Chen Shu shook his head, not offering any explanation. Instead, he said,
"I'll go take care of some minor matters first. Once I'm done, I'll send you back home, and someone will explain things to you then."
"Alright, fine."
Xie Fengyu nodded, then added, "By the way, what minor matters are you taking care of?"
"Destroying the Salvation Church."
"..."
Xie Fengyu stumbled, nearly falling to the ground.
"Are you serious?"
"What do you think?"
Chen Shu smiled slightly, not saying anything further.
"..."
Observing Chen Shu's expression, Xie Fengyu instantly understood.
Was he going to experience something so intense right after waking up?
He certainly knew about the Salvation Church. It was one of the three great evil organizations, a veritable blight on Blue Star. Even the four major nations during peacetime hadn't managed to destroy it.
Yet now, a Beast Tamer at Gold Three Stars claimed he was going to annihilate it?
However, Xie Fengyu didn't harbor much doubt. Given Chen Shu's outrageous experiences, this matter wasn't entirely beyond the realm of possibility...
At this moment,
Chen Shu sat down, remaining silent, and opened his Contracted Spirit panel.
Despite having faced a life-or-death crisis, his gains were substantial.
The rabbit was now SS+ in level, and its overall attributes had seen a significant improvement.
Most importantly, it had grown a pair of dragon wings, greatly enhancing its agility. Coupled with its teleportation ability, its speed had reached a terrifying level.
The only pity was that it hadn't grasped any new talents or skills. It was likely that the Ying Long phantom was a temporary bloodline evolution boost.
Nevertheless, the rabbit's combat power had significantly increased. Even without consumables, it could contend with King-tier Level Two creatures.
Of course, the most immense improvement was with Er Ha!
Name: Elemental Beast Emperor
Temperament: Intelligent, Violent
Attributes: All-Rounder
Life Form Race: Monster Class
Talents: [Elemental Mastery] [Rapid Cooling] [Elemental Armor Pierce] [Elemental Body]
Skills: [Bat Poison Mark Lv3] [Clone Lv11] [Elemental Rune Lv1] [Extreme Elemental Control] [Elemental Annihilation]
Exclusive Skill: Dog Shadow Maze
Potential Rating: SSS (Ultimate Form)
Unlike its previous panel, most of Er Ha's skills had disappeared, but it had gained a new talent and three new skills.
[Elemental Body: The strength of your other elemental attributes will be the same as your strongest element! Simultaneously immune to all control skills!]
[Elemental Mark Lv1: Every time a skill is released, you will stack a rune. Each rune provides a certain damage increase and elemental armor penetration effect! Rune Cap: Ten]
[Extreme Elemental Control: Having mastered the power of elemental origins, you can unleash skills of any attribute! Elemental skills are divided into Lower Tier, Middle Tier, and Upper Tier skills!
Lower Tier skills have a cooldown of one second, Middle Tier skills have a cooldown of ten seconds, and Upper Tier skills have a cooldown of sixty seconds! The cooldown of each skill is calculated independently and is not affected by any cooldown reduction!
Note: Any elemental skills you learn will fuse with this skill, providing damage increase and skill cooldown effects.]
[Elemental Annihilation: Forcibly fuse all elements to unleash unparalleled destructive power. Note: This skill has no level and can trigger all your passive skills!]
"..."
Chen Shu looked at Er Ha's panel, his eyes still filled with astonishment.
Although its panel had been simplified, each new skill's effect was virtually god-tier, capable of rivaling divine skills.
[Elemental Body] rendered Er Ha immune to all control effects, effectively giving it innate super armor. It also raised all its elemental attributes to match its strongest element.
Although Er Ha was an all-element Contracted Spirit, its fire attribute was the most potent, as it was the primary damage dealer and needed to focus on offensive skills.
Now, Er Ha's other attributes – water, wood, wind, lightning, even light and dark – were all forcibly elevated to the same level as its fire attribute, equivalent to gaining a substantial attribute boost for free.
The effect of [Elemental Mark] was also incredibly powerful. Based on Chen Shu's estimation, it was an evolved form of [Elemental Killing Spree] and [Continuous Assault], greatly enhancing Er Ha's offensive capabilities.
As for [Extreme Elemental Control], this was Er Ha's most crucial skill!
Even though Er Ha's panel was simplified, as long as it possessed this skill, Er Ha could unleash skills of any attribute, essentially having a perfect skill library.
However, the only drawback was that this skill was designed for sustained combat, lacking sufficient burst damage.
But Er Ha's final skill, [Elemental Annihilation], perfectly compensated for this shortcoming.
The battles of the past had already demonstrated the terrifying power of this skill, capable of achieving victory against opponents of higher tiers.
Furthermore, its characteristic of directly triggering all passive skills meant two things: first, it could maximize the stacking of [Elemental Rune], and second, it could unconditionally trigger [Bat Poison Mark].
"Elemental Beast Emperor..."
Chen Shu murmured to himself, gradually beginning to grasp the meaning of this name.
At this moment, Er Ha was truly an ultimate being that controlled all elements!
"Roar roar roar—"
As if sensing its master's admiration, Er Ha looked smug and began nudging Chen Shu's clothes.
"You really are something..."
Chen Shu patted Er Ha's body, already anticipating the second SSS-tier Contracted Spirit.
The rabbit had evolved once, and its bloodline was now SS+.
However, its bloodline shackles had not been broken. It still required a Bloodline Bead or Beast Emperor Essence.
The little sprite and the slime had no bloodline restrictions, but their potential ratings were slightly lower, requiring two to three more bloodline evolutions.
"Take it slow..."
Chen Shu's mind was calm; he wasn't too impatient.
His current progress rate was already beyond human. His elder had also warned him that haste makes waste.
"Let's take care of the Salvation Church first!"
Chen Shu brushed off the dust from his body, his gaze fixed on the distance, a hint of killing intent in his eyes.
Xiao Huang's speed was astonishing. In a short while, it had ventured deep into the sea, reaching an unknown territory.
"Is it in the deep sea?"
Chen Shu raised an eyebrow, and with his Contracted Spirits, plunged into the water.
His body sank continuously, and he saw a strangely shaped mountain ahead.
"Is it inside?"
He followed a giant opening exposed on the mountain rocks and entered the interior of the peak. The internal passages were arranged chaotically, but Chen Shu forcefully pushed forward, quickly reaching the core location.
A spatial portal hovered in the sea, without any special aura emanating from it. It was likely that even fierce beasts were unaware of this portal's existence.
"No defenses at all?"
Chen Shu raised an eyebrow, not too surprised. After all, the church was probably in disarray at the moment, so a lack of defenses was understandable.
Without hesitation, he stepped into the portal before him.
His vision shifted, and Chen Shu found himself at the foot of a mountain. Various peaks stood in the distance, and a howling gale swept across the sky, as if it hadn't ceased for thousands of years.
"Ordinary-grade异空间 (alternate dimension)?"
Chen Shu sensed the spiritual energy of the surroundings and instantly made an accurate judgment.
He looked at the only passage in the area, took out a bottle of enhanced nukes, and muttered to himself,
"Today, not a single one will escape!"