With a sword in hand, Shi Yu felt a surge of heroism.
He felt that this was the right way to open a new chapter in his life. Isn't being a great swordsman cooler than being a beast tamer?
Outside, the sudden movement of Shi Yu left the administrator, the maid with animal ears Bai Xi, and the panda king Shi Shi all stunned.
"Hmm? Σ(°△°)︴"
Shi Shi looked at the scene in confusion.
Shi Yu, what are you doing, Shi Yu? Calm down!
You're not cut out for this!
"It seems he has gained enlightenment," said Bai Xi after a moment of silence. "A true beast tamer must have the courage to face extraordinary creatures on their own."
"Although I expect him to suffer a lot next, this will undoubtedly become a very valuable experience for him..."
As they were giving their opinions, Shi Yu's figure was already swallowed by a group of fierce beasts, leaving only a bone sword behind...
...
"Wow, what a dog!"
"It hurts."
Being a great swordsman is fine, but in the future, he would just level up and watch his pet beasts fight—it would be great!
Before long, Shi Yu was beaten out.
When Shi Yu came out, Bai Xi was looking at him with a smile that was half amused and half serious.
"Hmm." Shi Shi covered its face and asked if Shi Yu needed it to go in and help take revenge.
Just now, Shi Yu couldn't stay cool for more than three seconds; he was directly beaten down by a group of fierce beasts and had to escape through his ethereal form.
"It's been a long time since I've seen such a brave young man."
The administrator also smiled, all the negative emotions from losing the game gone, feeling very good at the moment.
From this, it can be seen that Shi Yu is a beast tamer who is good at bringing joy to others.
"I feel like I was just a bit off," Shi Yu said, looking disappointed.
The main problem was that there were too many enemies; he didn't even get to use the sword techniques he learned on Earth before being controlled...
Although there was no real damage, the slight pain was still a bit much, and Shi Yu couldn't complain.
Sigh, when will he have the skills of Uncle Long...
Bai Xi said, "Don't worry, this is the most basic level, which is prepared for beast tamers at the professional level and above."
"It's normal that you couldn't react in time. If we don't count the ethereal form, relying on the physical condition of an apprentice beast tamer, being able to hold on for a few seconds is actually a miracle."
Shi Yu: "..."
In other words, he was just challenging a higher level?
Why didn't you say so earlier? If you had, he would have chosen a different method, just surviving until the end!
Ethereal form + supplements, he could have endured until the training facility's energy was depleted!
Of course, that's just bragging...
Just as Bai Xi was about to continue, her phone rang.
She took out her phone, answered a few sentences, and immediately nodded, saying, "Okay, I'll be there soon."
After hanging up, she looked at Shi Yu apologetically and said, "Something came up, I'll take you on a tour another day."
"My suggestion is that you practice your ethereal form here first."
"Once you master the ethereal form, partial ethereal form, instant ethereal form, and using other beast tamer talents while in the ethereal state, such as commanding, summoning, and recalling pet beasts, will be possible, which is faster and more convenient than hiding in the relic bead when in danger."
"In legendary beast tamer battles, the beast tamer is basically in the ethereal state throughout, otherwise, they can't participate in that level of battle."
"You have the relic bead, so you can experience this power early and practice without losing out, laying the foundation for becoming a legendary beast tamer in the future!"
"Okay." Shi Yu nodded and said, "Then, Senior Bai, you go ahead and take care of your business."
This ethereal form ability indeed needs to be practiced; it's a life-saving skill.
"Right, that's it. By the way, if you're trying to improve your pet beast's strength, I think you can put it on hold for now. After all, you have the relic bead, and the training efficiency of your pet beast in other training facilities may not be as good as in the relic secret realm space."
"The effective training facilities are too high-level for you to enter, and the ineffective ones are not as good as the relic bead... going there would be a waste of time."
Bai Xi clapped her hands and said, "But it's up to you. Well, I'll go first, I'll contact you later to take you to the archaeology department."
After saying that, Bai Xi entrusted Shi Yu to the administrator and hurriedly left.
"The little Bai Xi is the vice president of the combat club at Ancient Capital University. She's been busy preparing for the national competition recently," the administrator explained with a smile as she watched Bai Xi leave.
"How about it, do you want to continue the challenge?"
The administrator didn't ask about Shi Yu's identity, treating him as an ordinary student at Ancient Capital University.
"No, Grandma, I plan to go back and study carefully."
"I'll come back another day, thank you for your hard work, Grandma." Shi Yu looked at the administrator and said.
This grandma, who could be a manager here, is probably at least a master-level beast tamer.
"Good, then you should leave quickly, I need to continue my game." The grandma said.
