Demonized Porcupine
The advanced state of pets and mounts lasts for approximately five minutes. Afterward, the energy on their bodies gradually dissipates. The appearance of the Temporal Beast remains almost unchanged, while the Dark Thunder Tiger is predominantly covered in deep red fur, with an increasingly majestic pair of pitch-black wings.
"Ding!~"
System notification: Your pet, "Little White," has received a slight increase in all attributes!
"Ding!~"
System notification: Your mount, "Dark Thunder Tiger," has entered the mature stage. Its bloodline is now more refined, and it is expected to advance to the King-level within a month!
Once their power upgrades concluded, Jiang Han decisively opened the pet panel to examine the specific values of the Temporal Beast.
[Little White](Temporal Beast)
Level: 30
Health: 6,000,000
Attack: 1
Defense: 60,000
Skills: [Instant Teleportation][Spatial Teleportation][Blessing of the Heavens]
Introduction: A mysterious Temporal Beast with an unknown name and origin. All that is known is its mastery over the power of time and space, even the gods of time and space are tempted by it.
...
Surprisingly!
Did your growth rating double too?
Jiang Han marveled silently.
Aside from the somewhat peculiar attack, maintaining a physically harmless nature, the growth in health and defense had doubled. Nevertheless, even with such improvements, the system's evaluation was still considered slight...
"Too strong!"
Wang Kai, using Detection Technique, saw the numerical values of Little White and couldn't help but wipe his face. At over level 50, with an attack of only a few thousand, he realized that breaking through its defense of 60,000 was practically impossible for current players.
"Indeed, it's a bit out of the ordinary," Jiang Han agreed wholeheartedly. Even though Wang Cai's defense was already quite exaggerated, the gap compared to Little White was still significant. If this trend continued, when Little White reached level 100, even without further growth rating increases, its defense would still be as high as 200,000!
200,000!
Even with his formidable talent, he would only be able to bypass the defense using skills that ignore defense or under certain conditions, such as triggering the ability to ignore 30% defense against Frigid Winds.
Unknown tier... what kind of tier is it?
Discarding distracting thoughts, Jiang Han looked at the new skills that appeared in the pet skill panel.
[Blessing of the Heavens](Passive) (SS-level)
Introduction: Bestowed by a creature favored by the heavens, it contains incredible power. As its master, you naturally benefit from it.
Effect: Owner's defense is increased, with an increase of 10% based on the pet's own defense.
...
"Oh my God!"
Jiang Han couldn't help but exclaim. Obtaining 10% of the pet's defense value! No wonder the Temporal Beast went all out in defense; it suddenly dawned on him.
"What happened?" Wang Kai was puzzled.
Jiang Han shook his head. "Nothing, I just feel that Little White is a bit powerful!"
"How did you get such a badass pet?" Wang Kai was extremely curious.
"I entered a cave, where there was an extraordinary expert. She said I was an unparalleled martial talent, so she gave Little White to me." Jiang Han grinned.
Although Little White was currently only at level 30, providing a defense of 6,000 points, it was much higher than the values offered by a heap of Earth-grade equipment.
Wang Kai: "..."
"It's a somewhat convoluted process, not replicable." Jiang Han admitted.
Subsequently, Jiang Han checked the attributes of the mature Dark Thunder Tiger.
[Dark Thunder Tiger](Mature Stage)
Rank: Celestial-level boss mount
Level: 140
Movement Speed: 320%
Attack: 200%
Health: 250%
Effect: Tenacity +100%
Special Skills: [Super Tenacity][Charge Straight In]
Introduction: A rare tiger mount, forcefully upgraded from Earth-level to Celestial-level by the fallen adventurer Jiang Han. As agile as thunder, swift as lightning, possessing the potential and talent to break through to the King level.
...
Compared to the growth stage, the mature stage provided a considerable increase in various percentages. Moreover, according to the recent system prompt, it would advance to the King-level boss mount within a month, and it was estimated to become even more formidable by then.
