"Holy crap, brother, this guy's tough. We gotta ditch this quick." Xiao Jin said to Xiao Hei.
"Brother Snake, we need to bolt. The gap is too huge," Xiao Hei agreed.
After being sent flying again, Xiao Jin used his serpentine form to wrap around Xiao Hei's back. Xiao Hei went all out, rocketing a hundred meters away.
Even Li Zhenhai and Li Zhenshan, the two elder brothers watching the commotion, were stunned. When had turtles ever been able to run so fast?
Linglong even asked Lin Zhan, "Does this little black guy have any special talents? How can he run so fast, a hundred meters per second? That's faster than even the fastest gold-tier spirit beasts."
"He's been like this since his last evolution. During the fight with the Ten Thousand Races Church at Farm No. 10 in the northern agricultural zone, Xiao Hei relied on his speed and Xuanwu power, taking down five martial artists below gold-tier with a single claw strike."
"Zhan'er, you've struck gold this time. There's a type of turtle that runs faster than rabbits of the same level, hence the fable of the tortoise and the hare. Xiao Hei must have some of that bloodline in him."
"Dad, just wait and see my long-range skills with Hei!" Even after being beaten like this, Xiao Jin still bickered with his father.
"Hei, use long-range attacks. I've got the Thunder Cannon, what about you?"
"Don't worry, Brother Snake, I've got the Profound Water Cannon too."
"Wait, Hei. You said my Thunderstorm and your Profound Water Shield can fuse. Do you think our long-range skills can fuse too?"
"Brother Snake, that's entirely possible. My Profound Water Cannon condenses profound water into a ball and fires it for long-range strikes. Profound water is incredibly heavy; a single drop weighs a hundred catties. If your Thunder Cannon also compresses lightning into a ball for long-range strikes, it should definitely work."
"That's right! I'll stabilize the thunderball, and you'll wrap it in profound water. Then you stabilize the profound water ball, and I'll add a layer of lightning from the outside to create a magnetic storm reaction. It'll hit further, and upon impact, it'll explode. The weight of the profound water combined with the paralysis and damage from the lightning will take down even a platinum-tier opponent," Xiao Jin analyzed.
"Alright, I'll listen to you, Brother Snake." With that, Xiao Hei began to condense the profound water ball.
Little by little, it enveloped Xiao Jin's thunderball. Xiao Jin then added a layer of magnetic storm reinforcement on the outside, forming a one-meter diameter sphere crackling with lightning. Xiao Jin and Xiao Hei simultaneously opened their massive mouths and propelled the sphere with immense force.
A streak of light rapidly collided with Jin Jiao.
With a loud clang, smoke billowed as a fierce explosion erupted, creating a twenty-meter-high fireball. Lightning flashed, and the profound water, laced with thunder, scarred the surrounding thousand square meters.
Everyone was astonished. Was this an attack from two silver-tier spirit beasts? The Southern Fiction Network.
As the smoke cleared, everyone looked at the spot where Jin Jiao was hit; a patch of blackness had appeared.
"Not bad, you two. How did you figure this out? The power of this strike has reached mid-platinum tier. Very good." Jin Jiao said, quite pleased. After all, what father wouldn't be happy to see his son excel?
Linglong, along with Lin Zhan and Zhang Lingxiu, also walked over.
"Boss, how was it? Aren't Hei and I amazing? This is our newly developed combined skill, the Xuanwu Cannon! Does the name sound impressive?"
"How did you two come up with this, fusing skills? Are you two going to become one and turn into Xuanwu yourselves?" Lin Zhan said to the two spirit pets.
"Does water conduct electricity? Don't you understand such a simple principle?" Then Xiao Jin and Xiao Hei explained their plan to Lin Zhan from the beginning.
Lin Zhan couldn't help but sigh. Despite their playful and unreliable natures, these two spirit pets actually had some substance.
"Uncle Jin Jiao, we'll have to trouble you to train Xiao Jin and Xiao Hei for the next few days. Their previous battles were fought when their opponents underestimated them or when they had a significant advantage. What they lack is combat experience and awareness in evenly matched or unfavorable battles."
"Xiao Jin, Xiao Hei, don't activate your rune armor in the upcoming battles. Let Uncle Jin Jiao help you build a solid foundation," Lin Zhan instructed the two spirit pets.
Linglong continued, "Zhan'er is right. Zhan'er also told me earlier, do you know why these two little ones have grown so quickly and powerfully, considering the resources the Lin family has invested in them? Zhan'er gave them a trace of Xuanwu's primordial essence blood and a trace of the five-clawed golden dragon's primordial essence blood, both priceless items. If someone could produce a trace of the five-clawed golden dragon's primordial essence blood, your Uncle Jin Jiao could feed it to you and kill two lord-tier powerhouses. And your rune armors are each worth the equivalent of one lord-tier crystal core."
"Zhan'er, take out some of the elixirs you gave me."
Lin Zhan produced an Intermediate Evolution Pill and an Advanced Bloodline Upgrade Pill each. "I won't bring out the low-level ones. These two pills, along with the spiritual herbs and fruits you two eat regularly, Xiao Jin's Dragon Blood Orchid, Xiao Hei's Turtle Heart, and the crystal cores used to enhance the abilities in the spirit beast space every time you advance, all add up to nearly one mid-diamond tier crystal core or beast core."
"Holy crap, these two are that expensive? The total cost of raising you two is equivalent to six lord-tier and two mid-diamond tier crystal cores or beast cores. You two are truly useless! Feeding these resources to a pig would allow it to advance to lord-tier," Jin Jiao said, not mincing words.
The Li Zhenhai and Li Zhenshan brothers couldn't help but marvel at the Lin family's apparent wealth.
Xiao Jin and Xiao Hei exchanged glances. "Brother Snake, are we really worth this much? Or are we truly useless? Why are we still only silver-tier?"
"Hei, don't overthink it. Boss's family has deep pockets and can afford us. Besides, we're brothers; Boss's resources are our resources."
Jin Jiao swatted Xiao Jin away with a claw. "How could I have spawned such a scoundrel?"
"Mom, Dad hit me," Xiao Jin whined, running to Linglong to complain.
Before Xiao Jin could react, Linglong whipped him with her tail. "Your dad hit you lightly. Zhan'er, you and Lingxiu should go back. Leave these two scoundrels here. You can pick them up in a few days."
"No! Boss, take us with you!" Xiao Jin cried pitifully, showing his true rogue nature.
Xiao Hei watched Xiao Jin being beaten around and immediately lay flat on the ground, motionless. "I say, Brother Snake, why can't you read the situation? Boss is determined to train us this time. It seems Boss is preparing for a tough battle. Just stay quiet, or you'll get more beatings."
Xiao Jin heard this and immediately realized. "What the heck, Hei, why didn't you say so earlier? Then we're going to get rich again! Otherwise, Boss wouldn't be this serious."
Xiao Jin turned to Lin Zhan and said, "Boss, you and Sister-in-law go back first. Xiao Hei and I do have many shortcomings. It's good to let my dad train us properly. Otherwise, I won't feel at ease even in a fight."
Lin Zhan... Had Xiao Jin been hit stupid?