"Gurgle."
In an instant, the iron-tailed lizard, which was in the midst of swallowing saliva, sensed something.
Then... it suddenly swung its tail backward.
It's hard to imagine that this ferocious beast, which had just hatched, had such amazing combat alertness and perception.
Even as an E-level ferocious beast, it possessed this level of awareness. What about higher-level ones like C-level, B-level... or even king-level? They would be even more terrifying.
Fortunately, this iron-tailed lizard had just been born and encountered Chu Tian.
Otherwise, it might have taken several lives.
A sonic boom echoed in Chu Tian's ears as the iron-tailed lizard swung its tail, and a cold light flashed across Chu Tian's eyes.
He suddenly frowned and chose to withstand it with his bare hands.
Of course, Chu Tian wasn't foolish enough to touch it directly; he quietly activated his ice talent.
What he saw was a surge of cold air swirling around his fingertips.
In just a few breaths, a two to three centimeters thick ice shield formed to defend against the attack.
"Bang!"
After a loud noise, countless cracks appeared at the center of the ice shield.
But fortunately, the ice shield was not shattered by the iron-tailed lizard!
Chu Tian took a deep breath, sweat beads forming on his forehead, but the cold air continued to flow steadily.
He had more to do than just defend; attacking was also a strong suit of his ice talent.
For example... freezing everything!
Gradually, under Chu Tian's control, the cold air spread little by little from the tail, eventually enveloping the iron-tailed lizard.
By the time the iron-tailed lizard realized the seriousness of the situation, only its head remained.
But the instinct to survive made it unwilling to give up, and it continued to struggle, hoping for a slim chance of survival.
"Splash, splash..."
The struggles of the iron-tailed lizard did have an effect. The freezing speed of the ice slowed down, and it looked like it was about to shatter.
At this moment, a smile appeared at the corner of Chu Tian's mouth.
Because in his plan, this was just the first step.
[Ding, replication successful, host gains E-level talent]
A faint gray light appeared, and the iron-tailed lizard let out a long cry, as if it had been weakened in an instant.
The next second, Chu Tian's panel was updated, and the talent slot now displayed the word "Steel."
Yes, he had unexpectedly gained a dual talent!
But now was not the time to celebrate. Chu Tian needed to use his newly acquired Steel talent... to end this ferocious beast.
The iron-tailed lizard never expected that its prized ability would be replicated by a human.
What's even more ironic is that it would be used to end its own life!
"Woo, woo..."