Chapter 262 - 258: Survival of the Fittest
At the same time, Bai Qi immediately concentrated his mind and prepared for the incoming sense of weakness.
Even though it was a bit daring, the body would strengthen the most after recovering from severe physical exhaustion.
To avoid running out of energy in unforeseen circumstances, especially when Nicholas was not around, he would strengthen himself whenever he could.
But what surprised Bai Qi was that the anticipated sense of weakness did not engulf him. Instead, two warm currents came to him from Gamma and Delta, nourishing his body.
One of them was gentle, carrying a hint of dominance, which must be Gamma’s Power of Holy Light, umm, perhaps with a hint of Evil Power.
The other stream teemed with life, making Bai Qi feel as if he was in a forest. He did not need to guess, it must be Delta’s Source of Life.
“This is my first time enjoying this kind of benefit.”
Not only did they not drain his physical strength, but they also replenished his. Bai Qi felt unaccustomed to this. Conversely, Nicholas was delighted, and he went to cook dinner straight away.
Nicholas was determined to continue striving because Old Lady Fan had been full of praises for his cooking. He strived for the day when Old Lady Fan would not be able to resist his cooking.
If you want to conquer a female dragon, you must conquer her stomach first!
“This guy adapts faster than I thought. I was worried that he wouldn’t be able to cope after I leave.”
Looking at the satisfied Nicholas, Bai Qi could not help but purse his lips.
“Bai Qi, you are leaving?”
Although Bai Qi spoke softly, he could not hide it from the ears of Nicholas, the Legendary Giant Dragon, who immediately stopped what he was doing and asked: “Are you running away because you are into some trouble?”
“What am I running from? The third phase of intensive training requires us to go on training outside, so I am going back to Gusu City after a few days.” Bai Qi couldn’t help but roll his eyes, adding, “Apart from asking for your help with evolution, I also wanted to say goodbye to you.”
On hearing Bai Qi’s words, Nicholas immediately understood the situation and began to pack up.
“What are you doing?”
“Aren’t you heading back to Gusu City? I’ll go with you.”
Nicholas quickly packed up his belongings from Jade Valley into his Jade World, asking, “Is there any more room left in your world? Leave a place for me to nestle.”
“Aren’t you staying with Old Lady Fan?”
Nicholas seemed a little conflicted, but finally shook his head, replying, “I still prefer accompanying you, Bai Qi. As for Lady Fan… aren’t you just going out for training? You’ll surely come back, won’t you?”
Listened to Nicholas’s words, Bai Qi was somewhat moved that the Dragon- Licking Nicholas actually changed his mind. Perhaps he misunderstood him before.
“You don’t actually need to come with me. Gusu City is only a few days away
from here. I will come back regularly. But if you insist…”
Before Bai Qi could finish his sentence, Nicholas had already dumped all the things from his Jade World out again.
“If it’s not far away then I won’t go. Otherwise, without my cooking, Old Lady
Fan might not get used to it.”
Damn, he actually took my politeness seriously.
Bai Qi twitched at the corner of his eyes, wasting his emotions. Did Nicholas revert to his old nature of a dragon lick?
Looking at Nicholas, who was moving his things from the Jade World, Bai Qi helplessly shook his head. He was ready to focus on the condition of his two pets when he suddenly remembered something.
“Nicholas, I recall you once said that your Green Dragons create a temporary small world for storage?”
Bai Qi curiously leaned towards Nicholas and asked.
Nicholas nodded, explaining, “It’s not exactly opening up a new small world. According to my ancestral memory, it should be a connection to the mythical home of all Green Dragons, called the Jade Dream.”
“But I haven’t seen other green dragons there. I don’t know if it’s real or not.”
“Jade Dream, huh?”
Bai Qi suddenly understood and asked, “So only Green Dragons can connect to it?”
Nicholas replied, “That’s right. As long as I use the Jade Power to create a connecting seal, I can store things through this seal.”
“Bai Qi, you seem interested in the Jade Secret World. Are you also intending to
store something, even though you have your portable secret world?”
“I’m not trying to store things, but something else.”
Bai Qi shook his head, continuing: “Can the Jade Dream contain living beings?
Like pets, for example?”
Nicholas paused before answering, “I’ve never tried, but I suppose it should be possible.”
“That’ll do.”
Bai Qi grinned, “Can you do me a favor?”
Perhaps due to the materials, the evolution time of Gamma and Delta was notably long. They showed no signs of hatching early.
But that was just right; it allowed Bai Qi to work with Nicholas to complete a new work.
“I can take it back to give to Zhuge Chen as a gift.”
Looking at the Spirit-Control Orb with a green leaf mark in his hand, Bai Qi nodded contentedly, saying, “This is counted as the first experimental production then, let’s call it ‘Green Leaf Ball’.”
Bai Qi put away the Green Leaf Ball, turning to Nicholas, asking, “Nicholas, are you sure the connection seal will not be interrupted midway?”
