Chapter 157: Flash of Lightning, Qian Yi Evolves!

Chapter 157: Flash of Lightning, Qian Yi Evolves!

At the Beastmaster Association building, Su Ping stepped out of the 'Black Blood' vehicle, attracting the attention of countless onlookers with its menacing design.

Satisfied, Su Ping stored the vehicle in his Beastmaster Space and proceeded into the building.

For the past day and night, Su Ping had been helping the little origami person, Qian Yi, find a suitable 'opponent' as she desired.

He wanted her to become a true swordsman through these confrontations.

However, the outcome was not encouraging.

Neither the Lynx Wolf nor any of the other beasts at Yun Tian Resort met Qian Yi's requirements for an 'opponent'.

But when Qian Yi faced these opponents, the evolution light on her body flickered even more frequently.

Therefore, Su Ping guessed that the opponent she needed was either a sword-type beast or its Beastmaster, another beast of the swordsman class, or perhaps the way of combat was insufficient.

However, no matter which possibility it was, the Wood of Heart base could no longer satisfy her.

So Su Ping returned to the Beastmaster Association once again.

Here, Su Ping hurriedly made his way up to Elder Liu's office on the upper floor without stopping.

Because of this haste, he didn't notice the few figures in the curious crowd staring at him, their gazes different from the exclamations of the others.

A group of four.

This quartet also attracted the attention of those around them.

Among them, two had blond hair and blue eyes, clearly not natives of the Dragon Kingdom.

The two leaders, however, had the standard Dragon Kingdom features.

One of them even wanted to call out to the rushing Su Ping, but Su Ping was too fast, and he didn't notice the man in the crowd.

The relatively aged and pale-faced elder asked the middle-aged man beside him with a smile:

"You seem to know this flashy young fellow. Who is he?"

"Yes, Father, this is the genius Beastmaster I told you about from Jianghai. He's the one Elder Liu has taken a liking to – Su Ping."

The speaker was none other than Mu Hang.

"Tsk, a genius Beastmaster?"

The elder nodded:

"Old Liu has only two wishes after all these years – to see Jianghai prosper and to become a Master Beastmaster.

It seems this young fellow will make his first wish come true."

Mu Hang showed no shame and instead laughed casually:

"I'm not cut out for it. I can't compare to geniuses like Su Ping."

The elder glanced at his son, then looked up at the familiar yet unfamiliar Beastmaster building, shaking his head with a sigh:

"It's been many years since I returned to Linzhou. Even the most familiar places have changed."

The white man with blond hair and blue eyes standing beside them chuckled:

"Respected Mu Beastmaster, although the Beastmasters of the Dragon Kingdom are far inferior to those of our Eagle Kingdom, they are indeed no less impressive in terms of grand projects."

Before the Mu family father and son could respond, the relatively younger blond-haired and blue-eyed man beside them spoke with a disdainful expression:

"What kind of Beastmaster genius can the Dragon Kingdom produce in such a breeding environment? Dear Senior Brother... If you have the chance to come to the Eagle Kingdom, you'll see that it's the only paradise for Beastmasters! Only in the Eagle Kingdom can Beastmasters truly unlock the potential of beasts. The Dragon Kingdom? Their emperor is probably still stuck in the past!"

Mu Hang glanced at the foreign youngster.

Although he didn't know why his father had taken on such a conceited disciple from across the ocean, it was indeed rare for a young man from the Eagle Kingdom to speak the Dragon Kingdom's language so fluently.

However, as Sun Chao Ju had said, Mu Hang and his father were different.

So, he replied indifferently:

"Su Ping awakened his talent less than half a year ago and has already developed the new evolution body 'Ten Thousand Trees Wolf' for the Lynx Wolf, making him a high-level specialized Beastmaster for the Lynx Wolf...

I don't know about the Eagle Kingdom, but such an achievement is probably rare even there..."

The youth named Kris opened his mouth, momentarily speechless:

"What? A high-level Beastmaster? A new evolution body?"

Mu Yu clicked his tongue:

"That's right, I remember you saying that this fellow seemed to be researching the evolution of Spirit Beasts in the Undead System?"

Mu Hang nodded, then looked at his father and, after some thought, decided to be honest:

"That's right, and... it's research on the Origami Person..."

This time, Mu Yu was truly stunned, as if he had thought of something, and his eyes once again took on a dark, gloomy color.

