Even as the Thorny Toad jumped back, with its little tiny body still in the air, it once again attacked Xie Feng using Raptor Tongue.

However, Xie Feng simply teased it secretly. Xie Feng's eyes flashed coldly and he took a single step to the left again.

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The Thorny Toad's tongue passed just three inches away, missing its target so barely. Although close, that small distance was like the distance between heaven and earth; without hitting the target, no matter how close it was, it was worthless.

After studying the movements and patterns of the level thirty Thorny Toad for 20 minutes, Xie Feng understood that although Raptor Tongue's speed was terrifyingly high, there was always a pattern that repeated endlessly.

The Thorny Toad had a body size of only about ten centimeters, but Xie Feng discovered a deformation in it. That was to say, the Thorny Toad's left eye was slightly larger than its right eye. Although it was a difference that very few people would notice and pay attention to in the middle of a battle, it could not escape Xie Feng's eyes and his terrifying observation ability.

That small size difference could be easily ignored, however, the more he fought against the Thorny Toad, the more Xie Feng realized that at least 70% of the Toad's attacks when it used Raptor Tongue were directed to the left because of that small size and weight difference.

After calculating the possibilities, Xie Feng simply concentrated on getting used to the vibration and movement of the fog. Although the fog was annoying as it made it difficult to see, Xie Feng made use of this disadvantage. Since his sense of sight was obstructed, why not use his sense of hearing?

Making use of the vibrations and small movements of the fog after the Thorny Toad used its Raptor Tongue skill, Xie Feng could vaguely distinguish the approximate direction of the attack; that together with the 70% chance of the attack being directed to the left was enough for Xie Feng to know how to move accordingly, in the shortest possible time, and dodge attacks that practically no other player would have been able to dodge!

As for the Toxic Thorns skill, it seems that it was a one-time use skill or else it had an extremely low usage rate since even after twenty minutes, the Thorny Toad only used it once, which was at the beginning of the battle.

"Enough of games little buddy. My Ling Long will get impatient if I don't let her vent her anger on you soon."

With an indifferent smile, Xie Feng stabbed the Thorny Toad in front of him.

Miss

*Swoosh!*

The Thorny Toad attacked, but Xie Feng dodged back and attacked again.

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[Ding!... Your pet Ling Long has leveled up. Your pet has reached level 6. HP +100, MP+100, Physical Attack Power +25, Defense +10, Accuracy +10, Evasion +2.]

"This damn level difference is really a pain in the ass..." Xie Feng frowned as he put the Calamity Spear on his shoulder and began to walk deeper into the Dark Forest.

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[Ding!... You have leveled up. You have reached level 17. You get 5 status points, +20 HP, +20 MP, +5 Vitality, +5 Strength, +5 Intelligence, +5 Agility, +1 Movement Speed.]

[Ding!... Your pet Ling Long has leveled up. Your pet has reached level 16. +100 HP, +100 MP, +25 Physical Attack Power, +10 Defense, +10 Accuracy, +2 Evasion.]

"Fuuu... Finally."

As he stabbed the last Thorny Toad in front of him, Xie Feng finally breathed a sigh of relief. After thinking for a moment, Xie Feng decided to add 3 points to STR and the remaining 2 points to INT.

It had been approximately twenty minutes since Xie Feng had killed the Thorny Toad that he used as a training source.

During those twenty minutes that passed, Xie Feng concentrated on killing all the Thorny Toads nearby to raise Ling Long's level.

Each player's pet slot had enough space for ten different pets, but they could only summon one pet to fight at a time. The only exception to this was the Summoner class, which was allowed to summon two pets to fight at the same time and upon reaching level 50 and successfully completing their second class advancement, they could summon three at the same time. The pets captured by players were generally normal monsters, but there was a small portion that came from being born from pet eggs. But regardless of how they were obtained, whether bred or captured, once a player gained a pet, they formed a "contract" that was the same for both sides. The master could give orders to the pet, but the pet could also run away if it was not satisfied.

To prevent pets from running away too often, the pet could never exceed the master's level. Being on equal footing, the pet would generally not run away unless its master treated it badly, beat it, or gave it foolish orders. Also, since pets needed less experience to level up, it was much easier for them to reach their master's level even if they were only level 0 in the beginning.

