OBS Chapter 65: What does it feel like to witness a genius grow up?
Chapter 65: What does it feel like to witness a genius grow up?
After roasting the Fallen Centipede, Lin Yi regretfully discovered that this training ground was empty again.
With no other option, the man and the beast continued on their way, but after walking for a short while, he suddenly stopped.
"Mushroom? What's going on? Is it about to break through?"
Lin Yi was somewhat surprised. After a week of continuous hunting and feeding, he felt that familiar connection again. It seemed that the little guy was about to break through again.
Mushroom: (◍•ᴗ•◍) Mmm mmm mmm
The little mushroom is about to pounce.
Without hesitation, Lin Yi immediately took out a large amount of extraordinary evolution ingredients from his spatial ring to help the little guy break through. Before long, the extraordinary evolutionary power within the mushroom-like creature exploded, sweeping across all directions, evolving from a first-tier, second-level evolutionary form to a first-tier, third-level form.
"Why hasn't there been much change?"
Lin Yi looked at the little guy who was still tiny and felt a bit frustrated. Other people's pets would undergo physical changes every time they evolved, such as growing scales, growing sharp claws, or having more heads. Mushroom Boy had already evolved to the first-tier level three form, but he still couldn't see any clues.
"Has the little guy not yet reached the limit of his mutation?"
Lin Yi muttered to himself for a while, then stopped thinking about it. As long as he became stronger, that was better than feeding him and getting no response.
This scene was witnessed by Ge Tianming and the mentors of Tiannan University, who were immediately shocked.
"This kid actually broke through?"
In the sky, Li Zhenbei was somewhat surprised. This breakthrough speed was really too abnormal. How long had it been? He had broken through again yet.
However, Lin Yi was unaware that so many mentors were watching him. As for Ge Tianming, he had long forgotten that there was an invisible person following him. Moreover, in the Beast Taming World, there was no need to hide the breakthrough of beast pets. On the contrary, the faster his beast pets broke through, the more resources they might get.
Moreover, Gu Zai's current breakthrough speed is not at an extremely astonishing level. After all, this world is not lacking in geniuses. With those geniuses ahead of them, it is acceptable for Gu Zai to break through quickly. At most, it just feels a bit unscientific. Besides, there are genius girls like Chen Shiqi ahead of him, so it's not a big problem.
The only thing that gave Lin Yi a headache at this moment was that he could no longer continue on the first and second level training route.
"If you want to keep making money, you can only go to the Tier 1 Level 3 training route. Mushroom, you're breaking through too fast. We should be more patient with you."
At least clear out the first and second stage evolution paths before evolving, that way you can earn several more "small goals".
However, there's no chance to make money on this route now. I can only wander around the Tier 1, Tier 3 training route and see if I can make a fortune.
According to the bonus rules of Tiannan Beast Taming University, beast tamers can only get bonuses by killing fallen war beasts of the same level as themselves. Now that he and Mushroom Cub have reached the first-tier third-level evolution form, the requirements for redeeming bonuses have naturally increased.
Lin Yi didn't believe that Ge Tianming would leave out the record of his and Gu Zai's level-up. In fact, he might write it down very clearly, including when they broke through, the exact time, and the location. He probably wouldn't leave out a single word.
And indeed, that was the case. Ge Tianming quickly wrote a line of small print on the tablet: "Seventh day of training, pet breakthrough, Tier 1, Level 3 evolution form, Tier 2 kill count, 463..."
Left with no other choice, the human and the beast had to replan their training route and headed to the Tier 1 Level 3 training area.
Time flies.
Ge Tianming followed along, accumulating countless moments of awe, and the data on his tablet kept updating faster and faster.
I originally thought that the guy's explosive growth would stop after he entered the first-tier level three training route, but I never expected that he would continue to sweep all the way, leaving a trail of fallen leaves in his wake.
The sixteenth day of training.
Ge Tianming: Day sixteen of training, my beast pet has broken through again, reaching level four of the first tier, and its level three kill count is 368…
The twenty-third day of training.
Ge Tianming: On the twenty-third day of training, my beast pet has broken through yet again, reaching the fifth level of the first tier evolution stage, with a level four kill count of 213…
The twenty-seventh day of training.
