Global Beast Mastery: Only I Can See the Hints

[Your mystical beast, Mousie, is undergoing an ascension process. Please select an evolution path!]

[A. Critical Hit Evolution]

Quality upgrade to Emerald.

Evolves into Dark Souls Great Flying Squirrel with a 60% success rate.

Gains exclusive skill [Dark Shadow Soul Sword], which can extract enemies' souls to forge a soul sword, dealing damage to their spirits.

Failure results in a downgrade to Gold quality.

[B. Designated Evolution]

Quality upgrade to Emerald.

Evolves into Dark Demon God · Growth Form with a 100% success rate.

Future evolutions into the Demigod Form will progressively enhance its power until it reaches the ultimate form, God of Apocalypse, wielding terrifying domain abilities.

Requirement: Dark Altar.

There weren't too many evolution options for Mousie, just these two, making the choice fairly straightforward.

Without any hesitation, Charles selected the second evolution path. Not only did it guarantee an upgrade to Emerald quality, but it also allowed him to make use of the Dark Altar which meant he could finally redeem the souls trapped within it.

Retrieving the massive Dark Altar from his Storage Space, Charles placed it next to the evolving Mousie. Almost instantly, the Dark Altar shattered as if crushed by an invisible, colossal hand.

The once solid and towering Dark Altar was now reduced to countless fingernail sized fragments, floating in the air of the training room. These fragments swiftly converged and were completely absorbed into the black sphere surrounding Mousie.

[Ding! Mystical beast evolution path successfully selected. Ascension process remaining time: 3 hours.]

"Three hours... Not too long," Charles mused. "I just wonder how Mousie's form will change after this evolution."

Recalling Max and Little Gold's past transformations, Charles noted that their bodies had grown significantly after each evolution. Little Gold, in particular, had mentioned that upon reaching full maturity, its size would become unimaginably massive.

Mousie, however, remained unchanged in size after its previous evolution.

"God of Apocalypse... Just what is Mousie's true origin? It doesn't seem like an ordinary mystical beast at all."

Charles sighed. "Looks like I'll need to make a trip to the Beast Sect in the Haunted Marsh to figure this out."

Pulling out his phone, Charles sent a message to Danel, the branch president of the Seven Kingdoms Merchant Association in Genosha, inquiring about the progress of gathering the necessary promotion materials.

He also messaged Owen, the president of the Genosha Alchemist Guild, with a similar inquiry.

The replies came quickly.

Danel reported that the auction had gone smoothly they had successfully won the bid for the Ice Spirit Pearl and were already en route back to Genosha.

Owen, however, had no progress to report. There were no leads on the Fire Spirit Pearl or Wind Dew within Genosha.

Charles could only accept the results with silent resignation. Sometimes, the rare materials required for a mystical beast's ascension were simply too difficult to find, inevitably delaying their growth.

"Wait a second… How could I forget?" Charles smacked his forehead.

"Ezra is already a Level 9 Beast Master he might have some information on the Fire Spirit Pearl and Wind Dew!"

He quickly dialed Ezra's number. As soon as the call connected, his mentor's voice came through:

"What's the matter, Charles? You should be in the middle of evolving your mystical beast right now, shouldn't you?"

Charles paused for a moment before realizing Ezra must have sensed the fluctuations of dark attribute energy within Cyber Academy and deduced that he was evolving a mystical beast.

"Yes, Professor. I wanted to ask if you know anything about the Fire Spirit Pearl or Wind Dew. Do you happen to know where I can find these materials?" Charles asked directly.

"Fire Spirit Pearl? Wind Dew? Give me a moment I'll ask around."

Ezra responded simply before hanging up.

A few minutes later, Charles' phone rang again.

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"Charles, the Fire Spirit Pearl and Wind Dew are quite difficult to find anywhere in the entire Abyssal Depths. However, you might be able to track them down in the Haunted Marsh. Tell you what once you finish exploring the Genosha Royal Secret Realm, I'll take you to the Haunted Marsh myself."

Ezra's voice came through the phone.

Charles was slightly taken aback. He hadn't expected Fire Spirit Pearl and Wind Dew to be so hard to collect. But if he wanted Max and Mia to evolve, this was the only way.

"No problem, Professor. By the way, when exactly does the Genosha Royal Secret Realm open?"

Ezra replied, "Tomorrow evening. It's a fascinating place the elemental energy inside is exceptionally dense, and completing certain trials will earn you some valuable rewards."

"Most importantly, legend has it that the Genosha Royal Secret Realm holds the inheritance of Genosha's founding emperor. Whoever obtains it can rapidly ascend to an Eighth Level Beast Master, though at the cost of never being able to reach the Ninth Level."

The inheritance of Genosha's founding emperor?

