527: Beast Taming Mastery has advanced to level 2, and another Yellow Turban Warrior, 'Xiao Er', has been summoned.

"It seems that different fish species produce different new species after being modified by me.

The three small fish released from the space initially only underwent gigantism and had their scales metallized.

But the fish of the same species that were modified and upgraded this time, on top of that, grew a spike on their foreheads."

As he released the newly modified fish into the Huilong River, Xu Lu mumbled to himself.

Being near the great river, the first things he modified were naturally the aquatic creatures within it.

And fish are clearly the most convenient species among aquatic creatures to modify.

After all, these things are quite fast. At Xu Lu's command, the fish swam over as if they had been summoned by Suicune.

Watching the fish swim away, wagging their tails, Xu Lu began repeating the previous process.

This time, he chose a different type of fish, and the skill 'Beast Taming Mastery' was immediately cast.

Right before his eyes, the small fish in the river seemed to unlock genetic shackles, their bodies inflating like balloons.

Xu Lu originally thought that these small fish would also grow metallized scales.

However, something felt a little strange to him.

The scales of these fish gradually became transparent, and finally, even the bodies and internal organs of the fish became transparent.

Only the green grass inside the fish bellies remained in its original state.

This sight made Our CEO Xu's eyes light up, and he thought:

"I didn't expect such a change in this modification and upgrade. Clearly, these fish evolved into nearly invisible beings.

"If they hadn't eaten anything, nobody would be able to spot them in the water. That's quite amazing."

After a few breaths, several transparent fish, over a foot long, flicked their tails and completely vanished in the water.

If Xu Lu hadn't possessed sensory abilities, it would have been difficult even for him to detect the existence of these transparent fish.

It's like throwing a piece of glass into water; finding it easily again is nearly impossible... Next, Xu Lu summoned more fish for testing.

After all, his current skill 'Beast Taming Mastery' passively gains experience points on its own.

To level up, he needed to use the skill more often, which was one of the reasons Our CEO Xu was so enthusiastic.

During this series of modifications and evolutions of fish creatures, Xu Lu discovered that some species of fish underwent significant changes after being modified by him.

For example, some evolved stronger defensive metallic scales, others evolved more aggressive spikes, and there were also the little transparent ones that became invisible, like before.

Of course, most fish didn't undergo drastic changes after modification, perhaps just swimming faster than before or being able to leap higher out of the water... Fortunately, after all this effort, Xu Lu's 'Beast Taming Mastery' successfully advanced from Level 1 to Level 2.

"I wonder how far a creature can evolve under Level 2 Beast Taming Mastery!"

Just as this thought arose in Xu Lu's mind, he saw a small watersnake leisurely swimming over from the side.

Before this, he had always used fish to gain experience for 'Beast Taming Mastery', so seeing a small watersnake this time naturally piqued his interest.

Xu Lu immediately activated the 'Command All Beasts' ability of 'Beast Taming Mastery', ordering the small watersnake to swim closer.

The next moment.

The modification and evolution ability of 'Beast Taming Mastery' was cast upon the small watersnake, which seemed to view him as the Snake Clan Ancestor.

The evolution was similar to that of the fish.

The small watersnake first swelled up its body. After more than ten breaths, the watersnake, originally the thickness of a thumb, became a large watersnake the thickness of an arm.

Anyone who saw it would feel a chill run down their spine.

Furthermore, its originally pitch-black body turned pure white, and the watersnake's length reached over three meters. With a slight twist of its body in the water, it stirred up splashes.

"Go!"

Seeing the watersnake's evolution finish, Xu Lu casually said.

Thus, this white snake, which had suddenly grown to over three meters long, instantly swam away. However, after swimming dozens of meters upstream, it actually looked back towards Xu Lu.

Perhaps the modification didn't just affect the body but also gave birth to a higher level of intelligence, making it realize that the creation it received today was thanks to the being it perceived as the Snake Clan Ancestor.

Watching the white snake swim away, Xu Lu paused his plan to continue testing, thinking:

"Forget it, I'll stop the experiments here for today. Judging by the passive experience points gained each time the skill is cast, raising the level of 'Beast Taming Mastery' isn't something that can be done in just a day or two."

"Moreover, these modified creatures can only temporarily exist in the natural world. Eventually, I'll have to retrieve them into my Portable Space, otherwise, they might severely disrupt the original ecological balance!"

Xu Lu knew that this was not an unlikely scenario.

Because the survival ability of animals modified and upgraded by him far surpassed the original species, allowing them to exist freely in the real world would inevitably lead to a series of consequences.

That was something Xu Lu did not wish to see.

However, since he possessed a Portable Space, he could now allow animals to live inside it.

As long as he continued to upgrade the skill 'Buddha Kingdom in the Palm', the changes within the Portable Space would become even greater.

And he would be able to collect all these modified creatures inside.

At that point, all the modified and evolved creatures would form their own realm, and the problem of disrupting the ecological balance would naturally cease to exist... After finishing today's testing, Xu Lu was originally planning to leave the small courtyard.

But just before leaving, he suddenly remembered the warning from the young woman next door.

Although there was nothing valuable in the small courtyard, it would still be annoying if some petty thief ran in and rummaged around.

So Xu Lu thought for a moment and took out scissors.

Under his skillful cutting, several paper figures were quickly cut out, and then he cast 'Paper Figurine Technique' again.

As white smoke flashed, a large figure over two meters tall appeared beside him, shouting:

"Yellow Turban Strongman greets Master!"

That's right!

Our CEO Xu summoned another Yellow Turban Strongman to appear.

However, compared to 'Xiao Bai' summoned last time, this Yellow Turban Strongman was noticeably smaller in size.

"You shall be called Xiao Er!"

Xu Lu casually bestowed a name and then said:

"Your mission is to guard this small courtyard and prevent anyone from coming in and causing damage.

If someone forces their way in or sneaks over the wall, just beat them up and drive them away. Don't take any lives."

"Understood, Master!"

The newly summoned Yellow Turban Strongman 'Xiao Er' replied gruffly after hearing this.

With this big guy guarding the house, Xu Lu felt relieved.

He casually pulled out an iron man armor from his space, then rapidly ascended, drawing an arc as he vanished into the sky.