Chapter 230: A Light-attributed Pig?

Chapter 230: A Light-attributed Pig?

It came as no surprise to many that Li Wu could pass the theoretical assessment. Even Gu Tian might not have expected a mere theory to stump Li Wu, as the boy's talent was undeniably exceptional.

However, no one anticipated Li Wu's victory to be this effortless.

It wasn't so much about Gu Tian testing Li Wu anymore; it was more like Li Wu dominating Gu Tian.

This left the viewers of Li Wu's live stream in awe and many of the Capital's elite itching to take action.

Being breeders themselves, having such a genius in front of them was enough to stir their hearts.

But with that one person remaining silent, no one dared to speak up just yet.

So, Gu Tian continued to have his way.

"Kid, don't get too cocky too soon. My major isn't in the Undead, so your performance doesn't mean anything."

"Now that's surprising. You haven't even studied the Undead, yet you're examining me. Your Capital's elite must be truly enlightened."

"You!"

Gu Tian's face darkened, and he glared at Li Wu for a long moment before uttering a harsh warning, "You can only be so smug for now."

Li Wu glanced at the old man, his confidence evident.

Li Wu could figure it out with his toes; the upcoming materials were bound to have issues.

Sure enough, within minutes, when Gu Tian's people brought over the pig and the equipment, Li Wu's eyes narrowed.

"Everything is here. Let's begin. As long as you can create an Ironclad Boar, your verification will be considered successful."

Gu Tian urged, "This might be a bit difficult!"

By this time, Li Wu had already examined the materials and looked up at Gu Tian, "Or rather, this is a task that's nearly impossible to complete."

"If it can't be completed, then the examination fails. Next, please stay and cooperate with our investigation into academic fraud."

"Are you in such a rush? Won't you listen to why I can't create an Ironclad Boar?"

"I don't need excuses; I just need to see results."

"If you want results, change the batch of materials. This batch has issues."

Li Wu spoke coldly, and Gu Tian responded with a cold smile, "You say there's a problem, and there is?"

There was indeed a problem with the materials, and it was something Gu Tian had set up several days in advance, hidden so well that even a veteran master might not have noticed it.

So, he was confident, assuming Li Wu was trying to deceive him at this point.

But he was wrong.

"I say there's a problem, and there is!"

Li Wu, unexpectedly firm, stepped forward and approached the Boneless Wild Pig.

"The problem starts with this pig. First, its strength is ordinary for a 3-star, but it's a newly advanced 3-star.

Secondly, its bones! Its bones have been infiltrated with something else, and it's of the Light attribute."

As Li Wu spoke, he snapped one of the pig's ribs with a crunch, crushing it with a squeeze, revealing transparent liquid within the bone.

"This is diluted Spirit Water, which doesn't affect the pig now, but it will impact its evolution.

Also, this pig's spine has been stuffed with something. If I'm not mistaken, it should be the powder of Light-attributed prop fragments."

"A pig filled with this stuff all over, how can it possibly evolve into an Ironclad Boar?"

Gu Tian's face changed, genuinely surprised that Li Wu had seen through his setup.

The elderly man in Tang suit standing nearby spoke up in support.

"Gu Tian, this is too much."

"These materials were prepared by the headquarters, not me. If you think there's a problem, just get another pig."

Gu Tian's face didn't show a hint of embarrassment, having already lost face earlier, he was somewhat immune to it.

Taking a step back, he had other backup plans anyway.

"Who knows if the new pig will have other issues," Li Wu shook his head.

"If you're so afraid, then just surrender," Gu Tian said with a cold smile.

Li Wu shook his head, "Surrender is out of the question. I'll use this very pig, but I need some other materials. Also, the evolution won't result in an Ironclad Boar, but a different breed. And after it's done evolving, I'll take this pig."

His words shocked everyone present.

No one could understand what Li Wu was up to.

He had already figured out that this pig had been tampered with, right?

With the tampering done to this extent, how could the pig possibly evolve successfully?

Li Wu, was he kicked by a donkey?

However, Old Gu was quick to react, fearing that Li Wu would change his mind, and readily nodded in agreement.

"A promise is a promise!"