Shi Yu and Shi Shi: ???
Why does Shi Yu suddenly feel that Ancient Capital University has no future...
...
Next, Shi Yu and Shi Shi left the training facility in a daze.
After coming out, Shi Yu shook his head and sighed.
"I feel like I have something to do." He took out the limited-time experience card given by Bai Xi, feeling depressed.
During the open period, he could use the training facility for half a month to practice his ethereal form.
Not using it would be a waste.
Using it means getting beaten by extraordinary creatures every day, which is a dilemma.
"Whatever, no pain, no gain!" Shi Yu gritted his teeth and decided to go all out.
Although he could practice the ethereal form privately, it wouldn't be as effective as the urgent yet safe environment provided by the training facility.
"Roar!"
On Shi Yu's shoulder, Shi Shi thought it made sense, no pain, no gain!
Shi Shi: o(一︿一+)o So, when can it go back to training?
Shi Yu only cared about his own efforts and didn't let it work hard too, which was unfair!
Shi Yu: "..."
Is this a competition too?
It seems that Shi Shi will never experience the joy of slacking off in this life.
"It's already noon."
At the same time, Shi Yu looked at the time, patted his stomach, and decided to have lunch and take a nap.
The ethereal form was too tiring.
Eat some supplements, sleep, and then decide where to go in the afternoon.
This morning was tough on him.
...
In the hotel.
After eating and drinking to his heart's content and letting Shi Shi and the green caterpillar enter the relic bead for special training, Shi Yu started to hug a pillow and prepare to sleep.
However, as if heaven didn't want Shi Yu to rest well, a loud ringtone made him sit up.
"Who is it!"
Not many people knew his number.
Besides delivery people and food delivery people, there were only those three rich women and Mr. Lin, President Feng, and others.
Good grief, thinking about it, the proportion of rich women in his contact list seems a bit high...
Shi Yu looked at the caller ID nervously and was surprised to find it was Mr. Lin.
"Hmm..."
"Mr. Lin?" Shi Yu answered the call.
On the other end, Mr. Lin paused and said, "I heard you went to the ancient capital?"
Shi Yu: "Yes."
Before going to the ancient capital, he had informed the people at the martial arts club and President Feng.
As for Mr. Lin, he was on a snow mountain expedition when Shi Yu left.
"By the way, you were on the snow mountain recently, how was it?"
"Just a group of wild beasts, not worth mentioning. Captain Wang Meng and I have already cleared the outer areas of the snow mountain, and the situation is under control." Mr. Lin said, "I heard you solved that trial relic?"
"After I came out, Old Feng told me everything."
At the time, he indeed suggested that Shi Yu could go there to train, but he never expected Shi Yu to break through six levels and grow so quickly.
When he decided to go on the snow mountain expedition, Shi Shi had just started learning the Thunder Palm...
But after coming back from the snow mountain, he heard a series of unbelievable news from President Feng.
Master-level Thunder Palm and Master-level Hardening combination?
A pet Iron Eater that mastered Master-level Intimidation?
The Iron Eater suspected to have awakened ancient bloodline after evolving in the Sacred Spring?
The sixth level of the relic was an Ice Dragon Phantom, and Shi Yu defeated it?
After hearing all this, Mr. Lin suspected he was still in the snow mountain, and some Snow Maiden had cast an illusion on him.
In short, the experience described by President Feng was unbelievable.
It felt like he had been away for several years.
However, this wasn't important, as Shi Yu was introduced by Lu Qingyi, a genius who reached the master level in his early twenties.
With Lu Qingyi's help, it was normal for Shi Yu to be a bit extraordinary.
What Mr. Lin was most concerned about was the evolution of the Sacred Spring and the ancient bloodline of the Iron Eater.
He originally wanted to find Shi Yu in person to ask, but since Shi Yu wasn't in Pingcheng, he could only call him first.
"I heard your Iron Eater gained something from the Sacred Spring, possibly awakening some ancient bloodline?" Mr. Lin asked seriously.
"Can you tell me more about it?"
On the phone, Shi Yu paused for a moment and said, "I think it should be an ancient bloodline, possibly what the Iron Eater looked like thousands or even tens of thousands of years ago."
"The form is not much different from now, it's like the Iron Eater is wearing a suit of armor, but it doesn't seem to be as simple as a Master-level Hardening skill."
Master-level Hardening can form weapons and equipment by externalizing hardened materials, and can also attach hardened materials to other objects.
This level of proficiency is currently only reached by Mr. Lin's Iron Eater in Ice City.
In theory, Master-level Hardening can create a suit of armor, but the feeling Shi Shi had when the bloodline awakened was not as simple as a Hardening skill, but a completely new life form.
