Beastmaster: I'm really just a forest ranger

Chapter 160: Level Spirit Fish Under the Cold Pond!

The twin concubines still failed to master the poison skills as they wished.

After all, it is a wood-type pet, so it will take some time for it to master poison-type skills in a short period of time.

But Chen Yuan read the desire in the eyes of the twin concubines, and knew that they would definitely practice both wood and poison in the future.

During this period of time, Chen Yuan learned a very important piece of news - when a pet advances to Morning Star, it will not only evolve in a new way, but there is a high probability that a second attribute will be born.

As it stands, when the Twin Flower Concubines advance to Morning Star, they will most likely become dual attributes of wood and poison.

And a flying pet like the Flame Cloud Falcon, which has fire attributes, is very likely to become a dual-attribute of fire and wind.

A steel-type pet like Tietouwa that lives deep underground might have an additional earth-type attribute.

But at present, Chen Yuan did not understand why the twin concubines were so obsessed with mastering poison skills?
He didn't instill any weird ideas.

Leaving the cave, when the brilliant sunlight rushed into A Tian's eyes and the soft light caressed every inch of his skin, he raised his head and laughed: "Hahahaha, I finally got out!"

The three people nearby silently moved away from A Tian.

"Do you want to continue to stay in the mountains to gain experience, or go down the mountain?" Chen Yuan looked at Wu Peng and Zeng Hui.

The two looked at each other, reading each other's thoughts from their eyes, and smiled at the same time: "Continue to practice!"

Being caught by the black-striped spider and taken into the cave was just a small episode during their training. They had finally come to Qinling Mountains, so they naturally would not give up halfway.

Only A Tian had given up the idea of staying on the mountain. He now had only one thought: Go down the mountain! Go down the mountain! Go down the mountain!
"Advisor Chen, thank you so much this time." Wu Peng stared at Chen Yuan and thanked him solemnly, "If you hadn't helped us, we don't know how long we would have been trapped."

Zeng Hui's thanks were more serious: "Advisor Chen, when you participate in the exhibition match, I will go to the scene in person to cheer you on."

Hey, hey, hey, I didn't say I wanted to participate in an exhibition match!
After a while, the four of them walked in three directions respectively:

Chen Yuan headed straight to the north, which was the direction of the ranger's hut;
Wu Peng and Zeng Hui faced eastward, their steps firm;

A Tian, who was dirty and had messy hair, looked like a savage in a cave. He headed south and charged towards Xuanhe Village.

The cave exploration is over, and it’s time for the Flame-Tailed Fox and the Ice-Frost Fox to leave.

"Hey~"

The flame-tailed fox jumped into Chen Yuan's arms, and its big tail swayed gently like a fluffy marshmallow.

"Woo~"

Ningbing Fox was rather reserved, lying quietly beside Chen Yuan's legs.

Chen Yuan stretched out his right hand, grabbed the back of Ningbinghu's neck, and when it wasn't paying attention, he pulled it into his arms.

"Woooooo~"

The Ningbing Fox made weak cries, but the evil Chen Yuan caressed its delicate body fiercely, and gradually, it stopped struggling.

"Okay, you're free."

After a while, Chen Yuan let go of the two little guys and waved goodbye.

The Ningbing Fox looked at Chen Yuan with resentment, whimpered in grievance, and then followed the pace of the Flametail Fox. The two little guys rushed out of the bushes and soon disappeared.

"Let's go too." Chen Yuan took a step forward and continued forward.

Under the influence of the twin concubines, the black-striped spider leader promised not to torture humans and other pets anymore.

But when Chen Yuan asked the wild pets that had mistakenly entered the cave and were trapped to leave, some of them were unwilling to leave and wanted to continue staying in the cave to eat and drink.

Chen Yuan respects their ideas.

This matter ended hastily, and Chen Yuan recorded the specific location of the cave on the drawn map, and specially marked it - there is a group of black-striped spiders inside, and bondage enthusiasts can enter.

"Why do you want to learn poison skills?"

The fine sunlight shining through the leaves fell on Chen Yuan's face. The winding and rugged mountain road was like the pulse of the forest. The refreshing autumn wind rustled the golden leaves, and a group of birds were startled and spread their wings and flew away.

Sparkle spread her wings and soared into the air, gazing at the birds as they flew away.

The twin concubines sat on Chen Yuan's shoulders, their pink long skirts covering their legs, their long purple hair falling to their waists.

It suddenly turned its head to look at Chen Yuan's profile, and chirped in a mosquito-like voice: "Yin"

"What did you say?"

