93: Chapter 93 Evolution! Radiant Moon Cat!

If Zhou Ming remembered correctly, he remembered Brother Chen saying the exact same sentence in the secret realm.

And after saying this, the Flame Claw Beast evolved into its brand-new evolutionary form, the Flame-Spine Tyrannosaur, right before everyone's eyes.

This time, Brother Chen said the same thing.

Could it be————

Zhou Ming's pupils constricted, his heart beating uncontrollably, and he locked his gaze onto the Songsong Dog.

At the same time, the Flame-Spine Tyrannosaur lowered its head, staring at the Songsong Dog, which wasn't even as big as its own claws: "Yagu..."

It wanted to see exactly what this little guy would evolve into.

Lin Chen walked over to the Songsong Dog with the holy radiance crystal core, crouched down, and gently rubbed its little head: "Are you ready? Let's begin."

"Ying wu!"

The Songsong Dog nodded vigorously.

It first looked at Lin Chen, who was full of anticipation, and then looked up at the majestic and imposing Flame-Spine Tyrannosaur.

Could it also evolve into something like that?

Could it also be this majestic and imposing?

But regardless, it would definitely become stronger after evolving. If that happened, it could always help Lin Chen.

[Ding!]

[Level 3 resource holy radiance crystal core collected. Using it grants 50 evolution exp.]

[Use immediately?]

"Yes." Lin Chen thought to himself.

At this very moment, only the last thirty points remained to fill the Songsong Dog's evolution bar. Using the holy radiance crystal core would fill it up and satisfy the two conditions for evolution.

The next moment, the Songsong Dog grabbed the holy radiance crystal core: "Ying wu~"

Pure and warm light energy gushed out from the crystal core like a flowing spring, turning into wisps of milky white light that gently surrounded the Songsong Dog before merging into its body.

The Songsong Dog squinted its eyes comfortably, its body trembling slightly—not from pain, but from the joyful thrill of its life level about to leap forward.

Its off-white fur fluttered without wind, as if every strand was absorbing the power of light, emitting an increasingly bright white glow.

When the holy radiance crystal core shrank at a visible rate and finally dissipated into dust, the white glow on the Songsong Dog reached its peak.

Its small body was completely enveloped in a dazzling, pure white radiance.

"Th-this is———— evolution light?!" Li Heng exclaimed.

"Hmph, making a fuss over nothing."

Zhou Ming crossed his arms, chin held high, looking smug: "I already saw the scene of the Flame Claw Beast evolving into the Flame-Spine Tyrannosaur in the secret realm."

Li Heng glared at Zhou Ming and clenched his fists.

This guy...

Zhang Xiaoxiao leaned in closer, her eyes flashing: "If I remember correctly, the Songsong Dog only has one stable evolutionary path."

"And that is evolving into the Roaring Dog, a low-level elite race rank with normal attributes."

"A Roaring Dog..." Zhou Ming narrowed his eyes, carefully recalling the information about the Roaring Dog, and blurted out subconsciously: "I remember this pet is quite weak..."

The words had just left his mouth when Zhou Ming suddenly remembered something, quickly looking at the calm Lin Chen and the Songsong Dog covered in white light, and changed his tone: "But then again, with Brother Chen's ability, he could definitely raise a unique Roaring Dog."

"After all, you know, there are no useless pets."

At the same time, the evolution light covering the Songsong Dog's entire body became increasingly dazzling, and an even purer white glow erupted, filling everyone's vision.

The light lasted for several seconds before gradually dissipating.

When everyone's vision recovered and they refocused on the center of the light burst, they were all stunned.

The expected Roaring Dog did not appear; what appeared was a strange pet they had never seen before.

This pet was petite with a slender and graceful figure, cat-like overall, and covered in soft, short fur as flawless and bright as moonlight, with starlight reflecting a faint silver glow.

Its head was small with delicate features, a pair of triangular ears twitching gently, and eyes like pure amethyst, full of spirit and wisdom, completely shedding the ignorance of its Songsong Dog period.

It wasn't on all fours, but standing upright on two feet like a human, with a tall and composed posture, and a pair of sharp claws gleaming with a cold light.

A thin, flexible tail swayed gently behind it, with the shrunken holy ring around the tip of the tail.

"Th-this is————"

Zhou Ming opened his mouth wide and rubbed his eyes vigorously: "Br-Brother Chen! What kind of pet is this again? Shouldn't the Songsong Dog evolve into a Roaring Dog? What's going on with this cat-like pet?"

This time, it was Li Heng's turn to cross his arms and smile contemptuously: "Hmph, making a fuss over nothing. Isn't it just an unknown pet that has never appeared before?"

"Since we already have a Flame-Spine Tyrannosaur, isn't it normal for a brand-new evolutionary form to appear?"

"Zhou Ming, your experience is still too limited."

Zhou Ming: "You f*cking..."

