Chapter 111

One day passed.

Su Ping was exhausted. He took the four little guys back to the store from the dragon scale land.

Only an hour had passed outside.

Apart from the little skeleton, who was still as cool as ever, the other three little fellows had changed quite a bit compared to before.

The Inferno Dragon was growing the fastest. It had grown taller to over ten centimeters.

Even though the Inferno Dragon was still in its infancy and was merely at the third rank, it had begun to show the power of a dragon. When it was fighting against a fourth-rank pet of the stone family on the dragon scale land, the Inferno Dragon had learned the Dragon's Roar, which scared the beast away.

Its throat had yet to fully develop, but the dragon's roar was extremely intimidating. However, it could not be used too many times as it was too much of a burden on its throat.

Su Ping was glad to see the Moon Chasing Hound, that stupid dog.

After being intimidated by the Dragon's Roar in the dragon pillar, the Moon Chasing Hound had become bolder, even more ferocious, when facing the average beasts.

In the following battles, the Moon Chasing Hound would charge at the fourth-rank and fifth-rank beasts without thinking twice!

It was as if the Moon Chasing Hound wanted to vent all the frustration it had accumulated in the dragon pillar. The Moon Chasing Hound had become a rabid dog.

The Moon Chasing Hound had died over a hundred times and the Moon Chasing Hound had suffered the most casualties.

That being said, the Moon Chasing Hound had learned two new skills. Even though they were only middle-rank pet skills, it was a good harvest.

As for the Purple Python, it was working hard as well. Its combat strength had reached the second rank from the first rank and it was growing rapidly. The purple and cyan spots on its scales had expanded and were about to dye the entire snake's scales. The Purple Python was about to enter the growth period.

Su Ping didn't go back to the cultivation site after he came out.

First of all, he was tired.

Second, he wanted to give the little guys some time to digest what he had learned.

Also.

Su Ping decided not to take the Little Skeleton with him next time.

The Little Skeleton's growth would be limited. There were advanced beasts on the dragon scale land, but only a small number of them.

Even if the Little Skeleton could kill them, the Little Skeleton's combat experience would only increase a little.

Su Ping threw the little guys into the nursing pens and opened the door to welcome his guests.

While waiting for the customers, Su Ping was also cultivating his Chaos Star Chart at the same time.

There weren't many customers in the afternoon. Occasionally, some students would show up. They had either taken leave from the academy or skipped classes.

They had heard some gossip about Su Ping, the advanced teacher, from their classmates. They also knew that Su Ping ran a pet store and that the famous Lightning Rat that had caused a sensation in the academy had been trained in Su Ping's store.

The students couldn't wait any longer. They even skipped classes and pretended to have stomachaches or that they were on their period. They asked for leave and sneaked to Su Ping's store.

Whether the news about Su Ping's Lightning Rat training was true or not, they had come to Su Ping not only to train pets, but also to build a closer relationship with this new advanced teacher. In the future, they could squeeze into his classes.

Advanced teachers rarely gave lectures. Every time, the store would be overcrowded. Take Qin Yuanfeng, who was the leader of the four major teachers, as an example. Every time he gave a lecture, there would be no empty seats and people would have to queue up several hours in advance.

Sometimes, people would have to pay a high fee to get in the queue.

This had become a way for many civilian students to earn their living expenses. They would reserve seats for others.

The students were overjoyed to see that Su Ping was indeed in the store. They knew that they had come to the right place and that the news they had received was probably true.

Su Ping had also experienced the benefits of being an advanced teacher after seeing how eager the students were.

It seemed that he had made a good promise to Dong Mingsong.

Su Ping had earned several hundred thousand energy points from the students and exchanged them for several thousand energy points. Now, he had almost ten thousand energy points.

However, the Spirit Pool for Incubation had been upgraded to the third level.

To upgrade from the third level to the fourth level would cost one million energy points!

That was one hundred times the increase!

When he upgraded from the sixth to the seventh level, it would also cost one million energy points.

Ten thousand energy points was neither a lot nor a small amount. In the past, it would have been enough for Su Ping. But at the moment, he could only use it to upgrade the nursing pens or buy items from the system's shop.

He still needed seven or eight hundred energy points to reach ten thousand. Su Ping couldn't buy any Original Force Pellets. He had to wait for more customers.

In the evening, a few more students came one after another.

Finally, Su Ping had accumulated more than ten thousand energy points. Without hesitation, he bought some middle-rank Original Force Pellets.

Before, his astral power was at the third rank. However, thanks to the Chaos Star Chart, his recent cultivation had increased his combat strength to 3.9. He was only one step away from reaching the fourth rank.

However, it would be difficult for him to reach the fourth rank.

There was only a 0.1 difference between 3.9 and 4. That being said, it was extremely difficult for him to reach that 0.1 in this place.

Su Ping knew that to go from the third rank to the fourth rank was a bottleneck and to go from the sixth to the seventh rank was another.

The most difficult one was the transition from the peak of the ninth rank to the beast king level.

There were many top-level beasts on the Blue Planet, but beast kings were rare. It was the same for many titled battle pet warriors. Some had reached the ninth rank in their thirties but were still stuck at the ninth rank in their eighties.

To reach the ninth rank and reach the beast king level, luck was needed.

To break through the bottleneck within the ninth rank, luck was needed as well. But more importantly, accumulation and hard work were needed.

Without the Original Force Pellet, Su Ping estimated that he would have to cultivate for another half a month before he could reach the ninth rank. However, one pellet was enough for him to reach the ninth rank.

