Chapter 206: Chapter 173: Yin Yi’s Second Evolution Branches (Part 2)

Just then, Dean Wu walked over to Lü Xiuning, leaned in, and whispered,

"Xiuning, after all the new members who joined our academy have left the passenger jet, arrange for a few Soul Beasts to stand guard in shifts inside. Prevent Louis and his group from intentionally damaging the equipment on board."

"If that group doesn’t stay in the jet, move them to Building J. Also, have a few Soul Beasts monitor their movements."

Lü Xiuning nodded. "What should we do if they make demands? For example, asking for Soul Beasts that can perform air Purification, or for things like hot water and power banks?"

"Tell them to trade for it. Food, knowledge, even labor—it’s all acceptable. In short, no freeloading here."

"We should just find a chance to make them disappear from the face of the earth," Lü Xiuning said, cracking his knuckles.

"Xiuning, what you’ve been through recently has made you a bit too bloodthirsty."

Dean Wu watched Lü Xiuning quietly. "Stabilizing morale is what’s most important right now. There are plenty of smart people among the 150 who joined us. If they find out we killed the other few dozen, it will cause chaos. Let them be. As long as they’re under our watch, nothing major will happen."

"But... what if they actually manage to grow stronger?" Lü Xiuning was still worried.

Dean Wu sighed softly. "What we need most right now is to buy time. Besides, there are over 400 of us. You think we can’t out-develop a paltry group of less than 50? Of course, if they do something out of line, like colluding with the Insect-men, then that’s a different story."

"Of course, the academy isn’t my dictatorship. We’ll find some time tomorrow to hold a small meeting. We can all sit down and discuss in detail whether they should stay or go."

"Yes, I understand."

...

A drizzling black rain continued to fall from the sky.

Han Ning didn’t get involved with settling in the 100-plus new arrivals. Instead, he told the others where he was going and returned to his dorm to grab some lighting equipment.

Now that Egg Pancake had evolved, the small dormitory could no longer accommodate its massive body.

Its body alone was over 30 meters long. Even lying on the ground, it was several stories high. A single room, or even a few floors, was no longer enough space for it.

He planned to find an unoccupied dormitory building and knock out all the floors to create more room for Egg Pancake to turn over.

Besides, Egg Pancake could use its Super Gravity Talent to reduce its own weight, so he didn’t have to worry about it being so heavy that it would cause the walls to collapse.

After the last great flood, everyone had been in no hurry to move. They all lived on the top floor of Building C, so the other dormitory buildings were still mostly empty.

Leading Yin Yi and a few Armor-Breaking Ants, he walked into Building F, located to the west of Building C.

Only a few rooms in the entire building were being used to store miscellaneous items. The other areas were uninhabited, so there was no need to worry about taking someone else’s living space.

"Yin Yi, use your Sword Stab to cut through all the walls and floors above the ground level in this building," he said, stepping into the pitch-black first floor and pointing at the ceiling.

"Ling!"

Yin Yi nodded. A sword made of swirling green light materialized from each of its two vine-like arms. Following Han Ning’s instructions, it began to slice through the walls.

PSHFFT!

The sharp sword was like a hot knife through butter, cutting into the wall without any resistance. Only when it hit rebar did it send a shower of metallic sparks flying.

Yin Yi wasn’t working on clearing out the building alone. Three Armor-Breaking Ants acted as its assistants. If Yin Yi’s cuts were imprecise and caused a partial collapse, the ants could instantly conjure Earth Element to fill in the gaps.

Additionally, the Armor-Breaking Ants could be tasked with carrying the resulting construction debris downstairs.

"Egg Pancake, you’ll have to put up with staying in the Soul Beast Space for one night."

"Jee!"

Egg Pancake obediently responded, sticking out its thick, rough tongue to give its master a light lick.

What was an affectionate gesture for Egg Pancake was, in Han Ning’s eyes, a giant red tongue engulfing his entire body, its sticky saliva soaking a large patch of his clothes.

"..."

Seeing Egg Pancake’s happy expression, Han Ning didn’t say anything more.

"You’re hungry, aren’t you?"

Although Egg Pancake didn’t say it, he could still sense its desire to eat from its emotions.

Evolution had significantly increased its size and strength, and consequently, its demand for Energy had risen dramatically as well.

Even a truckload of canned meat would barely be a snack to Egg Pancake.

He fumbled around in his waist pouch, pulled out several Awakening Level Fire Attribute Crystal Stones, and tossed them into Egg Pancake’s mouth.

Aside from massive amounts of flesh and blood, only Energy-rich Soul Beast Crystal Stones could provide Egg Pancake with the Energy it needed to move.

