176: Did Xie Ning's evolution fail?

After the two had made their selections, Feng Ta, the uncle of the Feng Family Uncle and Nephew, also chose the Yao Beast he wanted to evolve, a Bronze Level 10 Demon Lizard.

Xie Ning led the clumsy Small Golden Stone Demon Soldier to his evolution station.

"Big guy, don't move around, or I'll take you apart later."

Xie Ning looked at the Stone Man standing beside him, restlessly moving about, and gave it a warning.

Hearing this, the Small Golden Stone Demon Soldier scratched its head and replied with two 'da-da' sounds, though it was unclear if it understood.

Shaking his head, Xie Ning began to search for Materials.

Compared to his leisurely pace, the Feng Family Uncle and Nephew were much faster; one ran to get Materials while the other was responsible for processing them, with the Ghost Tiger and Demon Lizard both tied up to the side.

Whether below the stage or inside the waiting building, everyone sensibly shut their mouths and waited for the final result.

"Quenched Iron Powder, Polar Night Powder, Shadow Ore..."

One by one, spiritual Materials were found by Xie Ning and thrown into the machine to be crushed, looking extremely casual, forming a sharp contrast with the Feng Family Uncle and Nephew's race against time and intense focus.

The group of students below the stage was secretly anxious.

"He's not going to give up, is he?"

"Don't! There's still a chance."

"Hey! Xie Ning, hurry up! Look at the other side, pick up the pace!"

However, to their disappointment, Xie Ning continued at his own pace, neither hurried nor slow.

Ten minutes later, all the evolution Materials were mixed into a uniform, multicolored powder. Xie Ning picked up a specialized utility knife, squatted on the ground, and began to carve. A moment later, he completed a two-meter-wide Formation.

"An Evolution Array!"

The students below who had already finished their matches, as well as the Breeders in the various waiting buildings, all stood up straight, even trying to use their phones and cameras to take pictures, attempting to copy this evolution Formation.

Evolution Formations came in all shapes and sizes. Learning one could mean mastering a unique cultivation method. Therefore, every Breeder kept the Formations they knew a closely guarded secret, rarely displaying them in a place with thousands of people.

This was why all the Breeders were so excited.

But they were clearly destined for disappointment. After filming for a long time, from every angle, the view was either blocked by Xie Ning or by the Small Golden Stone Demon Soldier's massive body.

If they could have gone up on stage, they would have pointed at the Small Golden Stone Demon Soldier's nose and demanded, "What part of you is 'little'? Where exactly are you 'little'?"

Once the Formation was drawn, Xie Ning integrated the powder into it and then had the Small Golden Stone Demon Soldier lie down, perfectly concealing the entire Formation.

Almost simultaneously, just as Xie Ning was ready, the evolution prepared by the Feng Family Uncle and Nephew also began.

Three rare lights of evolution appeared on the stage at the same time. The dazzling brilliance blinded everyone, who struggled to keep their eyes open to witness this moment.

The moment of evolution is a moment where the mundane turns into the miraculous; it was a heart-pounding moment.

The light of evolution from the Demon Lizard and the Ghost Tiger intertwined, forming a massive pillar of light.

In contrast, the light of evolution on the Small Golden Stone Demon Soldier appeared much inferior. The turbulent flow of energy made the light seem less brilliant; in fact, its radiance peaked the moment it appeared and then slowly declined.

In terms of the light of evolution, the two were indeed poles apart.

After about ten seconds, the light of evolution on Xie Ning's side completely vanished, while the pillar of light on the other side continued.

"It's over, it's over. With such an unremarkable evolution, how could he possibly compete?"

"As the ancients said, 'a conceited army is bound to lose.' It's truly so."

"If only he had listened to us earlier, it wouldn't have turned out like this."

"Exactly, if we lose, it's all his fault!"

Almost everyone below the stage, except for Qin Tianyu and Su Qin who still believed in Xie Ning, was already disappointed, shaking their heads and sighing with expressions of 'resenting that iron cannot become steel.'

