Chapter 17: Permanent Summon: The Savage Beast—Child of the Abyss

[You have used a Type-1 Summon Contract Scroll. Target’s voluntary consent is being verified...]
[Verification successful. The target has fully consented to the contract and holds a very high favorability.]
[Attribute discrepancy check canceled. Contract completed.]
[You have obtained a permanent summon: Savage Beast – Child of the Cave (Wu Dabao).]

The Type-1 Summon Contract Scroll transformed into a stream of light and merged into Dabao’s body. At the same time, Chu Danqing formed a faint, subtle connection with Dabao.

Dabao was momentarily stunned, his expression clouded with confusion.

Chu Danqing understood this was the Dimensional Sanctuary imparting essential knowledge to Dabao.

The dazed state was likely due to Dabao’s intellectual limitations.

[You have unlocked a new permission: Summon.]

Simultaneously, Chu Danqing gained a new permission. He glanced at Dabao, knowing it would take some time for him to fully recover, so he decided to check his attribute panel first.

[Savage Beast – Child of the Cave (Wu Dabao)]
[Attributes]
[Health: 55%]
[Blood Rage: 90 (Current ratio: Constitution × 10; Recovery rate: 1 point per minute)]
[Strength: 7]
[Agility: 7]
[Constitution: 9]
[Spirit: 1 (Locked)]
[Perception: 8]

[Talents]
[Bloodthirsty Fury]
[Effect 1: Converts own blood into Blood Rage power]
[Effect 2: Deals more damage as enemy’s health decreases]
[Effect 3: Spirit attribute locked at 1 point and judged by Constitution instead]

[Skills]
[Rending Claws (Active) LV.7: When activated, attacks deal an additional 7 points of tearing damage and inflict a bleeding status on enemies; consumes 7 Blood Rage points per minute when active.]
[Bloody Pursuit (Passive) LV.7: Deals lifesteal damage against enemies with bleeding status and adds an extra 7 points of bleeding damage.]
[Beast Instinct (Passive) LV.MAX: Greatly boosts instinctual awareness and perception efficiency; enters a berserk state when health drops below 30%.]

“Damn, is this thing a BOSS or what???” Chu Danqing was utterly confused looking at Dabao’s stats.

The attributes, talents, and skills all showed a +1% percentage boost, which came from Chu Danqing’s basic summoning skills.

Additionally, there was a 0.5 bonus to attributes, which came from his 10% attribute boost—though one digit seemed omitted, as Chu Danqing’s constitution was 6 points.

According to basic summoning theory, the Apostle enjoys a 10% average attribute bonus, so the actual boost should be about 0.52.

Except for the locked Spirit attribute at 1 point, Dabao’s stats overwhelmingly surpassed Chu Danqing’s. However, Dabao’s Spirit attribute did not participate in calculations; it was judged by his Constitution instead.

Even his energy level was higher than Chu Danqing’s, who only had the most basic energy value.

Comparing ratios and recovery efficiency, Chu Danqing was completely outmatched.

Thankfully, Chu Danqing quickly composed himself. This was a rare opportunity—Dabao was a mutated version of a BOSS and his panel had been digitized by the Dimensional Sanctuary.

Before awakening the bloodline of the Cave God and consuming the White Dragon Fish, Dabao’s stats would never have been this impressive.

If Chu Danqing had contracted with the White Dragon Fish initially and let it consume Dabao, perhaps it could have activated the White Dragon Fish’s True Dragon bloodline, granting a similarly magnificent panel.

And this was just the beginning. Chu Danqing’s mind brimmed with knowledge related to summoning theory and summoning arts.

Only now that he truly possessed a summon were his two foundational skills fully activated; before, they had been mere decorations.

Moreover, he now faced the inherent drawbacks of summoning-type creatures in the Dimensional Sanctuary, such as stricter skill learning requirements and more limitations on equipment and item usage.

Also, in nurturing his summons, the Apostle must prepare resources not only for their own growth but also for the summons.

In effect, the number of summons dictates the amount of resources needed—N+1 shares, though typically only permanent summons are raised.

There was a silver lining: if a summon dies, the Apostle can pay a price to resurrect it.

As for what that price might be, the summon permission did not specify; most likely, it would only be revealed after completing reserve trials.

“Little Chu, still hungry…” Dabao gradually came to, speaking as soon as he could.

He felt much stronger now, with his previous fury and aggression restrained.

“I’m out of consumables,” Chu Danqing said helplessly. He had given everything he could—there was simply no more to offer.

“I don’t want to eat… eat, Great White Ape.” A flicker of bloodlust appeared in Dabao’s eyes as he unconsciously invoked his Blood Rage power.

Previously, his talents and skills had been scattered and undeveloped, and with his low intellect, he couldn’t properly harness them.

He relied solely on instinct. But now, transformed into Chu Danqing’s permanent summon, his talents, skills, and even attributes had been digitized and seamlessly integrated.

Combined with his Beast Instinct skill, he gained a far more efficient way to utilize his powers.

“What do you mean?” Chu Danqing was puzzled by Dabao’s sudden thought.

“Eat the Great White Ape, I can be… complete, stronger.” Dabao’s speech was still halting, clearly not yet accustomed to his physiological changes. “Better… protect Little Chu.”

At that moment, Dabao understood Chu Danqing’s identity and the possible hardships he might face in the future.

He did not regret it. Staying here meant a lifetime of food and shelter, but that was not what he desired.

“The village chief said, cave beasts are unique.” Dabao gave his reasoning.

“Your Cave God bloodline isn’t complete yet? That’s why you need to kill the cave beast?” Chu Danqing asked.

“If Cave God bloodline is gone, new power… not enough.” Dabao answered.

“In other words, it needs to be completed.” Chu Danqing suddenly grasped Dabao’s meaning. “Blood Rage power is a new force born from the fusion of the White Dragon Fish and the cave beast.”

“You have enough share from the White Dragon Fish, but lack the cave beast’s portion, right?”

Dabao nodded silently, confirming Chu Danqing’s deduction.

“Who do you think is stronger, you or the Great White Ape?” Chu Danqing asked.

Dabao lifted his head confidently and pointed at himself with his claw, asserting he was stronger.

“That’s good.” Chu Danqing said, then took out the White Dragon Fish’s Howl—a polearm—and handed it to Dabao.

Dabao didn’t take it, instead waving his claws to refuse. “Can’t use.”

“I’m not asking you to wield it as a weapon. I want you to see if you can activate the active effects on it. If you can… heh heh.” Chu Danqing smiled knowingly.

With 7 points of strength plus an additional 5, Dabao’s total strength would reach 12 points—perhaps higher than the White Dragon Fish even underwater.

And that was before factoring in Chu Danqing’s summoning skill bonuses.