Ge Tianming: On the twenty-seventh day of training, the beast pet still hasn't evolved. It remains at the first tier, level five evolution stage. Current number of level five fallen battle beasts killed: 76…
A Level 1, Level 5 training route, in a new primeval jungle.
"Quite a few people have been here before. There are very few Fallen War Beasts. We've only encountered seventy-six after walking through two areas. Mushroom, it seems we'll have to work harder."
Lin Yi swaggered through the primeval forest, a stark contrast to the cautious beast tamers.
High in the sky, at the pinnacle of avian war beasts, the instructors of Tiannan University were already numb. In less than a month of training, the beast pet had evolved from Tier 1 Level 2 to Tier 1 Level 5. What the hell is this monster?
On the back of a certain war beast, Liu Sheng had long since lost all will to live, but his emotions had also stabilized, making him look exactly like a salted fish that had simply given up.
"How many?" He sat on his war beast, not even bothering to look down.
A wealthy man nearby calculated, "Old Liu, rounding down, this guy's level 2 kill count is 463, which is 40 million; level 3 kill count is 368, which is 30 million; level 4 kill count is 213, which is 20 million; and level 5 kill count is 76, which is less than 100. Judging from the current situation, he might reach 100 by the end of his training, so let's say 10 million."
"Forty million plus thirty million, then another twenty million, and finally maybe another ten million, which would be... one hundred million?"
One hundred million, one hundred million.
Upon hearing this, Liu Sheng laughed, a laugh that left him pale, a laugh that made him grit his teeth, a laugh that signaled the end of a hero's life.
"One hundred million, one hundred million!"
"Old Liu, the money you prepared isn't enough."
"How much difference?"
"It's still uncertain, it might go up. This year's freshmen are all a bit unusual. Xie Linzhou is probably worth 30 million, Xia Zhiyu is about the same, Xu Heng and Song Yue should be worth 20 million, Su Shiyue and Chen Haonan will probably reach 20 million after their training, Jiang Mingyu and Fang Yunuo are worth 10 million now, and Wen Tao should also be able to get 10 million."
A god of wealth was calculating and then adding it up again.
"The current prize money is conservatively estimated to total 270 million."
It seems quite far from your estimate of 190 million.
"Hmm... one hundred million short."
Upon hearing this, Liu Shengsheng looked up dejectedly. Two hundred and seventy million, the difference was exactly one hundred million.
"Who let him participate in the training?" Liu Sheng slowly closed his eyes. It was exactly one hundred million short of his goal. Old Liu's already unhappy mood became even more unhappy.
At the same time.
In the Southern Mountains, as the training was drawing to a close, the beast tamers' passion gradually faded. Everything was almost a done deal; the city lord's mansion likely already knew which beast tamers would be selected and which had been eliminated.
So compared to the beginning, everyone simply devoted themselves to the training, and their enthusiasm was much less. After a month of fierce fighting, the beast tamers were almost exhausted. Even if their bodies were still full of energy, their spirits were exhausted. Only the man and the beast were still full of energy, searching for fallen war beasts all over the mountains and fields.
On the first-tier, fifth-level training route, there are almost no newcomers to be seen in this primeval forest. Most of them are senior beast tamers from society, or students from the thirty-six beast tamer universities, as well as members of the more than one hundred and seventy beast tamer associations and scattered beast tamers.
In a relatively quiet training ground somewhere.
"Xiao Ran, not bad! Your Sword Spirit Grass has already reached the fifth level of the first tier evolution stage?"
Looking at the two-meter-tall [Sword Spirit Grass] beside Jiang Xiaoran, Cheng Jiaqi couldn't help but congratulate her. The two of them were already third-tier beast tamers, but their first contracted beast pet was not [Sword Spirit Grass]. [Sword Spirit Grass] was Jiang Xiaoran's third beast pet.
This time, she came to participate in the training, and her main goal was to obtain the [Sword Spirit Grass]. The selection for the training was not based on the Beastmaster's level, but on the Beastmaster's potential and talent, so the level of the beast pet used for the training was irrelevant.
"I didn't expect it to evolve so quickly. In just one month, it has evolved by one level." Jiang Xiaoran was also very satisfied with the performance of the [Sword Spirit Grass]. Although it only evolved from Tier 1 Level 4 to Tier 1 Level 5, the number of Tier 1 Level 4 Fallen War Beasts it killed was quite impressive.
