56 - I’m Surrounded by My Own Pets!

She moved forward cautiously for a few meters and summoned her pet beast without any hesitation. At the same time, as the figures of the Moon Embracing Jade Hammer and the two golden chakrams slowly appeared, a massive silhouette gradually descended from the cloudy sky. "Boom!!!" The next moment, accompanied by a thunderous shockwave spreading out, a terrifying creature over ten meters tall descended from the sky, swiftly landing in front of Lianxing and the Moon Embracing Jade Hammer. As the dust slowly settled, a two-winged pegasus covered in silver scales stepped out gracefully. Its strong and streamlined physique seemed particularly elegant, and the snow-white, ethereal wings folded like two enormous blade-like arcs at its back. [Commander Class · Biological Species · Snowstream Phantom Wing] The gatekeeper mini-boss of the Dragon Emperor City instance, one that players are guaranteed to encounter from the start. "Swish swoosh swoosh swoosh—!!!!!" Even before the Snowstream Phantom Wing arrived, the Moon Embracing Jade Hammer had already been fervently spinning the golden chakrams in its hands. One gold and one red, these chakrams spun rapidly like fluorescent sticks, emitting a dazzling and indistinct radiance. Then, as the spinning peaked, the Moon Embracing Jade Hammer flung the chakrams out with a fierce flick of its ear. "Buzz!!!!" With lightning speed, the dark golden chakram, crackling with thunder patterns, streaked first towards the pegasus. Yet, the Snowstream Phantom Wing remained nonchalant. Only when the spinning, golden chakram was inches away did it casually close its eyes, then "whoosh." In a beautiful display reminiscent of falling snow, the Snowstream Phantom Wing spontaneously teleported over ten meters, elegantly dodging the path of the two chakrams before coming to a poised hover in midair. [Combat Skill—Snow Step (Gold): Instantly accelerates dramatically, vastly enhancing speed attributes, reducing recoil, reducing inertia, and minimizing stamina consumption and speed reduction when turning.] Snow Step, the signature skill of the Snowstream Phantom Wing!!! Back in the day, many players eager to tackle the Dragon Emperor City instance immediately after their main combat pet beast hit the Commander class found themselves unable to even touch a hair on the Snowstream Phantom Wing, suffering humiliating defeats instead. But... Since Lianxing specifically chose this instance, she was undoubtedly familiar with the Phantom Wing's combat style. At that moment, the leisurely Phantom Wing, with its eyes closed in a display of arrogance, suddenly sensed a rapidly approaching electrical storm from the side, its expression drastically changing. The supposedly errant jade yellow chakram suddenly rerouted like an arc of lightning, forcibly altering its flight path to strike at the white pegasus from the side with explosive velocity. "Swish swish swish—!!!!" The erupting lightning rays instantly changed trajectory thrice, slicing through the pegasus like a thunder strike, then returning to the side of the Moon Embracing Jade Hammer, generating an incredibly astounding reverberating shockwave. The Secret Art of Lightning Mutation!!!! "Crackle!!!" In the next second, arcs of paralyzing electricity surged across the Snowstream Phantom Wing, with three distinct wounds appearing on its wings. It's foreseeable that if not for its massive size, with wings spanning over ten meters, it would've been skewered through just from the initial encounter... Observing the now disheveled silver pegasus, the girl below with her golden bun and starlit eyes couldn't hide her satisfied smirk. The Snowstream Phantom Wing may evade an attack with its explosive burst, sure... But the yellow jade mutated golden chakram boasts three ricochets!!!! "Fwoosh!!!!!!" The next second, flung once more with explosive force, the golden chakram was hurled out violently by the Moon Embracing Jade Hammer, sending shockwaves rippling through the air. After stumbling in the first encounter, the Snowstream Phantom Wing grew visibly cautious, focusing intently on the golden chakram’s trajectory. However, it failed to notice another deep crimson chakram, launched askew, returning from its flank as the dark golden one approached. [Blazing Wave (Mutated)] "Boom!!!!!!!!" Without warning, a fan-shaped blaze erupted into a cacophony, high-temperature waves rising and engulfing the Phantom Wing entirely. A second strike!!! Though the jade yellow mutant chakram can change its path freely, the Amber Palace's variant, while cumbersome upon eruption, delivers incomparable power!!! Seconds later, the scorching dust gently settled. The Snowstream Phantom Wing emerged, battered and scorched, its snow-white ethereal form marred into a filthy, charred hue. It staggered in the sky, vision blurred, panting