35: Chapter 35 Evolution Materials! Diamond-Grade Golden Scale Skeleton!

Jiang Yun squatted in front of the carpet, his gaze tightly locked on that Bronze box.

The verdigris on the box body carried a rough sense of age, and the cloud patterns at the corners were worn somewhat blurry, yet they also emitted a faint, ancient luster.

"Young man, if you are interested, of course I can let you take a look."

The old woman said.

She didn't ask much, just following Jiang Yun's gaze, she gently twisted open the hidden latch on the edge of the box lid.

With a soft "click" sound.

The moment the lid was slowly lifted, a wisp of weak yet exceptionally pure Qi drifted out from the crack.

It was a faint scent of sulfur; the warmth brushed past Jiang Yun's nose, making him subconsciously clench his palms.

A layer of dark red velvet was spread at the bottom of the box, and in the center of the velvet lay a half-foot-long skeleton.

That skeleton was by no means an ordinary beast bone; the entire body emitted a luster like golden glaze, and the surface was covered with fine golden scaled patterns. The edge of every "scale" shimmered with fragmented light, as if meticulously cast from melted gold; even after an unknown number of years, the brilliance of yesteryear could still be seen.

His intuition told him immediately!

This was definitely a treasure!

And it was a treasure related to the Fire Dragon Fish!

Jiang Yun's heart skipped a beat; suppressing the excitement in his throat, his thoughts instantly activated the [Manifestation of All Things Entries] talent.

A light blue light screen spread out clearly, every line of text hitting his heart like a heavy hammer.

[Item]: Skeleton of the Golden Scaled Python Dragon (Diamond Rank)

[Status]: Energy well-preserved

[Value]: One of the three core Materials for the Fire Dragon Fish's first evolution (evolution path: Golden Scaled Fire Dragon Fish), priceless and extremely rare.

"What! It's actually the evolution Materials for the Fire Dragon Fish's first evolution!"

"And it's even the main evolution Materials! Brick Stone Rank golden scale skeleton!"

Jiang Yun shouted wildly in his heart.

Somewhat shocked!

beast taming evolution Materials were already difficult to collect; some Materials even required hunting Vicious Beasts of extremely powerful strength to obtain.

This golden scale skeleton required hunting a Diamond Rank Golden Scaled Beast to obtain.

He completely didn't expect to stumble upon it in this market today!

But Jiang Yun didn't dare show even a hint of excitement, only trying his best to make his voice sound calm and composed: "Grandmother, how much is this?"

His gaze fell on the skeleton, then quickly moved away, fearing he would be seen through.

The old woman looked up, her cloudy eyes showing no ripples, as if what she held was not a priceless Diamond Rank material, but just an ordinary old object.

She glanced at the skeleton in the box, then looked at Jiang Yun, her voice as raspy as if rubbed by sandpaper: "It's an old thing, passed down from ancestors. Now the family is having some difficulties, so I brought it out to sell, and no one has asked about it. If you truly want it, just give me ten thousand federal currency."

Ten thousand federal currency?

Jiang Yun almost thought he had misheard.

When he inquired at the beast taming shop before, even the lowest-level Gold Rank purification material fragments would sell for over a million, yet this complete golden scale skeleton only cost ten thousand?

He suppressed the shock in his heart and didn't ask further.

He was afraid that as soon as he spoke, he would reveal his urgency, and even more afraid the old woman would suddenly change her mind and not sell... "Fine."

Jiang Yun nodded immediately, pulling a stack of brand-new federal currency from his storage ring.

Nowadays, he wasn't very short of federal currency, so he acted without hesitation.

He handed over the money; when his fingers took the Bronze box, he intentionally blocked the mouth of the box with his sleeve to prevent that special Qi from leaking and attracting others' attention.

The old woman took the money, stuffed it into her apron pocket, didn't count it, and didn't say another word. She just lowered her head again and wiped an old porcelain bowl at the corner of the table with a rag, as if the transaction just now was merely handing out an ordinary old box.

Jiang Yun held the Bronze box and stood up with light steps, not staying, turning and walking towards the market exit.

