Relic Space.

　　Shi Yu and Eleven had been waiting for this day for a long time.

　　The other five pets had also all come over to join in the fun.

　　Now that everything was ready, Shi Yu and his team were finally prepared to use the Meteorite Iron Fragment to help Eleven evolve towards a higher level of life.

　　In terms of Eleven itself, its strength and willpower were already quite strong.

　　In terms of external forces, Susu had the strongest purification power, and Baby Ginseng could also enhance Susu's purification power through the Time Fruit.

　　In addition, Shi Yu had telepathy. The pets of beast tamers with telepathic talent were the least likely to be hypnotized or confused by external forces.

　　The reason was simple. Beast tamers with this talent generally had a deeper spiritual and mental connection with their pets than beast tamers with other talents, making it easier to awaken their pets through contracts.

　　In terms of data, Susu and Rin had analyzed the power of the Meteorite Iron Fragment together and determined that it wouldn't be a big problem for Eleven to overcome its power.

　　Therefore, with all aspects prepared, Shi Yu felt that Eleven was ready to go for it!

　　Demon God Panda, charge, charge, charge!

　　"Awoo!!!" Eleven roared expectantly, holding the Meteorite Iron Fragment.

　　Beside it, Buggy, Baby Ginseng, Chi Tong, and Susu were a little pensive.

　　Eleven was already so strong, and they were going to continue to strengthen it?

　　After being the strongest in the team, and then being strengthened by the Burning Gold and Meteorite Iron Fragments, followed by a special skill package and legendary resources, how could they fight in the future? How could they fight?

　　"Let's begin."

　　At the same time, with Shi Yu's order, Eleven entered the Sharp Edge state, and the Jiuli War Beast form descended. It skillfully swallowed the Meteorite Iron Fragment that emitted the power of a dark demon god!

　　On the field, Eleven, wearing magnificent armor, had blue eyes that were incomparably deep.

　　As it devoured the Meteorite Iron Fragment, its expression quickly showed a hint of emotion.

　　The Meteorite Iron Fragment was indeed a legendary-quality evolution resource, and the reaction it brought to Eleven was completely different from the previous few times.

　　Boom!

　　Just after swallowing it, before Eleven could even begin to engrave runes to digest the power of the Meteorite Iron, the materialized dark magic power, like chaotic and rampant airflow, immediately surrounded it, causing its armor and exposed fur to flutter constantly!

　　At the same time, Eleven immediately felt that the dark magic power in its body had formed a deer-shaped creature, trying to erode its mental consciousness and the depths of its soul.

　　With the little deer running amok, Eleven almost lost its mind. Its blue pupils were stained with a trace of violent black mist, and its spirit was so confused that the figures in front of it began to blur. When it looked at Buggy, Baby Ginseng, Chi Tong, and the others, it could no longer recognize their original appearances. Even Shi Yu, at this moment, looked like a twisted demon in Eleven's eyes.

　　"Engrave the runes."

　　Shi Yu's voice appeared in the depths of Eleven's heart.

　　"Roar!!!"

　　Eleven immediately roared, taking advantage of the fact that its mind and will had not been completely eroded, and immediately engraved the deeply imprinted runes onto its armor.

　　Squeak———

　　As Eleven engraved the corresponding runes, relying on this method of "rapidly absorbing" the power of the evolution resource, the dark power brought by the Meteorite Iron Fragment was first suddenly suppressed, making Eleven more awake. Then, the dark power began to counterattack. Even though Eleven's power was very great, there was an extremely terrifying resistance that was preventing it from perfectly engraving this rune.

　　"Roar!!" During the engraving process, Eleven's eyes began to turn scarlet, and it was extremely difficult. Beside it, Buggy, Baby Ginseng, Susu, Chi Tong, and Rin all swallowed their saliva. Susu, in particular, was waiting for Shi Yu's instructions, ready to purify Eleven's negative emotions at any time.

　　However, Eleven didn't seem to need any help at all. All aspects had already reached the point where it could absorb the Meteorite Iron Fragment. Although it was difficult, the dark power transformed from the Meteorite Iron Fragment was soon suppressed by Eleven in its body.

　　The dark power gradually converged, and Eleven's aura soared. In a short moment, its physical strength, energy, and spirit had all been baptized by the dark power and strengthened.

