146: Chapter 146 Dual Evolution

The pseudo-moon rose from the stone platform, hovering over the courtyard as a ghostly purple light enveloped the entire backyard.

The moonlight was no longer silver-white; it had turned a deep purple, carrying a heavy pressure that made it hard to breathe.

That was no ordinary moonlight; it was the power of the Lunar—the ultimate darkness, the dark side of the moon.

Xiao Zhuang slid down from Lin Fan's wrist and coiled itself on the stone platform.

It tilted its head back, its deep purple vertical pupils staring at the pseudo-moon overhead, as its body began to glow.

Following the steps, Lin Fan fed it the evolution Materials one by one.

Xiao Zhuang's scales changed from silver-black to deep purple, with silver-white moonlight patterns tracing the edges of every scale.

The two small horns on its head began to branch out, growing from one inch to three inches and splitting into three prongs, with silver-white specks of light flickering at the tips.

Four bulges protruded from its abdomen—the embryonic forms of claws.

The light of the pseudo-moon grew stronger and stronger, and Xiao Zhuang's body was wrapped in the power of the Lunar, as if it were being swallowed by the moon.

It slowly elongated within the light, gradually extending to four or five meters. A tuft of silver-white mane grew at the end of its tail, floating in the air.

Its eyes snapped open, and deep within its purple vertical pupils, the phases of the moon seemed to slowly cycle, repeating endlessly.

At the same time, the Materials on the right were also activated.

The spatial shards shattered, turning into countless tiny spatial rifts that swirled around Xiao Kun.

The Void Realm dust merged into the rifts, which began to expand and contract like breathing.

Moonlight Essence enveloped Xiao Kun's entire body, condensing into a thin layer of ice crystals under the moonlight.

The Starshine Stones lit up, and grains of pale blue starlight merged one by one into Xiao Kun's wings.

Xiao Kun's body stretched from the length of a palm to a foot long, and its scales changed from silver-white to a translucent pale blue.

Its two pairs of wings unfurled, their wingspan expanding to three meters.

The patterns on its wings were no longer simple lines, but had become complex geometric patterns that flickered alternately under the moonlight.

Its body became translucent, and the Qi pathways within its body were faintly visible. Those pathways were not straight lines, but twisted and folded, as if space itself had been folded into its body.

As time ticked by, the light on their bodies receded.

Xiao Zhuang soared in mid-air, its long and massive flood dragon body coiled in a circle. Its deep purple scales shimmered with a cold light under the moon, and the three-pronged horns on its head looked like miniature crowns.

It opened its mouth and let out a low Dragon roar. Though still immature, it already possessed the beginnings of Dragon prestige.

Xiao Kun hovered on the right side of the stone platform, its foot-long body flickering in and out of sight beneath its translucent pale blue scales. Its wings were spread, and the unknown geometric patterns on them were slowly rotating.

It swam a circle in the air. There was no sound of wind when its wings flapped, only ripples of space spreading through the air.

Lin Fan's left eye grew slightly warm, and information emerged in his field of vision.

[Race]: Lunar Flood Dragon

[Rank]: Rank 43

[Aptitude]: heaven spirit superior (Limit: high-tier god spirit)

[Attribute]: Lunar

[Armorization Part]: Left Hand

[Armor Skills]:

1. Taiyin Piercer: Fires dark stings condensed from Lunar Power from the right hand. Upon hitting, it causes large-scale corrosion and burning. Under moonlight, the wood stings turn into a rain of arrows, and hitting a target triggers a toxic explosion chain, affecting enemies within 5 meters.

2. Moon Hide: Thoroughly merges into shadows and vegetation, completely shielding aura, form, and Qi fluctuations to enter an absolute hidden state.

The first attack after Stealth is guaranteed to be a critical hit. In the hidden state under moonlight, movement speed is significantly increased.

3. Azure Moon Venomous Dragon Bite: Summons a flood dragon phantom to bite the target. The toxin transforms into Lunar Bone-Eroding Poison, while simultaneously stacking the triple effects of Shadow Erosion, Lunar Burning, and Defense Collapse.

