After fully activating the nine Hidden Soul Star, Jiang Ziliu finally relaxed his suppression, and his life level naturally rose to the Silver Rank.
Jiang Ziliu:
Occupation: One-star Silver Rank Beastmaster
Lifespan: 18 (600)
Life status: Healthy
Soul Strength: 10012.7
Life level: Silver Rank life form
Dark Energy level: 1006.4
He advanced to the Silver Rank life form because he activated his Hidden Soul Star three times in a row, and his three indicators— Dark Energy quality, soul strength, and life constitution—all reached the ordinary Quasi-Gold Rank.
This solid foundation also allowed him to live to the age of 600.
The lifespan of a typical high-level Silver Rank expert is around 500 years.
Jiang Ziliu's lifespan is significantly longer than that of a typical Silver Rank.
His soul strength increased the most, reaching 10012.3, a value typically found only by ordinary early-stage Gold Rank experts.
The higher the level of a Beast Tamer, the greater the gap between each major realm becomes.
However, Jiang Ziliu strengthened his soul by opening the Hidden Soul Star three times in a row ( Gray Rock, Black Iron, Bronze ), allowing his soul to always catch up with the soul strength of the next level of life on a qualitative level.
He has always been able to achieve great leaps in the strength of his soul. If placed in a world where a great emperor reigns supreme, he would be an absolute god-level powerhouse.
His powerful soul strength, superior life constitution, and Dark Energy level that represented a near-major leap in dark energy quality allowed him to possess combat power comparable to ordinary high-level or even peak Silver Rank beast masters when he first entered the Silver.
Of course, this is assuming that the two major uncertainties of skills and beast taming are excluded.
Taking into account uncertainties such as beast taming and feedback skills, his combat strength fluctuates considerably, depending on who he is being compared to.
Among the Human Race, there are those whose foundations are as deep as his.
This breakthrough to the Silver Rank also means that his own life level has surpassed the highest strength level of all beast tamers for the first time.
His growth potential was further enhanced by the advantage of the number of beasts he could control, placing him at the highest level among all his combat abilities.
Moreover, this transformation brought his soul strength to the level of 10,000.
This means that in addition to the three beasts he already has, he can contract two more beasts!
The increase in the number of beasts he can control means he will receive more life feedback, and his strength will increase significantly in the future.
Taming beasts is the path to becoming a beast tamer; this is the origin of the path to beast taming for Wisdom life in the universe.
He has already surpassed far too many beast tamers.
After breaking through, Jiang Ziliu was already a mid-level expert, but he was not arrogant at all and continued to Aura Concealment to the Three-Star Black Iron level!
On the surface, he is Black Iron Beastmaster.
When his Black Iron Grade strength is insufficient to defeat his opponent, he will subtly reveal a slight improvement, raising his strength to the level of Nine-Star Black Iron.
If he still can't win at this point, he'll run away immediately.
But if he still can't escape, he will instantly unleash the power of a high-level Bronze opponent and kill them.
But only when his life is truly in danger will he reveal his Silver Rank strength to escape or stage a last-ditch counterattack!
By concealing his true strength, Jiang Ziliu devised this rather insidious and risky strategy.
Then, one morning, he bid farewell to the place where he had lived for nearly two years and embarked on the next adventure.
His next adventure will still focus on acquiring valuable resources and developing his strength stealthily.
The key is to avoid major incidents and focus on quiet growth!
Jiang Ziliu left the base and headed towards Scallion Ridge.
Scallion Ridge is a recognized treasure trove of resources, and Jiang Ziliu's main target this time is Elemental Crystal and Beast Core, with secondary targets being treasures such as Soul Crystal.
The road leading to Scallion Ridge is wider and larger here.
The road is entirely constructed of highly resilient natural rock, using giant rock bricks that are over ten meters long, ten meters wide, and over seven meters thick.
Among humans, there are beast tamers who possess the earth element and are fond of swords and similar tools.
They are the main force in making bricks from rocks, and they love this kind of work the most. Not only can they earn money, but they can also hone their knife and sword skills in the process of cutting out huge rocks.
