Chapter 489: Bond evolution (three-in-one)

Qiao Sang stared blankly at the light surrounding Pareolulu for a long time, thinking, “What kind of male-lead face-slapping script is this?!”

In the finals, at the critical moment of losing, evolution?!

Are you kidding me?!

At this moment, the audience around the battle arena was equally stunned.

Although most of the audience members were still high school students, they were all genuine Yu Beast Masters, and they were not unfamiliar with this light.

When the figure in the white light gradually grew larger and began to take shape, a clamor arose, and the scene instantly exploded.

“Holy crap! Evolution?!”

“This is evolution, right? It is, right?!”

“My goodness! If Pareolulu evolves, won’t it become a General-level Pet?!”

“Fake, right! Evolution?! Tang Yi is only in his third year of high school, and he already has a General-level Pet?!”

“There’s no comparison, no comparison. I thought Qiao Sang would be the champion this time.”

“This year’s National Competition is truly more impressive than the last…”

“Well done! You’ve really brought glory to us third-year high school students!”

“This National Competition is simply amazing. I originally thought Zhao Chuanyu would win, then Qiao Sang appeared, but I didn’t expect Tang Yi to be the ultimate big boss!”

“Hahahahaha! Tang Yi is awesome! I knew the champion belonged to our Zhongkong Area!”

Although there was only one level difference between a General-level Pet and a High-level Pet, the gap between them was like a chasm.

High-level Pets were rare in high school, and General-level Pets were simply impossible to exist.

But now, under the watchful eyes of the public and in front of the National live broadcast, Pareolulu evolved.

The audience from the Yuhua Area instantly turned ashen.

A General-level Pet, even for someone as monstrous as Qiao Sang, seemed to offer no hope of victory.

“A General-level Pet can actually appear in the National Competition…” Wang Yao’s face was filled with disbelief.

Shi Gaofeng was equally shocked: “A General-level Pet… Is this the level of the National Competition?”

Xu Yajie was silent for a moment, then said:

“A General-level Pet has never appeared in our high school’s National Campus Pet Beast League; this is the first one.”

Wang Yao’s expression was complex: “The first General-level Pet in the history of the National Competition was encountered by Qiao Sang. What luck…”

While the Saint Water Middle School group was discussing, the rest of the Yuhua Area audience recovered and began to make excuses:

“Actually, if you think about it, Qiao Sang is too young and is participating in a competition for third-year high school students. If she were given two more years, Tang Yi would definitely not be her opponent.”

“That’s right. Qiao Sang is only in her first year of high school. If she participated in the first-year National Campus Pet Beast League, the championship would be a cinch!”

“With Qiao Sang’s strength, the champions of the next two National Campus Pet Beast Leagues will definitely be hers. It doesn’t matter if she misses one championship; anyway, I think she’s stronger than Tang Yi. When Tang Yi was in his first year of high school, he didn’t even have one High-level Pet, let alone three.”

“Exactly, exactly.”

…

First row of the audience seats, leadership area.

Minister Zhou, whose cheeks were trembling with excitement, suddenly stiffened.

“It actually evolved…” Minister Wang of Chongdao Area murmured.

Minister Yan, who was always serious, showed a smile: “It seems the second Interstellar Exchange Student slot can now be confirmed.”

The other ministers remained silent, essentially agreeing.

A high school student with a General-level Pet was definitely qualified for this slot.

At this time, Minister Huang of Lianbo Area asked:

“What is Pareolulu’s evolved form?”

There were simply too many Pets in the world, and the ministers from each region were generally only familiar with the Pets from their own region. As for Pets from other regions, it wasn’t that they didn’t recognize them at all, but they didn’t know every single one particularly clearly.

“Judging by the looks of it, it should be Paleo.” Minister Yan said, looking at the figure under the white light on the field.

…

At this moment, in the contestant area.

Sun Boyi’s expression was blank.

Liu Yao gazed at the changing outline of the Pet’s body under the white light, slowly exhaled, rubbed his throbbing temples, and sighed, “It actually underwent Bond Evolution at this critical juncture.”

Sun Boyi turned to look at Liu Yao, still somewhat dazed: “Bond Evolution?”

