Chapter 118: Mist Colt, Throne-Level Evolution!!!
In the minds of many Beast Tamers, excluding the 72 Legends, Super Rare Species seemed to be the pinnacle of rarity for ordinary pet beasts. And this was indeed true. Without access to Monarch-Tier pet beasts, Super Rare Species were the ultimate beings for most people.
However…
As everyone knew, every evolution increased a pet beast’s rarity. There was no such thing as an evolution that decreased rarity. Especially after Commander-Tier, each tier evolution significantly increased a pet beast’s rarity.
So, what if a pet beast was born…a Super Rare Species?
As it evolved, becoming even rarer, its bloodline purer…would it eventually approach the level of a Legend…?
The answer was – still a long way off.
Because above Super Rare…there was another level, a threshold…
That was—
Throne-Level Rare Species!!!
Unlike Super Rare Species, whose rarity levels varied greatly, the rarity of Throne-Level Rare Species was very close. If 100 points was the maximum, and Super Rare Species scored between 60 and 90, then Throne-Level Rare Species would be locked between 97 and 99.
Throne-Level Rare Species usually appeared above Monarch-Tier. Therefore, ordinary Beast Tamers knew practically nothing about them.
At this moment, Lian Xing was planning to evolve the Mist Colt into a Throne-Level Rare Species!!!
A Throne-Level High-Tier evolution path…?
Although it sounded unbelievable, Lian Xing actually knew one.
The uncrowned king of the first season of Pet Beast Evolution Battle, known as the Cloud Emperor, had once dominated the entire server’s arena with a Throne-Level High-Tier Mist Colt. However, because its initial evolution’s rarity was too high, it couldn’t find a suitable Commander-Tier evolution path, remaining stuck at High-Tier even after the first league began, eventually fading into obscurity.
Two years later, after becoming the fourth player in the server to reach Monarch-Tier, Lian Xing had first discovered the concept of Throne-Level Rare Species. However, when she contacted the Cloud Emperor again, she found that they hadn’t even reached Royal-Tier, having become a casual streamer specializing in Commander-Tier arena battles, somewhat famous among lower-level players.
So, Lian Xing had bought all the Throne-Level evolution information for the Mist Colt, from Mid-Tier to Commander-Tier, for the price of a small apartment in the suburbs.
And then—
The moment she saw the information, Lian Xing realized…
The Cloud Emperor’s beast taming talent wasn’t that great!!!
They had simply gotten lucky and obtained a Monarch-Tier Viral Species crystal at the start of the game!!!
At the beginning of the game, when ordinary players couldn’t even reach Commander-Tier, this lucky bastard had somehow obtained a Monarch-Tier crystal, achieving Throne-Level rarity. No wonder they had been able to dominate the arena…
Returning to the present, Lian Xing retrieved the package sent by the Great Lord Biluo from the “Measure Your Code” team’s mailroom, then quickly returned to her private room.
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“Click—”
Using the Golden Leaf’s tip, she opened the package, revealing a black, metal box. This seemed to be another creation of the Great Lord Biluo, capable of suppressing most of a crystal’s energy leakage. From the outside, it felt like it only contained a Mid-Tier crystal.
Even a thief wouldn’t be interested in it.
As Lian Xing carefully opened the box, a green light almost blinded her.
Inside, lay an emerald green crystal, its translucent surface shimmering with a dreamlike luster, its body emitting a faint, cold light.
[Monarch-Tier — Viral Species — Gloomy Heart Green Mica!!]
“Whoosh——!!!!!”
In the next second, a powerful wave of Pet Essence erupted. The air and Pet Essence in the entire room turned green, as if a dense, poisonous cloud had exploded, even Lian Xing’s body seemed to take on a greenish tint.
At this moment, the pressure emanating from this crystal was as if the pet beast itself were still alive…
This was…
A Monarch-Tier life crystal!!
This incredible purity of Pet Essence…it was as if the pet beast had just died…
Of course, the Great Lord Biluo couldn’t have possibly hunted a Monarch-Tier pet beast in such a short time. The Beast Tamer Alliance must have some method of preserving a Monarch-Tier crystal’s energy.
“Mist Colt.”
In the next second, following the golden-haired girl’s soft call, a green mist, wreathed in flames, erupted from her body. As the mist swirled, the emerald green crystal vanished.
At the same time, the Mist Colt’s aura began to intensify at an incredible rate.
