176: The evolutionary path of the Golden Carp

The small Golden Rich Koi from back then had grown a bit, but not by much, only reaching a length of fifty to sixty centimeters.

However, the brilliant golden light on its body seemed to solidify, flowing across its surface.

Nourished by the spiritual spring water, its current Rank had only just reached Spirit Beast nine-star, which showed how terrifying its resource demands were.

【race: Golden Rich Koi

Rank: Spirit Beast nine-star

Type: Gold Type, Water Type

State: At ease, leisurely

Aptitude: Excellent

Skills: 1. Golden Armor (Profound Tier): ……

2. Golden Bloodline (Earth Tier): ……

3. Water Arrow (Profound Tier) ……

4. Torrent (Profound Tier): ……

5. Bubble (Profound Tier): ……

6. Golden Tail (Profound Tier): ……

Evolution Path: 1. Golden Rich Koi → Rich Golden Koi King;

2. Golden Rich Koi → Celestial Golden Scale Dragon;

3. Golden Rich Koi → Beautiful Mountain River Koi;

4. Golden Rich Koi → Gold Inlaid Jade Koi】

Luo Chen looked at the Golden Rich Koi's Evolution Path and was momentarily stunned; there was only one Golden Rich Koi, but there were four Evolution Paths.

And he didn't know when he would encounter another Golden Rich Koi. Besides the first path, each of the remaining three paths made Luo Chen's heart stir just by their names.

Moreover, after checking the materials required for the latter three Evolution Paths, their preciousness was quite similar, so the preciousness after evolution would also be largely the same.

Luo Chen found it really difficult to choose, so he took out three identical pieces of paper and wrote the names 'Celestial Golden Scale Dragon', 'Beautiful Mountain River Koi', and 'Gold Inlaid Jade Koi' on them.

He then said to the Golden Rich Koi, which was staring blankly at him in the pond, "Choose one of these three Evolution Paths?"

The Golden Rich Koi swam three circles in the pond, seemingly not quite understanding Luo Chen's words.

Luo Chen squatted down and reached his hand into the pond.

Seeing Luo Chen's hand reach in, the Golden Rich Koi joyfully swam over and pressed its somewhat chubby head tightly against Luo Chen's palm.

Luo Chen's mental power gently entered the Golden Rich Koi's mind world through his palm, and then he re-expressed his meaning from before.

The Golden Rich Koi, reopening its eyes, showed a hint of clarity. It looked at the three slips of paper floating in the air and swayed its body.

A small stream of water shot out from its mouth, directly wetting the leftmost slip of paper.

Luo Chen watched the Golden Rich Koi make its choice and breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt a little sad; it seemed his path of collecting was still very arduous.

He reached his hand into the water, patted the Golden Rich Koi's head, and said gently to it, "You wait here for a bit, I'm going to get the evolution materials."

Luo Chen shook the water droplets from his hand and strode into the small wooden house behind him.

At this time, there was no one in the small wooden house. Luo Yuheng and Su Muqing had both gone to the secret realm, and he didn't know when they would return.

However, there were quite a few Beasts, because the place was full of Fragrant Spirit Affinity Rabbits, with several King Rank Fragrant Spirit Affinity Rabbits as the main ones. They forcefully occupied the beds, tables, chairs, and meditation cushions.

Moreover, the fragrant aroma inside the small wooden house was much richer than outside, but it wasn't pungent; instead, it made people feel a sense of mental relaxation.

Luo Chen shook his head. The floor was full of rabbits, so he could only float in the air and came to the spatial storage cabinet on one side of the wooden house.

He took out two minerals of different colors from inside, then Luo Chen scanned around and picked out two rabbits from the scattered ones.

"Provide me with five dragon yang grass and three celestial flowers."

The two rabbits merely glanced at Luo Chen, then obediently activated their Spirit Affinity Skill, and then two completely different-looking plants could be seen transforming from illusory to real in front of them.

After a while, Luo Chen took the spiritual items he needed, and then the two exhausted rabbits were thrown back into the rabbit nest, but they each received half an energy stone as a reward.

The spiritual items required for the Golden Rich Koi's evolution this time were:

Tier 3 spiritual items: five dragon yang grass, three celestial flowers, two pieces of bright jade.

Tier 2 spiritual items: twelve three-origin stones.

