Chapter 36:
“Whoosh——!!!!!”
Youlan Academy East Side, Youxi Valley Portal Area.
As the beast tide was about to unlock, over a hundred students had gathered at the portal entrance. After a long wait, as the golden starlight barrier gradually dissipated, they finally saw the scene within the beast tide.
“Boom!!!!”
“Boom, boom!!!!”
A devastating sandstorm swept through the entire valley, the sky and earth darkening. Even from a distance of over ten kilometers, they could feel the oppressive force.
Almost all the students and lecturers were stunned, their mouths agape. They had imagined many scenarios, but they hadn’t expected such a catastrophic scene!!!
Even more terrifying was that as the sandstorm spread, the mountains and forests disappeared at a visible rate. Trees, streams, rocks, walls, caves…everything turned to dust and vanished under the onslaught of sand. Even the ground was collapsing, sinking, and being buried…
“Chi Yan, what the hell?”
“This…doesn’t seem right…” A lecturer wiped the cold sweat from his brow, walking over to the red-haired girl and asking.
Judging by this devastation, forget about searching for the Rare Species, even stepping inside would probably result in instant annihilation, wouldn’t it…?
“The old man went to Starlight Academy to discuss something and won’t be back for a while…”
“By the way, Lecturer, shouldn’t we evacuate the students?” Chi Yan’s face was also pale, her eyes fixed on the scene before her, her lips moving slightly.
In this situation, her captain was probably already dead, right?
Whether it was mountains or the ground, would everything be pulverized the moment the sand touched it?
This terrifying destructive power was beyond her comprehension.
Was this…
Star Sand, one of the 72 Legends?
“Wait, something’s not right!!!”
“Look over there!!” At this moment, Ye Zhuzhi, the green-haired woman, suddenly grabbed Chi Yan’s shoulder and shouted.
Following her pointed finger, everyone saw a group of moving dots in the sky. At the edge of the sandstorm, they could vaguely see a flock of Mid-Tier birds circling in the air, as if patrolling. They weren’t being pulverized by the sand but were flying unharmed. And the surface of each pet beast’s body was covered in golden starlight, as if they had received some kind of special blessing.
This was…
Companion beasts protecting the Rare Species?
What was going on? The situation inside was so chaotic, but the beast tide was still ongoing!?
At this moment, many students understood the nature of the beast tide. And Chi Yan, Ye Zhuzhi, Hei Lan, and other high-ranking Supernovas also finally realized. The sand could only pulverize inanimate objects, destroying the terrain, but it couldn’t harm living beings…
Realizing this, everyone stepped into the Youxi Valley portal.
However, no one noticed—
Three minutes earlier, the moment the beast tide began, Lian Xing had secretly teleported to the portal leading to the depths of Youquan Cave. At the time, everyone was too shocked and confused to notice.
Someone had snuck in…!!!
Depths of Youquan Cave.
The iconic white stockings, starry eyes, and golden buns. With a slender, shapely leg in semi-transparent, knee-high white stockings stepping out, the golden-haired girl emerged from the blue vortex.
After observing the devastated surroundings, Lian Xing smiled slightly.
“As expected, it’s Star Sand~~~~”
In the five years since Pet Beast Evolution Battle launched, only 11 of the 72 Legends in the Rare Compendium had ever appeared, and Star Sand was one of them. Star Sand’s terrifying ability to vaporize the map upon appearing had left a deep impression on countless players. It could not only flatten any PVP arena map but also permanently erase wilderness maps and secret realm instances.
Unfortunately, due to its extremely demanding evolution requirements, Star Sand had never evolved to Commander-Tier.
And not just Star Sand.
In fact, none of the 11 appeared 72 Legends had ever graced the professional league stage…
Their evolution speed couldn’t keep up with the game’s updates!!!
Meanwhile, as Lian Xing reminisced, a strange sound came from the depths of the cave. A few seconds later, countless Crystal Quivers, their spherical bodies covered in starlight patterns, emerged from the dust-filled cave.
When a beast tide erupted, all wild pet beasts within the domain would become companion beasts of the “Rare Species,” inheriting some of its abilities. This meant…
These Crystal Quivers had now inherited some of Star Sand’s abilities.
Seeing this, Lian Xing covered her mouth with her hands, her expression a mixture of pity and sympathy.
“What’s going on? Even Mid-Tier pet beasts are being turned into companion beasts?”
“This Star Sand…is so pitiful…”
“Most Legends wouldn’t even bother with Commander-Tier pet beasts, right? Just how desperate is it~~~~”
“Boom!!!!!!!!!!!”
Just as Lian Xing finished speaking, the Giant Moonlight Rabbit behind her suddenly swung its ears, throwing the sand floating in the air. The powerful explosion ripped through the sandstorm, creating holes in the area around the Crystal Quivers.
However, seeing the unusually weak power of the attack, Lian Xing turned and looked at the Giant Moonlight Rabbit with suspicion. The Giant Moonlight Rabbit was also confused.
Why was its throw so weak?
So weak!!!
It had just single-handedly defeated a low-level High-Tier pet beast in the virtual battle without even using the Golden Wheels…
“Hmm!?”
Just as the Giant Moonlight Rabbit was lost in confusion, Lian Xing suddenly realized something. She quickly opened the status panel, and her starry eyes widened in shock.
[Flurry]
[Combo X0]
[Sand Toss (Disabled)]
Seeing this strange message, Lian Xing looked at the Moonlight Rabbit’s panel again, confirming that Sand Toss was active and not disabled.
