Chapter 60: Moonlight Rabbit, Shining Evolution!!
Cangying Academy, ranked 11th in the previous league, their captain just one step away from the Ten Greats. Even if they weren’t one of the Ten Greats, the fact that they had a Commander-Tier pet beast was enough to shock the Youlan Academy members.
After all, every student who achieved Commander-Tier evolution was an absolute monster!
Defeating a Commander-Tier with a High-Tier pet beast? Impossible!
Maybe against a Water Elemental Commander, Wind Elemental Commander, or Thunder Elemental Commander…
Hearing this devastating news, the expressions of the Youlan Academy team members turned grim. They all looked at the golden-haired girl with buns and a calm expression.
“Lian Xing, what do we do? Do we have a chance?” Even the Dean of Youlan Academy asked anxiously.
She had paid three Commander-Tier crystals as an appearance fee. They wouldn’t be eliminated in the qualifiers, would they?
Although Lian Xing had achieved swift victories in the exhibition match and the first round of qualifiers, and the combination of the Moonlight Rabbit and the Golden Leaf had been praised by countless fans and viewers as having Commander-Tier destructive power…
But, just because you had a good game and dominated once, did you really think you could go pro?
The gap between Commander-Tier and High-Tier was insurmountable!
When that Moon-Embracing Jade Hammer faced the aura of a Commander-Tier pet beast, it might even…wet itself…
“Who knows?” Lian Xing replied cryptically, shaking her head, then casually left the training room.
Those who understood, understood. Those who didn’t…there was no need to explain. After all, in the minds of most students, Commander-Tier pet beasts were invincible.
Unless they personally witnessed her defeating a Commander-Tier, even her teammates wouldn’t believe she could win, right?
Tomorrow, the answer would be revealed.
Back in her dormitory, Lian Xing immediately opened her pet beast lineup panel.
[Moon-Embracing Jade Hammer’s weapon proficiency has increased: 49→50]
The Moon-Embracing Jade Hammer had reached level 50!
Ironically, defeating weaker opponents hadn’t leveled it up, but successfully catching the Red Prison Palace Master had. In any case, the Moon-Embracing Jade Hammer had finally reached the threshold of High-Tier pet beasts.
From now on, even if it leveled up, it wouldn’t gain any more attribute points. Its stats were fixed and couldn’t be increased through normal means.
Instead, it would unlock its unique second talent tree!
“Whoosh—!”
As Lian Xing tapped the screen, a giant panel appeared before her. Countless skill paths, like branches of a tree, formed thousands of possibilities. From now on, each enhancement would lead the pet beast down a completely different evolution path.
This was why, after level 50, even pet beasts of the same species and name would never be identical.
Every pet beast would become unique!
There were dozens of initial paths alone.
[Each point in Strength increases bone density.]
[Each point in Strength increases grip strength.]
[Each point in Speed improves sprint stability.]
[Each point in Spirit increases combat skill power.]
[Each point in Agility increases dodge awareness.]
At a glance, they were all similar enhancement types. Each enhancement would significantly improve the pet beast, directly affecting its stats. This was why fighting above one’s tier was so difficult.
Ordinary elites and geniuses could maybe fight five to seven levels above their own.
But an entire tier higher? Don’t be ridiculous!
Of course, this didn’t apply to Rare Species, as their initial stats were already incredibly high.
At this moment, Lian Xing didn’t rush to allocate her points, instead looking at the separate skill icons on the other side of the talent tree. Besides these passive enhancements, there were 13 active skill icons, representing the bloodline combat skills that the Moonlight Rabbit’s Biological Species evolution path could learn. These couldn’t be unlocked through external means but had to be comprehended by the pet beast itself.
Bloodline combat skills, unlike equipped combat skills, could grow stronger. The higher the pet beast’s proficiency and level, the more powerful the bloodline combat skill!
However…
Lian Xing didn’t believe that any Beast Tamer in this region had a pet beast that could comprehend a bloodline combat skill. Bloodline combat skills represented the legacies of the most powerful beings in the Moonlight Rabbit’s lineage, combat techniques passed down from their memories, unimaginable for ordinary Commander-Tier pet beasts.
