3: Little Evolution

Looking at the 23,000 slaughter value, Chen Fei fell into a daze. After obtaining the slaughter sacred codex, he had slaughtered countless Skeleton Monsters to escape the Fierce Land.

He hadn't expected these slaughter values to be put to use today!

"Use slaughter value!"

The only feedback given to Chen Fei was a single piece of information:

[Once this sacred codex is used, all skills utilized and all contracted demonic beasts must belong to the Assassin Class.

This is a mandatory attribute of the contract, but it doesn't mean you must follow the path of an assassin!]

This information indeed made Chen Fei hesitate for several seconds.

If all demonic beasts were of the Assassin Class, it would mean taking an extreme offensive path.

It could be very strong or very weak; everything depends on how the Beast Tamer manages it.

However, this path of promotion via slaughter value made Chen Fei feel it was worth a shot.

If used well, the Speed of power growth might even exceed the various evolution methods other Beast Tamers provide for their beast pets, such as bloodline evolution, spiritual item evolution, and combat evolution.

Deciding to act decisively, Chen Fei sent the "Use" command to the slaughter sacred codex.

In an instant!

The slaughter sacred codex flared with intense red light, and a profound hexagram pattern formed within the beast taming space.

Chen Fei was startled; the slaughter sacred codex actually required a contract just like a demonic beast?

Without overthinking it, Chen Fei followed suit, and the contract was established.

At that same moment, Chen Fei clearly felt that he could summon and use the slaughter sacred codex at will.

Furthermore, even if he summoned the sacred codex, only he would be able to see it.

With a single thought, Chen Fei extracted 1,000 slaughter value and applied it to Little Gu.

[Devour skill: Promoted from Entry-Level to proficient level.]

Little Gu: ???

What on earth is this red light floating over?

Something's not right. Why has my Devour become so much faster? It's at least twice as fast!

But, it feels great!

It doesn't matter if there's a bit more red light.

If there were enough time, the current Little Gu could completely clear the toxins from both of them.

The problem was that time was not on their side!

He took a look; it wasn't long before everyone would burst in.

He had to end this quickly.

Looking at the remaining 22,000 slaughter value, Chen Fei hesitated. This was enough for him to reach Intermediate Beast Master, but there wouldn't be any slaughter value left for Little Gu to improve as well.

It would be better to keep upgrading skills.

No, the Aptitude could also be raised a bit.

He extracted another 10,000 and poured it into Little Gu.

[Devour skill: Promoted from proficient level to Mastery Level.

Added skill effects:

1. The efficiency of absorbing spiritual energy and toxic gas is significantly increased.

2. All toxins can be absorbed except for unique toxins such as soul, time, space, and reincarnation.]

Mastery Level skill effects were indeed powerful.

This meant that besides unique toxins, Chen Fei was completely unafraid of being poisoned.

"Upgrade Aptitude!"

The slaughter sacred codex began to flip through its pages, stopping at the Thousand Poison Gu's entry. It showed that the Thousand Poison Gu's evolution paths were divided into eight major categories:

Poison, Devour, Gu, Reproduction, Zerg Command, Physical Fortification, Speed, and Perception.

[For this evolution, only five out of the eight categories can be selected. Due to the complexity of evolution combinations, the result is unknown!]

Five out of eight?

That's definitely worth a shot!

The characteristic of the Thousand Poison Gu is absorbing and releasing toxins, so Poison must be kept.

Reproduction can form an army of Thousand Poison Gu, so it's an option.

The future direction of Devour is Devour, so keep that.

At this stage, Zerg Command isn't very useful for Little Gu since its strength is too low.

But in the later stages, it will be incredibly useful. If used well, it would be a Zerg army.

As for the final direction, Chen Fei hesitated.

Little Gu's Perception isn't strong, not comparable to Perception-type demonic beasts, so exclude that first.

Also, it isn't naturally fast; even if enhanced, it wouldn't be that much faster.

Physical Fortification is actually quite good, but the Gu characteristic is more promising.

Gu can not only lurk within living beings but even control them; it's a wonderful direction.

Red light once again merged into Little Gu's body, but this time the feeling was completely different.

Little Gu felt as if everything from its physical body to its soul had been sublimated.

Its fingernail-sized body rapidly grew until it was as long as a finger.

Some armor-like substances actually grew on its segments; presumably, its vitality and resistance had been strengthened to some extent.

