Li Pu's punch landed directly, causing the bark face of the little Wang Zen tree to cave slightly.
[Swoosh swoosh swoosh~]
But it let out a joyful cry.
This Summoner seems a bit different!
If being whipped by the scarecrow is painful yet transformative, then being punched by Li Pu is painful yet pleasurable.
Even though the punch hurt like hell, his body unexpectedly felt comfortable!
Even the whip wounds on his body showed signs of improvement.
It doesn't understand what's happening, but it can only say, this is amazing!
[Swoosh swoosh swoosh!]
Contrary to expectations, the second punch did not follow, and the little Wang Zen tree anxiously tugged at the scarecrow.
[Grass!]
Scarecrow: Summoner, it's asking you to use more force! Don't hold back!
Now the scarecrow decidedly acts as a translator for the plant world.
"There's indeed an effect."
Li Pu didn't rush to continue but looked at his fist.
Earlier, he had activated [Fatherly Love] with that punch.
It was apparent that before and after being beaten by him, the tree creature's mental state showed a positive change.
Upon closer inspection of the bark whip wounds, the wounds had narrowed slightly.
As for himself, he felt slightly different than usual.
Is this the state when the summoning beasts use skills?
Seems like this paternal state is not suitable for unlimited punching.
However, it wasn't too bad now, and Li Pu didn't really feel tired.
Taking advantage of the moment, he decided to treat the tree creature properly.
Crack crack...
He then cracked his knuckles, walked over, and looked down from above.
"Tell it to call me dad."
That's what he said.
[Caocao!]
[Swoosh... Poo!]
The result was that as soon as the little Wang Zen tree opened its mouth, it was hit by a fierce punch that nearly spat out tree sap.
So painful! But also so refreshing!
A warm current surged through his body!
The wounds itched, so comfortable!
The sight of Li Pu pummeling the tree creature left the female assistant dumbfounded.
"Principal, shouldn't we intervene?"
"And why doesn't the little Zen tree run?"
Her expression grew increasingly nervous.
"Not only didn't it run, but it also actively embraced his punches."
Principal Tea's observation was more detailed.
"Look closely, its bark wounds have already started to heal."
"His fists might not be as fierce as they appear."
"In fact, they seem to have a healing effect on the Zen tree."
"Apparently, this must be his Summoner's talent. Quite interesting."
His explanation left the female assistant with her mouth slightly agape.
"Huh?"
After a while, she finally snapped out of it.
A Summoner's talent to apply healing by beating up the other side?
That's just absurd, isn't it?
"What a pity."
Principal Tea felt a bit regretful about this judgment.
Healers are indeed indispensable in a team.
But from Li Pu's performance, it seems this ability cannot be used instantly in battle.
The reason is simple, the efficiency is lacking.
The wounds caused by the scarecrow's five whips took Li Pu a dozen hits to barely manage safe recovery.
(Originally, this guy's grandfather hoped he would become a powerful combat-oriented Summoner.)
(But now, looking at the scarecrow, he can at most only become an excellent logistics-oriented Summoner.)
Actually, Principal Tea himself felt it was fine; logistics personnel, though less conspicuous, play a crucial role in the Summoner ecosystem.
[Grass!]
Pa pa!
[Woo swoosh!]
After finishing with the beating, Li Pu opened up the scarecrow's second round of flogging.
Now, the situation was a bit troublesome.
Of course, he hadn't forgotten he was still participating in the course selection competition.
But unable to resist the little Wang Zen tree's earnest plea, he could only continue.
Indeed, combining its explanation with thought, Li Pu could understand the function of the [Sapient Root] relic.
He must admit, it's a very good relic.
If he didn't properly repay this ugly, timid, cowardly, useless yet kind little tree creature, he would feel a bit sorry.
"Forget it, anyways there are extra spots."
"Even if I end up in last place, there should still be some choices available."
He thought, comforting himself with self-talk.
But the skill [Fatherly Love]...
He looked at his fist; after the recent practice, Li Pu had a new discovery.
Apparently, the more forcefully he hit, the more it hurt the other party, and the better the healing effect.
What a bizarre skill, but using it felt quite satisfying.
And so they took turns with the scarecrow, fiercely pounding the little Wang Zen tree.
As for the little Wang Zen tree itself, it willingly accepted this kind of abuse.
[Swoosh swoosh swoosh!!!]
As the fifth round of beatings ended, the little Wang Zen tree suddenly let out a loud cry.
[Grass!]
Scarecrow: Summoner, it says it's about to upgrade!
It turns out the little Wang Zen tree was already on the verge of successfully digesting nutrients for an upgrade, and the scarecrow's whipping was undoubtedly the final push.
Bang!
With the cry, a visibly fine fragrant powder sprayed from its body, swiftly spreading in all directions.
When those powder touches him, Li Pu, aside from smelling a strong fragrance that almost made him want to vomit, didn't have any other reaction.
Contrarily, the scarecrow suddenly got inexplicably excited.
[Caocao caocao caocao!!!]
Scarecrow: Summoner, Ben Cao is now very excited! It wants to fight!
It raised its hands, with red lights flickering deep in its two hollow eyes.
This is when the difference between a magical beast and a summoning beast becomes evident.
If a magical beast were hit by this powder, it would likely become extremely irritable and aggressive immediately.
But the scarecrow immersed in this state, Li Pu could suppress it with telepathy, minimizing the impact.
The so-called minimum impact means it searched out a large tree to start randomly punching.
At least it didn't mindlessly attack the little Wang Zen tree, which was still acceptable.
"He actually beat the little Zen tree to an upgrade."
The female assistant above was utterly dumbfounded.
But she believed the primary credit was indeed hers for coming daily to feed it nutrients.
Otherwise, without nutrients to digest, no amount of beating could transform into its own energy.
"The new students may have trouble this year."
As for Principal Tea, he was watching the rapidly spreading fragrant powder.
If it were just the little Zen tree, he wouldn't be too worried.
But now it's confirmed to be the royal version of the Zen tree, the Wang Zen tree.
This means the power of these powders needs to be reassessed.
It's estimated that soon, every plant-type magical beast within the competition range will become rampantly aggressive under the influence of these powders.
Li Pu's actions undoubtedly added a new challenge for everyone.
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