Chen Yuan turned his head and looked at his twin concubines, his smile gentle and calm, like the warm autumn sunshine reflected in the latter's eyes.

"Yinyin~"

To protect "Mom".

Chen Yuan was obviously stunned, stopped, stretched out his index finger and gently tapped the twin concubine's head, smiling slightly: "Wrong, I am protecting you."

"Ouch!"

And Coke!
“Roar, roar, roar!”

The bear cub roared too.

Bear cubs also want to protect everyone!
"Roar!"

The father bear patted the cub on the back of the head without any hesitation, his eyes full of sternness.

You little brat, you still have to protect everyone. Have you forgotten that you were chased by a group of servant bees and had to flee in panic last time?
"Roar!"

The bear cub howled in dissatisfaction.

That was me before, I have become stronger now!
But when it met the serious gaze of the bear father, it immediately lowered its head and closed its mouth.

As they moved forward, Chen Yuan passed by the ranger's cabin in the distance, but he did not stop. Instead, he continued to look for a suitable habitat with the bear father and the cub.

It was not until sunset, when the crimson purple glow covered the sky, that Dad Bear finally found a habitable place.

This place is located halfway between the ranger's cabin and the mysterious forest. Although the terrain is not open, it is surrounded by layers of dense forest and is very hidden.

A semicircular cave is located at the bottom of the cliff. There is no deep and dark rock passage inside. Both the bear father and the bear cub are very satisfied.

Moreover, there are many attendant bees living in the surrounding dense forests, so there must be many beehives in the nearby area.

"Ow~"

Suddenly, Coke ran over, bit Chen Yuan's trouser leg, and dragged him in a certain direction.

Coke had apparently made a special discovery.

Chen Yuan followed Kele to a dense bush and pulled it aside, only to find a crevice hidden behind the bush.

Although it is called a rock crevice, it is actually not narrow. Even a body as huge as Papa Bear can pass through it easily.

"Let's go and have a look."

Calling the little ones, Chen Yuan walked through the crevice. The afterglow of the setting sun quietly disappeared from above his head, and the sky gradually darkened and sank bit by bit.

After passing through the crevice in the rocks, the view suddenly opens up and a large pool of water is quietly hidden in front.

It is not appropriate to call it a pond. It is actually a cold pond with the surface covered with frost. There is a layer of cold air lingering above the pond, which is like a dream.

As soon as he arrived here, Chen Yuan clearly felt the temperature drop a lot. Fortunately, the sparks flew directly to him and provided heat.

It was the golden autumn of October, but the scene here was so strange that Chen Yuan could see the uniqueness of this place at a glance.

Under the cold pond, there is either some special spiritual plant or a cold-type pet beast living there.

Of course, there is another possibility, which is a special environment similar to the Flaming Mountain.

Maybe the cold-type pets can gain something by coming here?

Chen Yuan immediately became interested, but when he looked around, he couldn't find a pet that could go underwater to check the situation.

The only water-type pet, Runrun Duck, was currently sleeping soundly in the yard.

"Coke, do you want it?"

Chen Yuan turned his head to look at Coke and gave him a tentative glance.

Coke tentatively walked to the side of the cold pond. Feeling the chill all over its body, it cautiously stretched out its front legs and reached forward. A chill instantly spread throughout its body.

In a trance, Coke seemed to step into a snowy winter, shuddered, and quickly retreated.

Well, don't count on Coke.

"roar~"

Seeing Coke's reaction, the unbelieving bear cub held his head high, walked to the edge of the cold pond and stretched out his front paws.

"Roar!"

It was like swallowing a large block of ice in the middle of winter. The coldness began to spread wildly along the mouth, and the chest, abdomen, and limbs all began to tremble.

The bear cub stood there stupidly, shaking as if he had been electrocuted.

Chen Yuan looked at Bear Dad and said seriously, "If you want to live here, be careful of this cold pond."

"roar~"

Dad Bear walked around the cold pond several times and observed it. After confirming that there was nothing unusual, he nodded.

"Chirp~"

At this moment, Sparks, who had been hovering in the air above the cold pond, focused his eyes. His dark blue eyes stared at the frozen water surface, and he faintly saw a huge black shadow swimming beneath the water surface.

Something is strange!
Chen Yuan, who was in telepathic communication with the sparks, learned the news instantly. He rubbed his hands, opened his mouth to exhale a breath of hot air, and looked down at the water surface. Under the frozen water surface, there indeed appeared a huge black shadow, shaped like a fish, swimming freely.