After taking the Original Force Pellet, Su Ping felt as if his bones had been opened up and were cracking. His cells were transforming. The structure of his cells became more complex and the space inside his cell nucleus became wider.

The small astral vortex that Su Ping had been cultivating grew into a large vortex after receiving the energy from the Original Force Pellet.

There was a large vortex in each cell. The spiral arms of the vortex swept toward the boundaries of the cell space. The pulling force of the large vortex was more than ten times stronger than before!

Su Ping felt that if he cultivated with all his might, he could attract astral powers within a radius of over a thousand meters around him. That was to say, within a thousand meters from him, other people's cultivation would be greatly weakened.

The closer the distance, the weaker the cultivation would be.

What was more, within a radius of thirty meters from him, no one would be able to absorb any astral powers from the void.

"This Chaos Star Chart is so powerful!"

Once again, Su Ping felt the cruelty of this cultivation method.

After taking the Original Force Pellet, Su Ping's combat strength had increased from 3.9 to 4.5, reaching the intermediate position of the fourth rank!

Apart from the increase in his combat strength, Su Ping could cultivate the basic augmentation skills at a faster speed. All four of his augmentation skills had reached the third rank.

Augmentation skills of this level could be compared to the average outstanding students in school.

It was getting late. Su Ping left the store and went home. Before he got home, he did what he always did. He picked out a batch of pets and continued to train them with his shadow clone.

…

Back at home.

Su Ping saw his mom and Su Lingyue sitting in the living room, watching TV as usual.

Su Ping had been prepared when he went to the academy that day. However, judging by the current situation, Su Lingyue's reaction was the same as usual. It was as if she didn't know that he had been to the academy.

While he was surprised, Su Ping thought it was fine. It would save him the trouble of explaining.

"I'm back."

Li Qingru turned her eyes away from the TV when Su Ping came home. She was watching an exciting TV show. "You go ahead. I'll heat up the dishes for you later."

"Mom, I'm not in a hurry." Su Ping took off his clothes and went to wash his hands.

He sat down and watched the TV show with his mom for a while. Soon, there was a commercial. Li Qingru seized the opportunity to heat up the dishes for Su Ping.

Only Su Ping and Su Lingyue were left on the sofa.

Su Ping darted a casual glance at her. All of a sudden, he noticed that Su Lingyue was also looking at him. The look in her eyes was unusual.

All of a sudden, Su Ping realized that Su Lingyue must have known that he had gone to the academy. She was just pretending not to know.

Su Ping's gaze made Su Lingyue's heart skip a beat. She felt her cheeks were burning. Still, she pretended to be calm and looked away. She just kept glancing at him from the corner of her eyes.

She still felt as if she were in a dream as she recalled everything that had happened in the academy that day.

Was this hateful guy really the same person as the one who had been so calm when facing tens of thousands of students?

She found it hard to put the two together.

However, Su Ping's clothes were exactly the same as what he had worn during the day. They were all sloppy and unkempt.

Couldn't this guy change into a formal suit if he was going to teach?!

Naturally, Su Ping didn't know what was on Su Lingyue's mind. He didn't mind. Anyways, it was good that Su Lingyue knew. If Su Lingyue knew what was good for her, Su Lingyue would make less trouble for him at home.

As for the explanation?

Su Ping didn't even think about how to explain it to Su Lingyue. There was no need.

What can you do when I'm stronger?

You're not convinced?

I'll beat you up!

Soon, the dishes were ready.

The aroma of spicy food wafted over. It was Su Ping's favorite flavor.

He ignored Su Lingyue and went to the table.

Today's dishes were freshly prepared. There was a lot of leftover food.

Su Ping was surprised. He glanced at Su Lingyue who was still watching TV on the couch. She was sensible enough.

The amount of leftover food proved once again that Su Lingyue knew he was teaching at the academy.

But his mother didn't ask about it. It seemed that Su Lingyue hadn't told her about it. Otherwise, the first thing he would have done when he came back was to explain to her.

If Li Qingru had asked, Su Ping would have thought of an excuse.

He could put himself in the shoes of a loser and there would be ten thousand reasons for his sudden rise. He didn't panic at all.

After dinner, Su Ping wiped his mouth and said, "Not bad."

Whether these words were praising the food or the person who left the food behind, everyone would naturally understand.

Li Qingru thought Su Ping was saying that the food was good.

She smiled. "Today's food is all your favorite. Your sister left some for you as well. Soon, your sister will have her winter vacation. I heard that she was appreciated by an advanced teacher in the academy. She will go to the barren areas to train during the winter vacation. She will also participate in the Elite League."

At home, she was like a mouthpiece. She knew that Su Ping and Su Lingyue didn't talk to each other. Therefore, she would often talk to each other about Su Lingyue.

At the same time, she couldn't stop smiling. She was proud of Su Lingyue.

Su Lingyue had been happy the entire night when she heard that from Su Lingyue.

Normally, Su Lingyue would have raised her chin and looked down at Su Ping like a proud little swan. She would show off in front of him. Attacking Su Ping was a source of joy for her.

But now, her face suddenly turned red, and she said shyly, "Mom ~!"

She stole a glance at Su Ping. She was relieved to see that Su Ping's expression was normal.

If Su Ping were to show a strange expression, she would have to find a hole to hide in.

Li Qingru didn't think it was a big deal. "Okay, okay, I won't talk about it. I'll tell you after you win a place in the Elite League. I'll also tell Auntie Li next door so that she won't keep telling me about her son who has become a manager of a big company."

Su Lingyue blushed. She looked at Su Ping when she heard about the Elite League.