The tide had completely receded, and it was time for the training to be settled.
The rewards from this great tide were very generous, with each person receiving close to a hundred million in funds.
Since Jiang Yuan had killed all the Commander-level creatures, the others could only share a few tens of millions.
However, this was already much more than in the original timeline, where each person only received a few million.
In the time that followed, as soon as they received their funds, everyone immediately purchased the resources they needed and focused all their efforts on breaking through to the High-level.
Jiang Yuan also took this opportunity to break through the Space System's High-level barrier.
Once successful, he would be a Five-System High-level Mage: Water System, Undead System, Thunder, Mind, and Space System!
A few days passed, and many people successively broke through to the High-level, and even Mu Ningxue, with Mo Fan's full assistance, broke through to the High-level, which was completely different from the original timeline.
It could be said that not one of the ten official team members and three substitute members failed to break through to the High-level.
Meanwhile, the National Pavilion students in China were still some distance away from breaking through to the High-level.
It was precisely because of this that no National Pavilion students were able to replace the National College Team members.
In the first round of elimination, no one was eliminated.
In the time that followed, everyone took a short rest, preparing to head to the next training location.
At night, in Jiang Yuan's room.
"My King, the evil nature of this ninghua evil pearl has been purified," Nine Nether Queen said, taking out the now purified ninghua evil pearl.
"Good, you've worked hard," Jiang Yuan nodded, took the ninghua evil pearl, and summoned the Three-Eyed Underworld General.
The enormous Three-Eyed Underworld General occupied the entire living room Space; it could only curl up its body.
"Click-clack, click-clack~~~"
"Use your Nether Eye to refine this pearl," Jiang Yuan said.
The Three-Eyed Underworld General understood and a purple light shot out from its brow's Nether Eye, landing on the ninghua evil pearl.
Under the light's illumination, the ninghua evil pearl slowly floated up and, following the light, entered the Nether Eye.
In an instant, the purple light, representing Mind power, suddenly increased several times, leaking out uncontrollably.
Seeing this, Jiang Yuan immediately used his own Mind power to isolate the leaking Mind power from outside the room, lest it attract others' attention.
The function of the Three-Eyed Underworld General's Nether Eye was to release pressure to command the Undead, or to interrupt spellcasting.
After being strengthened by the ninghua evil pearl, its function rose an entire level, and it gained a new ability.
"Try this ability," Jiang Yuan said curiously.
"Click-clack~"
The Three-Eyed Underworld General slowly raised its head, and the third Nether Eye on its forehead suddenly opened, its dark purple Dusk locking onto Jiang Yuan like a tangible entity.
Three seconds passed.
From the surging flames deep within the Nether Eye, a dark shadow emerged like a specter.
Its form was twisted, like a wolf yet not a wolf, every contour strangely shifting and flowing, an unsettling aura coiling around its body.
As soon as the Evil Wolf appeared, it continuously grew larger, eventually becoming several sizes larger than Jiang Yuan, and pounced towards the fixated Jiang Yuan, only to be controlled by the Three-Eyed Underworld General when it was halfway through its pounce.
"Is this your new ability?" Jiang Yuan came beside the Evil Wolf and examined it carefully.
"Click-clack, click-clack~~~" The Three-Eyed Underworld General explained the effect of the new ability.
As long as a target is gazed upon by the Nether Eye for more than three seconds, a Nether Eye mark will be placed on their soul, and an Evil Wolf will be summoned to relentlessly pursue the target until Death.
Unless the Evil Wolf's power is forcibly exhausted, or the Nether Eye mark in the soul is cleared, it will pursue them no matter where they hide.
And each Evil Wolf will only be one level lower than the Three-Eyed Underworld General.
That is to say, a Commander-level Three-Eyed Underworld General can summon Battle General-level Evil Wolves, in infinite numbers.
"Hiss, are these evil-natured summoned creatures also from the Summoning Plane?" Jiang Yuan gasped.
The characteristics of the Evil Wolf were very similar to a mythical creature in his memory.
The Hounds of Tindalos, once they fixate on a target, they will traverse time and Space to hunt it down until the target is dead!
Although the Evil Wolf could not compare to the Hounds of Tindalos, its characteristics were also extremely powerful.
That was relentless, endless!
Imagine when the Three-Eyed Underworld General reaches the Emperor-level; how terrifying would it be for a target fixated by its Nether Eye to constantly face endless Monarch-level Evil Wolves in pursuit?
"My King, this Evil Wolf should be a summoned creature that has not yet been discovered, and even its Summoning Plane has never been discovered," Nine Nether Queen said.
"No records, it should be," Jiang Yuan nodded.
Jiang Yuan had also read many books and was very familiar with various Summoning System knowledge.
For example, this Summoning Plane.
Among Summoning System mages, the term 'Summoning Plane' is just a general term, not implying there's a single plane called the Summoning Plane.
Rather, there are many planes collectively referred to as Summoning Planes.
Summoning System mages can leave their current plane through their dimensional characteristics and mental power to go to a Summoning Plane and find their contracted beast there.
The various Summoning Planes were gradually discovered through the continuous exploration of each Summoning System mage.
Generally speaking, ordinary Summoning System mages can only allow their souls to enter the nearest Summoning Planes to their current plane.
It's not ruled out that exceptionally talented Summoning System mages, while their souls pass through dimensions, might accidentally enter some unknown plane.
If they can return, it's a good thing; if they can't, either their souls vanish, or they find a way to maintain and even strengthen their souls to survive in another plane.
Or, they might be summoned by a more distant plane and become a summoned beast, all are possible.
The Three-Eyed Underworld General should have formed a connection with an unknown plane, from which it can summon Evil Wolves to serve as its minions.
When the Nether Eye evolves again in the future, it might be able to summon even more evil-natured summoned beasts from that plane!
"Alright, take the Evil Wolf back," Jiang Yuan said after a moment of awe.
The Three-Eyed Underworld General clicked and nodded.
The light from the Nether Eye receded, and under its control, the Evil Wolf also disappeared into the void.
It seemed to have returned to its own plane.
At this moment, Jiang Yuan suddenly remembered something he had forgotten.
In the original timeline, Mo Fan left the National College Team for Mu Ningxue, and then discovered the Black Vatican's arrangements on Chongming Island.
Ultimately, he thwarted another Black Vatican conspiracy there.
Now, neither Mu Ningxue nor Mo Fan had returned to China.
This meant that the Black Vatican on Chongming Island would essentially be unopposed.
Thinking of this, Jiang Yuan summoned the twisted, roaring Twisted Undead from the Soul Space and said to Nine Nether Queen, "Take it to Chongming Island in China and let it hunt Black Vatican members there."
"As you command, My King!" Nine Nether Queen said with a graceful smile.
Immediately, the phantom and the undead creature disappeared from Jiang Yuan's sight.