Divine Beast Creator
Chapter 531 - 532

Chapter 531: 532

"Of course, there is. Evolution is just a matter of time, and the evolution of these original cats is gradual. They are now beginning the process of evolution by consuming crystal stones rich in a single type of energy. Of course, you could also consider it a slow process of evolution."

Feng Yuan said as he looked at the original cats that had crawled into the bamboo basket, and Guo Huai expressed his confusion,

"Is it just slower?"

"It’s not that simple. The things they encounter during the evolution process and their environment can affect their evolution. For example, an original cat that eats a piece of a fire crystal stone will likely evolve into a small fire cat if nothing unusual happens. But if it eats crystal stone fragments of other attributes during this period, it’s hard to say."

"There’s a high chance it will fail to evolve, but it’s also possible it may give rise to a new breed."

While speaking, Feng Yuan glanced at the original cats frolicking in the basket and continued,

"Even if it fails, it will just result in an impure bloodline. Taking the small fire cat as an example, it would just become an impure small fire cat. But if they choose to try on their own, then that’s fine, as it’s their own choice. However, if someone tried to force them into experimenting..."

As he spoke, Feng Yuan pulled out his Wolf God Giant Sword with a fierce look in his eyes, and Mo Li glanced at Feng Yuan before saying,

"Why insist on pursuing such a possibility?"

"There will always be those who are not content with the status quo, but I hope it’s their voluntary choice, not forced by others!"

Mo Li chuckled and said,

"We wouldn’t do such a thing, and besides, aren’t you the one taking care of them?"

Looking at Mo Li, Feng Yuan replied,

"Thank you."

"Thanks for what? I haven’t done anything."

"Still, what will they turn into..."

Mo Li crouched down curiously, playing with the little original cats. He didn’t have Guo Huai’s system to see the evolutionary state of the original cats and couldn’t sense the burgeoning power attributes and strengths within the original cats like Feng Yuan could. Just by looking at them, these original cats didn’t seem much different from when they started.

"There are so many types..."

Looking at the system information showing various attributes in the process of evolution, Guo Huai sighed, feeling that while he couldn’t see the state of those original cats, the information from the system was crystal clear, stating how much energy they had absorbed, their degree of evolution, and what they were expected to become. Taking the opportunity, Guo Huai also hurriedly ran to observe the original cats alongside Hua Yiyou.

Although he wasn’t worried that the system would be detrimental to him, he hoped not to rely on the system for everything, especially since his system was somewhat incomplete. Apart from being able to read information, it had no other functions. Even though he could access all existing data, if the data itself was incorrect, the system wouldn’t interfere—or rather, it wouldn’t know. To avoid being misled, Guo Huai always sought opportunities to improve his own abilities.

Even though he didn’t fully understand why these original cats seemed to have almost every attribute, Guo Huai didn’t ask Feng Yuan for clarification, assuming the latter probably didn’t want to think about it. He had heard what Feng Yuan said earlier; the chaotic attributes must have been the original cats’ own choices.

Before going to sleep, Feng Yuan picked up the basket, placed it deep inside the hall, and closed the door, saying,

"Have a good rest here; I’m going back to sleep."

The Da Yuan Cat raised its head, looking at Feng Yuan and let out a lazy ’meow’, seeming to agree to his request. Feng Yuan, amused, glanced at the Da Yuan Cat and then left the hall with Pomiti and Xiao Ji. Guo Huai and Hua Yiyou exchanged a glance before saying,

"Who is going to watch over them tonight?"

"Although I don’t have any special abilities, staying awake for several days is something I can easily do,"

Hua Yiyou stated calmly, and Guo Huai glanced at her before replying,

"That’s not a special ability? Anyway, let’s both keep an eye on them."

"Speaking of which, it seems the crystal stones they ate are all different colors. Going by conventional wisdom, could it be..."

"No need for ’could it be’, their evolutionary attributes indeed differ. These are fire, these water, these wind..."

Hua Yiyou looked at Guo Huai in surprise as he pointed at each of the little original cats. Although she couldn’t recognize all of them, she knew which color crystal stone fragments some of the original cats had eaten. And their attributes, classified by the color of the crystal stone fragments they consumed, matched exactly what Guo Huai described.