A few seconds later, as the dust settled, the scattered Crystal Quivers floated back into the air. Despite being hit by the Giant Moonlight Rabbit’s full-power attack, their casualties were minimal…
Seeing this, the Giant Moonlight Rabbit swung its ears again, unbelieving. And as it assumed a throwing stance, Lian Xing finally discovered the truth. At that moment, the Sand Toss icon in the Moonlight Rabbit’s combat skill slot turned grey!!
[Sand Toss (Disabled)]
“Wait, this is…”
“Can’t lock onto targets with combat skills!?”
“This Star Sand’s talent…it’s different from the one in the game!!!” Lian Xing’s eyes widened slightly, her expression shocked.
Undoubtedly, the companion beasts in the beast tide area had all inherited this aspect of Star Sand’s Characteristic. This meant that the attack combat skills of all the students’ pet beasts would be sealed. Support combat skills used on allies should still work…
What kind of talent did this Star Sand have!?
Pet beasts unable to use attack combat skills…it was like a martial artist breaking their own hands. How could they fight!?
“Buzzzzzz!!!”
In the next second, a familiar, giant figure appeared before Lian Xing with a buzzing sound. The turret’s surface was covered in golden starlight patterns, its massive crystalline body looking magnificent and beautiful.
And on top of the turret sat the purple treasure chest Lian Xing had been longing for!!
High-Tier — Mechanical Species — Crystal Arrow Turret!!!
The Crystal Arrow Turret’s enhanced High-Tier aura was astonishing, as if it were on a completely different level compared to the Giant Moonlight Rabbit. The Giant Moonlight Rabbit, with its combat skills sealed, couldn’t even deal with a group of Crystal Quivers, let alone a High-Tier pet beast…
However…
After a brief moment of shock, Lian Xing quickly regained her composure. She was only surprised by the strength of Star Sand’s talent, not panicked by the appearance of a High-Tier Crystal Arrow Turret.
“Hmm, being weakened makes it easier to gain training points…”
“Maybe I’ll even level up after this fight~~~~” Lian Xing said casually.
A few seconds later, as the Crystal Arrow Turret approached, countless Crystal Quivers materialized on its surface. Seeing the impending volley, the Giant Moonlight Rabbit slowly extended its ears backward.
“Whoosh!”
“Whoosh, whoosh!!”
Two giant, sharp, hollow ring-shaped wheels appeared on either side of its ears. One wheel had dark gold irregular patterns on its surface, while the other emitted a dark red glow, the light within resembling flowing lava.
Mid-Tier — Weapon Species — Golden Wheel—
Currently undergoing a magnificent mutated evolution!!!
Facing the approaching light, the Giant Moonlight Rabbit began to swing its ears, spinning the two Golden Wheels like hula hoops. Soon, their spinning forms became a blur, only two faint afterimages circling the Moonlight Rabbit, the deafening noise and buzzing intensifying.
[Overload Deployment (Purple)]
At the same time, the Crystal Arrow Turret was also charging its powerful combat skill, preparing for a head-on confrontation. This skill’s volley was equivalent to the simultaneous attack of a hundred Mid-Tier Crystal Quivers. It was impossible for two Mid-Tier pet beasts to withstand it.
After defeating the enemy before it, it had to immediately rush to the Rare Species’ location and protect it.
As the saying went, when one person achieves enlightenment, all their associates benefit.
Rare Species often sought the protection of stronger beings in their early stages. And once they fully matured, the powerful pet beasts that had protected them would become part of their retinue. Then, precious resources would be readily available, and even Commander and Royal Tiers would be within reach.
Even the Crystal Arrow Turret, a Mechanical Species with minimal emotions, understood the opportunity this beast tide presented.
Of course, some special beings would refuse to become companion beasts of a Rare Species. There was even a bizarre case where a passing Ancient Species, in a bad mood, crushed a Super Rare Species to death…
After all, only fully matured Super Rare Species were qualified to interact with the three special evolutions as equals.
Those that hadn’t yet matured were no different from ants…
“Buzz——!!!”
In the next second, before the Crystal Arrow Turret’s control center could finish analyzing the situation, the Giant Moonlight Rabbit threw both rapidly spinning Golden Wheels.
[Flurry]
[Combo X1]
[Combo X2]
Two earth-shattering beams, like high-speed laser cannons, crackled with lightning in the dust-filled crystal cave, one red and one gold, tracing two parallel lines through space, passing before the Crystal Arrow Turret.
However, at this moment, in the Crystal Arrow Turret’s confused control center’s analysis—
For some reason, the dark gold Golden Wheel was accelerating, while the crimson Golden Wheel was slowing down!!!
What was going on? The two Golden Wheels were flying at different speeds…?
[Topaz (Mutation): Greatly increases rotation speed when moving faster]
[Amber (Mutation): Greatly increases weight when moving faster]
In the end, the terrifyingly accelerating dark gold Golden Wheel arrived almost three times faster than the crimson Golden Wheel!!!
This speed completely exceeded the Crystal Arrow Turret’s calculations. Dark gold arcs of lightning crackled along its path, the explosions sending nearby Crystal Quivers flying.
“Boom——!!!!!”
The moment the dark gold Golden Wheel pierced through it, the Crystal Arrow Turret’s combat skill was finally charged. But it couldn’t understand the strange message from its control center.
[Combat skill activation failed]
[You have been defeated]
“…”
“…”
At the same time, something even more bizarre than the Crystal Arrow Turret’s confusion happened. After the dark gold Golden Wheel tore through everything in its path, the crimson Amber Golden Wheel slowed down even further, finally falling like a powerless paper airplane with a “thud” in front of the Crystal Arrow Turret’s dimmed body, crushing its remains.
[Giant Moonlight Rabbit: 29→30]
[High-Tier evolution path unlocked]
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