Chapter 116: Paid Training Ground (11th update, seeking first subscription)

Looking at the Demon Cores all over the floor, the Red Sparrow's eyes went straight; it hurriedly snatched up a Fire-type Demon Core, tilted its slender neck upward, and swallowed the Demon Core impatiently.

Once the Fire-type Demon Core entered its stomach, a surge of Fire-type energy began to emerge. The Red Sparrow only felt its stomach warming up, as if a long drought had met sweet rain, and it narrowed its eyes, revealing an expression of enjoyment.

However, this situation did not last long. Due to the Bloodline Metamorphosis, the Red Sparrow urgently needed a large amount of Fire-type energy to fill its long-standing deficit, which caused its body to act like a black hole, continuously devouring the energy of the Fire-type Demon Cores.

Soon, the warm current vanished. The Red Sparrow felt extremely uncomfortable all over and had to swallow another Fire-type Demon Core before it found relief again.

Unfortunately, the good times did not last; this Demon Core was also digested quickly, and it could only continue to devour Demon Cores to alleviate the empty feeling in its heart.

After repeating this several times, the Red Sparrow still had not found limited relief; instead, it devoured even more happily, and regardless of the fact that the previously swallowed Demon Cores had not been fully digested, it continued to swallow the Fire-type Demon Cores one by one.

Seeing the Red Sparrow's abnormal behavior, Li Zhangsheng not only had no intention of stopping it but sincerely hoped that the Red Sparrow would swallow more Demon Cores.

According to common sense, the more energy a Spirit Beast undergoing Bloodline Metamorphosis devours, the greater the potential of its unactivated bloodline usually is.

"Judging by the Red Sparrow's attributes, its unactivated bloodline is definitely related to the Fire Element. I hope it is a Fire-type Divine Beast bloodline like the Three-legged Golden Crow, Phoenix, Vermilion Bird, or Bi Fang!"

Li Zhangsheng's heart was filled with anticipation. The stronger the activated bloodline, the higher the future plasticity naturally is, and the Bloodline Inheritance Skills obtained are often more powerful.

After swallowing dozens of Fire-type Demon Cores, the Red Sparrow finally stopped its movements, swayed unsteadily like a drunkard, collapsed to the ground, and fell into a deep sleep.

The Red Sparrow falling into a deep sleep was related to devouring a large amount of Fire-type energy; the unactivated bloodline has a process for absorbing Fire-type energy and cannot be accomplished in one move.

As long as there is enough energy, the Bloodline Metamorphosis will become very gentle, slowly nourishing and activating the Spirit Beast's hidden bloodline, with absolutely no possibility of failure. However, it takes a period of waiting to complete the Bloodline Metamorphosis.

Compared to the relatively gentle Bloodline Metamorphosis, the Bloodline Fruit is very violent; it only takes a few minutes to decide success or failure, and there is a significant probability of failure. Once the metamorphosis fails, the power of the Bloodline Fruit will dissipate wildly, damaging the Spirit Beast's body and causing the Spirit Beast to fall into a weakened state, requiring a period of recuperation.

While tidying up the Demon Cores, Li Zhangsheng specifically left some Fire-type Demon Cores behind, as the Red Sparrow might continue to devour Fire-type Demon Cores when it wakes up.

At this stage, the potential of the unactivated bloodline can be almost determined.

If an Exotic Beast bloodline is activated, naturally less energy is required, and it can be completed in just one stage. If a Divine Beast bloodline is activated, then more energy is needed, which requires being divided into several stages. After all, absorbing too much energy at once is a great burden on the Spirit Beast and must be divided into several stages; this is also the protective mechanism of Bloodline Metamorphosis.

Li Zhangsheng naturally hoped that the Red Sparrow would continue to devour Demon Cores after waking up.

After finishing lunch, Li Zhangsheng strode out of the courtyard. He first went to the Storage Area to exchange all five hundred Low-grade Soul Crystals for Academic Credits.

Li Zhangsheng's main goal was naturally the top-tier Medium-grade Monster Taming Technique, so that he could maximize the use of the half-price exchange.