“Huh?”
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Lian Xing’s expression turned to surprise.
Monarch-Tier crystals were different from other tiers. After the pet beast died, a fragment of its consciousness would remain, far stronger than the aura left behind by the Nether Crystal Hand. This remnant soul would choose its successor, preventing just anyone from consuming its crystal. Only those it approved of… could safely absorb it. Forcing it would result in either death or crippling injuries…
Lian Xing had been prepared to coerce or trick it, but she hadn’t expected the Gloomy Heart Green Mica to accept the Mist Colt so easily.
Could it be that this thing was also quite open-minded in life…?
The -anything goes- type…?
“Ding!”
A message notification.
Lian Xing checked her phone.
[Old Hag: Did you receive it?]
[Lian Xing: Thank you, my baby loves it.]
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[…]
[Old Hag: Treat my wife’s ashes with respect.]
[Lian Xing: ???????????]
[Old Hag: Viral Species, due to their constant exposure to the chaotic Pet Essence in the void, have short lifespans. She passed away 4000 years ago.]
[Lian Xing: I know.]
[Lian Xing: I just think…both you and your wife…are quite…green…]
After waiting for a while, the Great Lord Biluo didn’t reply, and Lian Xing turned off her phone, speechless.
She hadn’t expected this old hag to send her its wife’s ashes. She didn’t know what to say.
She had thought it was raining outside, but it turned out…she was just speechless…
But it seemed the Great Lord Biluo had some expectations for her?
Lian Xing blinked thoughtfully.
It must have said something to its wife’s ashes while packaging them, that’s why it hadn’t rejected the Mist Colt.
Meanwhile…
As Lian Xing was still in shock, the Mist Colt’s aura, after consuming the ashes of the old hag’s wife, began to transform… Illusory, emerald green crystals appeared on the surface of the flames surrounding it, constantly forming and shattering, like stardust, leaving a trail of shimmering green powder wherever it went.
Ethereal, holy, pure, as if untouched by any impurity…
Finally, a solid, emerald green horn grew from the top of the Mist Colt’s flowing flames.
At this moment, even Super Rare Species like Bing Zhuyu and the White Incandescent Nova…they weren’t even worthy of carrying the Mist Colt’s shoes…
No, to be precise, it was no longer a Mist Colt…
[High-Tier — Viral Species — Cloud Dream Calamity LV60]
[Initial Talent: Floating Cloud, Mist Walk, Gloomy Heart]
[Arcane Art: Shock Absorb, Shield, Endurance]
[Combat Skill: Refracted Light (Dark Gold), Overclock (Red)]
[New Talent: Gloomy Heart]
[Gloomy Heart Passive Effect: Transforms the void’s structure into Monarch-Tier strength, enhancing Defense, tear resistance, impact resistance, penetration resistance, elemental resistance, and Viral Species collision priority.]
[Gloomy Heart Active Effect: Temporarily disables Shared Travel, granting the pet beast 20% of the void’s all attributes.]
[New Throne-Level Rare Characteristics]
[Characteristic 1: Cloud Dream Calamity’s aura automatically generates a viral shield every ten seconds, granting immunity to impacts without needing Shared Travel. The viral shield inherits 30% of the void’s strength.]
[Characteristic 2: Significantly reduces the attack and movement speed of all pet beasts that attempt to attack Cloud Dream Calamity.]
[Characteristic 3: Cloud Dream Calamity creates a super cool visual effect every time it uses Shared Travel.]
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“Lady Gloomy Heart Green Mica, please take care of me…~~~” Lian Xing said respectfully to the Cloud Dream Calamity after checking its new stats.
Honestly, she didn’t know how much of the Monarch’s consciousness remained.
Monarchs and Emperors weren’t beings that could be understood with ordinary concepts.
There had even been cases of Emperor-Tier remnant souls lingering for centuries, possessing unknown villagers, and guiding them to the peak of the beast taming world…
However…
At the same time, looking at the golden-haired girl bowing before it, the Cloud Dream Calamity felt a strange sensation. With its will and mentality from before its reset, it had almost instantly assimilated the Monarch’s remnant consciousness upon consuming the crystal.
Now…there was no such thing as a remnant soul…
But…Throne-Level evolution…?
This was beyond just bold…
Currently, in Lian Xing’s lineup, not to mention Star Sand, which couldn’t level up, and the Red Prison Palace Master, which had undergone transcendent evolution, even the Heaven-Gracing Curtain, which had undergone perfect evolution, would struggle to reach Royal-Tier.
