Chapter 14: New Battle Skill, Tearing Claw
Chapter 14: New Battle Skill, Tearing Claw
At night, Chu Mu opened the “Hundred Herbs Book” to check how to utilize the deep blue Healing Grass.
The Ten-legged Centipede’s race rank was clearly higher than the Moonlight Fox’s, and the Ten-legged Centipede was very aggressive. Little Mo Xie’s innate conditions were not as good as that guy’s, so she was already at a disadvantage.
Therefore, Chu Mu had to make Little Mo Xie’s strength improve quickly within these two days. Thus, Chu Mu had no choice but to stay up late to properly learn how to prepare this medicinal mixture.
The method for preparing Healing Grass was not too difficult. One just needed to soak it in water, tear off the stems and leaves, chew them into a paste, and then use Soul Power to allow it to merge into the Soul Pet’s body.
Healing Grass was a dual-property herb. The first property naturally was to heal wounds, and the second was to strengthen the Soul Pet’s claw area. Getting three deep blue Healing Grass plants was indeed very lucky for Chu Mu, after all, the market price for such Healing Grass was around one Gold Coin.
And one Gold Coin was enough to buy a medium-grade Soul Pet.
The next day, Chu Mu did not let Little Mo Xie practice. Instead, he carefully applied the medicinal mixture he had prepared onto the wounds on Little Mo Xie’s claws.
“Wu~!” Little Mo Xie stuck out her tongue and licked the injuries on Chu Mu’s hands.
“These small wounds will heal soon. There’s only this much Healing Grass, no need to waste it on my hands…” Chu Mu stroked Little Mo Xie and said with a smile.
“The effect of this medicine will last for about half a day. During this half day, don’t move your claws. In the latter half, you can rest. We’ll practice Tearing Claw tomorrow,” Chu Mu said.
“Wuwu~!” Little Mo Xie raised her little head and licked Chu Mu’s cheek with her smooth tongue.
“You mean to practice tonight?” Chu Mu was somewhat surprised. Looking at this little one who appeared delicate on the outside but had pride in her bones, Chu Mu smiled and spoke.
“Alright then, we’ll practice tonight, aiming for a complete victory over that Ten-legged Centipede!”
The strengthening process was very simple. After finishing, Chu Mu let Mo Xie return to the Soul Pet Space.
The effect of the Healing Grass was very noticeable. The juvenile claws that originally might have taken two days and two nights to recover were already completely healed in half a day!
Most importantly, during this half day, Little Mo Xie’s Level 1 juvenile claws had progressed from the early stage to the middle stage!
Although they were still Level 1 juvenile claws, when Little Mo Xie extended them now, they shimmered with a sharp gleam, clearly showing more offensive capability than before!
At night, Chu Mu took Little Mo Xie to the grassy area from yesterday.
“Mo Xie, use your full strength, let’s see how many strikes it takes to knock down these trees,” Chu Mu said.
Mo Xie let out a cry, running swiftly. The silver moonlight fell on her clean, white fur. Little Mo Xie’s agile figure quickly leaped up, her claws slashing across the tree trunk!
“Swish!”
This claw strike was very deep, sinking in at least three or four centimeters!
“Swish!”
A second claw strike swept across again, and a large crack clearly appeared on the tree trunk!
“Swish!”
A third claw strike flashed by, and the tree trunk completely lost its support point. With a creaking sound, it slowly fell!
“Three times! Very good, very good!”
Little Mo Xie’s performance made Chu Mu very satisfied. After all, yesterday, Little Mo Xie had to wear out her claws and barely managed to fell the tree with seven strikes. Today, she needed only three strikes.
There was indeed a clear difference between the early stage and middle stage of Level 1 claws. At the early stage, Little Mo Xie needed seven or eight strikes, even at the cost of damaging her own claws, to succeed. With middle-stage juvenile claws, she easily felled this kind of tree, and her claws showed no sign of any wear!
“Now, let’s try ‘Tearing Claw’,” Chu Mu said.
Tearing Claw was a skill possessed by most clawed Soul Pets, and it was also the most effective and direct attack skill. If Little Mo Xie could execute this skill well, tearing through that Ten-legged Centipede’s defense would definitely not be a problem!
Generally, once juvenile claws reached the middle stage, a Soul Pet could perform Tearing Claw.
Skills could be considered a kind of instinct for each Soul Pet, just like how fish, once they grow to a certain extent, learn various swimming techniques.
It was the same with Soul Pet skills. Once they reached a certain level, they would comprehend these essential combat skills for survival. There was no need to deliberately trigger them; the main thing was to use them more skillfully in battle.
“Ready?” Chu Mu glanced at Little Mo Xie. Little Mo Xie nodded seriously.
“Good, Tearing Claw!” Chu Mu immediately gave the command.
After receiving the command, Little Mo Xie’s petite body darted out swiftly. This time, Little Mo Xie ran at full speed, converting speed into power!
In the darkness, a silver light flashed as she suddenly leaped up, tracing a precise arc. This was followed by her gleaming claws, swiftly tearing through!
“Swish! Swish!”
The Tearing Claws crossed over, the sound crisp, as if slicing through an unobstructed water surface!
“Creak~!”
The next moment, a tree with a ten-centimeter diameter made an unpleasant noise. Under the Tearing Claws, it slowly toppled sideways!
“Well done!” Seeing Little Mo Xie’s attack power greatly increased, a smile also appeared on Chu Mu’s face.
“Wuwuwu~!” Little Mo Xie immediately trotted back, looking equally excited.
“Continue. Make sure you can release it perfectly every time. After all, the opponent will be moving, not like these trees,” Chu Mu said.
After her attack power greatly increased, Little Mo Xie was also very motivated. She immediately locked onto another tree and rushed towards it at Chu Mu’s command.
This time, Little Mo Xie seemed to have misjudged the distance when she jumped. She didn’t unleash the Tearing Claw’s power to the same degree as the first time, only leaving a mark on the tree.
“It’s okay. With a few more practice sessions, you’ll master it skillfully,” Chu Mu comforted her.
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Chu Mu spent the whole night training Little Mo Xie’s Tearing Claw. When the moon hung low in the sky, Chu Mu finally brought the utterly exhausted Little Mo Xie back to the Wooden Cabin.
Although Mo Xie’s juvenile claws were now at the middle stage, releasing Tearing Claw also caused significant wear on them. Chu Mu specifically prepared another Healing Grass and applied it to Mo Xie’s claws, hoping she would recover her combat strength as much as possible by the next morning.
The next day, Little Mo Xie’s claws became a bit sharper. On this day, Chu Mu still focused all his energy on training Mo Xie in the Tearing Claw skill, ensuring Mo Xie could execute this skill from any position and at any angle.
“Swish! Swish!” Two flashes of cold light crossed left and right. The tearing effect of Tearing Claw instantly cut the tree trunk, which had been thrown into the air, into several sections. As the trunk pieces fell, Little Mo Xie’s petite body also landed lightly on the ground.
“Very good, maintain this fluidity. After completing the series of actions—running, jumping, striking, landing, attacking—you must not leave any openings,” Chu Mu said.
“Wuwu~!” Little Mo Xie uttered a few sounds, her eyes also showing some confidence.
“Today’s practice ends early. Let’s rest well tonight to prepare for tomorrow’s battle.”
In the evening, Chu Mu brought Mo Xie back to the Wooden Cabin.