My beast can't be a demon.

Chapter 261 The Evolution of the Cursed Frog

When Zhou Lu returned to the New Guangdong Beastmaster Academy, the news about the turmoil in Xinzhou had already spread here.

It was not just the actions of the Yangui organization, but also the reappearance of the immortal that made all the students start discussing.

The relevant information about the war to destroy the immortals was also dug out from the pile of old papers by curious students.

This is actually a good thing.

Any longing, like any fear, comes from the fear of the unknown.

It is because many people have never truly understood what immortals are, so they develop fantasies about them because of some novels.

Objectively speaking, there do exist a group of immortals who are as free and easy as those in novels.

But the basis for their existence is the piles of bones under the fairy mountain.

Zhou Lu originally thought that Ye Qingyu could take advantage of the opportunity of catching a fourth-level immortal and popularize relevant knowledge about immortals.

At least the cannibalistic nature of the [Immortal] skill should be analyzed in front of the public.

Yet the official silence on the matter is deafening.

Ye Qingyu also smiled bitterly when she was talking to Zhou Lu on the phone.

The final decision-making power is not in her hands.

"The disputes among us are very intense, almost to the point of division." Ye Qingyu said.

Zhou Lu was glad that he didn't completely trust the authorities, but his eyes lit up: "Who are the people who oppose it?"

"I know what you're thinking, but the enemy can't be that stupid." Ye Qingyu said, "I've investigated these people who oppose me, and I haven't found any connection between them and the immortals."

In fact, Ye Qingyu could also sacrifice herself to fry the fish and spread the information she knew in a private capacity.

But Ye Qingyu couldn't do that.

Her current position is very important.

Only with the support of the Invalides behind them can they do other things better.

Other than that, Ye Qingyu could not provide any more information.

As soon as the immortal left Xinzhou, he was detained and interrogated.

The authorities also knew the strength of a fourth-level immortal, and did not dare to let a fourth-level beastmaster like Ye Qingyu to watch over the situation.

Zhou Lu didn't have the time to follow up on how the authorities handled the incident in New South Wales.

Anyway, Hanabi's crab slave branch has already parasitized it.

Ye Qingyu did not reveal this matter to anyone else.

If things go wrong, Zhou Lu will have to do it himself.

But now he still has his own things to do.

After returning to Xin Yue College, Zhou Lu immediately began preparing for the A-level exploration certificate exam.

As a result, this exam was far more complicated than Zhou Lu had imagined.

First of all, because of the danger level of the A-level secret realm, the Exploration Association is particularly cautious.

It is not enough to just pass the exams preset by the venue.

Because there is a possibility that the Beastmaster can use a large amount of information to find loopholes in the examination room and pass the exam.

In the B and C level exams, this kind of trickery is actually part of the exam itself.

But the A-level exams are different.

If you don't have any strength, it would be easy to die on the spot if you are in an A-level secret realm.

Therefore, after the preset field test, the Explorer Association will also arrange an additional combat test.

As long as the beastmaster is recognized by the combat examiner, he can obtain an A-level exploration certificate.

Of course this is a story for later.

Zhou Lu’s most important thing at the moment is to pass the test set by the venue.

The content of this exam is similar to the previous two exploration certificate exams. After registration, the association will notify the candidates of the examination environment information and the spirit beasts they will face in the exam.

Candidates will complete their own tactical arrangements within the next seven days based on the information provided by the authorities.

However, for Zhou Lu, there is no need to waste time reading these materials.

With Hanabi's strength, she can attack with just a normal attack.

So after he registered and returned to the cabin with the information, he knew Wu Xiaoqing directly.

Wu Xiaoqing was doing a new experiment in her laboratory at this time.

Although she was a visiting scholar, considering the "great achievements" she created as soon as she arrived, Xin Yue College did not dare to give her any project and let Wu Xiaoqing play freely.

As for Sister Xiaoqing's free play, one can imagine it.

Zhou Lu interrupted Wu Xiaoqing's further research.

"Sister Xiaoqing..." Zhou Lu looked at the girl with dark circles under her eyes speechlessly, "Did you forget something?"

Wu Xiaoqing glanced at Zhou Lu and frowned slightly: "Are you getting married? Damn, how long have I been doing experiments?"

"..." Zhou Lu was speechless for a while, "It's evolution! Evolution! Haven't I already helped you find all the materials for the evolution of the Curse Frog? Aren't you going to evolve your Curse Frog?"