So, if it wanted to, it could easily reach Royal-Tier and become Lian Xing’s strongest pet beast.
But its master had chosen…Throne-Level evolution…
Although it was powerful in the early stages…could she really figure out its future evolution path?
Yes!!
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Well, at least Lian Xing thought so.
Although this evolution path currently only reached Commander-Tier, she wasn’t like that noob Cloud Emperor. With her expert beast taming skills, she would definitely find a way to break through to Royal-Tier!!!
No, in fact, the moment she saw the Mist Colt’s early Throne-Level evolution requirements, she had already formulated several hypotheses about its future evolution.
“The Mist Colt has successfully evolved. With its Throne-Level rarity and the Gloomy Heart Green Mica’s crystal, it should be able to withstand the Ancient Juvenile Species’s aura…”
“Next is the Red Prison Palace Master’s transcendent evolution, the Heaven-Gracing Curtain’s perfect evolution, and Star Sand’s nonexistent level progression…” After her initial excitement, Lian Xing calmed down.
She once again felt a headache, looking at her current lineup.
Within six months, making these three pet beasts strong enough to face the Dead Ash team…it wouldn’t be easy…
The Red Prison Palace Master could enhance its Arcane Arts by consuming a large number of Royal-Tier crystals every day. [Continue exploiting the old hag’s wealth…]
She had to find a way for Star Sand to reach level 30.
And finally, the Heaven-Gracing Curtain—
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2nd-level region, Youyou Leize, virtual battle region.
With a flash of light, a purple, humanoid figure, crackling with electricity like a porcupine, appeared in the team lobby.
Seeing the golden-haired girl, Thunder Fly immediately asked, “Little Star, do you really have a solution?”
“Yes,” Lian Xing nodded, then explained calmly, “That Legend that descended upon Youyou Leize, [Libra]…it’s not compatible with you. If you pursue it, you’ll never catch up to Tears Maiden.”
“Tears Maiden having her levels reset by Rainwater…that was a blessing. It allowed her to rebuild from scratch…”
“And after having your evolution requirements scrambled by Libra…you’re neither here nor there…”
“Although mastering Royal-Tier Awakening in that situation is impressive, if this continues, you’ll lose…” With every word Lian Xing spoke, Thunder Fly’s expression became more and more…defeated.
Indeed, only those who had also had their evolution requirements rewritten could understand the cruelty of Libra’s gift.
And she had recently realized that she hadn’t actually been marked by Libra. She had only been summoned to the white deer space because of her high hybrid concentration.
Then, Lian Xing continued, “But after researching Youyou Leize, I discovered that one of the 72 Legends, [Ephemeral], has been residing in your region, right?”
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As Lian Xing finished speaking, Thunder Fly’s head shot up in surprise.
Ephemeral, the fastest Legend in the world, a natural Commander-Tier pet beast, it was indeed the symbol of Youyou Leize.
But Ephemeral had been in Youyou Leize for over a thousand years, and no one had ever been able to contract it.
How was that possible?
“It’s possible. In this world, nothing is impossible~~~”
“Legends are also pet beasts. They can be tricked and deceived…” Seeing Thunder Fly’s shock, Lian Xing said seriously.
She knew of a Lightning-type Shining Species.
After a moment of silence, Thunder Fly swallowed hard and asked, her voice filled with anticipation, “What do you need?”
“Throwing-type combat skills. Sand Toss, Wrist Bone Duel, Lunar Crash, Raging Wind, Star Plucker, Twilight, Ten Intentions Annihilation…any throwing-type combat skill will do~~~”
“I want three Crimson Quality combat skills, and…one Green Quality…!!!”
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“Wait, what did you say? What do you want?” After half a minute, Thunder Fly’s eyes, crackling with electricity, widened in disbelief, asking again to confirm.
A Green Quality combat skill…a quality above Crimson…
Even most Monarch-Tier pet beasts couldn’t obtain one.
What kind of family did she come from, asking for a Green Quality combat skill so casually!?
At this moment, seeing Thunder Fly’s dumbfounded expression, Lian Xing smiled and repeated herself, “Three Crimson Quality combat skills and one Green Quality combat skill, all throwing-type. In exchange for one of the 72 Legends…it’s a good deal, right?”
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