Chapter 1254 - 515: Dragon-Patterned Bamboo Evolution: Dragon Nourishing Bamboo!

Chapter 1254: Chapter 515: Dragon-Patterned Bamboo Evolution: Dragon Nourishing Bamboo!

Su Ping’s time became busy once again. Or rather, he had rarely had a moment of leisure. Though lately, he had been exceptionally busy. The promise made regarding the Heart of Soul had to be fulfilled. The internet was still buzzing with heated discussions, but a student from Jianghai College had actually managed to clear the game.

Seven days passed by quickly since the Heart of Soul first opened its doors. Including the first Beastmaster to clear it, there were a total of twelve who completed the run. One of them even unlocked the hidden ending. Instead of resealing the Demon King of the storyline, this player chose to become the Demon King’s lackey and wiped out all the other players inside the Heart of Soul.

After this was announced, the entire online forum erupted in an uproar. Rumor had it that the one who achieved this was Xiao Nanliang, a student from the Elemental Series at Jianghai College. He instantly became a prominent figure in the college, even though most of the attention came from the angry victims he had betrayed. Meanwhile, the Heart of Myriad Spirits also presented a Monarch Level resource as the reward for clearing the hidden ending. Unfortunately, in those seven days, only one person managed to claim it.

In its first week of operation, the Heart of Soul only brought in a little over two million in pure ticket revenue. However, the Heart of Myriad Spirits had handed out eleven Commander Level resources and one Monarch Level resource. A business deal like this wasn’t just a massive loss; it absolutely didn’t make a single dime in profit.

However, Su Ping didn’t care in the slightest. The existence of the Heart of Soul was a necessity, and having more activities was beneficial for the Heart of Myriad Spirits. He paid no mind to the public excitement outside. Nor did he bother with trivial operational matters, like the urging for the Heart of Soul to reopen with a new theme. Dedicated staff handled all of that. His primary focus was simply fulfilling his promise—such as going to Jianghai College to teach a class for the Undead Series.

Even though Su Ping had mentally prepared himself beforehand, he never expected the scene to be so grand. In fact, if he hadn’t strictly refused and insisted on keeping the class low-key, the dean of the Undead Series and Old Qin would have arranged for him to speak in the main auditorium. Even so, the classroom was packed to the brim.

Nevertheless, Su Ping didn’t spout nonsense. He shared some of his insights and thoughts on breeding Papermen. Of course, he kept his Golden Finger and certain specifics of the Paperman breeding process a secret. The class lasted fifty minutes. For the first few minutes, every second felt like a year, but once he got a little used to it, he found himself handling it with ease. As a matter of fact, he even gained some inspiration from teaching this class.

No wonder the Saint from his previous life had said, "Is it not a pleasure to study and practice what you have learned?" Replaying things in one’s mind often brought entirely new insights and epiphanies. Coincidentally, Su Ping’s next focus was Qian Yi’s evolution. By reviewing the breeding process of the Papermen during this class, some ideas regarding Qian Yi’s evolution began to take shape in his mind.

Once ordinary Papermen reached the Monarch Level, they could no longer be utilized by simply strengthening their individual bodies. Instead, through folding, compression, and splicing, they truly achieved the original purpose of the Paperman: multi-faceted fusion! This thoroughly formed a true lifeform with a soul, self-awareness, and intelligence—rather than being like those guys who, even upon reaching the Commander Level, only knew how to instinctively combine while mumbling gibberish.

A complete soul was the evolutionary element for Monarch Level Papermen. However, Qian Yi’s situation was different. Under the enhancement of the Sword Intent Origin and the Soul Seed, its soul was already complete. Therefore, the usual Evolution Law for Papermen was inappropriate for Qian Yi. Even so, he could still draw inspiration from it.

There was no doubt that Qian Yi’s soul was flawless and complete. But essentially, its paper body was not significantly different from that of an ordinary Paperman. Thus, the first step in Qian Yi’s evolution also had to be the compression of its paper body. But if he did that, a problem would arise: what should be done with the souls of the other compressed Papermen? These were all foreseeable issues.

In short, Su Ping benefited immensely from teaching this class. Moreover, for him, what he taught in class was completely up to his whims. There were no fixed subjects or credits to worry about, let alone the need to assign any pesky homework. His previous resistance to the idea had faded quite a bit. If he had time in the future, he could certainly come back to give more lectures.

Aside from this, Su Ping’s most pressing concern was undoubtedly the situation with the Dragon-Patterned Bamboo that had practically thrown itself at him. Since satisfying the Dragon-Patterned Bamboo’s requests that day, Little Gray’s spot for sleeping after meals had moved from indoors to outdoors, right next to the bamboo. Whenever it woke up well-fed and rested, it would casually exhale a breath of energy onto the Dragon-Patterned Bamboo, which was enough to leave the plant elated for a long time.

Meanwhile, over the past few days, Su Ping had been observing the changes. As it spent more time with Little Gray, the Dragon-Patterned Bamboo lost its previous pale cyan color, gradually becoming completely covered in a silver-gray hue. This transformation was incredibly wondrous and profound. Despite the change in appearance and color, Su Ping didn’t notice any shift in the Dragon-Patterned Bamboo’s Attributes. Essentially, it still seemed to be the exact same entity. However, the protruding Dragon Scales patterns on its body, along with the shifting color, clearly indicated that things were not that simple.