What does it mean when a pet evolves incorrectly?

"I heard you want to become stronger?"

A human voice rang in his ears. The Flameclaw Beast looked up and stared straight at Lin Chen, its sharp claws still raised, its eyes filled with vigilance.

The receptionist explained, "Perhaps because of past experiences, this child is quite wary of humans, and even the staff find it difficult to approach him."

Lin Chen nodded to indicate his understanding, and continued to observe the Flameclaw Beast, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"I don't care why you want to become stronger. I think it's a great thing that you have your own ideas and goals at this stage."

"You are a great Flameclaw Beast."

The Flameclaw Beast's tense facial muscles gradually relaxed, and even the wariness in its eyes dissipated slightly. But when it met Lin Chen's gaze, it brandished its claws, feigning ferocity: "Gagoo!"

Don't think you can get close to me just by praising me!

Lin Chen smiled, took out his phone, and slowly said, "But becoming stronger is just a goal; how to become stronger and through what means are the most important things."

"As a mature Flameclaw Beast, you should know these things."

The Flameclaw Beast blinked.

Lin Chen suddenly pointed his phone screen at the Flameclaw Beast and said, "Look, these are the two forms you can evolve into."

"This is a fire-attribute Flame Spine Beast, with a racial level of mid-elite."

"This is the Fire Rock Armor, with the attribute of Fire Rock, and its racial level is High Elite."

The Flameclaw Beast's attention was instantly drawn to the two pets on the screen, its expression becoming increasingly uncertain.

Are they strong?

Lin Chen's voice rang out again, forcibly pulling the Flame Claw Beast's wandering thoughts back.

"Strong, but only to a limited extent."

Lin Chen's expression was serious, and his voice was deep: "In my opinion, only races at the Lord level, or even the Epic level, can be considered truly powerful."

"But if you become stronger according to these two evolutionary forms, there is a limit to your potential strength."

"Gagoo......."

The Flameclaw Beast opened its mouth but couldn't utter a rebuttal. It suddenly lowered its head, staring intently at its own claws, its expression rapidly changing.

The waiter was speechless for a moment.

She knew that Lin Chen was trying to lower the Flameclaw Beast's defenses with his words, but his tone was simply too audacious.

Could it be that he has a way to make the Flameclaw Beast more powerful than the Flamespine Beast and the Emberblast Armor?

"I can make you stronger, stronger than both of your pets."

Lin Chen provided a series of prompts on the AI ​​image-making software, waited a moment, and then, upon seeing the image generated by the software, a smile appeared on his lips, and his voice rose in pitch:

"Look at this pet; it will become your future evolutionary path."

The Flameclaw Beast looked up blankly, and when its deep green eyes saw the pet in the picture, it suddenly froze.

This...this is a pet beast that exudes power from the inside out.

His entire body was covered in black gold battle armor, his head was majestic, a metal shield was spread on his back, his arms were like dragon claws with blazing blades, his posture was upright like a war god, and his aura was awe-inspiring.

"Gaku..."

The Flameclaw Beast stared blankly at the pet, then looked down at its own small arms, legs, and short claws, its eyes showing obvious confusion.

It can evolve into this?

Can it really become that strong?

"Of course you can evolve to this state." Lin Chen nodded seriously, his gaze piercing, like a devil's whisper, "Your future holds infinite possibilities."

The Flameclaw Beast fell silent.

After a while, it looked up again at the unfamiliar pet in the picture, its eyes burning with fighting spirit.

It made the decision.

This is the direction of its future evolution.

So the Flameclaw Beast glanced at Lin Chen, whose eyes were sincere, and nodded without further hesitation.

A curious waiter leaned over to look at the pet in the picture and exclaimed, "What an imposing pet!"

Domineering is the most straightforward first impression.

But after carefully examining him for a moment, the waiter shook his head.

She had never seen a pet that looked like this before.

Judging from its appearance, it resembles a pet with both dragon and mechanical attributes, and has nothing to do with the fire-attribute Flame Claw Beast.

In other words, the idea that Flameclaw Beast possesses this evolved form is utter nonsense.

