Beast Taming: I can evolve indefinitely

Chapter 139 Where did you find it? I want to go too!

"Can it expand its body? That makes sense, slimes can change their bodies according to their environment."

Watching the Molong Lice spinning inside Gamma's body, unable to escape its control and slowly being corroded by the slime monster, Xiao Yuan showed no sign of anxiety.

"Water beetle, use Split!"

The black dragon louse paused for a moment, and its originally outward-facing shadow spikes suddenly changed direction, cutting itself into several pieces. Before Bai Qi could even be surprised, each piece formed a completely new individual.

Wow, Xiao Yuan is quite the player.

Upon seeing that the water beetles were expanding their numbers in this way, Bai Qi's eyes lit up.

Split ability, huh? That seems pretty suitable for Gamma too.

Just as Bai Qi was pondering where to obtain the splitting skill, the Molong Lice had already begun a new round of attacks on Gamma. Two of them even managed to break through Gamma's blockade and launch an attack on Gamma from outside its body.

Gamma ignored the split entities and continued to firmly bind the main body of the Ink Dragon Lice. At the same time, a green halo rapidly spread outwards from Gamma's core, stopping only after about fifty meters.

Subsequently, whether it was the main body of the black dragon louse trapped inside the gamma or its split body outside, streaks of green slowly appeared on its jet-black body.

Corrosive and highly toxic aura.

This is a skill that Gamma possessed before being contracted. Although it is only at the intermediate level, its effect is surprisingly good when combined with the Poison Aura.

It corrodes and destroys the opponent's external armor, and its highly toxic aura permeates the area with toxins. Given enough time, poisoning the opponent to death is not a dream.

"Poison-type skills?"

Looking at the green halo radiating outwards from the center of gamma, Xiao Yuan raised an eyebrow.

In such a short time, the originally bright red lava was completely stained green by the highly toxic aura, and the occasional bubbles made it look particularly eerie.

Forced to be upgraded to Tier 2 and High Elite, the effects of the Poison Aura far exceeded its original state.

However, Xiao Yuan remained calm and said, "I'm sorry, but this level of toxin is not enough to keep up with the recovery speed of the black dragon beetle."

Due to the expansion in volume, the area of ​​contact between the gamma and the magma also increases accordingly. At this moment, it can be clearly seen that the gamma's body is being continuously burned by the magma.

On the contrary, the black dragon beetle, whose armor had been completely corroded by gamma, immediately regenerated at a speed visible to the naked eye as soon as it was corroded through.

[Skill Name]: Limb Regeneration

[Skill Level]: Advanced

[Skill Introduction]: It can repair injured or broken limbs and even internal organs, restoring them to their original state.

The Berserk skill can damage a pet's body, but with this Limb Regeneration skill, the damage suffered by the Black Dragon Lice can be recovered almost quickly.

Even when faced with an enemy's attack, the black water beetle can completely abandon its defense and launch an offensive.

Because there's absolutely no need for that.

"I admit that your slime is quite well-trained. With such strong defense and this poison-type skill, it will definitely shine in team battles."

"Unfortunately, you've protected my dragon beetle in this way, but your slime monster will be melted by the lava sooner or later."

"If you don't have any other active attack skills, you won't be able to defeat my dragon beetle."

Xiao Yuan's ability to overpower Zhou Yan was not without reason, given his powerful endurance and the ability to unleash a berserk state that could be activated in a short time.

While the Arena Tower balances the levels of both sides' pets, it cannot balance things like skill proficiency.

Bai Qi's slime monster's poison skills were clearly only recently mastered, at most at the beginner level, while his Ink Dragon Lice's limb regeneration skill was already at a perfect level.

The outcome was already decided the moment Bai Qi decided to wage a protracted war against him.

"That's hard to say."

Bai Qi's lips curled into a wicked smile. Seeing that Xiao Yuan was clearly also planning a protracted battle, he actually took out a rune cube and started playing with it.

"This guy..."

Seeing Bai Qi's appearance, Xiao Yuan was speechless, but he didn't say anything and just quietly watched the battle in the arena.

……

"Ah...are they done fighting?"

After an unknown amount of time, a viewer slowly woke up and, looking at the television screen which was almost identical to the one before he fell asleep, couldn't help but ask the person next to him a question.

"Hmm... I reckon they can fight for another day."

More than an hour has passed since the two pets started their battle. The Molong Lice's clones have been completely destroyed by the poison and lava, but its main body is still bound by Gamma and occasionally releases shadow power within Gamma's body. Gamma's poison aura has not been able to defeat the Molong Lice's regeneration of severed limbs, but it has not been melted by the lava beneath it.

In fact, Gamma's mental state was even better than it had been at the beginning.

"What's going on with your slime? How does it have so much energy?!"

At this moment, Xiao Yuan had lost his initial composure and confidence, and his eyes were filled with disbelief.

For the first time, this was the first time someone his age had fought to a standstill in a protracted battle with him.

