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Chapter 322: Yao Ye Extra (44)
Chapter 322: Yao Ye Extra (44)
Chapter 322: Chapter 322: Yao Ye Extra (44)
“Yaoye, have you seen the meat I just roasted?”
Shen Jingyun came over with some fruits.
“I didn’t see it,” Shen Yaoye said, feeling guilty and not daring to look at Shen Jingyun. “Maybe something snatched it away.”
“I see…” Shen Jingyun smiled. “Then you’ll just have to put up with some fruit.”
Shen Jingyun placed the fruits beside him.
“Who wants your fruit.”
Shen Jingyun suddenly bent down, catching Shen Yaoye’s muttering perfectly.
He leaned in so close so suddenly, Shen Yaoye was startled and stared wide-eyed at Shen Jingyun.
Shen Jingyun lifted his hand to wipe the corner of his mouth, then patted his head and went back to the other side.
Shen Yaoye: “…”
Shen Yaoye touched the corner of his mouth, finding it greasy, he fiercely wiped it with his sleeve, his face turning bright red with embarrassment and annoyance.
After nightfall.
Shen Yaoye leaned against a tree, his thoughts in disarray when something cold slid across the back of his hand. He focused his gaze and found himself frozen in place.
“Shen Jingyun!” Shen Yaoye yelled out.
When Shen Jingyun arrived, he saw a small green snake with half of its body resting on Shen Yaoye’s hand.
Shen Yaoye was stiff, his face pallid and unsightly; on closer look, he was even trembling.
“Yaoye, it’s just a small snake,” Shen Jingyun said softly. “Just flick it off.”
“Shen Jingyun!” The tremor was evident in Shen Yaoye’s voice.
He had been afraid of snakes since he was a child.
He knew it well.
Faced with a snake, never mind using Xuan Qi, even moving was difficult.
Everyone has something they fear; Shen Yaoye didn’t think it was anything to be ashamed of, but in front of Shen Jingyun, he felt humiliated.
Shen Jingyun stepped forward and flicked the snake away: “It’s okay now.”
Shen Yaoye immediately jumped up, staying far away, watching the spot where the snake had been, still heart-pounding.
“You want to come over?” Shen Jingyun asked him.
“No.” Shen Yaoye rubbed the place the snake had crawled on, still feeling a chill all over.
Shen Jingyun showed a helpless expression and returned alone to the fire.
Shen Yaoye looked around into the darkness, constantly hearing hissing and rustling sounds by his ears, goosebumps covering his arms.
After hesitating for a long time, Shen Yaoye looked in Shen Jingyun’s direction, clenched his teeth, and cautiously made his way over.
When he got to Shen Jingyun’s side, seeing him with his eyes closed, he felt justified in sitting down.
Sometimes, Shen Yaoye felt that their closest moment was during their time in that secret realm.
But his best memories were there, and so were his worst.
They had encountered a Xuan beast there, and the Xuan beast was powerful.
To allow him to escape first, Shen Jingyun had stayed behind to face the Xuan beast alone.
Shen Yaoye had run a distance before finally turning back.
Both Shen Jingyun and the Xuan beast were lying on the ground; the beast was dead, and Shen Jingyun was at death’s door.
Sometimes, Shen Yaoye wished Shen Jingyun were dead, so that Father Shen would stop bringing up Shen Jingyun all the time, telling him to learn from Shen Jingyun.
However, when he actually saw Shen Jingyun on the brink of death, deep down he found he didn’t want him to die.
Shen Jingyun had been poisoned, without a cure.
The poison wouldn’t affect Shen Jingyun’s strength; he seemed nearly normal on the surface, but every now and then, the poison would flare up, the pain unimaginable.
Each attack would consume a bit of his life force.
Even if his strength remained, his body would weaken day by day.
Father Shen, unusually, didn’t punish him or even scold him but remained calm as if nothing had happened.
