Divine Beast Creator
Chapter 1017 - 1018: Unexpected Guest

Chapter 1017: Chapter 1018: Unexpected Guest

"I’m so tired..."

Hanging on an Amu Tree, Little Husky said with a tongue sticking out and a fatigued look, as Qi Chen glanced at Feng Yuan with irritation and said,

"You’re asking for it, I told you not to play so crazily."

With a swish of its tail, Little Husky made a wailing sound and said with an unhappy look,

"But it’s just having too much fun..."

Looking at Nagna resting on Big Cat’s head, Little Husky hung its head and let out strange whimpers, while Pomiti, sitting on Kong Qing’s head, watched Feng Yuan with some confusion, unsure what he was up to.

Little Ice Cream ran up to Little Husky’s head and shook it. As Little Husky’s eyes looked upward, Little Ice Cream suddenly curled up into a ball, rolled off its head, stood up sharply in midair, and let out a happy cry, making Little Husky look at it and wag its tail.

"We won’t need to help with the testing next, will we?"

Remembering something, Su Wen asked Feng Yuan, who had transformed into Little Husky on the tree, and with a weak shake of its paw, Little Husky replied with a listless tone,

"We shouldn’t need to, but I guess if you stay, you might have the chance to sneak into the research institute and join them in the Homeward Snake related research."

"Really?"

Cen Chudie looked at Feng Yuan with some surprise. If that was the case... she seriously considered taking a long leave, because even participating in the local institute’s research seemed a bit out of reach for her.

Little Husky lifted its head and shook it, saying,

"It should be like that, since you all saw me prepare the potion with your own eyes, and besides, they wouldn’t dare to try it themselves. I reckon they’d probably ask me to come by and check it a few more times."

Evolution was no joke, and even if other Little Green Snakes were willing to participate in this experiment, they wouldn’t be able to start without more information. Having Feng Yuan there to check for mistakes was normal. As for Cen Chudie and Su Wen? They were mainly there for the potion preparation, as they had personally seen Feng Yuan create the potion. If he wasn’t around, their oversight would be beneficial.

Not to mention that Su Wen’s Qingyu was the second Homeward Snake, and they would likely need Qingyu to gather various information about Homeward Snakes. As for Kong Qing beside Feng Yuan? He wasn’t their first choice.

"Hm? What are they doing?"

With sharp eyes, Feng Yuan saw several people in Special Duty Team uniforms standing in the backyard’s grass field. Shaking his ears, Little Husky jumped down from the Amu Tree and reverted back to human form. Scratching Xiao Ji’s neck, Feng Yuan said,

"Don’t rush, it could be..."

Before he could finish, a Flame Wolfhound engulfed in flames charged at Qingyu, who was following behind Su Wen. Holding his forehead, Feng Yuan watched speechlessly as the Flame Wolfhound yelped and was bounced away even faster. Qingyu looked puzzledly at the flying Flame Wolfhound, while a light blue barrier in front of it slowly vanished.

"I mean, what are you guys doing..."

Feng Yuan asked, confused, as the one who had charged over, Liao Yu, approached. He really couldn’t understand what that was all about. Looking at the Flame Wolfhound lying on the ground, struggling to its feet and shaking, it nudged Liao Yu and whimpered as if it was okay.

"Isn’t it said that there’s a new evolution of the Little Green Snake? I wanted to see how strong it is, thankfully it’s alright..."

Liao Yu patted the Flame Wolfhound on the back and let out a relieved breath. Cheng Xiaoxiao frowned slightly and looked at Liao Yu discontentedly,

"Do you always act so recklessly?"

"Sorry, sorry, it was my own idea. Besides, I told Big Dog to hold back, it won’t be harmed, I just didn’t expect... that it would be so strong."

Liao Yu looked at Qingyu apologetically. His Big Dog was quite strong for its level but to think it was so easily stopped by Qingyu. Feng Yuan, speechless, looked at Liao Yu and said,

"Are you joking? Flame Wolfhound is only at Good Level potential, while Homeward Snake’s potential is at Elite Level. Not to mention Qingyu evolved normally, matching in strength and potential. Even without holding back, Qingyu is no match, okay?"

