CHAPTER 64: CHAPTER 64: SOUL-CALMING HOOF EVOLUTION

"Broke through?!"

Lin Chen asked expectantly.

Xiaobai nodded its bull head and cooperatively stretched its head over.

Lin Chen placed his hand on it and soon rejoiced.

[Plowhorn Beast]

[Low-level Mortal Beast]

[14 months]

[Level: 11]

[Skill 1: Iron Horn Impact (Perfection Realm)]

[Skill 2: Soul-Calming Hoof (Mastery Realm)]

"Thank you, Senior." Lin Chen immediately bowed to thank Qin Shaoshao.

Qin Shaoshao didn’t even lift her eyelids...

Although Lin Chen was shrewd, he didn’t make her feel uncomfortable.

On the contrary, he deeply understood people, which was a virtue of his.

Lin Chen didn’t know what she was thinking, so he turned to Xiaobai and said, "Come, let’s test it."

...

"Gugu~~"

Xiao Hong, the cheerleader, quickly got into position. Lin Chen set up the wooden post and then picked up a notebook, preparing to record.

Once everything was set, Xiaobai lifted its front hoof and neighed towards the sky.

Tread~

The bull’s hoof landed, kicking up dust. Lin Chen roughly estimated the height and noted that it was about twenty centimeters higher than before.

Qin Shaoshao, seeing this, became interested.

The ground slightly trembled, followed by a more powerful shockwave sweeping the dust, hitting the wooden post fiercely.

Boom~~

After an explosion, the post suddenly cracked. Lin Chen went up to inspect the damage, muttering to himself, "Seems like the explosion power hasn’t increased much."

Niu Niu heard this and lowered its head in disappointment.

"Are you really clueless or just pretending?" Qin Shaoshao spoke.

"I would appreciate any guidance, Senior."

"The power of your Plowhorn Beast’s move mainly lies in its enhancement of spiritual power. It’s only Level 11, do you expect to shock someone to death from afar?"

"...." Lin Chen thought for a moment, realizing the truth.

Soul-Calming Hoof is a high-level skill; with the level increased, it naturally won’t be bad.

But if it’s an attack in the spiritual power domain, then there’s no way to test it.

At this time, Qin Shaoshao got up and walked to the wooden post. Lin Chen was startled but then became delighted.

Testing on a person is definitely more accurate than on a post, and Xiaobai couldn’t possibly hurt her at all.

Qin Shaoshao calmly said, "Aren’t you just waiting for me to speak up?"

"Not this time, absolutely not."

"So there was a last time?"

Realizing he had spoken too quickly, Lin Chen hurriedly said, "Senior, you misunderstand me."

"No misunderstanding."

"..."

Xiaobai looked up at Qin Shaoshao, then glanced back at Lin Chen. Finally, Lin Chen told it that she wouldn’t be hurt, and Niu Niu felt reassured.

Two minutes later, the second Soul-Calming Hoof was activated!

Boom~~~

Amidst the flying dust, Qin Shaoshao stood firm without moving.

Lin Chen was internally shaken...

What is called having cheats?

The Celestial Spirit Body is what’s called a cheat life.

I am but a mortal...

Lin Chen didn’t disingenuously ask if she was fine but directly asked, "Senior, how is it?"

Qin Shaoshao took a moment to savor it...

Oh dear, could she have absorbed this spiritual power?

Lin Chen sweated, and Qin Shaoshao said, "Weakened."

"What?"

"You could also interpret it as a spirit fatigue effect, lasting a few seconds, I guess."

Lin Chen’s pupils suddenly lit up upon hearing this, and he asked, "I’m not very familiar with spiritual power, is this ability powerful... impressive?"

"Spiritual power represents a person’s mental energy. If it’s fatigued, it’s like dozing off during a fight." While Qin Shaoshao explained, she returned to the table and started plucking flower petals.

Lin Chen was already thoroughly excited inside.

The mastery evolution of skills also has various branches, and Xiaobai’s Residual Shadow doesn’t necessarily evolve in this direction.

However, Residual Shadow is not a particularly spectacular strong evolution, but more of an average evolution path.

