Moreover, no matter how strong the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's Spirit Ability was, it was still only the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's ability.
For others, this upper limit was already very high, but for An Zhen, it wasn't enough.
For example, in the original work, it wasn't so much that the Dark Gold Terrorclaw carried Tang Wulin, but rather that he carried the Dark Gold Terrorclaw.
How could the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear compare to the Golden Dragon King?
Instead of saying what he had was the Dark Gold Terrorclaw, it was more like the Golden Dragon King's Claw.
This thing was only useful in the early stages; once he unlocked the Golden Dragon King's abilities, whether he had this external Spirit Bone or not wouldn't matter, because those were abilities he inherently possessed, just attached to the external Spirit Bone.
An Zhen glanced at Gu Yuena, the stunning silver-haired Dragon Girl was in a daze, showing no signs of anticipation, completely indifferent to the so-called external Spirit Bone.
Able to grow with the Spirit Master's growth?
Wasn't her Silver Dragon King's Claw also like this?
Why would she add another claw to herself when her own claws were already divine-grade?
Why would she waste more energy to nurture an external claw and raise it to divine-grade?
Compared to the external Spirit Bone, An Zhen was more looking forward to what kind of authority this Spirit Bone could unlock for him.
With such a high-level Virtual World, wouldn't anything it unlocked be more powerful than the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear?
"Ah?" The girls were surprised.
A flicker of surprise also flashed in Mu En's eyes, but it quickly faded.
He knew An Zhen's Spirit was very strong.
But he didn't expect it to be so overbearing, even controlling external Spirit Bones.
However, whether it was An Zhen's previous Universe or Mount Buzhou, both were existences more powerful than divine abilities, perfectly filling An Zhen's shortcomings and directly turning them into advantages.
Everyone packed up and left.
Although there was some regret at not seeing the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's right palm bone Spirit Ability, they felt An Zhen's new Spirit Ability was more anticipated.
While the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's ability sounded strong, An Zhen's previous Spirit Abilities were truly abnormal, completely subverting previous Spirit Master common sense.
The group continued to search for suitable Spirit Beasts, then marked their activity locations on the map.
Only when danger was encountered would An Zhen and Mu En intervene; the rest was completed by the girls themselves.
From initial awkwardness to later proficiency, they learned to judge Spirit Beast species characteristics based on the environment, as different Spirit Beasts preferred different habitats and had different preferences.
Searching, tracking, identifying, once discovered, they had to fight the Spirit Beast, using tacit cooperation to resolve the opponent as quickly as possible.
Unless it was a very suitable one, such as a powerful Spirit Beast like the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, otherwise it could only be listed as a backup.
Unlike ordinary Spirit Masters hunting for spirit rings, let alone finding a suitable Spirit Beast, as long as the age was similar enough to be absorbed, they couldn't ask for more.
After all, in the perilous Star Dou Great Forest, staying an extra second meant an extra risk of death, and ultimately, one's own life was more important.
If it was a relatively strong team, they would generally try their best to find a relatively suitable Spirit Beast.
An Zhen and his group had even higher requirements; it had to be not only suitable but also good.
Unlike An Zhen's Spirit, which only required a certain age, for Huo Yutong and the others, each of their spirit rings was related to their future development, making it a matter that required extreme caution, as the number of Spirit Abilities they could possess was limited.
This was a task worth spending time on.
At night.
An Zhen found an open space near a small stream to spend the night.
Although it was open, there were many dense, tall plants nearby that could effectively block sight.
An Zhen created a wooden house using the Virtual World.
Why live in a tent when you can live in a house?
"An Zhen." Mu En patted An Zhen's shoulder, "It's time to let them experience some real training.
No matter how much you care for them, they must grow, and they are all very excellent children."
Originally, in his teaching plan, An Zhen was also supposed to undergo the Star Dou Great Forest training.
But his disciple was too outstanding, his talent had reached an unprecedented level.
In the mixed zone, there was almost no existence that could threaten him.
Within a certain range, with the ability to detect even the traces of a Limit Douluo, it was impossible for any Spirit Beast to get close to An Zhen.
The Universe, which even a Super Douluo couldn't trap and could freely enter and exit the Sea God Pavilion's restrictions.
His ever-changing Spirit Abilities, absurd spiritual power and physical body, it was estimated that even a 100,000-year Spirit Beast couldn't do anything to this disciple of his.
Others passively adapted to the environment.
While An Zhen conquered the environment with power.
There was simply no need for training.
An Zhen nodded lightly, "Alright."
Raising his hand to destroy the wooden house, An Zhen trusted his girls.
Spending the night in the perilous Star Dou Great Forest was a required course at Shrek Academy and a part of their growth journey in life.
The girls first checked if the area nearby was safe, and after confirming no Spirit Beasts were present, they sprinkled special medicinal powder around to mask their scent and repel Spirit Beasts.
Then they began preparations for the night.
The girls quickly set up three tents and discussed the night's routine.
Two people per group, dividing the night into three parts.
Ning Tian and Wu Feng guarded the first part, Huo Yutong and Wang Dong guarded the middle, and Gu Yuena and Xiao Xiao guarded the last shift.
Without An Zhen refreshing their status, they had to ensure their status was always maintained at its best.
Two people stood guard, while the others meditated instead of sleeping, ensuring that if there was any movement, they could react as quickly as possible.
Then it was time to make dinner.
Without An Zhen and Mu En's protection, and having already entered the mixed zone, lighting a fire to cook was somewhat unwise.
Most Spirit Masters would take out dry rations to make do.
However, Huo Yutong and her group didn't need to do that.
Huo Yutong took out a spirit tool that resembled an induction cooker, placed an iron pot on it, thawed the previously frozen bear meat, added some edible wild vegetables collected along the way, and made a large pot of delicious meat soup.
Gu Yuena controlled the wind element to guide the aroma of the meat soup into a hole dug with earth elements, ensuring it wouldn't attract other Spirit Beasts.
An Zhen received a bowl of meat soup.
To avoid burdening Huo Yutong and their training, An Zhen picked up a ten-thousand-year blood fruit and began to munch on it.
He ate it in two or three bites, only half of it, and a feeling of fullness already came over him.
Suddenly, An Zhen looked up towards the north.
Someone was coming.
Moving at a relatively fast speed.
Seven people, the strongest being a Spirit Saint.
Their aura was unstable; they were injured.
An Zhen took a sip of the meat soup.
Tens of seconds later, Huo Yutong looked up, her eyes, bright as stars, lit up with spiritual light, and she discovered a group of people rapidly approaching them, "Seven people, five males and two females, one Spirit Saint, one Spirit Emperor, three Spirit Kings, and two women around fortieth rank in cultivation.
That Spirit Emperor is in very bad shape, and the others' auras are also very chaotic."
Injured?
The girls showed no trace of disdain or carelessness; the Silver Dragon Spear appeared in Gu Yuena's hand, and the others also quietly entered their Spirit possession state as much as possible.
They had no intention of harming others, but they also had to guard against the possibility that the other party might.
In the Star Dou Great Forest, not only Spirit Beasts were dangerous, but also people.
There were many bandits and Evil Soul Masters within the Three Great Empires, so what about the Star Dou Great Forest, which could be considered a lawless land?
There were many instances of infighting within teams caused by greed, let alone with other strangers.
The distance between the two teams grew shorter and shorter.
When the distance was only two hundred meters.
"Go around!"