No, judging from Gamma's increasingly fierce fighting spirit, it's the Black Dragon Lice that's at a disadvantage.

"Huh? Not finished yet?"

Bored, Bai Qi, who was playing with a rune cube, immediately realized what Xiao Yuan was saying and couldn't help but yawn as he looked at the two pets who were still locked in a stalemate.

Gamma's energy level is indeed high, and it becomes even more exaggerated after being enhanced. However, it has been able to hold on until now mainly thanks to its energy absorption.

With its perfect energy absorption, the black dragon beetle absorbs a portion of the energy it uses to regenerate severed limbs and feeds back to itself.

In a sense, at least half of the energy consumed by gamma is provided by the black dragonfly.

[Name]: Venomous Monster (Gamma)

[Attribute]: Alien (Physical Mutation)

[Growth Level]: Tier 1, Level 2

[Bloodline Level]: Low-level Elite

[Racial Skills]: Energy Drain (Perfect), Mimicry (Perfect), Corrosion (Mastery), Toxin Resistance (Mastery), Explosion Resistance (Proficient), Radiation Resistance (Proficient), Electric Current Resistance (Proficient), Frost Resistance (Basic), Fire Resistance (Proficient), Shadow Resistance (Proficient), Poison Aura (Basic)

Having mastered both resistance skills, you could consider this free sparring, right?

Seeing Bai Qi like this, Xiao Yuan remained silent. Because his bloodline level was suppressed, the Mo Long Lice was unable to use his super skill, and with his current skill, he obviously could not hurt Gamma.

If nothing unexpected happens, this battle will probably end in a draw.

Thinking of this, Xiao Yuan sighed heavily. Just as he was about to propose a draw, he suddenly felt a message from the Molong Lice asking for help. Before he could respond, Gamma spat out the Molong Lice.

Click-clack.

(Master, I can't eat anymore.)

Gamma let out a satisfied burp and then fell into a deep sleep in the lava, while the Molong Lice opposite him tried to get up but ultimately collapsed.

Despite not having experienced any serious battle, its energy level was completely depleted.

Simply put, it's exhausted.

"Energy being absorbed? I see, is it an energy absorption skill?"

Xiao Yuan sensed the information transmitted by the Ink Dragon Lice and finally understood. He put the Ink Dragon Lice back into his Beast Taming Space, and his original smile returned to his face.

"I lost this competition."

Silence fell outside the arena when Xiao Yuan admitted defeat.

Xiao Yuan, who had never lost since becoming a Beast Tamer, actually conceded defeat on his own initiative?

Is Bai Qi really that powerful?

"I benefited from this; otherwise, Gamma would never have been a match for the Black Dragon Beetle."

Despite winning the match, Bai Qi remained humble.

He knew very well that the combat power of the dragonfly was definitely not limited to this.

With such strong endurance, if Gamma could use his super skill, even with a forced boost, he wouldn't be a match for the Black Dragon Lice in his current state.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuan shook his head and said, "A loss is a loss, and you've given me a wake-up call."

"I focus too much on advanced or even super skills. When faced with a situation like today, my pet has a lot of energy, but it can't unleash its full combat power."

"When I get back this time, I'll work hard to improve my pet's low-level skills."

With that, Xiao Yuan bowed deeply to Bai Qi and said solemnly, "I have learned a great deal!"

Wow, is this what a genius is like? They can grasp something no matter what they do.

Bai Qi scratched his head, but he also agreed with Xiao Yuan's statement.

Super skills always have some limitations. Putting aside other factors, their terrifying energy consumption means they cannot be used as regular skills.

But that's just talk; improving skill proficiency is a real hassle.

Alpha and Husky are alright, they don't have many skills, but this slime's passive skill is really terrifying.

If only there were skill machines, I could quickly grind proficiency levels.

After the match ended, the two returned to the sidelines, where Zhou Yan and others, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately surrounded them.

"You, Bai Qi! You've only just become a third-tier Beast Tamer, and you've already raised such a powerful pet! Tell me! Did someone give you special treatment?!"

Zhou Yan grabbed Bai Qi's neck, her terrifying strength nearly sending Bai Qi flying, until Bai Qiucha reminded her and she finally let go.

"Cough cough cough... Senior, could you be a little gentler next time? Murdering a beast tamer is a serious crime."

Bai Qi rubbed his neck and took a few deep breaths before he could catch his breath.

"I haven't even used my full strength yet, I have no idea how you trained these pets with such a small frame."

Zhou Yan pursed her lips and stopped making a move, while Bai Qi was speechless with exasperation.

The one with the bigger fist speaks, I admit I'm weak!

Bai Qiucha said, "Bai Qi, why don't you tell us about this slime monster of yours? Is it the lord-level creature delivered by the special training members?"

Bai Qi shook his head and said, "I haven't gone to collect that yet. Gamma was just someone I picked up; I just nurtured him for a while beforehand."

"Found it? Tell me where you found it, I'll go find one too!"

(End of this chapter)