After using cheats, I became the strongest Beast Tamer

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"You're going to Shadow Giant City?"

Upon hearing Chen Xing's idea, Han Yuning's first reaction was to wonder if he had been deceived.

"How did you suddenly think of going to Shadow Giant City?"

"Have you been there, mentor?"

Caught up in the memories, Han Yuning replied, "I've been there before."

"But by then I had already become an Advanced Beast Tamer, so there were no safety issues for me when traveling."

"However...with your current strength, if you want to go to Shadow Giant City, it's not without danger," Han Yuning cautioned Chen Xing.

"Shadow Giant City is quite exclusionary; it's not like other giant cities. The dark energy and death energy around Shadow Giant City are extremely dense, which is why most of the Beast Tamers there mainly possess these two attributes."

"Living in such an environment with a heavy concentration of these two attributes, the locals generally come across as very aloof in character."

"They worship death as a deity and hold an awe-filled respect for it. Hence, they are rather indifferent towards death, which makes the people from Shadow Giant City seem somewhat odd to those from other places."

Chen Xing pondered, wondering if it was just his imagination, but he always felt that his mentor seemed to be quite familiar with Shadow Giant City.

It didn't seem as simple as having just been there.

As if realizing her slip of the tongue, Han Yuning paused momentarily, flicking the hair by her ear, and casually asked, "When do you plan to go?"

"Do you have matters to attend to, mentor? If it's not urgent, the sooner the better."

Han Yuning frowned slightly, "It's nothing major."

Though, it wasn't completely without issues, wasn't it just some time ago she'd undertaken a research project on the new evolutionary path for the Twin-fiend Dogs?

Although she'd intended for Chen Xing to try his hand at it, she couldn't possibly leave everything to the student, after all.

Especially since Chen Xing had no background in this area to begin with.

So Han Yuning decided to work hard in secret, aiming to produce a result that would astonish everyone.

Yet up to now, the result had been zero...

She found that this matter was just like math: if you don't know it, then you really don't know it.

After thinking it over, Han Yuning continued, "If you want to set off soon, just wait a couple of days, and I'll make some preparations in advance."

Chen Xing gratefully said, "Thank you, mentor, for the trouble!"

On a whim, Han Yuning asked, "By the way, how is the evolution research of the Twin-fiend Dogs coming along?"

"Preparations are going quite well, and I'm close to a breakthrough," Chen Xing answered honestly.

"Oh... what?!" Just as Han Yuning nodded in agreement, she suddenly raised her voice, looking at Chen Xing in alarm.

Her beautiful eyes fixed on Chen Xing, there was no suspicion in them, only an unshakable shock.

"Could it be that you are indeed a genius?" Han Yuning muttered.

Could it be that there existed a genius in this world who was outstanding in Beast Taming and also formidable at researching Beast Taming Evolution pathways?

Chen Xing acutely sensed that his mentor actually believed what he had said, and she didn't show much doubt.

And deep down, he felt warm.

This feeling of being trusted was really comforting.

"Mentor, aren't you worried I might be deceiving you?"

With an odd tone, Han Yuning said, "I believe you, actually. If you had said this to me when we first met, I would surely have doubted it.

But having known each other for so long now, everything you've said you would do has been accomplished, I have that much trust."

"What's more important is that you haven't used any project funds; not a cent has been moved. If you're trying to deceive me, for what purpose?" Han Yuning found it strange, "I assumed the project funding remained untouched because you were still learning, then suddenly you tell me you've completed it."

Chen Xing fell silent upon hearing this.

Reminded by his mentor, Chen Xing also suddenly remembered the project funds!

Right, I could've bought the materials through project funding!

There was no need to spend my own money at all.

Chen Xing went numb.

Mainly because he hadn't had any experience in this area before, he thought since the Twin-fiend Dogs were his own Beast Taming pets and any evolutionary success would be his own, so he didn't think much about it and directly used his academic credits to make the purchase.

At that moment, Chen Xing felt like he was bleeding internally.

"I used my own academic credits to buy them... can I still get a reimbursement, mentor?" Chen Xing spoke with a woeful tone.

Upon hearing these words, Han Yuning couldn't help but chuckle, "That explains why the project funding hasn't been billed."

"However, the project fund is allotted in Spirit Gold, and you've used academic credits; they're two different currency systems, how can I reimburse you?"