Zhou Lu felt that it was necessary to improve the combat effectiveness of the people around him.

No matter how powerful the fireworks are, there is only one left.

If his relatives and friends were not strong enough, Zhou Lu would not dare to act recklessly.

What if your house is robbed?
Wu Xiaoqing suddenly realized: "Oh! So it's this matter."

"I say...you are a beastmaster after all, how come you don't even care about something like evolution?" Zhou Lu sighed helplessly.

"Hey, didn't I discover an interesting fungus recently?"

Wu Xiaoqing chuckled.

This aroused Zhou Lu's interest.

What kind of fungus is this that Wu Xiaoqing finds interesting?

Wu Xiaoqing showed the reagent bottle in her hand: "This is it! It can glow."

“…Many fungi can glow.”

"It's a little different." Wu Xiaoqing couldn't explain it to Zhou Lu for a while, "Anyway, I'll explain it to you after I've studied it."

As she spoke, she summoned her pet, the Cursed Frog.

"The most important thing now is to make it evolve quickly."

In fact, even if Zhou Lu didn't find her, Wu Xiaoqing would definitely go looking for Zhou Lu later.

Because the subsequent research on this strain needs to be carried out under the protection of the fourth-level curse frog.

Although Wu Xiaoqing is brave, she is not willing to seek death.

"Speaking of which, the evolution of the curse frog needs to be carried out in a special pool." Wu Xiaoqing suddenly thought of something and said to Zhou Lu, "There is a very special plant spirit beast there. You can pay attention to it when the time comes."

"Special plant spirit beast?" Zhou Lu rarely heard Wu Xiaoqing talk about spirit beasts other than fungi. "How special is it?"

"Its fruit," Wu Xiaoqing said, "can greatly enhance the attributes of spirit beasts in a short period of time after eating it. I just don't know if Firefly can learn from it and channel its racial skills."

That should be similar to the fifth-level effect of [Flower Field Fairy].

Zhou Lu's mind moved.

In fact, when Fireworks reached the fourth level, Zhou Lu also discovered the beauty of numerical values. In front of powerful numerical values, all skills are in vain.

It was just like when Hua Huo faced two fourth-level immortals, she relied on numerical superiority to crush them directly.

If there really is such a skill that can greatly improve attributes in a short period of time, Zhou Lu would still be happy to find it.

"Okay." At this moment, Wu Xiaoqing had already packed her things.

Huahu, who was originally preparing to help with the moving, was also stunned when she saw the mountain of luggage in front of her.

"Sister Xiaoqing, this is too much for you, isn't it?" Hua Huo patted one of the suitcases with a leaf, only to find that it was empty. "Why do you still carry an empty suitcase?"

"It's a rare opportunity to go outdoors, so it's time to collect some samples," Wu Xiaoqing said with a smile.

The last time Wu Xiaoqing collected samples on a large scale in the secret realm was a few years ago when she changed direction.

At that time, she collected a lot of interesting fungal samples at one time, and was almost killed by the sealed demon cultivator.

But Wu Xiaoqing is still digesting the results of that collection.

Many of her outrageous research, such as the enlarged delicious mushroom, was the mother plant found during that sample collection.

Although Hanabi complained a bit, she still obediently stuffed the luggage into her handbag.

"Let's go!" Wu Xiaoqing clapped her hands.

The pond where the Curse Frog evolved is the Curse Frog's hometown.

Basically, all curse frogs can only go to that place if they want to evolve.

As one of the most functional spiritual pets, there are many Curse Frogs being cultivated all over the world.

However, there are still only a few curse frogs that can actually evolve to the third level, not to mention that Wu Xiaoqing is now preparing to evolve her own curse frog to the fourth level.

Led by Wu Xiaoqing, the group came to the Explorers Association and then entered the secret realm B0101.

The entire process went very smoothly. After passing through the door to the secret realm, the group arrived in the secret realm.

"Can all curse frogs only evolve there?" Zhou Lu suddenly asked on the way to the pond.

Wu Xiaoqing looked at the map and said without raising her head, "I know what you want to say. In fact, countless people have studied that pond in the past, but none of them have found any valuable clues."

The evolution that can only be completed in a special place does make it easy for people to wonder if there is some powerful force underneath.

Although Wu Xiaoqing said that many people had already investigated it, Zhou Lu still did not give up his idea.

Just because others can’t discover it doesn’t mean you can’t discover it.

