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Chapter 380 - 22 Big Orange Evolves_2

Chapter 380: Chapter 22 Big Orange Evolves_2

Xiao Jie looked towards the distant stands and, indeed, saw a figure surrounded by a crowd, sitting on a chair covered in tiger skin—a burly man with a face full of tiger whiskers.

Clad in a tiger-skin robe, a snake-skin belt around his waist, and bear-skin boots; he was the very embodiment of a Beast King.

Ji Xiaotian (Master of Ten Thousand Beasts): Level 38, Life Value 4000.

This character was clearly a Boss Level NPC, with an exceptionally high Blood Volume.

Xiao Jie approached and explained that he was there to submit a task, but Ji Xiaotian waved his hand dismissively, "Young brother, if you have business, you can talk to my steward. Don’t interrupt my watching the match."

Immediately, a refined gentleman appeared from behind Ji Xiaotian and led Xiao Jie away from the arena.

"Young brother, are you here to hand over a task? May I ask which task it is?"

Xiao Jie opened his task list and chose to submit the task.

[Task 1: "Ten Thousand Beasts Gathering" Completion.

Task Description: Help the Ten Thousand Beasts Manor collect more entries for the Beast Atlas, gathering 20 kinds of Beast Illustrated Books and integrating them into the "Ten Thousand Beasts Gathering."

Task Reward: Gain the knowledge-based skill—Beast Atlas??? You can choose one from [Beast Atlas: Exotic Beasts Chapter][Beast Atlas: Demon Beast Chapter][Beast Atlas: Immortal Beast Chapter][Beast Atlas: Ghost Beast Chapter].]

"Ah, so it’s the ’Ten Thousand Beasts Gathering’ completion task. This collection has been compiled to near perfection by countless Beast Tamers, yet we always welcome more Beast Tamers to join and contribute to its completion. After all, even the Wiseman can miss something. Young brother, you can submit the collected Beast Illustrated Books one by one. As long as you have twenty, it’s considered qualified. If there are any unrecorded rare Exotic Beasts, there will be additional rewards."

Unfortunately, the 20 kinds of beasts Xiao Jie submitted were all quite ordinary, and not a single new species emerged.

The steward wasn’t surprised, "The reason why these Exotic Beasts are called rare is precisely because of their scarcity. It’s not unusual to not encounter any. As long as the quantity is sufficient, the task is considered complete.

So, which one would young brother like to choose as a reward?"

As he spoke, a task reward selection interface popped up in front of Xiao Jie.

Option 1: [Beast Atlas: Exotic Beasts Chapter].

Option 2: [Beast Atlas: Demon Beast Chapter].

Option 3: [Beast Atlas: Immortal Beast Chapter].

Option 4: [Beast Atlas: Ghost Beast Chapter].

Option 5: [Beast Atlas: Divine Beast Chapter] (Unavailable).

Xiao Jie wasn’t in a hurry to choose, "I’m just dabbling in the art of Beast Taming. Could you perhaps give me an introduction?"

"Of course."

The steward began his explanation.

The Demon Beast Chapter is immensely valuable, and many Beast Tamers choose this one as a reward when doing this task. It’s because these Demon Beasts are the most commonly seen in this world; they are ferociously brutal, cruel, and prone to turn on their masters. However, a beast is still a beast, and they have their habits. If one can grasp these, taming them is not impossible.

The Immortal Beast Chapter isn’t chosen by many because Immortal Beasts are very rare, mostly rearing in Heavenly Caves. Because of their innate spirituality, they often possess extraordinary Mana and are very empathetic towards humans, unlikely to turn on their masters easily.

However, due to their high intelligence, Immortal Beasts are also very hard to tame, and they enjoy playing tricks on Beast Tamers. If one tries to forcefully tame them and they get angry, it could be life-threatening for the tamer.

The Ghost Beast Chapter is quite common in the Netherworld. In simple terms, these are the beasts of the Netherworld. Five thousand years ago, they poured into the Jiuzhou Realm when the Ghost Gate was wide open and can now occasionally be seen in various places across Jiuzhou, especially in areas with heavy Yin Energy, such as Ghost Mist Ridge.

These Ghost Beasts are powerful in combat and do not turn on their masters as readily as Demon Beasts. However, it is said that carrying a Ghost Beast can invite bad luck due to their ominous nature.

Finally, there’s the Exotic Beasts Chapter. These Exotic Beasts are rare variants among the ordinary beasts, such as the ’Biao’ existing among tigers. It’s said that among every three tiger cubs, there is one Biao. The Biao is extremely fierce and can even devour tiger cubs. While taming it is very difficult, and it lacks any mystical power, its combat power is no less significant than that of other beasts.

