The second trial space was still on a glacier, with an environment similar to the previous one.
This time, the elemental creature that appeared not far from Shi Yu and the others was still the Frost Stone Giant from before.
However, the energy level of this one was clearly higher, it was a Frost Stone Giant at the tenth growth level.
Moreover, it had mastered the advanced level of Frost Breath and Ice Hammer, unlike the previous one which only had beginner-level skills, making it very difficult to deal with.
The body of the Frost Stone Giant, made of ice, was harder than steel. Combined with its long-range Frost Breath and the Ice Hammer with immense destructive power, the second level would be the limit for most challengers. Even if the Frost Stone Giant clone had no intelligence and moved slowly, the number of people who could win would be few.
But this was obviously for ordinary people. For Shi Yu and Shi Shi, a tenth-level Frost Stone Giant was no different from an eighth-level one.
Facing a stronger Stone Giant, Shi Shi still only used Super Vision and Hardening to defeat it. Compared to the previous one, it might just be the difference between one hit and a few more hits.
This time, the Frost Stone Giant dropped an energy crystal as well. From the quality, it seemed to be higher than the previous one, a second-level energy crystal that could sell for more money.
"Is the talent useless this time?"
In a new environment, Shi Yu tried to transform into a Historical Listener again, but unfortunately, no similar scene appeared.
Forget it, let's continue the challenge. We'll talk about the historical truth later. Let's clear a few more levels and get the rewards first.
If a first-level energy crystal is not much, but a second-level energy crystal, depending on its quality, is worth at least six figures.
Shi Yu started to taste the sweetness and planned to see what treasures the third level had.
"No one has cleared the third level yet, I wonder what it will drop. It won't be another energy crystal, right?"
Although this thing is indeed valuable at the same level, what he wanted were rare resources.
Ideally, something that can't be bought in the outside world, something that is priceless, like spatial or temporal resources. This way, the evolved form of the Green Silk Worm could be unique.
"If the rewards in the following levels are all ice-related resources, they would only be useful if the Green Silk Worm evolves into an Ice Crystal Phoenix Butterfly."
"Too small, my perspective is too narrow. The Ice Phoenix Moth is also ice-based."
However, even if it were an Ice Phoenix Moth or an Ice Dragon Butterfly, Shi Yu still felt it was lacking something, so he continued to advance.
It was still the familiar glacial environment, but this time, the creature that appeared before them was not a Frost Stone Giant.
The ice elements condensed to form a humanoid figure with hands, feet, and a head. Apart from its human-like shape, it was nothing like a human, as if it were entirely clad in ice armor, the Ice Armor Giant.
ăDescriptionă: Possesses an impenetrable defense, with a body made of unmelting ice. Even if parts of its body are shattered, it can restore itself by consuming energy.
From a distance, as the three-meter-tall Ice Armor Giant appeared, both Shi Yu and Shi Shi felt a sense of oppression.
This guy will be tough to handle...
"Roar!!!" Shi Shi instinctively emitted a intimidation skill to boost morale.
According to the information, the Ice Armor Giant's three skills were all at the advanced level. Although its growth level was only tenth, the novice Beastmasters of the Beast Corps were no match for it.
This was normal. Even a tenth-level Iron Eater Beast with a mastered Hardening skill might not be able to handle this thing.
First, its defense was hard to break, and even if it was broken, it could quickly regenerate.
To defeat it... there were only two methods.
Deplete its energy, or instantly create a massive wound that it cannot regenerate from, as the advanced Ice Regeneration still had some limitations.
This was the first time Shi Yu and the others were facing a creature of the Commander race level... its race skills were much stronger than those of Extraordinary creatures.
Shi Yu was quite envious of the Ice Regeneration. If the Green Silk Worm evolved into an ice-type, this would be a great skill to pair with it. However, he didn't know if the skills here could be replicated.
"Shi Shi."
At Shi Yu's call, Shi Shi's body hardened, slowly approaching the opponent.
On the other side, the Ice Armor Giant took a stance for a burst run, its entire body covered in ice armor, charging towards Shi Shi.
No, to be precise, after getting close, it instantly swung its giant arm, using the Ice Hammer.
With its impenetrable defense and the Ice Armor skill covering its entire body, plus the additional layer of frost from the Ice Hammer, the Ice Armor Giant's arm was like a triple-layered buff, filled with a heavy and powerful force.
Bang!!!
The Ice Armor Giant's arm hammered the ground, instantly shattering the glacier, with ice shards flying everywhere.
Shi Shi, using Super Vision to capture the movement, rolled to the other side and used a mastered Hardening to strike the Ice Armor Giant's leg.
Crack.
The Ice Armor slightly dented and shattered.
Although it was broken, it wasn't completely broken.
Due to the gathering of ice elements, the damage to its body was immediately restored, and the Ice Armor Giant, withstanding the punch, lifted its leg to kick.
