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Chapter 490: The Evolution of the Hundred Birds Paulownia! The Pet Beast Point System!
Chapter 490: The Evolution of the Hundred Birds Paulownia! The Pet Beast Point System!
At the very top of the Phoenix Heart, where the Wansheng Heart was located, stood a colossal Paulownia tree, its towering presence resembling the pinnacle of a pyramid.
Beneath this majestic tree, countless figures gathered, encircling it from all sides.
Simultaneously, waves of scorching heat emanated from the center, rapidly spreading outward.
Amidst the roaring flames, voices could be heard:
"Hualala! (Extreme Flame Lotus, your flames are indeed hot, but they don't last long enough! Why do they fizzle out so quickly? Are you not capable enough?)"
"Hualala! (That black crow, no wonder this great Paulownia seeks more fire-type companion beasts. Your flames are too weak; even the mountains have higher temperatures!)"
Many plant-type companion beasts in the audience glared at the Ten Thousand Years Ancient Blue Sky Vine, clearly irritated by its unconcerned attitude towards the spectacle.
Meanwhile, they also glanced worriedly at the center of the arena.
In the arena, two companion beasts stood on either side of the Hundred Birds Paulownia at the peak, dividing the area.
These two beasts were channeling all their energy, unleashing a torrent of flames directly at the trunk and roots of the Hundred Birds Paulownia.
The flames soared skyward, a dazzling display.
Fortunately, the Phoenix Heart's structure, crafted from the divine-grade resource 'Grass of Breath Soil' by Su Ping, boasted exceptional heat resistance.
Otherwise, the immense aerial birdcage connecting the Phoenix Heart would have been reduced to ashes.
However, the Hundred Birds Paulownia at the center seemed unaffected by the extreme heat.
Even as the branches and lower leaves turned crimson, as if on the verge of combustion, the Hundred Birds Paulownia showed no intention to intervene. Instead, it swayed gently, expressing its delight at the ongoing situation.
It seemed as if the conflict between the bird and the lotus had nothing to do with it.
Evidently, the primary reason for this confrontation was the Hundred Birds Paulownia itself.
Sensing the fluctuations in flame frequency and temperature, the Hundred Birds Paulownia even swayed slightly:
"Hualala! (Hurry up, add more fire!)"
Ya Ya and the Extreme Flame Lotus exchanged glances, the former unbothered, while the latter, lacking physical eyes, still conveyed its determination to outdo the other in this aspect.
Thus, the bird and the lotus once again gathered flames and unleashed them upon the Hundred Birds Paulownia.
The scorching fire waves caused nearby companion beasts to retreat involuntarily. Unlike the Hundred Birds Paulownia, most of them were not as heat-resistant, and many held a natural fear of flames.
Su Ping arrived, panting heavily, and witnessed this scene with bewilderment:
"What's going on here?"
Su Ping's arrival momentarily cleared the arena.
Surprisingly, Su Ping found Lao Shu, whom he had been searching for, lying on the side, watching the duel between the bird and the lotus in the open-air terrace of the colossal aerial birdcage.
"Master, you're here!"
Only Lao Shu could speak at this moment, addressing Su Ping in such a manner.
Su Ping turned to Lao Shu, who was also spectating:
"You're here too? Lao Shu, why don't you persuade them to stop?"
"Hehe, Master, it's like this..."
After Lao Shu's explanation, Su Ping finally understood the situation.
The reason was simple.
The Hundred Birds Paulownia, a self-promoted Monarch-level companion beast, had reached the upper limit of its race, barely attaining the early Monarch stage. Suddenly, it felt the urge to experience the sensation of being engulfed in flames.
It wanted to use fire to heat itself to high temperatures.
In the Phoenix Heart and the Forest Core, where the Hundred Birds Paulownia felt most at home, the best candidate for this task was Ya Ya, the fire-type little crow, without a doubt.
