Zhou Tianque and Feng Yingge could both accept that their skill power was no match for the opponent.
After all, the opponent wasn't just any ordinary Beast Master.
But!
To miss when it was practically a stationary target, that was just too unreasonable!
Zhou Tianque and Feng Yingge didn't believe they could be that bad; even a trashy Beast Master from Dongyang wouldn't miss a stationary target.
As Beast Masters from noble families and sects, they quickly understood the reason.
Illusion!
Neither of them specialized in illusion.
Then, it could only be!
They both turned their heads simultaneously, looking at Lin Chuan, who was suspended in mid-air, riding White Snow.
Lin Chuan had an innocent expression, his face and eyes seeming to ask, "Why are you looking at me like that? Is something wrong with me?"
Zhou Tianque and Feng Yingge both wanted to say:
More than just wrong!
This is one hundred percent wrong!
Their gazes were extremely serious.
Unlike ordinary Beast Masters, who rarely undergo resistance training for illusion, these children of noble families and sects basically started consciously developing resistance to Illusion Attribute skills and Demon Attribute mental pollution from a young age.
However, even so.
They had still fallen for it just now, and they hadn't even noticed when they were affected!
This also meant that the illusion effects of Lin Chuan's Illusion Attribute spirit beast were extremely terrifying; the actual effect of the Illusion Attribute skills it mastered could at least reach Tier 3, and Lin Chuan himself likely had a Beast Master talent that assisted Illusion Attribute skill effects.
If they were to become enemies with Lin Chuan.
If they couldn't stay focused and vigilant every moment.
Then, they could very likely be stealthily assassinated by Lin Chuan without anyone knowing.
As the saying goes, there are only a thousand days to be a thief, but never a thousand days to guard against one?
For a moment.
The surrounding air became somewhat stagnant, and the atmosphere was heavy.
Lin Chuan was very surprised.
He hadn't expected that his and Guoguo Sakura's cooperation, plus Wan Wan's luck buff, this Secret Skill that wasn't quite a Secret Skill.
Would cause so much pressure on Zhou Tianque and Feng Yingge, two geniuses from sects and noble families?
Making the two geniuses subtly unite and share a common hatred towards him.
Is it that exaggerated?
Well, Lin Chuan's situation was a case of being too close to the situation, or perhaps, not knowing how good he had it.
Illusion Attribute was just that unreasonable.
For enemies that couldn't be defeated, as long as the gap wasn't more than one major tier, it was still very easy for an Illusion Attribute Beast Master to escape, at least much easier than Beast Masters specializing in other attributes.
And for opponents weaker than oneself, or at the same tier, as long as the illusion was effective, it was an easy win.
The above situations had a prerequisite.
The opponent did not have abilities or items specifically designed to counter illusion.
Otherwise, if the opponent couldn't be controlled, it would be easy to be caught and instantly killed by a counterattack.
However, such abilities and items were rare; not every noble family or sect member possessed them.
At least Zhou Tianque and Feng Yingge did not carry such items.
And Wan Wan's 'Fairy Art · Creation Mode' perfectly filled this bug loophole, able to a certain extent reduce the opponent's inherent vigilance and warning psychology. It's just that Wan Wan's current level is still low, and the skill proficiency of the Fairy Art is not high. Otherwise, even if the opponent had abilities or items against illusion, a reasonable reason could be fabricated to temporarily disable them, for example, the item was left in the Beast Space and forgotten.
This whole sequence greatly reduced the opponent's illusion resistance.
In fact, right now.
While Lin Chuan might not be a match for either Zhou Tianque or Feng Yingge in a formal competition or battle.
It would still be quite easy to kill them in a wild fight.
Have Wan Wan concoct a reasonable and natural plot arrangement for them, cooperate with Guoguo Sakura's Illusion Dream Realm to briefly control them, no need for much time, 2 or 3 seconds would be enough.
Then, take out a spirit pattern pistol, aim for the head, and two shots would solve the problem.
They weren't enemies after all, and there was no animosity.
What's more, they had just sat together and eaten burgers, so there was a certain level of goodwill established.
Zhou Tianque and Feng Yingge were merely instinctively wary of Lin Chuan, this old illusion schemer.
As time passed, they gradually relaxed.
Of course, their guard was still up.
If before, they had maintained only the lowest level of Tier 3 vigilance towards Lin Chuan, meaning only one spirit beast protecting them.
Then, at this moment, facing Lin Chuan again, they had raised their vigilance to Tier 2, requiring at least two spirit beasts to constantly guard them before they dared to be near Lin Chuan.
This battle.
Had come to an end.
