Beast Taming: the More the Better

Chapter 141: Chapter 116: Fusion! 3x1 Form! The Little Paper Man’s Three Sword Style!_3

(Note: Shares the number of effects with the rest of the Catalog entries activated together.)

Su Ping breathed a sigh of relief.

In his view, Connection Sharing was indeed much more practical than any of the other potentially troublesome rewards. Thanks to Connection Sharing, he now also had the means for more advanced training. The most direct requirements for Evolution were its own Realm and skill level. And Paper Body Joint was clearly a primary requirement for Evolution.

With the effects of the Paperman LV2 Catalog, Su Ping could feel the bond between the three Papermen and himself grow stronger.

Then, Su Ping thought for a moment and directly used Telepathic Communication to command the three Papermen, ”Merge! Assume Paper Sword Form!”

This time, it wasn’t as complex as before; Su Ping didn’t need to spend nearly as much effort.

The three Papermen adeptly began to transform.

This time, each transformed into its respective component, then completed the assembly and joining automatically while Floating in the air.

From beginning to end, it took less than five seconds!

Qian Yi, who was watching from the side, observed its kin transforming. It seemed to understand something instantly, blinking its eyes, full of curiosity and eagerness to try.

Su Ping also glanced at Qian Yi.

Qian Yi was his Pet Beast. Ultimately, the Evolution of the Papermen was primarily intended to serve Qian Yi. This was true for both combat power and experimentation. Therefore, no matter what, the same had to apply to Qian Yi.

But what should Qian Yi assemble into? A sword would undoubtedly be best! Because Su Ping hadn’t forgotten that within Qian Yi lay the Sword Soul, born from the combination of the Sword Intent Origin and the Soul Seed. That Sword Soul possessed an incredibly heaven-defying effect. At Peak Command, it would comprehend the Super-Rank Skill: Sword Intent! However, according to the Sword Spirit from that Secret Realm, unless Qian Yi’s body Evolved, it wouldn’t reach that Realm, nor could it fully utilize the Sword Intent Origin. Nevertheless, there was a problem to consider before the joining! Qian Yi was not an ordinary Paperman! It was a mutated Paperman fused with a Sword Soul. If one had to pinpoint the biggest difference between it and all other Papermen... it wasn’t its mutated Skills or Abilities, but the fact that it possessed a soul capable of forming its own consciousness and awareness without needing to be joined! In that case, could Qian Yi still complete the joining?

A hint of contemplation flashed across Su Ping’s eyes.

He suddenly realized, why the heck had the Cultivation of his two Pet Beasts become significantly harder after they underwent special Mutations? But regardless, he had to try it first.

With this thought, Su Ping focused his attention and looked towards Qian Yi.

Qian Yi tensed up. ”WAAH!? Is it coming!?”

「An hour later.」

Qian Yi emerged from the loosely joined Paper Swords, reverting to its original form.

The attempt had failed.

Su Ping frowned.

Looking at the Paper Swords formed by Qian Yi and the other two Papermen, Su Ping noted that not only had Qian Yi failed to achieve comprehension and merge into the previous three-in-one Paper Sword state, but even the other two Papermen hadn’t comprehended the Racial Skill, Paper Body Joint.

Indeed, his suspicions were correct. The biggest difference between Qian Yi and the other Papermen was that, in essence, it possessed a complete soul. And Paper Body Joint wasn’t just the joining of paper bodies; it was also the connection of souls. With such a connection, Qian Yi was like a 4090 graphics card trying to run on an ancient computer—a successful connection was impossible. Even this analogy wasn’t sufficient to describe the disparity between them.

Under Su Ping’s watchful gaze, the other seven Papermen responded to his mental command and rejoined into the Paper Sword Form.

This fusion wasn’t a fixed state. The initial three Papermen could also be joined with the Papermen that later formed the Paper Swords. There was no obstruction whatsoever. Clearly, as long as the Papermen comprehended the Skill ’Paper Body Joint’ and acquired the ’Paper Sword Form’ within that Skill, they could flawlessly join anytime, anywhere. Ten Papermen, if they wished, could quickly assemble into three Paper Swords.

But the joy from this tremendous discovery gradually faded, overshadowed by the new confusion surrounding Qian Yi, which plunged Su Ping into deep thought.

Su Ping now understood: if possible, he would never choose a Mutated Pet Beast again. He was just making things difficult for himself! It was true that Mutated Pet Beasts, due to their Mutations, had higher potential, a greater ceiling, and even possessed unprecedented, unique Evolutionary Body forms. But damn it, the difficulty was also immense! If it weren’t for his own ’cheats,’ Su Ping truly doubted he could ensure the smooth Evolution of Xiao Qing and Qian Yi! Even now, this problem had him stumped.

Su Ping was extremely confident about one thing. If this discovery were made public, it would cause a sensation throughout the Dragon Nation. A whole new blue ocean market for Pet Beasts would emerge. The influence it generated might even be greater than that of the Wanmu Wolf! But he wasn’t running a charity, after all!