131: Secretly perverted

“He is about to evolve into a third-tier being. If he continues to develop further, my ability to help him will become negligible, so I sincerely hope that you can…”

“Wait a minute! You just said you are willing to sign a contract with him? Is that really true?”

The Netherworld Guardian looked at Li Wen in astonishment, his eyes flashing with disbelief.

After some inspection, Li Wen found that the other party's attribute panel clearly showed that his growth level had already reached the limit of the Commander Rank.

Not only that, but there seemed to be some rather unique aspects hidden within it.

If he could successfully contract him, Li Wen mused to himself, he would definitely make a profit!

However, at this moment, the Netherworld Guardian's attitude was like someone eager to shake off a persistent nuisance.

This made Li Wen, who was originally full of confidence, feel a hint of doubt.

Just then, a resolute voice suddenly rang out.

“Dad, how can you be like this?”

“Are you really going to give me away to someone else?”

“No! The person who wants to contract me must defeat me in Go, otherwise, I will never agree!”

Faced with his firm opposition, the Netherworld Guardian seemed somewhat helpless and could only explain with a wry smile.

“It’s not that I don’t want to help you, but I really can’t beat him either.”

“Since that’s the case, why don’t you two have a match? If it doesn’t work out, then I can’t do anything about it.”

Upon hearing this, Li Wen did not show any fear; instead, he nodded confidently and replied:

“No problem, then let me give it a try.”

It's time for those self-proclaimed geniuses to witness the powerful might of modern technology!

Li Wen slowly sat down on the cold stone chair. He took a deep breath, then silently pulled out his phone and gently tapped on the familiar Go software icon on the screen.

With a swipe of his finger, he quickly adjusted the man-machine difficulty to the highest level.

At this moment, the opponent sitting across from him had an undisguised gleam of excitement in his eyes.

Clearly, having the opportunity to play chess with people of different skill levels was something he had always dreamed of!

However, how could Li Wen easily agree to let the other party go first?

You see, if he went first, his unique trick, which he once used to utterly defeat all the old men playing Chinese chess in his neighborhood, would be impossible to use!

So, Li Wen shook his head repeatedly and said.

“No, no, no, there’s no need for me to go first against an opponent like you! You go first, so you can personally experience the huge gap in strength between us!”

Unfortunately, Li Wen's slightly provocative words did not manage to anger the other party.

After all, this opponent had never truly been exposed to the outside world, so he naively believed that Li Wen must be a hidden super expert.

This match was simply a nightmare for the opponent.

Asking someone who is only an amateur chess player to compete with AI is like asking someone who has just been ranked to win a championship—there's almost no chance of winning!

As expected, the Scholar ultimately lost miserably.

However, the subsequent turn of events greatly surprised Li Wen... The opponent across from him suddenly clasped his hands together and said sincerely:

“Please accept me as your disciple! I am willing to sign a contract with Master and follow you to diligently study chess!”

Li Wen: What the hell? Why are you all acting like you're sick, one calling me 'Lord' and the other 'Master'.

“The current difficulty is that I haven’t advanced to a fourth-level Beastmaster yet.”

You see, the difficulty of increasing a Beastmaster's level is immense, following a pattern similar to the growth level of the Leaders Aura possessed by Yuan Wang, increasing by quantities of 1, 10, 100, in a tenfold exponential growth model.

In other words, to reach a fourth-level Beastmaster, one must accumulate a full one thousand points of soul power. Although it currently seems very close to this goal, there is still a small gap to bridge!

The Netherworld Guardian, however, seemed unconcerned about this. He spoke calmly, saying:

“You don’t have to worry about that.”

“The most abundant resource here is soul power. You just need to meditate for a period with a calm mind, and breaking through to the fourth level will be a matter of course.”

He paused, then added:

“Moreover, during this period, not only will you yourself be nourished by soul power and successfully advance.”

“Your pet beasts will also have the opportunity to use this chance to further enhance the strength of their soul power.”

Upon hearing this, Li Wen immediately and unhesitatingly summoned Ya Bao and Qing Yan from his contract space.

As soon as the two little fellows appeared, they frantically devoured the incredibly rich soul power around them. For a time, the scene was spectacular.

Unfortunately, for Yuan Wang, who was also one of Li Wen's pet beasts, the situation was not so optimistic.

Due to a powerful suppressive force in this mysterious place, the Mind Emperor’s secret realm was unable to open its exclusive secret realm passage.

Otherwise, Li Wen would probably have summoned 'Lizard' long ago.

From this, it can be seen that the Netherworld Guardian’s strength is above Mind Emperor, and Mind Emperor is even more powerful than the Tree Emperor.

Li Wen could only say that the Tree Emperor was truly embarrassing.

Everyone else is Saint Rank, and you're the weakest... Li Wen took a deep breath, slowly closed his eyes, and thus began his longest and most focused meditation since embarking on the path of a Beastmaster.

At the same time, to prevent the Scholar from interfering, he had a flash of inspiration, handed his phone to the Scholar, and said with a serious air:

“Only if you can defeat the machine are you qualified to play against me.”

These words sounded quite reasonable, but in reality, it was just a small trick Li Wen played, purely to coax this innocent little fellow.

And Li Wen himself was fully immersed in meditation, doing his best to improve his own strength.

The goal was to be ready for his senior brother's upcoming crucial final match.