Go, Little Coal Ball!

Coal Ball had only reached S+ Growth Value, yet its base attributes were already this powerful. What would happen if it rose to SS rank?

All it needed was to feed on Spirit Cores to increase its Potential Value.

Through several previous rounds of trading, Han Xing had accumulated over twenty thousand Spirit Cores!

Even if he fed Coal Ball ten thousand of them at once, he would still have plenty left in reserve.

If it were any other survivor, they simply would not be able to produce that many in such a short time.

Han Xing's eyes widened as he excitedly grabbed a handful of Spirit Cores from his backpack and tossed them all to Coal Ball.

Coal Ball eagerly wolfed them down.

"Eat! Eat as much as you want! I've got plenty here, hahaha!" Han Xing shouted excitedly.

However, after eating more than thirty Spirit Cores, Coal Ball lost interest in the ones on the ground.

Han Xing noticed a change in the Satiety section of the pet information.

Satiety: 100

"Can't eat anymore?"

Han Xing said regretfully, "Looks like the idea of rapidly stacking a pet's Potential Value by feeding it huge quantities of Spirit Cores won't work."

Pets had their own satiety limits, and the amount they could be fed each day was limited. Presumably, this was also one of the system's restrictions.

Shaking his head, Han Xing stopped dwelling on it.

After all, S+ Growth Value was already incredibly impressive.

After eating its fill, Coal Ball happily rolled around in the grass.

Han Xing smiled. "Now that you've eaten and drunk your fill, it's time to get to work."

Upon hearing that, Coal Ball excitedly jumped up.

As soon as he finished speaking, Han Xing controlled the Sky Island Territory and moved closer to another cloud.

More than ten minutes later, Han Xing's Sky Island Territory approached a cloud spanning a full twenty square meters.

At that moment, a System Prompt appeared: "A group of irritable horned creatures lives inside. Enter?"

"Irritable horned creatures? Sounds like they aren't friendly..."

Han Xing stroked his chin in thought.

But he could not wait to test Coal Ball's abilities.

So Han Xing directly selected yes.

The cloud dispersed, revealing four gray, long-haired creatures with curved horns.

Horned Sheep (One-Star Creature)

Level: LV3

Strength 8, Agility 10, Spirit 7, Constitution 8

Skills: Horn Ram, Sky Piercing Horns

Four Level 3 one-star monsters—if it were Han Xing, he would have to rely on his powerful attack power to instantly kill two of them first, then defeat the rest one by one.

Otherwise, once he fell into their encirclement, his frail body would quickly be trampled to death by these Horned Sheep.

But now, he was planning to let Coal Ball fight alone.

As a pet, the Void Dire Wolf Coal Ball absolutely obeyed its master's commands. Even if Han Xing ordered it to fight an opponent on the Demon Lord's level right now, it would carry out the order without hesitation.

Level 1 Coal Ball, fighting four Level 3 Horned Sheep alone.

Even when facing enemies that outnumbered it several times over, it showed not the slightest fear.

"Go, Little Coal Ball!"

Having received Han Xing's command, the black puppy on the ground instantly shed its silly, adorable expression.

A vicious look slowly emerged on its face, its tusks beginning to show.

Only then did it possess the bearing of a powerful creature like a Void Dire Wolf.

At the same time, the four Horned Sheep instantly saw red when they spotted Han Xing.

They lowered their heads in unison, pointed their sharp goat horns forward, kicked off with their legs, and charged at Han Xing.

However, the Next Moment, a figure moved even faster than they did.

A faint black glow emerged around Coal Ball. Like a Black Shadow flashing past, it instantly rushed before one of the Horned Sheep.

It extended its sharp claws and slashed across the Horned Sheep's neck.

In Han Xing's view, Coal Ball's attack moved so quickly that it left afterimages.

Slash! Slash!

The Horned Sheep only felt a burst of searing pain before two claw marks appeared on its neck.

The Next Moment, blood began to gush out.

"Baaah!!!"

The Horned Sheep let out a pained scream. Hearing it, the other three Horned Sheep turned their pitch-black pupils toward Coal Ball.

Their hatred had shifted.

The Next Moment, they angrily moved their hooves and charged toward Coal Ball together.

Even Han Xing could not help worrying for Coal Ball at the sight.

He clenched his longbow, ready to intervene at any moment.

Yet Coal Ball was not flustered in the slightest. Instead, it bared its fangs and let out a threatening growl.

Its gaze was filled with pride. Like a king of the jungle, it seemed not to take the Horned Sheep seriously at all.

The three Horned Sheep charged in.

Coal Ball neither dodged nor retreated, and a faint black glow emerged from its body once more.

Han Xing clearly saw that, at the instant the Horned Sheep struck it, their sharp goat horns seemed to pass through Coal Ball's body. It was as though they had struck nothingness itself, causing it no harm whatsoever.

"Void Body!"

Han Xing cried out inwardly.

As Coal Ball's first skill, Void Body gave it a 50% chance to evade.

At that moment, all three Horned Sheep attacks missed.

It truly was a godly skill worthy of its name!

The Next Moment, black light flashed, and Coal Ball bit down on one of the Horned Sheep's head.

Then it extended its two sharp foreclaws and unleashed claw strikes at a speed so fast that afterimages appeared.

Slash! Slash! Slash! Slash!

In an instant, Coal Ball attacked four times. Including its bite damage, that Horned Sheep suffered five attacks from Coal Ball.

Several bone-deep wounds instantly appeared on the Horned Sheep's body, each emitting a faint black aura.

This was the effect caused by Coal Ball's second skill, Void Corrosion.

"Baa..."

After a mournful cry, the Horned Sheep collapsed.

Blood still stained the corner of Coal Ball's mouth. Its savage appearance even frightened the other Horned Sheep, leaving them too afraid to launch another attack for the moment.

Han Xing also noticed that whenever Coal Ball moved or attacked, the black glow around its body seemed to increase its speed by a great deal.

As a result, the speed it displayed in actual combat far exceeded the attributes shown on its panel.

"Is that the effect of its fourth skill, Void Blink?" Han Xing was stunned.

This Void Dire Wolf had truly exceeded all his expectations, surprising him again and again!

Void Blink directly doubled Coal Ball's speed. Combined with Void Body's evasion, Counterattack Spikes' burst damage, and Void Force's weakening effect—

These skills formed an incredibly powerful close-combat system, lacking neither survivability nor explosive power.

Moreover, Coal Ball was only Level 1 right now. Once it reached Levels 6 and 10, it would unlock its next two skills.

After reaching two stars, it would also learn new high-level skills, not to mention what would come at three stars and four stars.

How powerful would Coal Ball with S+ Growth Value become by then?

Just thinking about it made Han Xing incomparably excited!

Just then, the three remaining Horned Sheep came to their senses and launched another attack on Coal Ball.

Coal Ball refused to yield. It transformed into a bolt of black lightning and darted back and forth among the three Horned Sheep.

Every time it appeared, it left several wounds on their bodies.

For a moment, blood sprayed everywhere, and the scene became somewhat gruesome...