Chapter 38 Art is Patrick Star! (Seeking support)
“No way, even the high-tier Extraordinary Level Gale Wolf was defeated, and he only sent out one familiar?”
“Is this really a combat familiar? I feel like it’s more for ornamental purposes?”
As the Golden Silky Monkey entered the arena, the defeated onlookers couldn’t help but murmur, fitting their roles as nameless extras.
On the other side of the forest, the white-haired elder narrowed his aged eyes as he watched the Golden Silky Monkey confront the Silver Spirit in the arena.
Though advanced in years, his mental power was that of a Fourth Ring Beast Master. What he saw was naturally not as superficial as the First or Second Ring examinees.
“Just entered the Commander Tier… Is his Master a high-tier Third Ring Beast Tamer?”
“To think that such an outstanding talent has appeared among the younger generation of the family…”
Following this thought, the white-haired elder’s gaze fell upon the black-haired youth not far away, who was idly playing with a little mink on his shoulder.
“Shaya Egut.”
Normally, given his position as the guardian of the Silver Spirit’s habitat, he didn’t pay much attention to the younger members of the family.
Except for Sylvia, the notorious only daughter of the family head, he didn’t know anyone else participating in this coming-of-age ceremony.
The reason he knew Shaya was because Norton, the acting family head and also an elder, had specifically spoken to him—
Asking the white-haired elder to give some special attention to this non-native member during the coming-of-age ceremony.
However, it seemed that this young prodigy named Shaya wouldn’t need his special care at all.
“Not bad—”
The white-haired elder nodded at Shaya.
“You are the one with the best potential among this batch of newcomers.”
“There’s no need for a practical combat assessment. With your skill level, you are already qualified to contract the Silver Spirit.”
These were the white-haired elder’s true thoughts.
Even with Elder Norton’s request, he might not have intentionally gone easy on Shaya. As a family elder, he had the standing to disregard any dissatisfaction from others.
The higher the Racial Level of a pet, the more difficult its reproduction. The Silver Spirit population had always been small, so contractees had to be very selective. Filtering out the vast majority of the mediocre was his duty.
However, this seemingly strict threshold held no meaning for a high-tier Third Ring Beast Tamer at the age of seventeen.
After all, the last person in the Brunnhildr Family to reach the Third Ring before their coming-of-age ceremony was the current Grand Duke Brunstadt, now a Sixth Ring Titled expert.
Moreover, given the Grand Duke’s prime age, it wasn’t impossible for him to aim for the Legend tier.
As the white-haired elder spoke, the defeated examinees beside him couldn’t help but stir, wanting to question the fairness of the assessment…
But in the next moment, the Golden Silky Monkey, still in the arena, was the first to object.
“Jiji ji! (My first battle that I’ve been looking forward to!.)”
“Jiji ji! (No way!.)”
“I’m very sorry, Elder…”
The white-haired elder heard the youth named Shaya Egut speak.
“My pet has been looking forward to this battle for a long time. If it doesn’t fight, it might tear down the house tonight.”
“And besides…”
“I actually want to use this practical combat to assess something.”
“Whether the Silver Spirit species is qualified to be my third Soul Pact.”
To assess whether the guardian species of Brunnhildr was worthy of a contract?
Upon hearing Shaya’s words, a flicker of anger rose in the white-haired elder’s heart, but he quickly calmed down.
After all, he was a non-native member, and it was normal for him to lack understanding of the Silver Spirit.
Genius, after all, had some privileges.
“Very well.”
The white-haired elder nodded and ceased speaking.
Three breaths later—
Around the body of the silvery humanoid, countless illusory silver-white points of light slowly gathered.
Then.
They shot out suddenly.
The Silver Spirit was an Elemental Life with the Metal attribute.
This unique dual attribute brought this species immense potential.
Elemental Life had an innate high Affinity with natural elements, making the Silver Spirit adaptable to most Elemental Magic skills. If it followed the path of a spellcaster, it could evolve into a “Silver Robed Illusionist” or a “Silver Eyed Sage.”
Conversely, if it focused on developing its “Metal” racial attribute, it could enhance traits like “Sharpness” and “Hardening” to develop physical type evolutions.
The Trial Elder’s Silver Spirit was proficient in both, but overall, it leaned more towards the spellcasting side.
The dense silver-white points of light fell like meteors, creating an awe-inspiring spectacle.
This was the skill “Silver Meteor” at “Perfect” proficiency.
Most previous trial-takers and their familiars couldn’t even last five seconds against this high-level skill before being completely defeated.
However, just as the dense silver light was about to touch Shimmer.
The Golden Silky Monkey’s figure shattered like an illusory dream bubble.
In the next moment, Shimmer appeared behind the Silver Spirit without any warning.
“Jiji ji! (Have you been kicked at light speed?.)”
A large falling rock slammed into the Silver Spirit’s body, causing it to stagger.
But that was all.
This Silver Spirit had also been strengthened in terms of its physical attributes. Coupled with the tier difference, its body, comparable to steel, could not be pierced by Shimmer’s “Rockfall” combined with “Throw.”
It swiftly counterattacked, a slash going straight towards Shimmer behind it, but it missed due to “Blink.”
Within the arena, elemental fluctuations and giant rocks intertwined.
But after more than twenty seconds, neither side had inflicted any actual damage on the other.
“Let’s stop here.”
The white-haired elder looked at Shaya, his mind now fully convinced of Shaya’s prowess.
Not only had he reached the Third Ring at such a young age, but he had also cultivated an extremely rare pet with the Space attribute.
One must understand that before reaching the King Grade or possessing corresponding counter-abilities, skills like space jumping were pure cheating.
Even if there was a significant difference in frontal combat power, you just couldn’t hit the opponent, wouldn’t that be infuriating?
In a life-or-death battle, he might employ a strategy of continuous pressure, as every space jump consumed mental power, and eventually, it would run out.
But this was just a family assessment, with a time limit of thirty seconds.
However, the Trial Elder then heard Shaya’s apologetic voice again.
“We haven’t even decided a winner yet, so it’s not good to stop now.”
“Actually… although I failed to make an explosive talisman in the Alchemical Institute, I eventually found another substitute with similar functionality…”
“I call it—’Detonating Clay’.”
A sense of foreboding suddenly arose in the white-haired elder’s heart.
He looked towards the center of the battlefield and saw the Silver Spirit and the Golden Silky Monkey exchange blows again.
The thrown rock left some dirt on the Silver Spirit’s body, and Shimmer once again blinked away.
However, this time, the Golden Silky Monkey’s blink seemed to be a bit farther.
The elder’s gaze fixed on the clay that covered the Silver Spirit’s entire body.
He had initially thought it was just dirt from the rocks hitting it.
But now, after several exchanges, the grayish-white clay had spread all over the Silver Spirit’s torso.
Furthermore, for some reason, the clay was deployed in a highly systematic manner, seemingly arranged in an array for maximum effect.
The white-haired elder’s pupils constricted slightly.
Then, Shaya’s voice suddenly sounded in his ears.
“Elder, have you heard this saying…”
“Art—”
“Is Explosions!”
In the next moment.
The sky-high flames engulfed the entire massive Silver Spirit.
The entire ground trembled.
