Chapter 149: Cloud Dream Calamity’s Ultimate Evolution, The Strongest Viral Species is Born!!
When Lian Xing first evolved the Mist Colt, she had already explained to it that although the Cloud Dream Calamity’s evolution path was incredibly rare, reaching Throne-level at High-Tier, she only knew the requirements up to Commander-Tier. After that, how to reach Royal-Tier, she could only guess…
But at least now, the Cloud Dream Calamity’s Commander-Tier evolution was…guaranteed.
“The two most difficult requirements for breaking through to Commander-Tier have already been met: equipping a Green Quality combat skill and defeating an unconventional opponent.”
“Defeating an Ancient Juvenile Species…it’s definitely equivalent to defeating a Monarch-Tier pet beast, perhaps even more beneficial for Cloud Dream Calamity’s future evolution…”
“And as for the Emperor-Tier crystal, consuming it now will also preemptively fulfill a future evolution requirement.” Lian Xing pondered inside Cloud Dream Calamity’s Viral Space.
She was facing a crucial decision.
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Let Cloud Dream Calamity evolve immediately, then consume the Emperor-Tier crystal.
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Have it consume the crystal first, then evolve, suppressing its level.
The second option, known as level suppression, had a clear advantage.
It would allow Cloud Dream Calamity to slowly absorb the energy and experience from the Emperor-Tier crystal while it was still at Commander-Tier (levels 60-100).
If she chose the first option, Cloud Dream Calamity’s level would instantly reach the Commander-Tier cap of 100 upon consuming the crystal, which would slow down its future growth in terms of comprehension and willpower, creating a bottleneck.
“Well, the second option it is. With my blood to feed it, leveling up isn’t a problem…”
“Cloud Dream Calamity, consume the crystal.” Having made her decision, Lian Xing gave the command.
To avoid any unforeseen circumstances, she had to dispose of…Three-Inch Incense’s crystal as soon as possible.
So, Cloud Dream Calamity floated over and swallowed the dark, abyss-like life crystal.
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“Boom!!!!!”
In the next second, a terrifying black light erupted, Lian Xing’s golden hair whipping around wildly. Centered around Cloud Dream Calamity’s life crystal, a powerful pressure churned the surrounding Viral Pet Essence. Collapse, destruction, reconstruction…after repeating this cycle several times, its Viral Space began to expand rapidly.
As everyone knew, when a Viral Species reached a certain level, its Viral Space would transform into a…tangible world…
Like Ephemeral’s starry sky tree, or the Azure Sky Emperor’s cauldron…
At this moment, after consuming the Emperor-Tier crystal, Cloud Dream Calamity’s empty void also began to solidify…
Under Lian Xing’s expectant gaze, layers of jade-green staircases spiraled upwards, surrounded by crystalline palaces, finally forming a towering emerald green pagoda that pierced the sky.
An endless sea of clouds swirled around the pagoda, and a vast, almost suffocating pressure spread outwards.
“Buzzzzzz—”
Inside the Viral Space, the air pressure and buzzing were intense.
At this moment, even Star Sand, a Legend, and the Moonlight Rabbit, with its Shining prototype, their presence was completely suppressed by Cloud Dream Calamity’s aura.
And sensing this overwhelming aura, Lian Xing, standing beneath the giant pagoda, her figure like a tiny speck of dust, immediately said, “Alright, Cloud Dream Calamity, use Three-Inch Incense’s remaining energy to break through now!!”
“Suppress your aura. Don’t let the overflowing Pet Essence boost your level too much!!!”
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“Whoosh——!!!!!”
In the next second, the white clouds surrounding the jade pagoda began to churn. Above the pagoda, the clouds parted, revealing a brilliant, burning sunset glow…
The dazzling light distorted the Viral Space, the Pet Essence within becoming blurry, as if the space itself was folding in on itself.
Finally, all the white clouds within the void were purified by the sunset glow, transforming into a dreamlike orange hue.
From below, it looked like a flowing, feathered robe, surrounding the jade pagoda.