Liu Yao stared at the figure on the field, not shifting his gaze, and hummed in acknowledgment:

“I checked Pareolulu’s information last night and generally understood it. It has two evolved forms: one is Pareolulu, which evolves when its energy value reaches 500 liters of pure lightning water, and the other is Paleo, which evolves through bonding.”

“The one on the field should be Paleo after evolution.”

Upon hearing this, Sun Boyi immediately thought of something, his eyes lit up, and he eagerly asked:

“Since it’s Bond Evolution, is it possible for it to return to its original form?”

Liu Yao thought for a moment and nodded: “The possibility is very high.”

Bond Evolution, a very miraculous way of evolution, requires a sufficiently deep bond between the Yu Beast Master and the Pet to evolve.

Pets that evolve through bonding can often communicate better with their Yu Beast Masters during battles, cooperating more tacitly, and even when the Pet is injured, the Yu Beast Master will feel a certain amount of pain.

However, this type of evolution is often unstable in the initial stages.

For example, the bond between the Pet and the Yu Beast Master is sufficient, but the energy value within its body is too low.

Another example is when the energy value is sufficient, but the bond generated can only maintain the evolved form for a short period of time.

Once that time passes, the Pet will revert to its original form.

Therefore, early Bond Evolution is often referred to as temporary evolution.

Although it is a temporary evolution, it is not without benefits.

Firstly, it can temporarily increase combat power.

Secondly, it provides an evolutionary direction.

It’s important to know that many Pets cannot even reach the threshold of evolving to General-level.

Tang Yi is only in his third year of high school, so his Pareolulu’s energy value should absolutely not be enough to evolve to General-level. It can only be that the bond generated is sufficient, meeting the conditions for temporary evolution.

Sun Boyi’s gaze fell on the field, and he suddenly felt hope return.

If it’s a temporary evolution, as long as Qiao Sang can hold on during this period, there’s still hope of winning!

…

On the field.

Paleo… Electric-type, Flying-type, Evil-type three-attribute General-level Pet… Good thing I learned about everything yesterday, otherwise I wouldn’t even know what Pareolulu was called after it evolved… Qiao Sang took a deep breath and issued the command:

“Little Qunbao! Continue Hypnosis!”

Who cares if he’s holding a male-lead face-slapping script, just go for it!

A Pet that has just finished evolving is in an unguarded state. As long as Hypnosis is maintained, when the light of evolution disappears, Paleo will see Little Qunbao’s eyes first.

This is the opportunity!

“Xun!”

Little Qunbao heard her Yu Beast Master’s words, snapped out of its exclamation mark-filled state, and its eyes turned blue again.

At this moment, the white light disappeared, revealing a Pet over six meters tall, almost black in body, but with wings covered in purple patterns.

Its gaze was sharp, its aura imposing, and it exuded a strong sense of Pressure.

“Papa!”

Paleo let out a loud cry, eager to fight, and then it saw a pair of eyes it had seen not long ago.

A familiar drowsiness immediately swept over it.

“Papa…”

The newly evolved Paleo slowly closed its eyes again.

Audience: “!!!”

The audience, who had been highly emotional due to Pareolulu’s evolution, instantly froze at this sight.

No, what’s going on?

Does Ghost Ring Spirit’s Hypnosis also work on General-level Pets?!

It’s hard to judge the proficiency of skills like Hypnosis just by looking. It wasn’t that no one had previously guessed that Ghost Ring Spirit’s Hypnosis proficiency had reached Profound Meaning.

But that was just a guess; now it was confirmed.

Under a lower level, what else could Hypnosis be but Profound Meaning if it could affect a General-level Pet!

“I was just saying it casually, but I didn’t expect Qiao Sang’s Ghost Ring Spirit’s Hypnosis to actually reach Profound Meaning…”

“No wonder every time Ghost Ring Spirit’s opponent got hit by Hypnosis in a match, they couldn’t wake up. Turns out the proficiency was maxed out…”

“If Pareolulu hadn’t evolved, Qiao Sang would have definitely won just now!”

“Now that Pareolulu has evolved into Paleo, even if it gets hit, it should be able to force itself awake.”

