In a clearing in the Canyon, several tree cages of varying sizes stood around a thick willow tree.
Inside the tree cages, most of the animals lay docilely on the ground.
Yet, rather exasperatingly, a honey badger with white hair on its head was digging at the ground with both front paws in one of the cages, faintly exuding an air of never giving up until death.
"Stubborn, aren't you?"
With a sigh, Yu Ziyu chose to ignore this utterly stubborn honey badger.
He had to admit that the Spiritual Energy Revival had made even the animals a little more intelligent.
Take that golden monkey, for instance. Yu Ziyu had merely lowered him from his branches, and it had obediently run over to his side.
Although its round eyes kept darting about, its docile behavior was genuine.
Not only that monkey, but even the bison with black, crescent-shaped horns had obediently lain down beside Yu Ziyu.
The honey badger, however, was different.
As one of the hardest animals to tame, he had shown Yu Ziyu through his actions what "stubborn" meant.
The moment the branches lowered him, he shot off into the distance like an arrow loosed from a bow, infuriating Yu Ziyu so much that he lashed out at him.
Yet this fellow was truly bullheaded. He would rather take Yu Ziyu's lashes and keep running like mad.
Even now, locked in a tree cage Yu Ziyu had woven from his own branches, he still had not given up.
"You lot are much better behaved."
Turning his attention to the obedient animals in the other tree cages, Yu Ziyu smiled.
Leaving the honey badger aside.
The other animals really had given Yu Ziyu a pleasant surprise.
Especially that bison.
[Species: Mutant Bison. Lifespan: 4/30 years. Rank: entry-level level 2. Innate talent: Crescent-Moon Bull Horns-fierce and extraordinarily sharp, these horns are the most fearsome weapons, capable of tearing enemies apart in an instant. Special ability: Earth Stomp-raising its forelegs, it unleashes terrifying strength sufficient to shake the earth.]
Although this bison was only at entry-level level 2.
Its talent truly left nothing to be desired.
Even the Red Fox he valued had only one special ability, while the Peregrine Falcon had one innate talent.
Yet this bison actually possessed both an innate talent and a special ability.
He had to admit that this talent gave Yu Ziyu something more to look forward to.
And here, one thing was worth mentioning.
An innate talent was a talent one was born with, and, more importantly, a fearsome ability that could grow.
The stronger one became, the more terrifying one's innate talent grew.
For instance, the Peregrine Falcon's innate talent, Bullet Dive, would continually evolve as the Peregrine Falcon grew stronger. Someday, it might well pierce through an enemy in an instant like a bolt of lightning.
Special abilities, however, were different.
They were abilities that could only be developed through chance or opportunity.
Without training, their power would go no further.
The Red Fox, the Peregrine Falcon, the bison, and you, little fellow, are worth focusing on.
Gently stroking a golden monkey sitting in his treetop with a branch, Yu Ziyu made his plans.
As for the others, such as the white crane, the wolf, and that honey badger...
Sorry, but untamed as they were, they were not worth Yu Ziyu's effort to nurture.
Besides, Yu Ziyu's patience was limited.
If these fellows still refused to obey after he starved them for a while, Yu Ziyu would not mind killing them to gain evolution points.
After all, Yu Ziyu's need for evolution points was quite urgent now.
One ability after another awaited upgrading.
Entirely new abilities were also waiting for him to develop them.
And after fully assimilating his abilities, Yu Ziyu would still need evolution points to break through to the even more terrifying second order.
Just thinking about this made Yu Ziyu a little excited.
He was already so powerful at the first order. How terrifying would the second order be?
And here, the changes Yu Ziyu had undergone were worth mentioning.
His willow body was already around thirty-two meters tall, and its trunk had reached one to two meters in diameter.
Moreover, Yu Ziyu could feel his growth accelerating.
Perhaps because he had awakened his innate talent, Super Regeneration, Yu Ziyu could feel an endless stream of vitality within him.
If it was not expended, this abundant vitality would continuously accelerate his growth until, one day, he could truly "blot out the sky and sun."
Aside from the changes in his size, Yu Ziyu also noticed that the toughness of his bark was definitely no less than that of ordinary steel, and might even far exceed it.
As for Yu Ziyu's most terrifying roots, their toughness alone might surpass his bark by a considerable margin.
"Whatever else happens, I should be able to withstand a barrage of shells."
After weighing up his defenses, Yu Ziyu reached this conclusion with some confidence.
If he still could not withstand shells, what the hell was the point?
He might as well go straight to the humans and surrender.
After all, so-called artillery shells were merely a relatively ordinary human weapon.
With sufficiently tough defenses, most could withstand something like artillery shells.
The truly terrifying human weapons, however, were rarely displayed.
For example, biological and chemical weapons, genetic weapons, and those most terrifying weapons born for destruction: atomic and hydrogen bombs.
Until he had a means of resisting these weapons, Yu Ziyu would never willingly show himself before humans, no matter what.
That would not be a show of might, but a death wish.
As a former human, Yu Ziyu deeply understood the principle that "those not of our kind are bound to be of a different mind."
Moreover, there was another point that warranted vigilance.
If the human race realized that you threatened its position, the madmen among them would absolutely not mind destroying you by any means necessary.
If necessary, there was also an extremely high likelihood of them deploying atomic or hydrogen bombs.
So keeping a low profile and growing stronger was the way to go.
Crimson had a relatively clear classification of combat strength.
For example, before the first order came the nine entry-level levels. These were both a process of honing oneself and a necessity for stepping into the transcendent.
The first order, meanwhile, meant becoming a truly transcendent powerhouse.
Thus, his strength had also undergone a qualitative transformation.
As for whether the power of the first order had been set too high, please rest assured on that point.
Transcendence that could not stand against technology did not deserve to be called transcendence.
Technology and transcendence were two different systems of power.
If it was too weak, or rather, insufficient to withstand artillery shells, I believe a single human artillery barrage would be enough to sweep it away. Nor could this be called a great era of "transcendence descending."
(Event period: June 12 to June 14)
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