CHAPTER 95: CHAPTER 95: DESPAIR

Lei Yao was fully refining the medicinal power within its body, and its aura was continuously rising.

Lei Yao’s aura had already reached the peak of the Ninth Rank Slave Level, but the rules of the secret realm exerted a strong suppression, making it unable to break through for a long time.

Lei Yao kept striking at the bottleneck, its ape face full of anxiety.

Chu Chen kept an eye on Lei Yao’s situation, naturally noticing the opponent’s anxious emotions. He immediately whispered comfortingly, "Don’t rush, only with solid accumulation can you have the possibility to break through."

Hearing this, Lei Yao’s expression eased a little. It ceased to strike the bottleneck and instead focused on refining medicinal power to accumulate Star Power.

At this moment, a screech echoed above the two.

Ji Mingyue’s expression turned grave upon hearing the call.

Seeing this, Chu Chen asked in a deep voice, "How is the situation over there?"

While the Wind Snow Falcon was protecting Chu Chen and Mingyue, it also checked on the situation at the Two-headed Poison Wolf’s lair.

Hearing this, Ji Mingyue answered solemnly, "The situation is not optimistic, the opponent’s strength is too strong, and its recovery ability is simply abnormal. Fortunately, it has been temporarily restrained."

Chu Chen nodded upon hearing this, but his expression remained very grave.

Judging from Ji Mingyue’s description, everyone could barely hold on to the opponent. However, due to the opponent’s terrifying recovery speed, they were ultimately bound to lose.

He sighed and summoned the Slaughter Atlas to check the Star Beasts appearing in it.

Only the Star Beasts killed by Chu Chen or his guardian beasts are permanently recorded in the atlas.

What Chu Chen needed to do now was select a second talent for Lei Yao.

Although he wasn’t sure if his guess was correct, preparing in advance could save a lot of time.

Choosing a second talent requires compatibility with the guardian beast’s attributes, so when selecting the talent, it is necessary to prioritize checking talents related to thunder elements and beast types. If there are no suitable talents in these two categories, he can only choose generic talents.

However, such talents are slightly less powerful in enhancing the strength of the guardian beast compared to those that match its attributes.

So such talents can only be seen as a last resort.

A moment later, Chu Chen slowly retracted the Slaughter Atlas.

After some selection, there were only five talents suitable for Lei Yao.

The first one was Thunder Element Affinity, which was relatively moderate, obtained after Chu Chen killed a Two-headed Thunder Sparrow in the secret realm.

Thunder Element Affinity could improve the speed of the guardian beast’s skills and enhance the power of its skills to a certain extent. It is a rather practical talent.

The second one was Gigantification, which could increase the guardian beast’s size, enhance its strength and defense power, and to some extent, its speed, although it somewhat compromised agility.

The third one was Beast Soul Power, which was obtained during a practical exam after killing a Cyan-Back Bear. When the opponent used this talent, its strength increased significantly, with effects comparable to Frenzy, and it is an exclusive talent for beast-type Star Beasts, making it quite compatible with Lei Yao.

The fourth one was Giant Power, which could increase the guardian beast’s strength.

Although this talent’s enhancement was relatively singularly focused, the increase is permanent and passive, requiring no repeated use, and it comes without any side effects.

The fifth one was Sturdy Body, obtained by killing a Three-headed Flame Python. Sturdy Body is similar to Giant Power and is also a passive talent. It can increase the guardian beast’s size by about double.

Of course, this talent also decreases some agility, but the benefits are substantial.

However, the talent Sturdy Body would greatly increase the food consumption of the guardian beast, and for a poor Beast Master, it could make them question their life choices.

To be honest, all five talents were very appealing to Chu Chen.

Sturdy Body and Giant Power are both passive talents, and as Lei Yao’s strength grows, the benefits of these two talents will also increase.

Lei Yao’s future path is that of a strong attack type guardian beast, and these two talents greatly enhance its attack power and defense, making them very compatible with Lei Yao’s future path.

However, in the face of the Blood Beast, these two talents cannot greatly boost Lei Yao’s strength in a short time, so Chu Chen could only temporarily set them aside.

Thunder Element Affinity’s position was also awkward as it is a passive talent. While it significantly boosts skills, Lei Yao needed a substantial strength increase for now, so it had to be excluded.

Gigantification barely met Chu Chen’s requirements, but they had to face the Blood Beast next, known for its speed. Choosing Gigantification could make Lei Yao a larger target. With only one chance, Chu Chen dared not gamble, thus it had to be excluded too.

This left only the Beast Soul Power talent, similar to Frenzy in function, vastly boosting the guardian beast’s strength for a short time. Choosing this talent would give Lei Yao three trump cards.

Frenzy requires the consumption of double stamina, the Thunder Ape Secret Technique requires the consumption of immense Star Power to maintain, while Beast Soul Power needs the consumption of Soul Power to increase strength.

Using all three trump cards at once could bring Lei Yao’s strength to an incredibly terrifying level in a short time, but the downside is evident. If unable to kill the opponent quickly, Lei Yao would fall into extreme weakness.

This is indeed a true life-risking means.

But in the current situation, Chu Chen had no choice but to stake everything on the Beast Soul Power.

At the Two-headed Poison Wolf’s lair, the Blood Beast stared intently at the wolf pack besieging it.

At this time, the scales on its surface had large areas of cracks, and blood dripped from its mouth, clearly showing signs of injury.

However, puzzlingly, as its injuries grew, its aura also became stronger. If not for the suppression of the secret realm, its aura might have already broken through to the Commander Level.

The Blood Beast let out a roar, unleashing an astonishing surge of blood energy from its body.

This blood energy transformed into a massive blood-red hand about ten meters in size. Under the control of the Blood Beast, the scarlet hand swung around it.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Several attacks were directly smashed by the scarlet hand, and the nearby Two-headed Poison Wolves were all knocked away.

Through the blood-red hand, the Blood Beast managed to buy itself a brief respite.

The scarlet hand grabbed a Two-headed Poison Wolf and tossed it at its feet.

The Blood Beast opened its massive mouth and bit into the wolf’s artery, devouring it voraciously.

Seeing this, everyone showed anxious expressions, clearly anticipating what was about to happen.

Blood Beast’s wounds started to scab, and even the shattered scales showed signs of healing.

"Keep attacking, don’t let it recover," Qian Jiadong shouted anxiously.

Everyone helplessly shook their heads at this; it wasn’t that they didn’t want to attack, but they were powerless to do so.

Continuous battles had drained the guardian beasts’ strength and Star Power entirely, leaving them with no energy even to run.

The wolf pack’s situation was even worse; initially numbering over fifty, now only a few remained, each gravely injured and unable to hold on much longer.

The Wolf King fared particularly poorly, with dozens of deep and shallow wounds on its body, each attached with dark red strange energy, which continuously corroded its injuries, worsening its condition.

"Haven’t broken through yet; we can’t hold on much longer," Mu Chengxue murmured in despair, looking toward where Chu Chen stood.