Shen Yaoye would rather Father Shen scold him as he used to.
But Father Shen remained silent, as if disappointed to the extreme, unwilling to even speak.
Shen Yaoye stayed by Shen Jingyun’s side for half a month; after half a month, he left the Shen family to seek a cure for Shen Jingyun far and wide.
He wouldn’t return to the Shen family for a year and a half, only sending back anything he thought useful through others.
Later, having traveled all over Dongyuan, he hadn’t found a useful cure so he went to the Lower Realm.
There will always be a way…
Shen Yaoye withdrew from his memories, took his gaze back, and turned to leave.
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The Shen Family was adorned with red silk, the sounds of gongs and drums filled the air, and there was an air of celebration.
Someone in the Shen Family was getting married today.
“Ah—”
A scream came from the Shen Family.
Shen Jingyun arrived following the sound.
Shen Yaoye was standing in the courtyard, with a corpse lying on the ground, blood flowing at his feet.
“Yaoye, you…” Shen Jingyun was shocked.
“Brother, congratulations.” Shen Yaoye raised his head, a smile on his face.
“Yaoye, what are you doing?” Shen Jingyun rushed towards Shen Yaoye, “He’s your second uncle, how could you…”
Shen Yaoye stepped back, leaving bloody footprints on the ground.
How could he…
Of course, he could.
Because that was the condition for the exchange of the Primordial Spirit Golden Pill.
“Brother, happy wedding.” After Shen Yaoye said this, he lightly touched the ground with his foot, leapt into the air, and disappeared with a few bounds.
Shen Jingyun stared into the void, his complexion terrible.
“Family Head, the Young Master, he…”
Shen Jingyun said, “The matter of today, no one is allowed to speak of it. The second uncle died a sudden death.”
“…Yes.”
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Shen Yaoye found Chuzheng and told her he had fulfilled her condition.
Chuzheng spoke calmly, with an indifferent tone, “I already gave you the Primordial Spirit Golden Pill, it doesn’t matter if you don’t do it.”
The post had just been sent out, and soon there was a large number of replies.
“We have been researching Guardian Beast’s evolution routes for two thousand years, and now we have achieved remarkable results. Many Guardian Beasts can be found on the Beastmaster’s Forum for their evolution routes. You can learn how to do it yourself.”
“There are too many types of monsters, and even the mountains, rivers, and plants can evolve. In the spatial gate, there are always a bunch of previously unseen monsters that come out every year. It’s impossible to know about the evolution route of all monsters, but we are always striving.”
“That’s right, even professional Beast Raising Masters dare not say they know all the evolution routes of Guardian Beasts.”
“In any case, human beings have been researching Guardian Beasts for so many years, and there are still quite a few achievements. For many known Guardian Beasts, we have basically found one or two evolution routes.”
“The evolution routes of all Guardian Beasts are closely related to the Beastmaster’s Space. In the Beastmaster’s Space, the probability of Guardian Beasts breaking through the Species Level is higher, and this is the reason why many highly intelligent monsters are now willing to sign a contract with humans.”
“Even if you know one or two evolution routes, it is extremely difficult to help Guardian Beasts evolve to a higher Species Level.”
“Yes, it is relatively easy to increase the Combat Power Level, but the Species Level is really too difficult, and it depends on opportunities, which can only be encountered but not sought.”
The latest reply seemed to be an advertisement, “Do you want to cultivate your own Guardian Beast? Come to our ‘Tricking You Beast Raising Studio!’ Reasonable prices, no deception to children or the elderly!”
“If you provide the materials yourself, it only costs 150,000 union coins to increase the Combat Power Level of a Guardian Beast within Level 5. Our address is… ”
Chen Fan was furious…
You even said “Trick You,” do you think I am an idiot?
However, soon that person sent another message, “The previous one was a typo, it’s ‘Protecting You Beastmaster’s Studio,’ not ‘Tricking You Beast Raising Studio.’ This damn input method…”
“Is it really a problem with the input method?” Chen Fan sneered.
