Chapter 137 - 137: Sun And Star Flower, Felix's Improvements!

The only drawback was that the cost to cast it was high and could exhaust his mana reserves far more rapidly than his previous spells. However, these were normal considerations.Ezekiel took out his smartphone and searched for information regarding the Sun and Star Flower.

'A mysterious Sun and Star Flower is rumoured to be capable of enhancing the innate talent of a magical beast and increasing the number of Spirit Veins an awakener possesses, or mend defective ones. However, information about it remains unverified.

Whether it exists or not is not privy to ordinary Awakeners.'

Ezekiel had little hope of discovering any information about the item that the system had rewarded him with, so he was immediately surprised to find that there was indeed information about the Sun and Star Flower in the real world, albeit very little.

Even so, those who mentioned it were uncertain of its existence.

However, since the information precisely matched what the system had given him, that meant it truly existed.

And if there was one thing Ezekiel had learned from his years in this world, it was that when such things happened, someone was deliberately blocking information from being known to the public.

Even his own clan, one of the top Beastmaster Path clans, possessed secrets that others would dismiss as mere fairytales, hidden from the perception of the outside world.

Other top clans were no different; they each had their own hidden knowledge known only within their inner circles.

It was precisely because of such secrets that many of them could maintain their positions as top prestigious clans.

However, none of that concerned him now.

He was fortunate enough to have received such a reward.

With a thought, Felix transformed into his normal Swift-Horned Panther form.

Ezekiel took out the Sun and Star Flower and fed it to him.

"Chew it slowly. We still aren't aware of the effects," Ezekiel said.

Felix nodded and slowly chewed on the flower before digesting it.

After several seconds, lightning sparked across Felix's horn before spreading around his body. The lightning glowed with a deeper blue hue than before and intensified, spreading rapidly across him.

Ezekiel quickly took the scroll in his hand, stood up, and distanced himself.

The lightning didn't die down until after ten minutes.

Then, the wind surrounding Felix intensified, filling the room with a freezing breeze.

Suddenly, Felix's body gained a metallic sheen as his fur gleamed like polished steel.

The mana radiating from him surged, filling the entire room.

Ezekiel was glad that his room was magic-proof, or else the chaos might have alerted his neighbours.

Another half hour later, the mana saturation began to subside, and Felix gradually returned to normal.

However, Ezekiel's room was left in complete disarray.

"How do you feel?" Ezekiel asked, stepping forward.

Receiving a mental response from Felix about his condition, Ezekiel swiftly remembered that Felix was still in his regular form.

He had grown accustomed to communicating with him in his cybernetic form, forgetting how limited their communication was in this form.

Ezekiel opened Felix's status sheet.

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[ Name: Felix ]

[ Race: Swift-Horned Panther. ]

◆ Innate Talent: Swift Predator (B+)

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◆ Rank: Lesser Beast - Second Rank (1.5%)

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◆ Attributes: Wind (Supreme), Lightning (High), Metal (Supreme)

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◆ Skills:

┗ Razor Claw Strike (Intermediate- 70%)

┗ Horned Charge (Intermediate- 40%)

┗ Phantom Step (Intermediate- 60%)

┗ Wind Claw (Beginner- 0%)

◆ Special Skills:

┗ Wind Veil - Passive

┗ Lightning Reflexes - Passive

┗ Predator's Instinct - Passive

┗ Thunder Dash - Active

┗ Steel Armour - Active

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"Truly a legendary Grade A item!"

Ezekiel was momentarily taken aback by the effects the Sun and Star Flower had on Felix.

It hadn't just directly elevated his C+ Innate talent to B+, but also his rank had risen to Second Rank; it had also enhanced his overall attributes Wind, which was previously High, had increased to Supreme Grade, and Lightning, which was Middle, had advanced to High Grade.

Furthermore, Felix had gained both a new skill and a special skill, drastically enhancing his overall combat potential.

This was enough to transform Felix from what was once an average magical beast, the kind every Beastmaster would dream of possessing.

For a Legendary Grade A plant that could also enhance an Awakener's Spirit Veins, the results had exceeded even Ezekiel's expectations.

He wasn't disappointed in the slightest.

Plants and other dungeon resources, for example, special fruits that could heal injuries or expand one's mana reserves, were instant-use items with immediate effects, were unrelated to ores or other magical items, which required a skilled blacksmith or alchemist to craft them into something useful.

However, due to their differing nature and rarity, they were classified separately, from Common to Legendary, Grade D to S.

If a Legendary Grade A item like the Sun and Star Flower could produce such miraculous results, Ezekiel couldn't help but wonder what kind of phenomenon a Legendary Grade S item could bring.

