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Note: Ah, finally, the relationship between these two stubborn protagonists seems to be taking a turn for the better!
Wu Liang jumped out of Ling Qingxue's backpack and dashed towards the rabbit.
He hadn't taken two steps before Ling Qingxue caught him.
"You silly dog, why are you running around like that!" Ling Qingxue said, quite annoyed.
Reborn into this world, she had contracted such a silly, good-for-nothing dog; she truly regretted it.
This was the third time she had regretted it.
Wu Liang was used to his human's personality, but he still struggled, trying to get to his target.
There wasn't just a rabbit there; with his extraordinary sense of smell, he also sensed a snake that had just broken through to the early stage of the First Level as a magical beast. Its aura was very subtle, but it couldn't escape his nose.
Seeing this, Ling Qingxue used her spiritual power to probe in that direction.
Since her rebirth, she had begun cultivating the "Divine Star Ten Thousand Manifestations" technique. Although she hadn't yet mastered it, her spiritual power was already stronger than that of ordinary martial artists.
Back then, she was a genius whose physical body and spiritual power grew simultaneously, later surpassing all her contemporaries.
"Your senses can actually cover such a great distance!"
Ling Qingxue was astonished. Her spiritual power could only extend to a distance of seventy or eighty meters; after all, she hadn't cultivated for very long.
But Wu Liang, this fast-growing beast that had just hatched last night, possessed such strong perception.
"That's not right. Your spiritual power is clearly very weak, so this must be your innate skill!"
Understanding this, excitement shone in Ling Qingxue's beautiful eyes.
Simply put, possessing innate abilities meant that it definitely possessed a bloodline, just that it was either inactivated or hidden!
These were called magical beast variants, also known as anomalies.
Defying common sense, their bloodlines didn't openly manifest.
"I finally see hope! Heaven has not forsaken me!" Ling Qingxue cried tears of joy.
[Ding! Ling Qingxue's favorability level increased by 10%, currently at 20%, and the "Devouring All Things" talent increased at 20%.]
Wow!
Wu Liang was quite pleased.
Just showing one skill made his owner this happy.
If he showed a few more, wouldn't that max out her favorability level?
At that time, at a 100% conversion rate, he would be able to absorb everything he ate; how incredibly powerful he would be then!
Awesome!
Wu Liang used the "Size Control" skill, instantly doubling his size, and Ling Qingxue's beautiful eyes widened.
"Transformation skills! You possess two innate skills!"
[Ding! Ling Qingxue's favorability level increased by 10%, currently at 30%. The "Devouring All Things" talent increased at 30%.]
Possessing two innate skills meant Wu Liang's potential was definitely not low. At least, ordinary Low Level bloodlines only had one skill at most.
Only after a major breakthrough was there a very small chance of developing skills inherent to one's bloodline.
Moreover, magical beasts were not as intelligent as humans and rarely learned skills proactively, relying almost entirely on bloodline inheritance.
This was why bloodlines were so important.
Without a bloodline, a magical beast had no room for growth and could not break through, just like its ancestors.
Wu Liang looked slightly smug.
If the other three skills weren't so unremarkable, he would have used them all to increase favorability.
A 30% increase in energy conversion rate would only allow him to absorb more energy.
[Host, please note that this energy absorption conversion rate is unrelated to evolution points. Evolution points are extracted by this System for you, always at 100%.]
Wu Liang was immediately disappointed; evolution points were the most important thing for his evolution.
Upgrading skill levels also required a large amount of evolution points.
Based on the analysis of the "Damage Reduction" skill, the skills should have a level cap of 100, and he already had five skills at the start. Later, more skills would be added, requiring a massive amount of evolution points.
No rush, I'll devour the heavens and earth, and then I'll devour the entire secret places. There will be plenty of evolution points!
Choosing the God-Slaying Gluttonous Beast was definitely the right choice!
Ling Qingxue, having revised her opinion of Wu Liang, now actively hunted for food for him.
The next moment, she moved like a shadow, swiftly approaching the rabbit, and dispatched it with one slash of her dagger.
As a reborn Empress, she possessed countless martial arts techniques; her only deficiency was resources.
Fighting against heaven and earth was her way of cultivating.
Wu Liang leaped from her grasp and swallowed the rabbit in a few bites.
Seeing Wu Liang's eating speed, Ling Qingxue was astonished.
He didn't chew at all, just biting and swallowing—was this eating?
Damn!
Ling Qingxue didn't understand Wu Liang's purpose in doing this. Was he truly hungry, or was there some other reason?
"Perhaps I need to find a way to improve the idiot dog's mental strength. Only with improved mental strength can we achieve complete mental communication; otherwise, we can only convey vague impressions."
As she remembered, there were many spiritual herbs with the effect of improving mental strength.
[Ding! One common wild rabbit consumed. Speed and evolution points increased by 1!]
Only one evolution point, better than nothing, just two more needed.
Wu Liang's excitement grew.
He then began to use his mental power to convey his request to Ling Qingxue.
Sensing the weak mental power in her mind, Ling Qingxue slightly raised her head and looked at a large tree about ten meters away.
It was a First Level early-stage Wood-Spotted Snake, its color extremely similar to the tree bark. Its carcass could sell for several thousand yuan.
"Your mental power is really good, you silly dog. After we sell this Wood-Spotted Snake, I'll buy you some meat."
Wu Liang, though displeased, held his tongue. He bowed his head for the sake of food—no shame in that.
His pet owner Empress looked down on him as always.
Ling Qingxue placed the dagger on the ground and slowly walked towards the Wood-Spotted Snake.
With her skills, killing the Wood-Spotted Snake was far too easy.
Within three minutes, the spotted snake lay broken in two on the ground, its body still writhing.
Seeing this, Wu Liang sprinted over and tore at the spicy snack.
"This thing is really thick, and the taste is awful."
Wu Liang muttered a few complaints, but still swallowed it diligently.
"You idiot, this is money!"
Ling Qingxue was heartbroken. She came here to earn some living expenses, but this idiot dog gobbled it all.
As a reborn Empress, she had really fallen into raising a pig...
In no time, he had swallowed the entire one-meter-long spotted snake.
[Ding! One First Level early-stage Wood-Spotted Snake consumed. Estimated digestion time 40 minutes!]
"Damn, this takes so long!"
Wu Liang was somewhat helpless. His "Gluttonous Stomach" skill was only level 2, so for the time being, he had to focus on this skill as his main upgrade target.
Ling Qingxue, her face dark, picked him up from the ground.
"You heartless, stupid dog, from now on I'll call you Wu Liang!"
To feed him, she practically fed him everything, neglecting any decent food for herself.
What kind of Empress is this miserable?!
Without selling magical beast corpses to earn some money, her own cultivation would be in trouble.
At only the early stage of the First Rank, she could at best pass the mock entrance exam; she had absolutely no chance of passing the national martial arts exam four months later.
And to enter a top Martial Arts University and obtain abundant cultivation resources, her grades were her biggest bargaining chip; otherwise, why would anyone invest in her?
This second life turned out to be even harder than the first!