Ch. 12 - A Warrior's Path Is Seven Parts Resources And Three Parts Talent
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Hey, little gluttonous beast, evolve faster, we want to see you in action!
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Hey, little gluttonous beast, evolve faster, we want to see you in action!
[Ding! Ling Qingxue's intimacy level has decreased by 10%, currently at 30%. Devouring All Things talent is activated at 30%.]
Wu Liang slapped himself hard.
"To hell with my big mouth! All that effort to build up favorability!"
Without the "Devouring All Things" talent, his energy absorption and conversion rate were very low.
He had to start acting like a harmless pet again, relying on his cute face to win Ling Qingxue's favor.
After more than an hour, Ling Qingxue finally caught all eleven Dragon Blood Fish in the pool.
The Dragon Blood Fish's attack power wasn't strong; they were no match for Ling Qingxue.
Moreover, the pool was too small, so the fish had nowhere to escape.
Seeing this, Wu Liang, head held high, rushed over.
He had to eat the fish to become stronger and break through to the First Level today!
Ling Qingxue circulated her internal energy to evaporate the water on her body, then reached out and grabbed him.
"I said I'd give you enough beast corpses, but not these. I need to reach the late-stage of the First Rank as soon as possible to secure more resources in the mock entrance exam. I need these Dragon Blood Fish for myself!"
Wu Liang protested, wriggling his small body.
"You can protest all you want, but I understand this world better than you. Only by entering a top Martial Arts University can I get a better platform to evolve!"
Being a lone wolf in this world is too difficult.
Kill magical beasts on her own to earn resources?
Do you know how many resources a martial artist needs to go from First to Ninth Rank?
A huge amount, because it's something unpredictable!
Someone once summarized: the path of a martial artist is seven parts nutrition and three parts talent.
What does that nutrition consist of? A massive amount of resources.
If the strength was weak, even with a top Imperial Rank cultivation technique, one couldn't generate too much vital energy.
That was because vitality didn't appear from nothing; it was the conversion of energy. The powerful ability of Imperial Rank cultivation techniques meant ultra-fast conversion, thus rapidly increasing a martial artist's level.
This was similar to Wu Liang's Gluttonous Beast talent, both involving absorbing energy to strengthen themselves.
The Blue Star World had long formed a stable power structure, with the vast majority of resources controlled by certain forces.
The City Lord was the best example, possessing a mid-level secret place. He had a very high chance of breaking through to the Sixth Rank using the resources of that place!
Martial Arts Universities were the best places to cultivate, and also hubs for high-level resources!
Therefore, even though Ling Qingxue was a reborn Empress, she still had to be admitted to a top-tier Martial Arts University.
Otherwise, the road would be even more difficult!
Wu Liang hung his head, looking utterly dejected.
The Grumpy Empress no longer loved him; she didn't even care about her little treasure.
Ling Qingxue tossed the last magical beast, the Long-Eared Rabbit, from her bag to him.
"We share the same destiny. Don't think I'm selfish. This is the best choice to maximize benefits. You'll have a share of all my resources in the future."
Wu Liang swallowed the Long-Eared Rabbit whole.
[Ding! Digestion of one First Level early-stage Long-Eared Rabbit is estimated to be completed in 15 minutes!]
I'm not an unreasonable beast. Generally speaking, my human has been pretty good to me, at least giving me everything she could.
"Alright, Little Xuexue, but you have to give me the parts of the Dragon Blood Fish that you don't eat. You definitely won't like the heads and tails, so don't waste them."
Ling Qingxue smiled for the first time in a long time, as flawless as a snow lotus blooming in an icy pool.
Wu Liang was stunned for a moment. The Grumpy Empress was truly beautiful!
He stuck out his tongue and licked her calf.
"Keep it safe. This is a token of my love for you."
Ling Qingxue wiped the drool off her calf with a hint of disgust.
She was already used to Wu Liang's shamelessness and couldn't even be bothered to teach him a lesson anymore.
Because it was useless...
You can't wake someone who's pretending to be asleep, let alone a stupid dog.
Ling Qingxue began to process the Dragon Blood Fish with a dagger. These dozen or so fish were all at the early-stage of the First Level, but they contained a vast amount of vital energy, giving her a high probability of reaching the First Rank mid-stage, and even a very small chance of reaching the late stage.
Six days remained, enough for her to break through.
Moreover, after absorbing the Earth Spirit Milk, her spiritual power had already surpassed Wu Liang's, reaching 220 points, allowing her to reach the First Rank mid-stage. It was more than enough to set up a spiritual formation!
"It's very difficult to use the "Ten Thousand Sources Return to One" technique to fuse the spirit of the Star Stone into my physical body. I must reach the First Rank late-stage to have a chance!"
Ling Qingxue began gathering some dry wood to start a fire and roast the fish.
Burning a fire in this Green Forest was an unwise choice, but the magical beast meat contained hostile energy, which would affect a human's spirit if consumed directly. Roasting it would eliminate most of that hostile energy.
The rest could be suppressed with spiritual power.
She couldn't devour it as recklessly as Wu Liang, but the vital energy in the magical beast meat was still the best resource for her improvement. The commonly used cultivation resource, Vitality Pill, was actually made from the flesh and blood of magical beasts.
The flesh and blood of First Level magical beasts corresponded to a first-grade Vitality Pill, and so on.
A single Vitality Pill was worth tens of thousands, a price far too high for Ling Qingxue at her current level.
Wu Liang quickly gobbled the leftovers of the Dragon Blood Fish that Ling Qingxue had processed.
[Ding! Large amounts of First Level early-stage Dragon Blood Fish leftovers consumed. Estimated digestion time: 30 minutes!]
[Ding! First Level early-stage Long-Eared Rabbit digested. Strength +7, Speed +10, Evolution Points+7!]
After boosting the activation rate of the "Devouring All Things" talent, the attribute values gained did indeed slightly improve.
Wu Liang couldn't help but feel somewhat satisfied.
[Attack: 52]
[Defense: 180]
[Speed: 40]
[Spirit: 150]
[Evolution Points: 12]
His defense and spirit attributes were currently far ahead, no less than those of a First Level early-stage magical beast. However, his attack and speed were too low, creating a serious imbalance that needed to be improved as soon as possible.
What troubled him most were his evolution points; they were consumed too quickly.
Currently, he was trying his best to upgrade his "Gluttonous Stomach" skill. None of his other skills had been upgraded, and his bloodline had only evolved once.
Not only that, but he hadn't even reached the First Level of a magical beast yet—this was too unreasonable!
"System, my four main attributes should be roughly equivalent to a martial artist's vitality. Why am I still not a First Level magical beast even though my defense and spirit meet the standards?"
[Host, the four main attributes only represent your physical strength. They are not entirely related to your level. You can understand them as influencing each other, but they are not of the same category.]
Wu Liang stroked his chin. "Does that mean I can defeat a magical beast with a higher level even before reaching that level myself?"
[That's right. The Gluttonous Beast can continuously devour to increase its strength, and the accumulation of energy also increases its level. Your master, on the other hand, breaks through level barriers by absorbing vital energy, thus increasing her strength.]
In essence, both increase their strength through different methods.
Wu Liang increased his strength and accumulated energy to stimulate his level increase, while Ling Qingxue did the opposite, increasing her strength through level advancement.
Looking at it this way, the Gluttonous Beast was incredibly powerful!
Even before reaching a higher level, it could crush everyone else with its monstrous stats.
Damn it, in the end, he could crush them all with a single claw—extreme power, no technique required.
"This is awesome! This is exactly how I like to fight!"
Just dive in and go all out—enjoy the rush first, worry about the consequences later.