Chapter 296: The Nightmare's Eyeball (Second update, requesting all)

"So it is a Nightmare's Eyeball, no wonder I couldn't find it anywhere. Its effects are quite good, though; it can better keep my secrets!"

Seeing the name of the Black Precious Pearl, Li Zhangsheng wore a look of sudden realization.

Nightmare's Eyeball: A Monster Tamer can activate its effects by wearing it close to the body, significantly strengthening immunity to illusions and preventing others from invading one's dreams; it can be absorbed by a Spirit Beast possessing a Nightmare Bloodline to obtain a portion of the Nightmare's inheritance.

The Nightmare is a black, horse-like Divine Beast, its entire body burning with the fire of Hell. It has flaming, flowing crimson mane and tail hair, and its four hooves carry the power of chaos. It can float in the air and possesses an aura of fear. It can manipulate lightning and traverse dreams. Except for creatures with mental immunity or those without hearts who do not know fear, other creatures attacked by a Nightmare will be shrouded in fear and dare not engage it in battle.

This is the Nightmare. Even just one of its eyeballs contains powerful effects. This is the strength of a Divine Beast; it can be said that its entire body is a treasure!

Li Zhangsheng did not have a Spirit Beast with a Nightmare Bloodline, so naturally, he did not give it any other thought. He wrapped the Nightmare's Eyeball in a cord and hung it around his neck.

In this way, the Nightmare's Eyeball could exert its effects. If anyone were to use illusions or dream-entry abilities to deal with Li Zhangsheng in the future, they would definitely receive an unexpected "surprise"!

Of course, the Nightmare's Eyeball is not omnipotent. If the opponent's illusion exceeds its capability range, Li Zhangsheng would be in danger.

Regardless, this was an unexpected surprise.

Before leaving, Li Zhangsheng spent a few Academic Credits to exchange for a photocopy of this book. He did not return to the Number One Courtyard, but instead came to the Paid Training Ground.

There were about ten days left until the Academy Exchange Tournament. Li Zhangsheng had to improve the strength of his Demon Pets as much as possible. He had to seize this opportunity; while contributing to the Yuanling Academy, he would also gain more prestige, status, and rewards!

On the second floor of the Paid Training Ground, Li Zhangsheng ran into Yuan Yongyan while renting a training room. She came from a County-level Clan and was rumored to be the daughter of a Clan Elder with real power, so she was not lacking in resources.

However, with the high fees of the second floor of the Paid Training Ground, even people like Yuan Yongyan and Zhao Shuyi found it difficult to maintain for long.

After greeting Yuan Yongyan, Li Zhangsheng entered one of the training rooms. Without hesitation, he released all the Demon Pets he was carrying, including the Savage Giant Beast that had been born only a few days ago, totaling ten Demon Pets.

Under Li Zhangsheng's deliberate arrangement, the nine Demon Pets other than Aixi dispersed one after another and began training in different areas, with the training content still focused on improving their respective advantages.

"Aixi, this is a Heavenly Spirit Fruit!" In order to better cope with the upcoming Academy Exchange Tournament, Li Zhangsheng ultimately handed the Heavenly Spirit Fruit to Aixi.

In the Academy Exchange Tournament, there is a certain limit to the number of Demon Pets that can be fielded, which is why Li Zhangsheng chose Aixi.

Of course, this also had to do with the fact that the blood of the Dawn Light Cat had lost its activity; otherwise, Li Zhangsheng would not have minded giving it to Bai Tian and Hei Ye first.

Given the current situation, he could only give it to Aixi first. When he obtained similar treasures next time, he would save them for Bai Tian and Hei Ye. This was merely a matter of being a step faster or slower.

The most urgent matter now was to focus on improving the combat power of the top-tier Demon Pets. The top-tier Demon Pets here referred to Aixi, Kailan, and the Fire-feathered Bird; the strength of the other Demon Pets was more or less weaker.

Aixi looked at the Heavenly Spirit Fruit, and for once, it revealed a cold look in its eyes. As a dignified carnivorous Demon Pet, it actually had to eat vegetables!

Even if the Heavenly Spirit Fruit tasted good, it was hard to suit its palate.

However, Aixi was still very obedient to Li Zhangsheng. Moreover, it knew that this fruit was beneficial to it, so it unwillingly took the Heavenly Spirit Fruit in its mouth, chewed it a few times, and swallowed it into its stomach.

The medicinal effect of the Heavenly Spirit Fruit took effect extremely quickly. Within a few breaths, Aixi felt a special warm current emerge in its stomach, which surged directly into its mind.

Boom—

As if the world were being created, an explosive sound rang out in its Consciousness Sea. The clear Qi rose, the turbid Qi sank, and an unstable Second Treasure Space was born. Then, under the effect of this warm current, it became increasingly stable, emitting an ever more brilliant radiance.

During this process, Aixi let out muffled groans from time to time, its brows slightly furrowed, and its massive tiger body could not stop trembling.

It was not until three minutes later that it finally calmed down, which meant that Aixi's Second Treasure Space had been successfully opened.

Aixi opened its tiger eyes, and a ray of light seemed to flash through them.

"Here, this is your second Treasure!" At this moment, Li Zhangsheng took out a crescent-shaped Advanced Treasure.

This was a special type of Advanced Treasure that could increase a Demon Pet's speed by 30%. This treasure originally belonged to the Savage Winged Tiger. Li Zhangsheng had obtained this Advanced Treasure while obtaining the corpse of the Nanguan Winged Tiger.

As soon as Aixi came into contact with the crescent-shaped treasure, in the blink of an eye, it was stored into its Treasure Space.

The next moment, a relatively bright halo appeared on Aixi's massive tiger body. This was because the crescent-shaped treasure had begun to exert its effect. The halo quickly retracted and slowly disappeared.

After gaining the boost from the crescent-shaped treasure, Aixi's speed became quite considerable.

The two treasures could increase speed by a total of 50%, the Wind Speed Characteristic could increase speed by 100%, and since Aixi was a speed-type Demon Pet to begin with, in terms of speed alone, it surely had no rivals among Elite Demon Pets. Furthermore, this did not even count the fact that the Storm characteristic would weaken the opponent's speed and vision.

"It's a pity that the Ancient Speed Enhancement Potion is still missing a few ingredients. Otherwise, as long as it could be concocted, Aixi's speed could be improved to a certain extent." Li Zhangsheng felt a sense of regret. The formula for the Ancient Speed Enhancement Potion was too ancient, and several of the ingredients were almost extinct. He did not know how much time it would take to gather them all.

"Aixi, you must adapt to your current speed as soon as possible so that you can better utilize your speed advantage!" Seeing that Aixi seemed a bit unaccustomed, Li Zhangsheng could not help but give a word of advice.

Aixi nodded. It did not enter the Gravity or mental Pressure rooms, but instead began obstacle running on the training ground in the main hall.

Bang—

Three minutes later, before the Wind Speed Characteristic had been fully activated, Aixi accidentally bumped into an obstacle.

In just one or two weeks, Aixi had first gained the Wind Speed Characteristic, then completed its evolution, reached the Elite level, and now carried a second treasure that increased speed. It would likely take some time to digest and fully adapt to its skyrocketing speed.

Li Zhangsheng shook his head. He believed that with Aixi's potential, it would definitely be able to adapt to its current speed before the start of the Academy Exchange Tournament.

(End of chapter)