"And what about that one?"

Hua Yiyou pointed at the Da Yuan Cat with some curiosity, after all, the Da Yuan Cat seemed to have never consumed a shard of Crystal Stone. The Da Yuan Cat looked at Guo Huai with interest, as if curious whether he could recognize it.

After glancing at the Da Yuan Cat’s information, Guo Huai said with some surprise,

"Speaking of which, it’s strange that none of those other cats seem to have this attribute."

"You noticed? What attribute is it?"

"Telekinesis, it seems only it has the Telekinetic Attribute."

"Telekinesis?"

Hua Yiyou was puzzled, as he hadn’t just seen the Da Yuan Cat consume any Crystal Stone shard, and didn’t quite understand why it would evolve. Seeing Hua Yiyou’s confusion, Guo Huai said with incomprehension,

"What’s wrong? Is there something amiss?"

"It seems it hasn’t eaten any Crystal Stone shard, could it be that the shards aren’t a necessity?"

Hua Yiyou spoke, repeating the information he had just seen, and Guo Huai, after pondering for a moment, said,

"I think I might have guessed. It should be a Brocade Fur Spirit Cat. If that’s the case, its actions just now also make sense."

"Brocade Fur Spirit Cat?"

"Yes, a kind of Spirit Beast that accompanies humans. If there’s any Cat-Type Spirit Beast known to be closest to humans, it’s probably the Brocade Fur Spirit Cat."

The Da Yuan Cat meowed as if agreeing with Guo Huai’s statement. Hua Yiyou looked at Guo Huai with some confusion. At this time, because Spirit Beasts were still revered as divine beings, those that appeared due to close relationships with humans weren’t widespread yet, and the Brocade Fur Spirit Cat was precisely such a category.

"Ding~ Many records state that the Brocade Fur Spirit Cat is another Cat-Type Spirit Beast that has gradually changed after living with humans over a long period of time, but it seems there’s another error here."

(Why?)

"Ding~ Please think carefully about the difference between the original cats and other Cat-Type Spirit Beasts, as well as its current evolution."

Prompted by the system, Guo Huai reflected carefully and also noticed something amiss. If other Cat-Type Spirit Beasts had changed after living with humans for a long time, that seemed unlikely, because not all Spirit Beasts possessed the ability for such an evolutionary, lateral change in form. In fact, it should only be original types like the original cats that have disappeared in modern times that have this capability.

Evolution would certainly bring about an upscaling in potential grades, and the Brocade Fur Spirit Cat itself was already at the Common Level potential. Dropping down a level would only leave the Native Level, but no records describe a Cat-Type Native Level Spirit Beast.

(In that case, the most likely possibility is that the Brocade Fur Spirit Cat evolved from the original cats? If so, then the conditions for its appearance are also wrong.)

Guo Huai felt somewhat excited. If he could prove that the research on the origins of the Brocade Fur Spirit Cat was flawed, he might be able to catch the eyes of those researchers. After all, the information the system could access was too unreliable, just like the data on the Brocade Fur Spirit Cat. If it hadn’t been for witnessing this original cat’s evolution, he might have believed the theory that the Brocade Fur Spirit Cat originated from other Cat-Type Spirit Beasts.

(If it didn’t appear because of humans, then the claims about subsequent evolutionary forms are also dubious, especially since the subsequent evolutionary forms were said to transition toward the powers of the Death Series, which seems rather incredible no matter how one thinks about it.)

"Ding~ The probability of the data in the system being falsified is too high, so I won’t provide it to you."

(Looking at the reference won’t hurt. If I’m so easily deceived by false information, I think it might be better to give up on the path of a researcher sooner rather than later.)

After a while, just when Guo Huai was wondering if the system had crashed, an information panel appeared in front of him with a list of book titles on the left.

"Ding~ Perhaps you are right, these are related materials."

(That said, could you help me refine the information in these... that’s too much...)

After scrolling through the titles for a while and noticing the scrollbar barely moving, Guo Huai had to seek help from the system. He knew it could refine and extract the information, although it would lose almost all the detailed content. However, he was just looking for an idea, and wasn’t that concerned about the data anyway.

"Ding~ Alright, just wait a moment."