Xiao Youya Was Seriously Injured

"No, no!! The Transcendent Emberfire can only delay the influx of this strange yellow energy into my body, but it cannot completely stop it!"

Cao Fengqi looked at his body with rapid breathing, seeing that the Transcendent Emberfire was useless, and cold sweat beaded on his forehead.

"Aberrant Witch Worm... Are Transcendent Herding Fire useful?"

He forced himself to calm down and decisively transformed the Emberfire into Transcendent Herding Fire.

When the hazy, Transcendent Herding Fire appeared, the yellow energy seemed to quiet down, gradually dimming under the scorching heat of the Herding Fire.

"The Transcendent Herding Fire is useful!!"

Seeing this, Cao Fengqi was overjoyed. As he observed the changes in his body, his anxiety gradually subsided.

"Damn, I almost peed my pants!"

"I just thought I'd be invincible if I kept developing like this, but I didn't expect enemies to come from the sky so soon! Damn it!"

"Still that bizarre, Aberrant Witch Worm."

Cao Fengqi cursed and swore.

This was the first time he had encountered such a bizarre attack.

There was no pain whatsoever, only a sense of unknown terror.

If he were to die here today, the loss would be far too great.

At least a whole host of battle pets will be gone.

Seeing the yellowing on his skin completely disappear, Cao Fengqi leaned back in his wheelchair and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

"How exactly did those Aberrant Witch Worm attack me? The attack script for Mental Smite even indicates that a ball of red energy is enveloping me..."

"There was no warning at all, so how did I get infected?"

"Could it be from making eye contact with it? Will eye contact trigger its attack? Curse? Or something else?"

Cao Fengqi recalled the scene just now, a solemn expression on his face.

Ultimately, to everyone's dismay, the encounter with the Aberrant Witch Worm yielded absolutely no useful information.

"How bizarre! The wizarding world, with its mysterious and extraordinary nature, is inherently unpredictable and full of diverse methods."

"Curse are even more difficult to defend against. This is the cathedral of dark wizards. Some witch insects have been invaded by evil energy and mutated, possessing all sorts of terrifying abilities. I still need to be careful from now on."

Cao Fengqi composed himself, remaining vigilant. "I can't be a wolf here, I can't get cocky in the slightest. I need to play it safe."

"Next, I'll explore again after my battle pets have improved in strength."

He glanced warily at the location of the Aberrant Witch Worm, and made a decision in his heart.

The figure slowly disappeared, exiting the Lost Land.

"Next, I need to understand in detail how fast the Mirage Rat battle pet can level up."

Back in his room, Cao Fengqi began to carefully study each of his battle pets.

He commanded one of his Mirage Rat battle pets to use the Sever Soul and Slash Spirit on the Mirage Rat.

"Zhizhi!"

The Mirage Rat battle pet immediately responded and unleashed a skill on one of the Mirage Rat.

"Hmm? My mental strength has increased from 435 to 438. Each Sever Soul and Slash Spirit increases mental strength by 3 points. With a 20% absorption rate, that means I cut off 15 points of the target's mental strength in one go."

"It takes 29 skill casts from your battle pet to absorb all of a Mirage Rat's spiritual energy."

"The Mirage Rat's Sever Soul and Slash Spirit has a 3-minute cooldown, meaning it takes exactly 87 minutes to gain 87 points of Spirit Power, which translates to 1 point of Spirit Power per minute."

"Of course, it can't be calculated like that. Mirage Rat aren't made of iron; they need rest to recover their energy. You have to see how long Mirage Rat can work at a time."

"I need to record this myself..."

Since a detailed understanding was needed, data recording was essential Cao Fengqi took out paper and pen and began recording his observations.

"No way! This skill only lasts an hour, and it takes two hours to recover. That's like working an eight-hour day? That's too awesome!"

"Fine, eight hours is acceptable. It can increase mental strength by 480 points a day."

"So, it will take... almost three days to absorb all the spiritual energy of these 15 Mirage Rat."

"Three days is a bit long..."

As time went on, he observed, remembered, and pondered little by little.