"Armor..." Mr. Lin fell into deep thought.
"Master-level Hardening can form armor, but if you feel it's not that... Is it possible that Master-level Hardening is one of the evolution conditions for the Iron Eater?" Mr. Lin guessed.
"Meaning, using Master-level Hardening to form similar equipment, and then through some method, fixing this form, is the evolution method for the Iron Eater?" Shi Yu said, "Isn't that a bit too simple..."
If so, even if the Hardening skill can be attached to the armor after evolution, double-layer Hardening doesn't seem to have much future.
At most, it would be at the Commander level.
"Just a guess." Mr. Lin also felt it was too simple and couldn't help but laugh.
"However, it's a direction for experimentation."
"By the way, did your Iron Eater have any other changes after awakening the ancient bloodline?"
"Besides better physical condition and slower development, there were no other changes."
A normal Iron Eater at the ninth level of awakening should be taller than Shi Shi, but Shi Shi is a bit shorter.
However, compared to the ancient bloodline, Shi Yu felt it was probably due to the Sacred Spring enhancing Shi Shi's vitality.
"I see..." Mr. Lin was silent, regretting that Shi Yu's Iron Eater only awakened a weak ancient bloodline. If it had evolved directly, it would have been easier to study the evolution path of the Iron Eater.
At this moment, Mr. Lin said, "You went to the ancient capital this time, to visit Ancient Capital University, right?"
"Yes."
"When you have time, I'll send Xiuzhu to find you, she's also at Ancient Capital University."
"Huh??" Shi Yu was stunned, not reacting.
"Xiuzhu is a student in the animal husbandry department at Ancient Capital University. She's been there for the past month, and her current research topic will definitely interest you."
"What?"
"Ancient Capital discovered a site related to the Iron Eater, and the archaeology department of Ancient Capital University is currently studying it."
"Since Xiuzhu's main research topic is the Iron Eater, she was invited by her teacher to be a consultant."
"Originally, I didn't pay much attention to this news, as it was just a site related to the Iron Eater. But after hearing that your Iron Eater has an ancient bloodline, my thoughts changed. Perhaps ancient Iron Eaters really had something special."
"I think you should go and check it out."
An Iron Eater site appeared in the ancient capital, with traces of ancient Iron Eaters.
Originally, Mr. Lin didn't care, but after Shi Yu discovered that the evolution path of the Iron Eater was to return to ancient times, the ancient Iron Eater data immediately became valuable.
Moreover, since Shi Yu solved the Pingcheng relic, which is related to the new star in archaeology, Lu Qingyi, and his own Iron Eater awakened the ancient bloodline, Mr. Lin believed that Shi Yu should investigate the Iron Eater site.
"Can you go when you have time? I can have Xiuzhu meet you there."
"It's just a pity that I have some things to take care of, otherwise, I would have gone with you."
Mr. Lin's mood was subtle, feeling for the first time that he was so close to discovering the evolution form of the Iron Eater!
This was the dream of both him and his daughter.
This is well-known in Pingcheng, and Shi Yu also knew.
"Should be fine." Shi Yu nodded, looking surprised.
The evolution direction of the Iron Eater? He was also confused. Now, with a site related to the Iron Eater appearing, it was definitely worth a look, especially since it was in the ancient capital. How could he miss it?
"By the way, you said this site is currently being handled by the archaeology department of Ancient Capital University?" Shi Yu's expression was strange.
If he also enrolled in the archaeology department of Ancient Capital University, would these people be his seniors?
Mr. Lin said, "Yes, they should be Xiuzhu's juniors, after all, it's just a small site related to the Iron Eater, not a relic space, so not many people pay attention to it."
Shi Yu nodded and said, "By the way, didn't Senior Lin also take the professional exam at the Ancient Capital Association? Mr. Lin, how did she do back then?"
After coming to Ancient Capital University, Shi Yu realized how intense the competition for the exam was.
The panda senior could pass the exam at eighteen and be admitted to Ancient Capital University, which was impressive.
"Her?" Mr. Lin said, "When she took the professional exam, her Iron Eater was just entering the extraordinary stage, mastering a combination of Proficient-level Thunder Palm and Master-level Hardening."
"Besides, she also had a contract with another powerful extraordinary creature."
"However, using her as a reference is meaningless, as she took the exam a few years ago, and the difficulty of the professional exam increases every year."
"But don't worry, you are stronger than her, so the professional exam shouldn't be a problem for you."
Shi Yu: "..."
Why does he feel like he is Mr. Lin's real son? Mr. Lin treats Xiuzhu with a dismissive attitude, but when it comes to him, even without an extraordinary pet beast, this uncle directly declares him stronger than Xiuzhu.