69: Chapter 69 Hundred Refinements Body

When Qin Ding returned after eating at Bai Muxue's house, he saw Da Hei, which had already returned to its doghouse to sleep and was snoring quite loudly.

He didn't say anything; after just taking one look, he went to the bathroom to wash up, scrubbed the grime off his body, and then returned to his bedroom to carry out his daily, unwavering Mental Energy training routine.

Mental Energy was very important. This was something Wang Chunfa had taught in class, and he had specifically brought it up the moment he entered the classroom, presumably fearing that Qin Ding wouldn't understand it once he entered a training state.

It was also one of the few pieces of theoretical knowledge he had remembered.

First-rank Mental Energy corresponded to Primary-rank spirit beasts, Second-rank to High-rank spirit beasts, and Third-rank to Elite-rank...

If one's Mental Energy rank was one rank lower than the spirit beast, then there was a possibility of physical discomfort occurring during battle.

If it was two ranks lower, the Mental Energy would be unable to control the feedback provided by the Beast, and one could potentially vomit blood or suffer internal injuries every single second.

If it was three ranks lower, the Mental Energy would be completely unable to accept the feedback the Beast provided to the Beast Tamer, which would inevitably lead to the Beast Tamer's death. Subsequently, due to the connection of the contract, the Beast would also die.

Conversely, if the Beast Tamer's Mental Energy was higher than the Beast's rank, this situation would not occur; instead, it would actually help the Beast.

This was also the reason why, when facing the burly man, he had said that a Beast Tamer's strength did not lie in the Beast, but in the Beast Tamer themselves.

"Mu Xue's Mental Energy seems to still be at the First rank? I must have her avoid combat as much as possible..."

With that thought cut short, Qin Ding began to devote himself entirely to his Mental Energy training.

Only when his Mental Energy was high could he unscrupulously find supplements for Da Hei; if he couldn't afford to buy them, he would just go to the wilderness and snatch them. However, if his own Mental Energy was low, then everything would be empty talk, and he could only stare helplessly.

As Qin Ding entered his training state, a familiar milky-white light covered his entire body.

The night passed without incident.

Sniff, sniff...

As the familiar sensation came from his feet, Qin Ding also smelled a faint, foul odor.

The Earth Dog couldn't have pooped in its nest, right? That's impossible; it's been quite intelligent since it was little...

Thinking this to himself, Qin Ding frowned before he even opened his eyes, wearing a serious expression.

"You didn't poop in your nest, did you?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Da Hei, which had originally been full of joy, instantly froze. However, what Qin Ding received in return was not a retort, but rather an expression of self-doubt in the Earth Dog's eyes.

Immediately after, he witnessed the scene of the Earth Dog lying straight down, craning its head to sniff, and then standing up and shaking its head decisively.

Qin Ding witnessed the whole process, his eyes widening in disbelief.

"I take back what I just thought... You are still some distance away from being intelligent..."

"Woo..."

[Boss, I do smell a bit foul, but that has nothing to do with me. I was like this as soon as I woke up, but I can feel that my strength has improved a lot...]

Qin Ding didn't speak, merely observing the Earth Dog's Life Records, and after a short while, he nodded in satisfaction.

"Alright, it must be the effect of the rotten wood spirit fruit. That thing is said to possess the ability to make up for certain innate deficiencies. The foul smell on you is likely the waste being expelled. Let's go, I'll take you to take a bath."

[Beast: Sha Jin Wolf]

[Aptitude: Excellent]

[Element: Gold]

[Level: 13 (High-rank)]

[Abilities: Extremely Vengeful, Hundred-Refined Body, Gold-Breaking Claw]

[Bloodline: Wolf-type (99.5%), Dragon-type (0.5%)]

[Evolution Path Dragon-type: (Requires Dragon-type bloodline purity to reach 10%)]

[Evolution Path Wolf-type: Requires reaching Level 31]

[Aptitude Improvement: Requires reaching Level 31.]

[Introduction: A melee wolf specialized in physical body, fierce in close combat, but slightly lacking in speed and agility. It may be kited when encountering enemies with high speed, but it has good cultivation value.]

Stubborn Stone Body and Black Iron Claw, both of these abilities have been upgraded. Extremely Vengeful... that's not important; if it didn't upgrade, then it didn't upgrade.

Its level has also increased by two. The rotten wood spirit fruit is truly worthy of that group of people fighting for it with their lives, and it is also worthy of the Life Records' introduction. Hmm...

However, what surprised and astonished Qin Ding the most was that the Earth Dog's bloodline had actually been purified.

The canine bloodline had completely disappeared, replaced by the purification of the Wolf-type and Dragon-type bloodlines. The purity of the Dragon-type bloodline had directly increased fivefold.

Well, from 0.1% to 0.5%, but this is a good start. One must know that in the Storage Ring, there is still an entire carcass of a Scaly Python containing 3% dragon blood.

While pondering these things, Qin Ding subconsciously looked down at the dirty water being scrubbed off the Earth Dog's body, which looked a bit like bloodstains.

"No wonder it smelled strangely like something rotten; it turns out to be the bloodline being expelled..."

Holding the brush, Qin Ding scrubbed Da Hei while reading the introduction for the Hundred-Refined Body ability. If he wasn't mistaken, this should be the upgraded version of the Stubborn Stone Body.

[Ability - Hundred-Refined Body: Physical body strength is about 50% stronger than its peers.]

Qin Ding: ?

"50% stronger? No side effects? Didn't the previous Stubborn Stone Body have a negative effect where flexibility decreased? With the Hundred-Refined Body, it's gone?"

Qin Ding rubbed his eyes, afraid he had misread it. He read it carefully once more, and after confirming there were no issues, he couldn't help but laugh out loud. At the same time, his left hand, which was applying body wash to Da Hei, couldn't help but pat Da Hei's belly.

"Good, good, very good..."

Da Hei turned its head backward, looking suspiciously at its boss, who was performing this confusing behavior, and then looked down at its own belly, which was being patted until it made a slapping sound.

What is the boss doing? Is this action and behavior called drumming among humans?

Hmm? What is drumming? How would I know this word? Eh? What is a word...?

Gradually, Da Hei's eyes began to glaze over, but it quickly chose to stop thinking.

Under the intervention of the Life and Death Contract and the improvement of Da Hei's aptitude, words it had once heard began to emerge in its mind, and it began to understand the meaning of these words.

[Ability - Gold-Breaking Claw: The sharpness of the claws is doubled compared to the Black Iron Claw.]

Qin Ding, who was scrubbing, glanced at the Earth Dog's claws. If they had been black before, and one could still tell they were nails at the edges, then now, one couldn't tell at all.

The Earth Dog's current claws were less like claws and more like wolf-claw-shaped tungsten that had grown out of its flesh.

"The physical body has become much stronger, and the sharpness and hardness of the claws have improved. As the Earth Dog gets stronger, the feedback I receive has also increased quite a bit..."

"Woo..."

[Boss, aren't you done washing yet? I've been lying here for a long time...]

Da Hei glanced back at Qin Ding with a pair of wolf eyes that held a hint of speechlessness.

It had thought it could enjoy its boss's bathing service, but for some reason, its boss would move a bit and then stop, move a bit and then stop, and then it could see its boss spacing out.

Having regained his senses, Qin Ding responded, his tone slightly awkward.

"Uh? Right, finishing up now."