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Chapter 516: Dragon Bamboo Evolution: Nurturing Dragon Bamboo
Chapter 516: Dragon Bamboo Evolution: Nurturing Dragon Bamboo
Su Ping's schedule became busy once again.
Or, to be precise, he hardly had any free time at all.
Despite his busy schedule, he made good on his promise to Hun Xin.
The online community was still abuzz with discussions, and a student from Jianghai Academy had managed to complete the game.
Seven days had passed since Hun Xin opened, and time flew by quickly.
Including the first player to complete the game, there were a total of twelve successful players, and one of them even achieved the hidden ending.
Instead of resealing the game's demon king, this player chose to become the demon king's pet and eliminated all the players within Hun Xin.
After this news broke, the online forums were in an uproar.
The player who achieved this feat was also from Jianghai Academy, a student named Xiao Nanliang from the Elemental Lineage. He instantly became a celebrity within the academy, although most of the attention came from the players who had been scammed.
Meanwhile, Wan Ling Xin also offered a Sovereign Rank resource as a reward for completing the hidden ending.
Unfortunately, in the first week, there was only one player who managed to do so.
In the first week of Hun Xin's operation, the ticket sales only amounted to a little over two million.
However, Wan Ling Xin had invested eleven Overlord Resources and a Sovereign Rank resource.
Such a deal was not a huge loss, but it certainly didn't make any profit.
Nevertheless, Su Ping didn't mind at all.
The existence of Hun Xin was necessary, and having additional events was beneficial for Wan Ling Xin.
He didn't pay attention to the public's excitement or the minor issue of urging Hun Xin to change its theme for the next opening.
There were dedicated personnel for these matters, and Su Ping's primary concern was fulfilling his promise.
For instance, he went to Jianghai Academy and taught a class in the Necromancy Lineage.
Even though Su Ping had prepared himself mentally beforehand, he was still surprised by the sheer size of the audience.
If not for his insistence on keeping the lecture ordinary, the dean of the Necromancy Lineage and Elder Qin would have asked him to give the lecture in the main hall.
Even so, the classroom was packed with students.
However, Su Ping didn't beat around the bush and shared some of his experiences and thoughts on breeding Origami Beasts.
Of course, he omitted his golden finger and some details about the Origami Beast's breeding, and the fifty-minute lecture felt like an eternity in the beginning.
But after a while, Su Ping felt more at ease, as if he had mastered the art of teaching.
This lecture was indeed beneficial for Su Ping, as he was about to embark on Qian Yi's evolution.
By reviewing the process of breeding Origami Beasts, Qian Yi's evolution ideas also materialized in his mind.
Ordinary Origami Beasts could only reach the Sovereign Rank through individual enhancement.
Instead, by folding, compressing, and splicing, the true purpose of Origami Beasts was achieved—multifaceted fusion! Creating a genuine life form with a soul, self-awareness, and intelligence.
This was in contrast to Origami Beasts that, even at the Archon Rank, only possessed instinctual abilities and could only communicate with 'aba aba' sounds.
The integrity of the soul was a crucial factor in the evolution of Sovereign Rank Origami Beasts.
However, Qian Yi's situation was different. With the support of the Sword Intent Origin and the Soul Seed, Qian Yi's soul was already complete.
Therefore, the typical Origami Beast evolution method was not suitable for Qian Yi.
Nevertheless, it provided some inspiration.
There was no doubt that Qian Yi's soul was complete and perfect.
However, its paper body was essentially the same as that of ordinary Origami Beasts, with some differences.
Thus, the first step in Qian Yi's evolution was also to compress its paper body.
But if that was the case, a problem would arise—what about the souls of the compressed Origami Beasts?
These were all foreseeable issues.
In summary, Su Ping gained a lot from this lecture.
Moreover, for him, teaching was a matter of freedom, without any fixed subjects or credits.
His initial resistance to the idea of teaching had diminished, and he acknowledged that he could indeed give lectures in his free time.
Apart from this, the most pressing matter on Su Ping's mind was undoubtedly the situation with the Dragon Bamboo that had suddenly appeared.
Ever since the day he fulfilled the Dragon Bamboo's request, Xiao Hui's eating and sleeping place had shifted from indoors to outdoors, right next to the Dragon Bamboo.
