121: Chapter 121 The Beast Taming Whip

If this were any other time, encountering a Magic Beast with the Phoenix Attribute would be a stroke of incredible luck!

One could completely capture it and sell it to a national research institute for study; it would be a literal windfall from the heavens!

Yet at this very moment, they were told that the Phoenix Puppet, which they had fought so hard to defeat, actually possessed the Phoenix Attribute?

How could this be possible?

Everyone looked at each other, their eyes filled with disbelief.

But with such a dense aura of life, anyone with eyes could tell this was definitely the Phoenix Attribute without a doubt; it couldn't be faked!

And a powerful enemy possessing the Phoenix Attribute was simply the most terrifying existence!

It was just like encountering a boss in a game that regenerated health incredibly fast, was powerful, and might even have a second or third life.

If you didn't grind for levels, you almost couldn't beat it at the same level!

No matter how good your skills were, you simply couldn't outlast the opponent!

This, this, this—could it be that heaven really wanted them dead?

Chen Yi narrowed his eyes at this moment.

In fact, he had long since seen through the essence of this Phoenix Puppet, so he wasn't too shocked by the possibility of it having the Phoenix Attribute.

However, because of this, the situation seemed to have become a bit tricky.

A Phoenix Puppet with the Phoenix Attribute would surely have recovery capabilities beyond imagination, giving Chen Yi a feeling that they might not be able to win.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration hit Chen Yi as he remembered something.

When Yan Jiuyue's favorability met the requirement before, the system seemed to have rewarded a divine artifact?

It seemed to be—the beast taming whip, right?

Thinking of this, he hurriedly opened his space ring and checked the information on the treasure he had obtained earlier.

[beast taming whip: Fifteen Stars]

[After injecting spiritual power to use, it can briefly increase the strength of a Contracted Spirit Beast. The magnitude of the increase is related to the Beast Tamer's spiritual power value. When the strengthened Contracted Spirit Beast battles, it can gather power for this divine artifact to unleash a powerful attack.]

The whip had an ancient and strange design; it was neither metal nor wood nor leather. Its entire body emitted a warm, dark gold luster, as if it were simply a manifestation of gathered spiritual power.

Chen Yi looked at the description of the whip—why did it feel a bit subtle?

Especially the method of injecting spiritual power to use it made the corner of his mouth twitch uncontrollably.

Using a whip, it couldn't be—

This seems a bit strange, holy crap!

But after thinking about it, Chen Yi felt he should try it first!

He had other trump cards anyway!

With that thought, he took a deep breath and stepped in front of the four girls.

At some point, a long whip appeared in his hand.

The four girls were somewhat surprised to see Chen Yi standing in front of them.

They originally thought Chen Yi would have some new strategy, but they didn't expect him to take out a whip.

What did he want to do?

Just as The girls were looking puzzled.

Chen Yi hesitated for two and a half seconds before finally saying, "Xue'er, let's get this straight beforehand. I don't have that kind of interest. This is my Strengthening Secret Technique, don't misunderstand!"

"Huh? What do you mean?"

Lin Mengxue became even more confused, completely failing to understand the meaning of Chen Yi's words.

Chen Yi didn't offer much explanation. He gripped the whip tightly and lashed it against Lin Mengxue's behind with as little force as possible.

*Crack!*

A crisp sound rang out.

The girls were instantly stunned by this sudden scene.

"Nn... ah—"

Lin Mengxue's delicate body trembled slightly, and she couldn't help but let out a soft cry with a strange quiver.

At the moment the tip of the whip made contact, an indescribable and strange sensation instantly exploded from behind her, sweeping through her entire body!

This feeling was neither pain nor itching, but an indescribable, strange sense of comfort.

It was as if a warm power had penetrated her skin, deep into her marrow, completely shattering the long-hidden shackles within her body!

Her ice-blue pupils instantly constricted, and a terrifying cold current, far exceeding anything before, surged through her body, her power skyrocketing wildly!

Along with the surge of the cold current, the temperature of the entire canyon plummeted, and a bone-chilling cold spread out.

In the blink of an eye, a thick layer of white frost condensed on the stone walls of the canyon!

"Brother Chen Yi, this is—"

Lin Mengxue was filled with disbelief.

She originally thought Chen Yi wanted to punish her because she had done something wrong.

After all, she had indeed failed to live up to Chen Yi's expectations; she couldn't even defeat the Phoenix Puppet, so it was only right to be punished!

But she never expected that this was actually a way to bestow power!

It's just—why is the way of bestowing power so strange!

The corners of Chen Yi's mouth curled up slightly as he revealed a faint smile and explained softly, "This is a divine artifact I accidentally obtained. The method of strengthening might indeed be a bit strange, but it can ultimately increase your power. Try out your current strength first!"

Hearing this, Hua Yuetong and Hua Xingtong's tension instantly vanished, and they breathed a heavy sigh of relief.

They muttered to themselves that after all that, it turned out to be a method for bestowing power!

They had thought Chen Yi might have some special hobby—

But then again?

Why did it look... quite comfortable?

*Thump—*

Just then, the Phoenix Puppet suddenly took a step forward, and the ground was instantly crushed into a massive spider-web pattern.

Its speed was more than several times faster than before, charging in front of Chen Yi's group like a bolt of lightning!

It seemed the second-stage Phoenix Puppet had placed its primary power into melee combat.

Lin Mengxue's gaze sharpened, and the cold air on her body erupted like a volcano, condensing into an Ice Blade in the blink of an eye.

She her figure flashed like a ghost, appearing before the Phoenix Puppet with unimaginable speed.

*Clang—*

The Ice Blade collided with the Silver-White Spear, producing a crisp and ear-piercing long ring.

Immediately after, everyone saw it.

The Phoenix Puppet flew backward even faster than it had come, crashing heavily into the canyon's rock wall and creating a huge crater over dozens of meters in diameter!

*Pfft—*

The Phoenix Puppet abruptly spat out a mouthful of golden blood.

The silver-white armor on its body also developed several cracks from the massive impact.

At this moment, the entire scene fell into a dead silence!

Everyone stared at the scene before them in a daze, as if time had frozen in that instant.

The Phoenix Puppet had entered its second stage, and anyone with eyes could see its combat power had increased significantly.

Just now, that Ice Dragon little girl, along with the other three girls, seemed unable to suppress it.

But now, just one person had suppressed it to the point where it couldn't even fight back!

What exactly happened in between?

The girls were also completely bewildered, failing to understand what had just happened.

"Brother Chen Yi—"

Su Taotao swallowed hard and gathered the courage to ask, "That whip... can it give me a lash too?"

Chen Yi smiled slightly, reached out to rub Su Taotao's head, and laughed, "I couldn't tell, you little girl actually have that kind of interest~~"

"I do not!"

Su Taotao pouted and acted spoiled, "Sister Xue'er suddenly became so powerful, it must be because of that whip, right?"