But the price quoted by this “Tricking You Beast Raising Studio” allowed him to roughly understand the current market for “cultivating Guardian Beasts.”
Provide the materials yourself, and for a Guardian Beast within Level 5, it costs 150,000 union coins to increase a Combat Power Level…
Chen Fan opened Qiandu and searched for housing prices in East Sea City.
He found that a 100 square meter house in East Sea City costs around 900,000 union coins.
Inside the city is the most expensive, outside the city is cheaper.
So, including the materials, upgrading a Guardian Beast’s Combat Power Level to Level 5 would cost more than a house in East Sea City’s inner city?
This is simply robbery!
Do Beast-raising Studios make so much money?
Chen Fan suppressed his impulse and after reading through the replies one by one, he entered “Ragdoll Cat Evolution Route” in the forum’s search box.
Several posts by professional Beast Raising Masters immediately appeared…
Awakened Ragdoll Cat Evolution Route: Ragdoll Cat?Bloodthirsty Cat?Star Space Shadow Cat.
Below was a seemingly authenticated “Beast Raising Master’s” evaluation: This is the best evolution route for an Awakened Ragdoll Cat.
Chen Fan couldn’t help but be stunned: “That’s it?”
“The best evolution route?”
Looking at this evolution route, when the Ragdoll Cat evolves to its final form, it becomes a “Star Space Shadow Cat.”
This evolution route is the same as the Ordinary Evolution Path shown in the system.
However, on his system panel, there is also a “Hidden Variant Evolution Path” for Snowy, which is obviously much stronger than the normal evolution path!
Moreover, on the system panel, Snowy’s “Hidden Variant Evolution Path” ends with an ellipsis, obviously indicating that it can break through to even higher levels.
But the Normal Evolution Path stops abruptly at the Star Space Shadow Cat.
…
Chen Fan then entered “Wild Savage Ape Evolution Route” in the forum search box.
Wild Savage Ape Evolution Route: Wild Savage Ape?Stone-skinned Demon Ape?Iron-skinned Demon Ape.
As expected…
The ordinary evolution path given by the system is basically consistent with the evolution path searched on the forum.
However, according to the forum’s information, the Wild Savage Ape has only this one evolution path.
But the system also provided a “Hidden Variant Evolution Path,” allowing the Wild Savage Ape to break through to the level of the “Primordial Grey Ape” and above!
The difference between the two evolution paths is huge!
Chen Fan took a deep breath, suppressed the shock and ecstasy in his heart once again, and opened two pages, entering “Combat Power Level” and “Species Level” respectively…
Guardian Beast levels are divided into “Combat Power Levels” and “Species Levels.”
[Combat Power Level]: 1-5 (Ordinary), 6-10 (Elite), 11-15 (Leader), 16-20 (War General);
21-25 (Commander), 26-30 (King), 31-35 (Overlord), 36-40 (Emperor), 41-45 (Dominator)…
[Species Level]: Awakened, Extraordinary, Lord, Monarch, Legend, Epic, Myth. Seven Species Levels, each divided into Low, Medium, High.
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[Combat Power Level]is the strength level of the Guardian Beast, based on Star Power as a reference, and is only a rough estimate of the Guardian Beast’s combat power.
[Species Level]represents the innate advantage and development potential of the Guardian Beasts, determining the upper limit for the Combat Power Level of Guardian Beasts. However, this limit is not unbreakable. Once it’s broken, it’s possible to awaken even more powerful talents and abilities.
The same Combat Power Level only indicates that their Star Power is on the same level, and it does not mean that the actual strength of the Guardian Beasts is exactly the same because the Species Level needs to be taken into consideration.
Guardian Beasts with the same combat power level have the same Star Power, but the higher the species level, the stronger they are.
