Chapter 115: Origami Figure's Diary, The Concept of Paper Body Assembly!

Chapter 115: Origami Figure's Diary, The Concept of Paper Body Assembly!

The voice on the phone, despite maintaining its usual calmness that seemed devoid of normal life, carried a rare sense of urgency compared to before.

Evidently, the video footage of the wolf resembling a mythical kirin had left a profound impact.

"The new Forest Wolf evolution bred by Su Ping!"

The person on the other end of the phone suddenly fell silent, and after a moment of contemplation, they finally spoke:

"During the winter break, have that little guy come to Megalopolis for a visit. It'll be perfect timing, as Xiao Xue should be evolving into the Crowned Wolf King by then."

After hanging up the phone, Qin Erlong smiled slightly.

Then, after some thought, he sent a message to Qin Xiaoxue:

"Xiao Xue, how have you been lately..."

...

Autumn arrived, but Jianghai Province, being a coastal province and slightly within the southern region, didn't experience much cold weather. Even the trees and flowers near the Wood Heart Cultivation Base continued to bloom and flourish.

This was due to both the season and the presence of the Forest Wolves, which enhanced the vitality of the plants.

Companion beasts were indeed magical, capable of influencing the environment around them.

However, the autumn atmosphere couldn't affect the current Wood Heart Base.

Both inside and outside, it was bustling with activity.

Externally, Su Ping had taken over the Yun Tian Vacation Resort's industry from Dong Muchun.

The wall separating the two was demolished, creating a connected passageway.

The entire Wood Heart's land was now fully integrated.

Not only the land, but also some of Yun Tian's remaining staff, excluding the senior management, were all accepted by Su Ping.

Yun Tian's industry was thriving, and after excluding the initial costs, it still managed to be quite profitable if only considering labor expenses.

Combined with Su Ping's companion beast cultivation business, there seemed to be a synergy between the two.

However, Su Ping preferred his own quiet environment, so even though the two businesses were connected, there wasn't much interaction between the Wood Heart staff and Yun Tian's employees.

Except for Guan Qian Shan.

Old Guan clearly hadn't expected that after just over half a month, he would become the manager of the Yun Tian Vacation Resort.

No, not the Yun Tian Vacation Resort, but the Wood Heart Companion Beast Service Base!

The staff from Yun Tian undoubtedly eased Old Guan's previously hectic workload, but as the manager, overseeing the entire Wood Heart was no less demanding than before.

The busyness outside the Wood Heart was matched by the activity within.

"Chew! I didn't tell you to swallow it like a magic peach without thinking!"

"Carefully feel the texture of the wood, sense how it merges with your Wood attribute as it enters your mouth and stomach!"

"You! If you keep moving around, Old Sha! I'll tie you up!"

"Woof!"

The day after emerging from the secret realm, Su Ping began the systematic cultivation and evolution of the Thousand Wood Wolf. These past few days had been relatively smooth.

Out of the ten legion Forest Wolves, four had already comprehended photosynthesis, leaving six more.

Su Ping shook his head and instead focused his attention on Old Sha, who had recovered these past few days. However, Su Ping also felt a sense of relief.

Not only was he not worried, but he was genuinely relieved. Otherwise, the skill was too overpowered, making him wonder if there would be any issues.

Now, with some constraints, it seemed more reasonable.

The four Forest Wolves that had comprehended photosynthesis were 'planted' outside the forest in a sunlit area, ensuring they wouldn't interfere with each other's absorption.

Unfortunately, luck wasn't on their side, as the weather these past few days was mostly overcast, with the sun rarely making an appearance. This hindered the progress of the Forest Wolves that had just started cultivating photosynthesis.

Su Ping wasn't concerned, as he had the support of the Beastmaster Legion, ensuring ample resources.

He could just show off his skills with melons and spring water.

However,

The seeds of the Smiling Sunflower had been obtained, but he only placed them in the Beast Taming Space, not rushing to plant them. Aside from cultivating the Thousand Wood Wolf, a part of his mind was focused on the insights of the Fengdu Sword King.

