All day long, Xu Zhou stayed in Cao Yong's office, diligently practicing the Mountain Breaking Saber Technique.
Seeing Xu Zhou's efforts, Cao Yong was increasingly surprised.
"This kid seems to be constantly practicing his saber technique; why haven't I seen him practicing Qi-Blood?" Cao Yong was puzzled.
It's one thing for his saber technique to improve quickly, but the noticeable enhancement in Xu Zhou's Qi-Blood fluctuation was really surprising!
"Could it be that this kid has some avatar technique, practicing saber technique and Qi-Blood simultaneously?"
Thinking of this, Cao Yong shook his head helplessly, feeling his own thoughts were too ridiculous.
...
After school, Xu Zhou bid farewell to Cao Yong with a faint smile on his face.
Every time he practiced here with Teacher Cao, he gained significant rewards.
Now, he felt that his saber technique at the second realm had greatly improved.
"Leave the enhancement of Qi-Blood to the avatar."
Xu Zhou thought, "My task is to quickly reach the third realm of saber technique!"
On the Senior Year Dragon-Tiger List, most people have comprehended the second realm of combat techniques.
In fact, many of them have reached the third realm.
To make it onto the Dragon-Tiger List, besides enhancing Qi-Blood, Xu Zhou must reach the third realm of saber technique.
"But tonight, there should be a significant enhancement in my Qi-Blood."
Xu Zhou took out the bank card and the four elixirs given by Cao Yong, eyes filled with anticipation.
After waiting for so many days, he finally received the rewards from the Top 100 List.
Without hesitation, Xu Zhou bound the bank card to his phone and headed to the market.
At the market, Xu Zhou bought a large quantity of chicken, pork, beef, and more.
With a fortune of ten thousand yuan, Xu Zhou spent extravagantly, selecting only the most nutritious meats, even buying some hairy crabs that he usually couldn't afford.
In a spending spree, he spent over 300 yuan.
At seven o'clock sharp, Xu Zhou returned home with a large sack and headed straight to his bedroom.
He placed all the food in a large basin in front of the big rooster.
"I wonder if it can evolve tonight?" Xu Zhou speculated.
The shark-toothed mutated chicken now weighed 48.5 kilograms.
He increasingly had a feeling that this guy was about to evolve.
Xu Zhou's consciousness descended as the mutated chicken moved its claws and began eating.
Its weight visibly increased.
49 kilograms, 49.5 kilograms, 50 kilograms...
At the moment it reached 50 kilograms.
A panel suddenly popped up.
Evolution: Reached the species limit, evolution direction can be selected!
[Evolution 1: Talons, wings, and teeth evolve, increasing sharpness and robustness, greatly enhancing attack attributes.]
[Evolution 2: Feathers evolve, adding streamlined features; eyes evolve, increasing night vision and acuity, greatly enhancing speed and eyesight.]
[Evolution 3: Feathers, flesh, and bones evolve, adding hardness and toughness, greatly enhancing defense attributes but reducing speed.]
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Looking at the suddenly popped up panel, Xu Zhou showed a look of surprise.
Sure enough, it started evolving!
Then, as he quickly skimmed through the options, he paused slightly.
This evolution is very different from the first one.
The first evolution decided whether his avatar would follow an omnivorous, carnivorous, or herbivorous route.
This time, the options are more detailed.
The first evolution option is undoubtedly a fierce predator.
The second option leans towards birds, markedly enhancing speed and eyesight.
The third evolution maximizes physical resistance at the cost of speed, developing towards a turtle?
Soon, Xu Zhou made a decision.
"Choose the first option!"
His avatar was about to head to the dangerous Thousand Demon Cave, which is full of mutated beasts, and only a powerful predator would have a better chance of survival.
As for speed and defense?
Though feasible, they wouldn't allow quickly hunting other mutated beasts, greatly slowing the growth speed.
After comprehensive consideration, an aggressive predator was the most suitable choice!
With Xu Zhou's decision made.
"Buzz!"
The shark-toothed mutated chicken on the ground immediately began to evolve.
Firstly, its talons became sturdier, and layers of keratin began growing, covering its feet completely, forming hooks as sharp as iron.
At the same time, the mutated chicken's thighs became much more robust, as thick as Xu Zhou's calves, covered with a thick layer of keratin.
Next, its wings began to lengthen, covering the entire body, with the edge feathers becoming as sharp as blades, glistening with a cold light.
Finally, the beak.
The originally wide beak now became wider and longer, with the shark-teeth becoming stronger, including four ten-centimeter-long canines like inverted short swords embedded in its mouth.
"Moo~~"
The mutated chicken stood on the ground, emitting a cry.
Not the crow of a rooster, but the low growl of an unknown beast, enough to send a shiver down one's spine.
Looking at the mutated chicken in front of him, Xu Zhou showed a look of amazement.
This evolution seemed to bring substantial changes!
However, as he looked at it... it seemed like it was evolving into something more dinosaur-like, right?
Xu Zhou glanced at the panel.
Avatar Body: Saber-toothed Dragon Beast
Rank Level: 0 rank 2 level (20%)
Net Weight: 50 kilograms
Talents: Grow ten kilograms daily (max), Devouring All Things, Tearing (active)
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"Saber-toothed Dragon Beast?" Xu Zhou looked at the avatar's name, extremely surprised.