After all, Ya Ya had already broken through to the Monarch level since the last breeding session when it developed a fire seed, and with its recent preparations, it was not far from reaching the second stage of the Monarch level.
However, after Ya Ya had been spraying flames at the Paulownia for some time, the Hundred Birds Paulownia still felt it wasn't quite right, as if something was missing.
Consequently, the Hundred Birds Paulownia sought out the Flame Trumpet Vine, a fellow plant-type companion beast from the Victory Forest Farm.
The Flame Trumpet Vine was willing to help, but being only at the Overlord 8th stage, its temperature was insufficient.
Meanwhile, the Extreme Flame Lotus, which was temporarily residing in the Forest Core and also a fire-type companion beast, overheard the conversation.
Known for its aloofness and love for combat, the Extreme Flame Lotus, despite its cold exterior, had a warm heart. Perhaps influenced by Su Ping's grand promises the day before, it was eager to integrate into the Forest Core and lend a hand.
Upon arriving at the peak of the Phoenix Heart, the Extreme Flame Lotus demonstrated its formidable abilities.
As a rare and extinct companion beast in history, the Extreme Flame Lotus had already reached the Monarch 6th stage, and its control over flames was exceptional.
Furthermore, due to Ya Ya's dark-type flames being relatively cooler, the Hundred Birds Paulownia showed a noticeable reaction when the Extreme Flame Lotus joined in!
This questioning of their abilities left Ya Ya, who had made significant progress recently, feeling somewhat disgruntled.
Thus, the battle of flame effects between the two sides began to surge.
One side had an extremely high-temperature flame, erupting and bursting.
The other flame, though lower in temperature, excelled in its unyielding persistence.
The Hundred Birds Paulownia at this moment resembled a boiling cauldron.
Only after witnessing such a clash did Su Ping finally heave a sigh of relief.
Ignoring the two fire-type troublemakers who were at odds with each other, he turned his attention to the Hundred Birds Paulownia in the center.
At this moment, the Hundred Birds Paulownia even bore signs of scorching on its trunk, its body turning black as if it would burst into flames at any moment.
However, the Hundred Birds Paulownia seemed to relish this state.
This peculiar behavior was clearly abnormal.
The only explanation was:
The awakening of its bloodline power, an innate desire to evolve.
Otherwise, the current situation couldn't be explained.
Su Ping nodded and took out his phone, speaking softly:
"Fatty, access the backend and show me all the evolution information for the Hundred Birds Paulownia."
"Yes, Master."
Within two seconds, the evolution information appeared before Su Ping.
As expected, he quickly found what he was looking for.
The Hundred Birds Paulownia had only two evolution paths.
The first was a relatively ordinary evolution, resulting in a lower-level evolution body with a race limit at the Monarch-level peak: the 'Summoning Phoenix Paulownia'.
The second evolution, corresponding to the current Hundred Birds Paulownia, was also the advanced Emperor-level fire-type special plant companion beast, the 'Phoenix Nesting Paulownia'.
The first step in the latter's evolution was to let flames burn its body.
Indeed!
A glimmer of excitement flashed in Su Ping's eyes.
The ability to evolve on its own signified exceptional talent.
Of course, if it could evolve into something like the Ten Thousand Wood Wolf or the Dragon Pattern Bamboo, with an unknown evolution direction, that would be even better.
But Su Ping knew that such opportunities were rare.
The current situation was already good enough.
After all, the most indispensable part of the Phoenix Heart was the Hundred Birds Paulownia and Ya Ya.
Although the Phoenix Heart was currently the least impressive branch of the Wansheng Heart, they would take it step by step! With this thought, Su Ping didn't hesitate to use his backend permissions and points to exchange for the breeding evolution method of the valuable Phoenix Nesting Paulownia.
While the Hundred Birds Paulownia was precious and important, Su Ping currently had no other development directions or ideas for it.
Moreover, it didn't make sense to keep it as it was.
Companion beast evolution wasn't about having something already developed; only completely new and unprecedented evolutions were desirable.