[Commander-Tier — Viral Species — Dreamflow Sunset Glow LV61]
[Talent: Floating Cloud, Mist Walk, Samadhi, Soul Severance]
[Arcane Art: Shock Absorb, Shield, Endurance, Instant Burst, All Resistance Enhancement]
[Combat Skill: North Wind, Illustrious Form, Spectral Severance, Viral Duel]
[Viral Space has inherited a portion of Three-Inch Incense’s durability.]
[Gloomy Heart’s enhancement effect has been overwritten.]
[Throne-Level characteristics enhanced.]
[Characteristic 1: Dreamflow Sunset Glow’s Viral Space refreshes every five seconds, recovering 50% of the damage taken by its viral barrier within the past five seconds.]
[Characteristic 2: Dreamflow Sunset Glow gains a weakening aura. Nearby pet beasts’ attack speed, movement speed, thought processes, and Pet Essence flow are significantly reduced.]
[Characteristic 3: Dreamflow Sunset Glow creates a super cool visual effect every time it uses Shared Travel, lasting until it reemerges, making it impossible to predict its location.]
[New Talent: Samadhi (When the Viral Space is active, suppresses all enemies within a certain range. Viral Species voids are forcibly revealed, Elemental Species cannot use Elementalization, Weapon Species are forced to unequip and their Sheathing is sealed, Mechanical Species cannot use their parts, and Biological Species’ Awakening duration is significantly reduced.)]
[New Talent: Soul Severance (Unlocked after mastering Awakening.)]
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“Whew~~~” After a long while, as Cloud Dream Calamity’s Viral Space finally finished reconstructing, Lian Xing, who had been holding her breath, let out a sigh of relief.
Witnessing a pet beast’s evolution was exciting, but also nerve-wracking…
If a mutated evolution suddenly occurred, the Beast Tamer might even want to reset themselves…
But thankfully, everything had gone smoothly. This time, thanks to the Fluorescent combat skill, North Wind, and Three-Inch Incense’s energy, Dreamflow Sunset Glow’s Viral Space had materialized before the tournament even began…
But without proper testing, Lian Xing couldn’t determine Dreamflow Sunset Glow’s current strength.
Sitting on a cloud, after Cloud Dream Calamity’s successful evolution, Lian Xing turned her attention to the Golden Leaf.
Honestly, the Red Prison Palace Master was starting to fall behind. This was the unavoidable disadvantage of mutated evolutions… Like the damage calculation formulas in most online games…
If the enhancements from Awakening and bloodline combat skills were multiplicative, then the Red Prison Palace Master’s method of enhancing its Arcane Arts by consuming crystals was just adding ordinary damage that had already overflowed…
It could only increase its quantity, not its quality… Not to mention that it could only consume ten crystals per day.
As a High-Tier newborn, its growth potential was limited…
From the Baiyue Province Academy League until now, the Red Prison Palace Master’s current form was becoming obsolete. It couldn’t compare to Calamity Sun, which could ignore tier differences and cause widespread destruction…
Thinking of this, Lian Xing frowned.
“What should I do now…”
“The Sun-Seizing Divine Capital’s rarity isn’t high enough to completely absorb the Amber Palace. Should I just wait…?” Normally, it wouldn’t be a problem.
But the Grand Finals were about to begin, and Lian Xing could sense the Golden Leaf’s waning fighting spirit.
In this state, the Red Prison Palace Master couldn’t possibly complete the absorption.
At this moment, Lian Xing realized her mistake.
The key to transcendent evolution was for the new form’s rarity and willpower to completely overwhelm the previous form. Although the Sun-Seizing Divine Capital’s rarity was high, the Amber Palace’s will, honed through countless battles alongside Lian Xing, couldn’t be so easily suppressed. It wasn’t like the Topaz Double Wheel…
What could she do in this stalemate…?
“Should I just trigger the fourth transcendent evolution and have it devour…both the Sun-Seizing Divine Capital and the Amber Palace?”
