Zheng Dong was very relaxed. He walked onto the stage and greeted Zhao Yang.
Then, he summoned Ling'er.
A dragon vine grass, resembling a stalk of straw, appeared in Zheng Dong's left hand.
This immediately attracted most people's attention.
Because no one recognized this type of plant-based pet.
It seemed very ordinary.
However, on the large screen behind the stage, a very high energy value was displayed.
And the racial level was Monarch.
But in the eyes of the crowd, no matter how special a plant-based pet was, it wouldn't be a match for the Thunderclap Flood Dragon.
So, the students from Class Twelve booed, as if mocking Class Seven for having no one.
Teacher Liu Xia also frowned.
She didn't understand why Zheng Dong didn't summon the Gold-Devouring Rat but instead summoned a plant-based pet.
It was Teacher Niu Yi from Class Twelve who first noticed something unusual. Although his character was questionable, his professional skills were quite strong.
"This... isn't a contracted pet... could it be a symbiotic plant-based pet?"
After all, when Ling'er was summoned, there was no contract formation, and it grew from Zheng Dong's left hand.
On the stage, Zhao Yang breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it wasn't the Gold-Devouring Rat.
Immediately, he regained his confidence.
He didn't believe his Thunderclap Flood Dragon was inferior to a blade of grass.
"Zheng Dong, you're underestimating me too much, aren't you? A plant-based pet, and you think you can defeat my Thunderclap Flood Dragon? You're dreaming!"
The reason Zheng Dong summoned Ling'er was to test Ling'er's various skills.
If Ling'er couldn't handle it, he could step in.
Although this arena match only allowed the use of one pet, Beast Masters could use their Beast Taming Talents to participate in the battle.
So Zheng Dong smiled dismissively.
"Isn't there still me?"
Zhao Yang snorted disdainfully.
Even if you have the Skill Sharing Talent, can you be stronger than a pet?
...
Soon, with the referee's command, the battle began.
Zhao Yang showed no mercy, directly ordering the Thunderclap Flood Dragon to use its Intimidate skill, intending to awe Zheng Dong and Ling'er.
A massive aura emanated from the Thunderclap Flood Dragon.
Unfortunately, it didn't scare Zheng Dong and Ling'er at all.
Zheng Dong had imprinted the Intimidate skill mastered by Xiao Zi, and its proficiency had reached the Divine level.
Ling'er, on the other hand, mastered Dragon's Might, which was likely related to the fusion of Azure Dragon's bloodline power.
Dragon's Might was not a skill that all dragon-type pets could master; only dragon-type pets with most high-level bloodlines would master it.
Therefore, the deterrent effect of Dragon's Might was stronger than the Intimidate skill.
Thus, Ling'er also used the Dragon's Might skill to counterattack.
This startled the Thunderclap Flood Dragon quite a bit.
It clearly felt the bloodline suppression.
This bloodline suppression was even stronger than the suppression from Zhao Yang's other pet, the Flame Dragon.
This meant that Ling'er's bloodline power was even higher than the Flame Dragon's, and even if it evolved into a Thunder Dragon in the future, it would still be suppressed.
The Thunderclap Flood Dragon's eyes widened instantly.
Could this grass be the grave grass of some ancestor?
Zhao Yang was also surprised.
This was the first time he had seen a plant-based pet that could emit the Dragon's Might skill. It was as if he had seen a ghost.
He quickly ordered the Thunderclap Flood Dragon to use other skills to attack.
Unfortunately, Zheng Dong was faster.
He used the combination skill, Illusory Charm, and countless phantoms appeared, including angels, devils, and elves, all of them beautiful women. In addition, there were more flood dragon illusions, each of them swimming joyfully, looking at the Thunderclap Flood Dragon with great charm.
Because Zheng Dong had upgraded both the Phantom and Fragrance skills to the Divine level, the Illusory Charm combination skill formed by them condensed illusions that were indistinguishable from real people, as if one could reach out and touch them.
