Fate Reignites: My Rampage in a World Where Time Stops-Chapter 149: The Contract, The Third Spiritual Beast!

The Special Affairs Group has an internal report called the Spiritual Beast Atlas.

There are dedicated personnel responsible for the daily maintenance and updating of the Spiritual Beast Atlas, which records details of the spiritual beasts that members of the Special Affairs Group have either contracted themselves or learned about through other means, including their traits and the effects of their skills.

At present, the Extraordinary Practical Departments of various colleges are in the exchange phase with the Special Affairs Group, where both parties share all intelligence, and resource transactions are carried out using special points.

And Qin Chuan, he's an "S+" rated student at Yan University.

He has the authority to view many internal reports that are not disclosed to the public.

Because he's currently lacking a third contracted spiritual beast, Qin Chuan accessed the Spiritual Beast Atlas at the first opportunity after gaining the authority.

This atlas was even more comprehensive than he had imagined. It contained information about Water Flower and Ice Cream, which also made Qin Chuan realize why his identity had been targeted so quickly.

Although he hadn't had the authority for long and hadn't finished reading all about the spiritual beasts in the atlas, he just happened to have looked through the section about the Shadowflame Cat.

If his memory served him correctly, the traits and skills of the Shadowflame Cat…

Qin Chuan looked at the Shadowflame Cat in front of him, his smile growing warmer. Seeing that the cat had finished a piece of meat, he tore off another piece and placed it in front of it, "Eat more, there's plenty."

Yue Li, standing beside him, wore an expression of surprise.

Familiar with Qin Chuan as she was, seeing his expression at the moment, she realized what the guy was up to.

She had pretended not to notice, simply curious about the Shadowflame Cat's purpose and allowing it space to act, but could it be that Qin Chuan had actually taken a liking to this little fellow?

Sensing Yue Li's questioning gaze, Qin Chuan smiled and made eye contact with her, nodding slightly.

After eating the third piece of beast meat, the Shadowflame Cat shook its head, indicating it couldn't eat anymore.

Despite this, it looked at the meat on the tablecloth with a greedy look still in its eyes.

Indeed, a glutton.

Qin Chuan chuckled to himself and softly spoke up, "If you follow me, you can eat meat like this every day. Would you like that?"

The Shadowflame Cat instantly turned its head, its hollow eyes intently focused on Qin Chuan.

Although there was no sound, its rapidly twitching long tail and its eager movements clearly showed that it was willing.

Surprise and curiosity crossed the eyes of Water Flower and Ice Cream as they looked at the Shadowflame Cat, assessing a potential future partner.

Was this pitch-black guy going to be their partner?

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Contract Slot locked, contract complete.

As the image of the Shadowflame Cat appeared on the third skill slot, the Spiritual Beast panel instantly unfolded.

[Spiritual Beast Species: Shadowflame Cat]

[Spiritual Beast Attribute: Dark Attribute]

[Spiritual Beast Level: Juvenile Stage Lv10][Advanced]

[Spiritual Beast Traits: Ghostly Shadow Charm]

[Spiritual Beast Species Value: 500]

[Spiritual Beast Affinity: 72%]

[Spiritual Beast Skills: Dark Flame (Passive), Shadow Erosion (Active), Shadow Escape (Active)]

[Spiritual Beast Introduction: A Dark Attribute Spiritual Beast, the Shadowflame Cat has a friendly yet timid nature, and enjoys hiding in shadows to silently observe its surroundings.]

Sure enough, the traits and skills were accurate.

Glancing over them, Qin Chuan felt certain in his heart.

He clicked through one by one, reviewing the effects.

Similarly, they were just as recorded in the Spiritual Beast Atlas.

[Ghostly Shadow Charm: Recovers and boosts by 10% in the Shadow Space, with a speed increase of 30%.]

[Dark Flame: A passive skill that allows switching to Dark Flame form at will, gaining 10% damage reduction.]