It was already close to midnight, but neither Lin Chuan, Zhou Tianque, nor Feng Yingge planned to rest; staying awake for a day or two was not a big problem for any of them.
In this ruined, abandoned factory building.
The three found a relatively open and clean spot, sat on the ground, and began to exchange and discuss.
The path of the Beast Master was just like this.
Working in isolation had no future.
Being diligent and eager to learn also required frequent interaction with peers, especially geniuses, to learn from each other, brainstorm ideas, and improve oneself more quickly.
The opportunity was rare, so Lin Chuan began to exchange experiences on cultivating spirit beasts and training skills with Zhou Tianque and Feng Yingge.
Zhou Tianque and Feng Yingge couldn't reveal the secret traditions of their sects and noble families.
Nor could Lin Chuan tell them some of the secret techniques of Xingyan Federation Sixth Academy.
However, Lin Chuan, Zhou Tianque, and Feng Yingge all had their own unique experiences in cultivating and training spirit beasts.
Based on these individual understandings, the three engaged in discussions.
From time to time, any two of the three would also have a Baby Cup 1v1 restricted rule match to verify each other's insights and techniques.
"You're talking about that shield skill just now, that's the Flame Devouring Spirit Shield. It's not a secret transmission, but to learn it, you need Phoenix clan bloodline, or other high-level Fire Attribute bloodlines, or perhaps, Fairy Attribute. Your Book Spirit, unfortunately, is only General Tier Upper Level. If it were Commander Tier Upper Level, it could learn it."
"The principle is very simple."
"It's just using high-energy level energy to absorb low-energy level energy. You can do it with a little practice."
Lin Chuan learned the principle and training tips for the Flame Devouring Spirit Shield from Feng Yingge.
Fairy Attribute can also learn it?
Good! Very good! Excellent!
General Tier Upper Level can't learn it, but Commander Tier Upper Level can.
Wan Wan is currently level 18; after her second evolution at level 25, she'll be Commander Tier Upper Level soon.
From Zhou Tianque, Lin Chuan also learned small tricks on how to adapt Synergy Dance and use it in combat.
"The key to Synergy Dance lies in the artistic conception. For the same artistic conception, everyone's feelings are not exactly the same."
"Take rain, for example. Some people feel the temperature, finding it cool. Others feel the slight touch of raindrops on their bodies, finding it enjoyable. Finding your own artistic conception, that's the key."
"As for me, during my usual training, I'll listen to classical music like the Bell and Tripod Music, and occasionally read Xianxia novels to experience that surging, epic feeling. With that feeling as a boost, practicing Synergy Dance makes it very easy to adapt it into my own Synergy Dance."
"Once you find your own Synergy Dance, fine-tune it a bit, and you can use it in combat."
Since the two were so generous, Lin Chuan naturally wouldn't be too stingy.
Lin Chuan also shared some of his research-based training tips with them, as well as some data plans collected by Wan Wan.
And the personal insights of an Illusion Attribute Beast Master regarding mental power, and small tricks to guard against illusion.
However, compared to the small tricks Lin Chuan shared.
Zhou Tianque and Feng Yingge seemed more interested in Lin Chuan's daily tips for getting along with spirit beasts.
They could use advanced Synergy Dance techniques inherited from their sects and noble families, such as Synergy Sword Dance and Synergy Phoenix Rainbow Dance, to temporarily raise their synchronization frequency with their spirit beasts to 90% during combat, becoming one with their spirit beasts' will, as if an arm could be extended or bent.
But in daily life, they had not reached the point of spiritual connection with their spirit beasts.
Only Feng Yingge and her Little Red had achieved it.
As for Lin Chuan and his spirit beasts, except for White Snow who hadn't reached it yet, all others had already reached 80% synchronization, a level of telepathic communication through their contract.
This was partly due to the Credit of reincarnation, but Lin Chuan's daily interactions with his spirit beasts were also crucial.
For example, Lin Chuan would give Guoguo Sakura small red flowers, write personal thank-you letters to Wan Wan, and give her favorite bookmarks and small awards.
And, regularly hold story time, life discussion meetings, and pre-sleep pillow fights.
During their usual training, they would also lie together on White Snow's large belly.
"Whether it's my Holy Heaven Ancient Kingdom or Old Zhou's Tianlong Empire, the laws concerning humans and spirit beasts are still very strict and old-fashioned."
"It is said that in your Star Rock Federation, the law already allows humans and spirit beasts to register for marriage?"
"In the important subject of Spirit Beast Interaction Studies, there seems to be a heretical school called Love Stream."
Feng Yingge looked at Lin Chuan with a subtle smile.
