Chapter 10 Level 2 Iron-Eating Black Ant

Black Ant Forest really did have Thunder element fruit.

But the Thunder element fruit grew on the edges of Black Ant Forest, downstream of the Sinking Star River, near the area close to Ten Thousand Beast Mountain.

Most Level 2 Iron-eating Black Ants in Black Ant Forest congregated in that region.

Not only that, but there were also numerous monsters from Ten Thousand Beast Mountain, Level 3 and above, frequenting the area, making it a high-risk zone.

Chen Fan felt very conflicted inside...

Snowy had just made a Breakthrough to Level 2 and trying to fight a Level 3 Blue Scaled Demonic Fish in the Sinking Star River was certainly not a problem.

After all, it was a fish in the river, and he could still run away if unable to defeat it.

Even if the Level 3 Blue Scaled Demonic Fish was formidable, it couldn't climb onto the shore.

But if he encountered a Level 3 or higher monster in the jungle, then...

Either he would die.

Or he would die.

Given Snowy's speed, plus the new skill "Thunder Flash," perhaps there was a chance to escape.

But for Chen Fan himself, it was surely a dead end.

To go, or not to go?

After Snowy's Breakthrough to Level 2, as long as they avoided those dangerous areas, they would basically face no major threats.

After three days, he would enter the Academy to study, and later open a "Beastmaster's Cultivation Shop" to easily make money and then buy materials to help Snowy upgrade.

He really didn't need to take such risks.

But for some reason, there was a strange impulse deep in Chen Fan's heart.

Having grown up in the Orphanage for over a decade, Chen Fan often joked around, acting as if he didn't care about anything.

But he was actually very aware that deep inside, he was quite crazy.

Of all the children in the Orphanage, he was the only one who had ever fought a pack of stray dogs to protect a little sister.

On the other hand, after signing a contract with Snowy, Chen Fan felt their bond deepen...

He was now eager to see Snowy grow, so much that he wished he could immediately harvest the Thunder element fruit to boost Snowy's combat power level.

He had never felt this way before.

"First, let's find a place and enter the Beastmaster's Space to see!"

Chen Fan thought rapidly, "If I can enter the Beastmaster's Space at any time, it would be like having an 'invincible mode'!"

Putting his thoughts into action, Chen Fan looked left and right, ensuring there were no people or monsters around, then he plunged into a dense forest covered with lush trees.

As soon as he entered the dense forest, Chen Fan connected to the Beastmaster's Space.

Immediately in front of him, the Six-pointed Star Array appeared.

"Snowy, you go into the Beastmaster's Space first."

Chen Fan pointed at the Six-pointed Star Array.

Snowy leaped into the air and landed on top of the Six-pointed Star Array, then slowly sank down into the Beastmaster's Space.

Before the Six-pointed Star Array disappeared, Chen Fan also jumped into the center of the Array.

But...

There was no response.

The Six-pointed Star Array quickly vanished.

"As expected, I still have to rely on the system."

Chen Fan opened the "Enter" option on the corner of the system panel.

A vortex more than two meters in diameter appeared in front of him out of thin air.

"Is this the door to enter the Beastmaster's Space?"

Chen Fan touched his chin and pushed his Fishing Spear into the door.

The next moment, he immediately "saw" the top half of the Fishing Spear sticking out in his Beastmaster's Space!

"Interesting!"

Chen Fan threw the Fishing Spear in and then tossed the leaf wrapped Grilled Fish into the Vortex Space Gate...

"Bang!"

The leaf wrapped with lots of Grilled Fish bounced back.

Grilled Fish scattered all over the ground.

"..."

Chen Fan stood there stunned.

The Fishing Spear could go through, so why couldn't the Grilled Fish?

Wait...

Chen Fan narrowed his eyes, picked up two Grilled Fish, and carefully walked into the Vortex Space Gate.

After a slight haze...

Chen Fan stepped firmly onto the ground in his own Beastmaster's Space.

Blue skies and white clouds above, green grass below.

Four strange Spatial Gates...

"Meow!"

Snowy jumped into Chen Fan's arms.

"Hahahaha!"

Chen Fan rolled around on the grass, laughing and holding Snowy.

After playing around for a bit, Chen Fan sat up with Snowy in his arms, "Stop playing now, I need to check out this Vortex Space Gate."

Chen Fan put Snowy down and stared at the Grilled Fish in his hands.

Previously, when he threw the Grilled Fish into the Vortex Teleportation Gate, it bounced right back.

But he had successfully entered holding a Grilled Fish in each hand.

What was going on here?

A thought flashed through Chen Fan's mind, immediately bringing a gleam of excitement to his eyes.

He placed the two Grilled Fish on the grass in front of Snowy, then picked up the Fishing Spear and exited the Beastmaster's Space.

After pausing for a moment, Chen Fan clicked "Enter" again.

The Vortex Space Gate reappeared.

Chen Fan tossed the Fishing Spear he was holding into the Vortex Teleportation Gate...

"Bang!"

The Fishing Spear bounced back, nearly stabbing Chen Fan's foot.

Chen Fan picked up two small stones and threw them into the Vortex Space Gate; they too bounced right back.

Just as he suspected...

Whether it was the fishing spear, the grilled fish, or the stones, none could enter the Beastmaster's Space without being detached from Chen Fan!

Chen Fan's lips curved slightly upward as he smiled.

