Chapter 100: Mist Colt and Transcendent Evolution!!
The Mist Colt felt like it was trapped in a long dream.
In that dream, it was an all-powerful Emperor-Tier pet beast, capable of controlling the wind and rain, plucking stars from the sky, and embracing the moon. For countless eons, it had ruled a 2nd-level region, its power unmatched, leading its armies to victory, just one step away from claiming the ultimate throne.
But now, the dream was over…
In reality, it was just a lowly Mid-Tier insect…
As time passed, the memories before its reset faded, and it could no longer distinguish between dreams and reality.
At this moment, feeling a wave of resignation…, the Mist Colt looked at the pet beast panel shared by Lian Xing.
However—
Its gaze froze.
Below its own entry on the panel, it saw a companion named [Heaven-Gracing Curtain].
Commander-Tier — Biological Species — Heaven-Gracing Curtain LV135
At first glance, its Arcane Arts, talent, and combat skills seemed…ordinary…
But the two lines of text at the bottom…they were…unbelievable…
[Bloodline Combat Skill: Six Ears — Mastered]
[Bloodline Combat Skill: Eclipse — Mastered]
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“What the hell!?”
“How could a Commander-Tier pet beast master two bloodline combat skills?” the Mist Colt muttered to itself, unable to comprehend.
What kind of beast taming was this?
What had happened during its slumber…?
Even it, before its rebirth, had only mastered three bloodline combat skills!!!
Had this Heaven-Gracing Curtain been training…since it was in the womb…?
As everyone knew, the earlier a bloodline combat skill was mastered, the faster it grew stronger. Its growth wasn’t based on the number of enemies killed but on a hidden proficiency similar to experience.
The stronger the opponent defeated, the greater the understanding gained.
Imagine, if an Emperor-Tier pet beast mastered a bloodline combat skill and then realized that bullying weaker opponents didn’t increase its proficiency, only killing other Emperor-Tier pet beasts with its incomplete bloodline combat skill could level it up…what would it do!?
Most likely, its bloodline combat skill would never improve, remaining stagnant for thousands, even millions of years, unable to even scratch an opponent significantly weaker than itself!!!
However, a pet beast mastering a bloodline combat skill at Commander-Tier or Royal-Tier, that was absurd…
Because they could rapidly increase its proficiency in the early stages, eventually reaching a level where killing higher-tier opponents was as easy as breathing…!!!
“A Heaven-Gracing Curtain with two bloodline combat skills at Commander-Tier…?”
After its initial shock, the Mist Colt’s gaze shifted downwards.
Below the Heaven-Gracing Curtain was a species it had never heard of.
High-Tier — Weapon Species — Red Prison Palace Master LV60
The Mist Colt immediately noticed the Red Quality combat skill on its panel. Knowing that its master, Lian Xing, was a Legend Beast Tamer, it wasn’t surprised by the Red Prison Palace Master’s Red Quality combat skill.
But the long list of text after the combat skill, it almost blinded it.
[Arcane Art: Red Amber, Thunderclap, Crimson Bombardment, Dimensional Penetration, Azure Edge, Penetration, Desperate Gamble, Heavenly Graffiti]
8 Arcane Arts!???
How could it possibly have eight Arcane Arts?
It wasn’t even a mutated evolution…
Wait…could this be mutated evolution…!?
But where were the dual species suffixes?
“A mutation without suffixes…this means…”
“Transcendent evolution!?” the Mist Colt muttered, using a term even Lian Xing didn’t know.
Then, it continued scrolling down the panel.
And finally, the main event…, Star Sand, one of the 72 Legends!!!
High-Tier — Elemental Species — Star Sand LV9
The Mist Colt already knew about Star Sand’s existence and wasn’t surprised. But as it stared at the panel in shock, rechecking its companions’ information, its breath hitched.
It suddenly noticed something…wrong… Its gaze returned to the top of the panel, to the Heaven-Gracing Curtain’s entry.
Heaven-Gracing Curtain LV135
“What…is this…?” the Mist Colt exclaimed in disbelief, staring at the Heaven-Gracing Curtain’s level.
It had been so long since it had encountered a Commander-Tier pet beast that it had forgotten…
The level cap for Commander-Tier pet beasts was 100!
But the Heaven-Gracing Curtain…it had clearly surpassed the 100-level limit.
This meant…
“Perfect evolution!!!”
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“Two bloodline combat skills…and perfect evolution…what kind of monster is this!?”
“And…perfect evolution, transcendent evolution, one of the 72 Legends…”
At this moment, the Mist Colt finally realized…
This wasn’t reality. It was just a dream within a dream…
This new master’s pet beast lineup was absurd. Even the strongest prodigy it had ever encountered in a 2nd-level region paled in comparison to Lian Xing at this age.
The only thing that puzzled it was…where was Little Moonwalker?
Had it been recalled to that other dimension?
“By the way, Mist Colt, can you use Shared Travel now?” At this moment, as the Mist Colt was lost in thought, Lian Xing, who had also finished checking its stats, suddenly asked.
