154: Chapter 154 Evolution Successful! Star Disc Demon Spider!

After the small interlude, the evolution continued.

Confirming that the Bubble Fish would not affect the evolution of the Seven-Star Demon Spider, Li Yu stopped paying attention and let it fly around as it pleased.

About two minutes later.

The Bubble Fish let out a burp with a greenish glow; it had absorbed enough and went straight back to the fish tank in the cultivation room.

That was its exclusive spot; no one would fight it for it.

Then again, the fish tank was too small for Li Yu, Zhou Ya, and Chen Qing to lie down in.

Another three minutes passed.

The white light of the evolution gradually receded. Everyone took off one layer of sunglasses, then another, looking toward the incubation pod.

Liu Zhanxing was so nervous that he clenched his fists, his feet frozen, but his body unconsciously leaned forward, trying hard to see the changes clearly.

Supervisor Song chuckled foolishly, feeling happy that this evolution had gone smoothly.

Zhou Ya opened her folder and began carefully filling out the beast evolution file.

Only Li Yu and Chen Qing watched with calm expressions.

Finally, the white light disappeared completely, and a brand-new spider appeared inside the incubation pod.

Its body was pitch black, shimmering with starlight, and its back shell and legs had developed many more sharp angles, making it look even more ferocious.

The most distinctive feature was on its back: a silvery-white vortex resembling a galaxy, spinning on its own.

"It, it's a success..." Liu Zhanxing's nostrils flared, and he spoke much faster, his voice trembling.

"Of course," Li Yu said while sipping his tea.

"What about the quality? What level is the quality?" Liu Zhanxing pressed.

"The quality..."

Just as Li Yu began to speak, the evolved spider suddenly opened its eight eyes, and a terrifying monarch-level aura swept over them like a tidal wave.

Boom—

The glass of the incubation pod took the brunt of the impact, vibrating violently. It blocked most of the force, but the residual shockwave leaked out, causing various precision instruments to clatter loudly.

When the shockwave reached them, even if it was only one-thousandth of the original force, it still made Li Yu, Supervisor Song, and the others feel difficulty breathing, accompanied by dizziness and nausea.

Clatter...

Zhou Ya's folder fell to the ground, and she swayed unsteadily.

Chen Qing reacted quickly, flashing in front of the group. She drew her long sword, her sword qi weaving into a net that blocked the shockwave, and she shouted coldly, "Hurry up and command it to stop!"

"Yes!"

Liu Zhanxing had been immersed in the joy of the aura, but Chen Qing's words snapped him back to reality. Seeing Li Yu and the others affected by the aura, he was alarmed and hurriedly shouted at the large spider, "Quick! Restrain your aura!"

The aura leaking from the incubation pod gradually weakened.

Li Yu, Supervisor Song, and Zhou Ya let out a sigh of relief. Everyone looked as if they had been fished out of water, showing signs of exhaustion.

"I'm sorry, it was my oversight. I forgot that you all still have the constitution of ordinary people," Liu Zhanxing said apologetically.

Chen Qing supported Li Yu with one hand and Zhou Ya with the other, helping them back onto their chairs.

"Forget it, it's not your fault. The aura from this evolution exceeded expectations..."

Li Yu wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked at the large spider in the incubation pod, his eyes showing a hint of surprise.

He knew that this Senior Cultivator's incubation pod was capable of withstanding the aura of an average monarch-level beast; it had even been able to withstand the aura during the Sky-Shattering Fire Dragon's evolution last time.

He hadn't expected the aura of the Seven-Star Demon Spider after its evolution to be so terrifying.

Thinking of this, Li Yu turned his gaze toward the glass fish tank, only to see the Golden Scale Bubble Fish staring with its fish eyes, quietly dazed.

It seemed completely unaffected by the aura?

"Are you alright?"

Seeing Li Yu's expression change—first surprised, then puzzled—Chen Qing couldn't help but worry, "If you're really uncomfortable, I'll go cut that spider down and make it a toy for you."

Liu Zhanxing: ???

Wait, I'm still here.

And besides... that's a monarch-quality, Gold Grade 9 beast.

"I think that's a good idea. I wonder what a monarch-level beast tastes like," Supervisor Song grinned, assuming Chen Qing was joking and playing along.

"Don't! Absolutely not! This is a client; we have to provide good service."

Li Yu hurriedly waved his hands. He knew that Chen Qing meant what she said; as long as he nodded, she would immediately draw her sword and slash at that big spider.

As for whether she could do it?

Li Yu wasn't sure, but he estimated that it would be a fifty-fifty chance at least.

