31: Dark Hunter

The next morning, Friday.

Lin Shu woke up in the room provided by the school team's training base.

Yesterday, Lin Shu had brought Hei Ye and Tu Yao over.

He also brought some daily necessities along with him.

With Hei Ye's Space Storage, bringing things was quite convenient.

Since he would mostly be training here from now on, Lin Shu simply moved in to live here.

This apartment was actually quite nice.

The space was large, over a hundred square meters in total.

It even included a small training room inside.

It was also equipped with some simple equipment.

Such as iron plates, dumbbells, wooden stakes, and so on.

This was very friendly for Lin Shu.

For now, he didn't need to consider changing his residence.

With the start of a new day, his proficiency had broken through the 300 mark, reaching 317 points.

On average, Lin Shu could gain 45 proficiency points a day.

As expected, a "+" symbol appeared on Hei Ye's panel once again.

Clicking it directly, streaks of dazzling colors appeared.

Lifelike portraits were arranged in a neat row.

Like an art album, they changed slowly according to the timeline.

A total of nine evolution paths appeared for Hei Ye.

That was quite a lot, even more than Tu Yao's.

Four of them were evolution paths that had appeared before.

Only one was public, while three others had been recorded before.

The proficiency required for Hei Ye's evolution paths varied greatly.

From 500 to a maximum of 1500, the difference was more than threefold.

This was enough to see the value of this final evolution path.

He first checked several evolution paths with lower value.

As expected, they weren't particularly powerful and seemed very ordinary.

He simply looked straight at the most expensive plan.

The name of this evolution path after evolving was Dark Veil Hunter.

Its quality was as high as Lord-rank, which could instantly raise Hei Ye's quality by two Ranks.

Presumably, such a high cost should include the cost for Perfect quality.

The Dark Veil Hunter was an assassin representing extreme offensive power, with an extremely strong ability to conceal its form.

Furthermore, it could proficiently use Space-type skills.

A mere superficial description couldn't reflect the strength of this evolution path at all.

From the looks of it, this was a new type of evolution path opened up based on Hei Ye's prominent talents.

Looking at this, Lin Shu felt a bit itchy in his heart.

He felt the embarrassment of having a treasure in hand but being unable to use it.

He sighed inwardly that his proficiency was somewhat insufficient to meet his needs.

To obtain this evolution path, he could only wait.

He was still nearly 1200 points short; at his current speed, he would need to wait over twenty days.

There was still plenty of time, but obtaining an evolution path...

...didn't mean he could evolve directly; there were also many constraints involved.

Things like the beast's Rank and the Materials needed for evolution were all obstacles in his path.

So, this matter couldn't be rushed for the time being.

After making up his mind, Lin Shu stopped looking at it.

Lest he feel more uncomfortable the more he looked.

After simply tidying up his personal hygiene, Lin Shu took Hei Ye and Tu Yao to the training grounds.

After taking out his card and passing it through the machine at the entrance,

A spacious field appeared in his field of vision.

The place was huge, like a professional sports venue.

Various equipment was placed inside, many of which Lin Shu had never even heard of, let alone seen.

Hei Ye stared with wide eyes, looking around and touching these strange gadgets.

Tu Yao, on the other hand, felt slightly bored; the entire beast was repelled by this environment.

It was currently 7:30 AM. Originally, Lin Shu thought there wouldn't be anyone else.

To his surprise, a voice suddenly rang out from the distance, catching him off guard.

"Student, I haven't seen you here before. Are you a new reserve?"

A man walked out from behind a training device.

On his upper body was a loose red hoodie with a white bear pattern printed on the chest.

On his lower body, he wore a pair of light blue ripped jeans.

The whole person looked young and fashionable.

Facing the question, Lin Shu also gave an answer.

"Hello, I am Lin Shu, a first-year reserve. I just joined the school team yesterday."

The man walked up quickly, a hint of danger on his face.

"Lin Shu? I've heard of you."

"Hello, I'm Gao Feng, a second-year. I'm currently a substitute for the school team."

He had heard of him; perhaps it was news from the first-year monthly exam.

So he was a substitute; the Gao Feng in front of him must be quite strong.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to become a substitute as just a second-year.

One must know that the school team had a total of four official members, and they would represent Canglan No. 2 High School in competitions.

They were also the four most powerful people among the students in the school.

The substitute was the first person below them, so one could imagine how difficult it was to become a substitute.

"Senior Gao, you've arrived really early."

"I thought I was the first one here."

Gao Feng chuckled and spoke in a low-key tone.

"I feel like my strength isn't quite good enough."

"So I come here to practice the earliest every day."

With this drive to strive, it was no wonder he could become a substitute in his second year.

He truly had extraordinary qualities.

Following the path Gao Feng had come from, Lin Shu saw his beast.

It was a Sky Feather Eagle.

Its body was massive, with wings that were over four meters long when slightly spread.

From a distance, it looked like a small white airplane.

Its powerful lower limbs were sprinting on a specially made treadmill.

Because the speed was too fast, only a few afterimages could barely be seen.

This training method seemed to be exercising the eagle's claws and its speed.

[Name]: Sky Feather Eagle

[Rank]: lv29 (225/290)

[Rank Limit]: lv78

[Status]: Excited

[Quality]: Perfect

[Attribute]: Flying/Wind

[Talent]: Eagle Eye - Minor Achievement (55/400)

[Skill]: Elementary — Floating Ram - subtle (55/200), Flying Ram - Minor Achievement (23/30), Swaying - Beginner (11/20), Quick Strike - Major Achievement (22/40), Wing Cutting - subtle (22/200), Whirlwind - subtle (16/200)

Intermediate — Sky Soaring Flash - Beginner (15/40), Swift Shadow Wind - Beginner (23/40), Multiple Wind Raid - Beginner (31/40), Limit Wind Power - Minor Achievement (22/60)

Advanced — Horizon Shadow - Beginner (11/80)

This was the strongest panel among high school students Lin Shu had seen so far.

And it was also the first time he had seen a talent possessed by a beast other than his own.

With such overbearing attributes and skill mastery levels,

It was no wonder he could become a school team substitute.

I'm afraid an average level 35 beast would not be a match for this Sky Feather Eagle.

Following Lin Shu's gaze, Gao Feng noticed he was staring at the Sky Feather Eagle.

"This is my beast, the Sky Feather Eagle."

"I call him Fei Yu."

He seemed worried that Lin Shu didn't recognize his beast,

So he also explained his beast's species.

Seeing Gao Feng introduce his beast, Lin Shu did the same.

He pointed his hands at Hei Ye and Tu Yao respectively.

"This is Hei Ye, and this is Tu Yao."

Lin Shu's two beasts were relatively easy to distinguish.

Most people could recognize them.

Gao Feng's eyebrows twitched slightly; he had only paid attention to Lin Shu before.

He hadn't noticed the second beast.

He didn't expect that he had already contracted a second beast by now.

The speed was somewhat beyond his expectations.

As expected of someone who didn't need an assessment; even his spiritual talent was so amazing that he could already contract a second beast now.

Although the second beast was only a Mountain Rock Golem with low quality, he didn't know why he would contract such a beast.

However, that was someone else's business; he couldn't interfere that much.

After observing closely, he found that both of Lin Shu's beasts were very well nurtured.

It looked like he had put in quite a bit of effort.

After the introductions were complete, Gao Feng changed the subject.

"It's a pity the other seniors have all gone to a small Otherworld."

"They won't be back until next week."

"I'll introduce them to you then."

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