But in this kind of spirit beast-hunting team, he could only serve in the role of logistics and supply. Sometimes he would even be abandoned.
For Spirit Masters participating in hunting teams not only each had ample real combat experience, but most dreadful was their ice-cold character. They joined such teams completely for the sake of profit. In the ultimate critical moment, even if it was a member of the same team, there was still nobody who would do anything for the person at their side, what was most important was protecting themselves. For a food system Spirit Master completely lacking attack power like Oscar, to be able to live in such an environment for five years was a miracle. This was admittedly related to his extremely useful spirit, but it was also closely related to his own wisdom.
It was just because of living under such enormous pressure, constantly reminding him, that Oscar could make another breakthrough in a brief five years, reaching the sixtieth rank level. In fact, these sixty ranks were far more difficult for him than ordinary Spirit Masters. This year he was only twenty-two. Absolutely a genius among geniuses. Of course, in this team, only the Spirit Sage next to him knew his true age.
For a full two hours, in this world of ice and snow, Oscar sweated like rain, soaking his winter clothes. But even so, he didn't utter a sound. With his persistent will, right now he wouldn't be inferior compared to Tang San.
At last, the ice-cold currents within his body flowed together, forming a faintly fluctuating ring, completely merged into his body, and Oscar slowly opened his eyes with his back to the majority of the others.
At the same time as he opened his eyes, drawn by the energy, that Spirit Sage in front of him also very naturally opened his eyes. Just as he was about to speak, he saw the expression in Oscar's eyes shift.
The two hadn't been working together for a short time. This Spirit Sage immediately became aware that something was up. Without opening his mouth, he shot him an inquiring gaze.
Oscar looked at him, then again looked at the already completely rigid spirit beast, his gaze pausing on the spirit beast's head.
The pupils of the Spirit Sage's eyes immediately contracted. He of course understood what the circumstances Oscar hinted at in front of him meant. His whole body slowly tightened, the expression in his eyes also gradually becoming sharp. He understood that with the appearance of this thing, there was already no meaning to the team in front of him. Even the two seemingly loyal subordinates closest to him wouldn't easily let this thing slip past their eyes.
And as the strongest of the team, he would undoubtedly be mobbed after the discovery of the spirit bone.
Oscar's gaze once again fell on the Spirit Sage. This time, the light in his eyes had already changed, that was an extremely sharp and fierce splendor. An ice-cold chill was emitted from his eyes.
The Spirit Sage immediately understood his meaning. Within the entire team, only these two could completely trust each other. There was no time to consider, he could only softly nod to Oscar.
Releasing a breath, Oscar slowly spread his arms wide, standing from the ground. His spirit opened; two yellow, two purple, and two black; six spirit rings simultaneously appeared over him. One more spirit ring was a qualitative leap, and his manners had already quietly changed.
"Congratulations. Congratulations."
The hunting team's gazes were immediately drawn to Oscar.
Oscar turned, saying with a smile:
"This is to everyone's credit. Thank you all for helping me succeed. Anyway, my new spirit ability will also help all of you in the future. Are you interested in having a look?"
To Spirit Masters, explaining their spirit abilities to others was a kind of display of trust. What Oscar did undoubtedly made the Spirit Masters present very satisfied. Of course, Oscar saying this also completely drew their attention. Nobody was in a rush to cut up the spirit beast's corpse.
Oscar smiled:
"This sixth spirit ability of mine is somewhat strange, only relying on my own strength won't do, I still need the assistance of others. Big brother Hao Te, I'll trouble you."
His final words were spoken to that Spirit Sage. As he spoke, he still pulled out a chi-long black box from his chest, swiftly fumbling with its surface, producing a series of mechanical noises. Previously, only Hao Te next to him had seen him use this thing.
Hao Te asked:
"How do you want me to help?"
Oscar said:
"I need a drop of your blood."
Choosing Hao Te to help him also seemed very ordinary to the others and raised no doubts.
Hao Te frowned, but still stretched out his right hand in front of Oscar, the fingernail of his thumb pricking his forefinger, immediately opening a cut whence a drop of blood tumbled out.
"I, your father, have a mirror image sausage."
The spirit incantation was still appalling.
Oscar moved very quickly. His sixth spirit ring abruptly flashed, a circle of black light bubbling out of his palm, instantly merging into that drop of blood. Immediately afterward, intense spirit power fluctuations surged from his palm, his sixth spirit ring also constantly expanding and contracting throughout the process.
Right now, everyone's gazes fell on his hand. Within those intense spirit power fluctuations, a faintly silvery sausage quietly took shape.
Oscar said:
"Big brother Hao Te, please release your spirit."
Hao Te nodded, a light flashing in his eyes. His imposing manner instantly turned ruthless, rich spirit power fluctuations spreading from him, as his entire body abruptly grew larger, his muscles expanding. Amidst the thick aura fluctuations, his hair had already become white.
