The night was pitch-black,
Spark danced high in the air, its entire body ablaze with golden flames, illuminating the path ahead.
With the addition of the Light Type attribute, not to mention the significant increase in combat power, the mere brightness of the flames was enough to greatly please Chen Yuan.
No more need for a flashlight when going out at night.
But looking at the increasingly larger Spark, Chen Yuan sighed slightly, "It seems Spark will only get bigger and can no longer stand on my shoulder like before."
Chen Yuan missed that feeling, but the growth in size was irreversible, and he could only accept this reality.
Moreover, with Spark being larger, it could no longer casually appear in urban areas and public places.
"It’s a shame. If only there were a skill to change size at will." Chen Yuan muttered.
Walking beside Chen Yuan, Xia Heng seemed to hear these words. He turned his head, frowning slightly, "Advisor Chen, isn’t there such a skill?"
"Hmm?" Chen Yuan was taken aback.
Seeing Advisor Chen’s reaction, Xia Heng suddenly realized: "Ah, right, Advisor Chen is such an excellent Beastmaster, always focused on research and training, how would he have time to study such trivial skills?"
For a moment, Xia Heng felt ashamed.
He had once been similarly troubled by the increasing size of the Furious Wave Crocodile, feeling restricted in many places, and had the same thought: it would be great to change size at will.
After inquiring, Xia Heng indeed found such a skill.
Seeing Chen Yuan’s puzzled look, Xia Heng didn’t keep him guessing and explained directly, "Advisor Chen, do you know that Advisor Shi has a brother?"
Chen Yuan shook his head.
His interactions with Advisor Shi were limited to Pet Beast battles, and he was unfamiliar with his personal life.
Xia Heng spoke with a smile, "Advisor Chen is usually busy, so it’s normal not to know this."
After a brief pause, he continued, "Advisor Shi’s brother is named Shi Yu, and he has contracted a very special Pet Beast called the Abyssal Giant Bear."
Abyssal Giant Bear...
Chen Yuan’s eyes twinkled. He had heard of this Pet Beast, known for its enormous size, even larger than the Earth Bear.
But a large size meant being cumbersome and restricted in battles.
Xia Heng’s voice continued, "The Abyssal Giant Bear naturally possesses a very special skill called Arbitrary Divine Power, allowing it to freely change its size."
"As far as I know, only the Abyssal Giant Bear is born with this skill."
Chen Yuan was amazed, his interest immediately piqued.
Great, such a skill really exists.
Seeing Chen Yuan’s reaction, Xia Heng suddenly realized that in some ways, he wasn’t inferior to him. Thus, he smiled brightly, "Although other Pet Beasts aren’t born with Arbitrary Divine Power, they can learn it postnatally."
"Shi Yu currently runs a training center, where anyone can enroll to learn this skill. It’s quite famous throughout Qin Province."
"If Advisor Chen is interested, you can give it a try."
Chen Yuan nodded decisively, "Alright, I will go."
Once Spark masters Arbitrary Divine Power, it can reduce its size to that of an ordinary small bird.
Imagine, an opponent seeing the small size of Spark would certainly lower their guard, but suddenly Spark would spread its wings and transform into a giant over three meters tall.
This would definitely be a big surprise.
"What if it gets even bigger?" Chen Yuan’s eyes twinkled, his imagination running wild.
If Spark could suddenly increase in size several times, it could overshadow everything just by flapping its wings, leaving opponents in despair.
As the saying goes, ’the longer, the stronger.’ Ordinary Pet Beasts might lose their will to fight seeing such a gigantic creature.
These thoughts filled Chen Yuan with anticipation for this skill, and he decided to learn it as soon as he returned to Baokun City.
But before that, he needed to rush back to the Flame Mountain Beastmaster Office to claim his competition prize.
At the same time,
the Beastmaster Office under the night sky was bustling, bustling with activity.
Some Beastmasters had hurriedly left after receiving the notice that the competition was suspended yesterday, only to find out soon after that it was continuing, which left them cursing the competition committee’s fickleness.
Fortunately, most Beastmasters didn’t act rashly and stayed until the competition was officially over tonight before leaving Flame Mountain.
Those who left early were full of resentment, yet curious, "What exactly happened yesterday that the competition had to end midway?"
A Beastmaster in the know cleared his throat, waited for others to gather around, his face lit with a radiant smile, and he spoke leisurely, "It was nothing much, just that a Wandering Fire Ash Spirit evolved into a Blazing Soul Flame Monarch and gave the Beastmasters a good beating."
"The committee probably felt the Blazing Soul Flame Monarch posed too high a risk to us, and was disproportionately powerful for the current stage, so they had to prudently avoid the confrontation temporarily."
Then, this Beastmaster described the terrifying aspects of the Blazing Soul Flame Monarch in various words, like how it could create fire waves several meters high with a swing of its Heavy Sword, or teleport a hundred meters with a step, or command all Wandering Fire Ash Spirits with just a glance.
Regardless of whether they were mighty Beastmasters from other regions or famous local figures like Mulate from Fire State, they all challenged it, only to end in total defeat.
As he recounted these events, more and more bystanders gathered around. Those who were also on the scene occasionally added details, sparking waves of exclamations.
"So how did you deal with the Blazing Soul Flame Monarch?" someone asked, puzzled, unable to imagine how such a situation could be resolved.