Chapter 574: Dreamlike Aurora Butterfly, Farewell to the Oceanic Crystal Turtle"

Chapter 574: Dreamlike Aurora Butterfly, Farewell to the Oceanic Crystal Turtle"

Humans, at times, should venture out more.

Often, not only can it broaden one's horizons, but it can also bring unexpected gains.

Take this trip, for instance.

Aside from Little Flame's harvest, the Thousand Islands Archipelago's auction also provided Su Ping with an eye-opening experience.

Not to mention the two Saint Spirit Rank resources he acquired almost for free.

Previously, Miss Qin's mutated Ancient Tree of Life had indeed been on Su Ping's mind.

The Dual Harmony Qi was indeed a bit tricky to obtain, but he hadn't expected it to come so easily.

So, upon returning to the Heart of All Spirits, Su Ping was in a pretty good mood.

However, after returning, he realized within half a day that his previous estimate had been a bit optimistic.

The Sea King Naga's arm still showed no signs of forming a life entity.

In other words, the estimated three-day timeline needed to be extended further.

But Su Ping understood that creating a brand new type of beast companion, especially at this stage of creating a new type of life, couldn't be rushed.

After spending half a day inspecting the situation, he once again added some life resources to the pool where the Sea King Naga's arm was sealed, then left.

The estimate for the Sea King Naga's arm was slightly off, but Feather Saint's support was indeed helpful.

Not only did he send the Dragon Essence Blood, but he sent an entire small bottle, enough for ten drops.

This finally allowed Su Ping, back at the Heart of All Spirits, to avoid any unexpected deviations from his plan.

However, regarding the Rainbow Dragon, which was bred by the Four Seas Dragon Palace in Dragon City, Su Ping felt it would be better for Saint Feather, the breeder, to witness its evolution personally.

But upon returning to the Heart of All Spirits, he couldn't find Meng Yao.

"Old Zhu, where is Saint Feather?" Su Ping asked Zhu Hong, who was still conducting experiments.

Zhu Hong glanced at the eager Su Ping. "Meng Yao said he should be back in a few days."

Su Ping blinked.

Obviously, the whereabouts of a Saint Spirit Rank beast tamer didn't need to be explained to the others present.

He shook his head. "Alright."

"What? Do you need him for something?" Zhu Hong asked curiously.

"Yeah, Saint Feather sent the Dragon Essence Blood, and I thought I'd evolve the Rainbow Crystal Butterfly first!"

Zhu Hong was taken aback.

Su Ping nodded. "Yeah, it's simple."

Zhu Hong nodded, a bit embarrassed. "It's a Supreme Mastery skill, after all, it's not that easy..."

Then, the veteran element breeding master seemed a bit flustered, turned to Su Ping:

"This Supreme Mastery skill, with just the residual knowledge feedback from the Oceanic Whale, is far from enough!

The difficulty of breeding a beast companion, let alone a Supreme Mastery skill that can leave its mark in history, is beyond words."

Seeing the slightly annoyed Zhu Hong, Su Ping nodded:

"True. Let's go, I estimate that after this evolution, the Rainbow Dragon might be just one step away!"

Zhu Hong, who had been slightly irritated earlier, calmed down and nodded:

"Alright, let's go take a look..."

He could talk about the difficulty of breeding beast companions to anyone, making them understand how challenging it was, especially for a Supreme Mastery skill.

But in front of this young lad, he couldn't bring himself to say it.

The Heart of Water's central location.

The surrounding fence and solitary island marked this spot as a restricted area, off-limits to outsiders. Only Su Ping and a few familiar faces would occasionally come to soak in this special water spirit land: the Dragon Breeding Pool.

"Shh, shh, shh..."

The Summoning Light could also be used on the Rainbow Crystal Butterfly at this moment.

Indeed, a ball of light emerged from the water, enveloping the Rainbow Crystal Butterfly, which was bathed in rainbow light.

This creature seemed almost transparent, with rainbow light flowing within, a stunning sight.

【Rainbow Crystal Butterfly - Wild, Age: 1 year, 10 months, 11 days】

【Attributes: Light, Water】

【Current Realm: Mastery】

【Potential: Supreme Mastery】

【Skills: Rainbow Nest (Mastery), Aurora (Proficient), Water Beast Control (Proficient), Dragon Qi (Proficient)】

In just half a year at the Dragon Breeding Pool, the Rainbow Crystal Butterfly had made significant progress.

As the heart of the Water's essence, this little creature was the reason for the countless water-type ferocious beasts within. Its importance to Su Ping was undeniable.

At the Mastery Realm, the Dragon Qi skill had reached Proficiency.

All conditions for evolution were fully met.

Most importantly, the evolution process itself wasn't even that challenging.

When Su Ping initially explored the elementization of beasts, he understood the key points of this evolution.

