Chapter 136: Chapter 114: Paperman’s Diary, the Concept of Paper Body Joint!_4
The ultimate result seemed to only add further confirmation to the nickname ’Disgrace of the Necromancy System,’ an evaluation given by all Beast Tamers.
But soon, when he flipped to the last page, Su Ping’s brow furrowed slightly.
This was because the series of actions taken by this Breeder named Mu Yu made him feel somewhat uncomfortable.
"Could there really be Undead Pet Beasts in this world that have no evolutionary potential at all? Impossible! Master Charles had said that Undead Pet Beasts possess infinite possibilities in their mastery of souls!"
"Just because something hasn’t been discovered doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. Often, after all impossibilities have been ruled out, what’s left must be the only possible choice and answer!"
With no mood to critique that Death-grade schoolboy’s famous quote, Su Ping’s brows tightened as he read the following records.
"I attempted a soul-devouring experiment."
The soul-devouring experiment was an experiment involving Undead Pet Beasts that had been classified as taboo and illegal by the Dragon Country Breeding Master Association.
It involved the direct devouring of other Pet Beasts’ souls by a Pet Beast.
Some Pet Beasts could indeed make rapid progress and even undergo unexpected evolutionary changes under these circumstances.
However, the reason this experiment was strictly prohibited was that Undead Pet Beasts that devoured souls could become addicted.
This was different from the natural food chain’s cycle of life and death. An Undead Pet Beast that devoured souls might rapidly ascend in Realm for a short time, but it would lose the wisdom and sanity that came with this ascent.
It would become a Deadly Beast, addicted to devouring souls and bloodthirsty.
In fact, the aforementioned Undead Crystals and Soul Dust were resources related to Necromancy System souls, but they had been specially processed to become safe and harmless.
However, living souls were clearly not.
A Pet Beast that had lost its wisdom might even defy its master’s orders or turn on them, despite a Soul Contract being in place!
Moreover, wild experimental Pet Beasts, if not controlled properly and allowed to leave the lab, could pose a great threat and cause significant harm to populated areas.
This situation would cause serious instability within the Beast Master Civilization, so it was strictly forbidden.
And at this moment, Mu Yu had clearly violated the ban!
To Su Ping, the strength of a Pet Beast was not merely about physical power. Without wisdom, even if a Beast Tamer couldn’t restrain it, no matter how strong, it was just a meaningless wild beast.
Su Ping’s eyebrows were tightly knitted, but he still turned to the next page.
He continued reading, trying to analyze it from another perspective:
"The devouring of souls had released a ferocity in the Paperman never seen before! At the same time, one had even easily broken through the limitations of its Racial Potential!"
"That’s right! This is the nature Undead Pet Beasts should have! Those previous Papermen, dull and even incapable of thought, were the ones that were wrong!"
"Could it be that my attempt was correct? My speculation also right? Is the Paperman a rare breed that can only evolve by devouring souls?"
Clearly, Mu Yu thought he had found a path, but alas, the outcome remained unchanged:
"No, no! The Paperman’s Realm had ascended, but its soul still hadn’t surpassed any previous state! Instead, it had become utterly deformed! How could this be? This didn’t conform to Master Charles’s theory of Undead Pet Beast souls!"
"Dead! It died because its soul couldn’t withstand the collapse from consuming another soul! How could this have happened?"
"I’ve got it! Could it be that the Paperman’s soul was inherently incomplete, imperfect! It was a failed Pet Beast Race!"
"No, it shouldn’t even have been called a Pet Beast! It lacked any semblance of the fundamental soul rules necessary for a living being! How could such an inferior creature be considered a complete Pet Beast?"
"To think that such an inferior Pet Beast could have been mixed in with the Necromancy System—it was utterly nonsensical!"
"Damn the disgrace of the Necromancy System."
"..."
The manuscript, or rather, this special cultivation diary, concluded under Su Ping’s watchful eye.
The final words also represented the failure of the man named Mu Yu, a Senior Undead Breeder, and his complete repudiation of the Paperman—a creature dubbed the ’disgrace of the Necromancy System’!
Even after conducting the soul-devouring experiment, Mu Yu had still failed to incite the slightest change in the Paperman or discover any path to its Evolution.
After all, in the Cultivation of Pet Beasts, the essence of Evolution relied on their innate Racial Skills as Core Techniques. Skills cultivated later in life could hardly serve as a basis for Evolution.
Could it be that the Paperman is truly a deficient product of the Necromancy System?
Su Ping’s brows furrowed slightly.
He reread it to ensure he hadn’t missed anything, then rested his head on his arms and leaned back, pondering.
It seemed that Mu Yu had tried every conceivable method of Evolution for the Paperman that could be imagined through normal channels. It seemed there were no directions left to explore.
However, Su Ping had a certain confidence, largely due to the biggest difference between him and others!
The Myriad Spirit Beast Atlas!
His consciousness once again entered the Myriad Spirit Beast Atlas, focusing on the grayish-white entry for the Paperman Record.
Speaking of which, the Paperman’s Catalog Level was exceptionally high. It was close to reaching Level 2, due to his occasional contact with the Little Paperman and the massive amount of Experience Points it had accumulated.
But at that moment, Su Ping was hardly in the mood to focus on that. Instead, he continued to read the introduction:
[A special, low-level Undead Pet Beast of the Necromancy System, possessing a frail body and remarkable malleability. It seems to possess quite impressive potential, merely in need of some development! Racial Skills: Paper Body Folding, Paper Body Joint, etc.]
The Myriad Spirit Beast Atlas itself acknowledged that the Paperman seemed to possess quite impressive potential.
How could this possibly be a deficient Pet Beast?
A look of determination flashed in Su Ping’s eyes.
He slowly shifted his gaze, continuing to look at the list of Racial Skills below, focusing on Paper Body Joint—a Racial Skill Su Ping had never encountered before.
Su Ping’s brows slowly relaxed. Paper Body Joint?
Joint?
His eyes gradually brightened. Right or wrong, it wouldn’t hurt to give it a try, would it?
With that thought, Su Ping headed to the area he had designated for housing Undead Pet Beasts.