Beast Taming: the More the Better

Chapter 619: Chapter 286: The Paperman with No Skills, All About Stats!_2

If I could really see the limit of this thing, just increasing the survival rate by ten percent for entering the Heavenly Tomb would be a huge gain!

“Su Ping, given that your Pet Beast’s performance has exceeded expectations, you will enter the highest test difficulty in thirty seconds. Please be prepared. If you cannot endure it, we will shut it down immediately! Rest assured! Countdown begins: 30, 29, 28…”

Still more? With a sword in one hand and a shield in the other, Su Ping somehow managed to project an aura as if a mere inch of iron in hand could scatter a thousand troops, and a single piece of armor could make him invincible against ten thousand foes. “Come on!”

HUM…

A strange buzzing sound arose from within.

Suddenly, a coldness that seemed to freeze the soul infiltrated him from the outside, making Su Ping’s thoughts seem to seize up. The light on the Five Elements Paper Diagram flared brilliantly. Finally, the five-colored, swirling radiance, like a dazzling feathered robe, completely enveloped Su Ping. The operation of his Zhou Tian Wu Xing Physique reached its absolute peak at this moment! Five Elements Peak.

An Emperor Level energy aura burst forth with full force, making Su Ping appear like a radiant, five-colored divine figure enveloped within.

Did this Pet Beast… use a Skill to conceal its aura? At this moment, this thought became the sole focus of the three spectators outside.

This thing can actually continue to improve? I don’t understand. Undoubtedly, they were utterly perplexed.

However, from behind the separating glass, in this dark world that had now risen another level, the energy fluctuations erupting from the Pet Beast were undeniable! And unquestionably, after the Heavenly Tomb’s environment escalated another level, even Su Ping could no longer slaughter at will as before.

BOOM!

The massive tremor resounded not only throughout the entire trial chamber. Even the floor below registered the deafening sound, along with vibrations that caused the ground and ceiling to shake slightly!

What in the world happened upstairs? What exactly is this selection process about? Nobody knew, but at this moment, those who had briefly relaxed found their nerves tightening once more.

「And so, after thirty minutes.」

The endless darkness, the extreme coldness of Death Energy, and the countless Undead Ferocious Beasts all slowly vanished without a trace.

Su Ping let out a soft breath, wiping the sweat from his forehead. Yes, it’s over. It wasn’t because Su Ping’s life was in danger, or even because the three Five Elements Paper Diagrams had exhausted their energy. On the contrary, it was the energy of the Heavenly Tomb simulation field that had run out.

That Emperor Level Soul Crystal, maintaining an environment surpassing Monarch Level, had to create masses of Deadly Beast illusions and simulate the infiltration of Death Energy—all of which consumed power. An Emperor Level Soul Crystal was high-level, but even it couldn’t withstand such heavy consumption!

However, Su Ping also knew it was about time. The energy circulation of the Five Elements Paper Diagram, through the operation of the Zhou Tian Five Elements Body, had also nearly reached its limit. Even if the simulation’s energy wasn’t completely depleted, he couldn’t have held on much longer. But this was enough.

This was clear from the expressions of his own father, Leng Ye, and Master Yin. Now, they finally understood why the selection experiment for this Pet Beast even required this young man to insist on signing a confidentiality agreement. It’s simply outrageous!

“Su Ping, what exactly is this Pet Beast of yours?”

“A Paperman!” Su Ping promptly responded, storing the Five Elements Paper Shield and Five Elements Paper Sword into his Beast Taming Space. Only the Five Elements armor he wore remained, slowly retracting from his body.

If outsiders hadn’t been present, Leng Ye and Su Anyong would have each grabbed one of Su Ping’s ears and demanded, You call *this* a Paperman?!

Fortunately, Su Ping wasn’t one to beat around the bush. With a mental command, the Five Elements Paper Diagram, which had displayed such might moments before, instantly burst apart. Before the still-puzzled gazes of the three, it transformed into five Papermen of different colors.