He was afraid that if he stayed any longer, he wouldn't be able to help but show a flaw.

Walking out of the market gate, as the afternoon sunlight spilled over him, Jiang Yun finally let out a long sigh of relief.

He didn't expect that he could actually buy this level of evolution Materials so easily.

This trip to the Beast Taming Market today really let him encounter a huge bargain!

"The Diamond Rank golden scale skeleton was taken so easily! It truly surpassed my expectations."

"The feeling of Diamond Rank evolution Materials is indeed different; the energy is preserved so well. With it, the Fire Dragon Fish's evolution has a Foundation!"

Jiang Yun didn't immerse himself in the joy for too long; he quickly calmed down and began planning the next step.

"Three core Materials; now I only have the golden scale skeleton, and I'm still missing the dragon blood bodhi and heart of molten fire."

"Only when the three Materials are gathered can the Fire Dragon Fish's first evolution be completed, but these three Materials are all extremely difficult to obtain."

Jiang Yun sighed secretly.

He remembered records in the information that dragon blood bodhi grows under Dragon Blood Trees near volcanoes, while heart of molten fire is hidden in the lava of deep-sea volcanic craters; both are in extremely dangerous Vicious Beast areas, and the difficulty of acquisition seems no lower than the golden scale skeleton.

"No matter how difficult, I will find them!"

Jiang Yun clenched his fists, his gaze becoming incredibly firm: "For the Fire Dragon Fish's evolution, and also to become stronger faster, to protect my younger sister and the people around me in this dangerous world."

Thinking of his sister, the corners of Jiang Yun's mouth unconsciously curled into a smile.

"Time to go home! I also need to give the dark attribute Spirit Stones and beast cores collected in the Misty Forest to Yunyun."

Crossing two familiar streets.

Jiang Yun finally saw the gate of his residential complex.

He quickly went upstairs; the moment he took out the key and opened the door, a figure immediately pounced over.

It was Jiang Yunyun; she was wearing pink loungewear, her hair tied in two small braids, her eyes shining like stars.

"Brother! You're back!"

Jiang Yunyun held his arm, her tone full of anticipation: "Where's the 'surprise' you just mentioned? Did you bring me something good?"

Her gaze scanned back and forth on Jiang Yun; even the Sky-Swallowing Rabbit jumped down from the sofa, its snow-white body rubbing against Jiang Yun's trouser leg, letting out a soft whimper in its throat.

Jiang Yun was amused by his sister's urgency.

He put down his backpack and pulled a large black cloth bag from his storage ring.

"Here, the surprise is here."

He handed the bag to Jiang Yunyun.

Jiang Yunyun immediately took the bag and couldn't wait to pull open the zipper.

The next second, her eyes went wide, her mouth forming an 'O' shape, and even her voice trembled slightly: "Hea... Heavens! Brother! How do you have so many resources?!"

The bag was filled with dark attribute Spirit Stones and Nether Spider beast cores piled up like a small mountain.

"These... are all for me? How much federal currency must this be worth!"

"They're all for you."

Jiang Yun reached out and rubbed his sister's head, his smile gentle: "These are all Vicious Beast beast cores I hunted in the Misty Forest, along with some dark attribute Spirit Stones I harvested. They're just right for your Sky-Swallowing Rabbit; it's currently in a critical growth phase, and these resources are enough to boost its strength by a large margin. You shouldn't need to worry about resources for the next half year!"

Jiang Yun thought to himself.

With these dark attribute Spirit Stones and dark attribute beast cores.

It will surely be able to awaken the Sky-Swallowing Rabbit's dark attribute special devouring ability.

Once this ability is awakened, the Sky-Swallowing Rabbit's Aptitude will surely undergo some changes.

Regarding this devouring ability of the Sky-Swallowing Rabbit.

Jiang Yun also felt a bit of small anticipation and curiosity.

Hearing Jiang Yun's words.

Jiang Yunyun's eyes instantly reddened; she hugged the bag and nodded vigorously: "Brother! You're so amazing! Thank you!"

