As for the straw man being unable to undergo the first transformation, whether he can still gain enough spiritual power feedback to contract a second summoned beast is not something Li Pu worries about.

Because the stronger the straw man gets, the stronger he becomes.

But it's not that if the straw man gets weaker now, he would also become weaker.

The feedback from each of the straw man's previous level-ups has truly made him stronger, and that cannot be taken back.

As the straw man continues to level up later on, he will continue to receive more feedback.

The enhancement in spiritual power is also part of the feedback. In fact, as long as the spiritual power is strong enough, whether the first summoned beast undergoes the first transformation is not important.

When the first summoned beast undergoes the first transformation, the feedback in spiritual power is sufficient for contracting a second one; this is just a common experience-based concept and not absolutely accurate.

However, whether his current spiritual power is sufficient is a question Li Pu doesn't have an answer to; he needs to test it out to find out.

Since besides the rebirth array and solution he didn't spend money on buying expensive rebirth materials, he currently still has some extra money left.

The first use of this money is to fuse [Will Antibody] + [Mushroom Poison Power].

Eventually, he acquired [LV1 Willpower (D)]: Immune to fear effects, greatly increases strength.

The [Imitation] on Li Pu's body was originally always attached to [Will Antibody].

Now with the skill change, he needs to replicate it again.

Once replicated, he immediately felt a significant increase in his body's strength.

This one-time increment is much higher than the feedback usually obtained from the straw man's level-ups.

Moreover, an increase in strength does not just mean hitting harder.

For example, increased leg strength can enhance his jumping ability and running speed.

Now it feels like even without activating [Sprint], he might achieve a good rank in the monthly exam.

"It seems like now, you can't surpass me."

In delight, he patted the straw man's shoulder.

[Grass!]

The sudden increase in strength caused the straw man's straw shoulder to slightly collapse.

It took a while of squeezing with his hands before it returned to its original state.

"You'll need to continue practicing diligently, striving to master the use of double strength [Imitation] early on."

Li Pu had already devised his plan.

As for the remaining crystal coins, they are to be used for upgrading the straw man.

Luckily, he still had relevant items from wind, earth, and sand element slimes on hand.

Using up all the money and items, the straw man was upgraded to LV11.

Straw Man: 0(1) transformation LV11, Listening to the Wind

Strength: 94, F

Attribute: 10 Wood

Abilities: [Gratitude][Water Film][Forget]

Skills: [LV1 Snail Grass (C)][LV1 Entangle (F)][LV1 Willpower (D)][LV1 Small Fireball (C)]

Implements: [Wisdom Root (B+)][Iron Bone (A)]

Upgrading at a low level is easier, and Li Pu feels that following this trend, when the straw man transforms to LV1 next time, it might already catch up to its full capabilities of the initial 0 transformation stage.

And now it seems, fortunately he didn't have the straw man learn [Sprint] earlier.

He still plans to reserve the last skill slot for [Godzilla Power].

After all, this is an S-class skill, too precious to use for fusion at the start.

[Sprint] can be kept for fusion or given to the next summoned beast.

Additionally, he discovered another gain, which is the innate ability [Water Film], has been enhanced with each rebirth.

[Water Film]: Significantly reduces the impact of C→C+ grade and below fire attributes.

At this rate, if it undergoes a few more rebirths, the straw man might not fear any flame at all.

At this moment, the barrel of [A-183 Type Plant-specific Solution] used for the straw man has turned clear and lost its color, rendering it unusable.

The remaining portion couldn't be stored by Li Pu, so he had to return to the trading station and request staff assistance in transporting it back.

He paid a 100 Federation Coin fee for transportation and temporary storage, which wasn't too costly.

After completing these matters, he didn't venture anywhere else for a while.

Instead, he returned to his dormitory, lying quietly on the bed.

This lying down was not for sleeping but for meditating and further planning future actions.

With less than two days left until the monthly exam, during these two days he plans to practice the use of double strength and the proficiency of [Sprint].

No more fussing around now, just calmly waiting for the monthly exam to arrive.

This monthly exam is crucial, and it might determine whether he can rapidly upgrade his level 3 summoning talisman to level 4, so he must not be careless.

As for after the monthly exam, there are two short-term and one long-term plans.

The first short-term plan is about the second summoned beast.

Although he doesn't know if his current spiritual power is adequate, even if not, it won't be too far off.

The matters concerning the second summoned beast need to be thoroughly investigated at the school summoning site.

The other short-term plan was already initiated earlier in the training field.

The dualist ranking qualification match plan.

It's expected that the qualification won't take too long, and the sooner he completes it, the sooner he can receive rewards and pay.

As for the final long-term plan, Li Pu intends to change maps.

Up until now, the southern forest has become less appealing to him.

He has already harvested the relevant items from most of the beasts, except the aphid tribe.

Even if there are some beasts in the southern forest he hasn't encountered, they generally lack sufficient relevant items.

So, he plans to head to East Wilderness Ridge outside the school's east gate.

The degree of danger or beast strength around the school's perimeter in the four cardinal directions is ranked south, east, north, and west.

South is the weakest, followed by east.

East Wilderness Ridge is also the activity area for most second-year seniors.

To Li Pu, it's an entirely unfamiliar area that he needs to spend some time exploring.

Fortunately, after helping to train the spiky mouse before, Senior Jiang Guiju invited him to East Wilderness Ridge.

Actually, it is an opportunity for him to train and gain insight as a thank-you for helping her train the spiky mouse.

With Senior Jiang's help, Li Pu believes he can quickly get familiar with the area of East Wilderness Ridge.

Of course, it's not just about getting familiar.

He heard that the beast living conditions in East Wilderness Ridge are different from those in the southern forest.

Compared to the dense southern forest, East Wilderness Ridge, by name alone, suggests it's much more barren.

Hence, the beasts there face greater survival pressures.

This pressure doesn't only come from the natural environment but also from threats of other beasts.

Therefore, the herd beasts in East Wilderness Ridge are much more numerous than in the southern forest.

For Li Pu, this is obviously good news.

More valuable prey and more powerful relevant items are what he presently desires most.

Thus, the plan was set.

Over the next two days, apart from resting, he spent all his time practicing the use of double strength and [Sprint].

In less than two days, time flew by in the blink of an eye.

Early that morning, Li Pu, together with Wu Guinan, arrived at the location for the [Sprint] monthly exam.

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