In the entire Wansheng Heart, not to mention the others, just within the Forest Core, there were thousands of plant-type companion beasts, and even if you counted by race, there were dozens of different ones. Was Su Ping supposed to create brand new breeding methods for each one?
Obviously, this was impossible.
Moreover, after carefully examining the information of the Phoenix Nesting Paulownia, Su Ping nodded in satisfaction. It was indeed excellent.
First, the evolution information was comprehensive, the breeding method was clear, and the failure rate was extremely low. The only slight difficulty was the extremely high talent requirement for the Hundred Birds Paulownia, and a few fire-type resources were hard to find.
However, none of these were problems for Su Ping.
Moreover, once the resources were in place, it wouldn't take long, just one day, to complete the evolution of the Hundred Birds Paulownia.
Furthermore, the abilities of the Phoenix Nesting Paulownia were also quite remarkable, almost equivalent to a maxed-out enhanced version of the Hundred Birds Paulownia.
Not to mention, it could secrete a special resource oil called 'Phoenix Nesting Dew' that accelerated the growth of bird-type companion beasts.
It also possessed flame-type attack capabilities.
Just these abilities were enough.
Compared to the ordinary evolution body, the 'Summoning Phoenix Paulownia', which controlled bird-type combat, this was undoubtedly much stronger.
Su Ping immediately decided: "Do it!"
Not to mention, just the contributions the Hundred Birds Paulownia had made to the Phoenix Heart over the past year, this evolution and breeding process was well deserved.
He first sent a message to Liu Fuhai, and upon learning that the fire-type resources were currently available at the Jianghai Breeding Master Association, he didn't hesitate to borrow them.
After all, his backend points in the Jianghai Breeding Master Association were abundant, and it was only natural to exchange some resources.
After receiving the message that the resources would be delivered in two hours, Su Ping finally relaxed completely:
"Paulownia, your evolution is here, but you do need these two little guys to help you heat up. Tomorrow, you should be able to start evolving.
Just remember, once your branches and trunk are charred, you must stop the fire, or else it will be too much! Ya Ya, Extreme Flame Lotus, both of you remember, don't hurt your partner because of a momentary fight."
The evolution and breeding of the Hundred Birds Paulownia wasn't difficult at all, and even the spiritual land required for ordinary plant-type companion beasts was unnecessary for the Hundred Birds Paulownia.
It was a pity that Cloud Saint had left; otherwise, with her 'Fire Departure Phoenix', the evolution effect might have been even better.
After all, the breeding method from the Breeding Master Association's backend clearly stated that nurturing with a companion beast of the Phoenix bloodline would yield better results and might even reduce the consumption of those few volatile resources.
"Huala! (This is great! Thank you so much, Master!)"
For the first time, the Hundred Birds Paulownia addressed Su Ping as 'Master'.
The nearby Ten Thousand-Year-Old Heaven-Reaching Vine showed extreme disdain: "Huala! (Hmph! To bow to a mere human for a single evolution, you've disgraced the face of plant-type companion beasts.)"
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Unfortunately, none of the little guys present paid any attention to it.
It was clear that evolution was something everyone yearned for.
Even the Inferno Lotus, which had actively helped this time, eagerly agreed after hearing Su Ping's words.
Su Ping smiled slightly, extremely satisfied with the ecosystem of the Wansheng Heart's companion beasts.
Especially in a situation like this, where there was occasional conflict, it was still healthy competition.
With this in mind, Su Ping tapped his phone and brought up the regulations of the 'Wansheng Heart Beast Pet Point System' that Fifi had appropriately modified the day before. He then looked at the numerous Overlord Rank and above plant-type companion beasts gathered there.
"I know, you all want to improve, want to evolve! You also want to be like the Paulownia and Long Qing (Heaven-Reaching Vine), cultivating powerful skills, enhancing your realm and strength. This is the instinct of all living beings.
