Beast Taming: I Can Evolve Infinitely

Chapter 556: Chapter 551: Mutation Evolution?

Upon seeing the designs Bai Qi had drawn, Huangfu Wujiu couldn’t help but chuckle, saying, “You really do enjoy this style of combat.”

Whether it was Alpha wielding Four Swords, a Husky with three hearts, or the countless duplicates of Gamma, none of Bai Qi’s beasts followed a conventional path.

Or to put it another way, none of them had a single attribute.

“It’s not that I particularly like it, I’m just trying to minimize weaknesses,” replied Bai Qi.

Bai Qi scratched his head, well aware that the stave that determines the volume of water a barrel can contain is always the shortest one. As a result, he typically struck a balance in his training.

As for multi-attribute training, wasn’t that the whole point of having a tool as powerful as the Evolution Egg for rebellious training?

“Indeed, that’s precisely the case.”

Huangfu Wujiu nodded, then a flash of gold light beside him signaled the Fighting God Ape sprinting off towards the training grounds, quickly returning with Huangfu Song in its grasp.

“Master, Leader Bai, what’s the matter?” Huangfu Song asked in a bewildered tone.

“Your personal weapon has been designed, why did you refuse it?” Huangfu Wujiu looked at Huangfu Song and said.

After hearing Huangfu Wujiu’s words, Huangfu Song’s demeanor changed, becoming solemn as he said, “I want to follow in Master’s footsteps and create a unique evolution path for the Ice Martial Arts Ape, instead of relying on external forces!”

Right, he had ambitions of his own.

Hearing this, Bai Qi understood. Aside from the Fighting God Ape, which was the only one of its kind to undergo mutation evolution, the Ice Martial Arts Ape had reached the peak of its bloodline.

He hadn’t expected that Huangfu Song wanted to replicate his Master’s achievement and open up a completely new evolution pathway, a goal that was quite ambitious.

However, unless Huangfu Song had the kind of luck Huangfu Wujiu did or his Evolution Egg’s kind of a bug-like talent, this idea was essentially unrealistic.

Huangfu Wujiu’s eyes flashed a hint of helplessness. Initially, Huangfu Wujiu had opposed the idea when Huangfu Song chose the Ice Demon Ape as his Main pet.

Now, with his current status, he could, of course, offer a better and more potential pet beast to Huangfu Song, but since he persisted, Huangfu Wujiu could only give up.

“I understand your thoughts, but don’t forget your current position.”

Huangfu Song paused, then said, “You’re a soldier now, and your priority is to defend the Federation. Your current task is to improve your own strength as much as possible. Do you understand?”

“… I understand!”

Upon hearing Huangfu Wujiu’s words, a little struggle flashed in Huangfu Song’s eyes, but he responded loudly and then looked at Bai Qi, saying, “Leader Bai, I am willing to accept Armament Evolution!”

“Actually, there’s no need to be so dramatic. Although Armament Evolution is not fully mature, it should still be able to enhance your combat power.”

Seeing their demeanor, Bai Qi felt both admiration and a little awkwardness, so he could only try to reassure them, “What if your Ice Martial Arts Ape undergoes mutation evolution during Armament Evolution?”

“Thank you, Leader Bai. Please begin.”

Huangfu Song nodded slightly with a generous sacrificial expression, while Bai Qi prompted Schuck to bring out the Three-heads and Six-arms Armor he had prepared earlier. After strapping it onto the Ice Martial Arts Ape, the beast was enveloped in the Evolution Light.

The Ice Martial Arts Ape was only a mid-level King, there was still a lot of room for improvement. Although it was unlikely to advance to Emperor-level, promotion to a mid-level King was still possible.

It was because of this that Huangfu Song, who had previously been slightly downcast, looked much better.

Even if it wasn’t a major racial evolution, improving the strength of the Ice Martial Arts Ape would still be a good thing.

However, just as the Evolution Light around the Ice Martial Arts Ape was about to go out, an unexpected change occurred.

A golden light suddenly burst forth from the Ice Martial Arts Ape and merged into the Evolution Light. The armor, which had successfully fused with the Ice Martial Arts Ape, melted immediately upon contact with this golden light.

“Did the evolution fail?”

Bai Qi narrowed his eyes slightly. From the birth of Armament Evolution to the present, there had not been a single case of failure. So why had something gone wrong with Huangfu Song?

No, he had to find a way to stop it.

Thinking this, Bai Qi immediately activated the Evolution Egg, intending to use it to help the Ice Martial Arts Ape pull through. But Huangfu Wujiu, with an excited look on his face, stopped him.

“Don’t interfere, this is Mutation Evolution!”

“Mutation Evolution?”

Bai Qi was startled. He had heard from Huangfu Wujiu over the past few days that some beasts undergo attribute mutations due to internal or external factors during evolution.

This was quite similar to when Bai Qi used Evolution Egg on his beasts, but these cases of Mutation Evolution were mostly uncontrollable.

Some would become very strong, like the Fighting God Ape.

But sometimes, they would end up very weak, even weaker than their original form.

However, looking at Huangfu Wujiu, it seemed that the mutation was moving in a positive direction?

The golden light became denser, enveloping the entire Ice Martial Arts Ape, and the weapon Bai Qi had designed was completely melted.

Suddenly, a spark flashed out of the liquid that the weapon had turned into. Like a spark in a starry sky, it quickly spread to the whole body of the Ice Martial Arts Ape, and the original golden light gradually turned into hot flames.

