A thousand-year-old Inferno Barbaric Bull charged at Qi Han, engulfed in flames, but Qi Han deftly dodged.
His third spirit ring glowed, and the blade of his kitchen knife seemed to be covered with a flowing crimson light.
The first spirit ring lit up again, and Qi Han, leaping in mid-air, slashed at the Inferno Barbaric Bull.
The originally cold blade light transformed under the effect of the third spirit skill, extending into a ten-meter-long flame.
The flame was almost solid, and the intense heat distorted the surrounding air.
The Inferno Barbaric Bull let out an enraged roar, its body bursting into fiery red flames.
Realizing it couldn't dodge in time, it used its toughest horns to meet the terrifying flame blade.
However, the scene the Inferno Barbaric Bull imagined—its proud, hard horns successfully blocking the attack—did not materialize.
The flame blade cut through the horns like a hot knife through butter, barely encountering any resistance.
The severed horns began to melt at the edges, emitting a burnt smell.
"Moo!"
The Inferno Barbaric Bull bellowed in shock and anger, almost terrified by Qi Han's powerful strike.
If it hadn't turned its head at the last moment, its head might have been cut off along with its horns.
With its strongest asset—the horns—severed, it retreated in panic, turning to flee for its life.
Qi Han watched it disappear into the distance but did not pursue.
He had only sought it out for practice and had no intention of killing it.
Sheathing his kitchen knife, Qi Han glanced at the sky and entered the system space in the next moment.
In one afternoon, he had sought out various thousand-year spirit beasts to hone his skills, finally mastering his three current thousand-year spirit abilities.
First Spirit Skill: One Cut, Two Breaks
This skill is straightforward: a single slash sends out a very sharp blade light, capable of attacking opponents from a distance.
With the current power of Qi Han's thousand-year spirit ability, this skill can extend the blade light to ten meters, posing a significant threat to any thousand-year spirit beast.
Second Spirit Skill: Blade Shadows
This explosive skill allows Qi Han to unleash numerous blade shadows in an instant, each with 20% of the power of a full strike.
Stacked together, the power is incredibly terrifying. Currently, the thousand-year-level Blade Shadows can unleash a hundred blade shadows, creating a twentyfold power increase.
Notably, Qi Han discovered through repeated practice that the second spirit skill could be combined with the first.
By unleashing a hundred slightly weaker blade lights, the combined attack results in a strike twenty times more powerful than the first skill alone.
However, this combination consumes a tremendous amount of spirit power.
Although Qi Han, at level 33, has a significant amount of spirit power, using both the first and second spirit skills together would drain his spirit power instantly.
But as Qi Han's spirit power level increases in the future, this combined strike will become easier to execute.
The latest addition, the Third Spirit Skill: Red Fire Flowing Blade, brought Qi Han pleasant surprises.
This skill coats the blade in a layer of flowing flame, inflicting fire damage on the attacked enemy. It can also be combined with the first two spirit skills.
Combining it with the first skill results in the intense flame blade that struck the Inferno Barbaric Bull earlier, where the blade light becomes a highly concentrated flame.
The momentary temperature almost reaches the level of extreme fire, enhancing its already sharp power.
Combining it with the second skill allows Qi Han to unleash a hundred flaming blade shadows, significantly increasing their power.
Qi Han hadn't yet tried combining all three spirit skills.
Combining the first and second already drains his spirit power instantly.
Adding the third might deplete his power before he could even complete the strike.
Perhaps, he thought, this might be achievable when he reaches his fourth ring.
An afternoon of rigorous practice had made Qi Han thoroughly familiar with all his spirit skills and their combinations, yielding substantial progress.
Entering the training space, he planned to continue practicing the method of making Qing Dynasty Blessed Pork Meat when he was suddenly interrupted by Ruyi.
"Pururu has woken up," Ruyi said with a wave of her hand, making Pururu appear in the training space.
"So soon?" Qi Han was surprised.
"Isn't deep meditation supposed to last a long time naturally?"
"You spent an afternoon outside, but I placed Pururu in the system space where time flows at 120 times the normal rate. Do the math—it's been a month," Ruyi explained, rolling her eyes. "Ending deep meditation after that time is perfectly normal."
That made sense. Qi Han scratched his head, finally understanding the situation.
"Meow!"
Perhaps it was because it hadn't seen its owner for so long, but Pururu seemed very excited.
It leaped from the table into Qi Han's arms.
Qi Han instinctively caught it, then noticed something peculiar. Despite only a few hours having passed, Pururu had grown significantly larger, its weight almost doubled.
"In that month of deep meditation, it not only fully awakened its innate ability but also absorbed all the nutrients stored in its body," Ruyi explained, noticing Qi Han's confusion.
Ruyi had been keeping an eye on Pururu throughout the month, so she was well aware of what had happened.
An innate ability?
Qi Han remembered Pururu's sudden burst of power before it entered deep meditation, and his interest was piqued. "Pururu, show me your innate ability again, please?"
Pururu's mysterious ability had seemed almost like teleportation, but unlike ordinary teleportation, Pururu could take Qi Han with it.
This suggested it was something more complex.
"Meow!" Pururu climbed from Qi Han's arms to his shoulder and shook its body slightly. Its fluffy, soft fur seemed to emit layers of mist, and in the next instant, Qi Han's perspective shifted, and he found himself looking at another version of himself.
This time, Qi Han was prepared and quickly understood what had happened.
He reached out and touched his double, which dissolved into a cloud of mist like a popped bubble.
"Pururu, can you use this ability continuously?" Qi Han asked, excited and eager to explore further.
Pururu nodded and teleported with Qi Han again, but after the second time, it shook its head slightly.
Qi Han understood.
Pururu's ability to teleport with someone couldn't be used repeatedly in quick succession; it could manage only three times in a short period.
That made sense.
Teleporting with someone must consume a lot of energy.
If it could be used frequently, it would be overwhelmingly powerful.
"Meow~"
Pururu gracefully leaped down from Qi Han's shoulder and sat elegantly on the table.
Its eyes filled with a misty haze, and then, as if its spirit had left its body, an ethereal version of Pururu formed from the mist, slowly solidifying until it was almost identical to the original.
Qi Han's eyes widened in surprise.
Was this Pururu's second innate ability?
Then a thought occurred to Qi Han.
If this was the case, wouldn't Pururu be twice as efficient at carrying trays?
<+>
if you want to see more chapters of this story and don't mind playing $5 per month to see my latest update, please go to my Patreon [1]
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Avicebron[2]
Latest Chapter in Patreon: Chapter 313: This Kind Of Man[3]
Link to the latest chapter: https://www.patreon.com/posts/becoming-food-in-121763175[4]
[1] https://www.patreon.com/Avicebron
[2] https://www.patreon.com/Avicebron
[3] https://www.patreon.com/posts/becoming-food-in-121763175
[4] https://www.patreon.com/posts/becoming-food-in-121763175