mountain, where a small pond was situated, perfect for hiding Taotie’s body to meet the skill release conditions.

At the foot of the mountain, a bald man with a prosthetic eye looked up at the summit, “Is this your student? So young and already possesses Advanced Skills in Beast Taming, he’ll be a great talent in the future.”

Kuang Shiyi stood beside the man, speaking in a friendly tone, “Platoon leader, my student is not bad, right?”

The bald man nodded, “Stronger than we were back then.”

As they were talking, suddenly, a thunderous roar came from above the mountain, as if thunder were raging.

The bald man immediately squinted his eyes, his sharp gaze shooting towards the summit, “Here it comes!”

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a dazzling blue light burst forth from the top of the mountain.

From afar, one could see a white wave becoming more brilliant under the reflection of the blue light.

The wave rolled and rushed, followed by a deep blue torrent. The waterflow, like an angry Giant Dragon, plunged down from the mountaintop with bared fangs and claws.

The overwhelming water dragon raced down the slope, with the trees and rocks in its path as fragile as paper, easily lifted and caught in the waves.

Below, the four targets, firmly nailed to the ground, barely held for a moment before being uprooted by the fierce impact of the water dragon.

They were like punching bags hit by a tremendous force, flying helplessly towards the distance.

The water dragon continued for several kilometers before stopping.

A great deal of water dispersed, some of which turned back into water elements in the air, while the rest accumulated on the ground, forming large puddles.

The staff picked up the four targets and checked for damage.

The first and second-level targets had their surfaces battered, with the leather torn, resembling a raggedy doll, their man-made internal organs completely shattered.

The third-level target was slightly better, but its skeletal supports were broken, and the internal organs also sustained serious damage, though the leather surface was somewhat intact, with only a few minor wounds.

The fourth-level target fared the best, but inside, the organs also had several cracks, only considered a Minor Injury.

But considering this was both a movement and an area skill, the degree of damage was not unacceptable.

“I hear that the longer the skill charges, the more exaggerated the impact force. If there’s enough Magic Power and it can travel a longer distance, it’s not impossible to deal severe damage to a fourth-level target,” the bald store owner gave his critique.