It's a win-win situation, so why not?
Extraordinary abilities are not only combat power, but also a powerful and efficient productive force!
The entire highway is two kilometers wide, with bridges built over rivers and mountains carved through them.
It's no longer the old model of digging tunnels through mountains; nowadays, people prefer to cut a mountain in half and then build a road directly through the middle.
This kind of work, if done by a Gold Rank expert, could be completed in less than ten days!
Their compensation is also very high, but the overall cost is much lower than slowly digging tunnels using technology, saving about three-quarters of the expenses.
It is only because Gold Rank powerhouses participated in this project that this road was able to become two kilometers wide.
The road was widened not for trade routes, but to allow for the rapid mobilization of troops to provide support should an outbreak of alien invasions occur in the Scallion Ridge region.
The strange beasts of Scallion Ridge pose no threat to Human Race, but the hidden alien Dungeon Space within them are a major problem.
Because that would mean the arrival of an alien army!
During the past two years of quiet growth, Jiang Ziliu has also been constantly studying the development of human society as a whole, gaining a deep understanding of many things, which is why he knows about this path.
In fact, there are many such roads in this area.
Nearly four ring roads encircle Scallion Ridge, forming a barrier that allows humans to effectively control the entire Scallion Ridge, turning it into a resource point rather than a major disaster.
As he traveled, he encountered many adventure groups of all sizes, as well as high school student groups, university student training groups, and beast Rogue Person.
They all came from other places to this area of Scallion Ridge for adventure and training.
Everyone looked travel-worn, as if they were rushing to a market, looking hurried and nervous.
After all, Scallion Ridge is indeed a treasure trove of resources, but it is also a particularly dangerous place, with huge beasts, towering trees, and poisonous insects everywhere.
No one knows whether entering it will bring them good fortune or bury their life within it, enriching the soil and water.
There are many people on this road because everyone is using this road.
A larger crowd generally means greater safety.
"Hey bro, wanna team up? It'll be safer if we go together."
A middle-aged man who looked rather composed came over and extended the invitation. His expression seemed righteous and trustworthy.
But Jiang Ziliu didn't answer. Instead, he stared at him with icy eyes, his hand already on the hilt of the knife at his waist!
Seeing Jiang Ziliu's posture, the other party knew that this young man was an experienced veteran.
If he continues to argue, the other party might just pull out a knife!
The seemingly trustworthy middle-aged man walked away sheepishly, to try and seduce the next seemingly young solo traveler.
In the world of beast tamers and adventurers, there's a specific term for this type of person: Vulture Traveler!
They deceive inexperienced young people into joining their teams; those with slightly higher moral standards simply deceive, impress, or find cannon fodder, free labor, without giving you any adventure resources.
In the worst-case scenario, after they've used you, they'll use you as cannon fodder to be disposed of by the alien beasts, or they'll simply kill you and rob you.
Vultures are the most dangerous creatures in large beast-taming resource points like Scallion Ridge, even more dangerous than other races and beasts.
Most importantly, they would cleverly offer tributes to the high-ranking officials of nearby bases, seeking their protection and support.
So these guys are the ones who live a rather shady but relatively comfortable life in this area.
Vultures have excellent eyesight; they can distinguish who they can mess with and who they must not.
They wouldn't easily offend mysterious and dangerous lone adventurers, but they were exceptionally ruthless towards novice adventurers.
During their eye contact, Jiang Ziliu subtly used a murderous aura and a soul pressure exceeding his apparent strength to make the other person feel a high degree of danger, which is why the other person dared not disturb him.
For humans, the most dangerous thing is their own kind!
That's absolutely true, and vultures are just one type of danger found in Scallion Ridge.
Within Scallion Ridge lies a completely unregulated area. Adventure groups there may transform into bandit gangs at any moment; they are truly ruthless, robbing and killing without leaving a trace.
It's difficult to tell whether the adventure groups around you are genuine adventurers or bandit groups with a dual identity.
An adventurous life is essentially a constant cycle between heaven and hell!