153: Abyss Walker

After finishing some matters, Lin Shu sat cross-legged on the head of his bed.

He instructed Black Night Saturn and Ziyu to remain quiet.

Soon, he would prepare to advance his Mental power to the third stage.

During his time at Central State University, after changing his meditation method, his Mental power had clearly improved much faster.

This showed how important high-level meditation methods were.

This was also one of the differences between ordinary Beastmasters and advanced Beastmasters.

Name: Lin Shu

Status: Healthy

Mental: 479

Talent: Mirror Flower, Water Moon - Lv2 (101/400)

Beasts: Dark Veil Hunter (Black Night), Mountain Warrior (Saturn), Thunder Swift Shadow (Ziyu)

Techniques: Basic Spirit Refinement Art - Innate (∞), Wild Goose Feather Saber Art - Mastered (53/180), Damage Transfer - Proficient (12/400), Mind Protection Spirit Shield - Minor Accomplishment (12/320), Spirit Source Heart Canon - Mastered (25/480)

In this period, his Mental power had increased by a full 54 points, far surpassing his high school speed by several levels.

He was only 21 Mental points away from reaching the third stage and contracting his fourth Beast.

This was also preparation; otherwise, when he entered the Land of Dragons, he would only be able to stare blankly.

Moreover, he had recently increased his emphasis on Mental power.

The Otherworlders' Mental techniques made him realize that a Beastmaster wasn't just reliant on their Beasts; they themselves possessed strong combat capabilities.

Therefore, in the future, he would spend more proficiency points to enhance his own Mental power.

The Spirit Source Heart Canon had already reached Mastered under Lin Shu's cultivation, and he was already familiar with its Mental attack methods.

Later, when his Mental stage was higher, these Mental attacks could serve as one of his trump cards.

He stopped thinking about these things, allowing himself to calm down.

He immersed himself in his Mental power.

When the opportune moment arrived, Lin Shu decisively invested thirty proficiency points.

Within his mind, a great change occurred.

The originally calm scene immediately became turbulent.

Gentle Mental energy, like moonlight, flowed.

It merged with his original Mental power.

An invisible change quietly appeared.

The originally scattered Mental power suddenly condensed together at this moment.

It was colorless and formless, as clean and clear as a bowl of water.

Reaching the third stage of Mental power could be considered an entry threshold.

It was also truly stepping into it.

Mental power would transform into an ocean or lake, flowing within his mind.

This operation presented no difficulty.

It only required letting nature take its course.

The Mental power within his body would automatically complete its transformation.

These things were detailed in the Spirit Source Heart Canon.

It also contained some understanding and insights into Mental power.

It was most suitable for a novice Beastmaster like Lin Shu, who didn't fully understand Mental power.

At this moment, the changes within his body were still ongoing; the entire process was gentle and smooth.

It was mostly completed by the Mental power itself, without needing Lin Shu to control it at all.

Instead, a deep, soul-stirring sense of comfort gradually spread throughout every cell of his body.

The Mental power, originally the size of a bowl, grew increasingly larger.

It absorbed the remaining Mental power like a whale, somewhat ravenously.

This process didn't last too long; ten minutes later.

The Mental Sea was completely formed.

Although Lin Shu's Mental Sea was only the size of a head.

It contained wisps of purple light, making it appear exceptionally wondrous.

Although its size had nothing to do with being a 'sea' at all.

But he was already satisfied.

Every Beastmaster who first entered the third stage of Mental power was like this.

Many even only had a fist-sized Mental Sea; Lin Shu's was already enormous among them.

He slowly opened his tightly closed eyes.

An invisible ripple of Mental energy immediately spread out.

A sharp glint flashed in Lin Shu's dark eyes, revealing a captivating radiance.

Even Black Night Saturn and Ziyu, who were nearby, were stunned.

They had clearly felt this impact.

The power wasn't great, but it was striking enough.

They then shook their heads and came to Lin Shu's side.

Celebrating their master's great achievement!

...Time flew by, and six days passed.

During these days, Lin Shu traveled to the other three beast tides.

He helped the remaining students complete their clear-out missions.

And he held nothing back, helping everyone with all his might.

This also made those who received Lin Shu's help develop a good impression of this excessively young classmate.

With such strong power and a willingness to help others, they, in turn, helped other students who were still resisting the beast tides.

“You are truly a good Beastmaster!”

However, Lin Shu felt a bit regretful about the scale of the other three beast tides.

They were almost identical to the one they had encountered.

Only the types of Beasts were different, and the overall level was even a bit higher.

But because there were too many people, and everyone started to emulate his actions and help, it led to too many monks and too little gruel, resulting in much less proficiency gained than in the previous two days.

Such an outcome made Lin Shu somewhat exasperated.

His good intentions had backfired.

And there was also progress regarding the spirit void jade fragments.

Things were as Lin Shu had expected.

There was a fragmented spirit void jade in the bodies of all four leading Beasts.

And they all belonged to the same piece, fitting perfectly.

After completely dealing with all the beast tides, he successfully collected them.

During this time, Gu Li was holding the spirit void jade and searching for a location within this small space.

This place wasn't too big nor too small, and it would still take a considerable amount of time to search the entire area.

They couldn't help at all; only those holding the spirit void jade or Spirit Origin Level spatial Beasts could sense the location of the small space.

They could only wait patiently for Gu Li to search.

At this moment, with the beast tide mission over, the remaining 17 Central State University students had already returned to school.

Now, in the vast Otherworld, only the four of them remained, along with the Beasts hidden in the corners.

It seemed exceptionally quiet... At this moment, under a cool green shade.

The three of them lay by the tree trunk, leisurely enjoying a brief moment of tranquility.

At this time, only Saturn was by Lin Shu's side.

Black Night and Ziyu had gone to the surroundings, hunting the Beasts there.

Neither of them could stand boredom, so he let them go.

Lin Shu, meanwhile, opened his panel and began to check the proficiency he had gained over the past week.

(Proficiency: 8238)

This number once again reached a new high.

Lin Shu temporarily had no plans to use it.

Mainly, he wanted to first check the subsequent evolution forms of Black Night and Ziyu.

Also, the speed of improvement in these past few days had been a bit too fast.

It was a bit too showy and beyond normal comprehension, so it was a good time to pause for a week and let things settle.

At this moment, Black Night and Ziyu happened to return, having already cleared out the surrounding Beasts.

Their master didn't allow them to go too far, so they could only rest here.

And accompany their master.

Ziyu and Black Night lay on their sides next to Lin Shu, exposing their soft bellies.

Lin Shu was not polite; he rested his head on it, and it was indeed extraordinary.

Not only was it soft, but it also provided automatic massage; the tingling sensation invigorated his Mental power.

He then opened Black Night's panel to check.

The familiar plus sign indeed appeared.

This made Lin Shu's eyes flash.

With a gentle tap, he entered the scroll.

The bizarre figures and colors in the scroll became increasingly vivid.

It was as if they were truly about to emerge from it.

Golden light suddenly appeared, filling Lin Shu's Mental world.

Such a distinct change showed its power.

Then, Black Night's subsequent evolution form slowly appeared.

The scroll opened, radiating rich colors, showing only one evolution direction.

Its name was—Dark Abyss Walker.

Unlocking it required a total of 8000 proficiency points.

It was truly terrifying...