But it was a creature of flesh and blood. Unlike Yin Yi, it couldn’t subsist on Crystal Stones alone; it had to eat meat regularly.

’Raising a Sub-dragon is no easy task,’ he thought.

"Jee!"

After eating the Crystal Stones, Egg Pancake lay down contentedly in the Soul Beast Space, patting its belly.

After the simple feeding, Han Ning turned his attention back to Yin Yi’s status panel.

From the 36 waist pouches left behind by the Burning Fire Race, they had harvested a total of 61 Extraordinary, 336 Awakening, and thousands of Entry Level Soul Beast Crystal Stones of various Attributes.

They hadn’t found any of War General Level. It was likely that the pouches of the high-ranking Burning Fire People had already been taken by the Insect Masters of the Five Ancestor Families, or perhaps those people hadn’t died and had escaped somewhere.

The Extraordinary Crystal Stones of the Earth and Fire Attributes had all been used for Egg Pancake’s evolution. Currently, only some stones of other Attributes remained.

With such a large batch of Soul Beast Crystal Stones, Han Ning planned to take this opportunity to push Yin Yi’s strength directly to the War General Level.

He took out one Entry Level and Awakening Level Crystal Stone after another, frantically absorbing the Energy within, then converted that Energy into Attribute Points and added them to Yin Yi’s panel.

Thanks to the Insect Dragon’s blessing, Yin Yi’s affinity for the Wood Element was far ahead of its other stats. The panel still hadn’t shown any "Affinity Lock" notification, so all he had to do was directly increase its numbers.

Inside the dark building, a faint cyan glimmer appeared and began to converge on Yin Yi.

"Ling~" Yin Yi had been enhanced many times and was already used to it. It simply continued cutting through the wall.

A dense cyan light enveloped Yin Yi. With it at the center, the surrounding air began to slowly swirl, forming a small cyan vortex.

One second, two seconds... After more than ten seconds,

Han Ning saw Yin Yi transform into a glowing Energy Body, lifted by the abundant Spiritual Energy until it was hovering slightly in mid-air, just below the ceiling.

Its form grew by another dozen or so centimeters out of thin air before the light gradually dimmed.

SHHHHH...

The cyan light vanished.

In its normal state, Yin Yi, now almost as tall as Han Ning, slowly descended to the floor.

[

Race: Cyan Jade Wood Demon

Gender: Female

Talent: C

Level: War General Level (1/6000)

Talent: Water and Wood Mutual Generation

Soul Techniques: Frenzied Growth (Perfection), Cyan Wood Radiance (Perfection), Emerald Sword Stab (Perfection), Frost Crystal Shield (Perfection), Ice Crystal Bomb III (2123/3000)

Power: 35

Body: 34

Agility: 35

Spiritual Energy: 862

Elemental Affinity (Wood): 995

Ice (Water): 213

]

Compared to its Extraordinary Level form, Yin Yi’s appearance hadn’t changed much, but its Spiritual Energy and Elemental Affinity had increased significantly.

The ring-shaped silver lines on its back had grown slightly larger overall and now flowed with a mysterious silver luster.

Moreover, at the bottom of the panel, several lines of data regarding Yin Yi’s evolution appeared.

[This Soul Beast has met the criteria for its second evolution. The Cyan Jade Wood Demon has multiple evolutionary paths, which must be chosen independently.]

The following evolution branches require a special ritual to convert Life into a Pure Elemental Creature. Please click for details on the specific requirements:

1. [Child of the Cyan Sky: Primary Attributes for Spiritual Energy are Wood and Wind, B Talent. Requires all Soul Techniques at the current Level to reach Perfection, and the Beast Master’s Spiritual Power Level must be at least Tier Two.]

The following evolution branches require fusion with a Demon Spirit bloodline. Please click for details on the specific requirements:

2. [Jade Hook Spirit Wood: Primary Attributes for Spiritual Energy are Wood, Star, and Demon. B Talent. Requires all Soul Techniques at the current Level to reach Perfection, and the Beast Master’s Spiritual Power Level must be at least Tier Two.]

The following are normal evolution paths. Please click for details on the specific requirements:

3. [Huangchuan Wood Demon: Primary Attributes for Spiritual Energy are Wood and Water, C+ Talent. Requires all Soul Techniques at the current Level to reach Perfection, and the Beast Master’s Spiritual Power must be at least 20.]

4. [Wood Elf: Primary Attribute for Spiritual Energy is Wood, C+ Talent. Requires all Soul Techniques at the current Level to reach Perfection, and the Beast Master’s Spiritual Power must be at least 20.]