Divine Beast Creator

"Is he hinting at something?"

Dou Yanlan furrowed her brows slightly. She felt that Feng Yuan’s words weren’t just casual gibberish. Cotton certainly couldn’t master Fate’s Prank, as it’s a special ultimate move exclusive to Fate Series Spirit Beasts.

But what did he really mean by that?

A reminder? Or a warning?

Watching Feng Yuan leave, Wu Dingwu said somewhat regretfully,

"Ah, I didn’t expect to just have one round and then end it. That was really tough! If it weren’t for Dou Yanlan’s Cotton’s ability to convert attributes, we might not have won."

Without Fate’s Prank, Wu Dingwu couldn’t be sure if they could exploit the ritual’s weaknesses to achieve victory at that last moment.

Dou Yanlan shook her head and said,

"The key to passing isn’t in the ultimate move, but in the coping strategies. Even if the attribute can’t be converted... Oh, I see, the Cat Trick?"

In an instant, Dou Yanlan understood what Feng Yuan’s words meant. The Cat Trick is an exclusive ultimate move for Spirit Beasts of the cat attribute. As for its effect, it’s quite similar to Fate’s Prank.

However, the Cat Trick’s range isn’t as large as Fate’s Prank. Normally, its maximum effective range doesn’t exceed thirty Spirit Beasts, and unlike Fate’s Prank, the Cat Trick can only convert ordinary elemental attributes.

It means that superior attributes like space, fate, and time cannot be converted by the Cat Trick, and Dou Yanlan also isn’t sure whether the Cat Trick can convert the attributes corresponding to Domain Awakening.

Only Feng Yuan could test this, seeing as now only Feng Yuan’s Xiao Ji can undergo Domain Awakening alone. As for Hao Chun Bird, it’s temporarily unable; its ability hasn’t grown enough to perform Domain Awakening.

"What do you mean by what you said just now? I feel like you were hinting at something."

Veronia curiously leaned over to ask Feng Yuan, who glanced at her and replied irritably,

"What hints? I was just lamenting that Cotton can’t learn Fate’s Prank. Having that ultimate move would make team formation much more flexible. Though there are plenty of similar attribute conversion ultimate moves, it’s a pity none can be learned."

Saying this, Feng Yuan glanced at the attentive Xiao Ji and Fluffy Fire Wolfhound. Upon hearing Feng Yuan’s words, both Xiao Ji and Fluffy Fire Wolfhound immediately looked crestfallen. Compared to the Round Moon Forest Domain, both hoped more to achieve the attribute conversion and benefit fully from Domain Awakening.

After all, the advantage of the Round Moon Forest Domain lies in the repetition of ultimate moves, which appears weak in situations needing increased attack limits.

Of course, if facing like today’s scenario, where a large group of enemies is attacking, the Round Moon Forest Domain’s effect is much stronger than Domain Awakening.

But comparatively, they encounter more situations needing increased ultimate move power.

"Tomorrow seems to be the day the resource contest in the Tea Wood Town Area begins. Tsk, I’ve heard Feng Yuan went there to join the fun. Hope they don’t cause any weird incidents~"

Liao Yu occasionally glanced around the streets and jokingly said, while Ye Hanlei responded without turning her head,

"Do you really hope for something big to happen tomorrow?"

"Of course not! I definitely hope nothing happens. However, the likelihood of strange occurrences is high where that guy is, especially with the intervention from the Crystal Domain, you can’t predict what strange changes might occur."

Though she said this, Liao Yu didn’t let her guard down. Given the current nighttime patrol duties necessitated by the appearance of the Crystal Domain, all available personnel across Great Xia were dispatched to resource contest sites.

Thus, it’s no surprise that Liao Yu and company had to work overtime again; otherwise, there wouldn’t be enough manpower for city patrol.

Just as Liao Yu was secretly relieved that he wasn’t sent to the resource contest site, Feng Yuan’s phone call nearly drove him crazy.

There’s no way around it—the midnight patrol duty was already distressing, but Feng Yuan added more work.

Although Feng Yuan on the phone only asked him to help deliver a report, Liao Yu instinctively knew that anything that Feng Yuan needed at night wouldn’t be simple.

"Really, why does this urgent data need to be transferred at such a time?"

Liao Yu opened Feng Yuan’s emailed report on his phone without hesitation, as Feng Yuan had mentioned it wasn’t confidential, just a supplementary report, so he wasn’t concerned about any leaks.

Yet, after reading the report, Liao Yu was completely stunned. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

He truly hadn’t thought about the attribute conversion ultimate move’s potential. Previously, its significance wasn’t substantial, as converting attributes to avoid specific attribute immunity wasn’t common.

Such Spirit Beasts with specific attribute immunity are rare, making this ultimate move unnecessary. Beyond that, attribute conversion doesn’t offer much utility.

There’s no action taken because attribute suppression is practically absent between Spirit Beasts’ attributes here, apart from the Death Series suppressing the Ghost Series. Hence, the attribute conversion-type ultimate move isn’t popular.

But precisely because of this, post-Crystal Domain’s appearance, no one considered whether the attribute conversion ultimate move could expand the Crystal Domain’s effective range.

Following Feng Yuan’s report, they tested Fate’s Prank, an ultimate move specific to Fate Series Spirit Beasts. Yet, the report has already pointed out the direction.

Especially when such attribute conversion includes Domain Awakening attribute transformation, its significance becomes more apparent.

Domain Awakening differs from Crystal Domain since Domain Awakening applicable Spirit Beasts are limited. Spirit Beasts can only awaken specific attribute Crystal Domains.

To some extent, this restricts large-scale mobilizations of Beastmasters.

Every Beastmaster’s Spirit Beast attributes vary, and upon activating Domain Awakening, non-corresponding attribute Spirit Beasts get weakened, which isn’t beneficial for the military.

But with attribute conversion, this restriction no longer exists.

Of course, in Feng Yuan’s report, he speculated that aside from specific ultimate moves, most conversion-type ultimate moves might not affect Domain Awakening.

However, this was just Feng Yuan’s speculation. He wasn’t sure about the specifics, unable to test it directly.

Still, for the military and the Special Duty Team, this information is valuable, especially for the Special Duty Team, typically fighting on the move. With attribute conversion, they can open multiple Crystal Domains for coverage.

However, unlike fighting in the Parallel Space, the real world lacks the ability to convert Domain Crystal attributes by mere thought, requiring evaluation and testing, and specific Spirit Beasts must carry appropriate Domain Crystals.

"This discovery is pretty important. Hope that during the resource contest, no one figures out this technique."

Ye Hanlei, upon finishing the report, muttered, realizing it was discovered due to routine thought processes. Yet, at this time, if someone discovers and applies it in the resource contest, unpredictable changes might occur.

"Unlikely but not impossible. Even without awareness, they might stumble upon it during combat."

Huo Feng calmly analyzed, acknowledging that the vast scope of the resource contest makes it hard to believe none of the participating Beastmasters possess attribute-conversion Spirit Beasts.

With such Spirit Beasts present, it’s only a matter of time before they’re discovered.

"Report this and notify others of this point. Group enhancements could lead to rampant battles."

Ye Hanlei instructed Huo Feng and Liao Yu to inform others. This report must be submitted immediately, but that doesn’t mean their work ends there.

This intelligence must also be shared with colleagues overseeing the resource contest, alerting them to potential occurrences. Immediate action is essential if signs of losing control occur, as outcomes remain uncertain.