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Chapter 211: New Year's Day! The Arrival of the Breeding Competition (Part 2)
Chapter 211: New Year's Day! The Arrival of the Breeding Competition (Part 2)
He hadn't expected that Su Ping, who has only attended a few days of classes, would come up with such an interesting and plausible idea.
He nods, "Your idea is quite intriguing and indeed possible. This theory is also one of the main research areas in the history of companion beasts.
Despite the fact that many young pets experience atavism during their evolution, it is true that such cases gradually decrease over time.
Currently, there are no known cases of atavism in the Crimson Heart Snake, a newly evolved snake-python pet.
Su Ping continued, "So, I have an idea. Is there a way to allow wild pets to regress and then breed them to recreate the evolutionary forms of ancient pets that have disappeared from history?"
Upon hearing this, everyone paused, and many of them fell into deep thought.
Even Jiang Zhiyuan showed a satisfied expression of praise:
"Su Ping, it's great that you thought of this. It shows that you have a strong interest in the history of pets, pet breeding, and the once-flourishing ancient pets that have gradually disappeared!"
However, achieving this is extremely challenging. Currently, it is very difficult for breeders to achieve regression. The only way to realize regression is through a rare and precious part of the even rarer and most precious time-element pets.
As Jiang Zhiyuan spoke, he glanced at someone not far away:
"In this regard, Ye Zhou has a lot to say!"
Everyone's gaze shifted, and Su Ping also looked at a figure sitting not far away.
Ye Zhou?
The name sounded somewhat familiar.
Wasn't he the extremely famous genius at the Metropolis Academy?
Su Ping glanced at him; he was a youth who wasn't particularly handsome, and it was hard to believe that he was the genius beastmaster who had once surpassed Qin Xiaoxue at the Metropolis.
However, in recent days, the situation has taken a turn, and the reason is simple.
After the Crowned Wolf King's evolution, although Qin Xiaoxue didn't make any breakthroughs in the individual Overlord-grade Training Tower, she managed to surpass Ye Zhou in the group combat Training Tower and became the current number one.
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Noticing Su Ping's gaze, Ye Zhou smiled slightly and nodded, saying:
"Professor Jiang is right. Some time-element pets can indeed allow pets to regress, but this type of regression is mostly short-lived and cannot last for an extended period."
The flow of time is irreversible! If it's possible to achieve permanent regression for individuals, wouldn't it mean that humans and certain pets could achieve immortality?"
Su Ping frowned slightly.
He felt that something was amiss. Ye's words seemed reasonable at first, but they didn't quite hit the mark.
So he spoke again:
"The regression of biological entities is not a reversal of time for individual strength but a regression in terms of level, leading to a 'deviant' transformation in power and form! This 'deviant' regression is the opposite of evolution, but it is theoretically possible!"
Su Ping could be certain of this.
If there is evolution, there must also be regression.
Jiang Zhiyuan also nodded:
"In the history of Blue Star's pets, there have indeed been cases of regression. Superb pets that don't enhance themselves, don't engage in combat, actively utilize their energy, or have unstable evolutionary forms have indeed regressed after evolving.
However, it's very difficult to approach this aspect! But Su Ping, this is indeed a good research direction!"
Ye Zhou, sitting nearby, also nodded.
He came here for the same reason as the other students: to see this Su, who had caused a stir after entering the academy.
Just yesterday, he received news from a mentor that left him speechless.
That's why he developed an interest in Su Ping for the first time.
Now that he had seen Su Ping in person, he realized that the rumors were true! It was quite interesting.
Thinking of this, Ye Zhou couldn't help but look at Su Ping again.
Noticing his gaze, Su Ping glanced at him.
A time-element beastmaster?
Su Ping understood.
Professor Jiang didn't elaborate further, and it was clear that, to him and many others, Su Ping's suggestion was intriguing, but its realization required many steps that couldn't be completed in a short time.
The class period passed quickly.
Su Ping stood up efficiently and left the classroom.
However, as soon as he stepped out, a voice called out:
"Su!"
It was Ye Zhou, the genius from the Metropolis Academy, whom Professor Jiang had just mentioned.
