Chapter 106: Golden Leaf, Transcendent Evolution!!!
In the eyes of most, the most difficult of the five pet beast types to deal with were Elemental Species. They dominated both the low-tier academy leagues and the high-tier professional leagues. However, there was another type that was ubiquitous, with the most diverse evolution paths, the largest population, the lowest starting point, and the easiest to defeat: Biological Species!!!
Of course, although Biological Species had a low starting point, assuming they were completely useless would be a mistake. In fact, Biological Species were recognized as having the greatest potential for growth. Each tier evolution brought about a dramatic transformation. Their forms, emotions, characteristics, and even their rarity could change completely as they evolved.
They were also the most emotional of the five types. For example, half of the famous breakthroughs during battle recorded in history were achieved by Biological Species. Especially after reaching Royal-Tier, Biological Species would transcend their physical limitations, gaining the power of rebirth, possessing the strongest life force among the five evolution types.
So, even if their bodies were completely destroyed, as long as their life crystals remained intact, they could likely regenerate…instantly!!
However…
At this moment, in the western region of the 6th-level region, Bimen Pass, the Lantern Tail, its head held by one of the Heaven-Gracing Curtain’s ears, had lost its ability to regenerate. Having been defeated while in its awakened state, it had prematurely entered a state of exhaustion.
This battle…was no longer its turn…
“Crack——!!!”
Under everyone’s shocked gazes, the Lantern Tail’s life crystal was instantly shattered by the returning Red Prison Palace Master, then, as it was pierced, transformed into a beam of light that was absorbed by the two rings.
[Fifth Combined Arcane Art — Desperate Gamble enhanced]
[Penetration power, impact force, sharpness, and hardness greatly increased]
[Fourth Combined Arcane Art — Penetration enhanced]
[Penetration power and impact force greatly increased]
The Red Prison Palace Master’s aura intensified visibly.
Normally, this crystal should have been consumed by the Heaven-Gracing Curtain, a fellow Biological Species. This way, the Heaven-Gracing Curtain could inherit a new Royal-Tier characteristic. But the Moonlight Rabbit had already inherited the Heavenly Ruler characteristic from the Nether Crystal Hand back when it was still the Moon-Embracing Jade Hammer, allowing it to launch attacks that ignored distance, a core ability for a throwing-type pet beast. It couldn’t possibly give that up.
Meanwhile, after the Lantern Tail’s defeat, the atmosphere became incredibly tense. Both Star Sand, which was controlling the battlefield from the sky, and the Heaven-Gracing Curtain, which had completely dominated the Lantern Tail, were far stronger than these Cycle of Calamity remnants had anticipated.
And those red Golden Wheels which had shattered the Lantern Tail’s awakened form with a single attack…
Not only the Blood Spirit Orb, the Evil Wind Ink Spirit, and Qing Zhanwan, but even the hidden trial participants who were secretly observing the battle fell silent.
Each of the four Cycle of Calamity beasts was far stronger than Fire Ban Bai Feng.
However, even with their strength, they couldn’t escape death…
“Next~~~” Under everyone’s gaze, the golden-haired girl with starry eyes smiled.
Although she said that, her gaze was fixed on the silver, glowing figure in the distance, Qing Zhanwan. That state…it resembled Sheathing, but the increase in power wasn’t normal.
After all, Sheathing was just a combat technique for Weapon Species, similar to Viral Species’ void, Elemental Species’ Full Elementalization, and Biological Species’ regeneration. How could it possibly achieve an enhancement comparable to Awakening?
Even Lian Xing, with her extensive experience in beast taming, couldn’t identify this state…
This was normal. After all, there were only 3 billion players in Pet Beast Evolution Battle in her previous life. Compared to this real world, it was insignificant. Even Baiyue Province alone had a larger population. So, the information Lian Xing possessed was limited.
But no matter what…
As long as the Red Prison Palace Master consumed the opponent’s life crystal, she would understand, right?
At this moment, looking at the shimmering, silver figure of Qing Zhanwan, Lian Xing’s eyes burned with excitement.
She had a feeling…
That she was about to encounter a new form of evolution…
“…”
“…”
“Qing Zhanwan, don’t worry, we’ll save you if you’re in danger…” the Blood Spirit Orb said, its tone serious.
The reason the three of them hadn’t activated Awakening simultaneously wasn’t because they wanted to wait and see…
It was because one of them had to conserve their strength to clean up afterward. Otherwise, even if they defeated Moon Rabbit, if they were all exhausted from Awakening, any Royal-Tier pet beast could easily finish them off…
Hearing this, the silver, glowing figure nodded, placing its hand on the scabbard at its waist, then slowly closing its eyes. Bound by Star Sand’s golden chains, its combat skills and Arcane Arts disabled, its combat power was severely reduced. But its characteristics were unaffected…
In an instant, a wave of energy erupted as three completely different characteristics activated simultaneously.
“Silver Blade Azure Barrier!!!”
“…”
“…”
“Buzz!!!!!”
In the next second, a flash of silver light, a crescent-shaped blade, pierced through the air, cleaving the western region of Bimen Pass in two. Its range was even greater than the Lantern Tail’s claw attacks, its sharpness unbelievable. Along its path, all the terrain and mountains were instantly bisected.
Even the Heaven-Gracing Curtain, holding the Red Prison Palace Master rings to block the attack, was forced to stumble backward for dozens of meters.
However, before it could even regain its balance…
“Whoosh—”
Under everyone’s shocked gazes, the silver humanoid figure, still holding its scabbard, instantly teleported, appearing before the golden-haired girl. The second mutated characteristic, Tassel-Sealed Hairpin. Before the slash dissipated, it could teleport to any location along its trajectory.
