Beast taming, starting from zero point

Chapter 146: Chapter 141 Phantom Ghost Ring

Qiao Sang, because of the contract bond, could sense in which direction Xiao Xunbao was.

Liu Yao was different, though. The visual device was right at his feet, and a simple glance down revealed a grey and yellowish Spectral-type Pet Beast within sight, causing his heart to skip a beat.

Fortunately, his encounters with the Sky Manifest Bat, which appeared and disappeared unpredictably, had forged a strong heart in his younger days, preventing him from losing composure and crying out.

Liu Yao steadied his mind and crouched down to check on Xiao Xunbao.

“Xun~”

Xiao Xunbao handed over the endoscope with one claw while pointing at its ear with the other.

Although Liu Yao couldn’t understand what the Treasure-seeking Ghost was saying, as a Breeder, he could often understand the meaning behind a Pet Beast’s actions.

“You don’t need an ear check,” Liu Yao said.

“Xun…”

Xiao Xunbao pursed its mouth, and its two yellow eyes stared straight at Liu Yao, seemingly asking why.

At that moment, Liu Yao’s attention was completely drawn to its eyes, and he exclaimed in surprise, “The color of your eyes is actually golden yellow.”

Qiao Sang was taken aback and grew anxious, “Is there a problem?”

She knew that normal Treasure-seeking Ghosts had medium-yellow eyes, but golden yellow was also within the yellow spectrum.

People in Dragon Country also had various pupil colors, including black, light brown, and dark brown. To her, it seemed merely a matter of genetics. Could it be more complicated than that?

“No problem. I just think the color is quite nice,” Liu Yao replied.

Qiao Sang: “…”

She really was going to snap!

It’s like when you go for a medical check-up and the doctor looks at you and says an organ isn’t quite like others—it’s terrifying, okay!

After examining for a while, Liu Yao asked, “You’ve raised it very well. Have you thought about its future evolution path?”

Qiao Sang was startled. The only evolutionary form of a Treasure-seeking Ghost was a Treasure-seeking Demon, but there were two evolutionary paths after becoming a Treasure-seeking Demon.

These were the Treasure-seeking Spirit and the Spectral Loop Ghost.

Truth be told, Qiao Sang hadn’t given this much thought; both the Treasure-seeking Spirit and the Spectral Loop Ghost were High Level Pet Beasts, and Xiao Xunbao was still a low-level one.

To her, it felt too early to consider this, at least until Xiao Xunbao evolved into a Treasure-seeking Demon and became a mid-level Pet Beast.

“I haven’t thought about it yet,” Qiao Sang honestly replied.

“Then you need to start thinking now,” Liu Yao stopped his examination and looked up, “If you want it to eventually evolve into a Treasure-seeking Spirit, then there’s no issue—you just continue to raise it normally. But if you want it to evolve into a Spectral Loop Ghost, you will need to adopt a different breeding strategy while it is still a Treasure-seeking Ghost.”

This was news to Qiao Sang.

Most Pet Beast breeding was focused on preparing for the next stage of evolution; she hadn’t heard of the need for such early cross-stage preparations.

After pondering for a few seconds, Qiao Sang asked, “What would I need to do if I want it to evolve into a Spectral Loop Ghost later?”

Having contracted the Treasure-seeking Ghost, she naturally sought to fully understand this species through online research.

Although she hadn’t considered whether she wanted it to evolve into a Treasure-seeking Spirit or a Spectral Loop Ghost, that hadn’t prevented her from conducting research on both potential forms.

The Treasure-seeking Spirit, a Spectral and Evil Attribute dual-type Pet Beast, could evolve naturally once sufficient conditions were met.

The Spectral Loop Ghost, a Spectral-type Pet Beast, might lack the Evil Attribute, but compared to the Treasure-seeking Spirit, it could more easily learn Spectral skills and had a certain chance of automatically waking curse-type skills when evolving into a Spectral Loop Ghost.

Just like how the Fire-Toothed Dog had awakened Touch Knowing and Phantom Flame when it evolved into the Flame Listening Dog.

However, evolving into a Ghost Ring Specter would require the Treasure-seeking Demon’s rings to split into two, and she was not clear on how to do that.

She only knew that the number of Treasure-seeking Monsters that evolved into Treasure-seeking Ghosts far exceeded those that became Ghost Ring Specters, because the conditions and materials needed for the latter were much more difficult to obtain than the former.

Comparing the two, Qiao Sang was more inclined towards the Ghost Ring Specters.

The Little Treasure-seeking Ghost had already gained a Psychic Series; skill was about quality, not quantity. The Psychic Series and Spectral-type skills were enough for it to learn, so it was better to evolve into a Ghost Ring Specter, which could more easily comprehend Spectral-type skills.

Liu Yao wasn’t surprised by Qiao Sang’s choice; Ghost Ring Specters were much rarer than Treasure-seeking Ghosts.

“If you want it to evolve into a Ghost Ring Specter, you have to teach it Phantom Flame, and then use the Phantom Flame to forge the ring for a week. Once the ring splits into two, use Dark Serene Crystal at night to enable its evolution,” he said.

Qiao Sang was somewhat confused: “Phantom Flame? Isn’t that a Fire Element skill?”

“That’s why you need to prepare while it’s still a Treasure-seeking Ghost. Although the Treasure-seeking Ghost is a Spectral-type Pet Beast, its ring can absorb materials of different attributes. It can use the ring as a medium to release Phantom Flame.”

“As it evolves, the energy saturation of the ring will increase. If you wait until it turns into a Treasure-seeking Demon to teach it Phantom Flame, the materials required would be more than ten times what’s needed,” Liu Yao explained.

Qiao Sang was caught off guard by this flood of information.

She couldn’t help but ask, “Are the rings that powerful? Does that mean as long as there are enough materials, it could learn skills of other attributes?”

Are the rings of a Treasure-seeking Ghost that amazing? She had never heard of that before!

Doesn’t that mean the Treasure-seeking Ghost could release skills of all other attributes using the ring as a medium?

Rounded off, isn’t that the same as having an all-attribute Pet Beast?

Impossible!

If that were the case, Treasure-seeking Ghosts would be selling like crazy. How could it be that they can’t be sold, and instead rely on the Treasure-seeking Ghosts themselves to desperately try to make ends meet.

“You do have a wild imagination,” Liu Yao laughed. “Of course, that’s not possible. The ring absorbing materials of different attributes is just to extract the energy needed to expand the points within its space.”

“Phantom Flame is an exception; it inherently includes Spectral Series elements, and this material requirement is based on extensive research,” he continued.

“It’s not that any fire-related material would be sufficient for it to absorb and form Phantom Flame.”

So that’s how it is!

Qiao Sang finally understood, but it wasn’t her fault, since the information provided by the vice principal touched upon her blind spots in knowledge…

After inspecting everything thoroughly, Liu Yao got up, went to his desk, and hand-wrote two breeding schemes.

Qiao Sang leaned in to have a closer look.

Thankfully, he hadn’t scribbled them like a doctor’s prescription…

…

Leaving the school gates.

Qiao Sang took the two breeding schemes devised by an A-class Breeder to a nearby Pet Beast Cultivation Institution.

The Pet Beast Cultivation Institution was able to fully direct the growth of a Pet Beast, and could also produce Energy Pills based on the formula of materials.

Energy Pills perfectly fused all nutritional materials, making them convenient to carry.

They could also be tailored to the tastes of the Pet Beast, making them the best choice among all energy meals.

Although she had the formula, Qiao Sang had never made them herself; a single mistake in the process could render all the materials wasted.

Thinking that professional matters require professional people, she thus came here.