The two women were training together this time. Although they were both third-tier beast tamers, according to the tenth training rule, once the beast pet for training was selected, a second beast pet could not be summoned during the entire training process.
Therefore, although the fallen war beasts on the first-tier, fifth-level training route could not harm the two women (protected by the extraordinary power of their high-level beast pets), Jiang Xiaoran and Cheng Jiaqi were still on tenterhooks for nearly a month, fearing that their beast pets would perish during the training. So the two women were very careful along the way.
When the topic of pet evolution speed came up, the two of them thought of a certain boy.
"I wonder what level Lin Yi's Mushroom has evolved to?" Cheng Jiaqi whispered, subconsciously thinking of that idiot.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Xiaoran also pictured Lin Yi in her mind: "I heard that during the school's special training, he was already a regular level eight beast tamer. Now, two months have passed, so he should have at least reached level nine, or maybe even level ten."
In terms of pet evolution speed, that newcomer was the fastest evolving person they had ever seen. They just wondered how that guy named Lin Yi was doing now. Jiang Xiaoran had been busy participating in training for some time and hadn't gone to see Lin Yi. However, she had bought a lot of papers on cross-species skills of the ground mushroom from Lin Yi.
Jiang Xiaoran was genuinely grateful to the new student for this. Without him, her Ground Mushroom would have been useless. Although it hadn't yet reached its battle form, it was only a matter of time.
As the two women were talking, a familiar voice suddenly rang out from the primeval forest.
"Mushroom, there are five hundred thousand here, quickly surround them."
A deep, resonant baritone voice echoed from the depths of the forest, followed by the sounds of intense fighting. Extraordinary power surged and rippled, and even through the dense forest, the aftershocks of the battle could be clearly felt, making quite a commotion.
Jiang Xiaoran and Cheng Jiaqi immediately looked in the direction of the voice. Both of them felt that the voice was somewhat familiar, as if they had heard it somewhere before.
"Don't you think this voice sounds like someone?" Cheng Jiaqi asked first, the owner of the voice in her mind becoming clearer.
But how is that possible?
Even if that idiot is outrageous, a freshman couldn't possibly be here—this is a Level 1, Level 5 training route, and the boy in their minds is even less likely.
No, it should be that it's impossible for it to appear in the Trial Mountain Range.
Although the two women knew that Lin Yi had participated in special training and become a "selected student" of the Beast Tamer Association, very few people knew that he was already a first-level Beast Tamer because he had not participated in the grade assessment.
"Let's go take a look."
Jiang Xiaoran immediately strode toward the direction from which the sounds of fighting were coming, and Cheng Jiaqi quickly followed.
Before long, as the two women approached, they both felt an incredibly terrifying surge of extraordinary power. In the distance, they saw towering ancient trees collapsing, and the roars of tigers echoing through the mountains and forests.
This training area is the gathering place of the Fallen Silver Tiger clan, a group of fallen war beasts around level 5 of the first tier.
"Such a powerful fluctuation of extraordinary power. Judging from the sound, it seems there is more than one [Fallen Silver Tiger]." Cheng Jiaqi immediately made a judgment.
Soon, the two arrived at the site of the great battle. Due to the impact of the battle, the place was riddled with holes and unrecognizable. Towering ancient trees lay across their path, blocking their way.
The cuts on the ancient trees that had fallen halfway down were clean, more like the wounds inflicted by sword light. Wisps of green smoke even rose from some of the broken ancient trees, with traces of residual lightning crackling and flashing.
"A lightning-attribute battle beast? This is... a secret technique for lightning-attribute beast pets?"
When the two women saw the lightning power on the charred tree stump, they were both quite surprised. Lightning-attribute battle beasts, while not particularly rare, were definitely among the most terrifying of all. This further confirmed that the beast tamer in front of them could not be the one that had appeared in their minds; most likely, it was just that the voice sounded somewhat similar.
However, when Jiang Xiaoran and Cheng Jiaqi walked out of the dense forest and saw the primeval jungle that had been destroyed beyond recognition, the two girls were dumbfounded. Their beautiful eyes were fixed on the scene in front of them, filled with shock and disbelief.