The teleportation point is not far from the Cursed Frog Pond. After all, it is also a very important and popular area.

When Wu Xiaoqing brought Zhou Lu here, some beastmasters had already gathered here.

They are all beastmasters who command cursed frogs, trying to complete the evolution of their own cursed frogs here.

Zhou Lu took a rough look and thought that the strongest one among them should be trying to evolve his curse frog to the third level.

Wu Xiaoqing had no intention of driving others away. After all, that was how she got here.

After finding a suitable place to camp, Zhou Lu began to build a temporary camp.

Looking at the pond in the distance, the water is calm and there are no ripples, as if it is a mirror reflecting the sky.

Even if you are not here to evolve your pet, this will be a great viewing spot.

With the help of Hanabi, the group quickly set up the camp.

Wu Xiaoqing took the cursed frog to find a suitable place for evolution.

At this time, the Cursed Frog was in a very nervous state, so Zhou Lu did not follow it. Instead, he let the Crescent Moon transform into a white headband and use it as Wu Xiaoqing's hair accessory to protect Wu Xiaoqing's safety.

Zhou Lu then started walking along the pond with Hua Huo.

The Cursed Frog Pond refers to an area, not just the pond in front of you.

At first, Zhou Lu took Hua Huo to look for traces of the plant spirit beasts that Wu Xiaoqing mentioned, but later they just simply strolled around and enjoyed the scenery.

Just as Wu Xiaoqing said, after a round of walking, neither Zhou Lu nor Hua Huo realized anything unusual here, so they returned in disappointment.

When Zhou Lu returned to the temporary camp, he saw Wu Xiaoqing warming herself by the fire.

"Evolution failed?"

"It hasn't started yet." Wu Xiaoqing seemed to have known the question Zhou Lu wanted to ask and answered it first.

"..."

"It will take several days for the Curse Frog to evolve. I left the little Curse in the pond to absorb energy." Wu Xiaoqing picked up the skewers in her hand and asked, "Do you want some?"

Zhou Lu looked at the food in front of him: "Why are they grilled mushrooms?"

He suddenly became alert.

He couldn't help but think of the delicious mushroom that could directly poison him: "Could this thing be poisonous?"

Wu Xiaoqing saw Zhou Lu's performance and rolled her eyes in disbelief: "Don't you believe in my skills?"

I'm afraid because I don't trust your skills!

In the end, Zhou Lu did not eat Wu Xiaoqing's grilled mushrooms, but brought Hua Huo to the shore to prepare for fishing.

Actually, there was food in Hanabi's handbag.

But seeing such beautiful water surface, if Zhou Lu didn’t think about fishing, he would feel that his trip was in vain.

He definitely didn't want to go fishing.

But it is to investigate the biological population density of this pond.

If it is appropriate, Zhou Lu will place the automatic capture branch of Fireworks here.

Although Huahuo doesn't know what's fun about fishing, if her owner likes it, she will like it too.

However, Xiao Caocao is always restless.

"It's been two hours and you still haven't caught any fish?" Hanabi said impatiently.

It would have been fine if it hadn't said it, but once it did, Zhou Lu felt a little embarrassed.

"Maybe it's because there are too many cursed frogs in the pond. There are no fish left." Zhou Lu said stubbornly.

However, before he could finish his words, there was a whoosh and Hua Huo pulled a fish directly out of the water.

This fish has a strange appearance, emitting colorful light all over its body. It has two lumps on its head and looks like it is about to grow horns.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Lu fell silent.

Just when he wanted to argue that this was just the novice protection of Hanabi, he heard the long-lost system prompt sound in his ears.

[Ding, the host has encountered the dazzling fish, triggering the relevant tasks. ]

[Task Introduction: The dazzling fish is an indicator pointing to the underwater palace. Follow it to find the legendary fairy palace, which contains the key materials for the evolution of the End Rose. Please get these materials before Zhou Lu.]

[Task Reward: Optional Beast Taming Materials*5]

"..." Looking at the task that popped up, Zhou Lu glanced at Hua Huo next to him speechlessly.

Hanabi felt the resentful look from her master and scratched her head in confusion: "What's wrong?"

"Can you swim?" Zhou Lu asked a very crucial question.

Although Firefly has learned many racial skills from marine creatures, swimming is an instinct for them, not a skill, so it does not really have any skills related to swimming and diving.

So, how should I explore this underwater fairy palace?

(End of this chapter)