Su Ping thought of the look in his father Su Anyong's eyes a few days ago.
And the words of emotion that followed upon hearing Xiaoqing's name:
"Son, when you fight against plant-type or wood-type pet tamers in the future, it's best not to call out the little guy's name to command him directly. Just use a soul contract instead."
Otherwise, the other pet might not know who you're calling, because their pet might also have that as a nickname!
The reason Su Ping didn't miss the old man at all after he left was simply because that old bastard was too talkative.
However, the old man's words did make some sense.
The name Xiaoqing is too common. Of course, Xiaoqing's name can't be changed right now, so I have to put some effort into my second pet.
So, seeing the little paper figure open its eyes in a daze, Su Ping coughed lightly:
"From this day forward, now that you have officially become my core disciple, I should give you a real name!"
"Whoa? (Name?)"
The little paper figure was slightly taken aback at first, then its eyes suddenly lit up.
It is truly bright:
ω
"Whoa! (Name!)"
"Waaah...? (Touhou... Fubuki?)"
bad!
A bad feeling suddenly arose in Su Ping's heart.
Throughout history, which of the names of swordsmen in movies and TV dramas is normal?
And it's obvious that these names appear on pets, but that's one thing if they don't.
If Su Anyong knew that he had made a contract with a paper doll after he returned, it would be fine. But if he knew that the paper doll was named "Dongfang Chuixue", Su Ping could already imagine what his father looked like and what kind of person he was!
Seemingly recalling some terrifying image, Su Ping shuddered and hurriedly shook his head.
"As my formal disciples, you must have names with only two characters, just like Xiaoqing and me!"
He quickly patched the holes.
However, looking at the little paper figure that was already excited in front of him, Su Ping had a headache again.
"Whoa! (I'm ready to lose!)"
"Whoosh! (Fei Hong!)"
"Wow! (Invincible!)"
"Wow! (Fubuki!)"
"Waaah..."
"Alright!"
Su Ping immediately called a halt, stopping the little paper doll's obsession with 'snowstorm', and then, drawing upon his terrifying score of 82 points in the Chinese college entrance examination, he quickly racked his brains for a solution.
Finally, after struggling for a long time, Su Ping decided to link one of his dreams with the little guy in front of him!
"The seed of the Heart of Wood is Little Green! And our future goal is to become a pet breeding base worth hundreds of billions! Let's call it 'You Hundred Billion'!"
Su Ping was smug.
Who says I'm bad at naming things?
Isn't this great?
The meaning is also good.
In the Book of All Spirits, it is named after all spirits. The unit below "ten thousand" is "thousand," and the unit above it is "hundred million." These two combined can still encompass this!
At the same time, it's also catchy at first listen.
Genius! I am a genius!
Su Ping was very satisfied.
The little paper figure seemed quite satisfied:
"Wow! (Qianyi!)"
"Wow! (Qianyi!)"
"..."
Seeing the little paper doll repeat itself, Su Ping nodded in satisfaction. Fortunately, it seemed that the little paper doll was quite in line with his aesthetic sense!
However, after listening to the telepathic communication for a while, Su Ping suddenly frowned.
Um?
It seems things aren't quite as I thought!
"Whoa! Whoa! (One in a thousand! One in a thousand! I am the strongest swordsman, chosen from among a thousand!)"
Su Ping looked at the little paper figure, who had clearly accepted the name with excitement, with a bewildered expression.
Um?
Is this the name I want to choose?
Is this the one?
However, looking at the little paper figure who was so happy he was practically beside himself, Su Ping nodded.
That's right!
That's the one!
Thousand one!
This is the name I gave the little paper figure!
Meeting the excited and admiring gaze of the little paper doll Qianyi, Su Ping belatedly said:
"Alright, get ready, don't resist!"
Qianyi: (--)
This time, Su Ping finally stopped hesitating. His soul slowly connected with the little paper figure Qian Yi in front of him, and that familiar feeling enveloped him and the little paper figure once again.
They weren't connected by blood, but by soul, and at this moment, it was like a bridge connecting them completely.
