My beast can't be a demon.

Chapter 264 I was knocked away by Cao’s punch?

Zhou Lu is actually not short of money.

While he was improving Hanabi's attributes, he was also doing some credit tasks for the Beast Taming Academy.

He actually has a considerable number of credits now.

However, after coming out of the secret realm, Zhou Lu still followed Wu Xiaoqing to the official certification department to obtain certification as a fourth-level beastmaster.

It’s not because he really needs this part of the subsidy, but for the subsequent public announcement.

All those who receive official Beast Tamer subsidies will be announced on the official website after passing the review.

He has always kept in mind the questions that Ye Qingyu asked Zhou Lu.

Even if he could not become the new master of Qiudao Wood, he could still qualify to enter the Invalides with his status as a fourth-rank beastmaster.

For Zhou Lu, this is a ticket, a ticket that allows him to find the mythical beast and talk to it at any time.

In this world, third-level beastmasters are the absolute main force.

It takes a long time of growth and training for any spirit beast to evolve from the third level to the fourth level.

Even if they have reached the threshold, not all third-level spirit beasts can complete the evolution.

The official certification for fourth-level beastmasters is also very strict. Only beastmasters whose initial spirit pets reach the fourth level can be approved.

After all, some heirs of beast taming families can, if they want, contract quasi-divine beasts in the later beast taming positions. There is a flattering factor involved, which the authorities try their best to avoid.

Wu Xiaoqing passed the fourth-level certification very smoothly, because her curse frog was not the first quasi-divine curse frog in history to evolve to the fourth level.

After calling up previous data for verification, the official quickly passed Wu Xiaoqing's fourth-level certification.

But Zhou Lu encountered some troubles.

His initial pet in the official system is Meng Yuhua.

But there has never been a fourth-level Mengyuhua in the history of the Beast Taming Era.

Not to mention the fourth level, I haven’t even passed the first level of Mengyuhua.

Therefore, the authorities have no way to allow Zhou Lu to pass certification directly based on historical data.

But this is not without solution.

There are so many spiritual beasts in this world, but only a few have records of being quasi-gods. When those niche spiritual beasts break through to become quasi-gods for the first time, there naturally needs to be a corresponding system to verify it.

The easiest way is to fight.

As long as you show strength comparable to that of a quasi-god pet, it means that your strength has reached that of a quasi-god.

Of course, not everyone can start such a test.

Zhou Lu needs to demonstrate that he has four beast taming slots before the official will arrange a fourth-level beast tamer to come for the test.

"Is this kind of test really necessary?" Zhou Lu was a little depressed during the days of waiting for the assessment. "Doesn't the four beastmaster slots prove my fourth-level strength?"

Wu Xiaoqing smiled and said to comfort them: "Behind any weird rule, there is always a past that is hard to look back on."

In fact, this rule did not exist before. As long as you showed four beast tamer slots, the official would simply issue you a fourth-level beast tamer certificate.

Until one day, a Beast Tamer accidentally developed a new Beast Tamer skill, which allows the Beast Tamer to have an extra Beast Taming slot.

After that, Beastmasters who have learned and mastered this skill will often use this skill to apply for subsidies that are one level higher than their own.

As for how this outrageous thing was discovered?

That’s because all beastmasters who receive official subsidies have the obligation to assist official operations.

Most of the time, the authorities will not force you to do anything.

But whether you live or not depends on special circumstances.

When the authorities called upon these beastmasters to suppress the pet riots at the breeding base, their strength was exposed.

"After that, there was a rule that required verifying the strength level of the beastmaster's initial spirit pet, and an additional combat assessment was added when necessary."

As she spoke, Wu Xiaoqing handed a bag of seeds to Zhou Lu: "This is for you."

Zhou Lu took a curious look and asked, "What kind of seed is this?"

"The seeds of the Immortal Bamboo Peach." Ye Qingyu replied.

Zhou Lu said bluntly: "This name sounds weird."

"This is the rare plant that I told you about, growing beside the pond in the Cursed Frog Secret Realm." Wu Xiaoqing introduced, "As long as you eat its fruit, the spirit beast will gain a large attribute bonus in a short period of time."

Of course Zhou Lu remembered Wu Xiaoqing's introduction.

He was also looking for this plant when he was wandering along the pond shore.

It’s a pity that plants with such powerful effects cannot escape human collection.

