489: Chapter 536 Leopard Mom has finally made it through!

It takes this long to upgrade?

Over 50 days; this was the first time An Ke had seen his system require so many days for an upgrade.

But on second thought, it made sense.

Upon reaching Level 20, the upgrade time was bound to increase.

Furthermore, the acceleration effect brought by little Roman and the others due to their high biological levels was now very small.

It was almost negligible.

This was why the upgrade for [Natural Affinity] required so many days.

An Ke sighed silently in his heart.

He didn't know where to find creatures with high biological levels...

If An Ke wanted to experience the 'super-speed' upgrade thrill from before, he had to find creatures with a biological level higher than 30.

But where could he find such creatures?

Little Roman of the Thousand Changes Race was Level 23, so the levels of other Thousand Changes players likely wouldn't be much higher.

The biological levels of Savage Players, who had a similar comprehensive strength evaluation, wouldn't differ by much either.

They would certainly be a bit higher than the Thousand Changes Race.

After all, there were only 7 Savage Players compared to 32 Thousand Changes players; the individual strength of the former was definitely greater.

But An Ke estimated that even if they were higher, it wouldn't be by much.

The only ones whose biological level might reach Level 30 or even higher were the Fungus Race.

To be honest, An Ke actually wanted to go look for a fungus player now.

However, An Ke quickly dismissed this thought.

Was he joking?

A player who could insta-kill a Tar Main King in 3 seconds was far too dangerous.

If the other party harbored ill intent, a battle would definitely break out.

Fighting a player of that strength was too risky.

There was a high probability of losing members.

Stopping those thoughts, An Ke began to carefully sense other changes.

He had already witnessed the current power of [Deterrence].

As long as a creature's biological level wasn't more than 5 levels higher than An Ke's, they could be deterred.

Moreover, the range of the Deterrence was wider than before, and it even came with 'special effects'.

Not going to lie, that pale pink aura looked pretty cool.

Next was the improvement of [Elemental Affinity].

Previously, the range An Ke could harmonize with was 60 meters, but now it had increased to 200 meters.

Since An Ke had Shared this function with the other animals, even a small improvement meant the strength of all the other animals increased!

"Now, even animals that haven't been granted attributes possess powerful transcendent abilities," An Ke thought to himself.

A 200-meter range was enough for the animals to show their prowess; for dealing with enemies at the level of Taer Warriors, it was perfectly sufficient.

"Has there been any improvement in absorbing natural energy to replenish consumption?" An Ke checked.

He soon discovered that under full output, he could now maintain it for 40 minutes.

Previously, it was 35 minutes.

This didn't mean it had only improved by 5 minutes.

Rather, because An Ke's strength had increased, his consumption was more intense, resulting in only a 5-minute increase in full-power maintenance.

It was already quite good.

The number of Enfeoffment slots per day gained from Level 9 [Natural Affinity] had increased to 2, while the cooldown time remained unchanged.

"Which means tomorrow morning when the cooldown ends, I can Enfeoff two animals!!"

An Ke was delighted.

The animals all really wanted to be Enfeoffed into the Human Race as soon as possible.

The progress toward the goal of turning everyone into humans had accelerated by half.

Most importantly, even if the animals were Enfeoffed as humans, they wouldn't lose their original functions.

Because they could still transform back into their original forms.

"Next is the new ability!!" An Ke's eyes flashed with anticipation.

Everything before was an enhancement of existing abilities after the [Natural Affinity] upgrade.

Next were the new functions acquired.

Level 10 [Natural Affinity] gave An Ke a new ability: an increase in the number of slots for granting attributes to animals.

An Ke now had a total of 2 slots for granting attributes to animals.

One was to grant transcendent attributes to animals that had none.

The second slot was for a secondary upgrade for animals that had already been granted attributes.

Although the newly added third slot had the same function as the first...

It had one very powerful feature.

That was, An Ke could manually select which animal to grant a transcendent attribute to.

It was no longer random!

"I can finally choose!" An Ke was excited.

Veteran animals like Leopard Mom had never been selected because of the randomness.

Now, An Ke could finally grant transcendent attributes to these veteran creatures.

Leopard Mom had been longing for this.

Without hesitation, An Ke immediately added Leopard Mom's name to the third [Granting Slot].

[Confirm granting attributes to Leopard Mom?]

"Yes!" An Ke responded affirmatively in his mind.

[Leopard Mom (Leopard) locked. Please select the attribute to grant:

Essence Devourer Beast Attribute +200 points.

Zheng Attribute +200 points.

Ice Attribute +200 points.]

The attributes could be chosen as well? An Ke was very surprised.

He had thought just now that he could only choose the animal; he didn't expect he could even choose the attribute to be granted.

This was great!

This way, An Ke could pick the most suitable transcendent attribute for each animal.

The only frustrating part was that there were no descriptions for the granted attributes; he had to figure them out and comprehend them himself.

For instance, An Ke still couldn't quite grasp Old Crocodile's previous [Linguistic Attack] attribute.

"Essence Devourer Beast... this one is easy to understand."

An Ke had some recollection of this attribute; it was a terrifying creature capable of devouring all things.

Legend had it that when an Essence Devourer Beast grew to a certain level, it could even devour the entire universe.

It was just that its appearance while devouring things was a bit ugly...

Its mouth would gape wide, and then countless tentacles would spew out from within.

These tentacles could drag any food into the mouth and could also be used for attacking.

"A very powerful attribute with infinite potential."

An Ke was already tempted to choose this attribute directly.

However, he restrained the impulse and continued looking.

"Zheng..."

This was an ancient exotic beast from the 'Classic of Mountains and Seas,' the overlord of the Zhang'e Peak. Its appearance resembled a fiery red Leopard, with a single horn standing proudly on its forehead and five tails behind it. Its teeth were like sharp blades, its claws unrivaled, and those who reached mastery could tear apart heaven and earth.

A divine beast from the Classic of Mountains and Seas; one could see its formidable and overbearing nature from the description.

An Ke was tempted once again.

He moved on to the third attribute but gave up after just one glance.

Currently, elemental attributes were the lowest level of ability for An Ke.

After all, [Natural Affinity] inherently allowed elements to be friendly.

The only drawback was the inability to create elements from scratch; he could only utilize what was already present in the surroundings.

"Should I choose Essence Devourer Beast or Zheng?"

The growth potential for both attributes was very high.

This put An Ke in a difficult position.

He suddenly felt that being able to choose wasn't necessarily a good thing.

It led to decision paralysis...

After pondering for a long while, An Ke finally made a decision.

He would give Leopard Mom the Essence Devourer Beast attribute.

After all, the Essence Devourer Beast was said to be able to devour the universe; the upper limit of that statement far exceeded the Zheng.

[Confirm granting 200 points of Essence Devourer Beast attribute to Leopard Mom (Leopard)?]

"Yes!"

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