Ning Wei and the others also looked worried.
"Brother Dong, if it's no good, let's just admit defeat!"
Yang Xue watched all this with some excitement.
Just like that, the Ice Kai Giant defeated the Treasure Hunting Mouse.
Zheng Dong, however, was not flustered at all.
If Luo Hao could use his beast-taming talent, so could he.
With his cooperation with Xiao Zi, he could completely take down the Ice Kai Giant.
Immediately, Zheng Dong and Xiao Zi both used the Shadow Clone skill, turning into a shadow and approaching the Ice Kai Giant.
The ice mist formed by the cold breath could not freeze shadows.
After quickly approaching the Ice Kai Giant.
Zheng Dong and Xiao Zi then each used the Shadow Clone skill again, creating five clones. Xiao Zi and its clones then used the Amplify skill.
A series of skills were used, completed in almost ten seconds.
Xiao Zi, now giant-sized, along with its five giant clones, simultaneously used the Shattering Gold Claw to attack the Ice Kai Giant.
Instantly, the Ice Kai Giant panicked.
The giant-sized Xiao Zi's Shattering Gold Claw could already damage its ice armor.
With a roar, it wanted to counterattack with the Ice Hammer.
A massive ice hammer gradually formed in the air.
But before it was completely formed, the Ice Kai Giant was surprised to find itself unable to move.
Zheng Dong and his five clones used the Shadow Control and Clay skills, firmly immobilizing it.
Instantly, Luo Hao was dumbfounded.
Damn it, how could it be a special talent skill sharing!
Why didn't I awaken this talent?
Before he could think of a solution.
Xiao Zi and its clones' Shattering Gold Claws attacked the Ice Kai Giant.
Bang bang bang...
The incredibly sharp Shattering Gold Claws tore through the Ice Kai Giant's ice armor bit by bit.
After one round of attacks, the Ice Kai Giant's ice armor completely shattered.
Next was the second round of attacks.
Xiao Zi once again used the Shattering Gold Claw to attack the Ice Kai Giant.
The Ice Kai Giant struggled furiously, but to no avail. It felt the same despair as the Snow Wolf.
Under the continuous attacks from Xiao Zi and its clones, the Ice Kai Giant fell to the ground in frustration.
Victory!
Everyone stared at all this in a daze.
"This... this..."
"The Treasure Hunting Mouse won?"
"How could this happen..."
Most of the classmates couldn't understand what was happening.
Everything had reversed too quickly.
Luo Hao even felt that his recent declaration, "I've got first place locked down," was still echoing in his ears when the battle ended.
Teacher Wang Guixiang couldn't help but look at Zheng Dong.
Not bad, he had already developed the rudiments of an attack combo skill in such a short time.
Before coming to school, Zheng Dong had specifically spent two hours training Xiao Zi to use skills consecutively and attempting to develop them into attack combo skills.
Zheng Dong's idea was simple: first evade the enemy's sharpest attacks, then control the enemy, and finally counterattack.
After all, the Treasure Hunting Mouse's attack power was not strong, nor was its defense particularly outstanding.
This way, various combinations could be formed, such as Earth Evasion - Shadow Control - Shattering Gold Claw, or Shadow Shift - Clay - Shattering Gold Claw.
Moreover, to Zheng Dong's surprise, under the effect of the beast-taming talent skill domain, Xiao Zi learned very quickly, rapidly mastering the technique of using multiple skills consecutively.
However, it had not yet formed into a combo skill, nor had it developed the profound essence of a combo skill.
But it was enough to deal with the Ice Kai Giant.
The Ice Kai Giant's shortcomings were also obvious: strong defense but insufficient offensive capabilities.
This was how Zheng Dong seized the opportunity and knocked it down.
Although he won against Luo Hao, it also made Zheng Dong realize the shortcomings of the Treasure Hunting Mouse. He needed to become Extraordinary grade as soon as possible and master more high-damage skills.
In addition, his energy value needed to be strengthened.
As it was now, after defeating the Ice Kai Giant, Xiao Zi was also exhausted and could no longer use skills. It was taken back into the beast-taming space by Zheng Dong.
Zheng Dong rubbed his head. He was still not strong enough.
Then, Zheng Dong walked off the battle stage.
The battle continued. The next match was Bei Wen vs. Yang Xue.
Bei Wen's Tri-colored Elk had been healed by the beast of the medical teacher and had returned to normal, able to continue fighting.