On the other hand, Kris laughed again:

"The ridiculous people of the Dragon Kingdom, do they not know that the Origami Person is considered the shame of the Undead System? Or, does a mere young graduate dare to challenge the authority of specialized Undead System Beastmasters?"

The Lynx Wolf's specialized evolution was indeed admirable.

However, not continuing to research the Lynx Wolf or other Wolf-type beasts was undoubtedly a display of the Dragon Kingdom's arrogance.

This kind of pride and arrogance was destined to be short-lived!

"What a pity."

Mu Yu nodded: "Researching the Origami Person is bound to be a waste of energy and time. Didn't I leave a note at the Beastmaster Association? How come, didn't Elder Liu show it to this youngster?"

Mu Hang nodded:

"Of course, he's seen it, but Su Ping probably has his own ideas..."

"That's right, he's a genius after all..."

The group of four chatted as they entered the Beastmaster Hall.

At the same time, in Elder Liu's office.

Elder Liu looked at Su Ping with a strange expression:

"You said you came today to help your mutated Origami Person complete its evolution? Are you sure?"

Are you sure? Su Ping wasn't sure if Elder Liu knew, but Elder Liu was truly unsure.

As a high-level Wolf Beastmaster, he had helped some mutated Wolf Beasts find their evolutionary path.

The difficulty of evolving a mutated beast was far beyond that of regular beast evolution, making it an entirely different process.

Under such circumstances, it was normal for it to take three to five years to complete an evolution.

Old Liu wouldn't blindly trust Su Ping just because the Ten Thousand Wood Wolf's evolution succeeded.

After all, although the Ten Thousand Wood Wolf's evolution was incomplete, there were still aspects that could be learned from it.

However, evolving a mutated beast required finding the direction of evolution, clarifying the evolution path, determining the details, and meeting the evolution conditions.

If it were that simple, mutated beasts wouldn't be so rare, and they wouldn't be known as a high-risk, high-reward endeavor.

Now, after three months, Su Ping came to tell him to help with the evolution of his mutated origami person. In fact, Su Ping, seeing Old Liu's shocked expression, was still hesitant about whether to tell him about the discovery of the origami person.

But looking at this, he was afraid that Old Liu's little heart couldn't take it.

Moreover, it must be said that the matter of ordinary origami persons was of great importance.

Su Ping was also unsure in his heart.

Before, Zhao Deguang had mentioned the matter of cultivating a special beastmaster force, and it was still lingering in his mind.

If possible, Su Ping thought that after completing that matter, it wouldn't be too late to announce it.

As for whether others could see the clues from the little paper person?

Yes, but it's very difficult.

First, the little paper person is mutated, and mutated beasts are inherently different from regular beasts.

Second, even if someone has a talent similar to the True Eye, this ability isn't used casually.

If the beast itself resists, it cannot be spied upon.

Here, even if someone were to peek, they would only see the little paper person itself, because normally, no one would look at the origami person's sword.

In the eyes of the vast majority, that is part of the origami person.

After getting Su Ping's affirmative answer, Old Liu pursed his lips, then nodded:

"A sword-type beastmaster, or a human-type swordsman beastmaster? At the same time, it's best if they can fight without restraint?" I'll think about it..."

Old Liu rested his chin on his hand, and soon thought of something:

"Your beast's battle, should it be a win or a loss?"

Su Ping shook his head, speaking honestly: "I don't know, so I'm asking you to help and try more!"

"Oh well..."

Old Liu nodded, and made a call.

"Hello, Little Hu, yes, it's me, I'm looking for you for something, are you at the martial arts hall or at the association? Oh? That's great, then come directly to the second floor's simulation battle room, I have something to discuss with you."

The call ended, and Old Liu stood up:

"Let's go!"

Following behind Old Liu, Su Ping asked curiously:

"Old Liu, who is it?"

"Hehe, it's the young director of our Linzhou Spirit Fox Martial Arts Hall, Hu Yue, his family's beast is a Spirit Fox Sword.

Although these years have been tough for tool-type beasts, the Spirit Fox Martial Arts Hall's research direction has shifted towards fox-type beasts.

But that Spirit Fox Sword is Little Hu's first beast, maybe not the strongest, but definitely one with a proud temperament!"

Su Ping's eyes lit up.

