Chapter 284

The body of the jade bottle was made of white orchid jade, which had a certain ability to isolate divine sense. With Chen Ang's current strength, he could not tell what was inside just by looking through the bottle.

Chen Ang slowly opened the bottle, and two hairs lay quietly inside.

"You've got to be kidding me, you're just giving me two hairs??" Chen Ang said, speechless after seeing what was inside the bottle.

【What do you know? These aren't just any hairs; these are whiskers, locust whiskers.】

"Whiskers? Locust whiskers? That's even worse than hair." Chen Ang felt even more disappointed after hearing the "Golden Finger" say they were whiskers. He never imagined that a dignified deity would actually send him two locust whiskers. In his view, these two whiskers weren't even as valuable as the jade bottle itself.

【I haven't finished yet. These aren't ordinary whiskers; they are the whiskers of a Space-Time Giant Locust. Otherwise, what kind of locust do you think could have such long whiskers?】

"Space-Time Giant Locust? Is it that impressive?" Chen Ang asked, still puzzled.

【Let me put it this way: these two whiskers contain the power of time.】

"What?? The power of time." Chen Ang was instantly unsettled upon hearing this. He had always wanted to add a time-related talent for himself but lacked the materials. Now, the Goddess of Wind and Snow had actually sent them to him.

"Is there any time-related talent that can use these two whiskers?" Chen Ang continued to ask.

【Of course there is.】

【Time-related talents that use locust whisker materials.】

【Retrograde: Allows the talent holder to perceive events that occurred in a designated place before a certain time, and also has the effect of enhancing memory.】

【Shuttle: Possesses an ability similar to teleportation, though it can only transport a small number of people.】

【……】

【……】

After a rough look, Chen Ang found there were quite a few, but most had no practical use, because no matter what, a time-related talent could not allow a person to return to the past or travel to the future.

After careful consideration, Chen Ang decided to acquire the 【Retrograde】 talent if given the chance. Among these, the 【Retrograde】 talent could also serve as a reconnaissance tool, offering good practical benefits.

【Materials required to acquire the "Retrograde" talent: Locust whiskers, Space Fruit, Siren's Tears.】

Chen Ang didn't have much of a reaction after seeing the required materials, because among these three items, the hardest to obtain was the locust whiskers, but since he already had them, he didn't need to worry about that. The other two items could be obtained at the academy.

At this moment, Chen Ang sat cross-legged again, beginning to comprehend the mysteries of the Dragon attribute laws.

Although Chen Ang had already fully comprehended the Dragon attribute laws, he always felt something was a bit off, as if there was still something he didn't know.

A long time passed.

Chen Ang walked out of the pavilion and found an open space nearby. Because the pavilion was on the mountaintop, it didn't take Chen Ang long to find a clearing.

"Let me test the power of the Dragon Fist now." Chen Ang said, looking at his fists.

He immediately set his stance and clenched his right fist.

After a brief moment of gathering strength, he struck out directly.

"Roar—"

A high-pitched dragon roar rang out instantly.

Following that, a fist force accompanied by a faint dragon shadow flew out rapidly.

The clouds and mist in front were torn apart layer by layer, and the clouds on the mountaintop dissipated completely at this moment.

"You brat, what are you doing?" At this moment, the old principal walked out of the pavilion and shouted.

"Nothing, Principal, I'm just testing the power of a move." Chen Ang said hurriedly upon hearing this.

"If you want to practice, find your own place. It's not allowed here." The old principal said sternly.

"Understood." Chen Ang replied.

Since he couldn't test his moves, Chen Ang could only return to his room to see if he could improve his attributes.

Just as he returned to the room, the voice of the "Golden Finger" rang out in Chen Ang's mind.

【Don't you have the Heaven and Earth Tower? Go inside and practice.】

"Right, how could I have forgotten about that." Chen Ang said, slapping his forehead.

Immediately, Chen Ang moved his mind, summoned the Heaven and Earth Tower, and entered it.

Because Chen Ang already possessed the Heaven and Earth Tower and was its master, he didn't need any teleportation ability to enter the small world within the tower.

As soon as Chen Ang entered the small world inside the Heaven and Earth Tower, the Elf Queen Yufi noticed and hurriedly brought the elves to pay their respects to Chen Ang.

"My God, you have returned."

Yufi and the group of elves shouted in unison.

