Chapter 116: Shadow Beast Cannon
Morning Qi returned to the Traveler’s Box.
The little Shadowlight Fox was practicing its Shadow Beast Cannon, while the little donkey had already succumbed to the fox’s imposing aura, lying quietly nearby and occasionally flicking its tail in a token gesture.
He quietly approached behind the little Shadowlight Fox, careful not to disturb it.
Guided by a scroll, the little fox opened its mouth wide as black flames gathered inside.
How was it going?
Morning Qi stood silently behind the fox, watching. Having read some of the text on the scroll, he knew the Shadow Beast Cannon wasn’t an easy skill to master; it was a fairly advanced technique.
“Ha!”
The little Shadowlight Fox let out a powerful roar into the air.
A tiny flash of black fire flickered out, vanishing in an instant.
Not quite there yet...
As expected, it couldn’t be learned all at once—it had to be taken slowly.
Morning Qi opened the fox’s game panel. Thanks to daily nourishment from the Shadowstone, the little fox had already reached level nine.
In terms of attributes, its normal inspiration had risen to 35, spirit power stood at 20 points, and strength had reached 7 points. Even its claw strikes carried considerable force now.
Its current spirit power was 0 out of 20.
“Hm?”
Morning Qi looked at the little Shadowlight Fox in surprise.
With spirit power depleted, practicing spells was ineffective and would even lead to negative effects from spirit overexertion.
“Huff, huff...”
The little fox exhaled twice and once again crouched on the ground, panting heavily as it gathered strength.
Morning Qi quietly stepped behind it and gently lifted it into his arms.
The little Shadowlight Fox flailed a bit in joy, hoping for praise from its master.
“Well done, but you need to learn to control your spirit power—don’t overuse it.”
“Yes, Master!”
Morning Qi took out a bottle of spirit potion, opened it, and poured it into the little fox’s mouth.
“It’s a bit bitter, but drink it down, little fox.”
Glug, glug.
“Master, I feel power surging through me!”
After finishing the potion, the little fox’s fur bristled as it felt its strength return.
A fierce roar escaped from it.
Morning Qi gently set the little Shadowlight Fox down.
After resting briefly, the fox stood up again, filled with renewed spirit power.
“You’re really hardworking. I’ll treat you to an extra meal later…”
Morning Qi clapped his hands, looking at the little fox with the fondness of a proud father.
Next, he opened his item panel and took out a blood-red talisman, holding it in his palm.
The Crimson Blood Bat Talisman.
Morning Qi pulled up a beginner’s guide on installing talismans from the forum.
He needed to inscribe this talisman onto the Debt Collector’s Longsword.
A talisman acted as an additional attachment to a weapon, much like a computer’s hard drive or graphics card.
Thanks to talismans, many weapons could be better customized.
Once inscribed, the talisman could be removed, but not recklessly. Generally, after three removals, the talisman’s power would weaken.
Just like how novices often mess up their computers, talisman installation required care.
Morning Qi examined the talisman closely and noticed it was unlike the one shown in the guide; its surface bore a hammer-shaped pattern.
The guide didn’t mention anything about a hammer pattern.
He glanced at the comments beneath the post.
“Author, I noticed my talisman has a hammer mark—what does that mean?”
“That’s the Hammer Protection Pattern, used to reinforce the talisman and prevent damage. Only talismans like that have it. Just install it directly. Also, I’ve seen your ID several times—stop showing off your good stuff in every comment!”
Morning Qi tilted his head. The comment seemed like a question but was really just bragging.
Still, the information confirmed that his blood-red talisman was quite exceptional.
With the help of the comments, Morning Qi followed the guide: he placed the Debt Collector’s Longsword on the table, then drew out the circuit from the talisman and inscribed it onto the blade.
As spirit power flowed in, the lines on the talisman slowly etched themselves onto the longsword, the red patterns glowing like molten lava as they spread across the blade.
When the spirit power injection ceased, the crimson patterns faded away.
Inscription complete!
Morning Qi eagerly looked at the in-game notification.
[Your weapon “Debt Collector’s Longsword” has gained the Sharpness effect and the Bleeding Attack effect.]
[Sharpness effect: Your longsword’s base weapon damage +4!]
[Bleeding Attack effect: When you wound an enemy with this weapon, the wounds bleed more profusely and heal more slowly!]
Both effects!
This effectively enhanced the longsword’s basic attack damage!
Not bad at all—this talisman...
Morning Qi rubbed his hands excitedly.
Although the longsword still looked plain and ordinary, as soon as he infused spirit power, vivid, glaring red patterns would glow along the blade.
After finishing the talisman inscription, Morning Qi looked forward.
Suddenly, he was startled.
The little donkey gasped and hid behind him, while the little Shadowlight Fox radiated an overwhelming aura.
Had it really learned it?
Morning Qi could hardly believe it.
Black flames roared fiercely in the fox’s mouth, soon transforming into a dark energy sphere.
Seeing the little fox bristle with ferocity, it let out a fierce roar forward.
Boom!
A tremendous explosion echoed as the black energy poured out from the fox’s mouth.
Morning Qi stepped back hastily. Thankfully, the attack was aimed at the sky; otherwise, half of his furniture would have been destroyed!
Morning Qi looked at the text with surprise.
[Your pet Shadowlight Fox has learned the special skill “Shadow Beast Cannon”!]
He was shocked. So soon?
According to the scroll, even gifted pets usually took five days to learn this.
Could the little Shadowlight Fox be a prodigy?
He read the skill description carefully.
[Shadow Beast Cannon:
Element: Shadow.
Description: Destroy those pesky obstacles!
Effect: Consumes 5 spirit power to condense spirit energy in the mouth, launching a powerful long-range spirit blast dealing 30 to 70 high damage (cooldown 10 minutes).]
Morning Qi was amazed. He had seen on the Beast Corps forum that even for a young but powerful pet, this damage was quite broken!
Could this be the bloodline of a disaster beast?
After unleashing its ultimate move, the little Shadowlight Fox lay on the ground, its tail weakly stopping its wagging.
The fox’s power growth meant his own strength had grown!
With this ranged skill, his battle strategies had multiplied.
“Good work. And be careful not to wreck the furniture.”
Morning Qi excitedly carried the exhausted little Shadowlight Fox to the pet house he had prepared.
Truly, my little Shadowlight Fox is exceptional!
Morning Qi felt a surge of pride.
After confirming the fox was resting, he took out the Hunter’s Chain.
This powerful chain was the strongest weapon he had claimed at the Feeder’s Base—the Hunter’s weapon!
However, to fully master it and make it feel like an extension of his own hand required practice.
Morning Qi continued manipulating the Hunter’s Chain, gripping it firmly.
Time passed swiftly.
“Phew...”
After training, Morning Qi looked at his now-empty spirit power bar.
The gains were good; his strength had improved considerably from today’s practice.
According to the investigator’s guide, although he wasn’t strong enough to defeat those cocoon monsters yet, he could barely escape them.
As for the larger monsters mentioned in the guide, he would have to rely on luck...
Morning Qi fed the little Shadowlight Fox a fruit and ate a physical growth fruit himself, raising his constitution to 17.
He slowly closed his eyes, waiting for the next dawn in the game before setting off.
(The End of This Chapter)