bestfiction Chapter 12 New Skill: Petrification!
Chapter 12 New Skill: Petrification!
A system notification sounded, and energy points surged again.
Xiao Yu glanced at the little flash on his shoulder, then looked at the earth rock turtle that was dozing on the ground.
Ultimately, he decided to first transform the rock tortoise.
Xiao Yu placed his hand on its head, a thought forming in his mind.
[System, upgrade the Earth Rock Turtle!]
[Ding! 110 energy points consumed, Earth Rock Turtle upgrades to Tier 3! New skill gained - Petrification!]
Instantly, streams of earthy yellow energy surged from beneath the earth and quickly entered the body of the Earth Rock Turtle.
Its original size of just over one meter began to expand rapidly.
The yellowish-brown patterns on its shell became increasingly clear, shimmering with a yellowish-brown light.
In just a few seconds, the rock tortoise grew several times its original size, with its shell exceeding 10 square meters!
And this... is just the beginning!
Ten square meters seems to be a threshold.
After exceeding 10 square meters, it becomes 30 square meters... 80 square meters...
Finally, we've broken through 100 square meters!
The original Earth Rock Turtle was a small creature, but now it has become a huge one!
"It seems that different pets evolve in completely different directions!"
Xiao Yu looked the Lightning Sable and the Earth Rock Turtle up and down.
The Lightning Sable evolved twice, but its size remained unchanged.
The only change was in his eyes, which became increasingly clear, bright, and full of spirit.
It seems that it can still understand Xiao Yu's words.
Furthermore, the muscles in his limbs are stronger and more explosive than before.
It is clear.
The Lightning Sable's natural talent is speed; its small size makes it faster and more agile.
The Earth Rock Turtle's ability is Earth Escape, and the larger its size, the greater its advantage seems to be.
With each evolution, its size increases dramatically.
"Awooo..."
The rock tortoise made a comfortable sound.
When it stomped its four limbs on the ground, the entire cave trembled, and many rocks fell down.
[Copy the talent of the Earth Rock Turtle!]
[Ding! Copying the new talent of the Ground Rock Turtle - Petrify! Fusing... Fusing complete.]
The Earth Rock Turtle has evolved a new ability: petrification.
However, this petrification ability doesn't petrify others, but rather petrifies oneself!
Xiao Yu immediately tried it out. With a thought, a large amount of grayish-brown aura appeared on his body and quickly spread throughout his body. Then, he turned into a stone statue.
After a brief assessment, Xiao Yu noticed that his defensive capabilities had significantly increased in this state.
He stabbed himself hard with the dagger, but only left a shallow mark.
This shows just how strong his defense is now!
Moreover, his petrified state is not simply turning into ordinary stone; the intensity depends entirely on the individual.
The stronger an individual is, the more indestructible they become after petrification!
Xiao Yu used Earth Escape Technique again to burrow into the mountain wall and circle around.
This time, it was obviously much easier.
It can move through rock walls and soil at a speed faster than swimming, and can also dive to depths of hundreds of meters.
The time it takes to dive into the stone wall has also increased.
Before, I couldn't stand being on the stone wall for more than 5 minutes, but now I can stay there for half an hour without any problem.
With a sudden thought, Xiao Yu stomped his foot and tried again.
The next second, a bunch of half-meter-long spikes grew out within a ten-meter radius around him.
This is a wide-area attack, and its power is not weak.
If a first or second-tier ferocious beast is impaled by these earth spikes, it will almost certainly die.
In short, the power of earth has many other wonderful uses, and Xiao Yu still needs to study and practice it more.
Xiao Yu opened his personal panel again:
[Host]: Xiao Yu
[Realm]: Third Tier
[Taming Points]: 1 (Refreshes daily, can be accumulated)
[Energy Points]: 38
[Talents/Skills]: Level 2 Poison Resistance, Level 2 Speed, Level 2 Blink, Level 3 Earth Escape, Level 3 Petrification
Lifespan: 21 years / 367 years
[Pets]: Lightning Sable (Tier 2), Earth Rock Turtle (Tier 3)
He now lives to 367 years old, completely bidding farewell to premature death!
Xiao Yu knew very well that, in addition to the Earth Rock Turtle's naturally long lifespan, his strong physique was also crucial.
With a few more evolutions, it will eventually have a lifespan of a thousand or even ten thousand years!
The taming points were refreshed today, but I haven't seen any suitable animals yet, so there's no rush.
Anyway, you can accumulate taming points every day, and we'll see when we find a suitable one.
"What are you two spacing out for?" After trying it out, Xiao Yu looked at the Honglian and Xinglan sisters.
But they found that the two women were staring blankly at the rock tortoise with wide eyes, unable to come back to their senses for a long time.
"What...what kind of monster is this?" Xinglan's face was pale, her jade finger trembling as she pointed at the giant monster, whose entire appearance could hardly be seen at a glance, and she kept swallowing.
She didn't know what megalophobia was.
But now, she suspects she has this symptom!
At this moment, I am like an ant in front of this behemoth!
How could I not be terrified!
In particular, the head of the rock tortoise is covered with sharp, pebbly spikes, making it look quite ferocious.
Honglian was also on high alert, habitually standing in front of her sister to block any danger.
She had thought that Xiao Yu's new ability should be quite strong, but she never expected it to be so outrageous.
"Don't be afraid, it's my pet, it won't bite," Xiao Yu explained with a smile.
At that moment, the rock turtle stretched out its head, which was as thick as a water tank.
The two women looked around carefully, and Xinglan even reached out and touched the stone-like tortoise shell.
She breathed a sigh of relief when she found that the turtle looked docile and didn't bite.
“It’s already dark, and it’s too dangerous to travel. Let’s rest here tonight,” Xiao Yu said, glancing at the darkening sky.
"Alright." The Honglian sisters nodded and did not object.
In this wasteland, I would be content to have a safe place to settle down where I can shelter from the wind and rain.
Moreover, both sisters are injured and need to rest.
They didn't care about the difference between men and women and just stayed in the cabin.
Xiao Yu has always been decisive and efficient.
Since we've decided to go to Maple Leaf Village...
The next day, very early in the morning.
He then presented a large quantity of prey and various supplies that he had collected during this period.
For example, plants such as cherry trees, wolfskin, and wild gorilla grass...
They packed everything up and placed it on the back of the rock tortoise.
Then, he led the two women onto the back of the rock tortoise and let it carry them on their way.
The Earth Rock Turtle, having evolved to the third stage, can now carry people freely through walls and underground.
Moreover, Xiao Yu also built a long ventilation duct.
As long as the ventilation duct opening is placed outside, both the Earth Rock Turtle and Xiao Yu and the others can stay underground indefinitely.
Therefore, the three no longer had to struggle to squeeze in and out of the mountain crevice.
"The sun outside is too strong. We need to build some houses to provide some shade... otherwise, everything will be ruined by the sun..." Xiao Yu glanced at the supplies, then at the huge tortoise shell, which was over a hundred square meters in size and covered with sharp barbs, and pondered to himself.
"Earth Rock Turtle, retract your barbs!"
"Earth Release, activate!"
Xiao Yu first commanded the Earth Rock Turtle to retract the barbs in the center of its back, revealing a large flat area of ground. Then, he placed his hands on the ground.
Instantly, a large amount of rocks and soil were contained and surged onto the shell of the rock tortoise like a tide.
Under the control of the power of earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of magic or technique).
The stones were slowly stacked together, and the gaps between them were sealed with a large amount of clay.
In this way, a stone wall was built.
Then came the second side... the third side... the roof...