As Old Gu nodded in agreement, Li Wu began his preparations in earnest.

First, he checked on Zhang Wentao's condition and asked the green rookie to provide some healing treatments. After ensuring Zhang Wentao could hold on, Li Wu stood up and wrote out an order for the Cultivation Center to prepare the necessary materials and equipment he required.

Then, Li Wu got to work, pondering how to realize the bold idea in his mind.

After about half an hour, when Li Wu's thoughts were fully clear, he opened his eyes and immediately tested the evolution plan on that pig.

It passed, with a success rate of over 22%, much higher than the previous 17%, indicating a good chance of success.

By this time, the Cultivation Center had gathered all the required materials and equipment, and everything was ready.

Li Wu didn't waste any time with unnecessary words and started taking action.

He meticulously processed the materials he needed, and after finishing, he placed them one by one into the large pot.

While Li Wu was busy, the entire Capital Cultivation Center Headquarters fell into an unusual silence.

Almost all the big shots were paying close attention to Li Wu's cultivation.

Among them were masters skilled in necromancy, but it must be said that even they couldn't understand Li Wu's intentions after observing for a long time.

Even the two at the very top were confused.

"Shadow Blossoms, Rotting Corpse Water, Holy Spring Water, Rotting Heart...

So many messy things, Old Yuan, do you understand what this kid is up to?"

"He..."

The one called Old Yuan stared intently, thought for a moment, and spoke an answer he himself wasn't sure of: "He wants to fuse the light attribute into this pig."

"Are you sure?" The voice beside him rose by an octave.

"Are you crazy, or is he crazy? Can the mutually exclusive attributes of necromancy and light be fused together?"

"I can almost confirm that this is his idea. As for whether it will succeed, we'll see soon enough, won't we?"

At the same time, deep within the headquarters, in a mystic realm.

An old man with white hair and a disheveled appearance emerged from the mystic realm.

As soon as he came out, he immediately sensed that something was amiss at headquarters; it was too quiet.

"What's everyone doing?"

The old man was taken aback and sensed that everyone's attention seemed to be focused near the headquarters entrance, but he couldn't tell what they were looking at.

With a mindset of joining the commotion, the old man took a look.

At first glance, the old man was puzzled.

"Where did this kid come from? Why does he look so familiar, like a feeling of deja vu, no, what is he doing?

Breeding? Breeding at the headquarters entrance? And live-streaming it? Interesting."

"Hey, something's not right. The pig he's breeding seems to have a problem; there's a light attribute within its body. This fool has been tricked; what can he achieve with such a pig?"

Before the old man could finish speaking, Li Wu had already prepared the materials and started boiling the soup, but unlike before, this time, Li Wu had the little skeleton mage do the boiling.

"Little Skeleton, use Ghost Flame on the pot. I'll tell you when to stop."

Under Li Wu's command, the little skeleton mage infused the black Ghost Flame into the pot.

This action stunned all the big shots watching.

In a 1619 book, a 1 bar, 1 see, no mistake version!

Even the old man couldn't help but pluck one of his own beard hairs.

"Ghost Flame tempering, ingenious idea, ingenious idea, why didn't I think of using Ghost Flame to process these materials?

These materials contain more or less unnecessary dark attributes, and by burning them with Ghost Flame, if controlled well, it could have a miraculous effect."

At this moment, the materials in the pot began to change.

As soon as the results started to change, Li Wu had the little skeleton mage stop the Ghost Flame, which left the old man puzzled.

"Why stop now? Can't it burn more? Should it burn more? It's just that this kid is too young and can't control the temperature... Oh no, this kid actually poured in Holy Spring Water, and he's using Holy Spring Water with necromancy materials, what is he up to?"

What shocked the old man wasn't just that.

After stopping the Ghost Flame, Li Wu ignited a bright flame and then gradually added all the light attribute materials.

After half an hour of work, a pot of soup with an indescribable aura, even Dudu's Tuan Tuan found particularly repulsive, was ready.

At this point, Li Wu turned off the fire and had the little skeleton mage throw the pig into the pot."

"Plop," the pig was thrown into the pot.

At this moment, a smile crept onto Old Gu's lips.

It was over.

