Chapter 2674 - 2675: Combat Trial

While waiting for Veronia to help find the Child of Starlight, Shen Zhongqian hurriedly searched for information about the Child of Starlight on her phone. Although not mainstream, this Spirit Beast is a favorite among many Beastmasters to include in their teams, so there is plenty of related information available. Despite missing parts related to the Crystal Stone Domain, the previous information alone was enough to open Shen Zhongqian’s eyes.

She really didn’t expect such a special Spirit Beast as the Child of Starlight. In terms of operability, the Child of Starlight indeed has considerable room for maneuver. Before the battle, the list of ultimate moves for the Child of Starlight can be adjusted at will, as the ultimate moves it can use are entirely influenced by the constellations.

Though it’s not impossible to change constellations during battle, modifying them takes time, and in actual combat, there’s almost no chance to do so.

This limitation, in Shen Zhongqian’s view, is actually quite good, because she truly lacks the ability to adapt on-the-fly and accurately use commands to win battles.

But she also doesn’t want to be stuck using those fixed strategies, as this approach can easily be targeted by enemies. It’s acceptable for Beastmaster competitions, but such life-and-death battles are another story.

As for why she hadn’t heard of the Child of Starlight before, it’s entirely due to its characteristics, leading it to typically only appear in Spirit Beast teams of Beastmasters.

Spirit Beast teams are supplements to Beast Tamers, banned in Beastmaster competitions. Thus, even if everyone studied this topic, it wasn’t within Shen Zhongqian’s current realm of research.

Since they hadn’t yet raised their Beast Tamers well, they wouldn’t be greedy enough to consider Spirit Beasts.

"Long Boduo will be sending it over soon, but it’s only here to help, and once it’s done, it will return."

After a while, Veronia suddenly said to Feng Yuan, nodding slightly, Feng Yuan replied,

"Got it, I just want her to try and see if it works. After all, nurturing the Child of Starlight isn’t that simple."

Though it’s a Spirit Beast Contract, unlike a Taming Beast Contract that requires a lot of energy for cultivation, appropriate nurturing is still essential if you want the Child of Starlight to perform effectively in battle.

Feng Yuan asked Veronia to help find the Child of Starlight for testing, precisely because he worried about coordination issues. Although theoretically, the Child of Starlight meets Shen Zhongqian’s needs, no one knows the actual situation. Any practical test is good.

"The Child of Starlight coming to help should follow your commands. You can try to see if it fits your team. If there are no issues, your team shouldn’t need any additional Spirit Beasts. By the way, do you have the corresponding Domain Crystal?"

While speaking, Feng Yuan remembered something and quickly asked. Even the Child of Starlight couldn’t unfold the Crystal Stone Domain without relying on the Domain Crystal, and its biggest value in Shen Zhongqian’s team lies in its ability to help unfold powers related to the Crystal Stone Domain.

Although the Child of Starlight itself can master most auxiliary ultimate moves, without the Domain Crystal, the Crystal Stone Domain is pointless. Not all Spirit Beasts can unfold specific Crystal Stone Domains like the Hao Chun Bird.

Even the Hao Chun Bird can only unfold the Forest Domain, and making adjustments is simply impossible.

On the contrary, the Child of Starlight can use most common Crystal Stone Domains and synchronize its related ultimate moves accordingly based on tests. This means that with proper cultivation, the Child of Starlight can easily fit into most teams. Of course, there are teams it really can’t fit, like Feng Yuan’s Beast Tamer team, where the Child of Starlight just doesn’t work.

No way, duplicate positioning and too great attribute difference; even the Child of Starlight can’t find a solution.

Feng Yuan didn’t know where Veronia found the Child of Starlight, but the other party was familiar with everything human-related, and could even use phone input to communicate with Shen Zhongqian. Seeing this, Feng Yuan naturally wouldn’t want to create trouble by acting as a mediator between them.

Watching Shen Zhongqian communicate with the Child of Starlight about how to adjust the team’s combat strategy, Feng Yuan rubbed his chin and said,

"Might it choose to stay?"

"How could it? It’s the leader of the Child of Starlight tribe on the Pando Archipelago. If it weren’t, how could it have such extensive knowledge?"