In the end, Bei Wen narrowly won and secured third place.
The rankings gradually became clear, and the class battles also ended quickly.
Afterward, Teacher Wang Guixiang led Zheng Dong and the others back to the classroom.
"Next, you can rest well, go home and prepare, and the day after tomorrow we will go to the wilderness for practical training.
At that time, all students who awakened their beast-taming talents this year will go together. The training will last for three days, and you will need to bring your personal belongings and food.
Also, it's important to note that everyone has a mission, and you will be graded based on your performance during the training. This score will be recorded in your graduation file and will affect which beast-taming university you can enter in the future.
Additionally, congratulations to Zheng Dong, Luo Hao, and Bei Wen for securing the top three places in our class. I will recommend you to participate in the inter-school ranking competition.
All three of you have the opportunity to cultivate in the Hexi Ruins. The specific time will be notified later."
Instantly, all the students were stunned.
This meant they could go home early!
That's great!
Zheng Dong also planned to go back and continue cultivating.
Although the potential dangers of wilderness training were within the school's controllable range, he was different. People from the Spirit God Sect would definitely cause trouble for him.
He had to ask Tu Qionglan if there was any news about the Spirit God Sect in the past few days.
Therefore, Zheng Dong did not go to eat with Ning Wei and the others.
Upon returning home, he ordered takeout and placed orders online for the daily necessities, food, and emergency rescue tools and first-aid kits he would need for the next few days. They would be delivered tomorrow.
Then he dialed Tu Qionglan's number.
Seeing it was Zheng Dong, Tu Qionglan thought he was in danger and answered immediately.
"Sister Lan, are you still in Rongcheng?"
"No, I'm in Yandu. Are you in trouble?" Tu Qionglan asked.
Yandu was quite far from Rongcheng. It took three to four hours by plane. If something unexpected happened, by the time Tu Qionglan arrived, it would be too late.
As expected, he still had to rely on himself!
"No, I'm going for wilderness training the day after tomorrow, and I wanted to ask about the Spirit God Sect?"
"There's no news about the Spirit God Sect yet. If they want to find you and seize your beast-taming talent, the day after tomorrow would be an opportunity! However, don't worry, I'll be back in Rongcheng the day after tomorrow!" Tu Qionglan said after some thought.
She would not miss any opportunity to eliminate the Spirit God Sect.
If she could capture the Spirit God Sect disciples who came to seize Zheng Dong's beast-taming talent, she might be able to follow the lead and eradicate the Spirit God Sect's base in Rongcheng.
Zheng Dong frowned slightly.
According to Tu Qionglan's judgment, he was in danger for these three days of training, and the Spirit God Sect could attack him at any time.
No, he had to cultivate the Shadow Clone skill to perfection as soon as possible.
After a brief chat with Tu Qionglan, he hung up and continued cultivating.
"Master, keep it up, let me see what your limits are!"
Xiao Zi, however, did not have so many worries.
It was quite happy to learn that it was going for wilderness training.
This was because it was also possible to find treasures during training.
In the blink of an eye, it was the afternoon of the next day.
Xiao Zi's mastery of the Shadow Clone skill reached perfection.
This was a bit faster than Zheng Dong had anticipated.
Using the perfect-grade Shadow Clone, it could still only condense nine clones. The number had not changed, which might be related to Xiao Zi's own growth level and energy value.
However, the quality of the clones had improved significantly. They could independently mobilize and use the natural powers of gold, earth, and darkness. Their short-term burst attack power was no different from Xiao Zi's main body. As long as they did not suffer heavy damage, they could exist for a long time.
Xiao Zi was thus getting closer and closer to the Extraordinary grade.
Zheng Dong simply took out all the resources he had previously purchased and let Xiao Zi break through.
He continued cultivating until past three in the morning of the next day.
Xiao Zi broke through to the Extraordinary grade, its body undergoing a transformation. It was a whole size larger than before, with a body length of nearly a meter, much larger than other Treasure Hunting Mice.
Its energy value also more than doubled compared to before.
Therefore, the number of times Xiao Zi could use skills and the effect of skill bursts were also stronger than before.
For example, when using the Harden skill, the duration of hardening and the hardness of the hardened material both doubled; when using the Shadow Clone skill, the upper limit of condensed clones increased to 81.
At the same time, Xiao Zi also awakened new skills: Shadow Arrow and Booby Trap.