“The Red Prison Palace Master is one of the pet beasts that defeated the Ancient Juvenile Species. It definitely meets the requirements for a fourth evolution. But I’m afraid it won’t be able to suppress even one of them, let alone two…”
“Perhaps this is because I’ve been suppressing its destructive nature… I was too arrogant, I thought that designating all viewers as allies would prevent it from becoming a Fallen Species.”
“It seems…from now on, I have to unleash the Golden Leaf’s true nature…” After pondering for a moment, Lian Xing had her answer.
Fallen evolution was a distant goal, even in her previous life, she hadn’t even scratched the surface…
Instead of trying to force it to kill everyone, it would be better to unleash its destructive power first.
This way, even if it never reached the end of the Fallen path, it could still regain its strength after multiple transcendent evolutions.
Thinking of this, Lian Xing took out a Weapon Species Monarch-Tier life crystal from Dreamflow Sunset Glow’s void. This was one of the trophies Cloud Dream Calamity had collected from the Azure Sky Emperor’s cauldron.
No matter what, she would give it to the Golden Leaf now, preparing for its fourth transcendent evolution…
And this would be the first Monarch-Tier crystal the Golden Leaf consumed.
Inside the white, cloud-filled deer space…
The atmosphere between the five girls was tense…
The white-haired girl and the armless girl had no idea what was going on. They hadn’t even participated in this year’s All-Pet Beast Tournament. In comparison, Tears Maiden, Thunder Fly, and Lian Xing were like stars…
What puzzled them most was the complicated relationship between these three. Tears Maiden, usually cold and aloof, had actually defended Lian Xing in the second qualifier round, even declaring her…her woman…
But why was Thunder Fly so hostile towards Tears Maiden?
Was she also interested in Lian Xing?
And what was even more puzzling…Lian Xing, like an airhead, hadn’t even bothered to explain or clarify anything, as if she didn’t care about this awkward situation.
If you asked Lian Xing, she would say—
I have 20 relationship slots, why be so serious…?
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“Youth is truly wonderful~~~” the Moonwalker Mother chuckled, sensing the unusual tension.
Thunder Fly, seemingly distracted, left after a brief conversation. Soon, the other three also left, only Lian Xing remaining, as if she had something to say.
“What is it, Little Star? Do you have any questions?”
“Mother, I have some questions about evolution. Could you answer them for me?” Lian Xing asked, playing with Little Moonwalker.
“Relax. Tell me~~~”
“I want to know all the Monarch-Tier evolution paths for the Golden Leaf, Weapon Species type. Only Super Rare and Throne-Level. I don’t need the lower rarity ones.”
Hearing this, the Moonwalker Mother paused, then smiled gently.
“This is the first time you’ve asked me about evolution paths, Little Star. How rare… I thought you knew everything and didn’t need to ask me~~~”
“Little Tears has asked me over two hundred times. At first, she would ask to come here almost every day, then the frequency gradually decreased. So, feel free to ask me anything.”
“T-Two hundred times!?” Had Tears Maiden really asked about pet beast evolution paths that many times!?
Hearing this absurd number, Lian Xing felt a surge of unease…
Was Tears Maiden, using Rainwater’s reset ability and the Mother’s evolution knowledge, planning something…big…?
But Lian Xing quickly dismissed these thoughts.
Compared to Tears Maiden’s strange behavior, the Red Prison Palace Master’s evolution was more important.
Actually, there was a reason she had asked the Mother.
Although she had been known as the walking pet beast encyclopedia in her previous life’s Pet Beast Evolution Battle, that knowledge had only been based on three years of collective effort from all the players in the server. She had only just begun to explore the Emperor-Tier.
But the Moonwalker Mother, having lived for hundreds of thousands, even millions of years, it must know about some hidden evolution paths that she wasn’t aware of.
“Heh, I don’t know about all the Golden Leaf’s branches, but I know more than the current database. I still remember many of the ancient evolution forms. I’ll transfer the information to you~~~”
“Since this is your first time asking, Little Star, I won’t charge you~~~” As the Moonwalker Mother finished speaking, a vast amount of information flooded Lian Xing’s mind.
