It Was in the Bag
Qi Sheng watched the entire series of Lu Xing's challenges against Strange Butterfly.
The whole thing left him both amused and exasperated.
During that time, Strange Butterfly's hunting level had risen by six levels, which was somewhat unexpected.
But he could understand why a Primal Monster would suddenly grow stronger.
Di Zhao was the creator of the Monster World. His power formed the foundation of the world, and each Primal Monster separated from him represented one of its characteristics. They could never truly be killed; even if they died, they could be revived through initialization somewhere else.
And growing stronger wasn't the only way for a Primal Monster to develop itself by absorbing external power.
As the Monster World operated, it continuously generated energy for all things. Spirit plants grew, spirit ore formed... Anything that followed the world's laws could receive the power allocated to it by the world, allowing it to develop.
This was especially true of Primal Monsters.
Devouring, cultivation, getting beaten up, spacing out... Each Primal Monster had its own behavior patterns that fit the world's workings. By carrying them out, it could draw a portion of the energy nurtured by the world.
It was like completing a growth quest set by a "world NPC" and receiving experience points from the world.
Strange Butterfly's habit of bullying the weak was clearly one way it gained the power to grow.
By bullying Lu Xing, it received a gift of world power, raising its strength level from 7 to 13.
Its seemingly bizarre behavior was actually supported by an entirely reasonable underlying logic. Even human breathing was, in essence, an interaction with the world, providing the body with the feedback it needed to keep functioning.
Emperor's Tomb Village.
When Lu Xing logged back