Moreover, compared to those of the Demon Immortal Ghost Species, these Exotic Beasts are closer to the ordinary beasts, so once tamed, they generally do not have any adverse effects.

As for the Divine Beast Chapter, these are Divine Beasts such as dragons, phoenixes, and qilins, which have divinity in them and possess extraordinary Divine Power. Some even have divine status, incomparable to ordinary beasts. At present, no one can tame them; there isn’t even a complete record, thus they are not available for exchange.

Xiao Jie listened and roughly had an idea in mind.

It seemed that aside from the Divine Beast Chapter being quite useless, the other four types each had their pros and cons. However, overall, demon beasts and Immortal Beasts were better. Exotic Beasts were also not bad, but they were too rare; whether or not you encountered one was entirely up to luck. At least he had played the game for so long and had never come across an Exotic Beast—that wasn’t entirely true though; did the White Ape count as an Exotic Beast?

In any case, the White Ape wasn’t a demon; perhaps it really was among the Exotic Beast category?

Even if the White Ape was an Exotic Beast, he had only come across one, whereas demon beasts were found almost everywhere.

He had also seen some Immortal Beasts in Xuanxu Palace.

Relative to others, they were powerful and easy-to-handle pets.

"How about it, young man, have you decided?"

"May I have a bit more time to think it over?"

"Of course, you can. Once you’ve made up your mind, just come and exchange at any time."

"Thank you very much."

Xiao Jie said, but he directly left the manor, wandered around the woods nearby, and quickly found a wild boar. This creature should be a very common wild monster.

Xiao Jie summoned Big Orange. In addition to completing tasks and accumulating Beast Knowledge these past days, he had also taken Big Orange through two levels, now reaching Level 9 with 99% Experience Points.

The reason he stopped leveling it up was for fear of it evolving into a demon beast and becoming uncontrollable, which would spell disaster if it turned on him.

But now, Xiao Jie could take a gamble.

If he couldn’t control it, he would instantly exchange for the Demon Beast Chapter, but if he could keep it under control, then he would have Big Orange fight more monsters. Who knows, he might have a Satori with the Demon Beast Chapter. In that case, he could exchange for the Immortal Beast Chapter, which would equate to gaining two rewards at once.

Xiao Jie approached and with two chops, reduced the wild boar to a critical state.

"Big Orange—attack!"

Big Orange, who could barely contain its excitement, pounced with a flying leap, clamping onto the boar’s neck with a furious Bite, and quickly brought the wild boar down.

With a flash of white light, it reached Level 10.

[System Prompt: Your Pet has leveled up and gained 5 free attributes and 1 Evolution Point. Due to your Profession Talent, "Beast Scholar," you have gained an extra Evolution Point. Please allocate points for your Pet.]

Haha, not bad at all, lucky me.

[Talent 1: Beast Scholar (Epic). You have done extensive research on beasts and gained a wealth of knowledge, becoming an Expert in Beast Study. All beast types in your Illustrated Book have their taming difficulty reduced by 1, Experience Points required for leveling up reduced by 20%, and there’s a chance to gain an extra Evolution Point upon promotion.]

Xiao Jie was initially worried about the "certain chance" but turned out it actually triggered.

These Evolution Points were akin to a player’s Profession options. A beast could undergo Evolution at every 10 levels, and now Xiao Jie directly gained two points, which was quite lucky.

Xiao Jie opened the point allocation interface for Big Orange and started to review the options.

[Evolution Option 1: Mature Tiger. Through constant battles and growth, Big Orange has finally evolved into a mature tiger.

Evolution Reward: Size increase by 100%, Strength +10, Constitution +10, all Physical Attacks’ damage increased by 30%. Basic combat Skills unlocked: Flying Pounce, Tiger Roar.]

[Evolution Option 2: Demon Beast Tiger. Big Orange has successfully awakened the demon beast blood within its body, changing its category from [Beast] to [Demon Beast].

Evolution Reward: Spiritual +10. Exclusive Demon Art Skills unlocked: Tiger Roar Soul Shattering Shout, Call the Wind Skill, Lying Tiger Stone.]

[Evolution Option 3: Team Mascot Pet. Through a long period fighting alongside players, Big Orange has inspired affection among the team members, becoming a team mascot.

Evolution Reward: Agility +10. Team Skills unlocked: Motivational Roar (Inspires surrounding allies, increasing their Attack Power by 10%), Shrinking (Upon Activation, it minimizes its presence, making nearby enemies reduce their Hate Value towards it), Summon of the Master (When called upon by its master, no matter where Big Orange is, it will Instantly Teleport next to the player.)]

Under normal circumstances, only one option could be selected, but now Xiao Jie could choose two directions for evolution, which suddenly made things a lot easier.