Beast Taming: Starting From Zero - Chapter 1284

1284. Chapter 1279 Absolute Defense Training (Two in One)

Qiao Sang’s thought struck her, and immediately, the value after the level shifted.

[Level: Imperial (52075544/100000000)+]

Qiao Sang waited three seconds, and seeing the data didn’t change even a bit, she felt a surge of joy, finally certain that Gang Bao had completely absorbed the energy of the Ran Xiang Guo.

She consciously exited the Beast Taming Codex and was about to offer congratulations, but then she remembered that Teacher Mikaela was in the next room. She changed the subject and said,

“Let’s check if it’s absorbed. It’s better to be safe.”

“Gang Quan,”

Gang Bao nodded in agreement.

“Little Xun Bao,” Qiao Sang called out.

“Xun Xun~” Little Xun Bao floated over.

“Take out the energy detector,” Qiao Sang said.

“Xun Xun~”

Little Xun Bao removed the ring, enlarged it, and placed his head inside.

Soon, he produced an energy detector.

At that moment, Mikaela pushed open the door and walked out, asking, “Has Gangbao finished absorbing energy?”

“Not sure yet,” Qiao Sang said. “We need to check the energy.”

Mikaela sat down on the sofa, his expression unchanged.

Compared to how Yabao and Gangbao’s new forms had evolved so quickly to the Imperial level, and how Xia Lala had been able to travel with them, Gangbao’s energy absorption time being cut in half compared to other Imperials was nothing.

Qiao Sang attached the connector to Gangbao’s body, and the data on the display screen instantly skyrocketed.

Soon, the data stopped completely.

[12,090,800]

Mikaela looked at the value on the energy monitor, his expression slightly distorted.

The energy limit for an Imperial-level pet is 20 million. This value indicated that it had not just entered the mid-Imperial level, but had been in the mid-Imperial level for several years.

It seems the effect of these two Natural Elephant Fruits is even better than she imagined…

At the early stages of a pet’s development, the energy and level increase ratio is roughly 100:1. However, as the level increases, it often takes several points to increase a single energy point. The later a pet reaches, the harder it becomes to increase energy. Logically, over 50 million points wouldn’t be enough to increase over 12 million energy points, but Yabao and the others always break through their energy caps before evolving. Qiao Sang already knew that Gangbao’s energy could be converted to more than 50 million points.

She feigned surprise and said, “Just as Gangbao said, his energy has stabilized.”

“I’ll contact Jacqueline,” Mikaela said, pulling out her phone and dialing.

The call quickly connected.

“Gangbao has absorbed all the energy from the Natural Elephant Fruit. Come check… Yes, his absorption capacity is quite strong… Okay, send me his current location, and I’ll have Meimei come over.”

It seems that Teacher Jacqueline has finally understood and offered to have Peng Jiamei pick her up… Qiao Sang sighed inwardly.

Mikaela hung up the phone, activated the location information sent by the other party, and placed the phone in front of Peng Jiamei.

“Go pick up Jacqueline here.”

“Peng Peng.”

Peng Jiamei stared at the location for a moment, his eyes glowing blue.

Within seconds, he disappeared from the spot.

“Xunxun~”

Little Xunbao stared at the readings from Gangbao, then attached the connector to his body.

The energy meter’s data cleared, then soared.

After a moment, it stopped.

Little Xunbao watched the data on the screen with anticipation. His expression shifted from anticipation to silence, then to dejection.

“Xunxun…”

Little Xunbao touched the ground with his paws, his head hanging, looking deeply shocked.

The energy gap between him and the fourth brother was too great…

“Don’t worry, I’ll catch up later,” Qiao Sang soothed. “As soon as you reach the middle stage of the King level, you can take the King Energy Potion. Then you can reach the late stage. I’ve also prepared the materials for you to evolve to the Emperor level.” “

Xunxun~”

Upon hearing this, Little Xunbao instantly regained full health and floated up again.

At the same moment, Peng Jiamei and Jacqueline appeared out of nowhere in the room.

Jacqueline’s face was rosy, showing none of the fatigue she had shown when she’d rushed over last time.

“Teacher, you’re here,” Qiao Sang greeted.

“Gangbao’s absorbing energy is incredibly fast. He’s even faster than other Royal-level pets in half the time.” Jacqueline spoke as she quickly walked over to Gangbao, set down her equipment, and said, “Let me check it out.”

She activated the equipment and began to examine it quickly.

Gangbao cooperated silently.

Time ticked by.