The wild species of the Ascension Bamboo Peach were almost extinct by humans very quickly. Only a small number of Ascension Bamboo Peach still existed in the Invalids Home and the Nursing Team.

"Where did you come from?" Zhou Lu asked in surprise.

Wu Xiaoqing pointed to the silt beside her and said, "It was separated from the inside."

Zhou Lu looked at the seeds in his hand and asked, "Can this still germinate?"

"You always have to try your luck."

"Even if it sprouts, the Immortal Bamboo Peach, which is not a spiritual beast, shouldn't have this extra effect, right?"

"That's true." Wu Xiaoqing glanced at the fireworks and said, "But the fireworks can make it exist."

“???” Zhou Lu didn’t quite understand what Wu Xiaoqing meant.

"Didn't it obtain the grafted racial skills from Moonlight Rose?" Wu Xiaoqing said speechlessly, "You don't know that the grafted parts will evolve accordingly with the strength of the original body, right?"

Zhou Lu was stunned. He had never thought about this question.

But if you think about it carefully, it is true.

The insect trap that Hanabi grafted onto her in the Moon Mountain Ruins was at most level two, but as Hanabi's strength evolved, the insect trap grafted onto her showed the level of a fourth-level quasi-god.

Wu Xiaoqing's reminder immediately enlightened Zhou Lu: "What the hell! Is there such a way to play?"

He immediately thought that the reason why the effects of many plant spirit beasts in this world were so small was because their characteristics could only be displayed at a high level.

Just like the flower fairies, the strength of the racial skills of the [Flower Field Fairy] depends entirely on its own rank.

If Huo Huo could really graft the parts of these plants onto her own body, perhaps these plant parts that instantly reached the fourth level would suddenly burst out with unprecedented potential.

Seeing Zhou Lu's performance, Wu Xiaoqing was speechless and said, "I thought you knew it."

"I just focused on the coordination of other skills." Zhou Lu said a little ashamedly.

If it weren’t for Wu Xiaoqing, I might have missed out on such a useful grafting.

No matter what, as long as there are seeds, at least germination and growth will not be difficult for a fourth-level quasi-god like Hanabi.

After a short while, Hua Huo hummed a ballad and planted many bamboo peaches in the pots around the cottage.

With the help of growth potions and fireworks, these plants completed the germination and growth process in just a few days.

Zhou Lu was lucky. Among the seeds sorted by Wu Xiaoqing, 50% of them germinated.

When these Immortal Bamboo Peaches bloomed, Hua Huo cut a few branches from them and used her skills to graft them onto her own body.

As the branches were grafted, it was quickly assimilated into Hanabi's body and became the fourth level.

Hua Huo used [Crazy Growth] to drive the fruit above to grow rapidly. In a short while, the legendary fairy fruit that could improve attributes was reproduced.

Just as Zhou Lu thought, the fruit of the Immortal Bamboo Peach also has different effects depending on its rank.

From level one to level three, all of them increase additional attributes.

But when it reaches the fourth level, the Ascension Bamboo Peach has an additional effect: when the rank of a spirit beast is below the third level, the spirit beast that eats the Ascension Bamboo Peach will be temporarily promoted to a higher level.

In other words, it can transform a third-level spirit beast into a fourth-level spirit beast in a short period of time.

Although it lasts for a very short time and has almost no practical value, for many spirit beasts, truly entering the fourth level will be of great benefit to them, even if their level drops afterwards.

Of course, in addition to this, the attribute enhancement effect of the Ascension Bamboo Peach has not disappeared.

Zhou Lu looked at Hua Huo, who was full of energy after eating the fruit and was venting his energy in the grove, and made an estimate in his mind.

The Ascension Bamboo Peach can improve the properties of Fireworks by about 50% of its original properties.

This is already a very scary number. Combined with Fireworks' attribute panel which has grown to an outrageous level, it can be said to be terribly powerful.

The fifth-level Immortal Bamboo Peach can directly double the properties of fireworks.

I don't know whether this increase overlaps with the effect of [Flower Field Fairy].

If they don't overlap, you may be able to use these two skills to stack up a terrifying numerical monster.

At the same time, the fifth-level Immortal Bamboo Peach can also transform a fourth-level spirit beast into a fifth-level spirit beast in a short period of time. And this time the evolution can last for a period of time, which even has time for fighting.

In the following days, Zhou Lu had been testing the effects of the Immortal Bamboo Peach.