[Shadow Arrow] Intermediate grade, gold and dark dual-element skill, with strong destructive power to both body and spirit.
[Booby Trap] High grade, gold, earth, and dark triple-element skill, capable of releasing incredibly powerful and unpredictable explosive traps.
These two skills had not been awakened by other Treasure Hunting Mice.
Other Treasure Hunting Mice did not have the dark attribute, and most of them awakened with Sharp Gold Arrows.
Zheng Dong judged that this should be related to Xiao Zi's mutation and the Origin Fruit.
After eating the Origin Fruit, Xiao Zi did not fully absorb it. Now, it had finally completely absorbed the Origin Fruit and awakened new skills.
With these two skills, its attack power had increased significantly.
[Name] Mutated Treasure Hunting Mouse
[Attribute] Gold, Earth, Dark
[Species Grade] High Extraordinary
[Growth Grade] Extraordinary Grade
[Energy Value] 265
[Skills]:
Low Grade: Harden (Mastered), Earth Evasion (Mastered), Shadow Shift (Mastered)
Intermediate Grade: Earth Spike (Proficient), Shadow Control (Proficient), Clay (Proficient), Shadow Arrow (Beginner)
High Grade: Amplify (Skilled), Shattering Gold Claw (Skilled), Shadow Clone (Perfect), Booby Trap (Beginner)
Special Skill: Treasure Hunting (Proficient)
As Xiao Zi's growth grade reached the Extraordinary grade, Zheng Dong also received the feedback power from Xiao Zi's growth. His body also became stronger, with a physique comparable to ordinary Extraordinary creatures.
As a result, the time he could activate his skill domain talent was also longer, reaching about 7 hours.
Furthermore, his beast-taming space had also been strengthened, and the number of beast-taming skills he could imprint had increased by three.
This meant he could imprint three more different-grade skills than before.
There were no low-grade skills available for imprinting for now. He planned to imprint the high-grade skill Booby Trap and the intermediate-grade skill Shadow Arrow.
Unfortunately, Xiao Zi had not yet mastered these two new skills.
For now, there was still time, so Zheng Dong had Xiao Zi practice Booby Trap.
He continued practicing until around eight in the morning, when Xiao Zi's mastery of the Booby Trap skill reached the beginner level.
Zheng Dong also successfully imprinted the Booby Trap skill.
This was the second high-grade skill he himself had mastered.
Although continuous cultivation was tiring, the results were quite good. He felt that this time, facing the Spirit God Sect, he should also have the ability to resist!
Afterward, Zheng Dong packed up briefly and rushed to school.
Not long after Zheng Dong entered the classroom, Teacher Wang Guixiang also arrived.
Teacher Wang Guixiang scanned the entire class. Seeing that everyone was present, she began to introduce the location and precautions for the wilderness training.
"Students, after a while, you will take a bus with me to the Lingfeng Valley Wilderness Training Base.
Each of you will receive an electronic map of the Lingfeng Valley Wilderness Training Base. On the electronic map, the green marked areas are safe zones, yellow is low-risk areas, orange is medium-risk areas, and black is high-risk areas.
You are only allowed to move within the low-risk and safe zones, and are forbidden from entering other dangerous areas.
If you encounter danger, send a distress signal immediately, and the responsible base staff will quickly come to rescue you.
In addition, your respective missions will be issued to you half an hour after you enter the wilderness training base. They must be completed independently, and team formation is not allowed!
Finally, do you have any other questions? You can ask."
No one had any questions.
Instead, everyone was somewhat looking forward to the wilderness training.
After all, in addition to learning cultural courses related to beast-taming knowledge at school, they also had to learn various aspects of wilderness survival.
But they had never practiced it.
Now that they could finally go for wilderness training, they were all eager to try.
Zheng Dong was not flustered either.
He had just received a message from Tu Qionglan, telling him that she would bring people to follow him secretly.
Moreover, the safety measures at the Lingfeng Valley Wilderness Training Base should also be good, with a beast-taming legion stationed nearby.
Afterward, they took a bus to the Lingfeng Valley Wilderness Training Base.
Teacher Wang Guixiang distributed an electronic bracelet to each student.
The electronic bracelet had functions such as real-time positioning, recording, and communication.
Not only could they view the electronic map through the electronic bracelet, but they could also send distress signals when encountering danger through the electronic bracelet.