CHAPTER 26: CHAPTER 1: AT LEAST 300 MILLION

With just one tax collection, he became completely stronger.

And his strength increased in all aspects.

The Soul Kingdom of the Slime is indeed abnormal.

A gift from the gods, truly deserving of the strongest potential in history.

After the tax collection ended, Li Cunxu looked at Xiaoruan, who was almost taller than him, worried that its size couldn’t fit through the room’s door, wondering where to find a skill to shrink it.

Teaching the shrinking skill requires an elder who knows it as a prerequisite.

"Can the Mechanical Annihilation Hunter shrink? I guess not, it doesn’t need to shrink."

Usually, only larger-sized pet beasts learn to shrink.

"Moreover, even if someone teaches the shrinking skill, can Xiaoruan learn it?"

The intelligence of the Slime is still questionable.

Xiaoruan was delighted to get stronger, and opened its eyes to see Li Cunxu in front of it, happily snuggling against him.

"Good Xiaoruan, stop it."

Li Cunxu tried to push Xiaoruan away with both hands, but his arms were no match for its strength. Unable to move the much stronger Xiaoruan, he was pressed against the wall, snuggling.

Li Cunxu grabbed Xiaoruan, finding its body to be elastic with a great texture.

"Alright, alright, we have serious matters to attend to. Please move aside."

With considerable effort, Li Cunxu finally managed to push Xiaoruan away and sat cross-legged on the floor.

According to the Beast Taming Law, a pet beast getting stronger feeds back to the Beast Master, allowing the Beast Master to gain one percent of the beast’s strength.

Li Cunxu accepted the feedback, feeling a warm current spreading throughout his body. He could sense his physical body growing rapidly stronger, along with his spiritual power.

The improvement in spiritual power was several times the result of a month’s meditation for Li Cunxu.

"It’s a pity, just a bit more spiritual power and I’d reach Black Iron Intermediate."

Li Cunxu slowly opened his eyes, yet before he could finish marveling, Xiaoruan rushed over, pinning him to the ground with snuggles again.

He had only one thought in mind: Xiaoruan must learn to shrink.

There is another way for Xiaoruan to learn to shrink: buying a skill seed.

A pet beast’s exceptional skill might, upon its death, turn into a skill seed that can be dropped.

By using a skill seed, other pet beasts can instantly master a skill.

"How much does a shrinking skill seed cost?"

Li Cunxu carefully recalled, but due to the memory being very old, he couldn’t remember, so he pulled out his phone to search.

"Three million!"

Li Cunxu said dejectedly, "I can’t afford it, simply can’t afford it."

A youthful voice rang out from outside.

"Brother, my bloodline talent has emerged."

Li Cunxu’s eyes lit up; he thought of how to get three million.

How to earn three million in one go?

Selling his sister, selling her to the Saint Lotus Li Family would surely fetch a good price.

Then he would have the money to buy the shrinking skill seed.

Li Cunxu shook his head, shaking off this absurd idea.

It’s too absurd. Owners of legendary talents, those with mutated bloodlines, shouldn’t go for three million, at least three billion.

Just kidding.

In reality, Li Cunxu didn’t plan to buy the shrinking skill seed because there wasn’t enough time.

Yes, there wasn’t enough time.

Even if Xiaoruan learned to shrink, it couldn’t master it in a short time. With next month’s tax collection, the physique tax would make Xiaoruan’s size grow again. At this rate, its proficiency in shrinking would never catch up with its size increase.

To control Xiaoruan’s size, he must find another way.

He already had a rough idea, just waiting to verify it.

Li Anle barged in barefoot, kicking open the door. Seeing the huge Slime, her eyes sparkled.

"Wow! Such a big Slime, so fun!"

Li Anle pounced on it, and Xiaoruan was eager to play with her.

"Brother, look! I’m on a trampoline."

Li Anle bounced higher and higher on Xiaoruan’s body.

"Play later, let me see your Mutated Holy Lotus Eye first."

"Catch me."

Li Anle jumped high, hugged her legs, spun a few times, and flew toward Li Cunxu. Li Cunxu opened his arms and caught her.

"You should join diving. I’m not sure about the splash, but your moves would definitely be perfect."

Li Anle sat cross-legged next to Li Cunxu.

"What does your Mutated Holy Lotus Eye call itself?"

Li Anle replied, "It’s called the Red Lotus Eye, with two pupil techniques: Karmic Fire of the Red Lotus and Red Lotus Seed."

Li Cunxu was startled. He was quite familiar with the Karmic Fire of the Red Lotus.

"Is it the one that uses sinful karma as fuel, which once adhered to, cannot be extinguished?"

"Yes."

The joy of the Slime getting stronger was quickly swept away.

Li Cunxu was confused, momentarily unsure who the protagonist was.

Aren’t novels supposed to have the transmigrator as the main character? Why does Li Anle seem more like the overpowered transmigrator?

Could she be a transmigrator too?

A secret signal?

"Odd times stay odd; check the quadrant for symbols."

No, this world has it too.

Oh, got it!

"Before my bed, the bright moonlight."

Li Anle blinked her small eyes, clueless about what her brother was saying.

"Brother, what did you say? I didn’t hear clearly."

"Nothing!" Li Cunxu said vaguely.

Why does Li Cunxu feel Li Anle resembles a transmigrator? Because...

Karmic Fire of the Red Lotus, among those below kings, whoever it touches dies.

So young, yet already invincible.

It gave the feeling of ’Why bring Yu into existence when Liang is born?’

Thinking of the old president and others, Li Cunxu was relieved.

Though Li Anle is extraordinary, she can only be considered a small prodigy in this world, and there are those even more terrifying than her. This world is not short of prodigies.

For example, Li Shiji of Tongdu, Liu Heng of Shandu, Zhu Ji Wu of Haidu, Zhao Zhengyi of Longdu, Yu Lie of Golden City... Which of them wasn’t more prodigious than Li Anle in their youth?

And the old president.

Each of the aforementioned individuals could have dominated the world, reigning supreme as emperors without parallel, but they were unfortunate in encountering the most terrifying prodigy freaks of the Divine Beast World.

The old president!

Their ambitions could only be implemented without provoking the old president.

"Transmigration and foresight in games made me arrogant, forgetting this is an era rampant with extraordinary prodigies."

A small, fair hand waved in front of Li Cunxu.

"Brother, what’s wrong with you?"

Li Cunxu patted Li Anle’s small head, saying softly, "I’m marveling at you, being banned from competition at such a young age."

Li Anle asked, "Banned? Banned from what competition?"

Li Cunxu replied, "The Beast Master Duel, your Karmic Fire of the Red Lotus is too overpowered. You would inevitably win the championship, making the competition meaningless, so of course you would be banned."

Li Anle puffed her face with indignation, "That’s so unfair, why is being strong banned?"

Li Cunxu laughed, "Your presence in the arena is the greatest unfairness. Being a bit stronger than others is fine, much stronger too, but being ridiculously strong, even a king might not beat you, isn’t fine."

The world isn’t short of prodigies; many grasped forbidden powers in childhood. To maintain competitive fairness and prevent other contestants from losing morale, they ban the forbidden abilities of prodigies, but usually, a champion reward is given afterward.

"What if I don’t use the Karmic Fire of the Red Lotus?"

"If you don’t use it, then it’s fine."

Li Cunxu asked, "What is the effect of your second pupil technique?"