The audience’s gazes fell on Tang Yi and Paleo respectively, wanting to see how they would respond next.

After all, it was the first General-level Pet since the National Competition, so it couldn’t just be defeated by Hypnosis.

…

Evolution?!

Pareolulu evolved into Paleo?!

Tang Yi was stunned, then ecstatic, and then came to his senses.

When he saw Paleo close its eyes again, he was startled and quickly shouted:

“Tang Bupa, wake up!”

It’s that line again… Although Qiao Sang was complaining inwardly, she didn’t dare to be careless and quickly said:

“Space Movement!”

She didn’t doubt that Paleo would wake up eventually, after all, it had just evolved because of Tang Yi’s words. A conscious General-level Pet was not easy to deal with, so she had to seize this opportunity!

Although Qiao Sang didn’t explain the command in too much detail, Little Qunbao instantly understood.

The blue light in its eyes suddenly deepened a few shades, and the still drowsy Paleo immediately disappeared from its spot, reappearing at the edge of the battle arena!

Could it be… The audience’s eyes widened at this sight.

“Xun!”

Little Qunbao immediately teleported in front of Paleo, then confidently and powerfully headbutted it.

Before it hit, a blue light appeared on its head.

Paleo remained motionless.

Audience: “…”

Is Mind Headbutt that weak, that it can’t even make Paleo budge… Qiao Sang almost covered her face.

“Xun…”

Little Qunbao, whose head was still on Paleo’s body, suddenly trembled, feeling an inexplicable sense of crisis. Before it could look up, its Yu Beast Master’s voice entered its ears:

“Come back!”

“Xun!”

Upon hearing this, Little Qunbao jolted and used teleportation.

At the same time, the area where Paleo was located erupted with dazzling lightning.

Countless yellow lightning bolts flickered, and the surrounding air trembled, instantly spreading throughout the entire battle arena.

The stones on the ground floated, cracked, and splattered.

Yellow electric arcs occasionally appeared out of thin air.

Electric Terrain… It actually turned the entire battle arena into an Electric Terrain… Is this the power of a General-level Pet…? Qiao Sang’s heart sank as she looked at Paleo, who had now opened its eyes.

“Papa!”

Paleo roared, and a large amount of yellow electric arcs flashed on his body again, and then he rushed towards the little Qunbao, who was high in the sky with a face full of “so scary, so scary.”

His speed was as fast as a flash of lightning.

The little Qunbao narrowly dodged.

However, just as he appeared about twenty meters away, a yellow electric arc appeared out of thin air and struck the little Qunbao.

“Xun!” The little Qunbao let out a scream.

Paleo transformed into lightning again.

The speed of a General-level Pet was no joke; Qiao Sang’s eyes saw it, but her brain hadn’t reacted yet when it fiercely crashed into the little Qunbao.

“Xun!!!”

The little Qunbao fell diagonally downwards, letting out a cry more tragic than ever before.

So fast… Even Tang Yi, Paleo’s Yu Beast Master, was stunned by Paleo’s speed.

“Bang!”

The little Qunbao fell to the ground, kicking up dust.

Seeing this, many spectators in the Chongdao Area excitedly stood up, as if the championship was already in their hands.

“General-level Pets are awesome! Their speed is so fast my eyes can’t keep up at all!”

“Exciting! Even the Ghost Ring Spirit with Space Movement couldn’t dodge it! This is the first time I’ve seen him get hit head-on!”

“Qiao Sang should send out the next one, right? I think she’ll send out the Liao Xing Hound!”

While everyone was discussing, the little Qunbao lay face down on the ground, motionless.

“Papa.”

Paleo flew in front of the little Qunbao and nudged his back with his paw.

The little Qunbao still didn’t move.

Seeing this scene, Qiao Sang’s eyes flickered slightly.

At this moment, a Mechanical-type Pet wearing a referee’s badge floated onto the field.

Just as the Mechanical-type Pet floated next to the little Qunbao, Qiao Sang shouted, “Control him!”

The Ghost Ring Spirit can still move?! Tang Yi’s pupils constricted when he heard Qiao Sang’s voice, and he subconsciously said,

“Ten Thousand Volts!”