Shared Travel was a term exclusive to Viral Species.
Like Weapon Species’ Sheathing and Elemental Species’ Full Elementalization, Shared Travel was a technique only Viral Species could use. It allowed them to bring their Beast Tamers into their Viral Space, but the particle transformation duration would be greatly reduced, limited by the Beast Tamer’s lung capacity, as they couldn’t breathe inside.
Normally, only Commander-Tier Viral Species could learn Shared Travel.
However, if the Mist Colt had reached Commander-Tier before, then it must have already learned this skill.
Lian Xing thought.
“Yes…” the Mist Colt nodded, conveying its agreement.
After forming a contract, a pet beast couldn’t hide anything from its master. And it didn’t intend to hide such a…trivial…matter.
Hearing this, the star patterns in Lian Xing’s eyes twinkled.
As expected…
The Mist Colt could even resist the temptation of a Legend…its past evolution path must have gone beyond High-Tier and Commander-Tier.
And if the Mist Colt already knew Shared Travel, then her own safety would be greatly increased.
It seemed this trip to Bimen Pass would be smooth sailing…
“Alright, let’s go~~~~”
As Lian Xing’s cheerful voice echoed, a green, ethereal mist enveloped her body. The mist’s surface resembled an eggshell, the air currents rising, forming a flame-like shape. In the next second, Lian Xing’s body, surrounded by green flames, began to rise into the sky.
She looked down at the mountains and the sea of clouds below, her expression filled with wonder, her body ascending higher and higher, until she reached the cloud layer, everything in Cold Toad Province becoming…miniature…
“I can finally fly. Walking everywhere was tiring…”
“Boom!!!!!!!!!!!!”
Just as she finished speaking, her body suddenly blurred. With a sonic boom and a wave of explosive force, the green, mist-covered eggshell, like a comet, shot forward, vanishing in an instant, leaving behind only a trail of afterimages that pierced through the clouds for miles.
At this moment, watching the mountains below disappear rapidly, Lian Xing’s mouth gaped open in astonishment.
This…this was the speed of a Mid-Tier pet beast?
Even in the entire Baiyue Province Academy League, she had never seen a pet beast as fast as the Mist Colt.
Even Aurora, one of the Ten Greats, at her full power, couldn’t compare!!!
Suddenly, a giant mechanical airship appeared in Lian Xing’s rapidly shifting vision. But before she could even see the symbol on its side, with a “whoosh,” space tore apart as the Mist Colt, traveling at high speed, entered the void, the remaining mist transforming into an illusory green colt that pierced through the airship from head to tail.
[Mist Walk]
In the next second, engulfed in a dense cloud of mist, the Mist Colt reappeared, continuing its flight for several kilometers. When Lian Xing looked back, the airship was gone…
She blinked, confused.
The Mist Colt, which had completely abandoned combat abilities… could it really be this fast!?
This…teleportation-like ability…
However—
A few seconds later, as Lian Xing was still feeling excited, something unexpected happened.
With a “whoosh,” the green eggshell surrounding her suddenly plummeted, giving Lian Xing a brief taste of freefall from a thousand meters.
At that moment, Lian Xing almost peed herself, her face turning pale as she asked, “M-Mist Colt, what’s wrong?”
[Master, I’m dizzy… I think I…overdid it…] the Mist Colt’s voice stuttered, its thoughts disjointed.
It quickly found a tall mountain and landed, its body collapsing into a thin mist as it gasped for breath, its Pet Essence seemingly unstable. Lian Xing managed to suppress her urge to vomit, her legs trembling as she checked on the Mist Colt.
“It…it ran out of Pet Essence!?”
“So that’s it…” Realizing the reason, Lian Xing immediately fed the Mist Colt a Commander-Tier crystal.
The upper limits of both the Mist Colt’s talents were based on its level and its will. This meant that even at a low level, with a strong will, it could achieve a speed far beyond its current tier. But with the stamina and Pet Essence of a Mid-Tier pet beast, it couldn’t last long. From the moment it started sprinting, the Mist Colt had been burning through its energy like a rocket.
Did it…forget…that it’s just a Mid-Tier pet beast…? Lian Xing thought, speechless.
A moment later, seeing the Mist Colt recovering, Lian Xing handed it dozens more Commander-Tier crystals.
“Put these in your space. Eat one when you run out of stamina.”
“And don’t move like that unless we’re in battle. Just travel at a normal speed…”
[Yes, Master.]
The Mist Colt nodded, storing the crystals in its Viral Species-exclusive pocket dimension, then continued their journey. This time, its speed was significantly slower, but still much faster than an ordinary airship. But its constantly adjusting movements showed that it wasn’t used to the…limited stamina…of a Mid-Tier pet beast.
Meanwhile, after consuming its first Commander-Tier crystal, the Mist Colt’s level instantly jumped to 30, reaching the Mid-Tier cap.
Lian Xing also started studying its evolution path.
