6: Shocked, how could it be a five-star Earth Ape King?

Before long, Ye Feng finished looking at the first four beasts and arrived in front of the fifth beast, the Earth Ape King.

Whether it was an illusion or not, he seemed to see a hint of wild, untamable rebellion in the Earth Ape King before him.

[Demonic Beast: Earth Ape King]

[Attribute: Earth]

[Potential Aptitude: ★★★★★]

[Cultivation: Bronze Realm Level 9]

[Skills: Gravity Domain, Rock Armor, Strength Amplification, Earth Spike]

[Advantages: Extremely strong defense, massive health pool, fiercely loyal and will never betray after recognizing a Beast Master as master]

[Disadvantages: Relatively average speed, will be at a disadvantage when facing speed-type demonic beasts]

[Ultimate Evolution Path ①: Great Sage Equal to Heaven (???)]

[Required Special Items: heaven stabilizing pillar, supreme golden bone]

[Great Sage Equal to Heaven: A mighty figure of myths and legends, possessing immense power capable of reaching heaven and earth, omnipotent, laughing at gods and Buddhas while battling heaven and earth]

[Ultimate Evolution Path ②: Victorious Fighting Buddha (???)]

[Required Special Items: Buddhist Light Lotus Platform, Golden Light of Merit]

[Victorious Fighting Buddha: A mighty figure of myths and legends, whose Golden Light of Merit shakes the world, possessing boundless divine power reaching heaven, cultivating both Buddhism and Dao, matchless and peerless in the world]

[Ultimate Evolution Path ③: Great Dao Ape Venerable (??????)]

[Required Special Items: Great Dao Golden Light, heaven stabilizing pillar, Buddhist Light Lotus Platform, supreme golden bone]

[Great Dao Ape Venerable: Creation of heaven and earth rests within his palm, creation and destruction of worlds in a single thought; one eye can pierce through Yin and Yang across all of history, and the other can see through the chaotic cosmos of the four directions]

"Hiss!"

At this moment, Ye Feng drew in a sharp breath of cold air, suppressing the intense shock in his heart.

What was he seeing? This five-star aptitude Earth Ape King actually had three ultimate evolution paths, each one stronger than the last. Didn't you see that the symbols representing their aptitude were all a string of question marks?

Ye Feng didn't think it was because his talent couldn't see through them; rather, he felt it should be due to the limitations of his own cultivation, preventing him from maximizing his talent's potential.

But even so, he knew that compared to the other four beasts, this Earth Ape King was like the blazing sun in the sky compared to the endless sand on the ground—one in heaven, and one on earth.

They simply weren't on the same level at all!

Seeing this, if he still didn't know which beast to contract with, his awakening of this talent would have been in vain!

"City Lord, I've chosen which beast to contract with!" Ye Feng said, looking at Zhou Wenlong.

"Oh? Which one? Is it the Azure Scaled Python or the Flame Lion King?"

Zhou Wenlong's eyes lit up, and everyone present felt their spirits jolt, staring intently at Ye Feng.

"Uh..."

Ye Feng didn't expect Zhou Wenlong to ask this and paused for a moment.

Seeing Ye Feng's momentary hesitation, Zhou Wenlong frowned. "Choosing the Heavy Crocodile Black Tortoise or the Gale Sky Wolf, although they aren't as strong as the first two, you still ultimately have to choose what's suitable for you."

Zhou Wenlong's words made the high-ranking officials of Jiang City and Gao Wenwu nod in agreement. It wasn't necessarily true that the beast with the best aptitude was the strongest.

For example, under the same level of cultivation, one Beast Master might have a seven-star aptitude beast, while another Beast Master might have a six-star aptitude beast.

On the surface, it seemed easy to see who was stronger and who was weaker.

But in reality, if the Beast Master with the seven-star aptitude beast didn't match well with their beast, the strength they could exert might not even equal that of the other Beast Master.

"City Lord, the one I choose is this Earth Ape King!"

Ye Feng didn't reply to Zhou Wenlong's comment, but instead pointed to the Earth Ape King waiting quietly on the side!

"What?!"

"What?!"

In an instant, all the powerful experts in the conference room looked at Ye Feng in shock, and a flash of anger even crossed Zhou Wenlong's face.

He had not hesitated to bring out two seven-star aptitude beasts that he had spent almost his entire fortune preparing for Ye Feng to choose from.

In the end, the latter chose a five-star aptitude beast, which caused Zhou Wenlong's attitude toward Ye Feng to instantly turn cold.

However, he suppressed the anger in his heart in the next instant and looked at Ye Feng. "Why? Give me a reason."

Zhou Wenlong didn't think Ye Feng was the kind of ungrateful young man; instead, he believed he was someone with great spiritual perception.

Yet, it was this very person whom he deemed spiritually perceptive who made a choice at this moment that left everyone present utterly baffled.

"Intuition!" Ye Feng pointed to his head.

"After awakening my talent, my intuition also grew stronger. I can feel that I have the highest compatibility with the Earth Ape King, so I chose him!"

Ye Feng did not reveal the attributes of his talent. In fact, in this era, Beast Masters would not disclose their talent attributes to outsiders to avoid being targeted by enemies.

Some Beast Masters wouldn't even tell their closest friends or relatives about their talent.

Zhou Wenlong took a deep look at Ye Feng. He highly doubted whether what Ye Feng said was true, but seeing how resolute Ye Feng was, he had no reason to pursue the matter further, so he simply nodded.

"Since you have made this choice, I only hope you won't regret it!"

"But this can't entirely be blamed on you. After all, with my capabilities, I could only produce these two seven-star aptitude beasts. Otherwise, I would have really wanted to prepare five seven-star aptitude beasts for you."

"What a pity. If you had been born in a Base City or a main city, there would definitely be eight-star or even nine-star aptitude beasts for you to choose from!"

Zhou Wenlong felt a deep sense of pity in his heart. After all, this was a God-level Talent Beast Master who had emerged from their Jiang City, yet he hadn't been able to provide him with the best support.

"City Lord, the help you've all given me is already enough. You also said that the beast companion most suitable for a Beast Master is the best. This is my choice."

Ye Feng couldn't very well tell everyone present that his talent allowed him to clearly see the ultimate evolution paths.

If he dared to say it, before tomorrow, the higher-ups of the human race would send someone to take him away and lock him up somewhere, forcing him to research the ultimate evolution paths of beasts for humanity day in and day out.

"Alright. In that case, Ye Feng, complete the contract right here. If any accidents occur, we can also intervene in time!"

Zhou Wenlong was also very magnanimous, respecting Ye Feng's choice and letting him prepare for the contract.