A beast in a heavily injured state would evolve into an elementized beast after the transformation.

The challenge lay in handling this critical juncture with precision.

However, this challenge was not a challenge for Su Ping at all.

This was why, after the Dragon Essence Blood arrived, he could declare that the Rainbow Crystal Butterfly's evolution was already achievable.

The mental shock and pressure quickly caused the originally vibrant Rainbow Crystal Butterfly to suddenly lose its vitality.

Severely injured, the Rainbow Butterfly's life force became extremely weak at this moment.

Having already understood the meaning of this, Zhu Hong looked at Su Ping in surprise:

"Does this evolution of the Rainbow Dragon require elementization?"

Obviously, this was another change beyond Zhu Hong's imagination.

Elementization itself wasn't anything extraordinary.

However, most of the time, Dragon beasts followed a certain rule.

Except for after ascending to the Saint Spirit Rank, most Dragon beasts were still flesh and blood.

Only when the Red Dragon evolved into the Saint Spirit Rank Fire Dragon would it transform from flesh and blood into a pure element body.

Although not all Dragon species were like this.

However, this Rainbow Dragon, as its name suggested, was primarily of the Water and Light elements.

He had initially thought it would become a Silver Dragon or a combination of a Blue Dragon.

Now it seemed that Su Ping was preparing to elementize it at this stage. After receiving Su Ping's nod of confirmation, Zhu Hong didn't ask further questions but silently observed.

The Rainbow Crystal Butterfly's evolution was indeed simple.

No wonder Su Ping had previously spoken so casually about evolving it today.

As the process began, Zhu Hong realized that it could indeed be this straightforward.

After consuming the elementization resources and the final Dragon Essence Blood, the Rainbow Crystal Butterfly, on the verge of death, underwent a transformation, and a soaring light of evolution erupted.

The simplicity of the evolution even left Zhu Hong blinking in surprise as he muttered, "Su Ping, is that it?"

Su Ping nodded, repeating his words, "The previous evolution allowed the Rainbow Coral Worm to initially absorb Dragon Qi, but it lacked the activation of Light element energy. However, an ordinary flesh and blood body couldn't withstand the combined power of Light and Water Dragon Qi."

"As long as it transforms into an element body and simultaneously activates the previously lacking Light element energy, the evolution can be completed."

"But according to my speculation and estimation, even after the evolution is complete, it's not all smooth sailing!"

"The Light and Water energies need to find a balance point within the evolved Rainbow Crystal Butterfly's body. Therefore, during the evolution process, the evolved body needs to remain at the balance point of the two elements."

"This is why I previously asked Uncle Guan to send people to lock the area with light-focusing lamps. Additionally, for a period after the evolution, approximately ten hours, the evolved body needs to remain under intense light, followed by another ten hours in water, and the remaining time at the boundary between light and water."

"Otherwise, the imbalance of energies might cause the evolved body to disperse after evolution."

Listening to Su Ping's words, Zhu Hong nodded thoughtfully.

Looking at the pensive Zhu Hong, Su Ping didn't know what insights the master had gained, and he didn't bother to pay attention, instead calmly observing the light of evolution before him.

The evolution didn't take long.

Twenty minutes later, the light faded, and a vague figure appeared in their sight.

It was a ray of light.

It seemed to be a light with no apparent rules or patterns.

But under the sun's rays, a unique pattern emerged.

It was like a rainbow, yet even more beautiful!

Finally, within the contours of the light, a butterfly carved purely from light appeared before them.

Even Su Ping and Zhu Hong, with their vast experience, were left dizzy and mesmerized by the sight.

It was too beautiful!

It was the first time he had seen such a gorgeous beast.

His Spirit Eye activated instantly, focusing on the strange beast that had transformed into pure light:

【Dream Aurora Butterfly - Wild, Age: One year, ten months, and eleven days】

【Attributes: Light, Water】

【Current Realm: Lord Fourth Stage】

【Race Potential: Monarch Tenth Stage】

【Skills: Dream Nest (Proficient), Aurora Mist (Skilled), Dragon Energy (Proficient), Dream Bubble (Basic), Water Light Ripples (Basic), Rainbow Bridge (Basic), Aurora Sweep (Basic), Water Beast Control (Skilled)】

Dream Aurora Butterfly

Su Ping glanced at the ordinary skills, understanding their general capabilities, and paid them no further attention.

His focus remained on the first two skills after evolution.

Dream Nest, obviously, was the evolved form of the Rainbow Nest.

This was the inherited ability of the Rainbow Coral Worm lineage and one of the most crucial skills for the Water Heart.

【Dream Nest (Skilled): Secretes special resources like 'Aurora Crystal', 'Rainbow Crystal', and 'Rainbow Coral' through self-growth or consumption of food resources, automatically constructing its nest.】

(Aurora Crystal: A unique Light and Water resource produced by the Rainbow Coral Worm's special Dragon evolution, the Dream Aurora Butterfly, exceptionally beautiful.)

