Chapter 561: Xuanqiong Five-Colored Glazed Fruit (First update, requesting everything)

It was also on this day that Principal Xu Wenhua finally returned from the front lines. He could not spare the time to summon the various high-level officials and hurried anxiously to Li Zhangsheng's Number One Courtyard.

"Principal Xu!"

Upon learning that Xu Wenhua had arrived, Li Zhangsheng hurriedly left the Number One Courtyard and met the travel-worn Xu Wenhua at the main gate.

For the past two or three months, Xu Wenhua had spent his time in the three fortresses of Yuan Province.

In order to earn the contribution points to exchange for the Xuanqiong Five-Colored Glazed Fruit, Xu Wenhua killed demons at the fortress borders every day, even experiencing several demon sieges during that time.

Xu Wenhua was steady and cautious; he simply never ventured deep into the area influenced by the demon will, and apart from being a bit tiring, it was generally safe and uneventful.

"Zhangsheng, eh..."

Just as he saw Li Zhangsheng, Xu Wenhua was about to greet him, but the moment he saw Li Zhangsheng, he seemed to notice something. His eyes widened, filled with undisguised astonishment.

In an instant, a look of wild joy appeared in Xu Wenhua's eyes.

"Zhangsheng, you've broken through to the Fifth Rank!"

If Dean Zhang Kaishuo could tell, then Principal Xu Wenhua certainly could as well.

He had not expected that after only a few months, Li Zhangsheng would have already advanced to the Fifth Rank; this was truly a blessing for Yuanling Academy.

"This time, we will definitely win!"

Xu Wenhua muttered to himself. In the decades he had spent at Yuanling Academy, he had never felt as confident as he did at this moment.

When Li Zhangsheng was still at the Fourth Rank, he was already capable of killing Liu Xudong across ranks; now that he was at the Fifth Rank, he could naturally defeat the Royal Academy's trump card—Dou Yuanhua.

Even if the Royal Academy had greater overall strength and Li Zhangsheng would likely have to endure a gauntlet of battles, Xu Wenhua was confident that Li Zhangsheng would be the final victor.

They could not stop Li Zhangsheng; Yuanling Academy would definitely be able to replace the Royal Academy and become the number one academy in Langya Kingdom.

The resources obtained by the number one academy were nearly double those of the second, and with this shift in momentum, Yuanling Academy could enter a virtuous cycle, improving the treatment of its students and allowing them to grow faster.

Most importantly, this could attract more high-quality students. With no lack of resources or talent, Yuanling Academy would have the opportunity to hold onto the throne of the number one academy, just as the Royal Academy had done before.

Li Zhangsheng asked curiously, "Principal, didn't Dean Zhang tell you?"

When Li Hao and He Yan were married last month, Dean Zhang Kaishuo already knew the fact that Li Zhangsheng had broken through to the Fifth Rank; there was no reason for Xu Wenhua to be unaware.

"Ah, I just arrived from the front lines and haven't met with Dean Zhang yet."

The first thing Xu Wenhua did upon returning to Yuanling Academy was to find Li Zhangsheng, so he naturally had not seen Zhang Kaishuo.

"Principal, please keep this matter confidential for now; I still want to keep a low profile for a while longer."

Li Zhangsheng still urged Xu Wenhua, saying it would be best to keep it hidden until the next Academy Tournament began.

In this way, he would have more time for stable cultivation.

"That is fine too; this can also avoid giving the Royal Academy more time to prepare."

Principal Xu Wenhua stroked his graying beard. He naturally understood the logic behind this and nodded in agreement.

Li Zhangsheng was too young; even in those most powerful nations, a 17-year-old Fifth-tier Beastmaster might not necessarily be born, let alone in Langya Kingdom.

"By the way, the main reason I came this time is to give you this!"

While speaking, Xu Wenhua took out a Jade Box.

After opening the Jade Box, a fruit was resting inside.

This was a fruit shimmering with five-colored light, representing the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. It was about the size of a fist, gave off a crystal-clear feeling, and faintly emitted a strange fruity fragrance.

