Chapter 115: Origami Man Diary, Paper Body Assembly Concept!

Chapter 115: Origami Man Diary, Paper Body Assembly Concept!

The voice on the other end of the phone, though still as calm as if it belonged to a non-living entity, had a touch of urgency that was rarely heard before.

Clearly, the wolf in the video, which resembled a qilin, had a significant impact on him.

"Su Ping has bred a new evolutionary form of the Forest Wolf!"

The voice on the other end fell silent for a moment, pondering, before finally responding:

"During the winter break, we can ask that young guy to come to the capital. By then, Xiaoxue should be evolving into the Tree Crown Wolf King."

The call ended, and Qin Erlong smiled slightly.

After a moment of thought, he sent a message to Qin Xiaoxue:

"Xiaoxue, how have you been lately...?"

...

Autumn arrived, but Jianghai Province, being a coastal province and part of the southern region, was not particularly cold. The trees and flowers around the Heart of Wood Cultivation Base continued to bloom.

This was partly due to the season, but more so because the presence of the Forest Wolf had enhanced the vitality of the plants.

Familiars were such wondrous beings, capable of influencing the environment around them.

The atmosphere of autumn did not affect the Heart of Wood Base either.

Inside and out, everything was bustling with activity.

Externally, Su Ping had taken over the Cloud Heaven Resort from Dong Muchun.

He demolished the high wall separating the two properties and constructed a connecting passage.

The entire Heart of Wood land deed was now fully combined.

Not only the land deed, but also the remaining staff from Cloud Heaven, except for a few senior managers, were all accepted by Su Ping.

Cloud Heaven's business was good. After deducting the initial investment, it still generated a decent profit if only considering labor costs.

Combined with Su Ping's pet breeding business, it was a strong collaboration.

However, Su Ping still preferred a peaceful environment, so although the two businesses were connected, there was not much personnel movement on the Heart of Wood side.

It was different for Guan Qianshan.

Old Guan had never expected that just over half a month after the takeover, he would again become the manager of the Cloud Heaven Resort.

No, it was not the Cloud Heaven Resort, but the Heart of Wood Pet Service Base!

The staff from Cloud Heaven greatly alleviated the rush of business at the Heart of Wood, but as the manager, Old Guan still had his hands full managing the entire Heart of Wood, just as he did before.

While the exterior of the Heart of Wood was busy, the interior was no less active.

"Chew! I didn't tell you to swallow it like you're eating a ginseng fruit without a second thought!"

"Go and carefully feel the texture of the wood, the sensation of it entering your mouths and stomachs, and how it blends with your wooden nature!"

"You! If you move around again, Old Sha! Tie him up!"

"Awooo!"

The day after returning from the Mystic Realm, Su Ping began the orderly cultivation and evolution of the Thousand Wood Wolf. So far, things had been going smoothly.

Out of the ten Forest Wolf units, four had already comprehended photosynthesis, leaving six more.

Su Ping shook his head, then focused his gaze on Old Sha. He had recovered these past few days, but Su Ping knew that the three skill formulas placed a significant burden on both his mind and body.

However, Su Ping was not worried at all; in fact, he felt relieved.

Otherwise, the skill formulas would have been too powerful, so powerful that he would have doubted whether there might be some issues.

Now, with some constraints, it seemed more reasonable.

The four Forest Wolves that had comprehended photosynthesis were 'planted' in a sunny area outside the forest, where they would not block each other's sunlight absorption.

Unfortunately, the weather had been rather overcast lately, with the sun appearing infrequently, slowing the progress of the newly photosynthesizing Forest Wolves.

Su Ping was not in a rush. With the support of the Beastmaster Corps and ample resources, he could let the Forest Wolves develop at their own pace.

However,

he had obtained the seeds of the smiling sunflower but had not planted them yet, keeping them in his Beast Mastery Space. Apart from cultivating the Thousand Wood Wolf, he had also devoted some attention to the inheritance of the Fengdu Sword King.

Besides the Sword Soul, there were many insights from the Fengdu Sword King on sword-type familiars.

Although Su Ping had not deeply interacted with sword-type familiars, he had gained a significant understanding of them.

However, the most important thing Su Ping had been doing these days was searching for something!

After checking on the cultivation of the Thousand Wood Wolf, Su Ping's phone rang. It was Sun Chaoru, whom he had not seen in a long time. He quickly answered the call:

"Hello? Master Sun?"