"Pet beast?"

"Or a spirit fish?"

Many guesses emerged in Chen Yuan's mind. He turned his head and saw that Bear Dad's eyes were shining brightly, as if he had seen a hive of bees, and his eyes were full of restlessness. "Roar!"

With a deafening roar, Papa Bear stepped forward, his huge body standing on the ice.

Compared to the growing bear cubs, the thick hair on the father bear's body makes it fearless of the severe cold, even if it is surrounded by cold air.

Click.

The next moment, spider-web-like cracks appeared on the ice beneath Bear Dad's feet and quickly spread in all directions.

"Roar!"

Seeing this, the bear cub waved his arms to remind his father.

But it was too late. The shallow layer of ice had already broken and shattered, and the huge body of the bear father fell into the water with a loud bang.

The bear dad was not panicked at all. Although he was big, he was very flexible. He moved his limbs and dived into the water. His huge body soon disappeared, leaving only a series of bubbles gurgling out.

Since Dad Bear is planning to live here, he naturally has to eliminate unstable factors in the surrounding environment.

If there is a pet underwater, have a good chat with it.

If there are spirit fish under the water, it would be a perfect opportunity to have a fish feast.

It was even colder underwater. Waves of cold air rose from the bottom of the water and Dad Bear soon felt a little chilly.

But Papa Bear has excellent cold resistance. He endured the severe cold, and scanned the clear water with his light brown eyes, and saw many slender little fishes.

Dad Bear shook his head, looked away, and continued to look for the huge black shadow.

After a moment, Dad Bear made a discovery.

A large, flat, silver-white fish is swimming. Every time it swings its triangular tail fin, it stirs up a current of water.

It moved through the waves of cold air and seemed unaffected.

When it approaches the small fish swimming in the upper layer of the cold pond, it will cause a commotion and the small fish will scatter.

Father Bear's eyes sparkled and he swam towards the big fish with his limbs flapping.

Bear pets are good at swimming, and Bear Dad is the best among them.

Although its body is large, its swimming speed is not slow at all. Whenever it swings its limbs, the water is rolled around its body, and it can swim several meters in an instant.

Its target is very clear - the big fish.

Just for a moment,

Dad Bear dived from the upper layer of the cold pond to the bottom layer, scaring away a group of small fish along the way. Only the big fish stayed where it was, quietly watching Dad Bear approaching quickly, and seemed very curious.

But curiosity doesn’t just kill the cat; it kills the fish, too.

When the distance between the two was less than one meter, the bear father raised his sharp claws with a cold glow high and grabbed the big fish!

Danger!

The water flow around the big fish was stirred up by the fierce attack of the bear father. A cold light flashed, and the big fish finally reacted. It swung its tail fin violently, and a fierce cold breath burst out.

The temperature dropped again as the chill hit his body. Dad Bear shivered and a layer of frost formed on his wet hair.

Father Bear was shaking, yet he felt furious.

Although it is a good swimmer, it cannot use its full strength when underwater.

After all, the Earth Bear can only fully exert its power on the ground.

Dad Bear decided to use his brain.

It turned around without hesitation and swam towards the water surface, while controlling its speed so that the spirit fish behind it could easily catch up with it.

Seeing the bear dad running away, the big fish chose to chase him without hesitation. He swam several meters away in an instant, with bursts of cold air rushing around his body.

Papa Bear runs away and the big fish chases him.

In the blink of an eye, Dad Bear had reached the upper layer of the cold pond. He stuck out his huge head and slapped the water with his huge claws to attract Chen Yuan's attention.

Chen Yuan immediately understood: "Sparks, Coke."

Sparks folded its wings and dived towards the water at a high speed; Coke looked forward, and wind blades gathered around his body.

The next moment, the huge black shadow suddenly jumped out of the water. The several-meter-long silver-white flat body gleamed faintly under the sunlight, and its huge body was reflected on the clear water surface.

Chen Yuan narrowed his eyes, looked up, and whispered, "Spirit fish."

And it was a very big spiritual fish.

It was much bigger than the flying herring I saw in Mingyu Lake last time, and the momentum with which it chased Papa Bear was far beyond the reach of the flying herring.

Level 3 Spirit Fish?
“Ahhhhhh!”

Coke's eyes widened as he stared at the big silver fish that jumped out of the water. His body was shaking with excitement and drool was already dripping from the corners of his mouth.

Duck, did you see it?
What a big fish!
"Roar!"

The bear cub was equally excited, but when it saw that the big silver fish dared to attack its father bear, it immediately became angry and rushed out with its short legs to help its father bear.