Once again, mounting the Dark Thunder Tiger, Jiang Han's overall attributes skyrocketed, sparing him the trouble of finding the Clear Wind Fox.
After about two hours...
"Swoosh!"
Golden light scattered, and his level reached 104, while Wang Kai's level surged to 73!
"That's about it!" Wang Kai advised, "Level 73 is already the level of top players. Going higher might raise suspicions."
An unknown player rising from the tens of thousands in the rankings to the top hundreds wouldn't attract much attention, but breaking into the top ten would undoubtedly cause a sensation. He might be monitored by those with ill intentions.
"Alright."
Jiang Han disbanded the team mode and thought for a moment. He then traded his storage ring to Wang Kai. "Put your items into this ring, and give me yours."
"Okay!"
Wang Kai complied, returning with a load of equipment and items to White Tiger City, preparing to quickly list them for sale.
...
Watching Wang Kai leave, Jiang Han didn't leave but continued to explore deeper into the Verdant Forest. Since the Clear Wind Fox dominated the outskirts, there should be even stronger creatures in the inner areas. Before taking on quests, leveling up a bit more was always a good idea, and Little White's level also needed to be raised.
"Rustle..."
The Dark Thunder Tiger tread on the soft soil, while Jiang Han used his blade to cut through the weeds. Occasionally, he dealt with a few Clear Wind Foxes blocking the way.
After about two or three minutes, he encountered a group of boar-like creatures. They had sharp spines on their backs, a medium-sized body, small skulls, short and stout limbs, but a pair of bloodthirsty red eyes that occasionally emitted a piercing roar.
[Corrupted Warthog](Celestial-level ★★★★)
Level: 130
Health: 18,000,000
Attack: 102,000-105,000
Defense: 80,000-82,000
Skills: [Poisonous Spines][Barbaric Charge][Immovable as a Mountain]
Introduction: The ruler of the Verdant Forest, powerful and adept at defense. The spines on their backs are extremely sharp, making Clear Wind Foxes cautious about approaching.
...
Compared to the Clear Wind Foxes in the outskirts, the Corrupted Warthogs, as Celestial-level four-star monsters, had significantly increased attributes, especially in defense, reaching a staggering 82,000.
War Stomp!
Jiang Han stomped on one of the Corrupted Warthogs specifically positioned at the center, pressing its head heavily into the ground, forming a small pit. A powerful shockwave swept over, causing substantial damage.
"Ding!~"
System notification: You used the skill [War Stomp], dealing 7,264,001 damage to the Corrupted
Warthog, suppressing it for 3 seconds, and increasing your own attack by 20%. All enemy units within 100,100 range have their attacks reduced by 34% for one minute, and deal 1,695,520-1,816,704 damage!
-1,769,400!
-1,777,563!
-1,811,147!
...
Numerous damage figures appeared. The surrounding Corrupted Warthogs wouldn't sit idly and immediately rushed over, howling aggressively.
"Ding!~"
System notification: The Corrupted Warthog used the skill [Poisonous Spines], reflecting 10% of the damage you caused, and losing 50,000 health per second for thirty seconds!
For a while, Jiang Han also suffered a lot of damage, but relying on the 20% lifesteal property of his weapon, he remained calm, not avoiding or evading, and continued to sweep through the group of Corrupted Warthogs.
"Ding!~"
System notification: Congratulations on killing the Corrupted Warthog, gaining +1% experience for this level!
"Ding!~"
System notification: Congratulations on killing the Corrupted Warthog, gaining +1% experience for this level!
Even with Little White taking away 20% of the experience points, the experience gained from the Corrupted Warthogs was still rich. By the time the entire group of warthogs fell, the experience bar had increased by 30%, all within just four minutes!
It can be said that the higher the level, the more terrifying Jiang Han's leveling speed became. The main reason for this situation was the strength of the weapon he held, which was truly extraordinary.