This name is quite impressive, although it seems to have completely transcended the "chicken" category.
Then, Xu Zhou looked at the talents section.
The ten kilograms growth per day remained.
But there was an added talent called "Tearing."
[Tearing: When activated, increases tearing effect by 150%, making it easier to rip through the enemy's defenses.]
"An active skill?"
Seeing this, Xu Zhou understood roughly and then became delighted.
This active talent is very powerful, especially for a predator like the Saber-toothed Dragon Beast; once used, it can tear even a turtle shell apart.
"Really great." Xu Zhou smiled.
This evolution had made him very satisfied, providing more assurance for the upcoming trip to the Thousand Demon Cave.
Then, Xu Zhou controlled the Saber-toothed Dragon Beast to continue eating the day's food.
Meanwhile, Xu Zhou poured the four elixirs into the basin, mixing them evenly with the food.
"Intermediate refining elixirs," Xu Zhou thought: "The effect is three times better than basic refining elixirs."
"How much improvement will one intermediate refining elixir and three basic refining elixirs bring me?"
Xu Zhou showed a look of expectation.
He remembered that one basic refining elixir could enhance the avatar by 40%, with the main body's Qi-Blood increasing by a full 1 cala!
Now, with such rich resources, how much more will he improve?
Filled with anticipation, Xu Zhou sat and waited beside him.
Half an hour later.
The Saber-toothed Dragon Beast devoured everything in the large basin, food and elixirs alike, with not a crumb left behind.
"Moo~"
It let out a deep growl.
Next, the Saber-toothed Dragon Beast began to rapidly grow.
Its height rose again, reaching 1.2 meters, and its width was almost as wide as Xu Zhou's waist.
The Saber-toothed Dragon Beast stomped the ground, a strong force swept through its entire body.
"This power..." Xu Zhou showed a look of astonishment, feeling that the Saber-toothed Dragon Beast now held considerable destructive force!
And just then, an unprecedented flow of warmth surged into Xu Zhou's body.
A stream of clarity also washed through his mind, making him feel refreshed.
Avatar feedback!
Xu Zhou was not surprised, quietly waiting.
Ten minutes later, all was calm.
Eyes filled with anticipation, Xu Zhou looked towards the panel.
[Rank +220%]
[Qi-Blood +5.5 calas]
[Spirit +2 heros]
Host: Xu Zhou
Qi-Blood: 79.9 calas
Spirit: 4 heros
Avatar Body: Saber-toothed Dragon Beast
Rank Level: 0 rank 4 level (40%)
Net Weight: 58.5 kilograms
Talents: Grow ten kilograms daily (max), Devouring All Things, Tearing (active)
Evolution: When the weight reaches the species limit, it can begin to evolve.
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Unprecedented enhancement!
Xu Zhou was amazed, then showed an irrepressible look of excitement.
The avatar's rank stage jumped directly from 2nd level, breaking through to 4th level.
And the main body's Qi-Blood and Spirit received a substantial boost.
Xu Zhou clenched his fists, feeling a formidable power sweeping from his limbs to his entire body, as if he could unleash a terrifying force with just a casual punch!
Strength increase was only secondary.
The key was that Xu Zhou's Spirit had become incredibly strong.
Sitting in his room, he could even hear the movements fifty meters outside his house!
And his eyesight was immeasurably better than before.
"This feeling..." Xu Zhou's eyes gleamed with excitement, thinking: "It's so powerful!"
But soon, Xu Zhou noticed something amiss.
"Previously, the avatar growing by 5% would increase the main body's Qi-Blood by 0.1 calas."
"But now the ratio seems to be 4%?"
Xu Zhou was puzzled, "Could it be that after the avatar evolved, its rank stage growth brings more feedback?"
Understanding this point, Xu Zhou became even more thrilled.
This meant that his growth speed would be faster than before!
"Great." Xu Zhou clenched his fist, "My enhancement speed can increase significantly."
...
That night, Xu Zhou felt extremely excited.
But he didn't slack off in his training despite the explosive surge in power.
After dinner, Xu Zhou went to the backyard to continue practicing the Mountain Breaking Saber Technique.
Now, his saber technique had grown increasingly proficient.
...
At two in the morning, Xu Zhou finished bathing and lay down on his bed.
"With that ten thousand yuan, the Saber-toothed Dragon Beast can now grow ten kilograms every day."
Xu Zhou stared at the ceiling, thinking, "I don't need to worry about Qi-Blood enhancement anymore. From now on, I just need to follow my training regimen and steadily improve my combat techniques."
With plans quietly forming in his mind, Xu Zhou gradually fell asleep.
The next day, just after seven in the morning, Xu Zhou left home early and headed for school.
Beginning a new day of training.
...
For most people, training is an incredibly monotonous task.
But with the ten thousand yuan reward, Xu Zhou spent three hundred yuan daily feeding the Saber-toothed Dragon Beast avatar, quickly enhancing his Qi-Blood.
Coupled with his exceptional talent for comprehension, he became immensely absorbed in his training.
Unknowingly,
day after day.
In the blink of an eye, a month had passed.