In addition to the Sword Soul, there were also many insights from the Fengdu Sword King regarding sword-type companion beasts.

Although Su Ping hadn't directly interacted with these sword-type companion beasts, he had gained a profound understanding of them.

However, the most significant thing he had been doing these past few days was researching one particular matter!

After checking on the Thousand Wood Wolf's cultivation, Su Ping's phone rang, and it was Sun Chaoju, whom he hadn't heard from in a long time. He quickly answered the call:

"Hello? Sun Breeding Master?"

"Tsk tsk, after such a long time without contact, why are you being so formal? Just call me Brother Sun."

Sun Chaoju's voice came through.

"Okay, Brother Sun, what's up?"

Su Ping didn't reject his enthusiasm,

As the saying goes, when you become stronger, you'll find that most people are good. Sun Chaoju and Dong Muchun were both like that.

"You asked me to help you find a skilled paper figure breeder in Linzhou, right?"

Su Ping's heart stirred.

These past few days, his primary focus had been searching for information about paper figures.

The words of the secret realm sword spirit still echoed in his ears, and for both himself and the little paper man, he had to find a powerful path for paper figures!

However, Su Ping soon found himself speechless.

"I asked around, and not only in Linzhou City but throughout Jianghai Province, there are almost no experts in paper figure breeding, let alone intermediate breeders capable of cultivating skills."

"Oh?"

Su Ping felt disappointed, but he knew that the other party's call was not just to tease him.

Indeed, it was true.

"However, after hearing about your situation, your teacher gave you something."

At this point, the other party's tone paused slightly.

Su Ping was speechless and wanted to give this equally mischievous master and disciple a good scolding.

Why can't they just speak straightforwardly? Why do they love to keep people in suspense? But obviously, the other party was helping him, so he hurriedly asked along with their train of thought:

"What is it?"

"Hehe, it's the diary of a senior elite necromantic beastmaster from Jianghai Province. Of course, it's not the complete diary, but this senior beastmaster had some research interest in origami figures and recorded some of his findings."

Su Ping's eyes lit up.

Perfect, the area by the Lingxin River had already been fenced off, barely counting as a new area, and he should go purchase some origami figures.

After raising the level of the origami figure's bestiary, when he reached the Elite First Stage, the connection-sharing ability of the Forest Wolf Bestiary expanded from twenty people to thirty. Now at the Elite Second Stage, it further increased the capacity by two, reaching a terrifying thirty-two connection-sharing capacity.

He couldn't wait to grant the origami figures the same ability.

After agreeing on a location with Sun Chao,

Bathed in the autumn sunlight at noon, Su Ping arrived in Linzhou City center by bus, sitting in a window seat.

As he got off the bus, Su Ping once again thought of his father's 'Super Shadow' car.

The mechanical core that was supposed to be obtained from Dong Muchun was also a bust.

Damn it, the more he thought about it, the angrier he became.

This time, Sun Chao didn't waste any words and directly handed over the notebook, even treating him to lunch.

He also casually asked about the Woodwolf matter.

This time, Su Ping didn't give a straightforward answer:

"It's going okay, with some progress."

Damn it, these master and disciple are both good at keeping secrets. He should also keep something hidden and give these two old guys a big surprise later.

"It's good that there's progress."

At this point, Sun Chao thought for a moment and said:

"Your teacher's mood hasn't been great lately, so don't go looking for him. Also, Su Ping, just play around with the origami figure research, at most consider it a direction to divert your attention, don't put too much effort into it. Focus mainly on the Woodwolf."

Then, something unexpected happened to Su Ping.

Old Sun directly took out three small boxes.

These three small boxes were none other than three Celestial Sun Crystals!

"This is what your teacher asked me to give you, it's the temporary research funding from our Beastmaster Association. You can ask for any resources you need, but your teacher also said that those instruments are not suitable, but you can borrow and use them freely."

