Three days later, off the west coast of Huaguo, a woman sat on the back of a whale shark, circling Mi Li Island. Two giant birds with wingspans exceeding ten meters circled high in the sky.
Unlike ordinary birds, one of these giant birds resembled a cheetah, only with a pair of wings, while the other was a wolf with wings.
Three days ago, Ye Yun had caught a whale shark to train for Jin Zhiyuan, but something went wrong during the domestication process. It turned out that Jin Zhiyuan wasn't taming it at all; she was summoning it! She had directly summoned her pet from 'Tiandao'! Ye Yun watched with considerable envy.
Apparently, in the game, once Jin Zhiyuan's pet slots were full, the domestication skill would automatically transform into a summoning skill. This left Ye Yun dumbfounded once again.
However, considering the real-world implications, Ye Yun had her release a Storm Bear from 'Tiandao' and instead tame the whale shark in reality. Those two birds of prey were Jin Zhiyuan's pets from the game!
The strength of the two flying beasts had materialized to 3% of their power in 'Tiandao'. While 3% might seem small, their actual strength was not much inferior to the fierce raptors in the real world.
Ye Yun had even tried them out; these two could carry people in flight. This made Zhou Ningdong and the others incredibly envious. Although their current strength allowed them to reach the sky and hover for short periods, they were still a long way from true flight.
During these three days, a major piece of news had completely overshadowed the incident of the US military's mishap and the destruction of their military bases. It was the fact that China's 'Tiandao' players had gained eight X-rank talent players in a single day!
This caused countless heads of state to immediately check their respective national treasuries, only relaxing after confirming no losses. Following this was a deep sense of dread regarding China's national strength!
"This 'Fen Tian Jue' (Blazing Heaven Art) doesn't seem particularly special," Ye Yun sat cross-legged on the ground within the instance. The flames on his body slowly subsided. With the Black Ant and the Golden Crow present, the monsters in this instance were cleared within minutes by the Black Ant.
Thus, Ye Yun, bored, decided to try out this cultivation technique that was applicable in both reality and the game. Upon entering the state, apart from his body emitting fire, he felt nothing else.
"Master, I'm so bored. I feel like my strength isn't improving at all here," the Black Ant said, sitting beside Ye Yun as it chatted while waiting for the next level after clearing monsters.
...
Was he being looked down upon by his own life-beast for having stagnant strength?
Ye Yun shot up and sat upright.
"Master. Don't stare at me like that; it makes me nervous," the Black Ant lowered its head, seeing Ye Yun's gaze.
"Damn it! Get back to work! Look at you! I won't say anything about when we were in the Shan Hai Realm, but we've been back from the Shan Hai Realm for four days, and in those four days, you've only given me an additional 5% experience points? Do you have any regard for the effort I've put into you?"
"I... Master, the experience points required for you to level up are simply too terrifying; I..."
"Is that an excuse? Look at the Golden Crow; it hasn't rested at all. Get back to work!" Since returning from the Shan Hai Realm, Ye Yun's mood had been exceptionally sour. This was because the harvest, in terms of both gold coins and experience points, was as slow as a snail's pace.
Even more infuriating was the ridiculously long cooldown for 'Dian Jin' (Point Gold); it still had over a hundred hours before it could be used again! Ye Yun's priority now was to level up. He hadn't forgotten that level 20 was the strict prerequisite for him to further enhance his talent!
For this purpose, he had a Dragon Palace team member bring him billions of gold coins stored in an experience orb daily. However, after three days, the experience points in that orb still hadn't been filled. And now, he was only 5% away from level 20, requiring 1600e experience points!
If he were to clear the fourth layer of the instance, the experience gained per run would be around ten million. Even with a double experience card, it would still require eight thousand runs! Upon calculating this, Ye Yun nearly threw his calculator.
Eight thousand runs, at Ye Yun's current speed, with each instance taking at least five minutes...
"Little Black, I'll leave this to you! I need to go out for some fresh air; I'm feeling suffocated," Ye Yun, seeing the bored Black Ant beside him, withdrew his consciousness from 'Tiandao' once more.
In the past few days, Ye Yun had used up the remaining two Strength Materialization cards and had passed the assessment in the Dao Enlightenment Tower. His overall strength had increased by nearly double, with his Strength Materialization reaching a terrifying 36%!
"General, you... your entire body suddenly caught fire just now, but it didn't damage anything. It's very strange," as soon as Ye Yun opened his eyes, he heard Ding Yi's voice. Although Ding Yi was still wearing her professional attire, a large Dragon Palace-made bow was slung across her back.
"My whole body caught fire?" Ye Yun was startled, but seeing no damage to the leather chair he was sitting on, he breathed a slight sigh of relief. He then quickly checked himself and was astonished to find that his physical body seemed to have slightly strengthened.
It seemed this 'Fen Tian Jue' indeed had some substance. Cultivating it in the game could improve him in reality. He wondered what other benefits it might offer in the game besides a new skill every ten levels!
"General, Old Zhang and the others have arrived," Ding Yi suddenly announced. Zhang Junbao, Pope Malin, and Prince Joel stood at the doorway. The three of them looked a few years younger, and their strength had broken through the Heavenly Human barrier to reach a new realm. This was the result of them materializing 3% of their strength through the Dao Enlightenment Tower in Fengle Village.
"Master! Several of the US military bases have already been completely destroyed. They contacted us today, wanting to hire me to deal with the demonic creatures," Joel, dressed in a tuxedo, said familiarly as soon as he entered.
The three of them knew that those were not demonic creatures, but Ye Yun's loyal subordinates, and they were incredibly powerful. Without Ye Yun's command, they would have been nothing more than suicide missions.
Although their strength had increased significantly, the more they improved, the more they discovered the terrifying aura emanating from Ye Yun. Therefore, they dared not entertain any thoughts of rebellion.
"The US is asking you for help? Heh heh, I thought they would hold on a bit longer!" Ye Yun couldn't help but shake his head upon hearing the news. Although the US had excellent security measures, Ye Yun knew that the Black Ant had destroyed far more than just a dozen military bases. There were also some more sensitive matters that the US dared not reveal, such as a certain arsenal or a biological laboratory, etc.
"You can go and continue to earn your money, but I want their 'Ju Lin Machine' that produces nutrient solution within the US!" Ye Yun said with a slight smile.
"This... the Pope and I will try," regarding the US, only Joel and Malin had influence. However, the nutrient solution production line was a cash cow, and the US might not be willing to let it go. As for Zhang Junbao, his influence in the US was almost nonexistent. In fact, in Ye Yun's eyes, he seemed somewhat sycophantic.