This feeling gave Su Ping's soul a sudden sense of strength to bear the weight of responsibility.
Although the paper dolls' power was weak and their level was not high, the appearance of such a new force still allowed Su Ping's spiritual power, which had just broken through, to take another small step forward.
Although this step has little effect, there is still some distance to go before reaching the second tier of elites.
Having broken through to the elite level, Su Ping clearly felt that the power feedback from his pet beast's advancement remained unchanged, but the difficulty of his own advancement was increasing.
However, while this was true for Su Ping, the Beast Tamer, it was as if the little paper doll Qian Yi had suddenly taken an unimaginable elixir, feeling an immense power feedback through Su Ping's soul contract.
This power caused the already peak-level paper doll's aura to change instantly, and its level finally broke through, reaching the ordinary tenth rank!
Generally speaking, this represents the theoretical maximum potential of the Origami pet race.
"Waaah!"
The little paper doll Qianyi excitedly opened its eyes; its choice was indeed correct.
The master before it can help it become stronger. Sure enough, it has already increased its power once again after successfully becoming a disciple.
The little paper doll was eager to try. Only through continuous effort could it live up to its master's trust and help!
If Su Ping hadn't been there, the little paper doll would have already planned to continue practicing drawing the sword ten thousand times and stabbing ten thousand times using the method taught by its master.
However, it was clear that the little paper doll's continued efforts to accuse it were in vain, because Su Ping, who couldn't sleep, brought the little paper doll to the place where they first met.
The banks of the Lingxi River.
Lying on the lawn formed by wolf tobacco.
Believe it or not, wolf tobacco has almost no flavor before it is brewed and lit.
Even more so than ordinary grass, it has a stronger vitality and continues to grow extremely lush and abundant even as autumn approaches.
The little paper doll Qianyi had no idea why his master had brought him here.
In fact, Su Ping had nothing better to do.
He wanted to learn more about the little paper doll and still had many questions about the secret realm, so he just randomly chose a place to come to.
Previously, the little paper doll hadn't hidden anything from Su Ping.
However, the paper doll's wisdom and its talent for telepathic communication are still relatively rudimentary.
Su Ping was unable to get a definite answer to many specific questions.
Now that the soul contract is established, Su Ping feels he can ask the little paper doll for more information about this secret realm.
So, he thought for a moment and asked:
"Qianyi, in your home, have you ever seen any companions like yourself?"
This is a problem that Qianyi couldn't accurately express before.
Even when using the method of nodding yes and shaking his head no, the little paper doll's behavior of nodding and shaking its head at the same time still puzzled Su Ping.
This time, thanks to the connection of souls, Su Ping was finally able to understand the complex meaning behind the little paper doll's words:
"Whoa! (Yes... but it's different from Chihiro!)"
Um?
Clearly, this answer is enough to prove that there must be something else in this secret realm. However, Qianyi's meaning is also quite obvious.
Although there are pet beasts in the secret realm, they are not origami figures like the little paper dolls.
This undoubtedly fueled Su Ping's even greater doubts.
Although he didn't buy any actual origami figures to study properly during this period, he still managed to search for and research a lot of information in his spare moments, the kind of time others spent watching short videos.
These materials were even downloaded from the Trainers Association.
He understood.
Origami are a very special undead race. Like skeletons, they are very weak individually if they do not evolve.
A paper doll, let alone its survival, even its birth is strange.
However, considering the sword soul mark on the little paper doll and the perfected Golden Spear Technique, Su Ping felt that this strangeness was tolerable.
Therefore, Su Ping did not rush to inquire about the situation in the secret realm again. Instead, after thinking for a while, he couldn't resist his curiosity and asked Qian Yidao directly:
"Qianyi, can I use the Sword Soul Mark skill?!"
The little paper figure tilted its head slightly, then looked at Su Ping with surprise.
Then, in the next second, a spatial ripple appeared, and the little paper figure vanished without a trace.
Clearly, they had returned directly to that secret realm.
"Um?"
Su Ping was also taken aback.
Is this sword soul mark the portal that opens the space back to the secret realm?
