The Xiao Qingkong Cup concluded, immediately followed by the Little Qinghe Cup.
Those strong competitors who had bad luck and were eliminated early in the Xiao Qingkong Cup, such as Wang Zhixian, who met Lin Chuan in the first round, once again signed up for the Little Qinghe Cup.
As for Lin Chuan, he achieved satisfactory results, obtaining far more prize money and points than expected. He naturally wouldn't waste time participating in the Little Qinghe Cup.
Just like when he won the Hua Ye Ye Cup before.
Lin Chuan gave Red Envelopes and Little Red Flowers to Guoguo and Sakura.
Of course, Sakura, who fought from beginning to end and participated in every battle, received a more generous Red Envelope, and an additional pink flower, which made her so happy that she didn't know what to do with herself.
Guoguo was naturally jealous, but didn't say anything.
After all, it only fought in today's final match.
The previous battles, the top 8 and top 4, were all won by Sakura.
Guoguo clenched its small chubby fists, secretly making a resolution.
For the next month and one week, it would definitely work even harder.
In terms of willpower, it was stronger than Sakura!
It was going to outcompete Sakura!
If Lin Chuan could obtain Dream Adventure materials related to Bomb Fruit, that would be best. If not, it would strive to rely on itself, with its superb talent and comprehension in energy, to train Bomb Fruit to Expert Grade, and even comprehend the advanced version of Bomb Fruit, the Mother-Child Bomb Fruit!
Then, in the master's most important college entrance assessment secret realm trial, it would wreak havoc!
It, Guoguo, would achieve the final victory for its master.
Its master's Beast Master extraordinary path would be opened by its, Guoguo's, small chubby hands!
Let Sakura, that little green tea, only be worthy of assisting it from now on, only serving tea and water by its side, and shouting 'Guo-jie 666'.
After rewarding the two little ones, it was time for Lin Chuan to reward himself.
Just like before, he relaxed and lay flat.
Wearing a cartoon yellow duck swimming ring, Lin Chuan put on a pair of large shorts and floated in the small swimming pool of the villa.
Around the small swimming pool, there was a circle of various delicacies.
Fried chicken, fries, cola, skewers, beer, as well as small cakes and various fruits. All kinds of delicious food were available, this was a celebration of a happy couch potato.
Just like that, Lin Chuan watched videos and read novels on the huge projection screen while soaking in the pool, eating whatever he could grab!
This was true enjoyment, boundless happiness!
Reward time was limited to this one night.
The next day, Lin Chuan resumed his daily routine of intense cultivation, waking up early and starting his closed-door training according to the plan he had set.
Currently, Lin Chuan could barely be considered wealthy.
Without even looking at the 1st-grade training rooms that had limited-time discounts and no points required for new Beast Masters, Lin Chuan directly rented the 2nd-grade Sun Exposure Room from the Beastmaster Association.
The rent was 3000 star rock coin per hour, plus 2 Beast Master points.
The 2nd-grade Sun Exposure Room was a room specifically for the special training and cultivation of 2nd to 3rd-tier Wood Attribute spirit beasts.
The simulated sunlight here contained even richer solar energy than natural sunlight in most places; only certain special terrains could compare.
Most 1st-tier Wood Attribute spirit beasts would probably suffer from overexposure and be unable to withstand the sunlight here, possibly even getting burned.
However, Guoguo and Sakura's three basic skills, Rooting, Photosynthesis, and Growth, have now reached the Expert Grade of their bloodline limit, and they are further boosted by his 2nd-tier Spiritual Wood Heart Beast Master talent.
They could barely withstand the excessive solar energy for 1st-tier Wood Attribute spirit beasts here, and could absorb and convert it into their own physical strength and Wood Attribute energy relatively smoothly.
If the speed at which Guoguo and Sakura could maximally convert Wood Attribute energy in a 1st-grade Sun Exposure Room was 5.
Then here, the speed of maximal Wood Attribute energy conversion was 20. The efficiency was directly 4 times the original.
In this 2nd-grade Sun Exposure Room, the energy replenishment kept up with the consumption, and Guoguo could finally use Mini Bomb Fruit almost infinitely.
Sakura could also use Healing Aroma without restraint, maximizing its range, enhancing its healing effect, practicing its proficiency, and controlling its hallucinatory effects, without having to worry about the consumption of Wood Attribute energy.
While the two little ones were like this, Lin Chuan was somewhat suffering.
The light effect of the 1st-grade Sun Exposure Room was already a bit much for him as a human, not to mention the 2nd-grade Sun Exposure Room.
Often, Lin Chuan would be drenched in sweat after less than 10 minutes of fitness training and would have to run to the rest area to chug mineral water, resting for at least 15 minutes before he could start exercising again.
It was difficult, but the Growth effect was still very obvious.
It was as if the energy from Guoguo and Sakura's upgrades had activated something within his body.
Lin Chuan's physical fitness improved comprehensively at a visible speed, and even his height increased by 2 centimeters in just 4 days, reaching 172 cm, which is quite an acceptable height for a 16-year-old boy.
Of course, height and appearance are just incidental; the most crucial thing is the improvement in self-recovery ability!
Lin Chuan conducted a minor injury test.
He entered an automatic pinball machine, was hit twice by the pinball, causing bruises on his arm, and then, without using any liniment or medicine, simply left it alone. In just half an hour, to be precise, 32 minutes, the bruises completely disappeared.
Lin Chuan then used a small knife to slightly cut his skin, enough to draw blood.
