Top-Tier Superpower Student-Chapter 719 - 691 Absorbing Essence

The forest was too vast, and even Lin Tian, as formidable as he was, felt somewhat out of his depth.

He said, "Wang Yuan, such a vast area, conservatively estimated, even if I were to catch the Tiger Mastiff Beast without stopping day and night, it would still take three days and nights."

"Three days and nights, that's too long!" Wang Yuan exclaimed.

The Tiger Mastiff Beast was too ferocious, and delay could lead to unforeseen changes. Wang Yuan dared not guarantee that the Tiger Mastiff Beast would stay put in the forest for three days and nights, waiting for Lin Tian to catch it.

Then, biting the bullet, Wang Yuan said, "It seems that this is the only method now, having people chop down all the trees to shrink the encirclement and search for the Tiger Mastiff Beast in a carpet-style manner."

Chop down all the trees!

Lin Tian was startled. When he mobilized Subdue the Heavens to look at the forest, there were at least one hundred thousand poplar trees alone, and they were still growing. If they were all chopped down now, the financial loss would be at least four billion.

Are wealthy people this capricious?

Lin Tian reminded him, "Chopping down the trees is indeed a good method to catch the Tiger Mastiff Beast, but once all these trees are gone, four billion will be lost."

Although the Wang Family was dominant in the Capital City, that didn't justify such a waste!

Wang Yuan sighed and said, "Big brother, do you know how much I spent to purchase that Tiger Mastiff Beast? A whole twenty billion. Just the cost of what the Tiger Mastiff Beast eats in a day is no less than one hundred thousand. Damn it, it eats better than me."

Lin Tian, stunned, couldn't believe it. Twenty billion for a Tiger Mastiff Beast, were they insane? "Wang Yuan, isn't twenty billion too expensive? Did someone rip you off?"

"No," Wang Yuan answered with certainty.

"The Tiger Mastiff Beast is a hybrid of a tiger and a Tibetan Mastiff. This technology is the most advanced in both domestic and international markets. In Huaxia, this kind of technology does not even exist."

"A tiger and a tiger produce only a tiger, a Tibetan Mastiff and a Tibetan Mastiff produce only a Tibetan Mastiff. Their strength is limited; they can never become the peak of fighting beasts."

"But the Tiger Mastiff Beasts, bred from tigers and Tibetan Mastiffs, undergo genetic mutations. Among every thousand offspring, only one will mutate, and out of every ten mutants, only one survives. So on average, out of ten thousand Tiger Mastiff offspring, there's only one that becomes a fighting beast. It's normal for it to sell at an exorbitant price. To date, there's only one Tiger Mastiff Beast in the world. If you don't believe me, let me give you an example—have you ever seen a tiger and a Tibetan Mastiff that can bite through a steel bar as thick as a thumb?"

Lin Tian nodded. Thinking about it, a Tiger Mastiff Beast that could bite through a steel bar as thick as a thumb was indeed much stronger than a regular tiger.

This forest was worth only four billion. Although it sounded like a lot, compared to the twenty billion spent on the Tiger Mastiff Beast, it was still somewhat lacking.

Lin Tian suggested, "The felling of the forest will undoubtedly create a lot of noise, which might startle the Tiger Mastiff Beast, and with a little carelessness, it could escape."

Wang Yuan also considered this point, but he had no better plan at the moment!

"What should we do then? It seems we have no choice but to do this. Or else, I could spend more money to hire some experts to strengthen our defenses."

Lin Tian said, "With such a large forest, it's hard to avoid oversight. Hiring more experts won't be very effective."

The two of them looked at each other, not knowing what would be the best course of action.

Suddenly, Lin Tian had a flash of inspiration and thought of his own large egg.

The egg had absorbed all the essence of the flowers, so it could also absorb the vital energy of these trees.

Taking out that large egg and allowing it to absorb the essence of the trees could on one hand help Wang Yuan, without making any noise, thus minimally disturbing the Tiger Mastiff Beast. On the other hand, it could allow the egg to absorb more essence, helping the creature inside to hatch.

Two birds with one stone.

That's what we'll do!

Lin Tian immediately shared his intention with Wang Yuan, who found it magical, as he'd never seen a half-human-tall egg, let alone one that could absorb essence.

He hadn't even heard of such a thing.

Afterward, Lin Tian took out the huge egg, astonishing everyone present with its size.

Lin Tian carefully placed the giant egg in the forest, and then, at a speed visible to the naked eye, it began to absorb the essence from the trees.

The giant egg, like a whale gulping water, stirred up gusts of Gang Wind, the rich essence forming into dazzling streams that surged toward the egg.

From the essence, the crowd could feel that majestic energy and vitality, evoking desire and nostalgia.

The trees within a kilometer radius gradually withered and wilted. In less than a minute, they had turned into dry branches, devoid of any moisture.

"Damn, this is incredible."

Wang Yuan exclaimed, his face lit with excitement. In just a minute's time, trees within a kilometer radius had turned into dried-up twigs. Such speed was much faster than cutting them down, and more importantly, it didn't make a sound, so it wouldn't scare away the Tiger Mastiff Beast.

In that case, the chances of capturing a Tiger Mastiff Beast alive increased greatly.

However, both his significant others and the rest of the people felt a bit scared, instinctively moving away from the giant egg. An egg that could absorb essence was just too eerie. freēwēbηovel.c૦m

It seemed that the egg could only absorb the essence of trees within a kilometer radius.

Lin Tian then moved it two kilometers further away to continue absorbing.

He also activated Subdue the Heavens to observe the situation inside the egg, discovering the entire egg was enveloped in a thick layer of essence. The essence was slowly diminishing, slowly being absorbed by the egg, but there were no special movements from the egg; it seemed like the absorbed essence was still not enough.

But that was okay, as these trees were but a drop in the ocean compared to the entire forest, with much more essence waiting to be absorbed by the egg.

"Absorb..."

"Absorb..."

"Absorb..."

It took the whole morning, but the giant egg had absorbed the essence of thirty thousand large trees. The essence enveloping the egg changed its shell to a greenish hue.

The dense essence finally caused some activity in the egg. Lin Tian could faintly hear an inaudible sound from within, but when he used Subdue the Heavens to look, he could only see a muddled space inside, without being able to make out anything else. So, for now, Lin Tian still didn't know what the creature inside was.

Having absorbed nearly one-third of the essence, the creature inside the egg had already stirred. If it absorbed the remaining two-thirds, the essence of a full hundred thousand large trees, perhaps the creature really could break out of its shell!

Now, Lin Tian was ostensibly helping Wang Yuan find a Tiger Mastiff Beast, but his thoughts were entirely on the creature inside the egg.

This egg could absorb blood, which was extraordinary. While a Tiger Mastiff Beast might be worth two billion and could be bought with money, the creature inside this egg could not be bought, making it an invaluable treasure!