What?!
Li Daqian’s eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at Ye Zhongming.
He wouldn’t dare claim that Thousand Beast Villa was the top authority on battle beasts on the planet, but they were certainly experts in the field. Even without theoretical support, the existence of the large Beast Pool equipment allowed him and his team to become the most knowledgeable experts on battle beasts and related matters in the post-apocalyptic world through sheer experience.
But he had never heard of anyone being able to increase the number of talent abilities a battle beast possessed!
Why bother distinguishing between good and bad battle beasts if this were possible? Just capture any beast that was easy to train and bond with, raise it, and then keep adding powerful talent abilities to it. Why go through the trouble of capturing high-level, talented cubs or even training war beasts?
So, Li Daqian’s first reaction was disbelief when Ye Zhongming said this.
However, upon further reflection, he realized that the Cloud Peak’s king had no reason to lie to him. Perhaps he truly had such an ability, or maybe he possessed a scroll or something similar that could achieve this. After all, the post-apocalyptic world was a place where miracles could happen.
After the initial disbelief came an indescribable excitement.
A battle beast with full talent abilities! A fully talented Chisel Tooth!
Others might not know, but Li Daqian was well aware of why Chisel Tooth, despite being only level eight, could dominate the top spot on the country battle beast rankings, surpassing powerful beasts like the Cannibal Chain’s Wind Raising, Ye Zhongming’s Yellow Ball, Wen Yan’s Thousand Years, and even the Divine Hall’s Heaven Speech Demon Vine.
It was because Chisel Tooth had a powerful skill! A skill that could multiply its combat power several times over!
This allowed its strength to approach that of a level-nine creature at certain moments!
This demonstrated the importance of a single talent ability.
Li Daqian believed that even if the skill Ye Zhongming mentioned wasn’t as powerful, it was still an offensive ability. Even if it were something as simple as a fireball, it would undoubtedly be as devastating as a missile when used by a level-eight creature!
“If what Brother Ye says is true, this deal is done.”
Exchanging the six immature biological eggs, which were of little use to him, for so many valuable items was more than satisfactory for Li Daqian.
But then Ye Zhongming chuckled. “I think I’m getting the short end of the stick here.”
“What do you mean?” Li Daqian’s expression darkened. Was he going to back out now or try to raise the price at the last minute?
Ye Zhongming pointed to the two sharp bones protruding from the shoulders of the level-nine creature’s corpse. “Add these two shoulder bones, and we have a deal.”
“Master Ye, behavior like this will only breed resentment.”
Li Daqian’s aura as a powerful figure subtly intensified, and even his tone changed. The Spotted Giant Bear behind him, which had been lying down, stood up, its eyes glaring angrily at Ye Zhongming.
Cloud Peak’s King smiled. “Master Li, why not hear what this skill is before making a decision?”
“Fine. Let’s hear what kind of skill could make me part with two more bones.”
Ye Zhongming wasted no time and said directly, “This innate ability is called the Sinking Technique.”
Although Li Daqian was still unhappy, he listened intently, not wanting to miss a single word.
“Strictly speaking, this isn’t a purely active attack skill. It must be used with other abilities, even… passive ones.”
“Oh?” Li Daqian found this intriguing and waited for Ye Zhongming to explain further.
“When a battle beast with this ability is in combat, an energy entity identical to its body will appear beside it. Every time the battle beast uses an ability, this energy entity will actively attack the target, dealing a single physical attack with the battle beast’s maximum strength.”
“Every time a talent ability is used, it triggers an attack?”
Ye Zhongming’s words shook Li Daqian. This skill, while seemingly lacking active attack effects, essentially added an additional attack to every talent ability! Moreover, the attack power was based on the battle beast’s strongest physical attack, making it far from useless!
“Yes, every time! In theory, if your battle beast can use a certain innate ability infinitely, then Falling Strike can also trigger infinite attacks. Of course, passive abilities can only be used once per battle.”
As Ye Zhongming spoke, he observed Li Daqian’s expression.
This Sinking Technique was Ye Zhongming’s trump card and the reason he had been holding back during the earlier negotiations.
If it weren’t for the fact that he wanted the materials from the level-nine creature and that Yellow Ball’s abilities were already maxed out. At the same time, Yangos was naturally full of skills; Ye Zhongming would never have given such a powerful ability to someone else.
This skill had been extracted from a beast equipment he had obtained. It was a piece of equipment specifically designed for aquatic life and had only this one ability, yet it was blue-grade. When Ye Zhongming saw it, he used his Ability Extraction job to extract the skill to prepare for his Beast Villa trip.
Seeing Li Daqian’s reaction, he knew the man was hooked.
However, Ye Zhongming decided to deliver the final blow with an additional explanation.
“The energy entity created by Sinking Technique is immune to energy attacks when it attacks. Only pure physical attacks can damage it. It will only disappear when the cumulative damage exceeds the battle beast’s own defense. Otherwise, it will remain intact and retain its full attack power.”
Without hesitation, Li Daqian took out his blue blade and cut off the two shoulder bones, handing them to Ye Zhongming.
After hearing the description of Sinking Technique, he had no reason to hesitate. This skill alone was enough for him to agree to exchange for one material or even two. Not to mention the other rewards included in the deal.
The two shoulder bones were short, only about thirty centimeters long, and almost unnoticeable on the four-meter-tall Mantis Snatcher’s body. Others might prefer the curved ribs, which were half a meter in circumference, over these shoulder bones. But for this skill, Li Daqian felt it was worth it.
“When can the battle beast acquire this skill? Are there any restrictions or conditions?” Li Daqian asked eagerly.
“No conditions. It can be done now,” Ye Zhongming replied as he stored the shoulder bones. “But, Master Li, have you decided whether to teach it to Chisel Teeth or the Spotted Giant Bear?”
Li Daqian laughed. “Brother Ye, since I consider you a friend, I’ll tell you this: Chisel Tooth isn’t known for its strength!”
Ye Zhongming nodded, his gaze shifting to the Spotted Giant Bear. It seemed Li Daqian had chosen the battle beast, over which he had complete control.
With Li Daqian’s assistance, he walked over and placed his hand on the giant bear’s body.