Just through a single round of taxation, he had become significantly stronger.
And it was an improvement in every aspect.
The Slime's Soul Kingdom was indeed extraordinary.
The Divinity Endowment truly lived up to its reputation as the most potent talent in history.
After the taxation ended, Li Cunxu looked at Xiao Ruan, who was now almost taller than him, and felt a headache coming on. With this size, it wouldn't even be able to walk through the door. Where could he find a shrinking skill for it?
To teach a shrinking skill, the prerequisite was to have an elder who knew the skill.
"Does the Mech Hunter know how to shrink? Probably not, the Mech Hunter doesn't need to shrink."
Generally, only larger Pet Beasts would learn the shrinking skill.
"Moreover, even if someone could teach the shrinking skill, could Xiao Ruan even learn it?"
The intelligence of a Slime was questionable.
Xiao Ruan was happy about its newfound strength. When it opened its eyes and saw Li Cunxu in front of it, it joyfully pressed itself against him.
"Xiao Ruan, be good, don't mess around."
Li Cunxu tried to push Xiao Ruan away with both hands, but his arms were no match for its strength. Unable to push back the now much stronger Xiao Ruan, Li Cunxu was squeezed against the wall.
Li Cunxu grabbed at Xiao Ruan, feeling the elasticity of its body. The texture was quite pleasant.
"Alright, alright, we need to get serious now. Move aside."
With great effort, Li Cunxu finally managed to push Xiao Ruan away and then sat cross-legged on the ground.
According to the Beast Taming Law, when a Pet Beast becomes stronger, it feeds back to the Beast Tamer, who gains one percent of the Pet Beast's strength.
As Li Cunxu accepted this feedback, a warm current flowed through his body. He could feel his physical body and mental strength rapidly improving.
His mental strength had increased significantly, several times more than what he had achieved through a month of meditation.
"What a pity, I was just a little short of reaching the intermediate Black Iron level in mental strength."
Li Cunxu slowly opened his eyes, but before he could finish his lament, Xiao Ruan rushed over again, pinning him to the ground.
At this moment, he had only one thought: Xiao Ruan must learn to shrink.
There was another way for Xiao Ruan to learn the shrinking skill, and that was to purchase a Skill Seed.
When a Pet Beast with a Limit Breaking Skill dies, there's a chance it will drop a Skill Seed.
Other Pet Beasts can instantly master a skill by using a Skill Seed.
"How much is a shrinking Skill Seed?"
Li Cunxu thought hard, but his memory was too hazy. He couldn't recall, so he simply took out his phone and searched.
"Three million!"
Li Cunxu sighed, "I can't afford it. I simply can't afford it."
Just then, his younger sister's clear and youthful voice came from outside.
"Brother, my Bloodline Talent has manifested!"
Li Cunxu's eyes lit up. He thought of a way to get the three million.
How to earn three million in one go?
Sell his sister. Selling her to the Sacred Lotus Li Family would surely fetch a good price.
Then he'd have the money to buy the shrinking Skill Seed.
Li Cunxu shook his head, dismissing the absurd thought from his mind.
It was too ridiculous. A Legendary Talent possessor, a Bloodline Talent Mutant, couldn't possibly be worth just three million. She should be worth at least three hundred million.
Just kidding.
In reality, Li Cunxu had no intention of buying the shrinking Skill Seed because there wasn't enough time.
Yes, there wasn't enough time.
Even if Xiao Ruan learned to shrink, it wouldn't be able to master the skill quickly. By next month's taxation, the Physical Tax would cause Xiao Ruan's size to explode again. At this rate, the proficiency of the shrinking skill would never catch up with the speed of its growth.
To control Xiao Ruan's size, he would have to find another way.
He already had a rough idea and was just waiting to verify it.
Li Anle barged in barefoot, kicking the door open, and her eyes lit up when she saw the enormous Xiao Ruan.
"Wow! Such a big Slime, so much fun!"
Li Anle pounced on it, and Xiao Ruan was more than happy to play with her.
