154: A strange phenomenon appeared

"Shopkeeper Luo, it's the same as last time. Our Liang Family and the auction house staff can all run errands for you. Whether it's purchasing unique Beasts from various cities or collecting materials, we can help you with everything.

And all you need to do is provide a portion of Beasts to be sold at the auction house each month."

Luo Chen clasped his hands on the red wooden long table in front of him. "Miss Liang, what you're saying is too vague. Let's draft a detailed contract instead.

It should specify the value of the Beasts or resources provided by both parties each month. For now, let's set the baseline at ten million spirit coins."

Luo Chen's words made Liang Jingsi's eyes light up instantly. Naturally, Liang Jingsi had no objection to Luo Chen's request for a contract.

"Alright, Shopkeeper Luo, please wait a moment. I'll have our legal department draft the contract right away."

Luo Chen's wait didn't last long before a middle-aged man, dressed like an elite, entered the council hall with a stack of materials.

He went directly to Liang Jingsi and said respectfully, "Chairwoman, here is the contract you requested."

Luo Chen looked at the contract document, which was two centimeters thick, and a corner of his mouth twitched unnaturally. So, for contract issues like this, should he also find a professional to review them for him?

Liang Jingsi took the materials, then stood up and personally brought them to Luo Chen.

As a King Rank Three Beast Master, his mental power was still very strong. With a quick glance, a large amount of information flooded Luo Chen's mind.

From Luo Chen's experience, there should be no problem with this contract. So Luo Chen signed his name on it and stamped it with the official seal of Chenyang Pet Store.

Watching Luo Chen sign his name in the required spot, this also signified that Chenyang Pet Store and Qingyun Rare Goods Auction House had officially reached a partnership.

The heavy burden that had been weighing on Liang Jingsi's heart finally lifted. Her previously tense face relaxed, gaining a touch of vibrancy and brightness.

Liang Jingsi extended her right hand towards Luo Chen.

"Shopkeeper Luo, a pleasure to work with you."

Luo Chen briefly shook her hand, then released it, also saying, "A pleasure to work with you."

Then he paused and added, "If you're not too busy, our cooperation will start next month."

Although Liang Jingsi wanted to start this month, Luo Chen had already decided on the time, so she couldn't push to move it up.

She pursed her lips and said, "Alright, I'll follow Shopkeeper Luo's arrangements."

...

The starlight of the night sprinkled across Liuguang City, but the brilliant lights at the central venue of Liuguang City were even brighter than the Stellar in the sky.

It was the same competition venue, but it was hosting the third round of the Breeder competition.

Because the topic had already been announced yesterday, most of the Breeders looked confident.

However, this competition was naturally not entirely fair, and it was certainly more favorable to the local contestants of Liuguang City.

Because the scions of Liuguang City's aristocratic families could find real Azure Moon Wolves and spend a day researching the optimal breeding method.

Moreover, they could also seek help from more experienced Breeders in their families to get guidance and achieve a better score.

This completely unfair competition method could brazenly appear in an officially held competition. Perhaps for the City Lord,

the outcome of the competition wasn't important. Anyway, the Breeders from the Lower City were just there to make up the numbers. If they could fleece the aristocratic families during the competition, that was what mattered most.

"To ensure that all Azure Moon Wolves have identical Aptitude in all aspects, today's competition will also take place in the Illusion World.

Please, all contestants, enter the Illusion World."

Luo Chen sat cross-legged on the ground, his expression calm, showing no unusual emotions.

In the Illusion World, an Azure Moon Wolf with dark blue fur was already waiting on the platform.

Luo Chen used his Eye of Truth to check its information:

"race: Azure Moon Wolf

Rank: Spirit Beast Nine Star

Type: Light Type · Moonlight

State: Calm

Aptitude: Good

Skills: 1. Moon Wheel (Profound Tier)...

2. Azure Moon (Profound Tier): ...

3. Azure Moon Pressure (Profound Tier): ...

4. Moonlight Wave (Profound Tier): ...

Evolution Path: 1. Azure Moon Wolf → Azure Moon Wolf King

2. Azure Moon Wolf → Howling Moon Azure Wolf

3. Azure Moon Wolf → Moon Worshiping Beast."

Looking at the Spirit Beast Nine Star information of the Azure Moon Wolf in front of him, Luo Chen felt like he had also become one of those being fleeced.

He had a 'what the heck' attitude, thinking he might as well just choose the first Evolution Path, the Azure Moon Wolf King.

However, Luo Chen then considered that the Azure Moon Wolf was originally a Beast closer to commoners in Liuguang City. Even if some people played some tricks, which were indeed a bit unfriendly to commoner Breeders,

it was also genuinely for the benefit of the vast City Guard of Liuguang City. Luo Chen suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart.

Who made him handsome and kind-hearted, unable to bear the suffering of the world?

"Second-tier spiritual items: twelve moonlight stones, three moon-reflecting grasses.

Third-tier spiritual items: star-moon vine leaves, sacrificial stele."

The other three materials were easy to deal with; the system quickly manifested them.

However, when it came to the last material, the system was a bit confused.

"Contestant Luo Chen, could you please provide a detailed description of the item you need?"

This was the first time Luo Chen had encountered a situation where the system couldn't manifest a required material.

Luo Chen organized his thoughts and prepared his words before describing:

"It's a stone that has existed for at least a thousand years. There are no special requirements for the material, but it must contain at least ten units of spiritual energy.

As for the size, three meters high, one meter wide, and half a meter thick would be good. The surface should preferably be smooth."

Upon hearing Luo Chen's detailed description, a bluish-gray stone slab materialized in front of him.

Luo Chen observed it carefully and found that all aspects strictly met his requirements; it was a perfect material.