A vertical, scimitar-shaped horn even grew on its head, shimmering with a sharp black light, likely to better penetrate the bodies of demonic beasts for Parasitism.

[Aptitude Upgrade: Evolved from C-grade Aptitude to B-grade Aptitude.

Thousand Poison Gu evolved into... Myriad Poison Gu.

Comparative Advantages:

1. All skill effects are significantly enhanced.

2. The Speed of toxin absorption is significantly increased, and toxin attacks are strengthened.

3. Within the state of Parasitism, even if the host dies, the Myriad Poison Gu will only suffer a certain degree of backlash and will not die.

4. Reproduction and hatching Speeds are accelerated.]

Seeing the third point, Chen Fei felt lucky once again.

If the one parasitizing him had been a Myriad Poison Gu, his threat from earlier would have been a complete joke.

Little Gu opened its eyes in a daze.

This is me?

I've actually become so big!

And what's with this armor? It's so cool... "Stop being so vain and hurry up and absorb the toxins!" Chen Fei interrupted Little Gu's self-indulgence.

Little Gu released the Devour skill once again. After the double upgrade, the Speed of toxin absorption was a full eight times faster than at the start.

Is this the benefit of upgrading Aptitude?

The skill's ceiling was directly raised by a lot.

No wonder every time an S-grade beast pet appears, the various families go crazy spending money and it causes such a sensation; it's not without reason.

Two minutes later!

As the "Floating Life, One Dream" dissipated, the previous burning sensation vanished, and both of them regained their clarity.

"Senior, it's okay now. The toxins in your body have been sucked out." Jiang Yiyi wanted to keep playing dead, but since Chen Fei called her out, she had no choice but to quickly turn around and tidy her clothes the moment she scrambled up.

When she turned back around, the flush on her face had not yet faded, looking like a budding flower.

To anyone else, the current Jiang Yiyi undoubtedly possessed a fatal attraction.

But for Chen Fei, who knew how the future would unfold, he simply ignored it.

If your life is gone, what's the point of talking about beauty?

Chen Fei slowly propped up his body. Those three punches earlier really hurt; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to fool Little Gu.

On the other side, Jiang Yiyi felt that Chen Fei seemed like a changed person.

His facial lines were clean and sharp, his features well-defined, and his appearance still full of youthful energy.

But his dark, deep, and long eyes made him look somewhat profound, with a maturity that didn't belong to his age.

Seeing Chen Fei's face with a hint of paleness, she couldn't help but ask with concern, "How are you? Is it serious? I'll go find the School Doctor right now!"

"Wait a moment, Senior!" Chen Fei stopped Jiang Yiyi.

Jiang Yiyi stopped, confused.

"Senior, don't you think this matter is very strange?

We were both hit with 'Floating Life, One Dream' and placed in the same room; it's clearly a deliberate setup.

But I'm just a freshman, not some genius. Who would target me?

You're different, Senior. At twenty, you're already a High-level Beastmaster and the ace of the sophomore year—a true genius..."

Beast Tamer levels are divided into: Junior Beast Master, Intermediate Beast Master, High-level Beastmaster, Grandmaster-level Beast Tamer, and King-level Beast Tamer.

And demonic beast levels are divided into: Levels 1 to 5, Level 3 Commander, and Level 4 Demon General.

Level 5 Demon King corresponds exactly to King-level Beast Tamer.

Each level is further divided into stages 1 to 9.

Jiang Yiyi's father is a King-level Beast Tamer.

With both talent and resources, it's only a matter of time before Jiang Yiyi promotes to Grandmaster Level or even King Level.

However, the culprit was too well-hidden. Despite various investigations in his past life, the mastermind was never found.

To this day, it remains a thorn in Chen Fei's heart.

Starting over, Chen Fei can bypass the detours and begin investigating from a different group of people!

Jiang Yiyi was no fool. With Chen Fei's hint, she instantly understood the intention behind this trap.

This was a trap specifically targeting her!

No, to put it more seriously, it was likely targeting her father, Jiang Nan. The more she thought about it, the more terrified she became.

If the culprit had actually succeeded, how could her father have just stood by and watched?

The fury of an ace Beast Tamer is terrifying; the entire city would tremble along with it.

Taking a deep breath, Jiang Yiyi looked at Chen Fei: "So, do you have a suspect, Junior?"