　　"Success?" Seeing this, Shi Yu immediately felt a sense of urgency.

　　At this time, feeling Eleven's surging power, Buggy and the others looked at it eagerly, filled with envy.

　　"Awoo!!!" Eleven also continued to absorb the demon god power that it had suppressed, striving to further evolve its race and awaken new super skills.

　　Boom!

　　Its body began to be filled with black evolutionary light, and its energy value continued to soar, breaking through the five million energy value mark in the blink of an eye.

　　However.

　　"Awoo?"

　　Although it started extremely smoothly, as the black evolutionary light filled Eleven's body, five seconds passed, ten seconds passed, and Eleven was stunned, realizing that its body was rejecting the dark power within it. This newly transformed power could not be completely integrated into its body to become a part of it and help it break through its current level of life.

　　Shi Yu was also stunned. To be precise, Shi Yu was completely dumbfounded. He looked at the signs in front of him that were no different from "evolution failure" and was at a loss for a moment.

　　"This."

　　To be honest, Shi Yu had considered the possibility of failure, but that probability was based on the power of the Meteorite Iron Fragment being too strong, and Eleven simply being unable to withstand it. But the way things were now, it didn't look like Eleven couldn't withstand the evolutionary power of the Meteorite Iron Fragment at all. It had clearly suppressed it smoothly.

　　However, it still failed.

　　"Ying?" As its body rejected the dark power, Eleven was completely at a loss.

　　The evolutionary light on its body also began to dim, and it cast a look of help towards its Beast Tamer.

　　What was going on?

　　Shi Yu opened his mouth slightly and cast a look of help towards Rin.

　　Buggy, Baby Ginseng, and the other pets looked at each other.

　　At this time, Rin was also deep in thought, analyzing Eleven's current state.

　　"It failed…" Rin said, "This situation is recorded in the Breeding Illustrated Handbook, but it's very rare."

　　"What's going on?" Shi Yu asked quickly.

　　In order to allow Rin to better customize training plans for Eleven and the others, Shi Yu had directly thrown the data chip containing breeding knowledge from the Breeding Illustrated Handbook to Rin for study. That contained the wisdom of many beast tamers from the Dong Huang Ancient Kingdom, and it was difficult for humans to perfectly absorb it through learning. However, it was different for machines. Therefore, for some obscure breeding knowledge, Rin could find direction more easily than Shi Yu at this time.

　　"This waveform energy rejection phenomenon is because Eleven's current racial foundation is too strong. Relying solely on the power of this Meteorite Iron Fragment is no longer enough to support it in greatly increasing its level of life again."

　　"What do you mean?"

　　"Simply put, its foundation is too strong. To complete the evolution smoothly, it needs more Meteorite Iron Fragments or to find other methods of evolution. The evolutionary methods that apply to most ordinary Iron-Eating Beasts have little effect on it."

　　"Its race, for some reason, has deviated from normal Iron-Eating Beasts too much… The evolutionary resources it needs may also have to be doubled."

　　Eleven: "…"

　　Rin spoke slowly, her expression strange. That Meteorite Iron Fragment was a legendary-quality, level-eight resource.

　　Such a resource was not enough to change Eleven's existing racial attributes and allow it to evolve in other directions?

　　Truly a monster.

　　Eleven showed an innocent expression.

　　"This…" Shi Yu was stunned when he heard Rin's words.

　　Was being too strong a mistake?

　　Rin's words were not difficult to understand. Now, Eleven was a dual-attribute Gold and Thunder type, and Shi Yu had raised the low-level racial skills of these two attributes to the maximum level, making the foundation extremely solid. The Meteorite Iron Fragment wanted to add a Dark attribute to Eleven under these circumstances and greatly change Eleven's race, so it first had to possess an effect stronger than Eleven's current racial foundation.

　　But clearly, the power of this Meteorite Iron Fragment was not enough to change Eleven's existing race.

　　Other resources, such as Burning Gold, that didn't change attributes or forms were fine, as Eleven could just absorb them. However, the Meteorite Iron Fragment had a different mechanism. It was a resource that could change Eleven's attributes and race. Therefore, it was immediately rejected by Eleven, whose racial foundation was too strong.

　　"Ying Ying Ying!!!" Eleven suddenly cried. What was going on?