"Shadow Erosion: Active Skill. Uses a vast amount of Shadow Power to erode the target's shadow, inflicting real damage that ignores defense."

"Shadow Escape: Active Skill. Opens a Shadow Space within the shadows, where one can hide their presence and gain a 20% damage reduction."

Real damage, damage reduction.

Combining these two rather rare traits, the Shadow Flame Cat may be friendly and timid, but its strength was undoubtedly genuine!

Every Spiritual Beast has a Defense Attribute, which indicates its resistance to damage, and most of this resistance does not come from the physical strength of the Spiritual Beast's body.

It is only the Demon Beasts that rely on their physical strength for defense, while the defense of a Spiritual Beast is a dense protection formed naturally by the adherence of Extraordinary Power to their bodies.

If there is a large gap in strength between two Spiritual Beasts, the weaker one might not even be able to break through the other's defense, completely incapable of causing harm.

During the challenge against the Rapid Freeze Bird, Ice Cream's all-out strike only managed to wound the opponent because it had extremely high defense.

So, what happens when an attack can ignore such defense?

This, Qin Chuan understood all too well.

Because the strike he delivered during Time Stop was an attack that ignored defense.

Time Stop caused Extraordinary Power to come to a standstill, leaving the Spiritual Beast with only its most basic physical defense. Compared to strong Extraordinary Defense, this level of defense was almost negligible.

It was that very strike that bisected the Hall Rank Lv36 Rapid Freeze Bird in one fell swoop.

And now, the Shadow Flame Cat could perform a similar attack without the aid of Time Stop!

Despite the significant energy drain, the effect was worth it!

As for damage reduction, it was another rare trait.

It was different from defense and had an effect resisting real damage.

Because real damage, too, was included in the scope of damage!

The Shadow Flame Cat's Dark Flame and Shadow Escape combined could provide a 30% damage reduction, and this reduction could stack with the Shadow Flame Cat's own defense effects, allowing it to both dish out considerable damage and withstand hits better than the average Spiritual Beast!

Moreover, the ability of the Shadow Flame Cat to hide itself within the Shadow Space made it appear and disappear unpredictably. Just this ability alone was of great value!

Previously, Qin Chuan had mentioned he hoped his third pet would be suitable for some close-combat abilities.

The skills of the Shadow Flame Cat undoubtedly met his needs.

So when a Shadow Flame Cat appeared before him, Qin Chuan was thoroughly tempted.

After some exploratory contact, he was very satisfied with its personality.

Under the lure of his culinary delights, the Shadow Flame Cat agreed to the contract.

With that, the outcome was naturally joyous for everyone involved.

"Congratulations on contracting the Spiritual Beast of your dreams," Yue Li finally understood why he had chosen to contract it without hesitation, after listening to Qin Chuan's explanation.

However, Yue Li's focus was on something else.

"Did you just say... you've been accepted into Yan University without examination?"

"That's right," Qin Chuan smiled, "I was planning to share this good news with you a couple of days ago, but the matter with Erik slipped my mind."

Luo would go to Yan University...

Upon receiving Qin Chuan's affirmative answer, a flicker of turmoil passed through Yue Li's eyes.

"I remember you telling me before that we were in the same grade." Qin Chuan looked at Yue Li, his voice filled with a hint of anticipation, "You're so good at your studies, getting into Yan University or Huaqing wouldn't be difficult for you, not to mention you definitely have a preferential treatment for your practical combat assessment grade. In a few months..."

"I won't be going to Yan University or Huaqing." Yue Li suddenly sped up her speech, interrupting Qin Chuan, "I... I have a relative who teaches at Yue Mountain University, and I will probably go there."

"Yue Mountain University, huh..." A tinge of disappointment showed on Qin Chuan's face, but he quickly smiled again, "That's good too, the climate in the south is nourishing."

Watching the visible disappointment in the young man, Yue Li felt a twinge of sympathy, and her delicate features softened with tenderness.

"There will be a day when we meet again."

After she could stand tall once more.