"You want to train a War Pet?"
As soon as Ji Xinghuo spoke, Ren Mian guessed his thoughts; her eyes searched him, but she found nothing.
Seeing her reaction, Ji Xinghuo felt somewhat puzzled.
Normally people don’t search their bodies when War Pets are mentioned, do they?
"Could it be..." Ji Xinghuo couldn’t help but wonder, did Sister Ren also hide a very small War Pet on her, just like himself? But her magnetic field was normal, without the presence of any other creature’s magnetic field. Or was it that her War Pet wasn’t with her at the moment?
These thoughts flashed through his mind, and he nodded, "Yes, I have this intention."
"There aren’t many War Pets worth using for Alien Coexistence, the potential must be significant, otherwise it’s a waste of an Alien Species." Ren Mian asked, "Do you already have a target for training?"
Ji Xinghuo smiled and patted the pocket on his chest.
The existence of the small green snake couldn’t possibly be kept secret from his teammates forever; it was better to bring it out openly.
A tiny head peeked out, saw the two people up close, and quickly withdrew.
Ji Xinghuo directly pulled the small green snake out of his pocket and placed it on his palm to show his teammates.
Chi Zhonglin exclaimed, "A snake? What kind of combat power can such a small one have?"
The small green snake seemed to understand his words, coiled into a circle on Ji Xinghuo’s palm, raised its head, and flicked its tongue at Chi Zhonglin, hissing softly.
Ren Mian was closely observing the small green snake, and seeing its reaction, her eyes lit up.
"This snake is actually a Spiritual Object!"
Chi Zhonglin widened his eyes and moved closer to look; he naturally knew the preciousness of Spiritual Objects. He had seen them a few times before. Each Spiritual Object possessed abilities far beyond ordinary creatures and was the best helper for its master. He didn’t raise War Pets because he looked down on ordinary creatures, but Spiritual Objects were a rare find.
"Is this an Iron Arrow Blue?" Chi Zhonglin recognized it, "Can such a common type of snake also give birth to a Spiritual Object?"
"Any creature from the Star Realm could potentially evolve into a Spiritual Object." Ren Mian said.
She also seemed interested, appearing quite experienced in training this small type of War Pet, and stood up to fetch a piece of pastry from the kitchen, offering it to the small green snake.
The small green snake sniffed it a few times, carefully stuck out its tongue to lick it, its eyes shining as it began to nibble on it bit by bit.
Ren Mian started to laugh, "Xinghuo, this isn’t its original form, is it? Let me guess, Miniaturization?"
This time, it was Ji Xinghuo’s turn to be surprised, "Sister Ren really has a sharp eye!"
"How big is its actual body?" Ren Mian asked again.
Ji Xinghuo patted the small green snake lightly, and it got the hint, instantly swelling a hundred times its size to become a two and a half-meter long Iron Arrow Blue, its lush, gleaming green body coiled around the dining table. It swallowed the pastry whole and then looked at Ren Mian expectantly.
Chi Zhonglin was initially startled, then exclaimed, "It really is an Iron Arrow Blue!"
He then shook his head.
"An Iron Arrow Blue, even in its true form, doesn’t seem that impressive; I could crush it with one foot." Usually, Chi Zhonglin had killed at least a hundred Iron Arrow Blues when out and about.
The big snake immediately turned its head to stare at him, its golden eyes flashing with a cold light, its tongue flicking continuously.
"This snake can understand human speech!"
Chi Zhonglin stepped back a couple of steps. Being stared at closely by a snake with almost human-like eyes made him quite uneasy.
Ji Xinghuo laughed, "It can only understand a bit but can likely guess you were speaking ill of it."
"Spiritual Objects naturally have intelligence." Ren Mian admired the Iron Arrow Blue. It clearly differed from normal Iron Arrow Blues; its scales were greener and smoother, and as she tentatively touched its body, she found the scales were exceptionally hard, the color of its belly shifting from green to golden.
The evolved Iron Arrow Blue, now possessing the "Iron Scales" Ability, had scales as hard as steel.
She turned and asked, "What other abilities does it have?"
"Its sense of smell is very powerful, and it likely possesses ’Spirit Smell.’ " Ji Xinghuo replied, "It also has another ability, though I’m not sure what to call it."
He nodded at the big snake, "Spit something out."
The small green snake opened its mouth and spit out a marching backpack, which belonged to Ji Xinghuo himself, containing spare arrows and supplies, tools.
Chi Zhonglin almost jumped up.
Ren Mian’s expression also froze; she furrowed her brow, thought for a few seconds, and her look towards the small green snake was no longer as relaxed as before.
"Sister Ren, do you know what this Ability is?" Ji Xinghuo asked.
"If I’m not mistaken, it should be ’Dimension Stomach.’" Ren Mian spoke softly, paused, and then added solemnly, "Dimension Stomach is a Star Fall Ability, extremely rare, even among Star Fall Abilities, it is one of the top abilities; you’re lucky."
"That’s crazy!" Chi Zhonglin’s face was filled with envy, "With this Iron Arrow Blue, you can carry many things with you, so convenient."
Ren Mian, however, just slightly shook her head, "Dimension Stomach is not just about carrying items; it’s extremely powerful in combat as well."
"Dimension Stomach involves spatial abilities; its stomach is an independent dimensional space where time stands still. Anything that enters the stomach remains in the same state when exiting as when it entered, with no changes whatsoever."
Hearing this, Ji Xinghuo understood.
He had also suspected this previously. When he first encountered the small green snake, it had swallowed his arrow and later spit it back out.
The kinetic energy and speed of the arrow were unchanged, and its lethality had not diminished at all.
This characteristic could develop too many tactics.
For example, he could prepare a few Capacitor Arrows beforehand, approach overload, have the small green snake swallow them into its Dimension Stomach, then have it kept on his body.