This was fatal to Zhao Yang and the Thunderclap Flood Dragon, who were already affected by Dragon's Might.
The Thunderclap Flood Dragon was immediately captivated, forgetting to counterattack, forgetting about the battle.
Zhao Yang's eyes also glazed over, and two streams of blood flowed from his nose. He had been single his entire life and had never seen such a scene before.
Taking this opportunity, Ling'er used the Split Body skill.
Thousands of split body seeds erupted from Ling'er, falling onto the Thunderclap Flood Dragon and quickly growing into young dragon vine grasses.
Immediately after, these split body seedlings each used the Parasite skill, continuously absorbing the Thunderclap Flood Dragon's various attribute powers, and then used the Rapid Growth skill, growing countless vines that tightly bound the Thunderclap Flood Dragon.
The drained Thunderclap Flood Dragon had no strength to resist, and couldn't even let out a whimper, feeling extremely wronged.
Only when it fainted from excessive power loss and fell to the ground from the air did Ling'er retract these split bodies, and Zheng Dong stopped using the Illusory Charm skill.
Then, Zhao Yang woke up.
He was dumbfounded.
He never expected to lose like this.
Losing wasn't the main issue.
The key was that his new girlfriend was watching him from below the stage.
How was he supposed to explain this?
Below the stage, a short-haired female classmate glared fiercely at Zhao Yang.
As expected, all men are unreliable.
At the same time, there was constant discussion around.
No one expected Zheng Dong to use the combination skill, Illusory Charm, such a vulgar attack method.
This was simply refreshing everyone's worldview.
But upon closer thought, it seemed there was nothing wrong with it.
These were just illusions, and they were all dressed appropriately. It was just that people were thinking dirty thoughts.
In this way, it opened a window for many people, allowing them to discover new possibilities and create more similar combination skills.
Zhao Yang walked off the stage dejectedly.
He was very unconvinced.
But he had no choice, as he had lost.
Class Twelve's morale was also greatly dampened.
Teacher Niu Yi frowned, glanced at his students, and then called a female student named Feng Yan to the stage.
Feng Yan's strength was no less than Zhao Yang's. She was usually quiet and didn't have a partner. Teacher Niu Yi thought she wouldn't be as unbearable as Zhao Yang!
Feng Yan was also full of confidence and decided to avenge Class Twelve.
She walked onto the stage and looked at Zheng Dong with disdain.
"Put away your vulgar tricks, they won't work on me!"
With that, she summoned a spotted flame python.
The spotted flame python was a dual-element pet of poison and fire. Its released poisonous fire had strong corrosive properties.
Unfortunately, Zheng Dong didn't even give her a chance to attack.
As the referee's whistle blew, Zheng Dong directly had Ling'er use Dragon's Might, while he used combination skills like Thorn Flame Ball and Ghost Fire Trap in a series of attacks, leaving Feng Yan bewildered.
Finally, he used the combination skill, Illusory Charm, which caused Feng Yan and her pet, the spotted flame python, to become deeply engrossed.
In this way, more people realized the value of the Illusory Charm combination skill.
As long as one's mental strength was not strong and their will was not firm, they would easily fall into it.
Zheng Dong felt that if it were combined with Youyou's Eternal Night Illusion, the effect would be even better.
It was a pity that he could only combine two skills to form a combination skill at the moment. If he could combine more skills to form a combination skill, the power should be even stronger.
Feng Yan lost, and Class Twelve wilted like frost-bitten eggplants.
Class Seven became excited, cheering for Zheng Dong continuously.
Teacher Liu Xia also gave Teacher Niu Yi a provocative look.
Niu Yi gave a wry smile and didn't dare to respond.
After that, students from other classes began to challenge on the stage.
Some of them had participated in the Genius Selection Competition and were also very strong.
However, none of them could drive Zheng Dong off the stage.
Zheng Dong successfully defended the stage, taking first place and earning 100 points. The other students in Class Seven also received 15 points each.
As for Teacher Liu Xia's reward, it should also be quite good, for which she would treat everyone in Class Seven to a big meal.