First, he placed the twelve moonlight stones around the stone slab in a specific pattern.

Then, he interspersed the slender star-moon vine leaves between the moonlight stones.

Luo Chen also did not refine the moon-reflecting grass. Instead, he summoned the Azure Moon Wolf in front of him and had it swallow and chew it whole.

One advantage of Beasts in the Illusion World was their obedience. Whatever they were told to do, they would strictly follow the command.

Luo Chen placed his hand on the Azure Moon Wolf's back, and his mental power briefly invaded its mind, allowing it to understand all his intentions. If the Azure Moon Wolf did not resist, he could even control its body to perform corresponding actions.

The Azure Moon Wolf in the Illusion World naturally wouldn't resist, so the most difficult step in the Evolution process posed no problem in the Illusion World.

Controlling a Beast's body for the first time was indeed a rather magical experience for Luo Chen.

He first controlled the Azure Moon Wolf's body to walk around the platform, and after getting familiar with manipulating its body, he walked towards the smooth stone slab.

As Luo Chen had a significant lead over others after two rounds of competition, he was naturally the focus of attention for the judges and audience.

Tang Ce and Yuan Shi on the main stage were constantly watching this contestant, who was described as being like their teacher.

"Ce Zi, do you think he'll notice our action of changing the Azure Moon Wolf from a Spirit Beast Five Star State to a Spirit Beast Nine Star?"

Yuan Shi's deeply lined face showed an expression of extreme conflict.

Tang Ce glanced at him lightly.

"You were the one who suggested it, and now you're the one worrying. Look, the materials he chose today have nothing to do with evolving into an Azure Moon Wolf King.

Isn't that achieving your goal?"

"What goal of mine? Isn't this all for the City Guard? If I hadn't found out that this kid, ever since participating in the Breeder competition, has always been able to evolve Beasts that are different from existing Evolution Paths,

would I bother with such schemes? Besides, wasn't I just trying to give the City Guard of Liuguang City another Evolution option? You make it sound like I'm doing it for myself."

Watching Yuan Shi, whose expression was agitated and spit was flying, Tang Ce silently took a step back.

"Don't get too excited. That's not what I meant. It's just that the competition has already started, so there's no need for us to keep worrying here.

At worst, we'll just provide more compensation in terms of the final rewards."

Yuan Shi took a deep breath to calm himself down. "That's all we can do."

"Old man Yuan, do you know why you look older than your actual age?"

"What?"

Yuan Shi's expression was a bit puzzled, not quite understanding why Tang Ce would suddenly say that.

Tang Ce quietly took another step to the side. "Because your emotions are too unstable, and you have too many facial expressions. So, try to control yourself in the future."

"You old show-off, you're already over 170 years old, yet you still maintain yourself so well every day, who are you doing it for? ..."

There was another commotion on the stage. The experienced director had already shielded the main stage's screen.

On the platform, the Azure Moon Wolf's Evolution process continued.

Luo Chen controlled the Azure Moon Wolf to take three steps and then bow, walking towards the bluish-gray stone slab.

This magical scene seemed a little strange to the audience. Was this not a big difference from the proper Evolution of a Beast?

Soon, the Azure Moon Wolf arrived beneath the bluish-gray stone slab.

Its movements were like a human's, piously kneeling before the stone slab.

Luo Chen uttered a series of ancient, profound, and mysterious syllables, as if to pull time back to an ancient andvicissitudes of life era.

While speaking, Luo Chen's mental power continuously carved ancient symbols onto the bluish-gray stone slab. Now, the stone slab truly seemed to have become the "sacrificial stele" Luo Chen had mentioned earlier.

The moonlight stones around the stele slowly emitted a bright, yet not dazzling, glow.

The star-moon vine leaves slowly floated up from the ground, rotating around the stele.

Now, without Luo Chen's mental control, the Azure Moon Wolf actively and continuously prostrated itself before the stele, and crimson blood flowed from its forehead, seeping into the ground in front of the stele.

As time passed, the stele also glowed brightly, and then a bright beam of light shot straight into the sky.

A strange phenomenon suddenly appeared on the dome of the venue: a deep night sky with a bright, solitary Bright Moon hanging in the sky.

The beam of light emanating from the stele looked as if it were descending from the moon.

A grander sound emerged from all around, like tens of thousands of people praying in unison, or perhaps chanting praises.

Because this phenomenon appeared on the dome of the venue, the grand sound spread throughout the entire venue.

All the spectators were momentarily startled by this sudden awakening, feeling a bit at a loss.

The grumbling Yuan Shi closed his mouth, muttering in shock, "This is a phenomenon? The only time such a phenomenon appeared was when Teacher evolved a Beast."

"What kind of genius is he, exactly?"

Tang Ce was the first to react. His figure flashed, and he appeared beside the commentator, snatching the microphone from the host.

"To ensure that some of the audience aren't too bored, what everyone just enjoyed was a carefully prepared scenic show from us."

Then Tang Ce used his authority to isolate Luo Chen's platform into another space.

Luo Chen, who was engrossed in evolving the Beast, did not notice that his surroundings had already turned into a void.

He was also greatly affected by this Evolution process, with a Moon Wheel rotating in each of his eyes.

Behind him, a phantom figure appeared, with a handsome face that always looked gentle.

"Exceptional talent. I originally wanted to let you grow slowly, but since this is the case, I can only let you enter the capital early."

He softly murmured these words, then sat cross-legged not far behind Luo Chen. A constantly shifting butterfly fluttered up and down around him.

"Xiao Meng, Tian Yun, prioritize computational power to support this area.

Adjust the time flow rate to twenty times."

After saying this, the space fell into a long silence. He seemed to be waiting for the Azure Moon Wolf's Evolution process to end.