While potential and actual strength were different matters, generally, if the evolution was normal, the strength would match the species’ potential. He didn’t understand where Liao Yu got the confidence to think a Good Level Flame Wolfhound could beat an Elite Level Homeward Snake. Although the Flame Wolfhound’s species was quite strong, it could at best be considered upper-middle-class and couldn’t possibly hope for a cross-level challenge.

Hearing what Feng Yuan said, Liao Yu stood there stunned for a moment and then said in surprise,

"Wait a second! You mean to say that the new evolutionary form is an evolution beyond its level?!"

"What else? You didn’t think the Homeward Snake was Good Level, did you? That doesn’t match its size at all."

Rolling his eyes in exasperation, Feng Yuan said, "This isn’t like those special Spirit Beasts whose size is largely unaffected by potential constraints. Haven’t you noticed that no matter how hard Xiao Ji tries, it can’t break through those limits to become as tall as a person standing up? With Kong Qing and Qingyu’s large bodies standing here, it’s hardly plausible to think they are just Good Level."

"It’s not that there haven’t been Spirit Beasts that greatly increase in size after evolving. I thought the Homeward Snake was just like that. I didn’t expect it to be an evolution beyond its level."

Walking around Qingyu and sizing him up, he said somewhat helplessly, "Feng Yuan, you really make a scene without even moving. An evolution beyond its level signifies immense potential. At the very least, within its own level, its racial power definitely ranks above the middle, since an insufficient potential wouldn’t allow for such an evolution."

The formerly inconspicuous Little Green Snake would probably now attract a lot of attention. Remembering something, Liao Yu turned to Feng Yuan and asked,

"So what do you plan to do now? Do you need us to help you find someone for further research? Of course, I don’t mean to replace you, just to find willing Little Green Snakes and assist you with the research that follows."

"It’s none of my concern. Kong Qing wants to make this evolutionary information public; just write that it was discovered by Kong Qing."

Feng Yuan said nonchalantly. He had no interest in studying evolution. Liao Yu looked at Feng Yuan with some confusion and asked,

"Kong Qing? Who’s that?"

At that moment, Kong Qing swam up in front of Feng Yuan and stared at Liao Yu for a while. Feng Yuan chuckled and pointed at Kong Qing, saying,

"That’s him. What, you don’t believe it?"

"How am I supposed to believe that... Kong Qing is actually a Spirit Beast, and moreover, how did it figure out this method of evolution?"

Liao Yu looked at Feng Yuan skeptically. The real challenge with new evolutionary forms wasn’t the process of evolution but finding the correct way to evolve. If it involved a potion, what ingredients are required? What’s the proportion of the ingredients? Are there any special constraints? What does it demand from the Spirit Beast itself? All these things needed experimentation. Therefore, finding new evolutionary paths usually requires the spontaneous efforts of Spirit Beast groups or the assistance of humans.

Now, can Kong Qing do all this on its own? Or did he get help from Lorraine Tower? Thinking this, Liao Yu gave Feng Yuan a strange look. Could it be that this guy was a Divine Pact Maker of Lorraine Tower? Otherwise, why would they help him? But that didn’t make sense either—if he was a Divine Pact Maker of Lorraine Tower, Agunas probably wouldn’t stay by his side.

Scratching his head, Liao Yu felt a headache from his own wild speculations. Huo Feng glanced at Kong Qing and warned in a low voice,

"It’s best if no one speaks of its uniqueness, or else..."

"Or else what? This research achievement belongs to it; I won’t claim it,"

Feng Yuan snorted disdainfully. Narrowing his eyes, Huo Feng spoke in a hushed tone,

"But by doing this, it may attract criminals."

"What of it? We’re not easy to mess with."

The white-haired middle-aged man scoffed in disdain, waving a bronze-colored ring in his hand before tossing it to Kong Qing, saying,

"This was a gift I forgot to bring earlier."

With a flick of its tail, Kong Qing hooked the ring onto its tail. After a while, Kong Qing hissed something that seemed like thanks to Gitalien. Agunas looked at Gitalien strangely and asked,

"What did you give it that for?"

"Wasn’t someone worried it might encounter danger? Isn’t this a solution?"

Gitalien said with a secretive smile. Rolling his eyes, Agunas chose not to comment on the approach, which, in its view, would only attract more trouble.

"What exactly is that?"

Feng Yuan asked Gitalien curiously, as the ring given to Kong Qing seemed unusual, but he couldn’t discern its purpose.

"A secret."