Glancing at Feng Yuan, Veronia replied irritably. A normal Child of Starlight wouldn’t be able to discuss with a Beastmaster how best to maximize the use of all Spirit Beasts’ strengths in the team through ultimate moves.

Hearing Veronia’s explanation, Feng Yuan was shocked and said,

"Tribe leader? It actually has time to help?"

Right now isn’t a normal time; the attacks from the Empire’s people haven’t completely ceased. It’s surprising to Feng Yuan that a wild Spirit Beast tribe leader has time to help, causing him to wonder if Veronia had done something inappropriate.

"Hmm, the attacks on the Pando Archipelago aren’t strong at all. After all, it’s a newly emerged area of the new era, not having anything they covet, so the impact on the overall situation is minor."

Simply put, the Pando Archipelago is inconspicuous, overlooked by the Empire’s people, and they didn’t bother to attack. This resulted in the Spirit Beasts of the Pando Archipelago not needing to spend extensive energy on defense and post-attack reconstruction like other attacked areas.

Otherwise, Veronia wouldn’t have been able to bring this Child of Starlight; she couldn’t force a wild Spirit Beast leader to do something irrelevant.

"If it’s a leader of a wild tribe, it’s really unlikely to stay. But... maybe consider asking for a Child of Starlight baby? Forget it, that’s her business, I’ll leave it."

Rubbing his chin, Feng Yuan said, gently shaking his head. Although if he asked, he could probably manage a Child of Starlight baby, considering that Child of Starlights aren’t uncommon Spirit Beasts, even found in Maomu City, Feng Yuan decided not to bother.

After a while, after Shen Zhongqian finished communicating with the Child of Starlight, seeing it eager to try, Feng Yuan chuckled and said,

"Wanna try?"

"Mm!"

Though still somewhat timid, Shen Zhongqian felt a burgeoning power ready to burst forth.

Seeing this, Feng Yuan didn’t say much, gently patting Xiao Ji’s head, Feng Yuan said,

"Veronia, could you maintain the field, Xiao Ji, Black Sun."

Feng Yuan had no intention of actively commanding the battle, and even with the Child of Starlight joining, Feng Yuan didn’t think its power could notably increase his expectations. At least breaking Xiao Ji’s Black Sun won’t be easy.

"This time, I won’t be so embarrassed!"

She clenched her right fist to motivate herself, saying as she exchanged a glance with the Child of Starlight and issued commands to her Beast Tamer,

"Child of Starlight, unfold the Wasteland Domain! Then on the Domain Battlefield, Rock of a Thousand Changes!"

"Wasteland?"

Feng Yuan paused for a moment, watching the surrounding grassland turn into a desert, finally confirming the call for the Wasteland Domain, but... isn’t this a joke?

The attributes of her Beast Tamer are earth and wood, and though the Wasteland Domain provides great boosts to Earth-Attribute Spirit Beasts, it doesn’t mean the domain’s support benefits Wood Attribute Spirit Beasts.

From the name alone, it’s clear the ideal enhancement range of this Crystal Stone Domain is earth, fire, wind, and metal. The Crystal Stone Domain boosts only Mud Snail? It doesn’t seem right. Did she mess up the commands?

Unfortunately, from Shen Zhongqian’s demeanor, she didn’t seem wrong? What exactly is her plan?

At this point, Feng Yuan became interested. The opponent didn’t appear to pursue a conventional enhancement strategy.

"Nini! Use Mud Splatter! Then, Prayer Soil!"

Upon receiving the order, Mud Snail executed its ultimate move again, spreading mud all over the battlefield. However, due to the Wasteland Domain’s unfolding, those mud patches weren’t prominent on the cracked yellow earth.

Rubbing his chin, Feng Yuan seemed to guess what the opponent wanted to do, though her battlefield command abilities were lacking, the concept was impressive. Feng Yuan felt he had already guessed her plan.

Prayer Soil, a life-oriented ultimate move, with a singular effect—to infuse soil with special energy, enabling the planting of crops or rapid cultivation of certain special energy plants.

It’s seldom used in battles, at least for combat, the effect of Prayer Soil is almost invisible.

Watching the Mud Snail retract into its shell and the faint glow emanating from its shell, Feng Yuan hesitated for a moment, then abandoned his thought of disrupting. The opponent must have considered the possibility of interruption, right?