Chapter 10: Awakening of Insects

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"Meh meh, you're very cute too!"

Senior Sister Liu put down Xiao Jiu and quickly ran over to comfort her jealous spiritual beast, Electrified Meh Meh.

After a quick tour, Chen Mo roughly understood the situation at the Thunderbolt Daoist School.

Master She had taken on a total of six disciples, and She Pili was his son.

The eldest and second senior brothers were both high-level spirit masters, and their spiritual beasts had grown to the commander stage. The other senior brothers and sisters were intermediate spirit masters, and their spiritual beasts were above the extraordinary 7th rank.

Currently, except for the eldest senior brother and the sixth senior sister, everyone else was training in the Spirit Realm.

"Add me on WeChat, feel free to ask me if you have any questions. I'll send you next week's schedule later, and you can choose the courses you're interested in."

After giving some reminders about the Daoist School, She Pili left, probably to catch up on sleep as he was yawning continuously.

The next morning, Chen Mo arrived early at the Thunder Training Field of the Thunderbolt Daoist School.

Equipped with [Scroll King], Xiao Jiu excitedly began training.

The [Scroll King] entry easily made the fox addicted to training. After all, who would want to stop when they see their spiritual energy absorption speed getting faster and faster?

Chen Mo sat nearby, closing his eyes for meditation while glancing at the entry training manual.

The daily and weekly challenges had been refreshed.

After two daily challenges were refreshed, Chen Mo quickly settled on today's daily challenge.

Giant Burger Enthusiast (White)

Eat 20 giant burgers in one day to obtain the [Giant Burger Enthusiast] entry.

[Giant Burger Enthusiast] entry effect: After eating a giant burger, there is a small chance of getting an effect that increases body size.

Choosing this challenge was purely because it was easier compared to the other two, and the effect of growing larger seemed interesting, potentially useful in certain situations in the future.

And this week's refreshed weekly challenge was—

Cloud KTV (Green)

Listen to 20 sad songs every night from 24:00 to 04:00.

[Cloud KTV] entry effect: People or spiritual beasts within 5 meters of you are prone to feelings of depression, sadness, and emo.

Crazy Hot (Blue)

Eat 10 super rare level or higher super-hot peppers.

[Crazy Hot] entry effect: Fire attribute talent enhancement, fire skill power +100% after consuming peppers.

I must say, Crazy Hot is a very useful entry for the Blazing Flame Fox.

Not only can it enhance Xiao Jiu's fire talent, but it also increases the power of fire skills.

However, when Chen Mo looked it up online, he found that rare-quality peppers were quite expensive, with the cheapest costing several thousand each, totaling nearly 100,000 yuan to complete.

Raising 100,000 yuan within a week wasn't easy, unless he took a loan.

More importantly, these peppers were really crazy hot, and eating them wasn't a joke. Awakening-level spiritual beasts consuming them could even be life-threatening.

"These entry challenges are either expensive or life-threatening. Looks like I'll have to find a way to make money quickly!"

Chen Mo thought to himself.

"Maybe I should refresh another challenge first! Maybe there will be a better option?"

Since the [Cloud KTV] entry effect was nearly useless, Chen Mo didn't hesitate to refresh it.

The green text suddenly shattered, and a blue glow reappeared.

Defeat with Weakness (Blue)

Defeat an extraordinary level spiritual beast.

[Defeat with Weakness] entry effect: When facing a spiritual beast stronger than yourself, you won't be affected by its oppressive presence. Your fighting spirit will be more intense against stronger opponents, and your physical qualities will receive a slight boost.

"Lucky!"

Both [Defeat with Weakness] and [Crazy Hot] entry effects were good, but if Chen Mo had to choose one, he would go for [Defeat with Weakness].

Besides the cost and challenge difficulty, in the long run, the benefits of [Defeat with Weakness] are definitely higher.

Overcoming challenges beyond one's level is a protagonist's standard feature!

Having crossed over, Chen Mo had already started seeing himself as the protagonist.

After a bit more training, seeing that the time was about right, Chen Mo led the Blazing Flame Fox to the outdoor teaching venue nearby.

According to the schedule, the teacher for the first class in the morning was Lin Lan, the eldest senior brother of the Thunderbolt Daoist School.

Master She Lei himself rarely taught classes now, with most being conducted by his disciples.

At 8:25, a tall, thin man in a white coach's uniform walked to the podium.

The man looked about 40 years old, with a weathered face, but his eyes were exceptionally bright.

It was Lin Lan, whom they had met once in the internal Daoist School yesterday.

"Let's cut to the chase and start today's lesson."

Lin Lan said.

"Electric spiritual beasts are known for their speed and power, and at the Thunderbolt Daoist School, we take this to the extreme. We aim to defeat the opponent in one swift strike. Therefore, both attack and speed are indispensable. Today I'll teach you the low-level thunder skill, Thunderclaw."

"Thunderclaw is actually a modified version of Thunderclaw. Compared to Thunderclaw, Thunderclaw is faster and stronger! Thus, when executing Thunderclaw, the mobilization of electric spiritual power must be swift! No hesitation!"

Lin Lan first explained the theoretical knowledge of casting Thunderclaw. Seeing everyone looking perplexed, he continued,

"I'll have Bai Zhu demonstrate it twice for everyone."

A golden summoning array appeared under Lin Lan's feet, followed by a large creature emerging.

The beast referred to as Bai Zhu by Lin Lan was called Thunder Beast. Resembling a tiger or leopard, it had golden-yellow fur with deep brown stripes. Much larger than an ordinary tiger, it stood over 2 meters tall, resembling a small mountain even when still, imposing a significant sense of pressure.

"Chirp!"

The Blazing Flame Fox was a little nervous.

Even without deliberately emitting pressure, the aura of a strong creature oppressed the Blazing Flame Fox.

This Thunder Beast was likely a commander-stage entity.

Chen Mo used his wristband to scan its information—

[Spiritual Beast Name: Thunder Beast]

[Growth Level: Commander 7th Rank]

[Species Level: Leader 9-stage]

[Description: An electric type spiritual beast, evolution form of a Thunder Beast. Extremely fast and highly aggressive, it is a natural hunter. Wild Thunder Beasts have a strong sense of territory and will attack any life that intrudes into their domain.]

Thunder Beast turned sideways toward the audience.

Swish!

In the next moment, golden lightning coiled around its paw, which slowly descended, and as it touched the ground, golden lightning erupted, shining brightly.

Since it was for teaching purposes, the Thunder Beast executed Thunderclaw very slowly, enabling other spiritual beasts to see the entire process of electric spiritual power operation and force application.

"Did you understand?"

Beneath, the assembled learners and their spiritual beasts exchanged puzzled glances.

They understood in their minds but not with their bodies.

Or perhaps even their minds didn't comprehend it.

"Xiao Jiu, did you understand?"

Chen Mo himself was utterly confused.

"Chirp?" (It seems... it's not very difficult?)

The little fox tilted its head, answering uncertainly.

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