Chapter 303: Metamorphosis
Chapter 303: Metamorphosis
After contributing his own Life Orb, Old Ti's Golden Bud's aura visibly weakened, its shell opening like a sapphire gem, and its eyes fixed intently on Li Qian.
Facing such expectant gazes, Li Qian did not act immediately but instead rested on the spot.
He understood a principle: to do a good job, one must first sharpen one's tools. So, he had the Greenlight Sprite adjust its condition.
The upcoming second evolution would be more challenging than the first, requiring the continuous use of the "Life Dew" skill, which was also a considerable burden for the Greenlight Sprite.
Li Qian had to ensure its condition was flawless.
After resting for about ten minutes, Li Qian felt it was sufficient and glanced at the Greenlight Sprite with an inquiring look.
The latter firmly nodded in agreement.
It wasn't that Li Qian didn't want to let the Greenlight Sprite continue resting, but Old Ti's Golden Bud, after losing its Life Orb, was visibly deteriorating.
It was estimated that it wouldn't be long before it might fall below the Overlord rank.
Li Qian wasn't sure if this would affect the evolution, so he chose the most prudent approach.
He immediately initiated the evolution.
Upon Li Qian's command, the Greenlight Sprite, without the slightest hesitation, once again diligently performed the "Life Dew" skill.
The Life Dew fell, scattering like a heavenly shower of golden light, enveloping a wide area.
This scene looked rather dreamy and beautiful, but as the nurturing master of evolution, Li Qian had no appreciation for it.
He stood quietly, gazing at the evolution light, closely observing Old Ti's Golden Bud's condition. The evolution light grew more intense, but it consistently maintained a certain gap with the previous evolution.
This gap, even when reaching the stage of contributing evolution resources, did not improve, making it hard not to suspect that this evolution lacked foundation.
Regarding this, Li Qian wasn't the least bit anxious. He continued watching without any further action.
At this moment, his control over evolution and the state of pets during evolution had reached an extremely exaggerated level.
Old Ti's Golden Bud's every subtle change was clearly visible under his observation.
At a certain moment, he suddenly sensed that the energy within Old Ti's Golden Bud showed signs of decline, and he immediately gave the order, "Now!"
The Life Orb that had evolved into a Tidal Sea Spirit, offered by Senior Elena, flew out and was directly absorbed by Old Ti's Golden Bud, just like the previous one.
Immediately afterward, under Li Qian's nervous and expectant gaze, Old Ti's Golden Bud reacted.
This reaction was within his expectations.
Originally, the evolution light of this second evolution, which was noticeably weaker than the first, suddenly intensified as if doused with a bucket of oil, instantly surging and rising into the air, reaching a height of nearly two hundred meters.
Such terror, such an exaggerated evolution light, was noticed by Old Ti and his companions, who were guarding the valley entrance, at the first moment.
They all looked towards the direction of the rising evolution light with astonished gazes.
"This evolution light is too terrifying!"
"Next, it should be Old Ti's Golden Bud evolving."
"Li Qian was right; this second evolution method indeed has greater potential."
The three couldn't help but discuss.
Ms. Han Ke even praised, "The evolution method is indeed excellent, but in my opinion, what's even more excellent is Li Qian himself."
"Now I finally understand why the Sandbank Beast University would pay such a high price to specially recruit him!"
"Alright, stop talking about it. We need to be more vigilant now. With such a huge commotion, I'm afraid... we might attract some unwelcome guests."
Old Ti reminded them with a sentence.
Elena immediately thought of something, "That group from before probably won't turn back, after all, there's Mountain Shaker guarding this place."
Old Ti shook his head, "I'm not referring to that group of people. They're just a bunch of ordinary adventurers. To put it bluntly, they're a mob, gathering together, making a racket, and then dispersing, leaving behind a bunch of underlings."
"What I'm worried about is someone else, or... something else, you know, in this plane, complex situations are not uncommon."
Just as the three were whispering, inside the valley, evolution had reached the most critical moment.
Li Qian remained focused, not daring to be careless.
He saw the pain on Golden Bud's face in the light of evolution, and immediately spoke up, offering encouragement, "Golden Bud, hang in there. Just hold on a little longer, and what awaits you next is a smooth path."
"I believe you don't want to see Old Ti wasting away like this either. His future is in your hands."
Li Qian tried to encourage him, but it was futile. Because after Golden Rain's evolution, he had already discovered that after losing the Life Orb, Golden Bud's physical quality would significantly deteriorate. Under normal circumstances, it would be difficult for her to withstand the energy impact of a Life Orb from a Tidal Sea Spirit.
Even though the dissipated energy was minimal, it wasn't something an ordinary Golden Bud could withstand. During this period, the pain endured would be unimaginable.
However, Li Qian believed that Golden Rain could hold on, and Old Ti's Golden Bud should be fine as well.
As it turned out, his guess was correct.
After about a quarter of an hour, the light column gradually dimmed, and within the light of evolution, a humanoid Companion Beast slowly emerged.
Compared to the previous Tidal Sea Spirit, this one was even larger and more formidable.
The trident in its hand emitted a terrifying, chilling light.
"Congratulations to you, Golden Bud. No, I should call you Tidal Sea Spirit now. Congratulations on completing your evolution."
Li Qian saw this scene and a relieved smile appeared on his face.
Finally, the evolution was complete. He didn't disappoint Old Ti's expectations and helped his Companion Beast Golden Bud to complete the evolution.
At this moment, Old Ti's transformation must have been significant as well.
Li Qian originally wanted to rush out to check on the situation, but after thinking about it, he suppressed this impulse.
Right now, the more important thing was to understand the state of this newly evolved Tidal Sea Spirit.
As for Old Ti, the situation there was definitely optimistic, and there was no need to rush out to check.
This was Li Qian's thought, and his idea basically matched the actual situation.
Just as Old Ti's Golden Bud completed her evolution, at the valley entrance, Old Ti's state also underwent a sudden and tremendous change.
His body emitted a faint pale white glow.
Under this glow, his entire physical state underwent a dramatic transformation.
His originally half-white hair turned as dry as fallen leaves at this moment, falling out strand by strand, and after a moment, it grew back, but the regrown hair was all black.
Additionally, the wrinkles on his face shed like a cicada's shell, and a layer of dead skin came off, revealing relatively younger, more vibrant skin underneath.
Old Ti touched his face and wiped away a layer of dead skin.
After realizing that something might have happened to his body, he immediately took out a small mirror to examine himself.
When he saw the face of a middle-aged man in his forties in the mirror, his eyes welled up with emotion for a moment...
He looked at Ms. Han Ke beside him, his gaze intense. His feelings of inferiority vanished, and finally, he no longer felt ashamed.
Of course, this was just Old Ti's wishful thinking.
If Li Qian were here and understood his thoughts, he would definitely scoff at them.
Because even after becoming younger, standing next to Ms. Han Ke, he would still give off a beauty-and-the-beast vibe.
(End of Chapter)
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