The next day, Zheng Dong prepared to bury himself in cultivation.
However, the Weighted Xuan Turtle, perhaps bored, insisted that Zheng Dong take it to the breeding base for tortoise-type extraordinary creatures.
Zheng Dong then contacted Professor Xue Yin.
Fortunately, Professor Xue Yin had also arrived at the tortoise-type extraordinary creature breeding base in Modu and had contacted a specialist in the reproduction of tortoise-type extraordinary creatures.
Zheng Dong then took the Weighted Xuan Turtle to go there.
This breeding base was on an island, some distance from the city of Modu, and required a boat to get there.
Moreover, the boat only made one round trip a day.
Fortunately, Zheng Dong managed to catch it and brought the Weighted Xuan Turtle to the breeding base.
Compared to the matter of the Weighted Xuan Turtle, Zheng Dong was more concerned about whether Professor Xue Yin had found a way to cure the Nine-Tailed Ghost Fox during her visit.
After disembarking, Zheng Dong quickly met Professor Xue Yin at the breeding base.
Professor Xue Yin was accompanied by a middle-aged man who was very respectful to Professor Xue Yin. He was Professor Xue Yin's former student and a specialist in the reproduction of tortoise-type extraordinary creatures, named Du Chuan.
Du Chuan was so excited to hear that he would be helping the Weighted Xuan Turtle reproduce that he hadn't slept all night.
The Weighted Xuan Turtle's strength surpassed the Totem level. If it were successful, wouldn't he be swamped with people asking for his help in the future?
Therefore, Du Chuan was also very enthusiastic towards Zheng Dong.
Zheng Dong also chatted with Du Chuan for a while.
Then, led by the staff of the breeding base, he familiarized himself with the breeding base.
The Weighted Xuan Turtle was also a bit nervous, after all, it was the first time in its life. It shrunk its body and climbed onto Zheng Dong's shoulder, pretending to be asleep the whole way.
"Student Zheng Dong, as we all know, the higher the growth level of a pet, the more difficult it is to reproduce. Therefore, to help the Weighted Xuan Turtle reproduce, we must select tortoise-type pets below the Lord level, otherwise, it will increase the difficulty of reproduction!
And this breeding base currently has the most Flame Phoenixes among tortoise-type pets below the Lord level, all of which can be breeding partners for the Weighted Xuan Turtle," Du Chuan said.
Zheng Dong glanced at the Weighted Xuan Turtle on his shoulder. This old turtle was indeed fortunate, but he didn't know if it was still useful.
Soon, Zheng Dong saw the tortoise-type pets living in the breeding base.
Along the southeast side of the island, a dike had been built, and inside it were divided into hundreds and thousands of large and small pools, each containing quite a few tortoise-type pets.
These were just the tortoise-type pets that were out for a stroll.
Inside the breeding base, there were even more tortoise-type pets.
The breeding base occupied two-thirds of the entire island, with over hundreds of thousands of tortoise-type pets being raised, and thousands of them were used for breeding.
Of course, this was the first time coming here, so it was still necessary to respect the Weighted Xuan Turtle's own wishes and let it choose its breeding partner autonomously.
If the situation was not ideal, special measures would be taken later.
After a simple understanding of the entire process, Zheng Dong handed the Weighted Xuan Turtle over to Du Chuan, and he and Professor Xue Yin found a conference room to discuss the matter of the Nine-Tailed Ghost Fox.
Originally, Zheng Dong had no hope of curing the Nine-Tailed Ghost Fox and did not intend to spend much resources on it.
Now that Professor Xue Yin was willing to help, and without him having to spend any resources, he only needed to help simulate the pet's evolution plan. Zheng Dong was willing to give it a try.
"Zheng Dong, I came here this time for you to help me simulate and deduce the evolution plans for the Dandelion Empress and the Ghost King Embroiderer. As for the other few pets, there's no rush for now," Professor Xue Yin said.
Zheng Dong suddenly realized that both the Dandelion Empress and the Ghost King Embroiderer were already Emperor-level pets. Their next evolution would be to the Overlord level.