He picked up the fishing spear and pushed it forward, both the spear and his arm entering the Vortex Space Gate.

Then, he gently tossed it...

The fishing spear landed on the grass in the Beastmaster's Space!

Just as he thought!

Chen Fan's eyes brightened, realizing what was happening...

Apart from himself and his contracted Guardian Beast, any external object needed to be in contact with him to enter the Beastmaster's Space!

Whether it was the fishing spear, the grilled fish, or the stones, once they left his hand... or rather, without any contact with his body, they could not pass through the space gate!

Chen Fan was both shocked and delighted.

Previously, he had been worried about a potential fatal bug in the teleportation gate of the Beastmaster's Space... What if an enemy or monster was nearby when he dashed into the Beastmaster's Space? Wouldn't the enemy or monster also rush in after him?

It seemed that this wasn't a concern anymore.

Without contact with his body, neither enemies nor monsters could break in!

Chen Fan let out a weird chuckle, picked up a grilled fish from the ground, wrapped it in leaves, and then stepped into the Vortex Space Gate.

Inside the Beastmaster's Space, Snowy was merrily munching on a grilled fish.

Only a complete fish skeleton was left from another grilled fish.

"Since awakening, Snowy has turned into a foodie, huh..."

Chen Fan chuckled and shook his head as he walked up to a door in the Beastmaster's Space.

According to the Beastmaster Forum, there shouldn't be any doors in the Beastmaster's Space.

Chen Fan was extremely curious about what lay beyond this door.

After hesitating for a moment, he cautiously stepped towards the door...

"Bang!"

It was like hitting an air wall, Chen Fan crouched down with an "ow," covering his nose.

At the same time, a system notification appeared in his mind...

"Entry to Different Space requires the Guardian Beast's combat power level to be at least 20, and the host's cultivation realm must be above the 4th grade."

Damn system...

It waits until I'm bawling my eyes out to give a prompt?

Where was it earlier!

That was careless... He had just entered the Beastmaster's Space and knew to prod with the fishing spear first, yet this time he was careless.

Chen Fan, holding his nose, stood up resentfully.

"Hehe, hehehehe..."

Snowy covered her mouth and giggled.

"It's not you getting smacked, try getting smacked and see if you can still laugh!" Chen Fan couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"Let's go, Snowy, I'll help you find materials for leveling up."

Chen Fan focused and tapped the "Exit" option on the system interface.

The same vortex space gate as earlier suddenly appeared in front of him.

Summoning Snowy in and out of the Beastmaster's Space using the summoning array was a bit slow, so Chen Fan let Snowy come with him through the space gate, out of the Beastmaster's Space.

After confirming they could enter and exit the Beastmaster's Space at will, Chen Fan, bold and confident, strolled along with Snowy down the Sinking Star River.

In fact, besides the Beastmaster's Space as an ace up his sleeve, the system also had a function to sense danger...

Within fifty meters, the attribute panels of any monsters came into Chen Fan's view.

This would allow Chen Fan to identify high-level monsters in advance!

With these two strong cards to play, Chen Fan was much bolder, and his pace quickened.

Along the way, they encountered several water pits, each containing a few Level 2 Blue Scaled Demonic Fish.

Chen Fan and Snowy repeated their tactic—Chen Fan drew the attention of the Blue Scaled Demonic Fish by throwing stones while Snowy sneakily attacked from the other side. In no time at all, they cleaned them up.

The Level 2 fish that helped Snowy break through to Level 3 were now just enough.

After grilling all the fish and having a big meal with Snowy, Chen Fan continued to follow the river downstream.

Time slowly passed by.

The sun set in the west.

After running another five more miles, Chen Fan suddenly slowed down and signaled to Snowy, "Thirty meters to our left front, there's one Level 2 Iron-eating Black Ant and four Level 1 Iron-eating Black Ants."

Snowy immediately bared her teeth and looked eager to try.

"Alright, let's wipe them out!"

Although he had trained with Snowy for several hours before, real combat was the only way to truly grow!

Seeing Snowy's eager expression, Chen Fan knew Snowy wanted to show her skills.

He crouched down, sneaking with Snowy towards the Iron-eating Black Ants.

While moving, Chen Fan scanned around.

Everything seemed safe...

Apart from the five Iron-eating Black Ants, no other monsters were around.

Chen Fan narrowed his eyes and communicated with Snowy through his thoughts: "The two-meter-long Level 2 Iron-eating Black Ant poses the greatest threat. Let's take out the Level 2 Iron-eating Black Ant first!"

"Got it!" Snowy nodded.

Chen Fan instructed further, "When we're about 20 meters away, use Thunder Flash to close in, then surprise it with the Thunder Cat Claw!"

"Remember, its main attacks are a wide range of Acid Spray and big pincers like a crab's."

"When you attack, try to move behind it and don't get too close. Stay about four meters away... At this distance, your Thunder Cat Claw will unleash tremendous power and you can avoid its pincers."

"After using Thunder Flash to close the distance, attack its head with the Thunder Cat Claw, ideally killing it in one hit!"

"Be careful of the acid from the other Iron-eating Black Ants too."

Snowy nodded repeatedly.

"So smart!"

Chen Fan lightly rubbed Snowy's head.

A flash of light...

"Crackle!"

In the next moment, she had appeared right in front of the Level 2 Iron-eating Black Ant.

"..."

Chen Fan was momentarily stunned.

That was not the tactic I just explained!