Skill Training

Next, Old Huang chose to continue practicing skills with Little Black by the lake, while Chen Wei and Color Spirit walked onto the pristine white snowfield to begin training.

In just a short hour, Color Spirit's progress in cultivating the Frost Breath skill far exceeded Chen Wei's expectations.

At this rate of progress, it likely would not be long before Color Spirit mastered Frost Breath to the Mastery level.

He gathered the little Color Spirit, panting tiredly after training Frost Breath, into his arms and stroked its head with great satisfaction.

Chen Wei suddenly thought of the Bond Battle that had recently become quite popular online in Donghua Kingdom.

It was said that when Beast Tamers respected and understood their pet beasts, showering them with love, they would also receive their pet beasts' love in return, thereby forging a bond between Beast Tamer and pet beast.

Through the coordination of that bond with Origin Star, a pet beast's combat power could soar dramatically. This was Bond Coordination Battle. However, mastering Bond Coordination was no simple matter.

Although this combat method had no requirement for strength, within Donghua Kingdom, those who could skillfully wield Bond Coordination Battle were almost all King-level Beast Tamers or above. Beast Tamers below the Master level who had mastered Bond Coordination Battle could be counted on one hand.

Chen Wei shook his head again, feeling that he was thinking too far ahead. One had to eat one bite at a time; Bond Coordination Battle was not a goal that could be forced. It would already be good enough to gradually build a bond with Color Spirit through everyday life and training.

His foremost goal now was still to help Color Spirit leave its juvenile stage and advance to Rank One. Only then could he use the dragon crystal he had prepared for so long to evolve Color Spirit.

After all, every night after finishing cultivation, Chen Wei spent a great deal of time on his dragon crystal enhancement homework, rain or shine.

He held deep expectations for the intermediate dragon crystal created using his talent, and he also looked forward to seeing just what dazzling sparks the exceptionally gifted Color Spirit and the dragon crystal would produce together.

Coming back to his senses, Chen Wei crouched down and placed the Color Spirit in his arms, whose source force had recovered, onto the snow. In high spirits, he said, "You've rested enough, right? Next, let's practice the Ice Spike skill."

"Yi!" (Easy peasy!)

Ice Spike was an offensive skill that basically all ice-type pet beasts knew. It was a universal skill, and Chen Wei wanted to see Color Spirit's proficiency with it.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh." One crystalline blue ice spike after another erupted from around Color Spirit, turning into streaks of blue light as they shot forward. Snow immediately billowed across the open ground ahead, leaving the ground riddled with small pockmarked holes.

Seeing the destructive power Color Spirit produced with the Rank One skill Ice Spike, Chen Wei nodded in satisfaction before continuing, "You used Telekinesis and Ice Armor very skillfully in this morning's battle, so there's no need to test those. Color Spirit, use Ice Concealment this time."

Upon hearing Chen Wei's command, a pale blue glow immediately lit up across Color Spirit's crystal-clear body. Then, its body swiftly began blending into the pure white snowfield, vanishing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Chen Wei stepped forward and carefully searched the snow, yet he simply could not find any trace of Color Spirit. Ice Concealment truly deserved to be called a Rank Two skill—it could use snow or ice as cover to hide one's tracks.

If Chen Wei could not vaguely sense Color Spirit's presence through their contract, he truly would not have been able to determine even its rough location.

"Come out, Color Spirit." At his voice, Color Spirit's figure appeared not far away.

Chen Wei sighed, his expression gradually turning serious. With such an outstanding pet beast, it could use its innate skills with mastery without even needing training.

Though this sounded rather like showing off, faced with this unexpected situation, Chen Wei genuinely could not think of which skill would be best for Color Spirit to train for the moment.

Logically speaking, most Rank One pet beasts had only mastered Rank One skills to the Proficient level. Only a very small number could reach the Mastery level, let alone Color Spirit, which was still only in its juvenile stage.

Seeing Chen Wei sigh, Color Spirit looked at him in dissatisfaction and cried out in a clear voice.

"Yiyi?" Didn't I meet the requirements?

"No, no, it's because you're too amazing." Seeing Color Spirit's displeasure, Chen Wei's smile widened. He then walked over, lifted it high, and held it in his arms.

"Yiya." (/ω＼) (Of course!)

Suspended in the air, Color Spirit haughtily turned its head away, its eyes naturally avoiding Chen Wei's ardent gaze.

"Even though you're amazing, you still need to keep it up!" Chen Wei rubbed his cheek against Color Spirit's warm, soft body. It felt like cotton, with a faint warmth to it.

"Keep practicing Frost Breath. Over the next week, strive to master it to the Mastery level."

"Yi." (^▽^) Color Spirit replied softly.

Standing in the open space, Color Spirit continued to exhale icy blue streams of frigid breath. Several large blocks of solid ice soon appeared across the broad snowfield.

"Your casting speed is already very fast. You don't need to deliberately pursue speed now. Color Spirit, try concentrating your power by extending the casting time before unleashing Frost Breath!"

Upon hearing Chen Wei's command, Color Spirit began working hard to charge its Frost Breath. Brilliant icy blue light began shining within its mouth, while the surrounding ice-type source energy streamed ceaselessly into it.

"Boom." Color Spirit unleashed the Frost Breath it had charged for so long, having absorbed a vast amount of ice-type source energy. A terrifying explosive torrent of ice erupted across an entire stretch of snowfield ahead, the blast flinging countless dazzling ice fragments across the snow.

Chen Wei hurriedly raised a hand to shield himself from the ice shards flying at his face. Color Spirit's body was also dragged across the snow by the recoil of its Frost Breath, leaving a distinct trail behind it.

After the airflow dissipated, Chen Wei's eyes pierced through the falling snow and met Color Spirit's gaze as it remained firmly planted in the snow.

"What outrageous damage!" Chen Wei praised, intending to compliment Color Spirit a few more times.

"Ring, ring, ring..." Chen Wei suddenly felt a vibration from his pocket. It was his phone.

After praising Color Spirit through their thoughts and telling it to pause its training, Chen Wei took out his phone. Seeing that it was an unfamiliar number, he answered and immediately asked, "Hello, may I ask who this is?"

"Hello, is this Mr. Chen Wei? I'm the manager of Stuffed Doll Mall Pet Beast Store." A capable female voice came from the other end of the call.

"Yes, that's me," Chen Wei replied crisply.

"Here's the situation: I received your résumé and feel that you're a good fit. Do you have time to come in for an interview sometime in the next couple of days?"

Chen Wei crouched down and lightly touched the curious Color Spirit with a finger. "Can you accept the terms I proposed?" he asked calmly.

"Of course, but we'll need to conduct an on-site assessment. Do you have time this afternoon?"

"I do."

"..."

After gaining a general understanding and communicating over the phone, Chen Wei ended the call and casually slipped his phone into his pocket.

Chen Wei had arranged an interview for three o'clock that afternoon. Whether the recent financial pressure could be eased would depend on his performance this afternoon!