"Tsk tsk, you haven't contacted me for so long, and now you're acting formal? Just call me Brother Sun."

Sun Chaoru's voice came through the phone.

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

Su Ping did not reject his enthusiasm.

He had found that when you become strong, most people you meet are good. Sun Chaoru was like this, and so was Dong Muchun.

"Didn't you ask me to help you find a skilled Origami Man breeder in Linzhou?"

Su Ping's heart stirred.

These past few days, the most important thing for him had been searching for information on Origami Men.

The words of the Mystic Realm Sword Spirit still echoed in his ears. Whether for himself or for Little Paper Man, he had to find a way to strengthen the Origami Men!

However, soon, Su Ping was speechless.

"I asked around, and not only in Linzhou City, but even in Jianghai Province, there are almost no skilled Origami Man breeders, let alone intermediate breeders who can cultivate skills.

"Oh?"

Su Ping felt a twinge of disappointment, but he knew that the other party's call wasn't just a prank.

"After hearing about your situation, your teacher gave you something." The guy's tone paused slightly as he spoke.

Su Ping was speechless, wanting to give this equally cunning master and disciple a piece of his mind.

Why couldn't he just speak plainly instead of being so fond of keeping secrets? But it was clear that the other party was trying to help, so Su Ping hurriedly asked along with the conversation, "What is it?"

"Hehe, it's a diary from a senior cultivator in Jianghai who specialized in researching Undead Familiars. Of course, it's not the entire diary, but this senior cultivator also had some interest in Origami Men and recorded some of his findings."

Su Ping's eyes lit up.

Perfectly, the area along the Lingxi River had already been fenced off, barely qualifying as a new area. It was time for him to purchase some Origami Men.

By raising the Book Rank of the Origami Men, when he reached Elite First Rank, the connection-sharing ability of the Forest Wolf Book increased from twenty people to thirty. Now, at Elite Second Rank, the limit was further increased by two, reaching a terrifying thirty-two connection-sharing capacity.

He couldn't wait to grant the Origami Men the same ability.

After agreeing on a location with Sun Chaoru,

Amidst the autumn sunlight at noon, sitting by the window on the bus, Su Ping arrived in the center of Linzhou before dinner.

As he got off the bus, Su Ping once again thought of his father's 'Super Shadow' vehicle will be satisfied. As for the diary..."

This time, Sun Chaoru didn't beat around the bush; it's good that you're making progress."

Sun Chaoru paused again, then continued, "Recently, the teacher hasn't been in a good mood, so it's best not to visit him. Also, Su Ping, focus primarily on the Thousand-Tree Wolf. The teacher has given me three small boxes to give to you, which are three Sun Crystals. Consider it temporary research funding from the Cultivator Association. You can ask for more resources later, but the teacher said that the instruments are off-limits. However, you're free to use the laboratory as you please."

Old Liu is really putting in the effort? Su Ping felt a twinge of guilt for fooling Old Liu. Would he get angry when he finds out? With this on his mind, it seemed even more crucial not to tell him!

As for the Origami Men,

Su Ping understood Sun Chaoru's implication, but he didn't tell him that he had already contracted an Origami Man as a familiar. For the sake of his familiar, he needed to put in more effort in this area.

However, these words were best left unsaid. Instead of chatting about familiar cultivation and the Thousand-Tree Wolf over lunch,

Su Ping hurried to the market specializing in Undead Familiars and spent a total of 500,000 to purchase ten well-conditioned Origami Men.

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

Su Ping didn't even bother releasing the ten Origami Men from his Beast Mastery Space. Instead, he rushed to his study and took out the thin diary.

It was clear that Sun Chaoru's words indicated a lack of confidence in Origami Men's cultivation. The reason for this was likely within this diary.

The diary belonged to a senior cultivator named Mu Yu.

As he flipped through the yellowed pages, he read the aged words:

"The essence of Undead Familiars is the condensation of the familiar's spiritual body's soul. Simultaneously, they exist as pure soul entities or through other mediums. Regardless, the core of any Undead Familiar, even the robust-bodied skeletons and zombies, is their soul.

—Blue Star Undead Cultivation Master: Charles Li"

"I deeply agree and believe that the strength of a familiar's soul is essential, if not more critical, in addition to their physical body. Some powerful familiars can transform into Undead forms upon death, as evidenced by the most intuitive examples—Bone Dragons and Ghost Dragons."

