My beast taming system has absolutely no problems!

That's not entirely accurate. To be precise, it far exceeded its expectations for a normal pet egg.

"click"

A soft sound.

A thin crack appeared at the top of the eggshell.

Xia Yu's breathing stopped.

"Click...click click"

The cracks spread rapidly like a spider web, extending downwards from the top and soon covering half of the eggshell.

Dark purple light spilled from the cracks, intertwining with the white light of the incubator to create a strange visual effect.

"It's coming out..."

Xia Yu muttered to himself.

"Eek..."

Lady Xue Ling unconsciously clenched her soft hands in her heart, her icy blue eyes flickering slightly.

at last.

"Crack!"

The top of the eggshell was completely shattered.

A snake-shaped pet, about half a meter long, slowly rose from the incubation chamber.

It has a slender and elegant body, covered with dense dark purple scales, each scale with faint silver-white patterns flowing across it.

Two curved horns grow on either side of its head.

Its eyes are the most striking feature.

He had vertical pupils; the left eye was a deep, dark purple, while the right eye was an ethereal, silvery-white.

(Spiritual Serpent)

Xia Yu was slightly taken aback.

He naturally made ample preparations for the incubation process over the past two days.

He remembered exactly what the juvenile form of the Spirit Curse Serpent looked like.

Compared to the pictures online, this little guy in front of me is generally similar, but there are some differences in certain parts.

To be precise, it doesn't look like a snake at all; rather, it has some... dragon-like features?

(One more chapter will be posted tonight~)

Chapter 18: The Mutant Cursed Serpent hatches, its inherited move "Song of Destruction"! (Please continue reading!)

As is widely known, the dragon is a symbol of emperors.

I'm not kidding.

No matter the world, this race is at the top.

Even some sub-dragon species possess incredibly terrifying strength.

The same applies to the world of beast taming.

Almost every pet cub with a bit of dragon blood has a racial level of overlord or higher.

Strictly speaking, the Spirit Serpent does not have dragon blood.

Not to mention the presence of horns and claws, physical features similar to those of the Eastern Huanglong.

So what's in front of us... is a mutant?

Xia Yu's eyes flickered.

In the world of beast taming, humans usually refer to newly hatched pets that differ from normal individuals as mutant species.

There are many reasons for mutations in pets, including genetic mutations and incubation environment.

In fact, it is no different from congenital diseases in humans, so not all mutants are stronger than ordinary individuals.

Instead, there will be many deformed and weak variants.

So... which type of spirit snake is this?

Xia Yu's heart stirred, and he used his mind to point the Pokédex at the Serperior and began scanning.

The data on the encyclopedia screen began to jump.

Pokémon: Snivy (Cursed Snake)

[Gender: Female]

[Attribute: Dark/Spirit]

[Energy Level: 5]

[Race Tier: Immortal]

Xia Yu's pupils suddenly contracted.

Race Rank... Immortal!

He clearly remembered that when he scanned that egg with his encyclopedia at the pet trading market in Shanghai, the race level column read "Catastrophe".

The Cataclysm race level means that the maximum race level for the Spirit Serpent is Cataclysm.

This is already a very high level; most pets on the market are between high-level and overlord-level in terms of their species rank.

And now...

immortal.

It's been upgraded by a whole major level.

From natural disasters to immortality, it represents a qualitative leap!

Catastrophe-level pets are already extremely rare, one in ten thousand.

Immortal class...

Based on Xia Yu's memories of this world, the beast tamers who possessed immortal-level pets were all renowned figures in their respective regions.

Although having an immortal racial rank does not necessarily mean that it can become a true immortal-level pet.

But at least it's possible.

Xia Yu suddenly remembered the introduction to the advanced incubation program at the incubator.

"50% chance of increasing a Pokémon's aptitude"

There was a 50% chance that he bumped into it.

So, what about inherited moves?

He remembered that advanced incubation also came with an effect.

"The chance of awakening a genetic move is 25%"

With an excited heart and trembling hands, I scrolled down the illustration screen.

【Trait: Cursed Body (All skills cast have a 50% chance to inflict a "Curse" on the enemy; each "Curse" increases the damage the target takes)】

[Skills: Ambush, Telekinesis, Immobilization Spell, Song of Destruction (Inherited)]

[Affection Level: Close]

[Status: Curious]

A song of destruction!

Xia Yu's gaze was fixed on the last skill.

Ambush, telekinesis, and immobilization spells are all standard innate skills of the Spirit Serpent, so they are not surprising.

But the Song of Destruction... this is also a skill that doesn't exist in the Beastmaster world, but rather in the Pokémon world.

I also encountered a genetic move that has a 25% chance of triggering!

[Song of Destruction: Upon use, releases a death melody centered on the user. After a period of time, all targets who hear the song will be immediately plunged into a near-death state! (This effect is ineffective if the target's strength is significantly greater than the user's.)]

Xia Yu was overjoyed.

Sure enough, it was the same Miege that I knew!

In the world of Pokémon in its previous life, Perish Song was recognized as one of the top tactical skills.

The use of Shadow Stomp, Maga, Gengar, Gothic, and even Lapras has remained high due to this tactic.

The only two limitations are that its effect is indiscriminate, affecting both friend and foe, and that the opponent can evade it by switching to another Pokémon.

Even so, the terrifying nature of this skill has not diminished in the slightest.

The unique effect of "hearing it means certain death" makes it a skill of great strategic significance.

Tsk...

With its "Immortal" racial rank and the inherited move "Song of Destruction," this pet can be considered a chosen one.

Pulling himself out of his thoughts, Xia Yu looked at the Spirit Curse Snake, which had just emerged from its egg and was looking around, and smiled.

"Welcome to this world, little one."

Chapter 19 No pet can resist the temptation of energy cubes.

"The Spell Serpent is cold-blooded and ambushes its prey from the shadows. Once struck by its spell, you can only become its meal..."

Xia Yu silently read the introduction to the Beast Taming Encyclopedia, glanced down at the Spirit Spell Snake curled up and sleeping soundly on the counter, and couldn't help but twitch his lips.

This thing is truly the emotionless hunting machine described in the encyclopedia.

Don't upgrade your stats and lose all your personality...