To be honest, when the little paper doll was able to control the spatial gate, Su Ping thought he had encountered a rare spatial attribute pet.
However, it seems that's not the case at all.
But is this skill really only effective in one way?
Another ripple appeared in the space, and the next second, the little paper figure returned to Su Ping's side.
So, Su Ping thought for a moment:
"Qianyi, try channeling your energy into this sword soul mark again."
The little paper figure didn't understand, but it seemed it had never actually tried it.
For the little paper doll, this sword soul mark was like an instinctive ability, just like eating and drinking for a normal person. Although it did consume some energy, it was essentially insignificant.
What happens when you use all your strength to eat and drink?
Obviously, anyone with a sound mind wouldn't try it.
However, under his master's orders, the little paper doll still meticulously chose to carry them out!
However, this time, a scene that Su Ping had never seen before slowly appeared before his eyes!
At this moment, a faint shadow slowly appeared on Qianyi, who was only different in appearance from ordinary origami figures.
This shadow is nothing but a sword!
A strange cross, seemingly disproportionate to the size of the little paper figure, appeared on the paper figure's body and behind it.
The next moment, Su Ping suddenly held his breath.
In the void, it seemed as if there was some unseen connection. If I had to put it into words, it was somewhat similar to when I advanced to the elite level and awakened the characteristics of the Beast Taming Space.
It just didn't cause that much of a stir.
Under the influence of this sword's shadow, right here on the banks of the Spirit Stream River,
It was as if the bottom of the water from another dimension had fallen into space, and a ripple spread outwards. Then, to Su Ping's astonishment...
A portal, large enough for one person to pass through, appeared before Su Ping's eyes.
The gate to the secret realm has opened?!
...
Linzhou city center.
In a dark room in a high-end apartment building, a pair of eyes opened, as if a ray of light had been ignited in the darkness.
The next moment, the lights came on, Dong Muyun's beautiful eyes narrowed, then a thought flashed through her mind, and a silver light shone:
"Chirp chirp!"
The cries and movements of the swimming fish startled Dong Muyun from his meditation.
"What's wrong?"
Dong Muyun frowned slightly.
Within the soul contract, she had already sensed the reason for You Kongyu's agitation.
"The spatial marker you left behind has reacted dramatically?!"
Since his negotiations with Su Ping completely broke down, and after realizing he had no way to deal with that brat, Dong Muyun has not returned to Yuntian Resort.
As the chairman of Tianyun Group, Dong Muyun isn't just idle all the time.
Let's just ignore it and get rid of it.
Unexpectedly, they still couldn't escape.
Sensing the movement of the air fish, Dong Muyun finally couldn't resist.
Even though the talks with that brat broke down, I can still take a look even if I don't have the exploration privileges, right?
Damn it, after You Kongyu broke through a few years ago and mastered the special skill 'spatial perception', he happened to pass by the outskirts of the city and sensed the special reaction of the Heart of Wood. He then realized that the space here was weak and there was a high possibility that an unknown secret realm would descend upon it.
Then she got to work.
Several years passed, and not only did he not gain anything, he also got himself into a lot of trouble.
However, no matter what, this was a secret place she had been curious about and looking forward to for several years.
Dong Muyun was truly unwilling to give up until he saw what kind of secret realm it was, what was inside, which powerful beast tamer in history left it behind, and what type of pet beasts it mainly contained.
Without a second thought, he calmed the chirping, squealing fish, then put on a pair of gold-rimmed glasses and whispered:
"Yun Ying, transform into flight mode!"
"Master, you are currently in the city center of Linzhou and are not in combat mode. There are sky detectors in the city center. Entering flight mode without permission and a license will result in being photographed and fined. Are you sure you want to enter flight mode?"
The mechanical sounds didn't bother Dong Muyun.
Although the power and privileges of aristocratic families and beast tamer clans in various regions have diminished since that person took power, this small matter can still be resolved.
"Sure!"
In an instant, as if liquid metal had been poured over the pendant around Dong Muyun's neck, covering it.
It formed an extremely miniature suit of armor, which then leaped out of the apartment window, which was hundreds of meters high.