Hearing these words, Qin Tianyu was about to take action but was stopped by Su Qin.

"Don't, don't. Don't act yet; wait for the results first. We have to believe in Big Brother Xie; he will definitely win," Su Qin said, looking past the light toward Xie Ning.

After a few more breaths, the radiance vanished, and three evolved Yao Beasts appeared before everyone.

More people's attention was drawn to the two Yao Beasts evolved by the Feng Family Uncle and Nephew, and some even gasped in shock.

"Hiss—Witch, Witch Body Curse Tiger! To think they actually evolved the legendary Witch Body Curse Tiger! How are we supposed to fight this?!"

"To think it's this kind of unkillable creature. How can we fight it? Forget Bronze or Silver; even a Gold Rank Yao Beast would have to give it a wide berth."

"Not only that, besides the melee-focused Witch Body Curse Tiger, the other Yao Beast from the Feng Family Uncle and Nephew is not to be underestimated either."

"That seems to be called a Winged Demon Lizard. Not only does it have ranged attacks, but it's also skilled in dark-element support. These two together are like a tiger with wings."

"Even if Xie Ning doesn't lose the first round, he won't be able to win the second round."

The gazes of everyone below the stage were drawn to the Demon Tamers Beasts evolved by the Feng Family Uncle and Nephew; based on names alone, they were certain Xie Ning would lose.

But the crowd's reaction only served to prove the extraordinary nature of the two Demon Tamers Beasts.

On the left, what Feng Ta had evolved was indeed a Winged Demon Lizard, with a pair of wings spanning five meters, the appearance of a lizard, the pupils of an hawk, and black Qi emanating from its entire body. It looked somewhat like a Western Dragon, and its strength had broken through the threshold, reaching Silver Level 2.

On the right, what Feng Lai had evolved was the Witch Body Curse Tiger. Its size hadn't changed much, but its body was covered in Witch scripts, and its pupils were grayish-white. It looked like a walking corpse, emitting an eerie aura, and its strength was Silver Level 1.

Compared to them, the result of Xie Ning's evolution appeared quite pathetic.

The original Formation at his feet had shattered, and in the center of the Formation, the two-meter-tall Stone Man had shrunk to only 30 centimeters. Its black body gleamed with a metallic luster, with red patterns crawling all over it. What was most eye-catching was the sharpened broad-bladed pointed knife atop its head, with strands of black light flowing through it.

Its strength had not increased accordingly, remaining at Bronze Level 10. Not only that, after looking around, it actually ran to Xie Ning's feet and grabbed his pant leg without letting go, looking quite timid.

"Hahaha~" Feng Lai looked at the little thing at Xie Ning's feet as if he had seen something hilarious. He laughed so hard he couldn't stand straight, his piercing laughter spreading throughout the Challenge Area via the loudspeakers.

The people from Lingnan Academy fell silent one after another; though unwilling, they were unable to refute.

Uncle Feng Ta also frowned as he looked at the little demon soldier and asked, "Are you sure you still need to be scored?"

"Of course."

Feng Lai stopped laughing and said unceremoniously, "Even if the score managed to scrape a tie, do you really think you can beat us with this Bronze Level 10, gutless little thing?"

"Why not?" Xie Ning replied with a smile.

Feng Ta shook his head. "Then let's test it."

This time, the Feng Family Uncle and Nephew pushed both 'Giant Egg' machines away to test first.

As the tubes were connected to the two Yao Beasts, two boxes appeared on the display screen above, and the numbers began to jump.

"It's starting, it's starting..."

"What are you so excited about? That's the enemy's data."

"What do you know? I'm worried their data will be too high. Do you really think that little thing's score can be high at all?"

"As long as these two made a mistake in their evolution and their scores drop, then there's still a slight chance for a comeback."

"The odds of that..."

Everyone stared intently at the display screen as the data on it flickered continuously.

At this moment, no one expected Xie Ning's evolution to get a high score; their only hope was that the opponent had made an operational error.