She knew how dangerous the Misty Forest was.

For her brother to return safely with so many resources, he must have suffered a lot.

She turned to look at the Sky-Swallowing Rabbit and handed a dark attribute Spirit Stone to its mouth: "Look, Little Blacky, we'll have lots of delicious food from now on! We'll get stronger together!"

The Sky-Swallowing Rabbit immediately leaned in, nibbling the Spirit Stone bit by bit, its eyes full of satisfaction, not forgetting to rub its head against Jiang Yunyun's palm.

Seeing the harmonious scene of his sister and the Sky-Swallowing Rabbit, Jiang Yun's heart felt warm; this was the meaning of his hard work—to let those he cared about feel at ease and happy.

But the surprise wasn't over yet.

Jiang Yun took out a dark purple crystal from the storage ring; the crystal's surface was entwined with faint black mist, looking mysterious and precious.

"And this."

He handed the crystal bottle to Jiang Yunyun: "This is the [Devouring Spirit Crystal], one of the core Materials for the Sky-Swallowing Rabbit to evolve into the Sky Swallowing Divine Rabbit."

"Devouring Spirit Crystal?!"

Jiang Yunyun's eyes widened even more.

The Sky-Swallowing Rabbit was a beast taming in the school's information database.

Its evolution path had already been researched by the school.

She had once seen the introduction of this material in the school's "Beast Taming Evolution Illustration."

That was an extremely rare evolution resource.

It couldn't be bought on the market at all.

"Is this the super rare Spirit Crystal mentioned in the books? Brother, you even found this?!"

She carefully held the Devouring Spirit Crystal, as if holding a peerless treasure, fearing she might accidentally drop it.

At this moment, she felt that Jiang Yun was simply like a god in her heart!

Jiang Yun, however, put away his smile, his tone becoming solemn: "However, don't be in a hurry to let the Sky-Swallowing Rabbit evolve."

He pointed to the Devouring Spirit Crystal: "Evolving into the 'Sky Swallowing Divine Rabbit' requires two core Materials; now there is only the [Devouring Spirit Crystal], and the [Moon Soul Divine Pith] is still missing. Moreover, the Sky-Swallowing Rabbit's Rank is currently too low and its Foundation is not solid; forcing evolution can easily lead to failure and even damage its Foundation."

He paused, looking at his sister's serious gaze, and continued: "First use those resources I gave you to let the Sky-Swallowing Rabbit properly improve its strength, raising its Rank to the Peak of the Second Order and solidifying its Foundation. I will continue to keep an eye out for the [Moon Soul Divine Pith]. Once the Materials are gathered and the Foundation is solid, then proceed with the evolution; that way, it will be foolproof."

Jiang Yunyun nodded heavily, hugging the crystal bottle tightly to her chest: "I understand, Brother! I'll listen to you, no rush! Little Blacky and I will work hard together to build a good Foundation. When Brother finds the [Moon Soul Divine Pith], we'll evolve then!"

Her eyes were filled with trust in her brother, as well as longing for the future.

She could already seem to see her Sky-Swallowing Rabbit evolving into the Sky Swallowing Divine Rabbit, looking majestic.

After speaking, Jiang Yunyun couldn't wait to pull the Sky-Swallowing Rabbit to the living room carpet and began feeding the Sky-Swallowing Rabbit with the new resources.

Looking at his sister's focused and happy profile, a gratified smile appeared on Jiang Yun's face.

He didn't disturb his sister and turned back to his own room.

"My sister's Sky-Swallowing Rabbit's path of Advance should be smooth sailing now!"

"Little Fire's evolution path has also taken the most critical first step. The golden scale skeleton is already in hand; as for the dragon blood bodhi and heart of molten fire, if I go to collect them in the future, I will surely find them too!"

"But for now, I should first improve Little Fire's strength!"

"With Spirit Stones so abundant now, I wonder how many Little Fire can eat this time, and to which Rank of Black Iron it can Advance?"

Jiang Yun said softly in his heart.

Then he released the Fire Dragon Fish from the Beast Taming Space.