This…

“The Paperman isn’t a useless Pet Beast,” Su Ping explained. “It’s just that no one discovered its evolved form over the years because they hadn’t found the right method! In fact, the Paperman possesses another Skill: Paper Body Joint.”

“Paper Body Joint?” Master Yin, true to his reputation as a Breeding Master of the Necromancy Series, quickly grasped something, just as he had before, merely from Su Ping’s brief explanation. He looked sharply at Su Ping behind the glass. You mean…

“Exactly. The Paperman’s soul and body are both incomplete. Ordinary Pet Beast Cultivation methods won’t work to perfect it. What’s needed is to complete the Paperman’s soul. Both its body and soul can be completed through joining. For example, like this!”

At Su Ping’s mental command, the five Papermen once again assembled into the Five Elements Paper Diagram, then dispersed again.

“After these five Papermen complete the joining process and form a main body, *that* is a truly complete Paperman Pet Beast, a truly independent life form with a complete soul! This is the key to the Paperman’s Evolution! However, I only discovered this recently. So far, I’ve only found the Paperman’s single Element Evolution. Based on my speculation, the Paperman’s subsequent Evolution, aside from corresponding elemental strengthening, will also critically involve joined-form combination Evolution! Of course, that’s a matter for the future.

“For now, let me first explain the joined form of the Paperman and the pros and cons of the Paperman itself.”

After a pause, Su Ping stood up straight. Undoubtedly, given his recent combat performance, his words now carried more weight.

“Firstly, the Paperman’s joining is very flexible. Once a Beast Tamer forms a Soul Contract with one Paperman, they can maintain the completed joined state and bring a considerable number of other Papermen into the Beast Taming Space. Furthermore, because the Soul-Contracted Paperman Pet Beast takes the lead, controlling them is no different from handling any other Pet Beasts!

“Secondly, the composition of Papermen is flexible. The power they can exert depends on the number of Papermen. For example, just now, that was an Evolutionary Body formed by five Elemental Evolved Papermen of different Attributes. In the future, there can be more or fewer; as long as the Papermen have a combined form, they can be perfectly integrated to achieve this.

“As for the downsides, the Pet Beast’s autonomy is relatively poor, relying more on the Beast Tamer’s control. Regarding the previously requested scouting and reconnaissance Abilities, those are practically zero!”

Leng Ye finally found an opportunity to ask, “So, the power unleashed by that form just now—can other Papermen achieve that too, simply by joining?”

Su Ping nodded, then shook his head. “It’s a matter of the Paperman Pet Beast’s folding and joining flexibility. The Five Elements Paper Diagram just now is relatively special; this has been my main achievement recently. It’s a joined body completed by joining Five Elements Elemental Papermen. Theoretically, the Five Elements Paper Diagram can continue to integrate additional Papermen. However, to unleash the power we just saw, *these specific five* Papermen are essential. The reason is simple: their joined body form possesses two unique Super-Rank Skills…”

Two Super-Rank Skills? Even though they had already understood that the strength exhibited couldn’t possibly be due solely to the Pet Beast Race—cultivated Super-Rank Skills were definitely a factor—Su Ping’s statement about two such Skills still visibly stunned all three of them.

“What Super-Rank Skills?” the three asked.

“One of them should be very familiar to you three: the Five Elements Core. It’s also the Super-Rank combination Skill that Master Zhu Hong and I, among others, cultivated together!”

Heart of Elements… The three nodded. Not just Leng Ye and Master Yin, even Su Anyong was deeply familiar with this most basic and common Super-Rank Skill. It couldn’t be helped; it was indeed the most common Super-Rank Skill. Even Beast Tamers who weren’t Proficient in Super-Rank Skill Cultivation often used the Heart of Elements as an example. So, the appearance of this Super-Rank Skill wasn’t particularly astonishing.

Clearly, their main focus was on the second Skill.

“As for the second Super-Rank Skill…” Su Ping didn’t hurry to speak. Instead, he smiled and took out three pieces of paper from his Beast Taming Space. “It wouldn’t be too late for you three to sign these confidentiality agreements first.”