"Star Lifeforms?"
Chen Shu was slightly startled, seeing the star river below shake as if something had changed.
Without hesitation, he immediately hid inside Xiao Huang's mouth.
This stage had no protective mechanisms, meaning he was not invincible.
*Buzz buzz buzz—*
The star river churned, emanating an extremely mysterious power.
Following that, humanoid figures stood up from the star river.
They were entirely composed of starlight, with no flesh or blood, naturally possessing no features, like liquid robots.
A total of ten Star Lifeforms appeared and surrounded Chen Shu.
"They don't seem that strong..."
Chen Shu rubbed his chin and muttered, "Only Silver Three-star strength?"
"Roar roar!"
Er Ha spat out several massive fireballs, attacking the surrounding Star Lifeforms.
Despite being only nascent minor skills, with the powerful fire attribute enhancement, their might was not to be underestimated, easily capable of killing same-level opponents.
*Bang bang bang—*
The Star Lifeforms did not dodge but directly endured them, seemingly unaffected.
"Huh?"
Chen Shu was slightly surprised, then had Er Ha unleash its skills again.
*Whoosh whoosh!*
A [Giant Wind Blade] suddenly appeared, slashing at one of the Star Lifeforms.
The flight speed of wind-elemental skills was extremely fast, leaving almost no time to dodge.
*Ching—*
The power of the wind blade was astonishing, incomparable to [Fireball Barrage].
As expected, the wind blade tore through its body, making its aura a bit weaker, but it still wasn't instantly killed.
"Is it an elemental resistance issue?"
Chen Shu rubbed his chin, beginning to understand the meaning of 'attribute suppression'.
The starlight earlier seemed to be testing the attributes of the three contracted spirits to create Star Lifeforms with suppressive effects.
Chen Shu's expression was calm, and he shook his head, muttering, "There are no absolute suppressions..."
The next moment, Er Ha instantly unleashed a terrifying [Deathly Fire Pillar]!
*Boom boom!*
In an instant, scorching heat spread, nearly annihilating a Star Lifeform in the blink of an eye.
The fire pillar continued, sweeping towards the other nine creatures.
Before long, all nine Star Lifeforms were dead, unable to withstand this level of damage.
Chen Shu was not surprised. Although the Star Lifeforms had formidable elemental resistance, they couldn't withstand the monstrous power of Er Ha's skills.
Moreover, the appearing lifeforms were only Silver-ranked; no matter how tough they were, there were limits.
'Reward obtained: Star Power +1'
"Hmm? Not bad."
Chen Shu was slightly startled, a hint of surprise in his eyes, not expecting a reward for defeating the first wave of creatures.
Just as he was surprised, the star river ahead churned again.
Another ten Star Lifeforms appeared, but their bodies seemed to have grown slightly larger, and their aura was more ferocious.
"Enhanced versions?"
Er Ha beside Chen Shu's eyes moved, and two identical clones appeared.
*Boom boom boom!*
Two more terrifying [Deathly Fire Pillars] erupted, incinerating two Star Lifeforms, but they weren't instantly killed.
The Star Lifeforms endured the fire pillars and charged forward, approaching Xiao Huang.
Their bodies flashed with light, and they produced various weapons such as swords, spears, sabers, and halberds, slashing towards Xiao Huang.
Initially, Chen Shu hadn't paid much attention, as same-level creatures couldn't break through Xiao Huang's defense.
But the next moment, his expression changed slightly, a hint of surprise showing.
Xiao Huang's body was wounded, and colorless blood flowed out.
"Do the weapons have an ignore-defense effect?!"
He was startled, not expecting this stage to be so counter-effective.
"Goo-jee!"
Xiao Huang's body rolled, attempting to ram the surrounding Star Lifeforms,
but they remained motionless, their bodies shimmering with starlight, clearly possessing an advantage of 'super armor' skills.
*Boom boom boom!*
At this time, the two Deathly Fire Pillars finally eliminated six Star Lifeforms.
The remaining four creatures continued to attack Xiao Huang, their star weapons shining brightly.
"Goo-jee!"
Xiao Huang directly soared into the air and fled into the distance.
If you can't win, you can't run?
The Star Lifeforms quickly pursued, but their speed was not very fast, clearly not at their peak counter-ability yet.
At the same time, the Space Rabbit beside him's eyes moved, and it also took action.
Chen Shu initially thought Er Ha alone would suffice for a quick clear, but it seemed he had been too naive.
"Whoo whoo~~"
A sly smile played on Space Rabbit's lips as it pulled out its super treasure.
A beam of light appeared in its eyes as it cast its exclusive skill, [Spatial Mark].
Simultaneously, the giant carrot in its hand swung repeatedly, striking the marked Star Lifeform.
*Bang bang bang—*
The Star Lifeform was continuously hit, but it didn't stop moving, still pursuing the slime.
"Huh? No way..."
Chen Shu originally thought Space Rabbit wouldn't be suppressed, as it was primarily supportive, and its attack methods relied on the effects of its innate weapon.
However, after striking over a hundred times, it only triggered the special effect twice.
According to probability, this was quite abnormal.
"Can it reduce the trigger rate?"
Chen Shu looked at the starlight on the Star Lifeforms' bodies, his eyes showing contemplation.
Finally, after several minutes of pursuit, Chen Shu successfully eliminated the remaining Star Lifeforms.
'Reward obtained: Star Power +2!'
Almost without giving him a moment to rest, the star river churned again!
"No wonder it's a challenge stage!"
He muttered to himself. The newly appeared ten Star Lifeforms were even larger.
Although still Silver Three-star, their attribute suppression was more pronounced.
*Boom boom boom!*
Almost the instant they appeared, three giant meteorites descended in a triangular formation!
The reason Chen Shu hadn't unleashed his ultimate skills in the previous wave was to deal with this wave of Star Lifeforms.
Now, each stage clearly offered no rest time, and he had to strategically allocate his contracted spirits' skills.
The power of the three [Celestial Fire Meteorites] was terrifying, even surpassing [Deathly Fire Pillar].
The ten newly appeared contracted spirits were heavily damaged upon their appearance, but their bodies turned liquid, easily breaking free from the meteorites' crushing force.
They fearlessly charged towards the slime, their speed increasing, and they had mastered flight.
"This is a bit tricky!"
Chen Shu sighed, then had the three Er Has unleash their other skills to finish them off.
While he was engaged in fierce combat, the others were crying out in misery, some not even passing the first stage.
They were the cream of the crop among same-level beast tamers, barely able to defeat same-level creatures,
but facing attribute-suppressed Star Lifeforms made it difficult.
At this moment, Martin's expression turned strange, and he couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Finally, I've encountered the Star Lifeform stage."
Killing intent gathered in his eyes, and he opened a portable box, which was filled with dazzling starlight.
The starlight possessed a mysterious power, instantly forging an inexplicable connection with the ruins.
The Star Lifeforms beside him stopped their pursuit and remained in place, appearing somewhat bewildered.
Martin's lips curved into a sinister smile, saying:
"Chen Shu, let's see how you survive..."