The Golden Leaf’s evolution paths, in the form of a tree diagram, branched out endlessly, and Lian Xing sensed countless ancient auras, far surpassing her current understanding of the Golden Leaf’s Weapon Species forms.
Powerful, but also difficult…
Almost all the evolution requirements involved defeating an Ancient Juvenile Species, or some ancient being, or even killing a specific Ancient Species.
After scanning the information, Lian Xing’s starry eyes lit up.
Found it…!!!
A being that could definitely suppress both the Sun-Seizing Divine Capital and the Amber Palace’s will, but its evolution requirements weren’t as outrageous…
The most difficult requirement, defeating an Ancient Juvenile Species, had already been fulfilled.
Feeling the satisfaction of this unearned gain, Lian Xing almost wanted to ask the Mother about Dreamflow Sunset Glow’s future evolution paths too.
No, absolutely not…!!! Lian Xing quickly dismissed this dangerous thought.
Relying too much on external help would make her weak. There were countless examples of this throughout history. A Beast Tamer who couldn’t discover evolution paths on their own wasn’t a true Beast Tamer.
This one time with the Golden Leaf was enough. After all, it was a special case of mutated evolution. From now on, she couldn’t rely on the Mother anymore!!
Meanwhile, seeing Lian Xing’s conflicted expression, the Moonwalker Mother smiled, amused.
“Is relying on me really that bad?”
“As long as you can reach the peak of evolution, the process doesn’t matter~~~”
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“It’s different, Mother. You are the apex of the 72 Legends, a being born at the end of the evolutionary path.”
“But there are many weak beings in this world. Effort, talent, luck…even if we give everything, we’re still just insignificant… For us…weak Beast Tamers, if we lose even the will to struggle…how can we evolve?”
“So, if I ever ask for your help again, Mother, please don’t show any mercy. Just crush me…” With that, Lian Xing thanked the Moonwalker Mother again and left the space.
Actually, there was one more thing she hadn’t said.
Relying on external help…you could indeed reach the peak of Legends. In fact, there wasn’t a single Legend who hadn’t relied on external help.
But that was because the 72 Legends were born powerful, their existence cherished and admired…
However, what Lian Xing wanted wasn’t just the peak of Legends…
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A few seconds later, watching the golden-haired girl’s figure disappear, a look of admiration appeared in the white deer’s eyes.
It wasn’t admiring Lian Xing’s stubbornness or persistence, but her shameless hypocrisy.
First, she asked for the Golden Leaf’s evolution path, then declared that she wouldn’t need any more help…
Wasn’t this like those who regretted their actions after selling themselves, vowing never to do it again?
Then don’t use the Golden Leaf’s evolution path either!!
This was self-deception~~~
But only with this shameless self-belief, this unwavering conviction in her own righteousness, could she influence her pet beasts’ evolution paths, correcting mistakes, even bypassing requirements…
“Little Star, I’m becoming more and more fond of you~~~”
“If you ask for my help again, I’ll fulfill my promise. I won’t be so lenient next time…”
Ten days after the qualifiers…
The All-Pet Beast Tournament, the battle of the top 100, was about to begin.
Three participants from the Beast Tamer Alliance had qualified: Dead Ash, Lian Xing, and, surprisingly, Moon Princess.
Both Chiyu and Zi Meng had been eliminated, only Moon Princess had made it to this round.
The second qualifier’s rules had been advantageous for her. She had the blood of an Emperor-Tier Beast Tamer, and her half-sister, the Golden Flower Flying Moon, was a Viral Species. Having constantly interacted with a Viral Species, not only had she easily reached the top 100, but she could have even reached the top 50 with a little more effort.
Meanwhile, the Beast Tamers in Baiyue Province were sitting before their screens, eagerly awaiting Lian Xing’s appearance. They had been terrified when Lian Xing had been threatened by the Emperor-Tier pet beast, but thankfully, that imposing Tears Maiden had saved her.
