This is a little wolf cub.
Su Ping wasn't surprised.
The Heart of Woods is mainly used for cultivating Forest Wolves.
However, Su Ping's brows quickly furrowed, as he could tell at a glance that this little wolf cub seemed to be no ordinary Forest Wolf.
Forest Wolves have the Racial Potential to reach the Elite Level.
On Blue Star, Pet Beasts, Beast Tamers, and resources are categorized as Ordinary, Elite, Commander, Monarch, Emperor, Saint, Legend, and Myth.
Moreover, each Pet Beast has corresponding Evolution methods and pathways that have been discovered by Beast Tamers.
Generally speaking, the Racial Potential detected in a Pet Beast before it evolves is its highest potential for natural growth.
In other words, without the means and resources to evolve a Pet Beast, the natural growth limit for a Forest Wolf would normally be the Elite Level.
But as the world is full of wonders, there are also some relatively rare occurrences, such as bloodline Mutation.
Generally, the fur of Forest Wolf cubs is mostly gray-yellow, only turning into a bluish-green color during the Growth Period or upon reaching adulthood.
But this little cub lying in the automatic feeder was completely different.
Its body was a lush green, and at first glance, it didn't even seem like a living creature, but more like a carving made of jade.
The round, pitch-black eyes looked at Su Ping, who was observing from outside the box, and made a WHINING sound.
Su Ping immediately felt amused and called his father right away.
"Hello, Su Ping? Are you back home?" came the hearty voice of his father, Su Anyong.
"Yeah, what's with this little wolf?"
Su Ping didn't bother to ask what his father was thinking, to just hand over the cultivation base to him like that. Nor did he care that his father had left without a word to find him a stepmother.
He was used to his father's ways all these years.
"HEH HEH, could I possibly cheat my own son? This little wolf has a mutated bloodline; its Wood Attribute bloodline has purified and gained a Poison Attribute. If it's trained this way, it might possess both Wood and Poison Attributes in the future. Someone offered twelve million, and I didn't sell. How could I? My good son has awakened as a Beast Tamer and needs his first Contracted Beast. How could a mere twelve million compare to a father's doting affection..."
Su Ping promptly hung up the phone, but his eyes had already lit up.
A Poison Attribute mutated Forest Wolf? This is indeed interesting.
While the Poison Attribute was not as rare and precious as those with Spirit, space, or time Attributes, it was still quite uncommon.
His father had actually been reliable for once!
Thinking this, Su Ping didn't hesitate. Most of his classmates from the same graduating class had already completed contracts with their first Contracted Beast; only he had still been indecisive.
The Forest Wolf was a creature he had been familiar with since he was young. A mutated Poison Attribute Forest Wolf was undoubtedly an excellent choice.
The Soul Contract slowly connected with the little wolf cub in front of him.
The cub, which was obviously just born not long ago, did not resist at all.
In less than ten minutes, Su Ping opened his eyes and looked at the little one in front of him.
At the same time, inside the incubator, through the glass cover, the little one also opened its eyes and looked at Su Ping.
The moment their gazes met, an indescribable sense of closeness seemed to emanate from deep within their souls.
A connection through a Soul Contract is the closest relationship possible.
And the moment Su Ping established the contract with the little wolf, its body visibly became a bit stronger.
This is the bond and connection between a Beast Tamer and their Pet Beast.
A Beast Tamer's spiritual power can feedback into the Pet Beast's improvement and growth; likewise, a Pet Beast's breakthrough and enhancement in Realm will also raise the Beast Tamer's Realm through the soul link.
The two are truly complementary to one another.
Su Ping reached out and took the little wolf from the constant temperature box. Its emerald green body was incredibly soft, yet it lacked the warmth of living creatures, feeling somewhat cool instead.
"Seeing as you're all over, let's call you Xiao Qing."
Su Ping was never good at naming. His Pet Beasts were unique to him, so whatever name they were given was just an identifier. Clearly, the little wolf in his arms was indifferent to its name, opening its milky-scented mouth as if to respond to Su Ping:
"AWOOO... WHIMPER WHIMPER WHIMPER..."
This call of the bloodline was slightly strange due to its undeveloped vocalization.
Su Ping smiled faintly.
However, at that moment, he suddenly paused.
In his mind, the Myriad Spirit Beast Atlas, which had not changed since his previous awakening, slowly opened without his control.
With the rustling sound of flipping pages, it quickly locked onto a particular image!
The creature in this picture was none other than an adult, a perfectly standard Forest Wolf.
At the same time, on the Myriad Spirit Beast Atlas, a line of text appeared before Su Ping's eyes.
[Catalog 'Forest Wolf' illuminated, current Catalog Level: 1, Origin Reward acquired: Eye of Truth]
[Eye of Truth (Beast Tamer Ability): Allows the user to see the specific Level, Skills, and Race of Pet Beasts and Ferocious Beasts through spiritual power.]
Su Ping hadn't even had time to react when he felt a surge of information being directly poured into his mind from the Myriad Spirit Beast Atlas.
The next moment, Su Ping saw a line of text appear on Xiao Qing in his arms:
[Variant Forest Wolf (Contracted)]
[Attribute: Wood, Poison]
[Current Level: Ordinary First Rank]
[Racial Potential: Elite Tenth Stage]
[Skills: Sunlight Absorption (Beginner)]
Isn't this one of the Talents that can be awakened after a Beast Tamer's awakening?
But the problem is, each Beast Tamer only has this one opportunity to awaken their inherent Talented Ability, right?
Isn't my Talent 'Pet Beast Home'?
Su Ping was not surprised by the illumination of the Forest Wolf in the Catalog due to the contract, but the reward for this illumination left him completely stunned.
Although it was true that the Eye of Truth wasn't considered an earth-shattering Beast Tamer Talent, in fact, Eye of Truth, alongside Telepathic Communication and Rapid Recovery, was one of the three most common Beast Tamer Talents, accounting for nearly fifty percent of all Talents.
But no matter how common, this was still given for free!
Beast Tamer Talents—these were genuine Abilities with no other means of acquisition.
Su Ping originally imagined that the rewards from the Myriad Spirit Beast Atlas would at most be some special resources, possibly some special Pet Beast Evolution schemes, or other things.
But he truly did not expect that this first illuminated reward would bring him such a big surprise.
With that thought, Su Ping, while stroking Xiao Qing in his arms, couldn't wait to look at the illuminated 'Forest Wolf' entry in the Catalog.