Meanwhile, Lin Chen watched the evolved Songsong Dog at close range, and with a thought, summoned its current data panel:

[Pet: Gatomon (Local name: Moon-Radiance Spirit Cat)]

[Level: Tier 2, Stage 1 (18/42)]

[Attributes: Normal, Light]

[Race Rank: Mid-level Elite]

[Moves: Light Blade Slash (Introductory), Phantom Shadow Flash (Proficient), Bewitching Whisper (Proficient)]

[Intimacy: 92]

[Evolution Method: evolution exp (20/1000), Holy Spirit Heart Core 1]

It finally evolved.

Looking at the new data panel of the Songsong Dog—no, the Moon-Radiance Spirit Cat—Lin Chen was filled with emotion.

Although the Moon-Radiance Spirit Cat's evolution process was far less arduous and long than the Flame-Spine Tyrannosaur's, Lin Chen and the Songsong Dog had still put in a lot of effort before the evolution.

Fortunately, the effort was worth it.

After successfully evolving, the Moon-Radiance Spirit Cat became a dual-attribute pet of Normal and Light, its race rank jumped to Mid-level Elite, and the innate primary skill Swift Shadow Flash advanced into the Mid-level skill Phantom Shadow Flash.

"In Digimon settings, Gatomon is a Holy-type pet. It makes sense for the Moon-Radiance Spirit Cat to have the Light attribute."

In addition, the Moon-Radiance Spirit Cat had mastered the Light-type Mid-level skill Light Blade Slash on its own.

It was a pity that [Puppy Roar], which the Songsong Dog had mastered, had disappeared from the skill pool.

Well, it made sense; what kind of dignity would a cat have if it used Puppy Roar?

Finally, there were the experience points and evolution materials needed for the Moon-Radiance Spirit Cat to evolve further.

"Holy Spirit Heart Core..." Lin Chen muttered to himself and shook his head.

It was the first time he had heard this name, but that was fine. To have the Moon-Radiance Spirit Cat evolve to the next stage as quickly as possible, he would find a way to collect this evolution material.

While Lin Chen was checking the Moon-Radiance Spirit Cat's brand-new data panel, the Moon-Radiance Spirit Cat lowered its head slightly, its amethyst eyes looking at its brand-new body with some unease.

Slender limbs, white short fur, fluffy triangular ears, and a standing body.

Everything was so strange, vastly different from the Songsong Dog form that walked on all fours before.

It subconsciously raised a front paw, then lowered it somewhat clumsily, seemingly still not used to this brand-new body structure and balance.

Finally, the Moon-Radiance Spirit Cat lifted its head and cast a nervous look at Lin Chen: "Ying..."

It didn't know if Lin Chen would like its current self.

Like its fluffy ears, sharp claws, long tail, and standing body.

Lin Chen slowly extended his warm palm, landing on top of the Moon-Radiance Spirit Cat's head covered in soft short fur, stroking it gently.

"Nuomi." He said, "You look even better after evolving."

Feeling the familiar temperature of the warm large hand and hearing Lin Chen's gentle voice, the Moon-Radiance Spirit Cat's amethyst eyes suddenly brightened, and the unease from the deepest part of its heart dissipated rapidly like mist under the sun.

That thin, long tail wearing the holy ring began to sway gently uncontrollably—not the large, happy swings of the Songsong Dog period, but an elegant, subtle vibration.

Its pointed triangular ears also twitched gently along with it.

The Moon-Radiance Spirit Cat didn't jump into Lin Chen's arms like before, but took a few steps forward with elegant, albeit still slightly unfamiliar, strides, pressing its forehead closer to Lin Chen's warm palm, and a very faint "mi-wu" sound came from its throat.

Afterward, it closed its eyes, enjoying the warmth of the moment.

The Flame-Spine Tyrannosaur had been watching the Moon-Radiance Spirit Cat the whole time.

Seeing that the Moon-Radiance Spirit Cat was still a little runt, it let out a long sigh of relief.

Just as it had expected, not every pet was a genius like itself, capable of evolving into a majestic and imposing form.

The Moon-Radiance Spirit Cat's evolution further verified its conjecture.

Even if the Moon-Radiance Spirit Cat successfully evolved, it was still the most powerful, trustworthy, and solid partner by Lin Chen's side.

And it could still evolve towards the most powerful and domineering form. As for the Moon-Radiance Spirit Cat, even if it evolved again, it would likely still be in its current little-runt form.

Thinking of this, the Flame-Spine Tyrannosaur couldn't help but feel some sympathy for the Moon-Radiance Spirit Cat.

Zhou Ming and the others couldn't hold back their curiosity and gathered around, examining this unprecedented and strange pet at close range.

"It really is a strange pet not recorded in the Pet Codex..." Zhang Xiaoxiao examined the Moon-Radiance Spirit Cat carefully, then exclaimed, "Classmate Lin Chen, you've researched a brand-new evolutionary form again."

She exclaimed a second time: "This is just too fast."