"However, the soul's ability to detach from the physical body requires opportunity and talent. Thus, many Undead Familiars may be the scattered soul power of deceased creatures, losing their consciousness and coincidentally coalescing due to circumstances."

The opening seemed to quote an unknown foreign cultivation master, transitioning into the diary's main content.

"The same is true for Origami Men."

"As the weakest known Undead type, the soul of an Origami Man, once detached from its fragile paper body, cannot re-condense. It either remains attached to the remnants of its body or perishes."

In the Cultivator's world, there's a saying that goes: The weaker the familiar, the more infinite its potential; the lower the rank of the familiar, the more diverse its evolution!

So, why is it that the Origami Man, up until now, has only shown one discovered evolution, and it's practically a Paper Armor Man with no real improvements?

Clearly, this Cultivator first made such an assumption and then began an in-depth study and cultivation of the Origami Man.

Although he had said so much, this Cultivator named Mu Yu didn't rush to delve into the Origami Man's spiritual soul for enhancement. Instead, he provided evidence regarding the Paper Armor Man and the Origami Man:

This evolution is undoubtedly a failure! By enhancing the Origami Man's paper body and turning it into a 'Paper Armor,' the Origami Man lost the most basic flexibility of paper body folding, resulting in a loss that outweighs the gain!

Mu Yu's notes expressed strong disapproval and criticism! Simultaneously, he began to enhance the soul's direction.

Mu Yu said and did just that.

The following main text details how this advanced Undead Cultivator used his experience to enhance the Origami Man's soul:

I believe my discovery is correct! It's extremely correct! As the acknowledged 'Undead Crown Cultivator' of the Blue Star Familiar Cultivator community, his Undead 'Soul Supremacy' theory is the Undead King. I provided one hundred Origami Men with various resources, from ordinary to Lord-tier, such as Soul-Calming Paper, Undead Crystals, Water of Death, and Soul Dust.

Damn, even Lord-tier resources are considered low-tier? And he's conducting the initial cultivation experiment with one hundred Origami Men? At this moment, Su Ping realized the scale of such an advanced Cultivator's methods.

However, it's worth mentioning that such high-tier resources might not be much for an advanced Undead Cultivator like Mu Yu.

The Undead lineage is too vast, even broader than Liu Fu Hai's wolf familiar research. It's no wonder that this Cultivator named Mu Yu is no ordinary person.

The following section of the notes records the changes in these one hundred Origami Men.

After a month of resource enhancement, the cultivations of the experimental bodies varied, but they all showed noticeable cultivation improvements. However, aside from cultivation, there were no other changes, and after reaching the Common Tenth Rank, the Undead Crystals could no longer provide any further benefits.

However, the Origami Man's soul power had reached its maximum potential. The essence of evolution lies in finding the right direction and corresponding methods to break through the original limitations after reaching the peak.

So, where does the Origami Man's soul limitation lie?

I used the 'Soul Extraction' skill of the familiar 'Soul Courier' to directly extract the Origami Man's soul for observation. The Origami Man's soul was stagnant, and it was challenging to find any glimmer of brilliance. Even its consciousness and self-awareness were significantly weaker than those of other familiars.

Perhaps their cultivation improvements might bring about changes and differences?

Although I absolutely believe in Charles' words, I must say that the Origami Man's soul, attached to its paper body, might be the primary reason for its limitations...

Su Ping smiled. This senior Cultivator named Mu Yu was indeed quite interesting.

Initially, he had disregarded the Origami Man's sole 'Paper Armor Man' evolution path and was convinced that enhancing the soul would lead to evolutionary breakthroughs and flashes of brilliance upon cultivation improvements.

However, after taking action, he discovered that enhancing the Origami Man's soul didn't yield any breakthroughs. Instead, he had to start reinforcing the Origami Man's physical body and continue enhancing its soul power before observing again.

In fact, no Cultivator is foolish. If it were this simple, the Origami Man wouldn't have remained unchanged for so many years.

Nevertheless, it's worth mentioning that although these notes haven't provided Su Ping with any inspiration thus far, they have at least saved him from taking many detours.

The following lengthy section details the experiences of this Cultivator named Mu Yu.

Damn it! The body of this Origami Man, made from such material, has what kind of limit and potential?

His defenses were broken!

