By the Nameless Lake, the Water Spirit Foal neighed "Hee-loo~ Hee-loo~" as it frolicked around him, circling round and round. Su Hao watched... until his eyes spun. This little horse was still young, not even reaching his waist in height. Riding it was out of the question, of course; he'd have to wait for it to evolve. Su Hao looked back at the Water Spirit Foal's information. When contracting, it consumed a fair amount of soul power, costing 2.46 points. Fortunately, the Dream Butterfly had provided him with over 4 points of spare soul power, and the Fire Velvet Crow had contributed over 2 points... After deducting the 1 point used to contract the little crow, there was still plenty left for the Water Spirit Foal. Requiring this much soul power had nothing to do with its bloodline; it was mainly because this Water Spirit Foal had already developed to a certain extent. It had long since entered the growth stage. Its spiritual power had already exceeded 30 points. "This Water Spirit Foal is over a year old." Thinking carefully, it was the last spirit he contracted, but it was actually the oldest? When the little Fire Crow was contracted, it had just entered the growth stage and was also a year old. So, by that logic, was the Dream Butterfly the youngest? (Dream Butterfly: ￣へ￣???) "Ahem, but looking at the progress of the growth stage, the little one is actually the most mature." Ordinary spirits, after entering the growth stage without being nurtured with sufficient jade powder, would gradually lose their potential and become mere pets. Nowadays, many spirits in performance troupes or spirit theme parks are like this. They can only act cute. But the spiritual energy concentration in the primitive zone is higher, so spirits improve a bit slower than with jade powder cultivation, but it doesn't deplete their potential. As long as they're later nurtured with higher-grade jade powder, the deficiency can be made up. Brother Zhong and Brother Huo had just contracted and were already feeding their One-Eyed Fish and Little River Shrimp high-grade jade powder. "But the Water Spirit Foal's development isn't slow at all; maybe it's because of its bloodline." He unlocked the basic nurturing knowledge for the Water Spirit Foal, and information flooded into his mind. He nodded slightly. Indeed... The potential of second-generation spirits is generally higher than that of first-generation ones. "However, if it weren't for its special bloodline, as the offspring of an elite-level Horse King, the Water Spirit Foal would just be an ordinary second-generation spirit. "True second-generation spirits are those born from transcendent or monarch-level parents, possessing considerable combat power almost from birth and finding it much easier to break through levels." According to the knowledge he possessed. A spirit's evolution involves tapping into the potential engraved in its genes. The easier a spirit is to evolve, the less potential it has to unlock, and the sooner it reaches its peak. For example, the White Feather Moth spirit. But reaching the limit doesn't mean it can't break through further; it just becomes much harder. It's like there's no road ahead, and you have to carve your own path. If a spirit that has carved its own path produces offspring, those offspring will have a higher ceiling than their kin, as if at the end of the main road, there's a small path to continue on. The Water Spirit Foal is in this situation. The Water Qilin path is a hidden, unactivated potential. The Cloud Water Dragon Horse also has it. "It's just that the Horse King has already evolved to its final form and can't activate the hidden Water Qilin bloodline within it. "I wonder just how high a level that spirit that 'gifted' the Horse King was." That was beyond the scope of Su Hao's knowledge. Since he had contracted the Horse King's offspring, Su Hao naturally couldn't just pat his backside and leave. He took some water-type jade powder from his backpack and fed it to the herd. After staying for over an hour, he finally left with the Water Spirit Foal and returned to the camp. The Cloud Water Dragon Horse watched the departing small figure and snorted. A grown foal won't stay! It lowered its head and ate the jade powder Su Hao had left behind. One bite, then another, then a big mouthful! Turning sorrow into appetite. ... Back at the camp, Su Hao bonded with the Water Spirit Foal for a bit, then crawled into his tent and fell asleep. In the middle of the night, He was woken up. "Hee-loo~ Hee-loo~" The Water Spirit Foal nuzzled his face. Rolling over, jumping, hooves clattering—a horse longing for the outside world couldn't sleep. Su Hao sat up with dark circles under his eyes. Suddenly, he felt a chill on his left side. Turning his head, he saw the Dream Butterfly standing up, and Su Hao could almost see black mist rising—the anger of being woken from sleep. "Gu-nuo!!!" Its eyes lit up. The Water Spirit Foal fell to the ground with a thud. Fell asleep instantly, deep sleep. Insomnia and nightmares? Just find the Dream Butterfly—Su Hao even thought of the slogan. The little one lay back down, reached out to pull a small blanket over itself, covering even its head. The Fire Velvet Crow stood motionless in the corner of the tent. Whether it was on duty or sleeping deeply, no one could tell. ... In the following days, Su Hao diligently completed his work while also starting to arrange training for the Water Spirit Foal. Poor Water Spirit Foal hadn't even seen the colorful outside world before it was crushed by the mountain of training. And there was the Dream Butterfly, which told it that if it didn't train seriously, it would have nightmares. Too scary, hee-loo! I want to go home, hee-loo! The work was mundane, just collecting data and... more data collecting. But somewhat to Su Hao's surprise, side jobs kept coming in. At first, it was an elite-level Spirit Master—seemingly the one who had lent his spirit to Luo Cheng and then got wrecked that day—who came to him for advice on a nurturing plan for a newly contracted spirit. There were many spirit nurturers in the camp, but this Spirit Master clearly had an eye for talent, recognizing that he was the most outstanding one. Thinking this, Su Hao provided a nurturing plan for that uninitiated spirit at market price. Within two days, One Spirit Master after another came looking for him. At first, they were consulting about newly contracted rookie spirits, but soon the consultations shifted to their main forces—elite-level spirits. The two were completely different. Designing a nurturing plan for an elite-level spirit was far more difficult than for a rookie spirit, and naturally, the fee was different. Others would take days to earn this money, but he didn't need much time for observation and analysis. For wood-type, fire-type, and water-type spirits, he had many unique nurturing methods in mind. He just pretended to write them down with pen and paper. In two or three hours, a complete nurturing plan was freshly produced. —Half the time was spent writing, and the other half was spent dawdling. Even so, in a few days, he had completed five big orders and eleven small ones. One night. The Spirit Master of the Groundquake Wolf was training with his spirit a few kilometers from the camp. Looking at the fully recovered Groundquake Wolf, he couldn't help but marvel, "Who would have thought that high schooler... no, that Spirit Nurturer Su, his skill is this high. He's practically at the level of an old-school intermediate spirit nurturer, right?" He didn't know much about spirit nurturing and had initially sought out Su Hao just to get acquainted. But following Su Hao's advice on using recovery items, the Groundquake Wolf's injury recovery speed had nearly doubled. Another elite Spirit Master also sighed, "If I hadn't consulted other spirit nurturers not long ago, I wouldn't have believed he could complete a plan in just two or three hours. But the information is consistent, even more detailed! "Apparently, Spirit Nurturer Su only needs a few glances to analyze a spirit's condition and all kinds of information... "Maybe this is what a genius is."