But!
This wouldn’t be a problem for Lian Xing.
Looking at the incredibly powerful bloodline combat skills, Lian Xing smiled knowingly. From now on, her experience from Pet Beast Evolution Battle would finally come in handy!
She had already memorized the trigger conditions and training prerequisites for these bloodline combat skills. Because one of the Ancient Species evolution requirements was to learn all 12 bloodline combat skills!
So, as long as the Moonlight Rabbit learned any one of these bloodline combat skills, it would be far ahead of the other newbies in this region.
Just then, Lian Xing’s starry eyes widened in shock.
“Wait…”
“W-What…what’s going on?”
“13? Why are there 13?”
After discovering the discrepancy, Lian Xing counted the total number of bloodline combat skills again, confirming that there were indeed 13, unlike in Pet Beast Evolution Battle. So, she started scrolling through them, one by one, from the first skill icon.
[Eclipse: Upon activation, performs a bite attack within an unlimited area (range determined by own stamina). Each life extinguished by Eclipse strengthens the Moonlight Rabbit’s bite force.]
[Full Moon: Upon activation, the Moonlight Rabbit can undergo a second awakening, similar to a Super Rare Species.]
[Lunar Fall: Upon activation, converts all energy into density. After unlimited conversion, creates a collapsing effect in the surrounding area.]
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Lian Xing scrolled through the list, starting with Eclipse. Up to the 13th skill, they were identical to the bloodline combat skills in Pet Beast Evolution Battle. She sighed in relief.
But when her gaze landed on the 13th skill, her breath hitched. Lian Xing’s face paled, her starry eyes trembling, as if she had witnessed something supernatural, her composure shattered for the nth time since transmigrating.
“Impossible…”
“How could this be…?”
“What is…”
This bloodline combat skill…it wasn’t unfamiliar. In fact, it felt incredibly familiar.
But this sense of familiarity filled her with self-doubt and terror.
[Moon Chase: Performs a jump within a global range, instantly reaching any location, regardless of distance. However, will still be affected by the impact and consequences of the jump’s speed.]
Wait, wasn’t this…her Moonlight Rabbit’s ability in her previous life?
After a few minutes of stunned silence, Lian Xing finally caught her breath, frowning thoughtfully. Her Moonlight Rabbit in her previous life hadn’t had this Moon Chase combat skill. It had achieved a similar, ultimate attack through a combination of all its abilities.
This Moon Chase…it was more like a unified effect after achieving Ancient Species evolution…
If this unified combat skill appeared here, did that mean…she had succeeded in her previous life?
The Ancient Species Back-Tailed Moon-Chasing Demon Rabbit…had it actually influenced the ecosystem of this beast-taming world?
“Wait, but if that’s the case…”
“Can my Moonlight Rabbit still evolve?” Lian Xing was stunned.
Because the Ancient Species evolution path was unique.
If the Back-Tailed Moon-Chasing Demon Rabbit already existed, her Moonlight Rabbit couldn’t evolve into an Ancient Species again!
“Aaaaaaaaaaah! My Ancient Species! My Ancient Species!”
“Why? I don’t want this!”
“Sob, sob, sob, sob!” Realizing the problem, Lian Xing froze, then started wailing and rolling around on the floor, all the way from her bed to the door, then out of the dormitory and down the hallway, before finally rolling back into her room.
A few minutes later, after successfully stunning her dorm mates, Lian Xing calmed down.
Since the Ancient Species path had been blocked by her past self…
There was no point in crying and throwing a tantrum. Even if she…gave herself away…for free…, it would only hurt herself, not change anything.
“It’s not too late to change the evolution path…”
“As long as I stop before Royal-Tier!” After her outburst, Lian Xing began to think rationally.
Although it was a pity that the Ancient Species path was blocked, it didn’t mean she was completely out of options. After all, the rare blueprint she had obtained in her past life contained more than just one Ancient Species evolution path…
“Change the evolution path after the Moon-Embracing Jade Hammer evolves into Heaven-Gracing Curtain…it’s unfortunate, but I have no choice!”