She certainly had the strength to fight a Gold-grade beast.

"Zhou Ya."

"Hm?"

Li Yu looked back and saw Zhou Ya's face was pale, clearly still recovering from the aura earlier. He said, "It's fine now. You should rest well. Chen Qing, pour her a glass of water. I'll handle the testing."

"I can do it..."

"Just sit down and rest well. Be good."

"Oh..."

Li Yu stood up and went to the machine for testing beast attributes, saying, "Put away your beast; we're going to do an energy test."

"Okay."

Liu Zhanxing cast a reverse summon and stood up to walk over.

Energy testing bypassed the beast's physical form, connecting directly to the beast mark to test its attributes. It was a method used for many large and powerful beasts.

The accuracy was not as high as regular testing, but fortunately, the margin of error was small.

Liu Zhanxing placed his hand on the machine, casting a summon, letting the light of evolution attach to his palm, and connecting to the sensor area.

Beep... beep... beep...

After more than a minute, the test results came out.

Supervisor Song, Zhou Ya, and Chen Qing all gathered around, their eyes filled with intense curiosity.

What quality would it be this time?

【Beast Name】: Star Disc Demon Spider

【Beast Quality】: Monarch (S)

【Beast Grade】: Gold Grade 9

【Beast Attribute】: Dark, Star-Moon

【Beast Talent】: Starry Night Hunt, Star Disc Spider Web, Enchanting Demon Star, Starry Night Descent, Night Demon King

【Beast Introduction】: A legendary evil demon spider, an immortal hunter in the dark night, an extinct ancient species that has actually survived in the world; truly marvelous.

Li Yu glanced at the attributes and nodded slightly.

"Close enough."

Li Yu muttered to himself, "S-rank quality, new species, talents changed, added a Night Demon King talent, shifting from crowd control to crowd control plus main attacker. It's just so-so."

After speaking, he felt the surroundings go quiet and the atmosphere become strange, so he turned his head and saw Supervisor Song and the others staring at him with stunned expressions.

"Why are you looking at me? Is there writing on my face?" Li Yu asked back.

"Monarch quality, S-rank, new species... and you call it so-so? This is monarch quality!"

Supervisor Song suddenly became agitated, "Can you please respect its quality? Respect its 'S'-rank new species status? Don't force me to beg you!"

Zhou Ya nodded in agreement.

If it were anyone else, evolving an A-rank quality beast would have them strutting around with their tail in the air, walking with a swagger that didn't recognize their own kin.

But for Li Yu, a new species + S-rank was just so-so...

Li Yu blinked, "But I'm the one who cultivated it."

"I beg you, Father Li!" Supervisor Song shouted.

"Oh..." Li Yu paused, then put on an exaggerated expression, clapped his hands, and said, "Wow! It's actually a monarch-quality s-rank new species! That's amazing!"

Supervisor Song: "..."

Zhou Ya: "..."

Chen Qing's eyes narrowed slightly, a smile playing on her lips.

This is fun.

Supervisor Song put on a look of resignation, waved his hand, and said melancholically, "Forget it, do as you please. I can't reason with someone who doesn't understand the hardships of cultivation."

"Look, isn't he very calm too?" Li Yu pointed at Liu Zhanxing.

Supervisor Song turned to look.

"Hehe... monarch-grade... hehe... S-rank... hehe... new species... hehehe..." Liu Zhanxing's eyes were dazed, his face full of foolish laughter.

Supervisor Song rolled his eyes, "Is this calm? He's fucking lost his mind! Another one has gone crazy!"

"I really appreciate you using the word 'another'," Li Yu grinned.

Just then, a sharp "beep-beep" sound rang out from Liu Zhanxing.

The foolish expression vanished in a second. He took out a communicator and said with a serious face, "This is Liu Zhanxing, speak."

"Report! The beast at Qiansui Lake has lost control. The situation is dire. Requesting support!"

Liu Zhanxing frowned, "Isn't that the area the Earth Battle Group is responsible for?"

"The Earth Battle Group is not responding, I repeat! The Earth Battle Group is not responding. A tide has risen at Qiansui Lake and is about to submerge the town!"

The voice on the other end was urgent and heavy.

"I'm coming right now."

Liu Zhanxing hung up the phone and looked at Li Yu and the others with a serious expression, saying, "Sorry, I wasn't able to thank you properly. The situation is urgent."

Supervisor Song said, "Business first."

Li Yu turned off the testing instrument and revealed a mysterious smile.

"Just in time to test the big spider's new talents. Trust me... there will be unexpected surprises."