After all, as far as she knew, Flameclaw only had two publicly known evolutionary forms. If Flameclaw could truly evolve into this pet, its market price would definitely skyrocket several times over.

Clearly, this was an evolutionary form that Lin Chen had fabricated in order to abduct the Flameclaw Beast.

The waiter then jokingly asked, "Does this pet have a name?"

Lin Chen looked at the image of WarGreymon created by AI software. He didn't answer immediately, but squatted down and looked at Flameclaw at eye level: "When you evolve into this form, give yourself a name."

"Gaku!"

At this moment, the eyes of the Flameclaw Beast were filled with starlight.

After Flameclaw Beast agreed to the contract, Lin Chen was about to go to the front desk to pay the bill when Flameclaw Beast suddenly seemed to remember something, turned its head sharply, and looked at the Firehound behind the receptionist.

"Gaku!"

Lin Chen followed its gaze and saw that the Fire Hound was still hiding behind the waiter.

The Fire Hound, which almost became Lin Chen's initial pet, only showed a pair of timid eyes. At this moment, it noticed the gaze of the Flame Claw Beast and its body stiffened.

Its hair stood on end, and it let out terrified whimpers. Its head was pressed tightly against the ground, and it didn't even have the courage to lift its head.

"Aww..."

The Flameclaw Beast tilted its little head and waved its little paw at the Firehound, as if saying a final goodbye.

But the Firehound seemed to be even more frightened, curling up like a ball of yarn, burying its head even lower, and even its whimpers became weak.

"Awooo..."

Don't look at me, don't look at me.

Looking at this scene, Lin Chen smiled helplessly.

What is meant by a bully in a training center?

It seems we need to pay more attention to the ideological education of Flameclaw Beasts in the future, and we can't let this kind of bad influence be brought into the future pet lineup.

As the person and pet followed the attendant away from the enclosure, a clear voice suddenly came from beside them: "You must be Lin Chen from Class 3, right?"

Lin Chen turned his head and saw two girls walking towards him.

The girl on the left has a sweet face, with bangs and a low ponytail. She is wearing the student uniform of Qinglan No. 1 Middle School and her eyes are full of smiles.

The girl on the right is tall and slender with delicate and aloof features. Her long, black hair is tied into a high ponytail, revealing her smooth forehead. However, she has a slight frown on her brow and exudes a faint sense of aloofness.

Lin Chen quickly recognized the two girls—they were students from the next class. The one on the left was Zhang Xiaoxiao, who was cheerful and lively and was a well-known social butterfly in the grade. She could talk to anyone.

Su Qingyuan on the right is a prominent figure in the grade, consistently ranking among the top students, with outstanding looks and a wealthy family background.

This year, they, like me, were admitted to Qiming Beast Taming Academy through the college entrance examination.

But thinking of this, Lin Chen shook his head slightly.

With Su Qingyuan's grades, she could have been admitted to the top Beast Taming Academy of Yandu or the Royal Beast Taming Academy of Tianshu in Donghuang. However, she seemed to be in poor condition this year, and her grades dropped significantly.

However, it is said that Su Qingyuan's parents had already arranged her future development path. After graduating from the college entrance examination, she will go directly to the top beast-taming academy in the Starry Sky Federation for further study and will not stay in the Eastern Huang Federation at all.

For Su Qingyuan, this college entrance examination might just be an insignificant and novel experience.

"I'm Lin Chen, hello." Lin Chen replied politely.

"I heard you also got into Qiming Beast Taming Academy. Maybe we'll be classmates in the future."

Zhang Xiaoxiao initiated the conversation, then noticed the Flameclaw Beast beside Lin Chen, her eyes lighting up. "Is this the initial pet you're planning to contract?"

"Flame Claw Beast, that's quite rare in Qinglan City."

Su Qingyuan lowered her eyes, her pupils reflecting the image of the person and the pet, and remained silent.

For ordinary novice beast tamers, the Flameclaw Beast is a fairly cost-effective starting pet. After evolving, it possesses considerable strength, enough to help beast tamers gain a high social status in Qinglan City.

However, such pet beasts were like weeds in the world catastrophe two years later, and such beast tamers were no match for that dark crisis.