“Just like the Ancient Species, another path leading to the pinnacle of evolution…”
“The Shining Species!”
Lian Xing knew of another path that could lead the Moonlight Rabbit to evolve into a Shining Species. Although the evolution requirements for that Shining Species weren’t as complex as the Ancient Species…
It was…too difficult…
The condition of never losing a single battle was enough to scare her.
So, she hadn’t even considered it before.
“But…if my Moonlight Rabbit from my past life successfully evolved…is it still in this world?”
Thinking of her rabbit from her past life, Lian Xing fell silent.
Pet Beast Evolution Battle, second anniversary celebration.
Just like during the first anniversary, when Royal-Tier information was released, the officials had launched a new expansion. But during this event, something bizarre happened, something that no player could understand.
Without warning, the most populated and popular city in the game…was erased from the map…by a suddenly appearing Fallen Species…
At that moment, 99% of the players in that city were forcibly logged out. Only those connected to full-immersion VR devices remained, but they were teleported to an unexplored instance. Inside that strange instance, they couldn’t log out, contact their friends, or even shut down their VR devices. Only those whose parents had forcibly turned off their power or banned them from the internet escaped.
Lian Xing, an orphaned mute, naturally had no one to save her, trapped inside that instance. But she soon discovered…
That instance was far beyond the current difficulty level!
All the pet beasts there were unknown, and each one was far more powerful than any Royal-Tier she had ever seen. Lian Xing’s Royal-Tier Moonlight Rabbit was so terrified that it couldn’t even move.
Then, through a series of unfortunate events, Lian Xing gained the favor of a wild Moonlight Rabbit, which protected her for 24 hours until the officials finally teleported her character out.
After logging out, without even changing her clothes or bedsheets, Lian Xing immediately searched the official website, finally realizing the gravity of the situation…
The players who had died in the city when the Fallen Species appeared, and those who had died in that instance…their virtual characters were permanently lost!
In the end, she was the only survivor…
And not only the players’ data but even the entire city’s data had been permanently erased.
The official explanation was: The programmers had accidentally overwritten the data for the second anniversary event with the planned content for the tenth anniversary, resulting in permanent data loss.
The players were furious.
The officials compensated them generously.
In the end, the only one who benefited was Lian Xing…
Because during her exploration of that instance, she had obtained the future evolution data for over a dozen pet beasts.
All of this data was originally intended for the tenth anniversary event…
From then on, Lian Xing became obsessed, abandoning the professional league, dedicating herself day and night to evolving her first Ancient Species pet beast.
Finally, three years later, during the fifth anniversary celebration, she achieved her goal and died from overwork the moment it evolved…
So, even if the Moonlight Rabbit’s Ancient Species evolution path was blocked, she still had other options.
And that was—
The Shining Species, a perfect being that continuously extracted essence during evolution, ultimately surpassing all original paths, reaching the pinnacle of evolution.
The Shining Species — Star-Sweeping Moon-Veiling White Jade Queen!
Virtual Battle Space, Team Room.
As Lian Xing pondered her future plans and evolution, lost in thought, a beautiful girl with silver hair waved her hand in front of her face.
“Beautiful, you seem down.”
“Didn’t you just defeat White Maple Academy’s second team?” Wind God Academy #10 asked, her expression puzzled.
She hadn’t played with Lian Xing for a week because Wind God Academy had been holding urgent pre-league training sessions, leaving her no time for virtual battles. Of course, they still kept in touch daily, occasionally discussing stocking styles and other preferences.
“Sigh, it’s…something else…” Lian Xing sighed, shaking her head helplessly.
Bad news was still bad news, even if she had other options. Switching from the Ancient Species path to the Shining Species path was just a desperate measure, and she wasn’t even sure if she could succeed.
As Lian Xing pondered, the silver-haired girl sat down beside her and asked gently, “By the way, beautiful, your current lineup is so powerful. Could you come to Wind God Academy after the second round of qualifiers and help me fulfill an evolution requirement?”