Two yellow, three purple, two black; seven spirit rings abruptly released. The spirit this Spirit Sage called Hao Te possessed was actually a Snow Soul Demon Bear. Concentrating on offense and defense as a whole, it possessed extremely powerful attack power and defensive capabilities.
Oscar spread his left hand, swiftly chanting two spirit incantations,
"I, your father, have a stimulating pink sausage, I, you father, have a stimulating pink sausage."
Now his strength was already at the sixtieth rank, and again using his fourth spirit ability was naturally a lot faster than before, two stimulating pink sausages appearing in his palm before everyone's eyes.
The others had no idea what he was doing, and further adding that he was a food system Spirit Master without any attack power, there was naturally nobody with doubts. Only expressions of curiosity were seen.
Oscar swallowed a pink sausage himself, and handed the other to Hao Te,
"Eat this first, afterward use your seventh spirit ability."
Hao Te swallowed the pink sausage without the slightest hesitation, and at the same time, his seventh spirit ring grew radiant. The spirit avatar that he didn't even use against that Mirror Image Beast before suddenly released.
Amidst the gasps of admiration of the other Spirit Masters, Hao Te's clothes instantly burst, and in the blink of an eye grew into an extremely thick and solid giant bear, seven meters tall.
His whole body was covered with white fur, a frosty frozen air permeating out from within him, complemented even more by this very cold Icebound Forest. A profound aura seemed to make the surrounding air become tangible. Especially under the boost of Oscar's stimulating pink sausage, his eyes were already filled with a pink layer, the energy over his whole body growing somewhat more ruthless.
At the same moment, Oscar swiftly stuffed that silvery sausage made from his sixth spirit ability into his own mouth, suddenly shouting,
"Do it!"
Sonorous mechanical cracks echoed, the Godly Zhuge Crossbow already spitting out deadly sharp bolts. At such close distance, and further adding the Godly Zhuge Crossbow's own terrifying firing speed, the instantly erupting burst attack power of the sixteen crossbow bolts was absolutely terrifying.
Bearing the brunt were the three closest Spirit Masters already within the attack range of the sixteen crossbow bolts. Of these three Spirit Masters, two were Spirit kings, one was a Spirit Emperor. If they were given enough time to prepare, they could naturally block by using their fourth or higher spirit abilities. However, what time did they have to prepare?
What kind of might did the Tang Sect's hidden weapons Tang San make have? This moment was, even more, a complete ambush, just after having settled a formidable spirit beast, and Oscar had further obtained the advantage of a spirit ring. How could have thought that such a food system Spirit Master would actually suddenly rise in revolt at this moment?
More than ten puffs of blood mist exploded into the air. Without the least suspense, those three Spirit Masters' bodies were already completely pierced through. Even more dreadful was that Oscar's Godly Zhuge Crossbow Bolts were covered with Tang San's personally made toxin, Meeting Blood Seals The Throat. Such poison, after passing Tang San's special blending, wouldn't lose effect after the crossbow bolts they were attached to were used. Each time it came into contact with blood, the poison would continue to condense.
The poison spread instantly, and with wide-open eyes brimming with disbelief, those three Spirit Masters slowly fell limply. And now, having eaten the stimulating pink sausage, Spirit Sage Hao Te also moved. Fully using spirit avatar, and with the further boost of the stimulating pink sausage, he threw himself forward. Two Spirit kings didn't even have time to reach before he had already smashed their heads to pieces.
Now there were still eight remaining Spirit Masters. These eight Spirit Masters consisted of four Spirit Kings and four Spirit Emperors. They were also long-since battle-hardened Spirit Masters. Even though they didn't know why Oscar and Hao Te would suddenly rise in revolt, they still reacted in the first moments, swiftly retreating and releasing their spirits.
Oscar calmly rewound the mechanism of his Godly Zhuge Crossbow. Not only didn't he retreat, the contrary he followed the enormous Hao Te to charge forward.
Spirit Emperor and Spirit Sage, even though there was only one level difference, the difference lay in that spirit avatar. Using his spirit avatar, Hao Te was just like a tiger plunging into a flock of sheep. Amidst an eruption of wild force, leaving those eight spirit masters still unable to join hands essentially unable to resist, spirit abilities falling on his body one by one, basically unable to leave a mark, in the blink of an eye, another two Spirit Kings had perished by his hands.
"Get rid of that bastard Oscar first."
Nobody knew who shouted, but two Spirit Emperors already swiftly moved around the sides to charge at Oscar. The other four reacted to swiftly form an encirclement. They of course wouldn't hope to be able to kill Hao Te, but would at least the first tangle with him. Once Oscar was dealt with, the six would at least have a chance to besiege Hao Te.
By now they for the most part already understood that Hao Te and Oscar's sudden revolting was definitely related to that killed Mirror Image Beast. Able to make them unleash a massacre without the slightest hesitation, would only be a spirit bone.