Beastmaster: I'm really not a training master

Chapter 932 Dense Fog
After a lively and bustling two-hour stroll, Li Qian and his companions finally returned to their lodgings, their excitement exhausted.

That is, Xueyuan's home.

Returning to the third floor of the pyramid-shaped building, Li Qian quickly washed up and lay down on the bed, soon falling into a deep sleep.

After a day and a half of studying, Li Qian had a general understanding of what the so-called universal evolutionary method was.

The common evolutionary process of the Snow Clan, or rather, the Xuanxue Clan, is actually not complicated.

There are four core elements.

First, the physical conditions required for evolution must be met.

If applied to a pet, it represents reaching the limit of its species' potential.

This is naturally not the case for the special race of humans.

The so-called "meeting the physical requirements" means that genetic diseases begin to appear.

This point, while it might be called an illness, is more accurately described as a defect.

It's a genetic defect.

This flaw allows Xue Yuan to rapidly increase her strength in a short period of time, but at the cost of overdrawing her life force.

It can be said that this genetic defect is a double-edged sword that can injure the enemy by 800 but also harm oneself by 1000.

Xueyuan has actually already met this requirement.

If her genetic defects hadn't started to manifest, she wouldn't have been so eager to complete the evolution.

Of course, this urgency is relative.

It's still possible to persevere for a year or two.

This is also why Li Qian did not conduct research day and night.

The second condition is the [Ice Transformation] skill.

This is the core skill of the Xuanxue Clan; it can not only trap enemies but also protect oneself in critical moments.

During the day today and yesterday afternoon, while Li Qian was studying the ancient Snow Clan script on the stone tablet in the floating island's small world, Xue Yuan was constantly practicing this skill not far away.

According to the general evolution method, one of the essential conditions is to train this skill to the mastery level.

With Xueyuan's comprehension and Xuefeng's full support, completing this task should not be difficult.

Therefore, Li Qian was not worried at all.

The third condition is quite special; it involves an ancient sacrificial ritual that requires the use of a formation.

It should be a kind of dance formation.

Li Qian wasn't too worried about this. He had already encountered it at the Rongren Ruins and later even consulted Teacher Liang.

Based on the ancient Xue ethnic script and patterns engraved on the stone tablet, he was confident that he could master both the rituals and formations in a short time.

The last condition, which is also the fourth condition, is quite special and requires a very strange and extraordinary item to assist in its application.

Snow Soul Pearl.

Strictly speaking, this Snow Soul Pearl is not an extraordinary material.

It is a kind of inner elixir.

An inner core that can only be formed within the body of the Xuanxue clan.

This condition would be impossible for Xue Yuan to fulfill alone, but with the support of the entire Xue Clan, it should not be difficult to achieve.

The only thing to be careful about is that you must be extremely cautious when you are in charge of the evolution.

Damage to the Snow Soul Pearl will affect the main body.

If you're not careful during the evolution process, you might injure the owner of the Snow Soul Pearl.

These four evolutionary elements were extracted from the complex information on the stone tablet.

These four evolutionary elements caused the progress value of Task 2 on Li Qian's task panel, which is the subsequent evolution method of Xue Yuan, to directly increase to 85%.

Only 15 percent remains before I can submit this task.

And this final 15% undoubtedly comes from Xueyuan's individual differences.

……

Day three.

Just like the second day, after having breakfast, Li Qian wasted no time and went directly to the small space inside the Snow Clan's ancient altar.

Upon arriving at the floating island, he sat cross-legged beneath the stone tablet and began to ponder.

He carefully and meticulously reviewed the Xuanxue Clan's universal evolutionary methods, and then began to ponder.

Consider the individual differences among snow kites.

Thinking about this aspect may seem simple, but in reality, it is quite complex.

At least until now, Li Qian has not made a single clue.

He wasn't in a hurry either.

The stone tablet is densely covered with inscriptions recording many successful evolutionary cases of the Xuanxue people.

Li Qian felt that by carefully studying these cases, he should be able to find some inspiration from them.

“Huh, Xue Yuan’s mother, Xue Yu, is a member of the Xuanxue clan, and she has already completed one evolution.”

“Look at her evolution, what makes her different.”

"..."

Inside the small space of the floating island, beneath the stone tablet, Li Qian fell into deep thought.

Meanwhile, outside, near the ancient altar of the Snow Clan, two figures walked over unhurriedly.

Both figures were middle-aged men; one had a round head and large ears, and a stout build, while the other had a cold and ruthless face and a hooked nose.

It was Snow Tiger and Snow Eagle.

The two walked and talked, and before long they arrived near the ancient altar.

Just as they continued to walk, preparing to ascend the stone steps, a figure shot in like lightning, carrying an energy gun on his back, and blocked their path.

They started communicating in a hushed tone.

Xuehu's reason was simple: the Snow Clan's sacrificial day was coming up soon.

The main venue will be right here.

He came specifically to inspect the altar.

Let's see if there's anything that needs repair.

Since Xuehu and Xueying were high-ranking members of the Snow Clan, the guards stationed there didn't think much of it and let them pass after a brief announcement.

"Then thank you very much, Cousin Snow Ape." Snow Tiger said thank you in a perfunctory manner, and then, together with Snow Eagle, began to "inspect".

They inspected the altar carefully, as if they were genuinely there to check on its condition.

The two checked, glancing at each other every now and then.

A moment later, a sinister glint flashed in Xueying's eyes.

Immediately afterwards, thick white mist began to spread rapidly outwards from the two of them.

The guards stationed near the altar saw this scene but didn't think much of it.

Near the ancient altar, the temperature is low and extreme weather is common, so encountering such dense fog is not unusual.

So none of them took it to heart.

Among them, the young male guard whom Xuehu called "Snow Ape Cousin" had a hint of doubt in his eyes.

However, he quickly dismissed that hint of doubt.

He glanced at the top of the altar, then looked away and continued to stare straight ahead.

He didn't know when it started, but he suddenly felt his eyelids were very heavy, and a strong sense of sleepiness swept over him like a tsunami.

The snow ape shook its head slightly, looking somewhat confused.

What's going on? Why am I so sleepy? I slept perfectly well last night.

Logically speaking, this situation shouldn't have occurred.

His consciousness began to fade, and not long after, he collapsed to the ground with a thud.

Just before he closed his eyes, he struggled to open them and scanned the area. To his surprise, he found that, with a series of crackling sounds, a large number of guards had fallen near the ancient altar, like wheat being harvested.

(End of this chapter)