After about an hour, Jacqueline set down the equipment and sighed, “The energy has been completely stabilized. His physical fitness is top-notch among Royal-level pets in all aspects, especially his defense, which has been greatly enhanced.”

“Though his speed may be a little inferior to that of an average Royal-level pet,”

Qiao Sang said, not being particularly surprised.

Research shows that pets with strong defenses don’t have a significant advantage in speed, especially since Gangbao has awakened his heavy metal ability and doubled his weight.

On the other hand, increasing the power of weight-based skills isn’t entirely a bad thing.

“We’ll need to regularly test the exact level of defense and speed,” Jacqueline continued. “You can keep feeding Gangbao the energy pills I configured during his last temporary evolution. I have the data and materials for that temporary evolution, so the new energy pills won’t take too long, maybe half a month.”

The treatment at the Imperial Class is truly excellent. Energy pills for Imperial-level pets can be dispensed instantly… Qiao Sang listened carefully and nodded,

“I understand.”

“Thank you for your hard work,” Mikaela said. “I’ll have Meimei take you back.”

Teacher Mikaela really just kicked people out after using them… Qiao Sang sighed inwardly.

Jacqueline wasn’t resentful at all; rather, she felt a bit flattered.

This was the first time Senior Mikaela had offered to have Peng Jiamei take her back!

“Thank you for the trouble,” Jacqueline said quickly.

“Goodbye, teacher,” Qiao Sang said goodbye.

Jacqueline smiled at her. “And then…”

Before she could finish her words, Peng Jiamei disappeared with her.

Qiao Sang was silent for a moment, then remembered the important matter. “Teacher, I’ll take Gangbao to practice Absolute Defense first.”

Now that Gangbao’s energy had been absorbed, preparations for the trip to the Void Cliff needed to be made as soon as possible.

“I’ll go with you,” Mikala said.

Qiao Sang was stunned.

When they first started out together, Teacher Mikala often watched their training, but as she grew to trust her, her attendance became less and less frequent.

The last time she’d taken the initiative to observe a training session was when Xiao Xunbao, Lubao, and Qingbao were training together.

Mikala continued, “To quickly improve your proficiency in Absolute Defense, you must endure unbearable attacks to unleash your maximum potential and energy to maintain it.”

“So this time, I’ll let Peng Jiamei practice with you.”

“Peng Peng.”

Just as she finished speaking, Peng Jiamei appeared in the room.

…

the open-air training ground.

“How about letting Yabao attack?” Qiao Sang glanced at Peng Jiamei, remembering its previous combat prowess, and couldn’t help but suggest.

“Ya Ya!”

Upon hearing this, Yabao instantly wagged its tail and barked excitedly, promising that it was eager to test out Gangbao’s current defense.

“To improve your proficiency in Absolute Defense, the more unbearable the attack, the better,” Mikaela said calmly. “Fen Diduo’s attack power is strong, but Gangbao’s defense is also high. To damage Gangbao, Fen Diduo must use super-level skills. Super-level skills consume a lot of energy, so Fen Diduo can’t use them continuously for long periods of time.”

“Peng Jiamei is a level higher than Gangbao. Sustained use of unbearable damage will consume much less energy, allowing for long-term practice. This is the best option.”

But Gangbao can increase his proficiency simply by using Absolute Defense normally! Qiao Sang cried out inwardly.

“Gang Quan,”

suddenly, Gangbao called out in his mind, indicating that it could do it. Refusing again might arouse suspicion.

Gangbao… Qiao Sang sighed inwardly, but pretended to accept the advice and nodded.

“Then do as the teacher says.”

“Ya Ya…”

Hearing his beastmaster say this, Yabao’s tail, which had just been wagging, suddenly drooped.

Seeing this, Qiao Sang comforted him,

“This is just a one-sided attack on Gangbao, not a battle. Don’t worry, once we get the pet eggs from under the Void Cliff, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to fight.”

“Ya Ya!”

Yabao’s eyes lit up, and his tail wagged again.

On the training ground, Gangbao and Peng Jiamei faced each other, each hovering in mid-air.

Seeing this, Qiao Sang suddenly thought of something. He went to the shade of a tree at the edge of the training ground, took a deep breath, sat cross-legged, and tensed his body slightly.

“Pray for rain?”

The rain-praying phoenix in the tree suddenly called out, saying, “Your pet training is not a competition. Why are you so nervous?

Because attacking Steel is the same as attacking me… Qiao Sang explained,

“Steel is a bond evolution.”

