Beast Taming Patrol

Of course, Qiuqiu was still far from that level now.

After confirming that Qiuqiu's core skill had transformed into Frost Silence Storm, Lin Su nodded, "Frost Flower Dream Shadow should also have a skill called Cold Frost Dream Domain. Did you awaken it when you evolved?"

"Meow!" (I did awaken it!)

Qiuqiu swayed his tail, ready to show off, but after looking around, he was puzzled.

"Meow..." (There's nothing to attack...)

"That seems right," Lin Su pinched his chin.

The Cold Frost Dream Domain was a skill that sounded related to ice but was actually not very related; it was a pure Spirit-type skill. Unlike Frost Silence Storm, this skill only worked on living creatures.

Living creatures... Lin Su glanced quietly at the playful jester nearby, who had calmed down from his cheering and was sitting obediently on a stone platform next to him, curiously looking over.

Such a good child, better not bully him then.

"Try using it on me," Lin Su said.

"Meow, meow! (°ω°)" (This is an attack skill, not a healing skill!)

"It's okay. Fantasy-class skills are under your control; I just want to experience what Cold Frost Dream Domain is like. Just help me get out of it afterward," Lin Su explained.

Qiuqiu tilted his head, thought it over, and nodded.

"Meow~" (Then be careful~)

Lin Su nodded, his gaze shifting to the vertical pupil on Qiuqiu's forehead.

This was the trigger condition for the Cold Frost Dream Domain; to use the Cold Frost Dream Domain on an enemy, Qiuqiu had to lock eyes with them through his vertical pupil.

Quickly, as the vertical pupil on Qiuqiu's forehead blinked with an icy blue glow, Lin Su, who offered no resistance, was easily pulled into a spiritual world.

It was a snow-covered plain, not very large, probably about two to three hundred square meters in area. Beyond the edges of this snowfield, everything was void.

According to what he knew about the skill, as the proficiency with Cold Frost Dream Domain improved, the range of this spiritual world would also expand accordingly.

Qiuqiu's figure also appeared in the spiritual world and under Lin Su's curious gaze, it began to freely enlarge and shrink its body.

Well... since this was a dream-like world, it made sense that Qiuqiu, as the master of the dream, could freely alter the dreamscape.

"What is the attack method in this spiritual world?" Lin Su asked curiously.

"Meow!" (It's the snowflakes!)

Qiuqiu instantly returned to his normal size, and a tiny, crystal clear snowflake appeared in his paw, slowly floating towards Lin Su.

As Lin Su touched the snowflake with his finger, a sharp pain suddenly shot through his mind.

This gave him a rough understanding of the attack method of the Cold Frost Dream Domain.

Though the form of attack was snowflakes, the damage they inflicted upon touching the spirit was purely spiritual damage.

Quite interesting.

Curiosity painted Lin Su's face, "How many snowflakes can you control at once?"

"Meow..." (Let me think...)

Tentatively, Qiuqiu extended a paw, and fine snowflakes began to slowly emerge and converge above it, eventually forming a snowball the size of a football.

"Meow! (｡òωó｡)" (Just this many!)

Shh...

Lin Su gasped.

Though it was only a football-sized clump of snow, if counted, it must encompass at least ten thousand pieces of those small snowflakes.

Just a single snowflake had caused him a twinge of pain; if the entire snowball were to hit...

Just the thought of it was horrifying.

And this was only the newly awakened, completely untrained Cold Frost Dream Domain. After training, no doubt the scale of the snowflakes would increase even further, exponentially increasing the damage then.

"Okay, Qiuqiu, let's get out of here," Lin Su estimated the power of the skill and nodded satisfied.

As the caster of the skill, Qiuqiu had only to think it, and the spiritual world would automatically dissipate, sending Lin Su's consciousness back to his own body.

"Like having had a dream," Lin Su's face bore a hint of a smile after returning to his body, "Good, you've smoothly awakened both Talent Skills of Frost Flower Dream Shadow. As for Monarch Power, we don't need to display it since you've already used it once before. Next, we..."

