Almost Extinct! The Forest Sanitation Worker

"Since you don't want to die, stop talking nonsense. I'm not in the mood to indulge you."

Bibi Dong stopped again.

The rosy filter she had placed over the past had been torn apart, and she was already in a foul mood.

Who would have thought?

It wasn't enough for Ye Tian to absorb a Millennium Spirit Ring—he actually wanted an all-purpose Spirit Skill too!

Wasn't he deliberately making things difficult for her?

"Teacher, I'm not crazy~"

Ye Tian poked his head out from behind Bibi Dong.

Veins bulged on Bibi Dong's forehead. Could it be that she was the crazy one?!

"Phew..."

Bibi Dong took several deep breaths, forcing herself to calm down.

Calm down. I have to calm down.

This brat was a Theoretical Genius. Maybe he really wasn't talking nonsense?

Was that even possible?!

Bibi Dong felt that she had to be crazy to choose to believe Ye Tian.

But Ye Tian did call her teacher, after all.

With the mindset of being responsible for her disciple, Bibi Dong turned to look at Ye Tian. "Now, stop spouting all that nonsense and answer my question properly."

"Yes!"

Ye Tian stood at attention with his legs together and nodded heavily.

He knew Bibi Dong's patience was nearly worn out.

"Alright."

Bibi Dong nodded slightly.

Ye Tian's serious attitude softened her expression considerably.

At the very least, he took her sense of responsibility seriously.

Bibi Dong stared at Ye Tian and said solemnly:

"I'm asking you exactly what kind of Spirit Skill—or rather, what kind of Spirit Beast—you want. If you insist on indulging in wild fantasies, then show me your plan. If you don't have one, then as your teacher, I have the right to choose a suitable Spirit Beast for your Soul Ring."

Words fell.

Bibi Dong's phoenix eyes locked firmly onto Ye Tian.

"Now, give me your plan. Remember, think carefully before you speak. You only get one chance."

Ye Tian smiled and nodded, gladly accepting.

Bibi Dong was thinking of his best interests too. Of course, he wouldn't fail to appreciate her kindness.

He immediately laid out his plan.

"Teacher, when I was looking through the compendium, I had already picked several target Spirit Beasts. Most of them were Medicinal Herb and Plant Soul Beasts with effects like detoxifying, improving one's complexion, strengthening the foundation, and replenishing vitality."

"Forget Herb-type Spirit Beasts. They suit you well, but surviving past a hundred years is already a problem for them."

Hearing this.

Bibi Dong frowned and waved her hand, rejecting the plan without a second thought.

It wasn't that no herbs cultivated into Spirit Beasts.

It was that these things were greatly tonifying!

These Heavenly Treasures not only had harsh growth requirements, but were also immensely useful to both Spirit Masters and Spirit Beasts.

One could easily imagine it.

How difficult it was for an herb to find suitable soil in the Soul Beast Forest, then survive there for a long time.

Most would probably be dug up, roots and all, by low-level Spirit Beasts just after sprouting a few buds. Even if they were lucky enough to cultivate for a hundred or even a thousand years, they would still be uprooted by humans or beasts alike.

Thus, aside from a few deadly poisonous plants, Herb-type Spirit Beasts were nearly extinct.

Only in places that certain Spirit Masters or Spirit Beasts could not enter would high-level Herb-type Spirit Beasts have the conditions to grow.

"Why do you always come up with such difficult problems? Don't you have any other choices?"

Bibi Dong could not help rubbing her brow.

This disciple was truly exhausting.

"I do, I do."

Ye Tian nodded repeatedly.

He had already considered this issue earlier.

After all, cultivated ginseng would attract frenzied competition in any world.

He had only brought it up in the hope of getting lucky.

It would be best if there was one, but even if there wasn't, it wasn't as if he had no other plans.

Ye Tian hurriedly added, "Teacher, if Herb-type Spirit Beasts won't work, then I'm also rather interested in a Spirit Beast called the Gluttonous Snake."