Thus, it’s fortunate that Soul-Calming Hoof didn’t evolve towards power...

Evolving towards spiritual power should be the best path.

It’s just that for Xiaobai, wanting to boost skill mastery will be more challenging, given that spiritual power isn’t its strong suit.

Niu Niu was also delighted to hear its evolution is impressive.

It might not completely trust Qin Shaoshao, but if Lin Chen says it’s impressive, then it surely is.

....

Three days later, Lin Chen broke through to Level 6, thanks to the previous changes in the ruins.

Sometimes Lin Chen wanted to ask Qin Shaoshao if that relic still existed.

But that question is absolutely off-limits.

That place, for Qin Shaoshao, is a hurdle she can never overcome.

In this world, nothing is more challenging to heal than a wounded soul.

The Little Fox was the happiest because the sooner Lin Chen reached Level 10, the sooner it could form a contract with him...

During these days, it was on edge, worried Lin Chen might fancy some other spirit beast outside and discard it.

Although, given Lin Chen’s personality, it knew that possibility was slim.

But the Little Fox was naturally timid, so it was understandable.

During these days, Lin Chen also spent time crafting a sandalwood pendant for Xiaobai, and he even bought a paintbrush specifically to paint Niu Niu on the pendant in black.

Xiaobai was overjoyed to wear it.

Finally, Niu Niu had its own pendant and wouldn’t have to fear those nasty smells during fights anymore.

"You have a gift too," Lin Chen said to the Little Fox, which was just watching, and then took out a self-made coin bank from behind him, saying, "You can save your money here from now on."

The Little Fox was ecstatic upon seeing it, especially with the Divine Fox stickers on it. It hugged the coin bank and rushed to the bedroom, then stuffed all its five hundred dollars of pocket money into it.

The cook was happy, so the Little Fox prepared a lot of delicious food that evening.

As everyone was about to eat, they heard a call from outside:

"Brother Lin."

It was Qin Hao.

Lin Chen went out and, sure enough, saw one person and one python standing there, so he invited him in.

"Brother Lin, I’ve heard that you went to the ruins this time..."

Before Qin Hao could finish, Lin Chen glanced inside and interrupted, "Let’s talk later."

However, this couldn’t be hidden from Qin Shaoshao. Inside, her hand paused for a moment while picking up food, then she continued to eat without any change in emotion.

"What’s up?"

"Nothing, have you eaten?" Lin Chen asked.

He was worried Qin Shaoshao might hear.

He was mainly concerned about affecting Qin Shaoshao’s mood, which could inadvertently trigger the Celestial Spirit Body to go berserk.

"Eaten... smells so good?" Qin Hao immediately changed his answer, saying, "I haven’t eaten."

"..."

...

Entering the house, Qin Hao’s eyes lit up when he saw Qin Shaoshao and gave Lin Chen a look indicating, "Brother Lin, you’re hiding such charm here."

Qin Shaoshao’s aura was unmatched by modern people, and as for her appearance, there were no words for that.

"Cough cough~~" Lin Chen cleared his throat, signaling him not to speak carelessly.

Qin Hao wasn’t someone crude; he gave a little bow and didn’t eat with Qin Shaoshao since no matter what her identity was, it had nothing to do with him. He sat down and directly started eating.

Taking a bite, he recalled Lin Chen telling him not to mention the ruins, so he said, "The food smells delicious. Did you make it?"

Lin Chen pointed at the Little Fox.

The Little Fox proudly lifted its head.

Qin Hao sighed, saying, "Brother Lin, this is unfair. How come all your spirit beasts are so outstanding? Am I really that unlucky?"

The Panlin Python paused its eating, feeling displeased and thinking, "This serpent has worked so hard for you, even if there’s no merit, there’s at least hard work."

The hands of both Lin Chen and Qin Shaoshao paused mid-air while picking up food...

For a moment, the atmosphere was a bit awkward.

Lin Chen forgot her brother and Qin Hao shared the same name.

"Did I... Did I say something wrong?!"

Qin Hao was nervous, thinking he hadn’t said anything wrong, had he?