Xu Fan looked over the description of Ghost Stone Hell.
Useful.
But not entirely useful.
If he encountered an enemy weaker than himself, he could simply overpower them.
If he encountered an enemy stronger than himself, would merely restraining them be enough to defeat them?
However he looked at it, Xu Fan felt this skill was more of a support ability.
It was somewhat useless to him.
Thinking this, Xu Fan glanced at the Female Snow Wolf.
When they encountered the Nuger Worm swarm, the little thing had resolutely stayed by his side.
It was a pretty good partner.
"Hm?"
Suddenly, Xu Fan noticed a change in the Female Snow Wolf's mood.
It seemed to sense that the Skill Book was special, and its eyes were shining.
But perhaps because of Xu Fan's awe-inspiring swordsmanship, the Female Snow Wolf only watched.
It made no move to come over and snatch it.
It held no malice and had no intention of taking it.
This Female Snow Wolf was quite clever.
It knew that if it harbored any ill intentions toward Xu Fan,
he would kill it in an instant.
Looking at it another way, Xu Fan becoming stronger would do it no harm.
And yet...
What the Female Snow Wolf could never have dreamed was that after Xu Fan met its gaze, he tossed the Skill Book straight at it.
Whoosh...
Almost instinctively,
the Female Snow Wolf leaped up and caught the Skill Book in its mouth.
Right after that, the Skill Book changed rapidly, turning into a ball of light.
The Female Snow Wolf's eyes widened. It had no idea what was happening.
It only felt that the sensation was strange and wonderful, like a snowball—cool and chilly.
The ball of light melted in the Female Snow Wolf's mouth at a visible speed.
In the Live Stream Room,
no one had expected Xu Fan to do something like this.
Their minds went completely blank.
There was no doubt that Xu Fan was currently ahead of every other contestant.
He was the first—and the only one—to receive a reward of supernatural power.
They had all assumed Xu Fan would use the Skill Book
and master this power.
That would greatly increase his combat strength
and improve his odds of surviving in the Forbidden Land.
Especially in a crisis, this skill would be an ace up his sleeve, allowing him to turn the tables!
But who could have guessed...
Xu Fan's move had caught everyone completely off guard!
He had actually given such a valuable item to the Female Snow Wolf!
What was he thinking?!
Even if the Female Snow Wolf seemed to have been tamed by Xu Fan and had fought alongside him through life-and-death battles,
it was still a vicious beast.
Who knew whether it might suddenly betray him?
And it was better to be safe than sorry.
What if the thing used Ghost Stone Hell against Xu Fan?
"The contestant from the Yan Kingdom actually gave such a great reward to a vicious beast? Is there something wrong with his head?"
"Even if he didn't want something that valuable, he should've given it to a contestant from another country. How could he give it to a wolf?"
"Hasn't he heard the story of the ungrateful wolf?"
"The contestant from the Yan Kingdom must be crazy."
Foreign viewers began criticizing him furiously, unable to contain their frustration.
They had been envious of the Yan Kingdom contestant's lead.
But they never expected Xu Fan to give the best reward to a vicious beast!
It was unbelievable!
If he didn't want it anyway,
why couldn't he give it to a contestant from their country?
What a waste!
Baffling.
Unbelievable.
Impossible to understand!
In fact, it wasn't just the foreign viewers.
Even the viewers in the Yan Kingdom and the production team
were dumbfounded.
No one could understand what Xu Fan was doing.
Even though he had mastered incredible swordsmanship and wiped out the Nuger Worm swarm all by himself, leaving everyone in awe,
Ghost Stone Hell was a genuine supernatural power.
"My goodness, why would Xu Fan do that?"
Host Xiao Ying's eyes were wide with disbelief. She couldn't make sense of it.
Why give the Ghost Stone Hell skill to a vicious beast?
Brother Qiang, Warrior King Chen, and Director Zhang fell silent.
They stood rooted to the spot, one after another.
They desperately wanted to say something, but were too shocked to speak.
"Xu Fan's thought process doesn't seem to work like a normal person's,"
Writer Yuanyuan couldn't help remarking. "Even if he really thinks the skill is useless, he should've given it to a contestant from the Lighthouse Nation..."
"Giving it to a vicious beast is just too wasteful."
In fact...
Quite a few viewers who had witnessed the scene were devastated.
If they hadn't already used up their one weekly chance to call him,
the officials would definitely have contacted Xu Fan and told him not to be so impulsive.
But now...
All they could do was watch helplessly as the Female Snow Wolf and the Skill Book melted together.
Strange characters burst out of the ball of light and inscribed themselves on the Female Snow Wolf's body.
A dazzling radiance shone forth.
The two fused completely.
Ghost Stone Hell had become the Female Snow Wolf's skill.
It was too late for regrets.
"How infuriating. The Female Snow Wolf really did use the Skill Book. If Xu Fan hadn't been there, the swarm would've killed it."
"Exactly. Even if someone gave it to you, you shouldn't have accepted it."
"Now all we can do is hope Holo won't betray our Xu Fan."
If the Female Snow Wolf stayed loyal and mastered Ghost Stone Hell, it would indeed be a great asset.
But who could guarantee that?
It was that uncertainty
that worried them.
And remembering that this was supernatural power
only made the loss sting more.
Xu Fan, on the other hand, watched the Female Snow Wolf's transformation with a calm expression.
Then the Mysterious Voice sounded in his ears once again.
[Because Xu Fan gave "Ghost Stone Hell" to the Female Snow Wolf, her Bloodline Talent has been successfully activated!] [The Female Snow Wolf has gained the Petrification Talent!] [The Female Snow Wolf has been successfully tamed by Xu Fan!] [Danger Level increased to D+!] [Congratulations to Xu Fan for becoming the first contestant to tame a vicious beast!]
At the same time...
The announcement appeared once again in the Live Stream Rooms of contestants from every country.
Especially in the Yan Kingdom's Live Stream Room.
Every viewer who saw this was stunned.
They never would have expected...
Things would turn out so differently from what they had imagined!
Most importantly...
No matter how much the Female Snow Wolf had seemed to be tamed by Xu Fan before, following at his side like a pet,
that had only been their own assumption.
But this time...
It was an official announcement!
That meant the Female Snow Wolf had truly become Xu Fan's partner!
It seemed the betrayal they had feared wouldn't happen after all!
It was a case of every cloud having a silver lining.
And the Female Snow Wolf's combat strength had also increased considerably.
If they encountered danger again in the future,
it would be a great asset to Xu Fan.
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