74 - I’m Surrounded by My Own Pets!

However, could it truly end so cruelly in the preliminaries...!? Chapter 60: Moonlight Rabbit, Dazzling Evolution! [6000 words] The Cang Ying Institute, ranked 11th in the previous season, with its captain just a step away from joining the top ten powerhouses. Even though their opponent wasn't in the top ten, the mere fact of possessing a dominator-grade pet was enough to leave the Youlan Institute members in sheer awe. After all, those who achieved dominator evolution during their academy years were, without exception, genuine monstrous geniuses!!! Defeating a dominator with a high-grade pet, how could that be possible...!? Beating something like a Water Element Dominator, Wind Element Dominator, or Thunder Element Dominator might be conceivable~~~ Hearing this tragic news, comparable to a family member getting into a car accident, the Youlan Institute members exchanged subtle glances and then looked collectively at the blonde girl with a bun standing expressionless beside them. "Lian Xing, what now, any chance of winning!?" The head of the Youlan Institute, overwhelmed with despair, asked bluntly. She had paid an appearance fee of three dominator crystals; in the end, would they fail to even make it past the preliminaries...? Although Lian Xing had showcased decisive victories in both public exhibition matches and today's preliminaries, the classic duo of Moonlight Rabbit and Golden Leaf had been lauded by countless fans as having dominator-level destructive power. But really, just because you have a good streak in gaming, do you think you’re ready to go pro...? The gap between dominator and high-grade is still an insurmountable divide!!! When that Moon Embrace Cudgel faces the aura of a dominator, who knows if it'll wet itself out of fear... "Who knows~~~~" Facing the head's funerally earnest gaze, Lian Xing shook her head thoughtfully, then turned and left the training room casually. Those who understood would understand; for those who didn't, there was no need to elaborate further. After all, in most students' minds, the dominator level was something unconquerable. Unless she personally slaughtered a dominator in front of them, even her teammates wouldn’t believe she could take one down, right? Tomorrow, the outcome would be revealed... —— Back at the dorm, Lian Xing immediately opened the pet roster interface. [Moon Embrace Cudgel has become more proficient with weaponry: 49 → 50] Moon Embrace Cudgel, breaking through the level 50 barrier!!! Ironically, defeating weaker foes didn’t level the Cudgel up, but successfully withstanding an attack from the Red Abyss Palace Master did. Regardless, in this battle, Moon Embrace Cudgel finally reached the threshold of a high-grade pet. From now on, even leveling up won't net any more attribute points; its panel attributes have been fully locked, unable to be enhanced in the traditional way. In exchange, each pet has its unique second talent tree!! “Whoa—!!!” With Lian Xing’s gentle tap, a massive panel appeared before her. An intricate web of skill routes forked out like dense tree branches, creating a myriad of paths; without a doubt, each enhancement from now on would usher the pet into completely different evolutionary forms. Thus, from level 50 onward, even pets with the same name would never look identical. Each pet would become a one-of-a-kind presence!!!! Even the starting point routes alone counted in the dozens. [Every point of Strength increases muscle and bone growth] [Every point of Strength enhances wrist power] [Every point of Speed secures balance during sprinting] [Every point of Spirit boosts skill prowess] [Every point of Agility enhances evasion awareness] At a glance, these were the general types of enhancements available. Each enhancement granted a significant boost to the pets, directly inheriting the original attribute panels, which explained why surpassing a higher tier opponent was exceedingly difficult. Ordinary elites and prodigies might surpass their same-tier opponents by six or seven levels, but leapfrogging an entire tier? That was next to impossible?? Of course, this theory and restriction did not pertain to rare species, as their initial boards were already terrifyingly high. At this moment, Lian Xing did not rush to assign points, but instead focused on the independent skill icons on the side of the talent tree. In addition to these passive bonuses, there were a total of 13 active skill icons representing the bloodline combat techniques that the Moonlight Rabbit evolutionary line could master. These couldn’t be unlocked through external means but had to be