Su Ping no longer felt the initial excitement and anticipation he had when reading this manuscript. Clearly, as he reached the final pages, the conclusion drawn by Cultivator Mu confirmed that this advanced Cultivator had indeed failed to cultivate anything useful.

The final result seemed to merely confirm the Origami Man's 'Undead Shame,' a fact acknowledged by all.

The Soul Devouring Experiment is a forbidden and illegal practice within the Dragon Kingdom's Beastmaster Association, specifically concerning Necromantic Familiars.

It involves the direct consumption of the souls of other familiars.

Some familiars can indeed progress and improve rapidly under such circumstances and may even undergo unexpected evolutions and changes.

However, the reason this experiment is strictly prohibited is that the undead familiar that devours souls can become addicted.

Unlike the natural food chain's life-and-death struggle,

The undead familiar that devours souls may experience a rapid increase in cultivation level in a short time, but it will lose the wisdom and sanity that comes after the level-up.

It becomes an undead ferocious beast addicted to soul-devouring and bloodthirsty.

In fact, the undead crystals mentioned earlier are undead-related resources that have undergone special processing to become safe and harmless.

But the same cannot be said for living souls.

Familiars that lose their wisdom, even with a soul bond, may betray their owners or even turn on them! Not to mention the wild experimental familiars; if not controlled properly, they could escape the laboratory and pose a significant threat and harm to populated areas.

Such situations would create severe instability in the Beastmaster civilization, hence the strict prohibition.

And at this very moment, Mu Yu has clearly defied the ban!

For him, the strength of familiars is not just about physical power; without wisdom, they may even be uncontrollable by the Beastmaster.

Su Ping's brows furrowed, but he turned to the next page.

Let's analyze this from another perspective:

"The soul-devouring experiment caused the Origami Man to unleash a ferocity never seen before! Simultaneously, one of them effortlessly broke through the limits of its racial potential!"

"That's right! This is the true nature of undead familiars! The Origami Man that was previously sluggish and unable to think is the one at fault!"

"Could my experiment be correct? Is my guess right? Is the Origami Man a rare familiar that can only evolve by devouring souls?"

Apparently, he thought he had found the answer, but in the end, the result remained unchanged:

"No, no! The Origami Man's cultivation level 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' undead familiar soul theory!"

"It died, collapsing from the inability to bear the soul's devouring! How could this happen?"

"I understand now! Could it be that the Origami Man's soul is inherently incomplete and flawed? Is this a failed familiar race?"

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

"Among the undead lineage, there's actually such a low-quality familiar mixed in! Unbelievable!"

"The shame of the undead lineage!"

"..."

The manuscript, or rather, this unique breeding diary, concludes under Su Ping's final gaze.

The final words also signify the failure of this Beastmaster named Mu Yu and his complete rejection of the Origami Man, the so-called shame of the undead lineage.

Despite conducting the soul-devouring experiment, he still couldn't bring about any change or evolutionary potential in the Origami Man.

After all, the core of a familiar's exploration is its inherent skills, and acquired skills are rarely the basis for evolution.

Could the Origami Man truly be a defective product of the undead lineage?

Su Ping's brows furrowed slightly.

He reread the diary, confirming there were no errors, then rested his head on his arms and began pondering.

Typically, all possible ways for the Origami Man to evolve, as imagined by others, had been attempted by Mu Yu.

It seemed there was no direction left to explore.

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

The Book of Ten Thousand Spirits!

His consciousness once again entered the Book of Ten Thousand Spirits, focusing on the grayish-white Origami Man's entry.

Speaking of which, the Origami Man's book rank was high. Due to its occasional interactions with the Paper Puppet and the substantial experience gained, it was close to reaching Level 2.

But at this moment, Su Ping obviously wasn't in the mood to pay attention to this. Instead, he continued reading the description:

"A special low-level undead familiar with a frail body and high malleability, seemingly possessing exceptional potential. It just needs some development! Racial skills include Paper Body Folding and Paper Body Assembly."

Even the Book of Ten Thousand Spirits recognizes the Origami Man's outstanding potential.

How could this be a defective familiar?

Determination flashed in Su Ping's eyes.

His gaze slowly shifted,

Continuing to the racial skills section below, to the Paper Body Assembly skill 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 was right or wrong, giving it a try wouldn't hurt, right? With this in mind, Su Ping approached the area he had designated for the undead familiar.

(End of Chapter)

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