Suddenly, the fire light exploded, and a brand new creature appeared in front of them.

It still looked like an ape, but the distinctive blue fur of the Ice Martial Arts Ape was gone, replaced by flaming red hair that resembled a blazing flame.

Not only that, but two additional pairs of arms had grown on either side of the Ice Martial Arts Ape’s body, appearing mechanical yet also like flesh and blood.

Wrapped around these arms was a flame band, reflecting a red glow on the weapons bridged by the three pairs of arms.

Underneath the feet of the Ice Martial Arts Ape were a pair of mechanical fire wheels, also engulfed in flames, levitating the Ice Martial Arts Ape in the air.

“This design, it’s exactly the same as what I designed!”

Bai Qi’s eyes lit up at the sight, feeling an unprecedented joy in his heart.

Displaying a character he was familiar with from his previous life here, was a feeling that probably no one else would understand.

“Huangfu Song, how do you feel?”

Excitement aside, Bai Qi didn’t forget what’s important and asked.

“Me? I feel great, unprecedented even!”

The light in Huangfu Song’s eyes became brighter and brighter. As a Beast Master, he certainly understood the changes in his own pet beast.

This was Mutation Evolution, and a benign one at that!

“That’s good.”

Bai Qi slightly nodded his head, and Huangfu Wujiu also walked up. Looking at the totally new form of the Ice Martial Arts Ape, he said, “I never expected a fire attribute mutation evolution of the Ice Martial Arts Ape. It seems my research on the Ice Demon Ape has been insufficient.”

“Even though it didn’t evolve into an Emperor-level beast, since its race changed, perhaps it can advance even further in the future.”

While saying this, Huangfu Wujiu turned to Bai Qi and said, “Bai Qi, this is because of the armament evolution you designed. You should name the new race.”

“Me? Isn’t that inappropriate?”

Bai Qi shook his head, according to the standard Federation protocol, the right to name a new evolution type should belong to the Beast Master, in this case, Huangfu Song.

“If it weren’t for you, Bai Qi, I wouldn’t have been able to evolve the Ice Martial Arts Ape. It is only fitting that you name it.”

Huangfu Song shook his head. His eyes filled with respect while looking at Bai Qi.

“Well, then I won’t be polite.”

Bai Qi stared at the Ice Martial Arts Ape, thinking.

Apart from the monkey face and two less heads, the other features were basically in line with those of Third Prince. This reminded him of his original design.

But it seemed none of Third Prince’s titles were suitable to be transferred to this new creature, right?

“How about Demon Ape?”

Since it was a sort of monkey, and Fighting was already taken, Monkey King couldn’t be missed. It was a pity that they couldn’t incorporate the title ‘Third Prince’.

Regretfully, his education was lacking.

“Demon Ape?”

Contrary to Bai Qi’s regret, Huangfu Song was totally satisfied.

Demon (Equal to Heaven), Huangfu Wujiu was his heaven; if he could follow Huangfu Wujiu’s path, he would indeed be satisfied.

As for whether it is demonic or not, it didn’t matter.

“Then let it be Demon Ape.”

Huangfu Wujiu also slightly nodded his head, seeing Huangfu Song’s pleased expression, he looked gratified.

“By the way, Bai Qi, has this situation occurred with any other soldiers’ specialized weapons?”

“The others? No.”

Bai Qi shook his head. The way he designed the Armament Evolution for everyone was basically the same, just with different styles. Only Huangfu Song’s case had resulted in this situation.

Without exception, it must be an issue with the Ice Demon Ape itself.

“I see…”

Huangfu Wujiu nodded and said, “Bai Qi, would you mind helping me design a set of Armament Evolution for the Ice Demon Ape? I want to give it a try.”

“Are you trying to see if the Ice Demon Ape can have another evolution type?”

Bai Qi instantly understood and said:

“That’s right because of Huangfu Song, I have also done some research on the Ice Demon Ape, but have never achieved any results. Perhaps your Armament Evolution can uncover the special qualities hidden within the Ice Demon Ape.”

Huangfu Wujiu solemnly nodded and said, “However, this is my personal request and has nothing to do with military training. Bai Qi, you don’t need to rush to say yes. We can discuss it after the training.”

“I understand.”

Bai Qi nodded knowingly. He had never thought that Armament Evolution could induce Mutation Evolution, but it seemed to be a good direction for enhancement.

Why not ask his pet beasts if they were interested?

Gaga Gaha.

(Boss, the machinery will only affect my sword-drawing speed.)

This reason was simple and blunt, excluded.

Awu Awu…

(Machinery? No way, my Indestructible Golden Body is way cooler. Plus, we already have Schuck right…)

Alright, this one was the source of Armament Evolution, excluded.

Ka Bu Ka Bu?

(Machinery? Gamma does not like eating that.)

The creature was incompatible, forget it.

Plul Plul.

(Master, Delta has no objections.)

That’s great, someone was actively trying, but it seemed that with Delta’s attributes, machinery appeared useless.

Bai Qi glanced at the remaining two beasts and quietly gave up the idea.

In any case, with the Evolution Egg, he could DIY at whim, so there was no need to bother with such flashy stuff.

“Flashy? Beast Master, are you implying me?”

Schuck abruptly turned his head, staring at Bai Qi.

“No, you’re overthinking.”

Feeling a little guilty, Bai Qi quickly turned his head and laughed, “Let’s go, the second battle between Black and White Teams is about to start. We can’t be late!”