161: Chapter 157 Tai Chi Bear! An Impossible Evolutionary Path?

Outside the capital city, it was packed with people.

The news had spread long ago.

Lu Yuan had cleared the Fallen Dragon Valley!

It only took thirteen minutes!

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He also completed the Demon Challenge and slew a Tyrant-level Demon Dragon General!

One by one, these messages spread like wildfire throughout the entire capital.

At this moment, inside and outside the city gates, it was crowded with professionals and ordinary citizens who had come upon hearing the news.

The crowd surged, stretching as far as the eye could see.

"Lu Yuan!!!"

"Lu Yuan!!!"

The cheers erupted like a tsunami!

Countless people waved their hands, screaming his name frantically.

The waves of sound rose higher and higher, making people's eardrums ache.

Lu Yuan stood at the city gate, looking at the sea of people before him, and smiled slightly.

He waved his hand gently towards the crowd.

Then, he brought his few Magic Pets and walked through the crowd towards the city.

With every step he took, the crowd on both sides automatically made way for a path.

Everyone's gaze was focused on him.

There was admiration, fanaticism, curiosity, and awe.

But more than anything, there was gratitude.

"Lu Yuan! You are the hero of the capital!"

"Hero!"

"Hero!"

"Hero!!!"

The voices soared straight into the clouds.

Lu Yuan did not stop his pace, but the curve of his lips rose slightly.

This feeling of being cheered by people after doing a good deed.

Was great!!

Returning to the villa, Lu Yuan collapsed directly onto the sofa.

"It's still most comfortable at home!"

These past few days, although he didn't suffer any injuries, his mind had been constantly tense.

Now he could finally relax completely.

On the dining table, it was already piled high with various treasures of heaven and earth.

Several Magic Pets began to devour the food.

Lu Yuan looked around and nodded in satisfaction.

Then, attended by two maids, he began to take a bath.

Warm water wrapped around his entire body.

Lu Yuan leaned against the edge of the bathtub, closed his eyes, and let out a long sigh of relief.

The next morning, Lu Yuan was practicing boxing in the courtyard.

He heard the maid's voice: "Young Master, Instructor Li Miaozhen requests an audience."

"Instructor Li Miaozhen?"

Lu Yuan was slightly stunned.

The Magic Pet instructor from Star Academy?

He had been looking for her; he didn't expect her to come to him on her own.

"Please let her in."

A moment later, a capable figure walked in from outside the courtyard gate.

It was Instructor Li Miaozhen.

She was wearing a dark blue instructor uniform, with a high ponytail, and had a brisk gait.

Lu Yuan smiled and greeted her, "I don't know what brings Instructor Li here to see me today?"

Instructor Li Miaozhen didn't beat around the bush and got straight to the point, "I am here for your Iron-Eating Beast."

Lu Yuan raised an eyebrow slightly and listened attentively.

Instructor Li Miaozhen continued: "There is a saying in the Magic Pet world that the Iron-Eating Beast has a hidden evolutionary path: the Tai Chi Bear!"

"I have been researching this topic for many years."

"I heard that your Iron-Eating Beast has comprehended Tai Chi, so I wanted to come and take a look."

Lu Yuan's eyes lit up.

After some brief pleasantries, the two quickly got to the main topic.

Instructor Li Miaozhen's gaze narrowed slightly, and her tone became serious.

"However, for an Iron-Eating Beast to evolve into a Tai Chi Bear, comprehending Tai Chi is not enough."

"It also requires an extremely high foundation of four-dimensional attributes."

"At least ten times higher than an ordinary Iron-Eating Beast!"

"Otherwise, it would be impossible to bear the power of the true essence of Tai Chi."

After listening, Lu Yuan did not refute.

Instead, he directly opened the attribute panel of the Iron-Eating Beast.

"Instructor Li, take a look at this, is it enough?"

[Iron-Eating Beast] [Level: LV.39] [Strength: 52200] [Agility: 43800] [Constitution: 50600] [Spirit: 3800]

Instructor Li Miaozhen's pupils shrank violently!

She was dumbfounded on the spot.

Except for the Spirit attribute...

The Iron-Eating Beast's other three attributes actually all exceeded 50,000 points!!

This was simply a monster among Iron-Eating Beasts!

No, even those legendary one-in-a-ten-thousand mutant Iron-Eating Beasts could not compare to the one in front of her!

"This... how is this possible!"

Instructor Li Miaozhen gasped, her eyes full of shock!

This completely exceeded her cognition!

Lu Yuan smiled slightly.

"Then Instructor Li, are these attributes enough to evolve into a Tai Chi Bear?"

Instructor Li Miaozhen was silent for a moment, slowly suppressing the shock in her heart.

Then—her brows furrowed.

"The attributes are indeed enough... even, far exceeding my expectations."

"But... there is one more problem."

Lu Yuan raised an eyebrow: "What problem?"

Instructor Li Miaozhen looked at him and said word by word: "The Spirit attribute."

"Your Iron-Eating Beast... the Spirit attribute is too low."

"The Tai Chi Bear is not just a physical-type Magic Pet."

"It is an existence where physical and spirit coexist."

"Only when the Yin and Yang in the body intersect, and the physical and spirit are relatively balanced, is it possible to comprehend the true essence of Tai Chi and successfully evolve into a Tai Chi Bear."

"But now, your Iron-Eating Beast's Spirit attribute is less than 4,000..."

"In this state of severe imbalance, it is impossible to bear the path of Yin and Yang balance of Tai Chi."

Lu Yuan's brows also furrowed.

The reason why the Iron-Eating Beast's attributes were like this was because of a special Hextech Rune: 'Spirit-to-Strength'.

It would convert all extra Spirit attributes into Strength attributes.

Once a Hextech Rune is chosen, it cannot be canceled.

According to what Instructor Li Miaozhen said, the four attributes need to be relatively balanced.

The Iron-Eating Beast probably... could not evolve into a Tai Chi Bear!

Instructor Li Miaozhen sighed and patted Lu Yuan on the shoulder.

"But you don't have to be too discouraged."

"Your Iron-Eating Beast is already very strong."

"In the entire Xia Country... no, in the entire Blue Star, I'm afraid there isn't a second Iron-Eating Beast that can compare to it!"

"Even if it cannot evolve into a Tai Chi Bear, it is enough to stand above the crowd."

Lu Yuan took a deep breath and then smiled nonchalantly.

"Instructor Li is right."

He was indeed a little regretful.

But he would never overthink this matter.

After all, his Magic Pets never relied on race or lineage... but on Hextech Runes!

With Hextech Runes, race level was not important at all.

After seeing Instructor Li Miaozhen off, he put this matter behind him.

In the courtyard, the Iron-Eating Beast had heard everything.

"Is it not possible?"

"No, as long as I work hard enough... anything is possible!"

"Master, I will definitely not let you down!"