However, it was too late. Paleo was standing directly in front of the little Qunbao, and so was his shadow.

The little Qunbao didn’t float up again immediately; he was indeed very badly injured.

But this didn’t prevent him from casting Dark Shadow Control.

“Xun…”

The little Qunbao remained in a prone position, connected to Paleo’s shadow.

Because at this moment, Paleo’s shadow was covering the little Qunbao’s shadow.

There was an advantage to fighting a larger opponent, which was that his shadow was also large enough.

Electric light flickered on Paleo’s body, and a large amount of Electric-type energy instantly condensed, forming a terrifying bolt of lightning that struck the little Qunbao lying on the ground.

The Mechanical-type Pet wearing the referee’s badge twitched an eyelid and quickly floated away.

“Xun…”

At the same time, the little Qunbao’s paw moved slightly.

“Papa!”

Paleo slipped uncontrollably and fell to the ground.

The Ten Thousand Volts that was originally striking the little Qunbao changed its trajectory, arcing upwards and exploding in mid-air.

The yellow lightning power was exceptionally bright in the night sky.

Dark Shadow Control should be able to break free now… With the Ghost Ring Spirit’s current state, just one more hit would be enough… Tang Yi quickly analyzed the situation on the field and said,

“Ten Thousand Volts!”

There was no need to even talk about breaking free; he believed Paleo would definitely be able to escape the Ghost Ring Spirit’s control!

“Papa!”

Paleo let out a loud cry, energy surged within his body, his muscles strained, and his wings flapped forcefully, causing the shadow connected to the ground to become thinner and thinner, showing signs of breaking.

“Xun…”

The little Qunbao struggled to lift his head and look at the huge figure in front of him.

Was he going to lose…

If he went back and reviewed this, and Ya and Lu found out, would his hard-won second place be in jeopardy…

As expected of a General-level Pet, he can forcefully break free from Profound Level Hypnosis and Profound Level Dark Shadow Control… Qiao Sang took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down. The more anxious she was, the less clear her thoughts would be.

“The little Qunbao mainly wins by his elusive movements and powerful control skills. Under the effect of Electric Terrain, Paleo can catch up to the little Qunbao in a matter of minutes. His speed will be caught up to, and control-type skills will also be broken free from by Paleo, whose energy and size are far superior to his.”

“The chance of winning with the little Qunbao is almost zero, but the little Qunbao can create some advantages for the next match, just like Zhao Chuanyu’s Arrogant Star…”

Qiao Sang’s brain was working at high speed. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration appeared in her mind.

…

The break in the shadow connected to the ground was getting larger and larger. Just as it was about to completely break, Qiao Sang spoke:

“Decline Luck Curse!”

“Xun…”

The little Qunbao struggled to get up.

He felt that he urgently needed Healing, and might not be able to cast the curse…

So tired…

Qiao Sang sensed the little Qunbao’s condition, suddenly thought of something, and shouted, “Number two, it’s up to you!”

The little Qunbao’s ears twitched, and his eyes became resolute.

That’s right, he was number two, and he absolutely couldn’t become number three because of this match!

“Xun!”

The little Qunbao disappeared from his original spot.

The next second, he appeared in front of Paleo, his eyes glowing with purple light.

“Papa!”

Paleo regained his freedom, and the electric arcs on his body suddenly converged into a thick, terrifying bolt of lightning that struck the little Qunbao.

“Xun!!!”

The little Qunbao let out a painful scream, his entire body turned pitch black and fell to the ground.

As he closed his eyes, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind: this was the last opponent, so would they not review the match when they went back…

Your sacrifice will not be in vain… Qiao Sang waved her hand and recalled the little Qunbao into her yu beast codex.

“qu!”

The whistle blew.

A tide of clamor instantly erupted in the stands.

As the only contestant with three High-level Pets, Qiao Sang put immense Pressure on schools in all regions except the Yuhua region.

Although Ice Kexilu lost a match earlier, he was recalled to the yu beast codex without losing his combat ability, which was different from this match.

Strictly speaking, this was Qiao Sang’s first true loss.

“As a member of the third year of high school, I suddenly feel like I’ve regained my face!”

“Ahhh! Tang Yi! Paleo!”

