"Hmm?"
Chen Shu was slightly taken aback, not expecting any compensation.
This made sense; Golden Beast Tamers had four contracted spirits, which was clearly unfair, so Chen Shu could only receive additional buffs.
"The fourth one can be eliminated..."
Chen Shu's eyes showed thought. Although it was a life-saving ability, it was incomparable to the second ability.
Who could blame him when his space rabbit possessed the divine skill [Space Secret Power]?
"The first... and the third..."
He stroked his chin and ultimately chose the second enhancement.
His three contracted spirits all had divine skills, which was an undeniable boost. Compared to the other three options, the gains were slightly higher.
He was, after all, a master of making choices...
At that moment, three beams of starlight merged into the bodies of the three contracted spirits.
Chen Shu's mind moved, and he chose to unlock the divine skills of the three contracted spirits.
"This time, it should be stable."
Chen Shu smiled slightly. Simultaneously, a spatial mark appeared on his body, and he instantly returned to Little Huang's mouth.
Erha and the space rabbit climbed and jumped all the way, arriving in Little Huang's mouth.
"Guji! Guji!"
Little Huang's five-meter body twisted forward.
Due to the suppression of skills and attributes, its speed became slow again.
The other beast tamers were also somewhat unaccustomed. They were originally Golden Beast Tamers but were suppressed to the Black Iron level.
"Thirty points of Star Power..."
A young man's eyes held greed, and he took out various potions from his backpack.
"I have to take a gamble!"
He murmured to himself. The potions in his hand could temporarily increase the attributes of his contracted spirits.
Although the side effects were huge, and it could even damage the foundation of the contracted spirits, at this moment, he couldn't afford to care about that.
The others were the same, all taking out their trump cards, and they would desperately eliminate anyone they encountered.
Thirty points of Star Power were too tempting for them.
...
"Let's explore along the river... at least we won't run out of water..."
Chen Shu was hiding in Little Huang's mouth while having the space rabbit fetch some water.
Now that the space rabbit had no skills, its storage space could naturally not be used.
His physique could ensure he didn't need to eat for several days, but he still needed to drink water.
"Guji! Guji!"
Little Huang twisted forward, appearing somewhat cautious.
Chen Shu understood what thirty points of Star Power meant; probably every beast tamer would go mad for it.
If he truly encountered them, he couldn't guarantee his own victory.
All three divine skills were only at level one, and their effects were not as earth-shattering as imagined.
Moreover, if he encountered other beast tamers in battle, they would likely join forces, given that he was the greatest threat.
Just as Chen Shu was contemplating, a scream suddenly came from below.
"Hmm?"
Chen Shu cautiously poked his head out and saw a small crocodile accidentally being pinned by Little Huang.
"Guji!"
Little Huang looked down at the cute crocodile and, as expected, increased the pressure, preparing to crush it to death with its butt.
A moment later, the little crocodile couldn't withstand the damage and dissipated into starlight.
"Nothing dropped?"
Chen Shu raised an eyebrow, a hint of disappointment in his eyes.
According to the rules of the ruins, all creatures other than beast tamers in the forest were special creatures created from starlight.
Little Huang continued to move forward and encountered more small crocodiles along the way.
As expected, none of them survived, all being crushed to death by its butt, but none dropped any special items.
"It doesn't drop anything?"
Chen Shu frowned. Just as he was thinking, his body suddenly swayed, and he almost fell to the ground.
"Hmm? Did a big monster appear?"
He quietly poked his head out and looked at the outside world.
He saw a giant crocodile looking at the slime, its massive tail swinging constantly, its expression utterly indifferent.
Everything about it was indistinguishable from a living creature, except for the absence of any emotional fluctuation in its eyes.
Although the Star Ruins could conjure everything, they couldn't create truly living beings.
"Ao ao ao!"
Erha, who was beside Chen Shu, instantly entered a combat state and unleashed [Clone].
The two Erhas barked fiercely, their aura intimidating, like wolf kings...
As time passed, the two Erhas continued to howl, with no other movement...
"Alright, stop howling!"
Chen Shu rubbed Erha's head. Currently, Erha had no active skills, so it had no combat power at all.
The main force could only rely on the slime for now.
"Guji!"
Little Huang roared and instantly used its divine skill [Giant Growth].
Its body swelled to about ten meters, exuding a sense of pressure.
The crocodile looked up at the large round sphere in front of it, but it showed no fear or retreat, attacking like a machine.
Whoosh!
In an instant, its black giant tail whipped over, emitting a skill's glow.
"Guji!"
Little Huang was slow and couldn't dodge, so it could only choose to endure.
Boom!
The giant tail struck Little Huang. Although it didn't knock it away, it inflicted injuries.
"Guji!"
Little Huang yelped in pain and immediately widened its innocent, large eyes, rolling towards the giant crocodile.
Boom boom boom!
Its combat method was simple, only rolling and crushing back and forth.
"Ao ao!"
The crocodile's level was also not high, only having the skill [Tail Whip].
Once its skill was used up, it was just there to be beaten for the rest of the time.
When its skill finally cooled down and it prepared to strike the slime again.
Chii—
A spatial mark appeared on its tail, instantly turning into a sharp blade.
"Ao!"
The crocodile's eyes widened, and its tail was instantly severed. Although it didn't break off, its skill was ruined.
After a long while, the crocodile, in its frustration, was crushed to death by Little Huang.
Its body turned into starlight and dissipated on the spot, leaving behind two light orbs.
"Hmm?"
Chen Shu's expression lit up; it had indeed dropped something.
He cautiously landed on the ground. As soon as he touched the light orbs, information flooded his mind:
[Skill: Tail Whip]
[Attribute Boost: Strength +1%]
"Two items?"
Chen Shu fed the attribute boost to the slime. As for the Tail Whip in his hand, it left him utterly bewildered.
He looked at Erha's tail for a moment, then at the space rabbit's short tail, his expression quite peculiar.
"Is this thing really useful..."
A twitch at the corner of his mouth, he fed the skill to Erha.
At least it could clone, so two Erhas whipping together might have some effect...
Chen Shu rode on Erha and returned to Little Huang's mouth.
"This development speed is a bit slow..."
He stroked his chin. Although everyone's attributes were on the same level,
Erha and the space rabbit, due to racial limitations, were less effective than dragons and tigers of the same level.
"No, I need to speed things up."
Chen Shu frowned and opened his system space, taking out the stored potions.
Holding half a bottle of explosion potion and a bottle of flame potion, a smile curved his lips, and he murmured to himself:
"If I don't cheat for a day, I feel out of sorts..."