Chapter 235: The Nearly Completed Elemental Hearts!

Chapter 235: The Nearly Completed Elemental Hearts!

The Necromancer's Basement remains unchanged, its darkness still permeating the underground chamber. However, this darkness cannot suppress the joy that Master Zhu Hong feels at this moment.

In truth, for Master Zhu Hong, creating an Elemental Heart for a corresponding beast is not a significant challenge; it is even something he excels at.

However, being able to attempt to cultivate the same type of beast with five Elemental Hearts, or even seven or eight, is an incredibly interesting endeavor.

Su Ping arrives in the basement without uttering a word. His gaze immediately falls upon a scarlet origami figure standing beside Master Zhu Hong at the end of his line of sight.

This origami figure differs noticeably from the other Fire-type origami figures.

Its body is predominantly scarlet, and the fiery glow is dazzling, not a mere color but a vibrant radiance akin to actual flames.

The figure seems enveloped in flames, contrasting sharply with the other Fire-type origami figures that are merely red.

Su Ping's True Sight activates instantly, and he examines the creature:

【Origami Figure - Fire (Wild)】

【Attributes: Necromancer, Fire】

【Current Level: Elite Sixth Rank】

【Race Potential: Elite Tenth Rank】

【Skills: Paper Body Folding (Mastery), Paper Body Splicing - Fire (Mastery), Paper Body Compression (Beginner), Fireball (Proficient), Fire Heart (Beginner)】

It's the Fire Heart!

Su Ping exhales deeply.

Master Zhu Hong smiles and asks, "How is it? No problems, right?"

Su Ping nods repeatedly, "No problems, none at all."

He regains his composure and turns to Master Zhu Hong, "Master Zhu, now that the Fire Heart's cultivation is complete, can we quickly cultivate the remaining Elemental Hearts using the Fire Heart's cultivation method?"

Master Zhu Hong nods, "Indeed. There's a correlation between the different attributes. Once the Fire Heart research is complete, according to the same type of cultivation, as long as the origami figure itself is fine, the remaining Elemental Hearts will be cultivated soon."

At this moment, on the Ten Thousand Spirit Ledger, a new log appears in the Origami Figure Ledger:

【Origami Figure Cultivates Fire Heart Skill, earning 200 Ledger Experience Points!】

It's not a substantial amount, but even a small mosquito is still meat.

However, Su Ping isn't concerned about this at the moment. He continues, "Master Zhu, if every origami figure created through splicing has the Fire Heart skill, will its effect be enhanced?"

The biggest difference between origami figures and other beasts is the ability to splice.

Master Zhu Hong ponders for a moment and shakes his head, "It's possible, but there's no real need. I've also carefully studied your origami figure, and it's indeed very interesting. However, the Fire Heart's ability acts on the core itself.

After splicing, the energy circulation of the origami figures is completely interconnected. If one has the Fire Heart skill and then adds more, it may disrupt the energy absorption and circulation pathways."

The attributes are different, but the nature is the same. He nods and says, "In that case, let's not waste any more time. Master Zhu, I'd like to assist in the cultivation."

Master Zhu Hong takes out his notebook, "Why are you being so polite, young man? This origami figure is your creation; I'm merely conducting research on its cultivation."

Moreover, the elemental rotation of this origami figure has given me new insights into elemental cultivation. If you're willing to help, that would be ideal."

That's what he says, but since Master Zhu Hong independently researched and cultivated the Fire Heart, it's only natural for Su Ping to inquire about it.

As they observe, Master Zhu Hong provides guidance from the side, "Different attributes of resource materials have strong commonalities. The amount of energy in attributes varies, with different focuses. Even resources of the same level and attribute may differ, but if you find the balance point among them, you can explore the commonalities of other attributes.

For example, take the Wood Spirit Grass of the Wood attribute and the Flying Flame Flower of the Fire attribute..."

Master Zhu Hong's explanations are crystal clear, and Su Ping listens attentively.

Such an opportunity is indeed rare.

Su Ping has never believed that having the Ten Thousand Spirit Ledger means he doesn't need to pay attention to these renowned cultivation masters.

On the contrary, it is precisely because of the Ten Thousand Spirit Ledger's various effects that he holds even greater admiration for these numerous cultivation masters.

The Master Zhu Hong before him is undoubtedly one of them.

After listening to Master Zhu Hong's instructions on cultivating the Fire Heart, not only Su Ping but even the Ten Thousand Spirit Ledger issues a prompt:

【Discovered 'Origami Figure' Special Cultivation Method: Fire Heart Cultivation.】

It's a simple prompt, but even the Ten Thousand Spirit Ledger doesn't require Su Ping to expend Ledger Experience. In the Ten Thousand Spirit Ledger's assessment, the Fire Heart cultivation developed by Master Zhu Hong requires no further improvement.

In just a few days, a brand-new beast cultivation skill is gradually approaching perfection after just a few days.

The capabilities of Elemental Cultivation Masters are not to be underestimated.

