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Five minutes later, Chen Mo was drenched in sweat.
"Phew~ Finally done."
He felt like he was about to collapse.
Truly. Being hit isn't tiring, but hitting others is damn exhausting.
The only solace was—
You have acquired the white tag [Tough as Nails]
Tag effect: Slightly increases defensive power and shock resistance
On the training manual for tags, the daily challenge for [Tough as Nails] had disappeared, while the other two daily challenges were in a grayed-out state.
Chen Mo first equipped it on himself, and in an instant, he felt his skin become much tougher.
He punched the wall hard with his left hand, and his palm didn't hurt at all, and remained completely unscathed; the effect seemed even more astonishing than stone skin potions!
After the stone skin potion's effects wore off, Chen Mo unequipped the tag from himself and equipped it on Xiao Jiu.
"Chirp!?" (What's happening!?）
In an instant, Xiao Jiu felt his body become a lot sturdier, and his originally smooth fur had also become tough.
"Training is starting to show results, your shock resistance has improved now."
Chen Mo said with a mischievous smile.
"Chirp!"
The little fox tilted its head, looking at Chen Mo with eyes full of admiration.
Is the impact of [Sandbag Training] really this good?
As expected of my Spirit Master!
Chen Mo then ran a simple test and found that with the [Tough as Nails] tag equipped, Xiao Jiu's defensive power could already be compared to a Spiritual Beast awakened at seventh or eighth level specialized in defense.
"We still have a gap to withstand the strength of Extraordinary Level thunderbolt attacks, I hope we can swipe a few more defense-related tags next."
In the following week, Chen Mo and Xiao Jiu, apart from completing daily challenges, spent the rest of the time cultivating.
So on the sixth day, they secured the [Scroll King] tag.
After gaining [Scroll King], both of them cultivated even more vigorously.
Chen Mo decided to use the 24-hour training method, where he or Xiao Jiu would cultivate nonstop for a whole day before resting.
It has to be said, the effect of [Scroll King] was incredibly powerful.
Starting from the second hour, the rate at which spiritual power increased was nearly double, and the longer the time, the better the effect.
With 6 hours of uninterrupted cultivation, the increase could multiply by tenfold!
But tenfold was the limit.
Chen Mo hoped to swipe another tag like [Energetic] or [Cultivator], then he could do 007-style cultivation!
Xiao Jiu was so engrossed in cultivation, it was impossible to pull away.
The unprecedented speed of cultivation was really intoxicating for the fox.
On the seventh day, Xiao Jiu successfully advanced to the third stage of awakening.
In the meantime, Chen Mo naturally didn't miss any daily challenges and acquired a total of 6 tags: [Elegance], [Stinky Tofu Connoisseur], [Amateur High Jumper], [Little Gardener], [Impressive Hair Volume], and [Sluggish].
Among them, the effect of [Stinky Tofu Connoisseur] was that eating stinky tofu would make one incredibly smelly; Chen Mo did not yet realize the use of this tag, and selected it simply because the other two challenges were too difficult to complete.
However, Chen Mo could choose to recycle the unused tags, with 1 white tag recycling for 1 token coin, and green tags for 10 token coins.
And the second page of the tag training manual is the tag shop.
Currently, the tag shop has only four items.
Tag Refresh (White): 1 token coin
Tag Solidify (White): 10 token coins
Tag Refresh (Green): 10 token coins
Tag Solidify (Green): 100 token coins
Tag Refresh allows for refreshing challenges, while Tag Solidify can solidify a tag onto a Spiritual Beast, no longer occupying a tag slot.
A new week.
Upon waking up, Chen Mo habitually glanced at the tag training manual.
Weekly challenges had been refreshed.
[Shrimp Catcher] (Green)
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Driving or riding a Spiritual Beast for more than half an hour, the average pace must not be lower than 200km/h.
Entry effect: Speed increased by 50% when on a vehicle or riding a Spiritual Beast.
[Extreme Challenger](Blue)
Complete two of the extreme challenges such as deep-sea diving, wingsuit flying, or freehand rock climbing.
Entry effect: After reaching your limit, potential is more easily stimulated.
"Damn, these two challenges are deadly! Swipe, swipe, swipe."
Though the effects of Extreme Challenger are good, my life is still more important.
Chen Mo unhesitantly swiped away both challenges.
The two new challenges that popped up were both green.
[Gourmet Enthusiast](Green)
Taste 50 kinds of delicious food with a yumminess value over 60 within a week.
Entry effect: After enjoying gourmet food, there's a 10% chance that a certain attribute will increase.
[Explorer](Green)
Discover an uncharted territory.
Entry effect: You will more easily discover uncharted territories.
Without a second thought, Chen Mo directly chose [Gourmet Enthusiast].
Eating delicious food is just like "taking drugs," quite nice indeed.
Moreover, if it could increase defensive power, it would be helpful in the challenge against the Thunderbolt King.
After confirming the target, Chen Mo first searched on the Little Green Book for nearby delicacies, then found that a few kilometers from his current location there was a large food plaza, filled with all kinds of food stalls.
This world, due to the magical existence of Spiritual Beasts, has a food culture much more developed than that of his previous life. Many snacks recommended in the Little Green Book are unheard of by Chen Mo.
"Today we rest for a day, Jiu Bao, I'll treat you to a feast!"
"Chirp!"
The little fox, being a foodie to begin with, got its fluffy ears perked up in an instant after hearing about the delicious food.
Because he needed to taste a total of 50 kinds of gourmet food, Chen Mo's first choice was to go for snacks, and to just have a little taste of each to save room in his stomach.
Unless it was exceptionally tasty, he would finish it all.
But even so, merely two hours later, after sweeping through the street, both man and beast were stuffed to the brim.
After eating the last plate of grilled octopus balls, Chen Mo holding a taro ball in his hand, handed it to Xiao Jiu.
"Jiu Bao, you eat this!"
"Chirp!!"
The little fox shook its head repeatedly and patted its rounded belly, indicating that it was too full to eat anymore.
It wondered what had gotten into its Spirit Master today to bring it to eat so much good food!
Indeed, Chen Mo was the culprit behind its weight gain!
"We're still a bit short!"
After sweeping through all the food on the street, Chen Mo glanced at the challenge manual and saw the progress bar for [Gourmet Enthusiast] was at (26/50)
In reality, they had tasted far more than 26 types, but many of the foods didn't meet the required deliciousness value.
"The rest depends on whether the food bought online is up to par."
On their way to the food plaza, Chen Mo also bought nearly a hundred kinds of gourmet food online, all of which were well-reviewed and top-selling products, and he spent a few thousand in the process.
A big hit on the wallet.
"After a full belly, it's time to head home and train!"
After obtaining the [Scroll King] entry, Chen Mo felt uncomfortable not training for a minute—it was simply a waste of talent!
"Chirp!"
Xiao Jiu agreed.
After forming a contract with Chen Mo, it felt that its rate of absorbing Fire Element Spiritual Power had greatly increased and the more it cultivated, the faster it became!
Apart from advancing to the third stage of awakening, its previously sporadic spark technique was now officially mastered.
Thrilled by such changes, it felt naturally more passionate and eager in its cultivation.
The man and the beast continued their cultivation, until the last hint of sunset was folded away by the night sky.