Beast Taming: the More the Better

Chapter 1397: Chapter 573: Dream Aurora Butterfly! Seeing Canghai Xuan Turtle Again!

Breeding a Pet Beast while it was severely injured would result in an elementalized form upon the completion of its evolution.

The real difficulty lay in properly managing the degree of injury at this critical juncture.

However, for Su Ping, this was not difficult at all. This was why, once the Light Dragon Essence Blood was delivered, he could confidently declare that the Rainbow Lucid Butterfly’s evolution was ready to be completed.

The impact and suppression of his spiritual power quickly drained the previously energetic Rainbow Lucid Butterfly, leaving it gasping for breath. Under the effects of such a severe injury, the Rainbow Butterfly’s life fluctuations grew exceedingly faint.

Zhu Hong, who immediately understood the implications, looked at Su Ping in astonishment.

"Does this evolution on the Rainbow Dragon path require elementalization?"

Clearly, this was yet another development that exceeded Zhu Hong’s expectations.

Elementalization itself was nothing unusual. However, there was a general rule when it came to Dragon Pets: before advancing to the Spirit Saint Level, the vast majority of the Dragon Clan maintained bodies of flesh and blood. Only when a Red Dragon evolved into a Spirit Saint Level Fire Dragon would it transition from a flesh-and-blood body to a pure elemental body.

Although not all Dragon Species followed this rule, judging by the name, the Rainbow Dragon should primarily rely on the Water Element and Light System. Zhu Hong had originally thought it would become a mutant Dragon Species—a combination of a Silver Dragon and a Blue Dragon.

But now, it seemed Su Ping intended to induce elementalization at this early stage.

After Su Ping nodded in confirmation, Zhu Hong asked no further questions and watched in silence.

The evolution of the Rainbow Lucid Butterfly was indeed simple.

No wonder Su Ping had so casually mentioned that he would evolve it today in passing. Because once the process actually began, Zhu Hong realized it truly could be this effortless.

After feeding it the resources for elementalization and administering the final Light Dragon Essence Blood to the dying Rainbow Lucid Butterfly, a pillar of the Light of Evolution erupted, piercing the sky.

The evolution was so straightforward that even Zhu Hong blinked in bewilderment. He asked, "Su Ping, is that it?"

Su Ping nodded. As the saying went, it was as easy as shooting an arrow and then drawing the bullseye around it—something any normal person could do.

He explained, "During the previous evolution, the Rainbow Coral Worm had preliminarily absorbed the Dragon Energy, but it lacked the Light System’s energy for activation. Moreover, an ordinary flesh-and-blood body couldn’t withstand the combined Dragon Energy of light and water.

"By transforming it into an Elemental Body and simultaneously stimulating it with the previously missing light energy, the evolution could be completed.

"However, according to my estimates, completing the evolution doesn’t mean we’re completely out of the woods.

"The energies of light and water need to find a point of equilibrium within the Rainbow Lucid Butterfly’s Evolutionary Body. Therefore, during the period immediately following its evolution, the Evolutionary Body must be kept in a balanced environment of both elements.

"That is why I had Uncle Guan send people to set up spotlights here earlier. Additionally, for about ten hours following the evolution, it needs to remain under intense light. For another ten hours, it must be submerged in water. For the rest of the time, it should stay at the boundary between light and water.

"Otherwise, an energy imbalance could very likely cause the new Evolutionary Body to dissipate."

Listening to Su Ping’s explanation, Zhu Hong nodded thoughtfully.

Su Ping glanced at Zhu Hong, who was now deep in thought. Not knowing what kind of revelation Master Zhu had stumbled upon, and not bothering to ask, he calmly turned his attention back to the Light of Evolution before him.

The evolution did not take long.

Twenty minutes later.

The radiant light receded, and a hazy silhouette appeared in their line of sight.

It was a ray of light. A light that seemingly followed no rules or patterns. However, as it bathed in the sun’s rays, an indescribable curvature highlighted its form.

It resembled a rainbow, yet it was infinitely more beautiful!

Finally, outlined by those curves, a butterfly sculpted purely from light appeared before the two men.

Even though Su Ping and Zhu Hong were both well-traveled and experienced, seeing this creature with their own eyes still left them dazzled and mesmerized.

It was too beautiful! It was the first time Su Ping had ever seen such a stunning Pet Beast.

He instantly activated his Spirit Vision Eye, inspecting the peculiar Pet Beast whose entire body was made of light.

[Dream Aurora Butterfly — Wild. Age: One year, ten months, and eleven days.]

[Attribute: Light, Water]

[Current Realm: Commander Fourth Rank]

[Racial Potential: Monarch Tenth Rank]

[Skills: Dream Nest (Proficient), Aurora Cloud (Proficiency), Dragon Energy (Proficient), Dream Bubble Shadow (Beginner), Gleaming Tide (Beginner), Rainbow Bridge (Beginner), Aurora Sweep (Beginner), Water Beast Control (Proficiency).]

Dream Aurora Butterfly!

Su Ping merely glanced at the ordinary skills. Once he understood its general abilities, he paid them no further mind. His focus remained on the first two skills it acquired after the evolution.

Dream Nest was obviously the Evolutionary Body of Rainbow Nest. This was an ability passed down through the lineage of the Rainbow Coral Worm, and it was also one of the most crucial skills for the Heart of Water.

[Dream Nest (Proficiency): By naturally growing or consuming food resources, it secretes special resources—Aurora Crystal, Rainbow Glaze, and Rainbow Coral—to automatically build its own nest.]

(Aurora Crystal: An exclusive, special Light and Water Dual System resource secreted and produced by the Dream Aurora Butterfly, the special Dragon Transformation Evolutionary Body of the Rainbow Coral Worm. Exceptionally beautiful, it is an advanced resource above Rainbow Glaze. The grade of the resource is unfixed and depends on the grade of the Dream Aurora Butterfly itself, as well as the grade of the food resources it consumes.)