　　In other words, if it wanted to evolve again, it would have to eat more Meteorite Iron Fragments?

　　But the problem was, where could it find Meteorite Iron? This piece was given by Chong Xuan.

　　"Rin, are there no other methods?" Shi Yu looked at Rin.

　　"There are three directions. One is to continue searching for Meteorite Iron Fragments and complete the traditional evolution route of Iron-Eating Beasts that you discovered through archaeology by devouring a larger number of Meteorite Iron Fragments. As long as you collect enough Meteorite Iron Fragments, you can continue to complete the evolution, and a stronger super demon god will appear, far exceeding Chong Xuan's understanding."

　　"The second is to give up this evolution route, give up the power of darkness, and evolve in other directions in the future, opening up a new evolutionary form."

　　"The third is to retain this dark power in the body and find other metal evolution materials that can complement the Meteorite Iron Fragment, replacing the larger number of Meteorite Iron Fragments. By combining different evolution resources, you can open up a new evolutionary form."

　　Mechanical Rin looked at Shi Yu.

　　Shi Yu, on the other hand, fell into deep thought. He hadn't paid much attention to the news of Meteorite Iron after giving it to the association, thinking that whether they could find it or not, it wasn't particularly related to him since he already had a Meteorite Iron Fragment.

　　But who would have thought that one Meteorite Iron Fragment wouldn't be enough?

　　If the Dong Huang Association couldn't find Meteorite Iron and solve its problem, Eleven wouldn't be able to evolve according to the evolution route of the Iron-Eating Beast ruins.

　　"I suddenly remembered."

　　Shi Yu was stunned.

　　Back then, they had asked the Foresight Owl where Eleven's evolution opportunity was.

　　The scene predicted by the owl was Eleven fighting against an unknown totem, not Chong Xuan giving treasures and evolving in the ruins.

　　In other words, if the Foresight Owl's prediction was correct, was it inevitable that they would fail if they underwent evolution here? If they wanted to evolve, would they eventually have to face Meteorite Iron and chase after it to bite it?

　　"Ah…" Eleven rubbed its stomach. Although it didn't evolve successfully, it was full.

　　"…Eleven, store the power of the demon god in the Fountain of Power for now," Shi Yu said after a moment of silence.

　　Eleven: "Okay!!"

　　……

　　Eleven absorbed the Meteorite Iron Fragment and absorbed nothing but emptiness. Other than an increase in energy value, it didn't awaken any skills, didn't change its racial form, didn't increase its attributes, and didn't become a rare three-attribute extraordinary creature.

　　Rin's three suggestions circulated in Shi Yu's mind.

　　One was to continue searching for Meteorite Iron and complete the evolution according to the evolutionary method discovered through archaeology, following the route researched by the ancients.

　　The second was to give up the power of the demon god, give up this evolution route, and find opportunities to research other things on his own.

　　The third was based on the situation where they couldn't find other Meteorite Iron Fragments but didn't want to give up the demon god power in the body.

　　They needed to find materials that could replace and complement the Meteorite Iron Fragment to complete the evolution in a different way, which was also equivalent to opening up a new evolution route.

　　Shi Yu was a little confused for a moment and chose to put it aside for now. He exhaled and walked out, and then discovered a missed call.

　　Shi Yu called back, and it was Senior Bai.

　　A moment later, Senior Bai's voice came from the other end. She said, "Shi Yu, where are you now?"

　　"I just came out of the relic space. What's wrong? Is there something you need?"

　　"Someone is looking for you. Do you have time? Should I give him your dormitory address?"

　　"Who is it?" Shi Yu asked.

　　"Do you still remember An Chang? The one you mentioned who helped his Dragon Carp evolve in Wuling City. He later joined the Bai family martial arts gym and has now come to the Ancient Capital to participate in the professional assessment. Then he found the Ancient Capital University Battle Club and said he had something to talk to you about."

　　"Him?" Shi Yu was stunned and immediately thought of who it was.

　　Back then, An Chang's mother was seriously ill, and he had no choice but to sell the heirloom Awakening Mirror to save her life. Shi Yu was the only one who discovered the purpose of the Awakening Mirror at the time and bought it casually.