comprehended by the pets themselves. Bloodline techniques, unlike equipment skills, would continuously grow stronger; the more adept and higher leveled the pet, the more powerful the bloodline techniques became!! However... Lian Xing didn’t believe that any beast tamer's pet in this state could comprehend a bloodline technique. Bloodline techniques symbolized the pinnacle and origin of the Moonlight Rabbit evolutionary line from the memories of illustrious predecessors, bearing combat philosophies unimaginable to ordinary dominator-level pets. But!!! This posed no difficulty to Lian Xing~~~~ Gazing at the dozen or so divine and extraordinary bloodline techniques, Lian Xing's lips curled into a knowing smile. From this point onward, her breeding experience in beast evolution battles would finally come into true play!!! She had already memorized all prerequisite conditions and training steps for triggering these bloodline techniques by heart. Because one condition for ancient species evolution was mastering all 12 bloodline techniques!!! Therefore, once the Moonlight Rabbit mastered any of these bloodline techniques, it would instantly pull a significant lead ahead of the novices in this domain. At that moment, realizing something untoward, Lian Xing's starry eyes contracted abruptly. “Wait...” “What, what, what is going on!?” Counting the bloodline techniques again in disbelief, she confirmed there were 13, differing from the Beast Evolution Battle. Thus, she inspected them one by one starting from the first technique icon. [Eclipse Moon: Enables an Eclipse Moon, covering an unrestricted area (range determined by stamina), performing a bite assessment on each life, enhancing the Moonlight Rabbit's bite force per life consumed] [Full Moon: Initiates Full Moon, allowing Moonlight Rabbit a super rare species-like secondary awakening] [Fallen Moon: Initiates Fallen Moon, converting all own energy into density indefinitely, causing a collapse effect on surroundings post conversion] [...] [...] Lian Xing ascended along the Eclipse Moon. Up until the thirteenth, everything matched the techniques in the Beast Evolution Battle, making her breathe a small sigh of relief. However, when her gaze fixed on the thirteenth, her breathing came to an abrupt halt. Lian Xing’s complexion altered dramatically, her starry eyes flaring intensely as if she had witnessed a supernatural occurrence beyond her comprehension, showing such an uncharacteristically startled expression for the nth time since her transmigration. “How could this be..." “How could such a thing happen...?” “What in the world is this...” At this moment, the bloodline technique displayed before Lian Xing was not unfamiliar; rather, it was strangely familiar. Yet this sense of déjà vu plunged her into an abyss of self-doubt and utter shock. [Chasing Moon: Executes a worldwide leap assessment, ignoring distance to instantly reach any coordinates, but will endure the impact and influence caused by this leap’s velocity along the way] Wait, isn’t this ability that of my past life's Moonlight Rabbit!? After staring in a daze for a few minutes, Lian Xing resumed breathing, pondering deeply with furrowed brows. Of course, in her previous life, her Moonlight Rabbit didn’t have this Chasing Moon technique, though it achieved a similar ultimate strike through the aggregation of all abilities. This Chasing Moon resembled a consolidated effect post-ancient evolution... If this unified technique appeared here, does that imply... I succeeded in evolving back then? Ancient Species - Rear-Tail Chasing Moon Magic Rabbit possibly directly impacted this Beast Tamer world’s ecosystem!? “Wait, but if that’s the case...” “Can my Moonlight Rabbit still evolve?” With this thought, Lian Xing was bewildered. Because the ancient species evolution line is singular. Since Rear-Tail Chasing Moon Magic Rabbit already existed, her Moonlight Rabbit could not undergo ancient evolution again!!! “......” “......” “Aaaahhh, my ancient species, my ancient species!!!” “Why is it like this, I don’t want this!!!!” “Waaaahhhhhhhh!!!!” Having realized the blind spot, Lian Xing was dumbstruck for a long time before she started to freak out again. She rolled about frantically, crying, from the head of her bed to the doorway, eventually rolling out of the dorm, making a full circle around the dorm hallway before rolling back on the same path. A few minutes later, after successfully leaving over a dozen dormitory mates dumbfounded, Lian Xing rolled back into her room and gradually regained her composure. Since the ancient species route had been completely closed off by her past self...