It was precisely for that reason that Ling Long managed to level up so quickly and catch up with Xie Feng. Of course, Xie Feng was also receiving half of the normal experience due to the Ring of the God of Destruction, shared a minimal amount of experience with the Calamity Spear, and was also giving experience to Ling Long.

Even so, the level 16 experience bar was completely empty before, and only twenty minutes later it rose to level 17. Considering how difficult it was to level up in Samsara Online, the amount of experience Xie Feng gained from fighting monsters 13 levels above him could be imagined.

"Hey, Ling Long. Do you feel stronger now?" Xie Feng asked with a smile as he looked at Ling Long.

"Puuh!" Ling Long nodded vigorously while she looked at Xie Feng and waved her claws several times.

Ling Long was so excited that she was constantly jumping up and down. Although she was a newborn pet, she could feel herself getting stronger for each monster Xie Feng slayed.

"Hahaha... Actually, you'll only get stronger and stronger from now on." Xie Feng gently patted Ling Long's head.

"Let's see how about your status window..." Xie Feng muttered as he opened Ling Long's status window.

[Ling Long: Immortal Grade Beast -

Level: 16

Master: Shiva

Race unknown, origin unknown, age unknown, gender female. A creature suddenly appeared on the Adastreia Continent, probably a being from another world, however, the information is insufficient to confirm.

Ling Long can be used as a mount. Due to the insufficient level, Ling Long cannot currently be used as a mount.

HP: 3600

MP: 3600

Physical Attack Power: 750

Magic Attack Power: 0

Defense: 310

Accuracy: 330

Evasion: 42

Attack Speed: 150

Movement Speed: 150

Wind Resistance 100% / Light Resistance 30% / Dark Resistance 0% / Earth Resistance 0% / Lightning Resistance 0% / Water Resistance 0% / Fire Resistance 0%

(Skills):

Calamity Claw: Each hand has four claws and each claw causes an amount of damage equal to the normal Ling Long's damage. Using it consumes 100 MP and has no reuse time.

Explosive Fist: The user takes a battle position, retracts the claws, and clenches the fists to hit a single target and cause explosive damage. Base damage is equivalent to 200% of the user's base attack power with a 100% chance of disrupting magic chants or skills charges. If the target's defense is less than Ling Long's attack power, there is a 100% chance of being sent flying and a 20% chance of being stunned. Using it consumes 300 MP and has a reuse time of 5 seconds.

Instant Flap: Moves the wings at high speeds and increases the movement speed by 500 points to move around the enemy and make them dizzy. This skill is very powerful for furtive attacks, confusing the enemy, dodging, etc. It costs 5% of the user's maximum MP to use it each time. It has no reuse time.

Fly: Unlockable at level 20. Mount mode.]

Apart from the first time Xie Feng met Ling Long at the bottom of the cliff, he had never seen her status window again. Therefore, upon seeing the status window of the current Ling Long, Xie Feng could not help but click his tongue against his teeth to prevent himself from biting it.

For more than obvious reasons, monsters captured by players or hatched by eggs lose much of their power when they become a player's pet. Otherwise, if a player were lucky enough to obtain a high-ranking pet, he or she could sweep the entire game with his or her pet's power alone.

However, Ling Long's power was simply colossal. Except for health points, all of Ling Long's stats were extremely close to Xie Feng's stats. You should know that Xie Feng possesses the Ring of the God of Destruction and the Calamity Spear! Both were two extremely terrifying items, but even so, Ling Long was quickly approaching the attack power and MP that Xie Feng possessed!

In terms of defense, Xie Feng had already been surpassed by Ling Long for almost 100 points!

Although it was well known that dragons possessed innate talent vastly superior to humans and terrifying vitality, Xie Feng could not help but feel that Ling Long was somewhat strange.

Xie Feng simply couldn't make sense of a level 16 pet being so strong that could compare to or even surpass the current him! Xie Feng was very clear about how strong he was. But even he himself had to admit that he would not want to face Ling Long as enemies.