Huh?
Sensing the Myriad Spirits Codex's feedback on Xiao Qing this time, Su Ping could not help raising his eyebrows.
Although he had not seen any improvement in Xiao Qing through True Eye, the Myriad Spirits Codex's display revealed Xiao Qing's condition.
Nothing else aside, the reduction in Forest Wolf experience points required to analyze Xiao Qing's bloodline mutation was already tremendous news.
Although the cost had fallen by a mere ten experience points, this was only the beginning. Did that mean that, as long as he strengthened Xiao Qing's Poison type bloodline accordingly and helped Xiao Qing consume these Poison type resources, the experience required for analysis would keep falling?
Compared with poison-type resources that money could buy, the Codex's experience points were undoubtedly more precious.
Over the past few days, although no other Forest Wolves had reached the required intimacy threshold to give the Codex's experience a major boost, daily training and the little fellows' steady improvement had brought Su Ping's Forest Wolf Record experience back up to over a hundred, approaching two hundred.
Although he was still some way from two thousand, experience points were not used solely to upgrade the Codex.
What concerned Su Ping was using them to perfect other breeding methods, as well as the evolution method for the "Ten Thousand Woods Wolf" that Sun Chaoju would soon lose to him.
Filling the gaps in an incomplete evolution and breeding method like that would certainly consume a great deal of experience.
Su Ping felt he needed to prepare.
Patting Xiao Qing's still somewhat bewildered head, Su Ping found himself facing a new worry.
Mutant Pet Beasts were indeed excellent. They possessed abilities and paths of development different from other Pet Beasts, and some, like Xiao Qing, could even break through their species' limits.
However, they had a drawback as well: their future evolution held certain unknowns.
Breeders could, of course, adjust some of the materials used in breeding and evolution according to the mutated attributes.
But breeders capable of that were far too rare and hard to come by.
Su Ping's current standing rested entirely on the power of the Myriad Spirits Codex. When it came to breeding and evolution, he himself was still a complete novice.
At that thought, Su Ping's gaze grew resolute.
The power of the Myriad Spirits Codex was beyond question. Perhaps, as it improved, it might eventually be able to develop perfect evolved forms for mutant Pet Beasts like Xiao Qing.
But it could not do that yet. Right now, Su Ping needed to improve his own abilities as a breeder and truly become an elite breeder!
That way, he could find a means of giving Xiao Qing a perfect evolution in the future!
The thought immediately restored Su Ping's enthusiasm.
Time waited for no one.
Still, none of these things could be accomplished in a single leap.
For now, the most important thing was to take Xiao Qing out for a test.
Leading the newly reinvigorated Xiao Qing, he headed outside the woods.
This time, Su Ping did not choose Little Dot as the test subject. Instead, he went straight to a Forest Wolf that had reached the Elite Stage.
"San Ha, come here!"
Su Ping was even more casual about naming these Forest Wolves. As long as he could recognize them, that was good enough.
The Forest Wolf whose name had been called strode over, head high and brimming with swagger.
Then, under San Ha's resentful gaze, Xiao Qing's purple vines instantly wrapped around him.
The short, serrated thorns on them struggled to pierce San Ha's fur and skin, even though he offered no resistance.
Naturally, Su Ping understood his own contracted beast more deeply than the other Forest Wolves.
Soon, he noticed something.
Although Xiao Qing's tier and skill levels had not improved,
Su Ping could tell from San Ha's reactions that the toxicity of Xiao Qing's Poison Vine Entanglement had increased.
Determining exactly how much it had increased would require extensive testing.
However, just as he was about to stop the fight, the purple vines around San Ha suddenly deepened in color, and their texture took on an indescribable quality.
The vines had previously been slender strands as thick as fingers, yet almost in that very instant, they swelled to the thickness of a baby's wrist!
"Awooo!"
San Ha, who had only been somewhat resentful and indignant before, suddenly let out a miserable howl.
Clearly, while the Poison Vine Strangulation had caused him some discomfort before, this sudden change brought him an indescribable pain,
And even a sense of danger!
Su Ping reacted instantly, locking True Eye onto Xiao Qing. Sure enough, at that very moment, Xiao Qing's Poison Vine Strangulation had advanced from beginner to proficient!
Although Connection Sharing had already made Su Ping aware that his beasts' skill levels would improve very quickly, Xiao Qing's advancement still came as a surprise.
At present, Xiao Qing had not even learned every racial skill yet. Accelerated Growth remained unlearned,
Yet Sunlight Absorption and Poison Vine Strangulation had both already reached the proficient level.
Of course, this was also thanks to Xiao Qing's extraordinary talent and aptitude.
At the same time, Su Ping confirmed something else: the Forest Wolves' practice of "Tree Vine Strangulation" could be shared with Xiao Qing's "Poison Vine Strangulation."
Apart from the newly learned Self-Healing, that left only Poison Woodheart.
However, this ability was a semi-passive skill, and with only Wooden Head, Old Sha, Little Dot, and Xiao Qing possessing it at present, the results of practicing through Connection Sharing were relatively mediocre.
Of course, that would no longer be a problem going forward!
At that thought, Su Ping immediately perked up. Had he not bought so many sets of Woodheart Potion ingredients precisely for this moment?
Besides, he wanted to test the potion's other effects and uses.
At once, Su Ping waved his hand, instructing Xiao Qing, Wooden Head, and the others to resume their earlier training. One side would attack, while the other would focus on practicing "Self-Healing."
As for him, he gave a loud shout:
"Old Sha!"
"Awooo!"
It had been a long time since his young master had summoned him alone. Old Sha's ears immediately pricked up, and like the most loyal old butler, he craned his neck and awaited his young master's orders.
"Come on, let's pull weeds!"
Old Sha's raised ears immediately drooped.
"Awooo..."
His voice became weak and listless too, because he knew all too well what pulling weeds meant!
Fortunately, this time, master and servant had a helper...
At last, night fell, and after a full day of work, Li Shu returned to his room.
His father, Li Senlin, also made a video call.
"Son, how's it going? How much have you learned from Su Ping? I'm telling you, it's not every day you meet such an amazing, capable classmate. Learn everything you can from him, and don't be afraid of hardship or fatigue!
"This is a rare opportunity. It's a blessing for our family that he's willing to teach you. But we can't forget our manners, either. When I come to pick you up, I'll bring Su Ping a gift. What does that young fellow like...?"
Looking at his father's eager expectations, Li Shu pressed his lips together.
He did not know how to explain it to his father.
In fact, at that very moment, profound bewilderment filled Li Shu's eyes.
A breeder-an intermediate breeder registered with the Breeder Association-was, according to both his father and his own understanding, a genuine cut above the rest.
In his imagination, such a breeder should spend the day surrounded by Pet Beasts, casually offering pointers that allowed them to learn all manner of miraculous skills,
Improving countless times faster than they would in a beast tamer's hands. Such breeders were gifted individuals admired by countless people.
Yet after spending this day at the Woodheart, he could not have had a clearer understanding of how Su Ping had spent his day.
What had he done alongside Su Ping all day?
Or rather, from his perspective, what exactly had Su Ping done all day?
In short: shoveled poop, cut grass, and watched Pet Beasts fight.
So this was a breeder's day?
What an unexpected way to shatter his fantasies.
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