Starting with the Broken-Winged Frost Butterfly: Beast Taming

Chapter 101 Reversal Ritual

"Snowy Dawn, Sonic Boom Horse, Two-Headed Crocodile, Inkthorn Rose Fairy, A-grade mature non-soldier beast essence, only one more is missing."

"The corpse of a mature A-grade weapon beast has now been collected, along with the Skull Staff, the Mountain-Shattering Hammer, and the Landscape Seal. Two more items are still missing."

"As for ordinary weapon fragments—there might be over five hundred types?"

After a busy day, Zhu Ran has reaped considerable rewards.

The space deep within the crevice is vast, and most of the fragments of the weapons and beasts have sunk underground with geological movements, merging with the rocks, making the search and excavation work no easy task.

Tun Tun performed another great service.

The skill of electromagnetic wave detection is really important; it saves at least half the time.

"Six hundred —"

"Seven hundred —"

"Hmm? This is a fragment of the King of Beasts? It's a pity it's too damaged to be used as the main material—"

In the blink of an eye, it has been seven days since we entered the secret realm.

At this moment, Zhu Ran was covered in soot and his face was dark. A faint trace of fatigue flashed in the depths of his icy blue eyes.

"Nine hundred kinds of weapon and beast fragments."

"The Marquis and Ma Ye awoke and summoned the Silent Stone Monkey to replenish the fifth type of non-soldier beast A-level essence."

"In addition, a nearly complete A-grade weapon has been found—the overall material collection progress has exceeded 95%."

Good news keeps coming, and Zhu Ran should be happy.

But deep within the fissure, small-scale tremors occasionally erupt.

The Four Seasons Robe mentioned more than once: "I have a premonition that the earth will soon undergo a transformation."

Zhu Ran once asked, "What is earth-shaking?"

The Four Seasons Robe replied, "With the collapse of the earth's fissures, all the kings of the warrior beasts are vying for the identity of the guardian spirit. Whoever succeeds will cause a great celebration throughout the entire ancient kingdom of warriors—"

Zhu Ran immediately fell silent.

The materials are still a bit lacking.

He had no idea how long the entire process would take once the reversal began.

What if the result is determined halfway through?

"Good news! Professor Tang has been found!"

Ma Ye lay on the back of the sonic boom horse, his voice carrying far and wide, filled with joy.

Zhu Ran's heart stirred, and he immediately got up to greet him.

"Professor Tang!"

"A Dou!"

"Where have you two been these past few days? Phew, judging by your appearance, you seem to be doing alright, at least much better than the two of us—"

Tang Jiamu and A Dou both returned safely.

Upon seeing the aged appearance of Ma Ye and the Marquis, the two were greatly surprised.

"Who did this? I'll kill him!"

"Hey, it's nothing, it's nothing. He's a tough guy that nobody wants to mess with. I advise you to stay away from him, or you'll regret it."

A Dou's eyes immediately turned red.

The group had known each other for years in the secret realm, laughing and arguing, fighting side by side. When had they ever seen their companions in such a disheveled state?

"Cursed Weapon — Origin Beast —"

"Zhu Ran is working on a solution to repair the old magic mirror? Good lad."

I listened to his or her recent situation in detail.

Tang Jiamu and A Dou both looked at Zhu Ran.

The former raised his eyebrows, his gaze holding a hint of scrutiny, deep and focused.

The latter grinned, genuinely admiring him.

"There may be a solution to the lifespan issue once we return outside."

Tang Jiamu revealed his spatial bracelet, poured out a pile of items, and calmly said, "We've made some gains these past few days while hiding."

"These are the corpses of two kings of beasts, along with over two hundred different fragments of varying sizes. Is that enough to complete the set?"

"That's enough!" Zhu Ran took a deep breath, his face filled with joy and his heart pounding.

The conditions are finally met!

The reversal experiment is about to begin!

"Can I watch from the sidelines?" Tang Jiamu asked abruptly.

"Please go ahead!" Zhu Ran bowed slightly and came to a vacant spot that he had already chosen.

The ground was covered with a thick layer of ice to prevent the earth from suddenly cracking and disrupting the experiment.

With a whoosh, all the materials were poured out. Zhu Ran swallowed a Soul-Replenishing Pill, his eyes shining brightly and his spirit radiant.

He borrowed Qin Taozhi's remains from the Juyuan Cauldron.

Using a cauldron as a container, it integrates five kinds of life essence.

Then, the fragments of the weapons and beasts were ground up, mixed with half of the life essence, and strange patterns were drawn on the ice surface.

"What is this?" Crocodile Sister, Ma Ye, Lord Hou, and A Dou watched the whole thing with surprise.

"This is a 'ritual'."

Tang Jiamu's eyes lit up with a strange light. "In evolution, transformation that occurs naturally without external aids is called 'natural evolution.'"

"In the scientific research community, the most widely used method is actually 'potion evolution.'"

"Potion evolution is the largest branch of 'medium evolution'."

"But in the parallel branch of media evolution, there is also 'ritual evolution,' which is a way of completing the final evolution by relying on special formations, ancient rituals, sacrificial ceremonies, and totem prayers, guided by processes and rules —"

Ma Ye couldn't help but ask, "This ritual is so complicated, with all those intricate patterns that even my spiritual eyes are dazzled—is this what you at Zhongdu University usually teach?"

Tang Jiamu gently shook his head: "The major of species evolution requires ritual studies, but it only covers the introductory and basics."

"And this ceremony, I can confirm, is absolutely not any of the kinds taught in schools, nor have I ever seen it before."

"—Amazing!" A Dou muttered after holding back for a long time, "Don't tell me he's a high-level breeder next time. I feel like I'm being insulted. How can a high-level breeder beat a battle pet master?"

Ma Ye forced a smile: "Don't tell me he's a student. This is too wild. He actually contracted an Origin Beast, and it's even a spatial one. He's too monstrous."

Tang Jiamu remained silent, then his expression suddenly changed slightly.

"What's wrong?"

The crowd gathered around, serving as both protectors and backup, ready to assist Zhu Ran whenever needed.

Therefore, when they saw Tang Jiamu, the only one who could understand the experiment, his expression changed. For example, Sister Crocodile felt a tightness in her heart, thinking that there had been a major mistake in some part, and immediately showed a worried look.

"This is not a pure evolutionary ritual."

"We still need to make potions—"

Qin Tao's purple eyes flickered as she asked calmly, "What's the difference between these two?"

"Pure rituals are already quite difficult, and many species can evolve through rituals."

"But what Zhu Ran is doing right now is clearly a combination of ritual and potion, a two-pronged approach. The difficulty of one is worlds apart from the other, and they can't be discussed together at all —"

Qin Tao raised her chin, her eyes revealing a thoughtful expression.

To the others, the black-haired, blue-eyed youth was now shrouded in mystery, his silhouette obscured, and the distance between them seemed to grow ever wider.

"Professor Tang, I would like to ask you a question."

"If someone has already restored the A-grade pet beast Broken-Winged Frost Butterfly, and then restores the A-grade soldier king Ancient Magic Mirror, would that person be considered an evolutionary scientist?"

The one who asked the question was surprisingly the usually taciturn Marquis.

Tang Jiamu shook his head: "By worldly standards, one can never be considered an evolutionary scientist without creating a sufficient number or quality of evolutionary formulas."

"But from the perspective of a scientific researcher, even I cannot correct two erroneously evolved Class A life forms."

"So—" Crocodile Sister murmured softly, "that kid Zhu Ran is actually even more amazing than evolutionary scientists?"