Chapter 52 - Don’t bite off more than you can chew

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nCombination skills were very difficult.

nIt didn’t mean that if an Iron-eating Beast mastered Hardening and Thunder Palm at the same time, it could combine the two skills.

nEven if it only used both Hardening and Thunder Palm on his palm at the same time, it wasn’t that easy to do.

nFirst, he had to consider whether his pet had the ability to use two skills at the same time. Second, he had to consider whether the energy of the two skills would conflict.

nIf he wanted to resolve these contradictions, there was no doubt that he had to solve them by increasing the proficiency of his skills.

nOnly when the proficiency of the skill was enough and the pet was extremely familiar with a certain skill could this skill be combined with other skills to be used.

nThe higher the skill proficiency, the higher the combination skill completion.

nThere was a saying in the Beast Taming Domain: Combination skills might not be the strongest, but the strongest skills must be combination skills.

nTherefore, on the basis of this sentence, the high-level Beast Tamers gave the combination skill of two and more perfect-level skills a name, called “profundity”.

nWhether a pet could master the profundities was often the most critical factor in evaluating the level of cultivation of a Beast Tamer in a higher field.

nIt was clearly a little early for Shi Yu, who wasn’t even a professional Beast Tamer.

nIt was even very early for professional Beast Tamers.

nAfter all, even ordinary professional Beast Tamers might not necessarily be able to train their pets’ skills to perfect proficiency.

nHowever, because he thought highly of Shi Yu’s talent, Lin Hongnian still chose to broaden Shi Yu’s horizons in advance.

nHe hoped that Shi Yu could work hard in this direction!

nAt the side, after Lin Xiuzhu finished introducing the profundities of the “Thunder Armor”, Lin Hongnian looked at Shi Yu without leaving any trace, waiting for Shi Yu’s shocked expression.

nGeniuses were geniuses, but being compared to a senior like him who had sufficient accumulation, he was definitely still a little lacking.

nThis experience could be used by Shi Yu and the others.

nHowever, Shi Yu’s next words made Lin Hongnian’s heart skip a beat.

n“This Thunder Armor… feels like it can still be improved?” Shi Yu discovered the flaw in the Thunder Armor.

n“Why do you say that?” Lin Xiuzhu didn’t understand.

n“Because the iron-eating beast’s vision isn’t very good. With the speed just now, I wonder if it can control its movements well…”

nThe strong Iron-eating Beast beside him was stunned.

nLin Hongnian was also stunned.

nHow could there be perfection? It was already very fragrant to have this move to deal with opponents with large bodies and not good speed.

nShi Yu added, “If there’s a perception skill that can predict the enemy’s movements or clearly capture the enemy’s position, the effect of the Thunder Armor might be stronger.”

nHe looked at Eleven.

nPerfect Level Hardening plus Perfect Level Thunder Palm plus Perfect Level Super Sight… This felt like the perfect Thunder Armor profundity.

nHowever, this was more like a three-skill profundity.

nAs for facing a large-sized opponent, wouldn’t it be better if it was Perfect Level Hardening Perfect Level Thunder Palm Perfect Level multiplication!

n“The key is that it’s not easy for iron-eating beasts to learn perception skills.” Lin Hongnian’s face was speechless.

nDid this person think learning skills was that simple? He could go ahead and try learning it if he wanted!

n“However, your idea is pretty good. Every profundity isn’t perfect. It has its own flaws and shortcomings. By integrating new skills into the combination profundities, it can increase the effect of the profundities.”

n“Of course, this is still too far from you. Your current goal should be to train the Iron-eating Beast to increase the proficiency of the Thunder Palm.”

n“Then, try the simple combination of hardening and Thunder Palm.”

n“It’s not easy to increase the proficiency of Thunder Palm. After all, this skill isn’t an Iron-eating Beast’s racial skill.”

n“From initial level to proficient level, the palm needs to have extremely strong endurance and lightning resistance.”

n“To be proficient in it, the pet needs to have strong energy control and strong physical support.”

n“As for going from expert level to perfection, during the training process, a single mistake will cause the pet to be covered in injuries. The training process is extremely dangerous!”

n“Every step is very particular. In short, if you have any problems in your cultivation, come and find me.”

nAlthough he had shown Shi Yu the characteristics of the Thunder Palm at each proficiency stage, there were still many ways to practice in this direction.

n“Alright, I’ll work hard.” Shi Yu nodded.

nAt the side, Little Iron Eating Beast Eleven kept feeling that the two of them weren’t on the same wavelength.

nIt was right.

nLin Hongnian thought that he would first let Shi Yu develop a normal combination skill that was proficient in hardening and proficient in the Thunder Palm. This skill was enough for Shi Yu to pass the vocation assessment in the future.

nShi Yu was thinking about when he could reach Perfect Hardening, Perfect Thunder Palm, and Perfect Multiplication to directly activate the Thunder God Armor Mode… He could destroy a city with one strike.

nSkill index really was a good thing.

