102: Chapter 102 Beast Skills

After a check-up, Nie Ning confirmed that Ivy's body was fine.

At this moment, Nie Ning could no longer hold back, and his body began to undergo an alien transformation.

Along with the appearance of the Tiger Pupils, four long horns grew from the top of his head, followed by sharp, pointed nails.

Suddenly, Nie Ning felt an unbearable itch all over his body, and his blood boiled with restless energy.

Shifting his gaze to his arm, the surface of the skin looked no different than before, but upon closer inspection, he found wave-like patterns appearing on it.

Nie Ning scratched it with his hand and found that his body's surface seemed to be covered in a layer of scales.

However, because the color was similar to his skin, it looked as if there were no changes at all.

"White Scaled Snake?"

The White Scaled Snake is a rare strange beast, about three meters long, and looks like a white ceramic ornament.

However, the White Scaled Snake's surface is smooth, and its tiny scales are as hard as iron; an ordinary Intermediate Knight would find it difficult to wound a White Scaled Snake with a sword.

The transformation continued.

A bulge appeared on Nie Ning's forearm; as the skin split open, a gray blade was revealed, extending along the back of his hand to about 1.2 meters.

Seeing this, Nie Ning knew this was an ability granted by the Leaf Blade Mantis.

That was a strange beast with arms like blades.

Ordinary swords could not compare to it; its agile movement allowed the Leaf Blade Mantis to slay enemies in an instant.

It was almost at the peak of the strange beasts Nie Ning had seen; even a Frenzied Giant Bear would find it difficult to withstand the Leaf Blade Mantis's blades.

Besides this, Nie Ning felt his strength increase significantly, and the elemental power around him became clearer; he could even 'see' faint purple light spots.

Time passed minute by minute, and after about half an hour, Nie Ning's restless blood finally calmed down.

[Class: High-Tier Knight (Late-Stage), First-Ring Wizard (Mid-Stage)]

[Talent: Supernatural Adaptability]

[Bloodline: ??? (Not Activated)]

[Derived Traits: Strange Beast Body, Elemental Spring, Beginner Self-Healing (Corrupted), Power of a Hundred Beasts, Beginner Mental Power Amplification, Malice Perception, Intermediate Five Elements Affinity, Beginner Lightning Attribute Affinity]

[Derived Skills: Assisting Evil, Intermediate Five Elements Manipulation (Corrupted), Lightning Edge Blade, Lava Burst]

[Cultivation Methods: ..., Shi Jue Flying Swallow Technique, Qiong Guang Meditation Method]

[Imprinted Spells: Meteor Blast]

[Skills: ..., Breath Condensation Technique (Great Success), Shadow Gliding Steps (Great Success), Earth Spirit Puppet (Proficient), Vine Entanglement (Proficient)]

The panel hadn't changed much; all the physical attributes had been categorized under Strange Beast Body and Power of a Hundred Beasts.

A Lightning Attribute Affinity was added, and although Five Elements Manipulation hadn't leveled up, the affinity level had risen a step.

Moreover, he was lucky this time; two more strange beast skills had actually appeared.

Lightning flashed in Nie Ning's hand; as he swung his arm forward, a purple semicircular lightning blade slashed against the wall.

Even though the wall was protected by a formation, a five-centimeter-deep groove was still carved into it.

"As expected of the lightning attribute with the strongest attack power; its power has actually reached half that of the Five Element Orb, and the consumption is much lower."

Looking at the groove revealed on the wall, a satisfied smile appeared on Nie Ning's face.

Although its power was not as great as the Five Element Orb, the attack speed of the Lightning Edge Blade far exceeded it.

Combined with the advantage of low consumption, it could already be used as a regular means of attack.

Nie Ning tried the Lava Burst skill again, which was actually a fusion technique of the fire and earth elements.

Its power and release speed were inferior to the Lightning Edge Blade and Five Element Orb; low consumption was perhaps its only remaining advantage, but it could enrich his attack methods.

In this way, Meteor Blast could serve as his ultimate move, giving the opponent a fatal blow when they least expected it.

Most importantly, strange beast skills didn't require practice!

This was a bloodline skill that could be mastered after just a few simple uses.

This undoubtedly saved Nie Ning a lot of time and could also prevent him from being countered by enemies.

Just like a wizard's miscellany Nie Ning had read, which recorded a formation called the Five Elements Rotation that could absorb and convert energy of the five elements—it was quite shameless.

If one wanted to cause damage, the best way was to use explosion-type skills, using the explosive impact to deal damage, or using other attributes.

Otherwise, once the Five Elements Rotation formation was touched, even the most powerful five-element witchcraft would be useless.

...

Nie Ning closed the panel, glanced at Ivy lying on the ground, shook his head slightly, and picked her up.

To prevent anyone from seeing and ruining his reputation, Nie Ning could only secretly carry her back to her own room.

Before leaving, Nie Ning glanced at Ivy lying on the bed, and for some reason, he seemed to feel a bit of regret.

"Forget it; once I'm strong enough, what kind of woman won't I have? Right now, they will only delay the speed at which I become stronger."

Nie Ning curled his lip, then jumped out of the window and returned directly to Hervais Manor.

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Two days later.

In the Wantai Forest.

At this time, a group of people was traveling through the forest, heading south at high speed.

Besides Ivy and Nie Ning, there were three other High-Tier Knights in the group.

Eden, the 29-year-old son of a viscount; Dasleen, the 30-year-old daughter of a baron; and Auston, the 35-year-old son of a wealthy merchant.

As part of the most talented group in Ska City, the strength of these three was already at a superior level, and they had the highest probability of breaking through to Great Knight in the future.

Of course, Ivy was the exception.

Having reached the High-Tier Knight level at only 23 years old, she was the only one in the entire history of Ska City to do so, which showed just how great Ivy's talent was.

"Why are you looking at me?"

Nie Ning rubbed his chin and asked Ivy with a bewildered expression.

Ever since the group set off, Ivy had been staring at him with a strange expression.

If he hadn't sensed any Power of Corruption, Nie Ning would have suspected that Ivy had become a Corruptor.

"It's nothing!"

Ivy replied through gritted teeth.

The events of a few days ago were still fresh in her mind.

She was one of the top beauties in Ska City, but she hadn't expected that Nie Ning would do absolutely nothing after knocking her out!

She seriously suspected that there was something wrong with Nie Ning's sexual orientation.

Otherwise, why was Nie Ning still indifferent even though she had been so proactive?

Was it that she couldn't catch Nie Ning's eye, or was it truly as she suspected?

Nie Ning rolled his eyes: "If nothing's wrong, then watch the road. What's the use of looking at me? I'm not the ruins you're looking for."

This straight-man remark made Ivy's teeth itch with frustration, but she could do nothing about it.

She couldn't very well say she was angry because she hadn't attracted Nie Ning, could she?

That would make her seem like not a very good person.

Dasleen, who was nearby, looked at Nie Ning and then at Ivy, finding it somewhat amusing.

She sighed inwardly that it was truly good to be young.

It was a pity she was already married; otherwise, if she met someone like Nie Ning, she would probably be attracted to him as well.

Of course, perhaps something exciting could happen.

After all, this was the wilderness; no one would necessarily know if something happened.

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