The Rainbow Crystal Butterfly's upper-tier resource is the Aurora Crystal, whose grade is variable, depending on the grade of the Rainbow Crystal Butterfly itself and the grade of the consumed food resource.

The Aurora Crystal can affect all water and light-type beasts, releasing a dazzling aurora that nourishes aquatic beasts. It can enhance the birth of wisdom in water and light-type beasts, as well as accelerate the growth speed of light and water-type resources. Additionally, it can speed up the practice of light-type skills for corresponding attribute beasts.

As expected!

Su Ping let out a sigh of relief.

The effect of this skill is still active.

Since the effect is still ongoing, the place where the Dream Aurora Butterfly is located will naturally continue to attract a large number of water-type beasts.

Besides, there's also that special skill:

【Aurora Mist (Proficient): The main body releases a faint aurora mist, which can hide in water sources. The aurora mist can increase the level-up speed of all water and light-type beasts below its own level. It can actively impart the skill 'Rainbow Aurora' to other beasts.】

These two skills are among the most valuable skills in the beast breeding world. One produces exclusive resources and can impart skills, ensuring a lifetime of wealth and prestige for its possessor.

The following skills are also noteworthy.

Water-Light Radiance can improve water quality and energy content, while the rest are excellent combat-oriented skills.

Most importantly, Su Ping noticed something else.

On the Shenlong Clan's Bestiary, as the Rainbow Crystal Butterfly evolved into the Rainbow Crystal Butterfly, a new branch appeared without fail.

On that branch, the Dream Aurora Butterfly clearly indicated another skill.

This little fellow had mastered a racial skill: Dream Aurora.

However, it had just finished evolving, so it was apparent that it hadn't yet comprehended this skill.

This skill seemed to be a Super Rank skill.

As always, the Ten Thousand Spirit Codex never disappointed Su Ping.

However, since it had just evolved, Su Ping decided to communicate mentally, basking in the sunlight and absorbing light element energy for now.

But at that moment, a voice came from not too far away.

"Wow, you didn't even bother to call me when the Rainbow Crystal Butterfly evolved."

As expected, it was Meng Yao, whom Su Ping had mentioned earlier.

This guy, who appeared and disappeared mysteriously, had returned once again.

Su Ping glanced at him, "Master Zhu said you had something to attend to, so I thought I'd evolve first. By the way, where did you go?"

It was clear that the person in front of him had just returned.

Meng Yao stared at the Dream Aurora Butterfly for a while before laughing, "I went to get the sixth beast I had reserved..."

"Your sixth beast? Isn't your sixth beast that Water Dragon? Isn't the Water Dragon your reward for reaching the Saint Spirit Rank?"

Su Ping was surprised.

Meng Yao gave a light hum, "Why can't a reward for reaching the Saint Spirit Rank be given in advance? Upper Virtue is my fifth beast for reaching the Imperial Rank, and I've only been at the Saint Spirit Rank for a little over two years. Even if the Dragon-type beast's talent is abnormal, it's impossible for it to evolve from a cub to the Saint Spirit Rank in such a short time, right? Can't you tell from the three beasts at your place? Upper Virtue was given to me in advance by Ice Sister and the Sea Dragon King. My sixth beast hasn't even been contracted yet!"

Su Ping nodded, understanding the situation.

Indeed, it seemed to be the case.

Meng Yao's impressive beasts seemed to have always been the Water Dragon and the original Thunder Wing Demon.

Thinking about it, it made sense.

"Then what's this sixth beast of yours?"

"Hehe, my beast is naturally not an ordinary one. It's a rare Saint Spirit Rank water-type beast cub. Ta-da!"

He presented a beast egg from his Beast Control Space as if showing off a treasure.

However, soon enough, Su Ping's eyelids twitched.

This thing... why does it look so familiar?

So, Su Ping asked, "Is this... the Mystic Sea Turtle's beast egg?"

Meng Yao was surprised, "Eh? You know about this? Haha, that's great then."

Su Ping didn't know what he meant by 'great'. He thought for a moment and asked, "Is this from the Thousand Islands Nation's auction?"

This time, Meng Yao hadn't expected that, "You know about the Thousand Islands Nation's auction? That's right. This was bought by the Dragon Nation's representative for me..."

"This thing is the sixth beast I had planned for a long time, but now... I've changed my mind!"

Su Ping nodded, understanding the situation.

However, Meng Yao had a special idea:

"Su Ping, that Sea King Naga's arm was also given to you by me. How about this: if your research is successful, the Sea King Naga's arm as a new beast will be contracted to me?"

With these words, the two people present understood the intentions of this seemingly small but cunning fellow.

(End of Chapter)

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