Playing with fantasy beasts in the martial arts world

Chapter 124 The Wonderful Use of a Small-Scale Palu Soul

The Moon Scythe Demon BOSS is not weak. Although it is difficult to make a direct comparison, since the attack methods and talent characteristics are different, Cha Nan still judges that its strength is roughly between the peak of the first-class level and the innate level. Moreover, due to the BOSS position bonus, its health bar is very thick.

However, this thing's attack pattern is relatively simple, and unlike the Monarch Melpa, it is not a heavy tank that can withstand a lot of damage. After Chanan caught its sneak attack routine, it was completely countered.

In summary, the Bomb Birds harass and whittle down the enemy's health, the Moon Scythe merges into the darkness and vanishes to ambush, the Monarch Melpa is the main tank, protecting Chanan and making her take the damage, and then the Bomb Birds rush in to gang up on her, while Chanan occasionally throws a few punches, practicing her Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms.

However, in this way, the originally domineering and powerful Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms was used by Cha Nan with a strange feeling, and it no longer resembled the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, but rather the Flying Dragon Probing the Clouds Hand.

However, Cha Nan himself didn't care. Grandfathers are all grandsons. When Xiao Feng first emerged from obscurity, he wasn't necessarily domineering and powerful. It's normal that he can't unleash the true power of the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms now because his skill foundation isn't strong enough. Once his skill is sufficient and his palm technique is mastered, his style will naturally correct itself.

This is called: Dragon. It can be big or small, it can rise or hide. When it is big, it stirs up clouds and mists; when it is small, it hides its form. When it rises, it soars through the universe; when it hides, it lies dormant within the waves!
The battle lasted about ten minutes. The Moon Scythe Demon BOSS's health bar was whittled down to a very dangerous level. Cha Nan stopped sending the bomb birds to attack, fearing that one of them might impulsively self-destruct and wipe out the Moon Scythe Demon BOSS in one fell swoop.

Cha Nan planned to take this Moon Scythe Demon back for breeding, since using a BOSS-level creature as breeding material would increase the probability of producing BOSS-level offspring.

When the high-grade Palu ball was used, the capture success rate rose to 40%, and Chanan accurately threw the first Palu ball.

With a single shot, the Moon Scythe Demon BOSS was successfully captured, and Cha Nan received one Ancient Technology Point and two Ancient Parts as a reward for the hunt.

"Tsk!" Cha Nan shook her head, somewhat dissatisfied.

As expected, the real-world fantasy beast world is different from the game. The amount of reward you get after defeating a BOSS may be related to the strength of the BOSS itself, rather than treating all BOSSes the same.

The Moon Scythe Demon is clearly inferior to the original monarch, Melpa, so it only has one ancient technology point and two ancient components.

After collecting the materials, we went deeper into the dungeon and found two ordinary treasure chests that could be opened without a key.

Cha Nan put away the monarch's handkerchief, then summoned Guo Fu, whispered some sweet nothings to her, and washed her hands as well.

Before opening the box, one must, of course, pray to Anubis before officially opening it.

Upon opening the first treasure chest, Cha Nan received three technology points and a Grass-type skill fruit, a great start indeed.

As expected, metaphysics is still useful.

Both technology points and Grass-type skill fruits are crucial resources that Cha Nan urgently needs right now.

He grabbed Guo Fu and flipped her around like Stephen Chow's Eiffel Tower before opening the second box.

A burst of white light erupted from the box. The light subsided, revealing a rhomboid crystal surrounded by mist, lying quietly alone inside the box, emitting a strange fluctuation.

When it appeared, the bombbirds following behind Cha Nan became somewhat agitated, peering into Cha Nan's direction and squawking incessantly, only to be shooed away by Cha Nan's wave.

"This is... a miniature Palu Soul?" Cha Nan held the strange crystal in his hand and immediately felt a clearing of his mind, yet he could vaguely hear some strange sounds and perceive a few indistinct messages.

Small Palu Souls are materials that can be occasionally found in the wild in the game and can be used to upgrade the talents of mythical beasts.

Similarly, small Palu Souls can be synthesized into intermediate, advanced, and ultimate Palu Souls using a crusher. Cha Nan remembers that there is a certain probability of obtaining them after killing the beginner-level Phantom Beast 'Luna'.

However, it only appears at night, and Cha Nan has not yet unlocked the cold-resistant equipment, so he cannot go out at night to search for and capture this mythical beast.

As for its breeding method... Cha Nan really doesn't remember, nor is it necessary for her to remember.

After all, who has the time or energy for this when playing games?

Ninety-nine percent of players engage in breeding primarily to collect attribute points, so aside from a few important pets with fixed breeding and leveling paths, they don't care at all how other pets are bred.

There's no need to specifically collect small Palu Souls; you'll naturally pick up quite a few while exploring the map.

But now, as he played with the small Palu Soul in his hand, Chanan didn't know if it had any other uses, but judging from the reactions of the Bomb Birds, he knew that this thing must be very important.

