Mutation

Upon hearing the boy's words, Niu Dingtian couldn't help but have a strange look flash across his face. The two of them hadn't looked too good before, and he thought they were about to fight. But then he thought about it, and realized that he wasn't the main character, nor did he have any so-called trouble-making aura. Why would he have so many troublesome things to do?

They are, after all, of the same clan, and if we're talking about close relationships, they might even be cousins. Meanwhile, I am now a low-grade life spirit with a bright future. Just how stupid would someone be to attack me without any reason just because of a little Envy? Such people might exist, but the probability of encountering them is extremely low.

Those who would risk offending others for trivial reasons would hardly have survived to this day, let alone be able to participate in the Autumn Hunt Assessment of the Great Cloud Mountain Academy.

"With Brother Dingtian's talent, he could easily pass the assessment even without this mystical beast, but for us, this mystical beast is a means to advance." Another youth quickly said, "Since we're already here, why not use it to exchange for some resources?"

Niu Dingtian was indeed somewhat tempted by what they said. He needed a lot of resources, after all, on the surface he was a low-grade life soul, but in reality he had hundreds of abilities to cultivate.

Some of these abilities don't require resources, while others require an alarming amount. Furthermore, simply cultivating an ability isn't enough; you need to add the necessary resources and materials to advance the ability. Ahem, needless to say, abilities are also divided into five levels: Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow.

For example, the Shadow Ooze that Niu Dingtian just condensed is only of the yellow grade. He needs to absorb more materials and Integration into the ability crystal in order to gradually improve his ability and eventually advance to the next grade.

Just as Niu Dingtian was about to agree, a notification suddenly appeared from the system, saying that a living being was observing the area. A thought struck him, Niu Dingtian quickly said, "This is, after all, an assessment. Such a transaction might be considered cheating, so let's forget about it."

After speaking, Niu Dingtian gave the two men a meaningful look, then, ignoring their somewhat unpleasant expressions, he carried the tiger's carcass out of the mountain. For the sake of his clan, that was all the advice he could give. As for what that look meant, only the others knew.

"What did he mean? If he's not going to sell, he's not going to sell, but he glared at us before leaving?" a young man said, his face looking rather grim.

"Perhaps they look down on us," another boy said indignantly. "Let's find other people and hire them to help us hunt down the mystical beasts."

Of the forty-plus people, only ten can be selected, meaning more than thirty will be eliminated. Many of these people were originally just there to try their luck, and could be hired if offered substantial rewards.

So when Niu Dingtian returned to the hillside outside the city and waited for a while, he saw people returning one after another, and the two brothers also carried two strange-looking Xuan Beast corpses back to the hillside.

They seemed full of confidence, after all, not many people had hunted down the mystical beasts at this time, and soon almost everyone had arrived. Some people returned empty-handed, and some even had considerable injuries on their bodies.

So the ten spots should be pretty much decided. Niu Dingtian turned around and saw Niu Han carrying the carcass of a large bear back. Although the bear wasn't a mystical beast, it was still an extremely powerful wild animal capable of hunting black bears. Combined with Niu Han's aptitude, he was a shoo-in for a spot in the academy.

"Mr. Qi, the results are in..." The head of the Ox Family was holding a list and was about to speak when he saw Mr. Qi extend his delicate hand.

"Remove that one, that one, and these other people from the list first." Mr. Qi pointed to several people, including the two brothers.

"This..." The head of the Ox Family frowned, glanced at the group of people, and then at the carcasses of the Ox Family they had brought back. He sighed and realized that although the carcasses had been processed, the people who had hunted them indicated that the origin of the prey was likely questionable.

Niu Dingtian was standing to the side, was also still shaken. Although with his demonstrated talent, even if he were involved in something like cheating, he might still be able to enter Great Cloud Mountain Academy, but it would give people a very bad impression. It would be a huge loss to jeopardize his future for a few resources.

"This is the newly selected list, please take a look, Mr. Qi." After a while, the head of the Ox Family took out another list. Mr. Qi glanced at it, nodded, and said, "These ten people will do. It's getting late, and the academy urgently needs manpower. I need to return to the academy quickly. Have them prepare tonight, and they will leave with me tomorrow morning."

Mr. Qi then turned and left, leaving behind the people of Ox Family Town, revealing the myriad aspects of life. Those who were unexpectedly selected were overjoyed, while those who were eliminated due to cheating were filled with regret and deep shame, and of course, some harbored resentment.

Take those two brothers, for example. They now understand what Niu Dingtian's look meant earlier, but they stand at a distance, looking at Niu Dingtian with resentment, constantly complaining in their hearts, "Since you noticed it back then, why didn't you say something? You got the admission spot yourself, and now you've made us two the laughingstock."

The more they thought about it, the more resentful they became. Their past Envy of Niu Dingtian, coupled with this incident, left them with a pent-up anger, which, if nothing unexpected happened, would continue to fester, making them increasingly unhappy.

Gradually, the two blamed Niu Dingtian for their failure, and their Wrath burned within them. As a result, their internal energy began to circulate abnormally, faster and more extreme.

Lu Li, who was hiding in Niu Dingtian's soul space, also sensed the strange fluctuations. Using the system installed on Niu Dingtian to observe the outside world, he quickly discovered the source of the strange fluctuations: the two brothers.

"Is this method, which is different from the life soul system of this world, the player's technique?" Lu Li quickly realized the terrifying nature of this method. It spread throughout the entire continent in a unique way, and as long as a target meets the conditions, it will immediately take effect on the target.

The effect was already evident on the two brothers. They roared, their bodies suddenly growing taller, their muscles bulging and veins popping out, their faces turning red, their mouths wide open, even tearing their own lips, and saliva gushing down.

At the same time, their life essence involuntarily manifested. The shells of the two almost identical snails burst open, and their bodies turned into a layer of liquid, which was Implantation the two people's bodies, causing their auras to be rapidly enhanced in an abnormal way.

"By directly altering the form of the soul and Implantation the body to temporarily gain immense power, what a brilliant idea! But the method looks very familiar," Lu Li thought, wriggling his body as he studied the technical concepts.