At this time, Sara and the cat-folk came over to welcome Chen Ang's arrival, and the dragon-folk also rushed over.

"There's no need for such a grand welcome. You all go back to your respective territories. I just came to find an open space to practice some moves, nothing else. Everyone go back." Chen Ang immediately dismissed them.

He found an open space and began to practice his moves.

With the full comprehension of the Dragon attribute laws, all of Chen Ang's Dragon attribute skills had been strengthened to varying degrees.

Chen Ang set his stance again and threw a Dragon Fist.

"Roar—"

Accompanied by a high-pitched dragon roar, a burst of fist force was unleashed.

"Boom!"

The destructive power was so great that Chen Ang found it incredible; the terrain within hundreds of meters was left in ruins.

Following that, Chen Ang tested the power of his Dragon Breath.

It had also received an astonishing improvement.

A long time passed.

Chen Ang had practiced enough, and suddenly he remembered that his Titan Puppet was still in the Heaven and Earth Tower.

"I might as well go repair it while I'm free." Chen Ang thought to himself.

Besides, Chen Ang had the Jade Spirit Stone he got from Zhaka.

Originally, after the "Golden Finger" told him the function of the Jade Spirit Stone, Chen Ang intended to make himself a piece of soft armor, but then he thought that since he had the Dragon Soul Protection, there was no need for soft armor, because any attack the Dragon Soul Protection couldn't defend against would have the same result even with armor.

So Chen Ang decided to give this Jade Spirit Stone to the Titan Puppet for repairs.

Chen Ang set off directly for the island where the cat-folk stayed.

Because the Black Spirit Fruit trees were planted on the central island, it was filled with dark energy.

However, the cat-folk were not affected by the dark energy, so it didn't matter. In fact, the reason Chen Ang let the cat-folk live on this island in the first place was to help him take care of the Black Spirit Fruit trees.

"My lord, you've come. Do you have any orders?"

As soon as Chen Ang arrived at the central island, Sara came over to greet him.

"Nothing much, I just came to check on that Titan Puppet." Chen Ang said.

Immediately, Chen Ang went alone to the place where the puppet was located.

At this time, the puppet's recovery had reached fifty percent.

It seems its self-repair ability has been quite good during this period.

Chen Ang was stunned to hear this, but no matter how powerful the Goddess of Wind and Snow was, she couldn't possibly detect that he had a "golden finger."

The moment the Jade Spirit Stone touched the Titan Puppet, a large amount of light radiated from the puppet's body. As the Jade Spirit Stone was absorbed faster and faster, the light became even more dazzling.

"The effect of this Jade Spirit Stone seems pretty good." Chen Ang thought to himself.

【It's definitely good. The Jade Spirit Stone can certainly be considered a top-tier treasure. If heavenly treasures were divided into ten grades, this Jade Spirit Stone would definitely count as a ninth-grade one.】

The voice of the "Golden Finger" rang out.

"Damn it, why didn't you say so earlier? If you had, I wouldn't have used it on this thing." Chen Ang felt numb after hearing the "Golden Finger's" words.

【You didn't ask.】

"I didn't ask, but you could have at least given me a hint. Isn't this a waste of a good item?" Chen Ang said regretfully.

Because the Titan Puppet had self-repair capabilities, even if he didn't use the Jade Spirit Stone to repair it, it would have recovered on its own after a while.

【That's not necessarily true. Maybe it can even raise the puppet's grade.】

"Really?" Chen Ang became interested immediately upon hearing this.

Because the Titan Puppet's strength was quite good, if it could be upgraded, it wouldn't be unacceptable for Chen Ang to lose a spirit stone that wasn't of much use to him anyway.

【In theory, it should be possible. This Titan Puppet has the ability to devour spirit stones. It should be able to complete an upgrade after devouring a certain amount of spirit stones. It's just unclear if this Jade Spirit Stone can satisfy its needs for advancement.】

The "Golden Finger" explained.

"It seems I can consider feeding this Titan Puppet some spirit stones in the future." Chen Ang thought to himself.

Because the Titan Puppet was, after all, a puppet that could be absolutely loyal to him, the stronger its strength, the better it would be for Chen Ang.

At this moment, a beam of light shot out from the Titan Puppet's body, heading toward the sky.

The Titan Puppet's two eyes also changed color, one turning golden and the other a white-cyan.