Even with his background as a member of the Zahara Clan, his knowledge in this field was limited.

Ezekiel opened the new skills interface.

[ Wind Claw

Description: Creates a narrow gust of wind that slashes through or pushes back enemies. ]

[ Steel Armour

Description: Enhances defence and resistance, and amplifies skills for a short period. ]

With a thought, Felix shifted into his Cybernetic Beast Form.

Ezekiel reopened his status sheet and examined it.

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[ Name: Felix ]

[ Race: Cybernetic Swift-Horned Panther ]

◆ Mutated Talent: Cybernetic Lifeform (???)

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◆ Rank: Lesser Beast - Second Rank (51%)

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◆ Attributes: Wind (Supreme), Lightning (High), Metal (Supreme)

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◆ [ Fusion Compatibility: 100% ]

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◆ Skills:

┗ Nano-Blade Claws (Perfection)

┗ Plasma Horn Charge (Perfection)

┗ Hyper Acceleration (Perfection)

┗ Plasma Wind Claw (Beginner - 5%)

◆ Special Skills:

┗ Wind Veil - Passive

┗ Lightning Reflexes - Passive

┗ Predator's Instinct - Passive

┗ Auto-Repair- Passive

┗ Data Link Sync - Passive

┗ Optical Targeting System - Passive

┗ Thunder Dash - Active

┗ Steel Armour - Active

┗ Cybernetic Integration - Active

┗ Overclock Mode - Active

┗ Mecha Shift Mode: Swift Horned Panther Jet - Active

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Just as Ezekiel had suspected, the increase in innate talent within Felix's regular form had no impact on his cybernetic form.

However, the rest of his improvements, attributes and special skills remained unchanged, except for strength, which had doubled by over fifty per cent, and his skills, which had evolved to better suit his cybernetic physiology.

[ Plasma Wind Claw

Description: Long-range plasma-coated claw arcs that can slice enemies and release a vacuum shockwave, capable of tearing through armour and disrupting attacks. ]

Although he wished he could also customise Felix's skills using the Custom Book Spell, he knew it wasn't possible.

At least, for now.

Nonetheless, what he had now was far from disappointing.

The enhancements had vastly increased Felix's overall combat power.

What remained now was to decide who would receive the Custom Cybernetic Beast Armour Blueprint.

Victory and the CRs were immediately ruled out because they weren't part of his contracted tamed beasts.

That left only Felix and the Mantle Golden Crown Beast as candidates.

Ezekiel decisively made up his mind.

The blueprint would go to the Mantle Golden Crown Beast.

At the moment, it was arguably his strongest contracted magical beast, both in its regular form and even more so after transformation into its cybernetic form.

With the Custom Cybernetic Beast Armour Blueprint, he could install multiple upgrades, just as he had done with Victory and the CRs sqauds, without worrying about potential side effects.

This would allow its strength to increase exponentially.

Depending on its potential strength, the Mantle Golden Crown Beast might even reach power comparable to an early or mid Third-Rank Sacred Beast.

Every magical beast possessed a Bloodline Limit. Apart from their innate talent, the bloodline limit was a key factor in determining how powerful a beast could grow.

For instance, Victory, the Flaming River Deer, had a bloodline limit allowing it to reach Second Rank, but it was incapable of breaking through to Third Rank.

Even if it somehow managed to do so through its innate talent or a miraculous encounter, it would only become a Third Rank Lesser Beast, forever unable to progress further.

Magical beasts of this kind were known as Lesser Beast Bloodlines.

Those capable of transcending such limits were categorised as Sacred Beast Bloodlines.

Felix was a magical beast, belonging to a Sacred Beast Bloodline, albeit one of the weaker ones on the market. Ezekiel had purchased him precisely for that reason.

He hadn't planned on buying another magical beast; what he needed was one that could at least reach the Third Rank if his Beastmaster Path had succeeded in awakening.

And the Mantle Golden Crown seemed to be one as well, given the strength it had displayed.

The magical beast he intended to tame as his third contracted beast possessed a bloodline far superior to even the Sacred Beast Bloodline.

With a simple command, Felix transformed into a streak of light and disappeared into Ezekiel's body, returning to his Beast Space.

Ezekiel glanced at the Mantle Golden Crown, still unconscious within the space, and instructed Felix not to disturb it until it awakened.

After he was done for the day, Ezekiel then summoned Squad One and Squad Two from his storage ring, tasking them with cleaning up the room and preparing a late-night meal for him while he went to take a bath.