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But only Chen Xing truly understood that Taotie had already grown to its limit.
By the time winter vacation began, Taotie had reached the Energy Level limit of 38.
Since that day, the nutrient absorption from Intermediate Carnivorous Pet Food ceased to increase its Energy Level; instead, all excess nutrition went towards pushing its physical limits, doubling its growth rate each day.
It stopped growing only when it reached 22 meters, surpassing the minimum standard for rare evolution.
Unfortunately, it seemed unable to exceed the record set by Old Master Qiu's Azure Sea Emperor Crocodile from his youth—a body length of 24 meters. It appears that the old master's crocodile indeed had an exceptional talent.
Now, there might be only one way for Taotie to continue breaking through its size limit—wait for steak.
But with steak, body length would increase tenfold.
If Taotie grew to 25 meters, or even 30 meters or 40 meters, one could simply claim it had exceptional talent.