　　That person joined Senior Bai's martial arts gym… That was normal, after all, he had a Fusion Talent and a monarch-race pet. He was definitely a Master-level talent. Only a fool wouldn't accept him.

　　Of course, Shi Yu didn't know what this guy was looking for him for, but he was free now, so he casually said, "Let him come over."

　　Not long after.

　　A rather restrained An Chang arrived outside Shi Yu's dormitory villa and carefully rang the doorbell.

　　At this moment, Shi Yu and Baby Ginseng were watering the flowers outside. As An Chang arrived, Shi Yu looked over.

　　"Shi, Senior Shi Yu," An Chang said, "I'm very sorry to bother you."

　　"It's you. How is your mother? Is she feeling better?" Shi Yu asked.

　　"Thanks to you, she's fine. Thank you very much," An Chang said gratefully.

　　"But looking at your face, you seem a little weak?" Shi Yu's expression was strange.

　　"Cough… Cough, cough," An Chang said embarrassedly, "Because the Sea Serpent Dragon's race level is too high, even though I have a Fusion Talent and a good physique, I often overexert myself and need to rely on supplements to maintain my condition every day. But it's okay."

　　Shi Yu smiled. This was a blessing in disguise. The more drained he was, the better his physique would be.

　　"Senior Bai said that you seem to be participating in this professional assessment and applying to the Ancient Capital University, right? In that case, your Beast Taming Space has reached level two, and your pet has broken through to the extraordinary level, right?"

　　"Yes," An Chang nodded. This was also thanks to Shi Yu, because Shi Yu had evolved his Dragon Carp into a monarch-race Sea Serpent Dragon. This was how he was able to become a genius apprentice at the Bai family martial arts gym under the recommendation of Head Bai and receive good training.

　　A level two Beast Taming Space, a contract with a low-level monarch-race extraordinary-level dragon-type creature, and a Fusion Talent. This foundation was already close to that of Yin Zhengfan back then.

　　As expected, An Chang should be a supernova in this year's Ancient Capital assessment.

　　"You came to find me, so there must be something you want to talk about, right?" Shi Yu asked.

　　An Chang was stunned, then nodded and said, "Thanks to you, I entered the Bai family martial arts gym to study under Head Bai's recommendation. During this time, I also heard many legendary stories about you, Senior, and learned that you are a very厉害 archaeologist… So I took this opportunity to come to the Ancient Capital to give you something!"

　　After saying that, he quickly rummaged through his backpack and handed over a box containing a clear glass orb with an unexpected expression.

　　"This is also an heirloom from our family, dating back to the Totem Era. However, my father told me never to sell it. It's a very important treasure, so I didn't take it out for sale last time…"

　　"But keeping this kind of ancient object with unknown function is a waste for us. I thought that you, Senior Shi Yu, are an archaeologist. Maybe this antique can play a more meaningful role in your hands and you can find its purpose."

　　"Give it to me?" Shi Yu subconsciously observed the glass bead and found that it was indeed an antique from the Totem Era, and its age was very close to that of the Awakening Mirror, with a deviation of no more than a hundred years.

　　This discovery, coupled with An Chang's words, stunned Shi Yu and immediately made him feel a sense of urgency.

　　Could it be…

　　Shi Yu took the glass bead and looked at it.

　　【Could this also be a treasure left behind by Yue Nu?】

　　As Shi Yu locked onto the clue and made a guess.

　　The next moment, his brain suddenly roared.

　　He triggered the same Listening State as when he saw the Awakening Mirror last time.

　　【This is for you.】

　　In the blurry picture of history, Shi Yu saw the blurry figure of a white-haired old woman.

　　Although she was an old woman, Shi Yu vaguely felt that he had seen her somewhere!

　　In the picture, the old woman took out a bag and distributed the dozens of clear glass orbs in the bag to a group of children in front of her.

　　【Take them and play.】

　　【These are 'Talent Beads' that Grandma made with her own talent. As long as you say a spell to them, you can use them to extract the abilities of dying ferocious beasts and turn them into toys…】

　　【Of course, it's also effective to use them on Beast Tamers who are dying and have no power to resist… But remember to cut the weeds and eliminate the roots, and don't leave any clues.】 The old woman smiled kindly.

　　The picture changed.

　　"Plunder!"

　　"Plunder!!"

