As for the straw man being unable to undergo the first transformation, whether he can still gain enough spiritual power feedback to contract a second summoned beast is not something Li Pu worries about.
Because the stronger the straw man gets, the stronger he becomes.
But it's not that if the straw man gets weaker now, he would also become weaker.
The feedback from each of the straw man's previous level-ups has truly made him stronger, and that cannot be taken back.
As the straw man continues to level up later on, he will continue to receive more feedback.
The enhancement in spiritual power is also part of the feedback. In fact, as long as the spiritual power is strong enough, whether the first summoned beast undergoes the first transformation is not important.
When the first summoned beast undergoes the first transformation, the feedback in spiritual power is sufficient for contracting a second one; this is just a common experience-based concept and not absolutely accurate.