The enhancement of this fruit is also counted as the enhancement of skills to attributes, so it also consumes [Dragon Talisman].

Zhou Lu calculated that the Immortal Bamboo Peach could increase Fireworks' attributes by 50% in a short period of time, and the Dragon Talisman could increase this increase by 15%.

After this amplification period ends, the [Dragon Talisman] skill can make 3% of the increased attributes permanent for Fireworks to obtain.

With this, Fireworks can gain good attribute benefits without doing anything.

There is no doubt that as long as time is long enough, Firefly will definitely grow into a super terrifying numerical monster.

Just when Zhou Lu was feeling happy that Hua Huo could become stronger quickly, the official assessment invitation also came.

"Guo Chengfei?" Zhou Lu looked at the examiner's name, "Do you know him?"

Wu Xiaoqing, who was doing an experiment, heard Zhou Lu's question and thought about it seriously: "It seems to be a big star, right? Is he actually a fourth-level beastmaster?"

After Wu Xiaoqing's reminder, Zhou Lu finally remembered the other party's identity.

"The strongest beastmaster of the century!"

"The undefeated legend in the duel arena!"

"Super strong! Super fast! Super great Supreme Bear!"

Zhou Lu stroked his chin, reading the text on his phone while reciting the other party's title.

Wu Xiaoqing listened and said speechlessly: "You want to beat three people?"

"Alone, alone." Zhou Lu said helplessly.

"Supreme Bear? It sounds like a tough target. Can you handle it?"

"If it's just the fourth level, there will be no problem with Hanabi."

As they were talking, the group arrived at the evaluation agency.

Zhou Lu soon met the legendary Guo Chengfei.

He is a tall man, and his muscles make him look very strong.

Next to him stood a huge black bear.

This is Hanabi’s opponent in this battle, the fourth-level quasi-god Quicksilver Bear.

Although it is a bear, what it is best at is actually speed, especially its burst speed over short distances. Once it attacks, few spiritual beasts can react.

Zhou Lu had seen some of the opponent's battle clips before coming.

He was somewhat suspicious whether someone had deliberately arranged for him to be his assessment opponent.

This kind of speed-type pet obviously has some restraint on Fireworks.

This kind of restraint is not the kind of damage restraint caused by attribute restraint, but the restraint of fighting style.

If the opponent's attack takes effect, maybe Huohua will become a sandbag the whole time and won't be able to touch the opponent at all.

"Are you Zhou Lu?" Guo Chengfei looked at Zhou Lu. "A sophomore?"

"Yes."

Guo Chengfei showed a surprised expression.

A sophomore student raised a quasi-divine beast.

Fortunately, the other party is relatively low-key, otherwise once it was spread online, it would become hot news in minutes and the battle would attract attention from all over the world.

"Let's start." Guo Chengfei smiled, but he didn't take the battle seriously.

It's just a plant pet that has just evolved into a quasi-god. It definitely can't defeat his Quicksilver Bear.

However, I am not fighting for victory.

His main purpose was to test whether Zhou Lu's spirit pet had the strength of the fourth level.

In order to achieve this goal, it is necessary to add some water appropriately.

Soon, the venue for the battle was arranged.

"Then let's get started." Guo Chengfei looked at the time and said to Zhou Lu with a smile, "I have another game later."

Zhou Lu nodded repeatedly: "Hurry! It will definitely be quick later!"

After both parties were ready, the examining official almost immediately gave the order to start the examination.

The moment the battle started, Quicksilver Bear turned into a shadow and rushed towards where Hanabi was.

Since the master has ordered to let up a little, then I will tease the opponent a little in my first attack...

Quicksilver Bear's thoughts soon changed.

It wasn't because Hanabi couldn't take a joke.

Instead, just as it approached Huahuo, a set of leaf punches came at her face.

What a fast response!

Quicksilver Bear admired in his heart.

It has also encountered a few quasi-gods on the duel battlefield, among which Ye Qingyu's Big Leaf Iris would use Leaf Fist to counter its rapid approach.

But the leaves of the large-leaf iris are definitely not as fast as the grass in front of it.

Humph! Isn't it just Ye Quanquan?
Quicksilver Bear disdained this low-level skill and raised his bear claws to block it.

The next second, it felt that the scene around it had changed drastically.

After the world spun around, Quicksilver Bear looked at the blue sky and finally realized:
What the hell!

I was punched away by a blade of grass?!
(End of this chapter)