Xuanqiong Five-Colored Glazed Fruit!

Seeing this fruit, Li Zhangsheng could not hide his excitement.

Although Adai had completely overcome its congenital deficiencies, this Xuanqiong Five-Colored Glazed Fruit could still improve a Demon Pet's foundation, and Li Zhangsheng would naturally not complain about having more.

This kind of one-time Heaven and Earth Rare Treasure grade item naturally possessed powerful effects.

Xuanqiong Five-Colored Glazed Fruit: Heaven and Earth Rare Treasure, significantly strengthens the foundation of five-element Demon Pets, comprehensively improving the Demon Pet's physical attributes by 20%. Note: Non-five-element Demon Pets must not consume this, otherwise they will bear the consequences; each Demon Pet can only consume it once.

This was the Xuanqiong Five-Colored Glazed Fruit. Although it had significant limitations—only five-element Demon Pets could consume it—it possessed truly powerful effects.

It might seem like it only improves physical attributes by 20%, but this was an all-around enhancement, including strength, speed, constitution, agility, and so on. Such an effect was powerful enough to raise a Demon Pet's strength by a whole tier.

According to his agreement with Xu Wenhua, Li Zhangsheng also took out a Jade Box, which contained a Red Fire Dragon Scale Fruit.

Seeing the Red Fire Dragon Scale Fruit, Xu Wenhua immediately became excited and hurriedly completed the exchange with Li Zhangsheng.

In terms of overall value, the Red Fire Dragon Scale Fruit, which assisted Demon Pets in breaking through to the Demon King level, was more valuable. However, the Xuanqiong Five-Colored Glazed Fruit was also worth a great deal, and since Xu Wenhua had taken good care of him—and Li Zhangsheng had extra Red Fire Dragon Scale Fruits on hand—this was why he was willing to make the exchange.

"Then I will be going now."

After finishing his sentence, Xu Wenhua hurriedly left with the Red Fire Dragon Scale Fruit.

"Then I wish you success in your endeavors, Principal."

Li Zhangsheng smiled and shook his head. Carrying the Xuanqiong Five-Colored Glazed Fruit, he went to the backyard and began to ponder which Demon Pet should consume this Xuanqiong Five-Colored Glazed Fruit.

Adai's congenital deficiencies had been completely cured by the Life Jade and the Seven-Colored Rainbow Pearl, so this Xuanqiong Five-Colored Glazed Fruit could perfectly well be given to another Demon Pet.

Since the Xuanqiong Five-Colored Glazed Fruit could only be consumed by Demon Pets with five-element attributes, ones like the white one, the black one, Roundy, and the Ancestral Leopard-Lin Beast naturally did not meet the criteria.

Besides that, both Aixi and Datou possessed the Wind Attribute, and Li Zhangsheng did not know if they would be affected; even after searching through books, he found no relevant content.

For the sake of safety, Li Zhangsheng excluded Aixi and Datou.

In this way, only Kailan, Adai, and the Crowned Blazing Bird remained.

As a Heaven and Earth Rare Treasure grade Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure, it naturally contained vast energy, especially this kind of one-time treasure that improved physical attributes, which had a chance to slightly improve a Demon Pet's quality.

Among these three eligible Demon Pets, all were of Half-Step Epic Quality, but the light point representing Kailan was dimmer than that of the Giant Whale Kun; clearly, it was still some distance away from reaching Epic Quality.

The Crowned Blazing Bird's quality was even further from the next level than Kailan's, while Adai was only a half-step away from reaching Half-Step Epic Quality.

Thus, Li Zhangsheng realized with a speechless expression that the one who best met the requirements was still Adai.

"Adai, come, eat this!"

Li Zhangsheng called over Adai, who was leisurely basking in the sun in the backyard, and the Xuanqiong Five-Colored Glazed Fruit flew toward Adai.

PS: I have a fever, please forgive the shorter word count. There should be another update at 12:00 PM.

(End of chapter)