Since the Heaven-Gracing Curtain and the Red Prison Palace Master had been blown away, Lian Xing, the Beast Tamer, was now exposed, face-to-face with Qing Zhanwan.
Lian Xing’s starry eyes widened.
“Boom!!!!”
In the next second, a silver crescent moon blade erupted, seemingly bisecting her. However, although the blade had torn through the sky and earth, Lian Xing’s slender waist merely blurred before returning to normal.
Seeing this, everyone’s expressions turned strange.
“…”
“…”
“It’s Shared Travel! She has a Viral Species pet beast!!!” At the critical moment, the sleeping Mist Colt finally awakened.
Lian Xing had assumed that the Mist Colt, after unleashing its Royal-Tier level power, would be unconscious for several days, but it had only taken a few minutes to recover. However, even if the Mist Colt hadn’t awakened in time, Lian Xing wouldn’t have died from that attack. Star Sand was still watching, ready to intervene.
Meanwhile, Qing Zhanwan, her attack having missed, was still in shock when a whistling sound and a flash of red light came from the side, snapping her out of her daze.
“Dueling Horn Sheath Bind!!!!!”
“Boom, boom!!!!!”
Two intersecting red lights.
The Red Prison Palace Master rings, ignoring Lian Xing’s proximity, slammed into the blue humanoid figure. However, Lian Xing, within the red Star Rings’ protective aura, was unharmed.
A few seconds later, the Heaven-Gracing Curtain, returning to the battlefield, retrieved the Red Prison Palace Master rings. However, as the smoke cleared, the blue humanoid figure was still…intact…
Lian Xing was shocked.
“This thing…it’s strong…” she muttered, truly impressed.
To be able to utilize its abilities to this extent without combat skills or Arcane Arts…it was rare.
Looking at the unfazed Qing Zhanwan, the excitement in Lian Xing’s starry eyes intensified.
Just then, the Mist Colt within Lian Xing spoke.
[It’s using three Sheathing techniques simultaneously, achieving an enhancement similar to Awakening.]
“Wait, three?”
“How is that possible?”
“Mutated evolution can only fulfill two requirements at once, right?” Lian Xing asked, her expression filled with disbelief.
Triple mutation…it wasn’t that no one had tried, but the pet beast would prioritize the two rarest evolution paths, discarding the least rare one.
[Master, don’t you know…?]
[It didn’t fulfill the requirements simultaneously. It devoured the less rare species, merging with them, causing the suffixes to disappear, resulting in this mutated state.]
[This kind of mutation…it’s called—]
“Transcendent evolution…” Lian Xing muttered before the Mist Colt could finish, her voice filled with awe.
Seeing this, the Mist Colt was confused.
It had been wondering…since the Red Prison Palace Master had clearly undergone transcendent evolution, how could its master, Lian Xing, not know about it?
But, she clearly did…
Then why had she asked…?
Meanwhile, under everyone’s gaze, amidst this life-or-death battle, the golden-haired girl’s starry eyes seemed to hold a mixture of confusion and excitement, her thoughts unknown.
Transcendent evolution…
So that was what the Red Prison Palace Master had done…!!
Actually, Lian Xing didn’t just know about it, she had seen it!!!
In her previous life, in Pet Beast Evolution Battle, during the tenth-anniversary event, in a buggy map…
There had been an NPC pet beast with five combined evolution characteristics. Lian Xing had pestered it for information, but the NPC had remained silent. Only after she had asked hundreds of times, as if triggering a hidden condition, had it reluctantly revealed the term transcendent evolution…
Lian Xing had tried to research it, but the Moonlight Rabbit’s Ancient Species evolution plan had been her priority, so she hadn’t had time for anything else.
What had impressed her most about that transcendent evolution NPC was—
Its five combined evolution characteristics could be from different tiers…!!!
Royal-Tier, Monarch-Tier, even Emperor-Tier…
In other words, it could absorb characteristics from higher tiers!!!
To put it simply, the Red Prison Palace Master could fulfill the requirements of a Royal-Tier Super Rare Species evolution path for the Golden Leaf, then devour the Amber Palace and the Topaz Double Wheel evolution paths.
This way, although the Golden Wheel was still a High-Tier mutated pet beast, it would possess the characteristic of a Royal-Tier pet beast!!!
This was truly transcendent evolution…
“But…the rarity difference has to be significant, right…?”
“The Amber Palace is already a Super Rare Species path. If it wants to devour more, it only has two options left: another top-tier Super Rare Species evolution path, or a King level Rare Species evolution path.”
“Preferably…above Royal-Tier…” Lian Xing thought, her expression slightly troubled.
Although she had found a new evolution path for the Golden Leaf, it was a long and difficult path. The requirements for Rare Species weren’t easy to fulfill.
But there was another way to quickly enhance the Red Prison Palace Master’s power.
That was…
Sheathing, exclusive to Weapon Species!!!
Lian Xing raised her head, her gaze fixed on the wary, blue scabbard figure.
As long as the Red Prison Palace Master consumed its life crystal, it could not only inherit a second characteristic from a Royal-Tier pet beast of the same type, but also learn the Sheathing technique from its experience, its combat power increasing significantly!!!
Lian Xing couldn’t wait to defeat it…
“Whoosh——!!!!!”
In the next second, under everyone’s shocked gazes, the Red Prison Palace Master’s rings shattered, their outer ring expanding, transforming into a giant, illusory palace that covered a quarter of Bimen Pass.
The Red Quality combat skill, Red Prison Palace, activated!!!
At this moment, the red sphere was drenched in cold sweat.
This attack range was unavoidable…
And it could clearly sense that the opponent had an Arcane Art that specifically countered a Viral Species’s void.
So, in this situation, unable to use their combat skills…what could they do?
Everyone here…was doomed!!!
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