ALL NOVEL Chapter 153: Chapter 133: Ultimate Steak
The competition ended, and Chen Xing recalled Taotie to the Beast Taming Space.
After greeting his three teammates, he left the arena.
In the corridor, his tall sister's silhouette stood in a corner, quietly waiting for Chen Xing.
"If you teamed up with me, sister, the two of us siblings could've cut straight through to the finals," Chen Xing said with a grin as he looked at his sister.
Chen Lingya didn't speak but simply lifted her right elbow, gesturing for Chen Xing to support her.
Noticing his sister's subtle gesture, Chen Xing couldn't help but laugh.
He extended his left hand to hold his sister's elbow and walked side by side with her.
This motion sent Chen Lingya's thoughts drifting back to the distant past.
She seemed to see that tiny figure who would obediently wait at the classroom door after school each day, then take her hand and set off on the journey home together.
Now, that once small figure had grown taller than her, from following in her footsteps to walking shoulder to shoulder.
Chen Lingya stole a glance at her brother with her peripheral vision, her lips curling into a slight smile.
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In front of the TV, You Jinghong watched the Taotie in the television, rampaging like a tank.
Turning his head to his wife beside him, she was resentfully staring at the TV. Sensing You Jinghong's gaze, her body shivered.
"What are you going to do?" she asked.
You Jinghong said softly, "Stop training your Beast Taming."
"I don't understand what you're saying."
"Summon your beast," You Jinghong instructed.
"No," his wife's complexion changed slightly.
"You saw it too, others are no longer people we can afford to offend. Even if he stops here, he will be favored by someone important. Don't harbor thoughts you shouldn't have. Come on, summon your beast." You Jinghong squeezed his wife's neck.
Trembling, You Jinghong's wife summoned her Poisonous Fire Fox beast.
The black giant snake slithering around the living room flashed by in a blur.
The next second, the Poisonous Fire Fox in the living room vanished without a trace.
"From now on, you should not sign any new beasts. Just be an ordinary person," You Jinghong gently touched his wife's belly, "Our baby is three months old now, and you wouldn't want him to call someone else mama in the future, right?"
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"Knock, knock, knock."
The sound of knocking came from outside the brown wooden door.
Opening the door, there stood a delivery person in a black vest.
"Hello, may I inquire if you are Mr. Chen Xing?"
"That's me," said Chen Xing.
"Your purchase has been delivered; please check the items."
As the delivery person spoke, they also took out an identity verification device. Chen Xing took it and confirmed his identity after a fingerprint check. Then the delivery person unloaded the items from the vehicle and placed them in front of the door.
Afterward, they left in the beast-drawn carriage they had arrived in.
Chen Xing summoned Sìxiàng, asking it to help him move the boxes into the kitchen, where thirty-six crates of steaks now stood.
In the yard, the other people heard the noise and one poked their head out to look. Seeing that Chen Xing had made a purchase, they withdrew their head back.
After winning a billion from betting on the last match, Chen Xing initially wanted to continue gambling, as it really was a quick way to make money.
But his tutor had already left Longshang Desert.
Without connections and considering that competitors weren't allowed to bet, unless they had a really strong relationship, he dismissed the idea.
Fortunately, the one billion four hundred million in funds was enough for now.
He had contacted the Universal Chamber of Commerce early yesterday and managed to buy thirty-six steaks at a discount through the silver card membership.
After finishing the thirty-six steaks, Taotie's size limit would be able to reach three hundred and forty meters.
"Sìxiàng, give me a hand," Chen Xing said.
The kitchen in the yard was spacious and fully equipped. Under the busy night, lights in the kitchen shone brightly.
Overnight, all thirty-six steaks were grilled to perfection and ended up in Taotie's belly.
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Taotie lay contentedly in the backyard.
It had never felt as joyful as it did today.
The steak was delicious, fragrant, and sweet.
Its master must have seen how hard I worked in today's competition and rewarded me for it!
Sitting on Taotie's back, Chen Xing's palm gently stroked over the creature's exoskeleton, new and old segments unevenly distributed.
The newly grown spikes shone brighter and were lighter in color than the surrounding ordinary ones.
Taotie had finally reached its size limit of three hundred and forty meters.
Chen Xing realized that as Taotie's maximum size grew larger, the added size it gained from eating pet food each day became more and more apparent.
This increase didn't seem like a fixed number but rather a percentage growth.
The most obvious sign was the next morning when Taotie's body length data surged by 4 meters overnight, and its weight ballooned by tens of tons. At this size, each increase in body size brought about a geometrical escalation in weight.
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Before long, the next day's duo strength competition arrived.
Today's opponent was not as strong as the Longshang Desert team they had dueled the day before.
The fight was resolved in half an hour.
After finishing the starting match, Chen Xing did not leave the venue but stood at a distance outside the corridor to watch.
In the second match, Haimen Hanhai took the stage.
On the field, Chen Xing saw tomorrow's opponent.
[Species]Thunder Sound Dragon
[Attribute]Thunder
[Energy Level]66.2
[Energy Level Limit]87
[Body Length]25 meters
[Hip Height]6.8 meters
[Height]10.1 meters
[Weight]Sixty-two tons
[Skills]
Primary Skills: Lightning Chain (Master), Thunder Fang (Master), Tyrant Bite (Perfect), Furious Assault (Master), Dragon Tail Sweep (Perfect)
Intermediate Skills: Thunder Shield (Master), Earthsplit Stomp (Master), Shocking Roar (Master), Plasma Ejection (Master)
Advanced Skills: Tyrannical Thunder Net (Master), Thunder Sound Heavenly Waterfall (Proficient), Wild Thunder Body (Beginner)
Innate Skill: Thunder Sense Smell (Passive)
After reviewing the Thunder Sound Dragon's attributes, a hint of intrigue flashed in Chen Xing's eyes.
It seemed its skill proficiencies weren't that high.
It was more like it relied on an advantage in energy level to overwhelm.
Compared to Taotie's clumsiness on land, the Thunder Sound Dragon was clearly much more agile.
Considering its unsurpassed energy level, along with the number of skills it possessed,
Overall, it was quite impressive. After all, a master proficiency level indicates a profound mastery of the skill.
Usually, to achieve perfection level proficiency, one needs to be inherently in tune with the skill as a beast tamer or have a certain natural talent in practicing the skill, and then it takes a lot of effort to reach perfection.
From its skills, this Thunder Sound Dragon seemed to be more proficient in close combat.
An image of yesterday's Sculpted Feather Blade Mantis came to Chen Xing's mind.
If it fought with the Sculpted Feather Blade Mantis, the odds might be around thirty to seventy in the mantis's favor. Most likely, the mantis was no match for the Thunder Sound Dragon, because Thunder Sound Dragon had the powerful, wide-ranging Tyrannical Thunder Net and its thunder attribute came with a certain degree of paralyzing effect; furthermore, it had a higher energy level.
The energy level of yesterday's Sculpted Feather Blade Mantis was only 58.
However, the Sculpted Feather Blade Mantis still had a chance to win if it fought the Thunder Sound Dragon because the mantis could even cut through Taotie's exoskeleton, so breaking the Thunder Sound Dragon's armor would not be harder.
Moreover, the Thunder Sound Dragon was smaller in size than Taotie.
The same depth of wound might not be fatal to Taotie, but it could be lethal to the Thunder Sound Dragon.
After observing the enemy's condition, Chen Xing silently left the corner.
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