But there are too many companion beasts in the Wansheng Heart, and I'm just one person. It's impossible for me to cater to everyone's needs, so from now on, the Wansheng Heart will introduce a point exchange system for you little guys!"
Clearing his throat, Su Ping continued, "The Pet Beast Point Exchange System works like this: based on the contributions you make, you can earn points. These points can then be used to exchange for anything you can imagine.
For example, the Rooted Firm skill that Long Qing cultivated can be obtained through point accumulation! All companion beasts can do this! If the cultivation fails, you will also receive corresponding compensation, or you won't lose any points!
Take this time, for instance, the evolution cultivation of the Paulownia. After evolving, it will become the Imperial Rank race limit Phoenix Nesting Paulownia. With natural growth, it will have the opportunity to break through the Monarch Peak and enter the Imperial Rank! There are also many other benefits."
Upon hearing this, all the plant-type companion beasts visibly became more spirited.
They all suddenly turned their gaze towards Su Ping.
Imperial Rank evolution race cultivation?!
Super-tier skill, Rooted Firm?!
Could this human really deliver on these promises?
Not to mention, only a few knew about the opportunity to interact with that special 'Bi Yao Chun Shen'.
Could these points make all this possible?
From then on, they only had one question left: where do the points come from?
"As for where the points come from, there are two parts. First, it's a fixed salary! Yes, as I promised before.
As long as you join the Wansheng Heart, you are all partners, all part of my Su Ping's big family. Even if you do nothing, every month, you will receive an extra point reward!
This point reward won't change based on your living environment! In other words, it's an all-inclusive package with a guaranteed salary! Of course, it won't be much.
Additionally, you can choose to contribute to the Wansheng Heart to the best of your abilities, and you will receive bonus points! This includes, but is not limited to, tasks like helping other companion beasts improve, like Ya Ya and the Inferno Lotus, and helping me cultivate other companion beasts.
It also includes providing a better experience for the other human guests who enter the Wansheng Heart! These contributions can earn you additional points based on their extent!
As long as you have enough points, you can come to me to exchange for extra resources needed for growth, or ask me to cultivate skills suitable for yourselves, even super-tier skills. Furthermore, if you meet the requirements, you can even ask me to cultivate your evolution needs!"
Upon hearing this, all the plant-type companion beasts finally understood.
Each of them was as if they had been injected with energy, especially the Inferno Lotus and Ya Ya, who had just been praised, feeling even more motivated. The Hundred Birds Paulownia Tree beside them was howling with excitement.
"Also, the point system is only effective for companion beasts with sufficient intelligence. Many Elite Rank and ordinary-level companion beasts with limited self-awareness and intelligence will not be affected, but their living environment will remain unchanged.
Some of you have been with the Wansheng Heart for some time, so based on your contributions during this period, you will receive some points.
Of course, some, like Long Qing, have already been cultivated with the Rooted Firm skill, so their points may be negative! These are things you'll need to check for yourselves later.
In a few days, I will distribute a Wansheng Heart internal system bound to each of you. Through this, you can check your points, upload your contributions, and the AI will award you points after verification.
At the same time, you can also find the corresponding point requirements for exchanges on the system. If you don't know how to operate it, you can seek help from other human staff."
Su Ping's speech infused the entire Forest Core with a burst of vitality.
The Ten Thousand Years Old Vine beside him rolled its eyes:
"Blah, blah, blah... (What point system? It's just a way to trick them into working for you...)"
Before it could finish, Su Ping smiled slightly and turned to the Ten Thousand Years Old Vine, Long Qing:
"Long Qing, you can too! As long as you make the corresponding contributions, you can come to me later to exchange for anything I can do, including the exchange and cultivation of Rooted Firm!"
Seeing Su Ping's smile, the Ten Thousand Years Old Vine blinked and its swaying vine paused, even seeming a bit shy:
"Blah, blah, blah... (Me... can I really do it...?)"
(End of Chapter)
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