Similarly, he left it alone, and 2 hours later, the wound completely healed, leaving no scar.
He couldn't compare to spirit beasts, especially Wood Attribute spirit beasts like Guoguo and Sakura.
But compared to other new Beast Masters, Lin Chuan's self-healing ability could already be considered as having one foot in the realm of the extraordinary.
The cultivation situation was roughly like this.
On the other hand, while undergoing high-intensity closed-door cultivation.
Lin Chuan also paid attention to the situation of the Little Qinghe Cup.
Unable to attend in person and watch every match, Lin Chuan could only rely on Tan Yan for detailed information.
He maintained contact with Tan Yan, asking him to help gather intelligence on opponents worth his attention.
Tan Yan had completely submitted to Lin Chuan, recognizing Lin Chuan as an epic-level powerhouse. He was always responsive to Lin Chuan's requests.
Lin Chuan made his request in the morning, and right after lunch, Tan Yan had already compiled the profiles of all the Little Qinghe Cup participants, especially the intelligence on competitors who posed a threat to Lin Chuan, and sent it to him.
There really was one competitor worth Lin Chuan's attention!
Her name was Tao Mengmeng, from Fengshan Village, one of the hundred townships under Qinghe City.
From her name, she should be a cute and adorable girl.
In fact, she was indeed a girl, but her style was not cute and adorable. Instead, she was a cold and alluring older sister, always poker-faced, as if everyone owed her millions. In short, her first impression was that she was slightly pretty but very difficult to get along with.
Of course, appearance and impression were not important; what was important was Tao Mengmeng's strength as a Beast Master!
Media reporters and onlookers nicknamed Tao Mengmeng 'Little Poison King'!
Tao Mengmeng only had one spirit beast.
Wilderness Poison Spider, Poison Attribute, Soldier-grade superior bloodline, Level 15.
Tao Mengmeng lost in the Little Qinghe Cup's top 8 to top 4 match. It seems she wasn't that strong?
Hmm, not too strong.
That's for others, but for him, Lin Chuan, she was a true nemesis.
Tao Mengmeng's Wilderness Poison Spider had mastered Expert Grade Potent Poison and Proficient Grade Web Spit, almost completely countering the Milk Shield Poison System.
Expert Grade Potent Poison.
It could effectively limit Guoguo and Sakura's self-healing recovery ability.
And the Wilderness Poison Spider itself had very high poison resistance, making it almost impossible to be poisoned, which meant it completely nullified Sakura's Poison Powder.
Furthermore, the Wilderness Poison Spider was an agile and mobile spirit beast, coupled with its small 40-centimeter size, which allowed it to relatively easily bypass shield defenses.
Web Spit, although only Proficient Grade, was enough to restrict Guoguo and Sakura's movements and other abilities.
Lin Chuan fell silent.
If Tao Mengmeng had participated in the Xiao Qingkong Cup instead of the Little Qinghe Cup, and he had unluckily encountered her, perhaps he, Lin Chuan, wouldn't have made it to the finals.
Given Sakura's situation, it would be almost impossible for her to defeat Tao Mengmeng's Wilderness Poison Spider.
As for Guoguo, there was still a chance. If it revealed its trump card and used Bomb Fruit, it could instantly kill the Wilderness Poison Spider without any accidents, as the opponent's HP and defense were not high.
However, he, Lin Chuan, would not expose his trump card for a mere Xiao Qingkong Cup.
Even if he lost, he could go participate in other Baby Cups; it would just be a bit more troublesome.
Fortunately, none of this happened.
Tao Mengmeng participated in the Little Qinghe Cup, not the Xiao Qingkong Cup.
And now, her intelligence was discovered by him in advance.
If Tao Mengmeng had not participated in either the Xiao Qingkong Cup or the Little Qinghe Cup, but instead played it safe and hid until the college entrance assessment secret realm trial, then jumped out...
At that time, if she backstabbed him while he was backstabbing others, that would truly be depressing and uncomfortable.
Indeed, one must not underestimate the heroes of the world.
There is no absolute invincibility; even the Milk Shield Poison System has its nemesis.
To deal with Tao Mengmeng in the secret realm assessment and prepare in advance, he must prepare an antidote skill.
What skill would be good?
After only a moment of thought, Lin Chuan had an idea.
Sweet Fruit!
Single-target powerful healing, cures all abnormal statuses!
A branched mutation skill of Bomb Fruit.
When Bomb Fruit reaches at least Proficient Grade—well, the higher the proficiency, the better—and a certain proficiency in healing-type skills is mastered, the spirit beast has a chance to self-comprehend it.
Lin Chuan called Guoguo over and spoke to it with utmost solemnity.
“Guoguo, the organization now has a very important task to entrust to you.”
Guoguo: Yi ya!!
Seeing Lin Chuan's serious expression and solemn tone, Guoguo immediately became excited.
Sakura, that little green tea, couldn't be relied upon; the master still had to rely on it, Guoguo, in the end!
Look, the master was entrusting a very important task to Guoguo; this was a sign of trust in it, Guoguo!
Rubbing its hands excitedly and jumping up and down, Guoguo indicated that it would absolutely complete the task.
“Sweet Fruit!”
“It's a branched mutation skill of Bomb Fruit. Guoguo, you now have all the basic conditions to comprehend Sweet Fruit. You must comprehend it within a month! And train it to at least Proficient Grade!”
“As long as you can do it, there will be big Red Envelopes, and big Little Flowers, of any color you choose!”