"Brother, look! I'm bouncing on a trampoline."
Li Anle bounced up and down on Xiao Ruan, going higher and higher.
"Wait a bit before playing. Let me first understand your mutated Sacred Lotus Eye."
"Catch me!"
Li Anle jumped high, tucking her legs in and spinning a few times before flying towards Li Cunxu, who opened his arms to catch her.
"You should join diving. I don't know if there would be splashes, but your form would definitely be perfect."
Li Anle sat cross-legged beside Li Cunxu.
"What's the name of your mutated Sacred Lotus Eye?"
Li Anle replied, "It's called the Crimson Lotus Eye, and it has two Pupil Techniques: Crimson Lotus Karma Fire and Crimson Lotus Seed."
Li Cunxu was startled. He was quite familiar with the Crimson Lotus Karma Fire.
"Is that the Crimson Lotus Karma Fire that uses sin and karma as fuel, and once it sticks, it can't be extinguished?"
"Yes."
The joy of the Slime's newfound strength was quickly overshadowed.
Li Cunxu was confused, momentarily unsure who the real protagonist was.
Wasn't it written in novels that the time traveler is the protagonist? Why did Li Anle seem more like the one who had traveled through time and was cheating compared to him?
Could she also be a time traveler?
A secret code?
"Odd changes to even, symbols look at quadrants."
No, that wouldn't work; this world has that too.
Ah, got it!
"Moonlight before the bed."
Li Anle blinked her small eyes in confusion, not understanding what her brother was saying.
"Brother, what did you say? I didn't hear you clearly."
"Nothing!" Li Cunxu mumbled.
Why did Li Cunxu think Li Anle was a time traveler? Because...
The Crimson Lotus Karma Fire, under the king, whoever touches it dies.
At such a young age, she was already invincible.
It felt like, "Why was Zhou Yu born when Zhuge Liang already existed?"
Thinking of the Old President and others, Li Cunxu felt relieved.
Although Li Anle was a prodigy, in this world, she was just a small prodigy. There were even more terrifying prodigies out there, and this world was never short of them.
For example, Li Shiji from Pupil City, Liu Heng from Mountain Capital, Zhu Jiuwu from Sea Capital, Zhao Zhengyi from Dragon Capital, Yu Lie from Gold Capital... each of them was more of a prodigy than Li Anle when they were young.
And then there was the Old President.
Each of these people could dominate the world in an era without the Four Gods, becoming invincible emperors for a lifetime. But unfortunately, they encountered the most terrifying prodigy and freak in the history of the God Governance World.
The Old President!
Their ambitions could only be realized without provoking the Old President.
"Time travel and the foresight from games made me arrogant, forgetting that this era is one where prodigies and monsters roam."
A small, fair hand waved in front of Li Cunxu.
"Brother, what's wrong?"
Li Cunxu rubbed Li Anle's little head and said softly, "I'm just marveling at you, being banned from competitions at such a young age."
Li Anle asked, "Banned? Banned from what?"
Li Cunxu replied, "The Beast Tamer Battle Competition. Your Crimson Lotus Karma Fire is too overpowered. If you compete, you're destined to win, making the competition meaningless. Naturally, you have to be banned."
Li Anle puffed up her little face in anger. "That's so unfair. Why should being strong get me banned?"
Li Cunxu smiled and said, "Your mere presence in the competition is the greatest unfairness. Being slightly stronger than other contestants is one thing, being significantly stronger is another, but being overwhelmingly powerful to the point where even a reigning champion might not be able to defeat you—that's something we can't just ignore."
The world is no stranger to prodigies. Many of them master forbidden powers at a young age. To maintain the fairness of the competition and prevent other contestants from being mentally crushed, these forbidden powers are usually banned. However, the prodigies are often compensated with a championship reward afterward.
"What if I don't use the Crimson Lotus Karma Fire?"
"If you don't use it, then naturally, there's no issue."
Li Cunxu asked, "What is the effect of your second Pupil Technique?"
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