Under moonlight, the toxin effects are doubled.

4. Thousand Shadow Moon Guard: Consumes a small amount of Qi to directly create six physical Clones with 50% of the original's strength.

Under moonlight, the number of Clones increases to twelve, and they will self-destruct upon disappearing, causing area-of-effect poison damage.

5. Moonfall Dragon Roar Charge: Channels the power of Lunar essence to condense a giant moon-shadow dragon-shaped beam to strike the target area, causing devastating area damage.

Under moonlight, a double Dragon Howl Strike can be released after charging, doubling the coverage area.

6. Lunar Tide Sorrow: Channels the power of the Lunar and the tides to summon a tide black hole fifty meters in diameter in a designated area. Gravity within the area spikes, and seawater flows backward to form a strangling vortex.

Under moonlight, the vortex range expands to a hundred meters, and three additional tidal whale phantoms are summoned to collide.

[Subsequent Evolution Paths]:

1. Ghost Candle Hornless Dragon (king spirit superior): Rank requirement 49. Requires devouring lunar ethereal crystals x3, Spirit-Eroding Ancient Wood Core x1, Dark Realm Dragon Scales x2, Still Spirit Spring Water x5 drops.

2. Ice Abyss Canglong (king spirit superior): Rank requirement 48. Requires devouring lunar ethereal crystals x3, Xuanming Ice Soul x3, moon tide stone x1, Sea Abyss Dragon Tendon x1.

Lin Fan stared at the long string of information in his vision, remaining silent for a long time.

Every one of Xiao Zhuang's six Armor Skills after evolution was more than one level stronger than before.

Xiao Zhuang's God Spirit-tier Aptitude was finally showing its formidable nature.

Though its current Aptitude appeared to be heaven spirit superior on the surface, its actual strength was not at all inferior to the King Spirit Rank.

Next, his gaze fell on the subsequent evolution paths.

Both paths were king spirit superior.

The Ghost Candle Hornless Dragon.

Specializing in Lunar Power, it required devouring lunar ethereal crystals, Spirit-Eroding Ancient Wood Cores, Dark Realm Dragon Scales, and Still Spirit Spring Water.

Every material for this path exuded the extreme of 'Yin' and 'Darkness'.

By taking this path, Xiao Zhuang would completely abandon the power of tides and push the power of the Lunar to its limit.

Its attacks would be more sinister, more poisonous, and more treacherous.

But the price was losing the area control and seawater adaptability provided by the power of tides.

The Ice Abyss Canglong, on the other hand, was a combination of Lunar and Tidal Power, requiring lunar ethereal crystals, Xuanming Ice Souls, moon tide stones, and Sea Abyss Dragon Tendons.

This path retained and strengthened the power of the tides.

By taking this path, Xiao Zhuang would simultaneously control the Lunar and the tides, capable of both causing a Lunar fall and raising giant tidal waves.

Its battlefield adaptability would be stronger, with its combat power doubling at sea or in near-water areas, but the purity of its Lunar Power would be diluted.

Lin Fan fell into a dilemma once more. Before he could figure out Tongtong's subsequent path, another difficult problem had appeared.

Xiao Zhuang had already shrunk back into its mimicry form, coiling around his arm as a small flood dragon as it usually did.

Lin Fan raised his hand and gently stroked the cool scales of Xiao Zhuang on his arm, letting out a soft sigh.

"Decisions, decisions..."

Xiao Zhuang looked up, its deep purple vertical pupils staring straight at him, as it let out a soft, thin whimper.

Immediately after, another intent came through the contract link—it was an image.

The surface of the sea under the moonlight, with surging waves; a flood dragon leaping from the waves, draped in moonlight, stirring the tides.

That was what it wanted to become.

Lin Fan hadn't expected Xiao Zhuang to actively express its own will.

He patted its head dotingly.

"Alright, then the Ice Abyss Canglong it is. You choose your own path. I'll be responsible for finding the Materials for you."

Xiao Zhuang flicked its tongue, a hint of satisfaction flashing in its deep purple vertical pupils, and coiled back onto his wrist, moving no more.