A Training Method for Poison-Type Mutations?

In the infirmary, Little Dot had fully recovered and was staring excitedly at the Magic Potion container in Su Ping's hand.

It recognized that thing. After its king had taken it, his strength had suddenly grown much greater.

The human before it, its king's master, really hadn't lied to it!

Clearly, Little Dot wasn't as fussy or as intelligent as Old Sha. Or perhaps, after Xiao Qing's contemptuous gaze had stung the little wolf earlier, its desire for strength now outweighed everything else.

Su Ping didn't hesitate either. He took out the jelly-like Woodheart Potion and tossed the medicinal-smelling blob straight into Little Dot's mouth.

Su Ping had to admit it.

He had some selfish motives. Otherwise, he wouldn't have let Little Dot try it first to see exactly what it did.

And the result didn't disappoint him.

A low growl rang out, and the scene from that morning unfolded once again.

But unlike Old Sha's brief transformation, Little Dot's lasted a full ten minutes.

Specks of verdant starlight clung to the little wolf's body.

Even Xiao Qing's small eyes showed a trace of wariness as it looked again at this previously insignificant opponent.

It sensed a hint of danger from the opponent it had defeated instantly before!

And that feeling was entirely justified.

Wood-element energy gathered in the air.

But instead of the vines of Tree Vine Strangulation appearing, the little wolf slowly opened its eyes, and its body actually grew slightly larger.

Was this...

The Forest Wolf's other racial skill, Accelerated Growth?

Before Su Ping could get a good look at Little Dot's changes, the Forest Wolf Record delivered its feedback and notification:

[Successfully granted the linked pet skills: Woodheart, Accelerated Growth. Rank increased. Record experience +10!]

The experience gained this time was much lower. He didn't know whether that was because Little Dot's level was too low, or because using the same Magic Potion to improve another wolf had caused the Forest Wolf data logs obtained by the Record to become repetitive.

But Su Ping really wasn't in the mood to worry about that. He turned his True Eye on Little Dot:

[Forest Wolf (wild)]

[Current level: ordinary sixth rank]

[Racial potential: elite tier ten]

[Skills: Sunlight Absorption (beginner), Accelerated Growth (beginner), Woodheart (beginner)]

Just as he'd expected!

Joy shone in Su Ping's eyes.

Little Dot's level had also risen, and the extent of that increase exceeded even his expectations. A single bottle of Woodheart Potion had taken Little Dot straight from ordinary third rank to ordinary sixth rank.

As expected of a Magic Potion formula perfected by the Myriad Spirits Codex-and of a Magic Potion made by a future master breeder like himself.

Su Ping was thoroughly pleased with himself.

Before he could indulge in his self-satisfaction, something tugged at his sleeve.

Sure enough, it was Xiao Qing.

Seeing this opponent it had looked down on surpass it in both strength and aura in such a short time, Xiao Qing could no longer sit still.

"Awoo... awoo..."

Looking at his hopeless little pet, Su Ping laughed.

"Don't worry. You think I'd leave you out?"

He opened the bottle of Woodheart Potion he had prepared earlier. Faced with the pungent Magic Potion that Old Sha had desperately avoided, Xiao Qing swallowed it in one gulp.

The same faint emerald light appeared, wrapping Xiao Qing in countless tiny specks. But at that moment, Su Ping's breathing grew a little faster.

It would have been a lie to say he wasn't nervous. Otherwise, he wouldn't have chosen to let Little Dot try it first.

Although Little Dot had succeeded, Xiao Qing was different from the other Forest Wolves.

Xiao Qing's Poison type bloodline mutation already set it distinctly apart from the rest of the Forest Wolves.

The Woodheart Potion primarily worked through the wood attribute. Whether it would cause some other reaction in Xiao Qing remained unknown.

Su Ping had long since prepared the infirmary's stomach-pumping equipment and medical supplies. He watched without blinking as Xiao Qing slowly began to change.

The same verdant specks of light covered Xiao Qing's body.

Waves of power radiated from Xiao Qing.

Time ticked by, and beads of sweat began to form on Su Ping's forehead.

Ten minutes. Little Dot had taken ten minutes to consume and absorb the Magic Potion, but now fifteen minutes had already passed.

Yet the verdant specks covering Xiao Qing showed no sign of fading. Instead, their color gradually deepened.

The original bright green turned somewhat darker.

It actually looked a little like the Woodheart Potion's original color.

Su Ping could no longer keep still. He activated True Eye almost constantly, his gaze locked firmly on Xiao Qing.

Yet even True Eye couldn't fully analyze Xiao Qing's condition at that moment.

Fortunately, the nearby monitoring equipment showed that Xiao Qing's vital signs remained excellent, allowing Su Ping to breathe a small sigh of relief.

Finally, just as Su Ping was growing impatient, the dark-green specks seemed to settle all at once. A howl rang through the infirmary-not loud, but no longer carrying the lingering puppyish tone it had before.

The specks vanished, and Xiao Qing appeared before Su Ping once more.

But again, before Su Ping could properly examine Xiao Qing's changes with True Eye, the Forest Wolf Record acted a step faster, delivering some truly unusual feedback!

[Successfully granted the linked pet skill: Mutated Poison Woodheart. Rank increased. Racial upper limit increased. Record experience +50!]

[A preliminary analysis of the Mutant Forest Wolf's mutation cause has been completed. Spend 50,000 Experience Points from this Record to forcibly determine the Forest Wolf Poison type bloodline mutation cause and obtain the mutation training method.]

Sensing the Forest Wolf Record's feedback within the Myriad Spirits Codex, even Su Ping couldn't help blinking. For a moment, he couldn't quite process it.

Wasn't that a little too much information at once?

Still, the Myriad Spirits Codex's earlier feedback had mentioned that it could analyze the cause of Xiao Qing's mutation. As long as he spent time with Xiao Qing every day and gained experience, there was a chance of discovering the cause of its bloodline mutation.

Su Ping simply hadn't expected that day to arrive so soon.

Although the glaring cost of 50,000 Record Experience Points was painfully conspicuous, at least he now had something to look forward to, didn't he?

If he could master the training method for Poison type mutations in Forest Wolves, then Woodheart's future achievements in Forest Wolf breeding research might truly live up to what his unreliable father had said.

It could easily become number one in Jianghai Province, or even the entire Dragon Nation!

Still, 50,000 Experience Points remained a rather distant goal.

Su Ping reined in his excitement and turned his gaze to Xiao Qing, even more eager to see what had changed after it took the Woodheart Potion.