The simulation battle room was obviously different from the battle arenas in the main hall.

Old Liu, familiar with the controls, pressed a few buttons.

The massive battle room seemed to transform, changing from a plain arena to a bamboo forest clearing in an instant.

Then, Director Hu arrived.

He appeared to be in his thirties, with a pale complexion and black-framed glasses. He had a scholarly air, not like a typical martial arts hall director.

"Director Liu!"

"Little Hu, I'm asking for your help. Su Ping needs a sword-type beast for a battle. I remember your Spirit Fox Sword was at the Elite Rank 10 level before, right? Just slightly restrict its strength."

"Su Ping?"

Hu Yue looked at the figure beside him, and Su Ping quickly extended his hand:

"Hello, Senior Hu!"

Hu Yue nodded, shaking Su Ping's hand, and smiled:

"Hello, Su Ping! What rank is your beast?"

"Um... I guess it's Elite Rank 1!"

"Good, then I'll restrict Foxy to Elite Rank 1!" Hu Yue seemed very straightforward.

Su Ping was a bit hesitant: "Elite Rank 1 is fine, Elite Peak would be better..."

"Hey, Su Ping, you don't understand this. Without my restriction, my beast is very proud and won't hold back, fighting with full strength..."

But since you're confident, let's make it Elite Rank 5. If anything happens, I'll stop Foxy right away."

After hearing Su Ping and Liu Fuhai's request, Hu Yue entered the bamboo forest, and a strange long sword appeared in his hand, a red long sword.

The sword had a fox pattern on its blade.

"Su Ping, will your beast fight my Spirit Fox Sword's Sword Spirit, or will you fight with me?"

Hu Yue asked.

Su Ping looked at the Spirit Fox Sword and thought, then said:

"It's just the sword spirit fighting."

Tool-type beasts, after reaching a certain level, often have these two combat methods.

One is the owner controlling personally, and the other is the sword spirit controlling.

"Okay! Foxy, come out! Restrict your strength to Elite Rank 5!"

Hu Yue threw the Spirit Fox Sword into the air above him, and his body retreated to the edge of the bamboo forest.

Su Ping also didn't say more, and a similar light shone from his body! Qian Yi made a dazzling appearance.

In an instant, everyone's eyes turned to this little paper person, including Vice President Liu.

He had only heard that Su Ping contracted an origami person, but he had never seen this mutated origami person before.

Now seeing it, he couldn't help but narrow his eyes.

The little paper person, only as tall as an adult's thigh, wore a hood, and carried three sword sheaths almost as tall as himself, looking very ancient.

Despite the circumstances, this origami person was indeed eye-catching.

"Ow!"

A voice echoed from the sky.

The crimson Spirit Fox Sword in the air emitted this sound.

The next moment, Su Ping's gaze turned to a fiery red illusory fox that appeared from within the sword.

Then, it opened its mouth and bit onto the hilt of the Spirit Fox Sword.

The Spirit Fox held the sword.

"Wow! (This is... a swordsman's duel!)"

The little origami person was extremely excited. Finally, in the opponent's hand, it saw a sword!

However, the Spirit Fox of the Spirit Fox Sword merely glanced at this peculiar origami person with disdain.

Just an Elite Rank One origami person, and it dares to talk about a swordsman's duel?

Although its current strength was restricted to Elite Rank Five by its owner, that was only in terms of energy intensity and performance.

It should be known that its Overlord-level skills were still there!

Dealing with such a small origami person was no issue.

Thus, the Spirit Fox merely looked at the origami person with disdain.

A swordsman?

The illusory sword spirit shook its head. Well, since it was the case, it would let this origami person who didn't know the sky's height or the true nature of swords experience what a real swordsman was!

With this thought, the Spirit Fox and the Spirit Fox Sword glowed with a fiery red ripple.

It was as if they were enveloped in flames.

Meanwhile, the origami person's face also underwent a change:

"Huh? Su Ping, this origami person of yours is indeed interesting!"

Looking at the poker card on Qian Yi's face, Vice President Liu raised his eyebrows with interest.

Su Ping didn't respond because the next moment, in the simulated battle room with the bamboo forest setting, the Spirit Fox had made its move.

Although its strength was restricted to Elite Rank Five, just as Hu Yue said, this sword beast of his would never hold back at any time but instead, unleash its full power!

'Clang!'