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nThen, Sister Panda began to introduce Shi Yu and the others to the training hall facilities.

nThere were all kinds of targeted equipment to train the Iron-eating Beasts, but Eleven felt that it was a little boring.

nIt didn’t look as ferocious as jumping off a building…

nOne of the rooms was an electricity-generation training room specially designed for Iron-eating Beasts to train their lightning resistance. The highest it could provide was transcendent-level electricity.

nThere was also an electric swimming pool nearby. Not only could it train the iron-eating beasts to fight in the water, but it could also increase their lightning resistance.

nEleven liked it a lot.

nApart from that, things like the canteen and infirmary were standard.

nShi Yu looked around and nodded. If he could use the equipment here, it would indeed be more scientific and comprehensive than the Iron-Eating Beast working itself to death.

nMost importantly… They could eat and drink for free here!!!

nIn order to find out what the food in the dojo was, Shi Yu deliberately stayed until it was time for dinner today.

n“Father…”

nLin Hongnian was hurriedly summarizing his insights into cultivating iron-eating beasts, planning to give it to Shi Yu before he left.

nAt this moment, Lin Xiuzhu knocked on the door and entered.

n“Have they finished eating?” Lin Hongnian asked. “It’s still to their liking, right?”

nLin Xiuzhu pondered. “It should be very suitable. Shi Yu is alright. That little Metal-eating Beast ate a lot.”

nLin Hongnian smiled and said, “If it really is as self-disciplined as you say, it probably will have a lot of exercise. It’s normal to eat a little more.”

nLin Xiuzhu said, “Electricity Mine, Iron Bamboo, Iron Heart Wood, Gold Spirit Mine Spring, and the growth package of the special gold and lightning dual-element energy crystals in our dojo. It ate the double portion of normal Iron-eating Beast training.”

nLin Hongnian raised his brows. “That is indeed a lot, but that’s normal.”

n“But this is only their appetite in the afternoon when they only fought one battle and didn’t do any training…”

nLin Hongnian fell into deep thought.

nHe felt that he had to prepare more food resources in the future.

nHowever, it wasn’t a big problem. He still had enough food. It was just an Awakening Stage Iron-eating Beast. No matter how much nutrition was needed, would it be more than when it needed to grow into a commander rank Iron-eating Beast?

nAt the same time.

nShi Yu was taking a walk in the martial arts hall. He was in a good mood.

nWith the guarantee of absolute sleep and accelerated digestion in the Beast Taming Space, he didn’t have to worry about Eleven eating too much. He could completely absorb the nutrition.

nAt this speed, he was confident that he could nurture Eleven to transcendent level in a few months.

nIn this world, the average lifespan of iron-eating beasts was around 35 years old.

nUsually, when wild iron-eating beasts had sufficient nutrition and good growth conditions, it would take about ten years for them to naturally grow to the transcendent level.

nGenerally speaking, iron-eating beasts around this age had long become adults. They were in their mature prime and could be considered the normal growth speed of the iron-eating beasts.

nAs for the Iron-eating Beasts with Beast Tamers, they could accelerate the process. For example, Eleven. It looked like there was hope of accelerating his growth to the transcendent level before it became two years old.

n“In the vocation assessment, there’s no need to worry too much about Eleven’s level, but my own level…”

nShi Yu stopped. It looked like he had to see if there were any cultivation resources that Beast Tamers could use. Just the supplements weren’t enough.

nIn the evening.

nShi Yu planned to bid farewell to Lin Hongnian and Lin Xiuzhu and go home for the night. After all, there seemed to be a worm at home that he needed to feed.

nBefore leaving, Lin Xiuzhu handed the metal-eating beast advanced training manual to Shi Yu.

n“This contains the training method for each stage of the Thunder Palm. Remember to keep it well. All the best!”

nAfter Lin Xiuzhu handed the skill manual to Shi Yu, he waved his fist.

nShe could tell that her father had placed all his hopes on Shi Yu, hoping that Shi Yu would nurture the iron-eating beast to break through the racial limit.

nShi Yu took the skill training manual and looked at Lin Xiuzhu. “Don’t worry…”

nAs long as there was enough food in the dojo, Eleven would not disappoint everyone’s expectations. Otherwise, Eleven would not feel at ease eating this meal.

nEleven wasn’t like him, who could accept everything with a clear conscience.

nIt was said that after a Beast Tamer and their pets contracted for a long time, their personalities would affect each other. Shi Yu was also very curious as to who could affect whom between him and Eleven…

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nAt night, when Shi Yu returned home, the green worm was still sleeping.

nApart from eating, this guy slept. He was even more of an iron-eating beast than Eleven.

nSince it was sleeping, Shi Yu decided not to feed him anymore…

nAfter a simple shower, Shi Yu prepared supplements and called Eleven over.

n“Wuu—”

nAfter so many times, according to Shi Yu’s tone, Eleven knew what he wanted to do to it!

nEleven obediently ran over to the training hall. After staying at the Bamboo Stone Dojo for the whole afternoon, it had an eye-opener.

nThe attitude displayed by Lin Hongnian’s Iron-eating Beast deeply attracted Little Eleven.

nEleven: (๑ • ᄇ • ́) ๑ “Come on, Beast Tamer! Show me your limits!”

n“You’re getting more and more accepting…” Shi Yu was speechless.

nHowever, in Eleven’s opinion, it was just harvesting results in advance. It was overdrafting consumption, training, and sweat before replenishing it. Was there a problem? No problem.

nSkill: Thunder Palm

nSkill Level: Intermediate

n< Introduction > It’s a thunder-type skill. It gathers high-intensity electricity in the palm, making the palm like a sharp blade with strong penetration power. It has a paralyzing effect.

nStatus: Can be taught

nShi Yu had a day off today and planned to only teach mid-level skills.

nBuzz!

nAfter Shi Yu added the points, Eleven’s Thunder Palm proficiency immediately went from initial level to proficient level.

nAs for Shi Yu, he fell asleep after drinking less than half a cup of honey milk.

nEleven looked at Shi Yu and dragged him to the bed. After covering him with the blanket, it immediately ran into the courtyard.

nThe long night was coming, but Eleven had absolute sleep at its side. Did it care about the night? It didn’t care.

nTonight, it was going to train hard and combine the Thunder Palm and Hardening.

nTonight would pass like this, night after night.

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