24: Resurrection
“Sir, times have changed.”
With a loud bang in the sky, adorable pets made a dazzling appearance.
Yabao, who had rested well in the Beastmaster Space, thought he had rested enough, and Li Wen would finally let him continue training.
Although for different reasons, all of Li Wen's pets uniformly experienced a problem.
“Bud~”
“Fight? No.”
“I want to train. I must defeat all those pesky bugs.”
Seeing Yabao uncooperative, Li Wen had no choice but to start his persuasion tactics again.
“Is the ultimate goal of your training to defeat the bugs that want to eat you?”
“Bud~”
Yabao nodded, affirming.
“Then if you don’t fight, how will you know if you can defeat others?” he guided patiently.
“Therefore, becoming stronger doesn't mean just training blindly; you also need appropriate real combat.”
“And this is the best way to test your strength. Defeating enemies doesn't prove anything.”
“If you defeat enemies that Qingyan couldn't defeat, it proves you are stronger than Qingyan.”
Li Wen's long, bewildering speech made Yabao's head a bit muddled.
“Bud?”
“Really?”
“Definitely real. When have I ever lied to you? Look, didn't I say that after detoxification, you wouldn't be afraid of bug bites, and Qingyan couldn't bite you anymore?”
Yabao thought, it does seem true. It's just that the feeling of Qingyan crawling on him was really uncomfortable.
Seeing Yabao finally catching on, Li Wen couldn't help but sigh: “In principle, one shouldn't trick others, but it's fine if you don't stick to principles.”
The Last Ripple, Life Warrior, reporting for duty!
The atmosphere began to grow tense, and the audience also started to get excited.
Huang Yi asked the people around him, “Do you think Li Wen can defeat the instructor?”
Seeing how powerful Li Wen's Little Green Worm was, he actually felt a bit conflicted, holding a mentality of both fearing his brother's hardship and fearing his brother driving a Land Rover.
He didn't know whether to hope he won or lost.
“I think it's a bit unlikely. The instructor is a professional Beastmaster after all. Even a new pet would be much stronger than ours.”
“Just watch carefully; don't worry unnecessarily.” Zhang Jian interrupted Huang Yi's mental struggle.
Zhang Jian was committed to becoming a Breeder and didn't care much about the strength of pets, so he clearly saw Huang Yi's state.
He just didn't know that Li Wen had already received an olive branch from a Master Breeder; otherwise, he would definitely go crazy too.
Li Wen on the stage was completely unaware of all this. With a command, Yabao's figure expanded, and he rushed towards the Stone Ape next to the instructor like an arrow shot from a bow.
As the instructor's capable pet, the Stone Ape wasn't particularly large, but facing Yabao's flexible and varied attacks, it appeared somewhat clumsy.
Relying on the Skill proficiency meticulously trained by Li Wen, every one of Yabao's attacks was precise and powerful. Whether it was the force or speed of Leaf Slash, it made it difficult for the Stone Ape to parry.
After the proficiency of Leaf Slash increased to the skilled level, the slash would be accompanied by a strong gust of wind, as if wielding a real greatsword.
The audience held their breath. This battle far exceeded their expectations. They had originally thought it would be an evenly matched duel, but they didn't expect Yabao to completely dominate the Stone Ape throughout.
Seeing this, the instructor frowned deeply. He knew the Stone Ape's strength, but he hadn't expected there could really be a new pet that could suppress it.
“Oh no, I feel like I'm going to lose!”
Considering his future professional career and the mocking faces of his colleagues.
Therefore, the instructor made a decision that went against “ancestral” traditions: to show this cute little (old) student (schemer) the role of a Beastmaster in battle.
“Next, I'll show you what a Beastmaster is for.”
He unhesitatingly used his Earth Element Enhancement Talent.
A powerful surge of earth element energy instantly poured into the Stone Ape's body, causing its surface to be covered with a layer of hard, earthy yellow armor. At the same time, its Energy Value and status were significantly boosted.
“Hacha!”
The Stone Ape let out a battle-filled roar and charged fiercely at Yabao. Although Yabao was agile, he had no choice but to temporarily retreat in the face of the Stone Ape's sudden change.
Stone Ape
attribute: Earth
Species: Elite Low-Grade
growth level: Entry-Level Primary
Energy Value: 450
trait: Indestructible
… “No, you're not playing fair, are you? You're even using a Talent?”
Li Wen couldn't help but complain at the sight.
A hint of seriousness flashed in his eyes, but he quickly adjusted his mindset and issued new commands to Yabao.
Upon receiving the command, Yabao's figure became agile again. He began to use the terrain of the arena to engage the Stone Ape in guerrilla warfare.
The battle grew more intense, but the huge gap in Energy Value meant that even high Skill proficiency was useless.
He could only rely on his own trait and the high stamina provided by Life Vitality, along with high endurance, to resist and retreat.
The Stone Ape, under the instructor's command, used its enhanced strength and defense to repeatedly try to force Yabao into a Desperate Counterattack.
However, just when everyone thought the battle would end like this.
Yabao suddenly unleashed the trump card Li Wen had prepared for him for a long time — Life Vitality + Low-Grade Self-Healing + Desperate Counterattack + Leaf Slash = Resurrection?
The final strike before his stamina ran out, he slashed at the Stone Ape.
The Stone Ape let out a painful howl, and the earthy yellow on its body gradually faded, revealing the marks of the slash.
“Hacha~”
Seeing this, the instructor's face changed dramatically. He hadn't expected Li Wen and Yabao to have such a hidden move.
Lu Chen saw this scene and whispered to Chen Ping beside him, “Why don't you come with me and go the cultural route?”
Chen Ping: ?
He recalled the Stone Ape. Although surprised, a loss was a loss, even with the Talent used.
The instructor just felt a bit of a toothache. He had encountered a super schemer, a once-in-a-century occurrence.
Not only had he never heard of it, but during the battle, he only released one pet, hiding the other.
You should have said so earlier! If I had known you had another entry-level one, I definitely wouldn't have… uh… not necessarily.
In any case, who would have thought this Sprout Beast would be so abnormal.
“All in all, everyone saw it, right?”
Everyone: ???
Saw what? Saw you being beaten by a student?
At this point, Instructor Zhuang's skin thickened. Anyway, it was just his third new pet that lost, not his main pet.
So, back to the main topic, he still had to teach his students well.
“The Beastmaster plays a big role in battles, so stop making excuses to escape physical training.”
“You also saw that my Stone Ape, in… uh… being crushed, after my enhancement, could unleash the ability to suppress the opponent.”
“This is enough to prove the importance of the Beastmaster. The Beastmaster's level determines the degree of enhancement.”
“So, if a pet trains Skills and Energy Value, then a Beastmaster trains physical fitness and meditation.”
“Meditation relies on self-awareness, and I will supervise your physical fitness.”
“As for those three, I'm not giving them a vacation; it's just that they are already entry-level and not suitable for the current training curriculum.”
To keep his promise, the instructor finally convinced himself and found an acceptable reason.