Li Pu circled around the straw man several times, observing it from all angles, but found that there was not a trace of change on its body.

"Could it be that all it got was just an additional skill?"

This result left him feeling a bit disappointed.

Even if the straw man appeared slightly stronger than before, he would feel a bit better.

But truly, there was no change at all.

"Sigh..."

"So it's really a summoning beast with insufficient potential, which means the benefits from reincarnation are minimal."

Li Pu sighed and continued to open the straw man's panel.

Since no change was visible from its appearance, he decided to check its panel specifically.

Straw Man: 0 Rebirth LV1, Wind Listener

Strength: 57, F

Attribute: 10 Wood

Abilities: [Gratitude][Water Film↑][Forgetfulness]

Skills: [LV1 Slow Grass (C)][LV1 Bind (F)][LV1 Will Antibody (D)][LV1 Small Fireball (C)]

Emblems: [Wisdom Root (B+)][Ironbone (A)]

The first thing that caught Li Pu's eye was the straw man's strength.

The specific method of calculating strength depends on individual circumstances.

Due to differences between individuals and the complex factors involved, no one has yet figured out a precise formula for calculating strength.

However, the basic concepts related to reincarnation are pretty easy to understand.

After each reincarnation, a summoning beast gains much higher base strength than before.

Now the straw man's strength is 57 points, much higher than when it was LV1 at 6 points.

It can now easily crush its former LV1 self, with overwhelming superiority.

Currently, the information Li Pu obtained from Wu Guinan indicates that after a month's cultivation, the elite vanguard of their batch— the top 10% of their class — has an average summoning beast level of around LV10.

Top students like Fu Erdai have even cultivated their fire crickets to LV15.

Not to mention those annoying rich folks like Fu Erdai, and that pesky arsonist fire cricket.

In the top 10% with an average of LV10 summoning beasts, Li Pu can confidently say that his straw man is still capable of taking them down.

Remember, this is between 1 Rebirth and 0 Rebirth, wait...something doesn't add up!

At this point, a thought suddenly struck Li Pu.

Browsing through his mind, he paused in surprise.

He then switched the straw man's panel to visible mode and rubbed his eyes.

"... What is going on?!"

Once he confirmed the straw man was still "0 Rebirth," he was shocked.

Can anyone tell him what this means right now?

Clearly, the straw man has completed its reincarnation, so why does it still show "0 Rebirth"?

At this moment, as he continued to look down, Li Pu seemed to have found the answer.

The straw man had somehow acquired a new innate ability from somewhere.

[Forgetfulness]: The straw man cannot fully reincarnate

Cannot fully reincarnate.

These six words hit Li Pu's heart like a thunderbolt.

Due to racial limitations, the straw man was already quite weak, and now it can't even reincarnate?

"But that can't be right either."

However, Li Pu was even more puzzled upon further thought.

Because the straw man had clearly been reduced back to LV1, and its base strength had increased.

This was obviously evidence of reincarnation!

"Cannot fully reincarnate, cannot fully reincarnate..."

After muttering it a few times, Li Pu felt he had grasped something.

Unable to fully reincarnate doesn't mean it can't reincarnate at all.

It means that it reincarnated, but not completely.

So it turned, but didn't fully turn?

That seems to be the case.

"And also, where did this peculiar innate ability come from..."

The appearance of [Forgetfulness] left Li Pu baffled.

Could it be because of the reincarnation?

He recalled listening to an explanation from Senior Sister Wang Nuonuo, who said that if specific cultivation materials are provided during the cultivation of a summoning beast, then when certain nutrients accumulate in its body, mutations may occur during reincarnation.

That was how her Bai Youyou became Leggy Youyou.

But aside from soda, Li Pu didn't recall the straw man consuming anything special.

In fact, what he didn't know was that this matter had to be talked about from several weeks ago.

Or rather, from a certain otherworldly source.

It was said that in the Underworld, there existed a legend: before the deceased could cross the Naihe River to reincarnate, they needed to complete a ritual.

That was to drink a bowl of Grandma's Soup, to forget the things of their past life.

Whether this legend is true, no one knows.

But both the Naihe River and Grandma's Soup do exist, especially Grandma's Soup, whose effect differs from the legend, yet wells of it can often be found beside the Naihe River.

Some people always believed that Grandma's Soup surely held some secret related to reincarnation.

Unfortunately, it seems no one has discovered it yet.

However, now this secret was manifesting in the straw man.

It was this innate ability, [Forgetfulness].

From a certain perspective, this is an ability that allows the summoning beast to forget its reincarnation occurrences.

The straw man acquiring this innate ability was a matter of sheer coincidence and fate.

Because almost no one has ever tried to see what would happen if they drank Grandma's Soup relentlessly for two consecutive weeks.

And even if they tried, they wouldn't be able to absorb the mysterious power within successfully.

Only a creature like the straw man could effectively and quickly absorb it.

Its 10 Wood attribute, water-absorbent straw physique, are both indispensable.

The principle is pretty much the same as the one Moonlight Lake used at the time.

But no matter how much Li Pu racked his brains, he probably wouldn't figure out these reasons and situations.

"But on second thought, it seems this is not only not a loss, but rather quite a gain."

Deciding not to pursue the origin any further, he realized it.

The benefits of reincarnation are well understood by everyone.

That is, it may result in gaining new abilities, skills, emblems, and increasing level caps and skill slots.

Also, after reincarnation, base strength will be higher than before.

Now that the straw man cannot achieve 1 Rebirth, it seems the only thing lost is the "increase in level and skill slot caps."

When you carefully compare the two.... truly no loss!

He can completely achieve the purpose of accumulating base strength by letting the straw man quickly reach max level and undergo reincarnation.

The base strength increase from 0 Rebirth to 1 Rebirth surely isn't as high as from 1 Rebirth to 2 Rebirth.

But by taking advantage of the number of times, the straw man's situation might not accumulate strength slower compared to normal reincarnation.

As more reincarnations happen, the criteria get increasingly demanding, while the straw man always only needs to prepare for the requirements of 1 Rebirth.

And depending on each reincarnation's process, he might receive a series of new gains.

Even if the skill slot caps aren't enough, they might probably crystallize as they did during today's reincarnation.

Through the existence of [Friend of Magical Beasts], he can still make the straw man stronger and stronger in terms of skills.

So, upon careful consideration, after this turnover, it seems the straw man is about to take off!

In the future, a scene of a 0 Rebirth straw man thrashing a 9 Rebirth divine beast might really happen?

Wouldn't that be thrilling?

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