"Meow! (｡✪ω✪｡)" (I still have another skill!)

Qiuqiu interrupted Lin Su anxiously.

Upon hearing Qiuqiu's words, Lin Su was first stunned, then overflowed with ecstasy, "You have another Talent Skill?!"

Frost Flower Dream Shadow should only have so many Talent Skills to awaken.

Yet Qiuqiu had awakened a completely new Talent Skill.

Having an extra skill didn't necessarily represent a stronger power, since training could also teach a pet more skills.

But awakening an additional Talent Skill indicated that Qiuqiu's species rank must have risen.

Originally, Frost Flower Dream Shadow was of a lower monarch species, so Qiuqiu must now be at least a mid-level monarch species. The specific species rank would need a comprehensive analysis from multiple aspects.

"Qiuqiu, show me this Talent Skill of yours," Lin Su asked with a hint of excitement, "Is it Spirit or Ice type, or does it encompass both types?"

"Meow?" (Seems like the Ice type?)

Qiuqiu itself was somewhat uncertain. It looked around and with a few quick movements reached a large stone, where icy blue light converged on one of its paws. Then it gently swatted the stone.

This is Ice Palm, isn't it?

Lin Su was somewhat startled.

Was this Talent Skill that Qiuqiu had awakened? That would be a duplicate of a trained skill!

As Qiuqiu slapped down with its paw, the big stone instantly became encapsulated and sealed by a hard layer of ice. Qiuqiu then flickered back beside Lin Su.

Seeing the evident display of the Ice Palm skill, Lin Su couldn't help but ask, "The Talent Skill you've awakened is Ice Palm?"

"Meow!" (I haven't started yet!)

Hmm?

Lin Su blinked and perked up with interest when he heard Qiuqiu say that, and began curiously watching Qiuqiu's movements.

Qiuqiu stood still, and a faint icy blue crystal on its chest suddenly burst into a dazzling icy blue light.

The next instant, the large stone, ten meters away from Qiuqiu, exploded without warning. Numerous sharp ice shards, originating from the stone, sprayed in all directions, piercing countless plants around, and one even whisked past Lin Su's cheek.

The clown previously sitting cheerily on the stone pedestal was so startled by this sudden explosion that it screamed and instantly jumped off the pedestal into its shadow, fearfully popping its head out after a while, its grotesquely cute face filled with bewilderment.

Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?

Lin Su took a deep breath, his eyes shining brightly, "Is this the skill you've awakened?"

"Meow?" (Isn't it amazing?)

"Yes," Lin Su nodded vigorously, his face brimming with a bright smile.

We've struck gold, big time!

The Ice type Talent Skill, Snow Explosion!

In just an instant, he had recognized the origin of this Talent Skill.

This skill was among the extremely rare and powerful Talent Skills in Ice type mythical beasts and lacked teachability. Within the known mythical beast species, only a few could awaken it, and each beast that had the Snow Explosion was an absolute monarch of the Ice type.

With this skill, Qiuqiu could control the Ice, Frost, Snow, and other Ice-environment elements within a certain range. It could use the environmental elements for unexpected explosive attacks against opponents, securing absolute initiative around itself.

This single skill alone was enough to classify Qiuqiu's species rank among the high-level monarch species.

Moving from a high-level elite species to a high-level monarch species, jumping six minor ranks—if the researchers on Blue Star knew this, their jaws would probably drop.

Let's keep it under wraps for now. After we return, let's research the standard evolutionary paths of Frost Flower Dream Shadow and surprise them one step at a time.

Surprises should indeed be gradual.

"Let's leave Nirvana Pool first," Lin Su said bending down to pick up Qiuqiu, "Next, we need to search for supernatural resources nearby. You can use this opportunity to train your new skill and get used to it early."

"Meow!" (Okay!)

Watching Lin Su preparing to leave with Qiuqiu in his arms, the clown tilted its head, clambered out from the shadow of the stone pedestal clumsily and hurried after them.

"Cackle! (⊙ꇴ⊙)" (Wait for me!)