Could it be that Professor Xue Yin's pet space level was about to advance to level 8?
So, Zheng Dong couldn't help but ask:
"Professor Xue Yin, you're in such a hurry, aren't you going to become a Titled Legend?"
"Still a long way to go! It's also about preparing in advance, and even if I become a Titled Legend, I'll be the weakest and won't go to the battlefield!" Professor Xue Yin said.
Zheng Dong just listened to her words.
Although her combat ability was not great, her healing ability was unmatched. Which pet wouldn't get injured? At that time, they would still have to beg Professor Xue Yin.
After that, Zheng Dong and Professor Xue Yin discussed for a while and decided to first deduce the evolution plan for the Dandelion Empress, and then it would be the Ghost King Embroiderer's turn.
Zheng Dong used his Beast Taming Talent, Infinite Evolution, to activate the evolution domain and attempt to simulate and deduce.
The entire deduction process lasted for more than two to three hours.
During this period, Professor Xue Yin also provided numerous resources for Zheng Dong to deduce.
There were many failures, but fortunately, it was successful in the end.
Zheng Dong deduced the evolution plan for the Dandelion Empress to evolve into the Nine-Colored Dandelion Empress.
After evolution, the Dandelion Empress's attributes would be comprehensively improved, and its growth level would also reach the Overlord level.
After that, it was the Ghost King Embroiderer's turn.
The deduction difficulty of the Ghost King Embroiderer's evolution plan was relatively simpler.
After all, the Ghost King Embroiderer started as a Monarch-level Undead pet, and it had only broken through racial limitations to evolve once before.
Unlike the Dandelion Empress, which had broken through racial limitations multiple times to evolve into an Emperor-level pet, and had used Legendary-level resources in the process.
Therefore, it took a lot less time.
Zheng Dong finally deduced the evolution plan for the Ghost King Embroiderer to evolve into the Purgatory Empress.
Professor Xue Yin was also quite satisfied.
It's just that the resources required for the evolution process were quite a lot, and they had to be collected slowly.
"Alright, I see you're tired. You can release the Nine-Tailed Ghost Fox and hand it over to me. The treatment time should be a bit long, so you should find a place to stay for the night," Professor Xue Yin said.
Zheng Dong nodded. He stayed and couldn't help, so it was better to find a place to rest.
Thus, he summoned Youyou, released the Nine-Tailed Ghost Fox, and then found the staff of the breeding base to arrange a dormitory for him.
The next day, Zheng Dong was preparing to find Professor Xue Yin to inquire about the treatment of the Nine-Tailed Ghost Fox when Tu Qionglan's call came in.
Since Zheng Dong handed Bai Jiang and others over to Tu Qionglan last time, Tu Qionglan had been busy and had not contacted Zheng Dong.
This time, the call was about the matter of Bai Jiang and the Spirit God Cult. It had been handled, and the reward for Zheng Dong had been applied for.
"Zheng Dong, congratulations! Your status as a formal member has been approved. Additionally, because you captured Bai Jiang and the others, you will receive a bonus of 10 million, as well as the opportunity to cultivate in the Di Yuan Ruin Space. You can also apply for two Super-tier Skill Inheritance Orbs." Tu Qionglan said.
Although the bonus was not much, the cultivation opportunity in the Di Yuan Ruin Space was very precious.
The Di Yuan Ruin Space was not open to the public. Only personnel from special organizations such as the Special Operations Bureau and the Beast Master Corps could apply to cultivate within it.
It was said that the cultivation speed in the Di Yuan Ruin Space was about 10 to 15 times faster than in the outside world, and it also had a strong effect on improving mental strength.
Furthermore, this ruin space had once yielded time-element resources.
However, now, the resources had been depleted.
Zheng Dong did not expect to find any time-element resources. As long as he could upgrade his pet space to level 3 within the ruin space, it would be good.
At that time, he would be able to imprint more pet skills, and his combination skills might also be improved.