However, this required Ning Bizeng to step in, but due to the use of the Soul Grafting Secret Technique, Instructor Ning could only come out of seclusion once every three days. Judging from the time, she would come out of seclusion the day after tomorrow.

After leaving the Storage Area, Li Zhangsheng arrived at the Multi-functional Training Ground near the Teaching Building, which was also the largest training ground in the Academy.

Without any hesitation, Li Zhangsheng arrived at the core area of the Multi-functional Training Ground, where a massive Paid Training Ground stood. The training effect was excellent, but just like its name, it required payment to train.

The Paid Training Ground had three floors and occupied a large area; each floor was not much smaller than an ordinary training ground.

You get what you pay for; the facilities of the Paid Training Ground were very different from the Public Training Ground. Each floor was partitioned into a large number of rooms, and the smallest room was hundreds of square meters, enough to handle normal training needs.

In addition, these rooms were also divided by grade. The higher the floor, the better the training equipment and facilities. They could even simulate some special environments, such as weightless environments, mud swamps, etc. The only drawback was that the cost was too high.

The first floor had 100 rooms with no threshold restrictions, charging one Low-grade Soul Crystal per hour, and the configured training equipment was much better than the Public Training Ground.

If one trained for ten hours a day, it would cost 300 crystals a month. However, the Academy was not making a profit; it was maintained entirely at cost, and occasionally there were losses, because the daily maintenance cost was an astronomical figure.

Like the first floor, the second floor also had no threshold, but it was more expensive, costing three Low-grade Soul Crystals per hour.

On the third floor, the restrictions were greater; it was only open to Instructors and Elite Students. Not only could it simulate various environments, but there was also specialized guidance. As for the price, it was ten Low-grade Soul Crystals per hour.

So expensive!

This was Li Zhangsheng's first thought. With his current net worth, even if he stayed on the first floor, he could only last for half a month.

However, this was enough!

At the thought of Zhao Shuyi's top-grade Three-tailed Snow Fox, Li Zhangsheng felt a bit more urgency. He had to increase his strength as soon as possible. Moreover, given Zhao Shuyi's financial resources, her daily training was likely also in the Paid Training Ground.

In Li Zhangsheng's mind, the person he was most wary of was Zhao Shuyi.

Of course, Xu Xiangzhi, Zhang Yi, and Luo Jie could not be underestimated either. With their status and the convenience of their "money power," it was possible for them to surge forward suddenly, and the consequences of underestimating an opponent were often very miserable.

Soon, Li Zhangsheng finished the procedures and rented a room on the first floor.

This was the smallest room, but it was still hundreds of square meters. Inside, there was a small track, and on the iron shelves in the corner, a large amount of training equipment was neatly arranged.

Even the same training equipment was more refined than that in the Public Training Ground, not to mention some training equipment that the Public Training Ground did not have, which undoubtedly enriched the training methods for his Demon Pets.

In addition, there was a mechanism. As long as the mechanism was activated, the room would be filled with mental Pressure, forming a certain amount of oppression on the Demon Pets and enhancing training efficiency.

"Everyone, come out!" Li Zhangsheng immediately released Aixi, Kailan, the Paradise Bird, and the Burrowing Mouse. Given that the Wild Boar was of no use to him, he had no intention of wasting energy on it and would trade it sooner or later.

The next moment, Li Zhangsheng picked a batch of training equipment, some to be worn by the Demon Pets, and some to be fixed on the track to increase the training intensity.

After the initial setup, Li Zhangsheng turned on the mechanism, and a wave of mental Pressure began to fill the room. Both Li Zhangsheng and the four Demon Pets felt a certain amount of oppression.

After Li Zhangsheng announced their respective training methods, the four Demon Pets began their training.

On the ground, Aixi began to exert force with its four limbs. In order to avoid the equipment fixed on the track, it had to dodge and maneuver, and its speed was affected.

In addition, in the center of the room, the Burrowing Mouse continuously released long-range skills at the running Aixi, making Aixi feel very embarrassed.

Above the room, the Paradise Bird flapped its wings, continuously chasing Kailan, and occasionally launched attacks, but it clearly controlled its strength so as not to cause Kailan serious injury.

(End of this chapter)