After a good meal, a full sleep, and a refreshing wake-up, all it took was a simple spray onto the Dragon Bamboo to make it feel immensely satisfied.
During these days, through Su Ping's observations, as Xiao Hui and the Dragon Bamboo interacted, the entire body of the bamboo gradually changed from its previous blue-green color to being completely covered in a silvery-gray hue.
This transformation was incredibly mysterious and wondrous.
Even though the external color change was evident, Su Ping couldn't discern any alteration in the Dragon Bamboo's attributes. Essentially, it seemed to remain the same.
However, the protruding dragon scale patterns on its body and the gradually changing color were not as simple as they appeared to be.
These changes accelerated with each passing day.
Finally, three days had passed since the Dragon Bamboo and Xiao Hui's first encounter.
During these three days, besides studying the Dragon Bamboo, Su Ping also continued experimenting with the life-engraving life embryo.
Through this, he discovered that this thing couldn't be used without limitations.
Using this to propagate seedlings of other Plant Lineage Companion Beasts had a significant restriction.
Firstly, evolved Plant Lineage Companion Beasts couldn't be bred.
Additionally, those above the Emperor Rank couldn't be bred either.
Su Ping had initially thought of using this to endlessly replicate the Jade Branch Tree and the Askheart Bodhi, but this idea seemed to be in vain.
Moreover, the other plant bodies created using this life embryo grew relatively slower.
As for the more long-term effects, further observation was required.
However, for the time being, the restrictions on the life embryo were still considerable.
Nonetheless, this was sufficient.
If this life embryo could truly ignore other limitations and only require a mere Sovereign Rank life resource to replicate Holy Spirit Rank plant Companion Beast embryos, then Holy Spirit Rank racial Companion Beasts would genuinely lose their value.
After these three days, the entire body of the Dragon Bamboo had transformed into a silvery-gray hue.
This thing seemed to absorb Xiao Hui's strength, turning it into a form of nourishment.
But how it achieved this, Su Ping had no idea.
He only knew that under these circumstances, the Dragon Bamboo before him might undergo a qualitative change.
In the Forest Heart, such a thing couldn't be kept hidden.
The vast majority of Plant Lineage Companion Beasts were quite discontent with Su Ping's priority in nurturing the Dragon Bamboo.
During this time, the Forest Heart had many guests, and the intelligent Companion Beasts were far more enthusiastic than before, thanks to the Forest Heart's point system.
Some Plant Lineage Companion Beasts had accumulated points during this period.
However, they were still far from the points required for evolution.
Why should this little bamboo be the exception?
Despite their resentment, the countless Plant Lineage Companion Beasts in the Forest Heart also wanted to see what kind of bamboo Su Ping had nurtured and evolved.
Finally, it seemed that day had arrived.
Silver-white spatial energy and Xiao Hui's dragon energy enveloped the Dragon Bamboo.
As Su Ping had predicted, during this time, Xiao Hui and the Dragon Bamboo indeed had a special energy intertwining around them.
Therefore, according to Su Ping's guess, the Dragon Bamboo's evolutionary opportunity, in terms of energy resource supplementation, should also focus on this aspect.
In fact, this was indeed the case.
After its entire body turned silvery-gray, a faint light emanated from the Dragon Bamboo.
This was the Evolutionary Light.
The appearance of the Evolutionary Light indicated that the Dragon Bamboo was about to evolve.
At this point, it only required energy supplementation. However, Su Ping didn't act rashly, as this was a completely unfamiliar new evolutionary body, and this evolutionary body was also related to his Crystal Dragon.
If mishandled, the loss could be double.
So, Su Ping stared at the Dragon Bamboo before him for an entire morning.
As for resources, he had already prepared them.
He even brought out a crucial resource.
This resource wasn't of a high rank, but its rarity, especially in Su Ping's possession, was no less than that of an Emperor Rank.
This was the Floating Wood that Dian Cang brought back.
A special resource with Wood and Space attributes.
When it was brought back, there was only a small amount, but in Su Ping's Companion Beast Taming Realm, with its proliferation ability and All Life Proliferation space characteristic, it bred rather quickly.