At first, Charles was intrigued. But the moment he heard the drawback, his interest plummeted.

He didn't need some shortcut inheritance what he needed was steady, rapid growth. Given enough time, he was certain he could reach the Ninth Level and perhaps even surpass it.

Just as Charles was deep in thought, Ezra suddenly remembered something and quickly added:

"Oh, right! I just recalled there might be a Fire Spirit Pearl inside the Genosha Royal Secret Realm! Hold on, I'll ask Emperor Miles himself."

The next second, Ezra hung up abruptly.

In all of Genosha, Ezra was probably the only person who could just go straight to the emperor for answers like that. After all, he was Genosha's sole Ninth Level Beast Master!

"I hope the Genosha Royal Secret Realm really does have a Fire Spirit Pearl. If it does, I'll make sure to get my hands on it no matter what!" Charles thought to himself.

Max and Mia's Beast Cores for their evolution weren't particularly hard to obtain just expensive. But gold wasn't an issue for Charles.

Previously, he had picked up an Orange Quality Supreme Spear from the Royal Secret Realm, which he had no use for. So he had asked the Seven Kingdoms Merchant Association to auction it off.

Once the auction was complete, he'd have a considerable sum of gold coming in.

For now, all he could do was wait for Ezra's update.

About ten minutes later, Charles' phone rang again Ezra was calling back.

"Charles, I just confirmed with Miles there is indeed a Fire Spirit Pearl inside the Royal Secret Realm. However, you'll need to pass a trial to obtain it. But for you, that shouldn't be a problem."

"Once you get the Fire Spirit Pearl, I'll take you on a trip to the Haunted Marsh. It's time for you to see more of the world to witness firsthand the grandest domain of the Ethereal Grove."

Charles agreed without hesitation. If Professor Ezra said the trials weren't difficult, there was no reason to worry.

At this point, though, Charles was genuinely intrigued by the Haunted Marsh. He wanted to experience it for himself to see the young geniuses from that region. He also recalled what Cuny, the Beast Master Guild President of the Ethereal Grove, had mentioned before about those prodigies who had been in deep slumber, waiting for the surge of elemental energy to awaken them.

Just how powerful were they?

Time passed bit by bit. The black sphere encasing Mousie gradually began to shrink.

Then, at last

The dark energy completely vanished.

A newly evolved Mousie stood before Charles once again.

Mousie's appearance had remained largely unchanged. However, the system notification in front of Charles had been updated with new information about Mousie:

[Dark Demon God · Growth Form]

[Name]: Mousie

[Attribute]: Dark

[Level]: Lv30

[Quality]: Emerald

[Skills]: [Mimetic Illusion], [Darkness Cloak], [Darkness Drawn], [The Power of the Demon God], [The Eye of the Demon God]

[Weakness]: The entire body is a weak point

[Hobby]: Scaring people

[Mood]: Very good

[Health]: Good

[Loyalty]: 89

[Evolution Paths]: 2 routes

[Description]: A Demigod in its Growth Form. Don't be fooled by its adorable appearance if you accidentally anger it, the consequences will be extremely terrifying. Its true power is still sealed.

[Mimetic Illusion]: Uses dark energy to simulate other powerful creatures. The duration and combat strength of the illusion are related to the user's own power.

[Darkness Cloak]: Allows the user to conceal their presence in the dark, enhancing sensory perception. When in danger, the user can enter the shadows and teleport. This teleportation consumes a large amount of energy, and after using it, the user will be weakened for a long time.

[The Power of the Demon God]: Each attack from Mousie and its summoned entities increases their damage by 10%, stacking up to 10 times.

[Darkness Drawn]: Mousie draws energy from enemies to restore its own health or enhance its attack power. This ability also applies to summoned projections.

The previous skills hadn't changed at all. The only difference was that Mousie's name had changed from [Shadowflying Squirrel] to [Dark Demon God · Growth Form], and a new skill called [The Eye of the Demon God] had been added.

Charles glanced at the detailed description of [The Eye of the Demon God].

[The Eye of the Demon God]: Mousie condenses its internal dark energy into a massive eye, causing nearby Beast Masters and mystical beasts to fall into great fear. It also boosts the user's aura, making them resemble a Demigod. This has a fatal suppressive effect on lower quality and lower level mystical beasts.

It was clear that Mousie was vastly different from other mystical beasts. Even though it was only level 30, it already had five skills!

Compared to Mia, who also had Emerald Quality, the number of skills was something Mousie far outpaced.

At this point, Charles grew even more curious about Mousie's origins and was even more eager to learn what the so called "God of Apocalypse" truly was.

Before Charles could pull himself from his thoughts, he suddenly saw Mousie tremble violently, before it burped loudly. In that instant, hundreds of white souls erupted from its mouth.