Has Old Liu also invested in this? Su Ping actually felt a bit guilty about fooling him. Would Old Liu get angry later? With his bad mood, it seems even more inappropriate to tell him!

As for the origami figures,

Su Ping naturally understood Sun Chao's meaning, but he didn't tell him that he had already contracted an origami figure as a companion beast. For the sake of his own companion beast, he also needed to put in more effort in this aspect.

But of course, he didn't mention these words. Instead of chatting about companion beast cultivation and the Woodwolf matter at the dinner table,

Su Ping hurriedly went to the market that specialized in selling necromantic companion beasts, spending fifty thousand yuan to buy ten origami figures with good appearances.

Only then, as dusk approached, did he return to the Wood Heart.

Su Ping didn't even bother to release the ten origami figures from the beast taming space. Instead, he rushed to his study and took out the thin notebook.

When Sun Chao said those words, it was definitely because he didn't have high hopes for the origami figure cultivation, and the reason for that was very likely to be in this diary.

The diary of a senior elite necromantic beastmaster was indeed worth reading.

This was left behind by a beastmaster named Mu Yu.

Flipping open the cover, the yellowed pages revealed words from a bygone era:

"The essence of necromantic companion beasts lies in the soul's condensation of the companion beast's spiritual body. Simultaneously, it either appears purely as a soul body or has other mediums, but regardless, any necromantic companion beast, even the robust-bodied skeletons and zombies, are fundamentally souls.

—Blue Star Necromantic Beastmaster: Charles Lee

"I deeply agree and believe that for the majority of powerful companion beasts, in addition to their physical bodies, the strength of their souls is indispensable, if not more important. Some powerful companion beasts can transform into necromantic beings after death, the most direct example being the Bone Dragon and Phantom Dragon."

"However, the soul's condensation after separating from the physical body requires opportunity and talent. Therefore, many necromantic companion beasts may originally be deceased beings that, after losing their consciousness, coincidentally condensed due to opportunity."

The opening evidently quoted the words of an unknown foreign beastmaster, and then the diary manuscript's main text began.

"The same goes for origami figures."

"As the weakest known necromantic beings, the souls of origami figures, after detaching from their fragile paper bodies, cannot recondense due to their feeble souls. They can either continue attaching to the remnants of their bodies or die directly.

In the world of pet trainers, there is a saying that goes like this: "The weaker the pet, the more infinite its potential; the lower the rank, the more diverse its evolution!"

"Then why is it that for the origami puppet, up until now, only one type of evolved form has been discovered, and it's essentially the armor paper puppet, which doesn't seem to offer any significant improvement?"

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It's evident that this trainer first made an assumption and then proceeded to conduct an in-depth study and cultivation of the origami puppet.

Despite all that was said earlier, this person named Mu Yu didn't rush to delve into the spiritual and soul-related aspects of the origami puppet for enhancement.

Instead, he provided evidence from the perspective of the armor paper puppet and the origami puppet:

"Such an evolved form is undoubtedly a failure! In an attempt to strengthen the paper body of the origami puppet, it ended up becoming 'paper armor,' but this resulted in a loss of flexibility in the fundamental paper folding ability, making it a case of losing more than gaining!"

Mu Yu expressed the utmost criticism and disapproval in his notes! Simultaneously, he began focusing on soul enhancement.

Mu Yu not only said this but also put it into practice.

The following main text details how this advanced undead trainer used his experience to enhance the souls of origami puppets:

"I believe my discovery is absolutely correct! Charles is indeed worthy of being recognized as the 'Undead Crown Trainer' by the Blue Star Pet Training World. His undead 'Soul Supremacy' theory is the cornerstone of undead training and a universal theoretical foundation!"

"Soul strength is the most crucial foundation, and the most direct and effective method is to utilize undead resources. I provided a hundred origami puppets with resources ranging from common to commander-level low-grade training resources, including soul-calming paper, undead crystals, death water, and soul dust."

Damn, is commander-level still considered a low-grade training resource? And he's conducting the initial cultivation experiment with a hundred puppets? At this moment, Su Ping realized the caliber of these advanced trainers.

