In a clearing within the canyon, several tree cages of varying sizes were arranged around a sturdy willow tree.
Inside these cages, the animals mostly lay quietly and obediently.
However, one cage contained a white-haired honey badger, which was clawing at the ground with an indomitable spirit that suggested it wouldn't give up easily.
"Really stubborn," Yu Ziyu muttered, choosing to deliberately ignore the tenacious honey badger.
It had to be said, with the spiritual energy revival, even animals had gained more intelligence.
Like the golden monkey—once Yu Ziyu loosened the vines binding it, the monkey obediently ran over to him.
Its round eyes darted around nervously, but the obedient behavior was unmistakable.
Not only the monkey, but even the wild bull with black crescent-shaped horns quietly laid beside Yu Ziyu.
But the honey badger was different.
As the most difficult animal to tame, it demonstrated what "stubborn" truly meant.
The moment Yu Ziyu released it from the vine cage he wove with his own branches, it shot off like an arrow towards the distance, enraging Yu Ziyu enough to whip it.
Still, the honey badger, as tough as iron-headed kids, charged ahead despite the lashes.
Even now, locked back in the cage, it hadn't given up.
"Luckily, you all are obedient," Yu Ziyu smiled as he glanced at the other animals who had been well-behaved.
Except the honey badger.
The rest had truly surprised Yu Ziyu, especially the wild bull.
[Species: Mutant Wild Bull.
Lifespan: 4/30 years.
Tier: Entry Level Two.
Innate Talent: Crescent Horns—fierce and razor-sharp horns that can tear enemies apart in an instant.
Special Ability: Earth Stomp—the powerful front limbs strike the ground, causing terrifying tremors.]
Although only at Entry Level Two, this wild bull's talents were outstanding.
Even the prized red fox had only a special ability, and the peregrine falcon possessed a single innate talent.
But this wild bull had both an innate talent and a special ability.
Yu Ziyu couldn't help but feel a little excited about this talent.
Here, it's worth noting:
Innate talents are inborn and grow stronger with the user's power.
For example, the peregrine falcon's innate talent—Bullet Dive—improves as it grows stronger, potentially becoming a lightning-fast strike that pierces enemies in a flash.
Special abilities, however, are developed through chance or opportunity.
Without training, their power is limited.
...
The red fox, peregrine falcon, wild bull, and this little guy (the golden monkey) would be the focus of his cultivation.
As for the others—the white crane, wolves, and that stubborn honey badger...
Sorry, not tamed yet, so not worth Yu Ziyu's time.
Moreover, Yu Ziyu's patience was limited.
If these animals didn't behave after some hunger training, he wouldn't hesitate to kill them and use their evolution points.
At present, Yu Ziyu was desperate for evolution points.
Abilities were waiting to be upgraded.
New powers awaited unlocking.
After fully assimilating these, Yu Ziyu would use evolution points to break into a far more terrifying second tier.
Just thinking about it made him excited.
Already, the first tier was so powerful; what kind of terror would the second tier bring?
Also worthy of note was Yu Ziyu's own transformation.
His main willow tree body had grown to about 32 meters tall, with a trunk over a meter in diameter.
He could feel his growth accelerating.
Perhaps due to awakening his innate talent—Super Regeneration—he sensed a continuous flow of vitality inside him.
Without consuming this vitality, it would speed up his growth until one day he could truly "cover the sky and block the sun."
Besides his size, Yu Ziyu noticed his bark had toughness rivaling ordinary steel, maybe even surpassing it.
As for his most fearsome roots, their toughness might exceed the bark by a large margin.
"Anyway, I should be able to withstand a single artillery shell," Yu Ziyu thought confidently.
If not, what was the point?
Might as well surrender to humans.
After all, artillery shells were a common human weapon.
With thick enough defense, most could survive a shell hit.
True terrifying human weapons were rare—biochemical weapons, genetic weapons, and the most dreadful weapons of all: nuclear bombs and hydrogen bombs.
Without means to counter those, Yu Ziyu would never reveal himself to humans.
Not because of bravado, but because it would mean suicide.
Having once been human, Yu Ziyu deeply understood the saying, "Different species breed distrust."
More importantly, humans, if they felt threatened, would stop at nothing to annihilate you.
If necessary, they wouldn't hesitate to use nuclear or hydrogen bombs.
Therefore, laying low and quietly growing stronger was the best strategy.
PS:
Before breaking into the first tier, there is the ninth level of entry, which is a form of honing and a prerequisite to becoming a transcendent.
The first tier is the true mark of a transcendent.
Thus, his power underwent a qualitative leap.
As for concerns about the first tier being too strong, don't worry.
A transcendent that can't resist technology isn't a real transcendent.
Technology and transcendence are two different power systems.
If too weak to withstand artillery, a single volley of human firepower would wipe you out.
That would hardly qualify as a new era of "transcendent arrival."
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