　　Another girl held a "Talent Bead" and sealed the skills of the defeated ferocious beasts into the beads, having a great time.

　　Each bead was transformed into a treasure that consumed the user's stamina and could release skills.

　　This scene completely stunned Shi Yu.

　　After a moment, Shi Yu woke up and looked at the clear glass bead in his hand with narrowed pupils.

　　He had just… Entered the Listening State again?

　　Wait, that old woman just now… Could she be Yue Nu, who Lu had mentioned mastered the "Plunder Talent"?

　　"Senior Shi Yu," An Chang asked nervously when he saw Shi Yu suddenly staring at the clear glass bead in a daze, "What's wrong?"

　　"Is there something wrong with this thing…?"

　　Shi Yu didn't speak, glanced at the Talent Bead, and then looked at An Chang.

　　"Yes."

　　"This is indeed a treasure."

　　If he wasn't mistaken, this Talent Bead was similar to the Awakening Mirror and contained some kind of "Talent Ability".

　　If the Awakening Mirror contained the Awakening Ability, then the Talent Bead contained Yue Nu's own "Plunder Ability".

　　It could plunder skills from ferocious beasts and transform Talent Beads into skill toys… Of course, this ability was definitely useless to Shi Yu, because he had the Skill Index and could copy skills at will. This Talent Bead looked like a one-time toy. Otherwise, Yue Nu wouldn't have taken out so many for the children.

　　However, judging from Yue Nu's description, the "Talent Bead" could also plunder the Beast Taming Talents of other Beast Tamers!

　　This was an ability that Shi Yu's Skill Index didn't have.

　　If it only plundered talents such as "Attribute Enhancement" and transformed Talent Beads into Attribute Enhancement items, then it would naturally be of little use.

　　But if he used Talent Beads to plunder some extremely precious talents, such as the Awakening Talent, then its value would be great.

　　Therefore, An Chang's father said that this was a treasure that could never be discarded. He was really right.

　　As long as he found the right target to plunder, its value might be even greater than Shi Yu's Awakening Mirror.

　　"Rea, really?" An Chang was stunned.

　　"Yes. But if you want to maximize the value of this thing, it is also a murder weapon… You can't use it casually in the Dong Huang Ancient Kingdom," Shi Yu said silently. This was a man-eating treasure.

　　Plundering the Beast Taming Talent of a dying Beast Tamer was no different from killing him.

　　Unless that person was about to die naturally or was dying due to some circumstances and was willing to donate his talent.

　　If he artificially created the conditions for plunder, targeting a goal, then it was definitely man-eating.

　　"Then it's even more important to hand it over to you, Senior Shi Yu," An Chang said, "Thank you for your trouble."

　　Shi Yu looked at An Chang and said, "Are you really planning to give this to me?"

　　To be honest, Shi Yu was indeed tempted. The real use of this thing was not to plunder the skills of ferocious beasts, but to plunder more strange and bizarre Beast Taming Talents. Although there might only be one chance, if he plundered correctly, its value would be greater than that of the Awakening Mirror.

　　It was estimated that there was no stage for Talent Beads to play in the Dong Huang Ancient Kingdom. However, if he went abroad, especially to a stage like the World Competition where he had to fight with totem alien races, Talent Beads might be able to reap great rewards. Once he got there, there would probably be a lot of top-notch Beast Taming Talents.

　　"Yes."

　　Shi Yu said, "The value of this thing is indeed extraordinary. It's not an ordinary antique. It might involve a legendary Beast Tamer from the Totem Era. It's of extraordinary value. If you hand it over to me, you can ask for a certain reward according to the rules. Do you have any needs?"

　　The ownership of family heirlooms belonged to the individual, but if he took the initiative to hand them over to the Archaeological Association, he would receive a certain reward. The rights of the Eleventh Bureau were above the Archaeological Association. The highest management and use rights of all antiques and relics in the Dong Huang Ancient Kingdom belonged to the Eleventh Bureau. Therefore, it was no different from An Chang handing the Talent Bead over to the country. The Eleventh Bureau was the highest representative of the Dong Huang Ancient Kingdom in the field of archaeology. There was no higher level.

　　Hearing Shi Yu's words, An Chang stammered. To be honest, he sent this to thank Shi Yu purely. However, hearing Shi Yu say this, he couldn't help but be tempted. This was human nature.

