Chen Mo finished his meditation and walked to the door.
Upon opening the door, there stood a little fox with snow-white fur and an adorable appearance.
What was peculiar was that the pupils of the Little White Fox were blood red, seemingly enveloped in a burning flame, which indicated it had the bloodline of the Blazing Flame Fox.
However, the real Blazing Flame Foxes had bright orange-red fur all over their bodies, with flames flickering between their fur.
The little guy in front of him had the bloodline of a Spiritual Beast, but not much of it.
"Chirp?"
Upon seeing Chen Mo, a hint of joy flashed in the little fox's eyes, and it elegantly and agilely leapt into Chen Mo's arms.
"You really are punctual. Don't be anxious, I'll get it for you."
After merging his memories, he wasn't unfamiliar with the little fox before him.
It was a little fox that came punctually every day to "beg for food," and because it chirped "jiu jiu jiu", coupled with its snow-white fur, Chen Mo named it Bai Xiaojiu, usually calling it Jiu Bao.
When Chen Mo first saw Jiu Bao, the poor thing was skinny and covered in dirt, its eyes filled with alertness and wariness.
Chen Mo wasn't sure whether Jiu Bao was abandoned by its parents or if they had already died; all he knew was that when he first saw the little one, it was already wandering alone, its talent so poor that no one wanted to take it in.
Perhaps due to their similar experiences, Chen Mo was moved and had been feeding the little fox ever since, and the little fox would often bring some wild fruits to "repay" him.
Soon, Chen Mo took out a bowl of dried fish and an apple from the refrigerator.
The little fox was not shy and joyfully started munching on the food.
"Jiu Bao, try to restrain yourself a little, you're almost round from all the eating!"
Chen Mo tried using his Beast Language talent.
"Chirp chirp chirp!" (I'm only this plump because you feed me! And I'm not fat at all!)
The Little White Fox gave Chen Mo a sideways glance and began busily eating the meat.
But halfway through, the Little White Fox suddenly seemed to realize something, its eyes widening and staring at Chen Mo in disbelief.
"Chirp?" (Why can you talk to me now?)
Previously, when they couldn't understand each other's language, they communicated purely through thoughts.
"It's simple, I've already created a Beast Taming Space, and my awakened beast taming talent happens to cover this aspect,"
Chen Mo said calmly.
"Chirp!?"
The Little White Fox looked startled.
Everyone had agreed to be good-for-nothings, and here you are secretly making efforts!
Besides, there was a hint of loneliness in its heart.
The creation of the Beast Taming Space meant that Chen Mo was about to step into the realm of Spirit Master, contracting his own Spiritual Beasts.
It would be somewhat inappropriate for it to continue scrounging food.
"I can now contract Spiritual Beasts, how about you become my first one?"
Just as the Little White Fox was secretly sorrowful, it suddenly heard Chen Mo asking it.
Contracting the White Fox before him wasn't just a spur-of-the-moment decision by Chen Mo.
After all, his Spirit Master talent could continually add abilities to Spiritual Beasts, making the innate talents of the beasts somewhat unimportant.
Later, when challenging tasks to acquire abilities like [Nine-tailed Heavenly Fox Bloodline] [Outstanding Fire Element Talent] appear, wouldn't Xiao Jiu directly transform from a good-for-nothing into a genius!
The talents assigned by the government for Spiritual Beasts weren't all that great either; after all, he had already been living with the White Fox for a year, no adjustment was needed anymore.
Most importantly, the Little White Fox was good-looking!
Back when he used to play card games, Chen Mo was always more about aesthetics rather than strength.
It would be even better if the little fox could transform to repay him in the future!
"Chirp?" (Are you serious?)
The Little White Fox's fiery red pupils showed hesitation.
It wasn't that it was unwilling to form a contract with Chen Mo.
Rather, it didn't want to hold Chen Mo back.
It knew its own talent; to this day, it couldn't evoke even the simplest spark.
Although possessing a bit of Spiritual Beast bloodline, it was indistinguishable from an ordinary wild beast.
Originally in a tough predicament together, comforting each other wasn't bad either.
However, Chen Mo has now created the Spiritual Space and could completely contract Spiritual Beasts better than himself.
"Don't think too much. In my opinion, there are no poor Spiritual Beasts, only poor Spirit Masters. If you don't object, let's happily decide on this!"
Chen Mo rubbed the little fox's head and spoke somewhat forcefully.
He understood that the little fox, having roamed the streets since a young age, had a very sensitive heart, so he made the decision with an irreplaceable attitude.
"Chirp~"
Hearing Chen Mo's firm voice, the little fox felt an inexplicable sense of touch and peace.
Enjoying Chen Mo's caress, the little guy comfortably squinted his eyes.
Would forming a contract with Chen Mo mean that it would have a master and a home in the future?
From an unstable meal ticket to a very stable meal ticket!
"You eat first, and we'll start the contract after you finish."
"Chirp!"
While the little fox gobbled up the food, Chen Mo was contemplating his talent-related traits.
After contracting Xiao Jiu, it seemed possible to complete the daily challenges of [Thick-skinned] and [Swift].
Both these traits had good effects, but for now, [Swift] suited Xiao Jiu a bit more.
Moreover, during the process of acquiring the [Thick-skinned] trait—
He, or Xiao Jiu, would inevitably have to endure a beating.
Regarding the two weekly challenges, they seemed useless, so Chen Mo first refreshed the [Slacking Master] challenge.
The text shattered into emerald light points that dissipated in the air.
Soon, blue light points reappeared above the book and reformed into a new line of text.
"It's like opening a package, if it had sound effects it would really have the vibe."
Chen Mo commented and then looked at the refreshed challenge—
King of Hard Work (Blue)
Train or practice for no less than 80 hours within one week.
[King of Hard Work] Trait Effect: The longer the training time, the more significant the cultivation results.
"This works! Take off, Wuhan!"
A joy of striking gold surged in Chen Mo's heart.
What he needed most now were talent improvement traits, as both he and Xiao Jiu shared lackluster talents.
The effect of the [King of Hard Work] trait was straightforward and crude; as long as he worked hard enough, his cultivation speed would be very fast!
Work hard! Work myself to the bone! I'll outwork all of you!
With a base, Chen Mo refreshed the other weekly challenge [Comedy Master], which turned into [Magic Girl (Water)], with the effect of increasing the speed of learning water element moves.
The challenge required learning a new water element move. Chen Mo did not have a Water Element Spiritual Beast and obviously could not complete it, so he simply passed.
After settling the weekly challenges, Chen Mo looked at the lonely monthly challenge below.
"The Drunk Immortal trait effect is indeed good, but the price of rare-grade fine wines is not something I can afford right now."
The Spirit Master Association followed the Spirit Realm's classification of spirit materials, dividing them into six grades.
Ordinary, Rare, Precious, Epic, Legendary, Mythical, each grade further divided into ten levels.
Prices for rare-grade spirit materials ranged from several thousand to several hundred thousand.
"Can only refresh, maybe it'll turn purple?"
Since he couldn't complete it, Chen Mo didn't hesitate and chose to refresh.
The blue light shattered and the newly reformed text unexpectedly had a hint of purple, a new purple trait had emerged!
Thunderbolt King (Purple)
Within 5 minutes, endure ten strikes of lightning of Awakening Level intensity or above.
[Thunderbolt King] Trait Effect: Possesses electric cultivation talent, enhanced electric skill damage, and 50% immunity to electric damage.