Super God Pet Shop

Chapter 345 Complete Understanding... The Sprint Begins!

"Riding the Heavenly Tribulation?"

Su Ping was taken aback.

He felt that Joanna's tone suggested she wasn't trying to take advantage of the heavenly tribulation, but rather to freeload a meal or free Wi-Fi.

"That's right, ride the heavenly tribulation." Joanna gave Su Ping a definite answer and said, "Find a creature that is about to break through to the legendary level. When the creature is undergoing tribulation, you can send your pet to ride the tribulation. Even if it gets killed by the heavenly tribulation, you can still be resurrected, right? That way you can ride the tribulation repeatedly."

Su Ping was speechless.

This method... seems to actually work!

If you nurture the world, you won't die; instead, you'll be baptized by the heavenly tribulation!

This is indeed the fastest and most efficient way!

Moreover, the effect of refining energy is extremely strong!

"Your method is too clever! Living a long time really does make you cunning!" Su Ping couldn't help but exclaim.

Joanna's face darkened, and she said in a sinister tone, "It's because you're too stupid! Besides, I'm just a reincarnation of my original self who has lived a long life. My memories aren't completely shared with my original self. I only received some inherited abilities from my original self when I was born. Strictly speaking, I'm only seventeen years old this year!"

Su Ping was taken aback.

Seventeen years old?

"So cunning at seventeen?"

"you!"

Joanna gritted her teeth in anger.

Su Ping smiled and stopped joking. In any case, Joanna's idea had solved his immediate problem; otherwise, he would have been at a loss.

"Then let's go again, but it seems a bit difficult to find someone who is about to break through to the Legendary Realm," Su Ping said with some worry.

The idea is good, but finding a creature that is ready to break through to the legendary realm immediately will probably not be so easy.

"Hmph, I can help with this."

Joanna snorted coldly. Seeing that Su Ping was about to return to the Divine Realm, she was too lazy to stay in the foster care space to cultivate any longer. She walked out and her body returned to human size. This was the size she had adjusted using divine magic. Otherwise, with the physique of their divine race, they would be giants here.

Su Ping nodded slightly. Given Joanna's status, she could mobilize her subordinates to search for her, which would be much faster than him doing it alone.

"Thanks, this matter is settled. I will give you an excellent employee rating," Su Ping said.

He can evaluate the performance of his employees once a month.

A superior rating will increase the employee's points by 10.

Above the Excellent level is the Super Excellent level, which adds 50 employee points at a time.

Although Joanna had been helping him train his pets all this time and had done him a great favor this time, giving her a top-tier grade would be enough. However, Su Ping felt it was better to proceed gradually. If the benefits were too great at once, she wouldn't be surprised if he gave her a good grade later. Moreover, having a top-tier grade would keep her motivated to continue performing well.

Hmm, this is the evil of capitalism!

Joanna was taken aback when she heard Su Ping's words.

She was somewhat surprised, not expecting Su Ping to bring up the employee selection process. The reason she had been working for Su Ping without complaint during this time was mainly because raising pets for him was relatively easy, and she had instructed her subordinates to do it on his behalf.

She herself could return to the temple to enjoy herself and handle other matters.

So for her, it was an exchange.

She used the value she created for Su Ping in exchange for Su Ping taking her to the Divine Realm every time.

Unexpectedly, Su Ping, whom she had never actively tried to please, was now going to award her the title of outstanding employee.

From the employee information, she knew that an outstanding employee selection would earn 10 points.

Last time, she inexplicably received an employee task and got 20 points. With this 10 points, she will have 30 points!

With her initial 100 employee points, she now has 130 employee points, bringing her one step closer to reaching 200 points and becoming an outstanding employee.

The "excellent" rating given by Su Ping was just an evaluation, but being upgraded to "outstanding employee" was a real status upgrade, meaning she would be able to enjoy an opportunity to travel to any world.

That's her goal as an employee.

