Chapter 603: Stronger When Encountering the Strong System (4000 Words)_2
If it were an ordinary race daring to transplant a Dao embryo like this, they'd likely be directly countered by it and perish. The Ghost Mustache of Remnant Visage must have gathered quite a few systems, but they would certainly pay some price to transplant them onto themselves.
Youmong looked extremely uncomfortable, the branches and leaves on his body even started to curl, and the leaves began to turn yellow and roll up.
"Maybe we should give up?"
Xiang Beifei worried that Youmong would be lost.
"Youyou!" Youmong shook his head frantically, indicating he must persevere!
"But your condition looks rather bleak." Xiang Beifei said.
Youmong was in such pain that he bent over, but still gritted his teeth and tried to stand straight, uttering with a determined voice: "Youmeng! Youyou!"
His race was wiped out by the Ghost Mustache of Remnant Visage. If they could transplant a Dao embryo, then he must succeed as well, otherwise, how would he avenge his clan in the future!
Xiang Beifei finally understood, realizing that Youmong always remembered the revenge. Youmong, who appeared carefree every day, never showed these thoughts. Xiang Beifei thought Youmong had moved past the shadows.
With a slight sigh, Xiang Beifei said: "Alright, I'll help you again."
This time he focused on the system Dao embryo, suppressing its power without limit. The Dao embryo had already been cultivated to the Heavenly Connection state and had a strong aura of oppression. Erha, because of its thick skin and being at the late stage of orifice transforming, could withstand this terrifying pressure, but Youmong could not.
Xiang Beifei hesitated for a moment and then extracted a large portion of the power contained in this Dao embryo, taking out enough until Youmong could bear it.
After the power of the Dao embryo weakened, Xiang Beifei finally managed to attach it, at which point a system interface appeared above Youmong's head:
[Host: Youmeng]
[SSR level, Stronger When Encountering the Strong System]
[Realm: Mid-stage Meridian Opening]
"You..."
Youmong felt somewhat disappointed when he saw his realm strength.
Like Erha, they reached the Heavenly Connection realm at once, while he was just at mid-stage Meridian Opening, this level of strength was insignificant. If relying on himself, he couldn't figure out how to take revenge.
Xiang Beifei reached out to pat Youmong's head, comforting: "Alright, don't be despondent. With the system Dao embryo, your strength will increase faster, right?"
At this moment, a line of information appeared on Youmong's system interface:
[Xiang Beifei patted your head, strength value +999]
[Xiang Beifei comforted you, strength value +999]
...
"Woof woof!"
Xiaohei also saw Youmong's system interface, then ran over and patted Youmong's head.
[Xiaohei patted your head, strength value +500]
Youmong noticed this line of value and was soon surprised.
"See, every day you're with us, even head pats can make you stronger!" Xiang Beifei chuckled.
Hearing that head pats could make one stronger, Erha quickly wagged its tail and patted Youmong's head, then howled "Aw oo aw oo," asking how many system values its head pats added for Youmong?
"See for yourself."
Erha couldn't see others' systems, but Xiang Beifei, after understanding the essence of head pats, found a way to let others temporarily see the system.
Xiang Beifei spread some Spiritual Power onto Erha's eyes, and Erha excitedly looked towards Youmong's system interface:
[Wooden Kirin patted your head, strength value +250]
Erha's smile froze.
"Aw oo aw oo!"
Erha rolled around on the ground in protest, expressing discontent, not minding losing to Xiang Beifei, but how could it not compare to Xiaohei?
Xiaohei mischievously stretched out its claws and pressed them on Erha's head: "Woof woof!"
Erha widened his eyes because he discovered that his system reward was taken by Xiaohei!
Now that Erha is bound to the system, it means Xiaohei can also control Erha's system. As long as Xiaohei is willing, he can make Erha suffer quite a bit.
Erha rolled his eyes.
However, the strength value somewhat surprised Xiang Beifei. Xiaohei didn't have much combat power, yet he gained more than Erha. But considering Xiaohei is skilled at controlling systems, this Dao embryo is well aware of Xiaohei's prowess, so it's understandable.