“Since the Mist Colt has already evolved once, and its previous combat skills are still intact, it shouldn’t encounter any bottlenecks for now. As long as it fulfills the evolution requirements, it can rely on crystals to level up.”
“As for attributes… let’s focus on Defense, with a bit of Speed…” After pondering for a while, Lian Xing used up all the Mist Colt’s attribute points, 20 in Defense and 10 in Speed.
She also unlocked its second Defense Arcane Art and its first Speed Arcane Art.
6th-level region, Bimen Pass.
Three days after the regional trials concluded, the Great Lord Biluo finally sent out invitations, summoning all the qualified trial participants to Bimen Pass.
A total of 1000 elite Beast Tamers from the surrounding regions, all gathered in Bimen Pass, to participate in the Great Lord Biluo’s Speed Puzzle!!!
At the four entrances of Bimen Pass, four giant gates, reaching ten thousand meters into the sky, stood tall. The gates were adorned with emerald-green, wave-like patterns, their light connecting, as if a green hat had been placed on the sky above Bimen Pass.
Of course, this awe-inspiring sight was also a creation of the Great Lord Biluo.
Within them, the evolution data of countless pet beasts was recorded.
Those who were destined upon touching these four emerald gates, might gain insights into their pet beasts’ future evolution paths.
However, at this moment, above the clouds, atop these four gates, separated by vast distances, stood four strange figures.
A voluptuous rat-woman in a short secretary outfit.
A black, crystalline elemental figure covered in metal.
A shimmering, silver scabbard.
And…
A red sphere filled with eyeballs and internal organs!!!
Four Royal-Tier mutated pet beasts, remnants of the Cycle of Calamity!!!
They didn’t even need electronic devices, communicating telepathically across vast distances.
“You’ve all memorized the appearances and information of those trial participants, right?”
“Remember, don’t alert anyone. Take them away and kill them immediately, then announce that they’ve advanced to the next round of selection.” The red sphere, floating in the air, instructed calmly.
This time, they had eight targets.
The super Beast Tamer from Bimen Pass, one of the Four Divine Generals, Chongxiao, who possessed a Rare, avian Royal-Tier Biological Species pet beast.
Another member of the Four Divine Generals, the black-haired girl known as the Hades Spear, the pioneer of Personally Entering the Battle, who possessed a Royal-Tier Weapon Species with the Sheathing technique.
One of the Four Divine Generals, the ten-year-old Viral Species hybrid girl, Jueying, who had reportedly been beast taming since she was in the womb.
And the leader of the Four Divine Generals, the five-time champion of the Bimen Pass regional league, the 21st place winner in the Beast Tamer Association’s Grand Finals, the two-time champion of the Great Lord Biluo’s Speed Puzzle, a superstar with over 20 billion followers, Fire Ban — Bai Feng.
Incidentally, Baoyu Shuitianliang, a Beast Tamer of that level, had been eliminated in the qualifiers of the previous Beast Tamer Association’s Grand Finals.
However, even a superstar like Bai Feng had been rejected twice by the Great Lord Biluo, leaving the residents of Bimen Pass disappointed. Even Beast Tamers recommended by the Association’s higher-ups, those who had reached the top ten in the Grand Finals, had been rejected by the Great Lord Biluo.
Now, no one knew what level of strength would satisfy the Great Lord Biluo.
Could it be that the Great Lord Biluo wouldn’t be able to choose a suitable master before its death…?
Back to the topic at hand, although the Four Divine Generals of Bimen Pass were highly regarded , in the eyes of the four Cycle of Calamity beasts, they were just guard dogs of a 6th-level region, no different from pigs, waiting to be slaughtered.
Divine Generals…?
More like…neighborhood security guards…~~~
Besides the Four Divine Generals, they had a few other targets in mind.
The league champion from the 7th-level region, Floating Snow City, the girl known as the Snow Prison, also a Royal-Tier Beast Tamer, who had destroyed the mechanical conch during the assessment.
The newly appointed guardian of the 7th-level region, Future Tower, known as the…Fleet Commander…, also a Royal-Tier Beast Tamer who had achieved a five-time championship streak in the Future Tower league, specializing in a full Mechanical Species lineup!!!
The only hive mind among all pet beast species, the Sea-Dried Bright Moon, from the 10th-level region, Baiyue Province.
And finally—
Moon Rabbit Lian Xing, from the 10th-level region, Baiyue Province, suspected of possessing the rarest and most delicious pet beast!!!
Although they couldn’t identify the fawn’s specific species, it didn’t change its appeal, so Lian Xing, its master, naturally became one of the eight lucky targets.
“So, as agreed, the Biological Species, Chongxiao, and Moon Rabbit are mine. You’re not allowed to take them,” the petite, rat-headed girl in the secretary outfit said, her voice meek.
But as she looked at the gathering crowd below, a crimson glint appeared in her eyes.
Silently, this grand Monarch-Tier Speed Puzzle trial was descending into chaos…
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