【Ding, detected that the host successfully provided a Shuxi Bento to the Purple Spirit Serpent Tribe. Purple Spirit Serpent Tribe affinity +10, Ability experience increased by 150 points, current experience (871/1000)】
Not long after following the Cangyou Wildcat Team out of the forest sea shimmering with purple light specks,
Su Qi saw a new line of notification appear above his field of vision.
Regarding this boost in Ability experience,
Su Qi honestly had some psychological expectations.
After all, just now when cooking using spiritual ingredients, he gained experience points, so feeding the Spirit Serpent group a bento should logically yield an experience boost as well.
However, even with that expectation, seeing an increase of 150 points still gave Su Qi a slight headache.
Because after carefully calculating today, he had accumulated about 400 points of Ability experience—more than all the time combined since awakening his Ability—and now he was less than 150 points away from leveling up.
Just thinking about the fact that, although he was biologically a boy, his Ability was Shuxi,
Su Qi couldn’t help but have an ominous premonition. He worried that as his Ability progressed, his body might undergo changes corresponding to the Shuxi Ability, similar to some ‘Sunflower Manual’ Abilities.
“Su Jie, do you want to eat a Snake Spirit Fruit? It’s really delicious!”
Just as Su Qi was lost in these troubling thoughts, a cute loli voice from beside him sounded.
Following the voice, Su Qi saw An Xiaoling holding out a Snake Spirit Fruit to him, while her other adorable white hand was already biting deeply into one.
The purple Snake Spirit Fruit, although resembling a Spirit Serpent in appearance and somewhat intimidating, once bitten, burst with juicy red nectar and a sweet aroma that instantly whetted the appetite.
This fruit, though it looked tasty and had been hard-earned by Su Qi himself, after hesitating for a couple of seconds, he still declined.
The reason was simple.
According to the mission data, this Snake Spirit Fruit also boosts experience.
Though leveling up was inevitable, as a true boy, Su Qi wanted to slow the process down as much as possible!
Silently waving off An Xiaoling’s offering, Su Qi timely changed the subject and asked with curiosity,
“Xiaoling, earlier you said you wanted to test my Ability. How exactly are we going to do that?”
An Xiaoling was about to answer when her elfin ears twitched slightly, and the words that had been on her lips turned to caution.
“Everyone, stop for a moment. There’s a Tyrant Bear 50 meters ahead, currently in light sleep.”
Tyrant Bear?
Hearing those two powerful words strung together,
Su Qi instinctively eased his steps.
After all, whether ‘tyrant’ or ‘bear’ alone sounded dangerous, combined it meant double the threat.
While Su Qi pondered whether to take a detour, a playful whisper like a devilish tease sounded in his ear.
“Boss Su, no need to stop. This is your Ability test.”
As the words echoed, Su Qi caught the distinctive scent of jasmine that only Senior Lin Xue carried wafting from his right side.
Though the jasmine scent was alluring and pleasant, hearing those words made Su Qi involuntarily shiver, sensing something was off.
Emmmmmmmmm what does it mean that this is an Ability test?
Could Senior Lin Xue be asking him to, like with the Spirit Serpent group earlier, deliberately let the Tyrant Bear approach him?
Su Qi had once watched a cold fact in a short video.
Although bears looked clumsy, their agility was surprisingly high—they could even climb trees. An ordinary bear had the strength of about five adult men.
If that was true for a regular bear, then this Tyrant Bear was definitely a spirit beast awakened by spiritual energy.
If he got close and the Tyrant Bear attacked, would he be flattened with one paw?
As Su Qi pondered this, Lin Xue spoke again.
“Boss Su, from what I observe, you have a mysterious affinity that, combined with your virtuous aura and excellent cooking skills, makes you feel like a perfect wife—someone people instinctively want to protect. That’s probably why the Spirit Serpent group didn’t attack you, just like I felt. So I think we should switch targets for the test.”
Listening to Lin Xue call him a perfect wife as her reasoning,
Su Qi admitted it made some sense, but the thought of facing a Tyrant Bear still made him a bit cowardly.
Just as he was about to back out, Wei Mian, lightly cradled by the thick arms of a mountain, suddenly spoke.
