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Race: Illusory Thought Battle Bear (Profound Thunder Battle Bear Variant)

Attributes: Mental, Combat (Thunder Trial: Enhanced Lightning Affinity and Resistance)

Bloodline Rank: Overlord Rank High-Grade

Level: Monarch Rank 3

Innate Talent: Mental Break, Battle Will Mark (gains an additional energy bar — Battle Will Value, initial Battle Will Value is 0, gradually increases during combat, maximum 200. Can consume Battle Will Value to release Battle Will Skills or add extra Battle Will effects to normal skills. When Battle Will Value is 100 or below, each point of Battle Will Value increases all attributes by 1%)

Skills: ...Weakness Insight, Hegemonic Body, Battle Will Control (Form Coalescence, Deterrence, Burning, Battle Roar...), Power of Heaven and Earth · Mental/Combat, Domain · Thought Martial Domain (Mental + Combat, hostile targets' perception is confused, mental resistance is weakened, continuously captures and reads target's thoughts and ideas, effect depends on the mental power difference between both sides, greatly enhances the strength of combat attribute skills)

Looking at Xiong Nian's panel after breaking through to the Monarch Rank, Xu Yan couldn't help but feel a little emotional. The saying that background and backing are also part of strength was indeed true.

Although she broke through to the Monarch Rank later than Zhu Yan and Wuxiang, and the types of resources used were a bit more diverse, in truth, the combined value of those resources might actually be less than what Wuxiang consumed when breaking through to the Monarch Rank, not to mention Zhu Yan, who directly devoured an entire Eerie Secret Realm.

However, with the existence of the Thunder Pool, the Thunder Urgency Platform, and the Shadows of the Past, Xiong Nian, who was originally lagging behind Zhu Yan and Wuxiang in all aspects, directly became the highest among the three spirit beasts in both bloodline rank and personal level after completing her breakthrough to the Monarch Rank.

Furthermore, this wasn't a one-time thing. According to the information provided by the Shadows of the Past, when Xiong Nian breaks through to the Overlord Rank and Saint Spirit Rank, corresponding trials and opportunities will be triggered again.

As for combat power, with three blue bars for mental power, spiritual energy, and Battle Will Value, and three different combat systems, Xiong Nian possesses considerable innate advantages in terms of endurance and adaptability to opponents.

In terms of domain, confusion + resistance weakening + skill enhancement, when pulled out individually, it might not be too astonishing, but combining these, along with thought reading and Xiong Nian's own attributes and skills...

If a peer-level opponent is drawn into the domain, unless their mental power is strong or they can perfectly restrain their thoughts and ideas, otherwise, under the domain's thought reading, their true nature will be seen through, and they will ultimately become Xiong Nian's toy, to be molded as she pleases.

Feeling the information panel transmitted by the contract, Xu Yan's face was full of undisguised joy and satisfaction.

Looking at Xiong Nian, who was still sound asleep on the Thunder Urgency Platform, he didn't rush to recall her to the beast-taming space or leave. Instead, he took out books from his storage device and read while waiting for Xiong Nian to wake up.

Three days later, Xu Yan, immersed in the ocean of knowledge, suddenly heard a huge

Following the direction of the sound, he saw Xiong Nian, who had been sleeping soundly, now open her eyes and stand up, her two bear paws rubbing her shrunken belly, looking at Xu Yan with a hint of grievance and anticipation.

The meaning was very clear: the bear had lost weight. The fat and nutrients accumulated on her belly had been consumed during this confrontation with lightning. The bear was now very hungry and uneasy, needing to replenish nutrients.

And the loud rumble Xu Yan heard earlier was the sound of Xiong Nian's hungry stomach.

Looking at Xiong Nian's begging for food posture, Xu Yan couldn't help but find it amusing. The impression of battle intent and madness she had displayed during her confrontation with the lightning was shattered, and she reverted to her previous image of a goofy, food-loving bear.

While thinking this, Xu Yan's hands were not slow. He took out Xiong Nian's spare one-meter food basin from his storage device and quickly put in the spirit food he had made in his spare time while reading for the past three days, quickly filling it up.

Looking at the small mountain of spirit food in front of Xu Yan and feeling the rich energy and nutrients it contained, Xiong Nian's previously pitiful eyes instantly lit up. The next moment, she came directly to Xu Yan's side and gently tugged at his pant leg with her bear paw.

After hearing Xu Yan say,

The spirit food in the basin quickly disappeared, and then was replenished just as quickly. After doing this eight or nine times, Xiong Nian finally raised her head from the basin, satisfied. Looking at the remaining one-third of the basin of spirit food, she patted her slightly swollen, full belly, her expression a mix of doubt and disbelief.

She couldn't eat any more after just this much? Had the bear's combat power declined so much? Had the bear been struck by lightning and developed a problem?

A certain bear, who unknowingly ate half a month's worth of spirit food for a regular Monarch Rank bear spirit beast in one sitting, thought to herself.

Looking at Xiong Nian, who was a big eater but didn't know it and was also quite disheartened, Xu Yan was speechless. He directly took out all the spirit food he had made for Xiong Nian from his storage device and placed it in front of her, speaking words that were generous but oblivious to their extravagance.

"Same as usual, you keep your spirit food yourself. You decide how much to eat. The energy and nutrients in Monarch Rank spirit food are higher, so don't be stingy, but don't overeat either. Eat a few more meals, and your belly will recover. Because of limited time and materials, I didn't make too much. I'll replenish a batch for you when we go back."

Looking at the true mountain of spirit food taken out by Xu Yan, Xiong Nian nodded, indicating that she would pay attention, and then quickly put it away.

After doing all this, he had Wuxiang control the drone to clean up their traces of life, garbage, and miscellaneous items from this period. Then, Xu Yan rode Xiong Nian, leaving the mountain range where the Thunder Pool was located, and headed towards the Profound Thunder Battle Bear clan's territory.

Compared to before, Xiong Nian's speed had greatly increased after breaking through to the Monarch Rank. It took less than half the time it took to arrive to return to the clan territory.

Because she had just broken through to the Monarch Rank, her control over her power was still a bit rusty, not to mention restraining her aura.

Therefore, as the person and spirit beast approached the clan territory, Monarch-level Thunder Battle Bear in the territory sensed Xiong Nian's aura.

Feeling Xiong Nian's aura, which was both familiar and strange, but clearly much stronger, even making him feel a sense of threat, Monarch-level Thunder Battle Bear's large face broke into a genuine smile.

It seemed that Xiong Nian, that cub, had succeeded.

Then, he put down what he was doing and quickly came to the entrance of the clan territory, waiting for Xiong Nian's arrival.

Monarch-level Thunder Battle Bear didn't have to wait too long before Xiong Nian's figure appeared in his sight.