Thinking that there was an even higher rating after "Superior," a burning glint suddenly flashed in Joanna's eyes.

"Let's go."

Su Ping searched through the cultivation list and, once he found the Demigod's Fallen Land, immediately chose to enter.

……

"Finding wild monsters that are about to break through to legendary status is a bit difficult, and these monsters won't wait for us to get there if they're about to break through."

In the divine city, Joanna said to Su Ping, "The only way is to turn to our divine race. I will post notices for you, spreading them throughout the divine realm, so that those who are preparing to break through to the legendary realm will come here. I will reward them handsomely and bestow upon them precious treasures to increase their chances of successfully resisting the heavenly tribulation."

Upon hearing this, Su Ping knew that Joanna had put a lot of thought into it, and nodded, saying, "That's a good idea, but if we participate in the Heavenly Tribulation, won't it affect their breakthrough?"

Joanna wanted to say that of course it would have an impact.

But then he thought that his tone sounded a bit disdainful of Su Ping's silly question, so he paused and said gently, "It will have some impact. When people break through to the legendary level, they usually find an absolutely safe place to avoid being approached by other creatures. Once other creatures appear within the range of the Heavenly Tribulation, the difficulty of the Heavenly Tribulation will double!"

Su Ping was surprised and asked, "Does that include your own pet beast?"

"No, pets have formed a contract with their owners, which is recognized by the laws of nature and they are considered one with their masters," Joanna explained.

Su Ping nodded, indicating that he understood.

He then asked, "If we have them come and share in my pet's tribulation, won't they die during the tribulation?"

Joanna glanced at him and said, "Although the difficulty will increase, I will give them valuable treasures. Even if your pet beasts are caught in the Heavenly Tribulation, they can withstand it. Of course, if they are too weak, then there is nothing we can do, but there is nothing to regret if they die."

Su Ping suddenly realized, and soon his eyes welled up with tears again. He said, "You must have a lot of treasures here, right? Would you... like some for me?"

Joanna was speechless, suddenly realizing that she might have said too much.

This guy is a greedy little swindler!

"Well, that's fine too..." Thinking about the employee points system, she gritted her teeth inwardly, but on the surface, she had no choice but to readily agree.

Su Ping was overjoyed when he saw her agree. Although he knew that asking for it like this was a bit greedy, the temptation was just too great. This was the Divine Realm, and with Joanna's status, the treasures she had must be extremely powerful!

He painstakingly acquired some treasures in the secret realm. If he could get a few powerful treasures from here, he would be invincible when he returned!

He even regretted not having thought of this before.

Just as Su Ping was feeling frustrated, the system's voice suddenly appeared in his mind, saying, "It is recommended that the host not ask for the secret treasure. Even if the host takes the secret treasure out of the cultivation world, he will not be able to use it."

ha?

Su Ping felt as if he'd been doused with cold water, and exclaimed in astonishment, "Unusable? Why?!"

"Everything in this nurturing world contains the laws and power of its original world, which are incompatible with the world the host inhabits!"

The system explained, "This is similar to if the host were to have Joanna bring a deity to your world. The deity would then be unable to leave the shop's territory and would be confined to the shop's interior. This is the repulsion of the world's power!"

Su Ping found it somewhat difficult to understand and couldn't help but ask, "Then why can we take pet beasts and pet food out of the breeding world?"

The system explained, "Because this shop is a pet shop, the pets you take out are captured using a beast-catching ring. This ring can neutralize some of the world's laws within them. Furthermore, pets brought out from the breeding world are sold legitimately through this shop, and the shop will completely erase any unwanted world laws from them!"

"Whether it's pets or pet food, they are all items sold in the store, so they can be taken outside the store's premises."

"However, the shop does not sell secret treasures, so the secret treasures that the host brought out from the nurturing world can only be left in the shop and are useless in the area outside the shop."

Su Ping was stunned.

In a daze, he seemed to see the hope that had just risen suddenly shattered.