Su Ping looked at the Metropolis Academy's top genius.
"Your suggestion is very interesting, and I believe it has future research value!"
Ye Zhou spoke directly, but Su Ping was puzzled by his intention. Had he come just to tell him this?
Su Ping nodded and then said, "Thank you, but there are still many challenges in this regard! Regression is a topic that few people have explored."
"There will be opportunities! It seems the rumors are true, Su Ping. I look forward to meeting you on the field!"
After Ye Zhou responded, he didn't say much more and even left without waiting for Su Ping to speak, merely nodding and waving goodbye.
Watching him leave, Su Ping was left bewildered.
He's truly an odd one.
What does he mean by meeting on the field?
Is he referring to next year's professional assessment? Su Ping shook his head.
Just then, another voice called out from a distance: "Su Ping."
Su Ping turned his head and saw a man in the distance, causing him to pause.
It was Qin Chuan.
Qin Chuan had no intention of approaching Su Ping, but he smiled and nodded from a distance.
Facing the father of Miss Qin, Su Ping didn't want to comment, but he had to admit that he didn't have much to say to him either. Naturally, he only politely nodded back.
Then, he turned and left.
Qin Chuan watched Su Ping's departing figure, and a thoughtful look flashed in his eyes before he shook his head helplessly.
If he could be like Su Ping, wouldn't his mother treat him differently?
Su Ping was unaware of the complex thoughts of this Uncle Qin, and even if he knew, he didn't have the heart to care.
It had to be said that people like Qin Chuan were among the ones Su Ping disliked the most.
If it weren't for the fact that he was Miss Qin's father, he wouldn't even bother to give him a second glance.
As he walked back to the dormitory, Su Ping glanced at Old Sha and the most important figure beside him.
Xiao Qing.
Xiao Qing had been summoned by Su Ping from the Beast Space.
Over the past few days, Su Ping had purchased two special materials.
The Overlord-grade poison-type materials, 'Plague Orb' and 'Bloody Rose'.
Xiao Qing's strength had been continuously improving, and her resistance to poison-type resources had reached an extremely high level.
Of course, even so, Su Ping didn't directly let Xiao Qing consume an Overlord-grade poison-type resource.
Therefore, the Bloody Rose was still sealed.
However,
The Plague Orb was not a deadly poison resource meant for direct consumption.
Over the past few days, Xiao Qing had been constantly breathing in the Overlord-grade plague resource next to the Plague Orb, and the effect was almost instantaneous.
Elite Seventh Rank!
Not far from the Elite Eighth Rank that Rong Qiu had mentioned earlier.
Watching Xiao Qing still slowly absorbing the resource, Su Ping nodded in satisfaction.
With the Poison Wood Heart, using such advanced resources was obviously not a problem for Xiao Qing.
By the time the more advanced Bloody Rose was ready, Xiao Qing could also try consuming it.
Just as he was thinking, the phone finally rang, and it was Liu Fuhai's call:
"Su Ping, tomorrow is the official Breeding Master Competition for New Year's Day. Come to the hotel today, and we can participate together tomorrow morning. Tonight, we can also chat and be well-prepared for the competition tomorrow!"
"Tomorrow?"
Su Ping was taken aback.
It was only then that he realized.
He had been so busy at the Metropolis Academy that he had almost forgotten the passing of time.
"Okay! I'll head over right now. Send me the address."
The call ended.
Su Ping finally stood up straight.
Fortunately, he didn't have much to pack.
After a quick tidy-up, he left the temporary dormitory where he had stayed for half a month.
After informing Sang Sheng and Miss Qin, he boarded the car prepared by the Metropolis Academy.
Heading towards the center of the city, where the Breeders Association was located.
As soon as he arrived at the entrance of the Breeders Association's hotel, Su Ping saw a cautious Liu Fuhai and Sun Chaoju.
Before Su Ping could greet them, Liu Fuhai hurriedly blocked the car door, glanced at the cautious Old Sha following Su Ping, and asked cautiously:
"On the way here, did you get spotted by other Beast Masters?"
His expression was like a spy on a covert mission.
