Chapter 210: Lian Xing, Transmigrated a Year Early?
—Cloud Mist Sea, Border—
A giant white deer in a cloud-like wedding dress galloped across the sky, her passage leaving trails of mist that thickened the fog of Cloud Mist Sea.
Silver Dragon and the others had to take a Cold Moon Palace tourist airship back to Cloud Mist Sea.
Lian Xing, however, was riding with Moonwalker back to the palace for… business.
Perched on the giant deer’s back, Lian Xing felt a strange sense of unease.
She suspected the very landscape of Cloud Mist Sea was a result of Moonwalker’s daily gallops and exhaust fumes.
But, seriously, this speed was absurd…
Even with Unbreakable Heaven’s Ring’s gene modification, Lian Xing couldn’t see the surroundings clearly, everything reduced to white streaks and blurs.
This was a Guardian’s speed…
Far beyond Mist Colt’s current capabilities.
“By the way, Mother, do you see any new possibilities for Mist Colt’s Monarch-Tier evolution?”
“She’s been stuck at Royal-Tier for too long. Though she’s met the requirements for some basic Monarch forms, they seem too… simple. I don’t want to settle…”
The white deer in the wedding dress paused, then shook her head with amusement.
Moonwalker recalled Lian Xing’s confident declaration.
She had said that if she tried to freeload again, Moonwalker would shatter her bones.
And now, knowing she couldn’t escape, she was shamelessly asking for help…
“There are possibilities, of course. But isn’t it good to suppress her evolution?”
“Let her experience more paths and possibilities. She might even surpass some of the lower-ranked Legends soon.”
“Or you could defeat those Legends yourself, lowering their rankings.”
“Of course, with her current rarity, she’s not quite Legend-level yet…”
“…”
“…”
“Transcend… Legends…?” Lian Xing blinked in disbelief.
Could Legends be replaced?
Right…
It was possible!
Since the Eleventh Zodiac had vanished from the list of Legends, a new Pet Beast must have become the 72nd Legend.
Lian Xing’s eyes widened in realization.
Yes, Mist Colt’s rank evolution could wait. The priority was to increase her rarity, to make one of her abilities comparable to a Legend’s!
Otherwise, even if a low-ranked Legend was removed, Mist Colt wouldn’t necessarily take its place.
Having offered her advice, Moonwalker, according to their agreement, should now be shattering Lian Xing’s bones.
But Lian Xing had clearly given up, adopting a carefree, almost invitingly submissive attitude.
So, Moonwalker would fulfill their agreement upon returning to the palace.
Lian Xing hadn’t considered capturing Little Moonwalker, not only because her three main combat slots were full, but also because of her… relationship with Moonwalker.
If she were to capture one, it would be Moonwalker herself, right?
As for Little Moonwalker, she could be their daughter…
Moonwalker felt the same.
She had initially intended to find a daughter-in-law, but she had ended up remarrying.
Well, remarrying was fine. Little Moonwalker could be left to Lian Xing’s descendants, as long as the family tree didn’t get too messy…
Under Lian Xing’s nervous yet slightly expectant gaze, Moonwalker suddenly bypassed her palace, continuing in another direction without slowing down.
Lian Xing blinked in confusion.
“Huh? Your Highness, aren’t we going back to the palace?”
“…”
“…”
“Oh, sorry, I forgot to tell you.”
“Remember that phone call I received?”
“We detected countless unknown Emperor auras at the edge of Cloud Mist Sea.”
“I suspect a Bubble Pet Beast World has been shattered, its inhabitants flooding in.”
“Fortunately, none are Myriad-Level, and they haven’t left that area yet. We need to investigate immediately!!”
“Cough, cough, cough—!!!” Lian Xing coughed, her face flushing crimson.
Not only from the embarrassment of her dashed expectations, but also from a sudden, incredible thought.
Just seconds before Moonwalker received the call, Snow Flower and Golden Leaf had automatically returned to her Pet Beast space.
Lian Xing suspected the Divine Machine had forcibly shut down its server.
Though it was a shame she couldn’t completely destroy Beast Taming Evolution Duel, this should at least annoy the Divine Machine.
Now, hearing Moonwalker’s words, Lian Xing had a hunch.
That Bubble Pet Beast World… probably…
Uh…
***
Cloud Mist Sea border, a hidden mountainous region.
The Divine Machine had established Beast Taming Evolution Duel’s node here not only because Cloud Mist Sea was the largest territory in the Moon Soul World, but also because of the abundance of Bubble Pet Beast Worlds in this area.
It was like Lian Xing’s starting newbie village.
Once the time was right, after the tenth-anniversary event, the Divine Machine would send all players to a nearby Bubble Pet Beast World, letting them start their journey from a newbie village.
However, something unexpected had occurred: someone had maliciously sent a Fallen Species into the game.
This had forced the Divine Machine to prematurely shut down the server during the fourth-anniversary event, sending all registered players to Cloud Mist Sea in the Moon Soul World.
As for Earth…
It wasn’t a Bubble Pet Beast World subordinate to the Moon Soul World.
It was a distant, abandoned world where Pet Essence had long since dissipated.
There were many such abandoned worlds. Some, having lost their Pet Essence, had seen their human populations dwindle and die out due to infertility.