Shi Shi: !!!
Shi Shi was surprised, finally encountering a worthy opponent.
Shi Yu, on the other hand, felt that the opponent was incredibly tough, and its skill combination was even more annoying than Shi Shi's! It was more difficult to deal with than expected!
"Shrink!" Shi Yu instantly gave the command.
The Ice Armor Giant casually kicked, and due to the close distance, even with Super Vision, Shi Shi had a hard time reacting.
Fortunately, Shi Yu's command was timely, and Shi Shi used Shrink to avoid the kick.
"Amplify, Hardening, Lightning Palm."
Shi Yu gave another command, planning to end the battle quickly. In the next moment, the originally half-meter-tall Shi Shi rapidly grew to over two meters in height. Although it was still one meter shorter than the Ice Armor Giant, the size difference was not as significant as before.
"Roar!!!"
After amplifying, Shi Shi's strength greatly increased, and a powerful aura burst forth as it launched a counterattack.
Starting from its giant palm, its entire body hardened, and a stunning blue-white light spread over its palm.
A combination of mastered Hardening and mastered Lightning Palm!
No, to be precise, there was also an amplification boost!
Amplification was a versatile skill that combined well with most other skills.
Shi Shi's hardened Lightning Palm pierced towards the Ice Armor Giant's abdomen, but the Ice Armor Giant's reaction was not slow, and it still used the Ice Hammer.
Boom!!!
In the next second, Shi Shi's hardened Lightning Palm directly pierced through the Ice Armor Giant's body, creating a hole in its abdomen.
This kind of injury would be hard for it to recover from.
However, although it was a one-hit kill, at the same time, Shi Shi was also hit by the Ice Hammer. The immense force, combined with the level difference, made even the mastered Hardening unable to fully resist, and Shi Shi was instantly knocked away, causing its Hardening to disappear and reverting to its normal state. It rolled on the ground for several circles before regaining its senses.
"Chirp chirp chirp!!!"
On the glacial ground, Shi Shi quickly got up and looked at the opponent, whose body was gradually disintegrating from the abdomen.
Hmm... it's already gone.
Yes, we won!
"Shi Shi!"
At this moment, seeing Shi Shi's performance, Shi Yu spoke.
"A real man doesn't look back at explosions!"
"The first thing you should have done was to use High-Speed Healing to treat your injuries."
"Or, if it were a formal battle, you could pretend to faint and take an absolute sleep to act it out."
"I will remind you of the enemy's status changes."
Shi Shi nodded frantically.
Got it!
"Replenish some energy first."
Shi Yu didn't bother to check what the Ice Armor Giant dropped, and quickly pulled the backpack to Shi Shi's side.
He took out a prepared energy crystal from the backpack and fed it to Shi Shi, while falling into deep thought.
The opponent was dealt with, but the process was a bit more difficult than expected.
If it weren't for Amplify + Hardening + Lightning Palm, it would have been hard to instantly kill this guy.
Without an instant kill, both sides would have been stuck in a prolonged battle, and with its lower level, Shi Shi would have been at a disadvantage in terms of stamina.
Although the opponent was three levels higher than Shi Shi, it was just a low Commander-level creature with skills not yet mastered.
It seems that saying Shi Shi's combat power could rival that of a young King-level creature of the same level was a bit overconfident...
"No problem, Shi Shi still has room for improvement..."
Meanwhile.
Outside.
This batch of novice Beastmasters had mostly entered the trial space.
The professional Beastmaster officers were predicting the situation.
"Do you think anyone has a chance to defeat that Ice Armor Giant this time?"
"Hardly. Our city's Beastmasters' pets are mostly Extraordinary level, which can't compare to Commander-level pets."
Under the same growth level, the higher the race level, the stronger the overall combat power. This was a common knowledge.
With a race level difference, the hope of victory might lie in attribute suppression, skill suppression, and skill proficiency.
Oh, right, Beastmasters can also bring some recovery items in, and using them to defeat the opponent is also a strategy.
Not far from the arena, at the edge of the camp, the president of the Beastmaster Association of Pingcheng, President Feng, looked at the six stone statues and said, "Everyone has entered, and in about an hour, we might know if anyone can pass the third level..."
"President, I remember one of the challengers this time is your nephew, right?" The president's secretary stood by his side, holding a file and said.
President Feng smiled with narrowed eyes, "Yes, he studies in the city and came back specially for the ruins. My nephew has good talent, with the potential of a master, and he has prepared well for this challenge. He will definitely break through the third level, and he is one of the candidates I am more optimistic about."
As soon as the president finished speaking, "buzz," the third of the six stone giants suddenly lit up.
This change made the Beastmasters in the nearby camp stunned.
What happened...
Someone has already passed the third trial?
But it's been less than twenty minutes since the earliest Beastmaster entered today. Who is so strong???