Nicholas shook his head, replying, “In theory, no, it won’t. Unless the energy is drained, the seal is basically permanent.”
But Bai Qi, are you sure you want to put your pets in the Jade Secret?”
Bai Qi nodded, saying, “Let’s test it first, it’s just a simple idea.” The current configuration of the Spirit-Control Orb was basically without any problems; the only issue left unresolved was the placement of pets. If they could be stored directly in the Jade Dream, wouldn’t they avoid the trouble of sending their pets to the breeding farm?
However, even if successful, it would be tough to popularize. If, as Nicholas said, no other Giant Dragon had been seen in the Jade Dream, then only Nicholas would have the ability to connect to the Jade Dream. Even if Nicholas was overexerted, it wouldn’t be possible to mark all of them.
“It’s best to experiment first. Not sure if other creatures can enter the habitat of the Green Dragon.”
Upon a little thought, Bai Qi took out a Spirit-Control Orb again, “Nicholas, make me another Green Leaf Ball.”
Crack.
Before Nicholas could respond, one of the Golden Eggs cracked open, and a wild aura as if from the ancient era emanated from it.
“Is this Delta?”
Watching the anomaly in front of him, Bai Qi felt a bit exhilarated.
Amomahes from ancient times must signify evolution, could this mean that Delta was evolving?
Soon, a barrage of complex information flooded into Bai Qi’s mind. Bai Qi immediately felt a bloom before his eyes, as if he was back to the Ancient Era with winged dragons, giant apes, and colossal whales…
Images of these enormous creatures appeared/disappeared in Bai Qi’s mind, and continued to push forward, as if intending to take Bai Qi through the entire Ancient Era.
However, just as Bai Qi was engrossed in the extinct creatures of the Ancient Era, the scene suddenly cut off, and Bai Qi came to his senses.
“Was that the memory of the three ancient species just now? It didn’t feel like it…”
Bai Qi recalled the scenes he had just seen with some confusion; he was then drawn to another piece of information.
[Skill Name]: ???
[Skill Level]: Super Level
[Skill Introduction]: A special skill evolved to cope with survival of the fittest and natural selection. It can actively change form according to external conditions and retain partial form.
Note: Residual storage: 3.
“The Heart of Evolution actually levelled up?”
Although he hadn’t had time to check Delta’s condition yet, Bai Qi instantly saw the connection between this skill and the Heart of Evolution.
Being able to actively change form according to external conditions was much more flexible than passive change. However, what satisfied Bai Qi the most was the increase of three more storage slots.
Six forms, as long as the selection was right, Delta really could cope with all situations.
A skill that can actively adapt to the external environment, why not call it ‘Survival of the Fittest’?”
Bai Qi pondered for a moment and gave a new name to Delta’s new skill. Delta then crawled out from the Golden Egg.
Unfortunately, there was no Evolution Light.
“Of course, I was too greedy. If the Source of Life could help Delta evolve, he would’ve evolved long ago.”
Bai Qi ridiculed himself for a while, and then began to check Delta’s state. Compared to before, Delta’s body was significantly larger, and his physique had become much stronger. Just by looking, you could detect the powerful force contained within the muscle beneath his body scales.
Blub blub.
(Master, Delta feels so strong now!)
Feeling the unprecedented powerful force inside him, Delta was clearly excited. His claws suddenly slapped on the ground; the whole valley seemed to shake a bit, and there were two deep ruts directly on the ground.
Such terrifying power, is the enhancement of the Source of Life so horrifying?”
Bai Qi, staring and mouth agape, watched Delta’s performance and soon got an answer from the feedback information.
Although Delta had absorbed a lot of resources and been enhanced, there was still some residual energy in his body. Now, influenced by the Source of Life, all of it was mobilized, leading to such a powerful effect.
Seeing this, Bai Qi placed his hand on Delta. A new panel appeared in Bai Qi’s mind.
[Name]: Ancestral Beast (Delta) / Wind God Winged Dragon / Diamond Ape / Dragon Horned Whale
[Nature]: None I Wind System / Ground System I Water Department [Bloodline Level): Mid-Level Lord I Low King / Low King / Low King [Level]: Four Stage One Level
[Skills]: Savage Charge (Mid-level – Awakened), Survival of the Fittest (Super Level – Mastered) / Hurricane Control (High Level – Beginner) / Diamond Body (High Level – Beginner) I Dark Tide Impact (High Level – Beginner) [Energy Value]: 2E1100W
[Condition]: Evolvable
Indeed, he had reached the Four Stage, and the energy value had also surged to 2E1100W!
Bai Qi’s eyes shone. Although he had guessed that the Source of Life could solve Delta’s energy value problem, he hadn’t expected the result to be so strong.
In this way, it became unreasonable that Alpha, now a king-level, had the least energy value.
It didn’t make sense. Afterward, he would also have to look for something that could enhance energy values for Alpha.
Bai Qi secretly planned as a cracking noise from beside him and the brilliant light of evolution followed.
The Evolution Light!