I felt like crying but couldn't.

Then, he suddenly remembered the little skeleton's bone knife.

"That bone knife isn't exactly a secret treasure, but it is still covered by the power of the world's laws. However, it has become part of the body structure of your skeleton battle pet, so the different world laws on it have been assimilated," the system said.

Su Ping's lips twitched.

……

"Forget it, I don't want the treasure."

Su Ping took a deep breath and spoke to Joanna beside him.

Joanna was taken aback.

Don't want it anymore?

She immediately became alert. He'd given up the treasure; could this guy be after something much bigger?!

"These are all your things, and you worked hard to collect them. I'm your boss, how can I take things from my employees' pockets?" Su Ping said seriously, looking righteous.

Joanna blinked.

When did this guy become so kind?

However, you took too little from my pocket; the sacred spring has been half-drained!

And divine crystals!

Thinking of the Divine Spring, Joanna felt a slight pang of pain in her heart. She took a deep breath, looked at Su Ping with a hint of suspicion, and asked, "Then what do you want?"

Seeing her gaze, Su Ping reacted as if insulted, and roared angrily, "What kind of expression is that? Do you think I'm the kind of heartless boss who would greedily take what's mine from my employees?!"

Yes!

Joanna thought to herself.

But he didn't say a word.

Seeing her expression, Su Ping snorted, looking incredibly proud, and said, "I said I wouldn't take your treasure, and I mean it. I'm making that clear. Even if you try to give it to me, even if you force it on me, I won't take it!"

Joanna's expression was strange. She looked at him repeatedly and felt that he didn't seem to be lying. She relaxed a little and thought for a moment before saying, "Actually, there are a few secret treasures that are quite suitable for you. I'll have someone give them to you later."

She was willing to let Su Ping pick out a few items, but she was afraid that Su Ping would ask for an exorbitant amount and empty her place. After all, humans have always been greedy creatures, and this has been the case for millions of years.

Su Ping raised his chin, brimming with pride at that moment: "I said no, didn't you understand? I always keep my word. Even if you gave me a world-destroying artifact, I wouldn't want it, otherwise I wouldn't be Su!"

Joanna was speechless when she saw his proud little expression. What had gotten into this guy all of a sudden?

"Then I'll take it as you mean it, and I'll remember that," Joanna said tentatively.

Su Ping snorted lightly and said, "Of course, I mean what I say!"

"hehe."

"Alright, let's go find someone who wants to break through to the Legendary Realm first," Su Ping said, his expression very serious.

Seeing that he didn't mention the treasure again, Joanna put the matter aside for the time being, nodded, and summoned her subordinates to give them instructions.

The news spread like wildfire!

The news first spread throughout their divine city, which had hundreds of millions of divine inhabitants, as well as some humans and other demigod races.

When the news spread, it caused a small sensation in the divine city. Many beings at the peak of the ninth rank became excited and cultivated even more diligently.

Soon, the news spread to the surrounding divine cities through Joanna's influence, reaching every corner of the land.

……

Inside the temple.

Su Ping waited for good news to come back, but he didn't stay idle during this time. He asked Joanna to find him a few lightning-type battle pets to spar with.

He wants to learn as many lightning-based skills as possible, down to the legendary level.

Joanna readily agreed to such a small favor.

The sparring partners for Su Ping were several True Gods, essentially legendary beings.

Their battle pets are all legendary level. Only some of their auxiliary battle pets are at the ninth rank, but they are at the limit of the ninth rank and are extremely rare.

It must be said that Su Ping's horizons have broadened rapidly here.

Having witnessed the prodigy legends' skills, it's no wonder he found the Elite League so jarring.

"Guardian of Thunder!"

"Thunder Shadow Afterimage!"

"Lightning strikes!"

One lightning-based skill after another shot out before Su Ping's eyes. Su Ping sat on the ground, carefully observing and learning each skill. After learning a skill, he would have the True God, who was his sparring partner, control his battle pet to switch to the next one.