　　"Can I really mention it…?"

　　"This kid is still thin-skinned," Shi Yu muttered in his heart. If it were him, he would have asked for a sky-high price.

　　"Of course you can," Shi Yu said.

　　"I haven't contracted a second pet yet…"

　　"So, you want a top-quality pet? That's easy."

　　"It might be difficult to get a overlord race, but you can pick any monarch race."

　　"No… I actually already have a target. For my second pet, I want to contract a Green Silkworm or an Iron-Eating Beast," An Chang said, "So… I want to become your student!"

　　"I want to become as excellent a Beast Tamer as Senior Shi Yu."

　　Shi Yu: "…"

　　Crap, Shi Yu didn't expect this guy to become his fanboy.

　　What was there to contract with Green Silkworms and Iron-Eating Beasts? Trash. Was it because Iron-Eating Beasts and Green Silkworms were strong? No, it was money.

　　"This…" Shi Yu immediately fell into silence.

　　"Can I?" An Chang asked nervously.

　　Shi Yu: "…"

　　He knew he wouldn't have said so much.

　　What a trouble.

　　"You're about the same age as me, and I don't have any teaching experience. I might delay you. If you want to become a student, I can recommend you to other Beast Tamers, even legendary Beast Tamers."

　　An Chang shook his head and said, "I still want to become as excellent a Beast Tamer as you."

　　"Of course, it's okay if you don't want to…"

　　In his eyes, Shi Yu was indeed much more powerful than ordinary legendary Beast Tamers.

　　Could a legendary Beast Tamer contract five overlord race pets? Could a legendary Beast Tamer be proficient in the three fields of battle, archaeology, and breeding at the same time?

　　What's more, Shi Yu was his benefactor.

　　Most importantly, Shi Yu at the National Competition was too cool. He also wanted to be able to achieve a zero-win in the National Competition one day…

　　And he really wanted to contract an Iron-Eating Beast. After hearing that Iron-Eating Beasts were also the trump card of Emperor Wu, his Fusion Talent was immediately tempted. And in terms of cultivating Iron-Eating Beasts, Shi Yu was undoubtedly the most厉害 Beast Tamer in Dong Huang. Even a titled legend couldn't compare.

　　Shi Yu: "…"

　　"How about this, let's forget about becoming a student. If you really plan to cultivate Iron-Eating Beasts and Green Silkworms, I can impart my cultivation experience to you, and even the cultivation experience of the Sea Serpent Dragon can be imparted."

　　"Okay," An Chang said with a smile. He was already very satisfied.

　　At the same time, Shi Yu heaved a sigh of relief. It was good that this kid didn't insist on becoming a student, or it would have been really difficult.

　　"Eh. Wait."

　　"Speaking of which, if I teach a legendary Beast Tamer, can I enter the Education Bureau where Principal Feng and Director Zhong are?" Shi Yu suddenly fell into silence and muttered to himself.

　　Soon, he shook his head. He wasn't even a legend himself. How long would it take to teach a legend…

　　However, since he had already promised An Chang to guide him… Shi Yu thought for a moment and immediately had an idea.

　　He hadn't contracted Iron-Eating Beasts and Green Silkworms yet, so let's put them aside. As for the Sea Serpent Dragon… He could strengthen it a bit.

　　He had "Sea Dragon King Scales" and "Level Seven Divine Dragon Blood" here, which were all top-notch resources. He hadn't used the dragon blood yet, and now it seemed that he didn't need to sell it. Diluting it seemed to be able to directly bring the Sea Serpent Dragon close to the overlord race. At the same time, he could strengthen An Chang's physique to the limit of his level.

　　"I'll be leaving the Ancient Capital in a few days, but before I leave, I'll give you some guidance on the professional assessment," Shi Yu said, "I'll find you a place to live in the Ancient Capital University later. You can stay in the Ancient Capital University for the next few days."

　　"Okay!"

　　As An Chang answered, Shi Yu looked at the Talent Bead again…

　　This thing…

　　If it could really plunder a Beast Taming Talent, then he had to investigate what powerful talents there were. It was best if it was like the Awakening Mirror and could greatly help his foundation. If he used it well, it would be no less than having a third or fourth Beast Taming Talent!