Su Ping was perplexed.
But he soon realized:
"Don't worry, there won't be any issues! Even if they see us, it won't matter!"
Indeed,
At that moment, Old Sha was wearing the mechanical interference device that Su Ping had obtained from the enormous Mechanical Titan at the Mechanical Beast Association! It could block Beast Masters' mental probing.
Even if they saw it, using the True Eye wouldn't reveal anything about Old Sha.
After hearing Su Ping's explanation, Liu Fuhai finally breathed a sigh of relief, patted Su Ping's shoulder, and laughed, "Good, good, good! This concerns our Sea Core Spirit Turtle! If someone discovers something and refuses to acknowledge it, we'll be at a loss!"
"What Sea Core Spirit Turtle?"
Su Ping was taken aback.
Sun Chaoju quickly explained what had happened at noon in the hotel restaurant."
"Alright, let's go inside first!"
Leading Old Sha, the three of them and a wolf entered the courtyard of the Jianghai Province breeding team's guesthouse. Sun Chaoju continued:
"Su Ping, the teacher has full confidence in you! And he's put up the capital too! The Storm Sprite is a wind attribute elemental beast, and its value is not much less than the Sea Core Spirit Turtle!"
Elemental sprite-type beasts were naturally more precious, but compared to the Sea Core Spirit Turtle, it wasn't much different? However, Su Ping couldn't be bothered to care.
Ever since he experienced the disdain from his family's Water Heart for catching a white-eyed fish that injured him, Su Ping had lost all interest in water-type beasts.
Moreover, this was Old Liu using the association's name and resources to compete with the Huaiyang Province. Even if they won, it had nothing to do with him.
But after thinking about it, Su Ping asked:
"What's the Huaiyang Province's entry?"
"It's said to be a brand-new beast cultivation body! And it's a relatively common insect-type beast, the 'Starfire Cricket'!"
Sun Chaoju had been busy gathering information about the various provinces' competition entries.
"Insect-type? Starfire Cricket!"
"That's right. Insect-type beasts are the weakest initial race. Almost all insect-type beasts are Common or Elite rank before evolution!
But because many insect-type beasts possess the 'Metamorphosis' evolution rule, they generally have good potential!"
Liu Fuhai explained beside him.
This trip to the Metropolis, Su Ping had indeed seen many insect-type beasts, though not real ones, but it had broadened his horizons.
The most memorable encounter in the Training Tower was undoubtedly with the Emperor-ranked insect-type youngling, the Nether Ghost Butterfly.
A Necromantic insect-type pet beast, it was swiftly dispatched by the little origami man's thousand-blade attack.
At this point, Sun Chao Ju couldn't help but feel a bit worried:
"The Starfire Cricket's racial limit is only at the Elite Fifth Rank, making it a mid-tier pet beast. But the Forest Wolf is a peak-tier racial pet beast among the Elite ranks!
Moreover, insects have the lowest value among all pet beast types.
In terms of cost, the breeding requirements for the Starfire Cricket are far lower than those of the Forest Wolf. We still don't know what the Starfire Cricket's ultimate evolutionary form is, nor its combat power and breeding requirements. Our chances of winning are uncertain at this point!"
Sun Chao Ju's furrowed brows caught the attention of Su Ping and Liu Fu Hai, who exchanged a glance.
Su Ping looked at Vice President Liu in surprise:
"Vice President Liu, didn't you tell Brother Sun?"
Although Vice President Liu hadn't witnessed Old Sha's Hypergrade Skill completion, it was already in the process of skill fusion. Although it wasn't fully fused yet, and he should have kept it to himself, he had already inquired about it from Su Ping beforehand!
Naturally, he was already aware that at this very moment, Old Sha had completed the most crucial step!
Vice President Liu nodded: "He's a blabbermouth. I told him to save him from showing off outside. Look at this, if he had shown off, would I have been able to trick the Sea Core Spirit Turtle into my hands?"
Su Ping was taken aback, and then admiringly raised a thumb towards Vice President Liu:
"You, old man... are truly cunning and far-sighted!"