The Saintess of Worry-Free Pond, a lord of the Seven Heavens…that was a scary title…
Soon after that incident, fan fiction about Tears Maiden and Lian Xing had become incredibly popular, even breaking the sales record in Baiyue Province’s online literature scene, with over 100 million pre-orders, ten times higher than the previous record held by the Silver Dragon x Lian Xing fan fiction.
Besides that, there was also a story about Lian Xing being abused by billions of pet beasts from the Dominating Cauldron Palace, which had also been popular for a while, but due to its negative impact on Lian Xing’s image, it had been quickly censored by the officials.
However, after some minor revisions, just changing the title and the character’s inner thoughts, the content remained largely the same, now titled—[Lian Xing Single-Handedly Dominates the Entire Dominating Cauldron Palace].
Under everyone’s gaze, on a giant, cloud-covered mountain peak, a golden-haired girl with buns and starry eyes, dressed in white stockings, appeared.
As the protagonist of the auto-loot incident, Tears Maiden’s lover, Moon Rabbit Lian Xing’s appearance instantly energized the livestream chat. Not only in other regions, but even within the Dominating Cauldron Palace, there were many Lian Xing fans. Perhaps because Jade Lady’s usual behavior was too eccentric and annoying, she wasn’t very popular online…
Soon, the petite, green-haired girl with twintails also arrived.
Unlike what Lian Xing had expected, Jade Lady didn’t glare at her, instead giving her a friendly smile.
Seeing this, Lian Xing frowned.
“Lover’s consort…”
“Has she already been…favored…?”
“In that case…she can no longer be considered a normal person…” Normally, after being suppressed by Tears Maiden’s aura and status, Jade Lady should have felt some shame or anger…
But she was acting as if nothing had happened…
This meant…she truly didn’t care…
According to the future information from Pet Beast Evolution Battle, Lover, one of the 72 Legends, was searching for consorts all over the world. The Beast Tamers who received its blessing would go through three stages.
First stage, engagement: could use a small portion of Lover’s power.
Second stage, consummation: could share memories and vision with other consorts.
Third stage, childbirth: could summon the pet beasts of other consorts within a certain range.
And Jade Lady…she had clearly reached the second stage. Her thoughts and consciousness were being shared by countless consorts, her sense of self likely diminished, her perspective now similar to that of a player controlling a game character…
The reason she had exposed Lian Xing earlier was simply because the other consorts wanted to watch the drama…
It was like playing a game and randomly kicking an NPC without caring about the consequences…
Thinking of this, Lian Xing also smiled at Jade Lady.
Among Lover’s consorts, only the most beautiful could reach the third stage. With Jade Lady’s ordinary appearance, Lian Xing wasn’t worried about her suddenly summoning an Emperor.
Soon, the other T0 contenders also arrived: Dead Ash, Thunder Fly, the Second Princess, Snow Sun, Little Flower Goddess, and finally, Tears Maiden, whose appearance instantly ignited the livestream chat.
As one of the seven lords of the Seven Heavens, her presence was overwhelming, her support rate reaching 90%, the other contenders sharing the remaining 10%.
A moment later, the Monarch-Tier Beast Tamer from the Dominating Cauldron Palace, who had commentated on the previous match, appeared again.
“Ten days have passed, and the top 100 participants from the qualifiers have gathered here. The battle for the top 100 in the All-Pet Beast Tournament can now officially begin.”
“According to tradition, these 100 participants will engage in 1v1 Unlimited battles until the final champion is decided!!!”
“If there’s an odd number of participants, there will be a resurrection match for those eliminated in the previous round, ensuring an even number of participants, with no byes.”
“Now, please choose your opponents for the first round, starting with those closest to each other~~~~”
As the commentator finished speaking, the participants were stunned.
What? Not a random draw…?
Meanwhile, before Lian Xing could even react, her aura and Jade Lady’s were locked…
They looked at each other, their expressions strange…
All-Pet Beast Tournament, top 100, first round.
Lian Xing’s opponent was Jade Lady of the Dominating Cauldron Palace…
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