Learn them one by one.

Su Ping has mastered more and more lightning-based skills.

"Unfortunately, 'Lightning Flash' is rated by the Federation as one of the top ten secret techniques below the legendary level. In reality, it is a legendary skill. With my current understanding of the Dao of Lightning, I cannot learn it in a short period of time."

Su Ping asked his True God friend next to him to control the battle pet to release lightning. He wanted to simulate it, but found it extremely difficult. Although it looked like just a sudden flash, there were many principles involved that he couldn't understand at all.

"My low-level understanding of the Dao of Lightning only allows me to learn lightning techniques below the legendary level. The legendary level is a bit difficult. If I can improve my understanding of the Dao of Lightning, I might be able to master it," Su Ping thought to himself.

The low-level understanding of the Thunder Dao was enough to guide Su Ping into the realm of Thunder Dao.

Later, I might be able to obtain intermediate insights into the Dao of Thunder from the system, but that depends on luck.

But rather than relying on luck, Su Ping felt that he could try to comprehend it on his own when he had nothing else to do, and perhaps he could even reach an intermediate level in understanding the Dao of Thunder.

……

a few days later.

"News has arrived."

Joanna arrived at the training ground outside the temple and said to Su Ping, "I just received news that a member of the divine race has comprehended the Heavenly Tribulation and will probably begin his tribulation soon."

Su Ping stopped studying lightning-based skills and turned around in surprise, saying, "Heavenly Tribulation Summoning?"

"That's right. If you reach the ninth level limit and have the aptitude to break through, you will attract a heavenly tribulation from the darkness. This feeling is something that countless people at the ninth level limit dream of. Once you have this feeling, it means that you have the qualifications to break through to the legendary level. As long as you are prepared, you can attract the heavenly tribulation."

Joanna said.

Su Ping knew nothing about breaking through to the legendary level, but after hearing what she said, he felt that he had some understanding of the legendary level.

"Has this person come to the Divine City? Does he know on which day he will attract the Heavenly Tribulation?" Su Ping asked.

Joanna smiled slightly and said, "They're on their way, but this person has only just been summoned by the Heavenly Tribulation and needs some time to accumulate strength. If things go smoothly, he should be able to accumulate enough strength within half a month. At that time, he can unleash his power at any time and summon the Heavenly Tribulation. This timeframe can be controlled."

"That's great. Half a month is a bit long, but it's still okay..." Su Ping calculated the time. Half a month here is only a day and a half in reality.

The top ten competition ends tomorrow, so he can come back and take advantage of the Heavenly Tribulation.

"Then I'll leave this to you," Su Ping said.

"It's nothing," Joanna smiled slightly.

……

Soon.

The god who was about to undergo tribulation has arrived in the divine city.

Joanna arranged for him to meet Su Ping. He was a middle-aged god, with a burly build, and like other gods, he was generally four or five meters tall.

This middle-aged god clearly hadn't expected that there would be a lowly human in this incomparably noble temple.

Moreover, judging from the appearance of the other gods around, they seemed to have great awe for this human.

Around them, the middle-aged god saw true gods who had survived the heavenly tribulation, as well as celestial gods stronger than true gods, and even divine generals.

This terrified him.

"Hello..." The middle-aged god greeted Su Ping tremblingly, not daring to underestimate him in the slightest.

Although the gods look down on humans at heart, there are also strong humans who guard the human territories on the edge of the divine realm. This human, although he doesn't seem strong, appears here with gods surrounding him, which makes him seem even more strange and terrifying!

Seeing the god's uneasy appearance, Su Ping felt a little strange.

This is the limit of the ninth rank; if one senses a heavenly tribulation, one can break through to become a legendary being.

If this were on Earth, he would be even more remarkable than the Sword Master. Once he breaks through, he would be able to suppress an entire continent and would be a top-tier existence.

But now he seems a bit timid and hesitant.

