This Summoner Is Too Powerful

No wonder the tree crown kept bobbing like a little chicken pecking at rice, I thought it was just the wind.

The roots of the treant were connected to the soil, with a few conspicuous charred spots, familiar marks.

Following his junior’s gaze, Ke Shui began to introduce it.

"This is a summoned beast of a senior from sophomore year, the Great Sage Tree."

"It’s got a great personality, peace-loving, which often leads to it being bullied."

"For example, we’ve recently had a phantom beast showing up here, specifically using lightning to attack the Great Sage Tree."

"Unfortunately, it’s so elusive that we’ve tried various ways but still haven’t caught it, not even seeing its true form."

At this point, Ke Shui shook his head.

"..."

Suddenly, Li Pu didn’t dare to speak.

He never expected that the ugly little wolf had marked such a remote area.

The summoned beast of the sophomore senior.

He better not get into any trouble because of this.

As they continued walking, Li Pu realized this place was not a temple at all.

In those buildings that seemed temple-like, there were no statues but rather sleeping summoned beasts lying in there.

What caught his attention the most was a massive black creature occupying an entire room.

This guy’s appearance was quite similar to the third princess of the Golden Wind Dragon clan he had driven away earlier, a typical Western dragon.

"This is the summoned beast of the dean of political education, the Abyssal Young Dragon."

"It’s said that after evolving five times, it will become an adult form, increasing in size by more than tenfold."

"However, its mood may not be so good recently, so we’d better tread lightly."

Ke Shui’s words gave Li Pu a foreboding feeling.

"Not in a good mood?"

He asked tentatively.

"Yes, recently every night, there would be a few little vine men coming specifically to disturb it."

"Although these little vine men can’t pose any threat to the Abyssal Young Dragon, their behavior is quite excessive."

"For instance, prying its eyelids with their hands, tickling its nostrils with vines, and so on."

"In short, they just won’t let it sleep well."

That’s what Ke Shui said.

Li Pu: "Just now you said, whose summoned beast was it?"

Ke Shui: "The dean of political education’s."

Li Pu: "..."

Li Pu: "..."

Li Pu: "..."

This is obviously an act of retaliation.

I have no idea how those scarecrows knew about this black dragon’s origin, but when the political education department catches them, they retaliate against the black dragon, right?

It seems my summoned beast’s thought process has some issues.

It must be thoroughly educated, and definitely not caught while causing trouble.

But on the other hand, Li Pu never expected that although it was his first time at the Sleepy Beast Association, he heard rumors about his summoned beast, multiple ones even.

These troublemakers deserve to be caught; he decided to wait a bit longer before redeeming them next time, let the political education department teach them a lesson.

Until they reached the small house at the end of the association, Li Pu saw many summoned beasts, dozens of them, not a single one awake.

This atmosphere, combined with the tranquil back mountain, really made one drowsy.

If he weren’t keeping an eye on it, his little friend might have joined the sleeping army by now.

The small house was for the Summoners, equipped with complete household facilities like tables and chairs.

Before sitting down, Ke Shui poured a cup of tea for both Li Pu and his little friend.

"This tea has a calming effect, you can try its taste."

Just after he introduced it, the little friend who took a sip of the tea tilted its head...

Thud.

Fell asleep on the floor.

"Amazing."

Ke Shui marveled at this scene, feeling it had a great talent for joining the association.

"..."

Li Pu, however, held a differing opinion.

Bringing the little friend here today was not to join this odd association, quite the opposite purpose actually.

"Um, for that matter, we here don’t have a way either."

After hearing his recount, Ke Shui appeared a bit troubled.

"Besides, don’t you find the sleeping summoned beasts adorable, deriving a healing tranquility from them."

He looked towards the little friend with a kindly gaze.

Why does this junior want to change the summoned beast’s special talent for napping?

"But asleep summoned beasts can’t participate in battles, right, Senior?"

Li Pu twitched his eye corner.

He felt that Chang Shoushang indeed was unreliable, introducing him to such an unreliable senior.

This guy’s hobby is really peculiar, fancying watching summoned beasts nap.

"That’s not it."

Unexpectedly, Ke Shui denied Li Pu’s statement.

"That’s because your summoned beast hasn’t undergone special cultivation."

"If it undergoes and succeeds in special cultivation, its combat power would not be inferior."

Ke Shui spoke with great confidence.

"Special... cultivation?"

Li Pu raised an eyebrow.

This seemed worth listening to further.

"Have you heard of the Dream Transmutation method?"

"A unique rebirth technique invented by our association’s founder."

Ke Shui continued.

"Oh?"

This got Li Pu genuinely interested.

A unique rebirth method, it sounded quite intriguing.

The key point is, his little friend currently lacks a transmutation plan.

"The Dream Transmutation method targets the sleepy beast community."

"It allows them to enter the Dream World, opening the path for transformation."

"In theory, the number of transformations is not restricted, but the success rate decreases with more attempts."

"If it transforms successfully, it will gain very powerful sleep combat abilities."

"What specific ability it gains will be determined by the individual summoned beast."

"Anyway, theoretically, it would be perfectly suitable for it."

Seeing the junior’s interest, Ke Shui spoke eloquently.

But Li Pu’s expression was a bit odd.

Sleep combat abilities, the whole concept sounded peculiar.

But the senior did say it would gain a new ability suitable for his little friend.

Ke Shui: "It’s just that this transmutation plan, only the founder has succeeded with it so far."

Li Pu: "..."

All that buildup only for the final line to make it seem like everything said before was for naught.

"Do you know why, junior?"

Seeing Li Pu shake his head, Ke Shui continued: "Because this transmutation plan requires the summoner to enter that world together."

"The requirements for the summoner are exceptionally high."

"The founder graduated long ago, leaving hardly any experience behind."

"Moreover, each sleepy beast’s dream is different, so there is no reference available."

"I heard from Chang junior that you are quite exceptional, so you could try."

This line, clearly meant as a compliment, didn’t make Li Pu feel comfortable.

"But an uncertain transmutation plan feels somewhat unstable."

He appeared a bit hesitant, pondering over the possibility that the transmuted outcome might not meet his expectations.

Transmutation is not something easily undone.

"You can rest assured to some extent."

"Because according to the founder, the final ability can be chosen by the summoner."

"At that time, he faced hundreds of options, so there was no worry of dissatisfaction."

"Even when it comes to the final reward, one can still decide to back out of the transmutation."

Ke Shui’s explanation acted as a strengthening reassurance for him.

"Is that so."

Hearing this, Li Pu truly became tempted.

With hundreds to choose from, as long as they weren’t completely unreliable, there must be something suitable.

Honestly, he hoped for his summoned beasts to be closer in strength level, so none would be too far behind.

"Then may I ask, Senior, how does one perform a Dream Transmutation?"

Finally, he made a decision.

"That’s simple, follow me."

Ke Shui seemed to have anticipated this answer, thereby standing up.

He lifted a wooden floorboard, revealing a hidden passage beneath.

"Alright."

Li Pu saw his little friend still asleep, so he dragged it along, following him into the passageway.

The passage wasn’t deep, the two of them, plus the little friend, quickly reached the end.

It was a natural cave, containing barely anything except a dim transmutation array.

Just a glance led Li Pu to guess that the founding senior must have been a genius.

He had never seen a transmutation array like this before, not circular but Z-shaped.

"I have the materials here, you just need to lie down with the summoned beast on the transmutation array,"

Ke Shui said, taking out three sticks of incense.

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