At the same time, the elites at headquarters were silently chanting 'It's over'.

As expected, the moment the pig was thrown in, white smoke rose, accompanied by a sizzling sound like that of sulfuric acid burns.

Everyone felt that the pig was surely going to be destroyed.

But, unexpectedly, something else happened.

Instead of being destroyed, the pig was instantly enveloped by a white, holy flame.

The sensing elites clearly felt that the energy within the pig was reacting uniquely, as if the usually incompatible attributes of Necromancy and Light were suddenly shyly interacting.

Each of these elites was stunned.

"What?"

The most bewildered of them all was the elder who had just emerged.

He was only now reacting to the situation.

"It seems this child already knows about the pig's situation, and he's preparing to fuse Necromancy and Light attributes? Crazy, too crazy, but I like it!"

The elder's eyes burned with intensity as he stared at the cauldron, his gaze scorching hot.

They awaited Li Wu's next move.

And Li Wu's subsequent actions did not disappoint.

Li Wu, fully focused, paid close attention to the pig and the changes in the soup, meticulously adjusting the Fire Monkey's temperature and adding materials, controlling every detail.

It must be said, at this moment, Li Wu's performance in the eyes of the obsessed breeders was akin to a beautiful yet perilous high-wire ballet, each move teetering on the edge of brilliance and danger, mesmerizing all who watched.

Breeding, after all, was about ultimate control, and Li Wu had evidently reached this level.

At the very least, he had achieved this in terms of minute manipulation.

With his skill, he had conquered many pure breeders.

At this moment, almost all the elites synchronized their breathing with Li Wu's rhythm, feeling the same heartbeat, fixated on the changes in the cauldron.

In their eyes, the pig in the cauldron was no longer just a pig, but a work of art.

A work of art that crystallized Li Wu's heart and soul, slowly taking shape under their watchful eyes.

Almost everyone anticipated the birth of this masterpiece, eagerly awaiting its radiant splendor.

The only exception was Old Gu.

His face turned extremely ugly.

He had never imagined that Li Wu's skills could reach such a near-perfect, almost cheat-like level.

When Li Wu demonstrated this level of skill, he knew he was doomed to lose, regardless of whether Li Wu successfully brought forth the pig or not; even if he failed, there would still be a large number of people ready to support Li Wu.

The reason they had let him be was entirely due to their lack of understanding of Li Wu's talent; now that his talent was on full display, there were plenty of people willing to stand up for Li Wu.

However, despite knowing he was defeated, Old Gu still prayed for Li Wu's failure.

That way, his loss wouldn't be too absolute, and he might still be able to rely on the Elder Council to cause a stir, perhaps even getting a chance to obtain the smartphone.

But he was disappointed.

Everything went smoothly, and two hours later, the pig in the cauldron was completely finished, bursting forth with a dazzling holy radiance.

Watching the pig slowly levitate, its white bones glowing with sacred light, people were mesmerized.

Two people were exceptions: Old Gu and Li Wu.

Old Gu's face turned ashen, while Li Wu's gaze fell upon Old Gu, and the two locked eyes, Li Wu's lips curling into a mocking smile.

Old Gu immediately flew into a rage.

But before he could act, Li Wu's anger erupted even faster.

Li Wu stumbled, his face turning deathly pale, and with a look of extreme fury, he roared, "Old Gu, you despicable villain!"

Huh? Old Gu was stunned, not yet reacting, when the originally perfectly formed pig suddenly 'crack'ed and shattered.

As the pig shattered, the elites watching this scene felt their hearts skip a beat, and nameless anger surged forth.

However, before they could take any action, an enraged elder appeared on the scene, grabbing the bewildered Old Gu.

"A work of art that fuses the attributes of Light and Necromancy, and you, despicable villain, have destroyed it!"

Old Gu's face changed, just as he was about to explain, but the elder didn't give him a chance, directly grabbing him and tossing him around like a rag doll, and in no time, Old Gu was thrown to the ground, bloodied and battered, a sight that left even Li Wu stunned.

He had merely tried to bluff his way through after failing, never expecting this outcome.

Hmm, but now this result seemed not too bad...

(End of Chapter)

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