Xiaohei and Erha, in order to help Youmong improve, began taking turns patting Youmong's head, touching from different directions, but this action of head patting no longer increased the system value. The same action can only increase once a day, as is the case with many systems.
"Alright, stop it, or Youmong will end up bald." Xiang Beifei slapped them away.
However, Xiaohei and Erha immediately changed tactics and started to tease Youmong, giving him a new hairstyle.
[You were teased by Xiaohei, strength value +500]
[You were teased by Wooden Kirin, strength value +250]
Being teased by a target more powerful than himself also strengthened Youmong. While mumbling, Youmong curiously watched the system values.
"This system actually makes it easy for you to get stronger. Just hang out with us daily. This wilderness is full of desolate beasts stronger than you, so improving is no big deal," Xiang Beifei said.
"Youyou!"
Youmong seemed much happier because the system's feature meant the weaker he was, the faster his growth. That is to say, the greater the gap between Youmong and a stronger target, the higher the strength value added each time.
For instance, there was currently a huge gap between Youmong and Xiang Beifei, so being by Xiang Beifei's side could give him a very significant system value increase, while the gap with Erha, although not small, was not as large as with Xiang Beifei, resulting in a relatively lower system value increase.
"You can now try battling some Meridian Opening stage desolate beasts. Erha and Xiaohei will accompany you, and try not to go too far," Xiang Beifei considered and then added a protective layer of Spiritual Power around Youmong to prevent him from getting withered.
Youmong nodded, and the three little guys then ran off, heads bobbing. Xiang Beifei wasn't worried about these three, within this place their self-preservation ability should be sound.
Xiang Beifei himself sat back down and finished the leftover grilled fish, which tasted quite good. After taking care of dinner, the sky turned completely dark, and Xiang Beifei conjured up a small shed using breath soil, then began his training.
Currently, his abilities had reached mid-stage Heavenly Connection, and the seventy-seven divine patterns had greatly enhanced his strength. He knew very well that if distinguished by deities, a Giant Spirit would definitely be considered one of them.
However, his comprehension of the divine patterns was not yet thorough. This was not something that you could just understand by fusing and connecting the dots; it required self-reliance.
Xiang Beifei trained for an hour, and suddenly, those three came running back, and Erha was howling, expressing he had a new discovery!
"You heard human heartbeats?" Xiang Beifei exclaimed in surprise.
"Awoo awoo!"
Erha nodded, indicating that just now, while accompanying Youmong on a monster hunt — Youmong was dealing with a late-stage Meridian Opening caterpillar — he idly used the Heartbeat System and perceived many heartbeats, some of which had the same rhythm as humans.
But since it was Erha's first time controlling the system, too many noisy heartbeats flooded his mind, leaving him dazed, so he quickly blocked the perception. Now he couldn't figure out where those human heartbeats were, or if he had made a mistake.
"Let me see."
Xiang Beifei stood up, and his eyes quickly lit up, with black and white Spiritual Power swirling around him, forming a system interface in front of him:
[Dao Master: Xiang Beifei]
[Dao Level: Heartbeat System]
[Realm: Mid-stage Heavenly Connection]
He directly mimicked Erha's Heartbeat System, then fully amplified his Orifice Perception, rapidly spreading it outward.
In an instant, countless heartbeats flooded into his perception. The heartbeats here were incredibly messy because there were all kinds of powerful desolate beasts around, each with its own heartbeat mixed in. The differing beats also explained why as a novice, Erha couldn't accurately pinpoint them.
Fortunately, Xiang Beifei's Orifice Perception was exceptionally strong. His control over the [Heartbeat System] was far more adept than Erha's. By focusing on the frequency of human heartbeats, he could isolate those that didn't match this frequency.
Xiang Beifei flew several more kilometers north, narrowing the distance, allowing him to hear more clearly, and soon he detected familiar heartbeat frequencies.
It was indeed human heartbeats!
And there seemed to be quite a few of them!
"That should be the place Fu Qiuzi mentioned."
Xiang Beifei raised his head, looking at the two moons hanging in the sky, his eyes flashed with a faint gleam.