80: Advancement

At this moment, Luo Chen, who had just emerged from the Illusion World, curiously looked at the strange vines that appeared on Chang Heng.

race: Prayer Moon King Vine

Rank: King Beast Four Star

Type: Light Type · Moonlight, Mental Type

State: Slightly Interested

Aptitude: Excellent

Skills: 1. Azure Moonfall (Earth Tier): The Prayer Moon King Vine condenses a phantom moon that falls from high altitude, causing a melting strike to creatures without the Moon Spirit Mark in the target area.

2. Moon Spirit Mark (Profound Tier): The Prayer Moon King Vine applies a Moon Spirit Mark to the target creature, which reduces the energy consumption when the target casts Skills.

3. State Engraving (Profound Tier): The Prayer Moon King Vine can engrave the current State of a creature, and when needed, summon the engraved creature as a mental phantom to fight against enemies.

4. Gigantification (Profound Tier): For a period of time, the Prayer Moon King Vine can Gigantification its body to five times its original size.

5. Lash (Yellow Tier): The Prayer Moon King Vine uses its body as a whip to strike the target.

6. Sub-Vine Differentiation (Profound Tier): When energy is sufficient, the Prayer Moon King Vine can rapidly grow branches, either to be used as materials or to take root in a target area, acting as a medium to detect that area.

Evolution Path: 1. Prayer Moon King Vine → Moon Offering Barren Spirit

2. Prayer Moon King Vine → Frenzied Blood Vine Snake

3. Prayer Moon King Vine → Thousand Vine Illusion Spirit Beast

Only then did Luo Chen understand how they evaluated the extent of the Rapid Eagle's combat power increase.

They must have used the Skill 'State Engraving' to record the State of each Rapid Eagle in advance.

Then, after the Breeders finished their training, they would conduct Beast Master battles to determine the extent of the Beast Master's own combat power increase.

Although it was inevitable that some aspects would not be considered, Luo Chen had to admit that this method was truly one of the fairer ones.

However, it was probably because he had allowed the Rapid Eagle to evolve to the Spirit Rank, so the Thunderclap Bird in front of him did not need this step at all and was directly judged by Chang Heng to advance.

Similarly, Luo Chen also found that several Breeders had the same situation as him; they did not participate in the Rapid Eagle's battle but advanced directly.

After carefully observing the Rapid Eagles in front of them, Luo Chen found that they had all successfully allowed them to break through to become Spirit Beasts in a non-Evolutionary way.

While Luo Chen was observing the others, some of the Breeders who had previously noticed the commotion on Luo Chen's side secretly regarded him as their greatest threat.

The evaluation there had also ended, and the other Breeders who had not yet been issued their advancement badges were all a little nervous.

They didn't know how many people would be eliminated in this first round, and seeing those Breeders who had advanced their Rapid Eagles to Spirit Beasts made them even less confident.

It was still the young trumpet flower Beast Master next to Feng Qingyang who announced the results.

"In this round, in addition to the six Breeders who have already secured their spots, numbers 36, 90, 247, ..., 871, a total of twenty Breeders have advanced to the next round."

Luo Chen and the other Breeders waiting for the results were somewhat incredulous at his words.

How many did you say? Twenty?

Out of over nine hundred people, only twenty remained in the first round?

The elimination rate was too high, causing an uproar not only among the eliminated Breeders in the square but also among the spectators outside the venue.

However, the trumpet flower Beast Master's expression did not change in the slightest; he clearly didn't care what was being discussed below.

At this moment, Feng Qingyang stood up and announced forcefully,

"Today's assessment ends here. The next round of assessment will be held in three days, at the same location. I hope everyone will not be late."

After saying this, his figure disappeared directly from the stage, followed closely by Chang Heng.

Luo Yuheng left with Liang Qiu; perhaps the two had something to discuss.

The remaining two ornamental judges, City Guard Captain Zhang Qi and Law Enforcement Team Captain Cheng Chao, were responsible for the final crowd dispersal.

However, Zhang Qi looked quite cheerful, with a wide smile on his face.

This made Cheng Chao on the side unwilling to look at his smug face at all.

While directing his subordinates to disperse the crowd, he silently thought,

After this is over, he would go to the City Lord to complain and have the next assessment changed to their Law Enforcement Team's standard Beast Master.

After all, their Law Enforcement Team was an elite squad; they couldn't let the City Guard suppress them.

...

As Luo Chen walked towards the outside of the square according to the City Guard's arrangements, a baby-faced teenager in a City Guard uniform approached him.

He carefully said to him, "Thank you."

Luo Chen looked at him in confusion, not knowing why he was saying this to him.

