Xiaobai regained its vigor after resting.
With a bellowing moo, it initiated Iron Horn Impact...
Followed by Soul-Calming Hoof.
Finally, it collapsed onto the ground.
Lin Chen wiped his sweat, just as he thought, once Xiaobai’s skill advanced, it couldn’t perform the combined skill at its strongest state.
After all, both skills are explosive in nature, consuming too much energy.
"Let’s try using it in the Barbaric Bloodline state later." Lin Chen said.
After resting for a whole hour, Xiaobai energetically got up and tried again.
The Barbaric Bloodline activated smoothly, and Lin Chen was not afraid, but the Little Fox instinctively hid behind Lin Chen in fear.
Lin Chen laughed heartily and said to Xiaobai: "Go ahead."
Xiaobai performed the combined skill again, and this time, it completed it quite easily.
"Not bad." Lin Chen praised inwardly.
The full force of the combined skill after activating the Barbaric Bloodline will be Xiaobai’s trump card.
Lin Chen quickly took notes, remembering there’s about a month left until the Cow King Competition, he said: "It’s still not enough."
Even though Xiaobai’s strength had greatly improved, the Heart of the Ox King was too important.
For Xiaobai’s future, he had to give his all for this Heart of the Ox King.
"Once it lays a solid foundation, it’ll undergo the third bloodline purification." Lin Chen had an idea in mind.
Now, every bit of improvement counts.
After all, the Cow King Competition attracts top talents from all around the country.
So, there can be no carelessness.
After the tests, Lin Chen put away his notebook and fell into a deep sleep.
However, after less than three hours of sleep, he suddenly got up and said to Xiaobai, who was honing its horns: "Xiaobai, try the Barbaric Bloodline once more for me."
Lin Chen wiped his sweat.
He thought to himself that he was probably becoming obsessed.
On the third day, Lin Chen went to the guild to ask Lee Zhen for rewards; he hadn’t forgotten about this.
"I can’t get everything together, what do you want? I’ll find it for you," Lee Zhen said.
"Do you have Calming Pills?" Lin Chen asked.
"Xiaobai has been taking Advanced ones from the start, it can’t get used to the lower ones."
"Extravagant..." Lee Zhen remarked, then added: "Go grab it from the pharmacy yourself later."
"Can I take as many as I want?"
"You wish, just eight."
"?" Lin Chen was surprised and said: "You’re not even bargaining?"
"This event was very successful, and its impact was quite large, especially Xiaobai’s name; even nearby cities have heard about it. You’re quite the local celebrity now..." Lee Zhen said.
"With all this talk, did the City Lord’s Mansion give a lot of rewards?" Lin Chen questioned.
Lee Zhen chuckled but didn’t answer, signing the note for acquiring medicine and waving him off.
Not wanting to linger and make a fool of himself, Lin Chen took Xiaobai and left the office door.
After walking a few steps, he turned back.
"What are you doing?" Lee Zhen asked warily.
Lin Chen didn’t answer, went to the door, and tore down the sign that read "Lin Chen and Ox not allowed inside," then left dashingly.
"These young people today..." Lee Zhen shook his head with a wry smile.
Once outside, Lin Chen headed straight to the pharmacy, where he saw Uncle Yang reading a colorful magazine.
"Well, well, little celebrity..." Uncle Yang teased upon seeing Lin Chen.
"Uncle Yang, please don’t tease me, this isn’t a good name."
"Haha." Uncle Yang chuckled, got up to fetch the elixirs for him, and asked: "What do you need?"
"Calming Pills, ten pieces," Lin Chen said, handing over Lee Zhen’s signature.
Uncle Yang confirmed it, quickly got the elixirs for Lin Chen, and instructed him on how to use them, finally saying: "For an ox-type spirit beast that’s not of the Spiritual System, overcoming the Barbaric Bloodline is very difficult. If you succeed, it’ll be groundbreaking."
Lin Chen nodded, but Xiaobai beside him wore a smug expression...
Niu Niu has already overcome it.
Didn’t see that coming, did you?
Subsequently, Uncle Yang also explained in detail how to use the Venerable Bone, finally saying to Xiaobai: "Even with one less skill, you are still the strongest Niu Niu in my heart."
Xiaobai mooed, and Lin Chen clasped his hands in thanks before leaving.
Once outside, Lin Chen saw Qin Hao just coming in. He thought for a moment, then asked curiously: "Why didn’t I see you later that day?"
"Don’t even mention it," Qin Hao sighed: "Bai Jiajia encountered that bastard Zhao Liang; even though she surrendered, he still beat her up."
"Bai Jiajia and her spirit beast were seriously injured, so Cai Yuanji and I withdrew and took her to the clinic."
"Luckily, you took down that bastard in the end, or I’d be fuming."
"Is everything okay?" Lin Chen asked.
"It’s fine, I’m just here to buy medicine for her; it’s not available outside," Qin Hao said.
After Qin Hao went into the pharmacy to buy medicine, Lin Chen also went to the clinic, where Bai Jiajia was with her arm heavily bandaged, indeed seriously injured.
Seeing Lin Chen arrive, Bai Jiajia immediately said: "Boo hoo, good thing you avenged me, otherwise I wouldn’t sleep well at night..."
"Don’t worry, his retribution doesn’t stop there."
Lin Chen told them that Lee Zhen and the others later intervened, leading to Zhao Liang breaking an arm and hand, and his spirit beast suffering badly, likely resulting in a significant decline in combat ability after recovery.
However, they would surely keep him in check; otherwise, Lee Zhen and the others wouldn’t let him off the hook.
Upon hearing this news, the two were overjoyed.
"Brother Lin, I heard from Captain Huang that you are going to participate in the Cow King Competition?" Qin Hao said while peeling fruits for Bai Jiajia, remembering the matter.
Captain Huang is Huang Xiaotian, who has now reformed the thirteen squads and serves as the captain.