Lin Chuan was embarrassed; he panicked.
"Don't slander me, I'm not a pervert who follows the Love Stream."
"My relationship with my spirit beasts is the most proper and normal bond! Much deeper than any romantic love!"
Seeing Lin Chuan's flustered appearance, Zhou Tianque and Feng Yingge both laughed. Of course, they knew Lin Chuan wasn't that kind of pervert who followed the Love Stream.
However, it didn't stop them from teasing Lin Chuan.
"By the way, your Xingyan Federation Sixth Academy is said to be the academy most adept at innovation?"
"Many of its students, especially elite third-years and fourth-years, have forged their own exclusive Beast Master paths."
"Lin Chuan, I wonder if you have any thoughts on this. If you don't mind, we can exchange ideas. Although the secret techniques passed down in our noble families and sects are profound and powerful, they are also quite rigid, even stipulating that only certain limited spirit beasts can be contracted to learn and cast them. We also need some new ideas and inspiration."
Feng Yingge said, and Zhou Tianque also nodded slightly.
Lin Chuan pondered; this question already touched upon the Beast Master's private matters.
However, he could briefly mention it.
After all, this was just an idea, and it still required a lot of accumulation.
Moreover, based on his ideas, only he currently had the possibility of realizing it.
"Indeed, I've been thinking about using Meditation in combat, similar to Synergy Dance."
Upon hearing Lin Chuan's words, Zhou Tianque and Feng Yingge's eyes lit up, seemingly very interested.
If anyone else had said that, they would have thought it was a daydream.
But Lin Chuan, as a student of Xingyan Federation Sixth Academy, and a genius on the Illusion Attribute path, Zhou Tianque and Feng Yingge already regarded Lin Chuan as a more powerful, more formidable, and more talented individual than themselves, probably on the level of a young leader in a noble family or sect.
Therefore, Lin Chuan's words were worth a small expectation.
Xingyan Federation Sixth Academy had produced many innovative stars, blazing new trails for the path of the Beast Master.
For example, artificial mechanical spirit beasts were first researched by the Sixth Academy.
However, under the national policy of the Star Rock Federation, they were not immediately converted into military power or put into civilian use, because artificial mechanical spirit beasts still had many flaws, such as being unable to learn skills, incomplete intelligence, and so on.
But the Holy Heaven Ancient Kingdom didn't care about these flaws. After acquiring the basic knowledge of artificial mechanical spirit beasts through trade from the Sixth Academy, they immediately put them into use.
Based on this, they developed the RX Electronic Mechanical Armaments, which was the Painted Phoenix Spear in Feng Yingge's hand.
Meditation, as everyone knew, could not be used in combat.
But no one could say for sure.
When could it be used in combat?
This would be a more significant achievement than artificial mechanical spirit beasts, meaning that Synergy Dance would henceforth be eliminated from the historical stage of Beast Master civilization.
Meaning that all sects and noble families would undergo a super reshuffle.
Especially sects, as sects centered around skill cultivation, and many secret techniques, even wondrous techniques, required Packages Synergy Dance.
Once Synergy Dance was eliminated from the historical stage, the blow to sects would undoubtedly be fundamental.
However, these were problems that sect masters and elders would consider.
For small fry like Zhou Tianque and Feng Yingge.
The temptation of using Meditation in combat was even greater!
"The Meditation I cultivate is an intermediate Illusion Attribute exclusive Meditation, Dream Amusement Park."
"My initial idea is to project the amusement park from Meditation into reality through illusion."
"Playing purely in the amusement park is playing, and fighting enemies can also be a kind of play."
Zhou Tianque and Feng Yingge pondered.
They did not understand the details of the Dream Amusement Park Meditation.
However, they also had various Meditations, and the principles were largely similar, so they could easily understand.
"However, this would probably require a massive amount of mental power. Hmm, you are a Beast Master specializing in mental power, so it is indeed possible for you to meet the conditions."
"But, the requirements for the spirit beasts would also be very high, right?"
"Each spirit beast's synchronization frequency would have to reach at least 90% integration of will to maintain unity with your will during combat, to enter a meditative state, and to achieve the projection into reality effect you mentioned."
"In that case, the practicality of Meditation would even be inferior to Synergy Dance, as the requirements are too high, and the effect achieved and the increase in synchronization frequency wouldn't be much higher than Synergy Dance."
Zhou Tianque said after thinking.
Lin Chuan smiled:
"Please open your mind. Increasing synchronization frequency is only one part of the effect. When the illusion is projected into reality, it's also like a field effect that can be used directly in combat. Moreover, this will be a skill completely led by the Beast Master."