However, thinking that he was surrounded by true gods and celestial beings, Su Ping felt relieved. Here, celestial beings were as common as dogs, and legends were everywhere. This person who hadn't even reached the level of a legend seemed to be of average talent in this divine realm.

"Did you know that I wanted to take advantage of your tribulation?" Su Ping asked.

The middle-aged god hurriedly said, "I know everything. Your Highness has already bestowed upon me a great treasure to help me overcome my tribulation, so please feel free to take advantage of it and don't worry about me."

Uh… Su Ping was slightly speechless.

"Well, good luck then." Su Ping didn't know what to say. He wanted to pat the other person's shoulder to encourage him as usual, but found that he couldn't reach it, so he could only pat his thick thigh instead.

The middle-aged god gave an awkward smile.

Led by the True God beside him, he left. Before leaving, he turned to look at Su Ping, only to see that the human had already sat back down in the arena, talking to the True God beside him about something that seemed to be about the battle.

"This human..." A look of surprise flashed in the eyes of the middle-aged god. He withdrew his gaze, lowered his head, and left.

……

Before he knew it, it was time for Su Ping to leave the Demigod's Fallen Land.

I stayed here for more than ten days.

The middle-aged god's savings hadn't reached that amount yet. Su Ping calculated the time; it should be morning on Blue Star now. After having breakfast, he would soon be taking Su Lingyue to the venue.

The middle-aged god's savings hadn't arrived yet, and Su Ping couldn't wait any longer, so he had to leave for the time being.

Tomorrow, after another ten days or so, Su Ping asked Joanna, and according to the middle-aged god's situation, he would need about half a month's worth of savings.

He'll be able to come and participate in the heavenly tribulation around midnight tomorrow night.

"I'm going back now."

Su Ping said to Joanna.

Joanna knew the time to return and had already made preparations. Upon hearing this, she nodded.

A spatial vortex appeared and swallowed Su Ping and Joanna.

……

Back inside the store.

Su Ping checked the communicator, and the time was indeed as he had expected.

It was already dawn outside; the sky was just beginning to lighten.

Su Ping called Tang Ruyan out of the painting and told her to go wash up.

When he opened the door, there were already more than a dozen customers queuing outside the store.

Su Ping was already used to this situation, and he noticed that there were fewer customers today than yesterday. He guessed it was because today was the top ten showdown, and many people were waiting at home to watch the game.

The top ten showdown is quite exciting, especially since the losers from the earlier group stage matches will be vying for a spot in the top ten.

Although not every loser will make a final push, there will always be some who are unwilling to accept defeat, which makes the audience quite expectant to see if the previous top ten will change.

Making it into the top ten is an honor, but it's a bit embarrassing if someone else pushes you out of the top ten.

Su Ping thought of Xu Kuang, but realized that the guy hadn't arrived yet, so he had to call Tang Ruyan over to attend to the customers first.

The dozen or so customers were served quickly, half of whom were there to pick up their pets. Most of the customers who came at this time were regulars. Some took their pets home immediately without testing their breeding effects in the testing room, seemingly expressing their trust in Su Ping in this way.

Regular customers know the amazing effects of Su Ping's pet training program: either the pets learn new skills or their combat power increases.

They can test these things by finding people to challenge in the combat arena.

Su Ping didn't try to keep these customers. Now he's learned a new method: he'll write down the effects of each pet he breeds.

If you learn a new skill, put a note saying "New Skill".

If you want to improve your combat power, briefly write down the techniques for improving it.

Customers can also test these things in the testing room, which avoids customers queuing in the store and wasting their time.

Moreover, Su Ping noticed that some of the earliest customers seemed a little embarrassed to take the test in the testing room, so this method would be convenient for these long-time customers.

Before long, all of the dozen or so regular customers had been served.

Su Ping stretched his limbs, then asked Tang Ruyan to watch the shop and Joanna to look after Tang Ruyan, while he went home to have breakfast.

(End of this chapter)