"It is indeed rather presumptuous..."
The Elemental Spirit glanced at Chen Shu, a flicker of unease returning to its heart.
"I'm just purely curious."
Chen Shu scratched his head and said, "I have no other intentions."
"Once the inheritance is complete, you will know."
The Yuan Ling shook its head and said, "I hope you can make good use of it. This is the treasure of my master's entire life."
"Definitely!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Shu could no longer hide his excitement.
This was the wealth of a top-tier powerhouse. It might even make him richer than Old Master...
Time gradually passed,
At this moment, everyone was still undergoing trials, progressing through the stages step by step.
Under the rewards of the relic, their previously stagnant strength began to rise again...
"Hmm, not bad..."
It was only then that the Elemental Spirit turned its attention to the others.
Although they were not as monstrous as Chen Shu, they were still considerably stronger than Beast Tamers of the same level. Even in the ancient Beast Taming era, they could be considered geniuses.
"As expected, it's a special era, to have produced so many prodigies..."
The Elemental Spirit sighed with emotion and simultaneously increased the difficulty of the trials, preparing to bestow greater rewards upon them.
Just then,
Er Ha, who was undergoing the inheritance, suddenly opened its intelligent eyes. The multicolored light from the Phoenix tree had completely merged into its body...
"It's over?"
Chen Shu raised an eyebrow, about to ask Er Ha how it felt.
And almost simultaneously, a surge of immense Beast Taming power appeared within his body.
"Hmm?"
His expression jolted, and he instantly realized that this power came from Er Ha.
When the contracted spirit's strength increased greatly, the master would also receive an amplification. This was a form of feedback.
For example, Xiao Xing was obsessed with studying medical attire, but her strength level did not lag behind, relying on the Ying Long bloodline within the Thunderbird.
After a while, Chen Shu completely absorbed this surge of Beast Taming power.
Although his level had not broken through to King level three, he was already not far off.
If he had one more chance, he would surely break through successfully.
"There's even an additional surprise."
Chen Shu showed a happy expression. He himself had not anticipated this reward.
"Of course!"
The Elemental Spirit replied with a hint of arrogance, "The Elemental Spirit Realm is incomparable to the Starry Sky Relic. It is one of the top-tier human relics."
Although the Starry Sky Relic was also an inheritance ground set up by a High Legend, because King Xingchen had spent all his wealth to break through, the relic was actually not very wealthy.
"So, if I obtain a few more top-tier relic inheritances, I can keep improving?"
Chen Shu's eyes flickered, as if he had just found a way to improve.
Cultivation was out of the question. He could only look for shortcuts to improve...
"That's what they say..."
The Elemental Spirit shook its head. "However, it's not easy to gain the recognition of a relic spirit."
"It's fine, just trick them."
"???"
The Elemental Spirit's heart sank. It even thought it had misheard.
Chen Shu crossed his arms and said faintly, "By the way, Little Ling, where does our relic store its resources?"
"???"
Wasn't he calling it "Senior" just moments ago? Now it was "Little Ling"?
The Elemental Spirit instantly felt like it had been severely deceived...
"You..."
Although it was only a wisp of a remnant soul, it now felt its breathing quicken a little...
"Uh... sorry, I was just a bit smug..."
Chen Shu's eyes darted around. He realized he might still need the other party's help, as he didn't fully understand the rules of the entire relic.
"..."
The relic spirit gave him a deep look, feeling as though it had made a decision that went against its ancestors.
It sighed, but now that the matter was settled, it could only continue to trust.
Although this fellow's pure heart might have deceived it, at least the other party had gained the recognition of Gu Shun and the Starry Sky Relic, proving that he was not a great villain...
More importantly, it felt a natural sense of trust towards Chen Shu.
"The resources you desire are beneath your feet!"
As it spoke, the surrounding lake surface began to ripple. Then, a large amount of resources automatically surfaced, floating quietly, emanating an extremely dense energy.
"Holy crap!"
Chen Shu's expression jolted, and his eyes widened instantly. His heart began to pound.
"So many treasures... Mine... all mine..."
"Aren't you wholeheartedly dedicated to humanity?"
"Uh... I misspoke..."
Chen Shu said, "Ours... all of ours belong to us humans..."
"..."
The Elemental Spirit's forehead was covered in black lines. It felt like it was beginning to see Chen Shu's true colors...
His ruffian behavior outside the relic earlier must have been his true nature...
Chen Shu ignored the Elemental Spirit and first made the resources on the lake surface sink again, to be retrieved when needed.
"Let me think about what other privileges I have..."
He rubbed his chin and then thought of the others, saying,
"Can I increase the difficulty of their trials a bit?"
To allow everyone to receive greater rewards, the difficulty of the trials had to be increased. This was one of the basic rules of the relic, and he couldn't change it.
"It's best not to. There might be casualties!"
The Elemental Spirit felt relieved when it saw the other party starting to consider benefits for others. At least he could think of others.
"It's fine."
Chen Shu shook his head and said, "You mustn't underestimate them!"
He understood everyone's strength and had a rough estimate of their limits. Moreover, if a crisis occurred, he could forcibly stop the trials.
For a moment, under Chen Shu's control, the difficulty of everyone's trials instantly skyrocketed.
"I hope everyone can achieve the greatest possible improvement..."
The relic spirit did not stop him either. The Elemental Spirit Realm was currently quite energy-rich and could support such extravagance. This was the confidence of a wealthy patron!
At this moment, Chen Shu sat down under the tree and stroked Er Ha.
As the master, he had received an improvement, and Er Ha's strength had naturally increased significantly.
According to his estimation, all elemental attributes had increased by about 10%, which was a rather monstrous improvement for its current base attributes.
In addition, there was another benefit.
That was, the power of the relic would continue to integrate into Er Ha's body, constantly improving its strength.
Although it was slow, over the long years, it was also an improvement that could not be ignored.
The rabbit was similar. Its spatial attributes were also constantly and slowly improving with the boost from the Starry Sky Relic.
"There are still four top-tier relics..."
Chen Shu rubbed his chin, his heart instantly filled with motivation.
If he could control all of them, his level would at least be at the peak of King level three, and there was even a slight possibility of impacting the Legend realm.
Moreover, with the amplification from the relics, his contracted spirits' attributes would also increase. By then, his overall combat power might be comparable to a Legend.
Coupled with the assistance of a large amount of Beast Emperor medicine,
The days of him going on a killing spree would not be far off.
Chen Shu's face was filled with excitement as he entered his fantasy time again...