However, it seems that resources of this level are not that significant to an advanced undead trainer.

The scope of undead species is incredibly vast, even broader than Liu Fuhai's wolf pet research. It's not hard to imagine that this trainer named Mu Yu is no ordinary person.

The following entries in the journal document the changes in these one hundred origami puppets:

"After continuously consuming resources for a month, the realms of the experimental subjects varied, but all showed noticeable progress. However, aside from the realm advancement, there were no other changes. After reaching the common tenth rank, the undead crystals ceased to have any effect."

"It's evident that the soul power of the origami puppets has reached its maximum potential. The essence of evolution lies in finding the appropriate direction and corresponding methods to break through the original limitations after reaching the pinnacle."

"So, where does the soul limitation of the origami puppets lie?"

"I used the 'Soul Extractor' skill of the pet 'Soul Messenger' to directly extract the souls of the origami puppets. Upon observation, their souls appeared stagnant, making it difficult to discern any glimmers of brilliance. Their consciousness and self-awareness were significantly weaker compared to other pets."

"Perhaps if their realms were elevated, there might be changes and differences?"

"While I have absolute faith in Master Charles' words, I must admit that the paper bodies to which the origami puppets' souls are attached might be the primary reason for their limitations..."

Su Ping smiled. This senior trainer named Mu Yu indeed had an interesting perspective.

Initially, he disregarded the origami puppet's sole evolution path, the 'Armor Paper Puppet,' and fervently believed that enhancing the soul would lead to some evolutionary breakthroughs, flashes of brilliance, and new directions in the origami puppet's realm.

However, after implementing various methods, he found that while the origami puppet's soul did improve, there were no significant discoveries. Instead, he had to strengthen the puppet's physical body and continue enhancing its soul power before reevaluating the situation.

In reality, no trainer is foolish. If it were that simple, the origami puppet wouldn't have remained unchanged for so many years.

Nevertheless, it's worth mentioning that while this journal hasn't provided Su Ping with any inspiration thus far, it has at least saved him from taking numerous detours.

The subsequent lengthy section details Mu Yu's research, discoveries, and final conclusions in this regard:

"Damn! Paper is an incredibly weak low-grade material. Why would undead souls attach themselves to such a material? What are the limits and potentials of a body made from this substance?"

He had a breakthrough!

Su Ping's initial excitement and anticipation while reading this manuscript had faded. It seemed that Mu, the advanced undead trainer, had ultimately failed to discover anything useful.

The final outcome merely added confirmation to the origami puppet's nickname, 'Undead Disgrace,' a title bestowed upon it by all beastmasters.

However, as Su Ping flipped to the last page, his eyebrows furrowed slightly.

The subsequent actions of the trainer named Mu Yu made Su Ping feel a bit uneasy.

"Is there truly an undead pet in this world with evolutionary potential? Impossible! Master Charles once said that undead pets possess infinite possibilities in the realm of soul cultivation.

Lack of discovery doesn't imply nonexistence. On the contrary, after eliminating all impossibilities, the remaining option becomes the only possible choice and answer!"

Su Ping had no desire to respond to this famous quote from the trainer, known as the Death Water. Instead, he frowned and continued reading.

"I attempted a Soul Devouring Experiment."

The Soul Devouring Experiment is a forbidden and illegal experiment in the realm of Necromantic Beast Taming, as deemed by the Beast Taming Association of Dragon Nation.

It involves the direct consumption of other beasts' souls by the soul itself.

Some beasts can indeed progress rapidly and improve significantly under such conditions, and they may even undergo unexpected evolutions and transformations.

However, the reason this experiment is strictly prohibited is that the necromantic beasts that devour souls can become addicted.

This is different from the natural food chain's life and death.

Although the necromantic beasts that consume souls may experience rapid advancement in their cultivation realm in a short period, they will lose their wisdom and sanity after reaching a higher level.

They become soul-devouring, bloodthirsty, and addicted to consuming souls.

