The evil adorable rabbit's power and size were substantial enough to serve as a mount, but when it ran on all fours, the way it hopped up and down made it difficult to sit steadily, let alone ride it into battle with weapons.
Even just sitting on it was uncomfortable due to the jostling, making it unsuitable as a mount. At best, one might ride it to escape danger in a pinch.
Strangely, when the evil adorable rabbit walked upright, it was surprisingly stable. Its two hind legs were strong and powerful, and it ran fast, fiercely, and steadily, though it still preferred to jump, and its leaps could reach several meters high. Its jumping power was truly astonishing.
Chen Guan didn't rush to imbue the evil adorable rabbit with the Spirit of the Cheerleaders because he noticed that the motivational effect of the Spirit of the Cheerleaders wasn't permanent, naturally fading after a while, requiring a re-infusion for it to take effect again.
He wanted to first test the evil adorable rabbit's true combat abilities, then imbue it with the Spirit of the Cheerleaders, so that he would have a comparison and a more accurate understanding, gaining further insight into the Spirit of the Cheerleaders.
Inside the valley, there was only the evil adorable rabbit as the secret spirit. Chen Guan let the evil adorable rabbit lead the way, slowly moving toward the valley's exit.
For some reason, the valley was filled with so many bones. Yet, upon reaching the valley's entrance and looking outside, there were hardly any bones. However, on the stone walls at the entrance, there were several large, blood-red inscriptions.
"Meridian Yin Yang Valley..." Chen Guan was surprised that such a small valley actually had a name.
As he pondered, he saw several evil adorable rabbits gnawing on plants outside the valley. Their size was about the same as an adult Siberian husky, far inferior to Chen Guan's "Rouge."
Rouge was the bloody evil adorable rabbit, a name Chen Guan gave it.
The evil adorable rabbits outside were what Chen Guan considered normal evil adorable rabbits—ordinary in quality.
Following Chen Guan's command, Rouge dashed forward with its large legs toward the group of evil adorable rabbits. When it was still about seven or eight meters away, it leapt, brandishing the bloodsucking saber clutched in its paw, and struck down ferociously. One evil adorable rabbit's head was immediately severed.
Rouge slaughtered left and right, and in just moments, it had cut down six evil adorable rabbits, leaving not a single intact body.
"Fierce... truly too fierce..." Chen Guan couldn't help but sigh in admiration. A unique item was indeed unique. Its combat power at the same level was exponentially greater than ordinary secret spirits.
The bloodsucking saber was plunged by Rouge into the heart of an evil adorable rabbit, visibly draining the creature dry. Its blood flowed into the saber, imbuing the black blade with a vivid red hue, while Rouge's snow-white body faintly emitted a tinge of blood aura.
In a brief moment, the evil adorable rabbit's body turned into a mummified corpse. Rouge leapt to another rabbit's corpse, once again plunging the bloodsucking saber into its heart.
Blood-red mist rose from both the evil adorable rabbit and the bloodsucking saber, an unusual phenomenon where the blood was refined and evaporated, leaving only the absorbed primordial energy. Such ability belonged solely to the Blood-sucking Technique.
After absorbing the blood essence of six evil adorable rabbits, Rouge still hadn't reached level 2.
For so much primordial energy, any ordinary secret spirit would have long since reached level 2, highlighting the higher difficulty of upgrading for high-quality secret spirits compared to ordinary ones.
Fortunately, there were plenty of evil adorable rabbits in the vicinity. After absorbing the blood essence of ten evil adorable rabbits, Rouge's level smoothly upgraded to level 2. Its fur was noticeably more lustrous, akin to ice and snow jade silk, exuding a crystalline luster.
At level 2, Rouge's primordial energy cap increased to 2.91. The growth rate of 1.91 proved not to be false.
Its strength, speed, and other attributes also improved significantly, but these were hidden attributes without directly observable data.
Bloody Evil Adorable Rabbit (Unique): Level 2 Spirit Pet.
Primordial Energy: 2.91.
Growth Rate: 1.91.
Lifebound Talent: Bloody Resurgence (Unique).
Secret Technique: Level 2 Blood-sucking Technique (Unique).
Secret Skill: Level 2 Blood-sucking Saber Technique (Unique).
Secret Treasure: Level 2 Bloodsucking Saber (Unique).
After a secret spirit upgrades, its secret technique, secret skill, and secret treasure also advance accordingly, which differs from humans.
Ding!
A level 2 Rouge killing evil adorable rabbits was like slicing through vegetables. After cutting down another evil adorable rabbit, points of white light started to rise from its body.
Chen Guan originally thought it was the secret spirit's Pet Transformation, but unexpectedly, the white light gradually condensed mid-air into a white crystal core the size of a ping-pong ball, which flew into his hand like a falling star.
"Secret Core..." Chen Guan felt a surge of joy. The secret core was the source of a cultivator's secret techniques or skills. Whether it was a technique or a skill depended on luck.
Chen Guan hoped for a secret skill. The ordinary secret techniques that dropped from regular evil adorable rabbits were of no use to him. If it were a secret skill, it could immediately be of use, incrementally boosting his combat power.
He picked up the secret core, held it in his hand, and utilized his Longevity Skill to examine it. Instantly, strange information flooded Chen Guan's mind.
Secret Technique: Vegetarian Health Cultivation Skill (Ordinary).
Chen Guan felt a tinge of disappointment. This thing was utterly useless, fetching only a pittance if sold.
Continuing forward with Rouge, Chen Guan needed not only a high-quality technique but also to find the teleportation station within the Pingdu Mountain Blessed Land. Only through the teleportation station could he exit the blessed land and ensure that when he next entered, he would be directly transported to that specific station, avoiding random placements.
Moving intermittently, Chen Guan killed numerous evil adorable rabbits. This area seemed to harbor only the evil adorable rabbit type of secret spirit, all of ordinary quality, with an extremely low drop rate. Apart from the earlier Vegetarian Health Cultivation Skill, he hadn't obtained anything else.
The Blood-sucking Technique required time to digest the copious amount of absorbed primordial energy, and Rouge had already stopped from absorbing blood. To continue leveling up, Rouge needed to digest most of the blood's primordial essence within its body before absorbing more to upgrade. Additional slaying of evil adorable rabbits was virtually pointless now.
"This place isn't as dangerous as I initially thought." Surrounded by endless mountain ranges, Chen Guan decided to take Rouge out of this grass-filled basin and into the forest to see if any other secret spirits might dwell there.
There were no traces of human activity nearby, yet as Chen Guan venturated only a little way into the forest, he suddenly heard shouts and the sounds of combat ahead.
Recalled Rouge, he stealthily crept forward, discovering the sounds were coming from near the stream at the foot of the mountain. Concealing himself, he peeked and found a human man battling a secret spirit.
The secret spirit resembled a skeleton, but upon a closer look, it was covered with a membrane-like skin. The skin was as white as jade, except for the left hand, which was crimson like blood and significantly larger than the right hand.
From a distance, the man's appearance was unclear, but he seemed relatively young, wielding a wooden bow. Though he had a quiver and arrows on his back, the distance was too close to draw or shoot, forcing him into a desperate, rapid retreat.
Even though his speed surpassed Chen Guan's, he was still slower than the bizarre, skeletal secret spirit. He could only dash into the forest, weaving around towering ancient trees to evade the secret spirit.
The secret spirit's blood hand was like a weapon capable of shattering anything it struck. Ancient trees weren't spared, splitting open under the assault, yielding as if they were mere tofu before the blood hand.
"Old Bird!" Upon seeing the man's face clearly, Chen Guan was slightly startled.