Legendary Battle Pet

The human faced pumpkin didn't give him any time to observe. Suddenly, the pumpkin turned around, its hollow eyes staring directly at the bush where the two were hiding.

This gaze startled Ethen and Azrul. The pumpkin's eyes were utterly empty, not like those of a living creature, with only two orange flames burning within them.

Clearly, the human faced pumpkin had spotted them. With a sharp screech, it launched itself at them like a cannonball.

"Dodge!" Ethen called out. He realized the pumpkin's strength was around Black Iron level nine, not exceptionally powerful. But since it moved so suddenly, he was concerned Azrul wouldn't react in time, so he immediately warned him. Upon hearing Ethen's warning, Azrul was startled and quickly rolled into the grass to the side.

Ethen, on the other hand, wasn't in such a panic. Mastering 30 martial arts techniques, he possessed exceptional agility. As the human faced pumpkin approached him, he suddenly vanished from the spot.

Ethen's impressive maneuverability left Azrul in awe. He believed that with Ethen present, they could surely defeat the human faced pumpkin.

The abrupt disappearance of Ethen also puzzled the pumpkin, as it seemed curious about where the human had gone.

At that moment, the pumpkin sensed a gust of wind behind it. It quickly turned its head, only to find Ethen, who had just disappeared, standing right behind it.

As Ethen saw the human faced pumpkin turning its head, he immediately aimed a precise and forceful palm strike at its head. This well aimed blow was intended to either kill or severely injure the pumpkin.

However, an unexpected turn of events occurred. Ethen felt a sudden cramp in the muscle of his right arm just as he was about to strike. Instantly, a severe sensation of soreness shot through his right wrist.

The cramping was so unbearable that Ethen had no choice but to retract his right hand and swiftly pull back. The human faced pumpkin, thus, escaped harm.

"How is this possible?" Ethen exclaimed in disbelief as he retreated more than ten meters away. He could not fathom how, despite his advanced level of physical cultivation, he could experience a muscle cramp.

But the intense contraction of his muscles confirmed that he was indeed experiencing a cramp.

Ethen could only use his other hand to try to stretch and relax his cramped wrist. The opportunity for victory slipped away in just an instant. The situation left Azrul puzzled, and he quickly rushed over to ask, "What happened?"

"I'm not sure, suddenly got a cramp," Ethen replied, feeling quite baffled.

Upon hearing this, Azrul was momentarily stunned, then thought of something. He fearfully said, "It's the human faced pumpkin; it launched a misfortune attack."

With Azrul's reminder, Ethen suddenly realized the situation. For someone with his physical condition, a sudden cramp indeed seemed illogical. It must have been the doing of the human faced pumpkin, a beast that could bring misfortune, something Ethen had never encountered before.

He became cautious. Without a clear strategy to deal with the pumpkin, he decided to engage it in battle to test its abilities, hoping it might reveal a weakness.

Ethen launched another attack on the human faced pumpkin. However, his attempt was quickly thwarted once more. Just as he was about to close in on the pumpkin, a scream erupted from behind him. Azrul had accidentally fallen into a ditch.

Alarmed, Ethen abandoned his attack on the pumpkin and rushed to check on Azrul. Fortunately, Azrul's injuries were not severe; he had merely sprained his ankle. Yet this incident added to Ethen's mounting pressure. Despite his skepticism about superstitions, he now felt as though misfortune was indeed looming over him.

After helping Azrul with a quick bone adjustment, Ethen resumed his attack on the human faced pumpkin. He was extremely cautious, wary of falling prey to the pumpkin's tricks. Nevertheless, he repeatedly fell victim to unexpected mishaps. For instance, while attacking, his belt suddenly snapped.

For instance, while seeking an opening for an attack, sand suddenly blew into his eyes.

Ethen was plagued by bad luck. Just as he was on the verge of giving up, Golden Retriever communicated a message to him: Golden Retriever sensed that it might be able to counter the malevolent influence of the human faced pumpkin. However, it needed to upgrade to the Bronze level to do so.

Ethen did not have any pills that could directly help a battle pet leap across major levels. This realization left him anxious. He understood that the outcome of this battle largely depended on whether Golden Retriever could upgrade quickly.

In desperation, Ethen sought help from the system. After spending 1 system coin, the system revealed Golden Retriever's upgrade path to him.

"So that's how it is!" Ethen exclaimed with delight upon hearing the information.

He immediately took out three Enlightenment Fruits from his storage space. The senior Sky Piercing Black Eagle had gifted him five Enlightenment Fruits in total; Blux had consumed one, leaving four remaining.

After selecting three of them, Ethen summoned Rainbow.

He used the Rainbow medium fusion skill to combine the three Enlightenment Fruits into a single **[Precious Enlightenment Star Fruit]**.

Then he called back the Rainbow pet and released the Golden Retriever again, allowing it to eat the synthesized **Precious Enlightenment Star Fruit**.

The Precious Enlightenment Fruit melted in Golden Retriever's mouth, and suddenly, Golden Retriever felt its mind clearing significantly, as if ancient memories were awakening from deep within its bloodline.

Inside Golden Retriever, profound changes were occurring. With the awakening of its bloodline, a glint of wisdom flickered in Golden Retriever's eyes.

In the next moment, Golden Retriever let out a long howl towards the sky. It had upgraded from the peak of Black Iron level nine to Bronze level one.

After the upgrade, Golden Retriever's attribute panel underwent a dramatic transformation, which delighted Ethen immensely.

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