“Boss Su, don’t worry too much. Your agility is high. If the Tyrant Bear tries to harm you, you can dodge first. I’ll put it to sleep.”
As Wei Mian spoke, he lightly pointed overhead.
Following his gesture, a flock of unknown birds, hanging in light sleep from the treetops, began dropping to the ground with thuds.
Though clearly painful-looking, the birds remained silent and stayed asleep.
Seeing Wei Mian’s Sleep Induction Ability in action eased some of Su Qi’s worries.
At the same time, Su Qi made a mental note:
In the future, better to avoid being alone with Wei Mian—this Ability was just too sinister!
With Wei Mian’s protection and his own 50 agility points,
Su Qi mustered the courage to proceed quietly towards the Tyrant Bear under the watchful eyes of the Cangyou Wildcat Team.
Roar~ roar~
As he approached the Tyrant Bear, the beast seemed to sense the threat.
Its roar grew louder, and urgent heavy footsteps echoed through the dark forest.
Thud thud thud~
Each time the Tyrant Bear’s massive paw struck the ground,
Su Qi felt as if the earth itself was trembling.
The tremors lasted only about ten seconds before two huge, entirely black silhouettes appeared through his blurred vision.
Seeing these two gigantic figures, Su Qi understood why An Xiaoling called them Tyrant Bears.
Unlike normal bears, which were already large at over 300 pounds, these two were covered in thick, coarse black fur, hiding robust muscles brimming with explosive power—like two massive tanks, each estimated to weigh over a thousand pounds, far larger than elephants.
In the darkness, the Tyrant Bears’ eyes glowed a furious crimson, wild and bloodthirsty.
Seeing these mountain-sized beasts charge with crushing force, though their size and ferocity far exceeded his expectations, because he had prepared mentally and had Wei Mian backing him.
Su Qi forced himself not to run but instead readied to dodge, staying alert for any attack.
Then what happened next caught Su Qi completely off guard.
When still 15 meters away, the two beasts, which had been roaring fiercely while running, seemed to recognize Su Qi’s appearance.
They stopped their snarls; their blood-red eyes softened, even showing signs of surprise.
Seeing this scene reminded Su Qi of the purple Spirit Serpents earlier, who had also befriended him after picking the Snake Spirit Fruit.
He couldn’t help but smile in relief.
It turned out that after activating the Shuxi Ability, the effect wasn’t limited to humans—this Shuxi feeling seemed to work on spirit beasts too. What a miraculous discovery!
But just as Su Qi happily acknowledged this, chaos erupted.
Bang~
The two Tyrant Bears, previously walking side by side, suddenly had the larger one on the left strike the other’s head with a powerful paw.
The suddenness of this shocked both Su Qi and the struck bear.
A loud howl followed as the injured bear collapsed to the ground, falling into a deep sleep.
After this, to Su Qi’s confused gaze, the giant Tyrant Bear that had just attacked slowly stood upright from its four-legged posture.
Towering like a three-story building, resembling a small mountain, it lumbered toward Su Qi.
Thud thud thud~
Watching the beast take each step with a staggering human-like gait,
Su Qi’s mind filled with questions.
Why would the Tyrant Bear hurt its own kind?
And why, after running on all fours, was it now standing and walking upright, its gait strangely awkward?
As the Tyrant Bear closed in within ten meters, the faint cold moonlight filtering through the Saint Ruins overhead finally illuminated the creature in full.
Seeing that massive form towering above him—so large it defied any human frame—all his questions were answered.
The Tyrant Bear had knocked out its companion to monopolize Su Qi.
As for walking upright, it was because its swollen fifth limb would scrape the ground if it moved on all fours.
Understanding this, Su Qi watched as the beast drew closer.
This time, his pale, delicate face lost its calm, replaced by a flash of terror.
His slender legs clad in white silk, knees faintly pink, instinctively pressed together.
Only at this moment did Su Qi bitterly realize:
Emmmmmmm his Shuxi Ability could make spirit beasts feel the sweetness of being a Shuxi just like humans, but he definitely did not want to fulfill a wife’s duties!!!
Waaah… don’t come any closer!
It’s too big, really too big.
It can’t get in—no, there’s nowhere to get in ah ah ah!!!!
(ΩДΩ)!!!
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