Beast Taming: the More the Better Chapter 851 - 366: Boulder Mountain Spirit Taishan! Su Ping, the Cheat!【Note: "开挂的苏平" in this context means Su Ping is highly overpowered, as if he’s using cheat codes.】...

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Previously on Beast Taming: the More the Better...
Cheng Cheng entered the exam with three powerful undead pets, including the rare Earthbound Spirit, aiming to defeat Su Ping's origami swordsman. However, the origami swordsman swiftly defeated all of Cheng Cheng's beasts in a single, impossibly fast strike, forcing Cheng Cheng to withdraw from the exam and leaving everyone stunned.
[Eliminated trainee Cheng Cheng, No. 1435, gaining 20 credits!] Su Ping's gaze remained unfazed by the notification on his wristband. Though slightly delayed, the event was well within his anticipation. These contenders were indeed rather timid. He had initially expected the other participants to band together and launch a direct assault on Qian Yi after he intercepted Dream Island, forcing Qian Yi into his second transformation state. Yet, after a prolonged wait, only a single minor opponent appeared. Of course, Su Ping was aware of Cheng Cheng's reputation. He was far from being a mere minor opponent. As a seeded player from Xijing Advanced Tamer Academy, Cheng Cheng was a notable figure even amongst the provincial advanced colleges. The rules for the provincial examination were quite accommodating; besides internal selections within their respective advanced colleges, participants could also return to their hometowns to undergo the evaluation. Some individuals, convinced they wouldn't secure a top-ten spot in their academy for the final exam, opted for the hometown testing route. Naturally, those who distinguished themselves in any arena were not weaklings. Cheng Cheng's courage in challenging himself was commendable. However, after a brief glance at his wristband, Su Ping's interest waned, and he turned his attention to the distance. Amidst the swirling, light fog, a colossal figure emerged not far away. This valley within Dream Island was indeed substantial, and the obscuring fog significantly hampered visibility, slowing Su Ping's progress. Despite employing Xiao Qing's external avatar and shadow clone, his perceptive capabilities far surpassed those of other beast tamers. He had spent two hours traversing the area, encountering mostly scattered commander-level ferocious beasts, and now it appeared he was finally set to face a formidable adversary. Within the mist, the entity was immense, resembling a small mountain. No, it was more accurate to say the figure itself constituted a small mountain! Standing at least twenty to thirty meters tall, it had initially been stationary nearby. But as Su Ping drew closer, this 'small mountain' stirred, its body rotating gently, causing faint tremors to ripple through the ground. A monarch-level ferocious beast – the advanced evolutionary form of the Earth Element Elf, the Giant Rock Mountain Spirit. It boasted an enormous physique, capable of direct, overwhelming destructive force, coupled with unparalleled defensive capabilities! Su Ping's eyebrows rose slightly. Even among monarch-level beasts, this creature possessed considerable combat prowess, its only significant weakness being its mobility, which was exceedingly sluggish. However, its initial monarch stage strength could compensate for these shortcomings. Furthermore, such creatures were relatively scarce. As previously noted, among the various elemental elves, particularly the Gold Elemental Elves and Earth Elemental Elves, excluding their Mechanical Core variants, the true elemental forms of these two types were exceedingly rare. They were more uncommon than Water Element Elves, Fire Element Elves, and even Wind Element or Thunder Element Elves. While the latter could manifest anywhere due to innate elemental convergence, the genesis of Gold and Earth Elements was considerably more challenging. Could the secret realm of the provincial examination have produced such a colossal being? Su Ping's brows lifted, a flicker of intrigue crossing his face. Regardless of his interest, it had to be vanquished – it was worth a hefty two hundred credits, after all! "Xiao Qing!" "Awooo!" Xiao Qing's incandescent, verdant form fixed its gaze upon the distant colossus but showed no inclination to charge forward, remaining calmly in place. Yet, from the surrounding mist, shadows were already rapidly advancing towards the Giant Rock Mountain Spirit. Clearly, the beast had detected Su Ping's approach and was preparing its response! "Accursed human, trapping me here and forcing me to fight you to the death!" From the rocky mass of its head, a face materialized and spoke, momentarily surprising Su Ping. Monarch-level ferocious beasts indeed possessed high intelligence, but the ability to comprehend and utilize human language was exceptionally rare. At this moment, the words uttered by the Giant Rock Mountain Spirit were in the Dragon Nation's tongue, conveyed through spiritual power! Even more astonishingly, its subsequent declaration caused Su Ping's eyebrows to climb higher: "Human, Tai Shan wishes to forge an alliance with you. What do you say?" An alliance? Su Ping was truly taken aback that a ferocious beast within the provincial examination's secret realm would propose such a term! Su Ping's curiosity piqued. "What kind of alliance are you proposing?" "Release me from this place, and I shall bestow this upon you!" the Giant Rock Mountain Spirit, identifying itself as 'Tai Shan,' declared in a deep resonance. It then reached into the mist, producing a peculiar, heart-shaped stone. "Is this... a monarch-level resource, the Heart Stone?" Su Ping mused, nodding slightly. The Heart Stone, a monarch-level Earth-type resource, significantly amplifies the inner strength of pet beasts, especially those of the Earth element, upon consumption.