CHAPTER 130: CHAPTER 130: POWER SURGE

After Chu Chen received the method to use the Beast Taming Armor, he intended to leave, but was stopped by Elder Wu.

"Don’t be in such a rush to leave, young one."

Hearing this, Chu Chen quickly halted and turned around, asking in a low voice, "Elder Wu, do you have any other matters?"

Elder Wu did not answer immediately. Instead, he took a jade pendant from his neck and said, "You and I are fated; I’ll give you this jade pendant." With that, he tossed the jade pendant over.

Seeing this, Chu Chen hurriedly caught it. The jade pendant was not too large, about the size of an infant’s palm, and was a precious blue color, feeling smooth and valuable.

Such a precious item, Chu Chen naturally dared not take it lightly, just as he was about to refuse.

Elder Wu tossed over a token as well, saying, "Take this token, you may freely enter and exit the City Lord’s Mansion. Drop by to see me more often when you’re free. Lastly, I’ll give you one piece of advice: the jade pendant can conceal your aura. It is best to retain some strength when you go outside for training in the future—do not reveal all your trump cards, as human hearts have always been hard to fathom."

Hearing Elder Wu’s advice, Chu Chen was momentarily stunned, but quickly came to realize that the other must have surmised he had secrets, hence the guidance.

"Thank you, Elder Wu. I will visit you next time," Chu Chen said respectfully.

Hearing this, Elder Wu smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Go on."

After saying goodbye to Elder Wu, Chu Chen quickly left the City Lord’s Mansion, rubbing the jade pendant on his chest with a contemplative look on his face.

Recently, he seemed to have been too conspicuous; it looked like he needed to be more low-key in the future.

Chu Chen did not go home but instead went straight to the Cyan Dragon Daoist School.

Standing in the training ground, Chu Chen played with the Beast Taming Armor in his hand, deep in thought.

Although the Beast Taming Armor can be extracted from the Guardian Beast’s body, changing the user requires nourishing it within the body for several days before it can be used again.

The Beast Taming Armor, no matter who uses it, would enhance Chu Chen’s strength, but there is only one piece, so it must be chosen wisely.

Chu Chen first considered Lei Yao, as it was his main combat power.

Lei Yao had three trump cards: Frenzy, Beast Soul Power, and the Thunder Ape Secret Technique. If it were combined with the Beast Taming Armor, its full force unleashed could fight across higher realms, undoubtedly further elevating its strength ceiling.

Even without using trump cards, the Beast Taming Armor could still enhance Lei Yao’s strength, and it could be revealed openly.

Nirvana’s function was to serve as a tank, using damage sustenance to stack its talents. If it used the Beast Taming Armor, its defense would be greatly improved, negating the fear of being instantly killed by formidable opponents.

However, the downside was also apparent: enhancing defense would slow down its talent stacking significantly, which could affect the entire battle situation in certain circumstances.

Chu Chen was now confronted with a barrel problem: whether to continue increasing strength or to fill in the weaknesses.

Increasing strength would allow him to battle more powerful enemies.

Filling in weaknesses would make him more comprehensive, leaving room for maneuver in any crisis.

After much consideration, Chu Chen finally decided to fill in the weaknesses, as he was about to face the Beast Tide. With his current strength, he couldn’t decide the battle’s outcome, but filling in the weaknesses could increase his chances of survival.

Only by surviving is there a future.

With that thought, Chu Chen hesitated no more and directly handed the Beast Taming Armor over to Nirvana for use.

Nirvana gently accepted it with its Ao Clamp and then began to infuse Soul Power into the Beast Taming Armor.

The Beast Taming Armor emitted a silver glow and then transformed into a stream of silver light, disappearing instantly into Nirvana’s body.

Nirvana continuously infused Star Power into the Beast Taming Armor, soon feeling a connection with it.

With a thought, Nirvana transformed the Beast Taming Armor into a pool of silver liquid, forming a silver armor on its surface.

From afar, it looked like a metallic ant.

After some tests, Nirvana found that when using the Beast Taming Armor, its defense improved by at least fifty percent, and its attack power similarly increased by fifty percent—such an enhancement could only be described as terrifying.

The calm days passed swiftly, and in the blink of an eye, a month had gone by.

During this time, Chu Chen remained in the city, attending school and spending the rest of his time on cultivation.

He grew significantly over the month, and his realm had reached the peak of the Fifth Rank Soul Warrior Level, thanks largely to the Heaven Rewards Diligence talent.

Half a month ago, Chu Chen spent 10,000 Slaughter Value points to upgrade Heaven Rewards Diligence to C-level, enhancing his cultivation speed by eighty percent. Although his speed was still no match for Zhang Yuyan, it was faster than Ji Mingyue and others.

In terms of soul skills, he also improved significantly. "Stone Skin," "Light Body," and "Giant Power" all reached Level 3, with a forty percent improvement in effect. However, these three soul skills were Yellow Rank Middle and Lower Grade, while the Yellow Rank Upper Grade "Barrier" remained at Level 2. But after Chu Chen’s realm advances to the Sixth Rank Soul Warrior Level, he’ll be able to elevate "Barrier" to Level 3.

Notably, Chu Chen began cultivating the Profound Rank Middle Grade "Soul Spike," and after testing it at a slaughterhouse, found it extraordinarily effective.

A Star Beast hit by "Soul Spike" would feel as though its soul were pricked by needles, with the pain far exceeding the limits of physical endurance—employing it in combat would yield unexpected results.

Lei Yao’s realm reached the Fifth Rank War General Level, and under the influence of Dragon Blood, it entered the mature stage, its body undergoing significant transformation.

Its shoulder height rose from one meter to two meters, and its body length grew from one and a half meters to three meters. Standing upright, its height could exceed three meters, having become a colossal beast.

Lei Yao’s skills also improved notably, with Thunderbolt Fist and Lightning Fist advancing from the Minor Achievement Realm to the Great Success Realm, and Thunder Blade and Thunder Kai upgrading from the Mastery Realm to the Minor Achievement Realm.

Its Thunder Ape Secret Technique also saw considerable enhancement, with its boost increasing from twenty percent to forty percent.

Compared to a month ago, Lei Yao’s strength increased by at least fifty percent.

Nirvana also made significant progress, with its current realm reaching the Sixth Rank War General Level, its cultivation speed slightly faster than Chu Chen’s.

This wasn’t because its talent was particularly high, but because it was more diligent than Chu Chen, dedicating all its time to cultivation aside from training, eating, and sleeping.

Perhaps it was its previous quality issues that magnified its desire for strength. Now, without quality limitations, its cultivation could only be described as obsessive.

There were two servings of Dragon Blood, with one naturally going to Nirvana, allowing it to enter the mature stage. Its shoulder height increased from one and a half meters to two meters, and its body length grew from three meters to around four meters.

Although the growth wasn’t as dramatic as Lei Yao’s, it was still slightly larger than Lei Yao.

Finally, Nirvana’s skills saw improvements as well: Ao Clamp advanced from the Mastery Realm to the Minor Achievement Realm, Wooden Cone and Earth Rock Armor from the Skilled Realm to the Mastery Realm, while Limb Regeneration remained at the Mastery Realm.

Currently, the training of both beasts no longer required the assistance of Luo Sheng and Shu Ziyao, as they had imparted all their knowledge.

Of course, this was largely due to Lu Hongfei’s influence; otherwise, the two would have held back or deliberately delayed training progress, as such matters concerned their performance, and no one would willingly forgo earning profits.