Chapter 181: The Harsh Evolution Conditions
Chapter 181: The Harsh Evolution Conditions
In a fluster, Li Qian finally managed to explain himself, wiping away the cold sweat on his forehead. He silently thought to himself, "In the future, I must be more careful with my words."
If I were to encounter someone who takes things too seriously, who knows what trouble I might stir up.
After clarifying the situation, Li Qian quickly changed the topic to divert attention, "Oh right, Professor Sun, you mentioned that the evolution of the Golden Pearl Bud to the Tide Sea Spirit is not yet perfected, but how did this Tide Sea Spirit in the water evolve?"
"Hmph!" Sun Hongyi heard Li Qian's stiff words and let out a cold huff, but he didn't seem to be in the mood to explain.
Standing nearby, Sun Ruirui finished eating her snack, feeling content. She spoke up to explain the situation, "Senior Sea's evolution was an unexpected event, and there's no way to replicate it."
"So that's how it is," Li Qian said, his face showing a hint of sudden realization.
Seeing that the two were about to engage in another heated discussion, Sun Hongyi became more and more uncomfortable. He immediately called out, "Ah Hai, come out and get some fresh air."
Whoosh!
As Sun Hongyi's voice fell, the calm bay suddenly erupted with a huge splash.
And, it was unclear if it was intentional or not, but the splash just happened to leap over the railing and splattered onto Li Qian, soaking him thoroughly.
He was drenched like a wet chicken.
Standing not far from him, Sun Ruirui remained completely dry.
Such a coincidence, such a bizarre occurrence, Li Qian didn't need to think to know what had happened.
He glanced at Sun Hongyi, unable to hold back his inner ridicule.
With such a small-minded attitude, Sun Hongyi was still a professor at Zhonghai Beast Taming University.
Beside him, Sun Ruirui witnessed this scene, and she couldn't help but stifle a giggle behind her hand.
Li Qian stepped out, moving a little closer, and carefully examined the beast in front of him.
This was the first time he had seen the Tide Sea Spirit with his own eyes.
The Imperial Rank potential beast, at first glance, didn't seem particularly majestic or powerful.
Moreover, because it was a humanoid-type beast, it appeared somewhat "delicate."
Of course, this "delicacy" was relatively speaking.
In reality, the Tide Sea Spirit stood over two meters tall, its skin a deep blue, covered in fine scales, with a tail like a fish's, four arms, giving it a robust and powerful appearance.
Its facial features were not much different from humans, except for the eyes, which were a deep blue, the ears, which were more pointed, and the eyelids, which had a slight difference, covered with a faint layer of silver.
The Tide Sea Spirit had no hair, and instead, its head was adorned with strange coral, twisted and formed into a crown-like shape.
Behind it, there was a fish-like fin, looking rather odd, but upon closer inspection, one would discover that with all these strange organs combined, the Tide Sea Spirit was not ugly at all, but instead, it exuded a unique and peculiar beauty.
It held a trident made of an unknown material, and it gave off a sense of solemnity and authority.
"This is the Tide Sea Spirit!" Li Qian observed the humanoid-type beast floating in mid-air without using any skills, and his heart couldn't help but stir with waves of emotion.
He nodded, continuing to express his thoughts, "It looks extraordinary."
His voice was not soft, and half of it was intentionally directed at Sun Hongyi."
After all, flattery is the best way to get through to someone, and Li Qian understood this principle.
"My Ah Hai is indeed unique," Sun Hongyi spoke with a hint of pride, "Even after the research is complete and it evolves, other Tide Sea Spirits cannot be compared to it."
"The evolution of my Tidal Sea Spirit was achieved after it mistakenly consumed an extremely precious Life Essence resource. Its potential far surpasses that of other companion beasts."
"Other Tidal Sea Spirits only have the potential of an Imperial Tier 1, but mine has reached Imperial Tier 4. And the difficulty of breaking the limit isn't high. In the future, reaching a higher Imperial Tier is not impossible."
Upon hearing this, Li Qian couldn't help but nod in agreement.
No wonder Sun Ruirui had said it couldn't be replicated; it must have been due to consuming an extremely precious Life Essence resource.
"I didn't bring you here just for it." Sun Hongyi pointed to the Tidal Sea Spirit on the water's surface and continued.
After speaking, he once again gave instructions to the Tidal Sea Spirit Ah Hai, "Ah Hai, go and call out that little guy from last time."
"Wuuu..." The Tidal Sea Spirit let out a strange, sob-like sound upon hearing these words.
In the next instant, a loud splashing sound echoed again.
The splashing waves revealed a companion beast with a shape resembling both a seashell and a tulip in Li Qian's field of view.
"It's Golden Pearl Bud!" Almost as soon as the companion beast appeared, Li Qian recognized its identity.
Indeed, this companion beast was his target for this trip and the one he was preparing to help Iron Elder with its evolution—Golden Pearl Bud.
"Pearl..." Golden Pearl Bud, summoned by the Tidal Sea Spirit, looked at it excitedly.
Golden Pearl Bud floated to the surface, seeming very happy as it swam and played around for a while.
It was clear that this Golden Pearl Bud had a rather outgoing personality.
After Golden Pearl Bud played for a while, Sun Hongyi waved his hand and gave instructions, "That's enough, little guy. Try again!"
As his words fell, his gaze suddenly became sharp, and he looked at the Tidal Sea Spirit Ah Hai, "Begin, Ah Hai!"
The Tidal Sea Spirit Ah Hai immediately understood his intention and cast its skill without hesitation.
As the skill was released, a shower of pale blue energy was unleashed. Li Qian, watching this energy being unleashed, exclaimed in surprise, "Life Dew, this evolution method seems a bit harsh!"
At that moment, the Tidal Sea Spirit was indeed using the Life Dew skill.
This skill was of a very high level and quite challenging to master.
As far as Li Qian knew, only companion beasts that had reached the Overlord rank or higher could master this skill.
If Golden Pearl Bud's evolution required this skill for inspiration, future evolutions might be a bit troublesome.
Seeing a large patch of pale blue energy enveloping Golden Pearl Bud like a light curtain, Li Qian, after staring for a moment, noticed something unusual, "This... is at least a Perfect Level Bud Burst skill, right?"
Indeed, at that moment, Golden Pearl Bud was also using its skill, trying to absorb as much energy as possible from the Life Dew.
Li Qian was familiar with this skill, which was one of Golden Pearl Bud's core abilities—Bud Burst.
As far as Li Qian knew, using this skill allowed one to quickly gather and absorb all the energy from the surroundings.
Hearing Li Qian's guess, Sun Hongyi shook his head and added calmly, "No, it's Limit-Breaking Level!"
"These evolution conditions are quite harsh..."
Li Qian knew that the evolution of Golden Pearl Bud into a Tidal Sea Spirit would definitely require more than just these conditions.
However, just these two conditions—at least a Perfect Level Life Dew and a Limit-Breaking Level Bud Burst—were enough to make him frown.
(End of Chapter)
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