"Gluttonous Snake?"

"What do you want something like that for?"

Bibi Dong simply could not keep up with Ye Tian's train of thought.

Although a Food System Spirit Master could attach either plant-type or animal-type Soul Rings, he could not just add them randomly!

Ye Tian also understood why Bibi Dong thought so poorly of this kind of Spirit Beast.

The Gluttonous Snake was a fairly common Spirit Beast.

Just as its name suggested,

it was incredibly greedy and could eat an enormous amount, completely undiscerning about its food.

Its attack methods relied entirely on its teeth to help its body carry out physical constriction and crushing.

Its enormous stomach merely gave it astonishing growth speed. In a hundred years, it could grow to nearly the level of ten thousand years! It could only be described as terrifying.

According to the Spirit Beast Compendium.

When it was first discovered, it had been named the Sky Swallowing Python.

But the name was quickly removed, because the Gluttonous Snake's rapid growth came at an enormous cost.

It could be said that it succeeded because of gluttony and failed because of gluttony.

Every time its cultivation increased by a thousand years, it would undergo a transformation, expelling excess impurities from its body to restore and enhance its bodily functions and maintain its swallowing and digestive speed as much as possible!

Then it would continue eating wildly, rapidly growing longer and thicker.

From that perspective, calling it the Sky Swallowing Python was not really a problem.

But as its cultivation rose,

the energy it needed to accumulate for each transformation grew greater and greater.

Before it could even reach its tenth transformation, the Gluttonous Snake would gorge itself without discrimination. Before it had accumulated enough energy for its next transformation, toxins and impurities would pile up too much within its body, leaving it trapped by its own cocoon and dead.

This awkward fate of being destined never to break through to ten thousand years of cultivation made it unworthy of the name Sky Swallowing Python, so it was renamed the Gluttonous Snake.

Even its meat smelled sour and rotten.

Basically no Spirit Beast wanted to eat it.

This Gluttonous Snake was more like a diligent sanitation worker in the forest.

Even so.

Ye Tian admired it greatly and had taken a liking to it at first sight!

But Bibi Dong rejected the Gluttonous Snake as well.

"Not good. This one won't do either. It grows quickly, but it dies quickly too."

"Other than its huge stomach, it's practically useless."

Ye Tian shook his head.

"No! Teacher, I think its transformations are its greatest advantage!"

"Transformations?"

Bibi Dong rolled her eyes, suppressing the urge to smash Ye Tian's head open.

She clenched her fists and said irritably:

"What snake doesn't shed its skin when it grows?!"

"Teacher, it's different!"

"How is it different?"

"Teacher, do you think it gets such terrifying growth speed just by eating?"

"Isn't that the case?"

The moment Bibi Dong spoke, her brows suddenly furrowed tightly.

Seeing that she had realized where the problem lay.

Ye Tian pressed his advantage.

"Yes, all snakes shed their skin, and many insects even molt their shells. But they merely need to change into a bigger house. The Gluttonous Snake is different—its transformations are more about maintaining its peak growth speed!"

At its core, it was a kind of physical return to simplicity!

"So you want it for faster cultivation speed?"

Bibi Dong asked with a frown.

"That's right!"

Ye Tian nodded.

This was his main requirement for his First Soul Skill. It would affect his future development.

"Ye Tian!"

Suddenly,

Bibi Dong's expression turned serious, even carrying a hint of displeasure.

"As your teacher, I must warn you. Excessively pursuing early-stage cultivation speed is often not a good thing."

"Teacher, I understand that."

Ye Tian nodded.

But Bibi Dong seemed to have misunderstood what he meant, and her expression eased slightly.

"Since you understand, then I hope you can reconsider. Food System Spirit Masters have many choices: all kinds of speed boosts, Soul Power enhancements, healing, detoxification, and even poisoning. These are all extremely practical Spirit Skills. Even if you are fortunate enough to become a Titled Douluo someday—"

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