In less than three days, one could increase their battle pet's spirit power by 1305; this would absolutely drive people crazy if word got out.

But Cao Fengqi was not entirely satisfied.

"I also need to calculate how much Nightmare Soul Siphoning a Mirage Rat can increase my power, and how much Xiaotian Dog can increase it by eating one."

Cao Fengqi then transformed into a serious research scholar, staying up all night to take notes.

More than ten hours later, he finally came to a conclusion.

Previously, the Xiaotian Dog ate a complete Mirage Rat, containing a level 6 soul, which took 12 hours.

Perhaps because the Mirage Rat is a magical beast, its constitution increased by 40, its mental strength increased by 40, and a complete corpse increased its attributes by 80 points. The absorption rate is quite high, but it takes too long.

Furthermore, the Xiaotian Dog only gains 10 points of constitution from eating a soulless Mirage Rat corpse, which takes 2 hours to digest, making it less efficient than directly consuming level 7 metal materials.

Nightmare absorbed the complete corpse of the Mirage Rat, increasing its mental strength by 40 and its physical constitution by 10, in 12 hours.

Absorbing the soulless corpse of Mirage Rat increases mental strength by 10 and physical constitution by 5. Digestion time is 2 hours.

The Mirage Rat battle pet gains 87 attribute points from eating a Mirage Rat.

The Xiaotian Dog gains 80 attribute points after eating one.

Eat a Nightmare and gain 50 attribute points.

"Overall, upgrading the Mirage Rat battle pet offers the best value for money. However, the Mirage Rat has a drawback: it only increases mental strength, which means its physical body is a major weakness."

"Secondly, the Mirage Rat's attacks are somewhat monotonous, relying on only three moves: Sever Soul and Slash Spirit, Plague Rat Frenzy, and Mirage Sleep. However, if combined with the Mirage, and traps are set up within the Mirage beforehand, they can be quite formidable."

"Another important point is that souls are also very important to battle pets, but if they consume a soul, they themselves will perish."

"However, the cost-effectiveness of their soul absorption is higher than that of their own."

"The evil spirits and beasts I hunt will be used to upgrade my battle pets, and the resources and weapons I obtain will be used to trade for souls to improve myself. This method Perfect."

"Let our Mirage Rat leader absorb 10 of these 15, Xiaotian Dog eat 5. We'll leave Nightmare for now. Xiaotian Dog's constitution is currently 542; if he absorbs 5 more, he might reach level 7."

Cao Fengqi summarized it bit by bit.

After making the final decision, he placed a group of battle pets in the forging room to work on their own, then went to sleep.

"Son, you're finally out! Hey? Why did you dye your hair blonde?"

Cao Fengqi stayed in the room for more than twenty hours. When he walked out of the room looking refreshed, his mother said in surprise.

"What blond guy?"

Cao Fengqi asked in surprise.

Look at yourself in the mirror.

Liu Xiuxiu looked him up and down. "You know what, son, you're so roguish yet handsome, you don't look like a good kid at all."

"..."

Does a mother talk like that?

"Damn, he really does have blond hair. That Aberrant Witch Worm even dyed his hair?"

Cao Fengqi and looked at his full head of yellow hair in the mirror, a speechless expression on his face.

That strange yellow power even has a hair-dyeing effect?

He tried to drive it away with his Transcendent Herding Fire, but found it useless unless he burned or dyed his hair.

"Damn it, you just wait. Once I have a lot of level 7 battle pets, we'll see if I don't take you down."

He thought to himself, his face darkening.

However, the black Shepherd's Beast Robe and striking hair do give him a somewhat cool and edgy look.

"Hey? Fengqi, you really look quite handsome."

At this moment, Liu Chunying walked in from outside, her eyes lit up when she saw him, and she smiled.

"Oh, right, Fengqi, Xiao Youxiu just came to see me. Sister Youya was injured, so I went over and helped treat her!"

"But my strength is too weak, and the effect is minimal."

She came up to him and continued.

Liu Chunying's clinic is now open for business, and extraordinary individuals come for treatment every day.

They are somewhat famous.