More importantly, as Su Ping mentioned earlier, the Elemental Heart skills are interconnected.

With the completion of the Fire Heart, the remaining Elemental Hearts are not far behind.

Beside him, Liu Fuhai can't help but feel emotional.

These past few days had been a blur for Su Ping, as he was swamped with work and couldn't catch a break.

It was inevitable, as the research conditions Su Ping provided were simply too tempting.

A brand-new Origami Figure Evolutionary Form.

And such a special evolutionary form at that.

For the time being, the Elemental Cycle Rotation didn't require his attention, as his work differed from Master Zhu Hong's. Su Ping's task was merely to enhance the levels of these Elemental Origami Figures and explore further Fundamental Evolutionary Forms.

For many breeders, this would be a challenging task, but for Su Ping, it was nothing out of the ordinary.

Pet evolution, as long as it wasn't an overly peculiar evolutionary form, could be traced and understood.

For instance, after evolving into an Elemental Origami Figure, the Origami Figure gained an additional skill: Paper Body Compression. These past days, Liu Fuhai's primary research focus had been on this very skill.

The main training was also centered around this skill.

Paper Body Compression, through constant compression, strengthened the paper body itself and, with resource enhancement, increased the paper body's area. Under continuous compression, the Origami Figure's strength would also increase.

Roughly speaking, once the level and realm reached the peak, and the Paper Body Compression skill attained a high level, the next Fundamental Evolutionary Form would naturally extend.

With the improvement in realm and quality, the Elemental Cycle Rotation would naturally restart.

Therefore, even though Su Ping had finally assumed his new role in the Breeder Association, he didn't pay it much mind. Instead, most of his energy these days was focused on the Wood Core.

Of course, with two Advanced Skills involved and a brand-new pet cultivation body to research, how could anyone, let alone a Senior Breeder like Su Ping, refuse such a temptation?

Haven't they seen that Master Zhu Hong has been holed up here these days, even temporarily setting aside the matter of evolving that Earth Dragon?

In fact, it was evident that this trip had been extremely fruitful.

With this in mind, Old Liu spoke up to the two who were deep in discussion: "Su Ping, the five Origami Figures you initially bred have reached Elite Seventh Rank! Do you want to try the Elemental Cycle Rotation again?"

Huh?

Both Su Ping and Zhu Hong turned their heads.

The Elemental Heart and the Elemental Cycle Rotation, there was no doubt that the latter, the Elemental Cycle Rotation, was the more important of the two Advanced Skills.

The Elemental Heart, being a relatively common Advanced Skill and a representative skill, seemed to still hold power, but it was ultimately not as impressive as the Elemental Cycle Rotation, which gave Su Ping a greater sense of accomplishment from the very beginning.

Elite Seventh Rank represented the Elite Advanced category, and for the Origami Figures with a racial limit of only Elite Peak, this was a significant threshold.

Such a level breakthrough naturally warranted further experimentation.

Su Ping nodded: "Okay!"

"Qian Yi!"

Su Ping's loud shout reached Qian Yi, who was practicing sword techniques with a mannequin in the reinforced glass of the Necromancer Basement. Qian Yi turned around and hurriedly flew over to Su Ping:

"Wow!"

Liu Fuhai and Zhu Hong also smiled warmly at Su Ping's contracted pet, a little paper swordsman they both liked.

Most importantly, the Origami Figure's soul was incomplete, making it difficult for them to understand the breeder's commands, which was where the little paper swordsman's help was needed.

"These five, let them form the Five Elements Paper Diagram again."

Su Ping gave the command to the five Elemental Origami Figures bred by Liu Fuhai, which had reached the Elite Seventh Rank.

Qian Yi nodded slightly and began rearranging.

Soon, under the watchful eyes of the three, the familiar Five Elements Paper Diagram was formed once more.

However, it was evident that the Origami Figures, having reached Elite Seventh Rank, were different after forming this Five Elements Formation.

Their realm and level had reached Elite Peak.

The energy fluctuations of the Five Elements were much more intense and fervent.

This power caused the energy change in the Five Elements Paper Diagram to reach a peak.

"Begin!"

As Su Ping's voice rang out, the Elemental Cycle Rotation started anew.

As expected, the energy detector showed that the energy released by the Five Elements Formation at this moment was significantly stronger than when the Origami Figures were only at Elite First Rank.

Energy Detection: 184.

The initial Fire Element Origami Figure's energy was activated to 184.

At the same time, Fire generates Earth, following the path of mutual destruction, slowly intertwining. Earth Element: 236!

Still a 20% increase, an impressive boost.

Earth generates Metal, Energy Detection: 290.

Metal generates Water, Energy Detection: 290.

This increase was no less than four times the initial power, and it didn't even mention the Sun Beast Cannon, which could create cracks in the Forest Sea Realm, with energy values surpassing 100,000—undoubtedly an Imperial Level, and a high-ranking one at that.

Such a rotation, with energy boosts of several dozen times, was not in line with the Advanced Skills.

