Celestial Beast Taming

Chapter 452: Chapter 259: The Butterflies’ War

After a closer look, Zhong Yi was more certain than ever that recruiting Sun Ya and He Guoguo was the right decision.

If Liaoyuan Cluster Fire’s growth was within his expectations...

...then the Bitter Anger Beast’s development had clearly surpassed them.

In the partnership between Sun Ya and He Guoguo, Sun Ya had always been the primary initiator of their collaboration.

This was because only Liaoyuan Cluster Fire possessed the Ability to burn all Creatures within an area, draining their Life Force.

Only then could the Bitter Anger Beast’s Basic Skill, Absorption of Suffering and Amplification, take effect.

Granted, any other Deceit Beast that could recover large amounts of Life Force in battle could also synergize with Liaoyuan Cluster Fire.

But it was Sun Ya’s Liaoyuan Cluster Fire that made this particular synergy possible.

Previously, He Guoguo’s Lifebound Deceit Beast, the Bitter Anger Beast, had merely played a supporting role.

But looking at the Skills and Exclusive Traits the Extraordinary Tier Silver Quality Bitter Anger Beast had acquired...

...the Bitter Anger Beast before him was no longer just a bonus; it was as if the brocade had been woven with pure gold and gemstones.

It had transformed from a fine piece of fabric into a priceless treasure!

Zhong Yi rated the Bitter Anger Beast so highly not just because it had improved in one particular area.

Rather, the Bitter Anger Beast had not only enhanced its strategic importance on offense...

...it had also gained a Defense Type Ability that completely revolutionized its strategic value.

It had become an outstanding all-rounder, excelling in both offense and defense.

Thanks to its Basic Skill, Absorption of Suffering and Amplification, the Bitter Anger Beast could absorb the suffering of other Creatures caused by burns or its own attacks.

It used this to constantly increase its size and boost its combat power!

As it battled the Wolf Insect Squad, the Bitter Anger Beast’s body grew larger and larger with every injury the Wolf Insects sustained.

The Elite Wolf Insects were genuine Extraordinary Tier Creatures.

Even if their strength didn’t reach the Extraordinary Tier Peak, it was at least at the Extraordinary High Level.

At first, the Bitter Anger Beast’s claws couldn’t fully pierce the carapaces of the Elite Wolf Insects.

But as its size and strength increased, each swipe of the Bitter Anger Beast’s claws sent a spray of corrosive, yellowish-green insect blood flying.

Fighting against multiple opponents, the Bitter Anger Beast was inevitably injured by the Wolf Insects.

However, whenever any Creature was injured in its vicinity, the Bitter Anger Beast could recover Life Force.

This Life Force not only healed the Bitter Anger Beast’s wounds instantly, but a great deal of the Healing Energy was also wasted.

If the battle dragged on, the Bitter Anger Beast, which was simultaneously taking damage and recovering, would still appear perfectly healthy.

Yet, the cumulative damage it had sustained was terrifying.

With its Skill, Suffering and Joy Exchange, the Bitter Anger Beast could designate an enemy unit.

This forced the designated enemy to suffer the same injuries it did.

The Bitter Anger Beast could constantly recover from its wounds, but the enemy unit’s injuries would only worsen.

Even when facing a stronger opponent, as long as the Bitter Anger Beast could hold on long enough...

...it could wear its opponent down to death with the Suffering and Joy Exchange Skill.

In Zhong Yi’s opinion, Suffering and Joy Exchange could be considered the Bitter Anger Beast’s means of Tier Jumping in battle.

As for defense, the Bitter Anger Beast had obtained an Exclusive Trait called Pain Sharing.

The organs on the Bitter Anger Beast’s body, resembling inflatable sacs on its skin, were called Painful Sacs.

When the Bitter Anger Beast attached a Painful Sac to another target...

...any damage that target took would be completely transferred through the Painful Sac to be borne by the Bitter Anger Beast.

There was no upper limit to the damage a Painful Sac could endure.

As long as the damage wasn’t enough to kill the Bitter Anger Beast in a single blow, it could link this with its Basic Skill, Absorption of Suffering and Amplification, to continuously recover Life Force.

It could then synergize this received damage with its Suffering and Joy Exchange Skill.

This allowed it to kill a designated powerful enemy even faster!

An Exclusive Trait that could synergize with two different Skills at once was incredibly rare.

The Bitter Anger Beast currently had five Painful Sacs, and as its Tier and Quality continued to improve...

...the number of Painful Sacs it could grow would only increase.

Unlike Liaoyuan Cluster Fire’s Flame Protection Skill, which could only block physical and Energy-based damage...

...these Painful Sacs could resist damage from any dimension.

In a team, the Bitter Anger Beast would become the group’s guardian deity.

Meanwhile, other units on the team could help the Bitter Anger Beast by heavily injuring or killing enemies in the area.

This would help it constantly recover Life Force and increase its size.

It was an extremely positive feedback loop in battle.

Initially, Zhong Yi hadn’t paid much mind to He Guoguo’s Lifebound Deceit Beast, the Bitter Anger Beast.

He had assumed that the beast’s ability to absorb suffering via its Basic Skill had a limit.

Its size couldn’t possibly increase indefinitely!

At the Mortal Beast Tier, even if the Bitter Anger Beast absorbed suffering to its absolute limit...

...at most, it could trade blows evenly with an Extraordinary Tier target, essentially Tier Jumping.

With Zhong Yi’s experience, he had seen plenty of Guardian Beasts capable of Tier Jumping in battle.

But now, with its increase in Quality, the Bitter Anger Beast had removed that limitation.

It had gained the Exclusive Trait, Suffering Split Body. Whenever the suffering the Bitter Anger Beast endured reached its limit...

...and its body would no longer grow or increase in strength, the Bitter Anger Beast would split into a new individual.

These new individuals could also absorb suffering just like the original, constantly growing in size and power.

In a battle of attrition, by continuously splitting and allowing these new individuals to grow...