Contracting the Mirage Rats, Part 2

"Roar!" "Gagaga!"

The moment Cao Fengqi his move, Xiaotian Dog and Nightmare also sprang into action.

After consuming the corpses of two extraordinary individuals from Dragon Head Mountain, Xiaotian Dog's physique has reached 502.

The other six Nightmare have a mental strength of around 350, which is not as high as the Mirage Rat, but not much weaker either.

They unleashed their attack, striking at the phantom images of Plague Rat.

"Heavenly Shadow Lost Trace Movement Art: Floating Light and Fleeting Shadow!"

At this moment, Cao Fengqi felt a surge of excitement, his fighting spirit soaring to the heavens.

The ninth-level agility erupted instantly.

He moved like a ray of light, swiftly rushing to the front of the three Mirage Rat.

"Zhizhi!"...

Sensing a threat to their lives, the three Mirage Rat unleashed a piercing mental attack.

Cao Fengqi felt as if his mind was being crammed with a large amount of information, making him feel tired and wanting to sleep.

"Is this your strongest skill?"

However, after only a moment of distraction, his gaze sharpened.

Sensing the surrounding wood elemental power with his spiritual energy, he swung his Flame Wing Feather Sword.

"Wood energy draws forth fiery spirit, a single sword ignites the dust of war!"

Wood fuels fire, and streaks of fire spread outwards, enveloping the three Mirage Rat.

The fiery serpent coiled fiercely, trapping and killing the enemy.

The moves of the Five Elements Spirit-Attracting Sword Art at level 10 are already comparable to those of extraordinary individuals.

"Puff puff puff!"

The next moment, the three Mirage Rat were covered by swordsmanship.

He was instantly killed before his astonished eyes!

Cao Fengqi was stunned for a moment.

"I overdid it... No, I think I underestimated my own abilities."

He murmured to himself.

Cao Fengqi was unaware that a level 10 swordsmanship combined with a level 9 movement technique was something that the strongmen of this world had achieved after tens of thousands of years of research.

His Strongman Technique, even among the wrestlers of the Lost Land, would be considered top-tier.

The increase in strength nearly doubled.

"You need to be gentle; don't use the power of the five elements."

"I still need to contract with these Mirage Rat."

Cao Fengqi thought to himself, a smile appearing on his face. He never imagined that one day he would need to go easy on evil spirits and beasts.

"His body is like a shadow in the clouds, shifting and changing without a fixed form."

He gave an excited, soft shout.

Heavenly Shadow Lost Trace Movement Art. Cloud Shadow Turning Form.

With a quick turn, he swiftly locked onto the Mirage Rat on his right.

Sensing its companion had been instantly killed, the Mirage Rat tried to flee in terror, but... the difference in speed was too great.

With a physique of 707, Cao Fengqi, at the limit of the 9th level of the Heavenly Shadow Lost Trace Movement Art, could theoretically unleash a speed of 1343.

This speed is absolutely beyond the reach of the Transcendent Second Sequence, and even surpasses that of a level 6 evil beast.

Even with a 50% speed boost within its own Mirage, the Mirage Rat is still far inferior to him.

"Puff!"

Cao Fengqi rushed forward and stabbed the half-meter-sized Mirage Rat with his sword, severely injuring it.

"There are three left."

"Puff puff puff!"

With another swift movement, he easily dealt severe damage to the other three Mirage Rat that were locked in fierce combat with the Xiaotian Dog Nightmare.

However, the Xiaotian Dog's mental strength was low, and he had already fallen asleep...

Cao Fengqi kicked it awake and excitedly approached the group of heavily injured Mirage Rat.

"Finally, I can replenish my team of battle pets."

He rubbed his hands together, his gaze sharpened, and he unleashed the Evil Herding Art.

He then used the Evil Beast Contracting Art to contract the four Mirage Rat one by one.

"Zhizhi!"

"It's a success."

Looking at the four mice that were trying to please him, Cao Fengqi's eyes lit up as he looked at their attributes.

[Battle Pet: Mirage Rat]

[Level: 6]

[Constitution: 269]

[Mental Strength: 435]

[Talents: Soul Siphoning, Soul Severing]

[Skill 1: Sever Soul and Slash Spirit: Casts a mental net to sever the target's soul. The severed soul can be absorbed by the user's talent, with an absorption efficiency of 20%. Recharge time: 3 minutes.]

[Skill 2: Plague Rat Frenzy: Mentally locks onto the target, releasing 10 Plague Rat to swarm and kill the target. Recharge time: 1 minute.]

[Skill 3: Mirage: Can create a cube-shaped space containing 1 meter of mental energy. This space is indistinguishable to the naked eye and difficult to discern with the mind. Within the Mirage, the Mirage Rat's speed perception is increased by 1.5 times, and the Sever Soul and Slash Spirit Net can be deployed around it.]

[Skill 4: Mirage Sleep: Releases a mental attack that inflicts a special coma on the target. Under this state, the Sever Soul and Slash Spirit. Recharge time: 20 minutes.]

"The four skills are basically consistent with the official information."

Cao Fengqi looked at the detailed information about the Mirage Rat, his eyes flickering slightly.

"However, this first skill..."

His gaze fell on the effect of the Sever Soul and Slash Spirit: "The soul severed by the Mirage Rat can be converted into its own spiritual power, with a conversion rate of 20%. That efficiency is terrifying enough..."

"If I severely injure a Mirage Rat, and then have my battle pet Mirage Rat Sever Soul and Slash Spirit, with the Mirage Rat's 435 spirit power, would that increase my battle pet Mirage Rat's spirit power by 87 points?"

"If I let my battle pet, the Mirage Rat, absorb 10 Mirage Rat, that's 870 mental power! At that point, my battle pet would be equivalent to Third Sequence transcendent."

As Cao Fengqi calculated and pondered, his eyes grew brighter and brighter.

"In the past, I haven't explored or calculated the improvements to Xiaotian Dog and Nightmare in detail. Now, I should experiment with them properly."

Previously, his extraordinary focus was on Artifact Refiner, and he conquered Cangxuan Town by relying on powerful cannons.

Now that he's focusing on the Beast Shepherd Sequence, he needs to gain a detailed understanding of his battle pets.

"Putting everything else aside, if we can train the Xiaotian Dog and Nightmare to level 7, exploring this place will be much easier."

Cao Fengqi's face lit up with anticipation. "Next, let's improve the strength of our battle pets."

A level seven battle pet is extremely powerful.

"Let's study Nightmare and Xiaotian Dog."

With a plan in mind, he went to the corpses of the three Mirage Rat and collected the soul of only one of Mirage Rat.

He commanded one Nightmare to Soul Siphoning from the soulless corpse of the Mirage Rat, and another Nightmare to absorb the soul from the corpse of the Mirage Rat.

The last corpse was devoured directly by the Xiaotian Dog.

"Let's see how much they can improve after taking them."

After recording their current physical condition and mental strength, Cao Fengqi looked around.

"10 level 5 items, 5 level 6 items, and 1 level 7 item."

The harvest time had arrived, and he walked over with anticipation, picking them up one by one.

"Tier 7 loot is a dilapidated weapon... bad luck."

"Most of the level 6 supplies are metal, and there's only one intact Gu box, but I don't need it. I don't know if it's easy to trade."

"Level 5 resources are all low-value items anyway. Oh well, my own Transcendent Shelter can absorb and upgrade them all."

Slightly disappointed, Cao Fengqi packed up the supplies and continued walking forward.