Chapter 82: Brocade One's Evolution
Chapter 82: Brocade One's Evolution
After listening to Bull Vigor's analysis of the reasons for failure for about five minutes and his suggestions for improvement for another three minutes, Li Qian felt his confidence returning.
Recalling Bull Vigor's words and combining them with his own knowledge, Li Qian once again rehearsed the process in his mind, taking a deep breath before taking action once more.
He buried the second Array Eye Talisman in the central position and carefully communicated with the Inferno Array and Frost Array once again.
With a thought, his mental power split into two streams, simultaneously infusing both arrays.
Under Li Qian's unwavering gaze, the Inferno Array and Frost Array lit up almost simultaneously with a reddish-orange and blue-white glow.
The light quickly spread, and before long, it converged in the central position, and this time, he observed it very carefully.
The two beams of light should have entered the array eye position at the same time, and it was precisely because this wasn't done correctly, Li Qian realized after his analysis, that the first attempt had failed.
Li Qian's gaze remained fixed, and as the distinctive dark brown glow appeared, he couldn't help but exhale a long breath.
It finally succeeded!
Without hesitation, after seeing the successful array formation, Li Qian immediately cut off the mental power input.
As his mental power was withdrawn, the arrays dimmed, and he felt a slight fatigue.
With one successful energy convergence, the Frostfire Array before him was now fully set up.
Next was the activation, a step that was no longer a problem for Li Qian.
Even if he wasn't completely familiar with it, he was close.
After setting up the Frostfire Array, Li Qian shifted his attention to the nearby water slide.
Now, whether it was the Azure Scaled Serpent or the Frostfire Salamander, the preparations for evolution were complete, and they were about to begin their formal evolution.
He decided to start with the Azure Scaled Serpent first, as this evolution was relatively simple and not too challenging.
After a brief moment of thought, he chose the evolution target—Brocade One.
This was the first time using the artificial waterfall created by the water slide, and he couldn't be entirely sure if it could be used for the evolution of the koi into the Azure Scaled Serpent.
Although Li Qian had confidence, he couldn't guarantee it with certainty, and there was still some risk, so this first evolving koi couldn't be taken lightly.
Li Qian smiled when he saw this, then waved his hand to summon Brocade One to the edge of the pool. He took out a bag of dragon bone powder and fed it to the koi.
As the dragon bone powder was consumed, a faint evolutionary glow appeared on Brocade One's body, and Li Qian immediately pointed to the nearby water slide.
Brocade One had already understood Li Qian's intentions through Qi Zai's translation, so when Li Qian gestured towards the water slide, it immediately sprang into action.
Seeing Brocade One rush towards the water slide without hesitation, Li Qian didn't waste any time and followed suit, rushing out.
He went to the back of the water slide and pressed a button, causing arrows and numbers to appear.
This was an elevator built into the water slide, which could take them directly to the top. When the water slide was modified, Old Master An had also ordered the elevator to be upgraded.
Li Qian stepped into the elevator, which would take him directly to the top of the water slide.
As the elevator ascended, Li Qian's figure soon appeared at the top of the slide.
He looked down and quickly and saw a line of water flowing against the current, not too fast but with a steady rhythm.
On average, it rose about two meters per minute.
Jin Yi's potential was quite impressive, and Li Qian was confident in its evolution. However, objectively speaking, its innate talent seemed to fall short of Qi Zai's.
But the climbing speed it demonstrated now was in no way inferior to Qi Zai's initial performance, indicating that the difficulty of the water slide couldn't compare to the Hundred Foot Waterfall in Cloudmist Mountain.
The ascent was smooth until around fifty meters, where the speed slightly decreased, and at eighty meters, it further slowed down, managing only half a meter per minute on average.
The higher it went, the slower it became.
Even with the apparent decrease in difficulty, the climb remained challenging, suggesting that there was still a difference between Jin Yi and Qi Zai.
Qi Zai and Ah Long, in terms of both potential and temperament, were top-notch.
Li Qian stood at the top of the water slide, his gaze cold and stern, his expression somber.
He remained silent, like a wooden statue, his eyes devoid of any emotion.
This reaction put immense pressure on Jin Yi, who was climbing against the current.
Under the watchful eyes of Elder Qi and Elder Xiao Liu, and with his master's cold stare, Jin Yi knew that failure was not an option; otherwise, he might never be able to hold his head up high again.
Jin Yi made a silent vow and summoned all his strength to continue the sprint. Victory was within reach, and he couldn't give up.
Finally... he reached the summit and leaped into the air.
Li Qian reacted swiftly, seizing the moment and throwing the Wind Chime Fruit.
As Jin Yi caught and swallowed the fruit, the light of evolution on its body instantly peaked.
The light of evolution faded, and Jin Yi fell into the pool. The next moment, a dragon head emerged from the water, and a brand-new Azure Scaled Serpent appeared before Li Qian's eyes.
Li Qian nodded in satisfaction. He didn't immediately recall Jin Yi into his Beast Ball but instead checked its attribute information. After confirming its details, he allowed Qi Zai and Xiao Liu to lead the newly evolved Azure Scaled Serpent away.
This was a reward for Jin Yi's successful evolution. After leaping the dragon gate, it was now free and unfettered.
At this moment, even if it couldn't achieve true freedom and unboundedness, letting it roam freely was still feasible.
Moreover, through observing Jin Yi's attributes, Li Qian discovered that its level was only Elite Tier 2, not the theoretical Elite Tier 3 that Qi Zai had reached during his evolution.
This further indicated that the change in evolution location from the Hundred Foot Waterfall in Cloudmist Mountain to this water slide did have some impact on the evolved Azure Scaled Serpent.
However, considering that the Hundred Foot Waterfall was always someone else's territory, and each evolution required their approval, Cloudmist Mountain lived up to its name with its heavy mist, concealing unknown secrets. In contrast, this water slide was entirely under Li Qian's control.
Comparing the two, Li Qian felt that this location was more appealing and suitable for him.
As for the minor impact, it wasn't a significant issue. With post-evolution training, it should be possible to make up for it.
Perhaps stimulated by Jin Yi's evolution, right before their eyes, the remaining thirteen brocade carps in the pool became excited and started swimming vigorously.
Each of them was eager to be the next to evolve.
Among them, Tan Tou was the most enthusiastic, hoping to be the next carp to evolve.
In fact, according to Li Qian's plan, the next carp to evolve would indeed be Tan Tou.
(End of Chapter)
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