“Tang Yi, Tang Yi! Definitely win first place!”

“Alas, if the Ghost Ring Spirit’s Mind Headbutt had been more powerful, he might have won just now…”

“Mind Headbutt is something he only learned after evolving into a Ghost Ring Spirit. How long has he been evolved? Don’t ask for too much.”

“If Pareolulu hadn’t evolved, he would have won when the Ghost Ring Spirit cast Hypnosis.”

“He’s already evolved, so let’s not talk about that. Let’s keep watching. I think Qiao Sang will send out the Liao Xing Hound next.”

“That’s a must! Who doesn’t know that Qiao Sang’s Liao Xing Hound has the strongest attack power? It’s still night, and with the Moonlight Power, I don’t think it’s impossible to beat a newly evolved General-level Pet.”

“Are all you people from the Yuhua region so confident? Do you know what a General-level Pet is?”

“Hehe, so what if I’m confident? Bite me.”

“…”

“qu!”

Amidst the noisy clamor, the whistle blew.

The entire venue suddenly fell silent in a tacit understanding.

Qiao Sang formed hand seals.

A green star array lit up, and a magnificent and mysterious Pet appeared in the audience’s sight.

“Ya!”

Ya looked at his opponent in the distance, first stunned, and then so excited that the small flame wings on his back suddenly expanded by a few centimeters.

The Liao Xing Hound who defeated the Scarlet Horned Dragon… Tang Yi took a deep breath and said, “Tang Bupa, don’t be careless!”

“Papa.” Hearing his Yu Beast Master’s words, Paleo looked at the newly appeared opponent, showing a serious expression.

“qu!”

The whistle signifying the start of the final match of this National Competition blew at this moment.

“Flame Charge!”

“Ten Thousand Volts!”

Qiao Sang and Tang Yi issued commands simultaneously.

Moonlight scattered down, flames swept, and burning flames soared freely around Ya.

“Ya!”

Ya exerted strength in all four limbs.

The next second, he transformed into a streak of fire, carrying a strong whirlwind, and charged in front of Paleo.

“Pa… Papa?!”

At the same time, Paleo, who was concentrating energy, suddenly showed a bewildered expression.

“Bang!”

In that moment of愣神, Ya fiercely collided with him, and Paleo directly flew backward and landed, with more than half of his body embedded in the ground.

The audience: “!!!”

What’s going on? Why didn’t Paleo use Ten Thousand Volts just now…? Tang Yi’s expression was blank, and a string of question marks flashed through his mind.

Curse Body, when attacked, there is a 30% chance to make the target enter a ‘fixed’ state. A Pet in this state cannot use the last skill before entering the ‘fixed’ state for a certain period of time… It seems Paleo was hit… I don’t know if he was normally hit or if he was hit because of the Decline Luck Curse… Qiao Sang looked at the Pet whose body was half-embedded in the ground, her brain working at high speed, thinking about how to counterattack.

“Ya!”

While Qiao Sang was thinking, Ya tilted his head back and opened his mouth wide.

A red Energy Ball containing terrifying Fire-type energy shot upwards with a “whoosh.”

At this point, the audience only recovered from the shock of Paleo being unilaterally attacked.

“Holy crap! What’s going on?! Why did Paleo just stand there and let the Liao Xing Hound attack?!”

“No, everyone, I’m a little panicked. Tang Yi won’t lose, will he?”

“Don’t scare yourselves. He’s a General-level Pet, a General-level Pet!”

“But the Liao Xing Hound’s Mars Rain has already reached the Profound Level, and coupled with the Moonlight Power characteristic, the attack power of ordinary General-level Pets doesn’t seem to be as high as his…”

“The Liao Xing Hound just entered the field, why are you already chickening out?!”

“It’s not chickening out, I just find it hard to understand what happened to Paleo just now!”

“I know! Didn’t the Ghost Ring Spirit cast Decline Luck Curse at the end of the last match? It must be the Decline Luck Curse taking effect!”

“Then it’s fine. The Ghost Ring Spirit’s Decline Luck Curse was only learned after evolution, so its level isn’t high. It should only make the target unlucky once.”

The people in the Chongdao Area relaxed.