It wasn't until he saw the Thunderclap Bird on his head that he reacted and waved his hand,

"You're welcome, I was just trying to complete my competition."

However, the baby-faced teenager moved the pedestrians around Luo Chen to the sides, took an item from his storage bracelet, and handed it over.

Luo Chen didn't take it, politely refusing, "You really don't have to be so polite."

But the teenager, while Luo Chen was waving his hand in refusal, grabbed one of his hands, placed the item in it, and then ran off in another direction.

Luo Chen looked at the retreating teenager, shook his head helplessly, and put the wind-patterned ore in his hand back into his bracelet.

This item, along with the thunder-patterned ore consumed during the Thunderclap Bird's Evolution, were both relatively rare resources of the Spirit Rank; they were a common material used for the Rapid Eagle to break through to the Spirit Rank without evolving.

Walking towards the direction he had entered the square, he indeed saw Luo Yang waving at him.

"Brother, you're amazing! You actually evolved the Rapid Eagle.

You don't know how wonderful the expressions on the faces of the people around me were.

They actually said you were abusing that Beast Master; if abuse could make a Beast Master evolve, they should try it themselves."

As soon as he reached Luo Yang's side, he heard the boy chattering incessantly.

Luo Chen smiled and humored him for a few sentences. After talking for a while, Luo Yang still hadn't seen Luo Yuheng and asked in confusion, "Where's Dad?"

Luo Chen opened his terminal and saw the message Luo Yuheng had sent him,

"No need to wait, he has something to do and wants us to go back first."

"Oh, okay then."

However, when Luo Yang tried to hail a taxi, probably due to the large crowd, he couldn't get one for a long time.

Luo Yang grumbled unhappily, "The next Beast Master I contract must be one that can be used as a mount."

Luo Chen saw that it was impossible to get a taxi, and fortunately, the street of Chenyang Pet Store was not very far, only about ten kilometers away.

With the physical fitness of a Spirit-Rank Beast Master, it was just a walk.

"Let's walk back."

Hearing Luo Chen's suggestion, Luo Yang readily agreed.

The two brothers then walked towards Chenyang Pet Store, paying attention to the pedestrians beside them.

"Xiao Yang, what kind of second Beast Master do you plan to contract?"

"Ah, I want to contract a Beast Master that can be used as a mount, preferably one that can fly; that would be even better."

"What, can't Chiyan meet the requirements of being a mount?"

"Oh, don't mention it. Chiyan isn't known for its speed. It's good for fighting, but its travel speed is just too average."

Luo Chen nodded in understanding, "Then have you found any Beast Masters you like?"

Luo Yang shook his head in disappointment. Because both his father and brother were Breeders, his standards were now very high, and he naturally couldn't look favorably upon ordinary Beast Masters.

"Your requirements are that it can fly and serve as a mount, right? I'll keep an eye out for you recently."

Luo Yang scratched his hair sheepishly, turning to face Luo Chen,

"Brother, it would be best if it also had high combat power and looked cool."

Luo Chen looked at Luo Yang with amusement, but he could also understand the young man's desire to save face.

"Okay, okay, I'll try my best to meet all those requirements."

The scorching midday sun in July was harsh, and the Cloud Whale gathered a cloud above their heads, casting a cool shadow.

"Did you participate in the Youth Beast Master Competition? When does the competition start?"

A brother knows his brother best. Luo Yang's face instantly fell, "Brother, you guessed right, the competition starts on the first day of August."

There were still ten days, which should be enough time for him to find a suitable Beast Master.

"Did you discuss this registration with the family?"

"Uh, no."

Luo Chen guessed that he had secretly registered himself. He rubbed his head, "What if there's any danger?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Yang immediately said, "There won't be any danger. This Beast Master competition is held in the Illusion World; there's no danger at all."

Illusion World, a battle of mental power, indeed there would be no danger.

"Then why didn't you discuss it with your family?"

Luo Yang suddenly became hesitant, "I was just afraid you wouldn't agree, saying I was neglecting my studies."

Luo Chen thought about it. He considered himself very open-minded and wouldn't stop Luo Yang from participating in such a harmless competition.

Su Muqing herself loved adventure and would certainly not disagree.

Luo Yuheng might be the only one who would object, but with his and Su Muqing's agreement, he shouldn't object too strenuously.

Luo Chen rubbed his chin, looking at Luo Yang strangely. So what exactly gave Luo Yang the misconception that his family would disagree with him participating in the competition?

Luo Yang felt strange under his gaze and asked nervously, "Brother, is something wrong?"

Luo Chen shook his head thoughtfully.

This made Luo Yang even more uneasy.

However, after a conversation along the way, they had reached the street where Chenyang Pet Store was located.