Now, giving a piece of it to the Dragon Bamboo to use shouldn’t be a problem.
However, Su Ping was afraid that the situation might turn out like with the Thousand Wood Wolf.
Despite this, from the current cultivation stage, the Dragon Bamboo should not face any life-threatening danger.
He spent the entire morning observing and contemplating the changes in the Dragon Bamboo after absorbing dragon blood. The Dragon Bamboo’s genetic material would carry some dragon-related substances, making it highly adaptable and tolerant to dragons.
After interacting with the Crystal Dragon, Xiao Hui, Su Ping’s anxiety gradually subsided, and he no longer hesitated.
From the perspective of cultivation, as long as the Evolutionary Light flashed, it confirmed the feasibility of evolution.
Since that was the case, he directly handed the Floating Wood to the Dragon Bamboo.
In terms of attributes, the Floating Wood perfectly matched the evolutionary path of the Dragon Bamboo.
In terms of rank, although the Floating Wood was only at the Archon Rank, the same as the Dragon Bamboo, Su Ping had other resources as backup, and it wouldn’t be a big deal to continue using them if needed.
The bamboo branches grabbed the Floating Wood almost impatiently, and it slowly melted into the Dragon Bamboo’s body, rapidly being absorbed and drained by the tender sprouts at the roots.
Su Ping held his breath and focused his attention on the Dragon Bamboo.
In the next moment, the Dragon Bamboo indeed made a move, but it was something he never expected.
The two thickest bamboo branches suddenly extended at lightning speed and directly reached Xiao Hui, grabbing both of his dragon claws.
Before Su Ping could even realize what was happening, an energy fluctuation came through.
Su Ping was startled, and Xiao Hui tilted his head, confused, looking at the Dragon Bamboo in front of him.
However, Su Ping quickly understood what the Dragon Bamboo was doing.
An indescribable energy fluctuation was transmitted.
Then, the fluctuations from Xiao Hui’s body became even more intense. In the next second, a wave of energy rippled out.
Suddenly, Xiao Hui’s aura underwent a dramatic change, not just the aura but also his body.
The originally calf-sized dragon made popping sounds all over his body.
He grew visibly, as if being inflated.
And indeed, his realm also advanced to the Archon Rank, barely crossing the threshold of the juvenile stage.
Is it really like this?
Before Su Ping could fully comprehend, a brighter light appeared after Xiao Hui’s rank completed the advancement.
The Dragon Bamboo, which had been so ordinary, simply and plainly evolved.
Su Ping was slightly stunned but made no move, even though the two bamboo branches, now enveloped in Evolutionary Light, were still holding Xiao Hui’s claws.
At this moment, the harmony and naturalness between the bamboo and the dragon, during the energy surge of the Evolutionary Light and the Advancement Light, were indescribable.
Su Ping seemed to finally understand the Dragon Bamboo’s evolution.
Unbeknownst to him, many pet beasts had gathered around the Forest Heart, watching the Dragon Bamboo’s evolution.
Even the Ten Thousand Green Sky Vine, Changqing, which had been hidden for a while, came out.
It clearly wanted to see what Su Ping could evolve this already fixed Skyward Vine into.
The Evolutionary Light didn’t last long.
After ten minutes, the light dimmed.
The appearance of the Dragon Bamboo reappeared.
It was still a bamboo, with a clearly segmented body.
However, its originally straight and upright body had changed.
It now had a slight curve and a wavy form, resembling a dragon with fangs and claws.
The scales on its body were finer and more prominent, like a real dragon.
The only difference was the color.
It was still a silver-gray body, but the bamboo branches and leaves had a crystal-like, semi-transparent, and peculiarly curved appearance.
Undeniably, this evolution transformed the once ordinary-looking Dragon Bamboo into something profoundly different.
Su Ping, however, didn’t focus on the changed appearance. Instead, he concentrated his Spirit Eye on the Dragon Bamboo:
【Dragon Nurture Bamboo (Wild)】
The moment the True Eye revealed the information, Su Ping’s heart skipped a beat.
Without even mentioning other aspects, just the “Dragon Nurture” part alone was enough to prove the significance of this evolution, which would be unimaginable for the Loong Kingdom!
(End of Chapter)
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