As she said this, Han Yuning gave Chen Xing a somewhat amused look, "Take it as a learning experience. Next time, when you purchase other Treasure Materials, use the project funds. Besides, once there are results, for verification, we will select the same species for repeated evolution, and you'll have to buy them again."

Chen Xing agreed with the reasoning; even if this one evolved, he still had forty-nine Twin-fiend Dogs left.

Han Yuning reminded him, "If the results are coming out soon, then put in the effort to finalize the results earlier. The project's timetable is also an important criterion for verifying the score."

"Understood, mentor," Chen Xing planned to evolve the Twin-fiend Dogs as soon as he got back.

Watching Chen Xing's departing figure, Han Yuning thought, the results are coming up quickly... but this final hurdle often stalls so many, hopefully, you can produce results before the semester starts. Her gaze drifted back inside from the window. After a moment of stillness, she took out a necklace from her bosom.

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A necklace dangled a black gemstone in the middle.

Han Yuning's fingers gently stroked the surface of the gemstone.

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He returned to his residence.

Chen Xing processed the purchased Treasure Material according to the instructions provided by the evolution pathway.

Compared to the Sìxiàng evolution ceremony, Chen Xing found the evolution pathway for the Twin-fiend Dogs to be much simpler.

No ceremony was needed, and the simplest evolution method required just the simplest of ceremonies.

He prepared each of the materials one by one.

Then he had the Twin-fiend Dogs swallow them in the specified order.

The aura on the Twin-fiend Dogs flickered unpredictably, and the next second, a powerful momentum surged forth.

Inside the room, the aura emanating from the Twin-fiend Dogs began to change...

The next second, their bodies became enveloped in a faint green glow.

Their spines gradually rose, their bones climbed segment by segment, and their aura grew more and more ferocious, as dark fur sprouted flowing green strands.

Short-haired dogs turned into long-haired ones.

"Roar..."

A deep growl emanated from the throats of the Twin-fiend Dogs.

The intense bodily changes brought on by the evolution caused tremendous pain as it stimulated their growth.

Crack crack...

Newly grown claws tore the floor apart forcefully.

On their bulging backs, it seemed as if something was about to break free from its shell.

The skin rose high and suddenly burst open!

Nine green vine tendrils sprouted from the back of their spine, growing towards the sky at an angle, and from afar, they resembled nine unusual green tails.

The Twin-fiend Dogs... or more accurately, they should now be called Wood Spirit Covert Hounds.

The Wood Spirit Covert Hounds shot off, moving nearly twice as fast as before their evolution, and instantly landed near a large tree in the courtyard, unleashing the Life Absorption skill, causing the lush tree to wither rapidly...its leaves falling.

A copious amount of life force turned into green particles and entered the body of the Wood Spirit Covert Hounds.

The previously skeletal Wood Spirit Covert Hounds ballooned up quickly, looking robust in no time.

The body of the Wood Spirit Covert Hounds, like a ghost, stood beside the large tree and gradually turned into a blurred shadow, disappearing from the spot.

If one did not observe closely, it would be impossible to see its figure.

[Species]Wood Spirit Covert Hound

[Energy Level]25

[Energy Level Limit]84

[Attribute]Wood

[Body Length]2.1 meters

[Weight]170Kg

[Skills]

Primary Skills: Life Absorption (Mastered), Vine Entanglement (Beginner), Pounce (Mastered),

Passive Skill: Stealth (Passive) (Beginner)

The newly evolved Wood Spirit Covert Hound had just broken through Energy Level 25 and awakened a new skill, which was also a passive skill.

This passive skill must be unique to the new evolved form.

Judging from this new skill, it seemed to be related to invisibility.

In that case... it could be used as a scouting dog or an invisible guard dog in the future.

Just this passive skill alone was of great value.

It seemed that this evolutionary pathway had quite a few advantages.

"Come here." Chen Xing called the evolved Wood Spirit Covert Hound over.

The Wood Spirit Covert Hound immediately wagged its tail, revealing a joyful tongue, and rushed to Chen Xing's side at lightning speed.

Its movements were light and agile, darting like a shadow, maintaining the effect of invisibility.

Even though it had evolved, the Wood Spirit Covert Hound appeared still very obedient, knowing who its master was.

But soon, Chen Xing noticed that its invisible state was gradually fading.

Chen Xing pondered for a moment, experimented a bit, and finally determined that the Wood Spirit Covert Hound's passive was related to plants.

In places abundant with plants, its invisibility passive became stronger, and away from plants, the invisible effect gradually disappeared.