“The reward…you can choose anything you want.”
“What? Go to Wind God Academy?” Lian Xing blinked, confused.
What kind of evolution requirement needed to be fulfilled in person? She immediately thought of Wind God Academy #10’s Wind Caller.
I see.
“A real-life peak Commander-Tier lair, right?” Lian Xing asked tentatively.
After a moment of stunned silence, the silver-haired girl nodded vigorously.
Did Lian Xing know about her Wind Caller’s evolution requirement?
Otherwise, how could she possibly guess that? It was like walking down the street, being stopped by a stranger, and then, without them saying anything, correctly guessing that they were your long-lost father.
“But…don’t you have that Silver Dragon at Wind God Academy?”
“Can’t your captain help you?”
“She…can’t defeat it…” Wind God Academy #10 mumbled, her head drooping.
“Even a Ten Greats can’t defeat it? Then how can I possibly do it?”
“Could it be that Silver Dragon is just a flower vase who only knows how to sell herself?” Lian Xing was even more confused.
Silver Dragon was the third-ranked among the Ten Greats. If even she couldn’t defeat a peak Commander-Tier pet beast, how could Wind God Academy #10 possibly think that she could?
Defeating a peak Commander-Tier was one of the Moon-Embracing Jade Hammer’s evolution requirements. If Lian Xing could do it, she would have done it already.
Well, to be fair, it wasn’t that she couldn’t do it.
But…
She was afraid that Star Sand would fall asleep during the battle and get her killed. After all, there were no peak Commander-Tier instances in this region’s virtual battles.
To fight one, she had to go to the real world.
Facing Lian Xing’s question, Wind God Academy #10 hesitated for three minutes before finally confessing, “Beautiful, you’re right. Captain Silver Dragon is useless besides selling herself. She can only bully newbies with her Commander-Tier pet beast. There’s no way she could defeat a peak Commander-Tier, right?”
“So, beautiful, please help me. The league is about to start, and I want to join the first team.” Silver Dragon, desperate for Lian Xing’s help, abandoned her dignity and started insulting herself.
After all, she had witnessed Lian Xing’s mutated Golden Wheel.
It could even shred the defenses of Heavenly Tomb, one of the Ten Greats. Surely, it wouldn’t be a problem for it to help her with that instance.
“I see…Silver Dragon…living up to her name.” Lian Xing said, her starry eyes twinkling.
She was actually tempted by Wind God Academy #10’s request. There were no peak Commander-Tier lairs near Youlan Academy, and once the official league started, she wouldn’t have the time or energy to conquer any.
So, to fulfill the Moon-Embracing Jade Hammer’s evolution requirement, she had to do it during the break between the second round of qualifiers and the start of the league.
But most importantly…
She couldn’t afford to lose this battle!
Since she had decided to switch to the Shining Species evolution path, the Moonlight Rabbit could never experience defeat again. It had to win every single battle.
Whether it was against a Commander-Tier or a Royal-Tier, she couldn’t lose a single time to reach the perfect limit in its final evolution.
Moreover, conquering a wild lair in real life…failure wasn’t just about losing an evolution path.
The Beast Tamer could die.
Or worse…
Well…she wouldn’t go into details. Those who understood, understood.
“Beautiful, I’ll think about it. I’ll contact you after the second round of qualifiers.”
After chatting for a while longer, Lian Xing left the team room and returned to her private training space. She casually checked her inbox.
Three days had passed since she cleared the Royal-Tier Lair instance, and the promised reward had finally arrived.
[Dear player “Strongest Moonlight Rabbit,” congratulations on clearing the Royal-Tier Lair · Pet Beast Compendium Museum with the highest rating. Please choose one of the following rewards:]
[1. Location information for any Super Rare Species, along with its preferences and contract conditions.]
[2. Direct delivery of any one of the four Special Rare Species.]
[3. Premium membership for one year, allowing you to claim 3 Commander-Tier crystals from the Beast Tamer Association headquarters every month.]
[4. A better reward, please visit the Beast Tamer Association headquarters for a personal consultation.]
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