But Earth had been fortunate. They had developed a potion that allowed young women to conceive through the exchange of… fluids.
This was why the Divine Machine had chosen Earth’s humans as players.
But…
Now, the Divine Machine was losing control.
“Where’s my Ancient Species!? Where did it go!?”
“Why has my Shining Species regressed? Why are all the other Pet Beasts fine, but not my Shining Species!?”
“My Legend is gone too…”
“Thank god, at least I can still summon my Legend!!!”
“Is this a dream? I was just taking a test… I quit this game six months ago!!”
“Weren’t we just attacked by a Fallen Species? Is this a special fourth-anniversary event?”
“Even for a special event, shouldn’t it wait until the tournament ends…?”
Billions of Beast Taming Evolution Duel players gathered, discussing the situation in panicked whispers. Some summoned their Pet Beasts for testing, creating chaos.
Those who could evolve Shining and Ancient Species were mostly hardcore gamers. More than the strangeness of the event, they were concerned about their Pet Beasts’ regression.
Hidden among the players, the Divine Machine sighed.
After a moment of silence, it transmitted a message to all players.
[Players, listen carefully.]
[I’ll only say this once.]
[I am the administrator of Beast Taming Evolution Duel, and also the second-ranked Legend, Divine Machine.]
[This isn’t a bug. Beast Taming Evolution Duel’s server has been invaded. Not a hacking incident, but someone in my world maliciously sent a Fallen Emperor into my server.]
[This isn’t an event. Some of you were playing in non-VR mode, others were studying, shopping, watching movies, even… mating, when you were transported here. You’ll realize this if you talk to each other. Even gods couldn’t do this.]
[Beast Taming Evolution Duel isn’t just a game. It’s a real world. I planned to reveal this on the tenth anniversary, gradually allowing you to summon your Pet Beasts in reality on Earth. But this attack forced my hand.]
[For those who lost their Shining, Ancient, or Legend species, I’ll compensate you with other evolution data and a Black combat skill. Your evolutions were artificial, not meeting even 1% of the requirements for true special evolution paths. I forcibly triggered them.]
[I won’t stop those who want to return to Earth. But if you stay, you’ll gain a thousand-year lifespan and real Pet Beasts, capable of flight, teleportation, moving mountains, and parting seas. You can even… experience the real thing with your Married Pet Beasts—]
[If you want to visit your families on Earth, I’ll set up a portal and lift Earth’s Pet Beast restrictions, allowing others to join. But don’t cause trouble there. If you abuse your power, I’ll send enforcers to deal with you…]
The Divine Machine had prepared this speech long ago.
But it was now delivered six years early.
Silence fell over the players.
Seconds later, many looked excited.
Though some were worried or skeptical, 80% of the players were ecstatic, especially the top Emperor-Tier Beast Tamers.
They couldn’t wait to summon their Emperor Pet Beasts and show off their power to the natives.
Since Beast Taming Evolution Duel had an 18+ mode, many players had treated it as an erotic game, their Pet Beasts as waifus, finding a second life within it.
And now, they had actually transmigrated!
A thousand-year lifespan, superpowers, and real Pet Beasts as companions—it was every fan’s ultimate dream!
Suddenly, a player raised her hand.
“Admin, what are those special markers on the virtual map?”
[Oh right, I must warn you. Avoid those marked locations.]
[The Four Great Calamities, four Fallen Emperors: Storm, Flood, Drought, and Volcano, marked by red arrows.]
[The Shining Bipoles, two Shining Emperors, marked by golden spheres.]
[The Six Guardians, high-ranking Legends, each controlling a territory, marked by blue raindrops. We are currently in the Third Guardian Moonwalker’s territory.]
[The First Emperor, a Myriad-Level Ancient Species, marked by a white leaf. Its aura fluctuates, often disappearing from the map.]
[These are the strongest beings in our world. You’re no match for them.]
As the Divine Machine explained, many players studied the map.
But the Divine Machine noticed their strange expressions.
Before it could ask, a player spoke up.
“Admin, what does it mean when all four colors—white, red, blue, and gold—converge at a single point?”
[Impossible!]
“Well, they are…”
“And it seems… they’re about to overlap with our coordinates?”
“Star Concubine, Lian Xing…? Hey, isn’t that the one with the twin buns?”
“Wait, wasn’t Lian Xing dead?”
As the players murmured, the Divine Machine realized something was wrong.
But before it could check the map, a terrifying aura descended from the sky.
“BOOM!!!!!”
A shockwave erupted, the ground beneath them crushed into a giant deer hoof print.
As the Divine Machine sensed the terrifying aura and the players watched, their faces pale, a deer woman in a white wedding dress, surrounded by swirling clouds, emerged from the crater.
Behind her was a white-stockinged girl with golden Mickey Mouse buns and starry eyes.
The moment they sensed the newcomer’s aura, the Emperor-Tier Pet Beasts within the Emperor-Tier Beast Tamers trembled in fear.
The players, for the first time, understood the meaning of true power, their faces draining of color, their excitement vanishing.
Unlike the cold, unfeeling data in the game…
Facing an insurmountable, despair-inducing presence, they were truly terrified.
This was…
A hellish start!
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