118: All upgrades

"Used up again?"

"Used up again..."

The teachers from the five schools watched as the light from the formation gradually dimmed, mechanically adding box after box of quenching thought beads and monster beast crystal cores into it.

Ten days had passed, and they had lost count of how many times they had done this.

The resources prepared based on the experience from previous Beast Taming Grand Competitions had already been completely exhausted three days ago, and the second batch urgently transported over was now nearly depleted as well.

"There are still five days left. Hurry, go request more resources from the Great Xia Spirit Guards and the Beast Tamer Association," Xu Yiming said, turning back.

However, the other teachers seemed hesitant: "Maybe... let's just stop here. We've already used so many resources; it hurts just looking at it."

"That's right. The resources we prepared ourselves ran out long ago. The rest were borrowed from the Great Xia Spirit Guards and the Beast Tamer Association, and they'll have to be repaid..."

But someone shook their head: "No, we promised these kids that we'd ensure they could cultivate without worrying about consumption for fifteen days. There are still five days left; we can't go back on our word."

After much deliberation, they could only turn their gaze to Xu Yiming, who represented the Azure Dragon Beast Taming University.

Seeing this, he nervously said, "You... why are you all looking at me like that?"

"What do you think? What kind of monster did your school raise? Even a simple meditation session can cause such a huge commotion? Is his body a bottomless pit?"

"Exactly, everything started going wrong after that kid joined."

"Even the five from the Imperial Capital Beast Taming University are no match for him in this regard..."

An old man snorted coldly upon hearing this. He was a teacher from the Imperial Capital Beast Taming University, but faced with the current situation, he could only stubbornly say, "This only shows his talent is strong, but he's still young and lacks in combat power. If he had a few more years, the world would probably be his."

"That's right. I heard he originally had a Diamond-rank Demonic Beast. What a pity..."

"There's nothing to pity. With the talent he's shown now, he'll definitely contract a Diamond-rank Demonic Beast in the future."

"I think so too."

Su Ze had already revealed the Golden Feather Phoenix Bird after Nirvana at the Starfall Pit, but among those present at the time, aside from the two who were burned to death on the spot,

Guo Linshan and Sun Hao definitely wouldn't spread the word, and Xiao Sheng and Holy Sun were the type who appeared and disappeared like dragons.

The only one who might have exposed it was Jiang Liu, but this old man was now utterly disheartened and clearly had no interest in spreading the news around.

So they were still feeling sorry for Su Ze.

Although they were complaining verbally, as teachers, they were genuinely happy from the bottom of their hearts that such a genius had appeared in Xia Country.

Moreover, the current situation wasn't just beneficial to Su Ze alone. After others joined that massive vortex, their cultivation speed also increased exponentially.

In just these short ten days, they clearly sensed that many people's auras had suddenly strengthened—a sign of leveling up during meditation.

And this happened every day.

"So, for the sake of the country's future, let's swallow our pride and go borrow some more resources from them."

...After another five days passed, the fifteen days finally came to an end.

The teachers watched as the last box of quenching thought beads and monster beast crystal cores was added to the formation and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's finally over... Otherwise, we really wouldn't have been able to borrow any more."

After all, these were important resources for Beast Tamers. The Great Xia Spirit Guards and the Beast Tamer Association would always keep a certain amount for logistical support and couldn't lend them out casually.

Another two hours later, exactly fifteen days in total, the power within the formation dissipated.

Everyone inside the formation reluctantly opened their eyes.

"Has fifteen days passed already? So fast?"

They had never experienced cultivation like this before—completely passive. After realizing their own power couldn't budge the vortex above their heads in the slightest, they began passively accepting Su Ze's allocation.

But even slacking off like this, their strength still increased at an astonishing rate.

"Alright, everyone end your meditation. Fifteen days is the limit your bodies can endure. Going beyond this time would be harmful rather than beneficial."

Hearing this, everyone finally confirmed it was truly over. They reluctantly stood up and only then felt their bodies were completely saturated to the limit. After this, they would need another day or two to refine it.

As everyone began checking their gains, exclamations of surprise started rising one after another.

"Wait, my level increased... by five? That much? My beast also leveled up by five?"

"Me too!"

"I increased by six!"

"Haha, I increased by a full seven levels. I've finally caught up to you!"

...The stronger a person was, the more power they were allocated within the formation, but because leveling up had become extremely difficult, they didn't increase by much.

On the contrary, those with lower levels increased by more.

For example, Liu Yiyi excitedly told Su Ze she had increased by five levels, while Jiang Jianbin directly increased by eight levels, catching up.

As for Kuang Yi, he didn't reveal his beast's level.

In terms of beast level alone, Su Ze's level 48 was above average.

Higher than most people, roughly on par with Liu Yiyi, but lower than several number one seeds and those from the Imperial Capital Beast Taming University.

But because Su Ze absorbed the most power, he increased by a full eight levels. The Void Spirit Turtle did the same, while the Shadow Moon Wolf King increased by three levels, allowing Su Ze to catch up.

Now, all three were at level 56, and when Weaponizing the Shadow Moon Wolf King for battle, there was no need to consider other additional consumption.

However, this was actually only a small part of the power Su Ze absorbed. The vast majority was transmitted through the contract to Feng Qingyi.

But even so, it only helped her increase by two levels, from level 75 to level 77.

This shows just how difficult it is for high-level demonic beasts to level up.

At this moment, everyone's gaze also gathered on Su Ze, especially three intense stares from the Imperial Capital Beast Taming University side.

They knew the earlier phenomenon occurred only because Su Ze had joined.

On one hand, they were unwilling to admit that their talent couldn't match a commoner's and that they had to rely on his power to cultivate.

On the other hand, they were also wary of Su Ze, seeing him as one of the key opponents in the elimination round.