As an Emperor-level pet of a certain age, he naturally knew what bond evolution meant. He was stunned for a moment, then gave a look of “poison you!”

An Emperor-level pet attacking an Emperor-level pet—no matter how defensive an Emperor-level pet might be, it couldn’t withstand it.

On the training ground, Peng Jiamei opened his mouth, and a magnificent white beam instantly shot towards Steel.

Steel’s face was solemn, and he channeled his energy. A white armor, as if tailor-made, instantly appeared on his body, enveloping him completely.

“Bang!!!”

The white beam exploded on Steel.

In an instant, the shockwave enveloped the entire training ground!

The air vibrated violently.

Hmm? It doesn’t seem to hurt… Qiao Sang, who had been tense, felt a surge of joy and relaxed.

But the next second, intense pain suddenly swept through his body!

Oh my god! It hurts! It seems Steel’s Absolute Defense can only withstand Pengame’s attack for a second… Qiao San subconsciously thought as she endured the excruciating pain.

Honestly, after training in defense on Super Star, I haven’t felt this much pain in ages… Qiao San suddenly thought of something. She blocked her connection with Steel and then entered the Beast Taming Codex, flipping to the page about Steel, and quickly added points to his Absolute Defense.

When he reached Mastery, she paused.

She had researched Absolute Defense. At Minor Mastery, the white armor covering his body would become richer and larger, making the flaw too obvious.

Steel had only just begun training in Absolute Defense. If his proficiency jumped two levels at once, Teacher Mikala would definitely suspect him.

As long as she and Steel didn’t tell him about the Entry and Mastery levels of Absolute Defense, Teacher Mikala wouldn’t notice… As

the thought flashed through her mind

, suddenly, “Bang!!!!”

Another deafening bang.

Two seconds later, Qiao San’s entire body was gripped by excruciating pain.

Can a mastery-level absolute defense withstand a two-second attack from an emperor-level pet? No, it must be that Peng Jiamei didn’t use her most powerful attack moves… Qiao Sang thought as he endured the pain.

“Bang!!!”

“Bang!!!”

“Bang!!!”

The earth-shaking explosions continued.

Shockwave after shockwave.

Qiao Sang remained silent beneath the tree, enduring the excruciating pain.

The rain-praying phoenix in the tree looked at the scene at the training ground, then at the humans below who had remained silent for a long time, and couldn’t help but show a hint of admiration.

He can endure it…

Time passed by minute by minute.

After an unknown amount of time, Mikala said,

“Stop.”

Peng Jiamei stopped attacking.

The shockwave that spread across the training ground gradually dissipated, revealing the wounded figure of Gangbao inside.

“Do you need to rest?” Mikala asked.

Gangbao glanced at his beastmaster under the tree in the distance and nodded.

If he didn’t know about the golden finger, he would definitely not rest. But with the golden finger, he knew he didn’t need to endure such damage to increase his proficiency.

Our own Beast Tamer must have been in pain just now, if he wasn’t afraid of being suspected…

“Then rest.” Mikaela agreed readily.

As soon as the voice fell, a faint blue light shone on Gangbao’s body.

Gangbao felt as if a pure stream of water was flowing through his body, which was extremely comfortable.

Soon, he felt that the pain was gone.

“Gangquan.”

Gangbao nodded to Lubao who was not far away and called out to express his gratitude.

Then he thought of something and called out to Lubao:

“Gangquan.”

Help heal our Beast Tamer as well.

“Ice Emperor?” Lubao

looked at his own Beast Tamer who was not injured in the distance, with his eyes closed, as if meditating, and showed a puzzled expression.

Is his own Beast Tamer also injured?

Just as he was thinking, Qiao Sang opened his eyes and said weakly:

“Come quickly…”

Lu Bao was stunned for a moment, then quickly ran over, showing a serious expression, and cast the healing light.

The attack of the emperor-level pet is really not something a human can bear. It is obviously only a small part of the damage, but it is still painful… Qiao Sang’s expression gradually relaxed under the treatment of the blue light.

Why not let Gang Bao perform a wave as soon as possible, and suddenly show an epiphany when enduring the attack of Peng Jiamei, and then increase its absolute defense proficiency to a small success.

After all, there are examples in reality where pets suddenly have epiphanies and their skill proficiency increases…

“Xia Xia!”

As the thought flashed, an excited voice sounded next to him.

Qiao Sang turned his head and saw Qing Bao who appeared out of nowhere. (End of this chapter)