So,

At this point, the group exchanged glances, and without a word, they held their breath, knowing that the most critical moment was approaching.

A complete Elemental Cycle Rotation was about to conclude, and before this, there had almost never been a rotation that broke through to the next cycle.

With each new beginning, the process of rotation would explode.

Clearly, it was an issue with the quality of the origami figure. Now, with the figure's level increase, no one knew if the energy limit it could withstand would further increase with the level boost.

The three of them watched, while Master Zhu Hong and Old Liu also prepared to intervene at any moment to prevent any potential mishaps.

The scarlet energy fluctuation lit up once more.

At the same time, the Earth, Wood, and even Metal elements were activated, causing the Five Elements Formation to glow with yellow, red, green, and white lights.

The next moment, the scarlet energy fluctuation slowly moved towards the next rotation.

Everyone held their breath.

Then, within their line of sight, the scarlet glow gradually faded, and the yellow light burst forth.

Success! Not only Su Ping, but Master Zhu Hong and Liu Fuhai also clenched their fists, excitedly staring at the scene before them.

At the same time, the energy detector aimed at them displayed a straightforward numerical increase.

This increase surprised all three of them.

Earth Element Energy Fluctuation Detection: 794!

A direct increase of 50% from the previous 533!

This was an unprecedented boost.

A full fifty percent! The three exchanged glances, each seeing the shock in the other's eyes.

Then, the rotation began again.

Earth Element, continuing towards the Metal Element.

However, this time, the energy reaction returned to about 20% of its previous state.

Metal Element: 960!

Water Element: 1142!

Wood Element: 1380!

Just as the three of them thought that the elemental cycle's energy conversion would complete a full rotation, a change occurred during the Wood Element's transformation into the Fire Element, which was the central point.

'Boom!'

The previously integrated Five Elements Paper Diagram exploded again.

Fortunately, the two bystanders were not only breeders but also advanced beastmasters.

Immense psychic energy instantly emerged, dissipating the explosion, and the five scattered origami figures were caught, and the resources for recovery were ready.

After completing all this, the three of them finally exhaled in relief.

"It still won't work! Although the origami figure's realm has improved, the energy it contains after the realm enhancement is also much stronger than before. Although the energy limit has increased, the increase is still insufficient."

Su Ping explained.

Liu Fuhai, standing beside him, thought for a moment and said, "Su Ping, if the energy driving the Five Elements transformation in the initial Fire Element origami figure is slightly reduced, is that possible? The starting point for driving the Fire Element origami figure is 184. If it's halved to start from 92, will the completed rotation also be more substantial?"

Su Ping shook his head helplessly. If it were that simple, it would be great, but before he could speak, Master Zhu Hong said, "The Five Elements' mutual generation and destruction utilize not just the power of a single origami figure. Old Liu, what you see is only the energy of the origami figure in operation. In fact, at the very beginning of the rotation, the energy within the other origami figures must also be coordinated according to the principles of mutual generation and destruction.

This is the core of that Five Elements Formation. Therefore, when activating it, the energy of the other origami figures must also be mobilized according to the principles of mutual generation and destruction. Based on my experience with advanced skills and elemental cultivation, to perfectly shape this advanced skill, at least three to five grand rotations are required! And it's still uncertain if other conditions are necessary."

"Three to five times?"

Even Su Ping and Liu Fuhai were taken aback.

Five grand rotations—from Fire Element back to Fire Element—constitute one grand rotation. Old Liu spent half a month cultivating this origami figure, advancing it to the Elite Rank, barely completing more than half a grand rotation. However, three more rotations are needed to have a chance to form an advanced skill?

The difficulty is undeniably high.

Su Ping, however, remained unconcerned and full of confidence. "If it were easy, advanced skills would be everywhere! But, we do have a direction now!

First, and most importantly, after all five of the Five Elements origami figures complete the cultivation of their respective Elemental Hearts and merge into the Five Elements Paper Diagram, will it make the Five Elements rotation easier and simpler? You two, with your experience, must have a better understanding of the effects of the Elemental Hearts, right?"

Seeing the sudden brightness in their eyes, Su Ping smiled slightly. "Secondly, this origami figure has only advanced to the Elite High Rank. When it reaches the Elite Peak, and the Five Elements Paper Diagram's splicing form reaches the Sovereign Rank, we'll see if there's more significant progress. And most importantly, what if the origami figure evolves further?"

Old Liu nodded.

Regardless, although it's challenging, there's no doubt that the experimental results achieved in less than half a month are enough to excite everyone.

Including Su Ping.

At the same time, the cultivation of the Fire Heart was also completed.

This gave Su Ping full confidence in the cultivation of the Elemental Hearts.

Indeed, the research and cultivation of the Fire Heart took less than half a month.

However, in the next few days, in just two or three days, Su Ping and Master Zhu Hong successfully cultivated the Wood Heart for the Wood Element origami figure.

At the same time, time slowly passed.

The Lunar New Year's Eve was drawing near.

(End of Chapter)

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