Wilderness: I Tame Beasts to Survive

Chapter 323: Chapter 237: Tier Three, Secret Technique Tier

’I can give Yin Yi and the others a much greater boost now. My Tier Three Spiritual Surge Talent can directly raise Yin Yi’s strength by a Half-Tier.’

After all, Yin Yi was now at the Lord Level. Every step of growth for a Lord Level Soul Beast consumed vast amounts of materials and a great deal of time, far beyond what was required at the War General Level.

While it had only taken him a month since transmigrating to train his Soul Beasts to the War General Level, continuing to raise their strength would be far more difficult.

Advancing at the Lord Level not only demanded a high degree of Spiritual Energy compression from the Soul Beast, but also required an improved comprehension of the spiritual aspects. Only by combining Spiritual Energy and spirit could one break through the Gathering Spirit stage and reach Divine Will.

Of course, flesh-and-blood Soul Beasts and Spiritual Energy Soul Beasts had different focuses. The former tended to hone their physical bodies, while the latter concentrated on compressing Spiritual Energy.

He didn’t know how Tier Three Spiritual Power ranked in the Grudge Abyss, but among the Insect Masters on the surface, it was definitely considered to be in the upper echelons. Perhaps only the elites of the Ancestor Families and some top-tier Insect Master Families possessed Tier Three Spiritual Power, and even then, it was hard to say if theirs had the quality of a Dark Star.

At the same time, the improvement in the quality and reserves of his Spiritual Power allowed him to withstand the pressure from High Level Soul Beasts, and the maximum level for contracting Soul Beasts was raised to the Lord Limit.

The maximum number of Soul Beasts he could contract reached 7.

’It seems the higher I go, the harder it is to increase the maximum number of Soul Beasts I can contract.’

In battles involving Soul Beasts below the Monarch Level, he could now use his Spiritual Power to see their movements with perfect clarity, as if reading the lines on his palm. Everything was within his grasp.

The feeling was profound. Without needing to test it, he instinctively gained a fundamental understanding of his new condition.

"It must be the result of automatic feedback from my Spiritual Power," Han Ning muttered to himself.

At that moment, a stream of data appeared on the panel:

[Congratulations, you have reached Dark Star Tier Three.]

[Tier Three, also known as the Secret Technique Tier. Upon advancing to this tier, a Beast Master gains the basic requirements to cast Spiritual Power Secret Techniques.]

[The Four Symbols Meditation Technique has provided you with two Spiritual Secret Techniques that do not require additional Energy to unlock.]

[Spiritual Shield:

Active Cast: Consume a certain amount of Spiritual Power to apply a Shield to a target Contracted Beast or yourself. The Shield can resist attacks from Tier Three Spiritual Power Skills. Duration: 127s. Against Tier Two attacks: 1000s. Against Tier One attacks: 6212s. (Note: The approximate duration is calculated based on the host’s Spiritual Power level, combined with an overall assessment of factors such as Talent and Spiritual Meditation.)

Passive: The Beast Master can pre-load a Spiritual Model to semi-permanently provide a Spiritual Shield for themself or a Contracted Soul Beast. However, this method will reduce the total Spiritual Power reserves, as the reduced amount will automatically flow into the Spiritual Model to power the Spiritual Shield.]

[Piercing: The Beast Master consumes a portion of their current Spiritual Power to generate an invisible and intangible blade of Spiritual Power that damages the target’s Spiritual World.

The amount of Spiritual Power consumed depends on the target’s Spiritual Power, Spiritual Energy Shield, physical resilience, interference from mystical Attributes, and so on... (Note 1: The above conditions interfere with the Piercing effect. The more interfering factors there are, the more Spiritual Power is consumed. Note 2: Using the Jade Hook Spirit Wood as a reference, a Piercing attack would consume 95% of your total Spiritual Power reserves to inflict damage sufficient to neutralize its combat ability. Against the Red Lotus Lizard Dragon, it would consume 75%. Against the All-Encompassing Spiritual Silkworm, 30%...)]

[Spiritual Power Secret Techniques at their current level are ineffective against objects with no Spiritual Fluctuations, such as Spiritual Golems, Mechanical Puppets, etc.]

’So, Spiritual Power attacks are affected by so many factors. Otherwise, they’d be truly invincible.’

’One for defense, one for offense. With these two Secret Techniques, I won’t be completely helpless even if I encounter an opponent who excels at Illusion Techniques and spiritual attacks.’ Han Ning nodded to himself as he read the descriptions of the two Secret Techniques on the panel.

Moreover, the Piercing Secret Technique gave a Beast Master the ability to fight against High Level Soul Beasts. Unfortunately, it could likely only be used as a last-resort trump card, since it could only be cast once or twice, making it a double-edged sword.

In addition to these two free Secret Techniques, the panel also offered several others that required Energy to unlock:

[Bird Cage: Weave a cage of Spiritual Power to trap an enemy... causing momentary dizziness and impeding movement. (15,000 Energy)]

[Spiritual Hypnosis: Emit an unusual Spiritual Fluctuation to hypnotize a target creature. The success of the Hypnosis is affected by multiple factors. (15,000 Energy)]

[Pseudo-Divine Will: The Beast Master helps a Contracted Soul Beast imbue its Spiritual Energy with a Spiritual Mark, achieving the effect of Pseudo-Divine Will. Requires the Soul Beast’s strength to reach Lord IV and the Beast Master to have a profound understanding of Gathering Spirit. (30,000 Energy)]

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’These are all great Secret Techniques... but unfortunately, I don’t have enough Energy, and learning them would take time. For now, all I can do is look.’

Han Ning coveted every single one of the Secret Techniques.

Learning Bird Cage and Spiritual Hypnosis would undoubtedly be astonishingly useful in certain special situations.

For instance, in a situation where two Beast Masters were talking face-to-face, before either had a chance to summon their Soul Beasts.

As for Pseudo-Divine Will, based on the description alone, it could help his Soul Beasts comprehend the mysteries of Divine Will ahead of time, accelerating their progress toward the Monarch Level. Its value was self-evident.

Unfortunately, he was completely broke.

Han Ning stood up, not lingering in the cultivation hall. He had just achieved a breakthrough, and although new Spiritual Power was being generated continuously, he had also expended a great deal. He couldn’t continue exploring the higher floors, so he decided to head back and check on Yin Yi and the others.

Without a doubt, the vision of the Deity in his Spiritual World just now must have been the story of Pangu the Great God’s creation of heaven and earth, a tale familiar to everyone in the Xia Country.