461: Group buff, war protection

After the afternoon matches concluded.

Upon returning to the hotel, Wang Chen immediately sought out Lei Meng.

"You want to apply for a training room with a shielding barrier?"

After hearing Wang Chen's request, Lei Meng asked back with some surprise.

"That's right!"

Wang Chen nodded, saying with a hint of embarrassment:

"Mainly because in today's matches, all the contestants were as strong as monsters. I want to improve my strength before tomorrow's third round begins."

"This..."

Upon hearing this, Lei Meng's expression became strange, and a peculiar look appeared in his eyes as he gazed at Wang Chen.

They are monsters?

Then what are you, someone three years younger than them, yet able to compete on the same stage?

A monster among monsters?!

Lei Meng muttered to himself, not dwelling on the question any further.

"Come with me."

"The hotel has a training room that meets your requirements."

Waving his hand towards Wang Chen, he turned and led the way.

Soon.

The two arrived at the hotel's underground area.

"Go on in!"

"The shielding barrier inside is connected to the entire floating city. Even a Wang-level expert would need to expend considerable effort to detect what's happening within."

"I'll guard the door."

Standing in front of a closed room, Lei Meng gestured towards the door.

"Thank you, Uncle Lei."

Wang Chen expressed his gratitude, then directly pushed the door open.

Upon entering the room.

He discovered that the space inside was much larger than what he had seen from the outside.

"It seems this training room also utilizes space folding technology."

Wang Chen was not surprised by this; the application of spatial power on Blue Star was already very mature.

What looked like a small room from the outside could be made as large as a football field inside.

The moment he entered, Wang Chen spotted the switch for the shielding barrier on the wall.

Without hesitation, he chose to activate it.

After a mysterious fluctuation enveloped the entire room, he took out the Materials for Mu Ling's advancement.

A heart-shaped crystal, entirely green, containing extremely strong life force.

The forest heart.

A precious Materials worth two thousand points in the Skynet Exchange Mall.

As this forest heart appeared, a fresh aura immediately filled the entire room.

Breathing in this fresh aura, Wang Chen felt his entire being become relaxed and comfortable.

"As expected of a precious Materials worth two thousand contribution points; just the aura it emits would likely have the effect of prolonging life for ordinary people."

Feeling the powerful effect of the forest heart, Wang Chen's eyes trembled slightly.

He then, without hesitation, summoned Mu Ling directly from his Beast Pet Space.

The next second, Mu Ling, like a little elf, appeared. With a flap of her thin cicada-wing-like wings, her tiny body directly lay on top of the forest heart, opening her small mouth and taking a fierce bite.

Clearly, this little one had been coveting the forest heart, which could enhance her strength, for more than just a day or two.

"Slow down, slow down!"

"No one's going to snatch it from you."

Seeing this, Wang Chen couldn't help but smile.

The little one had wanted to eat the forest heart the moment he got it, but he had stopped her. It seemed she had endured a lot!

Thinking to himself, he sat to the side and waited quietly.

Soon.

The basketball-sized forest heart was completely devoured by Mu Ling with crunching sounds.

After eating, the little one smacked her lips, still wanting more, and looked at Wang Chen dizzily with her little belly sticking out.

"No more!"

"Can you even digest more?"

Seeing the little one's appearance, Wang Chen's eyes became a bit strange.

Goodness!

He had thought Mu Ling, being a wood-attribute Beast Pet, would be a clear stream among his companions.

Turns out, she's also a little glutton!

"Yi ya yi ya!"

Hearing Wang Chen's words, Mu Ling mumbled dizzily, then swayed and lay down on the ground, falling asleep.

At this moment.

As the energy from the forest heart began to be digested, a rich green light appeared on Mu Ling's body surface.

This light was filled with an ultimate life aura, giving Wang Chen a noble and vast feeling.

Clearly, the special energy within the forest heart had activated the power deep within Mu Ling's Bloodline, causing her to begin advancing to the next growth stage.

Seeing this, Wang Chen quickly took out the other auxiliary Materials and placed them one by one beside Mu Ling.

Buzz buzz buzz!

The dormant magic power within all the Materials began to boil, then converged onto Mu Ling's body.

In just the blink of an eye, this magic power formed a giant cocoon on Mu Ling's body surface, enveloping her within it.

At the same time, faint, mysterious inscriptions appeared on the surface of the cocoon, and the noble and vast aura grew even stronger.

Half an hour later.

Crack!

Under Wang Chen's expectant gaze, cracks appeared on the surface of the cocoon, and a small hand stretched out from within.

Seeing this, he knew that Mu Ling's advancement was about to end.

Soon.

As the cocoon was completely torn open, Mu Ling, whose size had increased by an inch, bounced out from within.

At this moment.

Mu Ling's body had not only grown from palm-sized to as long as Wang Chen's forearm, but a set of exquisitely beautiful and luxurious miniature armor had also condensed from magic power on her body.

She looked majestic.

Seeing this, Wang Chen's mind stirred, and he immediately checked Mu Ling's attribute information after her advancement.

【Beast Pet: Forest Elf.】

【Nickname: Mu Ling.】

【Gender: Female.】

【Age: Less than a month (Juvenile Stage)】

【Rank: Level 40.】

【Tier: Ancestral Divine Beast.】

【Talent: Infinite Growth (SSS)】

【Four-Dimensional Attributes: Strength: 2250; Wisdom: 2950; Physique: 2250; Agility: 2350. (Without any BUFF, equipment, or Dao item bonuses.)】

【Skills: Wood Spirit Body (SSS), Activation Aura (SSS), Life Extraction (SSS), Life Fusion (SSS), War Guardian (SSS).】

【Loyalty: 100.】

【Equipment: None.】

【Introduction: Omitted.】

...

His gaze swept across the four-dimensional attributes on the panel, and Wang Chen directly locked onto the newly appeared SSS-Rank skill in the skill bar, War Guardian.

【War Guardian (SSS): Active skill, group buff skill. After activation, all friendly units within the skill's coverage area gain powerful recovery and a twenty percent increase in all attributes, lasting for thirty minutes (Note: At Forest Elf's current growth stage, War Guardian's coverage area is one hundred meters around. For every growth stage increased, the skill's coverage area doubles.)】

"Hiss!"

"Large-scale buff skill?!"

"This couldn't have come at a better time."

Seeing the description of this skill, joy appeared in Wang Chen's eyes.

A twenty percent increase in individual attributes, when combined, the overall combat power is far more than just twenty percent.

"With this trump card, I have even more confidence in the upcoming matches."

Thinking excitedly, Wang Chen then proceeded to check his own gains.