Chapter 545 - 349: Small Body, Great Energy

Chapter 545: Chapter 349: Small Body, Great Energy

’As expected of an A-Talent Soul Beast.’ It possessed the strength of a Lord IV right from birth. Its stats were incredibly impressive, with five powerful Talents, and its base attributes far exceeded those of a typical Soul Beast of the same Level.

Han Ning found it hard to imagine that this tiny, palm-sized creature was powerful enough to tear apart all life in an entire city or a stretch of the sea. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

"Everyone, come over here! Its name is Huaimiao. Come say hello to the new member of our family." Han Ning looked away from the stats panel, repeating Huaimiao’s name for his Soul Beasts who had gathered around to watch.

"AWOO~" Huaimiao hugged a Spirit Fruit that was even bigger than itself. Its eyes, full of Spiritual Qi, darted around, reflecting the appearances of the various Soul Beasts.

"EEE~" Fei Lin drew close to Huaimiao, extending a delicate hand.

Although Huaimiao had only just been born, its intelligence was already quite high. It could vaguely understand the meaning behind Han Ning’s words and innocently extended its paw to touch Fei Lin’s hand.

"RUSTLE~" "CHIRP~"

Yin Yi and Egg Pancake also came closer, playfully prodding little Huaimiao with a tender little branch and a shrunken dragon claw.

"HEE HEE~"

Egg Pancake went even further, winking and making a series of funny faces that made Huaimiao giggle.

Only the All-Encompassing Spiritual Silkworm, having eaten too much earlier, could only watch the scene wistfully, its belly sticking out.

Han Ning took out his phone, opened the camera, and captured the moment.

The bunch of rather rare Spirit Fruits didn’t last more than a few seconds in Huaimiao’s hands before only a bare vine remained.

’Huaimiao is a beast-type Soul Beast that controls the Water, Thunder, and Gold Elements. Feeding it Soul Beast Crystal Stones of the corresponding Attributes shouldn’t be a problem.’

With this in mind, he stopped petting the little ape and took a rare Lord Level Thunder Type Soul Beast Crystal Stone from the cloth pouch he carried, holding it up to Huaimiao’s mouth.

Areas with Thunder Type Spiritual Energy were scarce, so Soul Beasts that controlled this Attribute—and the corresponding resources—were also quite rare.

Among Soul Beasts of all Attributes, only about one or two out of every hundred were Thunder Attribute.

At the same time, he didn’t forget the two little ones at his side and took out their favorite snacks to feed them as well.

’When there’s food, everyone shares!’

He made an exception for the All-Encompassing Spiritual Silkworm, though. It had already eaten so much it could barely move, and it lay on the ground like a meatball, letting out pitiful "COO... COO..." cries.

"AWOO~"

With a flick of its lively eyes, Huaimiao gobbled up the Soul Crystal in a single bite, as if it were a piece of candy.

"Was that enough, little one? I have more if you want," Han Ning said, in a great mood.

"OOWAH!"

Huaimiao looked up with eyes full of craving.

"Here."

Han Ning took out another rare Thunder Attribute Soul Crystal.

Huaimiao flicked its tongue and continued to look at him with craving.

After it had eaten more than ten Soul Crystals of the same Attribute in a row, Han Ning stared at Huaimiao’s flat little belly, his expression growing uneasy.

He... had finally realized the downside of a high-Talent Soul Beast.

’They’re so, so, so, so damn expensive to raise!’

After eating its fill, Huaimiao, having only recently awoken, grew even more cheerful.

Even its lush, aqua-blue fur seemed to ripple with a misty, watery light.

Han Ning was still thinking about its five Talents and decided it was time to test the little one’s caliber.

He placed Huaimiao on the ground, and his eyes immediately landed on the thick-skinned Bun Master. With a soft laugh, he said, "Egg Pancake, I’m going to have to trouble you. You’ll be doing some simple training with Huaimiao."

"CHIRP!"

Egg Pancake was taken aback for a moment.

’Does he really want me to train with a newborn?’

It looked down at its own claws, which were larger than Huaimiao’s entire body, and its eyes filled with worry.

"Erm... what I mean is, and you get me here, don’t fight back for now." Han Ning gave Egg Pancake a meaningful look.

"CHIRP!"

’I knew it would be like this!’

’As a gentleman pancake, he couldn’t possibly let Sister Yin Yi or Little Sister Fei Lin take the hits. And as for their little brother, the All-Encompassing Spiritual Silkworm, it was currently as fat as a ball with all its Life energy focused on digestion, so it wasn’t a convenient test subject either.’

’Only I, Egg Pancake, can shoulder this heavy responsibility!’

Egg Pancake sighed, shrank down to about half the size of a human, and waddled over to stand in front of Huaimiao.

"Han Ning, are you going to test the Vilornox’s—oh, I mean, Huaimiao’s abilities?" Lin Ke, who was watching from the side, asked with an interested expression.

As the legendary Fierce Soul Beast of the Celestial Sea, she had long wanted to know what kind of power it truly possessed.

"Yeah." Han Ning nodded, not denying it.

"An A-Talent Soul Beast... Only someone at the rank of Duke or higher is qualified to contract such a precious creature. Come to think of it, I’ve never seen an A-Talent Soul Beast from any race besides the Witch Spirit Race," Irena remarked, her face also full of curiosity.

Only Huaimiao, the target of everyone’s stares, still looked completely blank. It sat on the ground sucking its thumb, looking at Han Ning in confusion.

"Huaimiao, first step: activate all the Talents you’re able to. Unleash Destruction Yin Thunder and attack Brother Egg Pancake," Han Ning instructed.

"OOWAH?"

Huaimiao tilted its head and looked at Egg Pancake, as if to confirm the order.

’Do I really have to attack him? This big guy was so nice to me~’

"It’s just a little test. Don’t worry, you don’t have to worry about hurting it," Han Ning said with a smile.

"HMPH!"

Receiving its master’s confirmation, Huaimiao no longer hesitated. It stuck its bottom out, wobbled to its feet, and stared intently at Egg Pancake a hundred meters away.

"CHIRP..."

At the same time, Egg Pancake stared back at the little creature, who looked so wobbly it could barely stand. But for some reason, when it was swept by the other’s eyes—which glowed with a golden-red light—Egg Pancake felt as if it had been seen through completely.