Beside them, Sun Chao Ju looked a bit bewildered, watching the two who had exchanged glances and were now chuckling.
He blinked his pea-sized eyes:
"Vice President Liu, what do you mean?"
Vice President Liu chuckled, and this time, after Su Ping's arrival, he decided to no longer hide the truth about his less-than-stellar student:
"Before coming to Metropolis, the first Ten Thousand Tree Wolf that Su Ping used as a reference for the competition had already begun fusing a Hypergrade Skill! Just a few days ago, while at the Metropolis Academy, Old Sha's Hypergrade Skill had already been fused!"
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When I typed this question mark, it wasn't because I had a problem, but because I felt that you, all of you, had a problem.
Sun Chao Ju looked bewildered at the Ten Thousand Tree Wolf, which had stretched its body and was now lying comfortably in the courtyard, absorbing the last rays of the afternoon sun.
Hypergrade Skill?
He must have misheard.
Yes, he had definitely misheard.
According to his teacher, Hypergrade Skills were the domain of Breeding Masters...
Then, Vice President Liu slapped Sun Chao Ju, shattering his bewilderment.
"Teacher, I, you, this..."
"Alright, I know you're anxious, but calm down first. The competition starts tomorrow, so take it easy. I still have things to discuss with Su Ping. Go somewhere else and cool off. But remember, if you dare to show off, you won't have any say in this Ten Thousand Tree Wolf's ownership."
Sun Chao Ju didn't feel the slightest bit of resentment towards Vice President Liu's expulsion or the two of them turning to enter the house.
He crawled over like a spider and approached Old Sha, who was lying under the eaves, and chuckled:
"Um, Wolf Brother, no, Brother Sha..."
Old Sha glanced at the human with boredom and showed a hint of exasperation in his eyes. Then, he took off the Mental Interference Device.
After that, he half-heartedly glowed with light all over his body.
Sun Chao Ju quickly activated his True Eye.
Five seconds later, Old Sha yawned and put the Mental Interference Device back on, paying no attention to the bewildered Sun Chao Ju. He then moved to a spot where the sunlight wasn't blocked and comfortably lay down again.
It took Sun Chao Ju a full half-minute to react:
"Woohoo!"
Old Sha watched Sun Chao Ju running around in the sunset like a regressed monkey, and felt a bit bewildered himself. Some breeding masters claimed that humans evolved from a special spiritual ape-like primate, which he had never believed!
—How could a genius beastmaster like his young master have evolved from a monkey?
But now, watching Sun Chao Ju like this, Old Sha suddenly felt that it might not be impossible. This guy in front of him seemed to be heading in that direction.
After venting for a full ten minutes, Sun Chao Ju's agitated blood finally calmed down.
Then, he took out his phone and subconsciously tried to enter the 'Jianghai Wolf' group chat.
However, he discovered that he had already been kicked out of the group when he arrived in Metropolis.
"Old Zhao, Old Zhao, please approve my request to rejoin the group quickly!"
[Ding~ You have been added to the group chat: Jianghai Wolf!]
[Sand in a Yang: Why did you add this guy back? The breeding competition doesn't start until tomorrow, right?]
[Old Wang from Next Door: I guess he's cooled down and is ready to change his ways?]
[Li Weiwei: Maybe he's nervous about being on TV tomorrow?]
[Old Zhao: Little Sun has been urging me, so I came in to give him a word.]
At this moment, Sun Chao Ju obviously didn't notice the situation in the group chat and quickly sent a message:
[Wolf Brother Sun Chao Ju: Brothers, do you know what's up with the Ten Thousand Tree Wolf that Su Ping is breeding for the competition?! You'll never guess!]
Sun Chao Ju's fingers flew across the keyboard, but just as he finished typing the words 'Hypergrade Skill', a string of exclamation marks continued to flash, representing his excited state.
Then, Sun Chao Ju saw a sudden message appear:
[You have been removed from the 'Jianghai Wolf' group by the administrator.]
"Damn!"
Under such circumstances, the night slowly passed, and a new day arrived, marking the beginning of a new year.
A very long chapter, so no need to divide it into sections.
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