After the exclamation, Zhang Xiaoxiao recalled every detail before the Moon-Radiance Spirit Cat's evolution and fell into deep thought.

If she remembered correctly, the Moon-Radiance Spirit Cat's evolution stemmed from that holy radiance crystal core.

Clearly, this was the important evolution material for the Songsong Dog to evolve into its new form.

But besides that?

Zhang Xiaoxiao thought about it seriously, but couldn't recall any other evolution materials used before the Songsong Dog evolved, and there didn't seem to be any special ceremony either.

In other words, the Songsong Dog only needed the holy radiance crystal core to evolve?

"But how is this possible?" Zhang Xiaoxiao shook her head, denying her conjecture from the bottom of her heart.

A pet's evolution conditions were always complicated and diverse, a reasonable combination of various different evolution materials, never a simple addition of one or two materials.

There must be some unknown special evolution condition involved.

A single holy radiance crystal core was definitely not enough to make the Songsong Dog evolve.

"Brother Chen!"

Li Heng put his arm around Lin Chen's shoulder, his expression exaggerated, and lowered his voice: "Be honest, is there an old man in your head? Is he the one who told you these unknown evolution routes?"

Hearing this, Zhou Ming immediately retorted: "Wrong, wrong! You're talking about fantasy tropes. If you ask me, Brother Chen must have accidentally inherited some lost ancient civilization ruin and found the ancient evolution paths that had long been annihilated in the long river of history!"

"That's why the Flame Claw Beast could evolve into the Flame-Spine Tyrannosaur, and the Songsong Dog could evolve into..."

Lin Chen spoke up: "Moon-Radiance Spirit Cat."

"Oh, oh, so the Songsong Dog could evolve into the Moon-Radiance Spirit Cat." Zhou Ming added.

Lin Chen smiled without saying anything.

To be honest, it was a bit outrageous to show two brand-new evolutionary forms in a short period of time, but with the Dark Crisis about to descend, he couldn't care about the momentary shock of others.

And when Su Qingyuan heard Zhou Ming's joke, she lowered her eyes slightly, her long eyelashes casting a small shadow under her eyes.

She thought to herself: "So that's how it is."

Just then, a rustling sound came from the rubble pile all around.

The Shadow-Rift Cats that had been scared away by the Flame-Spine Tyrannosaur had snuck back together at some point.

But this time, they didn't bring hostility or fear; instead, they gathered in a loose circle from afar, their eyes glowing in the darkness, all staring unblinkingly at the Moon-Radiance Spirit Cat, their gazes burning.

"Meow wu~"

"Mimi~"

"Ao wu~"

Cat calls of varying tones rose and fell, the sounds no longer fierce, but rather sticky and affectionate.

Even the leader-level Shadow-Rift Cat struggled to lift its head at this moment.

The moment it saw the Moon-Radiance Spirit Cat, it seemed to be injected with new brilliance; the look of fear faded for the most part, replaced by an indescribable excitement.

The leader-level Shadow-Rift Cat completely forgot its previous crushing defeat and fear of the Flame-Spine Tyrannosaur, and actually used all its strength to crawl bit by bit toward the Moon-Radiance Spirit Cat.

Every time it moved, the wounds on its body made it wince, but the sycophancy and longing in its eyes didn't diminish at all.

Finally, it stopped a few meters in front of the Moon-Radiance Spirit Cat, lowered its head, and let out an extremely soft cry from its throat, completely unlike its previous crazy and violent self.

"Meow~"

Everyone was stunned for a moment.

Zhou Ming scanned all the Shadow-Rift Cats, suddenly touched his chin, and said with a strange tone: "So these are a bunch of simp cats?"

The Shadow-Rift Cats surrounded the Moon-Radiance Spirit Cat in the very center. They all raised their heads in unison, toward the Moon-Radiance Spirit Cat, and also toward the bright moon in the night sky, letting out long and sharp cries: "Meow wu~~~"

The moonlight outlined countless shadows; at this moment, it was like a grand ceremony of ten thousand cats worshiping.

However, facing the eager gazes of the Shadow-Rift Cats and the humble fawning of the leader-level Shadow-Rift Cat, the Moon-Radiance Spirit Cat just glanced at them faintly, without any ripples in its eyes.

It withdrew its gaze and refocused its attention on Lin Chen, its thin, long tail swaying gently.

"..."

The leader-level Shadow-Rift Cat's movements froze.

Watching this scene, Lin Chen laughed dumbly. He rubbed the Moon-Radiance Spirit Cat's head: "It seems our Nuomi is very charming now."

Hearing this, the Moon-Radiance Spirit Cat moved its body quietly, further away from this group of Shadow-Rift Cats and closer to Lin Chen.

[Ding!]

[Task Content: Please command Gatomon to achieve victory in its first battle.]

[Task Reward: 20 exp, 2 triple exp cards, Cat Punch move learning machine, Cat Eye move learning machine.]