The crisp sound echoed loudly in the battle room.

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Qian Yi swiftly blocked the Spirit Fox's sword with his thunder sword, and then quickly retreated.

Vice President Liu's face showed no signs of emotion.

Just as the so-called 'Swordsman's Poker Face' suggested.

"Thunder attribute?" Liu Fuhai raised his eyebrows slightly.

The next moment, before he could take a closer look, the origami person's figure shot forward.

However, this was still a regular attack, and Qian Yi didn't rush to use his skills.

It was rare to encounter a fellow swordsman, and Qian Yi's passion for battle was greatly ignited.

Although his expression remained unreadable, Su Ping could sense through their soul connection that Qian Yi was enjoying the fight.

Enjoying the duel with a swordsman!

At this moment, a white light flashed across Qian Yi's body once again!

"Wow! (A powerful opponent! Qian Yi, I acknowledge you!)"

Qian Yi's voice rang out, but at this moment, it was the Spirit Fox that was stimulated.

Who needs your acknowledgment?

It was the Spirit Fox, a top-tier sword beast of the Overlord rank! A mere Elite Rank One origami person dares to fight it to a standstill?

This was humiliating!

The next moment, amidst the chilling sword edge, the Spirit Fox let out a 'Ow!'

Then, on the Spirit Fox Sword, a streak of fiery red sword radiance appeared, like a meteor's tail flame piercing through the sky.

The surrounding air temperature rose instantly.

Obviously, at this moment, everyone knew that the Spirit Fox was getting serious.

Su Ping nodded in satisfaction.

Without using any skills, it was fighting against a sword beast of the Elite Rank Five, and it wasn't at a disadvantage.

The origami person's combat prowess was impressive.

However, what made Su Ping even more pleased was that at this moment, compared to before, the origami person's body constantly flashed with evolution radiance!

The frequency of the flashes was much faster than before.

This represented the origami person's evolution awakening at the fastest speed during this battle.

Old Liu and Hu Yue both exhaled a sigh of relief.

They never expected that although it didn't seem like the origami person could directly defeat the sword beast, it should have been easily overpowered by the sword beast of the Elite Rank Five.

But now it seemed...

Vice President Liu gave the boy a complex look. Indeed, perhaps this boy's own beast was the true aberration that he could cultivate.

The previous 'Ten Thousand Wood Wolf' and other research projects were perhaps just side projects to show off to outsiders.

However, at this moment, Vice President Liu frowned slightly, not because of the ongoing battle but because his phone suddenly rang.

Annoyed, he shifted his gaze from the battle to the incoming call, and his frown deepened.

After a moment's thought, he signaled to Su Ping and left the battle room for the rest of the lounge.

Su Ping didn't mind.

Obviously, at this moment, nothing was more important than the origami person Qian Yi's evolution.

On the origami person's poker face, there was still no sign of emotion.

The battlefield was intense.

Even the origami person could sense the rising temperature in the air.

Its paper body seemed to be slightly scorched, but soon, a light enveloped its entire body.

At this moment, the terrifying sword radiance on the Spirit Fox Sword made the origami person freeze in its tracks.

Even the thunder sword had been sheathed, but at this moment, the origami person's body flickered with brighter lightning.

It was like...

Even Hu Yue, who was initially nonchalant, now focused intently on the ready-to-strike origami person.

At this moment, he could even feel that on this little origami person's body, there was an extremely dangerous, sharp edge that had been compressed to the extreme, and a terrifying power was about to burst forth!

Isn't the origami person the weakest of the necromancer type?

Hu Yue gave Su Ping a strange look, no wonder President Liu values this kid so much. I heard that not only does he have extremely high talent in beast mastery, but now it seems that his talent in the necromancer type is also quite formidable!

However, he didn't have time to think further.

"Wow! (You're strong, do you want to join Qian Yi's sword?)"

A voice that seemed like a provocation made Fox Fox even more furious.

Finally, the little origami person moved.

It even moved together with Fox Fox, who was also unleashing his full power.

But at this moment, the speed at which it burst forth was even faster than Fox Fox, who was biting the hilt of the long sword!

'Boom!'

Was that a sword beam or a flash of lightning?

In the instant the little origami person burst forth, a straight line was slashed in front of the two of them.

Immediately after, a dull sound rang out!

'Bang!'

