This time, after Soso was summoned by Shi Jin, its big round eyes fixed on him.

"Hey." Shi Cen smiled at it.

"Soso, look at this."

Shi Jin took out a set of women's armor belonging to General Mu Huiyin, a gift from the ice dragon.

[Name]: Twin Star Silver Armor (Condition: Damaged)

[Grade]: Tier Six (Intact Condition: Legendary Grade)

[Description]: A damaged Tier Nine battle armor imbued with intense power of the Supreme Yin and Supreme Yang, capable of perfectly harmonizing intersecting forces.

"Ning?" Soso stared at the armor, uncomprehending.

Was it food?

"This... can't be eaten for now."

Shi Jin chuckled and said, "Use your elementalization ability together with Water Element Control, take on a humanoid form, put on this armor, and then, Chitong, you possess Soso—water and fire in fusion!!"

"Chongchong, project a phantom of General Mu Huiyin for Soso, let it see the General's build."

"Wuwuwuwu... (W-wait a second?)" Tears welled in Chongchong's eyes. Hadn't they agreed it would use the [Ice Dragon General Rebirth Combination Tactics] together with Chitong?

Now that there was a water slime, it had once again—again and again—become a tool bug.

"It's definitely water and fire that suit the power of intersection better." Shi Jin stroked his chin.

"And I figure Chitong will like Soso more than your phantom anyway."

Shortly after, under Shi Ying's arrangements, Soso shifted into water elemental form and put on the Twin Star Silver Armor.

Being made of water elements, it could freely adjust its size, so at this moment it donned the equipment perfectly without any hindrance.

Shi Jin and the others watched the water elemental general eagerly, quietly observing.

"Soso, use Water Element Control to simulate the nature of freezing water, make yourself a bit colder and chillier."

"Ning." Soso obediently complied.

The next moment, this water elemental general radiated a bone-chilling aura from head to toe.

"Mii!!" In midair, the little sword spirit Chitong's eyes lit up instantly, like a female lecher.

Soso, cuddle time~

"Ning??"

"Possess." Shi Li.

The next moment, the little sword spirit possessed the water elemental general. The instant the two made contact, blue and red light blazed brilliantly from their bodies. Beneath the flashing radiance, a taiji pattern formed of water and fire appeared before Shi Jin and the others, and amid a "whoosh whoosh whoosh" of rushing air, Chitong and Soso's fusion seemed to undergo some qualitative transformation—before Shi Jin's eyes, the changes in their energy values soared sharply!

Boom!!

Moments later, a water elemental general with crimson hair and eyes, wielding a flaming longsword, appeared before Shi Jin.

[Energy Value]: 2.4 million

"Ningmi." The water elemental general, taller than Shi Jin himself, made a sound, staring in astonishment at its own condition.

At this, Shi Jin blinked.

He stared in amazement at Chitong and Soso's new form.

Holy shit.

It actually worked.

The energy value was far, far, far higher than when Chitong possessed him.

2.4 million!

After all, the two of them combined had energy values of less than 240,000, and both were only Commander-tier!

Granted, some of the credit belonged to Mu Huiyin's battle armor, but Shi Jin could never possibly wear it, so this possession effect was, without a doubt, explosively powerful.

Generally speaking, the best possession target for an undead was the Beastmaster who had contracted it. Whether Chitong possessed Eleven, Chongchong's phantom, or the Ginseng Baby, none gave as great a boost as possessing Shi Jin. But now, thanks to Mu Huiyin's battle armor—this exclusive equipment—Chitong temporarily had a more perfect possession target.

Chitong and Soso's water-fire combination brought the equipment effect of Mu Huiyin's battle armor to its absolute maximum!

Right now, they were only Commander-tier. Once they both broke through to Monarch-tier and fused again, how powerful would their strength be?

True, it might not reach the absurdity of a tenfold amplification, but crushing Eleven at full explosive power would probably be no problem.

[Eleven: ???]

"Mmm-woo." Chongchong, too, felt how powerful Chitong and Susu had become with their equipment. Wiping its tears, it knew it had been right all along—equipment was the single most crucial element of combat strength!

If it donned the Ice Dragon's Whisker, the Sea Dragon's Scale, and the Tyrant Dragon's Fang, it would actually be quite strong too. It recommended the equipment system be made permanent!

"Eee..." Ginseng Baby watched the Chitong-Susu combination with envy.

Why couldn't it have such a perfect doubles partner?

Ginseng Baby pulled a bitter face. If any battle pet were to partner with it in doubles, that pet's first instinct would probably be to eat it and grow stronger itself.

A partner like that—better off without one!

A moment later, Chitong and Susu dissolved their possession state.

Chitong reverted to its Sword Spirit form, while Susu returned to its Water Slime form.

After reverting this time, the way Chitong looked at Susu had changed entirely.

So bouncy, so cold, so soft!

It suddenly found itself fond of this little slime that had joined the team later.

"Ning!" At that moment, Susu was startled by the change in its own strength as well.

It felt that, with the power it had just had, defeating the Mud Dragon that had invaded Qishui Island would no longer be difficult!

It looked at Chitong, and its gaze changed somewhat too.

What a great sister!

"Ning!"

"Mii!"

A moment later, the two good sisters huddled together, exchanging notes on possession experience and combo skills.

Meanwhile, Shijin, who had just developed another doubles tactic with tremendous potential, was sighing in satisfaction—as expected of himself. That hot potato, the Mu Huiyin Battle Armor, had finally been tossed away, sparing him Little Chitong's daily pestering to wear it.

As for Eleven, Chongchong, and Ginseng Baby, they stood to the side sighing.

Damn it.

The new generation replaces the old.

The classic tactics—the Yingji Soaring the Skies, the Unbearable Yiji, the Yijia Wudi Bombing Ji—were gone for good, utterly lacking the flashy flourish of these newcomers' tactics.

"Lord Shijin."

"Lord Shijin, are you there?!"

Just as Shijin and the others were busy helping Susu experiment with new tactics and seizing the chance to integrate it quickly into the team, Chancellor Turtle came calling again from outside.

"What is it, Chancellor Turtle?"

After tossing his battle pets into the Relic Space to tinker, he directly invited the upright-walking Chancellor Turtle in.

Although this Chancellor Turtle was only at Monarch level, with a pitifully low Will level, its energy value was frighteningly high—a full 9.96 million—which Shijin could not comprehend.

That was already far, far higher than Eleven at full burst, or Gao Xuan in fusion.

In other words, this seemingly unreliable Chancellor Turtle was a super powerhouse!

He now strongly suspected just how many years this Chancellor Turtle had lived.

If it had lived for several hundred years, it had probably devoured countless treasures in Mirage Abyss City over that span.

Otherwise, this energy value was absolutely unscientific.

"Lord Shijin, I found several treasures from the vault that match what you described—high quality, low level. Please look them over and see which ones the Ocean Sprite might need."

"Besides water-type resources, there are resources of other elements too. Have a look at them all."

Chancellor Turtle handed over a booklet.

The illustrations and data in the booklet had just been done in ink.

The meaning of "high quality, low level" was easy to understand.