Luo Chen arranged these materials one by one in front of the spiritual pond, then looked at the eager Golden Rich Koi in the pond and asked with a smile,

"Are you ready?"

The Golden Rich Koi didn't answer Luo Chen, but its expression was completely one of excitement.

Luo Chen first controlled the five dragon yang grass to fly into the air, then refined them into a gaseous State. The 'gas' from the five dragon yang grass merged and converged, forming an illusory dragon-like shape.

Luo Chen controlled this illusory 'dragon' to rush into the Golden Rich Koi's body in the pond. Under this impact, the scales on the Golden Rich Koi's body seemed to burst open.

However, very quickly, its body gradually elongated, slowly approaching the dragon-like form that the dragon yang grass had transformed into.

But Luo Chen knew this was temporary; if there were no other forces interfering, this change would only remain in a half-State, and the final appearance would just be a slightly longer koi fish.

Luo Chen then controlled the petals of the celestial flower to fall off one by one, and the bright jade to be crushed into powder.

The petals of the celestial flower, mixed with the bright jade powder, adhered to the surface of the elongated Golden Rich Koi's body, and then the remaining twelve three-origin stones were arranged in a specific pattern at the bottom of the pond, forming a special symbol.

The surface of the pond, made of spiritual spring water, began to tremble continuously, then, as if disturbed by some force, it slowly rotated and converged, forming a tall water column that shot out of the pond.

The Golden Rich Koi coiled around this water column and ascended.

Its body was stretched even longer, and its head also began to change, resembling a horse's head without horns, but the fangs and the mane behind its head still exuded an inexplicable aura.

【race: Celestial Golden Scale Dragon

Rank: King Beast one-star

Type: Elemental Type

State: Contented

Aptitude: Excellent

Skills: 1. Tail Whip (Profound Tier): The Celestial Golden Scale Dragon swings its tail, dealing damage to the target.

2. Water Repelling Pearl (Earth Tier): The Celestial Golden Scale Dragon can condense Water Repelling Pearls at intervals (can exist for a long time, users only need to inject energy to use them). The Water Repelling Pearl can open a Bubble around the user, allowing the wearer to breathe freely underwater.

3. Dragon Mark (Earth Tier): The dragon marks on the Celestial Golden Scale Dragon's body can greatly enhance its physical quality and strength.

4. Golden Armor (Profound Tier): The Celestial Golden Scale Dragon attaches a layer of golden armor with great defensive capabilities to itself or a large number of targets.

5. Golden Dragon Bloodline (Earth Tier): The Celestial Golden Scale Dragon possesses a trace of true dragon bloodline, carries a wisp ofcoercion, and can consume its own vital energy to greatly enhance the strength of its Skills.

Contractor: The Golden Dragon Bloodline can be bestowed upon its contractor, greatly enhancing their physical strength, energy, and lifespan, etc.

6. Celestial Phenomenon Realm (Earth Tier): Domain Skill, the Celestial Golden Scale Dragon can freely define the celestial phenomena within its domain (currently definable celestial phenomena are: rain, clear, wind, lightning, snow).

7. Stabilize the Sea (Earth Tier): The Celestial Golden Scale Dragon controls a sea area to restore calm, and the attack effects of sea creatures on it are halved.

8. Golden Scales (Earth Tier): The Golden Scales all over its body greatly enhance the Celestial Golden Scale Dragon's physical strength, allowing it to use its body as a weapon to attack targets, while greatly increasing its resistance to energy attacks.

Evolution Path: Not yet unlocked.】

Luo Chen looked at the Celestial Golden Scale Dragon's information, thoughtfully stroking his chin. Judging solely from the Skill descriptions, it seemed to be a close-quarters combat 'tough guy' Beast.

And Luo Chen could guarantee that if the Celestial Golden Scale Dragon's current information could be sold, it would definitely cause a huge stir even in the capital.

Because just the 'Golden Dragon Bloodline' Skill, which can greatly enhance a Beast Master's self-preservation ability, would drive all Beast Masters crazy.

Otherwise, Wild Rank Beast Masters, after advancing to Wild Rank, always choose to contract Artifact-Type Beasts, which are Beasts that enhance the Beast Master's own self-preservation or combat power.

What's more, this Skill can also directly increase the contractor's lifespan, but Luo Chen had no intention of selling such a monstrous Beast.

He would keep it for now, either as his third Beast or as a choice for a member of his hunting squad in the future.