Star Power is the main strength of the Guardian Beasts, but it is not the only strength.
In addition to Star Power, Guardian Beasts have strength from their species.
For example, a rabbit and an elephant with the same Combat Power Level 5 both have the same Star Power, but the Species Level of the elephant is much stronger than that of the rabbit, having an innate advantage…the elephant has a much larger body and greater strength.
So even with the same Combat Power Level and Star Power, the elephant may still crush the rabbit with the same combat power level.
It’s not until the levels of rabbits and elephants are raised to a certain level that their Star Power becomes much stronger than the power brought by their species, and the gap between the two sides will gradually close.
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Star Martial Artists and Guardian Beastmasters cultivation levels: range from first rank to nine ranks (higher than nine ranks exist, but ordinary people do not know about them), and each rank is divided into five layers.
For both Star Martial Artists and Guardian Beastmasters, Star Power is an important measure of strength, but it’s not the whole story… because it also requires opening meridians and apertures.
When starting cultivation for Star Martial Artists or Guardian Beastmasters, after reaching the required Star Power, they need to create eight main channels and at least seventy-two collateral channels, then forge the Star Sea in order to breakthrough to the first-grade realm.
In the first-grade realm, Star Martial Artists or Guardian Beastmasters need to open the Nine Apertures, after reaching the standard of Star Power, to finally break the limit of the first rank and reach the Grade 2 Realm.
The cultivation of Guardian Beastmasters and Star Martial Artists is relatively more complex than that of Guardian Beasts.
In the world of Guardian Beasts, Guardian Beastmasters have much greater development potential than Star Martial Artists due to multiple contracts and the growth of Guardian Beasts, which in turn helps the Beastmaster grow more quickly.
After silently noting down this information, Chen Fan took another look at the four Guardian Beasts surrounding the square.
These four Guardian Beasts, including the Wild Savage Ape, had a Combat Power Level of 10, which made them Elite.
Their Species Level, however, was Moderate Extraordinary.
Both their Combat Power Level and their Species Level far surpassed Snowy’s current abilities.
However…
Chen Fan believed that if he could collect the necessary materials, it would only be a matter of time before Snowy surpassed these four powerful Guardian Beasts!
But that’s for later… there’s a need for money and time.
The priority is to find a way to increase Snowy’s strength to Level 2!
Otherwise, the jungle assessment over these three days would be extremely dangerous!
At this thought, Chen Fan opened the “Thousand Degrees Map”.
He then typed “Tang Country East Sea City Guidance Plaza” on the map.
A large map immediately appeared in front of him.
On the map, there was an introduction to the Guidance Plaza and the surrounding jungle.
The jungle surrounding the Guidance Plaza was called “Black Ant Forest”. The Black Ant Forest had several iron veins with many Level 1 and 2 Iron-eating Black Ants and Holy Beetles living in it.
Chen Fan moved two fingers to enlarge the map.
Enlarge.
Enlarge further…
There it was.
The Black Ant Forest had a river called the “Sinking Star River”.
The Sinking Star River flowed from west to east, winding through the entire forest.
Due to the countless blue scaled demonic fish living in the river, their scales were like shimmering stars under the sunlight, the river was named the “Sinking Star River”.
There were many blue scaled demonic fish in the Sinking Star River, mainly Level 1 to 3. They were extremely ferocious and had strong attacks, making it the most dangerous place in the Black Ant Forest.
The reason it was considered the most dangerous was that other monsters in the forest such as the Iron-eating Black Ants and Holy Beetles generally had Level 1 and 2 powers. Although they were numerous, they posed little threat.
Thus, there’s a red warning about the Sinking Star River on the map.
“I’m alright, it’s just… I’ve come to understand some things,” Shen Yaoye said.
He had always felt that he disliked Shen Jingyun.
But now he suddenly realized that perhaps it was not dislike he felt for him…
He liked that person.
But his liking was not accepted by the world.