Chapter 161: Space Ring (Second Update, requesting everything)

Watching Aixi enveloped in white light, Li Zhangsheng was both happy and puzzled.

When pursued by the Giant Ape Clan, it didn't break through; when hunted by the Prehistoric Serrated Earthworm, it didn't break through; after killing the Prehistoric Serrated Earthworm, it didn't break through; after defeating the Titan Python, it still didn't break through!

Other people's Spirit Beasts break through in life-or-death situations or when defeating strong enemies, but Aixi is something else—it only broke through after being caught red-handed.

Looking like this, I'm afraid even your tiger mother wouldn't dare to recognize you!

Against the backdrop of the rich radiance, Aixi's body size grew rapidly, finally stabilizing at a body length of five meters before the changes ceased.

In the span of a few breaths, the radiance quickly retracted, revealing Aixi's majestic figure.

Aside from the change in size, Aixi's fur became thicker, and its sword-like sharp teeth reached 15 centimeters, a daunting sight to behold.

【Spirit Beast Name】: Savage Sword-Toothed Tiger (Growth Stage)

【Spirit Beast Realm】: Upper Rank 1st Stage

【Spirit Beast Race】: High-level War General

【Spirit Beast Quality】: Superior Quality

【Spirit Beast Bloodline】: White Tiger Bloodline (Sparse)

【Spirit Beast Attribute】: Wind Element + Gold Element

【Spirit Beast Status】: Healthy

【Spirit Beast Weakness】: Thunder, Fire Element

Aixi advanced from Middle Rank to Upper Rank; this was a breakthrough of a major realm, so its strength naturally increased significantly, and it would even have a chance of winning against Zhao Shuyi's Top-Quality Three-Tailed Fox.

However, Aixi felt no joy from the breakthrough; it lowered its head and came to Li Zhangsheng's side like a child who had done something wrong.

Its body looked large, but its age was not even one year old, all things considered.

It was still a tiger cub not even a year old!

"Alright, don't do this again next time. Once the trade is completed, I'll let you drink your fill!"

Li Zhangsheng was never stingy when it came to his own Spirit Beasts; he would rather scrimp and save himself than fail to provide the best possible conditions for them.

Roar~

Aixi let out a low roar and glanced sideways at the five giant apes.

The five giant apes shivered violently; after Aixi advanced to an Upper-Rank Beast, they felt an even stronger Pressure, as if facing a Primordial beast, which made it hard for them to even breathe.

The five giant apes hurriedly nodded in agreement and moved five wooden jars containing Monkey Wine in front of Li Zhangsheng.

Aixi couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, and the five giant apes trembled again; enduring the fear in their hearts, they reluctantly pushed out two more jars.

No more!

This was already more than half of their stock, and they needed it for themselves too. After losing two leaders and many companions, they needed an Upper-Rank giant ape to appear as soon as possible to maintain the safety of their territory.

Li Zhangsheng waved his hand and said in a negotiating tone: "Alright, this is enough for now! However, I hope you can brew more Monkey Wine. When the time comes, I will trade with you again using a large amount of Fairy Food and Gold-type Sprite Cores. What do you think?"

Under Aixi's gaze, the five giant apes nodded in agreement without delay.

"By the way, have you collected any special items?" Li Zhangsheng didn't hold back and stated the main purpose of his trip.

Squeak, squeak, squeak~

The five giant apes looked at each other, seeing hesitation in each other's eyes, but in the end, they could only nod helplessly. The situation was stronger than the people, not to mention that Li Zhangsheng hadn't lifted their Temporary Contract yet.

One of the giant apes went to a corner of the tree hole and moved a piece of bark, revealing a narrow space; this was where the giant apes usually stored their things, about one square meter in size.

The things inside were small and miscellaneous, including stones, fruit pits, bones, and so on. Li Zhangsheng searched for a good while before finally locking onto a silver ring.

This was the only item he took a liking to; if there were no surprises, this should be a precious Space Ring.

"Can you give this ring to me?"

Facing Li Zhangsheng's inquiry, the five giant apes hurriedly nodded in agreement. It was just a human ring; they couldn't wear it at all, and in their eyes, it was no different from scrap.

"Many thanks, I should be leaving now! As promised, you are now free!"

Li Zhangsheng did not break his word; his Mental Power stirred, and he revoked the Temporary Contract of the five giant apes. The marks originally branded on their heads quickly dissipated and vanished in the blink of an eye.

Roar~ Roar~

The five giant apes looked at Li Zhangsheng with expressions of relief.

The next moment, Li Zhangsheng rode Aixi and disappeared from their sight.

A few minutes later, Li Zhangsheng returned to the barren area; the wild Spirit Beasts that had been attracted had already left.

"Burrowing Mouse, thank you for your hard work!" Li Zhangsheng released the Burrowing Mouse and directed it to dig out the head of the Prehistoric Serrated Earthworm.

On the way here, Li Zhangsheng had already confirmed that this was a Space Ring. He didn't know which unlucky soul had accidentally dropped it or had already lost their life; the latter was clearly more likely.

While the Burrowing Mouse was digging, Li Zhangsheng was not idle; he immediately activated his Mental Power to make contact with the Space Ring.

The next moment, his consciousness flooded into the Space Ring, and a space appeared in his mind.

This was a relatively standard cube, with a length, width, and height of about three meters, totaling thirty cubic meters, which was quite a bit larger than Li Jingyi's.

Seeing such an area, Li Zhangsheng's heart was filled with joy. The larger the Space Ring, the more items it could naturally hold, making it more convenient to go out in the future.

Without hesitation, Li Zhangsheng took out all the items in the Space Ring.

Soon, a pile of items appeared beside Li Zhangsheng.

He first picked up a token; this token had special inscriptions used to prevent forgery. The front was engraved with the character "Zhao", and the back had the two characters "Wentong".

Without a doubt, this was an Identity Token.

"Zhao Wentong, don't know him!" Li Zhangsheng shook his head and picked up the second token.

This was an Instructor Token, gilded all over, with some buildings on the front and the two characters "Yingluo" engraved on the back.

This was an Instructor Token from Yingluo Academy!

Judging solely from the two tokens, the original owner of the Space Ring was very likely Instructor Zhao Wentong from Yingluo Academy.

"Yingluo Academy, I seem to have heard of it somewhere. Forget it, too lazy to think about it!" Li Zhangsheng felt it sounded a bit familiar, as if he had heard of Yingluo Academy somewhere, but he couldn't recall it.

After putting away the two tokens, Li Zhangsheng began to count the Demon Cores, which were the most numerous items.

There were as many as several hundred Demon Cores, with the large ones the size of an infant's fist and the small ones only the size of a fingernail; the highest in rank were two elite-level Demon Cores.

The next most numerous were the Soul Crystals, numbering about sixty or seventy, among which two were noticeably larger and more brilliant, standing out like a crane in a flock of chickens, recognizable at a glance.

"Mid-grade Soul Crystals!" After sensing them, Li Zhangsheng revealed a smile; theoretically, one Mid-grade Soul Crystal could be exchanged for 100 Low-grade Soul Crystals, but in reality, it could fetch even more, as Mid-grade Soul Crystals could accelerate a Monster Tamer's cultivation speed.

Besides these, there remained a pile of materials, one piece of Inner Armor, two Treasures, one Jade Slip, and one long, narrow Jade Box.

(End of this chapter)