Chapter 110: Chapter 97: Third Bloodline Purification, Part 3
Lin Chen asked again, "Was the skill just now from your predecessor Spirit Beast?"
Qin Shaoshao nodded this time.
After that great battle, although her consciousness survived, her Spirit Beast had died. However, due to the act of devouring, she was still able to use its skills.
"If the senior feels too bored, why not contract a Spirit Beast anew," Lin Chen suggested.
"We’ll see," Qin Shaoshao seemed somewhat unsettled by this.
Lin Chen said no more and quietly waited for Xiaobai to awaken.
After about four hours, Xiaobai finally woke up. Seeing itself all clean, it realized Lin Chen had bathed it, and it joyfully mooed, bringing its head closer to Lin Chen.
"Not bad, quite self-aware," Lin Chen squinted his eyes.
The Little Fox once again played the role of helper, bringing over the "Cow Evolution Diary" and standing guard beside Lin Chen like a sentry.
"Your self-awareness is also high," Lin Chen chuckled.
"Gu~"
The Little Fox was instantly delighted.
Lin Chen began to record:
The color turned blue, with little change in the size of the horns, and the body size didn’t change much either.
He then placed his hand on the cow’s head, starting to examine the refined data.
As expected, the improvement this time was nearly 10%.
[Plowhorn Beast]
[Low-level Mortal Beast]
[20 months]
[Level: 15]
[Skill 1: Iron Horn Impact (Perfection)]
[Skill 2: Soul-Calming Hoof (Perfection)]
[Skill 3: Barbaric Bloodline (Entry-Level)]
[Dominant Bloodline: Plowhorn Beast 24.1946%, Burning Mountain Bull 18.8667%, Earth-Sounding Ox 18.0287%]
[Hidden Bloodline: 26.3654%]
[Polluted Bloodline: 12.5446%]
This time, the growth in the hidden bloodline was 9.9734%, infinitely close to 10%, marking the hidden bloodline’s first surpassing of the Plowhorn Beast’s innate bloodline.
As for the skills, no changes are apparent for now; we’ll have to wait and test them.
After recording all the data, Lin Chen glanced at the notebook’s contents, falling into deep thought.
This was the last instance of purification before Xiaobai’s evolution—the four numerical categories were very close, with a difference of less than 10%.
This further solidified Lin Chen’s belief that the path Xiaobai should take is Divergent Evolution.
The most popular path, Ancestral Evolution, is very suitable for the Little Fox because it possesses all the necessary conditions:
Ancestors with Immortal Beast bloodline, high levels of polluted bloodline.
Xiaobai is different. While Lin Chen could continue to imbue polluted bloodline and follow the ancestral path, it faces the same issue: the Plowhorn Beast’s ancestor line is too weak.
Thus, a gamble must be taken to create a new future.
The three major evolution paths were gradually researched and developed by scholars in the Late Taichu period, with the latter two representing acts of creation, especially Divergent Evolution.
He didn’t leave behind a name, but later generations dubbed him:
Celestial Craft.
Celestial Craft’s intention wasn’t in the craftsmanship itself but in the creation of new entities, seeking to usher in a new epoch.
The Law Evolution proposed by Celestial Craft completely rewrote the Spirit Beast balance system on Blue Star, suggesting that various bloodlines embedded within Spirit Beasts could give rise to countless possibilities.
Consequently, new Spirit Beasts began to appear in large numbers on Blue Star.
However, after the frenzy, the speculative nature of this path began to be criticized, and people reverted to the more traditional Ancestral Evolution.
The rules for Divergent Evolution he proposed were:
The closer the various bloodlines, the higher the probability of evolving into an anomalous Spirit Beast. Regarding the "three 20+" suggested in the Beast Taming Treasure Manual, it originated from his concept.
Yet, the method he used to derive this data wasn’t documented, and neither subsequent individuals nor anyone cared about this data...
If you’re into gambling, then gamble with Divergent, regardless of any data.
If not, dutifully take the ancestral path.
Upon finalizing the plan, Lin Chen turned to the next page and said to the eager Xiaobai:
"Come, let’s test the skills."