But when his feet stepped into the icy water, an extreme chill invaded his whole body, and the bear cub's originally angry brain instantly became clear.

It took a few steps back, looked at the bear father floating on the water from afar, and cheered for him silently.

The big silver fish's taut body rushed towards the bear father like an arrow shot from a bow, and even a sharp chill rolled up its body. A layer of shallow frost formed again on the water surface at an astonishing speed, and the temperature dropped sharply.

Chen Yuan frowned: "A spirit fish that has mastered a skill?"

Among the spirit fish encountered in the past, no matter whether it was level one or level two, none of them could master their skills.

As soon as Run Run Duck becomes a supernatural creature, it can hunt down first-level spirit fish; when Run Run Duck approaches the second-level strength, it can also hunt down second-level spirit fish.

Although the shapes of these spirit fish are different from those of ordinary fish, they do not possess extraordinary powers. At most, they are much stronger.

But this big silver fish, about three or four meters long, was obviously an accident.

Compared with supernatural creatures, the Beastmaster Association currently has very little information about spirit fish, so Chen Yuan can only make analysis based on the information currently known.

All kinds of thoughts flashed through his mind, but he saw the huge tail fin of the big silverfish hit Dad Bear's face. A burning pain spread across his cheeks, and Dad Bear's huge body was even shaken by this huge force.

"Roar!"

With a roar of rage, Dad Bear brazenly stretched out his hands and tried to grab both sides of the big silverfish's body.

But when Dad Bear touched the silvery-white body of the big silverfish, it was as if he had touched a piece of ten-thousand-year-old ice, and his whole body fell into an ice cave.

冷!
So cold!
Dad Bear subconsciously retracted his palms, and Sparks seized the opportunity, suddenly gushing out a column of hot fire, instantly melting the ice on the water surface and hitting the big silver fish.

Bang!
The flames surged, and the surging flames spread all over the body of the silver fish. The extremely high temperature made it swing its body wildly, splashing waves of water.

When the big silverfish tried to dive into the water to put out the fire, the wind blades surrounding Coke shot out, hitting the big silverfish one after another, cutting the silvery-white scales and leaving scars.

The big silver fish felt pain instantly, and its body swung wildly. An even more violent chill rolled around its body, spreading wildly in all directions.

This spirit fish is indeed much more powerful than the flying blue carp.

But its struggle was in vain. Under the attack of Sparks, Coke and Bear Dad, defeat was only a matter of time.

Papa Bear dealt with it on the surface of the water, preventing it from diving underwater, while Spark and Coke assisted from the side, launching sudden attacks, which gradually deteriorated the condition of the big silverfish.

Chen Yuan and the other little guys could only watch.

If a pet with the strength of the bear cub were to join the battle, it would probably be whipped away by the big silver fish's tail.

According to the analysis of the battle situation, the overall strength of this spirit fish should be almost the same as that of a second-level pet, but its fighting method is very simple. Apart from rolling up a cold breath with little effect, it can only use its body to hit the opponent.

There is strength, but not much.

If it wasn't in the water, any second-level pet could easily catch it.

But the big silverfish took advantage of the water environment and managed to stay in the hands of Sparks for a long time until its physical strength gradually ran out and it lost the ability to move.

"Bring it here."

Seeing the big silver fish dying, Chen Yuan said to Bear Dad.

"Roar"

After a long battle on the water, Dad Bear's physical strength was close to the limit. Panting, he used his last strength and gritted his teeth to drag the big silver fish in front of Chen Yuan.

The big silverfish was weak and couldn't fight back even though Chen Yuan was standing in front of it.

A layer of light blue barrier appeared around Chen Yuan. He squatted down and reached out to touch the body of the big silver fish.

Its body was very cold, like touching a piece of ice, but the data panel in front of him made Chen Yuan smile slightly:

[The first time you collect a silver sturgeon, your source points will increase by 5]

【Name：Silver Snow Sturgeon

Level: Level 3 Spirit Fish]

Sure enough, this is a third-level spirit fish.

Chen Yuan stood up and saw the little guys gathered around him, casting curious glances at the silver sturgeon. He waved his hand and shouted, "Let's have grilled fish tonight!"

"Ouch!"

Coke was very supportive and roared twice.

The bear cub tilted his head, looking confused.

What is grilled fish?
　There are too many chores to do during the New Year holidays, and I have a patient to take care of at home. I have been writing at night recently, so the updates may not be regular, so please forgive me.

　　
　
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