Monster! Gluttonous Little Blue!

Lu Yuan told the truth and said, "S-rank body tempering technique, Profound Nether Ice Soul Body."

"S-rank body tempering technique!" Xia Qingyin gasped, then subconsciously asked, "You... how did you do it?"

"I'm not too sure myself. Maybe I got lucky, or maybe my comprehension is good."

Lu Yuan said this.

He couldn't very well tell Xia Qingyin directly that he could gain evolution points by killing ferocious beasts and then use those points to skip the cultivation process with a single click...

The astonishment on Xia Qingyin's pretty face didn't diminish one bit!

She had now confirmed one thing: the title of "genius" was no longer enough to describe Lu Yuan. Only the word "monster" could truly encompass him.

After hunting for the remaining half of the day.

Although he didn't find any Upper Second Order ferocious beasts like the Gale Wolf, Lu Yuan still encountered nearly ten Lower Second Order ferocious beasts like the Purple Fang Snake.

[You have slain a Lower Second Order ferocious beast, Leaf Monkey, +120 evolution points!]

[You have slain a Lower Second Order ferocious beast, Little Yellow Bear, +140 evolution points!]

[...]

By evening, Lu Yuan opened his status panel to check his total gains.

[Name: Lu Yuan]

[Evolution Points: 2050]

[...]

However, it was regrettable that even with his evolution points reaching 2050, Lu Yuan still couldn't break through his current realm.

He decided to upgrade the proficiency of his skill, "Ice Shard Ring Body," from beginner to intermediate.

This was a skill book that Director Li had given him before, and he could have upgraded its proficiency a long time ago.

[Evolution Points -200!]

[Ice Shard Ring Body (D-rank) (Beginner) → Ice Shard Ring Body (D-rank) (Intermediate)]

Upgrading a skill was much easier than upgrading a body tempering technique.

First, a large amount of memories flooded into his brain, and then he just needed to absorb all of them.

After absorbing the memories, Lu Yuan channeled the elemental energy within him and released "Ice Shard Ring Body" once more.

He discovered that the number of ice shards released by "Ice Shard Ring Body" had increased from 3 to 4. In addition, the size of the ice shards had increased slightly, and the boost to his ice element had also strengthened.

But on second thought, it made sense. It was just a D-rank skill, after all. What more could he expect?

However...

Lu Yuan noticed that after "Ice Shard Ring Body" broke through to intermediate proficiency, [Ice Shard Ring Body (D-rank) (Intermediate) ↑]

The "↑" symbol remained after it on the panel.

This meant that with his remaining 1900 evolution points, he could still upgrade "Ice Shard Ring Body" from intermediate to advanced proficiency.

Save when you should, spend when you must.

Of course, Lu Yuan wouldn't invest a large number of evolution points into a D-rank skill like "Ice Shard Ring Body" right now.

Evening.

Xia Qingyin and the Deepwater Demon Dragon Cub were slowly eating the food they had brought.

Meanwhile, Lu Yuan picked up some dry branches nearby and started a bonfire.

Crackle, crackle~

The bonfire burned brightly, warming their hearts.

Then, Lu Yuan used thin twigs as skewers and threaded the meat from the ferocious beasts he had hunted today.

Whoosh~

The moment the beast meat touched the bonfire, thick smoke instantly billowed out.

Then, he sprinkled on some cumin and other seasonings!

The aroma was simply incredible!

Naturally, the rolling smoke drifted into the noses of Xia Qingyin and Xiao Lan beside them.

"Master, I want to eat meat~"

As Xia Qingyin's companion beast, Xiao Lan communicated with Xia Qingyin in her mind.

Its mouth was practically watering.

As if anticipating this, Lu Yuan walked over to the pair with several skewers of grilled meat already done.

said with a smile, "Classmate Xia Qingyin, and Little Blue, do you want some?"

Little Blue was already drooling uncontrollably. It said eagerly, "Yes! Yes! I want some!"

Xia Qingyin smiled faintly, not refusing Lu Yuan's kind offer.

She then said, "Classmate Lu Yuan, thank you."

Lu Yuan waved his hand and said, "No need to be polite, we're classmates after all. You help me, I help you, it's perfectly normal."

Xia Qingyin nodded slightly. "Mm."

She then took a careful bite of the grilled skewer. The cooking temperature was perfectly controlled, and the seasoning was very flavorful.

She had to admit, these grilled skewers were indeed excellent.

As for Little Blue, its tiny body contained immense energy!

Xia Qingyin had only taken a few bites when Little Blue had already finished all of its skewers!

"I want more! I want more!"

Little Blue said, sticking out its tongue.

"You really are a greedy little dragon."

Xia Qingyin flicked her companion beast on the head.

Little Blue yelped in pain, clutching its head with its little paws, on the verge of tears.

"Here you go."

Lu Yuan, while eating the remaining skewers, handed another freshly grilled one to Little Blue.

The evening passed in such a pleasant atmosphere.

Since Xia Qingyin possessed the S-class supernatural ability "Natural Spirit Dew," which granted her extraordinary sensory abilities, sensing the arrival of ferocious beasts was not a problem.

This ability remained effective even when she was asleep!

Therefore, Lu Yuan didn't need to stand guard.

Previously, when he was with the other members of the Fire Fox Team, nightfall was at 6 PM, dinner was from 6 PM to 8 PM, and bedtime was from 8 PM to 6 AM.

A total of 10 hours.

The Fire Fox Team had 5 members, and the guard duty time was divided equally among them, which translated to two hours per person.