Its rarity certainly exceeded Cha Nan's original expectations.

"I wonder if this thing is even usable by humans," Cha Nan thought to herself, glancing at Guo Fu before immediately feeling ashamed of her own thoughts.

"Let's take it back and let Fang Dongbai and the others try it! Although it might be a bit of a waste!"

Just as Cha Nan was about to put away the small Palu Soul, he saw Guo Fu staring at him expectantly. She even reached out and tugged at his sleeve, her face flushed, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated to speak. In truth, given Guo Fu's originally fiery and proud nature, even if she needed something, she would either offer it directly or remain silent, preferring to forgo any benefits rather than utter a single soft word.

But her relationship with Cha Nan was quite different, and she was less concerned about revealing more of her vulnerability towards Cha Nan.

"You want it?" Cha Nan asked Guo Fu.

Guo Fu nodded emphatically: "Yes! I don't know why, but I just feel...it's very important to me, and I want it!"

Upon hearing this, Cha Nan did not hesitate and handed the small Palu Soul to Guo Fu.

"If you want it, you can have it!" Cha Nan wasn't a stingy person. Besides, although Guo Fu's strength was only average, her various hidden help to Cha Nan was immense. He wouldn't be so stingy as to not even part with a small Palu Soul.

Now that they know this thing might be very useful, Cha Nan and the others will begin to study Luna's breeding formula after they get through this major crisis in Xiangyang.

Once the breeding formula for Lunati is figured out, while it may not be possible to obtain a small-scale Palu Soul freely, it will obviously not be too difficult.

That's how the game works in Fantasy Beasts. It's not exactly a series of hurdles, but there are definitely some barriers that, once overcome, lead to rapid freedom. If you can't overcome them, you're blocked behind the door and it's very difficult to get in.

Think back to Cha Nan's initial tragic state of dying and being reborn alone between the fantasy world and the martial arts world. Compared to now, the time interval between them is not very long, but the reality is very different.

Guo Fu took the small Palu Soul handed to her by Cha Nan, played with it in her hand for a while, and then, as if possessed, placed it on her forehead. With a burst of white light, the entire small Palu Soul actually merged into it. Guo Fu closed her eyes, stood there as if fast asleep or deep in thought, her whole body trembling slightly, but it didn't seem like she was in pain or discomfort.

After waiting for about five or six minutes, she slowly opened her eyes, and in that instant... Cha Nan almost thought it was an illusion, but she saw a glimmer of wisdom in Guo Fu's eyes.

"How is it?" Cha Nan asked.

Guo Fu smiled charmingly upon hearing this: "Very good! Or rather...it has never been this good!"

"I now understand many things my mother used to tell me, and I have a new understanding of many martial arts techniques."

As she spoke, Guo Fu reached out and struck out with her palm. The palm wind brushed against her face, yet it was layered upon layer, like waves, which was the Azure Wave Palm Technique.

Previously, Guo Fu mostly used the basic palm techniques of Peach Blossom Island in a straightforward manner, without utilizing the subtlety of the power. But now, she has fully demonstrated the essence of it.

This shows that in the coming period, Guo Fu's martial arts skills from Peach Blossom Island will see a significant improvement.

Because the Azure Wave Palm Technique is the foundation of Peach Blossom Island's martial arts, both the Falling Flower Divine Sword Palm and the Jade Flute Sword Technique have many connections with the Azure Wave Palm Technique.

If Guo Fu can use the Azure Wave Palm Technique to such an extent, then the other martial arts of Peach Blossom Island are not so difficult, after all, she has a foundation.

"This is... a small Palu Soul that awakened her?"

"So, is it that the small Palu Soul can enhance talent and comprehension, or is it just a key that unlocks the treasure trove that originally belonged to Guo Fu?" Cha Nan regretted that she only had one small Palu Soul at hand, and the research sample was limited, so she could not refer to it for comparison.

The human body is truly amazing.

Guo Fu may have limited natural talent and perseverance, but that doesn’t mean she lacks potential.

From a genetic perspective, the genetic information of parents and even grandparents is stored in the bodies of their offspring. Some of it is manifested, while some is hidden and may never be revealed.

Guo Xiang, for example, inherited the talents and abilities of her mother and maternal grandfather, which is why she later founded the Emei Sect. She also built the entire Emei Sect martial arts system with the martial arts of Peach Blossom Island and parts of the Nine Yang Divine Skill, making her a true grandmaster who founded a sect.

Guo Fu should also possess these potential qualities, but they haven't manifested in her.

"Perhaps, it's a combination of both!" Cha Nan thought to herself as she looked at Guo Fu at that moment.

After all, if it were simply about enhancing her talent, Guo Fu's current performance is indeed somewhat akin to a 'complete transformation,' and the effect seems too good!

With another direction to strive for, Cha Nan didn't dwell on it too much. Instead, she led the group of bombbirds back to the base to prepare to build another incubator.

Running two incubators simultaneously will greatly increase efficiency.

(End of this chapter)