111: It's up to me now.

In the Imperial Capital, Su Ze thought he would be able to see the so-called unlimited cultivation resources first thing in the morning.

But in reality, these resources had all been allocated to a single location, and some preparations were being made that would require another half a day's wait.

He also took this opportunity to check on the hatching progress of Wang Zi and Xu Yao's demon beast eggs.

Because Xu Yao had the egg wrapped around her stomach, Su Ze had to ask her to lift her shirt to see it.

"The egg is very white... ah no, I mean the egg is very smooth... that's not right either. The hatching progress is okay; cracks have already started to appear. I wonder what kind of demon beast will hatch," Su Ze said somewhat incoherently, looking at the fair skin before him.

After experiencing so many hatchings, he had basically confirmed that a demon beast's attribute was related to its hatching method.

For instance, the fire-attribute Golden Feather Phoenix Bird needed to absorb heat, while the dark-attribute Shadow Moon Wolf King hatched by absorbing dark sun fragments.

However, there were also some eggs whose hatching methods offered no clues at all. A typical example was Su Ze's first beast, the Void Spirit Turtle, which required a kiss from a beautiful woman to hatch.

At the time, he once thought he would hatch some kind of lecherous demon beast, but it turned out to be fine.

As long as its head didn't move around too much, it didn't feel like there was anything wrong with it.

This time, it required body heat for hatching, which felt both reasonable and unreasonable.

It was reasonable because most demon beast eggs in nature hatched that way. The unreasonable part was that it actually specified a high-beauty woman for the hatching, just like the Void Spirit Turtle.

"Could it be a relative of its?"

Su Ze shook his head and stayed for over half an hour before leaving Xu Yao's room to look for Wang Zi at the power plant.

Just as he followed the workers' directions and found the hatching room Wang Zi had set up for himself in the power plant, he heard an excited cheer: "Haha, it's a success!"

Su Ze rushed over in a few quick strides and saw a Thunder Eagle with purple feathers pecking at its shell and squeezing itself out bit by bit.

"Su Ze, you're here! It cost my dad tens of millions in electricity bills, but I finally hatched it—the Gold-rank Demon Beast, Purple Light Electric Eagle."

Then he said jokingly, "By the way, did you do this on purpose? Every beast you give me has such ridiculous expenses. Last time, the Golden Scale Pig swallowed half of my dad's gold bars. Even though he didn't say anything on the surface, I could tell his heart was bleeding! Haha!"

"That's exactly why I gave them to you. If I gave them to anyone else, they probably wouldn't be able to hatch them," Su Ze replied with a smile.

Then he asked, "How is this electric eagle's strength?"

Because the contract had been transferred, he couldn't view the status panels of these system-produced beasts as he could with his own.

Wang Zi said with a grin, "Hehe, all that electricity I fed it over the past few days wasn't for nothing. It has already skipped the juvenile stage and entered the growth stage. As for its level, it's already level 20 right after hatching!"

"What you told me about it getting stronger the more electricity it absorbs really wasn't just talk. If I had known, I would have let the Golden Scale Pig absorb more gold bars when it hatched. If it had sucked my dad's vault dry, would it have been able to skip the juvenile stage too?"

Su Ze shook his head and laughed, "I'm not sure, but I do know that if you really did that, Uncle Wang would definitely help you reminisce about how you were beaten during your own childhood."

Although the egg had finished hatching, Wang Zi had already paid the power plant for today's electricity in advance and didn't plan on asking for it back.

So he decided to stay at the power plant for the rest of the day, allowing the newly hatched Purple Light Electric Eagle to quickly familiarize itself with its power in the most suitable environment.

By the time Su Ze returned to the hotel alone, it was already afternoon.

Kuang Yi, Liu Yiyi, and Jiang Jianbin, and a few others who had also passed the group stage were waiting for him at the entrance, and beside them were several members of the Great Xia Spirit Guards.

They saluted upon seeing Su Ze.

Although Su Ze was still just a student, his position in the Great Xia Spirit Guards was already Detachment Commander, making him a mid-to-lower-level leader.

Listening to their anxious explanations, Su Ze learned that the unlimited cultivation resources were not delivered directly to their rooms.

Instead, a massive formation had been built using these resources, which would be maintained by a continuous flow of resources over the next fifteen days.

The formation was divided into fifteen spots for them to meditate and cultivate.

However, the competition began at that very moment, as how much power one could seize from the formation depended entirely on one's own ability.

Moreover, much like how anglers bait a spot, once someone gathered power early and established momentum, it would be very difficult to take it back.

That was why they were anxiously waiting for Su Ze; Luo Xingyu from White Tiger Beast Taming University had already set off.

If Su Ze didn't return soon, they would have to leave without him.

"Sorry, sorry. Let's head out right away then," Su Ze said, scratching his head sheepishly.

But just as he was about to move, a weak, panting voice sounded from behind him: "Captain... I've finally found you."

Su Ze turned around; it was Sun Hao.

He frowned; he had left Sun Hao in full charge when he left, so Sun Hao wouldn't have come looking for him unless it was something important.

"Um... how about you guys go ahead? I have something to take care of," Su Ze said, turning back to the others.

"Alright then, come as soon as you can." Kuang Yi nodded and led the others away quickly, fearing they would be too late if they delayed.

Su Ze then took Sun Hao aside and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"

In his view, the most likely scenario was that the Jiang Family was causing trouble again, and the Imperial Capital could be considered their home turf.

Sun Hao briefly recounted everything that had happened.

Su Ze's frown deepened as he listened.

"Jiang Sheng... after failing to get to me, did he turn to cause trouble for Old Guo? And he's even using such despicable methods to threaten him..."

"Leave it to me. Where is that Starfall Pit? Take me there!" Su Ze said decisively.

How big could a meteorite crater be? Old Guo might have already been caught by them; if he went too late, it might be too late.

But Sun Hao said hesitantly, "Captain, they have two high-level Beast Tamers. Won't you contact Lord Xiao Sheng or Principal Xiao Xu?"

Su Ze shook his head and said, "I can't get in touch with Big Brother Xiao Sheng. As for the Principal... it seems he went to prepare the venue for the Elimination Rounds, and the other principals are doing the same."

"This is also the Imperial Capital, the Jiang Family's territory. It's best not to count on the Great Xia Spirit Guards either. It's up to me."

"But..." Sun Hao wanted to say more, but Su Ze interrupted him. "It's fine. Have faith in my strength. It's just Jiang Sheng; even with his older brother, they aren't much of a threat!"

It just so happened that Su Ze also really wanted to know how strong Feng Qingyi had become after her Nirvana!