heavily with terror in its eyes, observing the two frenetically spinning chakrams by the Moon Embracing Jade Hammer's side. "Buzz buzz buzz buzz—" One chakram buzzed ferociously, surrounded by thundering arcs. While the other's surface continuously blazed with blazing flames, forcing the Moon Embracing Jade Hammer to emit clouds of smoke for cooling to prevent its ears from getting cooked. "Boom!!!!!!" Next, under the astonished gaze of the Snowstream Phantom Wing— The two high-speed rotating chakrams passed through the spiral slide and pinball spring, detonated with cannonball-like ferocity, and were violently hurled away by the Moon Embracing Jade Hammer, transforming into beams of light shooting forth. The earth shattering impact obliterated hundreds of meters of cliff terrain, the surrounding ground collapsing under the reverberating blast. Having anticipated this, Lianxing was snug within the two short arms of the Moon Embracing Jade Hammer, unaffected save for her hair and skirt being buffeted wildly. She buried her head deep into the Moon Embracing Jade Hammer's dense rabbit fur, witnessing the dark golden chakram sweep past like lightning, its fearsome path carving through the hundred-meter terrain ahead. This time, the neck of the Phantom Wing was cleanly sliced in two... [Moon Embracing Jade Hammer: 36→38] [Golden Chakram: 20→24] After defeating the Snowstream Phantom Wing, Lianxing didn't proceed further. She accessed the system settings and exited the instance without delay. Waiting silently for a few seconds in the training space, she re-entered the instance anew. Upon re-entry, the entire environment was restored to its pristine state, and she found herself back at the starting point. This is why Lianxing opted for the Dragon Emperor City instance for leveling! Encounter the Commander class Snowstream Phantom Wing at the start, defeat it, and continually refresh the instance upon exiting for endless experience farming~~~ Of course, ordinary players can only dream of such efficient leveling. After all, even Commander class pet beasts often falter before the Phantom Wing's swift combat skills. Ironically, Lianxing's multi-directional golden chakram perfectly counters it!!! Three minutes later. Snowstream Phantom Wing, defeated!!! Exit, re-enter. Snowstream Phantom Wing, defeated!!! Exit, re-enter. Snowstream Phantom Wing, defeated!!! After relentlessly grinding dozens of times, the Moon Embracing Jade Hammer ceased gaining experience, stuck at level 39, unmoving. Meanwhile, the golden chakram's progress slowed to a crawl, halted at level 29 for five consecutive rounds. After all, this was the real Beastmaster world, not a video game where quick leveling through monster hunting was feasible, and training value wasn't interchangeable with experience points. Leveling requires pet beasts to genuinely comprehend something or enhance their skill execution within battles to accrue new training value. Moreover, confidence and morale boosts upon defeating new foes occasionally influence training value. So, grinding the same target repeatedly only yields progress a few times; beyond that, attacking becomes a rote exercise. For even strong Commander class pet beasts, repeated encounters equate to fighting a robot. Yet, Lianxing obstinately persisted, grinding down the Phantom Wing 27 times, finally increasing the golden chakram to level 30. [Golden Chakram: 29→30] [Forced Mutation Evolution in Progress, Beastmaster Cannot Intervene] "Whoosh!!!!" In the training space, a surge of resplendent red light enveloped both golden chakrams, causing them to tremble in terror. They were treading a dead-end path. Once evolved, reaching their high-tier mutated form would be their ultimate limit... —— —— —— [PS: Dear readers, yet another massive 9000-word chapter; when the writing flows, it takes 6-7 hours, but a block can easily extend it to 10 hours—please understand.] Chapter 51: Reject Evolution, Embrace a New Form!!【8000 words】 "Boom!!!!!" In the virtual combat space, within Lianxing's private training chamber, a brilliant flash of red light erupted. At this moment, the Golden Chakram, having reached level 30, trembled violently, emitting a constant, quivering hum. It feared the advanced evolution... Because, among all evolutionary paths in existence, this was the shortest, most fleeting one... A mutation evolution; an erroneous path that never should have been, brought about by the Beastmaster’s ignorance and mistakes. "Don't worry, I promise that in the future, I'll ensure your evolution continues..." "Your journey won't end at an advanced stage!!!" Gazing at the Golden Chakram, so resistant to evolution, Lianxing gently placed her hand above its quivering form, her tone tender and assuring. Mutation evolution is a mandatory progression, not something that can be halted by the will of the Beastmaster alone.