In fact, the necromantic crystals and soul dust mentioned earlier are resources related to souls, but they have undergone special processing to become safe and harmless.

However, the living soul is clearly not the same.

Beasts that lose their wisdom, even with a soul contract, may disobey their master's commands or even turn against them! Not to mention wild experimental beasts; if they are not controlled properly and escape from the laboratory, they can pose a significant threat and cause harm in populated areas.

Such a situation would create severe instability in the Beast Taming civilization, which is why it is strictly prohibited.

At this very moment, Mu Yu has clearly defied the prohibition! For him, a beast's strength is not solely about physical power; without wisdom, it cannot be restrained by a Beastmaster, and no matter how powerful it becomes, it is just a meaningless wild beast.

Su Ping furrowed his brows but turned to the next page.

Let's analyze it from another perspective:

"The soul devouring unleashed an unprecedented ferocity in the origami figure, and one of them even effortlessly broke through the limitations of its species potential!"

"That's right! This is the true nature of a necromantic beast! The previous origami figure, which was sluggish and unable to think, was the one at fault!"

"Could my attempt be correct? Is my guess right? Is the origami figure a rare beast that can only evolve by consuming souls?"

Obviously, he thought he had found the right path, but unfortunately, the final result remained unchanged:

"No, no! The origami figure's cultivation realm increased, but its soul did not surpass any previous changes! Instead, it became completely deformed! How could this be? This doesn't align with Master Charles' theory of necromantic beast souls!"

"Dead, due to the soul's inability to withstand the collapse after consuming souls!"

"I understand! Could it be that the origami figure's soul is inherently incomplete and flawed? Is this a failed beast species?"

"No, this shouldn't even be called a beast! It lacks the fundamental soul rules of a living being! How can such a poor creature be considered a complete beast?"

"Among the necromantic beasts, how could such a low-quality beast be included? It's beyond comprehension!"

"Damnable shame of the necromantic beasts."

"..."

The manuscript, or rather, this unique breeding journal, comes to an end under Su Ping's gaze.

The conclusion represents the failure of this high-level necromantic beast tamer named Mu Yu and his complete rejection of the origami figure, known as the shame of the necromantic beasts! Despite conducting the soul devouring experiment, he was still unable to bring about any change or potential for evolution in the origami figure.

After all, the essence of beast evolution in taming relies on exploring their inherent species skills as the core, and skills acquired through cultivation are rarely used as a basis for evolution.

Could the origami figure truly be a defective product of the necromantic realm? Su Ping's brows furrowed slightly.

He reread it to ensure there were no errors, then rested his head on his arms and leaned back to start pondering.

Normally, all imaginable possibilities and methods for the origami figure's evolution that people could think of through regular channels had been attempted by Mu Yu.

It seemed there was no direction left to try.

However, Su Ping's confidence stemmed from his unique difference from others!

The Divine Beast Codex!

He once again entered the Divine Beast Codex, focusing on the grayish-white origami figure's entry.

Speaking of which, the origami figure's entry had an extremely high level due to its occasional interactions with the little paper man and the vast amount of experience it had gained, making it not far from reaching Level 2.

But at this moment, Su Ping obviously didn't have the mood to pay attention to this; instead, he continued to look at the introduction:

【A special low-level necromantic beast with a weak body and high plasticity, seemingly possessing extraordinary potential. It just needs some development! Species Skills: Paper Body Folding, Paper Body Assembly, etc.】

The Divine Beast Codex acknowledges that the origami figure seems to have exceptional potential.

How could this be a defective beast?

A glint flashed in Su Ping's eyes.

He slowly moved his gaze,

Continuing to look at the species skill below, the Paper Body Assembly, which Su Ping had never seen before.

Su Ping's brows relaxed, Paper Body Assembly? Assembly?

Su Ping's eyes lit up; regardless of whether it's right or wrong, trying it out is never a mistake, right? With this thought, Su Ping went to the area he had designated for housing necromantic beasts.

(End of Chapter)

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