That was the sound of blades clashing.

The next moment, in Hu Yue's incredulous gaze, his Spirit Fox Sword flew out in a highly erratic parabolic path.

This sword directly shattered the shadow formed by the Spirit Fox Sword Spirit!

"Woof!"

A furious roar echoed throughout the entire simulation battle room at this moment.

Fox Fox's figure re-condensed in the air.

The sword spirit had no physical form and existed solely through the sword itself.

So, the power of this sword did indeed disperse the Spirit Fox Sword Spirit, but it didn't truly harm it.

However, there was no doubt that for Fox Fox, allowing such an opponent to have such an effect on it was a great humiliation!

The entire Spirit Fox Sword turned into flames and smashed down from the sky.

However, the little origami person still didn't dodge or avoid, and even its playing card face continued to make sounds!

"Wow (Electric Flash... Two Flashes!)"

'Boom!'

Another sound like thunder cracking by their ears.

The little origami person's body flew out again.

The flame sword that descended from the sky intertwined with the little origami person.

'Clang!'

The sound of teeth-grating metal clashing rang out.

Fox Fox stumbled with the Spirit Fox Sword. Finally, an incredulous expression appeared in Fox Fox's eyes.

However, this was apparently not the end!

Qian Yi's battle consciousness was almost at the pinnacle.

When Su Ping first met Qian Yi, he already knew.

His combat wisdom allowed him to make the best judgment on what to do at any given moment.

So, almost without pause, the Spirit Fox Sword reacted to the voice that had sounded before.

"Wow! (Electric Flash... Three Flashes!)"

Its voice was comical, but no one dared to underestimate it.

As the call ended, the electric glow flashed again!

'Clang!' Another sound rang out.

This time, Fox Fox, along with the Spirit Fox Sword, finally couldn't hold on and flew out of the sky.

And at this moment, the light on the little origami person seemed to have finally reached an unprecedented limit!

"Wow! (Four Flashes!)"

"Wow! (Five Flashes!)"

"..."

Throughout the entire battle room, the electric glows were like crisp, straight lines.

Each flash of light lingered, and the Spirit Fox Sword stayed in the sky for a longer time.

A one-line electric sword with flashing lightning.

During this period, the little origami person's biggest gain, aside from the Qian Yi Cyclone, was the Thousand One Flash.

By controlling energy release, they can launch a one-line electric sword in a short time, significantly reducing their energy consumption while maintaining most of its power!

This is the little origami person's sword comprehension!

Now, for Qian Yi, this is just a small test.

But undoubtedly, this is already enough.

Because at this moment, the Spirit Fox Sword Spirit on the Spirit Fox Sword has been completely stunned.

Not only in the spiritual aspect but also in the physical aspect.

Who could have thought that a paper sword could shock it so much?

At this moment, locked within the Spirit Fox Sword and relying on the Spirit Fox Sword's body for protection, Fox Fox only wanted to say to its stupid master:

How did you come up with this? Such an opponent has made Fox Fox so humiliated!

Fighting such a perverted thing, using only the strength of the elite fifth-tier.

Finally, the flashing sword tip no longer moved like thunder within the room.

The little origami person, whether due to energy depletion or some other reason, stood still in its original position, not moving a step.

Taking this opportunity to catch a breath, the Spirit Fox Sword didn't dare to continue fighting this perverted little origami person and instantly flew back to Hu Yue's embrace.

Feeling both aggrieved and angry, it whined.

But at this time, the focus of both individuals was not on it.

Because at the same moment, the little origami person's evolution glow instantly lit up and soared into the sky!

However, compared to the evolution of other companion beasts, this glow was relatively dim.

Hmm...

Su Ping frowned, but Hu Yue quickly realized,

"Quickly give it some resources to replenish its energy; its own energy is temporarily insufficient to support direct evolution!"

Only then did Su Ping react and immediately, without a second thought, he took the monarch-level necromancer resource 'Frozen Soul Flame' from the beast mastery space, which he had kept as a backup, and gave it to the little origami person.

The little origami person swallowed it in one go, and at the same time, the Thunder Sword returned to its sheath.

The next moment, the true evolution glow soared into the sky.

And at this moment, Liu Fuhai, who had finally finished his phone call, returned.

Then, looking at the evolution glow soaring into the sky, he was momentarily at a loss.

(End of Chapter)

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